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Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) speaks during a press conference at the N.C. General Assembly on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

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NC surfer suffers shark bite off OBX A North Carolina man taking advantage of unseasonably warm weather was bitten by a shark while surfing off the coast Monday. A 26-year-old was taken to the Outer Banks Hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, Boone Vandzura, chief ranger with Cape Hatteras National Seashore, said. The bite victim was identified as Samuel Horne from Manteo. Horne was paddling in the surf near Sudie Payne Road in Rodanthe when he was bitten on the foot and will need stitches or staples to repair the injury.

Chemical plant explosion kills 1, injures at least 6 in Spain A massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in northeastern Spain killed one person and gravely injured at least six others Tuesday, regional authorities said. A local government spokesman for the port city of Tarragona, where the plant is located, said a preliminary investigation indicated the force of the blast killed an individual in a nearby neighborhood. The interior minister of Spain’s Catalonia region, Miquel Buch, tweeted that the explosion caused one death and left six people injured while one person remained missing.

15 states oppose natural gas shipments by rail Attorneys general of 15 states said this week that they oppose a Trump administration proposal to allow rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, arguing the trains will share tracks with passenger trains and travel through congested areas.

The protesting states included Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where the Trump administration issued a special permit in December to ship LNG by rail.

The rulemaking by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration stems from Trump signing an executive order in April that, in addition to seeking to speed up oil and gas pipeline projects, directed the transportation secretary to propose a rule allowing liquefied natural gas to be shipped in approved rail tank cars. Crude oil, ethanol and biodiesel are already moved by rail in large volumes throughout the U.S.

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Iranians protest after regime admits to shooting down Ukrainian passenger plane

By Nasser Karimi The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — A permit needed to build a nTEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday that authorities have made arrests after the Revolutionary Guard shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board and igniting protests in the country demanding accountability after officials initially denied shooting down the plane.

Iran’s Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said “some individuals” were arrested after “extensive investigations.” His statement on the judiciary’s website did not say how many people had been detained or name those arrested.

Iran at first denied allegations that a missile had brought down the plane, but in the face of mounting evidence, officials acknowledged on Saturday — three days after — that its Revolutionary Guard had shot down the plane as the force braced for a possible military confrontation with the United States.

The plane, en route from Tehran to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members from several countries, including 82 Iranians and 57 Canadians, many of whom were Iranians with dual citizenship. There were several children among the passengers, including an infant.

Iran’s president on Tuesday called for a special court with “a ranking judge and dozens of experts” to be set up to probe the incident.

“The responsibility falls on more than just one person,” President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech, adding that those found culpable “should be punished.”

“There are others, too, and I want that this issue is expressed honestly,” he said, without elaborating.

Rouhani called the incident “a painful and unforgivable” mistake and promised that his administration would pursue the case “by all means.”

“This is not an ordinary case.

The entire the world will be watching this court,” he said.

Tensions have been escalating since President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and reimposed sanctions that had been lifted under the accord.

The deal has quickly unraveled since then, with Iran steadily breaking away from limits on its nuclear program and Europe unable to find ways to keep Tehran committed.

The U.S. sanctions have devastated Iran’s economy.

On Tuesday, Britain, France and Germany triggered the socalled “dispute mechanism” action that paves way for possible further sanctions in response to Iran’s moves.

Tensions sharply escalated further after on Jan. 3, when a U.S. airstrike killed Iran’s most powerful commander, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad.

In response, Iran launched See IRAN, page A2

Senate Democrats maintain Cooper veto of teacher pay bill

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The N.C. Senate was in session Tuesday, and the agenda included consideration of three outstanding vetoes, including the state budget and a bill that would give teachers a pay increase.

“This is on the table now, that you can give the teachers [raises], or not. It’s just that simple,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown (R-Onslow).

But all 21 Senate Democrats voted no to the teacher pay raise,

maintaining Cooper’s veto of the bill, Senate Bill 354. Democrats remained united in upholding Cooper’s veto of SB 553, the Regulatory Reform Act of 2019. The override of the governor’s budget veto was removed from the calendar.

SB 354 would have raised teacher pay 3.9% in year one and an additional 4.4% in year two, with a contingency that Senate Democrats joined in overriding of the governor’s budget veto.

On July 9, Cooper announced a See NC SENATE page A2

Impeachment trial will rely on Clinton precedent

By Andrew Taylor The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that the U.S. House will vote on Wednesday to send two articles of impeachment to the Senate. In a statement, Pelosi said the House vote will also include the naming of House impeachment managers.

Following Pelosi’s announcement, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the Senate trial could begin as soon as next Tuesday.

At a press event Tuesday, McConnell said that if the House votes to send the articles and names the managers, then his chamber will be able to start the trial process.

McConnell’s recent statements indicate that the Senate will operate according to many of procedural precedents set in the 1998 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.

There’s every chance that the impeachment trial of Donald Trump will look much like Clinton’s did 21 years ago.

There’s little chance the Senate See IMPEACHMENT page A2

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NC SENATE from page A1 new offer of an 8.5% teacher pay raise over the next two years and passing Medicaid expansion. His original offer was 9% over the biennium.

The legislature countered on Nov. 1 with SB 354, a minibudget addressing teacher pay raises that came within half of a percent of Cooper’s compromise offer.

The Senate Democrats refused, voting down the bill along party lines. The governor vetoed the offer one week later, calling the raises “paltry.”

At a press conference prior to the Senate session on Tuesday, Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) said Senate Democrats had informed him that they all plan to sustain Cooper’s veto of the budget.

“We’ve talked to the Democrats,” said Berger. “It’s clear that unless Cooper gives them the green light, they will not agree to an override.”

Cooper’s veto of the budget

Autonomous air taxi makes North American debut in NC

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — “It’s the year 2000, but where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars.

I don’t see any flying cars. Why?” asked actor Avery Brooks in what was to become an iconic IBM commercial.

Flying cars are not quite here yet, but the possibility just took a big step forward with the demonstration in Raleigh of an autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) in front of 100 spectators, including Gov. Roy Cooper, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon.

“This changes the face of the world in transportation,” said Forest. “I think it’s the wave of the future, and I think North Carolina should be a key player in this.”

The first of its kind flight took place on Jan. 7, the day prior to the kick off of the North Carolina Transportation Summit hosted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).

“Flight started in North Carolina over 100 years ago,” said Trogdon in a press release. “So, it is appropriate the demonstration of this cutting-edge, disruptive technology takes place in North Carolina.”

The craft is a fully automated two-seat passenger-grade AAV, the EHang 216, which can carry two adults on pre-programmed flight routes. The Ehang 216 was in the air five-to-10 minutes over the State Highway Patrol Facility/ Aviation Hangar in Raleigh.

“Our mission is to make safe, autonomous, and eco-friendly air mobility accessible to everyone and this trial flight represents a significant step towards bringing our urban air mobility solutions

hinged on Medicaid expansion, an item which Berger said does not have the votes to pass.

Berger said that nothing had changed in connection with the override issue and that Democrats had chosen “political loyalty to Cooper and his Medicaid ultimatum” as more important than the funding in the vetoed budget.

“This is what Democrats stand for in 2020,” said Berger. “They should be judged on their failure to act.”

Berger also called Cooper’s Medicaid ultimatum and the Senate Democrats’ inaction a case of “cynical political posturing,” and it was their choice to block state funding in “pursuit of political gain.”

“They are holding out in 2020; they hope to be in charge in 2021,” said Berger, adding that he was prepared to negotiate a full second year budget as long as the governor dropped his Medicaid ultimatum.

When asked if not passing Medicaid was also a form of an ultima-

PHOTO OF AN AAV PROVIDED BY NCDOT

to the U.S. market,” said EHang co-founder, chairman, and CEO Huazhi Hu in a release.

EHang’s other co-founder, Derrick Yifang Xiong, has a connection to the Tarheel state, having earned his master of management degree from Duke in 2013.

According to the literature on the EHang 216, the AAV is designed “100% with green technology and is powered by electricity only.” The AAV has redundant and fail-safe systems in place to ensure safety of the passengers as well as encrypted communications with each AAV having its own independent key.

The company says they have safely conducted over two thousand trial flights in China,

tum, Berger responded that the votes to pass such a measure simply were not there and said, “It is a factual statement it will not pass.”

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again. We have given them an opportunity to support raises for teachers multiple times,” said Berger. “I don’t know that it’s really incumbent on us to take another swipe at it.”

Berger pointed out that a bipartisan supermajority voted last June to pass the budget which included a 3.9% teacher pay raise – the same amount now being rejected by the Democrats.

Sen. Dan Blue (D-Wake) held a press conference after Berger, flanked by members of the Democrat caucus and officials from the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE).

Blue said that nothing had been gained in the long session but “bruised egos” and that there was “no meaningful movement” on teacher pay raises.

Higher teacher pay was “worth

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ballistic missiles on military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq to avenge Soleimani’s killing. The Ukrainian plane was shot down in Tehran as Iranian forces were on alert for possible U.S. retaliation.

While Rouhani pointed to mistakes and negligence, he blamed the U.S. for the result.

“It was the U.S. that made for an agitated environment. It was the U.S. that created an unusual situation. It was the U.S. that threatened and took our beloved (Soleimani),” he said.

Rouhani called the government’s admission that Iranian forces shot down the plane a “first good step.”

He added that Iranian experts who retrieved the Ukrainian plane’s flight recorder, the so-called black box, have sent it to France for analysis.

Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guard’s aerospace division, said over the weekend his unit accepts full responsibility for the shootdown.

The incident raised questions about why Iran did not shut down its international airport or airspace the day it was on alert for U.S. military retaliation.

The shootdown and the lack of transparency around it has reignited anger in Iran at the country’s leadership. Online videos appeared to show security forces firing live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protests in the streets.

Also Tuesday, Iran’s judiciary said that 30 people had been detained in the protests, and that some were released, without elaborating further. An Iranian film director who’d called for protests in Tehran’s Azadi (or Freedom) Square is among those released.

Iranian authorities briefly arrested British Ambassador Rob Macaire on Saturday evening. He’s said he went to a candlelight vigil to pay his respects for the victims of the Ukrainian plane shootdown and left as soon as the chanting began and it turned into a protest.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador on Sunday to protest what it said was his presence at an illegal protest. Britain, in turn, summoned Iran’s ambassador on Monday “to convey our strong objections” over the weekend arrest.

Iran’s top prosecutor, Mohammad Javad Montazeri, was quoted in local media Tuesday saying the British ambassador must be expelled from the country as soon as possible.

will take the same path to get there. The third impeachment trial of a president in U.S. history is expected to start this week.

It’s a different Senate now, with the transformation of the parties over the past 20 years leaving fewer moderates to seek consensus. The hyper-polarization has led to steps deemed unthinkable in Clinton’s time, like the end of the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees, a sentiment that has now migrated to one of the Senate’s gravest constitutional responsibilities.

“In my view, I think what’s happening is that politics has taken over,” said Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) whose 24-year Senate career is coming to a close this year.

“That’s not unusual to say the least, but it’s just gotten to the point now that the blanket of comity that we always had over the Senate is, you know, getting pretty shredded.”

Twenty-one years ago, then-Senate leaders Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) were able to start Clinton’s trial on a 100-0 vote. A decision on testimony, which created a partisan split, came later.

“I was determined from the get-go — I was not going to let the Senate lose all its decorum,” Lott recalled. “I wanted us to get through it in a respectable way so we could go back to work.”

McConnell has invoked the precedent of the Clinton trial resolution to unite his party.

His resolution is expected to lay out a schedule for opening arguments and questions, but push

Austria, the Netherlands, Qatar, and now, the United States.

“Pilotless air taxis have the power to transform everyday life in urban areas since they can lessen pollution, expedite emergency services, and save individuals and businesses time and money through shorter travel times,” Hu said.

EHang has three market areas in play with urban air mobility, smart city management, and aerial media. The company supports their products with a set of operational service supports, including training, maintenance, command-and-control system set-up, and flight monitoring.

Other companies besides EHang have projects involving

autonomous drones and flight vehicles like the air taxi. Big names like Airbus and Boeing have both been testing their own prototypes in the last few years.

The ride-sharing company Uber, in cooperation with vehicles produced by Hyundai, is working on an air taxi prototype of their own.

The vehicle is being called an S-A1. It has four seats, four propellers and is also an electric vehicle. According to the specifications, the craft will cruise at up to 180 miles per hour at an altitude of 1,000 to 2,000 feet above the ground and can travel as far as 60 miles. Both companies are hoping to have the prototype ready sometime in 2023.

holding out for,” Blue said. He went on to say that the General Assembly Republican leadership had not adapted to the “new reality” that they did not have a veto-proof majority.

“No one’s livelihood should be used as political leverage,” said Blue, as he turned the podium over to NCAE President Mark Jewell.

Jewell claimed that teachers had not received a “fair raise” for the last 10 years and called for a vote today.

North Carolina has raised the average teacher pay roughly 20% since 2014, which is the third highest set of pay increases in the country. The current vetoed budget would have been the sixth and seventh consecutive teacher pay raises.

Other NCAE members present said they had been denied raises “like other state employees.” They also said that Cooper had negotiated in “good faith,” yet he vetoed SB 354, which came very close to his own offer.

Both Jewell and NCAE Vice President Kristy Moore said that the legislature only wanted to pass the budget so they could give “tax cuts to corporations.”

When Blue was asked why he had not brought up Medicaid expansion, he said that his own compromise offer did not include Medicaid.

“We will uphold the governor’s veto,” said Blue, when asked about SB 354 being on the Senate’s agenda for the day. Blue compared the bill to “extortion.”

“Twenty-one Democrats have promised me themselves and have promised each other and have promised you,” said Blue. “They have all said they will vote to uphold the governor’s veto.”

The state will continue to run on the funding levels from the previously passed budget unless Cooper’s veto is overridden. After both chambers recessed on Tuesday, the General Assembly calendar was updated to show that the House and Senate would reconvene on April 28, 2020.

off until later a decision on calling witnesses — as senators did in Clinton’s trial.

“If that unanimous bipartisan precedent was good enough for President Clinton, it should be our template for President Trump,” McConnell said. “Fair is fair.”

Three Republican Senators — Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) — have expressed interest in hearing from witnesses but all have supported a vote on witnesses after the trial begins.

“As I’ve said from the very beginning, I have always believed that the model we used with the Clinton trial 20 years ago worked very well,” Collins said Monday.

Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, say allowing testimony is the only way to have a fair trial.

“When Leader McConnell talks about precedent, he’s talking about witnesses,” Schumer said. “Plain and simple.”

The wrangling over Senate procedure is just a sampling of how the political past has been exhumed, vote by vote and statement by statement, as the parties have fought through Trump’s impeachment on charges of abuse of office and obstruction of Congress.

Both McConnell and Schumer were in the Senate for the Clinton trial and fought on opposite sides when it came to testimony.

Twenty-one years ago, as a newly-sworn senator, Schumer was adamant against calling

witnesses like Monica Lewinsky. “This is not a fishing expedition to be conducted on the floor of the Senate,” he said.

Schumer also voted in 1999 for the unanimously approved resolution that got the Clinton trial started.

The script is similarly flipped for McConnell, who was an advocate for hearing from witnesses like Lewinsky, the White House intern with whom Clinton had an extramarital affair.

“It’s not unusual to have a witness in a trial. It’s certainly not unusual to have a witness in an impeachment trial,” McConnell said on CNN’s “Larry King Live” in January of 1999. “The House managers have only asked for three witnesses. I think that’s pretty modest.”

Now McConnell’s not so sure, saying it’s not the Senate’s job to bolster a House impeachment case he considers “slapdash.”

Yet there are clear differences between the Clinton experience and the Democrats’ case against Trump. Independent counsel Kenneth Starr compiled the case for Clinton’s impeachment, handing Congress boxes of sworn testimony and evidence.

Trump’s actions toward Ukraine, by contrast, have not been investigated outside the political process. The White House ordered witnesses not to appear before the House and refused to turn over documents, leading Democrats to approve an article of impeachment against Trump for obstruction of Congress.

North State Journal staff contributed to this report.

“If that unanimous bipartisan precedent was good enough for President Clinton, it should be our template for President Trump.”

Sen. Mitch McConnell

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Booker drops out of the Democrat primary

Alamance County mine project draws pushback from environmentalists

By David Larson North State Journal SNOW CAMP — A small community in southern Alamance County has seen a protracted battle over a proposed crushed-stone mine, with property rights and business interests clashing with environmentalist groups over what the new site would mean.

The county has little zoning oversight in its local government regulations, so after a routine application process, Alamance Aggregates was given the county’s approval to start a mine, pending final approval by the state. This process happened without much notice by commissioners or the community — at first.

Months later, environmentalists connected to a multistate network, known as the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, opened a local chapter, called “No Snow Camp Mine,” focused solely on preventing the mine project from proceeding.

“They’ve tried everything,” Alamance Aggregates’ attorney Thomas Terrell told NSJ, saying the anti-mine group has tried to impose a noise ordinance, challenged the county’s definitions of bodies of water, placed one of the group’s leaders on the planning board to draft new regulations on heavy industrial projects in the county, and have spread information that Terrell says is “fabricated.”

Any Alamance County Commission meeting that touches on the issue will also have a large turnout for public comment. A common theme is that the water will be impacted by the mine.

One member of the public who commented at a November meeting of the commission, Jimmy Benton, said he bought land in Snow Camp and was going to retire to it, but he has put those plans on hold because he’s worried that his land, which is around half a mile away from the proposed mine, would be affected, especially his pond.

“This pond is almost completely spring-fed,” Benton said. “I feel it would be impossible not to impact our springs with the quarry pulling 500,000 gallons of water a day out of the aquifer.”

“They have twisted multiple factual statements made

by Alamance Aggregates to make it sound like we’re going to be pumping a half a million gallons of water from local wells every single day.”

Alamance Aggregates’ attorney Thomas Terrell

The claim that the mine would use hundreds of thousands of gallons of water a day, emptying local water resources, is an example of what Terrell says is misinformation being spread.

“They have twisted multiple factual statements made by Alamance Aggregates to make it sound like we’re going to be pumping a half a million gallons of water from local wells every single day,” Terrell told NSJ in response.

“All we’ve asked for is when there is a monster rainstorm, to be able to pump up to that amount of water each day out of the pit.”

He said, even in these extreme cases, the water pumped out of the quarry would find its way back into the water table, so it wouldn’t drain the water table.

The mine, which does not yet have state approval, would pursue “aggregate” stone, which are gray crushed stones often used in construction of roads and buildings. Terrell says these mines are “everywhere,” even hidden in residential areas, like a large one within the Greensboro city limits.

According to him, there is “zero” environmental risk from this type of project if basic regulations are followed.

Gary Ulicny, a recently retired Atlanta medical director who now resides in Snow Camp, is a main organizer, along with Bill and Donna Poe, of the mine opposition, which has been able to gather a significant following. At a Dec. 4 public hearing at Sylvan Elementary School in Snow Camp, 226

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people signed up to speak about the mine, Zaynab Nasif, a North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality public information officer, told NSJ. “The residents of Snow Camp are vehemently opposed to the proposed mine being built in the community, and we are bewildered by what appears to be a bias in favor of the company that proposed this project,” Ulicny said at a late 2019 commission meeting.

