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Cooper signs three bills into law Raleigh Gov. Roy Cooper’s office announced he signed three bills into law Tuesday. SB 347, Captive Insurance Amendments, makes technical and substantive changes to the laws governing captive insurance companies in the state, which are insurance companies established solely to insure the risks of a specific company or group. SB 448, Amendments to Schedule VI of the CSA, would make prescription drugs containing marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) lawful in North Carolina automatically if the following factors are met: The FDA approves the use of the prescription drug and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) makes the appropriate change to the federal controlled substance schedules. HB 315, Arson Law Revisions, increases the punishment for certain arson offenses, amends the offense of arson resulting in injury to a firefighter, law enforcement officer, fire investigator, or emergency medical technician, and requires additional criminal history and background checks of applicants to fire departments. Each bill passed with large bipartisan majorities in the General Assembly.

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Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., leave the U.S. Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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Budd uncovers 567,000 federal prisoners received stimulus payments Washington, D.C. Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) says the Biden administration sent more stimulus payments to federal prisoners than they originally disclosed in letter from the U.S. Treasury Department. “After the revelation that the convicted Boston Marathon bomber received a $1,400 stimulus check, I began to dig into how much taxpayer money did the Biden administration send out to criminals serving in federal prison. The answer I received is truly outrageous. Nearly 600,000 incarcerated individuals receiving upwards of $1 billion is a disgrace to hardworking taxpayers of North Carolina,” Budd said in a statement. The amount sent to incarcerated individuals was $80 million higher than the amount originally released nearly a year ago. The payments were sent to federal prisoners through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. NSJ STAFF

Musk to address Twitter employees for 1st time this week San Francisco Elon Musk will address Twitter employees Thursday for the first time since the billionaire and Tesla CEO offered $44 billion to buy the social media platform, the company said Tuesday. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced an allhands meeting to employees in an email on Monday, saying they’d be able to submit questions in advance, according to The Wall Street Journal. Musk reached a deal to acquire Twitter in April, but he has clashed with the company repeatedly since then over the number of bots, or fake accounts, that exist on the social media platform. Musk said he was putting the deal on hold on May 13, saying he needed more data from the company about those bot accounts.

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Public comment period open following challenge to NCSBE absentee ballot memo By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections has announced the opening of a public comment period following a letter requesting a declaratory ruling related to a numbered memo issued by the head of the department. The request was filed on May 14 by the North Carolina Republican Party, Cumberland County Board of Elections member James H. Baker and Jerry Alan Branson, a candidate and voter from Guilford County. A press release from the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) states “North Carolina law currently requires an absentee voter to confirm their identity by having two witnesses or a notary attest that the voter completed their ballot.” The press release then claims that “This request seeks an additional layer of verification for absentee voters.” The “additional layer” sought by the request letter is the reversal of a numbered memo issued by NCSBE Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell regarding absentee ballots. While state law does not specifically state voter signatures on absentee ballots need to be

compared, the request filed by the NCGOP outlines Brinson Bell’s memo orders county boards of elections not to verify signatures on absentee returns. The NCGOP’s request states “NCSBE Numbered Memo (“N.M.”) 2020-15, issued by NCSBE Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell, provides that “County boards should accept the signature on the absentee request form if it appears to be made by the voter or their near relative or legal guardian. The voter’s signature should not be compared with the voter’s signature on file because this is not required by North Carolina law.” “It is incomprehensible that the NC Board of Elections would actively prohibit County Boards from using signatures that they already have on file to verify absentee ballots,” NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement to North State Journal. “The commonsense measures that the NCGA has put in place to protect the ballot in North Carolina - such as signature verification requirements for absentee ballots - are critical election integrity safeguards,” Whatley said. “We encourage the Board of Elections to See BALLOT, page A3 In this Jan. 5, 2021, file photo, elections workers process absentee ballots.

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RALEIGH — North Carolina’s two U.S. Senators—Richard Burr and Thom Tillis—are two of the 10 Republicans who have agreed to a ‘framework’ with Senate Democrats that would enact changes to the nation’s gun laws. A joint statement from the senators, comprising of one-fifth of chamber, outlined some of its provisions. “Today, we are announcing a common-sense, bipartisan pro-

posal to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country. Families are scared, and it is our duty to come together and get something done that will help restore their sense of safety and security in their communities,” the statement begins. “Our plan increases needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those See GUNS, page A2

Biden admin rule could withhold federal education funding unless states adopt LGBT policies School meals and other funding could be targeted unless schools adopt Biden admin’s interpretation of Title IX By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service announced on May 5 that it will follow the interpretation of discrimination rules in Title IX previously laid out by the Biden administration. “USDA is committed to administering all its programs with equity and fairness, and serving those in need with the highest dignity,” Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said in a statement. “A key step in advancing these principles is rooting out discrimination in any form—including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.” In June 2021, President Joe Biden’s Department of Education made good on his earlier executive order by reviving the Obama administration’s Title IX sexual and gender identity policies by issuing a Notice of Interpretation declaring their intention to enforce Title IX’s prohibition on sexbased discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The USDA statement also said that any entity receiving Food Nutrition Service (FNS) funds would “must investigate allegations of discrimination based on

gender identity or sexual orientation.” The statement went on to say, “Those organizations must also update their non-discrimination policies and signage to include See BIDEN, page A2

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THE WORD: LOOK UP

“I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from whence comes my help. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2

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“Mont Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine” is a painting by Paul Cézanne (circa 1887) in a series of oil paintings of Mont Sainte-Victoire that Cézanne painted throughout his career. The painting is in the collection of The Courtauld, London.

It is good always to look up. Thousands of people dwarf their lives, and hinder the possibilities of growth in their souls — by looking downward. They keep their eyes ever entangled in mere earthly sights, and miss the glories of the hills that pierce the clouds, and of the heavens that bend over them. A story is told of a boy who one day found a gold coin on the street. Ever after this — he kept his eyes on the ground as he walked, watching for coins. During a long lifetime, he found a good number of coins — but meanwhile he never saw the flowers and the trees which grew in such wondrous beauty everywhere; he never saw the hills, the mountains, the sweet valleys, the picturesque landscapes; he never saw the blue sky. To him, this lovely world meant only a dusty road, dreary and unbeautiful, merely a place in which to look for coins. This really is the story of the life of most people. They never lift their eyes off the earth. They live only to gather money, to add field to field, to scheme for power or to find pleasure. Or, if their quest is a little higher, it is still only for earthly things. They never lift up their eyes to God. There is no blue sky in their picture. They cherish no heavenly visions. They are without God in the world. “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:1-2 J.R. Miller was a pastor and former editorial superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication from 1880 to 1911. His works are now in the public domain.

Local Government Commission approves millions in county projects; set to dissolve East Laurinburg By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — At its June 7 meeting, the state’s Local Government Commission (LGC) voted unanimously to transfer the assets of the town of East Laurinburg to Scotland County. The state took control of the town’s books last November and dissolution of East Laurinburg is set for June 30. “It is never our desire to be forced into a situation where we must take such drastic action,” State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, who chairs the LGC, said in a statement. “But East Laurinburg has been struggling for years to effectively conduct its government operations.” East Laurinburg has just over 280 residents and is located in

GUNS from page A1 who are adjudicated as mentally ill can’t purchase weapons. Most importantly, our plan saves lives while also protecting the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans. We look forward to earning broad, bipartisan support and passing our common-sense proposal into law.” While the actual bill is expected to be released by the end of this week, the framework contains nine points. The first is federal support for state crisis intervention orders, also known as red flag laws. The framework says the legislation’s goal is to provide resources to states and tribes to create and administer laws that help ensure deadly weapons are kept out of the hands of individuals courts determine to be a significant danger to themselves or others. Currently, 19 states and the District of Columbia have some ver-

BIDEN from page A1 The Biden administration’s interpretation and the USDA actions could threaten the National School Lunch program, possibly leading to millions of low-income students going hungry if states do not comply. The USDA’s announcement concerning the rule comes at a time when school meal prices are skyrocketing due to soaring inflation, delivery costs and some food items costs rising up to 40 percent, according to the school nutrition services department at the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Districts around the state have already raised meal prices with increases anywhere from 10 cents to 25 cents. Durham Public Schools’ price increases have been the steepest, going from $2.90 to $3.75 per

Scotland County. Folwell went on to say the town “was the subject of a state audit that revealed misappropriation of taxpayer money” and the last municipal election saw writein candidates elected to four open seats “because there was not enough interest among residents to lead the town out of its downward spiral.” “We have run out of tools in our toolbox to keep the town afloat,” said Folwell. The LGC also approved a number of financial requests, including approval of a $135 million general obligation bond package for the City of Greensboro (Guilford County) that voters will have to approve in a July 26 referendum as part of the city’s general election. Paying for the bonds will

sion of a red flag law. Several of the framework provisions are increased funding for mental health services, schoolbased mental health and support services, funding for school safety resources, and additional investments in telehealth. In a document shared by the senators’ offices, the additional funding would expand community behavioral health centers, increase access to mental health and suicide prevention programs, and boost support services for crisis and trauma intervention and recovery. The school-related provisions would add funding for programs currently in place along with early identification and intervention and “wraparound services.” The framework also says legislation would institute safety measures in and around primary and secondary schools, support school violence prevention efforts and provide

meal; an 85-cent increase. To make matters worse, the federal program related to the pandemic that extended free meals to all students will expire June 30. A bill to extend the program was filed in the U.S. Senate but has stalled. Politico reports that Democrats appear to be trying to attach the meals extension to another COVID spending package that is “an extremely tall order considering the policy’s $11 billion price tag, which would roughly double the size of the COVID package the two parties are haggling over.” The Biden administration’s rule opens the door for forced compliance through the threat of funding cuts for K-12 schools of any number of LGBT-backed policies such as boys on girls’ sports teams, use of opposite sex bathrooms and locker

$30 million for housing. Other double-digit funding approvals included:

cost an estimated property tax increase of up to 1.25 cents per $100 of valuation. The Greensboro bond package has five components and has apparently raised questions about prioritizing recreation over public safety, with $70 million going to parks and recreation and just $6 million for law enforcement facilities. Another $14 million is included for firefighting facilities, $15 million for transportation and

