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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019

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Miss Jacksonville, Alexandra Badgett was crowned Miss North Carolina 2019 Saturday Night in Raleigh. Here she is pictured surrounded by fellow contestants celebrating her win. You can read more about the pageant on A2 and online at nsjonline.com.

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State officials are appealing a federal judge’s decision that struck down North Carolina’s ban on abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy except in a medical emergency. A lawyer for North Carolina’s Department of Justice filed the notice of appeal to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, hours before the appeal window was to have expired. The department filed the notice after conferring with Republicans leading the General Assembly, which approved the challenged law.

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New GOP chair talks RNC, Senate primary By A.P. Dillon North State Journal

Repeal of tuition surcharge heads to governor The General Assembly has decided that UNC system students shouldn’t be subject to penalties that could cost them thousands of extra dollars to get their degrees. The House voted overwhelmingly on Monday night for a measure that eliminates the 50 percent tuition surcharge on students who exceed set credithour limits before completing their fouror five-year program to obtain a bachelor’s degree. The bill already passed the Senate and now goes to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk. A surcharge of some kind has been in place since the 1990s and was designed to encourage students to finish their degrees on time. But senators pushing the bill say the surcharge disproportionately affects older students and transfer students and could harm veterans seeking degrees.

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RALEIGH — New N.C. GOP Chairman Michael Whatley sat down with North State Journal last week to discuss his vision for a “reset” of the state party. In part 2 of that interview with Whatley, he noted the importance of the upcoming 2020 Republican National Convention and applauded the special host committee that is handling most of the arrangements. “I think Charlotte did a fantastic job hosting the Democratic Convention and they’re really, really strong,” said Whatley. “They got chosen for this for a reason, and I think the city’s going to be able to put together a very good event. I think the state’s going to look really good coming out of this.” Charlotte was the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which was held at Time Warner Cable Arena (now called Spectrum Center). Republicans’ choice of Charlotte for their convention further confirms the Old North State as the epicenter of national battleground states. “Absolutely, we’re the eye of the hurricane,” said Whatley. “We’re a top-four state for President Trump’s reelect. Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida are going to be absolutely critical. “We’re going to have the most expensive Senate race in the country, and we’ve got a fantastic opportunity to pick up a Republican governorship,” Whatley added. “I think when you look at all of this on a national scale,

yeah, we are the eye of the hurricane.” On the topic of Republican governorships, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has made no secret of the fact that he’s going to be running. Whatley said that if Forest manages to not have a primary opponent then “obviously, we support him on day one.” Heading into 2020, the U.S. Senate primary race between Sen. Thom Tillis and Tucker Garland will draw a lot of attention — and money. “Obviously, Thom has advantages as an incumbent,” said Whatley. “And Tucker has advantages running as an outsider. So far at this point, we’ll wait and see who comes out of that and make sure that we have the party in a position to help whoever comes up the primary.” Whatley said he sees tremendous opportunities for the NCGOP and Republicans in the state going into 2020, and highlighting economic freedom and education messages is part of it. “There’s a reason why we’ve gone from 1% to 2% economic growth under President Obama to 3% or 4% under President Trump, and we need to remind all of North Carolina that that’s the case,” said Whatley. Whatley pointed to the changes the state has seen under Republican leadership, citing tax cuts, regulatory relief and business recruitment. “We are looking at North Carolina record job increases,” Whatley said. “We’re looking at record wage increases, we’ve got See WHATLEY, page A2

By David Larson North State Journal RALEIGH —Republican budget writers at the North Carolina General Assembly on Monday held a press conference introducing their $24 billion compromise budget after debating differences between Senate and House priorities. A compromise with Gov. Roy

Cooper on his priorities, however, is not represented in the deal, and legislative leaders say that’s because he has refused to work with them on creating concrete positions on which to negotiate. “The House and the Senate have reached an agreement on a budget,” Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) said at the press conference. “The specifics could change; in fact, I hope they do change based on specific compromise proposals, if we receive them, from the goverSee BUDGET, page A2

Vidant funding resolution in the works By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — A dispute involving the legislature’s $35 million in funding cuts to Vidant healthcare may be close to a resolution as the budget for fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 is being finalized. The office of Rep. Greg Murphy (R-Pitt) confirmed a report that a budget agreement is being hammered out which would restore Vidant’s funding and Medicaid reimbursements so long as the UNC Board of Governors’ retains the ability to appoint 45% of the members of the hospital’s board of trustees. The proposed agreement includes a new provision for $15 million for construction of a new medical school. These funds for the new school facility would start in 2020-21 and funds thereafter would be conditional based on “existence of and compliance with an affiliation agreement” between UNC or East Carolina University and the “primary affiliated teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine.” The Vidant funding cuts will take effect on July 1 unless legislators, UNC and Vidant can reach an agreement. Earlier this month, a letter sent by House Speaker Tim Moore (R-King’s Mountain) and Majority Leader Rep. John Bell (R-Wayne) to Rep. Kandie Smith (D-Pitt) said in part that “we are close to securing an agreement to restore funding for Vidant’s teaching hospital at ECU, and provide additional funds requested by the Brody School of Medicine.” “First and foremost, I am incredibly pleased to hear that the concerns of those who live in Eastern North Carolina have been made a priority as the budget conference committee negotiates the final budget,” Rep. Smith said in response to the letter. See VIDANT, page A2

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Miss Jacksonville wins Miss North Carolina Alexandra Badgett is a graduate of Univ. of South Carolina By Lauren Rose North State Journal

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RALEIGH — Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium hosted its 40th Miss North Carolina pageant, and the North Carolina organization staged its first downtown parade in a tribute to Miss America’s famous “Show Us Your Shoes” parade. With the current Miss America and Miss USA hailing from the

Tarheel State, contestants vying to be the new Miss North Carolina competed for the first time under what is called the Miss America 2.0 system — updated scoring rules that place 50% of the contest on the talent competition and eliminate the traditional swimsuit competition. Alexandra Badgett, Miss Jacksonville, was crowned Miss North Carolina at the end of the competition. Badgett promoted her social impact initiative of “N.I.N.E – No Is Not Enough,” aiming to deepen the message of the anti-rape anthem “no means no.” She tap danced to “Suit and Tie” in the tal-

ent competition. The rest of the top five were, Miss Greenville, Jerenae Raeford (1st Runner Up); Miss Greater Sampson County, Carli Batson (2nd Runner Up); Miss Charlotte, Autumn Hubbard (3rd Runner Up); and Miss Capital City, Grace Dirig (4th Runner Up). Even with the format changes, on Saturday night, the glitz and glam were still on full display. The event was televised live on ABC 11 WTVD to the Raleigh television market. Other outlets did not pick up the live feed. The telecast was the top show in the local market for its timeslot. The live internet stream was available in all markets. The fast-paced competition, produced by Dunn-native Jacob Godwin, featured 42 contestants and production numbers that included young ladies from Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen compe-

tition and the elementary schoolaged North Carolina Princesses. Amber Rupinta, anchor at ABC 11, and Dana Rosengard, managing editor of an NBC affiliate in Maine, served as co-hosts of the event. Judges for this year’s competition were Steven Reeves, an artist from Virginia; Dennis Momyer, a retired chiropractor from Honolulu, Hawaii; Michael Hanna, a finance consultant from Texas; Kyle Pendleton, Director of Harm Reduction for Zeta Tau Alpha sorority from Indiana; Kelly Shatat, founder of Moon & Lola from Apex; Karen Bloomquist Elson, a sales and marketing professional and former Miss North Carolina from Atlanta; and Bree Branker, a model and former Radio City Rockette from Raleigh. Badgett will make her first major appearance at the N.C. 4th of July Festival in Southport next week.

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VIDANT from page A1 The issue of Vidant’s funding cut goes back to a lawsuit filed by the UNC System that accuses Vidant and Pitt County of a breach of contract by stripping the UNC System of appointees to the Vidant board. The same day the complaint was filed the General Assembly voted to cut $35 million in funds to Vidant. The funding and board member arrangement between Vidant and the UNC Board of Governors goes back to 1975. The most recently updated contract between UNC and Vidant calls for a 20-member board of trustees of which 11 are appointed by Pitt County commissioners and the UNC Board of Governors appoints 9. According to the UNC complaint filed on May 10 in Wake County, Pitt County Commissioners ran afoul of the agreement between the two entities when they voted on April 22nd to remove all 9 seats allotted to the UNC Board of Governors and give them to Vidant. UNC and Vidant entered into mediation five days after Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour granted UNC a 10-day, temporary restraining order against Vidant Health on May 24. By the first week of June, Vidant issued a statement which included a proposed settlement agreement which would grant Pitt Coun-

BUDGET from page A1 nor.” Berger said legislative leaders have been asking Cooper to give them his proposals for weeks, “but he has not done so.” Cooper wrote Berger and Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) a letter the previous evening asking them to delay the budget until after the current fiscal year ends, but Berger responded: ”We don’t believe that’s responsible, but we can change the budget at any time if we get a legitimate counteroffer.” The deadline to present a budget before the end of the fiscal year is June 30, so time is running short to meet that time frame. Democratic leaders, including Cooper, say they are giving feedback on the process, and their main priority is Medicaid expansion. “We want a budget that invests in teacher pay instead of more tax cuts for corporations, that has a school and infrastructure bond instead of a slush fund, and that includes Medicaid expansion to

ty 11 seats, Vidant two seats and the four remaining seats would go to the UNC Board of Governors. The dean of the Brody School of Medicine would be the final board member. After Vidant shared their proposal, East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach and Dr. Mark Stacy, dean of the Brody School of Medicine and vice chancellor for health sciences issued a letter further condemning Vidant and the Pitt County Commissioners actions. “The plain fact is that Vidant Health and Pitt County acted behind closed doors to change how appointments are made to the Vidant Medical Center Board. No one at ECU/Brody was consulted or agreed to this change,” the letter to the ECU community reads. “This action violated the affiliation agreement that ECU and Brody have with Vidant and Pitt County. Their action broke an agreement that has been in place, in some form, for decades. We at ECU made the decision to protect our interests and engaged legal counsel to defend the agreement.” The co-written letter continues, stating that “Vidant and Brody are NOT the same entity. Vidant is an independent corporation with its own goals and motives,” and that they hope that mediation will be successful.

insure 500,000 more North Carolinians,” said Ford Porter, spokesperson for Cooper, in a statement. “Right now, legislative Republicans are not interested in serious negotiations on these issues, but we hope they will change their minds and agree to put everything on the table as Governor Cooper has.” Within the budget, there is a provision for a special session on health access which, according to Berger, could include discussion on Medicaid expansion. Republicans say they agree with Democrats on the need to improve health access, but they wish to reform rather than expand Medicaid, the federally- mandated program providing lower-income residents health coverage. “Fixing the current Medicaid problem is my priority,” Rep. Donny Lambeth (R-Forsyth), a House budget leader, said in a statement. “We had significant cost overruns, but we have a plan for transformation and we are getting it done. I can’t oversell how difficult that will be.” Expansion under the 2010 fed-

eral health care law would provide hundreds of thousands of low-income people with Medicaid coverage, most of whom are able-bodied adults. Proponents of expansion say it would also inject money into struggling rural hospitals and economies. Republicans cite financial uncertainty from Washington with Medicaid expansion and a preference to work on other health care access improvements. For example, Republicans seek next week to advance separate legislation that would offer state-funded loans to rural hospitals in financial crisis. Highlights of the $24 billion budget include salary increases of an average of 3.9% for teachers and 5% for state employees. Assuming the passage of this budget, teachers will have received a 20% increase in the last five years, and state employees will have received 7.6%. While teacher protests have been a regular event, under the current leadership, North Carolina has moved from 47th in the nation in teacher pay to 29th, according

the national teachers union NEA. For infrastructure spending on K-12 schools, the budget commits $4.4 billion over the next 10 years. In total, the budget allocates $14.2 billion for public education, which Moore said is, “the highest in the state’s history,” as he pointed at a chart during the press conference. Moore also said the budget would continue the “tax reform and the tax cuts we’ve seen move the state forward.” The standard deduction would be increased under this bill to $21,000. The proposed budget also adds an additional $710 million to the rainy-day fund, which had been depleted from recent hurricane recovery needs. Without the governor’s support, the budget is likely to be vetoed. After the loss of Republican supermajorities, a veto override is major lift on Jones Street. But Cooper vetoed the budget last year and Democrats joined Republicans to override that veto. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

WHATLEY from page A1 nationally low unemployment for women, for African Americans, for Hispanics.” But highlighting the positive messages coming out of Republican policies is just one side of Whatley’s pitch. He focuses on the priorities of the Democrats to provide a contrast. “The Democratic Party is the party that is pushing socialism,” said Whatley. “It is the party that is pushing the Green New Deal. It is the party that is pushing socialized health care. We need to talk about what those policies mean. “They also want to roll back the tax cuts and raise taxes and take more money out of the economy. What does that mean?” added Whatley. “Why in the world would we want policies that would roll back the successes that we’ve seen in North Carolina since 2010 and in the United States since 2016?” Despite raising teacher pay and education spending for the last five years and expanding school choice, Whatley says Republicans have not effectively communicated those popular moves to citizens. Whatley says that will be a priority. On education policy, Whatley said, “There’s no reason for

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Republicans to hide on an issue where they’re frankly delivering for all of the kids in North Carolina.” When asked further about overall party messaging, Whatley said the party needs to be consistent and Republicans need to juxtapose what they are doing versus that of the Democrats in terms of themes like “economic freedom versus socialism.” “We need at the state level to talk about economic growth versus the ‘go back’ policies from the Democrats. We need to talk about tax relief versus tax hikes,” Whatley said. “We need to talk about all the education spending and school choice versus the Democrats’ plan.”

The battle to get the message out may be an uphill one in the traditional media, Whatley said, but that “we need to engage, and we need to be able to put our messages out” even if the reporting is “slanted.” Whatley said it’s critical that voters know that where Republicans have said they are going to do tax relief, regulatory relief or education programs that they’ve followed through and delivered just like President Trump has. “You look at President Trump – ‘Promises Made, Promises Kept’ is one of the most popular themes in terms of his reelect for a reason,” said Whatley. “He has actually gone in and kept every promise that he’s been able to keep.”

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Jackpot: More than 2,000 winners in North Carolina lottery The Associated Press

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President Donald Trump waves to supporters at a rally where he formally announced his 2020 re-election bid Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Orlando, Fla.

GOP aims to copy Dem fundraising power with new online tool The Associated Press

“This new platform will allow my campaign and other Republicans to compete with the Democrats money machine.” President Trump

WASHINGTON D.C. — Republicans launched a new mobile donation platform on Monday that they hope will rival ActBlue, the Democrats’ internet-based fundraising behemoth. Called WinRed, it’s a play by the GOP to replicate Democrats’ success raising massive amounts of cash online from grassroots supporters who typically give just a few dollars at a time. ActBlue was instrumental in Democrats’ 2018 midterm successes, drawing in over $1.5 billion from a restive party base angered by Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump promoted WinRed in a Monday morning tweet that included a link to donate to his campaign. “This new platform will allow my campaign and other Republicans to compete with the Democrats money machine,” Trump said. For years, Republicans were

wildly successful raising money through direct mail campaigns, a format the party dominated. But they have lagged in the online era. Despite fielding a number of for-profit platforms, the party has had far less success than ActBlue, a nonprofit that saves donors’ information and allows them to give with a few taps of a smartphone. Developing a rival to ActBlue has been a priority for the GOP ever since its midterm shellacking. The major Republican Party committees are transferring their online fundraising activities to WinRed, with the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee all shifting over. The hope is that will lead to a groundswell that brings others to the fold. In recent years, the party has relied most on big-dollar donors, who have cut massive checks. Trump, however, has been an

exception and was propelled through the GOP primary and into the White House in 2016 on a wave of small-dollar contributions. Republicans now hopes WinRed will be the dominant one-stop shop that pulls small-dollar donors in — and then persuades them to give to other candidates who are farther down the ballot. “WinRed is an important first step in leveling the playing field in the small-dollar donor race,” said Sen. Todd Young, chairman of the party’s Senate campaign committee. “A unified GOP fundraising platform will allow us to harness the enthusiasm for President Trump’s agenda, build a longterm small-dollar network and win in 2020.” That may be easier said than done. ActBlue has existed since 2004, allowing it to build its foothold within the party over more than a decade and develop as fundraising shifted online.

PRE-CONSTRUCTION OPEN HOUSE IN JUNE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO I-485 BETWEEN I-77 AND U.S. 74 (INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD)

STIP NO: I-5507 The North Carolina Department of Transportation and Turnpike Authority will hold a pre-construction open house public meeting to display and explain design features of the I-5507 project. Thursday, June 27 Noon to 7 p.m. Endhaven Elementary School 6815 Endhaven Lane Charlotte, NC 28277 The project will add one express lane in each direction on I-485 between I-77 and U.S. 74 (Independence Boulevard), providing travel time reliability and improving traffic flows on this critical transportation corridor. This project will also add one general purpose lane in each direction between Rea Road and Providence Road, and a new interchange at Weddington Road. In coordination with other projects in south/southeastern Mecklenburg County, this project would serve as part of a larger network of express lanes offering drivers the option of more reliable travel times. Updated information regarding noise walls will be available at another public meeting later this year. Representatives from the design and construction team will be available in an informal, open house-style setting to provide information and answer questions regarding upcoming construction. Citizens may attend at any time between noon and 7 p.m. There will be no formal presentation. Project maps and other information can be found online at: www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-485-express-lanes. For more information, contact Carly Olexik, of the North Carolina Turnpike Authority at caolexik@ncdot.gov or (919) 707-2671. 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.

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

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

RALEIGH — Turns out that zero can be a lucky number. North Carolina’s state lottery Saturday said it set a record payout after the winning numbers in a Pick 4 game came back “0-0-00.” The lottery said about 1,000 tickets at $1 were sold and will pay out at $5,000. Another 1,000 tickets were sold for 50 cents, and they will pay out at $2,500. Lottery officials said winners should expect “extended waiting times” when picking up their prizes. The state said the total payout is $7.8 million. The previous record was $7.5 million in 2012, when the winning Pick 4 numbers were “1-1-1-1.”

About 1,000 tickets at $1 were sold and will pay out at $5,000.

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In this July 1, 2016, file photo, Mega Millions lottery tickets rest on a counter at a Pilot travel center near Burlington, N.C. The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has climbed to over $450 million, just hours before the drawing, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.