Ulicny went on to name multiple issues he believed should disqualify the mine project from advancing, concluding, but “to no one’s surprise, the county investigation found no violations.”

Others opposed to the mine spoke, saying they believed the air quality could suffer, the water would be polluted, or it will be too noisy.

In support of the mine, Henry Vines, a farmer with land in Snow Camp and Burlington, said he had concerns about property rights and how creating rules after the fact to chase out a business might harm the local economy.

“So many things that we have to have in our society, we want them, but just not in our backyard. But they’ve got to be somewhere,” Vines said. “What kind of message are we sending to other industries with these kinds of restrictive requirements?”

Vines, a farmer, said he worried about a day when more newcomers arrive and would want to get rid of chicken houses in their neighborhood because they think it affects their property values.

It is unclear when the mine might be allowed to proceed. Terrell said Alamance Aggregates is “in the later stages of the process,” but they are still waiting on the state permit.

Asked when or if this permit from the state may be approved, Nasif said, “At this point, there is no timeline,” and that DEQ’s Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources “is still gathering comments.”

Nasif added: “Historically, we’ve always seen a lot of community engagement when new mines or facilities are being built. I can’t speak to why this specific one would garner more attention than others.”

INFORMAL PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S. 74 (INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD) FROM WEST OF IDLEWILD ROAD TO I-485

STIP NO: U-2509 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold open house style informal hearings as shown below.

Tuesday, January 28 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

CPCC Levine Campus – LVII Atrium 2800 Campus Ridge Road Matthews

Wednesday, January 29 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Ovens Auditorium – Starlight Room 2700 E. Independence Boulevard Charlotte

NCDOT, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), has published the Final U.S. 74 (Independence Boulevard) Improvements Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA contains a summary of the impacts associated with the project, including an evaluation and proposed finding of de minimis 4(f) impacts to several local park properties protected under the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. The Environmental Assessment (EA) document is available for review online https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us-74-express-lanes/Pages/project-documents.aspx With the EA now available to the public, the formal review period has begun. The public hearings will provide an opportunity for the public to make comments that will be included in the project record.

Comments on the EA and de minimis finding will be accepted until February 29, 2020.

NCDOT representatives will be available in an informal, open house-style setting to answer questions and gather public input regarding the proposed project. The opportunity to submit written comments or questions will be provided and is encouraged. Citizens may attend either open house at any time between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will be no formal presentation.

Project maps and other information can be found on the project website https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us-74-express-lanes Maps and other information on Project I-5507 (the project to add express lanes on I-485) will be available at this meeting as well.

For more information contact Wilson Stroud, with the NCDOT Project Management Unit wstroud@ncdot.gov or (919) 707-6045 NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this public open house. Anyone requiring special services should contact Diane Wilson at pdwilson1@ncdot.gov as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Cory Booker says he is not making any immediate endorsement for president now that he has dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination and will focus on his Senate reelection.

Booker told “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday, a day after he ended his 2020 White House bid, that he eventually might endorse someone in the still-crowded White House field before the party’s nominating convention this summer, saying he “definitely will consider it, 100%.”

But for now, Booker said, he is going to “take a breather” following the campaign slog and turn his attentions to President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and his own Senate campaign, with his seat up for a vote this year.

“I’ve got to get started on securing another six years in the Senate,” he said.

Booker, who arrived in the Senate in 2013, is expected to have an

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easy path to reelection.

Asked by CBS about feuding between two of his former presidential rivals, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Booker called them “really good people.”

“I know these folks,” he said.

“Nobody should be attacking their character.”

Booker lauded the “goodness and decency” of the field of Democratic candidates and their “camaraderie” when they gathered for debates but said he’d had “no conversations” with any of them about being a possible vice-presidential candidate.

“I’m not taking anything off the table,” he said, “but my focus really is New Jersey and my state and being, with my senior Sen. Bob Menendez, the best dynamic duo America has in the Senate.”

Booker said he wasn’t bitter about having to drop out of the 2020 presidential race, claiming he’d had “one of the best years of my entire life, running around this country talking about the highest values of this nation.”

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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, leaves ABC studios in New York after an appearance on The View, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.

Army Corps to award North Carolina $281M for storm damage

School board will not ban Confederate flag in dress code

North Topsail Beach The Army Corps of Engineers will award $281 million to a North Carolina city and county heavily impacted by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.

The Corps will release $237 million to Surf City/ North Topsail Beach and $44.5 million to Carteret County for the locations to pursue damage reduction projects, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr announced in a statement obtained by news outlets Monday.

The new round of funding comes one week after the Corps announced it would allocate $39.6 million to Princeville for a flood mitigation project.

The senators sent letters to the Army Corps of Engineers and the Office of Management and Budget this summer urging consideration of North Carolina when awarding disaster relief funds in the aftermath of the storms.

Rocky Mount, Va. A county school board in Virginia has decided not to update its dress code to ban displays of the Confederate flag.

The Roanoke Times reported Monday that the decision followed months of debate in Franklin County, which is outside of Roanoke in western Virginia.

Many school board members said such a ban could violate students’ rights to free speech and spur legal challenges. The vote was 7 to 1.

School officials cited a 2000 court case in Kentucky that could have legal precedent in Virginia.

The Kentucky school’s attempt to ban the flag failed.

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The proposed project would upgrade U.S. 74 from west of Idlewild Road to I-485 by adding general purpose lanes, interchanges, bridges and an express lane in each direction.

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.

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Irish prime minister seeks new mandate in February election

Las Vegas MGM Resorts International is selling the MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay resorts and casinos on the Las Vegas Strip to a joint venture for about $2.5 billion.

The joint venture includes private-equity and real estate company Blackstone Group and MGM Growth Properties LLC. The joint venture will be owned 50.1% by MGM Growth Properties and 49.9% by Blackstone. It will also acquire the real estate assets of Mandalay Bay from MGM Growth Properties and lease both properties to MGM Resorts for an initial rent of $292 million.

MGM Resorts anticipates cash proceeds of approximately $2.4 billion.

MGM Resorts announced in October that it was selling the real estate of Bellagio to a joint venture with Blackstone for about $4.25 billion. Last month MGM Resort said it closed on the sale of Circus Circus Las Vegas and 37 adjacent acres for $825 million.

The deal announced is targeted to close in the first quarter.

London Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sought a fresh mandate to govern Ireland on Tuesday, arguing he’s the best person to represent Irish interests in the next phase of Brexit negotiations between the European Union and Britain.

The leader of the Fine Gael Party formally asked President Michael Higgins to dissolve the parliament, the Dáil, and set the election for Feb. 8. Varadkar described it as the ‘’right time” for a vote — given recent agreements on Brexit and power-sharing in Northern Ireland.

“As a nation, we have every reason to be hopeful about the future,’’ he said in a Dublin speech. “We’ve modernized our society — marriage equality, women’s rights, real progress in education, welfare and childcare.

But, it’s not enough. I know it’s not enough.”

Though Varadkar framed the timing around future EU negotiations, his administration had been facing potential defeat in a vote of no confidence in Health Minister Simon Harris in the first week of next month. That prospect will now be averted.

The contest will be Varadkar’s first election as prime minister.

He succeeded Enda Kenny as Fine Gael leader in 2017.

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2020 North Carolina Bucket List

Retired Rep. Michaux joining North Carolina Senate briefly

Eat a pork chop sandwich at the Snappy Lunch Hike to the top of Mount Mitchell

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Eat an oyster at Sunny Side Oyster Bar

Snap a selfie at the Pisgah Covered Bridge

Attend a performance of "The Lost Colony" Play a round of golf in Pinehurst

It’s the roaring 20s — again. Where will we go, what will we do, what new sights are there to see? While the start of a new year is usually filled with resolutions that don’t quite make it to February, one resolution that offers year-long motivation is tackling items on your bucket list. When it comes to North Carolina — a state filled with more than a few bucket list items — who’s best to ask about their 2020 mustdo adventures than those who write about the state each day? North State Journal staff contributed their bucket list items for 2020 — a list of experiences, events, and classics that everyone should tick off their list.

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Man arrested for throwing soup on girlfriend

Police still searching for man who impersonated officer Haywood County Police in Waynesville are still looking for a man who impersonated a law enforcement officer. Authorities have conducted interviews and reviewed hours of surveillance footage, but no new information has been recovered.

The man had pulled a woman over and the, at gun point, told her to get out of her car. The woman drove off only for the man to briefly chase her in his car.

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McDowell County Thomas William Dalton, 32, was arrested last week for allegedly injuring his girlfriend during a domestic dispute. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office says that Dalton threw hot soup on her during an argument at their home. Dalton was charged with inflicting serious injury and assault on a female. He’s being held at the McDowell County Detention Center.

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Alleghany County Kareem Herbert, 20, was arrested in Sparta earlier this month. Herbert was a fugitive, wanted in the Charlotte area for robbery with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping, possession of a firearm by a felon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation arrested Herbert without incident.

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High school basketball coach accused of assaulting heckler

Guilford County Guilford County District Court Judge Mark Cummings agreed to resign from office and never run for a state judicial office again, effective Dec. 20, following a yearlong state investigation into multiple reports of misconduct.

The Judicial Standards Commission opened an investigation in September 2018 into reports Cummings allowed court documents to be falsified, forced prosecutors to dismiss charges in a case, changed a bond amount set by a higher court and filed to run for office in a district he didn’t live in.

Lincoln County A winless high school basketball coach assaulted a heckler. A Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy working security at the game heard a man yell at coach Chadwick Rock Wright, 48, after the West Lincoln boys lost their 13th game. A man raised his hand and said he made the remark.

Wright ran into the stands, hit the man in the head and the two began wrestling. A woman then taunted the coach and joined the scuffle. Wright is charged with assault on a female, simple assault and battery and disorderly conduct. The school placed him on administrative leave with pay.

Children suffered minor injuries in school bus crash Columbus County The adults and children who were injured in a bus crash in Delco have all been released from the hospital.

North Carolina State Police Sgt. E.C. Harris said that the 10 people on the bus suffered minor injuries. Harris said that a preliminary investigation shows that a truck struck the back of the bus as well as a FedEx box truck. The bus had stopped to pick up a child when it was struck. Harris said the kids on board were elementary school age or younger. He said the crash remains under investigation.

Prowler who sometimes wore no pants has been caught Johnston County Police say they’ve arrested a man who they say had been walking through people’s yards without any pants on. Carlos Antonio Soto, 18, was arrested in Johnston County and charged with indecent exposure. Police said social media helped them identify Soto.

Residents in one neighborhood began to complain about the sightings of the alleged prowler in early December. Clayton police said the prowler was seen “walking directly across driveways near front doors.” In some security camera footage, police said the man “is clearly not wearing shorts.”

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Deputy dies unexpectedly Stokes County A Stokes County deputy died unexpectedly over the weekend, according to a statement from the City of King. In a post on its Facebook page, the city confirmed that Sgt. Buddy Blankenship died on Saturday. A cause of death wasn’t released. The post called Sgt. Blankenship “a faithful public servant, and a true friend to many. He will be greatly missed, and leaves behind an example of service and love for others that we would all do well to follow.”

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Ex-substitute teacher denies making controversial comments

One dead, two missing after boat sinks off coast

Wake County A white substitute teacher is denying allegations she made comments to a class of 10-year-old students, including that they were marked for prison because they were wearing athletic clothing and that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had killed himself. Elizabeth Temple resigned almost a year ago after the Wake County school system began investigating whether she made those comments while teaching at a Garner elementary school.

Temple attended a Wake County school board meeting Tuesday and said during the public comment section that the allegations were not true.

Pamlico County One person is dead and two people are missing after a fishing vessel sank off the coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

A lifeboat crew and helicopter were dispatched and located two of the four crew members and transferred them to a nearby hospital. Both mariners rescued were hypothermic. One required CPR and was later pronounced dead.

The search for the other two mariners involved an air crew from the Elizabeth City station, a 47-foot lifeboat crew from the Hatteras Inlet station, along with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and a good Samaritan vessel.

in the 20th Senate District seat before stepping down. Three other people are seeking the district’s Democratic nomination. Michaux said he anticipates the governor to appoint the March primary winner to succeed him in time for the “short session” this spring.

As an attorney and civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s, Michaux counted the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. among his friends. He first joined the House in 1973 and was elected to 20 two-year terms through 2016, with a stint as a federal prosecutor and unsuccessful runs for Congress sprinkled in between. Michaux served as the House’s top budget writer from 2007 to 2010.

Michaux’s brief time in the Senate will bring him together with two other black House members powerful during the 1990s and early 2000s. Sen. Dan Blue (D-Wake) was elected the first African American speaker in the state history in 1991, while Sen. Toby Fitch (D-Wilson) was the first black member elected House majority leader.

Steyer visiting North Carolina, including Barber’s church

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Jackson County Just prior to the start of the Super Bowl, Fox Sports will run a patriotic video featuring marine Kyle Carpenter, who was injured in Afghanistan and received the Medal of Honor, the military’s top honor.

Fox shot the video in Sylva to pay homage to Carpenter, who jumped on a grenade in 2010 to protect fellow marines. The video, titled “Ragged Old Flag,” will run just before the National Anthem.

RALEIGH — Retired state Rep. Mickey Michaux, whose service in the N.C. House spanned more than 45 years, was appointed on Monday to the state Senate to serve in Tuesday’s legislative session.

Gov. Roy Cooper’s appointment of Michaux gave Senate Democrats more security in their efforts to uphold Cooper’s veto of the Republican state budget.

Michaux said he would not vote to override Cooper’s budget veto.

The 89-year-old Michaux fills the seat vacated by Sen. Floyd McKissick Jr., a Democrat who resigned last week to join the state Utilities Commission. Cooper, also a Democrat, was required by law to formally appoint Michaux, because he was the pick of Durham County Democrats meeting over the weekend.

“I’m doing it because the (Durham legislative) delegation asked me to do that,” Michaux said Monday in a phone interview.

Michaux was sworn in Tuesday and said he would serve briefly as a placeholder

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Judge resigns amid misconduct investigation

Sylva to be featured on Super Bowl broadcast

Charlotte fugitive arrested in Sparta

Catch a weigh-in at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament

Celebrate Spring at the Azalea Festival

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Town founded by freed slaves gets levee help Edgecombe County The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to spend $39.6 million to help preserve Princeville, a town founded by freed slaves that’s been damaged repeatedly by floodwaters from hurricanes. President Donald Trump called Princeville Mayor Bobbie Jones on Thursday to notify him of the project funds. Princeville was the country’s first town incorporated by black Americans.

Repeated flooding has made it difficult for residents to remain. The money will help increase the elevations of highways and install levees around the Tar River, near where Princeville sits.

DURHAM — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer is spending the weekend campaigning in North Carolina in advance of participating in his party’s last televised debate before the Iowa caucuses.

The campaign for the wealthy environmental activist says he’ll make stops in Durham and Raleigh on Saturday before going Sunday to the Goldsboro church of civil rights leader the Rev. William Barber.

Steyer will speak at an anti-poverty forum at Barber’s Greenleaf Christian Church, similar

to what candidate Pete Buttigieg did at the church last month.

Steyer’s Saturday stops include the North Carolina Central University law school and a Durham public housing complex where concerns about carbon monoxide poisoning have been raised recently. Steyer also wants to talk about his proposals on immigration and fighting climate change at an evening meet-and-greet at a Raleigh hotel.

Steyer qualified for Tuesday’s debate in Des Moines, Iowa, by hitting polling and donor thresholds set by the Democratic National Committee.

College Democrats chair joins Kilpatrick Townsend lobbying team The Associated Press John Easterling, former president of the N.C. College Democrats, has joined the government relations practice at Kilpatrick Townsend as an analyst. Easterling is a 2019 graduate of UNC Greensboro and was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to the Governor’s Youth Advisory Council.

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maintains numerous great relationships with Governor Roy Cooper’s administration and with many members of General Assembly.”

Prior to joining the firm, Easterling served two terms as president of the College Democrats of North Carolina after serving two terms as president of the North Carolina Association of Teen Democrats. He also served as a commissioner on the Scotland County Crime and Drug Committee.

Easterling is a graduate of Scotland High School.

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

A man walks into the Trump winery

We came to buy a case of Trump champagne to celebrate his reelection in November 2020!

ON THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS and seeing our extended family in Fredericksburg, we traveled across the state of Virginia to Hot Springs for some pure rest and relaxation.

Along the way, we noticed we were going through the wine country established by Thomas Jefferson near Charlottesville. We decided to go see the Trump Winery since one of our sons gave us a bottle of Trump champagne in the summer of 2016 as a joke because “we all know he is never going to win, Dad!” As is our wont to do, we struck up a conversation with some folks over lunch in the packed-to-the-gills tasting room to see why they were there on the day after Christmas when they could have been so many other places with family and friends.

“We came to buy a case of Trump champagne to celebrate his reelection in November 2020!”

“Are you sure of that?

“Absolutely. I am a veteran working at the Pentagon and every active military and retired veteran I know is going to vote for him. He has been great for us across-the-board.”

There are 1.3 million active service personnel and 18.2 million veterans. Close to 80% of all active military and veterans are registered to vote. If 75% of them vote, and 75% go for Trump, that is close to 9 million of the roughly 65 million votes he would need to win the popular vote in November.

“I am a Latina from Nicaragua who has seen how dangerous and awful socialism really is,” said the wife of the Pentagon employee.

“These young people in America who are falling in love with socialism have never lived under such an awful government. I am glad I got out.

Plus, we are Catholic and the Democrats wanting to kill babies after they are born alive is just plain wrong.”

“How can you be so sure that President Trump is going to win reelection?” I asked in all honesty.

“The economy is great. The stock market is up 50% since Trump

was elected. My IRA and 401(k) accounts are at a level we can retire securely. We are not at war or going into countries for ‘regime-change’ like we did so stupidly under Bush 43. What is not to like about what is going on in America today?”

“Yeah,” said his brother who owned a plumbing concern in Arizona.

“My business has never been better. We might retire to Mexico, but you know what? They will never let us become citizens so we can vote there one day. They make it impossible to immigrate to Mexico, but they want the U.S. to take every illegal immigrant they send us? That ain’t right.”

“That’s right,” echoed his Nicaraguan wife. “No one who immigrated legally to the U.S. wants anyone to come here illegally. They cut too many corners. We played by the rules; paid thousands of dollars to gain citizenship, and now the Democrats want to give illegal immigrants free education and free health care while they undercut our wages at our jobs? That just ain’t right!”

“What do you think of the Democratic candidates for president?”

“You mean the ‘socialist’ candidates for president like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren? None of them are talking about anything that anyone we know in Arizona is buying! And Joe Biden has been sucked in by the leftists in his party. How a 77-year-old white guy who has been in Washington for 50 years and never solved anything is going to get nominated by the modern democratic socialist party is beyond me. It ain’t gonna happen.”

“Well, it sounds like you certainly have made up your minds!” I said as we were leaving.

“You’re darn right we have! And so have all these other 80 people in this room who are buying Trump champagne to celebrate in November!”

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

New York’s new bail reform laws have become a national embarrassment

“I can’t believe they let me out. What were they thinking?”

Woodberry was reportedly heard saying as he was released, per the Post.

FOR THE NINE MONTHS after the bill was signed, law enforcement officials, community leaders, and Republicans all warned New York state Democratic legislators that the bail reform policies they had inserted into the state’s budget were going to backfire.