• $42 million in limited obligation bonds for Asheville (Buncombe County). • $37.5 million in revenue bonds requested by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for acquisition, construction and equipping a 198-unit family apartment complex known as South Emerson Hills in Kannapolis (Cabarrus and Rowan counties). • $26 million in financing sought by Inlivian, also known as the Charlotte Housing Authority (Mecklenburg County). • $20 million for Jackson County to building a pool an

aquatic center. • $18.5 million in limited obligation bonds for New Hanover to acquire and build Hanover Pines Nature Park and number of other projects. • $17.5 million in limited obligation bonds for Johnston County to build a 63,000-square-foot public safety facility to house the Sheriff’s Office and emergency management operations. • $15 million for Cabarrus County to enter a publicprivate partnership to build a library and senior center in the western portion of the county. • $10.5 million in financing for Fayetteville to build an 18,032-square-foot fire station and relocate another station.

training to school personnel and students. The framework also says protections for victims of domestic violence will close what many call the “boyfriend loophole,” which would extend restraining orders using the NICS to those who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. The final three points cover the definition of federally-licensed firearms dealers, require an additional investigative period to review juvenile and mental health records before purchases, and increase penalties for straw purchasing. Groups opposed to gun control measures are mobilizing ahead of what is expected to be a legislative battle before the July 4 recess. The National Rifle Association, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, said it is committed to real solutions to help stop violence but did not take a position on the

framework. “As is our policy, the NRA does not take positions on “frameworks.” We will make our position known when the full text of the bill is available for review,” a statement from the organization said. “We encourage our elected officials to provide more resources to secure our schools, fix to our severely broken mental health system and support law enforcement. The NRA will continue to oppose any effort to insert gun control policies, initiatives that override constitutional due process protections and efforts to deprive law-abiding citizens of their fundamental right to protect themselves and their loved ones into this or any other legislation.” The state-based Grassroots NC has sent emails to its members about a planned protest at Tillis’ Raleigh office. “As one of 10 Republicans tasked by Senate Minority Leader Mitch

McConnell to ‘compromise’ with anti-gun Democrats, Tillis is key to the ‘bipartisan’ gun control framework announced last weekend. We need YOU to convince Tillis that his present course will be highly damaging to his political career by showing up on June 24 at Tillis’ district office in Raleigh,” the email says. The senators who joined the statement in addition to Burr and Tillis are: Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Cory Booker (D- N.J.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).

the debate of free speech versus compelled speech. Gov. Roy Cooper’s office did not respond to North State Journal’s request for comment on this story. North Carolina State Superintendent Catherine Truitt called the move that will impact millions of children “morally wrong.” “Biden’s reckless spending has produced the highest inflation since Jimmy Carter. This hurts every American family and literally takes food off the dinner table,” Truitt said in response to a request for comment by North State Journal. “It is morally wrong for the Administration to use any child as a pawn in their culture wars.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and North Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, both Republicans, are already pushing back on Biden’s Title IX

move according to statements made to the Washington Free Beacon. “We will not allow Biden to force Floridians to choose between children’s food and parents’ rights,” DeSantis’s press secretary Christina Pushaw told the Washington Free Beacon. “That is the kind of ‘decision’ that a totalitarian regime would force upon its citizenry.” Noem told the Free Beacon her state will take legal action and that “Joe Biden has threatened to take away children’s school lunch money to pursue his radical agenda. He’s targeting states like ours that make it clear biological men do NOT belong in girls’ bathrooms and sports. If you act on this, Joe, we’ll see you in court and we will win.”

“We have run out of tools in our toolbox to keep the town afloat.” State Treasurer Dale Folwell

“It is morally wrong for the Administration to use any child as a pawn in their culture wars.” State Superintendent Catherine Truitt rooms, and students receiving federal student loans or Pell and FAFS grants could also likely be impacted. Under former President Barack Obama’s Title IX guidance, not using a student’s preferred pronouns could be considered discrimination. The Biden administration’s interpretation does not seem to differ on that front and will likely reopen

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Vulnerable Dems run against Washington — and their party The Associated Press NEW YORK — Just like endangered Democrats in other states, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is running against Washington. The Nevada Democrat, nearing the end of her first six-year term, ignores the fact that her party controls both chambers of Congress and the White House as she explains the rationale for her candidacy. “I’m running for reelection because you deserve a senator who will cut through the gridlock and dysfunction in Washington and deliver real results for your family,” Cortez Masto says on her campaign website. “I’ll work with anyone — Democrats, Republicans and independents — to help Nevada’s families succeed.” Cortez Masto is far from alone. Many of the nation’s most vulnerable Democrats are actively trying to distance themselves from Washington — and their party. Responding to deep frustration from voters who will decide their fate in November, Democratic candidates in swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada and New Hampshire are railing against the institutions their party has managed for the last 16 months. It is a strategy born of necessity given the political climate Democrats are facing in 2022: President Joe Biden remains deeply unpopular and an overwhelming majority of U.S. adults believe the country is moving in the wrong direction. The Democrats who control Congress have failed to deliver on core cam-

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Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) paign promises, and perhaps most concerning, the cost of basic goods like groceries and gasoline is soaring under their watch. The nationwide average price for a gallon of gasoline topped $5 for the first time ever over the weekend. Privately, Democrats concede they’re trying to strike a delicate balance. Some of the gridlock on Capitol Hill is the result of division in their own ranks. Two Democratic senators — Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona — have opposed key elements of Biden’s agenda. At a Democratic fundraiser in California last week, Biden acknowledged as much, telling donors he needed “two more senators” to essentially overcome that resistance.

BALLOT from page A1 take every step to enforce them and increase confidence that our elections will be secure.” The request also calls out a related previous NCSBE memo, N.M. 2020-19, which the NCGOP says threatened “removing any county board who does not follow their illegal edicts,” and that prior to the 2020-19 memo, it was “common practice” for county boards to compare signatures. Additionally, the request letter says the “guidance from the NCSBE diminishes the statutory safeguards” put into place by the legislature, as well as calling out the NCSBE for blocking county boards from “using all available resources at their disposal to ensure they are fulfilling their statutory duties.” “Ultimately, the NCSBE’s unlawful guidance could cause vote dilution due to the potential for

“It is incomprehensible that the NC Board of Elections would actively prohibit county boards from using signatures that they already have on file to verify absentee ballots.” North Carolina Republican Party chairman Michael Whatley illegal absentee ballots to be sent out and illegal absentee votes to be counted,” reads the request letter. “As it stands under current NCSBE guidance, every legal vote that is cast could be diluted by the illegal votes accepted pursuant to the guidance and direction of the NCSBE.” The public comment period runs through July 5. Members of

More fundamentally, Republicans are doing everything they can to undermine the Democrats’ plans — on policy and politics. Senate Republicans have blocked Democratic legislation to address concerns about the economy, health care, climate change, gun violence and voting rights at almost every turn. The GOP is also devoting tremendous resources to undercutting the Democrats’ political messaging. Five months before Election Day, the Senate Republican campaign arm, backed by allied outside groups, has begun to unleash a nationwide advertising campaign attacking Democrats in key states. The barrage of ads is coming months before the GOP typically releases its initial major wave of television advertising.

the public wishing to comment can do so via the NCSBE website, an email, or through written mail. According to the NCSBE press release, the comments will be compiled and posted online before the State Board meets to consider a ruling on the request, “likely in mid-July.” During the 2020 election cycle, a record 5.55 million votes were cast; 1 million of those votes were cast by absentee ballot. After seeing the large number of absentee ballots cast in 2020, including the creation of a new online ballot portal, an investigation by North State Journal uncovered a previously unknown outside money offer from a Democrat-linked organization. The grant money was not accepted by the NCSBE but was directly linked to funding the creation of the state’s online ballot portal powered by Democracy Live.

NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS TO N.C. 42 IN THE HILLTOP ROAD AREA IN WAKE COUNTY

STIP Project: HL-0008K FUQUAY-VARINA - The public is invited to a public meeting with the N.C. Department of Transportation this month to discuss the proposed project to make improvements to N.C. 42 and the intersections at Hilltop Road, Panther Lake Road, Walter Rowland Road, and Walter Myatt Road in Wake County. Project details, including maps and a video can be found on the NCDOT project web page: (ncdot.publicinput.com/NC42-Hilltop-Rd-Area). The meeting will be held June 16 at Amplify Church, 2284 N.C. 42, Willow Spring. The public is invited to attend at any time between 5 and 7 pm. People may also submit comments by phone 984-205-6615 project code 6316, email (NC42-Hilltop-Rd-Area@publicinput.com) or mail at the address shown below by July 22, 2022. By Mail:

Zahid Baloch, PE NCDOT Highway Division 5 1573 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1573

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled people who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Diane Wilson, Environmental Analysis Unit, at 1598 Mail Service Center in Raleigh; 919-707-6073; or pdwilson1@ncdot.gov as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. Those who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior by calling 1-800-481-6494.

