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ECU announces furloughs for some employees Greenville East Carolina University is placing some employees on furlough, citing continued revenue declines during the coronavirus pandemic. Employees are being furloughed who work in departments that have experienced significant revenue declines in the divisions of Student Affairs and Administration & Finance, according to the university. “We continue to have to make hard decisions regarding the financial future for our university. Our current estimate for fall is more than $25 million in decreased revenue. And, unfortunately, there may be additional furloughs announced before the end of the fiscal year,” said interim chancellor Ron Mitchelson. NSJ STAFF
EU considering further legal action in Brexit standoff Brussels The European Union is considering stepping up its legal action against Britain over legislation that would breach parts of the legally binding Brexit agreement that the EU and the British government reached late last year. The fight over the government’s proposed bill continued as the two sides were deep in negotiations on a free trade agreement. A trade deal must be reached within weeks for it to be in place on Jan 1, when an 11-month Brexit transition period ends. “This dispute will have to be resolved,” EU spokesman Daniel Ferrie said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judge postpones Trump’s TikTok ban in suit brought by users Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone blocked an upcoming U.S. Commerce Department action that would have effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. by cutting it off from vital technical services. The Trump administration has said TikTok is a security threat, citing its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and the possibility that the Chinese government could spy on users. Trump’s executive order was set to take effect Nov. 12, but is now on hold as the lawsuit proceeds. TikTok said in a statement that it is “deeply moved by the outpouring of support from our creators, who have worked to protect their rights to expression, their careers, and to helping small businesses, particularly during the pandemic.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Eight counties chosen to test new Death Registration System Smithfield Craig Olive, Johnston County Register of Deeds, announced that Johnston County will serve as a pilot county for the new Electronic Death Registration System implemented by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Johnston was chosen along with seven other counties. NCDAVE will replace a manual system that often required the funeral directors to physically drive death certificates to multiple locations to obtain certified copies. “I am delighted to be a pilot county for the NCDAVE,” said Olive. “Our employees look forward to learning the new system and working with NC Vital Records to make it easier for families to obtain the death certificates they need to handle the business for their deceased loved ones.” NCDHHS expects statewide implementation of NCDAVE by June 2021. NSJ STAFF
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North Carolina votes Voters are assisted at a polling location at the South Regional Library in Durham, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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NC Pharmacy Board limited COVID-19 treatments from prescription circulation A recent study shows effectiveness of early therapeutic treatments By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — Earlier this year, the N.C. Pharmacy Board imposed restrictions on seven medications that could be used to treat COVID-19. This restriction was ordered by state health officials at the onset of the pandemic in March. The N.C. Pharmacy Board (NCBOP) is made up of five members, including President Ashley Duggins of Prevo Drug, Asheboro; Vice President William A. Mixon, The Compounding Pharmacy, Hickory; J. Andrew Bowman, Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Buies Creek; Mischelle Corbin, a member of the public in Raleigh; Wallace Nelson, Vidant Bertie Hospital, Bertie; and Keith A. Vance, Lewisville Drug Company, Lewisville. According to the NCBOP website, on “March 24, 2020, the North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services and the State Health Director requested that the Medical Board and the Board of Pharmacy adopt the COVID-19 Drug Preservation Rule in order to alleviate shortages and ensure that these drugs are available to patients who need them.” The COVID-19 Drug Preservation Rule was first enacted on April 1 and then temporarily adopted on June 26. The rule lists seven drugs to be considered “restricted.” The drugs listed are Hydroxychloroquine, Chloroquine, Lopinavir-ritonavir, Ribavirin, Oseltamivir, Darunavir and Azithromycin. The rule states that a pharmacist “shall fill or refill a prescription for a Restricted Drug only if that prescription bears a
written diagnosis from the prescriber consistent with the evidence for its use.” Pharmacists are blocked from filling or refilling a prescription for one of the seven drugs unless a person has been diagnosed with COVID-19. It also says that when a patient has been diagnosed with COVID-19, any prescription of one of the drugs on the restricted list needs to indicate on the prescription order that the patient has been diagnosed with COVID-19, is limited to “no more than a 14-day supply.” There are also no refills on prescriptions, including emergency prescriptions, “unless a new prescription order is issued in conformance with this Rule.” The COVID-19 Drug Preservation rule does not affect administration order for inpatients of health care facilities. It also doesn’t apply to prescriptions a patient previously had for one of the restricted drugs on or before March 10, 2020. The NCBOP website reminds pharmacists that “while these drugs are being investigated as potential COVID-19 treatments, there is at this date only anecdotal evidence of their potential usefulness.” Recent studies on intervention treatments for high-risk patients which use several of the drugs on the NCBOP’s restricted list have shown promise. On Oct. 29, Dr. Vladimir Zelenko and his team announced their study on the early intervention and treatment of high-risk COVID-19 patients, saying use of the drugs resulted in “significantly fewer hospitalizations and deaths.” According to a press release about the findings, the treatment consists of “zinc, low-dose hydroxychloroquine, and azithromycin,” and has been referred to as “The Zelenko Protocol.” See TREATMENT, page A2
NC’s 2020 election defined by legal battles over absentee ballot rules Final state of rules decided by U.S. Supreme Court less than a week before Election Day By David Larson North State Journal RALEIGH — From early in election season to the very last week, North Carolina’s State Board of Elections, run by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s appointees, and the state’s legislature, run by Republicans, have fought a battle over multiple voting rules, leading to confusion for Tar Heel citizens trying to figure out how to vote during an already confusing election. After a ballot-harvesting scandal in the 2018 N.C. Ninth Congressional District elections, a bipartisan majority agreed to rules that tightened up absentee ballot
rules in the state. In late October of 2019, the legislature passed S.B. 683, Combat Absentee Ballot Fraud, 49-0 in the Senate and 111-1 in the House. The law increased penalties for violations of absentee-voting rules and added more restrictions on who could request absentee ballots and how they were to be filled and returned. Marc Elias, a lawyer who represented Democratic candidate Dan McCready in the Ninth Congressional race, ultimately helping get the election results tossed out because of ballot harvesting by Republicans, ironically then sued the state in May of 2020 to loosen the rules that were put in place because of that harvesting. Elias most notably demanded that no witness signatures be required on absentee ballots and See BALLOTS, page A2
Problems found with list of counties targeted for stricter COVID-19 ordinances At least 10 counties were left off the list, while some on the list likely shouldn’t have been included By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — An analysis of the counties that received a letter from N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen shows possible inconsistencies with who received the letter and who didn’t. North State Journal requested clarification from NCDHHS on how the counties were elected to receive the suggested ordinance and penalties letter. NCDHHS restated part of their letter, saying that the counties had to meet one of three criteria. The first criterion, however, is two items: A county that has had 300 or more new cases in the last 14 days and has been identified by the White House Task Force as a county of concern; County with a case rate greater than 50 cases per 10,000 people; Or a county that is one of the top three most populous counties in the state. An analysis of the counties the day after the suggested ordinance letters were sent showed that 10 of them did not meet the criteria listed by NCDHHS. None of the following counties which received a letter appeared to meet the criteria: Burke, Caswell, Chowan, Duplin, Graham, Greene, Hoke, Scotland, Watauga. These 10 counties may have been identified by the White
House Task Force; however, NCDHHS did not provide the list of counties identified by that task force. At the Oct. 29 COVID-19 briefing, Cohen was asked about the White House Task Force but sidestepped the question. Another 10 counties which were not sent letters actually did meet See COVID-19, page A2
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staying on their properties if they thenot day after theresidents. suggested are year-round A similar situation to sent Surf ordinance letters were City’s actions has arisen in Dare showed that 10 of them did and Currituck counties, resulting the filing of a federal lawnotinmeet the criteria listed suit by six property owners by NCDHHS. whose permanent residences are in neighboring states. Law-enforcement checkpoints have been set up on roads leading into various towns and counties. The town of Beaufort has a chokepoint near I-70 to repel non-residents. One needs a valid form of government-issued ID with a Carteret County address, a COVID-19 Entry Pass issued by the town or documents proving you are an essential worker or are performing an essential service. BALLOTS from page A1 Ocracoke is also requiring documentation in order to gain that the provision that ballots entry to the town. need to arrive at boards of elecThe public’s use of the Atlantion by Nov. 6, three days after tic Ocean has been banned by voting has ended, be extended to Atlantic Beach, Salter Path, Innine days after the election. dian Beach and Emerald Isle. In “North Carolina’s election offia joint press release, the towns cials continue to enforce unnecsaid “swimming, surfing, kitessary and burdensome mail baling,” and “non-motorized recrelot restrictions that threaten to ational water access” are all prodisenfranchise many North Carhibited. olina voters, and are especialWrightsville Beach officials ly ill-suited to meet the unique already closed beaches to the challenges posed by the ongoing public but will now also be fining public health emergency,” Elias violators up to $500. If one inand the other attorneys in the cludes court costs, the fine jumps case stated in the introduction of to $650. their lawsuit. Officials in Wilkesboro and Apart from the lawsuit, legNorth Wilkesboro announced on islative leaders of both parties April 8 that only one person per agreed that the rules in S.B. 683, family will be allowed entry into as well as previous absentee laws any stores. Children can only acon the books, may be too onerous company them if no other suitfor an election where a large perable person can watch them. centage of voters would mail in Last week, Cooper issued a their ballots. So another bill, H.B. new executive order containing 1169, Bipartisan Elections Act of multiple layers of new restric2020, was then put together to tions on the few retail stores still specifically address the unique allowed or able to remain open. issues faced in the 2020 elecThis new order begins at 5 p.m. tions. H.B. 1169 was passed on April 13 and runs for 30 days. June 11, 2020, 37-12 in the SenAccording to executive order ate and 105-14 in the House. The 131, only five people per 1,000 compromise loosened some rules, square feet of retail space or 20% like instead of two witness signaof fire marshal posted occupantures for an absentee ballot, H.B. cy limits can be in a store at one 1169 only required voters to protime. Markings must be placed 6 feet apart in areas where people gather, like checkout lines, and stores must observe cleaning measures. Additional recommendations in the order include TREATMENT from page A1 plastic shields at registers and contact-free checkouts. “It’s unfortunate that any much The order overrides lo-of the media coverage surroundcal prohibitions that set a differing hydroxychloroquine has been ent occupancy rate in order to negative. These three medicamaintain “uniformity” across the tions are available state.” As affordable, with Cooper’s previ-in pill executive form, and workmunicipaliin synergy ous orders, against COVID-19,” said can Zelenko ties and individual stores enfollowing a rigorous peer act even stricter measures review than process. in the new directives. described to Zelenko,Fresh “HyTheAccording North Carolina-based droxychloroquine’s main role Market grocery store chain,is to allow April zinc to cell and starting 14,enter will the require all inhibit the virus’ reproduction. guests to wear a face-covering of And sort. azithromycin prevents secsome ondary bacterial infection in the
THE WORD: DOUBTING THOMAS THE WORD: THE BLESSINGS OF WRESTLING
The Second Sunday of Easter approaches, The Christians story of Jacob filled and areisreminded of the first with conflict — including a Sunday following Christ’s resurrection. Jesus biblical recount of a battle withdisciples after Mary had met with most of His his twin, Esau, in their mother’s Magdalene alerted them of His presence. womb. Before he would be the Thomas was with them when they met father of the 12 not tribes of Israel, Jesus, and he said he would not believe in the Jacob undertook challenges and journeys that ultimately resurrection until he had seen the wounds of blessed him. As Jacob was the crucifixion for himself. returning home to Canaan, Eight days after the resurrection, Thomas after his servitude to his uncle had hishe doubts removed Laban, was alone by a riverwhen he saw Jesus and examined His wounds. While and confronted by a mysterious being — an unknown man. Jesus blessed those who believed in His Scholars have guessed thefaith, He nonetheless resurrection based on being’s identify as an angel, God to Thomas. was willing to prove Himself himself or even Jesus. The man Thomas had proven a devoted and loyal wrestled Jacob throughout the disciple Jesus did had not condemn him for night, andand at dawn, Jacob his notskepticism. been defeated. Jacob was
John 20:27-29 (KJV) Genesis 32:24-28 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither 24 And Jacob was my thy finger, and behold left alone; and there hands; and reach hither man with thywrestled hand, anda thrust it into myuntil side: and not him the be breakfaithless, but believing. ing of the day. 25 And 28when And Thomas he saw that he answered andnot saidagainst unto prevailed him, My Lord and my him, touched the God. 29 he Jesus saith unto hollow of his thigh; him, Thomas, because and theseen hollow of thou hast me, thou hast believed: blessed Jacob’s thigh wasare they outthat of have joint,not asseen, he and yet have with believed. wrestled him.
And he said, Let me for thehoused day “The Incredulity of Saint Thomas” by Caravaggio (c. 1601–1602,go, currently breaketh. And he in Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Potsdam, Germany). said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What traffic backups. transportation sales tax revenue, shutting down certain business- causing major is thy name? And he Florida announced that es. But some states have not. which also is down. 28 it is ache said, Jacob. by sevWashington, site of the first celerating work schedulesAnd “We were hoping to bid it out said, Thy name shall for construction very soon, but coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., eral weeks on about $2 billion be called no more and road projects. then COVID-19 and all that, so suspended work on 92 of its 100 worth of bridge In Maryland, a Israel: westbound that timeline is kind of in the air,” active highway projects as a reJacob, but for thea prince Chesapeake Bay said West Plains administrator sult of a stay-at-home order for lane of as hast thou Annapolis recentTom Stehn, a former state high- most workers. The halted proj- Bridge near power with God and way engineer. “It was a high pri- ects include major ones in Seattle ly re-opened to vehicles followwith men, and hast and Spokane, as well as improve- ing repairs. The $27 million projority for us.” prevailed. well ahead of Though ambulances are run- ments to an Interstate 90 pass ect was completed 26
not unscathed — as the man inflicted harm on Jacob — but he was ultimately blessed by his fellow combatant. Jacob TRAFFIC from page A1 ultimately said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is failed to produce results. preserved.” In the meantime, some road did not seek out this andJacob bridge projects already have unknown man and he was not been put on hold. looking for a fight. Instead,Departthis The North Carolina man stood Jacob ment of between Transportation has and his homeland. Sometimes slashed its expected construction we are onfrom a schedule thatto 38 for projects 131 down is interrupted unknown the upcomingfor budget year, a $2 reasonsreduction. and by unknown ning as usual and detours are through an avalanche-prone area schedule, partly because of light billion actors. be frustrated. traffic amid the coronavirus panOhioWe hascan delayed projects until well-marked for visitors, “ob- of the Cascade Mountains. Vermont’s entire $200 million demic. Jacob’s interruption resulted in viously that direct interchange next year on interstate highways The declining traffic volumes in and Cincinnati hisColumbus ultimate blessing. Jacob’s be- would be nice,” said Daniel Mar- road construction plan for 2020 cause of altered the expected decline plan was by God’s plan. in shall, chief clinical officer for the is on hold, save for a $6 million have been especially large in some South Howell County Ambulance emergency repair where a storm of the nation’s most famously confuel revenue. Our tax plans may seem clear or washed out part of the foundation gested metropolitan areas, such District. Faced with budget shortfall, important. But,aultimately, God as the San Francisco Bay area. on Interstate 89. The city of Bend, Oregon, the Missouri has postponed $46 milhas a plan for us which requires Business leaders in the region The longer the delay, the greatlion 18 road us tofor “trust in theand Lordbridge with allproj- nation’s seventh-fastest growects had priorities thinethat heart; andbeen lean not unto for ing metropolitan area over the er the likelihood that some proj- had hoped to put a 1 cent sales tax local governments. As many thine own understanding. In all as past decade, pulled a $190 mil- ects might not get finished this on the November ballot that could raise $100 billion over 40 years lion transportation bond off the year. 299 additional projects PUBLIC DOMAIN thy ways acknowledge him, valued and “Every project is sort of at risk for public transit and transporat $785 million could be at risk May ballot. Supporters had conhe shall direct thy paths.” “Jacob Wrestling with the Angel” by Rembrandt (circa 1659). tation projects in a nine-county
without federal help, McKenna cerns about pushing a property of running out of quality weather Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. tax hike for roads, sidewalks and days to complete the work,” said region. But the coronavirus outsaid. Among the immediate de- bike lanes while local business- Jeremy Reed, construction engi- break interrupted work on state ferments: a new highway inter- es are suffering financially and neer for the state’s transportation legislation needed to place the measure on the ballot. change to provide direct access many residents are without work. agency. It now could be 2022, or even Pennsylvania originally halted “They’re going to show up on to the expanded Ozarks Medical COVID-19 from page A1 tracker listed 25,446 total hospital bedwork. number some thisjust dataglance is useful 2024, before supporters can make roadtheconstruction But the voters’ dayofand and ityallsize, Center in West Plains. The cen- While beds. That’s a jump of 7,190 over could change dramatically. in separating actual COVID-19 ter’s hospital, physician and spe- think, `I’m not raising my taxes it has since allowed work to pro- another push for a public vote on the March 27 count from when On March 27, Gov. Roy Cooper patients from regular patients, at least one of NCDHHS’ criteria. cialty clinics are among the area’s right now, no way!’” said Mike Ri- ceed on 61 critical projects. About the measure, said John Grubb, COVID-19 in a stay-at-home order forat the COVID-19 dashBuncombe, Brunswick, Cabarrus, chief operatinglockdown officer ofbegan the Bay 800 road and bridge projects, co-chairman of the Go Bend issued largest employers, serving about theley,NCDHHS North Carolina. the state. That same day, NCDHboard still does not list length of Durham, Forsyth, Harnett, IredArea Council, a business-backed 40,000 patients in eight rural 2020 Coalition that support- $7 billion, remain on hold. The advocacy Oct. 27 bed data breaks added a hospital trackif a“We’re person wasto HS By ell counties and Wilson met the 14-day group. contrast, some bed states have policy ed the measure. going of all southern Missouri hospitalization, down to 15,422 beds in 5,452 er to its website. At that time, the readmitted, number of readmitcase criteria. Richmond and Clay “If we’re in a poor use, economy, come back to voters, but now just taken advantage of a lull in trafand northern Arkansas. that were empty but staffed and tracker listed 18,256 total beds tances or the number and dates of met criteria No. 2, being a counto fic to speed up transportation which it looks like we’re going The state had allotted more felt like the wrong time.” 4,592 that were empty but not with 7,184 of them empty. That persons released from care. ty with a case rate greater than 50 be in, that would have been an Most states have classified road projects. Construction crews have than $1.2 million to cover half That same day, camedown withhighway a data staffed. Hospitalization details have cases 10,000 people. costs. The construction awful lot of stimulus andthe an NCawbeen number able to shut as essential work initial theper road construction DHHS dashboard listed 1,214 disclaimer which said that only been expanded in recent weeks North State Journal asked NCother half was to come from local that can continue despite orders lanes during prime hours without ful lot of job creation,” he said. DHHS about the criteria and by NCDHHS, but the overall bed 81% of hospitals were reporting. people as hospitalized, including county letter discrepancies but count and accuracy have contin- Three days later on March 30, the 329 adults in the Intensive Care ued to fluctuate. Very rarely has hospital bed tracker had dropped Unit. did not receive a response. These up and down changes The NCDHHS COVID-19 NCDHHS’ dashboard presented to 15,398 beds of which 6,235 dashboard was augmented this 100% of hospitals reporting, and were now empty. These calcula- in the percentage of hospitals reNCDHHS has not published any tions were based on just 64% of porting and constant flux of bed fall,WORSHIP and the hospitalizations data from page A1 numbers has made predicting now includes a toggle for viewing detailed information as to wheth- hospitals reporting. To illustrate the jumps in bed surge capacity a guessing game suspected cases, confirmed cas- er their data sets are missing large Benham and others showed up es or Adult ICU patients. It even urban hospitals or small rural fa- data, by looking at Oct. 27, a day for decision-makers and the pubto the Charlotte clinic after receivincludes some demographic data. cilities. Depending on the facil- with 97% reporting by hospitals, lic. ing calls that the police were there demanding that the group’s members leave the area. When they refused to leave, eight were given citations of “violation of emergency lawsuits, claiming a conflict of ugh, seen as the new swing voters Committee co-chair, in a press vide one witness. prohibitions and restrictions” — a Elias’ lawsuits seeking fur- interest with a Democrat-run on the court, both sided with the release. Class 2 misdemeanor. The NCSBE website reflects ther loosening of absentee rules board “negotiating” with a Demo- more-liberal justices, and newly “They’re saying there were 50 proceeded, but on Aug. 4, a fed- crat Party lawyer to change state sworn-in Justice Amy Coney Bar- the current (and final) state of people there,” Benham said on both rules that were battled over eral judge, William Osteen, shot election law without having to go rett sitting out the case. the discrepancy between his ac“A huge win tonight for NC until the final moments of the through the Republican-run N.C. down the suit. count and the “official” account. voters at SCOTUS, which up- election, with one victory for “These partisan lawsuits un- General Assembly. “Just look at the video. The video “Roy Cooper and Josh Stein held the state board elections ef- each side evident. dermine trust in elections by shows clear evidence. It is a lie. It Under, “How many witnessseeking to legalize ballot harvest- are attempting to gut the integri- fort to ensure that every eligible is wrong. The police department, ing and make it easier to com- ty of North Carolina voting laws vote counts, even in a pandemic,” es do I need for my absentee balCharlotte Observer, the mayor’s ofmit absentee ballot fraud,” Sen. by colluding with partisan Dem- tweeted North Carolina Attorney lot?”, it reads, “For the 2020 genfice — they’re all wrong.” Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell), who co- ocratic attorneys from Washing- General Josh Stein on hearing eral election, only one witness is Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a chairs the Senate Elections Com- ton D.C. while ballots are already the decision. “Voters must post- required for an absentee ballot. friend of Benham’s, tweeted out in mittee, said at the apparent le- being cast in this Presidential mark their ballots by Election The voter is required to mark the support of him later the same day, gal victory. “We’re glad a federal Election,” Speaker Moore said at Day but now have certainty their ballot in the presence of the witcalling the arrest unconstitutional ROBERT | NORTH STATE JOURNAL ness. TheCLARK witness should not objudge drew the line on these dan- the time. “These actions are ut- vote will be counted. Let’s Vote!” and saying, “Because elected Dems While the battle over the rules serve so closely that they can see gerous attempts to undermine terly lawless and we are revieware pro-abortion, they are abusing Attendees of Northwood Temple Church in Fayeteville’s 2020 Easter drive-in service listen in on ing them to assess all of our legal governing the 2020 election was how the voter votes. Instructions election security.” their power—in a one-sided way— their radios from inside their cars as Pastor John Hedgepeth delivers his sermon. decided less than a week before will come with your absentee balBut this was not the end. On options.” to silence pregnancy counselors.” In subsequent court decisions, Election Day, the Republicans lot.” Sept. 22, the Democrat-run board Cruz also put a petition on his site For the question, “When is the announced they had reached a Republicans appeared to be win- are not done fighting, and apnion sets, with sealed wafers and which asks signatories to “Tell crimination against religious in- ‘drive-in’ services.” return deadline for the settlement in the lawsuit with ning the legal battle, getting the pear ready to continue the battle ballot The very next day, Wilming- cups of juice, but had to call off the Democratic Governor Roy Cooper stitutions and religious believers,” 3, 2020 election?”, it Elias — a settlement that gave witness requirement reinstated in the coming weeks. They are es- November that if abortion is ‘essential’ then said Barr in a statement. “Thus, ton police posted that drive-in ser- plan to distribute them after word “For civilian absentee votElias and the left-leaning activ- and having a judge denounce the pecially focused on how the nego- reads, pregnancy services are essential, government may not impose spe- vices “will not be considered a vi- from the city. the container-return enveist groups he worked for exact- settlement by the NCSBE. But tiated settlement with Elias was ers,“They said don’t do communion, too. Stop discriminating against cial restrictions on religious activi- olation,” so no legal action would with the voted ballot enly what they were after by strik- then an Oct. 20 Fourth Circuit reached and want Stein to pro- lope ty that do not also apply to similar be taken against the churches, but and I’m a good man. I try to do people of faith!” must be returned to the ing the witness requirement and loss on the ballot receipt dead- vide documents they’ve request- closed police still urged “all churches and what the mayor says,” Hedgepeth U.S. Attorney General Wil- nonreligious activity.” county board of elections no latextending the absentee ballot re- line, resulted in the Republicans ed on the meetings. “Where a state has not acted houses of worship to continue with said. “We’re law-abiding. I want to liam Barr has received a flood of “Our state’s top law enforce- er than 5 p.m. on Election Day, ceipt date to Nov. 12. The NCS- immediately needing to take the complaints from religious people evenhandedly, it must have a com- virtual services, including for Eas- do things the way they said and let 3. Absentee ballots BE immediately put forward new case to the U.S. Supreme Court, ment officer [Josh Stein] secretly November them know we’re cooperating with around the country who, like Ben- pelling reason to impose restric- ter.” negotiated a settlement to change received after 5 p.m. on Elecguidelines that complied with which they did on Oct. 22. In Fayetteville, drive-in ser- them.” ham, believe their rights are being tions on places of worship and On Oct. 28, the Supreme Court the rules of his own election after tion Day will be counted only if this negotiated settlement, and Benham, though, said he will violated by local and state govern- must ensure that those restrictions vices were allowed, and Northare postmarked on or bethe two Republican members of voted 5-3, however, to allow the voting started, and his continued they are narrowly tailored to advance wood Temple Pentecostal Holi- not be cooperating with Charments. Election Day and received by the board, claiming they were NCSBE’s decision, extending the obstruction makes it clear that he fore A tweet from Barr’s commu- its compelling interest,” said Barr. ness Church had an Easter service lotte’s demands for his group to no later than 5 p.m. Novemtricked into voting for the chang- ballot deadline from three to nine never intended to provide any re- mail nications director, Kerri Kupec, “Religious institutions must not be at 10 a.m. Pastor John Hedgepeth stop counseling women outside days after the election, to stand. sponsive records until after Elec- ber 12. Ballots without a postes, resigned in protest. told NSJ the church promoted the the abortion clinic, even after the said, “During this sacred week for singled out for special burdens.” must be received by ElecLegislative Republicans just Chief Justice John Roberts and tion Day.” said Sen. Warren Dan- mark Drive-in church services have celebration and was expecting po- arrest, since he believes the city’s many Americans, AG Barr is monDay.” as quickly filed federal and state Associate Justice Brett Kavana- iel (R-Burke), Senate Elections tion itoring govt regulation of religious been another touchpoint in North tentially hundreds of cars. The ser- requests violate the letter and spirservices. While social distancing Carolina, especially during the vice could be heard on 92.7 FM to it of the law. “Heck yeah we are, of course,” policies are appropriate during Easter season. Wake County gov- allow attendees to sing along to the this emergency, they must be ap- ernment made clear that drive- hymns played inside the sanctuary Benham said when asked whethplied evenhandedly & not single in services would not be permit- and listen to Hedgepeth’s sermon er his group is still present at that out religious orgs. Expect action ted. Some churches, like Plymouth from a raised platform outside, all clinic. “We haven’t stopped. Every expiration of the remained temporaryin- day they’re open, we’re there.” and received an Raleigh, email re-had thewhile lungs and reduces the risk of pul- ruleBaptist congregants Church in from DOJ next week!” rule.” sponse from Jay Campbell, exmonary complications.” Benham said demand for aborOn Tuesday, Barr announced planned to have a drive-in service side their vehicles. 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The conclusions of the has mentance, child-care assistance, ing parking lot services. Barr’s gious entities were subject to the told NSJ. “I wanted to do it in a hydroxychloroquine that those drugs preservation gency study showedalso an noted association of COVID-19 torshipnegative. and much These more. three way rule, they’dand never done it. Drive-in. 10-person drugs limitation. statement that citizens been be removed from list, significantly fewer tohospitaliza“The day I was arrested, while Drive-up. You can still the be private were permitted attend near-rule. The Wilmington Police Depart- may while the others should remain,” According to the rulemaking tions the sooner the COVID-19 medications are affordable, I was being cuffed, two mothers by drive-in restaurants, even with ment put out a similar directive to in your car.” announcement state7health outpatients entered into a “risk announcement, chose to goinonto the mobile Hedgepeth said the mayor sent available local churchesthe on April on Face- the rulemaking their windows open. pill form, andultrathe NCBOP that the ruleany reads. stratification-based treatment” rulesAlso, for them to abideintends by when sound unit and both of them chose book, requested saying they “prohibit “But even in times of emergen-director repeal thetheir ruleservice, upon the conas a permanent rule”to- to they using “triple therapy”and combiwork in their synergy life for kids against and are now did including event or convening that brings cy, the when reasonable tempo-be “adopted clusion of the state of emergency. due to the state of emergency benation of zinc with low dose hyplugged into our mentor network,” rary restrictions are placed on gether more than ten individuals how many feet apart to have the COVID-19.” public can participate and corresponding droxychloroquine. vehicles. Northwood Temple had Benham said. “Two mothers — so one placeand (indoor or outdoor) at The rights, the First Amendment andinginextended updates at theofboard's drug North Journal fordis-potential purchased hundreds commu- was it worth it for me? Absolutely.” one time. Thisshortages, prohibitionwhich includes receive federalState statutory law asked prohibit Dr. Vladimir Zelenko clarifications on the temporary “may potentially extend beyond website, www.ncbop.org.
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The sky will literally be the limit at new Mayland planetarium this spring
grounds is the Paul and Susan O’Connell Conference Center, an aquaponics and hydroponics facility, a visitors’ center, a micro-propagation lab and various garden trails. The Bare Earth Sky Park was formerly called the EnergyXchange, which Earley-Thiele described as an artist and studio community, as well as an incubator space which used the methane from that was being off gas from the landfill under the site to power the kilns for the ceramic and glass studios. The methane was also used to power the radiant floor heating. The park area had originally been a mica mine and then it became a landfill once the mine closed.
After about 12 years of operation, EnergyXchange closed because the methane ran out and at that point Mayland took it over and Earley-Thiele said various people who worked at the college pointed out it was a “fabulous place for stargazing because it was so dark.” In 2014, Mayland sought international dark sky certification for the park. The process to get the certification took over a year and involved the International DarkSky Association coming out and taking light readings at all hours of the night and throughout the year. “We were No. 22 in the world to receive that certification, and what that means is that there is very little to zero light pollution,” said Earley-Thiele. She added that there are now over 100 dark-sky certified locations in the world. Mayland hopes that the planetarium will be an added draw that benefits the rural area communities as well as being educational and entertaining. “We want the space to be really versatile as well as educational, so we will offer traditional astronomy shows and planetarium shows,” explained Earley-Thiele. “We will also offer some STEM education where you can sort of have that ‘IMAX experience’ of touring through the veins of the human body and some non-astronomy related education as well as just entertaining laser light shows and things like that.” The planetarium will have more “buzz” as of May 2021 when a muralist named Matt Willey will paint the exterior of the planetarium’s geodesic dome with a bee mural. Willey is also known for murals of bees at the Smithsonian Zoo and the Burt’s Bees headquarters in Durham. For more information on the Bare Earth to Sky Park’s observatory, upcoming planetarium and directions to the site, visit Mayland.edu/Observatory.
Mark Aselstine has spent as much as $30,000 a year on Google advertising, but he’s not sure his wine gift basket company will be able to afford Google ads this holiday season. He expects an already competitive time of year to be even more intense as more wine retailers seek customers over the internet due to the coronavirus outbreak and use Google advertising to make themselves more visible. “I don’t think we’ll run a single Google ad this year. I suspect it will be well out of our price range,” says Aselstine, owner of Uncorked Ventures, based in El Cerrito, California. If Aselstine can’t afford Google, he has alternatives. Microsoft’s Bing search engine, cheaper but not as popular among computer users, is one. Aselstine can also increase his use of Google’s unpaid search. Like the paid version, he’d seek to use keywords in his ads that prospective customers are likely to search for; depending on the words he chooses, he might get a good ranking, although it will still fall below ads and paid listings. Clayton, the GreenPal CEO, spends about $100,000 a year on Google advertising. That’s a big number for a small company —
GreenPal has 23 employees —but Clayton lists giants Angie’s List and HomeAdviser among his competitors that have much bigger advertising budgets. GreenPal, based in Nashville, Tennessee, and serving homeowners in most of the states, spends about $3 or $4 per click for ads. But, Clayton says, “it’s getting harder to advertise — the price keeps going up and up.” Tommy Fang tried Google to advertise his year-old market research company, but the cost far outweighed the business he hoped it would bring in. “We ran a couple of ads and the economics just didn’t work out for us,” says Fang, co-founder of New York-based Eureka Surveys. The company runs a website where people can take part in surveys. Yet some small businesses don’t flinch at the higher prices. Advertising on Google makes sense even for some of owner of HBT Digital Consulting’s R.J. Huebert’s clients who often spend between $8 and $12 a click and as much as $35 because they can make the money back from a single case. But “if you’re selling $5 socks, it doesn’t make sense to pay $35,” he says.