At the time the state budget passed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo hailed bail system changes as one way to make the system fairer and to stop jail overcrowding.

“As part of a groundbreaking plan to modernize New York’s bail system, cash bail will be eliminated for misdemeanors and non-violent felonies ….these reforms will ensure approximately 90 percent of people charged, but not yet convicted of a crime, are not sitting in jail awaiting trial solely because they do not have the economic resources to meet bail,” Cuomo stated on his website at the time.

Though the reforms technically didn’t go into effect at the first of the year, judges and prosecutors were already implementing them in the weeks prior.

In one high-profile case, Tiffany Harris, who had admitted carrying out an anti-Semitic attack on three Jewish women in late December, was released by a judge at year’s end because, per the judge, “it will be required under the statute in just a few days.” That same weekend, Harris allegedly struck again and ended up before a judge the very next week.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio intervened in the case a short time later to keep Harris off the streets after a third arrest, because her case was creating bad publicity for the failed presidential candidate and his administration.

Unfortunately, Harris’ case wasn’t the only one where an accused offender was allowed to go free under the new bail reform system only to go out and allegedly commit more crimes just days later.

According to the New York Post, Gerod Woodberry was arrested “in

connection to four Manhattan bank robberies” that took place between the end of the year and the first few days of 2020, but he was released under the new bail reform law because he allegedly used a note to rob the banks instead of a gun.

He was allowed to go free on Thursday. “I can’t believe they let me out.

What were they thinking?” Woodberry was reportedly heard saying as he was released, per the Post.

The next day, he is alleged to have committed the same crime again.

It’s gotten so bad in only the first two weeks of the year that both de Blasio and Cuomo have signaled they’re now on board with making some adjustments to the law — but this is only thanks to community backlash, national ridicule, and alleged criminals being released over and over again, not any genuine change of heart.

Though both of them are pushing the state legislature to act to change the reforms they touted just months earlier, there is still no word yet from Mayor de Blasio as to whether or not he will revise his troubling policy where gift cards, museum passes, Mets tickets and cellphones are offered to get accused criminals to show up for scheduled court dates.

While none of this is amusing, it does bring back memories of how often Democratic leaders in New York state have enjoyed picking on North Carolina over the years over the so-called “bathroom bill,” a far more sensible law which harmed no one, unlike New York’s new bail reform policies, which will continue to harm law-abiding citizens and the community at large until the policy is amended, if not beyond.

Dear New York Democrats: As the old saying goes, people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

Stacey Matthews is a veteran blogger who has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah and is a regular contributor to Red State and Legal Insurrection.

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GUEST OPINION | HARRY SMITH

Let’s support UNC leaders instead of playing politics The UNC System is performing at higher standards than ever on key fronts such as retention and graduation rates, acceptance rates, financial performance, and quality of students.

IT’S BEEN INCREDIBLY UNFORTUNATE that some of the press continue to focus on sensationalism versus taking the time to get the facts on how well the system is performing under the direction and guidance of the current Board of Governors.

The current board has taken on issues that have plagued the UNC System for generations. For the first time, a true focus on performance of our institutions on multiple fronts is underway and solutions driven by good policies are being developed to ensure the longterm sustainable future for public higher education in North Carolina.

The UNC System is performing at higher standards than ever on key fronts such as retention and graduation rates, acceptance rates, financial performance, and quality of students. During a time when national headlines talk of declining enrollment concerns, the UNC System continues to meet and beat enrollment targets that produce the educated workers needed to continue to drive North Carolina ahead of states that compete with us for new jobs.

There are also ill-informed members of the press who are working to create political divisions by creating a false narrative that the UNC System is struggling to recruit new leaders. It is just the opposite. During each of the UNC System’s recent chancellor searches, the candidate pools have been the strongest in the history of the system. I often asked candidates “why” the UNC System. Their responses were overwhelming that the UNC System was working to solve some of the systemic problems within higher education. Leaders recognize that for higher education to remain sustainable there must be change.

Trillions of dollars in student debt and continued increases in student costs simply do not work. If not addressed, both will make higher education unaffordable and unsustainable. The Board of Governors and system leadership can benchmark the true performance of our institutions for the first time in history and see how the institutions are performing against other schools in the system. It’s no longer a guessing game — it’s a focus on true and actual performance that can help identify schools that are excelling, schools that have challenges and schools that are failing. This management framework allows the leaders to get out front and be proactive.

I’m still perplexed that the UNC System allowed Elizabeth City State University to go bankrupt, sat by as almost 80 buildings on UNC campuses were

boarded up, and allowed a $5 billion repair and renovation backlog to develop with no plan to address it. The system had no succession planning and allowed appointments to boards of trustees who had minimal skill sets and weren’t properly vetted.

These are the challenges that the current Board of Governors is now addressing. They should be applauded by the taxpayers and the citizens of North Carolina for their willingness to do so. The Board of Governors has moved the UNC System forward as never before with a focus on performance and accountability.

Social issues like Silent Sam are unfortunate and have taken away valuable time and resources from the leadership goals of the Board of Governors. Silent Sam was a significant campus issue for UNC Chapel Hill both financially and regarding safety. There was not a perfect solution to the problem posed by the Silent Sam controversy. Lots of options were explored and, in the end, a decision was made — it wasn’t perfect, but let’s see how the decision evolves and judge then. UNC Chapel Hill can now move forward without significant recurring annual cost and safety concerns for students, faculty and staff. I know each member of the committee that worked on the Silent Sam issue, and I’m thankful they worked to get to a solution and moved the UNC System and the Chapel Hill campus forward by doing so.

The board is currently working on the next presidential hire. I hope that person is a leader who can trim bureaucracy and limit politics to focus on true performance. That leader should be willing to work with the board instead of against it to address real-world challenges. We also need a leader who can accomplish the changes necessary to keep the UNC System sustainable and affordable. A humble public servant who is in touch with our great state and its people can be a leader that can recruit talent and not play the politics of old by hiring for political favor.

The current Board of Governors is comprised of diverse members that bring unique skills and talents to the UNC System. It takes an enormous amount of time and energy to serve on this board, and the state and the system are incredibly fortunate to have the current membership. Let’s get behind them and help them continue to do great things.

Harry Smith is an investor and developer in Greenville, North Carolina, and the former chairman of the UNC Board of Governors.

NUMBER OF THE DAY | SCOTT RASMUSSEN

68 years since a presidential candidate was selected by a major party in a brokered convention

It’s been 68 years since a presidential candidate was selected by a major party in a brokered convention. Some analysts believe that the large number of Democratic candidates, the lack of a clear frontrunner and other factors could lead it to happen again in 2020.

In 1952, there were many Democratic candidates with support from different factions of the party. On the first ballot, Sen. Estes Kefauver had the most delegates (340) but did not reach the 50% mark.

On the second ballot, Kefauver was still ahead, but Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson was getting closer. Finally, after the intervention of President Harry S. Truman, Stevenson was nominated on the third ballot. According to The New York Times, this was a victory for the “center of the Democratic party.” Kefauver had the support of “advanced liberals.”

In today’s Democratic Party, that would be roughly the equivalent of Sen. Bernie Sanders winning on the first ballot and then having the delegates nominate former Vice President Joe Biden.

Although Stevenson captured the nomination, he was soundly defeated by Dwight D. Eisenhower in the general election.

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WALTER E. WILLIAMS

Unappreciated crime costs CRIMINAL ACTIVITY imposes huge costs on black residents in lowincome neighborhoods of cities such as Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, Philadelphia and many others.

Thousands of black Americans were murdered in 2019. More than 90% of the time, the perpetrator was also black.

Leftists and social justice warriors charge that what blacks have to fear most is being shot and killed by police, but the numbers don’t add up.

For several years, The Washington Post has been documenting police shootings in America. Last year, 933 people were shot and killed by police.

Twenty-three percent (212) of people shot and killed were black; 35% (331) were white; 16% (155) were Hispanic and 201 were of other or unknown races. The high homicide rate within the black community doesn’t begin to tell the full tragedy.

Crime imposes a hefty tax on people who can least afford it. They are the law-abiding residents of black neighborhoods. Residents must bear the time cost and other costs of having to shop outside of their neighborhoods.

Supermarkets that are abundant in low-crime neighborhoods are absent or scarce in high-crime, low-income neighborhoods. Because of the paucity of supermarkets and other big-box stores in these neighborhoods, some “experts” and academicians have labeled them as “food deserts.” That’s the ridiculous suggestion that white supermarket merchants and big-box store owners don’t like green dollars coming out of black hands.

The true villains of the piece are the criminals who make some businesses unprofitable. By the way, these are equal opportunity criminals. They will victimize a black-owned business just as they would victimize a white-owned business. The high crime rates in many black neighborhoods have the effect of outlawing economic growth and opportunities.

In low-crime neighborhoods, FedEx, UPS and other delivery companies routinely leave packages containing valuable merchandise on a doorstep if no one is 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 or supermarkets leaving goods outside unattended would be equivalent to economic suicide. Fearing robberies, taxi drivers — including black drivers — often refuse to accept telephone calls for home pickups and frequently pass prospective black customers who hail them on the street. Plus, there’s the insult associated with not being able to receive pizzas or other deliveries on the same terms as people in other neighborhoods.

Another often-overlooked impact of crime is lower property values.

Homes that wouldn’t fetch $10,000, $20,000 or $40,000 suddenly fetch hundreds of thousands when large numbers of middle- and upper-income people purchase formerly run-down properties and fix them up. This is called gentrification, where wealthier, predominantly white, people bid higher rental prices thus forcing out low-income residents. As a result of gentrification, there is greater police protection and other neighborhood amenities increase.

Many make the erroneous assumption that black people don’t care about crime. But black people strongly disapprove of the day-to-day violence that’s all too common in their communities. What compounds that problem is a deep mistrust of police in poor black neighborhoods. This distrust, along with fear of reprisals by black criminals, causes an atmosphere of noncooperation with the police. It creates the “stop snitching” principle.

This principle of snitches being worse than criminals themselves only exacerbates the crime problem in black communities by giving aid and comfort to the true enemies of the community — those who prey on the community and have little fear of being brought to justice. In some cities, less than 10% of murderers are ever charged.

For decades, the problems of blacks could be laid at the feet of racial discrimination. Our ancestors started a civil rights struggle and won. Today, the most devastating problems of blacks are entirely self-inflicted such as high illegitimacy, family breakdown and unsafe communities. These problems have little to do with civil rights. But as long as blacks buy into the notion that white racism is the source of their problems, the solutions will be elusive forever.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

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NATION & WORLD Trump to attend Davos forum, Iranian official cancels The Associated Press GENEVA — Iran’s foreign minister has cancelled an expected appearance at next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, organizers said Tuesday, citing the “backdrop of uncertainty” in the Middle East.

The move averts a possible crossing-of-paths with top U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, in the Alpine town at a time when relations between Iran and the United States have hit a new low.

WEF President Borge Brende cited only the “cancellation”

by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was notably blacklisted by the Trump administration even before the new tensions. Brende declined to elaborate on the reasons for it.

“We have to understand the cancellation against the back-

drop of uncertainty in the region and what his happening in Iran,” he told reporters at WEF headquarters in Geneva at a lookahead event to the 50th anniversary of the forum.

Word of Zarif’s absence came as WEF founder Klaus Schwab warned that the world faces a “state of emergency” and said the window for opportunity is closing fast — notably when it comes to acting to save the environment.

He insisted the annual meeting will be “a ‘do-shop,’ not a ‘talk-shop’.”

All told, nearly 3,000 leaders from 118 countries are expected for the Jan. 21-24 event. The president of Iraq, Barham Salih, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are among the 53 heads of state and government set to attend, along with hundreds of business leaders and civil society activists, like environmental

campaigner Greta Thunberg of Sweden.

Schwab emphasized the importance of sustainable economic growth, the need for decent jobs and salaries, and plans for skills training for a billion people worldwide over the next decade.

He expressed hopes that a “Green Revolution” will go mainstream and said the World Economic Forum would encourage partner businesses to become carbon neutral. He highlighted an environmental project to plant 1 trillion trees worldwide by 2030 to help gobble up excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Schwab revived his call for “stakeholder capitalism” to help take the lead in solving global problems.

“Environmental responsibility is very much a part of the stakeholder responsibility,” he said.

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In this Jan. 7, 2020, file photo, Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave after visiting Canada House in London, after their recent stay in Canada.

PM Johnson says royal rift over Harry-Meghan plans can be settled

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Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, WEF, gestures during a press conference, in Cologny near Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSAL TO WIDEN N.C. 73 FROM DAVIDSON-CONCORD TO U.S. 29 IN MECKLENBURG / CABARRUS COUNTIES

STIP Project No. R-5706 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed widening of N.C. 73 from Davidson-Concord Road (S.R. 2693) to U.S. 29 (Concord Parkway North) in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties.

The primary purpose of this project is to increase mobility between Davidson-Concord Road and I-85 and between U.S. 29 and I-85, reduce congestion at the intersections, improve traffic along N.C. 73, and provide bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

A public meeting will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 at Connect Christian Church, 3101 Davidson Hwy in Concord.

The purpose of this meeting is to inform the public of the project and gather input on the proposed design.

As information becomes available, it may be viewed online at the NCDOT public meeting webpage: https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/nc-73-mecklenburg-cabarrus/Pages/default.aspx.

Maps and information on R-5721/U-5765 (N.C. 73 Improvements from N.C. 16 to Northcross Drive) will also be available at this meeting.

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LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he believes the royal family can resolve a serious rift over the plans of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who want to break free of their royal roles and move to Canada.

The plans of Harry and Meghan, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have received tentative approval from Queen Elizabeth II, who said she and other senior royals regret the decision but understand and respect it.

Vital details remain to be worked out, with difficult issues to resolve, and Canada’s leader has raised questions as well, but the British prime minister told the BBC that the monarchy will be able to find solutions.

“My view on this is very straightforward: I am a massive fan, like most of our viewers, of the queen and the royal family as a fantastic asset for our country,” Johnson said. “I’m absolutely confident that they are going to sort this out.”

He said the senior royals, who had a crisis summit Monday afternoon at the queen’s palatial Sandringham House retreat in eastern England, will be able to find an amicable way forward “much more easily without a running commentary from politicians.”

Harry and Meghan ignited the latest crisis by unilaterally issuing a statement Wednesday indicating a desire to step back from most royal duties and become financially independent. They have decided to spend at least part of their time in Canada, a Commonwealth country where the queen is head of state and Meghan worked for seven years while filming the TV series “Suits.”

The move annoyed senior royals who had not been consulted, sparking the so-called Sandringham summit that brought together the 93-year-old queen, her eldest son and heir Prince Charles, and Prince William, who would follow his father Charles to the throne, along with Harry.

Few details emerged, but the queen’s statement afterwards indicates the family won’t seek to block Harry and Meghan’s bid for independence from royal roles they clearly find restrictive.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking after the queen made clear the couple has chosen Canada as its alternate destination, said his country welcomes the news but has issues to discuss, including the possible cost to taxpayers of providing security for the well-known royal couple.

“I think most Canadians are very supportive of having royals be here, but how that looks and what kind of costs are involved, there are still lots of discussions to have,” he told Canadian TV, adding that no formal talks between the British and Canadian governments have been held.

Britain’s royals are protected by a special unit of London’s Metropolitan Police, also known as Scotland Yard, at a cost that is not made public because of concerns that details about its operation could compromise the royals’ safety.

In addition to cost concerns, it is likely that special arrangements would have to be made to allow London police to operate on a long-term deployment in Canada.

Many financial questions remain. The queen says Harry and Meghan don’t plan to use public funds when they step back from royal duties, so it is possible they may be asked to pay for security out of their own pockets.

The royals seem to be adopting a “go slow” attitude toward the breakaway couple, with the queen talking about a period of transition.

Harry and Meghan have declared that one of their goals is to become financially independent. It is not known if they will continue to receive financial support from Harry’s father, Prince Charles, who uses income from the Duchy of Cornwall estate to support a variety of royal activities. The estate generated more than 20 million pounds ($26 million) last year.

Harry and Meghan have announced plans to launch a major charitable institution in the coming year, but details haven’t been made public. In the past they have focused on female empowerment, wildlife protection, ending the stigma surrounding mental health problems and other issues.

They just took a six-week vacation in western Canada with their infant son Archie. Meghan has returned to Canada after a brief visit to London last week.

“I am a massive fan, like most of our viewers, of the queen and the royal family as a fantastic asset for our country.”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020

SPORTS

UNC Wilmington fires C.B. McGrath, B4

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Courtney Banghart got her first big win as the Tar Heels’ coach last Thursday when North Carolina defeated previously unbeaten NC State 66-60 in Chapel Hill.

Win over rival just the start for Tar Heels’ Banghart

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Cowher voted into Pro Football Hall of Fame Canton, Ohio Bill Cowher, the former NC State linebacker who went on to coach the Steelers for 15 seasons and win Super Bowl XL in 2006, is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The 62-year-old was told Saturday live on the air during CBS’s “The NFL Today” by Hall of Fame President and CEO David Baker that he had been given the honor. Cowher has been an analyst with CBS since his retirement from coaching in 2007. He was undrafted out of NC State in 1979 but played 45 games over four seasons with the Browns and Eagles before going into coaching.

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Ex-UNC coach Hatchell charged in pedestrian death Durham Former North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell has been charged in connection with an accident that killed an elderly pedestrian, police said Friday. Durham police said the 67-year-old Hatchell was cited for misdemeanor death by vehicle and unsafe movement violation. Betty Colby, 89, was struck by a vehicle about noon Monday in a parking lot, police said. Colby hit her head on the pavement, investigators said, and she died Wednesday.

Investigators also said that neither speed nor impairment were factors in the accident.

Hatchell resigned as women’s basketball coach last April.

UNC’s Robinson injured in car crash Chapel Hill North Carolina forward Brandon Robinson was hurt in a weekend car crash and the school says the injuries are not serious. The other motorist was charged with driving while impaired, according to Carrboro police.

An incident report said the charged driver drove into the opposite lane early Sunday and hit Robinson’s car near an intersection. It was not known when Robinson would be cleared to practice this week or play, the school said Monday.

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Guard Devon Daniels and the Wolfpack are on the early tournament bubble with an 11-5 record just past the regualr season’s midway point.

It could be a lonely March for NC teams The state is on pace to receive its fewest bids since 1976

By Shawn Krest North State Journal The state of North Carolina could make history in this year’s NCAA Tournament — and not in a good way.

For the past 43 years, North Carolina has sent multiple teams to the Big Dance, and in the last 29 tournaments, the state has sent at least three teams 28 times.

Over the last decade, N.C. has averaged 4.20 NCAA bids a year.

Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, it has averaged 4.17. It’s been a long history of postseason success in March for Tobacco Road, but that streak could be down to its last few puffs. It may be time to smoke ’em if you got ’em.

With three months until Selection Sunday, there’s a very real possibility that North Carolina may have just one representative in March Madness. That would be the first time since 1976, the second year that the tournament started allowing multiple teams from the same conference to get bids, that there’s been just a single representative.

Barring some upsets in conference tournaments, North Carolina seems to have a ceiling of two teams this year, which would be a first since 2010 and just the third time since 1982.

Here’s a look at the bleak March projections for the Old North State.