Warren wants tax refunds for gay couples, new election system NSJ Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveiled a plan to allow same-sex couples to amend past tax returns to receive refunds from the IRS. The Refund Equality Act, an update to a bill Warren filed in 2017, would cost approximately $57 million, according to an estimate provided by the Joint Committee on Taxation. “I’m glad to introduce the Refund Equality Act in the Senate,” said Warren in a tweet. “Our bill ensures legally-married, same-sex couples can claim the tax refunds they earned, but were denied before marriage equality was the law of the land.” Warren said legally married same-sex couples in Massachusetts were required to file as individuals which might have cost them more in taxes. “We need to call out that discrimination and to make it right — Congress should pass the Refund Equality Act immediately,” said Warren in a statement. The legislation is co-sponsored by 42 Democratic senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). On Tuesday, Warren also rolled out her plan to establish a uniform federal ballot and replace an independent commission that helps administer the vote. Beyond the use of a federally mandated ballot, Warren is proposing requirements for “automatic and sameday registration, early voting, and vote by mail” and would designate Election Day as a federal holiday. The redrawing of congressional districts would fall to independent commissions under her plan. To help ensure state compliance, Warren’s plan would offer to fully fund the elections of states and localities that adhere to her new federal standards, adding extra funding for those that “achieve high percentage voter turnout.” Warren, who launched her presidential campaign in February, projects that her election security agenda would cost $20 billion over 10 years, using money raised by her proposed tax on the fortunes of the wealthiest 0.1% of American households. Some experts have raised questions about whether that tax would raise as much money as Warren’s campaign estimates, citing concerns about the IRS’ ability to effectively collect it. Elana Schor of the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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North Carolina is home to almost 50,000 milk cows housed on around 200 dairy farms from Murphy to Manteo. The Old North State produces over 100 million gallons of milk annually. Iredell County is the state’s top milkproducing county with over 10,500 head of dairy cows. Randolph County is second with 7,700 head. The other counties in the top five for production, as of January 1, 2019, are Lincoln (3,100), Alamance (1,400) and Wilkes (1,400). This week’s map highlights the counties across the state with more than 100 head of dairy cows, according to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

By David Larson The Associated Press RALEIGH — Public Policy Polling, a left-leaning polling firm based in Raleigh, released a recent survey of 610 registered voters that showed current Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, a Republican, closing in on Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race. The poll, taken June 17-18, shows a considerable tightening of the race. PPP’s last survey, released in January, found Cooper leading 47-35, but the June poll found Forest only trailing by 4%, at 45-41. “Roy Cooper’s favored for reelection but it’s still likely to be competitive,” said Dean Debnam, president of PPP, in the poll release. Voters views on Cooper’s performance as governor also showed another

potential sign of vulnerability, with 40% approving and 41% disapproving. Forest’s campaign quickly moved to capitalize on the positive movement in a fundraising letter that began, “Great news! PPP just released a new poll today that shows Dan has risen 6 points since January in a head to head match up against Governor Cooper. Momentum is building!” The poll also shows President Donald Trump maintaining a very slim advantage over his Democratic challengers, with an average margin of 0.2%. Trump won the 2016 presidential contest in North Carolina by almost 4% and would likely need the state to secure his reelection. The margin of error for the poll was 4.0% and was performed both over the phone and online.

North Carolina counties with more than 100 head of dairy cows

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UNC-Asheville turns away from fossil fuels Buncombe County The University of North CarolinaAsheville has moved to divest a portion of its $50 million endowment away from fossil fuels, becoming the first school in the UNC system to do so. The school’s board of trustees recently voted to shift about $5 million of its endowed funds to a private asset manager that focuses on investments billed as socially responsible. AP

Illnesses lead to well-water testing

Madison County Authorities say they caught two people vandalizing a Baptist church with caricatures of the devil and the phrase “Satan rules!” The Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested Gavin Martin Beaudet and Kamia Dae Reed last week in a Marshall. Police caught the suspects as they were scrawling pictures of a horned devil on the church walls. The suspects then reportedly led officers on a short chase before being caught with stolen property on them.

Wake County Wake County is urging thousands of residents to get their private well water tested after a possible link was reported between two people’s illnesses and chemicals in their water. Officials think one in five private wells in the area could have unhealthy levels of naturallyoccurring radon and uranium. A groundwater protection official said one local household had 20 times the safe amount But the official says there’s no need to panic as long as residents get their water tested. AP

Hunger Games site on historic register

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Police search river for mother of children killed in fire Alexander County Crews searched the Catawba River for the body of a woman whose children were found dead in a burning mobile home over the weekend. The missing woman is 38-year-old Maria Calderon, the mother of 11-year-old Angel Pacheco and 12-year-old America Pacheco, who were found dead in a burning home Saturday. The Alexander County Sherriff’s Office says Calderon is presumed dead and they believe she and the children died before the fire was set. Authorities arrested and charged Calderon’s ex-husband, 30-year-old Areli Aguirre Avilez, as well as a 16-year-old girl with three counts each of first-degree murder.

East Duplin High gets $100K for band equipment from Barry Manilow

Historic marker damaged by Florence goes missing Brunswick County An historical marker that was knocked over in Hurricane Florence is now missing. One of two markers at Fort Caswell was last seen on the ground in March. It had been standing since 1950. Fort Caswell was named for the state’s first governor, Richard Caswell. He supported the Confederacy, leading some to suspect the sign disappeared because people are trying to remove Civil War markers. Restoring a historical marker costs $1,800 on average, so the Fort Caswell marker can’t be replaced until the start of the next fiscal year on July 1.

Duplin County East Duplin High School won $100,000 to buy new instruments and uniforms for the band. The money came from Barry Manilow’s The Manilow Music Project. Schools submitted videos explaining why they needed the money. East Duplin, whose band uniforms are 24 years old, is still recovering from Hurricane Florence. Manilow mentioned the school’s passion, heart and musical talent when awarding the prize. WITN

Burke County The Henry River Mill Village, which served as the home of the three main characters from the original “The Hunger Games,” was named a historic place last month and announced by state officials earlier this week. When “The Hunger Games” was filmed in North Carolina in 2011, the mill village served as the home of Katniss, Peeta and Gale. The mill was built in 1905 and abandoned in 1970. AP

Couple arrested on felony meth charges Watauga County The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office arrested 31-year-old Cody Ryan Oaks and 32-year-old Christy Jade Boone of Vilas on felony meth trafficking. The pair is accused of being a source of methamphetamine for the western part of the state, as well as eastern Tennessee. They were arrested in a traffic stop, where 3.5 pounds of meth, with a street value of over $72,000, was seized. WHKY

Gaston County A 12-year-old boy who fell from a rock climbing wall at a Gastonia trampoline park has died. Altitude Trampoline Park closed Friday out of respect for the boy’s family. Police say he died Thursday following the Wednesday evening fall. Audio from a 911 call says the boy hit the ground after falling about 15 feet. The person told the dispatcher the boy was wearing a harness. It’s unclear whether the harness was functioning properly. AP

Upgrades to wildlife sanctuary expected to promote research

Spencer hosts fire truck festival

Korean War vet’s remains returned home

Rowan County Almost 100 fire trucks attended at the festival in their honor being held at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. The 5th annual Fire Truck Festival took place Saturday at the museum in Spencer. At least 90 trucks were registered for the festival, including the Charlotte Fire Department’s 1861 Neptune Hand-Powered Pumper and special commemorative locomotives from Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX. The N.C. Forest Service helicopter was also expected to be there, weather permitting.

Nash County A soldier who was declared dead in the Korean War more than 60 years ago is being honored for his service and sacrifice when he was just 19 years old. Pfc. William “Hoover” Jones was honored Friday by Gov. Roy Cooper. Jones was a Red Oak native who was reported missing in action in North Korea on Nov. 26, 1950. Jones was identified after North Korea last year turned over 55 boxes containing remains of U.S. service members killed during the war to the U.S.

Currituck County Upgrades to a wildlife sanctuary on North Carolina’s Outer Banks are expected to attract groups of scientists to carry out long-term research. State officials gathered Friday to announce the $8.4 million project at the Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. Sanctuary and Audubon Center in Corolla. The renovation plan includes lifting several buildings to sit above the marshy grounds. The sanctuary will also get a new meeting hall and new boardwalks. Visiting researchers are expected to collect information and perform experiments to understand how the sanctuary can withstand environmental changes. AP

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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and the NC Sheriff’s Association are on opposite sides of the debate over an immigration enforcement bill. House Bill 370 will require sheriffs in in the state to determine if someone they arrest is in the country illegally and to comply with ICE detainers and administrative warrants for illegal immigrants that are currently in jail. The bill also authorizes removal of a sheriff or officer from office for failing to comply with ICE detainers. The NC Sheriff’s Association in April said they had “no position” on the bill but changed their stance to supporting it after language was added requiring a judicial official to order that a prisoner subject to a

detainer be held in custody. “North Carolina lawmakers are playing politics with the lives of children by proposing an ill-designed, inhumane measure that would in essence make local law enforcement officials an extension of Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García and NCAE President Mark Jewell in a joint statement. The statement also said the bill is “a terrible and reprehensible idea” and that Trump has “weaponized ICE.” The statement also claimed the bill would make illegal immigrant students “afraid to go to school.” Lawmakers responded to those criticisms in a statement by noting that the bill is specific to illegal immigrants currently jailed and the bill has “nothing to do with family separation, border policies, detention centers or ICE raids.”

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

‘On abortion, many say it is complicated’

We may not have solved the issue, but we most certainly understood where each other was coming from.

FEW MEN can say their lives were more “complicated” when it comes to abortion than me. My sister, Susan Hill, was a prominent abortion rights activist from the moment Roe vs. Wade was decided in 1973. She founded the National Women’s Health Organization which operated an abortion clinic in Raleigh for decades before her death in 2010. We talked about abortion, argued about abortion and cursed each other over abortion for a longer period of time than “Gunsmoke” was on television. To her, I was “idiotic,” “callous,” “stupid” and a “blighted ovum”… and those were some of the nicer things she called me. All in love, of course, between a brother and sister. The New York Times ran a story headlined “On Abortion, Many Say It Is Complicated” on the front page of their Sunday, June 16 edition. It struck a nerve because it reminded me of all the conversations I had with my sister and no longer have. As much as we argued and shouted, we engaged in a lot of thoughtful, serious discussion about abortion at a very personal level over all those years. We may not have solved the issue, but we most certainly understood where each other was coming from. I recently led a discussion in Washington, D.C., for a group of young students about public service and then invited them to ask any question about any issue on their minds. Of course, the only issue they wanted to talk about was the issue most sane people run away from: abortion. The twin issues of fetal heartbeat legislation and late-term abortion or “infanticide” bills were very much on their minds. It could have been a disaster. Instead, it was one of the more enlightening and interesting discussions I have had since my sister passed away. It certainly was more “civil.” These students were interested in the origins of the debate since they were born in 2002 and 1973 is like ancient history to them. What happened in America before Roe vs. Wade? What really is the core belief of pro-lifers when it comes to a human fetus in utero? One young woman said she had never heard the basis for the pro-life position. Why should she? She never had talked openly with anyone who was pro-life. She certainly was not going to gain a full understanding from

the shouting matches on cable news talk shows. We discussed how our American core value concept of “freedom” is at the core of the abortion debate. Pro-choice activists and supporters believe the “freedom” of the woman to make all decisions regarding her body is sacrosanct. “No man is going to tell me what to do with my body!” I can still hear Susan say. Pro-life activists and supporters believe the human embryo has value from the moment of conception and deserves to be protected more so than animal advocates want to protect puppy dogs and baby seals. “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb” (Jeremiah 1:5) gives believers the basis to say every human being from germination deserves an equal opportunity to pursue life, liberty and happiness just like any other American. These two opposing views of freedom have butted heads in public like bighorn sheep in rut for 46 years now. We talked about ways we as a society and government can help women in unwanted crisis pregnancies. Men have to be held far more accountable for their role in any unwanted pregnancy whether it is more support of the mother before the birth or the child after. Adoption polices need to be revamped and upgraded. Pregnant mothers need more financial support and safe homes to live in because many feel trapped in untenable home situations with no way out. One young woman wrote later and said: “I am very grateful to have discussed abortion. I appreciated the respectful atmosphere and cooperative environment.” No one has ever said they were “very grateful to have discussed abortion” with me. My sister may have been “grateful” to use me as sounding board or punching dummy, but I doubt she ever was “grateful” to me for disagreeing with her. Try to talk with someone this week on the other side of any contentious issue. See if you both can come away feeling “grateful” for the experience. You can even talk about abortion. It. Is. Complicated.

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

Joe Biden’s segregationist remarks expose the historical ignorance of his liberal critics

Biden’s overall point was that sometimes you have to work with people you don’t necessarily like in order to get things done.

The main selling point Joe Biden preaches on his presidential campaign stops is simple: If you want to end the partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C, he’s your guy. He’ll tell you he’s sometimes worked with Republicans to get legislation passed, including during his years as President Barack Obama’s V.P. He’ll also talk about how he struck legislative deals with segregationist U.S. senators in the 1970s. As it turns out, the latter is only slightly more offensive than the former to modern Democrats, as we learned last week when the Democratic frontrunner spoke at a New York fundraiser about how he got along with Sen. James Eastland (D-Miss.) and Sen. Herman Talmadge (D-Ga.) in the early ’70s. Both senators were avowed segregationists. Of Eastland, Biden said “He never called me ‘boy,’ he always called me ‘son.’” Of Talmadge, Biden remarked that in spite of him being “one of the meanest guys” he ever knew, that “at least there was some civility. We got things done.” Biden’s overall point was that sometimes you have to work with people you don’t necessarily like in order to get things done. It seemed clear he wasn’t lavishing high praise on either senator, but Democratic candidates who have struggled to gain traction in the crowded field of contenders pounced on Biden’s statements as evidence he is out of touch and should know better. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who has polled mostly in the single digits since declaring her candidacy in January, said that for Biden “to coddle the reputations of segregationists, of people who, if they had their way, I would literally not be standing here as a member of the United States Senate is, I think, it’s misinformed and it’s wrong.” She did not call for him to apologize. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), whose polling numbers have consistently been worse than Harris’, said Biden’s “relationships with proud segregationists are not the model for how we make America a safer and more inclusive place for black people, and for everyone.” He demanded an

“immediate apology.” Biden refused, and in turn told Booker he was the one who needed to apologize for insinuating he was a racist. Both Harris and Booker reiterated their criticisms Sunday, with Booker adding that he had heard “from many, many African Americans who found the comments hurtful.” Two African Americans who did not find Biden’s comments “hurtful” were Congressmen James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and John Lewis (D-Ga.). Lewis told reporters that during the ’60s and ’70s he had to sometimes work with members of the KKK and other racists. “We never gave up on our fellow human beings, and I will not give up on any human being,” he also said. “You don’t have to agree with people to work with them,” responded Clyburn when asked about Biden’s comments. “I worked with Strom Thurmond all my life.” Not noted in news stories on the controversy is that Harris and Booker have few bipartisan accomplishments to speak of. Biden, on the other hand, does. And therein lies the real problem. In making this a racial issue, Harris and Booker are trying to hit Biden on two of his strengths: his occasional forays into bipartisanship and the fact he’s polling much better with black voters than other candidates. But both Clyburn’s and Lewis’ defenses of him will almost certainly negative whatever criticisms Harris and Booker have left for Biden in the coming days. Some conservatives have even found themselves over the last few days in the rare position of agreeing with both civil rights icons and the former vice president. Joe Biden has said and done a lot of things over the years worth criticizing. Noting that sometimes you have to work with the political opposition is not one of them. 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 | CHARLES BLAHOUS

Gerrymandering reform shouldn’t be about politics

Depending on how voters are arranged within a state, making the symmetric treatment of political parties the essential criterion for reform could actually result in more gerrymandering rather than less.

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT is considering two cases pertaining to gerrymandering, and its rulings are eagerly awaited by those concerned about the practice. Many commentators take it as axiomatic that gerrymandering is an ongoing scandal, but how problematic is it? The case is not as straightforward as it may first appear. First, not only the U.S. Constitution but multiple federal apportionment acts have historically permitted a certain amount of political gerrymandering. Moreover, analysts have struggled to demonstrate certain adverse consequences alleged of gerrymandering, such as its contributions to making U.S. politics more polarized and divisive. A recent study I conducted for the Mercatus Center concluded that gerrymandering is nevertheless a pressing problem warranting remedy. Gerrymandering’s consequences are empirically demonstrable. Where gerrymandering is effective, it renders general elections less competitive while making primary races more so. These effects are observed: for example, the number of U.S. congressional races more competitive in primary contests than in general elections roughly doubled (from 41 to 81) from 2004 to 2016. This trend increases the electoral value of a political candidate’s appeal to a plurality of a district’s majority party, while diminishing incentives for candidates to accommodate the views of other parties’ members, both during campaigns and while serving in office. Most common definitions of gerrymandering include references to distorting the shapes of legislative districts for the purpose of gaining political advantage. However, these two concepts — district shape distortion and political advantage—are distinct and separable. When considering reforms, it is far more fruitful to focus on constraining the irregularity of district shapes than on attacking perceived partisan advantage. This conclusion is contrary to much conventional wisdom. Anti-gerrymandering advocacy groups often focus intently on its partisan effects. Treating gerrymandering reform as a political balancing act, however, is unlikely to produce solutions that are enduring or widely accepted as fair. The U.S. Constitution protects individual voting rights, but it does not protect every combination of interests, and it certainly does not seek to protect the welfare of political factions. But more compellingly, framing reform in terms of partisan balancing would tend toward results unlikely to be unresponsive to many of the ills Americans find in gerrymandering. For example, a map redrawn to balance the interests of two political parties isn’t necessarily any less gerrymandered than a map drawn to secure the advantage of one. Indeed, depending on how voters are arranged within a state, making the symmetric treatment of political parties the essential criterion for reform could actually result in more gerrymandering

rather than less. This last point is particularly important because American society is becoming more segregated along political lines. Just as we should not want gerrymandering to worsen political polarization and self-segregation, we similarly should not want gerrymandering reform to reward political segregation. Reforms that focus instead on reducing the irregularity of congressional district shapes offer greater promise. Compactness requirements have a firm historical grounding in both federal and state apportionment laws. Unlike party-based approaches, compactness standards operate against ongoing societal trends toward segregation and polarization. They offer simplicity, neutrality and clarity, while also reducing the risk of capricious judicial interpretation. And they can readily be implemented in federal law, in a manner both practical and straightforwardly constitutional. A simple rule of thumb in federal law limiting the irregularity of congressional district shapes would curtail the potential scope for gerrymandering without injecting partisan objectives. The study discusses many possible standards but focuses on the potential of setting a maximum value for the ratio of the square of a district’s perimeter to its area, with adjustments for the proportion of a district’s boundary over which mapmakers have no discretion. Setting such a maximum allowable ratio of somewhere between 125-150 would require redrawing the boundaries of roughly 5-8% of current U.S. congressional districts (as well as their neighboring districts). Such a limit in federal law would be preferable to recruiting the courts to invent a nebulous and controversial standard for determining when partisan gerrymandering has become excessive. It would also be a better solution than delegating the job of districting to ostensibly independent commissions, which academic research shows do not necessarily draw better or less gerrymandered maps than state legislatures. The current politically focused discussion of the genuine problem of gerrymandering ill serves the objective of enduring reform. Gerrymandering’s reformers would do well to abandon initiatives and metrics that focus on balancing partisan interests and refocus their efforts on the historical purpose of legislative districting — which is, simply, that Americans who vote within the same constituency should live reasonably near one another. Charles Blahous is the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith chair and senior research strategist at the Mercatus Center, a visiting fellow with the Hoover Institution, and a contributor to E21. He recently served as a public trustee for Social Security and Medicare. This article was originally published on economics21.org.

GUEST OPINION | MIKE LONG

Students are flocking to private schools where teachers are paid less, but why?

Wake County public schools grew by just 42 students for the 2018-2019 academic year rather than the projected 1,900 students.

YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH guarantee that year after year, teachers’ unions and their allies will make one claim: Our public school teachers are not paid enough and our public schools are underfunded. It is happening right now in North Carolina, but there is something blatantly missing from the teacher pay debate. If funding alone is the answer: Why are thousands of parents and families choosing to explore their educational options through private, public charter, and home schools? Why are those options consistently growing each year while enrollment in our state’s traditional public schools is consistently declining? Why are private and public charter school teachers willing to accept dramatically lower pay when they could potentially earn more in traditional public schools? And why, if teacher pay is so closely tied to quality education, are so many families choosing alternatives where teachers are paid less in schools that operate with less? The latest trends may provide valuable insight to these questions. For example, Wake County public schools grew by just 42 students for the 2018-2019 academic year rather than the projected 1,900 students. In contrast, nearly one in five North Carolina students are now opting out of traditional public schools. The number of public charters has nearly doubled since 2011 and homeschool growth surged nearly 67 percent between 2010 and 2018. Interestingly, private school teachers earn significantly less than their counterparts in the public school system. According to the North Carolina Christian School Association, average annual teacher pay for members of the association is $21,700 in rural areas and $33,721 in more populated and urban regions.