Earth to Sky Park is one of around 100 dark-sky certified sites By A.P. Dillon North State Journal BURNSVILLE — Construction is underway on a new planetarium located at the Mayland Community College’s Bare Earth to Sky Park in Yancey County and will open to the public spring of 2021. Named after key donors to the project, the Glenn and Carol Arthur Planetarium will offer 60 seats for viewing of a 36-foot diameter screen housed inside a 42-foot-wide geodesic dome. The seats come from the Morehead Planetarium in Durham, which recently refurbished its own viewing seating. “We wanted the seats to be movable and a lot of open space so we could have more events,” Margaret Earley-Thiele, executive director of the Mayland Community College Foundation, told North State Journal. She added that events like dinner under the stars or even proms could be held in the space under the stars. Groundbreaking for the construction on the planetarium got underway earlier this month, and Earley-Thiele says that while COVID-19 caused delays, they expect to be open in early spring of 2021. The idea for a planetarium sprang out of issues with star gazing cancelations due to weather. “We get people regularly from Atlanta, from Charlotte, from Washington D.C. and from all along the southeast who want to
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The Glenn and Carol Arthur Planetarium is pictured in this undated file photo. come and see the dark skies,” said Earley-Thiele. “And so, it was really disappointing to those people when we had to cancel the event.” The Bare Earth to Sky Park is also home to the largest public telescope in North Carolina. The park’s observatory, which is open to the public, houses the 34-inch telescope. The observatory sits at an elevation of 2,736 feet and offers a 360-degree view. “You can see the rings of Saturn and the eye of Jupiter and when you’re looking at the craters on the moon, it’s like you’re in a spaceship looking out the window,” said Earley-Thiele. “It’s so crystal clear that you can see all these really indepth details of the moon. It’s very incredible.” The park has been operating for
around five years and hosts community viewing nights which are open to the public. “You can just buy individual tickets and come up, although with COVID we’re not doing that at the moment, but we are currently hosting private events,” Earley-Thiele said. “You can reserve and rent the observatory for a night. Right now with COVID, we’re limiting it to 10 people.” Earley-Thiele said the park has two astronomy observatory managers who spend two hours giving attendees a tour through the night sky. She said it’s “just a great experience” and it is an activity that is perfect for COVID because it takes place outside and people can be socially distanced. Also located on the park
Google ad costs irk businesses By Joyce Rosenberg The Associated Press NEW YORK — When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners. “You keep getting squeezed further and further down the search results page,” says Clayton, CEO of GreenPal, a company that operates an app to help homeowners find lawn care. “As a startup, you don’t have a million-dollar advertising budget.” The Justice Department sued Google on Oct. 20 for anticompetitive behavior, saying the company’s dominance in online search and advertising harms rivals and consumers. Owners such as Clayton have a different beef. What’s unfair about Google, they say, is the way it gives the greatest prominence in search results to the companies that spend the most on advertising. Companies covet the top spots in Google search results — the first page of rankings, and the top of
subsequent pages. But if too many companies vie for one of these spots, the cost can jump out of reach for a small business, just like the price for prime-time TV commercials. Google controls about 90% of global internet searches. The Justice Department sued Google, alleging it uses monopoly power in search to squelch competition. Business owners’ concerns about the cost of advertising aren’t directly related to the government’s lawsuit, although the company’s dominance of the search market has been alleged to be a factor in driving up the price to buy ads in its vast digital marketing network. Businesses have two main ways of trying to get their listings high in Google rankings. One is to buy an ad that’s seen at the top of the search result pages; the cost for the ads depends on how often a computer user clicks on the ad and how much a company is willing to pay per click. The more a company can pay, the more likely it will get a prized spot in search results. Goo-
“If you’re selling $5 socks, it doesn’t make sense to pay $35.” R.J. Huebert gle has different types of ads, and whether an ad appears locally or nationally can also affect pricing. So can the time of day an ad appears. There’s also what’s called paid search, where companies bid on keywords to get a higher ranking. For example, a sporting goods store might bid on words like “baseball” and “hockey” in hopes of landing higher in search results and being more easily seen by customers looking for equipment for those sports. The problem businesses face is they can be outbid by companies with deeper pockets. So the sporting goods store that can only afford to pay $2 a word can lose out to stores able to pay $10.
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Health officials confirm COVID-19 case at Dan Forest rally
US Forest Service investigating ‘nail trap’ in wilderness Buncombe County The U.S. Forest Service used leaf blowers to clear a remote mountain road where a man recently stepped on a so-called “nail trap” but didn’t find any more devices. The incident is being investigated by the U.S. Forrest Service. It occurred in the Pisgah National Forest. Tyler Mayo was walking his dog and suffered deep puncture wounds. The trap was made of plywood and 2-inch nails with the points facing up. It had been buried in a rut and covered with leaves. The words “PETA paybak” were written on the trap and on another one that he found. AP
Rock slide and fallen trees shut parts of Blue Ridge Parkway McDowell County A rock slide and fallen trees caused by Tropical Storm Zeta have closed portions of the Blue Ridge Parkway. More than 20 miles of the parkway were closed north of Asheville on Monday morning. The closed portions of road are from Mount Mitchell north to Buck Creek Gap Overlook. Officials have not said when the road will reopen. The rock slide was caused by Tropical Storm Zeta on Thursday. It brought heavy rain and wind gusts that exceeded 60 mph. Campgrounds on the parkway closed Saturday. AP
Yancey County An unidentified person who attended a campaign rally for Republican candidate for governor Dan Forest tested positive for COVID-19, North Carolina health officials confirmed Wednesday. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said it’s aware of one case involving a person who attended a rally for the lieutenant governor in Burnsville on Oct. 15, spokeswoman Kelly Haight Connor said. No further details were available. AP
Driver arrested for hitting four people, killing one Rutherford County Charles Allen Jacob Bramlett, 21 of Forest City was arrested for allegedly hitting four people with his pickup truck, killing one. The victims were removing a tree from the roadway when Bramlett struck them. One of the workers, Michael Gene Green, 62, was killed. He was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and felony hit and run. FOX CAROLINA
PIEDMONT Restaurant owners win suit against insurer for COVID losses Durham County Two restaurant owners won a lawsuit they filed accusing their insurance company of not honoring its contract when they had to close their businesses due to the coronavirus. A Durham County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of Matt Kelly and Giorgios Bakatsias earlier this month regarding the lawsuit against Cincinnati Insurance Company. They both own restaurants in Durham. Kelly and Bakatsias’ lawsuit asked the insurance company to require “payment for lost business income, extra expenses, and other businessrelated losses” because of the pandemic and “related actions by governmental authorities requiring closure.” The insurance company plans to appeal. AP
County ordered to reopen voting site Rockingham County A judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday which reopens a rural voting site that was closed due to a coronavirus case reported at the location. North Carolina’s Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Thursday which said one of Rockingham County’s four early voting locations was closed Wednesday after a positive COVID-19 test at the location. The lawsuit did not make clear if the positive case was a voter or a poll worker. The judge said reopening the early voting site “outweighs any possible harm in preserving the status quo.”
State Treasurer announced sale of $500 Million in Turnpike Authority Bonds
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RALEIGH — The sale of $500 million in Turnpike Authority Bonds for completion of Phase 1 of the Triangle Expressway was announced by N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell last week. The bonds will be applied to complete the Phase 1 section, approximately 17.8 miles from the N.C. 55 Bypass in Apex to I-40. The expressway completion project began in late 2019 and is expected to be mostly finished by July of 2023. “The issuance of these notes will allow the Turnpike Authority [NCTA] to draw on the funds as they need them and only pay interest when they actually use the money,” said Folwell. “It works like a line of credit. It’s much more efficient and saves taxpayers from paying interest on money that is just sitting in an account. These savings are especially important as turnpike revenues
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Orange County Elections officials ordered Carrboro to remove Black Lives Matter signs from its voting site at town hall, but town officials said the signs are staying put. In a letter to Carrboro’s mayor, elections board Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell said there were several complaints about the signs from voters. The flags are attached to the front of the site and could be interpreted as an official endorsement by the board of elections. Bell said the signs must be removed for the rest of the early voting period. Officials in Carrboro issued a two-sentence statement rebuffing Bell’s order. AP
Feds: couple dodged taxes for almost 10 years Guilford County James and Susan Rice are accused of getting around paying employment and income taxes for almost a decade. Prosecutors said James Rice was an orthopedic surgeon in Southern Pines, and Susan Rice worked at the practice handling payroll and employment taxes. Between 2007 and 2014, the Rices allegedly didn’t pay more than $580,000 in social security and other tax withholdings to the IRS. The indictment also alleges the Rices didn’t file individual income tax returns from 2014 through 2016. The Rices face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Billions of dollars are spent on well-known brands of candy. According to the National Confectioners Association, the top three candy makers — Hershey’s, Mars, and LEXINGTON ASHEVILLE Wrigley — own nearly 60% of the market share in the US. HENDERSONVILLE North Carolina’s own candy makers, SANFORD though, have spent decades making delicious treats. Visiting French Broad Chocolates is a right of passage for weekend excursions Butterfields Candy, Winston-Salem in Asheville. Lexington’s Piedmont Candy Company French Broad Chocolates, Asheville Chapel Hill Toffee, Chapel Hill dates back to 1890, making puffed mints and candies from pure cane sugar. The Apothecary’s Kitchen, Cary Videri Chocolate, Raleigh Raleigh has two entries on the list: Escazu in the hip Mordecai area of Popalops, Raleigh Tom & Jenny’s Chocolate, Durham the city and Videri Chocolate in the downtown warehouse district. Piedmont Candy Company, Lexington Boston Fruit Slice and Confectionary, Sanford On National Candy Day, it’s a great time to venture beyond the convenience Escazu Artisan Chocolates, Raleigh Mona Lisa Chocolate Decorations, Hendersonville store staples and discover a new favorite N.C.-based candy. Oscar William’s Gourmet Cotton Candy, Apex Durham Toffee, Durham
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Gates County Brian Valentine and Tracy Mitchell were arrested following an investigation into a shooting last month. Alexander Mizelle was shot multiple times while parked in Eure. Mizelle and his care were then set on fire. Mizelle suffered injuries due to the shooting and burns. Two police departments, four sheriffs’ offices and the State Bureau of Investigation all assisted in the investigation. WAVY
ReOpenNC issues call to action over NCDHHS ‘ordinance’ letter to counties
Ghost Walk becomes drive-in event Pender County The annual Halloween event Ghost Walk: The Ghosts of Pender’s Past is an annual highlight of fall in the town of Burgaw. This year’s Ghost Walk didn’t quite live up to its name, though. Instead of having actors perform the stories of the town’s haunted past to pedestrians, the stories were filmed and presented as a drivein movie at a local park, followed by Stephen King’s Silver Bullet, which was also filmed in the town. AP
Murder of mayor, wife gets two life sentences
Boy wins award from PETA
Edgecombe County Keith Williams, of Tarboro, received backto-back life sentences for the 2018 murder of Gary and Jackie Skelton. Williams’ sentence did not allow for parole in the shooting deaths of the mayor of Leggett and his wife, who was a nurse at the Tarboro Women’s Center. The Skeltons were killed in their home. Williams had been released on parole seven days before the murders. WITN
have dropped since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) Bond Anticipation Notes (BAN), Series 2020 were the type of bond recently sold. NCTA received a yield of 0.9% on the BANs, which translated into a $12.5 million savings, according to Folwell’s office. As part of a $3 billion transportation package approved by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2018, Folwell and the State and Local Government Finance Division have plans to sell $700 million in Build NC bonds. “Since 2017, we’ve issued more than $1.5 billion in new money for highway construction and another $600 million in GARVEE bonds,” Folwell said. “The hardworking men and women at NCDOT and the hundreds of contractors across the state need sustainable and consistent funding to address current and future roadbuilding needs of North Carolinians.”
Duplin County Kaden Simpson, 11, of Duplin County, was recognized by PETA for his work raising money to care for animals. Kaden raised more than $8,000 to help the 12 dogs and cats that survived a house fire in the area, which killed the owner of the home and animals. Kaden was presented with a “hero to animals” award. WITN
By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — ReOpenNC has issued an “anti-lockdown call to action” to the group’s members to flood the phone lines of Gov. Roy Cooper and that of their local county commissioners. “At a time when we are months behind a move towards normalcy, Gov. Cooper is likely to drag us backwards from fully opening the State through a potential, further lockdown,” said Ashley Smith, cofounder of ReOpenNC in reference to a letter sent by N.C. Department Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen to dozens of county officials last week. “Yesterday, as we are reactivating as an organization, we posted a ‘Call to Action’ to our nearly 90,000 followers and hundreds began to flood Cooper’s phone lines and county commissioners’ phone lines demanding that we move forward, not backwards,” said Smith. The letter, sent to 36 counties, asks for officials to consider creating ordinances that would “include restrictions imposing a higher State of Emergency standard than those included in the Governor’s most recent Executive Order.” Cohen’s letter also asked the counties to impose “a civil penalty
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or fine” for noncompliance with any harsher ordinances they decide to implement. Suggestions include fines on businesses that do not enforce the mask requirements and establishing lower mass gathering limits. Curtailing the sale of alcohol earlier than the current statewide 11 p.m. curfew, limiting restaurant service and closing “high risk venues such as bars and night spots” were also suggested. “We reminded people that this is our state, not Cooper’s and to-date, Cooper has not once ever shared the actual science behind these closures or, these limited reopenings thus far,” Smith said in her statement. “Does he actually know how many people per square feet is ‘safe’ in restaurant and retail space? Home Depot can hold 245 people but a church can hold 30? These are fairy tale numbers and it’s time we said a resounding no to his ridiculous actions and not comply!” Smith said that North Carolinians and county commissioners have proven that they can think for themselves and that “enough is enough.” She also said that it is “time to start protest rallies again.” “If taking to the streets again is what it will take, we have thousands of members ready to go to Raleigh and make some noise,” Smith said. “Maybe this time Cooper and our other elected officials will be listening this time.”
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RICHARD wanted more action on climate change and 4) wanted health care of identified cases could be an order of magnitude lower than the host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief o replace the dollar as the reserve currency with their renminbi. number of people who have had coronavirus and not been tested. com. coverage for everyone.
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Unfortunately, certain types of questions get asked, there ask questions about the data, because while reasonable stay-at-home must do this out ofCOVID-19 anpeople abundance offound caution.” the more sitting atironic home feeling isolated and/or anxious about and many more people in my there are situations have themselves in where intolerance, which is coming from a news anchor who society were to askin those Metrics and Evaluation model most oft cited by members of the testing and contact tracing, or with the realization that we will have making. 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Corinthians 1:4, which reminds us our Lord “comforts us in all our supposed helping small businesses keep people on the payroll, neighbors helping neighbors. I wish everyone celebrating Easter, as well as Passo life, because unsanitary wet markets. Some believe it came out of a economic and financial means. Diplomacy has obviously worked from our simply questioning the data and asking when we can start getting back This is all new to Americans, and it is not normal. Not in any way, are being told to remain jobless and at home answers. message offor an undetermined become a s Michigan, peak outbreak was revised down by 120,000, the number of comfort Which raises the third question: What exactly can we Areworkers. temporary affliction, that may be able to those who are invigilant any relief will soon reach families Please kn In over Concord, awe high school senior named Tanner used his own distancing of a why loved one. 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Trump Derangement Syndrome. ntil Chinachecked. adopts rigorous verifiable policing and regulation of and fair trade. Totalitarian communist regimes never take the blame otherwise don’t care if they get themselves or others sick. the same time we shouldn’t get comfortable with so-called “new are reliable. can be with those answers — and again, not vague answers, but answer — we need to again enjoy byonce nearly 12,000. months — and people to defeat take since you’ve just protocols, health careand workers outAt of the his own home. through thistests together. God.” we can the regularly, coronavirus andthe keep people and b That is what Since when did questioning government at all levels become awhere bad rl demand food safety and health American business has no other normal.” or express sincere remorse, because that isthe not what over. ITocan’t for lifealong of August me, however, of aasked situation end of day, when wecompelling turn off the insta-news date, I’vethe gone with what thethink state has andregret then with details that give their statements believability. know what they Here’s the problem: We still don’t know the answers to the key virus is transmittable while carriers are asymptomatic? Can we sporting events, If you are celebrating the Easter season, I urge you to also whole. thing? That is what free citizens living in aI’ve freealso society were supposed one little log bit. ce than togot build redundant manufacturing plants elsewhere purely totalitarian governments do. 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I’m Stacey Matthews has also written under thesubmit pseudonym Sister bility concerns. adversaries push Unfortunately, when questions get asked, there is to ask questions about the data, because while reasonable stay-at-home revealed he did oncatching a recent broadcast. workers who we needOne toRedState be able to getam along with regardless ofas they have been. society were important because it determines whether certain areas to thing is and certain: Things cannot continue this difficult Through faith by one another, gatherings, church worried about them virus, andsome I’m worried I will. is happens a ought regular contributor to Insurrection. he most direct way to make China “pay” for this isthe to offer That is, unless anAfter exogenous event such ashelping the Chernobyl they hope to disaster CNN’s Don sometimes a disturbing tendency among people to treat thosetime. and measures areand understandable, they shouldILegal also have an expiration date.services and many more celebrat church services “I have many people who I love in my life,” Lemon told his what our political differences are. milies, be open or closed, whether we ought to pursue — Sweden style — a Americans are not going to stay home for months on end, and confident weback will emerge outis of stronger ever.normal.own from H1N1 virus (swine flu) when during the 2009 pandemic, supposed tax credits to companies whosuffering willknow source atthe least halfdata of their meltdown instart 1986. Some experts believe that event, the Star Wars what they simply questioning the and asking we can getting This allthis newpandemic tonot Americans, andthan it is not Nottemporary in any way,sacrifices for the greater good of the and looking many more Lemon till continue more liberalized society that presumes wide spread, or whether we they certainly will not do so on the basis of ever-evolving models, colleague Chris Cuomo Thursday, somber. “And yeah, I It’s a sad and miserable person who chooses to live in a bubble In this same spirit, I continue to be inspired by stories of humanity are over. I’ve been trying to take extra precautions, because all of this brings up duction back in the States. There is though approximately programor of are Reagan, led directly toshape, the dissolution ofwhile the Soviet Unionremain vigilant and stay safe, at to do, lastUnited I to normal they are$120 conspiracy theorists people who or form. So we should don’t.as after our own stay-at-home ought to lock down further. especially as statistics roll in that look like the lower-end model neighbors helping neighbors. I wish everyone celebrating Easter, as well as Pass way too many memories of a painful experience I’ d prefer not to repeat. come from a red state. I’ve lived in several red states.” where only those who agree with their point of view are allowed on worth checked. of American direct investment in plants and equipment otherwise don’t care if they get themselvesinor1989. others sick. the same time we shouldn’t get comfortable with this so-called “new piration date. We’ve seen case fatality rates — the number of Chernobyl. deaths divided by estimates in as terms of death and the upper-end estimates in terms temporary what also makes me lose sleep is how easily most everyone has In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration and pray we can all continue to keep fait in the U.S. is about $65 billion by Perhaps COVID-19 is China’s Lemon went on to tell Cuomo that he had lost all patience with in while all others are viewed deplorables and undesirables nhina. Chinese direct investmentBut Since when did questioning government at all levels become a bad normal.” North State Journal for Wednesday, April 15, 2020 nparison. any way, the number of identified COVID-19 cases — but both the numerator of economic damage. 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I try and to“I do,had lastto I checked. get rid of them because For the sake of all that is when still good and decent this don’t. alled “newbillion, applied to repatriated people have actually died coronavirus. Some they sources the don’t and they hope to knowabout what they ay, or $60 China to of “pay” the damage havesuggest caused thehas US. Don’t hold your Myand firstIAmerican concern asmanufacturing we go along in all this, of course, isfor my family. I’m Stacey Matthews also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah I try try; they say something really stupid and then I’ll show country, don’t be like the Don Lemons of the world. Seriously, number beenbreath overestimated, given that classification for cause We’re grown-ups, and we’re willing to follow their advice. But stment to the U.S. would costworried the U.S.about Treasury $18 billion in has waiting Ifor a Chinese “Jubilee” to ahappen ask your elected them catching the virus,the andinformation, I’m worried will. After and is regularbut contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection. them the science and I’ll give them and they still be. of death, particularly among elderly patients, can bedon’t variable. Some financial they need to start revenue spread over a few years. $18 billion in lost revenue is representatives to hold China accountable in tangible ways for answering serious questions, or they will fall prey suffering from the H1N1 virus (swine flu) during the 2009 pandemic, those talking points,” Lemon Stacey Matthews also written under the pseudonym sources suggestclaimed. the number is dramatically underestimated, since tohas the same lack of institutional faith to whichSister all other American mal dust compared to the $6repeat trillion+ Marshall Plan we are now this disaster. I’ve been trying to take extra precautions, because all of this brings up ister Toldjah many people are dying at home. institutions seem deeply prone. The “CNN Tonight” host then compared his former friends to Toldjah and is a regular contributor to RedState and Legal ertaking to save our own economy, notmany of defeated enemies as in the It is about timenot they expected to operate as responsible citizens of way too memories of a painful experience I’d prefer to are repeat. ection. Even more importantly, we no clue how many Americans drug “Imakes had tome get ridsleep of aislot of in have my life, because Insurrection. ., thepeople worldmost like any other modern nation. Butaddicts. what also lose how easily everyone has ghina has been cheating, stealing, pirating and pillaging actually coronavirus. Some scientists suggest that the number Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, American sometimes you’ve just got to lethave them go,” he said. “I think they of identified cases could be an order of magnitude lower than the host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire. ness now for the past 30 years. They madebottom secret that they have tohave hit rock like an addict, right?” Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister NealnoRobbins, publisher | Frank Hill,coronavirus senior opinion editor number of people who have had and not been tested. com. nd to replace the U.S. as the premier superpower in the world and
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GUEST OPINION | MICHAEL BARONE
The perils of political trifectas
We’ve had divided government 72% of the time and one-party control only 28% of the time.
WHY IS UNDIVIDED government so uncommon? Why doesn’t it last very long? If the final election returns, when they finally come in, match the current polls, Joe Biden’s Democrats will win a trifecta — the White House and majorities in both houses of Congress. Biden currently leads Donald Trump 51% to 44% in the RealClearPolitics average of recent polls and leads by a smaller margin of 49% to 46% in six target states. Current polling shows Democrats leading in races that would give them a 51-49 majority in the Senate, and they seem well positioned to hold their majority in the House. Of course, those numbers are not etched in stone. Plenty of poll numbers are within the margin of error, and some may turn out to be even further off the final results, as in the 2016 presidential race and in the last three Senate cycles. Still, it’s worth pondering what a Democratic trifecta would mean — and how unusual it would be. You would think that, in a country where people increasingly vote straight tickets, one-party dominance of the federal government would be common. But the electorate is so closely divided between the two historically ancient parties that we have ended up with divided government more often than not. Over the last half-century, since the last horrifyingly turbulent presidential election year, 1968, Democrats have held the White House and both houses of Congress for only eight years (during Jimmy Carter’s presidency and the first two years of Bill Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s), and Republicans have held them only six and a half (during most of George W. Bush’s presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump’s). So, we’ve had divided government 72% of the time and one-party control only 28% of the time. Why is undivided government so uncommon? Why doesn’t it last very long? The short answer is that presidents and parties make mistakes and overreach. As a result, predictions of long-term party majorities for either party have proven unfounded. Republicans have lost control because of mistakes, Democrats because of ideology. The Bush Republicans lost in the 2006 midterms because of perceived failure to prevent chaos in New Orleans and Iraq. Trump Republicans lost their control in 2018 because of upscale suburbanites’ distaste for an arguably norm-breaking president. Democrats lost their trifectas in 1994 and 2010 by large margins after pursuing big-government policies that aroused vehement opposition. Both involved the health care issue. Polls show voters constantly griping about health care costs but also fiercely opposing change in current arrangements. That
helps explain why voters opposed Obamacare in 2010 and as long as Obama was president, but, once Trump took office, opposed Republicans’ proposals to repeal or modify it. Up through the 1990s, divided government prevailed, with a perceived Republican lock on the presidency and an apparently eternally Democratic House of Representatives. Bill Clinton and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich changed that and proceeded to forge policy compromises that arguably reformed health care and balanced the federal budget — until the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke. Since then, bipartisanship has faded, as each party has some reason to hope that the next election, or the one after that, will give them the trifecta and let them pass the policies of their dreams. So, George W. Bush got a few crucial Democratic votes on taxes and Iraq but none on Social Security. Barack Obama, having passed the stimulus and Obamacare with Democratic supermajorities, spurned the SimpsonBowles reforms and a budget deal. In 2017, Trump accepted then-House Speaker Paul Ryan’s tax package but was blocked from Obamacare “repeal” by then-Sen. John McCain’s last-minute switch. In this year’s campaign, the rally-loving Donald Trump hasn’t reached out to the voters his party lost in 2018, and the basement-lodged Joe Biden hasn’t done much to attract those his party lost in 2016. Biden and Democratic Senate candidates have dodged commitments on Supreme Court packing and the Green New Deal, which left-wing Democrats are pushing but most voters oppose. They talk vaguely about altering health insurance policy, which has proved unpopular for administrations of both parties. As have the tax and spending increases, which they, like past Democrats, have proposed. The Biden campaign’s TV ads have promised a return to serenity after the turmoil of the Trump years. But past Democratic trifectas have produced turmoil of their own, as the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezes of those days sought bigger government policies and backbench Republicans have vociferously opposed them. If Democrats win the trifecta the polls say they’re headed for, they may find it to be as turbulent and shortlived as both parties’ trifectas in the past half-century. Or that voters, with a seeming distaste for any trifecta, will veer away from the polls’ path and deny Democrats one this time. Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.
GUEST OPINION | TAMI FITZGERALD
No one wants an HB2 debate, again! That rare thing, a successful and convincing argument, was being made on the Senate floor.
IT WAS SHOCKING to read WBTV’s report that mayors in Charlotte and other North Carolina cities would spend time and effort to reboot the divisive and tired debate on HB2 which resulted in boycotts and lost business. At a time of high unemployment and looming municipal deficits when our communities should be working together to recover from COVID-19, we question their priorities. Every person should be treated with dignity and respect. And our laws should protect the constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of every citizen, no matter who they are. Unfortunately, coercive sexual orientation and gender identity (“SOGI”) laws, like the ordinances pushed by Equality NC, undermine both fairness and freedom. First, SOGI laws force people who willingly serve everyone to promote messages and celebrate events that conflict with their beliefs. They coerce uniformity of thought and speech on beliefs about marriage, sex and what it means to be male and female. SOGI laws take away free speech and religious freedom for a vast number of Americans. In other states, government is using SOGI laws to punish people like Jack Phillips, Barronelle Stutzman, and Blaine Adamson for declining to create custom art that expresses messages that conflict with their beliefs. These ordinances are a Trojan horse to weaponize hate and hostility toward small business owners and private citizens with sincerely held religious beliefs. The Supreme Court ruled that small business owner Jack Phillips could not be forced by his city to promote a message that violated his religious beliefs, yet our city leaders have not learned from the mistakes made by other cities. SOGI laws also create unfair playing fields for women and girls in athletics, business and education. SOGI laws nullify the opportunities promised by federal legislation like Title IX, which guarantees women equal access to scholarships and educational opportunities
on the same basis as men. Biological males competing as women disadvantage women and rob them of the opportunity to medal, compete and earn college scholarships. Allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports shatters dreams and steals opportunities. Girls deserve to compete on a level playing field. SOGI laws harm efforts to find loving homes for kids in our nation’s overloaded foster care systems. SOGI laws force faith‐based adoption and foster care providers to violate their beliefs or stop their important work, meaning that fewer providers are working to help connect kids with a family. That is not keeping kids first. Destructive gender ideology, which is enshrined under SOGI laws, threatens the right of parents to raise their children consistent with their beliefs. People of faith should not be treated like second‐class citizens. Tolerance is a two‐way street. Tolerance and respect for good‐faith differences of opinion are essential in a pluralistic society like ours. They enable us to peacefully coexist with each other. SOGI laws ostracize and marginalize people who hold decent and honorable beliefs about marriage, sex and gender. We urge mayors across our state to heed the words of our own North Carolina Constitution which says, “No human authority shall, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience,” and the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent reaffirmation of religious liberty, when it stated, “We are also deeply concerned with preserving the promise of the free exercise of religion enshrined in our Constitution; that guarantee lies at the heart of our pluralistic society.” People of faith should be welcome in our cities, not targeted and punished. To our city leaders we say: listen to important stakeholders like female athletes, small business owners and people of faith. Our voices are important. It’s time for a different approach. Tami Fitzgerald is executive director of NC Values Coalition.
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WALTER E. WILLIAMS
Blacks of yesteryear and today I WAS A TEENAGER, growing up in the Richard Allen housing project of North Philadelphia, when Emmett Till was lynched in Money, Mississippi, on Aug. 28, 1955, and his brutalized, unrecognizable body later recovered from the Tallahatchie River. From 18821968, 4,743 lynchings occurred in the United States. Roughly 73%, or 3,446, were black people, and 27%, or 1,297, were white people. Many whites were lynched because they were Republicans who supported their fellow black citizens and opposed the lawless act of lynching. Tuskegee University has the best documentation of lynching. It records an 1892 high of 69 whites and 161 blacks lynched. By the 1940s, occurrences of lynching fell to single digits or disappeared altogether. At the time of my youth, today’s opportunities for socioeconomic advancement were nonexistent for black people. For all but a few, college attendance was out of the question because of finances and racial discrimination. If you were not admitted to the black colleges of Lincoln University or Cheyney State College, forget about college. I do not know of any student of my 1954 class at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin High School who attended college. Though the quality of education at Benjamin Franklin is a mere shadow of its past, today roughly 17% of its graduating class has been admitted to college. The true hope for a youngster graduating from high school during the 1950s was a well-paying and steady job. My first well-paying job was as a taxi driver for Yellow Cab Company. Younger black people today have no idea of and have not experienced the poverty and discrimination of earlier generations. Also, the problems today’s black people face have little or nothing to do with poverty and discrimination. Political hustlers like to blame poverty and racism while ignoring the fact that poverty and racism were much greater yesteryear but there was not nearly the same amount of chaos. The out-of-wedlock birth rate among blacks in 1940 was about 11%; today, it is 75%. Black female-headed households were just 18% of households in 1950, as opposed to about 68% today. In fact, from 1890 to 1940, the black marriage rate was slightly higher than that of whites. Even during slavery, when marriage was forbidden, most black children lived in biological two-parent families. In New York City, in 1925, 85% of black households were two-parent households. A study of 1880 family structure in Philadelphia shows that three-quarters of black families were two-parent households. There’s little protest against the horrible and dangerous conditions under which many poor and law-abiding black people must live. It is not uncommon for 50 black people to be shot over a weekend in Chicago — not by policemen but by other black people. About 7,300 black people are murdered each year, and not by white people or racist cops, but mostly by other black people. These numbers almost make our history of victimization by racist lynching look like child’s play. The solutions to the many problems that black Americans face must come from within our black communities. They will not come from the political arena. Blacks hold high offices and dominate the politics in cities such as Philadelphia, Detroit, Baltimore, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. Yet, these are the very cities with the nation’s worstperforming schools, highest crime rates, high illegitimacy rates, weak family structure and other forms of social pathology. I am not saying that blacks having political power is the cause of these problems. What I am saying is that the solution to most of the major problems that confront black people will not be found in the political arena or by electing more blacks to high office. One important step is for black Americans to stop being “useful tools” for the leftist, hate-America agenda. Many black problems are exacerbated by guilt-ridden white people. Often, they accept behavior and standards from black people that they would not begin to accept from white people. In that sense, white liberal guilt is a form of disrespect in their relationships with black Americans. By the same token, black people should stop exploiting the guilt of whites. Let us all keep in mind that history is one of those immutable facts of life. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.
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NATION & WORLD
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This 2018 photo provided by researcher Jenna Jambeck shows plastic baled for shipment at a materials recovery facility in the United States. According to a study released on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press MORE THAN a million tons a year of America’s plastic trash isn’t ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic grocery bags per person is landing in places such as oceans and roadways, according to a new study of U.S. plastic trash. In 2016 — the last year enough data was available and before several countries cracked down on imports of American waste — the United States generated 46.3 million tons of plastic waste, by far the most in the world. Between 2.7% and 5.3% of that was mismanaged — not burned, placed in landfills or otherwise disposed of properly, according to a study in Friday’s jour-
nal Science Advances. Between 1.2 million and 2.5 million tons of plastic generated in the U.S. were dropped on land, rivers, lakes and oceans as litter, were illegally dumped or shipped abroad then not properly disposed of, the study found. If you took nearly 2.5 million tons of mismanaged plastic waste — bottles, wrappers, grocery bags and the like — and dumped it on the White House lawn, “it would pile as high as the Empire State Building,” said co-author Jenna Jambeck, an environmental engineering professor at the University of Georgia. Previous studies hadn’t put the United States among the 10 worst offending nations for plastic waste in oceans. That’s because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
only tracks what goes into official parts of the waste stream such as landfills and recycling centers, and its data doesn’t capture the dirtier aspects of plastic trash disposal, study authors said. So some researchers from previous studies decided to look deeper into what happens to U.S. trash and found so much is improperly handled that America ranks as high as the third worst ocean plastic polluter. The study estimated that 560,000 to 1.6 million tons of U.S. plastic waste likely went into oceans. “We are facing a global crisis of far too much plastic waste,” said study lead author Kara Lavender Law, an oceanography professor at the Sea Education Association in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The new research “was motivated by the fact that we know the United States was leaking more plastic than estimated,” she said. The study’s estimates range so widely, Law said, because so much of what the researchers explored were waste disposal activities that don’t get meticulously measured. “This more detailed estimate provides a more realistic view of our mismanaged waste and leakage,”
“We are facing a global crisis of far too much plastic waste." Study lead author Kara Lavender Law, an oceanography professor at the Sea Education Association said University of Toronto ecology professor Chelsea Rochman, who wasn’t part of the study. “We consume a lot of plastic per capita which then becomes plastic waste. We recycle very little of this material.” A large but hard to quantify part of the problem involves the 51% of U.S. plastic waste shipped abroad for recycling to countries that routinely mismanage waste, Law said. “We’re putting this in the blue bin and then it’s getting trucked to Boston,” Law said. “And then it’s getting put on a ship that’s sailing most of the way around the world for somebody to unpack it and pick through it and cut labels off it in hopes that some portion of that material will be turned into (plas-
tic) pellets and into a children’s toy or whatever.’’ The situation has been changing, she said. China and other countries have become more restrictive about taking U.S. trash imports, and more plastic is ending up in landfills here. “U.S. exports of plastic waste have declined dramatically — nearly 70% — since their peak in 2016,” Joshua Baca, vice president for plastics at the industry group American Chemistry Council, said in an email. Beginning next year, many countries won’t accept U.S. waste exports because of a new international agreement, he said. Baca said the industry is spending billions of dollars trying to fix the problem, with modernized recycling technology and new business models to reduce waste while urging mandatory recycled content standards for new products and packaging. The EPA last week launched a new strategy for combatting marine litter and next month will have a recycling summit, said agency spokesman James Hewitt. “The best thing you can do environmentally is to produce no waste at all,” Jambeck said.
IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded By Rahim Faiez The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Islamic State militants in Afghanistan stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador, sparking an hours-long gun battle and leaving at least 22 dead and 22 wounded at the war-torn country’s largest school. Most of the casualties were students and there were fears the death toll could climb further with some of the wounded said to be in critical condition. It was the second attack on an educational institution in Kabul in as many weeks. The Taliban promptly issued a statement denying they took part in the assault, which came as the insurgents continue peace talks with representatives of Kabul’s U.S.-backed government, with the aim to help the United States finally withdraw from Afghanistan. Later in the day, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. As the attack unfolded, students and teachers were seen fleeing the part of the campus where law and journalism schools are located, while hand grenades exploded and automatic rifle fire could be heard. Scores of Afghan special forces surrounded the campus, shepherding teachers and students to safety. The chaos subsided as the sun set over the Afghan capital and the Interior Ministry’s spokesman, Tariq Arian, said all three attackers involved in the assault were killed. The Islamic State group said it targeted newly graduated “judges and investigators belonging to the apostate Afghan government” gathered at the campus, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors terror online messaging. The IS statement claimed only two of its fighters were involved and posted their photographs, which conflicted with the Afghan
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A damaged room at the Kabul University is seen after a deadly attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. authorities’ report of three attackers. The claim did not indicate the IS intended to target the Iranian envoy or the book fair. Last week, IS also claimed a brutal assault on a tutoring center in the Afghan capital’s mostly Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi that killed at least 24 students and wounded more than 100 others on Oct. 24. The peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Kabul government, known as intra-Afghan talks, were part of a deal Washington signed with the insurgents in February. They are taking place in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, and are seen as Afghanistan’s best chance at peace — though daily bloodshed has continued. Five hours into the fighting on Monday, sporadic grenade explosions and automatic weapons fire still echoed down the empty streets
surrounding the university’s fenced compound. Afghan troops stood guard. Ahmad Samim, a university student, told journalists he saw militants armed with pistols and Kalashnikov assault rifles firing at the school, the country’s oldest with some 17,000 students. He said the attack happened at the university’s eastern side, where its law and journalism faculty teach. Afghan media reported that a book exhibition was being held at the university and attended by a number of dignitaries at the time of the shooting. None of the dignitaries were reported hurt. While Afghan officials declined to discuss the bookfair, Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency reported Sunday that Iranian Ambassador Bahador Aminian and cultural attaché Mojtaba Noroozi were to inaugurate the fair, which was host-
ing some 40 Iranian publishers. Iranian state television reported that the attack occurred, but did not offer information on its officials. Iranian diplomats have been targeted previously in Afghanistan, incidents that dangerously escalated tensions between the two countries. In 1998, Iran held the Taliban responsible for the deaths of nine Iranian diplomats working in its consulate in northern Afghanistan, and sent reinforcements to the 580-mile-long Iran-Afghan border. The IS affiliate in Afghanistan has declared war on the country’s minority Shiite Muslims and staged dozens of attacks since emerging in the region in 2014. A horrific attack earlier this year on a Kabul maternity hospital — also in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood — was blamed on the Islam-
ic State group. In that attack, militants killed 25 people, many of them newborn babies and mothers. Schools have also been targeted in past attacks. Last year, a bomb outside of the Kabul University’s gates killed eight people. In 2016, gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul, killing 13. Violence has been relentless even as the talks in Qatar to end more than four decades of war in Afghanistan have been painfully slow and despite repeated demands for a reduction in violence. The U.S.-Taliban deal in February allowed for the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan and set the stage for the talks underway in Doha. The architect of Washington’s agreement with the Taliban, Zalmay Khalilzad, returned last week to the region, citing deep disappointment at the escalating violence in Afghanistan. On Monday, Khalilzad was in neighboring Pakistan, where he met with the powerful army chief. Few details of the meeting have been released but it is widely believed Khalilzad was pressing for Pakistan’s help to push the Taliban to agree to a reduction in violence. Even though their political office is based in Qatar, Taliban leadership councils are located in Pakistan, with Islamabad being critical to pressing the insurgents into peace talks. Though Khalilzad and the Afghan government have been calling for a cease-fire, or at the very least a reduction in violence, the Taliban have refused a truce, saying a permanent end to fighting would be part of the negotiations. Pakistan’s foreign ministry condemned Monday’s attack in Kabul, calling it an “act of terrorism” that was particularly “despicable as it targeted an institution of learning.” Last week, a suicide bomber attacked a religious school in Pakistan’s northwest on the border with Afghanistan, killing eight students and wounding more than 120.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020
SPORTS
4 to battle for Cup Series crown at Phoenix, B4
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The Tar Heels, left, reclaimed the Victory Bell last season, but the Blue Devils won the matchup in 2018 and hope to wrestle the prize from their rivals again on Saturday.
Carolina, Duke ready to battle for Victory Bell
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Duke to host Elon, Bellarmine in multiteam event Durham Duke will be playing Bellarmine and Elon at Cameron Indoor Stadium the Mako Medical Duke Classic Honoring Dr. Onye E. Akwari. Duke and Howard are hosting the event, which runs from Dec. 4 to 8. Howard, coached by former Blue Devil player Kenny Blakeney, will host the same two teams. Duke will play Bellarmine on Dec. 4 and Elon on Dec. 6. Howard plays Bellarmine at home on Dec. 6 and Elon on Dec. 8. Times and TV have not yet been announced. Akwari, the honoree of the tournament, was the first African American surgeon on the faculty at Duke.
GOLF
Belac earns LPGA card, Symetra Tour concludes this week in Davidson Pinehurst Ana Belac won the Carolina Golf Classic on Saturday at Pinehurst No. 9 for her first Symetra Tour title, wrapping up an LPGA Tour card with the breakthrough victory. The former Duke star closed with a 2-over 74 for a four-stroke victory. Six strokes ahead entering the day after rounds of 66, 71 and 70, she finished at 7-under 281. Belac turned pro in the spring when her senior season at Duke was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. She earned $30,000 and jumped from 16th to second in the Volvik Race for the Card standings with one tournament remaining — this week’s Symetra Tour Championship at River Run Country Club in Davidson. The final top 10 will earn LPGA Tour cards. Charlotte’s Allison Emrey finished second at Pinehurst and Wake Forest senior Emilia Migliaccio was fourth. Charlotte’s Laura Wearn won the Tour Championship last year at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The annual rivalry game has two teams on different trajectories NELL REDMOND | AP PHOTO
The Duke’s Mayo Bowl has replaced the Belk Bowl as the postseason game at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.
By Shawn Krest North State Journal
New name, new rules for college football’s ‘Bowl Season’
THERE IS A PLACE in the Duke football building that has stood empty for more than a year. It’s the spot where the Blue Devils keep the Victory Bell when it’s in their possession. The Bell, usually painted in one shade of blue or the other, is given to the winner of the annual UNCDuke rivalry game. It used to just be part of the furniture at Kenan Stadium, brought out once a year to watch the Tar Heels beat the Blue Devils from the sideline. Since coach David Cutcliffe has revived Duke football, however, the Bell has had its traveling wheels on, changing possession four times since 2012. The Tar Heels took the Bell last year, beating the Blue Devils in Chapel Hill, 20-17, on an interception in the end zone. UNC — which has been ranked as high as No. 5 this year, while Duke has opened the season 2-5 — will be heavily favored to keep it for another year. Duke, however, sees reason for optimism. Following a week off, Duke overwhelmed Charlotte at home in its lone nonconference game this season. That gave the rested Blue Devils two wins in their last three games and the belief they are on the right track. “I let my body rest,” quarterback Chase Brice said of the bye week. “Coach let us have a few days off to let our bodies rest. Also mentally, to take a break. Going six weeks of Power Five football, ACC football, is not easy. We went through the thick right there. Having that bye week kind of got our feet under us. Offensively, it showed (against Charlotte). We took full advantage.” This will be Brice’s first taste of UNC-Duke week, although during his time at Clemson he certainly played some teams he didn’t like. “I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of some good rivalries,” Brice said. “When I was younger, I was a Georgia fan. I didn’t
The rebranded postseason will look different because of the coronavirus pandemic By Shawn Krest North State Journal THE END OF THIS year’s college football season will have a different look. For fans who have watched the coronavirus outbreak upend schedules and seasons, however, the good news is that most of the changes will be due to branding. The collection of games will now be called “Bowl Season,” college football’s attempt to replicate the catchy slogans of March Madness and the Big Dance that end the basketball season. “One of the things I heard consistently was that we needed to promote the bowl system and tell all the great stories about how meaningful bowl games are to everyone involved,” said Bowl Season’s executive director Nick Carparelli, who was hired 11 months ago to lead the organization. “We weren’t set up in a way to do that.” Carparelli’s top priority on the job was to change that. The name change is a first step toward building excitement around the bowls, which have, in the past, seen small crowds and, at times, less than 100% effort from the teams involved. “Nine months of work on the part of a lot of individuals, and Bowl Season was born,” Carparel-
“I like to say it’s a new brand that’s been around for 100 years. It’s a platform to promote the entire bowl system and the individual games in a way we couldn’t in the past.” Nick Carparelli, Bowl Season executive director li said. “I like to say it’s a new brand that’s been around for 100 years. It’s a platform to promote the entire bowl system and the individual games in a way we couldn’t in the past.” Of course, the pandemic had an impact on the transition. It was tough to build excitement when it wasn’t clear that there would be a season, let alone bowl games at the end of it. “Nothing has been easy for anyone this year,” Carparelli said. “It took more time for it to come together than any of us would have liked.” Some bowl games did fall victim to the pandemic. Among the games originally planned for this year, six will not be played — the Redbox Bowl in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Hawaii Bowl, the See BOWLS, page B3
“When you don’t have it, you miss it every day.” Duke coach David Cutcliffe on the Victory Bell like Florida. I didn’t like Georgia Tech. When I was at Clemson, you didn’t like South Carolina. Now, at Duke, you don’t like North Carolina. You don’t like anybody in the state, honestly. I’m excited for next week. I know the guys are. We’re eager to get into the film room and get prep on them. The goal is to have another great week of practice and get ready to go for Saturday.” North Carolina, meanwhile, lost to Virginia, giving the Tar Heels two losses in their last three. From the Blue Devils’ standpoint, the game is a matchup of teams on two different trajectories. For UNC, however, it’s a chance to right the ship. The team had visions of an ACC title, which might be dashed after two conference losses. “We got better press and better expectations than we were as a team,” coach Mack Brown said. The Heels still have plenty to play for, however. For one thing, the team is in the middle of a four-week stretch against its biggest ACC rivals. In order, the Heels schedule had NC State, Virginia, Duke and Wake. It’s the first time in team history they’ve played those four teams consecutively. “We’ve had a tough five-week stretch,” Brown said. “At Boston College was a physical game. (So was) Virginia Tech, at Florida State, NC State and Virginia. We’re beaten up. … We’ve got to pull it together.” Brown spent much of his weekly press conference talking about what the Tar Heels did wrong against Virginia and his plans for UNC to regain its spot as a national contender. For a coach that helped turn See BELL, page B3
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TRENDING
Sam Mewis: The Carolina Courage standout opened the scoring for Manchester City in a 3-1 win in the FA Cup final. Mewis’ header in the 40th minute set the stage for Manchester City to win its third FA Cup in four years. The World Cup-winning midfielder became the first American to score in an FA Cup final since Carli Lloyd did it 2017 to help Manchester City to the first of those three recent titles. Mewis’ NWSL rights remain with the Courage. Elton Brand: The former Duke star and Philadelphia 76ers general manager received a contract extension Monday. Brand was named GM just over two years ago and helped lead the coaching search that landed Doc Rivers last month. The move came the same day the Sixers officially hired former Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey as their president of basketball operations. The 41-yearold Brand was the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft and played for five teams during 17 NBA seasons, including two stints in Philadelphia. Herb Adderley: The Hall of Fame cornerback who won six titles with Green Bay and Dallas died last week. He was 81. Adderley played in four of the first six Super Bowls and won five NFL championships with Green Bay and one with Dallas during his 12-year career. The Philadelphia native was the 12th overall pick out of Michigan State in 1961 as a running back but was moved to defense by Vince Lombardi and thrived at his new position. Adderley intercepted 48 passes in his career, returning seven for touchdowns.
beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES
NASCAR
23XI Racing, the joint venture between Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin that will begin competing in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021, announced Friday that it was partnering with Toyota and forming a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin has driven for Gibbs since joining the series in 2005. The team’s entry, which will be No. 23, will be driven by Bubba Wallace.
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“We gotta start winning these games that are close at the end.” UNC coach Mack Brown following the Tar Heels’ 44-41 loss at Virginia.
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“So impressive.” Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles’ tweet on former NC State player and Colts running back Nyheim Hines’ front flip with a twist end zone celebration. PRIME NUMBER
4 Rookie quarterbacks who started for NFL teams last week. Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and the Chargers’ Justin Herbert were joined by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa as topsix picks who started for their respective teams, while Ben DiNucci — a seventh-round pick who played at Pitt and then James Madison — started in the Cowboys’ 23-9 loss at Sunday night at Philadelphia. Denver’s Brett Rypien, who won against the Jets on Oct. 1, is the other rookie quarterback to start a game this season.
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The Hurricanes re-signed restricted free agent forward Warren Foegele to a one-year, $2.15 million contract Sunday, avoiding an arbitration hearing. Foegele, a 2014 third-round pick from Markham, Ontario, had career highs in goals (13), assists (17) and points (30) last season for Carolina.
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Former Wake Forest guard Chaundee Brown was granted immediate eligibility at Michigan, the school announced Friday. The Orlando, Florida, native started 74 of his 84 games in three seasons with the Demon Deacons, averaging 10.4 points per game, before deciding to transfer after last season.
MLB
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The Pittsburgh Pirates declined an $11 million option on pitcher Chris Archer, making him a free agent. The 32-year-old right‑hander from Clayton will receive $250,000 as part of the buyout from a contract he signed with Tampa Bay in 2014. A two-time AllStar with the Rays, Archer was dealt to Pittsburgh in July 2018. He did not play in 2020 due to injury.
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Without Leary, Wolfpack seeks consistency at QB While Bailey Hockman is set to start Friday night’s game against Miami, freshman Ben Finley could also see time under center By Brett Friedlander North State Journal
“Ben will continue to develop and get reps. ... But it’s Bailey’s opportunity. ” Dave Doeren, NC State coach
BEN FINLEY was one of NC State’s few bright spots on an oth- in which he committed a pair of erwise dark day in Chapel Hill two turnovers, Finley’s 13-of-20, 143yard performance before giving weeks ago. But even though the true fresh- way back to Hockman was good man came off the bench to light a enough to have Doeren thinking temporary spark under the Wolf- about giving him another shot in a pack during a 48-21 loss to rival change-of-pace role. “I think there’s always opportuNorth Carolina, coach Dave Doeren isn’t ready for him to take over nities to have plays for guys,” Doas the team’s starting quarterback. eren said without committing to That job still belongs to Bailey anything, adding that he doesn’t want to “give Miami any Hockman, who Doeren ammo on what we’re gosaid will be under center ing to be doing. when State takes on No. “But we need Ben to 11 Miami at Carter-Finley continue to get better. You Stadium on Friday. saw when he had his pack“We’re excited for Baiage of plays, he moved the ley,” Doeren said Monteam. But when things got day at his regular weekly into a different mode, you meeting with the media. Bailey could see it was a lot for “I thought he really did a Hockman him. So we just have to be great job coming into the smart with Ben.” game and playing at the For all the fuss Finley end of last week’s game (at caused among Wolfpack UNC). fans, it was Hockman’s “Ben will continue to finish that resonated most develop and get reps. I’m with his coach. glad we were able to get “Bailey operates our ofhim some game reps. But fense really well,” Doeren it’s Bailey’s opportunity. said. “I thought he threw He’s been through a lot. I Ben Finley the ball terrific in the know he’s excited to lead game.” the football team and he’ll Hockman was 14 of 24 for 215 do a great job for us.” Hockman has had his ups and yards, a touchdown and an interception against the Tar Heels. For downs in three starts this season. He stepped in after Devin Leary the season, he’s completing 58.6% missed too much of the presea- of his passes for 531 yards, three son in contract tracing and led the touchdowns and four intercepWolfpack to a win in its season tions. State (4-2, 4-2 ACC) is coming opener against Wake Forest before being pulled after a subpar perfor- off a badly needed open date that has allowed it to regroup and get mance in a loss at Virginia Tech. He took over again for the UNC at least some of its injured starters game after Leary suffered a bro- back. It has also allowed Hockman to ken leg the previous week against get more comfortable in his startDuke. While things didn’t start well ing role now that Leary is out of against the Tar Heels, Hockman the picture while giving Finley a finished strong by running for one chance to become more comforttouchdown and throwing for an- able with the playbook. Regardless of which quarterother late in the game to help make the score look somewhat more re- back is in the game, Doeren said his top priority has to be ball sespectable. In between, Finley made a curity for the Wolfpack to have a splash with an eventful college de- chance getting the second half of their disjointed 2020 season off to but. He entered the game in the sec- a winning start with an upset of the ond quarter after State’s first three 5-1 (4-1) Hurricanes. That’s something State did possessions went nowhere and immediately led his team on an eight- well earlier in the season. But afplay, 61-yard drive that should have ter turning the ball over only four resulted in a touchdown. Instead, times in its first four games comit ended with an interception when bined, it has given it away seven wide-open tight end Dylan Parham times over the past two — a comebobbled the ball into the arms of a from-behind win against Duke and the loss at UNC. defender in the end zone. “On offense, the biggest thing we The younger brother of former Wolfpack star and current Cin- see is we’ve got to not turn the footcinnati Bengals backup Ryan Fin- ball over,” Doeren said. “The last ley later threw a touchdown pass to two games, we’ve had seven turnovers. … So that area of our proEmeka Emezie. Although he showed his in- gram has to improve as it was earexperience during a second half lier in the season.”
BELL from page B1 that Victory Bell into a piece of the landscape at Kenan, beating Duke in his final eight seasons in Chapel Hill, it’s only natural that he would have his sights set higher than on the rivalry game against a struggling foe. “What we’re seeing is four or five teams that are better than everybody else,” he said. “Then we’re seeing about 25 that are all about alike, and you’ve got to play well every week in order to win. We’re in that group. Hopefully, we’ll grow out of that group.”
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Quarterback Zac Thomas and the Mountaineers will look to improve to 5-1 when they face Texas State on Saturday in San Marcos, Texas.
Mountaineers not looking ahead at daunting schedule Appalachian State is focused on this week’s opponent, 1-7 Texas State, and not the pivotal games down the road By Brett Friedlander North State Journal APPALACHIAN State is well on its way toward staking its claim as the best college football team in North Carolina again this season. The question that is yet to be answered is whether the Mountaineers are still the best team in the Sun Belt Conference. They’ve won four straight league titles and have looked strong in opening this year’s conference schedule with lopsided victories against Arkansas State and Louisiana-Monroe. But with Coastal Carolina ranked 15th in the nation and Louisiana having upset then-ranked Iowa State earlier this season, the toughest tests are yet to come. That, said coach Shawn Clark, makes games like the one coming up on Saturday at 1-7 Texas State all the more important. And dangerous. “We have a very good conference from top to bottom, and if you don’t come ready to play you’re going to get beat,” Clark said. “That’s the beauty of the Sun Belt. It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, if you can’t take care of the football and can’t run the football, you’re going to get beat.” The Mountaineers (4-1, 2-0) have done a good job of both since suffering their only loss in a nonconference game at Marshall on Sept. 19. They lead the Sun Belt in rushing at 316 yards per game in their two conference wins and are also tops with five takeaways — in-
Meanwhile, up the road. Duke isn’t in that group this season. And each day, they walk past a silent, empty spot where a bell used to ring. “We know that feeling in this program,” Cutcliffe said of winning the Victory Bell. “Obviously, we miss it. It’s intense. It’s extremely intense. It’s more than bragging rights. We have a special place for it. When you don’t have it, you miss it every day. “We didn’t earn it a year ago. It’s also something you have to earn. It’s not easy to come up with it. So it’s a huge, huge challenge, but it’s extremely important to us.”
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Duke coach David Cutcliffe, left, and UNC coach Mack Brown speak before last year’s game between the Blue Devils and Tar Heels.
cluding three interceptions in last Saturday’s 31-13 victory against winless ULM. But as good as App State has looked on both sides of the ball, ranking second in the league in scoring offense and first in scoring defense at just over 17 points per game allowed, Clark said there’s still a lot of room to improve before the schedule begins growing some teeth later this month. “We haven’t played a complete game as a program yet and we have to do that,” Clark said. “The longer it goes to the back end of the season, if you’re going to do that, you’re going to set yourself up for defeat. “In saying that, winning is hard in college football. I don’t care where you’re at. I’m very satisfied with getting the win, but as always, we have a lot to improve on.” The back end of the schedule Clark mentioned begins on Nov. 21 with a trip to Conway, South Carolina, then continues with home games against Troy and Louisiana before wrapping up with a road game against traditional nemesis Georgia Southern. As much as its season will be riding on those four games, App State can’t afford to look too far ahead. Although the Bobcats’ record is anything but impressive, they took Boston College of the ACC down to the wire before losing 2421 while another of their defeats came in double overtime against Texas-San Antonio. They’re especially good at forcing turnovers with 12 takeaways through their first eight games. According to App State quarterback Zac Thomas, though, the Mountaineers’ focus this week is on improving what they do, rather than counteracting what the opposition does well.
BOWLS from page B1 Bahamas Bowl, the Holiday Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl and the Quick Lane Bowl. The inaugural Fenway Bowl has also been put off a year but will be replaced by the Montgomery Bowl. “With so much affected by the pandemic, it was naive to think there wouldn’t be a few bowls impacted as well,” Carparelli said. There will still be 34 games leading up to the College Football National Championship Game. Bowl Season starts on Dec. 19 and, as it traditionally does, has games on an almost daily basis through the holidays. That includes the annual game in Charlotte, formerly known as the Belk Bowl. Now known as the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, thanks to a change in sponsorship, the game will match teams from the ACC and Big Ten at Bank of America Stadium. It’s scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 30 at noon and will be televised on ESPN. The bowl experience will likely be different for the teams involved. Normally, teams have a week of events. In Charlotte, players traditionally get a day at the speedway as well as shopping sprees, dinners and other celebrations. Due to COVID, expect a trimmed-down bowl experience for teams. “I think we’ll be looking at a lot of two-day trips,” Carparelli said. “Teams will fly in the day before. They’ll stay in their hotels. Organizers will bring in local food to their hotel. They’ll bring in their bowl gifts. But I don’t think you’ll see both teams come together for pregame events.”
“It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, if you can’t take care of the football and can’t run the football, you’re going to get beat.” Shawn Clark, App State coach
“Texas State has a very good defense, nothing to look past,” said the senior, who rushed for a career-high 109 yards in last week’s win and ranks fourth on App State’s all-time list with 55 career touchdown passes. “We just have to go out there, play our style of ball and come out with a victory.” One thing that has helped the Mountaineers start building momentum, other than the schedule, is the fact the team has finally begun to gain some continuity by playing regularly again. Because of a COVID-19 outbreak among its roster, App State had two games postponed and went nearly a full month from a win against Campbell on Sept. 26 to the Arkansas State game on Oct. 22 without a game. It was a difficult stretch, one from which App State is still working to overcome. But according to Thomas, the disruption could end up being a benefit to the team in the long run. “Since we’ve started here, Coach Clark has said ‘together,’ so as a player and a captain of this team, we stay together,” Thomas said. “This season can throw anything at you. You’ve got the pandemic, the election, everything coming up. What he preaches is together, and I think as a team we’ve done exactly that.”
It’s also possible that, as we’ve seen in the regular season, outbreaks will force changes to the bowl schedule and cancellation of some games. “We’re hopeful that these games all get played,” he said, “and we expect that the vast majority of them will, but one thing I learned this year is to expect the unexpected.” One area where things will be a bit more stable is in the selection of teams. With schedules shortened in the regular season and games being canceled, the NCAA has waived the six-win rule for bowl eligibility. Essentially, conferences will get to decide which teams are bowl-worthy based on their own criteria. That means instead of going into the last week of the season with teams still fighting to become eligible, we’ll go back to the smoke-filled rooms of a generation ago when bowl deals were agreed upon and set with weeks to go in the season. The big benefit of that will be that it will allow travel plans to be made in advance, both for teams and for any fans who are willing to brave the pandemic — and reduced capacities at stadiums — to make the trip. It’s just one example of the new Bowl Season group making the best of a bad situation to pursue its mission — building excitement around the bowls. For instance, shortened schedules meant the cancellation of most of the nonconference games on teams’ schedules. That means the bowl game will be one of the few opportunities to see Power Five conference teams go head-to-head. “The bowl season is a celebration of college football,” Carparelli said.
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Final Four: Cup Series to be decided at Phoenix Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano will race Sunday for the championship By Cory Lavalette North State Journal BACK AT THE START of September when the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs began, there was a clear-cut favorite: Kevin Harvick. And even after three postseason races — two of which the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 won — it looked like the 2020 series championship was Harvick’s to lose. But Harvick didn’t win again, and after Sunday’s race at Martinsville, he was
Phoenix Raceway will host Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series championship race for the first time.
knocked out of the running for his second title. Instead, it will be two former champions — Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano — looking to add to their championship collection while two others — Denny Hamlin, the de facto “best to never win a title” driver in the series, and Chase Elliott, the 24-yearold legacy racer — aim for their first. After 18 years of the Cup Series being decided at Homestead-Miami Speedway, this year’s Championship 4 race heads to Phoenix Raceway for a 3 p.m. start on Sunday. Harvick, with nine wins, has more victories than anyone at Phoenix, but a win this week won’t bring him a title. Here’s a closer look at the four championship contenders heading into the 2020 season’s finale.
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2 • BRAD KESELOWSKI
9 • CHASE ELLIOTT
Owner/Manufacturer: Team Penske/Ford Championships: 1 (2012) 2020 wins: 4 Finish at Phoenix on March 8: 11th
Owner/Manufacturer: Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet Championships: None 2020 wins: 4 Finish at Phoenix on March 8: 7th
Keselowski has been here before, going in with a point lead and finishing 15th at Homestead in 2012 to win the title. But since 2017, the four drivers remaining for the final race are on even footing — whoever finishes highest wins the championship. Phoenix hasn’t been particularly kind to the No. 2 — Keselowski has never won in the Cup Series on the track and has six top-fives and 10 top-10s in 22 races there. In March, he led for 82 laps but finished 11th. After stumbling in the middle of the playoffs, Keselowski has strung together two fourths and a sixth in the last three races heading into the finale.
Elliott’s never won at Phoenix, but he led more laps (93) than anyone else back in the spring before finishing seventh. He also has five top-10s in nine races, including two top-fives, in his career at the Arizona track. Now it’s time to find out if he can do what his legendary father Bill never did — win a championship. He’s won two of the last four races — on the Roval in Charlotte last month and Sunday at Martinsville — and led in every playoff race but one. Veteran crew chief Alan Gustafson has been close before (second with Mark Martin in 2009; third with Jeff Gordon in 2015). Is it time for the tandem to reach NASCAR’s pinnacle?
11 • DENNY HAMLIN
22 • JOEY LOGANO
Owner/Manufacturer: Joe Gibbs Racing/Toyota Championships: None 2020 wins: 7 Finish at Phoenix on March 8: 20th
Owner/Manufacturer: Team Penske/Ford Championships: 1 (2018) 2020 wins: 3 Finish at Phoenix on March 8: 1st
For the second straight year, Hamlin enters the final race of the year with a shot to claim his first Cup title. Homestead was a better fit for Hamlin (three wins in 16 career races), but he’s also won twice before — including last November — at Phoenix and has 13 top-fives and 17 top-10s in 30 visits. With Harvick out of the way, Hamlin is the favorite, but the No. 11 hasn’t finished better than ninth in the four races since it won at Talladega. With his partnership with Michael Jordan on the horizon, this is Hamlin’s last shot at winning a title without the distractions of also being a team owner.
Logano is a two-time winner at Phoenix, including in the spring when he won the fourth race of the season and the last before the Cup Series went dark for more than two months due to the coronavirus. But that’s a long time ago — Kyle Larson was still racing for Chip Ganassi Racing (finishing fourth) and the pandemic hadn’t yet altered the season. Still, Logano has finished in the top 10 of more than half of his career races at Phoenix (12 of 23) and won the winner-takeall championship race at Homestead in 2018. His odds of winning are second only to Hamlin.
Panthers’ line struggling against pass pressure Teddy Bridgewater was under duress against the Falcons
“You just can’t really win when you can’t control the line of scrimmage.”
By Steve Reed The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Opposing defenses are learning success can be had when blitzing Teddy Bridgewater and the Panthers. In what has become a common theme in recent weeks, the Falcons brought the heat against Bridgewater, sacking him three times and forcing him to throw the ball away on several others. That left coach Matt Rhule pointing the finger directly at his offensive line after Carolina’s 25-17 loss to Atlanta. “You just can’t really win when you can’t control the line of scrimmage,” Rhule said. “I don’t feel like we controlled the line of scrimmage today.” The Falcons did more blitzing than normal and played more Cover-2 on second downs with left tackle Russell Okung out with a calf injury. “Even on the four-man rush, there were too many times where he had to flush,” Rhule said. For the second straight game, Bridgewater took a costly sack on third down that took the Panthers out of field-goal range. On the play, Bridgewater barely had time to get the ball in his hands before the Falcons were all over him. Bridgewater hinted the Panthers need to do some self-scouting before their next game as teams are picking up on Carolina’s tendencies. “As the season goes on, teams get more film on you,” Bridgewater said. “You play more games and teams come up with different ways to try to get after the quarterback. I think those guys had a good plan
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ing without safety Juston Burris (rib), pressing undrafted rookie Sam Jackson into duty. Rookies accounted for 40% of all defensive snaps for the Panthers against the Falcons. “There were guys that were playing on the punt team that were out there all of a sudden covering,” Rhule said. Chinn for DROY?
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The Panthers’ passing attack was hindered by the Falcons’ ability to pressure Teddy Bridgewater. and we did a good job for the most part, but those guys made plays, too.” Added Rhule: “He was kind of under duress. There was a lot of pressure. (He) took a lot of hits. ... I can’t say that any of us played well enough on offense to deserve to win a game.” Samuel a running threat The Panthers’ use of wide receiver Curtis Samuel in the backfield is working well. A former Ohio State “athlete” who played both running
back and wide receiver in college, Samuel has now scored touchdowns rushing in each of the last two games on inside handoffs. He scored on a 12-yard burst against the Falcons to put the Panthers up early 7-6 on Thursday night. Samuel finished with three carries for 23 yards and is now averaging 4.8 yards per carry on the season, rushing 19 times for 91 yards. Secondary wounds The secondary is really bangedup. Cornerback Donte Jackson ap-
peared to have turned the corner on a nagging toe injury, but it flared up again Thursday night after he intercepted Matt Ryan. Jackson was forced to leave the game, which left the Panthers without their two starting cornerbacks with Rasul Douglas still on the COVID-19/reserve list. The seldom-used Corn Elder and rookies Troy Pride and Stan Thomas-Oliver were forced into playing cornerback after the team released veteran Eli Apple when he refused to practice because of a hamstring injury. Carolina has been play-
Jeremy Chinn is beginning to look like the steal of the 2020 NFL Draft. Not only is he leading all rookies in tackles, but Chinn has been able to float from linebacker to safety and play multiple positions on defense. On Thursday night, he was the up back on a fake punt and took a direct snap from J.J. Jansen and ran 29 yards for a first down on fourth-and-9. Rhule has called Chinn “special” and believes he’s going to be a star in the league. Third-quarter offense The Panthers are struggling coming out of the locker room in the second half after defenses make adjustments at halftime. Carolina scored 14 points in the first half against the Falcons but could only manage a field goal after the break, continuing a worrisome trend.