North Carolina handed No. 9 NC State its first loss of the season — and gave their new coach something on which to build

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

North Carolina (8-8, 1-4 ACC, 116 NET, 83 KenPom): The Tar Heels could have been heading to the bubble at 6-3, laying eggs against Michigan, Ohio State and Virginia. Then point guard Cole Anthony suffered a knee injury and the roof caved in. UNC has lost five of seven without him, including a 1-4 mark at home over that span. If Anthony returns (he’s expected back in just over a week) at the same level as before and UNC rallies, the selection committee could give the Tar Heels a

CHAPEL HILL — Before Courtney Banghart could start winning games as North Carolina’s first new women’s basketball coach in 34 years, she first had to start winning over the Tar Heels’ returning players.

It’s a process that didn’t happen overnight.

“It took me a while,” junior center Janelle Bailey said. “It’s just about pieces, learning a new offense, someone new getting on you every day. It was defense, defense, defense.

We didn’t get to offense until late. So everything was new.

“At times it was frustrating. But I always realize when I get frustrated, something good is going to come out of it. That’s what basketball is all about.”

Halfway through Banghart’s first season with the Tar Heels, the reward for that early frustration is already beginning to be felt.

While the UNC men’s team is suffering through a slump of historic proportions, the women are quietly off to a promising start.

Their 12-4 record includes a 66-60 upset of ninth-ranked rival NC State last Thursday, a game in which the Tar Heels displayed the kind of toughness their coach pushed them to develop by battling back from a 13-point deficit early in the third quarter.

“I walked into the locker room and I said, ‘Think back to where you were in April and what you went through to get to this point,’” the 2015 Naismith National Coach of the Year said after the win. “They were very well prepared. They stayed coachable. Everybody had a role in that win on both sides of the ball. Our mantra was us versus them, and I’m just so happy for the kids that our us was good enough tonight.”

While the victory was Banghart’s first against a ranked opponent since arriving in Chapel Hill last April, she is anything but a stranger to high-level competition.

In 12 seasons at Princeton, she compiled a 254-103 record (a .711 percentage) while winning seven Ivy League championships and reaching the NCAA Tournament eight times. Her 2015 team went 30-0 during the regular season, had the nation’s longest winning streak at the time and earned its highest NCAA seeding in school history at No. 8.

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See BANGHART, page B3

Locks Duke (15-1, 5-0 ACC, No. 3 in NET rankings, No. 1 in KenPom): The Blue Devils have made it through the first quarter of the expanded 20-game ACC schedule without a loss and have won three of the games by 30-plus points.

Duke is on pace for a one seed and should be a title contender in a wide-open year.

Odds: 100 percent Bubble teams NC State (11-5, 2-3 ACC, 55 NET, 50 KenPom): Of course, NC State is on the bubble. It’s where the Wolfpack lives. State has a win over Quadrant I Wisconsin but has lost two of its last three. The next couple weeks could be critical for the Pack. State should be favored in four of its next five.

Odds: 5-to-3 Disappointments

“It’s always great to beat a top-10 team, but it’s how they did it in this particular moment, after what these kids have gone through, that makes me really happy for them.”

Courtney Banghart, UNC coach

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TRENDING

Eric Washington: The Buffalo Bills hired the former Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Friday to become their defensive line coach. Washington has 12 years of NFL coaching experience.

His future with the Panthers was uncertain under newly hired coach Matt Rhule.

Washington succeeds Bill Teerlinck, who left Buffalo this week to become Virginia Tech’s defensive line coach. In Buffalo, he’s reunited with head coach Sean McDermott and defensive tackle Star Lotulelei. Washington coached Lotulelei as the Panthers defensive line during McDermott’s tenure as the team’s defensive coordinator.

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

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Wake Forest quarterback Jamie Newman announced Saturday he will transfer to Georgia from for his final college season. Newman, a graduate transfer, is coming off his first full year as the Demon Deacons’ starter. He threw for 2,868 yards with 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and rushed for 574 yards and six TDs. Newman took over as the starter for the final four games of the 2018 season after Sam Hartman went down with a broken leg.

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“Gotta tell Bubba he should probably fire me, it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea.”

Roy Williams, referencing UNC AD Bubba Cunningham, taking the blame for the Heels’ first home loss to Clemson.

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MLB

NBA

Charley Wiles: The longtime Virginia Tech defensive line coach has been hired to the same position at NC State. Wiles, 55, spent 24 years coaching under the Hokies’ recently retired defensive coordinator, Bud Foster, but was told he was being let go by coach Justin Fuente and chose not to coach in the Belk Bowl.

The Wolfpack had codefensive coordinators last season, but coach Dave Doeren moved on from Dave Huxtable and left the full job to Tony Gibson.

Ray Shero: The New Jersey Devils’ general manager was fired Sunday after a four-plus year tenure that saw the three-time Stanley Cup champions make the playoffs only once. The change comes a little more than a month after Shero fired head coach John Hynes and then traded 2017-18 NHL MVP Taylor Hall to Arizona shortly after the Hynes firing. New Jersey has made the postseason once since the Stanley Cup Final in 2012.

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“I’m a hockey nerd. … When I found out I was playing this game, I was pretty stoked.”

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Miami’s Jimmy Butler was fined $35,000 and Indiana’s T.J. Warren $25,000 by the NBA on Friday, two days after an on-court altercation in the Heat’s victory in Indianapolis.

Warren, a 2014 first round pick from Durham who played at NC State, made an obscene gesture after his ejection.

Houston manager AJ Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday shortly after MLB suspended them for the 2020 season for sign-stealing by the team in 2017 and 2018 season. The Astros, who won the World Series in 2017, were also fined $5 million and docked four draft picks.

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Hurricanes goalie James Reimer after he had a 2-0 shutout over the Kings on Saturday on Whalers Night.

Seed in the Australian Open for Greensboro’s John Isner. Isner has twice reached the Round of 16 in Melbourne, most recently in 2016, but he has just one win in his last three trips to the first Grand Slam on the season’s schedule — including being knocked out in the first round the last two years.

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The 49ers and Packers will play the NFC title game in San Francisco for a spot in Super Bowl LIV, and the Chiefs will host the Titans.

Both games are Sunday.

Tennessee, which a week ago knocked off the defending champion Patriots in Foxboro, upset the Ravens in Baltimore on Saturday to advance. The Titans are the lone remaining team without a championship.

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Clemson D, Lawrence falter as LSU rolls to championship The ACC’s Tigers lost for the first time in more than two years

By Pete Iacobelli The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Clemson relied all year on a strong defense and quarterback Trevor Lawrence to give itself a shot at a second straight national title.

Both let them down against LSU and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve stood in front a team with a loss,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said after LSU’s 42-25 win Monday night.

Things started Clemson’s way as Lawrence led the Tigers to a 17-7 lead the first 20 minutes. Then Burrow and his collection of offensive playmakers ran past the country’s best defense — just like they did to everyone else all season.

Clemson’s bid for a repeat — and a dynasty of three titles in four seasons — ended in a flurry of pitch-perfect touchdown passes from Burrow to Ja’Marr Chase and Thaddeus Moss.

“We could’ve played better,” said Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons, the Butkus Award winner.

“Obviously, we didn’t play as good as we wanted to. Too many big plays.”

And those plays came in a hurry.

The secondary for Clemson (141) surrendered just nine touchdown passes in its first 14 games. It gave up three to LSU in the opening half, including a pair as the Southeastern Conference champions went from 10 points down (its biggest deficit of the year) early in the second quarter to being up 2817 at halftime.

In the end, Clemson gave up 1,144 yards in its two playoff games, including a semifinal win over Ohio State. It had allowed just 245 per game in its first 13.

Burrow picked on what was the strength of Clemson’s defense, its back seven.

Clemson cornerback A.J. Ter-

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Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, left, leaves the field after his Tigers lost the College Football Playoff national championship game against LSU on Monday. rell, among the team’s most consistent and talented defenders, was shredded by Burrow and the LSU receivers.

Terrell was outrun by Chase on his first score, a 52-yard touchdown that tied things at 7-all.

Then he was the victim once more as Burrow practically placed the ball in Chase’s hands just a few feet over Terrell’s shoulder for a 14-yard scoring pass as LSU went ahead for good, 21-17.

Clemson’s confusion on the back end was evident on LSU’s final first-half TD as Moss was standing by himself in the end zone awaiting Burrow’s simple 6-yard flip to make it 28-17.

“You can’t hold us down forever,” Burrow said.

“Too many missed plays by me, missed a lot of receivers and it just wasn’t my night.”

Trevor Lawrence, Clemson quarterback

Clemson did, for a while.

LSU had only 6 yards its first two possessions and punted four times as the Atlantic Coast Conference champs built that 17-7 lead.

Coordinator Brent Venables had gotten the most he could out of versatile defenders like Simmons,

safeties Tanner Muse and Nolan Turner and cornerback K’Von Wallace. After losing four linemen to the NFL from last year’s national champions, Clemson used Simmons and Wallace to speed rush from further back.

In this one, LSU’s line was up to the task and Burrow had plenty of time to find open receivers.

Clemson’s offense didn’t help much either. Lawrence was just 18 of 37 for 234 yards and no touchdowns, repeatedly overthrowing receivers. He was also sacked twice and hit hard on several other occasions.

It was just the second time in 30 college games Lawrence did not throw a TD pass. He said LSU did a good job getting pressure on him.

59-1: Heels finally lose at home to Clemson The Tigers erased a 10-point deficit in the final two minutes to beat UNC on its floor for the first time

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal CHAPEL HILL — The streak, the one that saw North Carolina win all 59 of the basketball games it had ever played against Clemson in Chapel Hill, had survived just about everything imaginable over the years.

Even Matt Doherty.

So when the Tar Heels found themselves up by 10 with just under two minutes remaining Saturday, it appeared as though their unblemished home record against the Tigers would also withstand the rash of injuries that has decimated coach Roy Williams’ current team.

That is until UNC took a premature sigh of relief that the streak would live on for at least another two years while Clemson turned up the heat on its full-court pressure.

Or perhaps the law of averages finally got around to catching up with the longtime ACC rivals.

Regardless of the explanation, what happened next was just as stunning to the Tar Heels and a Smith Center crowd of 20,077. The Tigers came roaring from behind, tying the game on a dramatic last-second 3-pointer, before taking control in overtime for a history-making 79-76 victory.

It was a result that produced a scene normally reserved for tournament games in March rather than a regular season matchup early in the conference schedule — with Clemson coach Brad Brownell and his team celebrating in a joyous frenzy while players in Carolina blue littered the floor in dejected disbelief.

Under the circumstances, though, the tearful reactions from both teams were understandable.

“It’s just nice for former players and fans and everybody that we can put that to bed,” Brownell said of his school’s past futility in Chapel Hill.

At the other end of the emotional spectrum was freshman Armando Bacot, who summed up UNC’s postgame state of mind by saying, “Everybody was sad, really

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North Carolina’s Brandon Robinson sits on the Smith Center court after he missed a 3-point shot at the buzzer in Clemson’s historic first win in Chapel Hill. emotional, because we thought we played a good game. But we didn’t play good enough.”

It didn’t help the Tar Heels that in addition to being without star point guard Cole Anthony and key freshman Anthony Harris — both of whom are sidelined following knee surgeries — UNC got more bad news just before game time when it was learned that Anthony’s replacement, Jeremiah Francis, would also miss the game with an injury.

Despite the adversity, the Tar Heels were able to build a lead and hold onto it thanks to a career-high 27 points from senior Brandon Robinson.

But in the end, it was the lack of depth and a healthy point guard — not the pressure of extending the streak — that led to an epic collapse in which UNC committed three turnovers and allowed Clemson to make three 3-point baskets over the final 1:55 of regulation.

“I’ve never coached a team where I’ve started four different point guards during one season,” Williams said. “Believe it or not, we’ve worked on press offense

“It’s just nice for former players and fans and everybody that we can put that to bed.”

Brad Brownell, Clemson coach

more this year than any team I have ever coached, and we turned it over three times in a minute, 14 seconds. Those are related.

“When we had Ty Lawson, Raymond Felton, Marcus Paige, I’d say, ‘Just get the ball and bring it downcourt.’ This season, we’ve been hurt more by the press than all my 31 years put together, and I think the continuity at point guard is the issue there.”

Through all those years and beyond, those associated with the Tar Heels have always tried their best to downplay the significance

of their dominance over the Tigers.

But it was evident from the comments of departing seniors after their final home game in the series that no one wanted to be a member of the team that finally saw the streak end on their watch.

As disappointed as the players were over Saturday’s loss, no one took it harder than Williams, a man who has never been shy about showing his emotions.

For better or for worse.

“That loss is my fault. No question, no doubt in my mind,” the Hall of Fame coach said afterward, specifically citing his decision not to foul Clemson’s Aamir Simms with a three-point lead before the 3-pointer that forced overtime with three seconds remaining.

‘I have had some great moments as a coach, and I would say that right now this is my lowest one because losing this game was my fault. I told them if I die tomorrow, 20 years from now this will be the biggest regret I have in 32 years as a coach, because these kids really need to win, and their coach let them down today.”

“But at the end of the day, I just didn’t play well enough for us to win,” he said. “Too many missed plays by me, missed a lot of receivers and it just wasn’t my night.”

Lawrence and the defense had always been able to close things out before in winning the past 29 games. Not against LSU, which wore out the Tigers and watched Clemson’s leading tackler, linebacker James Skalski, ejected because of a targeting call in the second half.

Don’t count Clemson out. The 6-foot-6 Lawrence will return for his junior year after going 25-1 as a starter for the past two years. He and the Tigers will be strong favorites to return to the CFP championship game.

BANGHART from page B1 She was hired by UNC in the aftermath of a controversy that saw Hall of Fame coach Sylvia Hatchell, who had just led the Tar Heels to their first NCAA Tournament in four years, resign under pressure amid allegations of insensitive racial remarks and forcing her players to play while injured.

As impressive as Banghart’s basketball resume might be, it was her people skills that proved most beneficial during what could have been a difficult transition.

“She gives each and every player confidence,” senior guard Taylor Koenen said of her new coach. “She doesn’t let us dwell on anything. She believes in us and that makes our teammates believe in each other, too. I just believe that’s a huge part of (the team’s success).”

Belief played a key role in last week’s upset of the Wolfpack and is the foundation for the program Banghart hopes to build at UNC. “This wasn’t one of those games where they didn’t play well and we just hit everything.

We had to grind it,” Banghart said. “They really shot the ball and it took an added element of trust in that moment to say, ‘Stay with us, stay with us.’

“If you’re going to be a good team, you’ve got to trust inside-out, top-down, side-toside. It’s always great to beat a top-10 team, but it’s how they did it in this particular moment, after what these kids have gone through, that makes me really happy for them.”

That joy wasn’t limited to Banghart, her players and her staff. As she headed toward the locker room following a brief postgame celebration, she found herself face-to-face with another first-year (sort of) Tar Heels coach — Mack Brown, who congratulated her with a hug.

It was certainly an occasion to celebrate.

But as Saturday’s 78-64 loss at Florida State quickly reminded, the process of returning UNC to the ACC’s women’s basketball elite under Banghart is still in its early stages.

“This game is for the long run,” Bailey said of the State victory. “It’s just about building chemistry for next game, next week and next month. We are just getting better, and that’s a big motivator to me.”

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New Panthers coach Matt Rhule describes his outlook Hard work, toughness and competitiveness are the pillars of the new Carolina coach’s plan

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

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UNC Wilmington fired coach C.B. McGrath on Monday after the Seahawks started the season 5-14.

Williams protégé McGrath out at UNC Wilmington The former UNC assistant, who went 26-58 in two-plus seasons with the Seahawks, was fired Monday

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal WHEN ROY Williams brought his North Carolina basketball team to UNC Wilmington back in November, in large part to help boost the program of former assistant C.B. McGrath, the Tar Heels coach described McGrath’s Seahawks as “a club that’s got a lot of shooters,” adding that “there’s going to be games they can beat anybody.”

Those games, however, have been few and far between.

That’s why Monday, after only two victories against Division I opponents and 11 straight losses, McGrath was “relieved of his duties,” effective immediately.

Assistant coach Rob Burke will finish out the season as interim coach while UNCW begins what it has termed a “national search” for McGrath’s permanent replacement.

“We appreciate C.B.’s hard work with our program and student-athletes over the last two and half years,” athletic director Jimmy Bass said in a statement announcing the coaching change.

“And (we) wish him well in the future.”

McGrath was hired by UNCW on April 3, 2017, the same day he helped his mentor and former coach Williams lead UNC to a national championship victory against Gonzaga in Phoenix.

The Kansas graduate had been a member of Williams’ staff for the past 18 years both at his alma mater and with the Tar Heels.

But McGrath couldn’t recreate the success of either Williams or his predecessor with the Seahawks, Kevin Keatts — who led the team to two straight Colonial

MARCH from page B1 pass for the rough patch without him. Still, the Heels need to rebuild their confidence and make a run.

Odds: 7-to-3 Davidson (7-8, 1-2 A-10, 113 NET, 93 KenPom): Not as high-profile but just as big a surprise as the Tar Heels’ meltdown is Davidson’s rough season. Experienced, with two of the top players in the nation, the Wildcats were expected to win the Atlantic 10 and secure a high NCAA bid.

Davidson has lost just about every game against a high-profile opponent and needs to make a run before hitting “must win conference tourney” status.

Odds: 11-to-1 Conference Favorites NC A&T (7-11, 3-0 MEAC, 255 NET, 293 KenPom): The Aggies still have to play fellow 3-0 MEAC team Norfolk State and will also need to win the conference tournament to get a bid.

Odds: 6-to-1 Charlotte (9-5, 3-0 CUSA, 147 NET, 166 KenPom): Charlotte could be in line for an at-large bid if it wins the CUSA regular season, but with games remaining against all the 3-1 teams, in-

Athletic Association championships and NCAA Tournament appearances before leaving for NC State.

McGrath’s record over his 2½ seasons in Wilmington was just 26-58. This year’s team is 5-14 overall and 0-6 in the CAA heading into Thursday’s home game against Hofstra, with its only wins coming against Campbell, Florida International and three Division III opponents.

Starting the season with a retooled roster that included only five returning players after several players from last year’s 20-loss team entered the NCAA transfer portal, McGrath said in November that he believed UNCW was “ahead of the curve” when it comes to building chemistry and learning to play together thanks to an exhibition trip the team took to Italy this summer.

But after getting off to a hopeful 5-3 start, things went downhill quickly.

First Carter Skaggs, a graduate transfer from Washington State, decided to leave the program. Then, in an even more crushing blow, sophomore point guard Kai Toews announced two days before Christmas that he was returning home to pursue a professional basketball career in his native Japan.

Toews set a CAA single-season record with 253 assists in 201819 while ranking second in the nation behind only All-American and first-round NBA draft pick Ja Morant of Murray State. He was averaging 5.5 points and 4.8 assists in 13 games at the time of his departure.

The Seahawks’ most recent victory came on Nov. 26 against Emory & Henry. McGrath’s final game was an 80-63 loss to Elon on Saturday in which UNCW led by five at halftime before being outscored 24-1 to begin the second half.

“The guys are working hard

11 Consecutive losses for UNCW after a 5-3 start. every day in practice,” McGrath said in his postgame comments following the loss. “We’re trying to figure out the right things to do on the offensive end when we’re not making shots — what is it, Do we get the ball inside? Do we attack the basket? Do we settle for open threes?