According to ZipRecruiter, the average salary of a private school teacher in North Carolina is just over $30,000. The results are similar when we talk about public charter schools—a report from the Charlotte Observer showed that most public charter school teachers “make from the low $30,000s to the high $40,000s.” By comparison, “public education only” advocates argue yet again that public school teachers should be better paid, decrying the official average of around $54,000 annually for teachers across the state. I applaud the fact that NC public school teachers have received a pay raise every year for the last five. I also know that there is more to this equation than just pay, including consistent challenges with bureaucratic restrictions, lack of discipline and support from administration, safety concerns, unmanageable classroom size, ever-changing evaluation standards, restrictions on academic freedom, and the list goes on. It is time we began looking beyond money alone to discover why school choice is blossoming. In doing so, it becomes more obvious why parents are increasingly choosing these alternatives—they are looking for a school that is the best fit for their child, instead of following an antiquated system that forces all children to fit into one box. Most of those alternative schools have teachers who receive far less pay and operate with far less funds. Educators and legislators must address what has been missing from the debate. Only then will we be able to institute necessary educational reforms that will improve ALL schools to best meet the needs of their consumers: parents and children. Mike Long is the President of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC), a non-profit organization that advocates for quality educational options through parental school choice.

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WALTER E. WILLIAMS

Reparations for slavery SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC presidential hopefuls are calling for Americans to make reparations for slavery. On June 19, the House judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights and civil liberties held a hearing. Its stated purpose was “to examine, through open and constructive discourse, the legacy of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, its continuing impact on the community and the path to restorative justice.” Slavery was a gross violation of human rights. Justice demands that all participants in the trans-Atlantic slave trade make compensatory reparation payments to slaves. However, there is no way that Europeans could have captured millions of Africans. That means compensation would have to be paid by Africans and Arabs who captured and sold slaves to Europeans in addition to the people who bought and used slaves. Since slaves and slave traders and owners are no longer with us, compensation is beyond our reach and it’s a matter that will have to be settled in hell or heaven. Let’s pretend for a moment that the reparations issue makes a modicum of sense. There’s the question of responsibility. More explicitly, should we compensate a black person of today by punishing a white person of today, by taking his money, for what a white person of yesteryear did to a black person of yesteryear? If we believe in individual accountability, we should find that doing so is unjust. In other words, are the tens millions of Europeans, Asian and Latin Americans who immigrated to the U.S. in the late 19th and 20th centuries responsible for slavery, and should they be forced to cough up reparations? What about descendants of Northern whites who fought and died in the name of freeing slaves? Should they pay reparations to black Americans? What about nonslaveowning Southern whites — who were a majority of Southern whites — should their descendants be made to pay reparations? Reparations advocates make the unchallenged pronouncement that United States became rich on the backs of free black labor. That’s utter nonsense. While some slave owners became rich, slavery doesn’t have a good record of producing wealth. Slavery existed in the Southern states and outlawed in most of the Northern states. Buying into the reparations argument suggests that the antebellum South was rich and the slavestarved North was poor. The truth is just the opposite. In fact, the poorest states and regions of our country were places where slavery flourished: Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. And the richest states and regions were those where slavery was absent: Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts. The reparations movement would be an amusing sideshow were it not for its damaging distractions. It grossly misallocates resources that could be better spent elsewhere. According to the state Department of Education, 75% of black California boys cannot meet state reading standards. In 2016, in 13 of Baltimore’s 39 high schools, not a single student scored proficient on the state’s mathematics exam. In six other high schools, only 1% tested proficient in math. The same story of low education outcomes can be told about most cities with large black populations. I’d like to see lawyers bring class-action suits against public school systems in cities like Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Detroit and Los Angeles for conferring fraudulent high school diplomas. Such diplomas attest a 12th-grade level of academic achievement when in fact those youngsters often cannot perform at sixthor seventh-grade levels. The nation’s most dangerous big cities are: Detroit; Oakland, Calif.; St. Louis; Memphis, Tenn.; Stockton, Calif.; Birmingham, Ala.; Baltimore, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago and Milwaukee. The common characteristic of most of these cities is that they have predominantly black populations and blacks have considerable political power as mayors, city councilmen and chiefs of police. Energy spent on reparations should be used to solve those problems. As of 2014, U.S. taxpayers have spent $22 trillion on Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty (in constant 2012 dollars). Adjusting for inflation, that’s three times more than was spent on all military wars since the American Revolution. If money alone were the answer, the many issues facing a large segment of the black community would have been solved. There’s another possible reparations issue completely ignored: Blacks as well as whites live on land taken, sometimes brutally, from American Indians. Do blacks and whites owe American Indians anything? Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

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NATION & WORLD Tributes to Michael Jackson flow on 10th death anniversary By Andrew Dalton The Associated Press

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, meets with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Monday, June 24, 2019, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Pompeo in Mideast talks on building a coalition against Iran By Jill Colvin The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks Monday with leaders in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about countering the military threat from Iran by building a broad, global coalition that includes Asian and European countries. While Pompeo has seemingly willing and wealthy partners in the two Arab allies, he is likely to face a tough sell in Europe and Asia, particularly from those nations still committed to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that President Donald Trump repudiated last year. With tensions running high in the region after Iran shot down a U.S. surveillance drone on June 20 and Trump said he aborted a retaliatory strike, Iran’s naval commander warned that his forces won’t hesitate to down more U.S. drones that violate its airspace. The U.S.

has been building up its military presence in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. announced additional sanctions Monday on Iran aimed at pressuring the Iranian leadership into talks. The sanctions, re-imposed after Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal, have crippled the Iranian economy and pushed up the cost of living. Iran has decried U.S. sanctions, which essentially bar it from selling its oil internationally, as “economic terrorism.” After departing Saudi Arabia, where he met King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Pompeo met in the UAE with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed to sell the Trump administration’s idea for maritime security in the Persian Gulf. The plan would involve the UAE, Saudi Arabia and another 20 countries, Pompeo was heard telling the Abu Dhabi prince. “We’ll need you all to participate, your military folks,” Pompeo told the Abu

Dhabi prince in the presence of some reporters traveling with him. “The president is keen on sharing that the United States doesn’t bear the cost of this.” While in Saudi Arabia earlier, Pompeo tweeted that he’d had a “productive meeting” with the Saudi monarch and discussed “heightened tensions in the region and the need to promote maritime security” in the Strait of Hormuz. Pompeo, considered a hard-liner in Washington, referred to Iran as “the world’s largest state sponsor of terror” before he embarked on the hastily arranged Middle East stops en route to India, Japan and South Korea. He said he’d be speaking with leaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE “about how to make sure that we are all strategically aligned, and how we can build out a global coalition ... not only throughout the Gulf states, but in Asia and in Europe” that is prepared to push back against Iran.

NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S. 220 BUSINESS (S. MAIN STREET) FROM CAUDLE ROAD (S.R. 2123) TO U.S. 311 EXTENSION (S.R. 2270) RANDOLPH COUNTY

STIP PROJECT NO. U-6006 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed project to widen approximately 0.7 miles of U.S. 220 Business (S. Main Street) from Caudle Road (S.R. 2123) to U.S. 311 Extension (S.R. 2270) in Randleman and Asheboro. The current two-lane roadway will be widened to three lanes with sidewalks to allow cars and bicycles to share the road. Additional proposed modifications include the re-alignment of Caudle Road to match Southern Drive, closure of the Norfolk Southern railroad crossing at Wesleyan Road, and a new traffic signal at Wesleyan Road, Stout Road and U.S. 311 Extension. The project also proposes improvements to the intersection of U.S. 311 Extension at S. Main St. as well as widening of existing travel lanes along Wesleyan Road. The purpose of the project is to reduce congestion and improve mobility with a secondary benefit of reducing crashes and improving safety. The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 11, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Randleman Civic Center located at 122 Commerce Square Park, Randleman. The public may drop-in at any time during the meeting hours. Please note that no formal presentation will be made. NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and listen to comments regarding the project. The opportunity to submit comments will also be provided at the meeting or via phone, email, or mail by July 26, 2019. Comments received will be taken into consideration as the project develops. Project information and materials can be viewed as they become available online at https://www.ncdot.gov/news/public-meetings. For additional information, contact Gregory S. Davis, P.E., NCDOT Division 8, at 101 DOT Drive, Carthage, NC 28327, (910) 773-8022, or gsdavis@ncdot.gov. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Samantha Borges, Environmental Analysis Unit at smborges@ncdot.gov or (919) 707-6115 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

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.

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s estate paid tribute to his artistry and charity Tuesday as fans make final preparations for gatherings to celebrate his memory on the 10th anniversary of the King of Pop’s death. “Ten years ago today, the world lost a gifted artist and extraordinary humanitarian,” the Jackson estate said in a statement to The Associated Press. “A decade later, Michael Jackson is still with us, his influence embedded in dance, fashion, art and music of the moment. He is more important than ever.” The estate has doggedly worked to protect and enhance Jackson’s legacy, a task made more challenging this year when two men accused Jackson of molesting them as boys in the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland,” sparking new scrutiny of years-old claims that Jackson preyed on children. Jackson was acquitted of abuse allegations in 2005 and always vehemently denied such allegations, and the estate and his family angrily refuted the men’s claims when the documentary was released in March, noting the men had at one time been among Jackson’s biggest defenders and one testified on his behalf at his criminal trial. The estate is using the anniversary of Jackson’s death to celebrate and accentuate Jackson’s vast humanitarian work. It called on fans to honor Jackson’s memory by engaging in charitable acts “whether it’s planting a tree, volunteering at a shelter, cleaning up a public space or helping someone who is lost find their way. ... This is how we honor Michael,” the statement read. Fans plan to gather at Jackson’s last home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, where the singer received a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol on the afternoon of June 25, 2009 from his doctor. Jackson was declared dead at a hospital at age 50. They also plan a vigil at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, where Jackson was laid to rest two months later. Some planned to gather around Jackson’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One group of fans planned a Hollywood rally Tuesday to declare his innocence of molestation allegations. Co-executors John Branca and John McClain, both major figures in Jackson’s career when he was alive, have taken his badly debt-ridden estate and grossed over $1.3 billion through various Jackson-related projects in the past decade, including the film “This Is It,” a pair of Cirque du Soleil shows and the sale of Jackson assets that included The Beatles catalog. Jackson left everything to his mother, his children and charity in his will. The singer’s father, Joe, died last year and is buried in the same cemetery as his son, but Michael’s 89-year-old mother, five brothers, three sisters and three kids remain alive and well 10 years later. The death of Jackson was a massive cultural phenomenon, bringing an outpouring of public affection and revival of his songs and largely erasing the taint that remained after his criminal trial, despite his acquittal. It was one of the earliest instances of the mass mourning on social media that would soon become common, and a massive worldwide audience both on TV and online watched his July 27, 2009 public memorial that included touching tributes from family members including daughter Paris and performances from Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie.

Coexecutors John Branca and John McClain, both major figures in Jackson’s career when he was alive, have taken his badly debt-ridden estate and grossed over $1.3 billion through various Jacksonrelated projects in the past decade,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019

SPORTS

Hornets add versatility, await Walker’s decision, B4

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Duke standout Zion Williamson, drafted first overall by the New Orleans Pelicans, listens to a question at his introductory news conference last Friday at the Pelicans’ practice facility in Metairie, La.

Duke, Carolina combine for half-dozen NBA 1st-round picks

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NCFC owner unveils $2B stadium plan Raleigh In its latest effort to lure Major League Soccer to the Triangle, North Carolina FC revealed plans for a $2 billion downtown soccer stadium complex that would include a 20,000-seat stadium along with office and retail space, hotels and housing. NCFC and Carolina Courage owner Steve Malik and Raleigh developer John Kane unveiled the plan, which would be on 55 acres of land on the southern edge of downtown. A website for the project says the stadium and first phase of development could be completed in 2023, and the proposal asks for $13 million annually in government funds for 30 years.

NHL

Hurricanes trade de Haan to Chicago Raleigh Two days after they got a first-round pick for helping the Maple Leafs get out of a salary cap crunch by taking back Patrick Marleau and his hefty contract, the Carolina Hurricanes traded defenseman Calvin de Haan to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday for some cap relief of their own. Carolina dealt de Haan and prospect Aleksi Saarela in exchange for two depth players — defenseman Gustav Forsling and goalie Anton Forsberg. De Haan, signed last July to a four-year, $18.2 million contract, played in Carolina’s third pairing and will likely be replaced by either Forsling, Haydn Fleury or Jake Bean.

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Campbell names new athletic director Buies Creek Omar Banks has been named as Campbell’s new director of athletics. The former executive associate athletic director at Virginia Tech was formally announced at a press conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Banks succeeds Bob Roller, who stepped down in December after eight years of leading the Camels. In his role at Virginia Tech, Banks served as chief financial officer for two years in the 44th-largest collegiate athletics department in the nation.

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Hurricanes first-round draft pick Ryan Suzuki poses for a photo with coach Rod Brind’Amour and general manager Don Waddell at the NHL Draft last Friday in Vancouver.

Hurricanes stock up at NHL Draft Carolina took Ryan Suzuki with its first pick, then added talent throughout its system with 11 other players By Cory Lavalette North State Journal THE BIGGEST NEWS involving the Carolina Hurricanes coming out of the 2019 NHL Draft was the team using it’s available cap space to wrestle a 2020 firstround pick away from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for taking on — and presumably buying out — the final year of veteran Patrick Marleau’s inflated contract. But make no mistake: The weekend was about the draft. Carolina took center Ryan Suzuki at 28th overall Friday night, then maneuvered its way through the draft’s second day by turning two surplus second-round picks into four selections. In all, the Hurricanes drafted 12 players in Vancouver, stuffing even more players into a prospect pool that was already overflowing at the edges. Here’s a look at the dozen new Hurricanes, including where they were ranked in NSJ’s Top 100 list ahead of the draft, and what can be expected of them going forward. Ryan Suzuki, C, 1st round, 28th overall (NSJ 20) Hurricanes GM Don Waddell said the team had Suzuki ranked 12th on their draft list, so getting him at 28th is a steal from the team’s perspective. The Barrie Colts center was a teammate of 2018 second overall pick Andrei Svechnikov in 2017-18 and put up

good numbers (25 goals, 50 assists in 65 games) on an otherwise poor team last season. The first overall pick in the 2017 OHL Priority Draft, Suzuki is a pass-first pivot with fantastic vision. There are concerns about his size (he’s 6-foot-1, but has a slender frame) and scoring upside, but there’s no denying his ability to distribute the puck. Suzuki plays with his head up at all times and is adept at making tough passes, plus he has manned the left point on the Barrie power play. His brother, Nick, was the 13th overall pick by Vegas in 2017 and is a prospect of the Montreal Canadiens. Pyotr Kochetkov, G, 2nd round, 36th overall (NSJ 66) In his third year of draft eligibility, Kochetkov was the second goalie off the board in last weekend’s draft. He was named the top goalie at last winter’s World Junior Championships, helping Russia to a bronze medal, and he is further along than most drafted goalies because he’s already 20. At 6-foot3 and 180 pounds, Kochetkov has ideal size and is also athletic. The Hurricanes haven’t had a ton of luck in drafting franchise goalies, but since relocating to North Carolina every one they’ve taken in the first two rounds (Cam Ward, 25th overall in 2002; Justin Peters, 38th overall in 2004; Alex Nedeljkovic, 37th overall in 2014) has reached the NHL in some capacity. Jamieson Rees, C, 2nd round, 44th overall (NSJ 34) Rees has a lot of Brock McGinn See HURRICANES, page B4

As expected, Blue Devils star Zion Williamson was drafted first overall, with two teammates going in the top 10 By Brett Friedlander North State Journal FOR THE PLAYERS from North Carolina schools, last week’s NBA Draft followed a similar pattern to the college basketball season they recently finished. Duke dominated the headlines by having three players taken in the first 10 picks. North Carolina matched its rival with three first rounders, only with much less fanfare, while NC State came up empty in the selection process. Zion Williamson was the first overall pick to the New Orleans Pelicans as expected, starting a run of Blue Devils that also included RJ Barrett to the New York Knicks at No. 3 and Cam Reddish to the Atlanta Hawks at No. 10. Fellow one-and-done freshman Coby White was the first Tar Heel off the board at No. 7 to the Chicago Bulls, followed by Cameron Johnson at No. 11 to the Phoenix Suns and Nassir Little to the Portland Trailblazers at No. 25. Although the Wolfpack didn’t have any members of its 2018-19 roster in the draft, former fivestar signee Jalen Lecque was passed over in both rounds before signing a free agent contract with the Suns. For the three now-former Duke teammates, draft night was a triumph that took much of the sting off the disappointment of not getting to the Final Four and winning the national championship that was predicted of them in their one and only season of college ball. “To see Z go first, me go three and Cam end up (10), it felt great,” Barrett said in a press conference shortly after his selection. “I mean, we worked so hard and we had so many conversations over the year, definitely getting to learn about each other and learn what everyone goes through or went through to get to this point. So to see all our dreams being achieved is a special moment.” It was a moment that held little suspense for the Blue Devils trio, especially Williamson, who separated himself from the rest of his class as the presumed No. 1 pick long ago. He’s known he would be going to New Orleans since the draft lottery last month. And yet when his name was called by Commissioner Adam Silver last Wednesday, the 6-foot7, 285-pound teenager was overcome by emotion as his name was announced — a reaction he said came from his “love of the game of basketball. “You can hear people say things like, oh, that it was likely I was going to go No. 1, but I guess you don’t know until you actually go through it,” Williamson said at a post-draft press conference. “Hearing my name called and I was able to make it on stage without a tear, shake the commissioner’s hand, but in the interview my mom was standing beside me, my emotions just took over.” See NBA DRAFT, page B3

“To see all our dreams being achieved is a special moment.” RJ Barrett

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Montrezl Harrell: The Tarboro native was runner-up for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, getting beat out by Los Angeles Clippers teammate Lou Williams for the honor. Harrell, who played collegiately at Louisville, averaged 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds while playing all 82 games for the Clippers this past season. Williams won the award for the second consecutive year and third time in his career, tying for the most in league history. Wladimir Klitschko: The former heavyweight champion says his boat trip off Spain with family and friends was cut short after a fire broke out on board. The 43-year‑old Ukrainian said in a tweet Tuesday the group was evacuated from the motor yacht in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday night. Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service confirmed it responded to an emergency call, though a spokeswoman declined to provide the identities of those involved because of privacy rules. Tiger Woods: The 15-time major tournament winner is no longer a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a drunken driver who died in a car crash. Attorneys for the parents of Nicholas Immesberger filed an amended complaint Friday in Palm Beach County, Fla., court dropping Woods from the suit. The complaint still targets The Woods restaurant in Jupiter. The lawsuit filed in May says Immesberger, who worked at The Woods, was served excessive amounts of alcohol before the Dec. 10 crash.

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Drew Pescaro, a UNC Charlotte student who was wounded in the school’s campus shooting April 30, got to meet to meet Tim Tebow, an athlete he has looked up to since the fourth grade. The Syracuse Mets minor league outfielder and former NFL quarterback visited with 19-year-old before a game against the Charlotte Knights last Wednesday at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte.

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“I dreamed about this since I was 4.” Duke forward Zion Williamson on being drafted first overall by the New Orleans Pelicans.

“Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer failed to win cash for a charity in two World Series of Poker events in Las Vegas. Holzhauer finished out of the money in a tag-team tournament on Monday a day after he falling short of the prize pool in a NoLimit Hold’em tournament, finishing 454th out of about 1,800 competitors.

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Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the NBA’s MVP at the league’s awards ceremony Monday. Antetokounmpo averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists on the year. He is the fourth different MVP in the last four years and sixth different player to win the award in the past seven years.

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The Carolina Hurricanes weaponized their abundance of salary cap space Saturday, coaxing 2020 first- and seventh-round draft picks from the Toronto Maple Leafs for taking veteran forward Patrick Marleau and his $6.25 million cap hit. Carolina, which gave cap-strapped Toronto a 2020 sixth-round pick, is expected to buy out Marleau.

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McDonald balances World Cup, 7-year-old son The North Carolina Courage player, former Tar Heel and mother is playing in her first Women’s World Cup at age 31

“I’m 31 years old and I’ve been waiting 31 years just for that phone call, just for that answer.”

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press PARIS — Jessica McDonald quickly was put in her place by Jeremiah, her 7-year-old son. “I tried to explain to him: ‘Buddy, we’re going to the World Cup,’” the American forward remembered. “And he’s just like: ‘OK, can I have a toy now?’” A 31-year-old forward, McDonald made her World Cup debut at the start of the second half against Chile on June 16, a pinnacle on a circuitous, protracted path to soccer’s highest level. She sparked the offense and her curling shot hit a post in the 62nd minute. A big part of the joy for McDonald is that Jeremiah is headed to the World Cup to watch the latter stages. The defending champion Americans play France on Friday with a chance to advance to the semifinals. “He doesn’t fully understand, but at least he’s at an age right now where he’s actually going to remember this,” she said. “He’s going to look back and be like, ‘Wow, I was there. Wow, my mom actually is cool — like she said.’” Just a few of the 552 players in the Women’s World Cup are mothers, a group that also includes Argentina goalkeeper Vanina Correa, Jamaica forward Cheyna Matthews, Brazil defender Tamires and South Korea defender Hwang Bo-Ram. American teammates, stressed to the supreme solely by soccer, are amazed by McDonald’s scheduling skills as a single mom. “I don’t know how she does it,” midfielder Morgan Brian said. “It’s pretty remarkable when you think about it and know how much we sacrifice and we put into this team and how much effort off the field that we have to give, and to know that her time is limited off the field and recovering and doing all the things that she needs to do. It’s pretty impressive that she’s here at this level.” A role player on a squad of stars,

Jessica McDonald on receiving the call that she had made the U.S. World Cup team

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Jessica McDonald, left, runs after the ball during the Women’s World Cup match between United States and Chile on June 16 in Paris. McDonald was a two-time NCAA champion at North Carolina and currently plays for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women’s Soccer League. Her brother, 33-year-old Brandon, was a defender in Major League Soccer from 2008-13. She was the second overall pick in the 2010 draft of the old Women’s Professional Soccer League. But her career was interrupted when, in her first professional start for Chicago, she tore the patellar tendon in her left knee at Washington on Aug. 19, 2010. She didn’t return to the field until Oct. 27, 2012, with the Melbourne Victory in Australia. McDonald’s national team debut was delayed until 2016, when she was 28 years old. She has

made just eight international appearances, scoring in exhibitions against Portugal last November and Belgium in April, and has become known for her long, Rory Delap-like throw-ins. She was at a doctor’s office last month having the yearly knee checkup when U.S. coach Jill Ellis called. “My heart’s pounding at that point pretty hard, and so she’s like, ‘You want your answer?’ I’m like, ‘Yes,’” McDonald recalled, thinking about Ellis’ magic words: “You’re going to the World Cup.” “It was just an ugly cry from that point on — and she said a handful of more things. No idea what she said because I was too busy crying, and just like overwhelming joy,” McDonald said. “I’m 31 years

old and I’ve been waiting 31 years just for that phone call, just for that answer.” Women on the U.S. team have taken a leading role in the push for equal pay and set an example of working moms. Joy Fawcett (1995, 1999, 2003), Carla Overbeck (1999), Tina Ellertson (2007), Kate Markgraf (2007), Christie Pearce (2007, 2011 and 2015), Shannon Boxx (2015) and Amy Rodriguez (2015) were earlier members of the vanguard. McDonald will have a nanny in France to assist with Jeremiah. The U.S. Soccer Federation has paid for nanny costs on the road since Fawcett and Overbeck reached deals in 1998. Still, there are child-care costs when McDonald is with her club.

Italy to host 2026 Winter Olympics Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo best Sweden, which has never hosted By Graham Dunbar and Daniella Matar The Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Riding a wave of widespread Italian enthusiasm to be an Olympic host, Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo won the vote Monday to stage the 2026 Winter Games. International Olympic Committee members voted 47-34 for the long-favored Milan-Cortina bid over Stockholm-Are from Sweden that also included a bobsled track in Latvia. Milan-Cortina’s jubilant delegation broke into chants of “Italia! Italia!” when the result was announced, giving the Alpine nation a second Winter Games in 20 years. “I’m really emotional,” Italian Olympic president Giovanni Malago said, close to tears at the winner’s news conference. “It’s a very important result, not only for me but the whole country.” Italy will get a third Winter Games, after Turin hosted in 2006 and ski resort Cortina staged in 1956. Sweden never hosted the Winter Games and was sent to an eighth loss in bidding in the past 41 years. A lack of enthusiasm for the project in Sweden — rating 28% below the Italians in the IOC’s own polls — was a decisive factor. “What was clear was the gap in public support,” IOC President Thomas Bach said, suggesting it hinted at weaker political backing. A spirited late campaign effort was in vain, including Stockholm’s mayor Anna Konig Jerlmyr appealing to voters from the stage by singing a lyric from an Abba song. A sign of simmering Swedish frustration came minutes later when IOC board member Gunilla Lindberg pushed the limit of Olympic diplomacy ending her

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Italian Prime minister Giuseppe Conte speaks to journalists before the country’s bid in Milan-Cortina was named host for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland. team’s 30-minute presentation. Lindberg challenged her colleagues to reward a new kind of creative, cost-effective bid the IOC has said it wanted — “Or is it just talk?” “It just came. I felt it (needed to be said),” Lindberg told The Associated Press after the vote. Instead, IOC members picked Italy despite a debt-hit economy which faces increasing European Union scrutiny. “We submit with full confidence to your judgment,” Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told IOC members before their vote. Both candidates would likely have failed to get this far in previous Olympic bidding contests. The IOC has relaxed previously strict rules that demanded financial guarantees and government

“I’m really emotional. It’s a very important result, not only for me but the whole country.” Giovanni Malago, Italian Olympic president

support earlier in the process. It was an attempt to revive Winter Games bidding with just two candidates on the ballot paper for the second straight time, since Russia spent $51 billion on venues and infrastructure for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Now, the IOC seeks to avoid costly new venues — and potential white elephants — while encouraging regions and multination bids to share the load. Hence, Sweden teamed with Latvia, across the Baltic Sea, rather than build its ice sliding sports venue. “We have budget problems in Italy, but I think that this is something that everyone has,” Italy Undersecretary of State Giancarlo Giorgetti said at an earlier news conference, citing the wealth of the Lombardy and Veneto provinces underwriting the games costs. “They are two of the richest provinces in Europe.” The IOC will give at least $925 million toward Italy’s games operating costs of up to $1.7 billion. After Russia’s huge spending in venues, infrastructure and cost overruns for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, billions in construction projects were awarded in new markets for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and 2022 Beijing Olympics. The 2026 contest met Bach’s long-stated wish to return to traditional winter sports heartlands, use existing venues and cut costs. The IOC praised both candidates for projecting sports budgets “on average 20% lower” than spending on the 2018 and 2022 games. Building athlete villages in Milan and Stockholm shaped as the main capital investment and most uncertain ventures in the projects. Last week, the IOC flagged Stockholm’s village as a risk, and asked for more details of guarantees underwriting the project. “A letter of intent is as important to us as any contract,” Volvo chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said in the formal presentation, in what seemed a rebuke to the Olympic body. Needing to work hard to persuade Olympic voters, Sweden sent its heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, and Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to Lausanne. Sweden’s search continues for its first home Olympics since the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games.

She is among seven moms in the NWSL, joined by Portland midfielder Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Chicago defender Sarah Gorden, Orlando forward Sydney Leroux, Washington forward Cheyna Matthews, Utah’s Rodriguez and Chicago midfielder Michele Vasconcelos. “There hasn’t been any positive steps for moms in the NWSL,” McDonald said. “Now we’re kind of getting our heads together, getting ideas together, and so now we can start somewhere as moms. ... Child care is not cheap. And if you look at our paychecks and you look at child care, there goes our paycheck. How are we going to eat? So yeah, it’s needs to change. We need to do something about it, being helped financially at least.” Jerimiah has traveled the road with his mom. Since his birth, she has played for Melbourne in Australia plus Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Houston, Western New York and North Carolina. She’s had teammates fill in as babysitters at times when she’s changed clubs and talks about how a neighboring family in North Carolina assists. “She’s always talking about how early she has to wake up to make sure Jeremiah is taken care of,” left back Crystal Dunn said. “I wake 10 minutes before training and I’m annoyed training gets pushed up earlier and earlier sometimes. But her ability to balance life is just incredible, and I think, hopefully, going forward more women choose her route and not feel like they have to choose their career over having a family. I think the new generation is going to feel like they have the option of doing both.”

NBA DRAFT from page B1 It was an equally emotional experience for UNC’s White after his selection by the Bulls. Only instead of being able to celebrate with a beloved parent in person, the talented point guard could only wonder what his late father might have said to him in his moment of personal triumph. “He’d tell me how proud he was for me and how he loved me, and he would just tell me this is only the beginning for me,” White said in a teleconference. “I’ve got a lot of success coming my way. I’ve just got to stay on the right path, continue to be who I am, be myself, stay true to myself, never forget where I came from and just continue to work like I have my whole life.” As happy as White was for his own good fortune, he seemed even more excited when he learned that former UNC teammate Johnson had been taken a few picks later by Phoenix — much earlier than projected. The video clip of his reaction to the news became a viral internet sensation. “How can anybody do any better than what he did there?” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “He’s going to be an NBA player and he goes wacko talking about Cam and how hard Cam worked. “I’ve always said it takes a special person to really rejoice and enjoy other people’s successes. And you saw that last night with Coby talking about Cam. The Bulls are getting a really, really talented player. They’re also getting a great teammate.” Of those players from state schools that went undrafted, Lecque made out best by agreeing to a four-year deal with two years guaranteed at just under $1 million per year. UNC seniors Luke Maye and Kenny Williams signed as undrafted free agents with the Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs, respectively, while Duke’s Marques Bolden and Wake Forest’s Jaylen Hoard earned tryouts with Cleveland and Portland. Other players with state ties signing free agent deals include Campbell’s Chris Clemons (Rockets), UNC Wilmington’s Devontae Cacok (Lakers), NC A&T’s Terry Harris (76ers) and Shaw’s Amir Hinton (Knicks).

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Tampa Bay gets OK from MLB to explore Montreal

Charlotte Hornets draft picks Cody Martin, left, and PJ Washington, right, pose with general manager Mitch Kupchak, center, during a news conference Friday in Charlotte.

The Rays are the parent club of the Durham Bulls By Ben Walker The Associated Press

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Hornets draft results do little to relieve free agency uncertainty Free agent Kemba Walker’s decision will shape Charlotte’s direction By Shawn Krest North State Journal WITH THE Charlotte Hornets free agent activity likely focused on finding ways to keep key contributors Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lamb — or replace them — the team’s easiest path to significant improvement was through the NBA Draft. The team continued its recent pattern of draft picks with last week’s selections. They focused on players who can do a little bit of everything, instead of filling a specific hole or area of need. Like recent draft additions Malik Monk, Dwayne Bacon and Miles Bridges, the Hornets continued to look for players who can contribute in a variety of ways — much like the college trend toward “positionless” basketball. With their first round pick, 12th overall, the Hornets took Kentucky sophomore PJ Washington. The 6-foot-7 power forward was a five-star recruit in 2017, ranked in the top 12 nationally by all major recruiting services. He chose Kentucky over North Carolina, among other schools, and was expected to be another in coach John Calipari’s long line of NBA one-and-done freshmen. Washington battled nagging injuries as a freshman, averaging 10.8 points and 5.7 rebounds. After going through the predraft evaluation process, he returned to Kentucky for another year,

earning first-team All-SEC with 15.2 points per game and 7.6 rebounds. More important than his improved stat line, however, was his development in outside shooting and defense, which will help him at the next level. Washington is expected to be able to guard any position, from three to five, allowing him to be paired on the court with Bridges or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. He’ll likely replace Marvin Williams, either when the former Tar Heels’ contract expires following the upcoming season or immediately, if Williams chooses to exercise his player option to leave this offseason. Williams has indicated he plans to return to Charlotte. In the second round, the Hornets chose Mocksville’s Cody Martin, out of Nevada. The former Wolfpack standout was the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year after transferring with his twin brother, Caleb. While Caleb was the conference player of the year and better scorer, Cody’s ability on the other end of the floor appealed to the Hornets and other NBA teams. Caleb ended up going undrafted. Cody earned a spot in the Draft Combine in Chicago after excelling at the G League Elite Camp earlier in the week. At the end of the second round, the Hornets added a project in San Diego State’s Jalen McDaniels. At 6-foot-10, McDaniels has impressive length, but at 195 pounds, he needs to add some bulk to his frame to compete in the NBA. Again in keeping with recent Charlotte draft picks, fans shouldn’t expect to see an imme-

diate impact from the draft class of 2019. Discussing his draft night, GM Mitch Kupchak said he expected all three picks, including Washington, to spend significant time in the G League with the Greensboro Swarm. Bacon and Devonte Graham followed a similar pattern last year, and, while Washington likely will spend the majority of his rookie year with the big club, the minor league affiliation will allow the Hornets to bring along their young talent slowly while gradually integrating them into the lineup. That leaves free agency as the only remaining way to change the face of the team heading into next season. While re-signing Kemba Walker will be the team’s priority, it’s likely the team will be in an either-or position with Walker and Lamb, keeping one, at best. There are plenty of talented veterans that should be available to help fill holes on the roster as the offseason goes on. Brook Lopez and JaVale McGee are two who have been mentioned by several outlets as being good fits for the team. With Tony Parker, added last offseason, announcing his retirement, Walker’s departure could leave the team in desperate need of a guard who can distribute and score, with Tyus Jones being one option that could be available. Essentially, despite all the draft picks and potential veteran pick-ups this summer, the Hornets’ offseason will come down to Walker. If he’s wearing a different uniform next season, the team will likely be on its way to full rebuilding mode.

He was around a point-per-game player from the blue line for the U.S. National Team Development Program last year, and he did it as one of the younger players (he won’t turn 18 until Sept. 7).

HURRICANES from page B1 in him. He’s not the biggest guy (5‑foot-10, 182 pounds) or the most skilled, but he’s a handful every shift. And like McGinn — a second-round pick in 2012 — in his draft year, Rees has not yet had a big statistical junior season due to injuries (10 goals, 22 assists in 37 games last year). But if he stays healthy, Rees has the opportunity to be an agitator in the pros. He has — like McGinn in junior — crossed the line at times, getting an eight-game suspension for a blindside hit last season. But if he can rein that in and mesh physicality with discipline, he could be a valuable piece down the road.

Cade Webber, D, 4th round, 99th overall (not ranked) Now we go the other way: Webber is big. Coming in at about 6-foot-6 and already 200-plus pounds, the Massachusetts-born defenseman will play in the BCHL next year and is committed to Boston University for the 2020-21 school year. With added strength and development, Webber projects to be a shutdown defender. Tuukka Tieksola, RW, 4th round, 121st overall (not ranked)

Patrik Puistola, LW, 3rd round, 73rd overall (NSJ 72) Many saw Puistola as one of the draft’s biggest fallers, but we had him at No. 72 and he went a pick later. He is Finnish — a quality Carolina seems to be enamored with more and more — and a pure scorer. His father was also a pro in Europe, winning titles in both the Swedish and Finnish top leagues. The younger Puistola (6 feet, 175 pounds) could be a boom-or-bust type pick — he has the potential to be a goal scorer but has hurdles to overcome to be a pro if he can’t translate his offense to the next level. Anttoni Honka, D, 3rd round, 83rd overall (NSJ 58) Honka, the younger brother of 2014 Stars first-round pick Ju-

NEW YORK — The Ex-Rays? Starved for fans despite success on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to look into playing a split season in Montreal. No timetable for the possible plan was announced. An idea under consideration is for the Rays to play early in the season in Tampa Bay and finish up in Montreal, the former home of the Expos. Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Thursday at the end of the owners’ meetings, saying the executive council had granted the Rays “broad permission to explore what’s available.” Manfred said it’s too soon to detail the particulars — as in, where the team would play postseason games, or in what stadiums. He did not address whether this would be a step toward a full move. “It’s an interesting kind of idea,” Rays outfielder/infielder Brandon Lowe said before playing at Oakland on Thursday night. “It’s in the future. It’s so far ahead of us that it’s going to be big news right now, but I feel like a lot of us are just kind of, ‘it happened, we saw it,’ but that’s really all it is.” Still, that was plenty enough to spark excitement in Canada, where the Expos played from 1969-2004 before moving to Washington and becoming the Nationals. With their introductions in French and English, jaunty organ music, goofy mascot Youppi! and fun tricolor logo, Les Expos flourished for years with a truly international flair. Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg, in a statement, said: “My priority remains the same, I am committed to keeping baseball in Tampa Bay for generations to come.” “I believe this concept is worthy of serious exploration,” he added. Forget it, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman said. Tropicana Field is located in his city. “I want to be crystal clear. The Rays cannot explore playing any Major League Baseball games in Montreal, or anywhere else for that matter, prior to 2028 without reaching a formal memorandum of understanding with the city of St. Petersburg,” he said. “And ultimately such a decision is up to me, and I have no intention of bringing this idea to our city council to consider. In fact, I believe this is getting a bit silly,”

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Russia’s Kirill Slepets celebrates his goal against Switzerland during the bronze medal game of the World Junior Championships in Vancouver in January. The Hurricanes drafted Slepets in the fifth round, 152nd overall, in last weekend’s NHL Draft in Vancouver. lius, was considered a late firstor high second-round prospect coming into the 2018-19 season, but a rough year saw him slide to Carolina in the third round. Like Puistola, Honka is Finnish and a risky pick — he could be a dynamic puck-moving defenseman, or prove too small and not responsible enough in his own end to make it to the NHL. At 5-foot-10 and 178 pounds, he’s a new era defensem-

an who uses his speed and elusiveness rather than his size. Domenick Fensore, D, 3rd round, 90th overall (NSJ 94) Speaking of undersized defensemen, Fensore is among the smallest. The New York native is listed at just 5-foot-8 and 153 pounds, but he packs a lot of excitement into his small frame.