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If end the U.S. dollar were not the reserve normal.” questions about Kong the data, when orders things can start getting back tohistory. have abided by recommendations and orders. The Reserve backup liquidity torecovering the directl be glad” as the Bible our 231-year At least fourainrecent the 20th century alone can be that debt plus trillions more in Federa Wall Street coronavirus press briefing “we just don’t know yet” if the Virginia’s stay-at-home orders into June. They’re treated asatthough we as a practiced society simply must acce heU.S. 2002 SARS outbreak. There is evidence thatcircles the withcurrency, wego would not be able to fund any of these emergency nd of this month. are treated in some contempt. to stay home; they’ve social distancin he dollar were notnormal the reserve and dad, the Easter “Russi Perhaps directly traced to China: 1957 “Asian flu,” 1968 “Hong orders Kong flu,” 1977 markets and financial outlets. If t state’s stay-at-home will extend into May. Since when did WALTER E. WILLIAMS Monday, fileas photo, a giant American Flagsimply hangs on the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks are climbing Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, kicking offtells a potentially turbulent inwe North Carolina, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper stated during question what the government us we about when it’s safe to toa They’re treated though as a society must accept without nish pandemic alsoSept. had21, its2020, origins inHere China. measures without immediate rampant inflation and currency they’ve donned masks. fund flu” anyIn ofthis these emergency have tonot bethe thankful “Russian flu” andfear theof 2002 SARS outbreak. There is evidence that the currency, would be massiv able Perhaps If he does decide to extend it, questions should be asked as to COVID-19 stretch for markets, as Wall Street of its sharp sell-off from last week. We need WALTER E. WILLIAMS agovernment recentsome coronavirus press briefing that “we just don’t know yet” if the process of returning back to normalcy. questioning per stated during question what therecovers tells usdepreciation. about when it’s safe to begin the The result: a reduction in expected hospitalizat Lenten and greement, outside ofand China, that COVID-19 of rampant inflation currency pandemic. massive 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic also had for its origins in China. measures without fea justification it. And the answers should not be vague onesimmediate like “we The COVID-19 is China’s know yet” if the process of did returning backstay-at-home to normalcy. state’s orders into May. 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With a Until traditional loan, adopts verifiable policing and of to providing and fair for trade. Totalitarian comm e graduates facing an nd health protocols, American business has no need other orexplained express sincere regret remorse, because that not established towhat expand access to back are reliable. f —iswe need to once again enjoy of this state who when they can get back to providing for their families, will demand August by nearly 12,000. rse, because that is not what God.” That is what he would owe the same amount regardless of his t’s particularlymanufacturing important to find solutions higher education in our state, and their food safety and health protocols, American business has no other or express sincere regret and rem are being told to remain jobless and at home for an undetermined answers. d redundant plants elsewhere purely totalitarian governments do. They take advantage of every weakness To date, I’ve gone along with what the state has asked and then become a choice know what they ndetermined answers. Here’s the problem: We still don’t the ans sporting events, take advantage of every weakness If you are celebrat Evenwhy with income-based repayment on his at this time, an affordable degree So, what’s to bereasons done? choice than to build redundant manufacturing plants purely totalitarian governments do. 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Some experts believe that event, nothope the Star Wars under its “Back a Boiler” The program is ders who put their own money on the line from COVID-19 opportunities for a U.S. ta questions about We should all continue to do what to keep our families, be open or closed, whether we ought to pursue — believe that event, not the Star Wars confident we will em supposed from COVID-19 offers opportunities for a U.S. taxtoo. credits to companies who willSponsored source at least half ofour their meltdown instart 1986. Somealso experts by know they simply questioning the data and asking when we can getting back tually thrive when things return data. State Republican leaders have, ourselves, and communities safe. But we should stil and many more Sponsored by nue the United States. There is approximately $120 program of Research Reagan, led directly to the dissolution of thewhat Soviet Union Sponsored being funded byBut thewe Purdue Foundation, diligence lending to 18-yearbit of remediation. Let’s first examine what living inby aUnion free ourselves, and ourthe communities safe. should also still continue more liberalized society that presumes wide sprea produ Sponsored by the dissolution of the Soviet In this same spirit bit ofbefore remediation. Let’s first examine what production back in the United States. There is though approximately program of are Reagan, led directlystt to normal,” she says. last I there tois normal as they corruption, are$120 conspiracy theorists or people who don’t. Unfortunately, when certain types of questions get asked, to ask questions about thedown data, because while reasonable of the university’s endowment. It’s a smallto do, ers. 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But what also makes me lose sleep is how easily most everyone has in academia, especially within past. n milestone the medical among older Americans who valateChina degrees in fields ranging from 2009 pandemic, payments are required even if they have paid less actually have coronavirus. Some scientists sugges solution has beenasreferred to as “skincertain in suffering in academia, especially within certain has been cheating, stealing, pirating and pillaging American from the H1N1 virus (swinebusiness, flu) during the 2009 pandemic, cheating, stealing, pirating and pillaging fields within the humanities. They call American testing company Chin uewithin the flexibility, predictability, teacher eduRALEIGH — Asofthe cost oftheyIT, than the amount funding received.nowK-12 Such a policy would callexpands for institutions fields the humanities. They calltheycases could be an order of magnitude of this brings up of identified business for the past 30 years. 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ncdot CASH REPORT
NC ties Georgia for 2020 top national business climate
For the week ending 10/30
Site Selection magazine sets North Carolina at the top of the list, after five years at No. 2.
Total Cash & Bond Proceeds:
$1,079,728,074 Add Receipts:
$205,181,844 Less Disbursements:
$111,375,603 Reserved Cash:
$447,698,549 Unreserved Cash Balance Total:
$2,965,993,933 US manufacturing activity at highest levels in two years Washington, D.C. U.S. manufacturing posted a strong gain in October to the highest level in two years even as coronavirus cases have begun to surge again in many parts of the country. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, said Monday that its manufacturing index rose by 3.9 percentagepoints to a reading of 59.3% last month, up from 55.4% in September. It was the highest level for this closely watched barometer of manufacturing health since September 2018. Any reading above 50 signals that manufacturing is expanding. The gauge had fallen into recession territory from March through May as much of the country shut down in an effort to contain the coronavirus. Of the 18 industries covered in the report, 15 reported expansion in October with strong growth in fabricated metals, food and beverages, chemicals and computers and electronics. “Manufacturing rebounded strongly with fewer restrictions on economic activity and stimulus efforts but the path forward will be more difficult as the economy continues to cope wit the pandemic,” said Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial. “An inability of Congress to pass further fiscal stimulus is a significant downside risk.” The strength in October reflected gains in key areas such as employment and inventories, which both moved from contraction to expansion in October. The new orders component of the index was also strong, rising to the highest level since 2004.
NSJ staff RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — North Carolina held the No. 2 spot in the magazine’s annual business climates study for five straight years before rising to the top spot this year. North Carolina enjoyed a six-year run in the top spot from 2005 through 2010. “North Carolina is a consistently strong performer in this ranking and has demonstrated once again that it has the business-climate attributes it takes to reach first place,” said Site Selection Editor in Chief Mark Arend. Ohio ranks third overall in in the latest Site Selection rank-
ing, followed by Texas and South Carolina in fourth place. Virginia, Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, and Tennessee round out the 10 top states. Christopher Chung is chief executive officer of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, which markets the state for business growth. “We’re thrilled North Carolina has received this recognition, and to be part of the team of state and local partners that helped make 2019 a decade-topping year for North Carolina in terms of corporate recruitment and expansion announcements that promise 21,000 new jobs,” Chung said. “In 2020, this same team of partners remains committed to working together to help existing businesses in the state, as well as those that want to locate here, successfully navigate the chal-
Restaurant chains hit by virus file for bankruptcy The Associated press THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic was the final blow for many restaurant chains, which were already struggling with growth in third-party delivery and consumers’ migration away from shopping malls. On Sunday, Friendly’s — an 85-year-old East Coast chain known for its ice cream — was the latest to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Here are some of the biggest chains to seek bankruptcy protection this year: — FoodFirst Global Restaurants: The parent company of the Brio Italian Grille and Bravo Italian Kitchen restaurant chains filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on
April 10. Orlando, Florida-based Earl Enterprises, the parent company of Planet Hollywood and Buca di Beppo, has reopened 49 locations and plans to reopen seven more in the coming weeks. — Garden Fresh Restaurants: The owner of the buffet chains Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 14 and liquidated, closing all of its 97 restaurants. — Le Pain Quotidien: The U.S. arm of the bakery chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 27. It sold all of its 98 locations to New York-based Aurify Brands, which planned to reopen 40 of them. — Chuck E. Cheese: CEC Entertainment, the Irving, Texas,
lenges of a global pandemic.” Fifty percent of the Site Selection ranking relies on a survey of corporate real estate executives asked to rank states based on their recent experience in locating facilities in them. This year, the executive survey put Texas in first place, followed by North Carolina and South Carolina tied
for second place. Georgia and Tennessee round out the top five. The remaining half of the Site Selection ranking is based on an index of criteria derived from data in the Conway Projects Database. The criteria include each state’s total new facilities in 2019 per capita; total 2020 new projects year-to-date; and total 2020 projects year-to-date per capita. “Rising to No. 1 on Site Selection’s list of states with the best business climates is fantastic news,” said Frank E. Emory Jr., chairman of the EDPNC board of directors. “Our confidence in future successes is fueled by some exemplary announcements in 2020: Health insurance giant Centene’s $1 billion regional headquarters in Charlotte (up to 6,000 new jobs). Pratt & Whitney’s cutting-edge plant in Asheville (800 new jobs). Bandwidth’s 1,165-job expansion in Raleigh.” “That leaders in disparate industries are drawn to locations all across our state proves North Carolina’s broad appeal to businesses across the world,” Emory said. “We will continue to tell the North Carolina story everywhere.”
parent of Chuck E. Cheese, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 25. As of September, 316 of the company’s 555 company-operated Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza locations had reopened. — NPC International: A major franchisor of Wendy’s and Pizza Hut restaurants filed for Chapter 11 on July 1. In August, Leawood, Kansas-based NPC reached a deal with Pizza Hut to close 300 underperforming locations. NPC owns 1,225 Pizza Huts and 385 Wendy’s in 27 states. — California Pizza Kitchen: The Playa Vista, California-based pizza chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 30. Its 200 restaurants have remained open while it hammers out a deal with creditors. — Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh: a Centennial, Colorado-based chain with four company-owned restaurants and 21 franchised locations, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Aug.
12. — Sizzler: The Mission Viejo, California-based steakhouse chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sept. 21 and said it would need to negotiate leases on its company-owned locations. Sizzler has 107 restaurants, but most are run by franchisees. The company said it planned to keep 14 company-owned stores open during its restructuring. — Ruby Tuesday: The Maryville, Tennessee-based casual chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 7. The company planned to closed 185 locations permanently but keep 250 restaurants open during the restructuring. — Friendly’s: an 85-yearold Wilbraham, Massachusetts-based chain known for its ice cream, filed for Chapter 11 on Nov. 1. Almost all of its assets are being sold to Amici Partners Group. Friendly’s said all 130 locations will remain open during the restructuring.
“Rising to No. 1 on Site Selection’s list of states with the best business climates is fantastic news.” Frank E. Emory Jr., chairman of the EDPNC board of directors
PAT WELLENBACH | AP PHOTO
This Oct. 5, 2011 file photo shows a sign displayed on the door at Friendly’s restaurant in Brunswick, Maine.
PHOTO BY MIKE MOZART
This undated file photo pictures a Ruby Tuesday restaurant.
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Treasury projects borrowing $617 billion in current quarter Washington, D.C. The U.S. Treasury is projecting that it will need to borrow $617 billion in the final three months of 2020 as the government boosts the sale of Treasury securities to cover record budget deficits. Treasury Department officials said Monday that the $617 billion in marketable borrowing in the October-December quarter would be up 35.9% from the $454 billion that the government borrowed in the July-September quarter. But it would be far below the all-time record of $2.75 trillion borrowed in the April-June quarter. The record borrowing total came after Congress passed $3 trillion in relief measures to provide $1,200 payments to individuals, support for small businesses and expanded unemployment benefits of $600 per week. That money has been credited with helping the country avoid a deep depression after widespread shutdowns resulted in the loss of 22 million jobs. The government’s borrowing estimate of $617 billion for the current quarter is much lower than the $1.22 trillion it estimated would be needed three months ago. That figure was essentially a place holder until Congress completed negotiations on another round of economic support. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Center for Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), more than 6.9 million students, or 35.3 percent of students in the nation, were enrolled in distance education courses at degree-granting postsecondary institutions as of 2018. The private for-profit institutions had the highest level of students enrolled in distance education courses at 73 percent followed by public institutions at 34.1 percent. Over the past three years, WGU North Carolina’s enrollment has more than tripled to include more than 3,900 active students across 97 of the state’s 100 counties. “It’s been three years since WGU partnered with the General Assembly and the Governor’s office to launch our North Carolina insti-
WIND from page B5 change,” said Governor Roy Cooper. “This bipartisan agreement with neighboring states allows us to leverage our combined economic power and ideas to achieve cost effective success.” Through this partnership, the three states have committed to work together to increase regulatory certainty, encourage manufacturing of component parts, reduce project costs through supply chain development, share information and best practices, and promote synergy between indus-
tution and we couldn’t be happier to report we’ve quadrupled in size,” says Truitt. Among other highlights:
• 22% of students are from lowincome families.
“I am the first college graduate that came from our low-income family. The low cost, online competency-based model at WGU has helped my dream of being a college graduate come true.”
• One in five WGU North Carolina students is affiliated with the military community.
Jeff C., an alumnus of WGU’s Information Technology College
Over the last three years, the school has awarded nearly $1.3 million to 606 recipients, including many from low-income families and the military community. Like these other awards, WGU Advancement, the university’s
fundraising arm is the source of funding behind the new Three for Three Scholarships. The deadline for applications is December 31. Truitt says 89% of the online university’s graduates find jobs
try and the signatory jurisdictions. “Harnessing the power of offshore wind is key to meeting the urgency of the climate crisis and achieving 100 percent clean energy by 2050,” said Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. “Virginia is well-positioned to scale up offshore wind development with a 12-megawatt wind demonstration project already built off our coast. This agreement will help unlock our collective offshore wind resources and generate tremendous economic and environmental benefits for the region. We look
forward to working with our partners in Maryland and North Carolina to grow the offshore wind industry and secure a cleaner, healthier, and more resilient future.” The partnership statement noted that Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia have access to helpful resources and assets, such as deepwater ports and transportation infrastructure, top-tier universities and research institutions, and highly trained workforces to support the offshore wind industry and supply chain efficiently develop along the Atlantic Coast.
• 4,217 WGU graduates live in 97 of North Carolina’s 100 counties. • 74% of students work full-time, and 10% work part-time.
in their respective fields of study within six months of graduation as further proof of its growth and success. Recent graduates can attest to the impact WGU has made in shaping their futures, no matter their starting point. “WGU has changed my life by giving me the ability to be an army wife and a stay-at-home mom while finishing my degree,” says Jorie M. who received her Bachelor of Science in Science Education from WGU’s Teachers College. “I am the first college graduate that came from our low-income family. The low cost, online competency-based model at WGU has helped my dream of being a college graduate come true,” says Jeff C. who received his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the school’s Information Technology College.
“Offshore wind development combined with our strong solar capacity will bring more high paying, clean energy jobs to North Carolina while we continue to ramp up our fight against climate change.” Gov. Roy Cooper
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In this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks during a coronavirus press conference in 10 Downing Street, London.
UK’s Johnson defends lockdown amid criticism of delay By Danica Kirka The Associated Press LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday defended his decision to impose a second national lockdown, brushing aside criticism that weeks of delay have meant thousands more infections and hundreds of needless deaths. The comments came as Johnson gave the House of Commons details of the proposed four-week lockdown in England that is set to begin Thursday. The plan was hurriedly announced Saturday after updated projections showed that rapidly rising infection rates risked swamping hospitals in a matter of weeks. “Faced with these latest figures, there is no alternative but to take
further action at a national level,” Johnson told lawmakers, adding it was right to try imposing local measures first. “I believe it was right to try every possible option to get this virus under control at a local level with strong local action and strong local leadership.” The new policy comes three weeks after Johnson announced plans for a three-tiered regional approach to combating the virus, with tighter restrictions imposed on areas with higher infection rates. The government chose that strategy in an effort to reduce the economic and social impact of new restrictions, even though a committee of scientific advisers on Sept. 21 recommended a short lockdown as a “circuit breaker” to slow the spread of COVID-19. But that approach became un-
tenable after new analysis showed COVID-19 was spreading so rapidly that the number of deaths this winter could more than double those recorded earlier this year. The government needs to act now to prevent the National Health Service from being overwhelmed, Johnson said in the face of criticism from members of his own party who are concerned about the impact the restrictions will have on jobs and civil liberties. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said the cost of that delay was recorded in statistics of the pandemic. On Sept. 21 the U.K. recorded 11 deaths from COVID-19 and about 4,000 new infections. Forty days later, there were 326 deaths and more than 22,000 cases.
“At every stage, he’s over-promised and under-delivered,” Starmer said of Johnson’s COVID-19 strategy. “Rejecting the advice of his own scientists over 40 days was a catastrophic failure of leadership and of judgment.” Despite his criticism, Starmer pledged to back the legislation that is expected to come up for a vote on Wednesday. The U.K. has Europe’s deadliest outbreak of COVID-19, with 46,807 deaths recorded through Sunday. Under the proposed lockdown, most shops will be closed until Dec. 2, with bars and restaurants restricted to takeout and delivery services. People will be ordered to stay home, except for work, exercise and essential shopping. Schools will remain open. To cushion the economic impact of the lockdown, the government plans to extend its job furlough program, which covers 80% of the wages of workers whose employers are forced to close by the restrictions. The government on Monday said it would also double
support for self-employed workers to 80% of their average trading profits for November. Critics have argued that this group didn’t receive enough help from earlier programs. Under the U.K.’s system of devolved authority, the national governments in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have already imposed tighter coronavirus restrictions than England. Graham Brady, chairman of an influential committee of Conservative lawmakers, acknowledged the suffering caused by COVID-19 but said the government must also consider the impact that restrictions have on the economy and mental health. He also expressed concerns about restricting family life and freedom of association. “If these kinds of measures were being taken in any totalitarian country around the world, we would be decrying it as a form of evil, and here the removal of people’s fundamental liberties is going almost without comment,” Brady told the BBC before Johnson spoke to lawmakers.
Insider Q&A: Why US economy needs more aid from Washington By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. economy is expected to rebound from a disastrous spring. Paralyzed by the coronavirus, economic output collapsed at a 31.4% annual pace from April through June — the worst such plunge on records dating to 1947. Growth is believed to have surged back in the July-September quarter. Yet the economy is still scarred. The Associated Press spoke recently with Timothy Adams, president of the Institute of International Finance, a trade group for the financial services industry that expects the economy to shrink 2.5% for 2020 before growing nearly 5% in 2021. The interview was edited for length and clarity. Q: The second quarter was terrible. What do you expect from the economy from here? A: This is a health crisis — the pandemic. We need to do testing and diagnostics and treatment and tracing and ultimately vaccination. Those elements will really determine the contours and the pace of how we recover. We have seen a faster recovery than most people expected back in April and May. It has lost a bit of momentum in the last few weeks, but we’ve seen over 50% of the jobs we’ve lost have been recovered. Financial markets are buoyant. We’re seeing small business confidence coming back. Certain parts of the economy are doing quite well — anything that’s interest rate-sensitive because rates are at historically low levels. People are buying autos, appliances, bicycles, gym equipment.
SUSAN WALSH | AP PHOTO
A view of the White House in Washington, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The dome in the rear is the roof to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. So the production side, where people can distance and machinery is cranking out products, is doing OK. But there’s a different economy for anyone who’s in a high-touch, service- or transportation-related job. You can’t work from a remote location and are certainly at risk and suffering from economic stress. And there are industries that are going to be permanently scarred. I can’t imagine anyone going to a movie theater or going on a cruise anytime soon.
Q: Assess the policy response to the crisis. A: Policymakers around the world, including and especially in the United States, really jumped into the breach and were able to work across the aisle. The Federal Reserve did a remarkable job ensuring that credit continues to flow to the real economy. We do need additional fiscal support going forward, and we need it as soon as possible. We have an enormous amount of firepower if we can just get our poli-
ticians to focus and come together and work collectively for a common outcome. Q: Is the economy going to be different once we’ve emerged from this? A: Maybe in ways we don’t fully appreciate yet. Knowledge workers have become adept with remote working. The way we operate and interact with our colleagues and our clients has changed and will forever change. We’ll have to think through the implications and what they mean for the nature of work.
“The way we operate and interact with our colleagues and our clients has changed and will forever change.” Timothy Adams, president of the Institute of International Finance
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Attendees sit next to their car as J.R. Moore & Zack Mack perform at the Drive-In at Westland Mall in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 10, 2020.
Sunset falls on a historic season for the drive-in By Jake Coyle The Associated Press NEW YORK — Julia Wiggin was still shivering after running out to hang up the weekend’s marquee — “Ghostbusters,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” — at her Northfield Drive-in near Hinsdale, New Hampshire. “It’s cold,” Wiggin said on a bitter, wet morning. “It’s definitely time we closed.” After a historic season, winter is coming at the drive-in. Summer and early fall have seen their simple, old-fashioned lots transformed into a surprisingly elastic omnibus of pandemic-era gathering. It has hosted concerts and comedy shows, business conferences and Sunday services, graduations and weddings. Dodger fans watched their team win the World Series from a drive-in in their stadium’s parking lot. Red-carpet premieres that would normally consume Lincoln Center uprooted to drive-ins. (At one, Bill Murray joked that he’d visit every car.) Even the campaign trail joined the trend, leading to the first ever presidential race that included a mini-referendum on the drivein. “You know, people in cars. I don’t get it,” said Donald Trump after Joe Biden’s Atlanta drive-in rally. Yet the drive-in has undeniably saved a small slice of 2020, offering socially-distanced salvation at a time when most large gatherings are off the table because of the pandemic. But, well, it’s starting to get
pretty cold — at least in much of the country. Drive-ins in Texas, California and Florida can keep humming all year but most of the U.S.’s roughly 300 drive-ins are seasonal. They aren’t built for the cold, and they’re definitely not built for the snow. With temperatures dropping — and even some flurries this past weekend — one of the pandemic’s few bright spots is running low on time. But many drive-ins are staying open well beyond normal closing, stretching a season that might usually end around Labor Day much later. Some are selling a lot of hot chocolate. “I don’t think people mind the cold,” says Wiggin. “I’ve seen people bring sleeping bags and, like, a tarp. They’re die-hards. Well, OK, if you’re willing to come out, I’m willing to come out.” The Northfield Drive-in went over by two months before its Halloween-weekend finale. That’s mainly because the drive-in has turned into what Wiggin calls “a major community service project,” hosting graduations for everyone from fifth-graders to doctors of internal medicine. On Sunday, a Shakespeare theater group was on the schedule. John Vincent, president of the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association, estimates more than 200 drive-ins were still operating through Sunday. Showing movies is only part of it, especially since Hollywood studios aren’t releasing their big films. Marcella Snyder who runs
the Tibbs Drive-in in Indianapolis, usually hosts one or two private events a year. This year, she hosted 50. The requests are still coming for November or December. “We’re looking at frost warnings but the people are still coming,” says Snyder, who has seen hot chocolate sales skyrocket as temperatures have plummeted. “If it starts snowing, what am I going to do?” Like indoor theaters, drive-ins have been operating at 50% capacity to space people out. So ticket sales in the summer, even during sell-outs, wasn’t necessary off-thecharts for many locations. This fall, though, most are seeing much higher attendance than normal. Driveins like Tibbs have adapted to not just online ticketing and concession ordering by app but have rethought what the drive-in — so unchanged by time — can be. “We built our whole business on nostalgia and it’s nice that we’ve turned a corner. We’ve kind of brought it into the 21st century,” says Snyder. “It’s been crazy and wild but we’ve loved every minute.” That’s made drive-ins want to keep rolling as far into the cold as they can. But how long can they hold on? For Jude DeLeonardis, owner of the 700-car Delsea Drive-in, New Jersey’s last remaining drivein, the limit is “stupid cold.” Before the pandemic, she had planned to close around Halloween. Now she expects to go at least to Thanksgiving. “How far into December we can
go will depend on Mother Nature and turnout,” says DeLeonardis. “We would keep it going all year if we knew it wasn’t going to get stupid cold and snowing.” Some drive-ins have advantages that others don’t. The five-screen Ford Wyoming Drive-In just outside Detroit never closes. Their owner also runs a construction company, so they have snowplows on site. The Ford Wyoming runs from dusk to dawn, selling tickets as late as 2:30 a.m. “I will concede the fact that we are unusual,” chuckles co-owner William Clark. He judges ticket sales this October have been twice what’s typical. “We never close except with the caveat if there’s a 10-inch snowstorm right before the movie goes on the screen,” says Clark. Bengies Drive-In, outside Baltimore, rents electric in-car heaters. That not only keeps moviegoers warm into November, but it prevents car engines from idling. “Modern America doesn’t understand carbon monoxide,” says Bengies owner D. Edward Vogel. Echoing other drive-in owners, Vogel emphasizes that drive-ins, even though they’ve enjoyed having the spotlight this year, need indoor theaters to be open. Exhibitors indoor and outdoor need new movies to survive, yet the studios have largely given up on 2020. “We’re trying to protect what we call the theatrical window. And it doesn’t exist right now, or rarely does it exist,” say Vogel, whose drive-
in touts the largest movie screen in the country. “Even the best players who were good to us before are buying into that. It makes me wonder: What is theatrical about watching a movie on your TV or your phone?” Vogel will keep Bengies open as long as the weather holds and moviegoers keep turning up. Not that he couldn’t use a break after a season unlike any other. “I haven’t seen my family since February, so I could use a little rest,” said Vogel, laughing. “I’m not sure we’re going to do it, but we’ve already had offers for New Year’s.” Those drive-ins that are locking up for the season do so with the knowledge that they’ve never played a more vital role in their communities. Jay Mowery, owner of the Cumberland Drive-in in Newville, Pennsylvania, hosted his first wedding, along with drive-thru trickor-treating, fundraisers and a creature-feature weekend rented by some horror fans. Halloween weekend was his last of the season, but Mowery — like others — has the feeling his drive-in might be called on for graduations and other socially-distanced events next spring. “It’s been a lot better than being closed, and it’s certainly helped the community. It’s given them a place to gather,” says Mowery. “We put a 44-foot-long plastic shield along the snack bar. It’s just high enough that we can slide a big tub of popcorn under it. I can’t wait to take this thing down but now I’m thinking I might need it next year.”
Chef Marcus Samuelsson celebrates the variety of Black food By Mark Kennedy The Associated Press NEW YORK — If anyone asks chef Marcus Samuelsson what African food taste like, he has a ready answer: Have you ever had barbeque? Rice? Collard greens? Okra? Coffee? “All of that food comes from Africa, has its roots in Africa,” says the Ethiopian Swedish writer and restaurateur. “Everyone has had African American dishes, whether they know it or not.” Samuelsson is hoping to educate Americans and champion Black chefs in “The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food” from Little, Brown and Company’s Voracious imprint. The book has 150 recipes inspired by Black chefs, writers and activists, and includes profiles of 26. The recipes celebrate the legacy of Africa, the influence of migration and integration, and where cutting-edge Black chefs are going next. “When I look at American food and I look at the Black experience, we’ve done so much but almost got erased,” says Samuelsson, the chef of Harlem’s famed Red Rooster.
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Host/chef Marcus Samuelsson participates in PBS’s “No Passport Required” and “South By Somewhere” panel at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. on July 30, 2019. “There’s never been a better time to tell those stories.” The book — with essays by Osayi Endolyn and recipe development by Yewande Komolafe — is a rich mix of stories and food, from citrus scallops with hibiscus tea to oxtail pepperpot with dumplings. As Samuelsson writes in the introduction: “This isn’t an encyclopedia. It’s a feast. And everyone’s invited.”
Readers will learn how Los Angeles-based chef Nyesha Arrington’s cooking draws on family history from Mississippi and South Korea. They’ll learn it takes just 45 minutes to make Eric Gestel’s chicken liver mousse with croissants, a dish informed from his years cooking at the acclaimed Le Bernardin. And they’ll learn how Mashama Bailey is reinventing tra-
ditional Southern dishes. “Our pasts are so unique and it’s so important to tell,” says Samuelsson. “We needed to tell our very layered and beautiful, non-monolithic journey.” Samuelsson notes that many cookbooks celebrate European and Asian foods but hardly bring up Black dishes, meaning we know more about ricotta than ayib, the fresh cheese of Ethiopia. “This is America’s past. So for me, as much as we learn about Japan, as much as we learn about Italy and Spain and so on, wouldn’t it be great to learn about our own food? This is America’s food,” he says. Samuelsson compares the food in the book to popular music. He looks at New Orleans and hears the influence of France, Haiti, Africa and Spain — he hears jazz. Black food is no different. “It comes from the continent first and then it lands here. And then, whether we went North or stayed in the South or went out West, it’s going to have a different journey — a different flavor profile to it — depending on who we met and who we got together with,” he says.
The book took four years to make and had to grapple with the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement. Samuelsson says in his author’s note that the effects of COVID-19 will stay in the Black community for longer than elsewhere and that the nation must also fight the virus of systemic racism. But he marvels at the resiliency of the Black community and says “Black food matters.” “We still will cook,” he vows. “Black food has always been controversial because the way we were brought here to work, the food and the land. We have always had to do it through different lengths and a different set of rules.” Readers will learn how wide and rich the food rooted in Africa can be, from the use of venison to pine nut chutney to roti. They’ll learn that benne seeds are a delicious alternative to sesame seeds and make a vinaigrette sing. “Whether this is your first experience making African-inspired dishes or you’re familiar with them, my hope is this book will spark an interest — or continue one — and you’ll want to learn more about the people redefining and celebrating this cuisine,” said Endolyn.
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In this undated file photo, Sean Connery, as James Bond, poses in an event for the movie ‘Thunderball’. This Oct. 16, 1985 file photo shows actor Sean Connery on the set of “The Name of the Rose” in Rome, Italy. In this file photo dated April 11, 1971, renowned British actor Sean Connery, famous for his role as secret agent James Bond 007, relaxes at the River Room of the Savoy Hotel in London.
Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90 The Associated Press LONDON — Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles, has died. He was 90. Connery’s wife and two sons said he “died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family” in the Bahamas, where he lived. Son Jason Connery said his father had been “unwell for some time.” Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they were “devastated” by the news. They said Connery’s “gritty and witty portrayal of the sexy and charismatic secret agent” was largely responsible for the success of the film series. Connery, was a commanding screen presence for some 40 years. He was in his early 30s — and little known — when he starred in the first Bond thriller, 1962’s “Dr. No,” based on the Ian Fleming novel. Condemned as immoral by the Vatican and the Kremlin, but screened at the White House for Bond fan John F. Kennedy, “Dr. No” was a box office hit and launched a franchise that long outlasted its Cold War origins. Connery continued as Bond in “From Russia With Love,” “Goldfinger,” “Thunderball,” “You Only Live Twice” and “Diamonds Are Forever,” often performing his own stunts. “Diamonds Are Forever” came out in 1971 and by then Connery had grown weary of playing 007 and feared he wasn’t being taken seriously despite his dramatic performances in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Marnie” and Sidney Lumet’s “The Hill.” “I’d been an actor since I was 25, but the image the press put out was that I just fell into this tuxedo and started mixing vodka martinis,” he once complained. When he walked away at age 41, Hollywood insiders predicted Connery would soon be washed
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In this file photo dated April 11, 1988, Sean Connery holds up his best supporting actor Oscar for “The Untouchables” at the 60th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles up. Who would hire a balding, middle-aged actor with a funny accent? Connery fooled them all, playing a wide range of characters and proving equally adept at comedy, adventure or drama. And age only heightened the appeal of his dark stare and rugged brogue; he set a celebrity record of sorts when at age 59 he was named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” He won the affection of fans of the “Indiana Jones” franchise when he played Indy’s father opposite Harrison Ford in the third picture, 1989’s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” He turned in a poignant portrayal of an aging Robin Hood opposite Audrey Hepburn in “Robin and Mari-
an” in 1976 and, 15 years later, was King Richard to Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood in “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.” He was the lovable English con man who joined Michael Caine in swindling people in a distant land in “The Man Who Would Be King” and the bold Russian submarine commander in “The Hunt for Red October.” Connery delivered a charming performance as a reclusive writer who mentors a teenage prodigy in 2000’s “Finding Forrester.” He won his Oscar for supporting actor in 1987 for his portrayal of a tough Chicago cop who joins Elliot Ness’ crime-fighters in “The Untouchables.” By then he was at peace with
James Bond, and when he arrived onstage at the Oscars ceremony he declared, “The name’s Connery. Sean Connery.” He kept his promise not to play Bond again until 1983, when he was lured back by an offbeat script about a middle-aged 007. Based on the only Fleming story that hadn’t been nailed down by the film empire Broccoli and Saltzman created, Connery took the role and helped produce the film. The result was “Never Say Never Again,” a title suggested by his wife, Micheline Roquebrune. Even as the 007 films made him a millionaire, Connery tried often to separate his own personality from that of Bond. “I’m obviously not Bond,” he once said. “And Bond is obviously not a human being. Fleming invented him after the war, when people were hungry for luxury, gourmet touches, exotic settings. Those were the things the English loved to read about following the privations of the war.” Born in Edinburgh on Aug. 25 1930, Connery left school at age 13 during World War II to help support his family and worked odd jobs throughout his teens. At one point, he competed in the Mr. Universe contest and briefly considered becoming a professional soccer player, but chose acting because he reasoned his career would last longer. When he decided to become an actor, he was told that Thomas Sean Connery wouldn’t fit on a theater marquee so he dropped his first name. Then came the audition that changed his life. American producers Albert “Cubby” Broccoli and Harry Saltzman had bought the film rights to a string of postWorld War II spy adventure novels by Fleming. Connery was not their first choice for “Dr. No.” The producers had looked to Cary Grant, but decided they wanted an actor who would commit to a series. The producers also realized they couldn’t afford a bigname star because United Artists had limited their film budget to $1 million a picture, so they started interviewing more obscure British performers. Among them was the 6-foot2 Connery. Without a screen test, Broccoli and Saltzman chose the actor, citing his “dark, cruel good looks,” a perfect match for the way Fleming described Bond. When
Connery started earning big money, he established his base at a villa in Marbella on the Spanish coast. He described it as “my sanitarium, where I recover from the madness of the film world.” It also helped him avoid the overwhelming income tax he would have paid had he remained a resident of Britain. Connery received numerous honors, including being chosen as commander (the same rank as Bond) of France’s Order of Arts and Literature and a Kennedy Center honoree in 1999. The following year Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed him a British knight, for services to film drama. As his acting roles diminished when he reached his 70s, Connery spent much of his time at his taxfree home at Lynford Cay in the Bahamas. He played golf almost every morning, often with his wife. He announced in 2007 that he had retired when he turned down the chance to appear in another “Indiana Jones” movie. “I thought long and hard about it, and if anything could have pulled me out of retirement it would have been an `Indiana Jones’ film,” he said. “But in the end, retirement is just too damned much fun.” Though he lived abroad for many years, Connery was a passionate supporter of Scottish independence, a donor to the Scottish National Party and had the words “Scotland Forever” tattooed on his arm. Sturgeon, the SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister, said “Sean was a global legend but, first and foremost, he was a patriotic and proud Scot.” “He was a lifelong advocate of an independent Scotland and those of us who share that belief owe him a great debt of gratitude,” she said. Craig, whose latest Bond film “No Time To Die” has been delayed into next year because of the coronavirus pandemic said Connery will continue to influence actors and film-makers alike for years to come. “Wherever he is, I hope there is a golf course,” Craig said. Connery is survived by his wife, brother Neil and sons Jason and Stefan. His publicist, Nancy Seltzer, said there would be a private ceremony followed by a memorial service once the coronavirus pandemic has ended.