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

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., who leads the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said his organization began spending early “to make sure voters know that Senate Democrats have supported Joe Biden and his inflation-inducing, gas price-raising, border crisis-creating agenda almost 100% of the time.” Between the beginning of May through the end of this week, spending reports obtained by The Associated Press reveal that the NRSC and the allied nonprofit One Nation has spent nearly $3.7 million combined on TV ads to weaken Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly; another $3.3 million against Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock; $1.5 million against Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate nominee; $958,000 against New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan; and $5.6 million to shape the Senate contest Wisconsin, which won’t pick its Democratic nominee until Aug. 9. The Republican groups have yet to run any attack ads against Cortez Masto, but they have placed television reserves exceeding $4.9 million to run through the end of August. Wisconsin has emerged as a top target months before Democrats decide which candidate to run against two-term incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. In an interview, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, a leading Democrat in the race, described the Democratic-controlled Senate as an “out-oftouch millionaire’s club.” He insisted he was not running against his party, although he had nothing positive to say about Biden when asked to assess the Democratic president’s job performance. “I’ll be honest, voters are frustrated by a lack of action from people on both sides of the aisle. I agree with them. I’m frustrated, too,” Barnes said. “In order to change Washing-

A3 ton, we have to change the people we send there.” It’s much the same in Pennsylvania, where Fetterman released the opening ads of his general election campaign last week just days after securing his party’s nomination. “The big guy is running for Senate to take on Washington,” the narrator in one of the new ads says of Fetterman, who is 6 feet and 9 inches tall. Fetterman’s message is even sharper in the other TV spot: “Washington, D.C., attacked towns like this for years,” the narrator says. “We need help. They just talk.” And while it may be somewhat simple for candidates like Fetterman and Barnes, who have never served in Congress, to run against Washington, incumbent Democrats in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and New Hampshire may have a more difficult task. In New Hampshire, Hassan is asking voters to send her back to Washington, where she has served for almost six years. She’s expected to face a challenging general election, even as Republicans struggle to rally behind a top-tier challenger. In recent weeks, Hassan has condemned the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and its policies on the U.S.-Mexico border. And in one of her campaign’s first TV ads, Hassan said she was challenging fellow Democrats in Congress to do more to lower the price of gas. “I’m taking on members of my own party to push a gas tax holiday and I’m pushing Joe Biden to release more of our oil reserves,” Hassan said in one ad titled “Relief.” To separate themselves from their national party brand, Democrats in key states hope to keep the focus on hyper local issues instead of making the November election a referendum on the party that controls Washington. History suggests it will be a difficult task.

The latest teacher working conditions survey results are out: see what educators said By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The 2022 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey saw a record response rate of nearly 92% this year, according to the results released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction on June 1. The results show 85% of respondents agreed that their school “is a good place to work and learn.” The results of the survey were presented to the N.C. State Board of Education on June 1. Of those taking the survey, 87% were teachers, 9% were other types of educators and principals and assistant principals each made up 2%. “Teachers definitely wanted to have their voices heard,” Assistant Director of District and Regional Support Alessandro Montanari told the board. “Our educators really want to help us make decisions.” Out of the 122,000 educators and staff invited to participate in the survey, 112,000 responded and a total of 2,690 schools participated in the survey. The survey is offered every two years. Key points from the results included new questions this year related to the pandemic including topics like mental and physical health support, emotional well-being, and school safety. Around 29% agreed that students’ needs were “somewhat more than before” and 40% agreed that those needs were “much more than before.” Some 59% of respondents said their students are six months to one year behind in learning. When asked to list the top five issues of most concern, responses included addressing disparities in student learning (24%); school staffing shortages (15%); assessing student performance and needs (13%); social-emotional support for students (12%); health and safety of teachers and staff (9%). With regard to safety, a question asked if certain types of problems rarely occurred at their school. Around 63% said physical conflicts among students rarely occurred, for vandalism, it was just over 67% and for students possessing weapons, it was just over 86%. Only just over 60% agreed that bullying was not a problem at their school, but over 85% said students felt comfortable reporting bullying to a staff member or teacher. A vast majority, 95%, agreed that their school has a plan and procedures in place for responding to an active shooter or lockdown situations. Additionally, 96% agreed with the statement: “Teachers in this school know what to do if there is an emergency, nat-

ural disaster (tornado, flood) or a dangerous situation.” The same day the working conditions survey results were released, the N.C. House Education Committee met to hear about school safety and an app most of the state’s districts use to anonymously report concerns. Karen Fairley, Executive Director of the NC Center for Safer Schools, gave a presentation to lawmakers that covered a number of areas including critical incident training, a focus on bullying, surveys sent to School Resource Officers, and an update of tip statistics received by the Say Something app. According to Fairley’s presentation, 98 of the state’s 115 school districts and 145 charter schools are actively using Say Something as of April 28 of this year. From Nov. 4, 2019, to 30 June 2020, some 3,944 tips were received; Bullying/Cyber Bullying — 652, Cutting/Self—Harm — 492, Suicide/Suicide Ideation — 330, Depression/Anxiety — 316, and Drug Use/Distribution with 240. During the pandemic, from Aug. 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, around 1,674 tips came in. The breakdown for that time period show Bullying/Cyber Bullying - 248, Suicide/Suicide Ideation - 236, Depression/Anxiety - 209, Cutting/Self-Harm- 193, and Drug Use/Distribution with 94. “Life Safety Tips” was a focus point in Fairley’s presentation. These types of tips are those that are deemed credible. The pre-pandemic time frame of Nov. 4, 2019, to 30 June 30, 2020, garnered a total of 540 such tips. The breakdown of the 540 includes Suicide/Suicide Ideation with 132, Planned School Attack had 132 reports, Cutting/SelfHarm - 101, Depression/Anxiety 37, and Weapon(s) with 34. During COVID when schools were largely closed, Life Safety Tips dropped, to 312. The top tip was still Suicide/Suicide Ideation, with 139 reports received. Once schools reopened in full this past school year, tips overall surged to 7,812 between Aug. 1, 2021, and May of 2022. The top reported tip was Bullying/Cyber Bullying with 1328 tips, followed by Cutting/Self-Harm - 625, Drug Use/Distribution - 603, Suicide/ Suicide Ideation - 513, and Planned School Attack with 431. Similarly, Life Safety Tips from Aug. 1, 2021, to May 21, 2022, totaled 907. The top reported item was Planned School Attack with 254 reports. Rounding out the rest of the list was Suicide/Suicide Ideation - 185, Cutting/Self-Harm 162. Weapon(s) - 101, and Intent to Harm Someone at 6.

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North Carolina: Military is welcome here

Fort Bragg Army Base Fayetteville

North Carolina has one of the largest military footprints of any state in the country with Army, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard installations from Southern Pines to Elizabeth City. Fort Bragg is one of the largest military bases in the world, at over 163,000 acres, and has the largest military population at more than 235,000 people. Our state is also home to the largest ammunition port, at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Brunswick County. Recent legislation in the General Assembly has been aimed at helping military spouses obtain jobs by lifting state regulations, and military pensions are no longer taxed at the state level. With military installations located from the Sandhills to the coast, the U.S. military is celebrated from Murphy to Manteo in the nation’s most military-friendly state.

WEST Sheriff: Women arrested after kids hit with metal knuckles Burke County Authorities say two women have been arrested on felony child abuse charges after the children of one of the women were hit with a pair of metal knuckles in their home. Burke County Sheriff Steve Whisenant said the children were hospitalized with serious injuries after an anonymous complaint led to the arrests of the children’s mother, 26-yearold Jessica Renee Sanders and 25-year-old Natalie “Shane” Childress. Whisenant didn’t say how many children were hurt and did not release their ages. The children were taken to UNC Health Valdese and then to a child trauma center. AP

Part of Blue Ridge Parkway to be shut down to replace bridge Ashe County The National Park Service says a 10-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the mountains will be shut down for almost two years to allow workers to complete a bridge replacement project. The park service says work has begun on the $29 million project to replace the Laurel Fork Bridge in Ashe County. A full park closure to all users in the immediate vicinity of the bridge is expected to be in place this week. The park service says the project is scheduled for completion in November 2024.

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Police: Woman poured hot cooking oil on disabled cousin

Car chase ends in China Grove Rowan County Two men were arrested following a car chase that went from Cabarrus to Rowan County on Friday. Jahmel Emaury Horne, 18, and Michael Tyrique Hart, 19, both of Charlotte, were arrested in China Grove after a chase on I-85. Both men had outstanding felony warrants and were arrested by troopers after they broke into a building in an attempt to hide. They were charged with felony flee to avoid arrest, among other charges.

Davidson County Police say a woman poured hot cooking oil on her cousin while he was sleeping, leaving him severely burned. 32-year-old Andrew Kirby, called the Thomasville Police Department early Monday. Officers arrived at a house to find Kirby sitting outside in his wheelchair pleading for help. Police say he had thirddegree burns on his head and upper torso. According to police, Keeva Dawn Carlton left the house before police arrived, but officers found her at a shopping center and arrested her. She’s charged with assault on a disabled person inflicting serious injury. AP

Caldwell County Police responding to a call for an overturned car on Highway 321 in Sawmills were surprised when a man climbed out of the crashed car and opened fire on the officers. Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a state trooper responded by returning fire. The suspect was hit and taken to the hospital, but his condition was not immediately released. No officers were injured. WSOC

RALEIGH — State Rep. Erin Paré (R-Wake) was announced as the chair of the House Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM recently established by House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain). According to the announcement, the Women in STEM committee will look at issues “related to developing future generations of women leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). “Imagination, creativity, and curiosity are essential to innovation,” Paré said in a statement. “Women who pursue careers in STEM not only bring greater diversity to the ideas and solutions in these fields; they innovate and pave the way for future generations of women to follow in their footsteps and drive progress even further.” “As more tech companies flock to North Carolina, the need for workers in STEM has increased dramatically in our state,” said Paré “My hope is that this committee can find tangible ways to support the women who are interested in these fields and encourage more women to pursue STEM careers in

Bridge opening on coast delayed over markings

Official: 1 dead, 3 hurt when fireworks explode in farm fire Lenoir County Authorities say a brush fire on a farm caused fireworks in a container to explode, killing one person and injuring three firefighters. Lenoir County Emergency Services Director Murry Stroud said one person was confirmed dead and three firefighters were hurt Friday, one of them critically. Stroud says firefighters were dispatched to handle a reported brush fire at a farm in La Grange. He said fields were being burned off at the farm when the fire detonated fireworks in a container. The identities of the dead person and injured firefighters were not immediately released. AP

Teen charged in shooting that injured 3 people at mall

Dare County State officials say the opening of a bridge on the coast that would allow locals and tourists to avoid a constantly washed-out route has been delayed because of a problem with pavement markings. The Department of Transportation says pavement markings installed earlier this week on the Rodanthe ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge in Dare County do not meet specifications for quality or reflectivity. Flatiron, the prime contractor, said it would seek a new subcontractor to replace the substandard markings and re-stripe the bridge and the intersections. Pavement markings are the last step in completion of the 2.4-mile bridge. AP

Gaston County A 17-year-old boy has been charged in a shooting that wounded three people at a mall. Gastonia Police Chief Travis Brittain says two men and a woman were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries after they were shot in the parking lot of the Eastridge Mall on Friday. Two of them fled into the mall’s food court area after being shot. Investigators are trying to determine if the teenage suspect and any of the victims knew each other. The teen was arrested on felony charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, after police found him in a wooded area near the mall Friday.