The Hurricanes added another Finn in Tieksola, a small, point-producing winger. Tieksola was rookie of the year in the top junior league in Finland, registering a point per game (15 goals, 45 assists in 51 games played) and leading the league in assists. Listed at 5-foot-10 and just 146 pounds, Tieksola has to add muscle to complement his speed and skill. Kirill Slepets, RW, 5th round, 152nd overall (NSJ 56) Slepets was not drafted in his first two years of eligibility, but the 5-foot-10, 165-pound winger was expected to go much higher last weekend. Instead, he fell into Car-

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A fan holds up a sign during a 2015 exhibition game in Montreal. The Tampa Bay Rays have received permission from MLB to explore splitting its home games between the Tampa Bay area and Montreal. he said. The Expos then, like the Rays now, operated with a small payroll, often losing stars to big-market clubs, such as Pedro Martinez and David Price. And low attendance plagued both franchises. Tampa Bay is averaging 14,546 fans per home game, ahead of only the Miami Marlins. The Rays have played at Tropicana Field since their inception in 1998 and drew their lowest home crowd of 5,786 against Toronto last month. The Rays — the parent club of the Durham Bulls — had looked into building a new stadium for years but in December abandoned a plan to build across the bay in Tampa’s Ybor City area. They are committed to play in the Tampa Bay area through 2027. “You hear the passion from the fans there, that when the Expos played there, you recognize that they’re in the mix now, there’s been a lot of talks. I think baseball wants to go where baseball’s wanted,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said, adding, “I think the intention of it is ultimately to do the best that we can do to keep baseball in the Tampa Bay area.” “Look, MLB, the Rays, they’re trying to grow the brand of baseball. I think we recognize that with what we’re doing, what they’re doing in London, what they’ve done in Mexico, all over the world, this is probably another avenue,” he said. MLB has played two series in Mexico this season, and the Red Sox and Yankees are set to play in London next week. In their last two seasons before moving, the Expos played 22 games per year at San Juan, Puerto Rico.

olina’s lap in the fifth round. Already 20, Slepets has won two titles in the MHL (Russia’s second league) and was seventh in scoring at the World Juniors last winter with seven points — including five goals — in seven games. He’s a fantastic skater and puck-handler. Kevin Wall, RW, 6th round, 181st overall (not ranked) Wall is a Penn State commit who had 31 goals and 64 points in just 49 games with Chilliwack of the BCHL last season. The New York-born winger has a scorer’s touch but will need to work on his skating while in college. Blake Murray, C, 6th round, 183rd overall (not ranked) Murray is a two-way center who scored 30 goals for the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves last season. Carolina may have had some inside intel on Murray — the Wolves coach is former Hurricanes winger Cory Stillman, who is in his second year coaching Sudbury. Murray — who finished just outside the NSJ Top 100 — is 6-foot-2 and 187 pounds. Massimo Rizzo, C, 7th round, 216th overall (not ranked) Rizzo, who is committed to North Dakota, was a point-pergame player for Penticton of the BCHL last season. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound center was hampered by injuries the past two seasons, limiting him to just 87 regular season games, and had hip surgery this offseason.

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In this photo taken Wednesday, April 17, 2019 in Trenton, N.C., town manager Glenn Spivey looks through a store undergoing repairs following the lasting effects of Hurricane Florence. Eight months after the storm inundated North Carolina, communities such as Trenton illustrate the slow and uneven pace of recovery.

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CleanAire, LLC, an air filtration manufacturing company that will be doing business as Pamlico Air will create 305 jobs as it expands its operations in Wilson County, Governor Roy Cooper announced last week. The company will invest $10 million in operating a facility, located in Wilson. “More and more manufacturers are finding North Carolina’s motivated workforce a good fit for their businesses,” said Governor Cooper. “Pamlico Air’s decision to expand their operations in North Carolina shows what we already know, that our state’s communities are eager to grow right along with their growing companies.” Pamlico Air is a highquality air filtration manufacturer that services retail, wholesale, commercial, and industrial markets nationally. The company will launch a Wilson manufacturing facility that will produce air filters targeted specifically to the commercial, industrial, and retail markets. “We are excited that Wilson will be home to our North Carolina facility. We have a lot of ties to Eastern North Carolina and are thankful for the support we have received from the city of Wilson and the state to make this opportunity a reality,” said Travis Stephenson, CEO of Pamlico Air. “North Carolina is one of the nation’s leaders in manufacturing,” said Secretary of Commerce Anthony M. Copeland. “With the expansion of Pamlico Air to Wilson County, our skilled workforce will continue to build our reputation as a manufacturing leader and a home to innovation.” Salaries for the new jobs will vary by position but the average annual wage will be $32,557. The average annual wage in Wilson County is $44,012.

Devastated North Carolina town still reeling from Florence Small community down east slow to rebuild homes, jobs and peace of mind after storm devastation last fall By Jonathan Drew The Associated Press

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TRENTON, N.C. — Nine months after Hurricane Florence inundated much of eastern North Carolina, the tiny town of Trenton is still struggling to rebuild as a new hurricane season begins. The Jones County courthouse and jail have yet to reopen. Judges hear cases in county office buildings and inmates are housed in another county. Even the mayor has yet to move back into her house, because construction workers are in short supply. “It’s a slow process when you’ve got so many people displaced and only so many people to work,” Mayor Darlene Spivey said. “It’s mentally and physically exhausting. ... It’s just more than I ever could have fathomed.” The stately brick and stone courthouse rises over Trenton’s main street of brick storefronts, a bank branch, restaurant and gas station, along with several churches and a cemetery. The Trent River flows several blocks away. The September 2018 hurricane turned downtown into a shallow lake of muddy water, flooding 106 homes — all but about 20 of the town’s households, town officials say. All told, Florence caused $22 billion in damage in North Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center . A state tally counts 45 storm-related deaths. In Jones County, numerous water rescues were performed as the Trent River overflowed its banks at record levels. With the start of hurricane season June 1, the threat of another round of storms worries Sharon Metts, 81, who had never seen the home where she’s lived since 1965

flood before Florence swamped it. She recently moved back in after a charity replaced ruined flooring, drywall and cabinets. “I’m afraid of them now,” she said of hurricanes, standing on a porch that was submerged by several feet of water. “It’s been in the backyard; it’s been under the house. But never like this.” Town Clerk Glenn Spivey, who’s married to the mayor, fears that as many as half the town’s flooded homes could qualify for a government buyout that would preclude rebuilding on the land. A visitor can walk most of the residential streets of one-story houses with large lawns in an afternoon. During a recent tour, Glenn Spivey pointed out several homes already vacated for good and several others with FEMA trailers parked outside. If more people leave permanently, it would be “rough, rough,” he said. “You’re losing money as far as sewer users. The county’s losing water users. Plus, we’re all going to lose tax base,” he said. Fifty-five homes with Trenton addresses are being evaluated for federal hazard mitigation funds, though some may be outside of town limits, according to state emergency management officials. The Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation program includes buyouts, elevating houses or other flood-proofing repairs. Across Jones County, 111 homeowners have sought expedited buyouts because of Florence, more than any other North Carolina county, according to a joint state-federal notice . It’s not clear when buyouts will be approved, but FEMA already has paid county residents $33 million in aid, loans and insurance payouts. As of late May, 37 county households were still staying in FEMA trailers or other temporary units. Standing on bare subflooring with building supplies stacked against the walls of his house, Glenn Spivey said that because he and his wife had flood insurance, they got

checks quickly from their insurer. But finding contractors proved much more difficult. He said contractors would tell him: “You’re No. 200 on my list” or “You’re No. 150.’” Construction workers have gravitated to bigger towns and cities, he said, owing to a combination of deeper pockets, larger populations and more news coverage. To the south in Wilmington, where media outlets positioned themselves for live-shots during the hurricane’s arrival, tree-removal and construction crews began arriving from other states hours after landfall. Jones County is also one of six North Carolina counties without a newspaper, according to a University of North Carolina study. The county also has no local television stations based there. “The more word you can get out, the better off you are, especially when it comes to financial resources,” said Scott Murphy, who leads MX Network, a local Christian charity repairing homes and businesses. “Getting the money to rebuild is really important.” Faith-based charities have spread the word through their own networks, offering hope for some homeowners. Freddie Lee Mundine, 83, spent six months staying with relatives after Florence filled his home with 3 feet (0.9 meters) of water. But church-related charity workers, coupled with FEMA assistance, allowed him to return recently, sleeping on an air mattress while he replaces ruined furniture. “The church did most of the work,” he said. Metts, who lacked flood insurance and feared having to abandon her home, said workers from Christian Aid Ministries found out about her “by word of mouth” and made her house livable. “We decided we weren’t going to be able to (rebuild), but then they came and offered to help us,” she said. Now, she adds: “We’re going to stay here as long as we can.”

High court strikes down ‘scandalous’ part of trademark law The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has struck down a section of federal law that prevented officials from registering trademarks seen as scandalous or immoral, handing a victory Monday to California fashion brand FUCT. The high court ruled that the century-old provision is an unconstitutional restriction on speech. Between 2005 and 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark

Office ultimately refused about 150 trademark applications a year as a result of the provision. The high court’s ruling means that the people and companies behind those failed applications can re-submit them for approval. And new trademark applications cannot be refused on the grounds they are scandalous or immoral. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for a majority of the court that the “’immoral or scandalous’ bar is substantially overbroad.”

The Trump administration had defended the provision, arguing that it encouraged trademarks that are appropriate for all audiences. The justices’ ruling was in some ways expected because of one the court made two years ago . In 2017, the justices unanimously invalidated a related provision of federal law that told officials not to register disparaging trademarks, finding that restriction violated the First Amendment. In

that case, an Asian-American rock band sued after the government refused to register its band name, “The Slants,” because it was seen as offensive to Asians. The latest decision could result in an uptick in requests to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register trademarks that would have previously been considered scandalous or immoral. But Barton Beebe, a New York University law professor who has studied the provision the justices

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struck down and co-authored a Supreme Court brief in the case , said he thinks that’s unlikely. Beebe said he doesn’t believe there’s a large, pent-up demand for trademark registration by people refused it previously under the provision. He said most of the trademarks refused registration under the provision recently were for putting words on clothing. That was what happened in the case the justices ruled on. Los Angeles-based FUCT began selling clothing in 1991. Federal officials refused to register the brand’s See TRADEMARK, page C2

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C2 NC company announces recall of frozen sausage Washington, D.C. Federal officials say a North Carolina-based food processor is recalling more than 800 pounds of readyto-eat frozen andouille sausage which may be contaminated with metal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Monday that the sausages from San Giuseppe Salami Co. by Giacomo in Elon were produced on May 19. The department says the products show establishment number “EST.21556” and were shipped to retailers and institutional locations in Greensboro. The varying weights of vacuum-packed, individually sealed packages also carry a sell-by date of Nov. 10, 2019. The company contacted the USDA service after it received a report that a consumer found a piece of a metal ring in the product. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions resulting from consuming the sausage.

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Charitable giving by individual Americans drops in 2018 Report shows decreased individual giving in 2018, possibly due to tax changes, while corporate giving increased By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK — Charitable giving by individual Americans in 2018 suffered its biggest drop since the Great Recession of 200809, in part because of changes in tax policy, according to the latest comprehensive report on Americans’ giving patterns. The Giving USA report, released Tuesday, said individual giving fell by 1.1%, from $295 billion in 2017 to $292 billion last year. It ended a four-year streak of increases, and was the largest decline since a 6.1% drop in 2009. Experts involved with the report said 2018 was a complex year for charitable giving, with a relatively strong economy overall and a volatile stock market. Giving by corporations and foundations increased, so that total giving — including donations from individuals — edged up by 0.7 percent to $427.7 billion.

Among various factors affecting charitable giving was a federal tax policy change that doubled the standard deduction. More than 45 million households itemized deductions in 2016, according to Giving USA, and that number likely dropped sharply in 2018, reducing an incentive for charitable giving. “Whenever there’s a major tax policy change like that, it has an effect.” said Rick Dunham, chair of Giving USA Foundation, which publishes the annual report. It is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Dunham and other experts said it will likely take another year of analysis, with the help of additional data, to reach a more precise estimate of the tax change’s impact. Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a magazine that covers the nonprofit world, suggested that the changes would have relatively less impact on charities that rely on wealthy donors, and greater impact on social-service providers and other charities that get broad support from middle-class Americans. “Charities who depend on them are really worried,” said Palmer. United Way, the largest tradi-

tional charity in the U.S., is among the nonprofits relying on middle-class donors. About 90% of its donations come through workplace-based campaigns, according to its chief marketing officer, Lisa Bowman. Bowman said United Way won’t know until later this year how it fared for its 2018-19 fiscal year, but she noted that traditional nonprofits face many new challenges, including competition from online crowdfunding operations such as GoFundMe. Among the nine charitable sectors identified by Giving USA, there were mixed results. Donations were up for nonprofits involved in international affairs and environmental or animal-welfare issues. Giving to foundations was down, as was giving to education, to religion and to public-society benefit organizations — groups which work on such issues as voter education, civil rights, civil liberties and consumer rights. Giving to religion — perennially the biggest sector — is estimated to have declined by 1.5% in 2018 (a decrease of 3.9% adjusted for inflation), with a total of $124.52 billion in contributions. Una Osili, an associate dean at the Lilly philanthropy school, said

giving to religious institutions has been lagging behind other sectors for several years. Reasons including declining attendance at church services and a rising number of Americans not affiliated with any particular religion. For the largest U.S. denomination — the Roman Catholic Church — a long-running clergy sex-abuse crisis also has taken a financial toll. According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, about one-fourth of U.S. Catholics have decreased donations to the church because of the scandals. Empty Tomb, a Christian organization based in Champaign, Illinois, that researches religious giving, says the decline is longstanding. According to its research, Americans gave about 3% of their disposable income to churches in 1968, and less than 2.2% in 2016. Empty Tomb’s leaders, Sylvia and John Ronsvalle, have attributed the decline at least in part to a failure by church leaders to inspire more than a perfunctory level of generosity. Their latest report refers to a perception in some quarters that church is “boring.” Overall, Americans’ level of generosity is similar to what it was decades ago. For 2018, giving by individuals represented 1.9 percent of total disposable income, down from 2.4 percent in 2005 and the same as the rate in 1984. Similarly, total charitable donations have hovered around 2 percent of the gross domestic product for many years; for 2018, that figure was 2.1 percent.

Wilmington Some 5,400 acres of land along Salters Creek in eastern North Carolina is now protected from development because conservationists and the military worked together. The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust said in a news release Monday that it bought the Carteret County land from The Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor in New York City, a nonprofit corporation. Partners in the purchase include the state Wildlife Resources Commission, the U.S. Marine Corps and eight other organizations and funders. The Department of Defense paid for a restrictive easement for the property. The easement prohibits incompatible development that could compromise the safety of training flights over the property. The tract features estuarine marsh, pocosin and longleaf pine forest, and it provides habitat for 23 rare plant and animal species.

AbbVie makes $63B bid for Botox maker Allergan Lake Bluff, Ill. The specialty drug company AbbVie will spend $63 billion to acquire Allergan, the maker of Botox and other cosmetic treatments. The two pharmaceutical companies have little in common, save for a desire to reinvigorate growth that has sputtered. Shares of AbbVie are down 16% over the past year and shares of Allergan, with sales growth down over the past three quarters, have fallen 24%. AbbVie is facing the expiration of patent protection for global blockbuster immune disorder treatment Humira, which brought in a staggering $20 billion in sales last year. Industry analysts had been anticipating a move by AbbVie to offset the introduction of generics to an extremely valuable pipeline for the company.

TRADEMARK from page C1 name. Like other companies denied trademark registration under the scandalous or immoral provision of the Lanham Act, the brand was still able to use the word officials declined to register. It just didn’t get the benefits that come with registering a trademark. Erik Brunetti, the artist behind the brand, said that made it difficult for the brand to go after counterfeiters. The case is Iancu v. Brunetti, 18-302.

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In this Sept. 6, 2018 file photo, Campaign Chair Larry Silbermann announces a goal of $8,133,333 at the United Way of the Coastal Empire 2018 Campaign Kick-Off at the Civic Center in Savannah, Ga. Charitable giving by individual Americans in 2018 suffered its biggest drop since the Great Recession of 2008-09, in part because of Republican-backed changes in tax policy, according to the latest comprehensive report on Americans’ giving patterns released on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

Film projects get green light for NC grant funds Murder mysteries and historical documentary are awarded for commitment to film locally, with estimated economic impact of over $50 million NSJ Staff RALEIGH — Three new television and film projects have been approved to receive North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grant funds. Combined, the projects are expected to generate a direct instate spend in excess of $50.6 million. The productions will create more than 5,800 job opportunities in the state, including 1,120 crew positions for the state’s talented film workforce. “Having more productions take advantage of North Carolina’s notable film locations and reputable infrastructure is always a win for our state,” said N.C. Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland. “The multimillion-dollar spend for these three projects will be a great economic impact for the communities and the skilled production talent that are the backdrops for these productions.” The television series, “Reprisal”, is described as a “hyper-kinetic” revenge tale following a woman who, after being left

for dead, leads a vengeful campaign against the gang that tried to kill her. Once completed, the production will be eligible to receive a rebate of up to $10.7 million through the North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grant. The series, whose pilot was also filmed in the state, will film in the greater Wilmington area, with filming expected to take place in various parts of Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender and Sampson counties. The project is being produced by A+E Studios in association with The Littlefield Company and will be available for viewing on the streaming service Hulu. The second awardee, “Virginia Cold Case Project,” is a made-for-television movie from Markay Media, the award-winning production team behind the hit North Carolina-filmed PBS series “A Chef’s Life” and the documentary “Private Violence”. The project will follow a family as it comes to grips with new, emerging information about a 32-yearold cold case in Virginia. Production-related activities are expected to take place in Durham, Mecklenburg, Moore and Robeson counties. The production has a commitment for $370,000 from the film and entertainment grant. The last grant recipient, “The 24th” is an independent feature film that has been approved to

“The multimillion-dollar spend for these three projects will be a great economic impact for the communities and the skilled production talent that are the backdrops for these productions.” N.C. Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland

have $1.6 million reserved from the grant program. The project, which is scheduled to shoot in Cabarrus, Mecklenburg and Rowan counties, is the story of the 1917 Houston Riot, or Camp Logan Riot, in which soldiers of the Third Battalion of the allblack 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment clashed with members of the Houston Police Department. Filming is expected through the end of June. The three projects join five other projects that have had funds reserved from the North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grant during the current fiscal year, which runs from July 1, 2018 –

June 30, 2019. In all, North Carolina Department of Commerce has reserved $34,116,244 from the grant during this period. The state anticipates a direct in-state spend of at least $124.5 million for all productions from 2019 with additional projects expected to increase the overall spend total by year end. “We continue to see interest in our state as a filming location grow,” said North Carolina Film Office Director Guy Gaster. “With our renowned crews, established infrastructure, versatile locations, and a steady grant program, North Carolina proves to be the ideal location for the film and television industry.” The North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grant provides financial assistance to attract feature film and television productions that will stimulate economic activity and create jobs in the state. Production companies receive no money up front and must meet direct in-state spending requirements to qualify for grant funds, which are paid out following the completion of the project and a successful audit. The program is administered by the North Carolina Department of Commerce and promoted by the North Carolina Film Office, part of VisitNC and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.