“We’ve done sort of everything.

But when you get the open looks that we are making in practice and we don’t necessarily make them in games at a high enough percentage, obviously you start thinking about what else we can try and do.”

In its release announcing McGrath’s removal, UNCW offered no explanation as to why it decided to make the coaching change now rather than at the end of the season.

The firing came as such a surprise that, according to the Wilmington Star-News, McGrath taped his weekly coach’s television show in front of a live audience at lunchtime and was out of a job by 6 p.m.

McGrath was under contract through 2022 and would be owed more than $600,000 in base salary if he was fired without cause.

Although his tenure with the Seahawks was short, it was anything but uneventful.

In September 2018, just prior to his second season with the program, McGrath and his team were forced to relocate to Chapel Hill and practice at the Smith Center for two weeks while UNCW’s campus was closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

AFTER BAYLOR played in the Sugar Bowl, coach Matt Rhule decided to take a well-earned vacation. When he returned, it was time to get to work — immediately.

“We got off the plane from Mexico,” he said. “We spent a couple days there after the bowl game.”

He was met at his house by Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and GM Marty Hurney, who were looking to lure Rhule to the NFL. “We pulled in right behind Matt,” Tepper recalled. “He was wearing shorts and a T-shirt. I helped him carry in his luggage.”

The moment emphasizes just how important it was for the Panthers brain trust to find and land the right man as head coach. It also emphasized to Rhule just what type of bosses he’d have if he took the job.

“It was really clear from the moment we pulled up to our house,” he said. “I believe in process. I believe in doing things right. When you’re trying to make a decision, you want to go to someone who does things right. And, when they’re already at your house before you get there, when they help you carry things in, there’s no doubt we share a common vision.

There’s no doubt we believe in doing things the right way.”

Very quickly, Rhule convinced the Panthers front office that he was the man for the job.

“Marty turned to me and said, ‘We have to switch from interview mode to recruiting mode,’” Tepper recalled. “So we all just went into recruiting mode, because we knew that we had something special.”

The moment reminded Rhule of another car-related story, from his previous time working in North Carolina. From 2002 to 2005, he was on the coaching staff at Western Carolina, starting off as the special teams and linebacker coach.

“My first recruiting trip, I had strep throat,” he recalled. “I called Coach, thinking coaches could have a day off. I didn’t know at the time that coaches don’t get days off. He said, ‘You have strep throat. That’s too bad. Get to Charlotte. So I got into the back seat of the car and (Rhule’s wife) Julie drove me to West Charlotte, walked in, talked to their coach and did my job. And she drove me all day to schools around Mecklenburg County. Then she drove me back to Cullowhee.”

No days off. Do your job.

In an introductory press conference that was one part Knute Rockne halftime speech and two parts Sunday sermon, the Panthers’ new coach outlined his at-

“We need to honor this game that has given so much to us and build a team that cares about each other and plays hard for each other. I think that all starts with me.

Matt Rhule, Panthers coach titude and outlook toward building a team, and how well it fit with Tepper and Hurney.

“People from all backgrounds and of all shapes and sizes come together to form a team and play the hardest game there is to play,” Rhule said. “They play in bad weather. They play when they’re injured. They play when they don’t feel great. They find a way to get it done.”

While Rhule was happy at Baylor, his love of the game pushed him toward the NFL. “I decided I wanted to go and be a part of the greatest game at the highest stage. I just had to figure out where,” he said.

Once he met with Tepper and Hurney, he knew the location.

Now the hard work starts in earnest.

“We need to honor this game that has given so much to us,” he said, “and build a team that cares about each other and plays hard for each other. I think that all starts with me. I will work tirelessly each day to bring you guys (the fans) a championship, to bring you (Tepper) a championship, because that’s what this region deserves. That’s what the players who came before us deserve. That’s what the guys in that locker room deserve.”

He’ll do it the same way he did it at Baylor and Temple before that.

“You just start building,” he said. “One day at a time. Everything counts. Everything’s important. Life is not just about setting goals, it’s about process — the daily steps and daily grind you go through. Keep pounding isn’t just a slogan, it’s a way of life.”

Rhule promised to build “a tough, hardworking, competitive team,” and each adjective was chosen with purpose.

“Tough, to me, means each and every day, no matter how we feel, no matter what the circumstances are, we’re going to come to work, do our job and get it done. Hardworking means relentless preparation. Guys and coaches that love football, that each day are searching for an edge. Competitive means wanting to be the best, whether playing Madden or the championship game. When you have that mentality in the locker room you can be special. When you have it with a coaching staff, you can be really good. When it starts with the owner, you can be memorable.”

cluding Western Kentucky, FAU, North Texas and Louisiana Tech, there’s a long way to go before wrapping that up.

Odds: 24-to-1 Western Carolina (12-3, 4-0 Southern, 104 NET, 152 KenPom): The Catamounts are alone atop the Southern but likely need to win the conference tourney to get in. Odds: 24-to-1 Must win conference tournament UNC Greensboro: 13-5, 3-2 Southern, 77 NET, 79 KenPom Wake Forest: 8-7, 1-4 ACC, 105 NET, 100 KenPom Appalachian State: 7-9, 9-9 ACC, 3-4 Sun Belt, 187 NET, 192 KenPom UNC Asheville: 7-7, 1-2 Big South, 190 NET, 233 KenPom East Carolina: 8-8, 2-1 AAC, 218 NET, 229 KenPom Campbell: 10-6, 1-3 Big South, 240 NET, 216 KenPom Gardner-Webb: 5-11, 1-3 Big South, 284 NET, 246 KenPom NC Central: 6-11, 2-1 MEAC, 311 NET, 311 KenPom Elon: 5-13, 1-4 CAA, 330 NET, 306 KenPom UNC Wilmington: 5-14, 0-6 CAA, 334 NET, 333 KenPom High Point: 3-13, 0-3 Big South: 346 NET, 345 KenPom

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RALEIGH –The North Carolina Alliance of YMCAs has elected YMCA of Northwest North Carolina President and CEO Stan Law to chair its board of directors for a two-year term. Law will oversee the implementation of a four-year strategic plan to boost the group’s impact and advance its mission across the state.

A North Carolina native, Law’s professional YMCA career began in 1990. He served in Gaston County and in Charlotte, N.C., Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, and Birmingham, Ala. before taking his current position in 2017. Active at the local, regional and national level with the YMCA, Law has also served on many local community boards and committees.

“It is a true honor and privilege to serve as chair of the state alliance,” Law said. “Our state is blessed with Ys of all sizes, but working together with one voice, we can strengthen our collective impact for the betterment of all our communities. ”Law succeeds outgoing chair Walter Britt, CEO of the Alamance County Community YMCA. The organization’s new vice chair is Paul Vest, president and CEO of the YMCA of Western North Carolina.

Vest is a second-generation YMCA professional who has led the Ashevillebased association since 1996. The Alliance board of directors also includes: Walter Britt, CEO, Alamance County Community YMCA (Burlington, N.C.); David Heggie, Executive Director, Bryan Family YMCA, and Interim President, YMCA of Greensboro; Lisa Humphreys, Chief Strategy Officer, YMCA of the Triangle (Raleigh, N.C.); Melissa Bailey Logan, President and CEO,YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly (Black Mountain, N.C.); Lynn Lomax, CEO, YMCA of High Point; Dean Mattix, Chief Strategy Officer, YMCA of South Hampton Roads, Va. (Barco, N.C.) Trey Oakley, CEO, William YMCA of Avery County (Linville, N.C.); Sharon Padgett, CEO, Gaston County Family YMCA (Gastonia, N.C.); Jacquelyn Price, CEO, Harrison Family YMCA (Rocky Mount, N.C.); and Todd Tibbitts, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Charlotte.

The YMCA is a nonprofit community benefit organization that collectively serves 1 million statewide.

North Carolina Ys provide more than $30 million in annual financial assistance and subsidies to local residents. As an economic engine, they employ more than 9,000 people and provide childcare to more than 25,000 working families.

High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry

By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal policymakers move ahead with draft regulations.

Licenses for hemp cultivation topped a half-million acres (200,000 hectares) last year, more than 450% above 2018 levels, so there’s intense interest in the rules the U.S. government is creating.

Critical comments on the draft have poured in from hemp farmers, processors, retailers and state governments.

Growers are concerned the government wants to use a heavy hand that could result in many crops failing required tests and being destroyed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency writing the rules, estimates 20% of hemp lots would fail under the draft regulations.

“Their business is to support farmers — and not punish farmers — and the rules as they’re written right now punish farmers,” said Dove Oldham, who last year grew an acre (0.40 hectares) of hemp on her family farm in Grants Pass, Oregon. “There’s just a lot of confusion, and people are just looking for leadership.”

The USDA did not respond to the criticism but has taken the unusual step of extending the public comment period by a month, until Jan. 29. The agency told The Associated Press it will analyze information from this year’s growing season before releasing its final rules, which would take effect in 2021.

Agricultural officials in states that run pilot hemp cultivation programs under an earlier federal provision are weighing in with formal letters to the USDA. “There are 46 states where hemp is legal, and I’m going to say that every single state has raised concerns to us about something within the rule. They might be coming from different perspectives, but every state has raised concerns,” said Aline DeLucia, director of public policy for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.

Most of the anxiety involves how the federal government plans to test for THC, the high-inducing compound found in marijuana and hemp, both cannabis plants.

The federal government and most states consider plants with tiny amounts — 0.3% or less — to be hemp. Anything above that is marijuana and illegal under federal law.

Yet another cannabis compound has fueled the explosion in hemp cultivation. Cannabidiol, or CBD,

is marketed as a health and wellness aid and infused in everything from food and drinks to lotions, toothpaste and pet treats.

Many have credited CBD with helping ease pain, increase sleep and reduce anxiety. But scientists caution not enough is known about its health effects, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last year targeted nearly two dozen companies for making CBD health claims.

Still, the CBD market is increasing at a triple-digit rate and could have $20 billion in sales by 2024, according to a recent study by BDS Analytics, a marketing analysis firm that tracks cannabis industry trends.

About 80% of the 18,000 farmers licensed for hemp cultivation are in the CBD market, said Eric Steenstra, president of the advocacy group Vote Hemp. The remaining 20% grow hemp for its fiber, used in everything from fabric to construction materials, or its grain, which is added to health foods.

But hemp is a notoriously fickle crop. Conditions such as sunlight, moisture and soil composition determine its ratio of THC to CBD. Choosing the right harvesting window is critical to ensuring it stays within acceptable THC levels.

Under the draft USDA rules, farmers have no wiggle room. They must harvest within 15 days of testing their crop for THC, and the samples must be sent to a lab certified by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Samples must be from the top of the plant, where THC levels are highest, and the final measurement must include not just THC, but also THCA, a non-psychoactive component.

Crops that test above 0.3% for the two combined must be destroyed. Growers with crops above 0.5% would be considered in “negligent violation,” and those with repeated violations could be suspended from farming hemp.

In addition, a pilot program for federal crop insurance that would be available to hemp growers in some states specifies that crops lost because of high THC levels won’t be covered.

Those provisions are causing alarm among growers and states with pilot hemp programs allowed under the 2014 Farm Bill. Some states allow THC levels above 0.3%, and not all include THCA in that calculation. Many permit more harvesting time for growers after THC testing.

Farmers are lobbying for a 1% THC limit and a 30-day harvest window to give them more flexibility while remaining well under THC levels that can get people high.

The draft regulations don’t “seem to be informed by the reality of the crop,” said Jesse Richardson, who with his brother sells CBD-in-

fused teas and capsules under the brand The Brothers Apothecary.

“If no one can produce (federally) compliant hemp flower, then there will be no CBD oil on the market.”

NC hemp farmers respond Since 2015, the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission has run a pilot program to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes. With the removal of hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act in 2018 as part of the federal Farm Bill of 2018, the production of hemp meeting the same standard for THC according to state or USDA guidelines was authorized.

The growing demand for hemp textiles, CBD oil and CBD products have all positioned hemp to become a modern cash crop for states like North Carolina, where hemp farms and associated business ventures have begun to take root.

However, growers are worried about the proposed rule requiring that all THC testing be done in a DEA-certified lab because there are so few of them. Some states have only one, which would have to serve hundreds of growers in a short harvest window.

Samantha Ford, a third-generation farmer in North Carolina, waited two weeks to get back THC results from a lab last fall and then spent 45 days harvesting her 1 acre (0.40 hectares) of hemp by hand.

“The 15-day window — that’s not feasible, and that was on a small scale,” she said. “I can’t imagine farmers who have acres and acres and acres of it.”

Concerns also have emerged about the workload the draft rules would place on states. Many do random sampling for THC levels, but the USDA would require five samples from every hemp lot — a burden for state agricultural departments, said DeLucia, of the national ag agencies group.

If federal rules are too onerous and expensive, some states might drop their hemp programs. In those cases, farmers would have to apply for licenses with the USDA, and at this stage it’s unclear how U.S. officials would manage or pay for a nationwide licensing program, DeLucia said.

Under the 2018 Farm Bill, the USDA must approve state plans for hemp programs. Louisiana, Ohio and New Jersey last month were the first to get the green light — but those plans might need to be reworked after final rules are written.

“What we don’t want to see is states having to write their rules and then have to change the rules again and rewrite them” after 2021, said Steenstra, of Vote Hemp.

NSJ staff contributed to this report.

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C2 MGM Resorts selling MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay for about $2.5B Las Vegas MGM Resorts International is selling the MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay resorts and casinos on the Las Vegas Strip to a joint venture for about $2.5 billion. The joint venture includes private-equity and real estate company Blackstone Group and MGM Growth Properties LLC. The joint venture will be owned 50.1%

by MGM Growth Properties and 49.9% by Blackstone. It will also acquire the real estate assets of Mandalay Bay from MGM Growth Properties and lease both properties to MGM Resorts for an initial rent of $292 million. The Mandalay Bay was the site of a 2017 shooting that left 58 people dead. It is the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. MGM Resorts anticipates cash proceeds of approximately $2.4 billion.

MGM Resorts announced in October that it was selling the real estate of Bellagio to a joint venture with Blackstone for about $4.25 billion. Last month MGM Resort said it closed on the sale of Circus Circus Las Vegas and 37 adjacent acres for $825 million. The deal announced is targeted to close in the first quarter.

New Boeing CEO inherits crisis created under his predecessor

By David Koenig The Associated Press Changing CEOs was the easy part. Now it’s up to Boeing’s new leader to deal with a crisis caused by two crashes and the grounding of the company’s best-selling plane.

David Calhoun took over Monday as Boeing’s third CEO in the last five years, following the firing last month of Dennis Muilenburg.

Calhoun will oversee Boeing’s legal strategy as it deals with dozens of lawsuits by families of the 346 people who died in crashes of the 737 Max jetliner. Calhoun’s todo-list also includes repairing Boeing’s strained relationship with its chief regulator, and overseeing compensation to airline customers who canceled thousands of flights because their Boeing jets were grounded.

Maybe most significantly, he must try to restore the company’s battered reputation and the impression that it put profit over safety.

In an email to employees, which Boeing made available to the public, Calhoun spelled out several priorities for 2020. First, he wrote, is safely returning the Max to service, followed by restoring trust in the company.

“This is a crucial time for Boeing,” Calhoun said. “I see greatness in this company, but I also see opportunities to be better. Much better.”

Calhoun said he will spend his first weeks as CEO listening to employees, customers and regulators and assuring them Boeing is on the way to meeting their expectations.

Calhoun is an experienced executive who once ran General Electric’s jet-engine business and served as chairman of the Boeing board for 10 years. His fellow directors described him Monday as the right fit for CEO. “With deep industry experience and a proven track record of performance, Dave is the right leader to navigate Boeing through this challenging time in our 104-year

legacy,” said Lawrence Kellner, a former United Airlines CEO who is replacing Calhoun as Boeing chairman. “We’re confident Dave will take Boeing forward with intense focus on our values, including safety, quality and integrity.”

Boeing is halting Max production until it knows when the Federal Aviation Administration will approve fixes that company engineers are making to the plane’s software and other systems. While Boeing says it will find other work for idled employees, employees at major suppliers are not so lucky. Spirit AeroSystems, which makes fuselages for the Max, said Friday it will lay off 2,800 people.

Boeing is so big that the loss of exports from the Max grounding is weighing on the entire U.S. economy.

“There is no question that the Boeing situation, it is going to slow down the GDP numbers,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday, referring to the measure of economic growth. “Boeing is one of

the largest exporters, and with the 737 Max, I think that could impact GDP as much as 50 basis points this year.”

Fifty basis points is one-half of one percentage point. Mnuchin said on Fox News that Boeing could reduce U.S. economic growth in 2020 from around 3% (higher than many private economists forecast) to 2.5%.

In the latest black eye for Boeing, a new batch of documents released last week appeared to show that employees hid safety problems from regulators and doubted the safety of the Max while it was in development.

“This airplane is designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys,” one employee wrote.

In another exchange, two unidentified employees agreed that they would not put their families on a Max. Boeing announced on Dec. 23 that it would replace Muilenburg.

An interim CEO took over for three weeks while Calhoun, who was most recently a private-equity executive, cut ties to other companies.

Calhoun, 62, will get a base salary of $1.4 million but potentially several million more in bonuses and stock awards, including $7 million if he gets the Max back in service.

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World’s largest asset manager shifts focus to climate change New York BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, will make climate change central to its investment decisions. Founder and CEO Laurence Fink, who oversees the management of about $7 trillion in funds, said in his influential annual letter to CEOs Tuesday that he believes we are “on the edge of a fundamental reshaping of finance” because of a warming planet. Climate change has become the top issue raised by clients, Fink said, and it will affect everything from municipal bonds to long-term mortgages for homes. The New York firm is taking immediate action, exiting investments in coal used to generate power, and it will begin asking clients to disclose their climate-related risks. “Because capital markets pull future risk forward, we will see changes in capital allocation more quickly than we see changes to the climate itself,” Fink wrote in the letter.

“In the near future – and sooner than most anticipate – there will be a significant reallocation of capital.”

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Rising energy costs lift US consumer prices 0.2% in December Washington Rising energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices higher in December, and American workers’ earnings couldn’t keep up. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its consumer price index rose 0.2% last month, lifted by a 2.8% increase in gasoline prices. Over the past year, consumer inflation is up 2.3%. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, socalled core consumer inflation rose just 0.1% in December and 2.3% over the past year.

Inflation is running close to the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual target. The Fed cut short-term interest rates three times last year, partly to protect a record-breaking U.S. economic expansion from the effects of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.

The Labor Department also reported that workers’ hourly earnings, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.1% in December after rising 0.1% in November.

Over the past year, workers’ hourly earnings rose 0.6%.

But they worked fewer hours, so inflation-adjusted weekly earnings showed “essentially no change’’ over the past year, the department said. Over the past year, gasoline prices are up 7.9% and the cost of shelter has risen 3.2%. Used-car prices are down 0.7%, and clothing prices have fallen 1.2%.

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In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, Nielsen Company CEO David Calhoun, center, watches progress as he waits for the company’s IPO to begin trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Calhoun took over Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, as Boeing’s third CEO in the last five years, following the firing last month of Dennis Muilenburg.