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CUMBERLAND 1306898 – DRS 20-SP-668 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents and Leases executed and delivered by Grayson Stone Investments, L.L.C. (hereinafter “Borrower”) dated August 1, 2017 and recorded on August 3, 2017 and recorded in Book 10143 at Page 334 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina (hereinafter “Deed of Trust”); and because of the default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and
AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20 SP 318 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ivey A. Paige and Jawanna M.L. Dade-Paige, in the original amount of $191,950.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for American Equity Mortgage, Inc., dated December 10, 2009 and recorded on December 16, 2009 in Book 8306, Page 492, Cumberland County Registry. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the
19 SP 1598 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 Evangaline D. Smith and Nathaniel L. Smith to The Law Firm of Jamie Faye Newsom, Trustee(s), which was dated November 15, 2006 and recorded on November 20, 2006 in Book 7425 at Page 357, 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
20 SP 41 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Elizabeth Schneider Whitley a/k/a Betty A. Whitley to Alexis Alan, Trustee(s), which was dated November 21, 2017 and recorded on November 27, 2017 in Book 10209 at Page 0888 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on February 3, 2020 in Book 10685, Page 741, 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
20 SP 603 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 Christopher D. Cassidy and Ashley N. Cassidy to Philip R Mahoney, Trustee(s), which was dated July 17, 2009 and recorded on July 20, 2009 in Book 08205 at Page 0025, 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
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 372 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sarah E. Osbourn a/k/a Sarah Osbourn (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Sarah E. Osbourn) to F. Stuart Clarke, Trustee(s), dated June 9, 2010, and recorded in Book No. 8411, at Page 568 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at
JOHNSTON 20 SP 208 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 Kathy L. Thomas, a single woman to Randy Warlick and Amy E. Johnson, Trustee(s), which was dated August 12, 2003 and recorded on August 26, 2003 in Book 2533 at Page 680, 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
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 306 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Clifford Chambers, Heirs of Clifford Chambers: Sherry Lee Settle, Marcella Rose West, Benjamin Ray Chambers, Angel Juanita Chambers (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Clifford Chambers) to Cliff Crabtree, Trustee(s), dated May 4, 2000, and recorded in Book No. 1932, at Page 383 in Johnston County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Smithfield, Johnston County,
ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 364 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Mary Jo Healy, Patrick Joseph Healy, Heirs of Mary Jo Healy a/k/a Mary Jo Issacs: Patrick Joseph Healy, Marni Davenport, Mindi Denero, Mark Issacs, Fred Issacs, Staci Molyneaux; Heirs of Patrick Joseph Healy: Frederick Matthew Healy (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Mary Jo Healy) to Don E. Fuquay, Trustee(s), dated April 6, 1998, and recorded in Book No. 1443, at Page 460 in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register
perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 AT 12:00 NOON, all of Borrower’s right to the real property described herein below, together with any improvements and fixtures existing or hereafter placed on or attached to the real property, and all other appurtenant rights and privileges, situated, lying and being in Cumberland County, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of that property conveyed by that certain Deed recorded on May 5, 2014 in Book 9425, Page 114, and as also described in that Deed of Trust recorded in Book 9425, Page 121, Cumberland County Registry, reference to which is made for a more particular description, consisting of 2.98 acres more or less; said tract or parcel is also known as 675 Glenola Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina, and has a Tax ID
number of 0439-93-1519. Address of property: 675 Glenola Street, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina Tax Parcel ID: 0439-93-1519 Present Record Owner: Grayson Stone Investments, L.L.C. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the note holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law
required. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. 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 declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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 the this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This the 26th day of October, 2020. Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee By: William Walt Pettit, Attorney 6230 Fairview Road, Suite 315 Charlotte, NC 28210 Telephone: (704) 362-9255
undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Cumberland County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on November 10, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in or near the City/Town of Fayetteville, Pearces Mill Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 159 as shown on a plat entitled, “Brookshire, Section Two” duly recorded in Plat Book 116, Page 186, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 1252 Chimney Swift Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306. Tax ID: 0415-86-5093 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part
thereof, or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is Jawanna M.L. Bowman. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court
of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have
merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Anchor Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee January N. Taylor, Bar #33512 McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 404-474-7149 (phone) 404-745-8121 (fax) jtaylor@mtglaw.com
courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on November 18, 2020 at 01:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 512, IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS PONDEROSA, REVISION OF A PORTION OF SECTION TWELVE, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF THE SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 34, PAGE 11, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 312 Tucson Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28303. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset
bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Evangeline D. Smith. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of
superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of
the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-16310-FC01
conducting the sale on November 18, 2020 at 01:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:
REGISTRY.
Land situated in the Township of Carver’s Creek in the County of Cumberland in the State of NC
Said property is commonly known as 740 Dowfield Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311.
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 Betty A. Whitley.
BEGINNING AT AN IRON STAKE IN THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF DOWFIELD DRIVE, FORMERLY BISHOP STREET, SAID IRON STAKE BEING NORTH 61 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 200 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT NO. 10, BLOCK C, OF PINECREST ACRES, SECTION III, AND RUNS THENCE AS THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE AFORESAID DOWFIELD DRIVE NORTH 61 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 100 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 04 MINUTES WEST 200 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE SOUTH 61 DEGREES 56 MINUTES WEST 100 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE SOUTH 28 DEGREES 04 MINUTES EAST 200 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. AND BEING ALL OF LOT 13, BLOCK C OF PINECREST ACRES, SECTION IV, AS SHOWN ON RECORDED PLAT IN BOOK OF PLATS 36, PAGE 13, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.
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.
and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on November 18, 2020 at 01:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:
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.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
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,
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.
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.: 19-21158-FC01
If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for
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.
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.
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
File No.: 20-05563-FC01
any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by
providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for
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 November 17, 2020 at 12:00 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN O’NEALS TOWNSHIP, JOHNSTON COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 1, CONTAINING 1.10 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON A SURVEY FOR DARWIN E. CRUMPLER DATED AUGUST 18, 1993, AT 10:15A.M. IN PLAT BOOK 40, PAGE 21, JOHNSTON COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 7120 NC Hwy 222 W, Kenly, NC 27542. 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 Kathy 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 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.: 19-10415-FC01
North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on November 10, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Angier in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 4, as shown on a plat entitled Property of James M. McDonald, dated 03/16/1994, as drawn by Stancil & Associates, R.L.S., P.A., and filed in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Johnston County in Plat Book 41 at Page 417, reference being made herein for a more particular and accurate description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 370 Raeford Road, Angier, North Carolina.
this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for
any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be
effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property
pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
BEING all of Lot 76 in a subdivision known as ROBINWOOD, SECTION 7 PART 1, according to a map of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 91, Page 14 and also shown on Book of Plats 92, Page 51, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. PlN #9496-62-1186 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 6438 Applewhite Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28304. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%)
12:00 PM on November 16, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Hope Mills in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot No. 153, in a Subdivision known as EAGLEWOOD FOREST, SECTION V, PART 3, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 43, Page 24, Cumberland County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5945 Richfield Avenue, Hope Mills, North Carolina.
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to
of Deeds 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 Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on November 19, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Hubert in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot #10, Section F, QUEEN’S CREEK MOBILE HOME ESTATES, according to a plat or map of record in Map Book 24, Page 66, Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, according to a survey prepared by Charles A. Rawls and Associates, R.L.S. dated October 7, 1986, for QUEEN’S CREEK MOBILE HOME ESTATES, being a portion of Sections E, F and J, which survey is incorporated herewith as if fully set forth. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 123 North King Street, Hubert, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale
Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Christopher D. Cassidy and wife, Ashley N. Cassidy.
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
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 Firm Case No: 2917 - 7076
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 Firm Case No: 1286298 - 9352
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 Firm Case No: 1287705 - 9396
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ONSLOW AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 142 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Darieon Michael Carpenter a/k/a Darieon M. Carpenter, Lisa Angel Yingling a/k/a Lisa A. Yingling (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Darieon Michael Carpenter and Lisa Angel Yingling) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated July 18, 2018, and recorded in Book No. 4813, at Page 84 in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Onslow County, North Carolina
RANDOLPH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 185 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Hazel Shore (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Hazel Shore) to Laurel A. Meyer, Trustee(s), dated June 28, 2016, and recorded in Book No. 2500, at Page 803 in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Randolph 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 Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on November 10, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Ramseur
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 135 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Paul D. Clark, Heirs of Paul D. Clark: Wanda V. Clark (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Paul D. Clark) to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated September 11, 2007, and recorded in Book No. RE2045, at Page 720 in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Randolph 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 Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on November 10, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Liberty in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Randolph
UNION AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 121 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Clayton A. Haile, Melanie S. Haile (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Clayton A. Haile and Melanie S. Haile) to Charles G. King, Trustee(s), dated February 14, 2002, and recorded in Book No. 13271, at Page 768 and re-recorded in Book No. 06905, at Page 0670 in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 20SP230 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LEIGHA EVANS AND DANA EVANS DATED JANUARY 19, 2018 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7092 AT PAGE 75 IN THE UNION COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained
WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY 20 SP 542 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Touchstone Group Inc., in the original amount of $322,500.00, payable to Angel Oak Prime Bridge, LLC, dated May 4, 2018 and recorded on May 4, 2018 in Book 17118, Page 2128, Wake County Registry. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an
17 SP 2899 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 H. Tanner, Jr. to Marcus Becton, Trustee(s), which was dated August 28, 2006 and recorded on August 29, 2006 in Book 012138 at Page 01476, 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
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY 18 SP 1532 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert Jones and Shelly Skidmore Jones, in the original amount of $268,900.00, payable to JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, dated December 17, 2010 and recorded on March 10, 2011 in Book 14293, Page 626, reformed by judgment recorded on July 8, 2019 in Book 17498, Page 1632, Wake County Registry. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina, and the holder of
AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 1917 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William F. Haire a/k/a William Haire (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): William F. Haire) to Bagwell, Holt, Smith, P.A., Trustee(s), dated January 8, 2016, and recorded in Book No. 16262, at Page 2671 in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds 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 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or
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 Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on November 19, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Jacksonville in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 307 as shown on that plat entitled, “Final Plat Monarch Meadow Section I-B at Carolina Plantations, A Planned Residential Development” and recorded in Map Book 62, Page 76, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 227 Merin Height Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina.
the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by
providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court
costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in
in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ALL that certain property situated in the Township of Columbia in the County of Randolph and State of North Carolina, being more fully described in a Deed dated 07/13/1982 and recorded 07/26/1982, among the Land Records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 1136 and Page 458. And being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: FIRST TRACT: Being a Town Lot in Ramseur on Church and Columbia Streets: Beginning at a stone in the road (street), near the Futrell place, now C.A. Ward place, running thence North 58 deg. West 2 chains and 53 links to a stone in the edge of the road (street); thence, North 40 deg. East 1 chain to a stone; thence, South 58 deg. East 2 chains and 53 links; thence, South 40 deg. West 1 chain to the beginning, containing one-fourth (1/4th) of an acre, more or less. SECOND TRACT: Beginning at an iron stake on the West side of the old stage road or street, running 57 and 1/2 deg. West on Pugh line 2.68 chains to a stone and stake in said line; thence, North 40 deg. East 50 links to an iron stake; thence South 57 and 1/2 deg. East 2.68 chains to an iron stake on West side of the old stage road or street; thence, on said road 40 deg. West of South 50 links to the beginning corner, containing 13/100 of an acre more or less.
Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1354 Salisbury Street, Ramseur, North Carolina. See Deed recorded in Book 327 at Page 556 in the Randolph County Registry. Said property is commonly known as 1354 Salisbury Street, Ramseur, NC 27316. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to
all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property
pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THISISACOMMUNICATIONFROMADEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. 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 Firm Case No: 3117 - 7655
County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an nip, a corner with Gilmer, DB 370, F. 554, said nip also being located S 71 deg. 37 min. 09 sec. E. 23.96 ft from a point in the center of SR 2429 (S. Kirkman St.) where the center line of SR 2488 (Dameron Ave) would meet the center of SR 2429 if extended, and running then with S. Kirkman St. as follows: S 00 deg. 57 min. 29 sec. W. 98.26 ft to an nip; S 21 Deg. 48 min 32 Sec. W. 108.93 ft. CH. to an nip; S 42 deg. 03 min. 05 sec. W 128.0 ft to an nip, a corner with Gilmer, DB 320, P. 253; thence N 82 deg. 04 min. 05 sec. W 108.51 ft to an nip; thence N 83 deg. 18 min. 22 sec. W 353.10 ft to an eip in the Smith heirs line, WB 90 EP 331; thence with said line N 05 deg. 00 min, 00 sec. E 276.58 ft to an eip, a corner with Scott, DB 476, P. 431; thence with the line of Scott and Church, DB 1055, P. 618, N 85 deg. 38 min. 35 sec. E 353.10 to a nip; thence S 04 deg. 14 min. 39 sec. W. 90.00 ft to an nip; thence N 83 deg. 12 min. 52 sec. E 218.07 ft to the point and place of beginning, containing 3.706 acres, more or less, according to survey for Carrie E. Gilmer, by Robert E. Wilson, Inc. RLS, dated 12/18/95. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 308 South Kirkman Street, Liberty, North Carolina. Property Address: 308 South Kirkman Street, Liberty, NC 27298
By fee simple deed from Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Trustee as set forth in Deed Book RE1961, Page 2113 and recorded on 2/24/2006, Randolph County Records. The source deed as stated above is the last record of vesting filed for this property, There have been no vesting changes since the date of the above referenced source. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to
all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property
pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. 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 Firm Case No: 1088 - 1685
note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on November 12, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Matthews in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that a certain property situated in the Township of Vance in the County of Union and State of North Carolina. Being more fully described in a Deed dated 11/10/1994 and recorded 11/14/1994, among the land records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 748 and Page 242. Tax Map or Parcel ID No.: 07132381 Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5029 Poplar Glen Drive, Matthews, North Carolina.
whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice
of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third
party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),
and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:30PM on November 18, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Union County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Leigha Evans and Dana Evans, dated January 19, 2018 to secure the original principal amount of $285,510.00, and recorded in Book 7092 at Page 75 of the Union County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended. Address of property: 4111 Tom Starnes Rd, Waxhaw, NC 28173
Tax Parcel ID: 04318018A Present Record Owners: Leigha Evans and Dana Evans And Being more commonly known as: 4111 Tom Starnes Rd, Waxhaw, NC 28173 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Leigha Evans and Dana Evans. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities
arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of
the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is October 29, 2020.
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 courthouse door in Wake County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on November 17, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of lot 65, Chestnut Hills Estates Subdivision, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 1959, Page 290, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 918 Wimbleton Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609. Tax ID: 0030921 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per
each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof, or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is Touchstone Holding Group, LLC. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the
property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to
the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Anchor Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee January N. Taylor, Bar #33512 McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 404-474-7149 (phone) 404-745-8121 (fax) jtaylor@mtglaw.com
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 November 18, 2020 at 10:00 AM, 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 5, Summit Ridge Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in Book of Maps 1976 at Page 12, Wake County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3812 Sue Ellen Drive, 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. 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 William H. Tanner, Jr.
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 Aaron B. Anderson Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5710 Oleander Drive, Ste. 204 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 202-2940 Fax: (910) 202 2941 File No.: 17-08030-FC02
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 Wake County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on November 10, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof with a maximum amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owners of the property is Robert Jones. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General
Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan
without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return
of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be
effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Being all of Lot 7, Sycamore Creek Subdivision, as shown on that map recorded in Book of Maps 2003 at Page 1236, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 7413 Four Brothers Way, Willow Spring, NC 27592. Tax ID: 0312131 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One
the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on November 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Zebulon in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 52, Taryn Meadows Subdivision, Phase 1, recorded in Book of Maps 2005, Pages 1559-1560, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 8009 Spiderlily Court, Zebulon, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor
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ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 388 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Georgetown Landing, LLC to Kevin Wolfer, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of November, 2013, and recorded in Book 4087, Page 874, 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 November 19, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situated in Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all that 35.866 acre tract of land as shown and described on a map entitled, “Boundary Survey for Georgetown Farms, Inc.,” dated 02-26-99, prepared by David T. Weston-Land Surveying, and recorded in Map Book 37, Page 231, Slide K-219, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina. Which premises also being described as follows: Situated in Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point located where the centerline of Allison Hatchel Avenue (formerly known as Koonce Street-50 foot right of way)
intersects the centerline of Hawthorne Road (50 foot right of way); and running thence along the centerline of Allison Hatchel Avenue North 71 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds West 137.76 feet to an existing iron gear; thence leaving the said centerline and running South 33 degrees 29 minutes 47 seconds West 25.53 feet to an existing iron pipe located along the Southern right of way of Allison Hatchel Avenue, said iron pipe also being the true point of beginning: Thence from the described beginning and running along the said Southern right of way of Allison Hatchel Avenue South 71 degrees 30 minutes 52 seconds East 372.76 feet to an existing iron pipe located along the Northwestern right of way of Blue Claw Bay Avenue (60 foot right of way); thence running along the said right of way of Blue Claw Bay Avenue the following courses and distances: South 18 degrees 46 minutes 33 seconds West 489.13 feet to an existing iron pipe, thence South 18 degrees 39 minutes 41 seconds West 133.58 feet to an existing concrete monument; thence leaving the said right of way and running South 71 degrees 17 minutes 03 seconds East 59.93 feet to an iron stake; South 71 degrees 22 minutes 53 seconds East 167.18 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence South 71 degrees 19 minutes 04 seconds East 110.75 feet to a PVC concrete monument located along the mean high water line of New River; thence along the mean high water line the following courses and distances: South 27 degrees 25 minutes 09 seconds West 82.30 feet to an iron stake, thence South 23 degrees 16 minutes 34 seconds West 135.68 feet to an iron stake, thence South 09 degrees 34 minutes 46 seconds West 168.77 feet to an iron stake, thence South 18 degrees 52 minutes 05 seconds West 105.52 feet to an iron stake, thence South 07 degrees 53 minutes 31 seconds West 101.72 feet to an iron stake, thence South 46 degrees 04 minutes 38 seconds West 69.70 feet to an iron stake, thence South 32 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds West 93.72 feet to an iron stake, thence South 28 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds West 280.51 feet to an iron stake, thence South 17 degrees 19 minutes 37 seconds West 184.28 feet to an iron stake, thence South 10 degrees 54 minutes 18 seconds East 144.56 feet to an iron stake, thence South 26 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds East 79.12 feet to an iron
stake, thence South 00 degrees 37 minutes 25 seconds West 103.98 feet to an iron stake located along the mean high water line of Brinson Creek; thence along the mean high water line of Brinson Creek the following courses and distances: North 35 degrees 23 minutes 27 seconds West 135.26 feet to an iron stake, thence North 17 degrees 33 minutes 56 seconds West 76.72 feet to an iron stake, thence North 24 degrees 38 minutes 04 seconds West 112.01 feet to an iron stake, thence North 47 degrees 59 minutes 51 seconds West 74.99 feet to an iron stake, thence North 22 degrees 38 minutes 43 seconds West 51.68 feet to an iron stake, thence North 49 degrees 37 minutes 58 seconds West 117.80 feet to an iron stake; thence South 57 degrees 19 minutes 06 seconds West 139.86 feet to an iron stake; thence North 41 degrees 55 minutes 08 seconds West 106.45 feet to an iron stake; thence North 43 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds West 258.98 feet to an iron stake, thence North 35 degrees 30 minutes 54 seconds West 134.34 feet to an iron stake, thence North 44 degrees 59 minutes 58 seconds West 30.21 feet to an iron stake, thence North 39 degrees 29 minutes 36 seconds West 79.19 feet to an iron stake, thence North 46 degrees 25 minutes 41 seconds West 306.21 feet to a PVC concrete monument; thence leaving the mean high water line of Brinson Creek and running North 33 degrees 41 minutes 55 seconds East 103.62 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence South 41 degrees 49 minutes 27 seconds East 114.61 feet to an existing iron stake; thence North 33 degrees 38 minutes 57 seconds East 98.02 feet to an existing iron stake; thence North 41 degrees 46 minutes 59 seconds West 114.80 feet to an existing iron stake; thence North 33 degrees 38 minutes 52 seconds East 354.05 feet to an existing iron stake; thence South 56 degrees 09 minutes 52 seconds East 149.75 feet to an iron stake; thence North 33 degrees 38 minutes 19 seconds East 250.01 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 56 degrees 23 minutes 03 seconds West 149.88 feet to an iron stake located along the southeastern right of way of Conover Street (50 foot right of way); thence along the right of way North 33 degrees 36 minutes 32 seconds East 499.85 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence leaving the said right of way
and running South 56 degrees 27 minutes 32 seconds East 150.09 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 33 degrees 36 minutes 04 seconds East 227.12 feet to the point and place of beginning. Containing 35.87 acres/1,562,418.95 square feet and being the property described in Deed Book 4066 Page 193 and the property in Map Book 36 Page 6, SL J-753 and Map Book 37 Page 231, SL K-219 of the Onslow County Registry and being subjected to all easements of record. The courses contained herein are correct in angular relationship and are referenced North as per Map Book 36 Page 6 SL J-753 of the Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at Parcel Number 019185 Conover Street and Parcel Number 019187 Riverside 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, 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: 1308986 (FC.FAY)
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WHAT’S HAPPENING Charlotte reports 100th homicide in 2020 Mecklenburg County Charlotte recorded its 100th homicide of 2020 after a person was found shot to death inside a home, police said Wednesday. The fatal shooting in Charlotte occurred Wednesday morning. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Lt. Bryan Crum called the milestone “troubling for us as detectives.” Charlotte recorded its 99th homicide Tuesday night after Robert Lee Darby, 30, was shot in east Charlotte and died at a local hospital. So far, there have been no arrests in either case. Police, Crum said, need the help of residents to come forward with information in every case they investigate. AP
Elections board investigating complaints Anson County More than a dozen complaints have been filed with the N.C. State Board of Elections regarding the practice of assisting voters at Anson County locations. The complaints say that supporters of the Democratic candidate for registrar of deeds, including the candidate’s husband, were approaching people in line offering to help them vote. WBTV
8-year-old boy accidentally shot, killed Cabarrus County An 8-year-old boy was shot and killed when a man accidentally fired a gun inside a house early Friday morning, police said. The child was dead when officers were called to the home at 2:08 a.m., Concord Police announced. Police said the man suspected of shooting the child is a resident of the home and has been cooperative with investigators. Authorities are not looking for other suspects. AP
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Stanly County hits record early voting turnout By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — Although thousands of registered voters in Stanly County took to the polls Tuesday, many of others stayed home — not because they chose not to participate in the democratic process, but because they had already cast their votes. Over 64% of Stanly County’s 42,000 registered voters — a total of 27,069 — cast ballots during the early voting cycle through polls and by mail. All in all, it was nearly a 7,000vote increase over the 20,078 ballots cast in the early voting period during the 2016 presidential election; the 3,263 mail-in ballots received were also a record number for the county.
“It was an amazing early voting turnout,” Kimberly Blackwelder, Stanly County Board of Elections director, told SCJ. “It’s great to see so many people getting involved in the voting process.” As the early voting polls closed at 3 p.m. on Oct. 31, registered Republicans had cast 13,993 votes, while Democrats and unaffiliated voters cast 5,833 and 7,152, respectively. Over the past three weeks, Stanly County’s election officials operated four different polling sites within the county: the Locust Town Center Joel Honeycutt Room, the New London Community Building, the Norwood Community Building and the Stanly County Board of Elections office. Albemarle’s polling site accounted for 10,489 ballots, the
Dr. Jarrod Dennis starts as new Stanly County Schools superintendent Oakboro native started work Nov. 2, same day as face-to-face instruction resumed By David Larson Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — A new Stanly County Schools superintendent, Dr. Jarrod Dennis, has been chosen and started work on Monday, Nov. 2, the district announced. Monday was also the day that a weeks’-long hiatus from face-toface instruction will expire and students will return to their hybrid learning schedules. After outbreaks affecting staff and students, the district decided to halt the in-person portion of the plan in order to prevent further spread. “My family and I look forward to moving to Stanly County and giving back to a community that has given me so much throughout
my life,” Dennis said in an SCS statement announcing his being chosen as the new superintendent. Dennis is a native of Stanly County, growing up in Oakboro and attending West Stanly High School. After graduating, he attended University of Lynchburg for his undergraduate degree, N.C. State University for a Master of School Administration degree, East Carolina University for an education specialist degree and Liberty University for a doctorate in educational leadership. Dennis has since spent 20 years in the education field, starting as a teacher at Forest Hills High School in Union County and then moving to administrative roles for Orange County, Durham County and Person County. His final position in Person County was as deputy superintendent. In addition to his time in education, Dennis served in the N.C. Army National Guard, including over-
2016 election. In North Carolina, over 3.6 million in-person votes had been tallied statewide while the number of mail-in votes received reached 900,000, according to figures provided by the N.C. State Board of Elections on Sunday.
In 2016, 4,769,640 total ballots were cast by North Carolinians. The board expressed that it hopes to have 97% of the total number of ballots counted by the end of Tuesday night. Unlike some other states, North Carolina voting guidelines have allowed election officials to count mail-in ballots as they arrive instead of on Election Day. “Please remember that all results reported on election night are unofficial. We will post results as quickly as possible, but our primary objective will be accuracy more than speed,” state elections director Karen Brinson Bell wrote in an official statement Sunday. “State and county elections officials take many steps after every election to ensure all eligible votes are counted and the results are audited and accurate.” While only 3,263 of Stanly County’s 27,069 early voting ballots were sent by mail, the number of mail-in ballots across the country heavily outweighs the number of in-person votes so far — 62.1 million compared to 35.5 million. According to North Carolina guidelines, the official deadline for mail-in ballots is set for Nov. 12 if the ballots are postmarked by Nov. 3.
seas in Iraq from 2005 to 2006. After the departure of SCS’s last superintendent, Dr. Jeff James, the county board of education began a search for a replacement. There were 22 applicants for the role, of which nine received interviews and three became finalists. According to the district’s press release, “The final interviews included a presentation from each candidate as well as several rounds of questions.” Dennis was then selected from the three finalists after this process. “I am honored to have been chosen by the Board of Education to be the next leader of Stanly County Schools,” Dennis said in the announcement. While Dennis begins work on Nov. 2, Vicki Calvert, who has been serving as interim superintendent since James left, will continue in this role until Dennis is fully transitioned. Nov. 2 is also an important day for SCS for another reason — the district will be returning to the hybrid instruction schedule which includes both face-toface and remote instruction. This schedule had been put on hold and only remote instruction was available since Sept. 25, after outbreaks and the death of a teacher. “The Stanly County Health Department supports the decision to
return to face-to-face instruction based on the decline in the percentage of positive cases reported to Stanly County Schools,” read SCS’s statement on the return. Elementary students will have face-to-face instruction Monday through Thursday, with remote learning on Fridays. Fifth graders will continue to be at area middle schools to allow greater social distancing. Middle and high school students will rotate between A and B groups, with Group A attending face-to-face Mondays and Tuesdays, Group B attending face-toface Wednesdays and Thursdays and both groups being remote on Fridays. With this return to in-person instruction, the district was clear they have extra training for staff and more health personnel on hand in case of further issues. “SCS is acquiring additional nurses to assist with COVID related processes and operations. Our nurses will work each individual case by case addressing the needs of our district with guidance from Stanly County Health Department,” the statement said. “Unpredictable circumstances and challenges will be part of our ongoing preparations for working toward a continuity of learning in an educational environment that is safe for all students and staff.”
most within the county. The Locust site had the second-most with 7,271 votes cast, while New London and Norwood respectively tallied 3,381 and 2,613 votes. Nationwide, over 97 million Americans had cast ballots as of Monday evening, a figure that accounts for over two-thirds of the overall number of votes in the
“It was an amazing early voting turnout. It’s great to see so many people getting involved in the voting process.” Kimberly Blackwelder, Stanly County Board of Elections director, told SCJ.
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WEEKLY CRIME LOG ♦ Farris, Carl Lessley (W M, 50) Arrest on chrg of Injury To Personal Property (M), at 927 Wood St, Albemarle, on 10/26/2020.
/M/58) Arrest on chrg of 1) Civil Order For Arrest - Child Support (M) and 2) Civil Order For Arrest - Child Support (M), at Jail, Albemarle, NC, on 10/30/2020
♦ Lilly-baldwin, Jalyn Jamerion (B M, 25) Arrest on chrg of Felony Larceny (F), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 10/29/2020.
♦ Walker Vanhoy, Anthony Snead (W /M/23) Arrest on chrg of 1) Second Degree Kidnapping (F), 2) Second Degree Kidnapping (F), 3) Robbery With Dangerous Weapon (F), 4) Communicate Threats (M), 5) First Degree Burglary (F), and 6) Larceny After Break/enter (F), at Sw, NC, on 10/30/2020
♦ Burgess, Dylan Cole (B M, 26) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 702 Summit Av, Albemarle, on 10/29/2020. ♦ Brown, Derrick Lamoris (B M, 53) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny (M), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 10/26/2020. ♦ Little, Dontrel Marcus (B M, 29) Arrest on chrg of Assault By Pointing A Gun, (M), at 3203 Henson St, Albemarle, on 10/28/2020. ♦ Carpenter, Octavia Delicia (B F, 43) Arrest on chrg of Forgery Of Instrument (F), at 1329 Reid St, Albemarle, on 10/27/2020. ♦ Austin, Jay Allen (W /M/33) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny (M), at 40232 Huneycutt Mill Rd, Albemarle, NC, on 10/31/2020 ♦ Harbarger, Joshua Aaron (W /M/34) Arrest on chrg of Lar Remove/dest/dea Ct Compo (F), at 222 N Main, Norwood, NC, on 10/31/2020 ♦ Marshall, Lindsay Mills (W /F/37) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possess Methamphetamine (F) and 2) Possess Marijuana Up To 1/2 Ounce (M), at 222 N Main, Norwood, NC, on 10/31/2020 ♦ Henderson, Tracey Diane (W /F/27) Arrest on chrg of 1) First Degree Burglary (F), 2) Accessory After The Fact (f) (F), 3) Aid And Abet Armed Robbery (F), and 4) Aid & Abet Felony Larceny (F), at 14039 Carpenter Rd, Norwood, NC, on 10/30/2020 ♦ Little, Kimberly Asbarry (B
♦ Blalock, Michael Lewis (W /M/59) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Probation Viol (M), at Riverview, Norwood, NC, on 10/30/2020 ♦ Harris, James Robert (B /M/67) Arrest on chrg of 1) Attempted First Degree Murder (F), 2) Awdwikisi (F), and 3) Communicate Threats (M), at 315 W Whitley St/mill St, Norwood, NC, on 10/30/2020 ♦ Hollingsworth, Crystal Boatwright (W /F/38) Arrest on chrg of Driving While Impaired (M), at Aurona Mill Rd/county Mill Rd, Stanfield, NC, on 10/30/2020 ♦ Goines, Natika Nechelle (B /F/36) Arrest on chrg of 1) Other - Free Text (F) and 2) Flee/ elude Arrest W/mv (F), at 328 Anderson Rd, Albemarle, NC, on 10/28/2020 ♦ Davis, Patrick Wayne (B /M/61) Arrest on chrg of 1) Gambling (M), 2) Gambling (M), 3) Gambling (M), 4) Gambling (M), 5) Operate Video Gaming Machine (M), 6) Oper >=5 Video Gaming Mach (F), 7) Operate Video Gaming Machine (M), 8) Oper >=5 Video Gaming Mach (F), 9) Operate Video Gaming Machine (M), 10) Oper >=5 Video Gaming Mach (F), 11) Operate Video Gaming Machine (M), 12) Oper >=5 Video Gaming Mach (F), 13) Operate/ possess Slot Machine (M), 14) Manufacture/sell Slot Mach (m) (M), 15) Manufacture/sell
Slot Mach (m) (M), 16) Operate/ possess Slot Machine (M), 17) Operate/possess Slot Machine (M), 18) Manufacture/sell Slot Mach (m) (M), 19) Operate/ possess Slot Machine (M), 20) Manufacture/sell Slot Mach (m) (M), 21) Other - Free Text (M), 22) Other - Free Text (M), and 23) Other - Free Text (M), at 12845 Cottonville Rd, Norwood, NC, on 10/28/2020 ♦ Cowart, James Earl (W /M/54) Arrest on chrg of Possess Methamphetamine, F (F), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, NC, on 10/27/2020 ♦ Smith, Tiffanie Denise (W /F/31) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possess Methamphetamine (F), 2) Possess Heroin (F), and 3) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at Rock Hole Rd, Stanfield, NC, on 10/27/2020 ♦ Jackson, Corey Arivon (B /M/44) Arrest on chrg of Nonsupport Child (M), at Washington St, Albemarle, NC, on 10/27/2020 ♦ Cantor, Lonnie William (W /M/55) Arrest on chrg of 1) Resisting Public Officer (M) and 2) Discharge Firearm In City (M), at 461 Berry Hill Dr, Norwood, NC, on 10/27/2020 ♦ Rodriguez, Gonzalo (W /M/24) Arrest on chrg of 1) Simple Possess Sch Vi Cs (m) (M), 2) Maintain Veh/dwell/place Cs (m) (M), and 3) Possess Marij Paraphernalia (M), at Brickyard Rd/sshs Rd, Norwood, NC, on 10/27/2020 ♦ Smith, Arnelle Dion (B /M/45) Cited on Charge of Open Cont After Cons Alc 1st (2003036), at Little Bear Rd/fink Rd, Albemarle, on 10/27/2020
(W /M/22) Cited on Charge of Resisting Public Officer (2003033), at Nc 24/st Martin Rd, Albemarle, on 10/27/2020. ♦ Fishman, Dylan Charles (W /M/22) Cited on Charge of Simple Possess Sch Vi Cs (m) (2003033), at Nc 24/st Martin Rd, Albemarle, on 10/27/2020. ♦ Akers, Steven Edward (W M, 38) Arrest on chrg of Breaking And Or Entering (F), at 299 Salisbury Av/n Depot St, Albemarle, on 10/30/2020. ♦ Pickler, Brent Douglas (W M, 37) Arrest on chrg of Break Or Enter Motor Vehicle, (F), at 1502 Nc 24-27 Bypass W, Albemarle, on 11/01/2020. ♦ Calderon, Eddie Leon (W M, 19) Arrest on chrg of Simple Assault, M (M), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 11/01/2020. ♦ Wright, Christopher Shawn (W M, 33) Arrest on chrg of Robbery With Dangerous Weapon (F), at 163 N Broome St, Albemarle, on 11/01/2020. ♦ Clark, Keri Renee (W /F/22) Arrest on chrg of 1) First Degree Burglary (F), 2) Break Or Enter Motor Vehicle (F), 3) Larceny After Break/enter (F), 4) Misdemeanor Larceny (M), 5) Injury To Personal Property (M), and 6) Second Degree Trespass (M), at 760 Hilltop Rd, Oakboro, NC, on 11/1/2020 ♦ Hartsell, John Clayton (W /M/31) Arrest on chrg of 1) Breaking Or Entering (m) (M) and 2) Second Degree Trespass (M), at 251 Oak St, Stanfield, NC, on 11/1/2020
♦ Fishman, Dylan Charles (W /M/22) Cited on Charge of Reckless Drvg-wanton Disregard (2003033), at Nc 24/st Martin Rd, Albemarle, on 10/27/2020. ♦ Fishman, Dylan Charles
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DEATH NOTICES ♦ Patricia Abbey, 76, of New London, passed away October 27. ♦ Nellie Collins Thompson, 64, of Norwood, passed away October 27.