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Ford’s F-250 Super Duty has the luxury features to haul whatever By Jordan Golson For the North State Journal BOSTON — Traveling can be stressful. Middle seats, painfully dry air, the Transportation Security Administration; Mix it all together and you can end up with a pretty rough day. And that’s before you take into account delays, cancellations, and missed connections. It was that last one that had me standing on the side-step of my Ford F-250 Super Duty while I slowly rolled through the entrance of Central Parking at Boston’s Logan Airport, looking at the rapidly diminishing gap between the top of the truck and the ceiling. It closed to about three inches and stayed there, with the radio antenna — which, coincidentally (or not), acts as a telltale about whether you’re about to crunch your $74,110 truck into the ceiling — scraping against the roof. I had an early morning meeting in Houston and my flight out of Manchester, New Hampshire (the last of the night) was delayed, which meant I would miss my connection. So American Airlines rebooked me on a United flight out of the same airport, which also ended up being delayed. So as a last-ditch effort, I drove to Logan which, unlike Manchester, has only indoor, garage parking. In a Ford F-250 Super Duty that is almost seven feet tall. And the garage height limit is 6-feet 10-inches. In what was almost certainly the most perilous parking job I’ve ever done (perhaps second to when I parked a Bentley Flying Spur in a minuscule Zurich underground garage), I stuffed my Super Duty, which I think grew three sizes during my drive into a tiny space and hustled into the airport to make my flight. The Ford F-250 Super Duty is not designed for airport parking garages. It’s not designed for narrow colonial-era streets. It’s not designed for any of that. It’s designed to haul five people and tens of thousands of pounds of their stuff in comfort and luxury. My test unit was a Lariat, the middle trim level basically, and it still clocked in north of $74,000 once we added the $9,120 6.7-liter PowerStroke diesel engine with 450 horsepower and 935 poundfeet of torque, a $3,295 sport package that added lots of black trim pieces and gorgeous black wheels, a $1,970 tow technology bundle,

and a $3,355 luxury pack that added even more stuff (including ventilated front seats, which are a godsend on a hot North Carolina day). Opting for the King Ranch, Platinum, or Limited trims has the final sticker price closing in on $90,000 in exchange for even more luxury features (massaging seats, anyone?), more leather, more chrome, and more … more. Towing capabilities vary depending on the exact spec you purchase, but it easily exceeds 15,000 pounds. If you need more, there are F-350 and F-450 versions, including with dually rear wheels, that can push the total towing north of 30,000 pounds with nearly identical cabs. Capability is the name of the game here, and the Super Duty has it in spades. The best feature by far, is the cupholder. Really. It’s patented as the Multiple Container Holder Assembly (US patent 8,939,491) and it converts what appears to be a two-barreled cupholder plus a cavernous bin for stuff into a FOUR-barreled cupholder by sliding over a hidden lid. It’s ingeniously clever and, since many of these pickups will be bought for people who work for a living and may be expected to retrieve the morning coffee for a job site full of thirsty workers, the more cupholders the better. In total, the Super Duty Crew Cab sports TEN cupholders — in a cabin that seats five. There’s nothing more Murica than that. There’s also room for a gun rack. And at least four places I can think of to securely store a pistol. On the window sticker, where every other car displays EPA-mandated fuel economy numbers, the Super Duty says in block letters: FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS NOT REQUIRED ON THIS VEHICLE. But actually, my fuel consumption wasn’t terrible: just shy of 19 MPG in mostly highway driving without towing or hauling much of anything. The 360-degree surround camera is one of the best I’ve used and was invaluable when parking in that garage. The power-extendable towing mirrors are terrific. The key fob allows you to lock the doors while the truck is running, which is nice if you’re leaving your dog inside while you run into the store. And it can haul absolutely everything you might ever want to haul. Which is, after all, the whole point.

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In this June 8, 2019 photo, Gordon and Janice Goodwin show their electric-assist bicycles outside their home in Bar Harbor, Maine. The bikes are banned on carriage roads and bicycle paths in nearby Acadia National Park.

E-bikes, growing in popularity, befuddle regulators The Associated Press BAR HARBOR, Maine — Gordon Goodwin and his wife are rediscovering their passion for bicycling in their senior years thanks to new electric-assist bikes. The electric motors provide a gentle kick, making it easier for them to pedal up hilly roads around Maine’s Acadia National Park. “We’re getting older,” said Gordon, who turns 69 Wednesday. But, he added, “It’s nice to go somewhere and have the breeze in your hair, like you did when you were young.” They can’t get that experience on Acadia’s bicycle paths, though. The National Park Service classifies their so-called e-bikes as motorized vehicles, relegating them mostly to paved roads clogged with summer traffic. Nationwide, the agency and others that manage public lands keep thousands of miles of trail off-limits to e-bikes. Across the country, regulators are sorting out how to classify the two-wheelers, which are something more than a bicycle, something less than a motorcycle. The National Park Service, for its part, may soon loosen its restrictions. “I’m hoping that they’re going to come to reality,” said Janice Goodwin, Gordon’s wife. “This will get more popular as time goes on.” E-bikes are the fastest-growing segment of the bicycle industry. They’re popular with commuters and baby boomers who might not otherwise be able to get out on a bicycle. The bikes, which can cost $2,000 or more, combine the frame of a regular bike with lightweight batteries and electric motors for extra zip. Their sales jumped 72% to $144 million in the U.S. last year, helping to breathe life into bicycle sales that have been relatively flat, according to the NPD Group, which tracks retail bike sales nationwide. Their popularity has led to conflict. In bike-friendly southern California, as local land manag-

ers take cues from agencies like the National Park Service, some are banning e-bikes from bicycle paths. That has angered riders, said Morgan Lommele, of PeopleForBikes, a bicycle advocacy group and trade association. Major bicycle companies including Trek, Specialized, Cannondale and Giant want electric-assisted two-wheelers to be treated like bicycles and not like mopeds, scooters or motorcycles, said Jay Townley, who analyzes cycling industry trends at Human Powered Solutions. Maine and 21 other states have adopted laws that classify e-bikes into categories. Most are treated like regular bicycles under such laws, said Lommele, who has been working with states to create uniform definitions. Only the fastest e-bikes are restricted to roads. At Acadia National Park, the e-bikes are welcome on paved roads inside the park and even on dirt roads where cars and trucks are allowed. But they’re not allowed on the 57 miles (92 kilometers) of carriage roads funded and built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. that meander throughout the park, offering stunning views of lakes, mountains and the ocean. The carriage paths are popular with bicyclists. The only exceptions for e-bikes are for people who qualify for mobility devices under the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Christie Anastasia, park spokeswoman. For the Goodwins, the middle-range Specialized e-bikes were a significant investment that has allowed them to get outdoors and get moving. They hope the park service reconsiders and allows e-bikes wherever regular bikes are permitted. A National Park Service spokeswoman said the new rules are expected in coming weeks. Gordon Goodwin, who’s an electrician, said at the very least he’d like to see a trial period for e-bikes on the carriage paths. “Everybody should get out there and enjoy the park,” he said.

“We’re getting older. ... It’s nice to go somewhere and have the breeze in your hair, like you did when you were young.” Gordon Goodwin

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Scandal-battered Nissan won its shareholders’ approval Tuesday for a new system of committees to oversee governance and for keeping Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa on its board. The Japanese automaker’s profits and dividends have tumbled amid a high-profile scandal involving its former chairman Carlos Ghosn. Some shareholders expressed worries about the future of the automaker. Saikawa and the other board members, including French alliance partner Renault’s Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, bowed deeply at the meeting at a convention center in the port city of Yokohama, where Nissan Motor Corp. is based. “I’d like to offer my deepest apologies, representing the company, for how the misconduct has caused serious concern for our shareholders,” Saikawa said. Ghosn, who led Nissan for two decades, was arrested in November and is awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, including falsifying documents related to retirement compensation. He says he is innocent. The proposals to have committees overseeing compensation, board nominations and auditing required a majority of shareholders for a quorum and two-thirds of those voting for passage. Approval was shown by clapping among the more than 2,800 people present at the meeting. Most of the votes were submitted in advance. Renault, which owns 43% of Nissan, had earlier signaled it may abstain, saying it wanted more representation on the committees. To satisfy that request, the committees have Senard, who replaced Ghosn on the Nissan board, and Renault Chief Executive Thierry Bollore. Saikawa told shareholders he had “two kinds of responsibility,” for what had happened in the past as well as building toward a future and a recovery, including nurturing his successor.

“I would like to work toward putting Nissan on a stable track,” he said, asking for shareholders’ approval for his remaining as Nissan’s leader. “I want to speed up the preparations for a succession.” Although Nissan has been trying to put the scandal behind it, many wonder why the alleged wrongdoing, if true, had gone unchecked, and especially how much Saikawa knew. One shareholder asked whether Nissan officials besides Ghosn shared in the alleged misconduct. For the fiscal year that ended in March, Nissan’s profit plunged to about half of what it was the previous year, partly because of the scandal, as well as problems in the lucrative North American market. The maker of the Leaf electric car and Infiniti luxury models is projecting a further deterioration in its earnings, but promising a recovery for the year after that. It logged 9.2 billion yen ($83 million) in costs for the fiscal year that ended in March from alleged underreporting of Ghosn’s compensation. The proposal, which won shareholders’ approval, called for an 11-member board, including seven outside directors such as Andrew House, formerly with Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. For the appointment of directors, a third of the shareholders made for a quorum, and passage needed a simple majority of those voting. Some analysts suggest a deepening rift between Renault and Nissan after a planned merger between Renault and Fiat Chrysler fell through earlier this month. Nissan expressed reservations about immediately joining the merger. Some shareholders expressed worries about the alliance, and one who stood up to ask a question said the main person who had made decisions, referring to Ghosn, was now gone. Nissan held an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting in April to oust Ghosn. Last week, Mitsubishi Motors Corp., a smaller Japanese automaker in which Nissan owns a 34% stake, won shareholders’ approval to oust Ghosn.

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Shareholders arrive for Nissan’s general meeting of shareholders in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Japanese automaker Nissan faces shareholders as profits and sales tumble after its former star chairman faces trial on financial misconduct allegations.

GM to upgrade assembly plants ahead of new pickup, SUV lines The Associated Press

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The Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban Midnight Edition media program at The Range Complex near Fayetteville.

ARLINGTON, Texas — General Motors Co. has announced it’s investing more than $4.2 billion in assembly plants in Indiana, Michigan and Texas to prepare for the launch of its next generation of pickups and SUVs. The company said Tuesday that it’s increasing capacity, improving operating efficiencies and making other upgrades at plants in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Flint, Michigan; and Arlington, Texas. GM says new investments also are occurring at plants in Ohio ahead of the release of 2021 models of pickups and SUVs. The Texas site manufactures popular SUV brands, including the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon. Officials say $1.4 billion will be spent on the Arlington plant and upgrades are scheduled to be completed next year. GM says it has invested more than $23 billion in its U.S. manufacturing base since 2009.

North State Journal for Wednesday, June 26, 2019

entertainment Police release more than 1,000 files from Smollett probe By Don Babwin The Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago police on Monday released more than 1,000 files from the investigation into Jussie Smollett’s claim he was attacked by two men, including video footage that for the first time shows the “Empire” actor with a thin, white rope wrapped around his neck that he told detectives was a noose. The footage from body cameras worn by police officers who responded on Jan. 29 to what Smollett said was a racist and homophobic attack by two large men has Smollett’s face blurred out because, as police explained, he was considered a victim at that point. The footage shows officers walking into the apartment, where they encounter the actor wearing the rope,

before one asks him, “Do you want to take it off or anything?” “Yeah, I do. I just wanted you all to see it,” Smollett says before unwinding the rope, loosening it and placing it on the kitchen counter. Police have said he told them the attackers wrapped the rope around his neck. In the video, he tells officers that the attackers poured bleach on him. After he is informed about the recording Smollett says he doesn’t want to be filmed and the camera is turned off. In all, police released nearly 1,200 different individual files on Monday, including thousands of pages of documents, arrest reports and handwritten notes from police. Added up, there is more than 90 hours of video, much of it hour after hour of surveillance cameras high above city streets.

As the hunt for the two men Smollett said attacked him continued for weeks, some in the city started to wonder if the whole thing was a hoax. And those suspicions made it into the documents. On Feb. 1, Cmdr. Edward Wodnicki urged investigators to confirm key information given by Smollett about the night in question: “Verify and I mean verify that the victim got off a plane at O’Hare. Big issue if that was a lie. CALL me as soon as this is completed.” It was, in fact, confirmed. Then on Feb. 25, a sergeant sent an email saying that she’d received a tip from a caller whose name is redacted. “He has a friend close to the inner circle of the subject,” the email reads. “The friend shared that the entire event was orchestrated by (redacted).” The footage itself illustrates the growing skepticism within the Chicago Police Department, starting with the fact that much of it was retrieved from surveillance cameras. Police collected the footage as they tried to piece together the route that two brothers took across the city to the spot where police say they acted out a staged attack of the actor. The department released footage that shows the two brothers, Abim-

bola “Abel” Osundairo and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo, in a cab the night of the incident. Both are wearing what appear to be light-colored hazmat suits and gloves, with one of the brothers tightening his around his face. There is also footage of officers handcuffing the brothers — who have acknowledged participating in a staged attack — on the tarmac at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport when they returned on a flight to Chicago from Nigeria, and putting them in police cars for a trip to a city police station where they were detained. Monday’s release of documents and video files was not expected to shed much new light on what happened — largely because so much information has already been made public in the case. In February, for example, when the charges were announced, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson laid out in minute detail how investigators came to conclude that the incident was not a hate crime as Smollett claimed but a carefully staged hoax directed by the actor himself to promote his career. Also, in the wake of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office’s stunning announcement in March

that it was dropping all the charges against Smollett, the Police Department released more than 700 pages of documents and Foxx’s office released another 2,000 pages of documents, including internal office communications. Police said when Smollett was charged that there was no footage of the actual staged attack because the surveillance camera they said Smollett hoped would capture the incident was, unbeknownst to him, not working. Among the footage released Monday is that of Smollett’s creative director Frank Gatson meeting officers in the lobby of the Chicago high-rise apartment building and giving them a summary of the evening as they take the elevator to Smollett’s apartment. Gatson tells officers that the alleged attack made him emotional. “They put a makeshift, what do you call that thing, a noose around his (expletive) neck,” he tells officers. On Monday, Smollett’s attorneys did not respond to a request for comment. Fox Entertainment announced in April that Smollett would not appear in the sixth and final season of “Empire.” This Jan. 29, 2019, image made from police body cam video provided by the Chicago Police Department purports to show Jussie Smollett, with a white rope wrapped around his neck, talking with police officers in his apartment in Chicago.

CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP

TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 111 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael L. Plummer and Sherry H. Plummer to Dawn W. O’Dell, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of June, 2001, and recorded in Book 3268, Page 207, 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

17 SP 187 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 Mark L. Abbotts to Robert W. Kraft, Trustee(s), which was dated November 22, 2006 and recorded on December 7, 2006 in Book 7199 at Page 267 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on March 2, 2016 in Book 11808, Page 0234, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 3, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITU-

18 SP 557 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 Sean L. Cross to Southland Associates, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated August 20, 2004 and recorded on August 25, 2004 in Book 5515 at Page 158, 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

CUMBERLAND 18 CVS 3187 PUBLICATION DATES: June 26, 2019

June 19, 2019 and

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Numbers One (1) and Two (2) in Block “D” in subdivision of A.B. PALMER’S ADDITION TO ROYAL OAKS, as surveyed and platted by S. Glenn Hawfield, Jr., County Surveyor, in April 1944, a map of which is filed in the office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County in Map Book 7 at page 40. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 1102 Oklahoma Street, Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),

whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

closure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

2643); THENCE WITH THE EAST SIDE OF CRESTMONT DRIVE NORTH 00-11-38 EAST 82.90 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE ON THE EAST SIDE OF CRESTMONT DRIVE, A CORNER OF ZACHARY FARMS SUBDIVISION; THENCE WITH THE LINE OF ZACHARY FARMS SOUTH 89-48-22 EAST 55.03 FEET (PASSING AN IRON STAKE IN THE LINE AT 21.56 FEET, REAR CORNER OF LOT NUMBERS 12 AND 11) TO AN IRON STAKE IN THE LINE OF ZACHARY FARMS, A NEW CORNER IN THE REAR LINE OF LOT NUMBER 11; THENCE A NEW LINE THROUGH LOT NUMBER 11 SOUTH 30-00 EAST 100.25 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE, A NEW CORNER IN THE DIVIDING LINE OF LOT NUMBERS 11 AND 12; THENCE WITH THE DIVIDING LINE OF LOT NUMBERS 11 AND 12 SOUTH 43-52-38 EAST 50.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 9920 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS, AS SURVEYED AND PLATTED BY EDWARD R. BUCKNER, R.L.S., MAY 18, 2000. SOURCE OF TITLE IS BOOK 3120, PAGE 108 (RECORDED 02/20/01) Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2331 Lomax Court Southeast, Concord, NC 28025. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars

($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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 Mark L. Abbotts. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice

that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-03870-FC01

at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in the City of Concord, No. 12 Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being Lots Nos. 38, 39 and 40, Block “G” of WIL-MAR PARK, SECTION 2, a map of said property being on file in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in Map Book 5, Page 45, specific reference thereto being hereby made for a more complete description thereof by metes and bounds. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 728 Propston Street Northwest, Concord, NC 28025. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time

of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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 Sean Lee Cross. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and

against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition pri-

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in a judgment bearing the caption “M & T Bank, Plaintiff, vs. Karim Garrett, Christopher Garrett; and Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, Defendants” 18 CVS 3187 Cumberland County and pursuant to the terms of the judgment, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale that certain property as described below. Said sale will be held in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, July 1, 2019 at the courthouse door 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 #9 “WILLOW BROOK, PHASE 2, RECOMBINATION OF LOTS 7-10”, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 104, PAGE 82, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, IN WHICH MAP REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE FULL AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF SAID REAL PROPERTY.

TENSION OF BERRY TREE LANE AS REFERENCED IN PLAT BOOK 103, PAGE 95, FOR PUBLIC USE.

The sale will be held open for ten days for upset bids as required by law. This the 29 day of May, 2019. BY: Susan R. Benoit, Commissioner Post Office Box 2505 Fayetteville, NC 28302 (910) 864-6888

This is the same property which was conveyed from Arnold Hardwick and wife, Patricia Hardwick, to Michael L. Plummer and wife, Sherry H. Plummer. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

ATED IN THE CITY OF CONCORD, NUMBER ELEVEN (11) TOWNSHIP, CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF CONCORD, NUMBER ELEVEN (11) TOWNSHIP OF CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA IN THE CUL DE SAC OF LOMAX COURT, SOUTHEAST, AND BEING ALL OF LOT NUMBER TWELVE (12) AND A PART OF LOT NUMBER ELEVEN (11) OF LOMAX COURT SUBDIVISION, AS SURVEYED AND PLATTED, A COPY OF WHICH PLAT IS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CABARRUS COUNTY IN MAP BOOK 33, PAGE 42, AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN IRON STAKE IN THE CUL DE SAC OF LOMAX COURT, FRONT CORNER OF LOT NUMBERS 11 AND 12, AND RUNS THENCE WITH SAID CUL DE SAC AS IT CURVES IN A GENERALLY SOUTHWESTERN DIRECTION, AT A RADIUS OF 50.0 FEET, IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 19.69 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE, FRONT CORNER OF LOT NUMBERS 12 AND 13; THENCE WITH THE DIVIDING LINE OF LOT NUMBERS 12 AND 13 NORTH 66-26-38 WEST 140.63 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE, REAR CORNER OF LOT NUMBERS 12 AND 13 ON THE EAST SIDE OF CRESTMONT DRIVE (SR

EXCEPTING THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 5460, PAGE 0400, DEDICATING THE PAVED EX-

The property is being sold “as is”, without warranties, subject to all taxes, special assessments and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Any assessments, costs or fees resulting from the sale will be due and payable from the purchaser at the sale. A cash deposit or certified check (no personal check) in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the high bid will be required at the time of the sale.

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1257545 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Wednesday, June 26, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND 18 SP 711 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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 July 10, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

Said property is commonly known as 5238 Archer Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348.