2 arrested by deputies after 10 dead dogs found in truck Moore County Authorities say a man and a woman from Texas have been charged with animal cruelty after deputies found 10 dead dogs in the back of their rented box truck. Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said Scott Thomas McCaffrey and Tambra Lynn Clift of Weslaco, Texas, each were charged with 10 felony counts of cruelty to animals. Deputies were notified on Tuesday that there were multiple dead dogs in the back of the truck in the Seven Lakes area of West End.

Brother: Man shot by police near school had mental problems Harnett County A man fatally shot by police outside an Alabama school that officials say he was trying to enter had “serious mental issues.” Justin White said his brother, 32-year-old Robert Tyler White, formerly of Bunnlevel, seemed a little “off” when he saw him last week. Officials say White went to several doors trying to get into Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden on Thursday. A summer literacy program was being conducted at the time for nearly three dozen. children. All the exterior doors were locked, and police say White was killed after attempting to grab an officer’s gun.

Ex-teacher sentenced to at least 50 years for sex crimes Bladen County A former middle school band teacher has been sentenced to up to 60 years in prison after his conviction for sex crimes with children. Peter Frank. who taught at Roland-Grise Middle School in New Hanover County, was sentenced on Tuesday. He was convicted on May 17 of multiple charges, including statutory sex offense with a person 13, 14 or 15 years old. It took the Bladen County jury less than 30 minutes to return a verdict. The judge in the case said some of Frank’s sentences would be served concurrently.

the future.” Key topics the committee will focus on include: • Policies, programs, and initiatives that advance the growth and development of women in STEM fields • Existing barriers to entry in STEM career fields for women and other underrepresented minorities • The important role women play in economic growth, groundbreaking research, and life-changing innovation • Benefit of early exposure to future career opportunities in STEM fields • The advancement of future female leaders in STEM fields through partnerships with North Carolina universities, North Carolina community colleges, nonprofit and private sectors The committee will have 12 members, with Paré serving as chair. State Rep. Donna White (R-Johnston) will serve as the vice-chair. A press release indicated the new STEM committee will begin meeting following the end of the legislative short session.

Judge: NC health plan must cover transgender treatments

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McDowell County A head-on crash killed one person and sent three to the hospital on Saturday night. The crash occurred at about 5:00 PM on highway 226 near Tatertown Loop. Michelle Black, 48, was driving, and her Mazda went across the center line and hit a Toyota head-on. Black was pronounced dead at the scene. Three passengers in the Toyota were sent to Mission hospital, two by airlift and a third by ambulance.

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The Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM — The North Carolina state employee health plan unlawfully discriminates by excluding treatments for transgender people by refusing to pay for hormone therapy and surgeries, as it once did briefly, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs sided with several transgender people or their parents in declaring the refusal of coverage for treatments linked to gender confirmation violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act on the basis of sex. Biggs ordered that the State Health Plan resume offering “medically necessary services for the treatment of gender dysphoria,” which the plan’s board of trustees provided in 2017 but did not continue afterward. Monetary damages will be considered in a trial set to begin next month, her order said. “After years of fighting for fair treatment, finally having a court decide that these healthcare exclusions are wrong is vindicating,” NC State University professor Julia McKeown, one of the plaintiffs in a 2019 lawsuit, said in a news release from Lambda Legal, which provided representation. “As government employees, all we want is equal access

to healthcare, but we were denied just because we are transgender.” The State Health Plan, which is overseen by Treasurer Dale Folwell’s office, provides medical coverage for nearly 750,000 teachers, other employees, retirees and their dependents. Folwell, who took office in early 2017, was sued, along with the health plan, its top executive and other government entities. Folwell said in an interview that the board of trustees has had the ability to set benefits for several decades. Biggs wrote that the plaintiffs’ doctors and experts, medical associations and the plan’s third-party administrators agreed that such treatments “can be medically necessary to treat gender dysphoria in some cases.” “Defendants’ belief that genderaffirming care is ineffective and unnecessary is simply not supported by the record,” she added. When agreeing to cover the medically necessary services for 2017, the plan’s board estimated the annual cost for such coverage would be several hundred thousand dollars, according to the order. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had finalized in 2016 a regulation prohibiting coverage exclusions related to gender transition. Biggs didn’t rule on whether the plan’s actions violated the 2010 federal health care law, as the plaintiffs alleged.

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

Want to love America? Go to Europe

The price of gas in Italy is $7.50/gallon compared to the “sky-high” average of $4.69/gallon in the US today.

MANY YOUNG AMERICANS are rose-colored glassy-eyed in love with European socialism. They should go to Europe. They will come back loving America more than John Wayne and Ronald Reagan. My wife and I recently returned from a two-week tour of Italy which has been a lifelong dream. Italy is spectacular for many reasons, mostly its three-thousand-year history of wars; conf lict; culture; architecture; art; wine and landscapes. Without the Italian Renaissance that erupted in Florence in the 15th century, the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome would have been lost forever. The same studio where Michaelangelo learned to sculpt is still operational near the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence for goodness sakes. As to whether European democratic socialism is “better” than American democratic free market capitalism, as many young people believe, the answer depends on who is paying for it, of course. There are not enough fabulously rich people in Italy to pay for everything like progressive left-wingers in America want the Elon Musks of the world to do. In Italy, even the most modest of income-earners, those who “report” over 70,000 euros of income ― or roughly $80,000 per year ― pay an income tax of 55%. I say “report” because much of Italian business transactions are done in cash and not reported as income. The black market thrives in Italy. This is on top of a VAT (value-added tax) on every purchase that ranges from 11% to 27%. An American really doesn’t know how much it is until the transaction is complete. This is on top of a property tax if someone is fortunate enough to own a small piece of a larger building, a condo in effect. One host had his property tax increased not just 10% last year but 10 times from 500 f lorins to 5400 f lorins because of an arbitrary ruling based on the discovery of one teeny-tiny bathroom a tax inspector found in the home his family has owned since 1872. On top of all that taxation, the cost of gasoline in Italy was 2 euros per litre ― which sounds pretty good until an American does the math and finds out that there are 3.5 litres to a US gallon. The price of gas in Italy is $7.50/gallon compared to the “sky-high”

average of $4.69/gallon in the US today. Progressive Democrats believe high gas prices will force everyone to buy an electric vehicle overnight. Europe has had exorbitantly high gas prices for 30 years. Only 1% of all European vehicles are plug-in electric today. It isn’t happening. Italy, as in most European nations, does have universal medical care which sounds great on the face of it. But is universal health care really “universal” if you can’t get it when you need it? My wife had a sinus infection so we looked for a doctor to help. The Farmacia near our place in Florence sent us to a Farmicia at one corner of the Plaza del Fiore who sent us to the Misericordia at the other end of the plaza where we found out, much to our American chagrin, that “the physician has left (at 5:00 p.m.) and won’t be back until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning ―but you can walk (halfway across Florence) to find another Misericordia” which we declined to do. We searched for a Tylenol PM to help get some sleep only to be informed that we needed a prescription for such a medication in Italy. So, no antibiotics or sleep for us that night. As to COVID relief, no one in Italy got any income assistance. One mask-maker said he only survived by drawing down savings and help from his parents. “Democratic Socialism” can only be stretched so thin before it runs out of money. Europe and Italy are great places to visit and vacation, don’t get me wrong. If the dollar appreciates by 50% versus the euro, Americans can go to Europe for half-price one day in the future. But America is America and Europe is Europe. Turning America into Europe West would be a huge mistake because progressives are not telling the whole story about democratic socialism.

COLUMN | CECIL BAILEY

The Unsummit Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, in outrageous willingness to prevaricate, insists against all evidence that the border is secure.

LAST WEEK President Joe Biden convened the “Summit of the Americas” in Los Angeles in his latest feint to shift responsibility for the migrant crisis at our Southern Border. He promised the assemblage of leaders from across the Hemisphere “aggressive new leadership to confront economic despair and mass migration in Latin America…” We now know that President Biden’s leadership promise didn’t elicit much followership. Key countries boycotted the event; prime among them Mexico and the entire Central American Triangle — all leading sources of illegal migration across our Southern Border. Regional leaders openly criticized the summit. Understandably ― there is something unappealing about an invitation to an event where you will be reminded how poor and corrupt you are. More aptly, it was an “Unsummit.” The Biden administration barred Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from attendance due to conflict with other U.S. policies about working with autocracies, even though all three are significant contributors to illegal migration. “… [W]e stand divided,” reproached Belize’s prime minister. The entire venue highlighted the ineffectiveness, if not outright rejection, of U.S. leadership in the Hemisphere. We can expect the unenthusiastic reception of this newest stratagem to further embolden the whole industry of migration. Illegal migration is already reported at levels never before seen and from places as far away as Bangladesh and Nepal. With Title 42 teetering on reversal, ever-larger caravans are headed this way. That among these migrants are criminals and terrorists ought to give pause. The worst of them wriggle their way into the U.S. and disappear. Note the extraordinary contradictions when our own government is complicit in scattering migrants about the country on midnight flights and cross-country bussing. Gangs, MS-13 as a notable example among a very long list, exploit loose border enforcement to expand their hybrid criminal-terror enterprises from Los Angeles to Long Island. The consequences of all this evoke a sense of depressing helplessness. Drugs are smuggled across the border in stunning varieties and volume,

unaccompanied minors overload, human trafficking sickens. Migrants become human flotsam, subject to crime in an array of assault: rape, murder, child molestation, and other hideous inhumanities. Consider also the gamut of infectious diseases for which the Border Patrol lacks capacity to manage. We only guess about the “got aways”. Inconvenient truths, to steal a phrase, of the ugliest kind. This administration deflects these realities. Vice President Kamala Harris, assigned as czar to oversee the southern border, evades any responsibility and authority. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, in outrageous willingness to prevaricate, insists against all evidence that the border is secure. Why is this so? Well, because we will not employ measures we know are effective, such as remain in Mexico, the Wall and meaningful asylum screening, among others. Why is that so? Because those were Republican administration policies and, therefore, auto-rejected regardless effectiveness or consequences. This summit backfired on its own purpose. It may have even achieved the opposite. What options are left to persuade regional leaders to help us solve a problem against which we refuse to commit our own resources? At least now we know we are on our own, either we act in our own best interests or get used to this ever-worsening crisis at the border. The crisis at our border is a national tragedy of a magnitude we will not know for years, if not decades. This administration cannot or will not deal with it — the Summit in Los Angeles makes that clear. It is now time to move on, elect solid Republican leadership with courage and conviction to face this tragedy head-on, reverse its damage, and who will have the vision to begin what we must do to secure our borders for the future. Cecil E. Bailey Retired U.S. Army officer. During the 1993 Clinton administration served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Haitian and Cuban migration policy.