EU lays out 1 trillion-euro plan to support Green Deal

By Samuel Petrequin The Associated Press BRUSSELS — The European Union plans to dedicate a quarter of its budget to tackling climate change and to help shift 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) in investment towards making the economy more environmentally friendly over the next 10 years.

The Europe Investment Plan unveiled Tuesday will be funded by the EU budget and the private sector. It aims to deliver on European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s Green Deal to make the bloc the world’s first carbon-neutral continent by 2050.

The plan includes a mechanism designed to help the regions that would be most disrupted economically by the transition to cleaner industries.

Von der Leyen, who took office in December, has made the fight against climate change the priority of her mandate.

The bloc’s executive arm says that half of the investment will come from the EU budget. National governments will contribute 100 billion euros and 300 billion euros will come from the private sector. Another 7.5 billion euros from the 2021-2027 EU budget is earmarked as seed funding within a broader mechanism expected to generate another 100 billion euros in investment.

The money is designed to convince coal-dependent countries like Poland to embrace the Green Deal by helping them weather the financial and social costs of moving away from fossil fuels.

The plan would allocate the money according to specific cri-

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her speech at the European parliament Tuesday, Jan.14, 2020 in Strasbourg, eastern France. teria. For example, regions where a large number of people work in coal, peat mining or shale oil and gas would get priority.

EU leaders agreed last month to make the bloc’s economy carbon neutral by the middle of the century, but Poland, which depends on coal for much of its energy needs, did not immediately agree to the timeline.

“We want to allow the coal regions to embrace without hesitation the European Green Deal,” said a senior commission official, who was not authorized to speak publicly as a matter of practice.

“The workers losing their jobs should be helped for re-skilling.

There will be support for new infrastructure, job-seeking assis-

tance, investment in new productive activities. And the regions where existing activities will cease will also need to be regenerated,” he added.

The final amount of financing from the plan will depend on discussions between EU countries on the next multi-annual EU budget.

Johan Van Overtveldt, the head of the EU parliament’s Budget Committee, was skeptical about how the scheme set-up.

“It carries a one-trillion euros prize tag,” he said. “Where the money should be coming from remains extremely unclear. We are against the recycling of promises and money. We don’t back creative bookkeeping and financial adventures.”

The Greens group in the European Parliament, meanwhile, rued the fact that the commission did not tie the money to a deadline for the phasing out coal.

“No money should be distributed from this fund before there are clear commitments and concrete dates for the coal phase-out from member states,” Green European lawmaker Niklas Nienaß said.

“Poland should sign up to EU climate targets before being eligible to money under the Just Transition Fund.”

The commission says the plan will also be supported by money from EU regional programs, from the InvestEU program, which mobilizes public and private investment using an EU budget guarantee, and the European Investment Bank.

According to the commission’s estimates, meeting the 2030 climate goals - which include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 1990 levels - will cost an additional 260 million euros per year.

In order to qualify for the financial support, member states will need to present plans to restructure their economy detailing low-emission projects. The plans will need the commission’s approval.

Projects including nuclear power won’t be eligible for funding, except for those related to Euratom’s program for nuclear research and training.

European lawmakers are expected to hold a non-binding vote on a Green Deal resolution on Wednesday and von der Leyen wants to have a climate law adopted by March.

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Impressive excess in the Lexus LX 570

By Jordan Golson North State Journal BOSTON — There’s a lot of talk about inequality in America: the haves and the have-nots; millionaires and billionaires; CEOs and trust fund kids; the one-percent of the one-percent.

But Americans are an aspirational group of temporarily embarrassed millionaires, as the apocryphal quote from Steinbeck goes.

That’s why we tolerate — or even embrace — wealthy excess. Massive houses, private jets and luxury yachts are de rigueur on reality television and the nouveau riche are here to splash it all on Instagram or wherever.

This was all in my head the moment I slid behind the wheel of the massive, and massively expensive, Lexus LX 570. My test unit weighed in at $100,260 and three tons. It is the largest Lexus SUV and is a masterpiece of consump-

tion and excess, with a 5.7-liter V8 gulping down massive quantities of premium fuel to churn out 383 horsepower and 403 lb-ft of torque. That’s with EPA estimated fuel economy numbers of 12/16/14 city/highway/combined. Gulp.

Here’s a cocktail party trivia question. The manual for the Lexus LX comes in three languages. With everything I’ve explained thus far about this Lexus land yacht, what languages did Lexus print its manuals in? To put it another way, what three languages would buyers of a massive, expensive SUV speak? Russian, Arabic, and English.

The LX is the Lexus version of the Toyota Land Cruiser, which means it’s extraordinarily capable off-road. Locking differentials, high and low range four-wheel drive options, crawl control, hill descent control, and on and on.

There are so many buttons, there’s absolutely no place to put your

phone, which is a trend on older Lexus SUVs it seems.

The infotainment is old and doesn’t even offer Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. It’s inefficient.

It’s massive. It’s expensive. So why would you buy it?

When you compare it to the competition, it’s a hard sell, to be honest. $100,000 is a lot of money, and you can buy a lot of Range Rover or a Mercedes GLS for that kind of cheese. But Lexus has still sold more than 4,000 of them in the first 11 months of 2019, so it’s not like they’re not moving.

And when I actually drive the LX 570, I see why. The engine, terrible fuel economy aside, is a fantastic piece of hardware. It’s smooth and quiet, and propels the truck from 0-60 in 7.3 seconds, which is incredibly quick for something this large. It has endless torque and the eight-speed transmission is nearly invisible, with smooth shifts.

It was fearless in an early-December New England snowstorm, which is likely the worst sort of conditions that most LX drivers will face, though the Land Cruiser-roots mean it’s capable of far more than that. The heated seats (front and back) are hot and comfortable, and the air-ride suspension can be adjusted to a squishy and soft comfort mode all the way to a firm-ish Sport+. The LX will even squat down by a few inches when you park so it’s easier to get in and out.

You feel taken care of in this truck. It envelopes you in a cushion of safety and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s popular as an armored vehicle too, if the outside world is particularly threatening or you’re just a bit paranoid.

Driving it, I feel like a Russian oligarch. I should have a flashing blue light on the top and a siren so I can go around traffic jams. OUT OF THE WAY, PLEBS.

I picked up my mother for Thanksgiving and later took some friends out to the movies. Everyone was impressed. That’s what this car is. It’s an impress-mobile. You spend a lot of money — you get a lot of size and capability and size and leather. You can go anywhere. Do anything. Conquer any obstacle.

And then there’s the refrigerator in the center console, because of course you need that too. There’s a terrific feature called Climate Concierge, which every car should have, that automatically turns on the heated or cooled seats for you depending on the temperature.

There’s a little Lexus logo that appears on the ground from the puddle lamps when you unlock it at night. There’s a fantastic Mark Levinson sound system, and a heads-up display and... it just goes on and on.

Yes, it’s old and thirsty. But the Lexus LX 570 has presence. And can you put a price on that?

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‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind

By Jake Coyle The Associated Press HOLLYWOOD — Todd Phillips’ much-debated supervillain origin story and R-rated box-office smash “Joker” topped all films with 11 Academy Awards nominations, while Martin Scorsese’s elegiac crime epic “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino’s 1960s Los Angeles fairy tale “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” and Sam Mendes’ World War I tale “1917” all trailed close behind with 10 nods apiece.

Those four were among the nine films nominated for best picture, in nominations announced Monday to the 92nd Academy Awards.

The others were: “Parasite,” “Little Women,” “Marriage Story,” “Jojo Rabbit” and “Ford v Ferrari.”

While “Joker” was expected to do well Monday, the academy’s overwhelming support for a movie that was far from a critical favorite was unexpected. The film’s nominations included best actor for Joaquin Phoenix and best director for Phillips.

The results for “The Irishman,” “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” and “1917” were nearly just as good.

The 10 nominations for “The Irishman” tied the most for a Netflix film, following “Roma” last year. Scorsese (a one-time winner) was nominated for best director for the ninth time. The film also won nods for Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and its de-aging special effects.

“1917” followed up its Golden Globes win and strong opening weekend at the box office with nominations not just for its technical achievement (including Mendes’ directing and Roger Deakins’ cinematography) but for best screenplay, too.

“Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” was also nominated in just about every category it was expected to, including Tarantino for directing and screenplay, best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and best supporting actor for Brad Pitt.

For the 87th time, the academy selected all-male directing nominees despite a year in which women made historic gains behind the camera. The most likely candidate was Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”), who was the last woman nominated, two years ago for “Lady Bird.” “Congratulations to those men,” said Issa Rae, who presented the nominees alongside John Cho. There were some surprises.

Awkwafina, who was poised to become just the second Asian American nominated for best actress (the first, 1936 nominee Merle Oberon, hid her South Asian heritage), wasn’t nominated for her acclaimed leading performance in “The Farewell.” Also overlooked was “Frozen 2,” the highest gross-

ing animated film ever; Beyoncé, for her “Lion King” song; or the hit documentary “Apollo 11.”

Most glaringly, Jennifer Lopez, long considered a supporting actress front-runner for her performance in “Hustlers,” was also denied her first Oscar nomination.

Those oversights left the Oscars with their least diverse field since the fallout of #OscarsSoWhite pushed the film academy to diversify its membership. The only actor of color nominated was Cynthia Erivo, the British actress, for her Harriet Tubman in “Harriet.”

The other nominees for best actress are: Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”; Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”; Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”; Renée Zellweger, “Judy.”

The nominees for best actor are: Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”; Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”; Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”; Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes”; Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker.”

The nominees for best supporting actress are: Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”; Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”; Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”; Florence Pugh, “Little Women”; Margot Robbie, “Bombshell.”

The nominees for best supporting actor are: Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”; Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes,”; Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”; Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”; Al Pacino, “The Irishman”.

The nominees for best international film are: “Corpus Christi,” Poland; “Honeyland,” North Macdeonia; “Les Miserables,” France; “Pain and Glory,” Spain; “Parasite,” South Korea.

The best director nominees are: Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite;” Sam Mendes, “1917;” Todd Phillips, “Joker;” Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman;” Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” The nominees for documentary feature are: “American Factory”; “The Cave”; “The Edge of Democracy”; “For Sama”; “Honeyland.”

The nominees for best animated feature film: “How to Train a Dragon: The Hidden World”; “Toy Story 4”; “I Lost My Body”; “Klaus”; “Missing Link.”

This year’s nominees will for the second straight year go without a host.

The 92nd Academy Awards will take place Feb. 9 in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre. ABC will again broadcast the show, viewership for which last year rose 12% to 29.6 million.

The full list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards: Best picture: “Ford v. Ferrari”; “The

Irishman”; “Jojo Rabbit”; “Joker”; “Little Women”; “Marriage Story”; “1917”; Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”; “Parasite.”

Best actor: Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”; Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood”; Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”; Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”; Jonathan Pryce “The Two Popes” Best actress: Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”; Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”; Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”; Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”; Renée Zellweger, “Judy” Best supporting actor: Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”; Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”; Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”; Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”; Al Pacino, “The Irishman” Best supporting actress: Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”; Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”; Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”; Florence Pugh, “Little Women”; Margot Robbie, “Bombshell” Best director: Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”; Sam Mendes, “1917”; Todd Phillips, “Joker”; Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”; Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” Adapted screenplay: “The Irishman,” Steven Zaillian; “Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi; “Joker,” Todd Phillips and Scott Silver; “Little Women,” Greta Gerwig; “The Two Popes,” Anthony McCarten Original screenplay: “Knives Out,” Rian Johnson; “Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach; “1917,” Sam Mendes and Krysty WilsonCairns; “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood,” Quentin Tarantino; “Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho and Jin Won Han Animated feature: “How to Train a Dragon: The Hidden World”; “Toy Story 4”; “I Lost My Body”; “Klaus”; “Missing Link”

by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo); “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4” (Music and lyrics by Randy Newman) Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto, “The Irishman”; Lawrence Sher, “Joker”; Jarin Blaschke, “The Lighthouse”; Roger Deakins, “1917”; Robert Richardson, “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.”

Costume design: “The Irishman”; “Jojo Rabit”; “Joker”; “Little Women”; “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” Animated short film: “Dcera (Daughter)”; “Hair Love”; “Kitbull”; “Memorable”; “Sister” Visual effects: “Avengers: Endgame”; “The Irishman”; “The Lion King”; “1917”; “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Live action short film: “Brotherhood”; “Nefta Football Club”; “The Neighbors’ Window”; “Saria”; “A Sister” Documentary short subject: “In the Absence”; “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”; “Life Overtakes Me”; “St. Louis Superman”; “Walk Run Cha-Cha.” Documentary feature: “American Factory”; “The Cave”; “The Edge of Democracy”; “For Sama”; “Honeyland” International film: “Corpus Christi,” Poland; “Honeyland,” North Macdeonia; “Les Miserables,” France; “Pain and Glory,” Spain; “Parasite,” South Korea Film editing: “Ford Vs. Ferrari”; “Jojo Rabbit”; “The Irishman”; “Joker”; “Parasite” Production design: “The Irishman”; “Jojo Rabbit:’ “1917;” “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” “Parasite” Makeup and hairstyling: “Bombshell”; “Joker”; “Judy”; “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”; “1917”

Original Score: Hildur Guðnadóttir, “Joker”; Alexandre Desplat, “Little Women”; Randy Newman, “Marriage Story”; Thomas Newman, “1917”; John Williams, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”

Sound Editing: “Ford v Ferrari,” Don Sylvester; “Joker,” Alan Robert Murray; “1917,” Oliver Tarney and Rachel Tate; “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood,” Wylie Stateman; “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” Matthew Wood and David Acord

Original song: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” “Rocketman” (Music

by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin); “I’m Standing With You,” “Breakthrough” (Music and lyrics by Diane Warren); “Into The Unknown,” “Frozen II” (Music and lyrics by Kristen AndersonLopez and Robert Lopez); “Stand Up,” “Harriet” (Music and lyrics

Sound mixing: “Ad Astra,” Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano; “Ford v Ferrari,” Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow; “Joker,” Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland; “1917,” Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson; “Once upon a Time... in Hollywood” Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano

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Queen agrees to let Harry, Meghan move part-time to Canada

By Frank Augstein The Associated Press SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II agreed Monday to grant Prince Harry and and his wife Meghan their wish for a more independent life, allowing them to move part-time to Canada while remaining firmly in the House of Windsor.

The British monarch said in a statement that the summit of senior royals on Monday was “constructive,” and that it had been “agreed that there will be a period of transition’’ in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will spend time in Canada and the UK.” The summit at the queen’s Sandringham estate in eastern England marked the first face-toface talks with Harry since he and Meghan unveiled the controversial plan to step back from their royal roles.

“My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family,’’ the queen said in a statement. “Although we would have preferred them to remain

full-time working members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.’’

The meeting came after days of intense news coverage, in which supporters of the royal family’s feuding factions used the British media to paint conflicting pictures of who was to blame for the rift.

Buckingham Palace said “a range of possibilities” would be discussed, but the queen was determined to resolve the situation within “days, not weeks.” Buckingham Palace stressed, however, that “any decision will take time to be implemented.”

One of the more fraught questions that needs to be worked out is precisely what it means for a royal to be financially independent and what activities can be undertaken to make money. Other royals who have ventured into the world of commerce have found it complicated.

Prince Andrew, for example, has faced heated questions about his relationship with the late convict-

Colbert is ‘Tooning Out the News’ with new animated series

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also face questions on paying for taxpayer-funded security.

Home Secretary Priti Patel refused to comment, but said safety was a priority.

There were signs earlier in the day that the House of Windsor had moved to unite. Princes William and Harry issued a joint statement criticizing a newspaper article on the severe strain in their

relationship, calling the story offensive and potentially harmful as they embark on talks regarding the future of the British monarchy.

Though the statement didn’t name the newspaper, the Times of London had a front page story about the crisis in which a source alleged that Harry and Meghan had been pushed away by the “bullying attitude from” William. The joint statement insisted that the story was “false.’’

“For brothers who care so deeply about the issues surrounding mental health, the use of inflammatory language in this way is offensive and potentially harmful,” the statement said.

Pasadena, Calif.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert has yet another outlet for satire: He’s producing a new series featuring animated characters who riff on current events and interview real newsmakers. “In a time of breaking news overload, ‘Tooning Out the News’ is just what the doctor ordered,” Julie McNamara, original content executive for CBS All Access, told a TV critics meeting Sunday.

“Tooning Out the News” will stream on the platform as daily short segments and a full weekly episode.

The segments will range from five to seven minutes each, with additional material added to round out the weekly half-hour, McNamara said. Production is getting underway, she said, with a release date yet to be announced. Colbert is sharing producing duties with Chris Licht, executive producer for CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and RJ Fried and Tim Luecke. The four also work on Showtime’s animated political satire “Our Cartoon President.”

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Scorsese and ‘The Irishman’ honored by AARP

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In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018 file photo Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, and Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry watch a flypast of Royal Air Force aircraft pass over Buckingham Palace in London.

Cannes does ‘right thing’ in appointing Spike Lee to lead

By Angela Charlton The Associated Press PARIS — American director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the first black person to hold the post in the event’s 73-year history.

Festival organizers hope Lee will “shake things up” among the world’s cinema elite at the festival which runs May 12-23. And anti-racism campaigners hope Lee’s appointment wakes up the French cultural world to persistent discrimination and the damaging stereotypes it perpetuates.

Lee said he was “honored to be the first person of the African diaspora” chosen for the prestigious position.

Festival organizer Thierry Fremaux said Lee is the first black president of any major film festival, calling the decision a “message of universality.” Speaking on France’s RTL radio, Fremaux said it wasn’t a political decision, but noted that black artists are underrepresented in the cinema world.

Many of Lee’s films have been shown at Cannes, and his “BlacKkKlansman” won a major prize at Cannes two years ago. This year’s festival runs May 12-23, and the rest of the jury members will be announced in April.

“When I got the call ... I was

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In this Dec. 16, 2019 file photo, Spike Lee arrives at the world premiere of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in Los Angeles.

Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and festival organizers hope the provocative American director will “shake things up” at the gathering of the world’s cinema elite. shocked, happy, surprised and proud all at the same time,” Lee said in a letter. He said Cannes “changed the trajectory of who I became in world cinema.”

Several of Lee’s films first screened at Cannes, including “Do the Right Thing” in 1989.

Without explicitly mentioning

Lee’s career-long fight against racism or other political views, the festival said Lee’s “perspective is more valuable than ever” and that “Cannes is a natural homeland and a global sounding board for those who (re)awaken minds and question our stances and fixed ideas.”

Ladj Ly, whose film “Les Miser-

ables” echoes some of Lee’s work and tackles tensions between police and minorities in a poor Paris suburb, hailed the move by festival organizers. “Les Miserables” screened at Cannes last year and won an Oscar nomination Monday for best international film.

The honorary president of French black rights group CRAN also welcomed the appointment of a filmmaker who confronts viewers and powers-that-be with strong opinions about discrimination and police violence.

“The arts world considers itself above questions of discrimination,” Louis-Georges Tin told The Associated Press. “But the #MeToo campaign showed that sexism is all too present in the arts world.

And racism is too.”

Tin expressed hope that Lee’s role in Cannes could prompt the French cinema world to take a hard look at how it treats minorities and France’s own colonial history. In French cinema, he said, “it’s always the blacks who make you laugh and Arabs who scare you.”

Last year’s Cannes jury president was Mexican director Alejandro Iñárritu, and the festival’s top prize went to Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” who was nominated this week for best international film at the Oscars.