Marilyn Mabe
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MARILYN ELAINE MABE of Albemarle was reborn on October 25, 2020, her earthly birthdate. Standing on God’s promise of eternal life when she gave her heart to Jesus, Marilyn waited for the day. The daughter of Betty Eudy Mabe and the late R.J. Mabe, Marilyn was born in Swindon England on October 25, 1952. She developed lifelong friendships while moving around the world as part of an Air Force family and attending school at bases in South Carolina, England, Germany, Washington, Missouri, and North Carolina. She is survived by her mother and brothers, David (Molly) and Mark, niece Lauri Pattillo (John), nephews Boone and Robert, and many cousins and friends who gave her their love and support through the years.
ANN ALDSWORTH THOMPSON, 75, of Locust, NC passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020. Ann was born October 3, 1945 in Asheville, NC to the late Henry J. and Nancy J. Aldsworth. She was married to Jerry M. Thompson for 54 years. The family would like to thank Dr. Michael Livingston and the excellent nurses and staff at Levine Cancer Center in Ballantyne and the nurses and staff of Community Home Care and Hospice of Troy for their outstanding care of Ann. She is survived by her husband Jerry of Locust, NC, brother Rick Aldsworth (Sheila) of Williamstown, WV, son Scott Thompson of Matthews, NC , daughter, Katrina Graue of Mint Hill, NC and daughter Laura Turpin (Phil) of Indian Trail, NC. Additionally, Ann had six grandchildren-Dalton Thompson, Madison and Lauren Graue, Christopher, Avery and Hunter Turpin who she adored.
Dean Pennell DEAN WARREN PENNELL, 69, of Locust, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at his home in Locust. Dean was born June 30, 1951 in Wilkes County to the late Daniel Boone Pennell and the late Carmine Pennell. Dean was also preceded in death by brother David Pennell. Survivors include wife, Carolyn Pennell of Locust, NC; daughter, Holly Pennell of Albemarle, NC; son, Matthew Pennell (Bonita) of Oakboro, NC; grandchildren, Nash Pennell and Nolan Pennell; sister, Peggy Leonard (Charlie); brother, Dennis Pennell (Diana) and his dog and best friend Jumpy.
Gregory Starke GREGORY LYNN STARKE, 63, of Albemarle, NC, passed away Friday October 23, 2020 in Lanark Village, FL. Mr. Starke was born February 27, 1957 in Albuquerque, NM, the son of the late Robert August Starke and Gloria Irene Meyer Starke. He retired from the United States Navy with twenty years of service and as well retired as an LPN. He loved fishing and traveling. Gregory is survived by his wife Lorie Jan Starke of the home. He is also survived by two sons Jordan Davis of Albemarle, NC and Shaun Starke of Slippery Rock, PA; two daughters Lynnsey Chandler (Dale) of Albemarle, NC and Hannah Calvert (Rick) of Las Cruces, NM; three brothers Barry Starke (Michael), Terry Starke both of San Diego, CA and Robert Starke (Sue) of Atoona, PA; a sister Gloria Graham of MI and five grandchildren, Della Chandler, Jensen Chandler, Grace Cavert, Lucas Calvert and Pepper Starke and a special friend Brandon Blalock of Albemarle, NC.
♦ Rev. Joe Edward Smith, 72, of Albemarle, passed away October 28. ♦ Kathrene Bobbitt Collins, 91, of Norwood, passed away October 29. ♦ Ethel Crowell, 97, of Richfield, passed away October 29.
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As your congressman, I will continue to support sewhere purely totalitarian governments do. They take of every weakness but along the way I’ve also had questions about We should all continue to do what we can to keep our families, questions that will allow the economy tothis reopen. create awe contact tracing system for 330 million Americans — and reflect on message and be comforted, so that may live out Until then, the Lenten and Easter seasons provide a message That’s why last Wednesday, I invited officials from the United these critical opportunities to fund rural development in our region.of of Agriculture concerts, family and delivery they find in adversaries and keep pushing until they win or the can leaders have, too. ourselves, and our communities safe. But we should also still continue First,(USDA) what isto the true coronavirus fatality and rate? This question is in need are we willing to submit ourselves to one? God’s example comfort all those around us during hope that we will once again enjoy sporting events, concerts, family States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the Uwharrie National Finally, last Thursday, as Fort Bragg’s congressman, it was an honor adversaries push back. gatherings, certain types of questions get asked, there is to ask questions about the data, because while reasonable stay-at-home important because That it determines whether certain areas ought to One thing istocertain: Things cannot continue as they have been. this difficult time. Through faith and by helping one another, I am gatherings, church services and many more celebrations after our Forest to see firsthand how dangerous these roads are and hear to be first to welcome President Donald Trump and first lady Melania ster is to offer is, unless an exogenous event happens such as the Chernobyl g tendency among some people to treat those measures are understandable, they should also have an expiration date. church services Uwharrie be openthe or closed, whether we oughtSome to we pursue — Sweden style — pandemic a this Americans are notever. going to Trump stay home for months on end, and confident will emerge out of this stronger than own temporary sacrifices for the greater good of the country and directly from those who have dealt with issue for far too long. I to Fort Bragg. I appreciate all the president and first lady have lfdata of their meltdown in 1986. experts believe that event, not the Star Wars andNational asking when we can start getting back This is all new to Americans, and it is not normal. Not in any way, and many more Forest more liberalized society that presumes wide spread, or whether certainly will do so on the basis of over. ever-evolving models, In thisled same spirit, Ithe continue towe be inspired by stories of not humanity are was encouraged to hear from the USDA officials that environmental for our men ately program of are Reagan, directly toshape, dissolution of thethey Soviet Union ey are$120 conspiracy theorists or people who or form. So while we should remain vigilantdone and stay safe, atand women in uniform at Fort Bragg, their families after our own ought to lock down further. especially as statistics roll in that look like the lower-end model neighbors helping neighbors. Iour wish everyone impact studies are now under and are finally closer to to see firsthand andso-called veterans. d equipment inor1989. they get themselves others sick. the sameway time wewe shouldn’t getgetting comfortable with this “new celebrating Easter, as well as Passover, a joyous We’ve seen case fatality rates — the number of deaths divided by estimates in terms of death and the upper-end estimates temporary In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration and weactive-duty can in allterms continue tomilitary keep faith, practice construction of new roads in the coming months ahead. Representing sopray many soldiers, families and $65 billion bydangerous Perhaps COVID-19 China’s Chernobyl. how tioning government at all levels become aisbad normal.” State Journal for Wednesday, April 15, 2020 the number of identified COVID-19 cases — but both the numerator of economic damage. We need transparency and honesty from ourgreatest money to buy a 3-D printer and plastic to make face shields for necessary safety guidelines and remain confident that we will The health and safety of families and visitors in the Uwharrie veterans is an incredible honor and my priority. We owe a get sacrifices are Senators in Washington are already talking about the possibility e citizensthese livingroads in a free society were supposed Not one little bit. and in theChina denominator are likely wrong. We don’t know many scientific — we needdebt to know what they whatin they health care workers out hisowe own home. through this together. National Forest andin throughout ourthem region dependent to everyone whoknow, has served our nation’s military, as well as ment forgiving $1.2 trillion debtofhow we asare one way toexperts geton these over. of China toChina hear people are haveand actually died coronavirus. Some sources suggest the don’t and they hope totheir know what they don’t. roads, and I will not stop working until is completed. families, for the sacrifices they have made to protect our country. anufacturing to of “pay” damage they have caused theit US. Don’t holdwhen your we go along in all this, of course, isfor mythe family. I’m Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah number has been overestimated, given that classification for cause We’re grown-ups, and we’re willing to follow their advice. Butthey have all of the available tools In Congress, I have worked tirelessly to always have the backs of directly from We also owe it to them to make sure billion in breath waiting for a Chinese “Jubilee” to happen but ask your elected tching the virus, and I’m worried I will. After and is a regular contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection. of death, particularly among elderly patients, can be variable. Some they need to start answering serious questions, or they will fall prey to work with my colleagues rural communities. and resources they deserve. I will continue venue topandemic, hold China accountable in tangible financial ways for those flu) whorepresentatives have the 2009 N1 virusis(swine during sources suggest the number is dramatically underestimated, since to the same lack of institutional faith to which all other American youuplive in the Uwharrie National Forest or anywhere to ensure their needs are met. we areprecautions, now this disaster. extra because all of Whether this brings dealt with this manyas people are dying at home. institutions seem deeply prone. in our state, all North Carolinians deserve access to 21st Century The accomplishments this week are all examples of how nemies in the It is about time they are expected to operate as responsible citizens of es of a painful experience prefer not to repeat. far world tooI’d we Evenissue more for importantly, have no clue howtechnology. many Americans opportunities and That’s why investing in rural government should work — for the people. I will always stay focused the like any other modern nation. me lose sleep is how easily most everyone has actually have coronavirus. Some scientistsissuggest the number Benenvironmental Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, development vital to that the economic, social and long. on putting forward commonsense solutions and working across the ng American of identified cases could be an order of magnitude lower than the host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire. viability of local communities throughout our region. aisle to improve our community, state and country. ecret that they obbins, publisher | Frank Hill,coronavirus senior opinion editor number of people who have had and not been tested. com. he world and minbi.
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Ole Miss player airlifted to hospital after practice injury Oxford, Miss. Mississippi freshman Damarcus Thomas was cleared for release after being airlifted to a Memphis hospital Monday following a practice injury. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said earlier that Thomas initially didn’t have “any feeling in his entire body.” The freshman tight end from Whatley, Alabama, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and then airlifted to Memphis Regional Hospital. Kiffin didn’t specify how the injury occurred but said that Thomas took a hit. Thomas had played in the past five games for Ole Miss but had not recorded a stat.
Jordan’s NASCAR team partners with Gibbs, Toyota 23XI Racing will field a car in 2021 driven by Bubba Wallace By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Michael Jordan expects to field a winning team when 23XI Racing begins NASCAR competition next season. The first move toward Victory Lane came Friday in a partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota. Jordan partnered with current NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin as new team owners and will field the No. 23 for Bubba Wallace. The formation of 23XI — pronounced twenty-three eleven — was completed in September but the final pieces weren’t confirmed until Fri-
day. Joe Gibbs Racing won last year’s Cup Series championship with Kyle Busch and is in contention for this year’s title. Hamlin has driven for JGR since 2005 and in a Toyota since 2008, so an alliance with any other manufacturer would have been a significant conflict of interest. “My main goal for 23XI Racing is to be competitive for a championship as soon as possible,” said Jordan. “Our partnership with Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing gives us the equipment, resources and expertise to do it.” JGR is the flagship Toyota team and considered one of NASCAR’s top organizations. Gibbs has won five Cup titles since 2000 and last year celebrated a banner season in which its four drivers combined to
win 19 of 36 races. But 23XI is not a fifth Gibbs car — that’s against NASCAR rules — and Hamlin had to prove its independence for the team to launch. 23XI will be a JGR customer and operate from a shop owned by Germain Racing, which is going out of business. Mike Wheeler — who led Hamlin to five wins over three seasons, including the first of Hamlin’s three Daytona 500 victories — will be crew chief for the No. 23. Wheeler this past season was the competition director for Leavine Family Racing, a team aligned with Gibbs that is closing. “The way the rule is meant to be interpreted is its not a fifth JGR car, so they’re not providing services to us for free,” Hamlin said. That means 23XI will also have
to win on its own, no small feat at NASCAR’s elite Cup level. Tempering Jordan’s expectations will be a challenge, but Hamlin insisted the goal is to win in their inaugural season. Hamlin said they are also already looking at expanding to two cars for 2022. “He understands this is going to be a building process,” Hamlin said of Jordan, winner of six NBA championships with Chicago. “Winning is a broad term. Your odds of losing are much greater than they are of winning. Is he expecting to win in the first half of the season? I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation. But I do believe he thinks we can go out there and win in our first year.” Ed Laukes, a vice president of Toyota Division Marketing at Toyota Motor North America, said the manufacturer will provide 23XI with the best equipment and resources available. He noted the turnaround Furniture Row Racing had once it aligned with Gibbs and Toyota. Furniture Row was a middle of the pack team before the partnerships and then won the 2017 title with Truex.
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Saints acquire Alexander from 49ers New Orleans The Saints and 49ers have agreed to a trade sending linebacker Kwon Alexander to New Orleans in exchange for linebacker Kiko Alonso and a conditional fifth-round draft choice. Alexander played for LSU and was a fourth-round draft choice by Tampa Bay in 2015. He played four seasons with the Buccaneers before signing a four-year, $54 million freeagent contract with San Francisco last season. Alonso has not played this season as he rehabilitates an anterior crucial ligament tear that occurred during last year’s playoffs.
BASEBALL
Rare Honus Wagner card sells for more than $1.4M Runnemede, N.J. A rare Honus Wagner card, one of the most famous cards in the hobby, has sold for more than $1.4 million. The price was a record for the rare T-206 card of the Pittsburgh Pirates great, the highlight of the Goldin Auctions October Legends Auction. Also fetching a record price was the basketball rookie card of Michael Jordan, which sold for $124,230. Other notable sales included a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card that sold for $584,250 and a 1958 Pele card that went for $295,200, a record for a soccer card. Several items from Cal Ripken Jr.’s personal collection netted $1.2 million, with the money going to the family foundation.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Billy Tubbs, former Oklahoma coach, dies at 85 Norman, Okla. Billy Tubbs, the colorful coach with the high-octane system known as Billy Ball who brought Oklahoma basketball to prominence in the 1980s, died Sunday. He was 85. Tubbs’ family said in a statement that he battled a form of leukemia since being diagnosed in 2015. Tubbs took over a struggling Oklahoma program in 1980 and his 1987-88 team, featuring future NBA players Mookie Blaylock, Harvey Grant and Stacey King, reached the NCAA title game before being upset by Kansas in the NCAA title game. Tubbs had a 333132 record in 14 seasons at Oklahoma and was four time Big Eight Coach of the Year.
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23XI Racing will begin competing in the NASCAR Cup Series next season in a Toyota driven by Bubba Wallace and in a competitive alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing.
Williams hopes to regain momentum after strange year The North Carolina Courage forward is making an impression with the national team By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press LYNN WILLIAMS was on a roll, soccer-wise. It started last year about this time. She had helped the North Carolina Courage win its second straight National Women’s Soccer League title, then she did well in a pair of friendlies with the U.S. national team — including scoring two goals in a 6-0 win over Costa Rica. She opened 2020 by earning a spot on the team’s Olympic qualifying roster, then scored three goals during the competition, including a goal and two assists in the final against Canada. With Alex Morgan out on pregnancy leave, qualifying and the SheBelieves Cup in March gave the 27-year-old Williams a chance to shine. She was well on her way toward proving herself worthy of a spot on the Olympic team after failing to make last year’s World Cup-winning team. She looked to Crystal Dunn, who was left off the 2015 World Cup squad but went to the Olympics in Brazil and assumed a starting role with the team. Then all that momentum seemed to stop because of coronavirus. “At the end of the day, I think we have to look big picture,” she added. “For me, it was now we have a year to prepare and I have a year to work on things that maybe I was rushing to work on.”
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North Carolina Courage forward Lynn Williams was hoping to earn a spot on the Olympic team this past summer, but she is now working on different aspects of her game with the hopes of making the team a year later. This year, Williams has made seven appearances and four starts for the national team, with three goals and five assists. Williams just wrapped up camp with the national team this week. The group sequestered in Commerce City, Colorado, for 11 days. It was the first time the team had been together in some seven months. The camp came after the conclusion of the NWSL’s fall series. The league, which suspended the season in March because of the coronavirus, held a tournament in a bubble in Utah this summer before returning to local markets. Teams
played four regional games. Because the competition was limited, some of the national team’s stars went overseas to play in Europe. Among them were Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Alex Morgan, Emily Sonnett, Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle. Williams stayed in the United States. She scored three goals for North Carolina during the fall series after scoring three goals during the Challenge Cup tournament. But despite her NWSL success, she never really caught on with the national team under Jill Ellis. That changed when Ellis stepped down and Vlatko Andonovski took
over. Williams has great respect for Andonovski, who coached in the NWSL before taking over the U.S. team. “Crazy, unbelievable,” is how Andonovski described Williams’ work ethic. “Credit to him, when we were in the Challenge Cup, he was there. He was watching and evaluating. But also, I think, looking at different coaches and their style of coaching, too,” Williams said. “So he is trying to evolve himself. And I think as a player, you can respect that. You think if the coach is going to grow and get better then I, as a player, need to do the same thing.”
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‘The Last Dance’ State COVID guidelines put high director talks project school hoop season inBulls doubt on Jordan’s Until the state either ball and football season will The 10-part documentary eventually take place, but Tucker amends or relaxes Phase 3 will air over five Sundays is also realistic when it comes to of its COVID-19 reopening the pandemic that has been displan, the NCHSAA is rupting all aspects of life — not powerless to allow teams By Tim Reynolds just sports — since mid-March. back into the The gymAssociated to beginPress “It’s like Que said back when practice, let alone play we released the calendar,” AlverJASON HEHIR son was said. a kid“Everything in the stands inJell-o games is in
Boston Garden on April 1986,gives the day that until 20, the state its blessing.” Michael Jordan scored a playoff-record “We’re taking things 63 a little points. bit day-to-day while planning By Brett Friedlander It was a Christmas his father, who of all forgift thefrom success long-term North State Journal stuck a note promising “Two tickets toTucker the Airsaid at of our programs,” Jordan Show” in histhe stocking seatime. that “We holiday certainly underTHE NORTH CAROLINA son. It’s a gift Hehir will never forstand things can change dramatHigh School Athletic Association though his current seat for and locally, and ically, nationally has set Dec. 7 asget, the first day basanother Jordan show of is every situation as assess ketball teams around the state we willsorts considerably better. it arises so that we “I wouldn’t can provide can begin practice for a 2021 seaHehir is the the the bestof opportunities son that is scheduled to begin on director call itinathe safESPN and Netflix production “The est manner for our student-athJan. 4. Dance,” a 10-part documen- challenge. I letes.” At least that’sLast the plan. tary series that debuts April 19said and coach Safety, Russ Because of current restrictions would callFrait tells the story of Jordan’s final Chizier of Raleigh’s Leesville Road, related to the coronavirus pana privilege.” cago Bulls season in 1997-98isthat still the top priority demic, there’s concern culminated in a sixth NBA title. — no matter how frusamong coaches and adDARREN ABATE | AP PHOTO Hehir’s of the Jason Hehir, trating uncertainty ministrators that the task: Take 10,000 hours archived footage, add interviews might be.director of “The already delayed season Europe’s elite basketball league features teams from 10 countries navigating COVID-19 cases, with on more“Unless than 100 people, and “The kids deserve the won’tPHOTO be able to start international travel restrictions and last-minute postponements. KEVIN L. DORSEY | NC A&T ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS turn about 8½ hours ofopportunity tele- Last Dance” to play,” time. If it’s held at all.it intothe DHHS vision. North Carolina A&T receiver Elijah Bell, pictured in 2017 against North Carolina Central, is among the HBCU draft Frazier said. “We have a How much concern? guidance “I wouldn’t call it a challenge,” hopefuls who was affected by the canceled events due to the coronavirus pandemic. schedule, we have a cal“On a scale of 1-to-10, Hehir said. “I would endar, but at the same it’s probably a 20,” said changescall it a privilege.” The was moved up two months time here to at proLeesville George Stackhouse, theseries before thefans with vide content-starved something Road, we’re new operating coach at Westover High to watch start duringdate, the coronavirus on the pandemic. safe side. The School in Fayetteville. ESPN was originally planning to release the kids, protection of the “The way the num- it would be documentary in June, coinciding coaches,with staffwhat and combers are, it doesn’t look would havereal beenhard this season’smunity. NBA Finals. promising.” It will run over five Sundays endingthe May 17,to me, “That’s key The reason Stack- to justify with two one-hour broadcasts each week. Former Spurs and Hornets that we pull this off in a house and others like league canceled its 2019-20 season scheduled this past July.” starting the “I’m happy if we can bring asafe littlemanner bit of light guard Tony Parker is among andtoeveryThe league added that its health him are so pessimisin May. people in agames.” dark time here,” Hehir said. “Sports body pitches in by doing and safety protocols “have been tic is that basketball International tournaments the players trying to navigate The coronavirus pandemic Central defensive are such our cultural fabric their can’t compete.” jobs, wearing activation of a lineman has Daribeen classified as an indelible part of their could resume in March or April, taken to avoid the the disrupted season us Royster, the Mid-Eastern Athhas made it even harder and lacking that ... there’s a significant hole But that opportunity never masks, washingin their a high-risk activity by Messina said, when the coronavi- B plan.” The season is scheduled to “Just letictheConference and Department enjoymentJames that people feel, the escape keeping that peo- their for under-the-radar players hands, Final Four offensive the N.C. rus might be undercame. control “or shut end May 28-30 with defensive players of the year, reple can feel from everyday life that sports brings South Carolina State’s pro Alverson, because we on could finish in time in Cologne. distance and we follow of Health and Human down.” They By Ken Maguire to make an impression spectively. us.” day and the HBCU combine bethe protocols.” Through six rounds of the seaServices because it is NCHSAA for Olympic preparations, he addThe areAssociated from Pressteams “Does extra The accelerated launch has only to a scecame part of a growing listhalf of of the If theadded best-case son, only clubs haveexposure held help? indoors and physed. Yes, it does. But once it’s taken hectic time for Hehir and his team. events canceled because of the smaller nario plays out and both ical contact is involved. Adding the EuroCup, Europe’s played a full schedule. Parker’s EUROPE’S TOP basketball away ithas limits certain guysUntil to get There has been much about and the footcoronavirus pandemic. While Lyon, By Kyle Hightower high anticipation school basketball team, ASVEL played the state either amends competileague features teams from 10 second-tier basketball schools their film out there,” said Mordocumentary, which in Hehir’s mind came to-it will small school and borderline draft The Associated Press or relaxes Phase 3 of its ball seasons can be played, countries navigating COVID-19 tion, 15 countries are represented. three games, the most recent of doesn’t gan State coach Tyrone Wheatgether much faster than such a project usually prospects from across the counCOVID-19 reopening plan, the create an interesting juxtaposicases, international travel restric- That doesn’t count separate FIBA which included the call-up of two a first-round the New is powerless does. to allow tion of the traditional overlap bea lack of simBurroughs try will be hurt by academy meanand last-minuteDE’MONTREZ playersley,because of apick byNCHSAA tions postpone- competitions. York Giants in 1995. “It limits the to do tween an hourlong archival docilar events, HBCU players may looked at it as his best shot to acthe sports. teams back into the“Normally, gym to begin The NBA is targeting a Dec. 22 COVID-19 outbreak in the team. ments. It makes the NBA bubble we can’t pro scouts from actually seeing umentary from start to finish, it takesare about be hit hardest without them and complish his NFL dream. When the sports played in Parker bought a majority stake practice — let alone play games, look like a walk in the amusement start for its next season, in what these guys one-on-one, to look a year from the inception of the idea to the rethe Regional Combine InvitaThe South Carolina State secompete.” with or without people watching their normal order, basketball would be a quick turnaround for in 2014 while still playing for the park. at them and physically place eyes search to doing all the shooting to getting it tional that HBCU players in renior receiver had the dates cirteams have to wait until all the end from the stands. NBA great Tony Parker’s team the NBA champion Los Angeles Spurs. on them. To getare some of the questogether, storyboarding it out, season mapping out, cent years had previously used to across cledonly on half his calendar. First, the of football to itget players Governments Europe The same is true for football, Lakers and Eastern Conference in France has played of De’Montrez tions answered up closewhich and perediting, it takes aboutNow, a beboost The theirleague draft stock. Bulldogs’ annual champion pro dayMiami on Heat. thatback, participate in both. scrambling to slow a rapid rise in is scheduled to begetting played notes its scheduled games in the Eurosonal.” year,” Hehir said. “We’re doing 10 of those. And “When you’re coming out of an March 19, followed a week latBurroughs, later in the spring. Even though it cause basketball season is schedLeague. The chaotic start prompt- finished last season in a bubble at coronavirus infections. Germany, Aside a is chance we had little bit over twotoyears to do it sothe we’re HBCU, you know that the teams er byMessina the first-ever NFLDisney combine South Carolina uled be held first, roles are France, Italy, Greece and from Spaingetting — playedtooutdoors, it is aalso conWorld. ed Milan coach Ettore on Walt run the 40-yard dash and comalready working at five times our normal rate.” are going to be looking at Divievent held for draft prospects reversed. all home to EuroLeague teams — sidered a “red activity” because of Before the EuroLeague’s season Monday to call for suspending the State receiver otherrestricstrength and pandemic sionleague I talent first,”have saidimplemented Kansas plete Historically launched Black Colleges “Youcomplicates know thematters. old saying, tougher the agility physical natureThe of the sport. further this month, presiseason until Marchfrom or April. drills in front of scouts from the Hehir and his team are finishing things up while City Chiefs defensive back Alex and Universities who didn’t rebridge when we “There’s no real discussion ‘We’ll cross that “As for now, the only logical dent Jordi Bertomeu said there was tions. Overall, Europe has more NFL’s 32virus-refranchises, players separated, connecting through Zoom Brown, a SC for Statethan alum. “With confirmed the national come to it’? Well,meetings for the first 250,000 aboutwere (canceling the season) a Plan B that includes a bubble choice seems to beceive to putinvitations on hold to going to thebychanceright to interlargely in isolation theirthe own laptops to this But HBCU combine, dif-according combineand in Indianapolis. timeatever, bridge is about to latedthat’s deaths, to aget tally now,” said but James Alverson, on Monthe European competition al- a worst-case scenario. view with team executives on the get the last pieces of the story ready to air. ferent. I wish we had that when He left for spring break the the NCHSAA’s assistant com- be crossed where football has to low the national leagues to fin- day, the league said it is not enter- Johns Hopkins University. first of thein-HBCUmissioner combine for media The documentary goeson deeper than justFrazier 1997- said. I was coming out. It “The was gonna week his pro day with ev- proposal. basketball,” difficulties in day traveling relations wait taining Messina’s ish their season(s) in the before next four event. 98, though that season is overlap the overriding theme. be aEttore’s chance perto haveternationally all the teamsare increasing erything ready to go.“We He had film “The has been going on serious and special events and publicafully respect months since in-country traveling are still inIt also serves as a retrospective of never Jordan’s bas-order. lookingitat is those packages to distribute scouts. however for years, just in this health concerns for Teams teams and ref- conducting tions. “Unless the DHHS guidsonaltoopinion, notguys.” will be easier,” Messina, a former terviews by phone and video ketball life, Onlylevel,” four HBCU players were wrote. thinking about what at any “Thatdays willat North be theCarostrangest Messina ance conchanges before the from starthis college being discussed the erees,” assistant coach forHe thewas Sanalso Antoferencing, but those are capped lina through his rise atop the NBA. selected in the 2019 draft with a he would say in interviews with Soon, Messina added, there will date, it would be real hard to jus- thing known to man, but we’re league said in a statement to The nio Spurs, wrote in an open letter. three per week, agent Au- the games.” Hehir knows there is an to ongoing predraft process, though representatives NFL teams going work buildup togetherand for the be no room32for at rescheduling and said tify starting Associated Press. full “All EuroLeague The 18-team EuroLeague is a from gustine Wiggins, clients saidanticipation surrounding the made Week 1 rosters. and what to ask basketball idols like Pro benefit ofdocumentary, the kids. The and most imgames will be decided by “who will whose Alverson that NCHSAA and its participating season-long tournament between still feels nervousness. He met withisJordan sev-to get The on 51 develplayers invited the byinclude Famer Deion thing for them be moretolucky” havingBurroughs. available commissioner Que Tucker re- portant efforts are focused the continent’s top Football clubs whoHall also of clubs’ “It’s harder to garner intereral times over the course of the project, includHBCU combine were trying to Sanders, who would be there. mains optimistic that a basket- the opportunity.” play domestic schedules. The oping the season as approved and players. ing three sit-down interviews that are part of “It was a chance to be able to position themselves to do the est and understand where the inthe documentary. showcase our talent,” Burroughs same. The list also included Flor- terest is for clients than in years “I hope that people will like it as much as we said. “Just because we are from ida A&M University quarterback past,” Wiggins said. “It’s a slightly did,” Hehir said. smaller schools doesn’t mean we Ryan Stanley and North Carolina different pivot.”