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

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

19 SP 556 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kelly D.H. Fox and Earl N.L. Fox to F. Stuart Clarke, Trustee(s), which was dated July 19, 2007 and recorded on July 23, 2007 in Book 7652 at Page 381, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Courtney J. Turner and Latoya Turner to Lux Real Estate Title, Trustee(s), which was dated March 15, 2016 and recorded on April 7, 2016 in Book 9836 at Page 0639, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10,

19 SP 712 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 Randall W. Hammons and Alphra A. Hammons to F. Stuart Clarke, Trustee(s), which was dated March 14, 2012 and recorded on March 15, 2012 in Book 08854 at Page 0234, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 645 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 Barbara S. Hunter a/k/a Barbara A. Hunter to James B. Witherow, Trustee(s), which was dated November 25, 1997 and recorded on November 26, 1997 in Book 4763 at Page 0172, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 653 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 Jeffrey P. Collier and Irene C. Collier to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), which was dated February 22, 2008 and recorded on February 25, 2008 in Book 7816 at Page 458, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 672 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 Brianna M. Bland to Susan Benoit, Trustee(s), which was dated May 24, 2016 and recorded on May 25, 2016 in Book 09867 at Page 0167, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland

19 SP 662 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 Darein J. Holmes and Skylar R. Holmes to Investors Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated April 13, 2017 and recorded on April 13, 2017 in Book 10072 at Page 0526, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Being all of Lot 33, in a subdivision known as Brightmoor Addition, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 86, Page 143, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Fayetteville, Rockfish Township, County of Cumberland, and State of North Carolina, bounded and described as follows: Being all of Lot 59 as shown on a plat entitled “Summer Grove” duly recorded in Plat Book 125, Page 94, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. APN: 0405-05-1652 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2905 Blackwater Court, Fayetteville, NC 28306.

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot Number 2 in a subdivision known as JACKS FORD, SECTION FIVE, PART 1 and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 89, at page 169, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1985 Wheeling Street, Fayetteville, NC 28303. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot No. 11 in a Subdivision known as TANGLEWOOD SOUTH, SECTION THREE, PART ONE according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 77, Page 89 Cumberland County, North Carolina, Registry; Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 108 Linwood Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348. 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 is commonly known as 2388 Smith Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348.

County, North Carolina, to wit:

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 Brianna M. Bland.

BEING all of LOT 28, in a subdivision known as LOTT PROPERTY, according to a plat of the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 13, Page 70, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 852 Ridge Road, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of

2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

BEING ALL OF LOT 148, IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS MIDDLE CREEK, SECTION FOUR, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SAME BEING DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 61, PAGE 41, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA REGISTRY.

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

of the southern right-of-way margin of State Road #2225 (sixty foot right-of-way) with the eastern right-of-way margin of State Road #2226 (sixty foot right-of-way) and runs thence with the eastern right-of-way margin of State Road #2226, South 24 degrees 32 minutes East 55.33 feet and South 31 degrees 32 minutes East 95.90 feet and South 35 degrees 57 minutes East 622.85 feet to an iron stake, the beginning corner of the lot hereby conveyed, and running thence with the eastern margin of State Road #2226, North 35 degrees 57 minutes West 100.00 feet to the corner of Lot No. 7; thence with the dividing line between Lot Nos. 7 and 8 North 54 degrees 03 minutes East 302.94 feet to a stake in the back line of Lot No. 4; thence with the back line of Lot No. 4, South 58 degrees 53 minutes East 17.05 feet to a stake; thence a new line South 05 degrees 06 minutes East 104.31 feet to an iron axle; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes East 6.96 feet to the corner of Lot No. 9; thence with the dividing lie between Lot Nos. 8 and 9 South 54 degrees 03 minutes West 237.01 feet to the beginning point and being Lot No. 8 shown on a plat of property of James McNeil.

To reach the point of beginning, begin at the intersection

BEGINNING at an existing concrete monument in the southern margin of SR 2237 (60’ R/W) being the northeast corner of a 0.46 acre tract conveyed to Willie Denise Williams (Book 2935, Page 55, Cumberland County Registry) and running thence along said margin South 82 degrees 41 minutes East 207.46 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin; thence a new line South 15 degrees 46 minutes West 347.81 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin; thence South 81 degrees 13 minutes West 269.88 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin; thence North 07 degrees 43 minutes East 219.59 feet to an existing iron pipe being the southwest corner of the aforementioned Julia D. Williams 0.46 acre tract; thence along the southern line of said tract South 82 degrees 17 minutes East 100.07 feet to an existing iron pipe being the southeast corner of said tract; thence along the eastern line of said tract North 07 degrees 42 minutes East 199.98 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.00 acres and being a portion of that 165 acre tract conveyed to Upton Tyson by deed recorded in Book 2430, Page 793 of the Cumberland County Registry.

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Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

Said property is commonly known as 7304 Pebblebrook Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Brian Bechore and Yesenia Bechore to Charles Myers, Trustee(s), which was dated March 2, 2010 and recorded on March 2, 2010 in Book 08347 at Page 0860, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 4075 Dudley Road, Fayetteville, NC 28312.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Brian Bechore and wife, Yesenia Bechore. 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

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

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

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.

TAKE NOTICE 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.: 15-03801-FC03

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-06008-FC01

CUMBERLAND GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 19 CVS 1746

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, formerly known as Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A., as Trustee of Vendee Mortgage Trust 2000-2, Plaintiff, vs. Tawanna Jamison f/k/a Tawanna Hamblin-Jackson f/k/a Tawanna Hamblin a/k/a Twanna Hamblin; Any Spouse of Tawanna Jamison f/k/a Tawanna Hamblin-Jackson f/k/a Tawanna Hamblin a/k/a Twanna Hamblin; Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of Springcastle Credit Funding Trust; Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Defendants. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Commissioner, pursuant to the Order/Judg-

GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 18 CVS 5120

AMENDED NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND CitiFinancial Servicing, LLC by and through its Attorney in Fact Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; Atlantica, LLC, Plaintiffs, vs. Bradford Scott Hancox, as the Public Administrator of The Estate of Gertrude Tolson; Ahmad J. Tolson; Any Spouse of Ahmad J. Tolson; Bridgett B. Charles a/k/a Bridget B. Charles, individually and as the Guardian of the Person of Ahmad J. Tolson; Any Spouse of Bridgett B. Charles a/k/a Bridget B. Charles; Kimberly Tolson; Any Spouse of Kimberly Tolson; Felecia Ritvalsky; Any Spouse of Felecia Ritvalsky; Patricia Tolson King; Any Spouse of Patricia Tolson King; Javargo Tolson; Any Spouse of Javargo Tolson; Everett Moody; Any Spouse of Everett Moody; Maria Satterfield as Guardian Ad Litem for All Lawful Heirs of Ingrid J. Tolson; State of North Carolina; Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, as Substitute Trustee,

19 SP 232 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

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

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.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Richard E. Sandlin to Roger D. Murphree, Trustee(s), which was dated February 6, 2006 and recorded on February 7, 2006 in Book 7141 at Page 579, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-05686-FC01

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

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.

PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-04550-FC01

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.: 19-03511-FC01

Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jolene E. West to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of December, 2015, and recorded in Book 09776, Page 0802, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 709 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jamie H. Otts and Crystal J. Otts, (Jamie H. Otts, deceased) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of February, 2014, and recorded in Book 09378, Page 0236, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 680

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

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.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 742

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

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 Jeffrey P. Collier and wife, Irene C. Collier.

File No.: 18-23861-FC01

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jesus A. Colon and Amarilys Colon to Donald Stephen Bunce, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of November, 2004, and recorded in Book 6716, Page 565, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 650

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dennis Elliott Grow, (Dennis Elliott Grow, deceased)(Heirs of Dennis Elliott Grow: Cheri Deneace Elmore, Christina Oxer, Anthony Grow, James Andrew Grow and Unknown Heirs of Dennis Elliott Grow) to Commonwealth Land Title Company, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of June, 2016, and recorded in Book 09884, Page 0859, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 719 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Stephen P. Donati and Laura Donati (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Stephen P. Donati) to Kathryn Richards & Jerry B. Flowers III, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of June, 2013, and recorded in Book 09219, Page 0828, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder

ment entered in the above-captioned case on May 20, 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 4030 NC Highway 210 South, Fayetteville, NC 28312 (“Property”). Said Property is secured by the Deed of Trust executed by Tawanna Hamblin, dated February 11, 2000 and recorded on February 11, 2000 in Book 5229 at Page 0635 of the Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. The Property shall be sold together with improvements located thereon, towards satisfaction of the debt due by Tawanna Hamblin, and secured by the lien against such property in favor of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, formerly known as Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A., as Trustee of Vendee Mortgage Trust 2000-2. 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 July 3, 2019 at 1:30PM the following described real property (including all improvements thereon) located in Cumberland County, North Carolina and described as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe in the Southern margin of N.C. Highway 210, (60’ R/W), said iron pipe being located North 82 degrees 49 minutes West, 75.54 feet from an existing concrete monument, Tony P. Jordan’s Northeast corner, as recorded in Deed Book 4002, Page 271, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina; and runs

thence South 25 degrees 23 minutes East 214.06 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 82 degrees 37 minutes West, 226.43 feet to an existing iron pipe, the Southeast corner of John C. Grimes (see Deed Book 3282, Page 55); thence as Grimes’ Eastern line, North 26 degrees 0 minutes West 217.86 feet to an existing iron pipe in the Southern margin of N. C. Highway 210; thence as said highway’s margin, South 82 degrees 9 minutes East, a chord distance of 230.46 feet to the beginning. Containing 0.95 acres and being a physical survey of the lands conveyed to Tony P. Jordan, as recorded in Deed Book 2628, Page 143 and Tract 2 of Deed Book 4002, Page 271, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. The above described property will be sold, transferred and conveyed “AS IS, WHERE IS” subject to liens or encumbrances of record which are superior to such Deed of Trust, together with all unpaid taxes and assessments and any recorded releases. Neither the Commissioner nor the holder of the debt secured by such Deed of Trust, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Commissioner or the holder of the debt make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health, or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. The Commissioner shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed, without any covenants or warranties, express or implied.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 1-339.29 (c) in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the judge or clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current record owners of the property as reflected on the records of the CUMBERLAND COUNTY Register of Deeds’ office not more than ten (10) days prior to the date hereof are Tawanna Jackson f/k/a Tawanna Hamblin. 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. TRUSTEE SERVICES OF CAROLINA, LLC, Commissioner 5431 Oleander Drive, Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 202-2800 Phone (888) 207-9353 Facsimile

Defendants. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Commissioner, pursuant to the Order/Judgment entered in the above-captioned case on March 25, 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 1750 Gola Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28301 (“Property”). Said Property is secured by the Deed of Trust executed by Gertrude Tolson, dated March 8, 2001 and recorded on March 13, 2001 in Book 5423 at Page 199 of the Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. The Property shall be sold together with improvements located thereon, towards satisfaction of the debt due by Gertrude Tolson, and secured by the lien against such property in favor of CitiFinancial Servicing, LLC by and through its Attorney in Fact Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company. 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 July 3, 2019 at 1:30PM the following described real property (including all improvements thereon) located in Cumberland County, North Carolina and described as follows:

All that certain parcel of land in the Township of Cross Creek, Cumberland County, State of North Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 2191, Page 243, being known and designated as Lot 1, Block N, Holly Springs Subdivision, Part Ten, filed in Book of Plats 30, Page 54.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 1-339.29(c) in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the judge or clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current record owners of the property as reflected on the records of the CUMBERLAND COUNTY Register of Deeds’ office not more than ten (10) days prior to the date hereof are All Lawful Heirs of Gertrude Tolson. 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 his bid as provided for under North Carolina law. The sale will be reported to the court and will remain open for advance or upset bids for a period of ten (10) days as required by law. If the Commissioner is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Commissioner. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Commissioner, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. TRUSTEE SERVICES OF CAROLINA, LLC, Commissioner 5431 Oleander Drive, Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 202-2800 Phone (888) 207-9353 Facsimile

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 3, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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.

BEING ALL OF LOT 222, COLLEGE LAKES, SECTION III, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF THE SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 25, PAGE 6, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5418 Hampton Road, 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

ing real estate situated in the Township of Seventy First, in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated near the City of Fayetteviile, Seventy First Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: BeingallofLotNo.178,inaSubdivisionknownasArranLakes Section IV, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 30, Page 15, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1533 Paisley Avenue, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Assessor’s Parcel No: 0406-55-8649 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

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 5 as shown on a plat entitled “ROSLIN FARMS WEST PHASE ONE SECTION ONE PART ONE” duly recorded in Plat Book 126, Page 65, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 517 Pecan Grove Loop Hope Mills, North Carolina. APN: Commonly known as Grove Loop, Hope Mills, However, by showing no additional coverage

0412-82-2370 517 NC this is

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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.

12:00 PM on July 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 172 in a Subdivision known as acorn Ridge Section One, according to a plat of this same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 111, Page 61, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1460 Middlesbrough Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder

12:00 PM on July 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to in this Commitment is as described on the attached legal description. Beginning at a stake a corner in the Southern margin of Hillcrest Avenue, a corner of Lots 38 and 39, the same being 275 feet from the eastern margin of Peach-Tree Street, and running thence with the dividing line between Lots 38 and 39 Southwardly 140 feet to a stake, a corner of Lot No. 10; thence Eastwardly with the Northern line of Lots 10, 9 and 8, 60 feet to a stake, a corner; thence Northwardly with R.E. Adams’ line and parallel with the first line herein 140 feet to a stake in the Southern margin of Hillcrest Ave.; thence N. 55 deg. 4’ W. 60 feet to the beginning the same being Lots 37 and 38, and the Western 10 feet of Lots No. 36 in Block “A” in the subdivision of Westmont in the Western part of the City of Fayetteville, made for John A. Oates by Thomas D. Ross, Registered Engineer, a plat of which is duly registered in Book of Plats no. 8, page 37, Cumberland Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being

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 302, as shown on a plat entitled, “Re-Recording of Lot 274, 286 & 302, Pine Valley, Revision of Section Six Part Three as recorded in Plat Book 90, Page 169” duly recorded in Plat Book 91, Page 25, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7727 Magma Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Parcel ID: 0532-58-3067 Property Address: 7727 Magma Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28305 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

By fee simple deed from Broadell Homes, Inc., as set forth in Deed Book 2191, Page 243, dated 1/2/1970 and recorded 1/2/1970, Cumberland County Records, State of North Carolina. The above described property will be sold, transferred and conveyed “AS IS, WHERE IS” subject to liens or encumbrances of record which are superior to such Deed of Trust, together with all unpaid taxes and assessments and any recorded releases. Neither the Commissioner nor the holder of the debt secured by such Deed of Trust, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Commissioner or the holder of the debt make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health, or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. The Commissioner shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed, without any covenants or warranties, express or implied.

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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1274573 (FC.FAY)

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in

the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective

on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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

located at 103 Hillcrest Avenue, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, 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 pur-

suant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1272248 (FC.FAY)

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,

File No.: 18-07074-FC02

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1273121 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1272321 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1271447 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Wednesday, June 26, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 694 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James Arthur Koerner and Toni Martin Koerner, (James Arthur Koerner and Toni Martin Koerner, both deceased)(Heirs of Toni Martin Koerner: Donna Koerner, Evie Burgess and Unknown Heirs of Toni Martin Koerner) to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of September, 2016, and recorded in Book 09956, Page 0227, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 678 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael G. Nicely and Shannon J. Nicely to Fidelity National Title Insurance, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of April, 2017, and recorded in Book 10083, Page 0133, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to herein below is situ-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 508 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ifeanyi O. Rapu and Schimona L. Rapu to Karen Mawyer, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of May, 2013, and recorded in Book 09200, Page 0374, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 373 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Larry E. Pluss and Virginia E. Pluss to National Title Network, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of February, 2012, and recorded in Book 08848, Page 0378, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 727 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nicholas Alan Green Renovations Co., A North Carolina Corporation (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Nicholas Alan Green Renovations Co., A North Carolina Corporation) to First American Title Insurance Co., a CA Corp., Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of December, 2015, and recorded in Book 09774, Page 0076, 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

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 1172 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Cole Dustin Dewald to Vantage Point Title, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of March, 2017, and recorded in Book 10059, Page 0238, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Caro-

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 1042 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tamika W. Jones to Donald Hudson, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of September, 2006, and recorded in Book 7370, Page 862, and Modification in Book 9373, Page 284, and Modification in Book 9802, Page 69, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 134

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Carla K. Grant to Laurel A. Meyer, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of September, 2015, and recorded in Book 9718, Page 263, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following

Seventy First, in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tax Id Number(s); 0416-66-4951Land Situated in the City of Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland in the State of NC. Land Situated in the Township of Seventy-First in the County of Cumberland in the State of NC

thence along the western line of said Lot No. 232, North 0 degrees 15 minutes West 110 feet to a stake, a common corner of Lots Nos. 231, 232, 240 and 241, shown upon the above referred to map; thence along the southern line of Lot No. 240, South 89 degrees 45 minutes West 150 feet to the beginning and being the same land described in Deed Book 2526 Page 765, aforesaid Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1011 Miller Avenue, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk

of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

Being all of Lot Number 241 shown upon the map dated December 12, 1995 made by Reese Culbreth, Surveyor recorded in Book of Plats No. 17 at Page 61 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cumberland County, North Carolina entitled ‘addition to the subdivision of the Roxana Williams Property, near Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C.’ , and defined as follows: Beginning at a stake in the eastern margin of the right of way of Miller Avenue, which stake is 220 feet South 0 degrees 15 minutes East from the intersection of the eastern margin of the right of way of Miller Avenue and the southern margin of the right of way of Lydie Street, shown upon the above referred to map, and runs as the eastern margin of the right of way of said Miller Avenue, South 0 degrees 15 minutes East 110 feet to a stake, the northwestern corner of Lot No. 242, shown upon the above referred to map; thence along the northern line of said Lot No. 242, North 89 degrees 45 minutes East 150 feet to a stake, a common corner of Lots Nos. 232, 233, 241, and 242, shown upon the above referred to map;

The property address and Tax Parcel Identification Number listed are provided solely for informational purposes.

ated in the County North Carolina, and

Cumberland, State of described as follows:

However, by showing this address no additional coverage is provided

Beginning at a stake in the northern margin of Cherokee Drive South 75 degrees 26 minutes East 96.75 feet from the point of curvature as said margin curves to intersect the eastern margin of Stamper Road, and running thence with the dividing line between Lots #1 and #17 North 14 degrees 34 minutes East 150 feet to a stake; thence with the southern line of Lot #5 South 75 degrees 26 minutes East 82 feet to a stake in the southern line of Lot #6; thence South 14 degrees 34 minutes West 150 feet to a stake in the northern margin of Cherokee Drive; thence with said margin North 75 degrees 26 minutes West 82 feet to the beginning and being all of Lot #17 and the western 2 feet of Lot #16, Block “C” of the Greenwood Homes Subdivision, Section III, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in the Cumberland County Registry in Book of Plat 16, Page 13. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1920 Cherokee Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, 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

party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),

whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or

after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1269178 (FC.FAY)

costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this no-

tice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return

the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.

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

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.