North State Journal for Wednesday, June 15, 2022 COLUMN | DAVID HARSANYI

Democrats wanted to intimidate Justices. Now it’s getting dangerous Kavanaugh’s would-be murderer told the FBI he got the idea to kill the Supreme Court justice after finding his address posted on the internet.

“I WANT TO TELL YOU, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.” Those were the words of the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, one of the most powerful elected officials in the nation, in March 2020. After spending years cynically delegitimizing the high court, Schumer had moved to openly threatening lifetime-appointed judges, by name, because he feared they would knock down the concocted constitutional right to an abortion. Initially, Schumer refused to walk back those remarks. His spokesman ludicrously claimed the statement was “a reference to the political price Senate Republicans will pay for putting these justices on the court.” Of course, the senator hadn’t singled out the Republican Party, or any Republican. He called out the two newest justices by name. “You” and “you.” Yet, it is almost surely the case that the coverage of a California man carrying a weapon and burglary equipment near Brett Kavanaugh’s home, reportedly there to murder the Supreme Court justice over the leaked opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, will not be tied to the rhetoric of Democrats like Schumer. CNN political reporters will not walk from one Democratic senator to the next, asking them if their rhetoric is responsible for inciting a man to show up at the Supreme Court justice’s home with a tactical knife, a Glock, ammunition, pepper spray and zip ties. We will not have a national conversation about the specter of leftist violence. In 2017, when James Hodgkinson walked onto a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, and opened fire, with the intention of massacring Republican leadership, few outlets even mentioned that he was a big fan of socialist Bernie Sanders, a man who tells minions that the nation is on the precipice of fascism. No one in the media blamed Sanders for the actions of a madman. The standards of culpability for political violence differ from situation to situation. When cosplay Nazis rioted in Charlottesville, Virginia, every Republican was asked to take ownership of a movement that had nothing to do with their beliefs. When leftist unrest across the nation causes billions in damage and destroys thousands of lives, one could barely get anyone in the media to admit it was even happening. When a goofy (largely FBI-hatched) kidnapping plot on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was stopped, it was a major story, framed as a microcosm of MAGA terrorism. Today there is a slew of attacks on antiabortion centers across the country, and it barely

gets any notice. And normally I wouldn’t blame Democrats for the actions of extremists, either. The problem is that not only does the left continue to push the boundaries with Schumer-like threats but they are engaged in the relentless, daily smearing of their political opponents as seditious, vote-stealing, childmurdering fascists and insurgents. If this were true, violence would be justified. But it’s a sinister lie. Moreover, though most people abhor violence, there is a concerted effort to intimidate justices. When Peter Doocy asked White House press secretary Jen Psaki if activists posting maps to homes and doxxing Supreme Court justices was the “kind of thing this president wants?” she responded: “Look, I think the president’s view is that there’s a lot of passion, a lot of fear, a lot of sadness from many, many people across this country about what they saw in that leaked document.” Kavanaugh’s would-be murderer told the FBI he got the idea to kill the Supreme Court justice after finding his address posted on the internet. And let’s not forget that the White House encouraged people to go to the justices’ homes to protest. This is an attack not only on separation of powers but also basic norms of civility. The same people who are clamoring to limit free expression can’t even ask their people to observe basic decency. Biden, not long ago, argued that harassing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in the bathroom to pressure her to support Build Back Better was “part of the process.” The people who promised to bring back norms are engaged in abnormal behavior. As of this writing, House Democrats have still refused to vote for the Supreme Court Police Parity Act, passed a month ago by the Senate, which would offer enhanced protection for all justices. It is not unreasonable to assume that those House Democrats want justices to feel intimidated. That was almost surely the goal behind the Dobbs leak, and the reason Schumer stood on the steps of the Supreme Court and threatened two justices by name. Unless grown-ups take over, things are going to get out of hand. You might recall candidate Biden was even more emphatic about the dangers of governing by White House edict, noting that there are things you “can’t do by executive order unless you’re a dictator. We’re a democracy. We need consensus.” David Harsanyi is a senior editor at The Federalist. Harsanyi is a nationally syndicated columnist and author of five books — the most recent, “Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.”

COLUMN | BILL RHEA

Focusing on carbon dioxide is wrong If greenhouse gases were the problem, focusing on CO2 is majoring in minors. Good luck trying to control water vapor.

TO UNDERSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE (aka: global warming), at least as spoken by those on the Left of Center, one needs to understand their frame of reference. According to the Left, the Industrial Revolution, beginning about 1860, is when mankind began burning hydrocarbons in some form (coal et al) and incrementally adding carbon dioxide (“CO2”) to the atmosphere from earlier wood-burning days. They vilify CO2 as hazardous. But CO2 is necessary for life as plants convert CO2 to oxygen through photosynthesis, which for humans is necessary and comprises about 21% of the air we breathe. The left’s scientists say that by adding CO2, a so-called greenhouse gas, to the atmosphere through the burning of hydrocarbons (coal back then; oil and gas in much more measurable quantities since 1920), the buildup of CO2 is causing a rise in global temperatures. In their view, global warming was born not of Mother Nature but of the reckless and poor choices of mankind in the quest for profit and a better lifestyle. The Left believes that carbon is evil and CO2 created by mankind is destroying Earth. In their view, the only way to save the planet is to replace the burning of hydrocarbons with mostly uneconomic renewable energy sources, wind and solar. The reality is very different than the gospel preached by the Left. Several inconvenient truths are either overlooked or dismissed to formulate their position. Inconvenient Truth #1. The climate has been evolving since Pangea, about 700 million years ago, when there was only one land mass. Currently, the land mass has broken into the Seven Continents of the World, covering 30% of the world with the oceans currently covering 70%. The world will continue to evolve. It is folly to think anything just began in the 1860’s. Inconvenient Truth #2. Yes, it’s true CO2 is a greenhouse gas by definition. But there’s another greenhouse gas the Left won’t talk about that has twice the heat capacity of CO2 and is 100 times more abundant. It’s a nasty one called water vapor. Atmospheric CO2 is currently about 400 PPM, parts per million, while water vapor is 40,000 PPM, thus 100 times more abundant. CO2 has a measured heat capacity (a physical property of all substances wherein the energy required to raise a measured quantity one degree in temperature is measured) of 1.0 over a 300-degree temperature range while water vapor has a measured heat capacity of 2.0 over the same range. Do the math

and water vapor has 200 times more inf luence as a greenhouse gas than CO2 currently. If greenhouse gases were the problem, focusing on CO2 is majoring in minors. Good luck trying to control water vapor. Inconvenient Truth #3. The biggest whopper of all is that the buildup of CO2 leads to an increase in atmospheric temperature. Reality is opposite and is observed in various ice cores, a proxy record of the climate going back almost 800,000 years, well before the Industrial Revolution and mankind inhabiting the Earth. The cores reveal that the temperature on Earth rises first, followed by the CO2 levels increasing, get this, some 1,100 years later ― roughly 15 human lifetimes. So why is that? It’s El Sol above, which continuously goes through hot-to-cool cycles, so the solar f lux varies considerably over time. The Sun is the thermostat of all temperatures on Earth. The oceans, which cover 70% of Earth, are a great ‘capacitor’ and store dissolved CO2. As solar f lux increases, water temperature increases, and the oceans ‘desorb’ or release dissolved CO2. When solar f lux wanes, temperatures decrease, and the oceans ‘absorb’ CO2. This is observed in the ice cores, wherein temperature increase is recorded first, followed by a lag up to 1,100 years the release of dissolved CO2. The long lag time manifests an opportunity to blame mankind and create a political narrative. Mother Nature is in complete charge. Mankind has a very tiny, if any, inf luence on climate, so focusing on mankind as the main culprit is misguided. Focusing on CO2 is entirely incorrect. Observers everywhere are ‘woke’ to the reality the Left has used the original issue of so-called global warming, now collectively referred to as ‘climate change’, to skirt around numerous instances of data manipulation and data fraud. This has been uncovered over time by truth seekers exposing government scientists and academics paid by government funds or grants to push a political narrative. ‘Follow the Money’ is operative here. The reasons for climate change are easy to understand, and they don’t require advanced studies in climatology. It requires only a simple and basic understanding of science. The data on the ice cores and the CO2/water properties are readily available on the internet. Bill Rhea is a consultant specializing in Petroleum Engineering and Exploration Risk Analysis in Austin, Texas