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For Nutbush residents He also cited a widespread fear the threat of overburdened of being unnecessarily exposed to fear of contracting the v itals, states across the country matched with the worry th the virus. onverting convention centers, “All around, people are scared,” could lose stores that are ts facilities and performance the neighborhood. Offici said. es into backup treatment sites Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, November 4, he 2020 Their fears are not unfounded. ven’t said if stores would oronavirus 6 patients. 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The Associated Press whilealugging “trying to contaminate” thethe Press issippi, Arkansas and rural surge tossed shrimp a bottl But itswere effects were evident Friday ans and package neighborhood. Tennessee, will strain hospifront yarda in coastal of bott through a swath of the Southeast. boat into a tergent, GRAND ISLE, La. — Mark AnMississippi. Theand mayor of ThomFrom south Louisiana Virgin- an dollina stinging rain other items from t Activist Earleto Fisher, Afri- ter Their fears areremembers echoed across ADRIAN SAINZ | AP PHOTO hunia an can estimated 1.3 million homes asville, a howling wind that peeled A Lot reported to her car. She note American Memphis pastor,Alabama, country:andGovernors, mayors dreds of downed trees, blocking and businesses remained without the roof off part of his Cajun Tide understands the anxiety. “This grocery store recently clos health experts in numerous This Friday, April 3, 2020 photo, shows Gateway Shopping Center power. Restoration, for many, was trees and damaging homes. Beach Resort on Grand Isle, the her house and she already is an honest cons are also researching and town in Memphis, Tenn. a weakening tropical storm, expected to take days.and reasonableAs Louisiana barrier island travel farther to get to Gate cern and skepticism,” Fisher said. tructingwhere makeshift medical Six deaths have been blamed on Zeta was blamed for a landresidents were among the “When do things “I think it’swas parelectrocutfor the course for blocked ities. first to feel the ferocity of Hurrislide that a Northwe Carolithe storm. A man na road, severing between ed byblack a downed live wire caneCity, Zeta. they’re turn- Lee has disclosed a few: the Mu- a Chinese restaurant and other got toaccess consider the people people to inbeNew righteously New York and forcing Orleans. Four people died in Ala- mountain was salvaging sic whatCity Center in Nashville, the businesses. neighborhood,” she said. “W skeptical of governmental inter- counties o the JavitsAndollina Center convention take a 90-mile debama and Georgia when trees fell motorists toneed he could, picking up pieces of reto make the neighb vention that did not consult with Locating a treatment center for in Chicago, the McCormick Chattanooga Convention Center, on homes, authorities said, includ- tour, authorities said. usable scrap wood, while mulling worse than it already people onwho the were ground first.” And the 2020 hurricane the e Convention and in and sea- is.” ing two people pinned what it Center; will take to repair re-Knoxville Expo Center — all coronavirus patients there posU.S. Rep.said Steve the city’s dy, Utah,open. the Mountain Amer-theresites sonchief isn’t over. Forecasters dis-Cohen, to their Doug bed. InMcGowen, Biloxi, MississipHe said residents be- away from residential neigh- es two problems, residents say: phis said the d the Democrat, northern coast operating officer, said Gate-air off pi, a man drowned when he wastheturbed It could potentially expose them lieve Zeta spawned at leastborhoods. one xpo Center. of South trapped in site risingwas seawater. “I guess doesn’tcould makebecome sense. way being considered be- America The Gateway Shopping Cen- to the virus amid concerns that he U.S. tornado. Army Corps of that’s Engi-what did tropical depression and headare othe was the named storm aaccomit,” he said. “Because we gotter thein the Nutbush neighborhood blacks are contracting COVID-19 Zeta “I’m sure there cause it 27th could potentially s has been scouting locations HUNTER DAWKINS | THE GAZEBO GAZETTE VIA AP of a historically busy year, with toward Nicaragua by early next most damage on the island right modate hundreds of beds. He said that would work, and they ennessee, and officials here of Memphis is different. The cen- at higher rates; and it could force more than a month left in the At- week. here, basically in the middle of the A sailboat from the harbor lays across the middle of a fast food used it were converted some of the stores they rely on to ter features a Save A Lot grocery compiled a list of 35 possiTivet, thehave Grand Isle those Councilrather t season. It to set aatreatment island.” parking lot next to Highway 90 after the storm surge of Hurricane lanticifhurricane into a residential site, it would hold only mildly ill close. store, a Rent-A-Center, a Famibackup sites. They haven’t remember, is hoping to make it to neighbo new record as the 11th named “The middle of the island looks Zeta in Long Beach, Miss. on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. the end season in Nostormcoronavirus to make landfall in the conlike alist, bomb dropped,” Cohen said. patients who could beof hurricane Nutbush resident and commuDollar, a beauty supply shop, d the whole butwas Gov. Bill lysaid
Zeta’s toll on a Louisiana island: ‘Like a bomb was dropped’
Dodie Vegas, who with her husband owns Bridge Side Marina on the west side of the island. Part-time town resident Jimmy Ellis, a New Orleans area physician, said his raised camp survived, but he spent Friday morning retrieving fishing equipment and pieces of an LSU mural that washed away when water swept beneath it. Zeta came ashore on the southeast Louisiana coast, near
Cocodrie, with 110 mph winds, just shy of Category 3 strength. It hit hard on Grand Isle, a popular waterside getaway and recreational fishing destination. With a population of about 1,500, the seaside landscape is dominated by rustic fishing camps and vacation homes on pilings high above the floodprone ground. Zeta lifted away roofs, snapped telephone poles and washed away
PEC, oil nations agree o nearly 10M barrel cut
parts of a levee designed to protect the narrow island from storm surge. Andollina rode it out, despite an evacuation having been ordered a day before, when the storm was expected to be a relatively weak, Category 1 hurricane. Zeta’s speed and intensity caught many on the coast off guard. “That thing just souped up and kicked all of our butts, especially
tinental U.S. in a single season, well beyond the nine that hit in 1916. And the coronavirus pandemic has only made things more difficult for evacuees. It’s been an especially active season in Louisiana, hit so far by two tropical storms and three hurricanes, including Laura, which devastated southwestern Louisiana in August. “We have three sets of hurricane evacuees that are sheltering
vember without another hit on the levee that protects the island from storm surge. She said the state coastal protection agency plans a major project that includes building up the beach with sand and protecting it with rock barriers. “We’re so close to the end of hurricane season that we can’t jeopardize — just start a project sooner — it’s not an option,” she said. “The best we can do for now is just pray for no more storms.”
bin Salman, a son of King Salman, assented to the deal. “I go with the consent, so I UBAI, United Arab Emir— OPEC, Russia and other agree,” the prince said, chuckling, roducing nations on Sunday drawing a round of applause from ized anByunprecedented pro- those on the video call. A Forest Service study this Andrew DeMillo But it had not been smiles and ion cut The of Associated nearly 10Press million month found that about one-third els, or a 10th of global supply, laughs for weeks after the soof trees in areas where excessive vegetation had not been removed called OPEC+ group of OPEC NEARLY TWO YEARS opes of boosting crashing pric- AGO, died between 2014 and 2018. In President Donald Trump stood members and other nations failed mid the coronavirus pandemic thinned out places, the tree moramid the smoky ruins of Parain March to reach an agreement a price war, officials said. tality rate was 11%. dise, California, where he blamed his could be the largest re- on production cuts, sending pricSome treated areas had been the deadliest wildfire in the state’s es tumbling. Saudi Arabia sharply ion in production OPECmanagesubjected to “prescribed” burns — history on from poor forest erhaps ment. a decade, maybe lon- criticized Russia days earlier over fires intentionally set and carefully monitored. got Secretary to take care ofwhat the it described as comments said U.S.“You’ve Energy In its statement, the agency floors, you know? The floors of the critical of the kingdom, which Brouillette, who credited said it now uses prescribed fire on forest, very important,” the presiident Donald Trump’s per- finds itself trying to appease about 2,187 square miles of nadent said. a longtime OPEC critic. l involvement in getting dueltional forest land each year and He ordered the U.S. ForestTrump, SerEven U.S. senators had warned parties to the table and helpplans to do more. But it said the vice and the Department of InArabia to find a way to to end terior a price war between practice “has its challenges,” into make federal landsSaudi less cluding smoke pollution in nearby susceptible to catastrophic wildboost prices as American shale di Arabia and Russia. communities and a minor risk of fires with measures such as reil prices have collapsed as the firms face far-higher production losing control. moving dead trees, underbrush costs. American troops had been navirus and andother thepotentially COVID-19 Those burns — along with othflammable SAUDI ENERGY ss it causes have largely halt- deployed to the kingdom for the er fuel reduction measures — also materials. first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, In this photo released by Saudi Energy Ministry, Prince Abdulaziz lobal travel and slowed down bin Salman Al-Saud, are costly, requiring gear, materi- Minist But while Trump has accused and Group skilled personnel. Yet the California and Democratic Gov. over concerns of Irani- Energy of Saudi Arabia, third right, chairs a virtual summit als r energy-chugging sectors attacks of the of 20 energy minister Serviceahas fewer staffers Gavin Newsom ofItdoing an retaliation amid regional ten- his office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, April 10, 2020, to Forest as manufacturing. has a “terricoordinate response to plummet devotedemand to them,due while hiring forest protection, fedstated ble thejob” oilof industry in sions. prices due to an oversupply in the market and a downturn in to global to the pandemi thousands more people to extineral agencies fell short of his goals EVAN VUCCI | AP PHOTO “They’ve spent over the last U.S., which now pumps more guish fires that have grown bigger for federal lands in 2019. month In waging war American e than anyThey other country. and more numerous. treated a combined 6,736 this Nov. 17, on 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with then California Gov.-elect Gavin praise. deal but its president, Andrés that Kuwait, Saudi byArabia and inthe oilof producers while are adefendut somesquare producers The service lost 7,000 non-firemiles have — justbeen over half Newsom, left, we during visit to a neighborhood impacted the wildfires Paradise, Calif. fighter positions 1998 the 13,203 square miles the pres“Thebetween pure size of the cu Manuel López Obrador, had said the United Arab Emirates would tant to ease supply. The car- ing theirs. This is not how friends and 2015. The share of its budget ident sought, according to govnd other nations on Sunday treat friends,” said Sen. Kevin cut another 2 million barrels of Friday that he had agreed with precedented, but, then ag devoted to firefighting has shot office. that the U.S. will compennational fire plan devel- year in problem that has been building oil A ernment data. It was only slightly is the impact the corona a day between them atop the Trump a Republican from North ed to allow Mexico to cut only Cramer, Under Trump, the treated area up from 16% in the mid-1990s to better than their average annual for a century, scientists and ad- oped under President Bill Clinhaving on and demand,” sate what Mexico cannot add to OPEC+ deal. The three countries Dakota, before the OPEC+ deal. 000 barrels a month, a sticktoday is ex- said M performance over nearly two de- vocates say. More money and per- ton and continued under Presi- has gone from 6,367 square miles more than 50% med Ghulam, an energy an the to proposed cuts. square pected to keep not immediately U.S.sonnel producers have point for an accord initially rising as the agennearly 7,336 dent George W. Bush acknowledge called for in 2017 are needed, alongalready with pol- did cades. Raymond James. big Oil withcyOPEC buys more helicopters, fire encut themselves, though been output. The Amer- the miles in “The 2018. Last year Deal it was up hazardous fuel reduction and sup-Zanicy changes. addressing the reducing hed FridayWithout after directly a marathon gines and otherBut equipment. to 6,736 square miles.This will save pressing invasive the beetles, “The fires Institute are getting laudbigger, ganeh figures,between the Forest23 Service in a Petroleum Ghulam and others w Plus is done. hunattended videoalong confero conference na- saidican forest Still, the of Forest Service ofsays with restoration of burned-over the fireglobal seasons are saying longer and statement to the Associated it may notfrom be enough. dreds thousands energyShifting jobs resources ed Sunday’s pact, it ence. s. The nations together agreed Press that prospects are “very good” for costs are significantly increas- lands to prevent erosion. The 125,000 square miles it manages treatment to firefighting doesn’t “This is at least a tempo Officials said other planned cuts in the United States,” Trump said ut 9.7 million barrels a day will help get other nations’ statestepping up forest treatments in ing,” said Dylan Kruse, director Obama administration released need work such as tree thinning bode well for long-term prevenlief for thean energy in a tweet. “I would like to thank would stand in the deal, meaning owned oil production to follow the ughout May and June. Oregonindustry the next several years, assuming of government affairs for Sustain- a fire management strategy that and regulated burns to reduce tion, said John Bailey, the global economy. and congratulate President Puan 8-million-barrel-per-day cut lead ofable U.S.Northwest, producersathat are tryhe groupCongress reachedprovides the dealmore just funding Portland, Or- embraced fuel removal and con- fuel loads. The agency estimates State University forestry professor This i who worked federal officials manytin times more that much gov-Salman trolled burns. egon-based nonprofit that seeks from and state and private landowntoo big to be let to fail and of Russia and King of iswith July through the end of the s before Asian markets re- ing to adjust to plunging demand. on a fire management strategy reernment and private land is vulThe amount of land receiving collaboration between forest iners play bigger roles. The agenliance showed responsibili Brouillette said the U.S. did not year and a 6-million-barrel cut for Saudi Arabia.” ed Monday and as internaleased in 2014. It emphasized fuel nerable to severe wildfire. such treatments from the Forest dustries and conservationists. cy has formed stewardship agreeThe Kremlin said President this agreement,” said Per M al benchmark Brent crude make commitments of its own 16 months beginning in 2021. Federal officials acknowledge reduction efforts, from clearing ments with 19 states and “will rely “We need billions of dollars and Service and Department of Intethe head of ana Vladimir Putin a joint call “This will enable the rebalancproduction cuts, but was able to ed at just over $31 a barrel forest debrisNysveen, to rangeland grazing. policyheld of putrior has edged upward, peaking their longstanding on partnerships with state gov- we’re not even close.” Energy. “Even tho with Trump andasSaudi Sal- onRystad of the square oil markets the exshow theProtection obvious — that plunging American shale producers a trajectory where ting out fires as quickly possi-King“We’re at 10,469 miles and in 2009 measures like those ing ernments to get this work done,” cuts are small man to express support of seasons the production rebound to of almost prices half by $15 demand because the pandemggle. it said. are going to get longer ble, instead of letting some take fire before declining sought in his of 2018 executive order pected andsepdrier and resources stretched their deal. natural made forests thatbarrel for several years. It term,” jumpedsaid have drawn support from numbers show it will ic take what the market needed a Itcourse, also said Putin spoke in the short is expected to slash U.S. oiladminpro- per deo aired The by the Saudi-owned said. “We’re just not buildi overgrown and less Trump able to cope 8,505 squarefrom miles in 2016 — oil more than Al-Arabiya executive orders to istrations of both parties for two atostatement the stock arately with about thinner,” the oil hepostpone Nigeria’s duction. lite channel progress we need to.” President Barack Obama’s last with drought and disease. significant progress on a decades. problem, the wors market and other issues. making the straints Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zan- ministry. wed the make moment that Saudi Analysts offered cautious now avoided.” Mexico had initially blocked gy Minister Prince Abdulaziz ganeh also told state television
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Jason Efird
J Patricia Abbey
ASON EUGENE “GENE” EFIRD, 94, went home to be with hisALord Tuesday,HOLDS April 7, 2020, MOTHER HERat his home in Stanfield. SONS HAND for a little while, but Gene was born October 1925, in their hearts forever. Our 9, hearts Cabarrus County to the late Simeon were broken when Patricia Abbey, Jason and the late 76, of Efird New London, NCSarah died Ella on Burris Efird. In addition to his October 27, 2020. Mrs. Abbey parents, heSeptember was preceded death was born 24,in1944 inby his wife, Jewell Little Efird; daughter sisters, Waverly, NY, the younger Mary Fannie Almond, of theLambert, late Gladys Patterson and Minnie Furr, Wilma Burleson and the late John Gumoski. Aileen Huskey; and brothers, Homer Pat was a loving wife, mother, Efird, Getus Efird andaunt Wayne Efird, grandmother, sister, and Sr. friend. She grew up in the Valley A continued private funeral service will be and to live in the valley held on Saturday, April 11, 2020 area and Horseheads, NY for at Love’years. s GroveAfter United Methodist many retiring from Church Cemetery in Stanfield Corning Glassworks, Inc., she and officiated by Rev. Jim White.splitting Burial Keith became snowbirds, will follow at the Love’ s Grove United their time between Florida and Methodist Church Cemetery, 4360 Pennsylvania until they relocated Polk FordCarolina Road, Stanfield. to North in 2012. She Survivors include had a powerful loveson forGerald animals, Wayne (Gail) Efird of Albemarle; particularly her horse, Starfire, daughter Lisaand Efird (Mark) growing up; she lovedHartsell all of Stanfield; granddaughters, things Elvis. Being around horses Kelly Efird Barbee and Lauren and her family always made her Hartsell (Justin) Crump; greatsmile. She also enjoyed and cruises grandsons, Ian Patrick Simmons and and gambling. Elliot Jacob Simmons. She is survived by her Memorials may be made Love’s husband, Keith Abbey; hertosons, Grove United Methodist Church, Mark Rightmire (Bonnie) of PO Box 276, Stanfield, 28163-0276. Pennsylvania and NC Keith Abbey, Jr. (JR) of Mississippi; stepson, Tim Abbey of Mississippi; her brothers, Les Mott of Pennsylvania and Rick Mott (Pam) of New London, NC; 8 grandchildren; 5 greatgrandchildren; multiple nieces and nephews; and her beloved companion of 6 years, Baby. She was predeceased by her sister, Barbara McKean.
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Pauline Tucker
AULINE ELIZABETH ALMOND TUCKER, 98, passed away peacefully at Trinity Place, Albemarle, NC on April 11, 2020. Pauline was born on March 22, 1922 in Cabarrus County, NC to the late John Richard Almond and Alice Ada Ann Lambert Almond. She is survived by her three daughters, Gay Michel (Jack), Oak Island, NC; Pamela Rushing (Foreman), Oakboro, NC; Kathy Hunt (Marc), Albemarle, NC; her ELDON “NOOKIE” son, Chris Tucker (ChrisHOLT, Lear), 84, of Albemarle, DC. passed Sunday, Washington, Sheaway will be greatly November 1, 2020 at his home. His missed by her five grandchildren, funeral service and burial will be Heather Rushing Chaney (Shannon), private. will Elizabeth be no visitation. MichaelThere Rushing, Michel Mr. Holt was born 5, 1936 Hartzog (Craig), JackJuly Michel, Jr. in Stanly NC and was (Jenn),County, and Woody Hunt as the wellson as of the late John Paul Holt and Addie seven great-grandchildren. She also Mae Davis Holt. He was nieces preceded leaves behind cherished andin death by his wife Rose “Peggy” Furr nephews. Holt. Hefamily retired with thirty years The expresses its sincere of service from Norfolk Southern gratitude to the staff and caregivers Railroad. Veteran at TrinityNookie Place forwas theacare they of the United States Army during the provided Pauline. Berlin Crisis.graveside Mr. Holt was a member A private service will be of theon Albemarle held Monday, Weslyan April 13, Church. 2020. A Nookie is survived two celebration of Pauline’by s life and legacy daughters, Holt Hill and will be heldKelly this summer. husband and the Karen Holt In lieuKenny of flowers, family Hahn and husband David all requests donations be made toofthe Albemarle, NC; three grandsons, BrightFocus Foundation at www. Brett Jamison Hill brightfocus.org. and wife Kendra, Carl Jackson Hill and wife Sadie and Dillon Lee Hahn and wife Samantha and a granddaughter Kara Hahn Hatley and husband Tim and three great grandchildren, Waylon, Ashton and Ruby.
Eldon Holt
Tony Smith MONROE SMITH, 72, of Ethel Crowell Rockwell, NC, went to be with TONY
hisETHEL Lord andCROWELL, Savior Jesus 97, Christ of on Wednesday, April 8,away 2020October at Richfield, NC passed his home by family. 29, 2020surrounded at Stanly Manor in A private family service willmonths be held. of Albemarle after several Online condolences declining health. can be made at stanlyfuneralhome.com Ethel Marie Brinkley was born Tony was born August 11, 1947 in Davidson County on November in 1922 StanlytoCounty toFurnando the late Pearlie 7, the late Lee Asbury Smith andlate Emmer Lee Brinkley and the Jennie Smith. He was theShe son in law of Pat Hinkle Brinkley. was first and Mick Cagle where he worked married in 1942 to Daniel Battleat the fish house many yearsIn until Johnson whofor died in 1959. 1973, he opened Anchor House Seafood she married widower, Alton Walter in Rockwell. andinhis wife Becky Crowell, whoHe died 2003. She owned and operatedinAnchor was also preceded death House by ten for 25 years before retiring in 2009. siblings; and step-daughter, Ann Mr. Smith was a charter member Crowell Boyle. andSurvivors deacon atinclude Open Door step-Baptist Church in Richfield. He loved the daughters, Ellen Crowell Tedder LordJincy and his familyTuttle abundantly. Tony and Crowell both of was a wonderful husband, father, and Raleigh, NC; step-grandchildren, grandfather and could fix anything Julia Boyle Isbell of Williamsburg, he put his hands on.of Durham, NC, VA; Walter Boyle Mr. Smith is survived by his wife and Wade Tuttle of Charlotte, NC; Becky Cagle Smith of the home, and five step-great grandchildren; sons Walter and Robbie many lovingSmith nieces and nephews. Smith; daughter Kayla Henderson (Brandon); grandchildren Danielle, Dustin, and Steele Smith, Keaton and Ella Henderson; brother David Smith; sisters Kay Kriechbaum, Karen Stevenson, Ruby Eudy, and Dorothy Smith (Nick). He is preceded in death by brothers Joe Smith, Wayne Smith, Claude Smith, Wade Smith, Robert Smith, and sister Mary Morris. Memorial contributions can be made to Open Door Baptist Church at 44563 Hwy 52, Richfield, NC 28137 or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County at 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.
Jerry Whitley JERRY DIXON WHITLEY, 83, of Albemarle, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord. Jerry was born September 13, 1937 in Stanly County to the late Hardy Huston Whitley and Virginia Kate Smith Whitley. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. The funeral service to celebrate his lifeHAIRE, will follow HIRLEY MAE 73, in Hartsell Funeral Home’s of Albemarle passed away on Lefler11,Memorial ChapelHealth at April 2020 at Atrium 3:00 pm, Pastor Stanly. Theofficiated family willby hold a private Stoney Benfield andMrs. Pastor Jerry graveside service for Haire. Harrison. Shirley was born December 12, HeinisWashington, survived by DC his to wife, 1946 the Janice Whitley of the home; and late Charles Richard Bateman daughter,Mae Rhonda Marie Whitley Elizabeth Mulligan Bateman. of Albemarle; stepdaughters, Shirley is survived by her husband Lisa of New Smith London, of 30Clark years Vaughn of Jennifer Clark Albemarle; Albemarle; sisterofSandra Painter stepsons, Doug (Michelle) Clark of Gainesville, VA; half-brother of Charlotte, Andrew (Romina) Robert Bateman of Stevensville, Clarkstep-children of Panama City, FL; Smith MD; Heather grandsons, Jake of Jacksonville, FLWainwright, and David B.J. Wainwright, Clark, Rikki Smith of New Roc London, NC; 4 Clark; granddaughters, step-grandchildren; niecesBrittney Cyndi Hicks, Courtney Hicks, Hentschel of Leesburg, VAEmma and Harris,Hardy Maggie Harris, Allie Cheryl of Aylett, VA; 16 grandChase,and Alexia Clark;and fiveGus greatnieces nephews; the grandchildren; sister, dog. Stanly Funeral andSharon Cremation (Rick) niece,isStacy Stogner; Care ofCox; Albemarle serving the nephews, Daniel Cox, Kevin Cox; Haire family. and his very special fur babies, Jack and Jill.
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Shirley Haire
Merle Helms
MVirginia Nance
ERLE LORRAINE AUSTIN HELMS, 72, of Marshville, passed away Wednesday, April 8, VIRGINIA LOIS NANCE was 2020 at McWhorter Hospice born on November 06, 1925House in in Monroe. Anson County, NC to Clayton Lorraine was born April 28, 1947 Nance and Foye Helms Nance. in Monroe to the late Homer She was preceded in death David Austin and Jewell Delphia-Jane by her first husband, Walter Austin. She was also Spencer Earnhardt,preceded brother, in death byNance, brothers, A.D.Betty, and Teddy Nathan sister and Austin; and sister, Joy Austin. granddaughter, Amelia. The had family will grandchildren receive friends She seven from 6:00 pm 8:00 pm, Friday, and nine great grandchildren. April 10, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Lois married Bill Cagle in 1998 Home of Albemarle. The funeral having one stepdaughter, Ruth service will be stepsons, at 11:00 am on and Ann and two Ward Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist John. Church inof Marshville, officiated In lieu flowers and memorials by Rev. John Miller and Rev. Leon please send to Silver Springs Whitley.Church, She will 16072 lie in state Baptist NCfor 13830 minutes prior to the service. She Hwy, Norwood, NC 28128. will be laid to rest in the church cemetery. She is survived by her beloved husband of 47 years, Paul Helms of the home; son, Alex (Deanna) Helms of Pageland; daughter, Paula (Cristin Brandt) Helms of Mint Hill; grandchildren, Mason, Grant, and Raegan Helms; brothers, Boyce, Royce, Tim Austin; and sisters, Patricia Mullis, and Angel Tarleton. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4600 Park Rd., Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.
Randy Oliver RANDY EUGENE OLIVER SR., 60, of Albemarle, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Carolinas Medical Center Main in Charlotte. Mr. Oliver was born December 23, 1959 in North Carolina to Rozana Oliver and the late William Oliver. He was also preceded in death INDA TUCKER HATLEY, 69, of by brothers, Joe Oliver, Duane Albemarle, passed away Monday, Oliver, Jake Oliver and sister, Lynn April 13, 2020. Morton. Linda was born September 18, The family will receive 1950 in Concord to the late Jacob and friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Claris Tucker. She was also preceded Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in death by her brother, Terry Lee at Hartsell Funeral Home of Tucker, and her twin sister, Brenda Albemarle. The funeral service will Tucker Strickland. We know Brenda be at 2:00 on Thursday, November and Linda are in Heaven watching 5, 2020, at Hartsell Funeral Home over us and laughing. of Albemarle officiated by Pastor Linda was a loving mother, sister, Mark Little and Pastor Jerry Ingle. and “Nana.” She was a very giving Burial will follow at the Silver and loving person. Linda would Springs Baptist Church Cemetery always do anything she could for at 16072 NC 138 Hwy, Norwood. others, especially her family. She Survivors include wife, Chrystal enjoyed working at FastShop #5, Oliver; sons, Randy Oliver Jr Locust. Linda will be forever loved and wife Alisha, Timmy Oliver and greatly missed. and wife Meleah; daughter, Survivors include her son, Angel Gilbert and husband Billy; Alan Hatley and wife, Angela, of grandchilden, Jayden, Peyton, Albemarle; brother, Ronnie Tucker Luke, Brooklyn, and Brynlee; and wife, Linda, of Midland; brother, Chester Oliver, and sister, granddaughter, Leslie Hatley; 1 Vickie Morton and husband Roger. niece; and 2 nephews. The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Home in Albemarle. Linda will be laid to rest during a private committal service at Bethel United Methodist Church, Midland. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to Bethel UMC, 12700 Idlebrook Rd, Midland, NC 28107.
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Linda Hatley
Danny Luther
DRev. Joe Smith
ANNY PAUL LUTHER, 65, of Norwood, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 9, REV. JOE EDWARD SMITH, 2020 at Atrium Health Stanly 72, of Albemarle passed awayinon Albemarle. October 28, 2020 Wednesday, Mr. Luther was born March 27, at Atrium Cabarrus. His funeral 1955 to the Robert Fulton and service willlate be 11 AM on Saturday, Helen Tucker Luther. October 31, 2020 in the Stanly Danny was his wife, Funeral Homesurvived Chapel,by Albemarle Denise Burleson Norwood; with Rev. DelaneLuther Burrisofand Rev. sons, Jeremy (Karen) Luther and Keith Walters officiating. Burial Jodyfollow Luther; Bryan of will in step-sons, Stanly Gardens Whitley and Gregg (Anita) Whitley; Memory. The family will receive Grandchildren, Daniel Luther and friends on Friday evening from Zado, as wellFuneral as his brother, 5Hunter to 8 PM at Stanly and Bob Luther Care Jr (Lorena), uncle Jack Cremation of Albemarle. Luther and several other Born July 22, 1948 inloved nieces, nephews andNC cousins. Albemarle, he was the son of Danny recently from the late Ed Smith retired and Ann Lowder Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Smith. He was an ordainedafter a dedicated 37 years Baptist minister forand overworked 43 years. there with his sons and several other He was the pastor of Immanuel friends and family Baptist Church inmembers. Albemarle, Danny loved spending at and previously served astime pastor his lake house with his family and of Calvary Baptist for one year, friends as well as vacationing with his West Oakboro Baptist Church family. Danny and Denise enjoyed for 21 years and Mounty Calvary listeningChurch to beach music and He loved to Baptist for 4 years. was shag dance every chance they could a former member of the National get. Heand was the an amazing father, loving Guard owner and operator grandfather and Dinette great friend to of Joe’s Do-Nut for 20 many. He He will never be forgotten. years. began working for Bill A celebration of life Varner at the age of 16will in be the Doannounced current the Nut Dinetteonce andthe purchased COVID-19 restrictions lifted. business several years are later. For the Hartsell Funeral Home of last 10 years Joe served as Hospital AlbemarleofisAtrium serving the Luther Chaplain Stanly. family. Joe is survived by his wife of 53 years, Lorraine Mauldin Smith, daughter Suzanne McLester and husband Allen of Albemarle, son Stephen Smith and wife Elizabeth of New London, brother Jimmy Richard “Runt” Smith and wife Cathy of New London, four grandchildren Grayson McLester, Madison Smith, Barrett McLester, and Josiah Smith.
David Eudy DAVID ROBERT EUDY, 77, of Midland, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord. Mr. Eudy was born in Mecklenburg County July 10, 1943 to the late James Robert Eudy and the late Minnie Idell Connell Eudy. Survivors include his sister, Rita Short, and her husband, Dan Short, of Midland, nephew, Jason Short, niece, Kenza Wingate, and niece Amy Vitulli, and husband Michael Vitulli. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Concord and Greater Cabarrus County.
Jerry Fincher
JLeslie Whitlock
ERRY FINCHER passed from this life on April 3, 2020 at 8:05 pm. He wasPAUL surrounded by his family LESLIE WHITLOCK, and holding the hand of the love of 62, of Los Angeles, California his life. Jerry passed away is onpreceded Octoberin9,death 2020 by Glendale three siblings, two brothers, Billy in Memorial Hospital, Gilbert Fincher, and Larry Richard Glendale, California. A graveside Fincher,to and one sister, Joyce service celebrate hisBarbra life will be Moore. held at 2 PM on Sunday, November He is survived by his wife, Eleanor 8, 2020 in the Anderson Grove Kate Fincher of the home, daughter, Baptist Church Cemetery with CindyKeith Fincher Jacobsofficiating. of Wingate Rev. Walters NC., son and daughter law, Tommy Following the service,in the family (Tiffany) Fincher of New London will have a brief reception in the NC., Step Children, Jimmy (Lisa) church fellowship. Lanier of Locust Wanda Born May 22,NC, 1958 in (Bob) Krimminger of Locust NC., Mecklenburg County, NC, Eric he was (Sharon) of Charlotte NC., the son ofLanier Carolyn Metrakos and Grandchildren-Trey (Gera) Whitson the late Hoy Whitlock. He worked of Midland, Step-grandchildren, for many years as a Stager and Zach (Brittney) Washington, Aaron Designer in Real Estate in Los (Kinsey) Washington, Caleb (Nayeli) Angeles. He was raised in Raleigh, Washington, BethSanderson (Robbie) Setzer, graduated from High Matthew ( April ) Wallace, Step School and attended Lees-McRae great-grandchildren, Britlyn-Eve College. He was a charter member Washington, Robert George of the Raleigh Boy’s Setzer, Choir and (Sara) Setzer, Tracy (Rob) Setzer sang with the Sanderson High Bumgardener, Katie At Underwood, School Sandpipers. LeesAndrew Underwood, great McRae he was on theStep clogging great grandchild, Waylon George team. He also studied at NC State Setzer and brother Donald Lewis University. He moved to California Fincher of Albemarle, NC. in 1981 and became a self-taught Jerry Fincherlater will be laid to rest to on photographer, transitioned Wednesday 8,2020 at 11:00 work in the April staging business andam at Canton Baptist continued in thatChurch. career. Anyone interested in attending, RSVP He is survived by hisplease mother, at 704-796-2412. Dr. Phil McCray Carolyn Coley Metrakos of Holden and Pastor Fincher will Beach, NC,Tommy sister, Ellen Gail officiate. Whitlock of Winston Salem, and many cousins.
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Supreme Court changes fuel moves to protect abortion access By David Crary The Associated Press A VAST SWATH of West Texas has been without an abortion clinic for more than six years. Planned Parenthood plans to change that with a health center it opened recently in Lubbock. It’s a vivid example of how abortion-rights groups are striving to preserve nationwide access to the procedure even as a reconfigured Supreme Court — with the addition of conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett — may be open to new restrictions. Planned Parenthood has made recent moves to serve more women in Missouri and Kentucky, and other groups are preparing to help women in other Republican-controlled states access abortion if bans are imposed. “Abortion access in these states now faces its gravest ever threat,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood’s president. She said the new health center in Lubbock “is an example of our commitment to our patients to meet them where they are.” The clinic opened on Oct. 23 in a one-story building that had been a medical office and was renovated after Planned Parenthood purchased it. To avoid protests and boycotts that have beset some previous expansion efforts, Planned Parenthood kept details, including the clinic’s location, secret un-
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In this June 29, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. til the opening was announced. Planned Parenthood says the health center will start providing abortions — via surgery and medication — sometime next year. Meanwhile, it is offering other services, including testing for sexually transmitted infections.
Planned Parenthood closed its previous clinic in Lubbock, a city of 255,000 people, in 2013 after the Texas Legislature imposed restrictions on abortion clinics. That law led to the closure of more than half the state’s 41 abortion clinics before the Supreme
Court struck down key provisions in 2016. Pro-life activists have been mobilizing to prevent the return of abortion services to Lubbock — and are not giving up even with the new clinic’s opening. “Lubbock must not surrender to the abortion industry,” said Kimberlyn Schwartz, a West Texas native who attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock and is now communications director for Texas Right to Life. Her organization has backed a petition drive trying to persuade the City Council to pass an ordinance declaring Lubbock a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” Abortion opponents hope that designation would lead to either enforcement efforts or lawsuits seeking to block abortion services. Thus far, the City Council has declined to adopt the ordinance, but activists say they have enough signatures to place it on the ballot in a local referendum. Texas is one of several red states where Planned Parenthood has sought to expand abortion access. Earlier this year, its health center in Louisville, Kentucky, began providing abortions after obtaining a license from the newly installed administration of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. For the previous four years, anti-abortion Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration refused to issue a license. The change doubled the number of abortion providers in Kentucky from one to two. Dr. Kara Cadwallader, Planned Parenthood’s chief medical officer for Kentucky and Indiana, said the resumption of abortion services in Louisville had gone smoothly. An-
ti-abortion protesters routinely appear outside the building, she said, but they were a steady presence even when the center did not provide abortions. She and her colleagues are bracing for a new wave of anti-abortion legislation from Kentucky’s Legislature, where the GOP holds enough seats to override possible vetoes from Beshear. “We’ll once again be under siege,” Cadwallader said. In October 2019, Planned Parenthood’s affiliate in St. Louis opened a large new health center in Fairview Heights, Illinois — about 17 miles from its St. Louis clinic. Illinois, where Democrats hold power, has not sought to curtail abortion, and the clinic was intended to provide an extra option for women from Missouri and other states. The Rev. Katherine Ragsdale, who represents many independent abortion providers as president of the National Abortion Federation, said one priority for her members is to make medication abortion more widely available. She also anticipates that it will become more difficult for women to obtain abortions later in pregnancy, increasing the need for funding programs that can help pay for travel to clinics that offer those procedures. Laurie Bertram Roberts, executive director of the Alabama-based Yellowhammer Fund, also expects more women to resort to do-ityourself abortions, now that it’s increasingly possible to receive abortion pill drugs by mail. “We’re talking about a huge amount of people who can possibly do stuff at home safely,” she said. “We’re not going back to the days of back-alley abortions.”
Midshipman asks judge to block his removal over tweets By Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Chase Standage, a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman facing expulsion over social media posts, sees himself as a casualty of a campus “culture war.” Academy leaders say the damage to his military career was self-inflicted. An academy official recommended disenrolling the white midshipman for tweeting a flurry of crude messages, including one in which he said Breonna Taylor received “justice” on the day police in Louisville, Kentucky, killed the Black woman during a drug raid. But a federal judge in Maryland ultimately could decide whether the 21-year-old California native has a future as a Naval officer and pilot. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander didn’t immediately rule on Friday after presiding over a hearing on Standage’s request for a court order allowing him to finish his senior year and graduate. The judge said Standage’s posts were “distasteful at best” and demonstrated poor judgment, but she questioned why he faces “the most draconian sanction he could get” when the academy explicitly permits midshipmen to express their personal opinions on social media.