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

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for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Fayetteville, Cross Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 43 in a Subdivision known as Mallard Creek, Section Two according to a Plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 73, Page 47, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1824 Geiberger Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Assessor’s Parcel No: 0428-19-0061 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

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 Number 61 in a subdivision known as Rockfish Woods, Section One, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 40 at Page 70, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5845 Hunting Ridge Road, Hope Mills, North Carolina. Parcel

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Commonly known as 5845 Hunting Ridge Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348 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

12:00 PM on July 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 108 in a subdivision known as Eutaw Homes according to a plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 18, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2018 Spruce 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

lina, and being more particularly described as follows: 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 No. 57, in a subdivision known as Beaver Creek South, Section 2, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 76, Page 56, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5564 Pepperbush Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder

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. 54, in a Subdivision known as ASHTON FOREST South, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 85, Page 45, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5013 Tangerine Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative

real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot No. Forty-One (41) in a Subdivision known as Legion Hills, Section Two, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 91, Page 121, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3605 Lubbock Drive, Hope Mills, 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,

Commonly known as: 1011 Miller Avenue, Fayetteville, NC 28304-1740 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any rep-

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1270011 (FC.FAY)

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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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1252891 (FC.FAY)

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1240631 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Wednesday, June 26, 2019

TAKE NOTICE DAVIDSON 19 SP 108 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Carolyn M. Cecil to, Trustee(s), which was dated April 5, 2005 and recorded on April 12, 2005 in Book 1602 at Page 1898, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location

18 SP 674 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Glenn W. Martin to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated July 27, 2009 and recorded on August 5, 2009 in Book 1935 at Page 1232 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on November 9, 2016 in Book 2244, Page 2255, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 8, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit:

18 SP 142 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by John A. Cameron to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated January 19, 2005 and recorded on January 25, 2005 in Book 1584 at Page 1178, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 8, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: Beginning: At an existing iron pipe in the western

JOHNSTON 19 SP 284 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 Raymond E. Perry and Patricia Pate Perry to BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee(s), which was dated July 1, 2002 and recorded on July 9, 2002 in Book 2256 at Page 085, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 2, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North

ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 237 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeremy A. Williamson and Rebecca H. Williamson to Michael J. Broker, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of March, 2012, and recorded in Book 3750, Page 737, 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 July 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly de-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 233 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joseph H. Vilca to Mary A. McDuffie and Joan C. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of May, 2008, and recorded in Book 3062, Page 178, 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 July 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Onslow County, North Car-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 440 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joshua Stephens and Theresa Stephens to Old Republic Title Company, Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of October, 2017, and recorded in Book 4687, Page 113, 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 July 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ThelandreferredtohereinbelowissituatedintheCounty ofOnslow,StateofNorthCarolina,andisdescribedasfollows:

at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 8, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING: At an iron pipe, J.W. Black, Jr.’s northwest corner in the eastern most right of way line of Lambeth Road (NCSR No. 2063), said iron pipe being located North 17 degrees 57’ West 314.15 feet more or less as measured along the eastern most right of way line of Lambeth Road from the center of Old Raleigh Road; thence with the right of way line of Lambeth Road with a curve to the left having a radius of 154.64 feet and a length of 118.30 feet more or less to an iron pipe, Claude W. Thayer’s southeast corner in the northern right of way line of Lambeth Road; thence with two new lines North 62° 15’ East 187.63 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 67 degrees 45’ East 114.61 feet to an iron pipe, a new corner in J. W. Black, Jr. line, said iron pipe being located South 62 degrees 15 ‘ West 34.25 feet from J. W. Black, Jr.s northeast corner in J. W. Black, Jr. ‘s line; thence with J. W. Black, Jr. line South 62 degrees 15 ‘ West 183.29 feet to the point of beginning, containing 20,050 square feet, according to a survey prepared by E. M. Teer, RIS, dated 3-20-90 and entitled “Property of Kenneth H. McGee &

Patti B. McGee”. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1125 Lambeth Street, Thomasville, NC 27360. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned,

the current owner(s) of the property is/are Carolyn M. Cecil. 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 FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP, DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEING LOT 2, PINECREST DEVELOPMENT AS SHOWN ON A MAP OF SAME RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 17, PAGE 12, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO GLENN W. MARTIN BY DEED FROM JUDY S. LATHAM RECORDED 02/28/2006 IN DEED BOOK 1681 PAGE 1077, IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 161 Pinecrest Drive, Unit A and 161 Pinecrest Drive, Unit B, Lexington, NC 27295.

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

right of way line of Free Pilgrim Church Road, S.R. 2116, corner with Darrell G. Skeen; thence with his north line as described in Book 921, Page 34, North 86 degrees 02 minutes 18 seconds West 336.33 feet to an existing iron stake, corner with Skeep and Paul A. Leonard; thence with Leonard’s line North 77 degrees 01 minutes 57 seconds West 797.62 feet to an existing iron pipe, corner with Jessie G. Foust in Paul A. Leonard Line; thence with Foust North 13 degrees 12 minutes 57 seconds East 183.56 feet to a new iron pipe, new corner with Thomas and Shelby Wallace; thence with a new line South 78 degrees 59 minutes 00 seconds 1105.83 feet to a new iron pipe in the western right of way line of Free Pilgrim Church Road; thence with the said western right of way line the following three courses and distances: South 10 degrees 06 minutes 05 seconds West 45.25 feet to a new iron pipe; thence South 04 degrees 19 minutes 49 seconds 78.96 feet to a new iron pipe; thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 01 seconds West 46.32 feet to the point and place of beginning, containing 5.0 acres, more or less as shown on a survey by Charles C. Whicker, R.L.S., dated May 1, 1998, job no. 98-6313. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 351 Free Pilgrim Church Road, Thomasville, NC 27360. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are All Lawful Heirs of Johnny Allen Cameron. 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

Carolina, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Micro Township, Johnston County, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point, said beginning point being located by running the following courses and distances from the point of intersection of N. C. Highway 1001 and NCSR 2141, South 22 degrees 53 minutes East 455.52 feet, and North 67 degrees 07 minutes East 30 feet to a point, the point and place of beginning, from thence the line runs the following courses and distances: North 67 degrees 07 minutes East 200 feet to a point, new corner with J. W. Bizzell; South 22 degrees 53 minutes East 100 feet to a point, corner with J. W. Bizzell and Lot #2; South 67 degrees 07 minutes West 200 feet to a point in the right-of-way line of NCSR 2141; North 22 degrees 53 minutes West 100 feet to the point and place of beginning and containing approximately 20,000 square feet, more or less, and being designated as Lot #3 on a map prepared by Dennis R. Blackmon, RLS, and entitled “J. W. Bizzell,” dated June 19, 1985. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1365 Bizzell Grove Church Road, Selma, NC 27576.

scribed as follows: Lot 14, McArthur Heights, Section V, as shown on plat entitled, “Final Plat Showing McArthur Heights, Section V, Richlands Township, Onslow County, NC”, prepared by John L. Pierce & Associates, P.A., dated August 3, 2001 and recorded in Map Book 41, Page 192, Onslow County Registry. Subject to Restrictive Covenants recorded in Book 1751, Page 808, Onslow County, Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 135 Batchelor Trail, Jacksonville, North Carolina. The property herein above described was acquired by the Grantor by instrument recorded in Book 2781, Page 886, Onslow County Registry. A map showing the above described property is recorded in Plat Book 41, Page 192. PIN/APN # 63B-112 Street Address: 135 Batchlor Trail, Jacksonville, North Carolina 28546 A.P.N. : 63B-112 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

olina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 36C as shown on that plat entitled “Final Plat Section V. Indian Wells at Hunter’s Creek” as recorded in Map Book 35, Page 196, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1094 West Pueblo Drive, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and 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,

Being all of Lot 222 as depicted and delineated on that map entitled “Map For Record of Trifield Estates, Section 3-Phase 1” dated July 24, 2008, prepared by Atlantic Surveying, P.A. and appearing of record in Map Book 56, Page 179, Slide M-773, said plat revised in Map Book 57, Page 67, Slide M-901, Onslow County, Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 115 Dukes Lake Circle, Richlands, North Carolina. Tax Id: 075029 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,

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 Raymond Earl Perry and wife, Patricia Gaye Pate Perry. 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 pursu-

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.: 18-17322-FC01

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.: 18-22816-FC01

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

ant 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.

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.: 18-19546-FC01

Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-10442-FC02

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

at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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

Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1267956 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1268395 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028

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

Case No: 1269571 (FC.FAY)

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courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on July 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: EasternportionofLot64,BlockB,SectionIV,CedarCreek Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joann Curbelo, (Joann Curbelo, Deceased) (Heirs of Joann Curbelo: Antonio Curbelo and Christine Lopez) (Christine Lopez, renounced rights) (Heirs of Christine Lopez: Jaime J. Lopez, Rosemary Semary Lopez and Unknown Heirs of Christine Lopez) to CB Services Corp, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of June, 2010, and recorded in Book 3424, Page 431, 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

BEGINNING at an existing iron stake on the Northern rightof-way of Cedar Creek Drive, said iron stake being located 865.33 feet as measured in a Westerly direction along the Northern right-of-way of Cedar Creek Drive from the point of intersection of said right-of-way with the Southwestern right-of-way of Luann Drive; thence from the above described point of beginning and with the Northern right-ofway of Cedar Creek Drive, 20.33 feet in a Westerly direction along the arc of a curve having a radius of 280.67 feet and curving to the left to a new iron stake; thence leaving said right-of-way and with the centerline of a party wall, North 35 degrees 47 minutes 45 seconds West 151.82 feet to a new iron stake; thence North 70 degrees 37 minutes East 62.71 feet to an existing iron stake, said iron stake being the Northwesternmost corner of Lot 65, Block B as shown on a map entitled “Section IV, Cedar Creek” recorded in Map Book 21, Page 113 of the Onslow County Registry; thence with

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AM on July 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 58 as shown on that plat entitled, “Final Plat River Hills Section II”, as recorded in Map Book 45, Page 232, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 306 Rivers Edge Court, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Scott Allen Altland and Jazmine Marie Altland to Donald P. Eggleston, Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of October, 2013, and recorded in Book 4074, Page 611, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 467 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nicholas B. Demet, III and Naomi Demet to Jamie Kosofsky, Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of August, 2016, and recorded in Book 4500, Page 169, 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 July 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of White Oak, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particu-

RANDOLPH 19 SP 14 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Nancy A. Skeen a/k/a Nancy H. Skeen to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated October 27, 2014 and recorded on October 31, 2014 in Book 2413 at Page 1765, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Ser-

17 SP 256 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Casey A. Spear and Nakiya S. Spear to Donald P. Eggleston, Trustee(s), which was dated September 29, 2004 and recorded on October 13, 2004 in Book 1890 at Page 1055 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on September 12, 2014 in Book 2402, Page 362 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on October 18, 2016 in Book 2516, Page 498, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 2, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 3, Phase 1, Staley Cove Subdivision,

STANLY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 60 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tamara K. Tewmey to Uwharrie Mortgage Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of February, 2008, and recorded in Book 1221, Page 311, in Stanly 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 Stanly County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on July 10, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Stanly, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

UNION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 276 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ross Thorpe, (Ross Thorpe, Deceased) (Heir of Ross Thorpe: Kimberly Renee Henderson and Unknown Heirs of Ross Thorpe) to The Law offices of Michelle Vereckey, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of April, 2016, and recorded in Book 06665, Page 0151, 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

WAKE AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 3019 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Cynthia Ryles and Camonti Ryles (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Cynthia Ryles) to North Sate BNK, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of April, 2005, and recorded in Book 11314, Page 1901, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical,

environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued

pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1270015 (FC.FAY)

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this no-

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

vices of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 9, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL of LOT NO. 2 of the FINAL PLAT OF KEITH R. NELSON, SR. & MYRNA B. NELSON, a copy of which is recorded in Plat Book 76, Page 8, Randolph County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3670 Nelson Road, Sophia, NC 27350. 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 Nancy H. Skeen.

containing 1.36 acres, more or less, as shown on a Plat entitled “STALEY COVE, PHASE 1 AND 2”, dated December 14, 2001, prepared by Joseph D. Moore, PLS, and recorded in Plat Book 75, Page 29, Randolph County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

disposal lines. Grantors further covenant and agree that they will not grade or disturb the soil in any way that might disturb or interfere with the operation of the Septic Facilities.

(3) Any damage caused by the construction, repair or maintenance of the Septic Facilities in or to pavement, growing grass, trees, shrubbery, plants or other vegetation occasioned by the Grantee shall be repaired and paid for by the Grantee and the property of the Grantors shall be returned as nearly as possible to its original condition prior to the construction, repair, or maintenance. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2418 Staley Cove, Staley, NC 27355. 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 Casey A. Spear and wife, Nakiya S. Spear. 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

THERE IS LESS AND EXCEPTED from the above-described lot or tract of land that parcel conveyed to North Carolina Department of Transportation as the same is described in Record Book 1020, page 458, Stanly County Registry, to which Record Book and Page reference is hereby made for a more complete description of said parcel by metes and bounds. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special

assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1271758 (FC.FAY)

of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not

more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1162400 (FC.FAY)

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KNOWN AS 306 Rivers Edge Court, Jacksonville, North Carolina, 28540 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).

larly described as follows: Tax Id Number(s):

439715624707

Land situated in the Township of White Oak in the County of Onslow in the State of NC BeingallofLot46,asshownonplatentitled,“AragonaVillage Duplexes, Section I-A, White Oak Township”, and prepared by James E. Stewart and Associates, Inc. as recorded in Map Book 23, Page 141, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 103 Basswood Court, Jacksonville, North Carolina. The property address and tax parcel identification number listed are provided solely for informational purposes. Commonly known as: 103 Basswood Ct., Jacksonville, NC 28546

Also included herewith is that certain 2002 Oakwood manufactured home bearing serial number HONC07715156AB, which is permanently affixed to the real property described above. ALSO CONVEYED HEREWITH is a perpetual right and easement to construct, maintain, repair and use septic tanks, septic lines and related facilities (the “Septic Facilities”) upon the property owned by the Grantors herein and described as ‘Septic Easement for Lot 3 Phase 1’, being approximately a 60’ x 60’ square (see plat incorporated herein by reference for greater detail and metes and bounds description), more or less, as depicted on the above described plat recorded at Plat Book 90, Page 40, Randolph County Registry, which Easement lays across the lands of the Grantors being Lot 2, containing 1.20 acres, more or less as depicted on the above described plat. The Grantors and Grantee herein covenant and agree that: (1) Grantors will not construct any dwellings, buildings, driveways, ditches or other structures so as to interfere with the use and maintenance of the subsurface sewage

The following described lot or tract of land contains 0.645 acre, more or less, and is more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a pk nail set in the centerline of SR 1256, said point of Beginning being located approximately 500 feet north of the intersection of SR 1256 and NC Highway 24/27; thence from said pk nail and with the centerline of SR 1256 N. 08-04-59 W. 116.89 feet to a railroad spike on the centerline of SR 1256, thence from said railroad spike, containing with the centerline of SR 1256, N. 2216-09 W. 9.00 feet to a pk nail set on the centerline of SR 1256; thence from said pk nail and with the line of Tract 2, N. 64-02-17 E. 167.74 feet to a #4 iron rod set, a corner of Tract 4 in the line of Tract 2; thence from said iron rod S 23-06-44 E 183.67 feet to a #4 iron rod set; thence from said #4 iron rod S. 81-59-33 W. 204.45 feet to the point of Beginning and containing 0.645 acre, more or less, and being subject to the right of way of SR 1256 and shown as Tract 3 on a Boundary Survey for Glenn T. Efird Estate by Barbara H. Mulkey Engineering, Inc., James M. Dennis, NC PLS dated 3/15/99, 3/18/99 and 3/23/99. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 23254 Endy Road, Albemarle, North Carolina. For page

reference 537,

see Record Book 742, Stanly County Registry.

having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on July 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 6 of T.C. Helms/Stockton Lands, as same is shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 91, Union County Registry (Parcel Two), to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 405 King Street, Monroe, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars

the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 210, Granite Ridge Subdivision, as shown on Plat recorded in Book of Maps 2003, Page 12071208, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2001 Red Quartz Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this

the Western line of Lot 65, South 19 degrees 23 minutes East 141.08 feet to the point and place of beginning. Being an Eastern portion of Lot 64, Block B as shown on the aforementioned map. According to a survey by James E. Stewart and Associates, Inc. on April 14, 1983. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 222 Cedar Creek Drive, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Subject to Restrictive Covenants recorded in Book 608, Page 422, and amendments recorded in Book 652, Page 645, and Book 652, Page 647, Onslow County Registry.

(2) All costs of installation, repair, and maintenance of the Septic Facilities shall be borne by the Grantee.

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: 1271656 (FC.FAY)

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TAKE NOTICE WAKE AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 3348 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Raymond S. Carpenter and Rachel C. Carpenter, Husband and Wife to Benita Mitten, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of March, 2005, and recorded in Book 011298, Page 02021, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 767

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Karl R. Thoma and Luz Libia Thoma (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Karl R. Thoma) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of September, 2007, and recorded in Book 012777, Page 02145, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1144 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Shan’non Elizabeth DeVaughn and Shelton Maurice DeVaughn to Scott R. Valby, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of August, 2018, and recorded in Book 017233, Page 01222, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real

18 SP 2889 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 Nora Thomas to Samuel Weathers, Trustee(s), which was dated March 16, 2004 and recorded on March 17, 2004 in Book 010715 at Page 01809, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 3, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

14 SP 2374 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by William S. Coble and Blenda C. Coble to Rebecca W. Shaia, Trustee(s), which was dated January 4, 2007 and recorded on January 9, 2007 in Book 012350 at Page 02307, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 3,

17 SP 579 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Nakia Magazine to Jerry Baker, Trustee(s), which was dated December 15, 2004 and recorded on December 16, 2004 in Book 011146 at Page 01151, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 3, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

18 SP 2894 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 Victor Randolfo Avila Aguirre and Adela Suastegui Garcia a/k/a Adela S. Garcia to Jerry Baker, Trustee(s), which was dated July 29, 2005 and recorded on August 2, 2005 in Book 011507 at Page 01083, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10,

19 SP 457 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 Roger E. Gould and Barbara Gould to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), which was dated November 30, 2007 and recorded on December 3, 2007 in Book 012860 at Page 02131, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10,

Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 9, Northchester Subdivision as shown on that plat recorded in Book of Maps 1995, page 1929, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 10912 Cahill Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative

Being all of Lot 3 of Greyston(e) Subdivision, Phase 5, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 2000, Page 813 and re-recorded in Book of Maps 2000, Page 826, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 509 Dark Pine Court, Wendell, North Carolina.

estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 78, Peyton Hall Subdivision, Phase 2, Book of Maps 2006, at Pages 2041-2044 (Page 2042), Wake County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4611 Stonewall Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any rep-

the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT(S), 399, PHASE NINE, CHASTAIN SUBDIVISION, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK(S) 2003, PAGE 225, AND RE-RECORDED IN BOOK 2003, PAGES 1007, WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5834 Finestra Way, 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 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.

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

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

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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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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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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 Nora Thomas. 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

Said property is commonly known as 8805 Ashdown Court, Raleigh, NC 27613.

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

Being all of Lot 40, Wildwood Green Subdivision, Phase 1, Map 3, as recorded in Book of Maps 1989, Page 56, Wake County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Being all of Lot(s) 42, Weslyn Subdivision, recorded in Map Book(s) 2003, Pages 1887-1889 re-recorded in Book 2003, Page 2125-2127, Wake County, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2833 Roundleaf Court, Raleigh, NC 27604. 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.

2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 38, CHASTAIN SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1, AS SHOWN ON MAP RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 2001, PAGE 527, WAKE COUNTY REGISTER. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3045 Bracey Place, 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 of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR

2019 at 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 36, BALLENRIDGE SUBDIVISION, PHASE III, AS SHOWN ON MAP RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 1999, PAGE 2343, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY APN #: 0270645 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 117 Westcott Court, Holly Springs, NC 27540. 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

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 Victor Avila Aguirre and wife, Adela Suastegui Garcia. 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,

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 Roger E. Gould and wife, Barbara Gould. 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

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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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File No.: 10-01735-FC03

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File No.: 08-09751-FC04

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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.

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.: 19-00244-FC01

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