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A7 COLUMN JOSH PETERS

Progressives are wrong about education reforms I WAS TAKEN ABACK by an NC Policy Watch headline that read “Freedom of speech is under attack in public schools, U.S. House panel told.” When I first read the headline, I thought to myself progressives are starting to understand what is going on in our academic institutions. After years of shout-downs, intimidating speakers, and removing professors that committed a thought crime, progressives have finally turned a corner and realized that we have to address the assault on free speech occurring in our universities. But then I read the article. And upon finishing it, I breathed a sigh of disappointment. The article was essentially lamenting teachers in pre-K through 12th grade for not being able to talk to students about racial identities and LGBTQ lifestyles. These matters, according to progressives, are the real “attacks on freedom of speech”. Let’s bracket for a moment the limited moral authority progressives have on issues concerning free speech in modernity and think about the assertion critically. Firstly, the colloquial sense of free speech is not applicable in this situation. The teacher is an authority figure. Pupils cannot engage with teachers freely. Thus, pre-K through 10th grade is unidirectional in terms of speech. And that speech should only be for the mission of providing foundational knowledge to allow the pupil to advance through life productively and compete for opportunities to have social mobility. Additionally, the public school system is not for the purpose of allowing teachers to say whatever they want. Given the unidirectional nature of education at this stage in the child’s development, speech should be limited to only that which is necessary for classroom topics and that which prepares the child for the next grade. This leads me to my second critique: not all socially abstract concepts are relevant in education. Certainly, progressives know that education should not be orientated around obscure social opinions. It is not helpful for the development of children to be exposed to obscure socially constructed ideas early on in their education. Moreover, it would require educators to justify the permissibility of teaching some socially constructed ideas and excluding others. For example, and go with me here on this for the sake of argument, what is the governing principle that justifies orientating educators to see the world through the lens of gender or race but not through the lens of replacement theory? If we are in a posttruth world, and everything is relative, then everything is a matter of taste. Accordingly, if one teacher wants to pull in concepts from critical race theory (CRT) for developing a lesson plan around history and another teacher wants to pull in concepts from what has been deemed the great replacement theory (GRT), then what is the rationale to accept one and not the other on principle if everything is relative under the guise of postmodernism? Currently, no such principle is being employed. To do so would require progressives to face the reality that abstract social concepts like CRT and GRT are pseudointellectual framings of the world that are more fiction than fact, and therefore neither would be appropriate for structuring a lesson plan. This brings me to my last point on why the claim by progressives about free speech being under attack is illconceived. They don’t understand the difference between education and indoctrination. What is the difference between education and indoctrination? I will suggest education is cultured and indoctrination is cultish. The current movement within progressivism is one that fetishizes racial and LGBTQ identities. It is not predicated on educating people about a particular subculture but rather indoctrinating children into joining their cult. Therefore, education reforms away from their preferred racial and gender worldview invokes emotional hysteria en masse. Now, perhaps their lamenting of education reforms is sincere. In that case, the response to the current education reforms around the United States by progressives are more about their collective vanity than it is about education. They pushed their social ideology too far and parents responded with an unequivocal rejection of it. For them to turnaround and claim that freedom of speech is being attacked because parents do not want their children learning inappropriate social theories for their grade level is laughable at best and sinister at worst. Josh Peters resides in Wake County.

North State Journal for Wednesday, June 15, 2022

NATION & WORLD Venezuelan leader, Iranian president sign 20-year agreement

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In this Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, retired Gen. John Allen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to examine the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

Brookings president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying probe The Associated Press THE PRESIDENT of the Brookings Institution resigned Sunday amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. Retired Gen. John Allen wrote in a letter to the think tank that he was leaving with a “heavy heart” but did not offer a direct explanation. “I know it is best for all concerned in this moment,” Allen’s letter said. A retired four-star Marine general who led U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Allen’s announcement came less than a week after the Associated Press was first to report on new court filings that

showed the FBI had seized Allen’s electronic data as part of the lobbying probe. Allen has not been charged with any crimes and, through a spokesman, has denied any wrongdoing. Brookings, which had put Allen on administrative leave the day after the AP’s initial report, issued a statement thanking Allen for guiding the think tank through the coronavirus pandemic and other contributions. The institution said information about the search for a new president would be forthcoming. The new court filings detail Allen’s behind-the scenes efforts to help Qatar influence U.S. policy in June 2017 when a diplomatic crisis erupted between the gas-rich Persian Gulf monarchy and its

neighbors. An FBI agent said in an affidavit in support of a search warrant there was “substantial evidence” that Allen had knowingly broken a foreign lobbying law, and had made false statements and withheld “incriminating” documents. Allen’s alleged lobbying work involved traveling to Qatar and meeting with the country’s top officials to offer them advice on how to influence U.S. policy, as well as promoting Qatar’s point of view to top White House officials and members of Congress, the FBI’s affidavit says. The federal investigation involving Allen has already ensnared Richard G. Olson, a former ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan who

pleaded guilty to federal charges earlier this month, and Imaad Zuberi, a prolific political donor now serving a 12-year prison sentence on corruption charges. Several members of Congress have also been interviewed. Brookings, one of the most prestigious think thanks in the U.S., had initially hired Allen as a senior fellow before tapping him as president in late 2017 and paying him more than $1 million a year, according to recent tax records. “The integrity and objectivity of Brookings’s scholarship constitute the institution’s principal assets, and Brookings seeks to maintain high ethical standards in all its operations,” the think tank said in its statement Sunday. Qatar has long been a major financial backer of Brookings, though Allen decided in 2019 to stop taking any new donations from the country. Qatari officials have not responded to requests for comment about the Allen investigation.

China accuses US of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia The Associated Press SINGAPORE — China’s defense minister accused the United States of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own interests “under the guise of multilateralism.” Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe lashed out at U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, rejecting his “smearing accusation” at the Shangri-La Dialogue that China was causing instability with its claim to the self-governing island of Taiwan and its increased military activity in the area. Austin had stressed the need for multilateral partnerships with nations in the Indo-Pacific, which Wei suggested was an attempt to back China into a corner. “No country should impose its will on others or bully others under the guise of multilateralism,” he said. “ The strategy is an attempt to build an exclusive small group in the name of a free and open Indo-Pacific to hijack countries in our region and target one specific country — it is a strategy to create conflict and confrontation to contain and encircle others.” China has been rapidly modernizing its military and seeking to expand its influence and ambitions in the region, recently signing a security agreement with the Solomon Islands that many fear could lead to a Chinese naval base in the Pacific, and breaking ground this past week on a naval port expansion project in Cambodia that could give Beijing a foothold in the Gulf of Thailand. Last year U.S. officials accused

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China’s Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe speaks at a plenary session during the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Sunday, June 12, 2022. China of testing a hypersonic missile, a weapon harder for missile defense systems to counter, but China insisted it had been a “routine test of a spacecraft.” Answering a question about the test on Sunday, Wei came the closest so far to acknowledging it was, indeed, a hypersonic missile, saying, “As for hypersonic weapons, many countries are developing weapons and I think there’s no surprise that China is doing so.” “China will develop its military,” he added. “I think it’s natural.” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken last month said China represented the “most serious longterm challenge to the international order” for the United States, with its claims to Taiwan and efforts to dominate the strategic South China Sea.

The U.S. and its allies have responded with so-called freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, sometimes encountering pushback from China’s military. Wei accused the U.S. of “meddling in the affairs of our region” with the patrols, and “flexing the muscles by sending warships and warplanes on a rampage in the South China Sea.” China has squared off with the Philippines and Vietnam, among others, over maritime claims and Wei said it was up to the countries in the region to find their own solutions. Taiwan and China split during a civil war in 1949, but China claims the island as its own territory, and has not ruled out the use of military force to take it, while maintaining it

is a domestic political issue. Washington follows a “one-China” policy, which recognizes Beijing but allows informal relations and defense ties with Taipei. It provides arms to Taiwan and follows a “strategic ambiguity” approach about how far it would be willing to go to defend Taiwan in the face of a Chinese invasion. At the same time, it does not support Taiwanese independence. President Joe Biden raised eyebrows and China’s pique last month saying that the U.S. would intervene militarily if Taiwan were attacked, though the White House later said the comments did not reflect a policy shift. Austin on Saturday accused China of threatening to change the status quo on Taiwan with a “steady increase in provocative and destabilizing military activity” near the island. Wei fired back that the U.S. was not adhering to its “one-China” policy, saying “it keeps playing the Taiwan card against China.” He said China’s “greatest wish” was “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, but also made clear Beijing was willing to do whatever it took to realize its goals. “China will definitely realize its reunification,” he said. “China’s reunification is a great cause of the Chinese nation, and it is a historical trend that no one and no force can stop.” He added that China would “resolutely crush any attempt to pursue Taiwan independence.” “We will not hesitate to fight, we will fight at all costs and we will fight to the very end,” he said. “This is the only choice for China.”

Tehran, Iran Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and Iran’s hard-line president signed a 20-year cooperation agreement a day after Maduro praised the Islamic Republic for sending badly needed fuel to his nation despite U.S. sanctions. Iranian state media reported Maduro hailed Iran’s move to send fuel tankers to his energy-hungry nation. “Tehran’s delivery of oil to Caracas was a great help to the Venezuelan people,” he said. Maduro’s first visit to Iran comes amid tensions across the Middle East over the collapse of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers. U.S. sanctions and rising global food prices are choking Iran’s ailing economy, putting further pressure on its government and its people. A high-ranking political and economic delegation from Venezuela — which like Iran is under heavy U.S. sanctions — is accompanying Maduro on his visit, following an invitation from hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. In a joint press conference, Raisi and Maduro signed a 20-year agreement to expand ties in the oil and petrochemical industries, the military and the economy. Maduro said Venezuela and Iran are united by “a common vision” on international issues and are both victims of coercive measures by the United States and its allies. Amid rising tensions with the West, Iran has started removing 27 surveillance cameras from nuclear sites across the country, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said last week. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

California Dems want abortion to be a constitutional right Sacramento, Calif. The right to an abortion and to use or refuse contraceptives would be enshrined in the California Constitution under an amendment announced by Democratic legislative leaders who are seeking to blunt a possible U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning federal abortion protections. Lawmakers are moving quickly to place the amendment on the November ballot, which would likely boost turnout from both sides of the abortion debate. The announcement of the amendment came after a California primary election that produced abysmal turnout. California’s proposal goes a step beyond with the language on contraceptives. Jonathan Keller, president of the California Family Council that opposes abortion, said the proposed amendment would be “redundant” because of the California court’s previous rulings. “I think it just shows how this is a fixation for the Democrats in Sacramento that crowds out a lot of focus on other issues that are really concerning,” he said. The constitutional amendment is among 13 proposed laws California Democrats have put forward this year designed to make California a so-called ‘sanctuary’ for those who live in states where abortion could soon be outlawed or restricted if the high court strikes down Roe. All the proposals have passed at least one legislative chamber, putting them on track to be signed into law later this year. The amendment requires two-thirds approval in the Senate and Assembly, a threshold that should be easy for Democrats to meet because they control both by wide margins. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson, pictured coaching the Nets in February 2020, has been hired as the next coach of the Hornets.