“It appears that people in charge didn’t like his point of view. Not the way he said it but what he said,” Hollander said. Standage sued to block his separation from the academy, claiming it violated his First Amendment right to freely express his views. His lawsuit also claims academy leaders violated his Fifth Amendment right to due process, denying him a fair and impartial disciplinary hearing. He is accused of violating academy rules governing political activity and of engaging in conduct unbecoming a midshipman. Hollander expressed doubt that she will rule before the academy’s semester ends on Dec. 12. She previously ruled that Standage could remain at the academy while his lawsuit is pending. “This case is the kind of case that keeps you up at night when you’re a judge,” she said. The son of two Los Angeles Police Department officers, Standage says he feared for their safety during the week in June when he posted the tweets in question. “Why is it taking so long for Breonna Taylor to receive her justice?” a Twitter user posted in June. “Her justice was received on March 13, 2020,” Standage replied, referring to the day of the deadly raid.
“It appears that people in charge didn’t like his point of view. Not the way he said it but what he said.” U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander Academy investigators also singled out several other tweets in which Standage advocated using lethal force against civilians. “All it takes is one drone strike,” he tweeted in response to another user’s post about “antifa extremists” in Seattle. Standage posted under the username “Cheese Sandwich” and didn’t identify himself as a midshipman in the posts, but his Twitter handle was @ChaseStandage. Hollander expressed concern that Standage’s discipline will have a chilling effect on the free speech of other midshipmen. “I am not condoning or endorsing what he said, but there is a larger issue here,” the judge said. “Where does the student know what would be deemed unprofessional? Where is that outlined? Because it seems like it’s totally subjective.”
Standage’s attorney, Jeffrey McFadden, said other midshipmen with different views than Standage routinely violate the same standards without any consequences. “It’s a deeply flawed process,” McFadden said. An academy official who recommended Standage’s removal said the midshipman “lost my confidence in his ability to make sound decisions and to uphold the core values expected from an officer in the Navy.” The court temporarily suspended Standage’s disciplinary process after he sued on Sept. 30. A government lawyer urged the judge to throw out the lawsuit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Marzullo said the courts must show “great deference” to the judgment of military authorities. “In this case, a military commander is better situated to evaluate whether comments that advocate for the use of airstrikes against civilians dishonor or disgrace an aspiring naval aviator and compromise his standing as an officer,” Marzullo wrote in a court filing. Standage’s lawsuit claims the academy is waging a culture war “that not only mirrors the broader culture war at which the country currently finds itself, but one
that is exacerbated by the unprecedented external stressor of the coronavirus pandemic and many midshipmen’s reckless abuse of social media.” Like many other colleges and universities in the U.S., the Naval Academy has been grappling with questions about systemic racism within their institutions. In June, the Naval Academy rescinded an appointment to a Maryland student who posted racist, transphobic and sexist statements on the Discord instant messaging platform. That same month, a retired Navy captain resigned from the US Naval Academy Alumni Association board after accidentally posting live video on social media of a conversation with his wife that included racist comments. Vice Adm. Sean Buck, the Naval Academy’s superintendent, said in a statement in September that he was “not naive in thinking that bigotry and racism do not exist, to some extent, within our Naval Academy family.” Buck and Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite are named as defendants in Standage’s lawsuit. The suit describes Buck as “a true believer in the woke culture and its insistence that ‘systemic’ racism permeates the Naval Academy.”
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WHAT’S HAPPENING Police: 3 charged for apartment shooting Three men accused of shooting into an apartment complex were charged following a car chase with police. Officers attempted to stop a car fleeing the scene of the shooting Thursday evening in Lexington. The chase ended on I-85. Two men in the car, Tion Demond Brown and Cody Lee Harden, suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to a hospital, while the driver, Ryan Shymeek Mumford, was uninjured. All three men have been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, shooting into an occupied dwelling and inflicting serious injury.
Winston-Salem State coping with COVID cluster Six positive tests last week, six more since Halloween TCH staff WINSTON-SALEM STATE reported a COVID-19 cluster on campus last week when six students tested positive for the illness. It was the first reported cluster on campus this school year. All six of the students were living on campus, and they have been quarantined, as have anyone who had close contact with them. “They have all received the appropriate testing, medical care, and have begun their isolation pe-
riod,” a statement from the school read. “Contact tracing has already taken place, and close contacts have been identified. Anyone impacted by these cases has been notified and given instructions for testing and quarantine or isolation.” The school has already cleaned and disinfected areas that may have been occupied by the six students. “There is no immediate threat to anyone currently on campus as a result of this cluster of cases,” the statement concluded. There was a large “march to the polls” event held on the Winston-Salem State campus last week, but the school stated that
none of the six students with positive tests participated in the march. “There is no immediate threat to anyone that participated in the event stemming from these identified cases,” the statement read. According to the school’s COVID-19 dashboard, an additional four positive cases were reported on Monday of this week— one employee and three students. Two of the three students who tested positive this week lived on campus. Two on-campus students tested positive on Saturday. A total of 65 members of the campus community have tested positive since August 1, with nearly one fifth of them occurring
“There is no immediate threat to anyone currently on campus as a result of this cluster of cases” WSS statement since the start of last week. The statement from the school outlined the campus guidelines to help prevent the spread of the virus: • Wear a face covering in all public spaces while on campus • Maintain social distancing measures • Frequently clean hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces • Practice daily self-monitoring • Get a flu shot
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Suit claiming doctor ruined pregnancy chances dismissed A judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing a doctor of secretly inserting an IUD into a woman during surgery. Kimberly Bryant sued Dr. Mehmet Tamer Yalcinkaya and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center for medical malpractice, fraudulent concealment and negligence. Bryant had surgery to remove uterine fibroids in 2007. Yalcinkaya inserted a Gore-Tex barrier, an IUD birth-control device, during the surgery without her knowledge. Bryant said she found out 10 years later. Yalcinkaya said he informed both Bryant and her husband about the device. The judge said no attempt at concealment was made and the device was inserted for therapeutic purposes. AP
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N.C. officer in Melania Ex-town employee Trump motorcade hurt indicted in $200K dumpster-related scam in collision The Associated Press KERNERSVILLE — A solid-waste superintendent for a town in North Carolina was accused by authorities of defrauding the community of at least $200,000. Thad Leslie Buck, who worked for the town of Kernersville, was indicted Monday on eight counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. Authorities accused him of using a fake company to defraud the community over 14 years. The indictments against Buck, 53, of Colfax, allege that he told town officials that Atlantic Container Company LLC would paint the community’s dumpsters, but the company never did the work. Atlantic Container is not registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State.
Buck became a solid-waste operations supervisor for the town in 2004 and was promoted to superintendent in 2009. He was fired in December for participation in an action that would “seriously disrupt or disturb the normal operation of the department” or cause “disharmony or strife within the department,” according to his dismissal letter. Buck was arrested Oct. 1 on eight counts of obtaining property by false pretenses and was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond. Kernersville’s Manager Curtis Swisher, Mayor Dawn Morgan and Mayor Pro Tem Jenny Fulton declined requests for comment. It was not immediately clear Saturday if Buck has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — A North Carolina police officer riding in a motorcade for first lady Melania Trump was injured in a collision on Monday, authorities said. The officer is a member of the Huntersville Police Department, which said on social media that the officer’s motorcycle collided with another vehicle in south Charlotte around 3:25 p.m. The statement from police said the officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening. The first lady was in North Carolina on Monday to speak to supporters of Republican President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Huntersville. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say there was no threat to the first lady or anyone else involved in the motorcade. CMPD is investigating the crash.
The first lady was in North Carolina on Monday to speak to supporters of Republican President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Huntersville.
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OPINION | BEN SHAPIRO
The great COVID lie UNTIL COVID-19 hit, President Donald Trump was on a glide path to reelection. On domestic policy, Trump’s tax and regulatory cuts spurred the economy to heights unseen in 50 years; his Department of Education cracked down on the starchamber courts applied on college campuses in cases of alleged sexual misconduct; he has appointed scores of well-qualified constitutionalist judges, including three Supreme Court justices. On foreign policy, Trump is the first president of my lifetime not to enter any foreign wars; he has brokered historic peace deals in the Middle East between Israel and Arab countries; he has stood up to Chinese predations in unprecedented ways. If this election had been held in February, Trump likely would have won. And he likely would have won rather easily. That’s because Trump’s often-terrible rhetoric would have taken a back seat to his actions, and Americans’ pessimism about Trump’s character would have taken a back seat to their optimism about his agenda. Then COVID hit. The economy, thanks in large part to overwrought lockdown policies, collapsed. Hundreds of thousands of Americans died. And Trump’s rhetorical blunders took on renewed seriousness as Americans looked for steady leadership and instead found the usual Trumpian stew of bloviation and exaggeration and ire. COVID has become the Democrats’ chief electioneering ploy. Their argument is patently wrong and immoral. It is an argument repeated ad nauseum by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, as well as their allies in the media. The argument, expressed by Biden, is this: “220,000 Americans dead ... Anyone who’s responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of the United States of America.” But, of course, Trump isn’t responsible for those deaths. Trump should have spoken sooner about wearing masks; he should have acted with more alacrity in developing testing. But COVID has
spread throughout the world, killing hundreds of thousands, and is now spreading nearly unchecked throughout Europe, where lockdowns and masking have been prevalent for months. In fact, Democratic governors praised Trump for giving them the ventilators and personal protective equipment they sought; the White House’s Operation Warp Speed has accelerated the development of a vaccine in historically unprecedented ways. The hardest-hit states in terms of death per millions were nearly all states with governors who did not follow Trump’s preferred antilockdown policies. Just as important, Democrats have never provided an alternative plan with regard to COVID. Biden’s stated plan — to accelerate a vaccine, to socially distance, to mask more, to create local authority for targeted lockdowns — is no different from Trump’s. Biden was holding packed rallies into early March. Democrats have repeatedly condoned or celebrated massive rallies of millions of people during the pandemic, so long as those rallies meet with their political approval. The narrative that Trump is responsible for COVID’S death toll, then, is a religious argument, not a factual one. It is reliant on a perverse view of the universe by which Trump is responsible for all evil, a miasmatic orange Satan haunting the land. And, the theory goes, if Trump is excised, COVID will be controlled by someone with a steadier hand. That’s nonsense. The pandemic will continue on Nov. 4, no matter who is elected. But so long as Trump is labeled the true scourge, rather than COVID, Trump will pay the political price. And the so-called Party of Science will continue to promote that anti-scientific lie all the way up through Election Day. Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire. com.
DEATH NOTICES
♦ Mary Ann Veach Angel, 87, of Walkertown, died October 28, 2020. ♦ Edward Charles Arnn, 74, of WinstonSalem, died November 1, 2020. ♦ Helena Shelton Craft, 94, of Winston-Salem, died October 29, 2020.
WEEKLY CRIME REPORT ♦ Alexander, Darius Richard (M/24) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 232 Hawk Ridge Circle, Clemmons, NC, on 10/28/2020 09:20. ♦ Bowles, Krissy Adrienne (F/60) Arrest on chrg of Assaultsimple (M), at 4644 Swain Ln, Walkertown, NC, on 10/29/2020 23:36.
♦ Lucy Alice Dimmette Foster, 100, of Wilkes County, died October 29, 2020.
♦ CAMPBELL, REINO DENARD was arrested on a charge of RESISTING ARREST at 426 JONESTOWN RD on 10/31/2020
♦ Thelma Dewitt Nifong Leonard, 90, died November 1, 2020.
♦ Chatman, Timothy Samuel (M/22) Arrest on chrg of 1) Child Abuse (M), 2) Drugs-mfg Sched I (F), 3) Maintain Vehicle (F), and 4) Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 1973 Old Hollow Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 10/28/2020 12:50.
♦ Allen Norman Martin, 91, of Forsyth County, died October 29, 2020. ♦ Richard “Rick” Lee Moore, 67, of Kernersville, died November 1, 2020. ♦ Wanda Lou Phillips, 89, of Winston-Salem, died October 30, 2020. ♦ Laura Anne Cox Rideout, 79, of Forsyth County, died October 28, 2020. ♦ William Robin Sapp, 65, of Kernersville, died November 1, 2020. ♦ Virginia Reavis Seats, 82, of Mocksville, died October 28, 2020. ♦ Barry Wayne Singer, 73, of Kernersville, died October 28, 2020. ♦ Carole Ruth Sweasey, 85, of Winston-Salem, died October 30, 2020. ♦ Eftehea Chonis Tucker, 87, of Monroe, died October 29, 2020.
♦ CHILES, CHRISTOPHER SAMUEL was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 4260 BROWNSBORO RD on 11/2/2020 ♦ CIFUENTES, ANDRES FELIPE was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 5458 FAIRWAY FOREST on 10/31/2020 ♦ COOK, WILLIE JAMAL was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 1853 TRELLIS LN on 10/31/2020 ♦ COVINGTON, JOSEPH HENRY was arrested on a charge of TRAFFICKING IN METHAMPHETAMINE OR AMPHETAMINE at 3150 TYLER DR on 11/1/2020 ♦ CURTIS, ALVIN ALEXANDER was arrested on a charge of RESISTING ARREST at 940 HIGHLAND AV on 10/30/2020 ♦ Douglas, Quiante Jabal (M/34) Arrest on chrg of 1) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 2) Ccw (F), 3) Impaired Driving Dwi (M), 4) Speeding - Posted (M), and 5) Unlawful To Dwlr, After Notification, Or While Disquailified (M), at 2398 Lewisville-clemmons Rd/wb 40_lewisville-clemmons Rd Ra, Clemmons, NC, on 11/1/2020 20:11.
♦ Edwards, Kenneth Keyonta (M/24) Arrest on chrg of 1) Murder-first Deg (F), 2) Murderfirst Deg (F), 3) Awik/serious Injury (F), 4) Disch Fa/occ Dwell (F), 5) Disch Fa/occ Dwell (F), 6) Conspiracy To Commit A Felony (F), 7) Conspiracy To Commit A Felony (F), and 8) Conspiracy To Commit A Felony (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 10/28/2020 10:30. ♦ EDWARDS, TENISHA LAVETTE was arrested on a charge of ADW - INFLICT INJURY at 201 N CHERRY ST on 11/2/2020 ♦ FULLER, ROSHAWN DEMARR was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 1355 ELLER WY on 10/31/2020 ♦ Gist, Sylvester Brian (M/30) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fail To Appear/compl (F), 2) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 3) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 4) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 5) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 6) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 7) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 8) Resisting Arrest (M), 9) Ndl - Suspended / Revoked (M), and 10) Speeding - Posted (M), at 2683 Stratford Lake Ct, Winston-salem, NC, on 11/2/2020 07:38. ♦ GLOVER, DAQUAN DEWAYNE was arrested on a charge of DRUGS-POSS SCHED I at 201 N CHURCH ST on 11/2/2020 ♦ GREY, ALFORD LENARD was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT - STRANGULATION at 3808 SPRING BRANCH DR on 10/31/2020 ♦ HALL, JOHN SEBASTIAN was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 4599 GLENN HI RD/UNION CROSS RD on 11/1/2020 ♦ HARRIS, CLIFTON SYLVESTER was arrested on a charge of VIOLATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT at 201 N CHURCH ST on 10/31/2020 ♦ HASNANI, SOHAIL HASSAN was arrested on a charge of VIO. PROTECTIVE ORDER BY COURTS ANOTHER STATE/ INDIAN TRIBE at 201 N CHURCH
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♦ Holloway, Dana Coley (F/45) Arrest on chrg of 1) Impaired Driving Dwi (M) and 2) Impaired Driving Dwi (M), at 317 Wyntfield Dr, Lewisville, NC, on 10/31/2020 03:46.
♦ PULLIAM, DEVON LEE was arrested on a charge of P/W/I/ S/D MARIJUANA at 2411 HOYT ST on 11/1/2020
♦ Holloway, Dana Coley (F/45) Arrest on chrg of 1) Contrib Delinq Minor (M) and 2) Contrib Delinq Minor (M), at 317 Wyntfield Dr, Lewisville, NC, on 10/31/2020 03:46. ♦ Link, Durwayne Farley (M/43) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 10/31/2020 18:30. ♦ LONG, FIDEL LENARD was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 1821 N CLEVELAND AV on 10/30/2020 ♦ Love, Abbigail Lauren (F/22) Arrest on chrg of 1) Child Abuse (M), 2) Drugs-mfg Sched I (F), 3) Maintain Vehicle (F), and 4) Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 1973 Old Hollow Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 10/28/2020 12:50. ♦ LYLES, BRETT DAKARAI was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 4018 GREENE HAVEN DR on 11/1/2020 ♦ Miley, Deshun Keonjarrel (M/19) Arrest on chrg of 1) Resisting Arrest (M), 2) Speeding To Elude Arrest (F), 3) Reckless Driving (M), and 4) Speeding Posted (M), at Nb 52/germanton Rd_nb 52 Ra, Winston-salem, NC, on 10/31/2020 02:39 ♦ Miller, Roddrick Leon (M/26) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fraud-obt Property (F) and 2) Speeding To Elude Arrest (F), at 3200 Nc 65, Germanton, NC, on 11/1/2020 19:33 ♦ PLATER, QUESHARD LEONARD was arrested on a charge of P/W/I/S/D MARIJUANA at 1100 E SEVENTEENTH ST on 10/30/2020 ♦ PUGH, DERRICK HASSIN was arrested on a charge of ASSLT ON OFF/ST EMP at 3150 TYLER
♦ QUICK, BRYAN EUGENE was arrested on a charge of MURDER-FIRST DEG at 4100 GLENN HI RD on 11/1/2020 ♦ Randall, Troy Arnel (M/39) Arrest on chrg of Revenge Porn, F (F), at 1975 Chickasha Dr, Pfafftown, NC, on 10/29/2020 10:40. ♦ SINCLAIR, ERIC DESHON was arrested on a charge of CCW at 3068 N PATTERSON AV/ INDIANA AV on 10/31/2020 ♦ SMARR, CHRISTOPHER DARNELL was arrested on a charge of B&E-VEHICLE at 201 N CHURCH ST on 10/31/2020 ♦ Stebbins, Alex Wirick (M/35) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possession Marijuana (M), 2) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 3) Impaired Driving Dwi (M), at 1448 Lewisville-clemmons Rd/ marty Ln, Clemmons, NC, on 10/28/2020 01:11. ♦ STINSON, SAMILLE BRETTE was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 4404 OLD RURAL HALL RD on 10/31/2020 ♦ SYKES, ANOTHA LEE was arrested on a charge of DRUGSPOSS SCHED II at 125 N JACKSON AV on 10/31/2020 ♦ TOSCANO, CARMELO ANGEL was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT-POINT GUN at 215 FAYETTEVILLE ST on 10/31/2020 ♦ WARFIELD, JOHN HENRY was arrested on a charge of CCW at 3394 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on 10/31/2020 ♦ WASHINGTON, RASHAD MARTAVIOUS was arrested on a charge of CCW at 3394 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on 10/31/2020
Twin City Herald for Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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Ole Miss player airlifted to hospital after practice injury Oxford, Miss. Mississippi freshman Damarcus Thomas was cleared for release after being airlifted to a Memphis hospital Monday following a practice injury. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said earlier that Thomas initially didn’t have “any feeling in his entire body.” The freshman tight end from Whatley, Alabama, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and then airlifted to Memphis Regional Hospital. Kiffin didn’t specify how the injury occurred but said that Thomas took a hit. Thomas had played in the past five games for Ole Miss but had not recorded a stat.
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Jordan’s NASCAR team partners with Gibbs, Toyota 23XI Racing will field a car in 2021 driven by Bubba Wallace By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Michael Jordan expects to field a winning team when 23XI Racing begins NASCAR competition next season. The first move toward Victory Lane came Friday in a partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota. Jordan partnered with current NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin as new team owners and will field the No. 23 for Bubba Wallace. The formation of 23XI — pronounced twenty-three eleven — was completed in September but the final pieces weren’t confirmed until Fri-
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day. Joe Gibbs Racing won last year’s Cup Series championship with Kyle Busch and is in contention for this year’s title. Hamlin has driven for JGR since 2005 and in a Toyota since 2008, so an alliance with any other manufacturer would have been a significant conflict of interest. “My main goal for 23XI Racing is to be competitive for a championship as soon as possible,” said Jordan. “Our partnership with Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing gives us the equipment, resources and expertise to do it.” JGR is the flagship Toyota team and considered one of NASCAR’s top organizations. Gibbs has won five Cup titles since 2000 and last year celebrated a banner season in which its four drivers combined to
win 19 of 36 races. But 23XI is not a fifth Gibbs car — that’s against NASCAR rules — and Hamlin had to prove its independence for the team to launch. 23XI will be a JGR customer and operate from a shop owned by Germain Racing, which is going out of business. Mike Wheeler — who led Hamlin to five wins over three seasons, including the first of Hamlin’s three Daytona 500 victories — will be crew chief for the No. 23. Wheeler this past season was the competition director for Leavine Family Racing, a team aligned with Gibbs that is closing. “The way the rule is meant to be interpreted is its not a fifth JGR car, so they’re not providing services to us for free,” Hamlin said. That means 23XI will also have
to win on its own, no small feat at NASCAR’s elite Cup level. Tempering Jordan’s expectations will be a challenge, but Hamlin insisted the goal is to win in their inaugural season. Hamlin said they are also already looking at expanding to two cars for 2022. “He understands this is going to be a building process,” Hamlin said of Jordan, winner of six NBA championships with Chicago. “Winning is a broad term. Your odds of losing are much greater than they are of winning. Is he expecting to win in the first half of the season? I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation. But I do believe he thinks we can go out there and win in our first year.” Ed Laukes, a vice president of Toyota Division Marketing at Toyota Motor North America, said the manufacturer will provide 23XI with the best equipment and resources available. He noted the turnaround Furniture Row Racing had once it aligned with Gibbs and Toyota. Furniture Row was a middle of the pack team before the partnerships and then won the 2017 title with Truex.
NFL
Saints acquire Alexander from 49ers New Orleans The Saints and 49ers have agreed to a trade sending linebacker Kwon Alexander to New Orleans in exchange for linebacker Kiko Alonso and a conditional fifth-round draft choice. Alexander played for LSU and was a fourth-round draft choice by Tampa Bay in 2015. He played four seasons with the Buccaneers before signing a four-year, $54 million freeagent contract with San Francisco last season. Alonso has not played this season as he rehabilitates an anterior crucial ligament tear that occurred during last year’s playoffs.
BASEBALL
Rare Honus Wagner card sells for more than $1.4M Runnemede, N.J. A rare Honus Wagner card, one of the most famous cards in the hobby, has sold for more than $1.4 million. The price was a record for the rare T-206 card of the Pittsburgh Pirates great, the highlight of the Goldin Auctions October Legends Auction. Also fetching a record price was the basketball rookie card of Michael Jordan, which sold for $124,230. Other notable sales included a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card that sold for $584,250 and a 1958 Pele card that went for $295,200, a record for a soccer card. Several items from Cal Ripken Jr.’s personal collection netted $1.2 million, with the money going to the family foundation.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Billy Tubbs, former Oklahoma coach, dies at 85 Norman, Okla. Billy Tubbs, the colorful coach with the high-octane system known as Billy Ball who brought Oklahoma basketball to prominence in the 1980s, died Sunday. He was 85. Tubbs’ family said in a statement that he battled a form of leukemia since being diagnosed in 2015. Tubbs took over a struggling Oklahoma program in 1980 and his 1987-88 team, featuring future NBA players Mookie Blaylock, Harvey Grant and Stacey King, reached the NCAA title game before being upset by Kansas in the NCAA title game. Tubbs had a 333132 record in 14 seasons at Oklahoma and was four time Big Eight Coach of the Year.
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23XI Racing will begin competing in the NASCAR Cup Series next season in a Toyota driven by Bubba Wallace and in a competitive alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing.
Williams hopes to regain momentum after strange year The North Carolina Courage forward is making an impression with the national team By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press LYNN WILLIAMS was on a roll, soccer-wise. It started last year about this time. She had helped the North Carolina Courage win its second straight National Women’s Soccer League title, then she did well in a pair of friendlies with the U.S. national team — including scoring two goals in a 6-0 win over Costa Rica. She opened 2020 by earning a spot on the team’s Olympic qualifying roster, then scored three goals during the competition, including a goal and two assists in the final against Canada. With Alex Morgan out on pregnancy leave, qualifying and the SheBelieves Cup in March gave the 27-year-old Williams a chance to shine. She was well on her way toward proving herself worthy of a spot on the Olympic team after failing to make last year’s World Cup-winning team. She looked to Crystal Dunn, who was left off the 2015 World Cup squad but went to the Olympics in Brazil and assumed a starting role with the team. Then all that momentum seemed to stop because of coronavirus. “At the end of the day, I think we have to look big picture,” she added. “For me, it was now we have a year to prepare and I have a year to work on things that maybe I was rushing to work on.”
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North Carolina Courage forward Lynn Williams was hoping to earn a spot on the Olympic team this past summer, but she is now working on different aspects of her game with the hopes of making the team a year later. This year, Williams has made seven appearances and four starts for the national team, with three goals and five assists. Williams just wrapped up camp with the national team this week. The group sequestered in Commerce City, Colorado, for 11 days. It was the first time the team had been together in some seven months. The camp came after the conclusion of the NWSL’s fall series. The league, which suspended the season in March because of the coronavirus, held a tournament in a bubble in Utah this summer before returning to local markets. Teams
played four regional games. Because the competition was limited, some of the national team’s stars went overseas to play in Europe. Among them were Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Alex Morgan, Emily Sonnett, Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle. Williams stayed in the United States. She scored three goals for North Carolina during the fall series after scoring three goals during the Challenge Cup tournament. But despite her NWSL success, she never really caught on with the national team under Jill Ellis. That changed when Ellis stepped down and Vlatko Andonovski took
over. Williams has great respect for Andonovski, who coached in the NWSL before taking over the U.S. team. “Crazy, unbelievable,” is how Andonovski described Williams’ work ethic. “Credit to him, when we were in the Challenge Cup, he was there. He was watching and evaluating. But also, I think, looking at different coaches and their style of coaching, too,” Williams said. “So he is trying to evolve himself. And I think as a player, you can respect that. You think if the coach is going to grow and get better then I, as a player, need to do the same thing.”
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Twin City Herald for Wednesday, November 4, 2020
STATE & NATION
Supreme Court changes fuel moves to protect abortion access By David Crary The Associated Press A VAST SWATH of West Texas has been without an abortion clinic for more than six years. Planned Parenthood plans to change that with a health center it opened recently in Lubbock. It’s a vivid example of how abortion-rights groups are striving to preserve nationwide access to the procedure even as a reconfigured Supreme Court — with the addition of conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett — may be open to new restrictions. Planned Parenthood has made recent moves to serve more women in Missouri and Kentucky, and other groups are preparing to help women in other Republican-controlled states access abortion if bans are imposed. “Abortion access in these states now faces its gravest ever threat,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood’s president. She said the new health center in Lubbock “is an example of our commitment to our patients to meet them where they are.” The clinic opened on Oct. 23 in a one-story building that had been a medical office and was renovated after Planned Parenthood purchased it. To avoid protests and boycotts that have beset some previous expansion efforts, Planned Parenthood kept details, including the clinic’s location, secret un-
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In this June 29, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. til the opening was announced. Planned Parenthood says the health center will start providing abortions — via surgery and medication — sometime next year. Meanwhile, it is offering other services, including testing for sexually transmitted infections.
Planned Parenthood closed its previous clinic in Lubbock, a city of 255,000 people, in 2013 after the Texas Legislature imposed restrictions on abortion clinics. That law led to the closure of more than half the state’s 41 abortion clinics before the Supreme
Court struck down key provisions in 2016. Pro-life activists have been mobilizing to prevent the return of abortion services to Lubbock — and are not giving up even with the new clinic’s opening. “Lubbock must not surrender to the abortion industry,” said Kimberlyn Schwartz, a West Texas native who attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock and is now communications director for Texas Right to Life. Her organization has backed a petition drive trying to persuade the City Council to pass an ordinance declaring Lubbock a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” Abortion opponents hope that designation would lead to either enforcement efforts or lawsuits seeking to block abortion services. Thus far, the City Council has declined to adopt the ordinance, but activists say they have enough signatures to place it on the ballot in a local referendum. Texas is one of several red states where Planned Parenthood has sought to expand abortion access. Earlier this year, its health center in Louisville, Kentucky, began providing abortions after obtaining a license from the newly installed administration of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. For the previous four years, anti-abortion Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration refused to issue a license. The change doubled the number of abortion providers in Kentucky from one to two. Dr. Kara Cadwallader, Planned Parenthood’s chief medical officer for Kentucky and Indiana, said the resumption of abortion services in Louisville had gone smoothly. An-
ti-abortion protesters routinely appear outside the building, she said, but they were a steady presence even when the center did not provide abortions. She and her colleagues are bracing for a new wave of anti-abortion legislation from Kentucky’s Legislature, where the GOP holds enough seats to override possible vetoes from Beshear. “We’ll once again be under siege,” Cadwallader said. In October 2019, Planned Parenthood’s affiliate in St. Louis opened a large new health center in Fairview Heights, Illinois — about 17 miles from its St. Louis clinic. Illinois, where Democrats hold power, has not sought to curtail abortion, and the clinic was intended to provide an extra option for women from Missouri and other states. The Rev. Katherine Ragsdale, who represents many independent abortion providers as president of the National Abortion Federation, said one priority for her members is to make medication abortion more widely available. She also anticipates that it will become more difficult for women to obtain abortions later in pregnancy, increasing the need for funding programs that can help pay for travel to clinics that offer those procedures. Laurie Bertram Roberts, executive director of the Alabama-based Yellowhammer Fund, also expects more women to resort to do-ityourself abortions, now that it’s increasingly possible to receive abortion pill drugs by mail. “We’re talking about a huge amount of people who can possibly do stuff at home safely,” she said. “We’re not going back to the days of back-alley abortions.”
Midshipman asks judge to block his removal over tweets By Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Chase Standage, a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman facing expulsion over social media posts, sees himself as a casualty of a campus “culture war.” Academy leaders say the damage to his military career was self-inflicted. An academy official recommended disenrolling the white midshipman for tweeting a flurry of crude messages, including one in which he said Breonna Taylor received “justice” on the day police in Louisville, Kentucky, killed the Black woman during a drug raid. But a federal judge in Maryland ultimately could decide whether the 21-year-old California native has a future as a Naval officer and pilot. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander didn’t immediately rule on Friday after presiding over a hearing on Standage’s request for a court order allowing him to finish his senior year and graduate. The judge said Standage’s posts were “distasteful at best” and demonstrated poor judgment, but she questioned why he faces “the most draconian sanction he could get” when the academy explicitly permits midshipmen to express their personal opinions on social media.
“It appears that people in charge didn’t like his point of view. Not the way he said it but what he said,” Hollander said. Standage sued to block his separation from the academy, claiming it violated his First Amendment right to freely express his views. His lawsuit also claims academy leaders violated his Fifth Amendment right to due process, denying him a fair and impartial disciplinary hearing. He is accused of violating academy rules governing political activity and of engaging in conduct unbecoming a midshipman. Hollander expressed doubt that she will rule before the academy’s semester ends on Dec. 12. She previously ruled that Standage could remain at the academy while his lawsuit is pending. “This case is the kind of case that keeps you up at night when you’re a judge,” she said. The son of two Los Angeles Police Department officers, Standage says he feared for their safety during the week in June when he posted the tweets in question. “Why is it taking so long for Breonna Taylor to receive her justice?” a Twitter user posted in June. “Her justice was received on March 13, 2020,” Standage replied, referring to the day of the deadly raid.
“It appears that people in charge didn’t like his point of view. Not the way he said it but what he said.” U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander Academy investigators also singled out several other tweets in which Standage advocated using lethal force against civilians. “All it takes is one drone strike,” he tweeted in response to another user’s post about “antifa extremists” in Seattle. Standage posted under the username “Cheese Sandwich” and didn’t identify himself as a midshipman in the posts, but his Twitter handle was @ChaseStandage. Hollander expressed concern that Standage’s discipline will have a chilling effect on the free speech of other midshipmen. “I am not condoning or endorsing what he said, but there is a larger issue here,” the judge said. “Where does the student know what would be deemed unprofessional? Where is that outlined? Because it seems like it’s totally subjective.”
Standage’s attorney, Jeffrey McFadden, said other midshipmen with different views than Standage routinely violate the same standards without any consequences. “It’s a deeply flawed process,” McFadden said. An academy official who recommended Standage’s removal said the midshipman “lost my confidence in his ability to make sound decisions and to uphold the core values expected from an officer in the Navy.” The court temporarily suspended Standage’s disciplinary process after he sued on Sept. 30. A government lawyer urged the judge to throw out the lawsuit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Marzullo said the courts must show “great deference” to the judgment of military authorities. “In this case, a military commander is better situated to evaluate whether comments that advocate for the use of airstrikes against civilians dishonor or disgrace an aspiring naval aviator and compromise his standing as an officer,” Marzullo wrote in a court filing. Standage’s lawsuit claims the academy is waging a culture war “that not only mirrors the broader culture war at which the country currently finds itself, but one
that is exacerbated by the unprecedented external stressor of the coronavirus pandemic and many midshipmen’s reckless abuse of social media.” Like many other colleges and universities in the U.S., the Naval Academy has been grappling with questions about systemic racism within their institutions. In June, the Naval Academy rescinded an appointment to a Maryland student who posted racist, transphobic and sexist statements on the Discord instant messaging platform. That same month, a retired Navy captain resigned from the US Naval Academy Alumni Association board after accidentally posting live video on social media of a conversation with his wife that included racist comments. Vice Adm. Sean Buck, the Naval Academy’s superintendent, said in a statement in September that he was “not naive in thinking that bigotry and racism do not exist, to some extent, within our Naval Academy family.” Buck and Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite are named as defendants in Standage’s lawsuit. The suit describes Buck as “a true believer in the woke culture and its insistence that ‘systemic’ racism permeates the Naval Academy.”