New York The Golden Globes may not have shown much love to filmmaker Martin Scorsese and his epic “The Irishman,” but the AARP has. The lengthy mobster’s tale was just best movie for grownups, in the 19th annual awards doled out

by AARP The Magazine.

The awards ceremony was held Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif. Scorsese, its maker, was named best director. Adam Sandler, who stepped away from roles that appealed to an audience considerably younger than the 50-plus group that the AARP awards cater to, won best actor for his serious turn as a jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” Renee Zellweger, who had the starring role in a biopic about Judy Garland, won best actress. Supporting actor awards went to Laura Dern, who played a colorful divorce lawyer in “Marriage Story,” and Tom Hanks, who was Mr. Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” The AARP also honored Annette Bening with a career achievement award. The movie awards for grownups came six days after the Golden Globes, which bypassed “The Irishman” to give its best drama film award to the World War I tale “1917.” The awards show, hosted by Tony Danza, will be shown on PBS on Jan. 19.

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The Americas to star in NBC nature series ‘The New World’ Los Angeles The Americas are getting the star treatment. NBC said Saturday it’s ordered a 10-part series, “The New World,” that will explore the wilderness and wildlife of North, Central and South America. It’s set to air in 2024. “We aim to launch this ambitious show straight out of the closing ceremony of the Olympics,” NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy told a TV critics meeting Saturday. The series promises to take viewers on a journey across the land mass that is “home to the greatest variety of life on the planet,” NBC said in a release.

Veteran producer Mike Gunton (“Life,” “Planet Earth II”) is making the series for BBC Studios Natural History Unit, in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio.

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TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 522

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Paul L. Christenbury and Stacey M. Christenbury (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Paul L. Christenbury) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 7641, Page 132, and Modification in Book 8170, Page 143, 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 January 27, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Number 2, in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT #1: Lying and Being in a Number 2 Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being located on the east side of Untz Road (S.R. No. 1444), adjoining Carter B. Fisher, George E. Mantooth, Carl S. Barnhardt, and others and being more particularly described as follows:

18 SP 244 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by George J. Harewood and Beth A. Harewood a/k/a Beth Harewood to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), which was dated August 1, 2007 and recorded on August 2, 2007 in Book 7710 at Page 93, 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

19 SP 506 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 Aphelia D. Trotter to Diedre Rhodes, Trustee(s), which was dated November 25, 2015 and recorded on November 25, 2015 in Book 11689 at Page 0143, 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 January

18 SP 780 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 Ruth C. Miller to Debbie Marsteiner and Patricia Harvey, Trustee(s), which was dated November 8, 2005 and recorded on December 15, 2005 in Book 6429 at Page 83, 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 January 29, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus

Beginning, at an iron in Untz Road (S.R. No. 1444), a common corner with Carter B. Fisher, George E. Mantooth, and others and runs through Untz Road, North 20-00-48 West (through an iron at 169.95 feet) for a total distance of 174.44 feet to an iron a common corner with George E. Mantooth, William Rankin, Carl S. Barnhardt, North 69-11-30 East 277.35 feet to an iron; thence a new line South 20-44-20 East (through an iron at 136.24 feet) for a total distance of 162.21 feet to an iron in the line of Carter B. Fisher, a new corner; thence South 66-41-30 West (through an iron at 229.01 feet) for a total distance of 279.84 feet to an iron in Untz Road, the Point of Beginning, containing 1.075 acres (including overlap and right of way areas for Untz Road and a 25 foot right of way easement), as surveyed and platted by James E. Craddock, RLS, of Concord Engineering and Surveying, Inc. on 3/20/1989.

Marshall and wife, Lois Marshall by that Deed dated 10/18/2006 and recorded 10/19/2006 in Deed Book 7093 at Page 138 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry.

Tract #3: Beginning at an iron set along the property line of Lot 52 of Rollingwood Forest and the Kenneth H. Marshall and Leta P. Marshall Parcel and thence N. 25-48-53 E. 10.40 feet to a point; thence N. 58-38-13 E. 30.50 feet to an iron set; thence N. 65-39-20 W. 17.47 feet to a point; thence S. 68-47-59 W. 49.86 feet to the place and point of Beginning, being approximately 397 square feet more or less, as shown on the survey drawn by Medlin Surveying Co. dated 9/6/06 as shown on the attached plat.

Togetherwithimprovementslocatedthereon;saidproperty being located at 7506 Untz Road, Concord, North Carolina

Being the same parcel of land conveyed to Kenneth H. Marshall and wife, Leta P. Marshall, tenants by the entirety from Kermit H. Marshall and wife, Lois Marshall by that Deed dated 12/06/1993 and recorded 12/20/1993 in Deed Book 1159 at Page 281 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry.

Being the same parcel of land conveyed to Kenneth H. Marshall and wife, Leta P. Marshall from Kermit H. Marshall and wife, Lois Marshall by that Deed dated 9/8/2006 and recorded 9/21/2006 in Deed Book 7032 at Page 308 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry.

Tract #2: Beginning at a iron found, located on the property lines between the Kermit H. Marshall and Lois Marshall 1.00 acre tract and the Kenneth H. Marshall and Leta P. Marshall 1.08 acre tract as shown on the attached survey and thence S. 22-49-16 E. 90.95 feet to an iron set, thence S. 14-10-45 E. 24.27 feet to a point, thence N. 21-00-16 West, 115.00 feet to the place and point of beginning, being approximately 166 square feet as shown on the attached survey drawn by Medlin Surveying Co. dated 9/6/06.

Being all of the above referenced property less and except the property beginning at an iron set, said iron located N. 66-41-30 E. from an iron found on the property line of Kenneth H. Marshall and Leta P. Marshall and Charter B. Fisher, thence from this point of beginning N. 14-10-45 W. 47.61 feet to a point, thence S. 21-00-16 E. to a point, thence S. 66-51-50 W. 5.66 feet to the point and place of beginning, being approximately 133 square feet as shown on the attached survey labeled exhibit drawn by Medlin Surveying Company, dated 9/6/2006.

Being the same parcel of land conveyed to Kenneth H. Marshall and wife, Leta P. Marshall from Kermit H.

Being the same parcel of land conveyed to Kermit H. Marshall and wife, Lois Marshall from Kenneth H.

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 22, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit:

($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.

Being all of Lot 40 of Hallstead Subdivision, Phase 1, Map 1, as shown on plat thereof recorded in Map Book 51, Page 36, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina, reference to which plat is hereby made for a more particular description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 680 Shellbark Drive, Concord, NC 28025.

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

29, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 115, as shown on Plat of Southside at Cannon Crossing, Map 1, recorded in Plat Book 66 at Pages 98 99, in the Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Public Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 9996 Violet Cannon Drive Northwest, Concord, NC 28027.

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

County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF NO. 2 TOWNSHIP, CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LYING AND BEING IN NO. 2 TOWNSHIP CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEDDINGTON ROAD, ADJOINING THE PROPERTY OF ELLIE BARR CRESS, LILLIAN M. SOUTHERLAND, AND GEORGE A. TUCKER, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A NAIL IN THE CENTERLINE OF WEDDINGTON ROAD, THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF CRESS, AND RUNS THENCE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF WEDDINGTON ROAD S 82-39 E. 300.03 FEET TO A POINT, THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF TUCKER; THENCE WITH THE LINE OF TUCKER S. 1-06 W (PASSING AN IRON STAKE ON LINE AT 24.8 FEET) 345.5 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF TUCKER IN THE LINE OF SOUTHERLAND; THENCE WITH THE LINE OF SOUTHERLAND S. 84-15 W (PASSING AN IRON STAKE ON LINE AT 100 FEET) 338.04 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE, THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF CRESS IN 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 George J. Harewood and Beth A. Harewood.

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 Alphelia D. Trotter.

Marshall and wife, Leta P. Marshall by that Deed dated 9/08/2006 and recorded 9/21/2006 in Deed Book 7032 at Page 311 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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,

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.

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

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

LINE OF SOUTHER LAND; THENCE WITH THE LINE OF CRESS N. 6-12 E. (PASSING AN IRON STAKE ON LINE AT 389.13 FEET) 420.13 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE PROPERTY HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED WAS ACQUIRED BY GRANTOR BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 593, PAGE 545 OF THE CABARRUS COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY. SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS, RESERVATIONS, EASEMENT, COVENANTS, OIL, GAS OR MINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD, IF ANY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 4367 Weddington Road, Concord, NC 28027.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS

IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Ruth C. Miller.

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)

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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: 1245266 (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.

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.: 15-03136-FC02

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.: 18-10359-FC02

(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-21968-FC01

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TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS 19 SP 379 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Danielle Brown to BNC Credit Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated April 7, 2016 and recorded on April 8, 2016 in Book 11863 at Page 0177, 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

CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1604 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JEFFREY A. BUCHANAN DATED JULY 29, 2016 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9913 AT PAGE 112 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1607 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ZACHARIAH C. DICKEY AND MALLARIE DICKEY AKA MALLARY D. DICKEY DATED AUGUST 19, 2016 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9926 AT PAGE 362 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP1516 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY TAMMIE L. HAMILTON DATED NOVEMBER 22, 1999 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 5195 AT PAGE 415 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 29, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 38 of Azalea Estates, Map 2, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Map Book 69 at Page 65, Cabarrus County Registry. Being the same property conveyed to the Borrower(s) herein by Deed recorded contemporaneously herewith. Parcel #: 5612451843 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 2440 Spruce Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

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

tained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on January 27, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Jeffrey A. Buchanan, dated July 29, 2016 to secure the original principal amount of $71,000.00, and recorded in Book 9913 at Page 112 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

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will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on January 27, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Zachariah C. Dickey and Mallarie Dickey aka Mallary D. Dickey, dated August 19, 2016 to secure the original principal amount of $84,273.00, and recorded in Book 9926 at Page 362 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 326 Dudley Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 9497-89-9524 Present Record Owners: Zachariah Dickey and Mallarie Dickey

will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on January 27, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Tammie L. Hamilton, dated November 22, 1999 to secure the original principal amount of $95,000.00, and recorded in Book 5195 at Page 415 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee

Address of property: 303 Ontra Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311 Tax Parcel ID: 0439-95-4593 Present Record Owners: The Estate of Tammie L. Hamilton

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1654

cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on January 27, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed John H Rasnake and Carla Sanchez-Rasnake, dated August 20, 2009 to secure the original principal amount of $180,775.00, and recorded in Book 8236 at Page 473 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record.

Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOHN H RASNAKE AND CARLA SANCHEZ-RASNAKE DATED AUGUST 20, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 8236 AT PAGE 473 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1605 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GLORIA J. BROWN AND MARK A. NELSON DATED JULY 18, 2003 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 6195 AT PAGE 68 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1643 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WILLIAM BANKS DATED MAY 17, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7598 AT PAGE 0503 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder

GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 19 CVS 4931 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff, vs.

Cumberland County; Jessica Leigh Oakes a/k/a Jessica Maples; Michael J. Maples a/k/a Michael Jon Maples; Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC,

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jeremy B. Wilkins, Commissioner, pursuant to the Order/Judgment entered in the above-captioned case on December 2, 2019 (“Order”), and by virtue of the appointment, power and authority contained in that Order, has been authorized and ordered to sell the property commonly known as 8509 Appleridge Drive, Linden, NC 28356 (“Property”). Said Prop-

Address of property: 312 Oates Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311 Tax Parcel ID: 0439-79-4132 Present Record Owners: John H. Rasnake and Carla Sanchez-Rasnake And Being more commonly known as: 312 Oates Dr,

said county at 10:30AM on January 27, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Gloria J. Brown and Mark A. Nelson, dated July 18, 2003 to secure the original principal amount of $61,175.00, and recorded in Book 6195 at Page 68 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 1043 Revere St, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tax Parcel ID: 0407-50-2185Present Record Owners: Gloria J. Brown And Being more commonly known as: 1043 Revere St, Fayetteville, NC 28304

for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on January 27, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed William Banks, dated May 17, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $66,800.00, and recorded in Book 7598 at Page 0503 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 936 Winterberry Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 9487-60-2069 Present Record Owners: William Banks And Being more commonly known as: 936 Winterber-

erty is secured by the Deed of Trust executed by Michael J. Maples and Brigette A. Maples, dated December 20, 1994 and recorded on December 21, 1994 in Book 4256 at Page 0707 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on December 20, 1994 in Book 4256, Page 0709 of the Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. The Property shall be sold together with improvements located thereon, towards satisfaction of the debt due by Michael J. Maples, and secured by the lien against such property in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

The Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest bidder at a public auction at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 29, 2020 at 1:30PM the following described real property (including all improvements thereon) located in Cumberland County, North Carolina and described as follows: Being all of Lot 33, Woodland Run, Section One, as shown on plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 56, Page 29, Cumberland County, North Carolina, Registry.

It is the intent of this deed of trust to also convey title to the following described mobile home located on the above

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 Danielle Brown.

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

cock St, Hope Mills, NC 28348 Tax Parcel ID: 0425-74-7695Present Record Owners: Jeffrey A. Buchanan And Being more commonly known as: 2919 Peacock St, Hope Mills, NC 28348 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Jeffrey A. Buchanan.

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

And Being more commonly known as: 326 Dudley Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Zachariah Dickey and Mallarie Dickey.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),

And Being more commonly known as: 303 Ontra Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Tammie L. Hamilton.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated

Fayetteville, NC 28311 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are John H. Rasnake and Carla Sanchez-Rasnake.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Gloria J. Brown.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING.

ry Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are William Banks.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale

described property: 1991 Hort mobile home, serial number H94499GL-R. Further, it is the interest of the Grantor herein that said mobile home shall be considered as a part of the real property described above.

The above described property will be sold, transferred and conveyed “AS IS, WHERE IS” subject to liens or encumbrances of record which are superior to such Deed of Trust, together with all unpaid taxes and assessments and any recorded releases. Neither the Commissioner nor the holder of the debt secured by such Deed of Trust, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Commissioner or the holder of the debt make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health, or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. The Commissioner shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed, without any covenants or warranties, express or implied.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 1-339.29 (c) in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the judge or clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is

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.

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.: 19-07935-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

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

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Or-

whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

der for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is January 6, 2020.

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vided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is January 6, 2020.

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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is pro-

with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is January 6, 2020.

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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least

the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is January 6, 2020.

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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement

Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is January 6, 2020.

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will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

The date of this Notice is January 6, 2020.

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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current record owners of the property as reflected on the records of the CUMBERLAND COUNTY Register of Deeds’ office not more than ten (10) days prior to the date hereof are Michael J. Maples.

A cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchasing price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price of bid in cash or certified check at the time the Commissioner tenders a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price of bid at that time, said

bidder shall remain liable on said bid as provided for under North Carolina law.

The sale will be reported to the court and will remain open for advance or upset bids for a period of ten (10) days as required by law. If the Commissioner is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Commissioner. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Commissioner, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1527 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY FERNANDO L. LOPEZ BERMUDEZ AKA FERNANDO L. LOPEZ-BERMUDEZ AND NORIMAR LLANOS RIVERA DATED DECEMBER 17, 2014 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 09563 AT PAGE 0605 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

19 SP 832 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 Billy E. Owens and Fannie L. Owens to Commonwealth Real Estate Information Services, Trustee(s), which was dated July 20, 2011 and recorded on July 27, 2011 in Book 08688 at Page 0731, 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 January

19 SP 1306 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 Tristan D. Lehman-McMath and Kayla L. Lehman-McMath to Donna Bradford, Trustee(s), which was dated February 12, 2018 and recorded on February 12, 2018 in Book 10250 at Page 378, 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

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:00PM on January 21, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Fernando L. Lopez Bermudez aka Fernando L. Lopez-Bermudez and Norimar Llanos Rivera, dated December 17, 2014 to secure the original principal amount of $162,300.00, and recorded in Book 09563 at Page 0605 of the Cumberland County Public Registry.

The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: Parkton, NC 28371

4918 Ubet Pl,

29, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 41 OF FAIRWAY FOREST, SECTION ONE, PART TWO AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 56, PAGE 51, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. BEING THE SAME PREMISES THAT WAS CONVEYED UNTO BILLY E. OWENS, AND WIFE FANNIE L. OWENS, BY DEED FROM DICKENS AND BASS REALTY, INC., DATED APRIL 23RD 1990, AND RECORDED APRIL 23RD, 1990 AT BOOK 3574 PAGE 29 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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

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 January 22, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 11, in a subdivision known as REVISED JENNINGS FARM SUBDIVISION, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 67, Page 53 Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 561 Jennings Farm Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

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All that certain parcel of land lying and being situated in the County of Cumberland State of NC, to-wit:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joe Allen Gore to Fidelity Title Insurance, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of May, 2016, and recorded in Book 09870, Page 0495, 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 January 27, 2020 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: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, and is described as follows:

BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the southwestern margin of U.S. Highway No. 301, said point of beginning being located South 34 degrees 24 minutes West, 265.0 feet from the southwestern corner of the tract as heretofore conveyed to Juuus A. McCall by deed recorded in Book No. 1173, Page No. 602 Cumberland County Registry, and runs thence from said point of beginning and as said highway margin South 34 degrees, 23 minutes West, 105.0 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 61 degrees, 13 minutes East, 212.1 feet to an iron pipe in tim middle of a ditch and in the southern line of the tract of which this is a part; thence North 34 degrees, 23 minutes East, 99.5 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 59 degrees, 37 minutes West, 211.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 49/100 acres more or less.

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customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 27, 2020 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 No 50 in a subdivision known as the Lakes, Section One, Part A, according to a plat duly recorded in Plat Book 47, Page 43, Cumberland County Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5816 Lagu Place, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Shannon Diane Wheat and Sydney Criado Wheat to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of May, 2017, and recorded in Book 10090, Page 0783, 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

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 696

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeffrey C. Hollers, Jr. and Susan Thomson Hollers to John C. Warren, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of July, 2004, and recorded in Book 6580, Page 762, 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 January 27, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 742

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Victor Clark and Evelyn Clark to Daughtry, Woodward, Lawrence, ET AL, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of February, 2006, and recorded in Book 7163, Page 819, 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 January 27, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1633

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joshua D. Hill, Courtney Hill (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Joshua D. Hill and Courtney Hill) to Tom Wood, Trustee(s), dated August 12, 2016, and recorded in Book No. 9921, at Page 381 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note 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 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 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location des-

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And Being more commonly known as: 4918 Ubet Pl, Parkton, NC 28371 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Fernando L. Lopez-Bermudez and Norimar Llamos Rivera.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments

I:

II:

Beginning at an iron pipe in the eastern margin of U.S. Highway 301 in Cumberland County, North Carolina the same being the northwest corner of Tract I and running thence with the said eastern margin of said U.S. Highway #301 North 34 degrees 23 minutes East a distance of 105 feet to a second iron pipe located at the intersection of the eastern margin of U.S. Highway #301 with the southern

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-

particularly described as follows: TRACT I: BEING all of Lot 443 in VanStory Hills, Section III, Part I, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 22, page 49, Cumberland County, North Carolina, Registry.