Atkinson set to become next Hornets coach

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York County sues Tepper, Rock Hill over Panthers’ facility Charlotte Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s companies and the City of Rock Hill are being sued by South Carolina’s York County for at least $21 million over the failed completion of the team’s proposed $800 million practice facility and headquarters. The structure remains half‑built in Rock Hill, South Carolina, with no plans of being finished. Tepper’s real estate company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on June 2 after having invested more than $175 million into the facility.

COLLEGE SPORTS

UNCW AD Bass retiring next April Wilmington UNC Wilmington director of athletics Jimmy Bass will retire next year, the school announced Monday. The 65‑year‑old Bass, who has served as the Seahawks’ AD since 2010, will step down on April 1, 2023. On top of athletic accomplishments, UNCW completed a $2 million renovation of Trask Coliseum under Bass. Before coming to UNCW as athletic director, Bass also held positions at East Carolina, NC State (his alma mater) and Davidson, along with stops at Mississippi State and Pittsburgh.

SOCCER

Charlotte FC earns 2‑0 win over Red Bulls Charlotte Ben Bender scored a deflected goal from outside the box in the fourth minute of first‑half stoppage time to spark Charlotte FC to a 2‑0 victory over the New York Red Bulls. Bender scored his third goal for Charlotte (7‑8‑1) after taking a pass from Christian Ortíz. His first two goals came on penalty kicks. Charlotte’s second goal didn’t come until the first minute of second‑half stoppage time when Derrick Jones found the net for the first time this season.

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The Golden State assistant will reportedly receive a four-year contract By Jesse Deal North State Journal KARL B. DEBLAKER | AP PHOTO

UNC’s Johnny Castagnozzi reacts as Arkansas celebrates in the background following Sunday’s super regional game in Chapel Hill.

Baseball season ends in heartbreak for Pirates, Tar Heels The state’s two remaining baseball teams saw their CWS dreams die with walk-off losses By Shawn Krest North State Journal THE COLLEGE BASEBALL season ended two weeks early for schools in the state of North Carolina. While the state has sent teams to Omaha for two of the last three College World Series’ (UNC in 2018 and NC State in 2021), North Carolina’s final two teams were both eliminated in super regionals that they hosted last weekend. “We let it slip away” East Carolina was the No. 8 national seed in the NCAA Tournament and won its regional in Greenville, earning the Pirates the right to host No. 9 Texas. It was the second time ECU has hosted a super regional and the first time the Pirates have done so on campus at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates got off on the right foot, batting around while scoring five runs in the eighth inning to pull away in the opening game, 13-7. In Game 2, East Carolina again battled from behind after giving up two first-inning runs to Texas. The Pirates rode another five-run inning, this time in the fifth, to lead the Longhorns 7-2 heading into the seventh inning stretch. ECU was counting

outs as its first trip to the College World Series appeared to be getting closer. It was Texas’ turn to rally, however. The Longhorns scored two in the seventh and four in the eighth. After ECU tied the score at eight in the top of the ninth inning, Texas got a walkoff bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth to even the super regional at one game apiece and force a winner-takeall third game on Sunday. It was more adversity for an ECU team that battled to stay around .500 early in the season, then saw its 20-game winning streak snapped as it was sent to the losers bracket in the previous week’s regional. “Everybody thought we were going to win 23 straight, and we were going to walk right into the College World Series, and that just doesn’t happen,” said ECU coach Cliff Godwin. “That’s not the way this thing works. The first time you go, it’s going to be really difficult.” For the third straight game, ECU fell behind Texas early as the Longhorns scored four first inning runs in Sunday’s game and never looked back. For the three-game series, Texas had eight runs in the first inning. The Longhorns added five runs in the second inning and cruised to Omaha with an 11-1 win in the deciding game. “Yesterday was our day to do it, and we let it slip away,” Godwin said. “We just didn’t play See BASEBALL, page B4

CHARLOTTE — Ever since the mid-April firing of ex-coach James Borrego, Charlotte Hornets fans have wondered who would be chosen by team owner Michael Jordan and general manager Mitch Kupchak to lead the youthful-yet-talented Hornets. That question has been answered. According to an initial report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on June 10, Golden State Warriors assistant coach and former Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson is set to be the Hornets’ next head coach. Atkinson, 55, has reportedly agreed to a fouryear contract that will make him the successor to Borrego. After one year as an assistant for the Los Angeles Clippers and one year as an assistant for the Warriors, Atkinson will become a head coach for the first time since the 2019-20 season when he parted ways with the Nets. Golden State, led by head coach Steve Kerr, was one win away from claiming the NBA title after winning Monday’s Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead over the Boston Celtics. Atkinson amassed a head coaching record of 118-190 during his four seasons in Brooklyn. During his third year, the Northport, New York, native led the Nets to the No. 6 seed while coaching D’Angelo Russell into an All-Star. In his fourth year, however, he was fired midway through the season after the revamped Nets, led by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, struggled to adjust to Atkinson’s intense developmental system. It was reported last week that Atkinson and former Lakers head coach Mike D’Antoni were the two frontrunners for the Hornets’ job and that both held continued meetings with Jordan. While Atkinson ultimately landed in Charlotte, he was also a finalist for the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coaching job before the Lakers decided to go with Darvin Ham. Although the Hornets haven’t been to the playoffs since the 2015-16 season nor won a playoff series in more than two decades, Jordan and Kupchak will be looking for their new coach to guide a young roster led by LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges to sustained success. It remains to be seen if the firing of Borrego was an indictment of his coaching approach or simply an attempted rebranding for the franchise. He was just 138-163 in four seasons with play-in tournament losses in each of the past two seasons, but he had curiously been given a multiyear contract extension last August. It’s worth noting that despite Atkinson’s reputation as a formidable team builder and evaluator of talent, he does have a lower winning percentage (38.3%) through four seasons in the league than Borrego (44.7%) has through five seasons. Some have speculated that Kupchak had a preference for hiring D’Antoni instead — looking to maximize Ball’s offensive potential — while Jordan preferred to bring in Atkinson to install a new culture of accountability that will focus on ending the team’s ongoing defensive woes.

118-190 Kenny Atkinson’s record during three-plus seasons coaching the Brooklyn Nets

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Montrezl Harrell: The Hornets’ sixth man was arrested last month and faces felony drug charges after a traffic stop in Kentucky uncovered three pounds of marijuana in his vehicle, according to reports. Harrell was arraigned Monday, according to the Charlotte Observer, and could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The Tarboro native, who was traded to Charlotte on Feb. 10, is set to be a free agent at the end of the month. Charl Schwartzel: The former Masters champion held on for a one-shot victory at the inaugural LIV Golf event outside London to secure the $4 million prize for the individual victory — along with another $750,000 from his share of the $3 million purse earned for topping the team rankings with his four-man Stinger team. Twenty players have now defected from the PGA Tour, with Patrick Reed the latest former Masters champion confirmed on Saturday as signing up for the lucrative but controversial golf tour. Steve Sax: The former Dodgers player announced that his 33-year-old son was among five U.S. Marines killed during a training flight crash earlier this week in the California desert. Capt. John J. Sax was among the aircrew of an Osprey tiltrotor aircraft that went down during training in a remote area in Imperial County, east of San Diego. The 14-year MLB veteran, who also played for the Yankees, White Sox and A’s during his career, said his son had wanted to be a pilot since he was a child and the loss left him devastated.

Beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

NASCAR

Daniel Suárez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, holding off Chris Buescher at Sonoma to give Trackhouse Racing its third win of the Cup Series season. The 30-year-old, who is the 12th different driver to go to Victory Lane this season and the fourth first-time winner, got his first victory in his 195th career start.

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“There’s not 32 guys better than me.” Free agent quarterback Cam Newton on “The Pivot Podcast” about his future playing prospects.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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“I don’t think it was a surprise to anybody.” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan on his decision to suspend 17 players for competing in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. PRIME NUMBER

223 Months since neither Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal nor Novak Djokovic were ranked in one of the top two spots in the ATP rankings until this week. Nov. 10, 2003, was the last time none of the trio ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the world. Daniil Medvedev moved up one place to No. 1 and Alexander Zverev reached a career‑best No. 2 this week, while Djokovic slid from first to third to end the run.

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The Avalanche will look to deny the Lightning a third straight Stanley Cup when the teams start their championship series on Wednesday in Denver. Tampa Bay advanced to the Final by beating the Rangers in six games, while Colorado has won 12 of its 14 playoff games, sweeping Edmonton in the Western Conference Final.

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Duke added experience from the transfer portal last weekend, landing Illinois’ Jacob Grandison. Grandison played the past two seasons with the Illini after spending his freshman and sophomore seasons at Holy Cross. The 6-foot-6 graduate transfer averaged 9.6 points last season while making 41% of his 3-point attempts.

HORSE RACING

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Mo Donegal won and filly Nest was second, giving trainer Todd Pletcher a 1-2 finish at the Belmont Stakes for his sixth victory in a Triple Crown race. Donegal rounded the 1½‑mile track in 2 minutes, 28.28 seconds, ahead of Nest and Skippylongstocking. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike finished sixth after being held out of the Preakness.