TRACT II: BEGINNING at a point in the northern margin of Edgewater Drive said beginning point being northeast 455.74 feet measured along said margin from the point of curvature therein where the same begins to curve to intersect the eastern margin of Westchester Drive and running thence for a first call North 13 degrees 07 minutes West 183.71 feet to a stake; thence North 76 degrees 52 minutes East 66.06 feet to a stake; thence with the dividing line between Lots 442 and 443 South 8 degrees 11 minutes East 186.58 feet to a point in the northern margin of Edgewater Drive; thence with the northern margin of Edgewater Drive on a curve to the southwest, the radius of which is 580.30 feet, an arc distance of 50 feet to the point of beginning and being the eastern half of Lot 442 VanStory Hills, Section III, Part I, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in the Cumberland County, North Carolina, Registry, in Book of Plats 22, page 49.

Together with improvements located thereon; said proper-

situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 62 in a subdivision known as Cedar Falls, Section One, Phase One, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 114, Page 131, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1504 Royal Springs Street, 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,

ignated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 27, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 213 Acorn Ridge, Section Two, Subdivision known as “Zero Lot Line” Development, and being duly recorded in Book of Plats 112, Page 011, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1438 Oldstead Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 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 N.C.G.S. 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

including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

current owner(s) of the property is/are Billy E. Owens and wife, Fannie L. Owens.

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.

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.

(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 Tristan D. Lehman-McMath and wife, Kayla L. Lehman-McMath.

margin of an unnamed sixty foot roadway; thence South 58 degrees East a distance of 210 feet to a third iron pipe in the southern margin said sixty foot roadway; thence South 34 degrees 23 minutes West a distance of 99.5 feet to an iron pipe, the same being the northeast corner of the aforesaid lot conveyed to Johnny Drew; thence North 59 degrees 37 minutes West a distance of 211 feet to the place and point of beginning, and being Lot #2 containing 0.49 acres.

not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is December 30, 2019.

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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has

Said property is commonly known as 4326 Bridge Street, Hope Mills, NC 28348.

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

Parcel ID(s): 0403-99-5801

TRACT

Tax Parcel ID: 0403-32-4692Present Record Owners: Fernando L. Lopez-Bermudez and Norimar Llamos Rivera

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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-05233-FC01

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

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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.

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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

ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of 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.

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ty being located at 2534 South Edgewater Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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.

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Togetherwithimprovementslocatedthereon;saidproperty being located at 4420 Dunn Road, Eastover, North Carolina.

Parcel

ID:

0469-74-4302

Commonlyknownas4420DunnRoad,Eastover,NC 28312 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 ($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.

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.

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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 are expressly 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 its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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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.

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TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP1297 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY FRANK ARCHULETA DATED APRIL 26, 2013 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9175 AT PAGE 668 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-

18 SP 692 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 Markis M. Guy, a married man to John B. Third, Trustee(s), which was dated July 31, 2017 and recorded on August 1, 2017 in Book 10142 at Page 0236, 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 January

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 18SP1086 NOTICE OF SALE IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ANNA CORDOVA AND LANTHA WADE DATED JUNE 29, 2016 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9890 AT PAGE 390 AND CORRECTED BY AFFIDAVIT RECORDED AUGUST 16, 2018 IN BOOK 10362, PAGE 1 AND FURTHER CORRECTED BY AFFIDAVIT RECORDED AUGUST 20, 2018 IN BOOK 10363, PAGE 708 AND FURTHER CORRECTED BY AFFIDAVIT RECORDED OCTOBER 2, 2018 IN BOOK 10384, PAGE 422 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-

tained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:00PM on January 21, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Frank Archuleta, dated April 26, 2013 to secure the original principal amount of $95,000.00, and recorded in Book 9175 at Page 668 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: Spring Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28314

715

Rock

29, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 21, in a subdivision known as Revere’s Run, Section Two, and the same being duly recorded in Plat Book 80, Page 61, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5326 Amberhill Court, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR

tained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on January 27, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Anna Cordova and Lantha Wade, dated June 29, 2016 to secure the original principal amount of $134,518.00, and recorded in Book 9890 at Page 390 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: Choen Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311

3444

Mc-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1309

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described real property located in County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, being more particularly described as follows:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert C. Wakeman and Michelle S. Wakeman to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of January, 2016, and recorded in Book 9796, Page 0718, 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 January 27, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Rockville, in the County of Cumberland, North

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

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 402

location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 27, 2020 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 7, Parcel 3, in a subdivision known as Penmark Place, according to a plat of the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 118, Page 82 and Book of Plats 122, Page 42, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 130 Pennmark Place, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Blanca Reyes, (Blanca Reyes, Deceased) (Heir of Blanca Reyes: Diego McClaskey and Unknown Heirs of Blanca Reyes) to Kelly B. Baumgardner and Jerry B. Flowers, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of April, 2017, and recorded in Book 10080, Page 0746, 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 18 SP 404

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Manno Guerrier to Rick Skogg, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of March, 2004, and recorded in Book 6476, Page 141, 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 January 27, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1609

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jamie U. Tabisz-Smith, Robyn Ward (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jamie U. Tabisz-Smith) to National Title Network, Trustee(s), dated June 1, 2013, and recorded in Book No. 09209, at Page 0252 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note 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 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 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 27, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1592

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Bobbie C. Faircloth, James Robert Faircloth, Heirs of James Robert Faircloth: Bobbie C. Faircloth (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Bobbie C. Faircloth and James Robert Faircloth) to Jerry Baker, Trustee(s), dated August 29, 2001, and recorded in Book No. 5549, at Page 0605 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note 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 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 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 27, 2020 and will sell to the highest

BEING all of Lot No. 40 in a Subdivision known as TANGLEWOOD SOUTH, SECTION 3, PART 2, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 78 Page 58, CumberlandCountyRegistry,andbeingaportionoftheproperty conveyed to Grantors by deed recorded in Book 3699 Page 300, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 171 Linwood Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

It is the intention of this Deed to convey with the above described real property that certain manufactured home located on said lot with Vehicle Identification Number 45-14-0349-FB & 45-14-0349-FA and is described as one 1992 Glen Haven Manufactured Home.

PropertyAddress:171LinwoodRoad,Fayetteville,NC28306

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

being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 34 in a subdivision known as COTTONWOOD ESTATES, SECTION ONE (1), according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 83, Page 167, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 203 Grummen Road, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

PIN: 0413-93-1890Trustee 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-

County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, and is described as follows: Being all of Lot No. 373, in a subdivision known as “Aaran Lakes West, Section Seven”, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 52, Page 83, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2012 Cobblestone Place, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 0405-08-7391 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 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 N.C.G.S. 7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-

bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Stedman in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 21 in a Subdivision known as BLAWELL according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 35, Page 10 Cumberland County, North Carolina, Registry; Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 684 Blawell Circle, Stedman, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 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 N.C.G.S. 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,

Tax Parcel ID: 0417-13-2050 Present Record Owners: The Heirs of Frank Archuleta And Being more commonly known as: 715 Rock Spring Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Heirs of Frank Archuleta.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly

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 Markis M.Guy. 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

Tax Parcel ID: 0429-83-7056Present Record Owners: Anna Cordova and Lantha Wade And Being more commonly known as: 3444 McChoen Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Anna Cordova and Lantha Wade.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly

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

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is December 30, 2019.

19-107290 Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate

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

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

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate

the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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The date of this Notice is December 16, 2019.

18-100972 Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

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APN: 0424-85-7905 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the pur-

chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property 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.

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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

is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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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.

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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 are expressly 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 its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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 are expressly 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 its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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.

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the effective date of the termination.

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TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1593

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Fogel, Amanda Fogel (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David Fogel and Amanda Fogel) to WFG National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated September 7, 2018, and recorded in Book No. 10376, at Page 0411 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note 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 Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness

JOHNSTON 19 SP 431 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 Ronald Wilson and Pamela Wilson to Prlap, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated February 8, 2010 and recorded on February 15, 2010 in Book 3813 at Page 1, 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 fore-

ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 703

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Chancy L. Childress and Kelly C. Childress to John B. Third, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of December, 2017, and recorded in Book 4708, Page 530, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 748

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Keon Devontae Pondexter and Grace Shaisha Pondexter to Donald P. Eggleston, Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of February, 2015, and recorded in Book 4267, Page 468, 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 January 30, 2020 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: All that certain lot or parcel of land situate in

RANDOLPH IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RANDOLPH COUNTY 17SP377 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY BRUCE A. COX A SINGLE MAN AND RENEE W. BEESON DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 1998 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1577 AT PAGE 340 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 2, 2016 AT BOOK 2479, PAGE 396 IN THE RANDOLPH COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RANDOLPH COUNTY 19sp351 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY FRED THOMAS FLOWERS AND KIMBERLY LEIGH COX FLOWERS DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK RE1894 AT PAGE 2661 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED DECEMBER 18, 2008 IN BOOK RE2108 PAGE 740 AND FURTHER MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED ON MARCH 6, 2012 AT BOOK RE2275, PAGE 109 AND FURTHER MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED ON JANUARY 6, 2014 AT BOOK RE2371, PAGE 43 IN THE RANDOLPH COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RANDOLPH COUNTY 19SP49 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY BOBBY L. MCDANIEL AND PEGGY MCDANIEL DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1953 AT PAGE 2026 IN THE RANDOLPH COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and hold-

STANLY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION STANLY COUNTY 19sp139 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JEREMY SMITH AND EMILY SMITH DATED JULY 8, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1291 AT PAGE 429 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED JUNE 22, 2018 IN BOOK 1647 AT PAGE 759 IN THE STANLY COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 27, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 120 in a subdivision known as Emerald Gardens, Section Four, Part Three, as per plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 44, Page 19, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1931 Nordic Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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

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.

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Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 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 N.C.G.S. 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 are expressly 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

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 January 28, 2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in the City of Willow Springs, Johnston County, North Carolina containing acres, more or less, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 8, Phase II, Bayridge subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 35, beginning at or including pge 371.

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

Said property is commonly known as 2490 White Memorial Church Rd, Willow Spring, NC 27592.

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 Wilson.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental

agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return

the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-09132-FC01

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 January 23, 2020 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 48 and 48A, Simpon’s Crossing, Section III, as recorded in Map Book 60, at Page 208, Onslow County Registry. Said Map being incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 174 Christy Drive, Beulaville, North Carolina.

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-

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 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

BEING the same property which, by General Warranty Deed dated September 29, 2011, and recorded on October 6, 2011 among the Land Records of the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, in Deed Book 3661, Page 333, was granted and conveyed by Garland W. Tuton and Sue C. Tuton unto Carolina Forest Developers, LLC.

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 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1282223 (FC.FAY)

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-

the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 78E as shown on the plat entitled “FINAL PLAT THE VILLAGE AT THE GLEN SECTION II-B AT CAROLINA FOREST” as recorded in Map Book 66, Page 8, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 110 Waterstone Lane, Jacksonville, North Carolina. **FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY** THE improvements thereon being known as 110 Waterstone Lane, Jacksonville, NC 28546 Tax THE ERTY

ID No. ABOVE DESCRIBED WAS TAKEN IN FEE

157532 PROPSIMPLE.

BEING the same property which, by General Warranty Deed dated June 4, 2014, and recorded on June 5, 2014 among the Land Records of the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, in Deed Book 4159, Page 686, was granted and conveyed by Carolina Forest Developers, LLC unto Keon Devontae Pondexter and Grace Shaisha Pondexter.

of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on January 22, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Randolph County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Bruce A. Cox A Single Man and Renee W. Beeson, dated September 26, 1998 to secure the original principal amount of $65,542.00, and recorded in Book 1577 at Page 340 of the Randolph County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record.

Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 4950 Poplar Ridge Rd, Trinity, NC 27370 Tax Parcel ID: 7714149677 Present Record Owners: Bruce A. Cox

of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00PM on January 29, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Randolph County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Fred Thomas Flowers and Kimberly Leigh Cox Flowers, dated November 8, 2004 to secure the original principal amount of $51,056.00, and recorded in Book RE1894 at Page 2661 of the Randolph County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record.

Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

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

and Renee W. Beeson And Being more commonly known as: 4950 Poplar Ridge Rd, Trinity, NC 27370 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Bruce A. Cox and Renee W. Beeson.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),

Leigh Cox Flowers And Being more commonly known as: 136 Dove Meadows Dr, Archdale, NC 27263 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Kimberly Leigh Cox Flowers.

whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Firm Case No: 1008 - 1554

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: 1272336 (FC.FAY)

The date of this Notice is December 17, 2019.

04-57853 Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

Suite

400

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

The date of this Notice is January 8, 2020.

07-97432 Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

Suite

400

Address of property: 136 Dove Meadows Dr, Archdale, NC 27263 Tax Parcel ID: 7728055453 Present Record Owners: Kimberly

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),

er of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00PM on January 29, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Randolph County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Bobby L. McDaniel and Peggy McDaniel, dated November 16, 2005 to secure the original principal amount of $42,500.00, and recorded in Book 1953 at Page 2026 of the Randolph County Public Registry.

The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 5092A Tobacco Rd, Trinity, NC 27370 Tax Parcel ID: 30846 (REID); 7726-98-4757 (PIN) Present Record Owners: The Estate of

Peggy C. McDaniel And Being more commonly known as: 5092A Tobacco Rd, Trinity, NC 27370 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Peggy C. McDaniel.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the

amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date con-

tained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is January 8, 2020.

18-102648 Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on January 30, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Stanly County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Jeremy Smith and Emily Smith, dated July 8, 2009 to secure the original principal amount of $149,748.00, and recorded in Book 1291 at Page 429 of the Stanly County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 5694 Old

Thompson Rd, Norwood, NC 28128 Tax Parcel ID: 657202765610 Present Record Owners: Jeremy Daniel Smith and Emily Hiscox Smith And Being more commonly known as: 5694 Old Thompson Rd, Norwood, NC 28128 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Jeremy Daniel Smith and Emily Hiscox Smith.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly

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

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on

or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is January 9, 2020.

17-090144 Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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TAKE NOTICE UNION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 597

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Collin T. Grooms and Ashley L. Cook to David Brown, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of August, 2007, and recorded in Book 04652, Page 0074, 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 foreclo-

WAKE WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Carl Williams #0439702 16 SP 2691 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY

sure sales, at 1:00 PM on January 30, 2020 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 20, Woodbridge Subdivision, Map 2, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I, filed No. 24-25, Union County, North Carolina Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4226 Lawrence Daniel Drive, Matthews, North Carolina.

Deed Page

Reference: 297 and

Book Book 4241,

4228, page

at 797.

The improvements thereon being known as 4226 Lawrence Daniel Drive, Matthews, NC 28104 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 AND COURT: Wake County Superior CRIME AND SENTENCE: 1st Degree Burglary; LIFE CONVICTION DATE: 11-03-1994 The N.C. Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission are notifying you that it is investigating the

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 29, 2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Timothy Aaron Johnson and Kimberle Faithe Johnson to Moore & Alphin, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated October 31, 2005 and recorded on November 1, 2005 in Book 011667 at Page 00350 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on May 16, 2013 in Book 015273, Page 00106, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Lying and being in the City of Rolesville, Wake Forest Township, WAKE County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

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

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

19 SP 1827 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 29, 2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY

All of Lot 165 in The Village at Rolesville Subdivision, Phase 2, Tract 4, as shown on the map recorded in Book of Maps 2004, Page 205, Wake County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Said property is commonly known as 601 Doddington Drive, Rolesville, NC 27571.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Hector Roman Montoya, Sr. and Rebecca Hamilton Montoya a/k/a Rebecca H. Montoya to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated March 3, 2005 and recorded on March 4, 2005 in Book 11251 at Page 01955, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

BEING all of Lot 205, Granite Ridge Subdivision, Phase 4, as shown and recorded in Book of Maps 2003, Pages 1207 & 1208, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1929 Red Quartz Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610.

18 SP 1725 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 29, 2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Anginette Hall to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated October 19, 2012 and recorded on October 19, 2012 in Book 14980 at Page 114, 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

18 SP 2325 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 Nelva A. Goodson to W.R. Starkey Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated December 19, 2007 and recorded on December 27, 2007 in Book 012891 at Page 02386, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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

All of Lot 181, Maybrook Crossings Subdivision, Phase 3, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2004, Pages 67-69 (Page 67), Wake County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 2527 Crescent Forest Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610.

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

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 29, 2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 463, Worthdale Subdivision, Section 6, as shown on a map recorded in Book of Maps 1963 Page 31, Wake County Registry.

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 3005 Little John Road, Raleigh, NC 27610.

14 SP 1570 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 29, 2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Dishelia Denise Williams to Ronald D. Haley, Trustee(s), which was dated September 11, 2009 and recorded on September 11, 2009 in Book 013695 at Page 00210, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Being all of Lot 17, Walnut Bluffs Subdivision, as depicted in Book of Maps 2001, Page 52, Wake County Registry, also recorded at Book of Maps 2000, Page 1327, Wake County Registry.

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 2100 Walnut Bluff’s Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610.

15 SP 1076 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 22, 2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY

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

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tewanna Denise White and Emmanuel Brent Sanders to Donna Trione, Trustee(s), which was dated July 31, 2001 and recorded on August 1, 2001 in Book 009022 at Page 01562 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on August 12, 2010 in Book 014033, Page 00543 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on January 3, 2012 in Book 014599, Page 02417, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

BEING all of Lot 33 of Cross Link Trace Subdivision, Phase Two, as shown in Book of Maps 1999, Page 1480 of the Wake County Registry.

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

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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 14SP3679

will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on January 21, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Joseph Dwight Fuquay, dated February 23, 2004 to secure the original principal amount of $95,562.00, and recorded in Book 10694 at Page 518 of the Wake County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOSEPH DWIGHT FUQUAY DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 10694 AT PAGE 518 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee

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

Said property is commonly known as 2905 Dandridge Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610.

Address of property: 129 Winchester Drive, Wendell, NC 27591 Tax Parcel ID: 0104586 Present Record Owners: J o s e p h Dwight Fuquay And Being more commonly known as: 129 Winchester

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 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: 1287069 (FC.FAY)

above-referenced case for parole via the Mutual Agreement Parole Program (MAPP). MAPP is a scholastic and vocational program that is a three-way agreement between the Commission, the Division of Prisons and the offender.

This notice is being sent to you in order for the Commission to comply with North Carolina G.S. 15A-1371(3).

Information gathered during the investigation from persons for and against parole of the individual, as well as the facts of the case, will be considered by the Commission in

making its decision. Upon completion of the investigation, the Commission will render their final decision and you will be notified within ten days of that decision.

The state’s current sentencing law, Structured Sentencing, eliminates parole for crimes committed on or after Oct. 1, 1994. However, the Commission has the responsibility of paroling offenders who were sentenced under previous sentencing guidelines.

If you have questions concerning this matter, please

feel free to contact the Commission at 919-716-3010.

(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.

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.

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.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Timothy Aaron Johnson and wife, Kimberle Faithe Johnson and Cherness, LLC.

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 Hector Roman Montoya, Sr. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and

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 Anginette Hall.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and

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 Nelva A. Goodson.

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.

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 Disheila Denise Williams.

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 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 Emmanuel Brent Sanders and wife, Tewanna Denise White.

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

Drive, Wendell, NC 27591 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Joseph Dwight Fuquay.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-13709-FC02

loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-00836-FC01

loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-19543-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.: 11-06662-FC03

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-03200-FC01

Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-06647-FC02

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee

the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement

prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is December 19, 2019.

11-014383 Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

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