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Cannon Ballers leading way in Kannapolis’ revitalization From a splash pad and live organist to an indoor club, the Carolina League team is at the center of the city’s downtown redevelopment By Brett Friedlander North State Journal KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers have a slogan painted in large letters for all to see as they enter Gate 1 at Atrium Health Ballpark. “Have a blast!” it says. It’s a play on the Carolina League team’s name, adopted as part of a rebranding strategy that coincided with the opening of its new stadium in 2020. But there’s also another meaning. And all it takes is one look around at the giant inflatable “Boomer” mascot bounce house in left field, team employees wearing Hawaiian shirts and tuxedo T-shirts, or energetic young general manager Matt Millward wielding a Super Soaker to squirt hot fans on a steamy Sunday afternoon to figure out what it is. “Everything we do is about having fun,” said Millward, a 35-yearold Penn State graduate in his third season with the team. “We have a splash pad and a full-sized playground, we’ve got a beautiful right field bar you can hang out at, an indoor club area and a lot of great baseball to watch. There’s something for kids of all ages.” And that’s only the beginning. Beyond the right field wall, just outside the stadium gates, is a construction site that will soon become a multiuse development that will include team offices, an expanded team store, condos, event space and the Towel City Tavern — a full-service barbeque restaurant and bar featuring local beers with seating overlooking the action on the field. It’s all part of a redevelopment plan that has seen the Cannon Ballers aid greatly in the revitalization of downtown Kannapolis. On one side of the ballpark is the new city hall and the North

Carolina Research Campus, a series of colonial-style buildings in which eight universities and independent entrepreneurs work on developing safer, more nutritious crops and healthier foods. On the other is West Avenue, an area featuring shops, restaurants and the Gem Theater, a classic single-screen movie house that still shows first-run features. “This is the anchor. It’s everything,” Millward said of the Atrium Health Ballpark. “Kannapolis did it a little bit differently than a lot of new, modern ballparks where they build it, then development grows around it. They planned everything to come together in synchrony.” While the Cannon Ballers and their stadium are a major part of Kannapolis’ look to the future, there are still a few tributes to the past of the city, the franchise — which is a low Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox — and the game of baseball itself. One is the organ music that’s played between innings and during rallies and other lulls in the game. The tunes themselves aren’t anything out of the ordinary and are a feature of games at most stadiums. The difference with Atrium Health Ballpark is that it’s one of few left in the minor leagues that still has an actual organist playing them rather than a recording. His name is Jason Atkins, better known by his stage persona of Greazy Keyz, and he entertains fans from his perch on the concourse directly behind home plate on a well-worn Hammond organ bought from an elderly couple in Spartanburg, South Carolina. “It’s kind of a throwback to when every ballpark had a live organist,” said Atkins, moments after banging out a rendition of Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It.” Atkins was discovered by Millward at a Charlotte Checkers hockey game, where he performs during the winter season. He takes requests, hands out stickers to the fans and sells his own merchandise while adding his unique

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Atrium Health Ballpark, home of the Cannon Ballers, is the centerpiece of an effort to revitalize downtown Kannapolis.

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Organist Jason Atkins, known as Greazy Keyz, performs for fans during a Kannapolis Cannon Ballers game at Atrium Health Ballpark. flavor to the games. “I love being right in the middle of things, high-fiving people and being kind of an ambassador during the games,” he said. “I play pretty much what I want, but I know which songs the fans enjoy most. That connection with people is why I love playing music.” The team’s name is a reference to Cannon Mills, a textile company that manufactured towels and bed sheets and was the heart of the city’s economy until it went out of business in 2003. Its headquarters were located at the site on which the ballpark and research campus now stand. There’s also a nod to the franchise’s previous brand, The Intimidators, in the presence of its cur-

rent mascot. Boomer, a human cannonball, has a mustache that looks a lot like the one that was the one made famous by seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt Sr., Kannapolis’ favorite son. Earnhardt was known as The Intimidator because of his fearless racing style. Since members of his family were part of the team’s previous ownership group and retain trademark rights to the nickname, the current owners — Temerity Baseball — decided to make a change after taking over in 2019. It appears to be a popular move. Merchandise featuring the Cannon Ballers’ logo is among the best selling in minor league baseball.

Inside the stadium, Boomer’s image is everywhere, as is the actual mascot — who is usually somewhere in the vicinity of energetic hype man Trevor Wilt. Clad in his trademark gold sequined bow tie, the former broadcaster might just be the hardest working man in baseball, emceeing promotions on the field during virtually every half inning and sprinting around the concourse, stopping only long enough to engage fans that recognize him. “I worked a lot of hours doing broadcasting, but I told myself I can impact the community more and have more fun being a hype man,” Wilt said. “It’s all part of our mission of wanting people to come out here and have a blast.” The kids playing in the splash zone down the left field line were certainly enjoying themselves on a 90-plus degree afternoon last Sunday. So was Ashley Cole, standing off to the side in the spray enjoying an adult beverage with her brother Adam as her 4-year-old son Wyatt played in the streaming jets of water. Her husband Jared Putnam, meanwhile, watched from the stands with the rest of their group as the Cannon Ballers beat the Down East Wood Ducks 12-5. “We’re cooling off, the kids are having a great time and relaxing, and the hubby is having a good time watching the game,” said Cole, from Asheville, whose family was at the game to pay tribute to her late uncle Joe Sulkowski, a China Grove resident and longtime season-ticket holder. “It’s the best of both worlds.”

Big Rock tournament underway in Morehead City The 64th annual deep-sea fishing tournament is highlighted by its quest for the winning blue marlin By Griffin Daughtry North State Journal MOREHEAD CITY — If you went back in time to 1957 and asked locals whether you could catch billfish off the coast of North Carolina, they’d probably tell you it was nothing more than idle talk. Commercial fishermen, who would rarely cast lines out of sight of the shoreline, never saw them. Their skeletons certainly never washed up on shore. And yet that didn’t stop the Fabulous Fisherman Club and Morehead City merchants from offering a cash prize to the first person to catch an elusive blue marlin off the Crystal Coast. The prize? A little red Radio Flyer wagon filled with silver dollars. With a record-breaking prize purse of more than $5.8 million, it’s safe to say that the 2022 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament has come a long way since those early days. What initially began as a one-time experiment to promote interest in deep-sea fishing and boost the area’s up-and-coming charter boat industry is back in Morehead City for its 64th annual event. This time, it’s drawing participants and spectators from all over the world. In total, 266 participating boats have registered for the chance to win part of the record-breaking purse and help raise money for charity. Of the money raised, at least 91% of all charitable contributions will go directly back into Carteret County. The 2022 tournament and surrounding festivities, presented by major sponsor Jarrett Bay Boat-

works, started June 10 and will run through June 19. The Keli Wagner Lady Angler Tournament (KWLA) women’s event took place through the first weekend, with the first day of the main event beginning Monday. As in previous years, official fishing hours for the Big Rock are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Effective this year, omnidirectional sonar technology will not be permitted before the official hours. Of the six available fishing days, each boat is only allowed to drop lines for four days and must take at least two lay days. On top of the normal prize levels from previous years, with payouts for heaviest blue marlin, wahoo, dolphin, tuna, daily first release, weekly release and overall billfish, the Big Rock Board of Directors introduced three new entry levels this year. This year’s tournament will also offer admission for Level IX weekly and daily non-sonar release categories. Additionally, the Big Rock Tournament is also offering entrance into a new Level VI Super 20 Winner-Take-All, sponsored by ED Cure, where contestants can pay a $20,000 entry fee to a Calcutta in which the boat that catches the largest qualifying blue marlin would be in line to earn $850,000 based on 50 entries. Based on 2021 entries, if entered in Levels I, II, III, IV, V and VI, the winning team’s payout could total more than $3.3 million, an industry record. On the first day of fishing, 244 of the 266 participating boats went out to sea to catch a big payout. RoShamBo, a 65-foot Guthrie/ Bluewater from Solomons Island, Maryland, released the first blue marlin of the tournament, earning a $5,000 payout. By day’s end, five boats had re-

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Ven Poole and Zach Grantham of the Waste Knot attempt to reel in a dolphin on Monday during the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. turned to Big Rock Landing to weigh blue marlins. Mercenaria, a 72-foot Viking from Cherrystone, Virginia, sat atop of the leaderboard for the heaviest marlin after

Day 1 with a 572.6-pound catch. Mercenaria also took home a check totaling $777,750 for catching the first blue marlin weighing more than 500 pounds.

The blue marlin wasn’t the only fish being weighed at Big Rock Landing on day one, as even Michael Jordan’s Catch 23 weighed in a 24-pound dolphin.

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Division II College World Series is sports done right

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Duke’s hiring of Rachel Baker as the basketball program’s first general manager could help the program retain players like Trevor Keels (1) and Wendell Moore Jr., right, when their NBA prospects are not as high as someone like Mark Williams (15).

Duke takes bold step in NIL landscape “Duke Basketball has remained rooted in honoring our storied history while writing the future of the game.” Rachel Baker, new Duke GM

The Blue Devils hired former Nike and NBA marketer Rachel Baker as their first GM By Shawn Krest North State Journal WHEN UNC and Duke played in the Final Four, the two teams were separated by a mere four points. Once the season ended, however, the distance between the programs seemed to be a chasm. It was business as usual at Duke, known for more than a decade for its reliance on oneand-done players who leave for the NBA following their freshman season. Sure enough, when the deadline for remaining in the draft passed, three Blue Devils freshmen — Paolo Banchero, AJ Griffin and Trevor Keels — had departed for the league, joining fellow early entries in sophomore Mark Williams and junior Wendell Moore Jr. Over at North Carolina, however, the situation was hardly normal. Armando Bacot, who just missed winning ACC Player of the Year, and Caleb Love, a guard who carried the Tar Heels to wins with some explosive scoring outbursts during UNC’s tournament run, both announced they were returning to Carolina for one more run at the championship. RJ Davis, another productive guard, and Leaky Black, a senior given an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID season of 2020-21, also chose to return. Neither was a sure thing. Just like that, Carolina was set to return, nearly intact, while Duke turned to its stellar incoming freshman class, as well as a group of transfers, to rebuild, as it’s done ever since Kyrie Irving wore dark blue. The contrast couldn’t have

been starker. UNC, long known as proponents of the old-school approach under former coach Roy Williams, has embraced the new college landscape, creating a framework to help support student-athletes looking for income from the NCAA’s new Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules. While figures have not been released, there is widespread speculation that Love and Bacot will both be able to earn well over six figures while remaining in Chapel Hill for another year, matching or exceeding a potential G-League salary should they not be drafted in the first round. While that wouldn’t have been enough to keep Banchero or Griffin at Duke — both are expected to be high picks in the draft and earn the chance at generational wealth — Keels and Moore in particular may have been lured to return to Duke had a similar framework existed with the Blue Devils. New Duke coach Jon Scheyer has taken steps to ensure that future underclassmen don’t have to face the NBA decision without an NIL safety net in place. Scheyer announced last week that Duke became the first NCAA team to hire a general manager, tapping Rachel Baker to fill that role. As GM, Baker will “specialize in helping players enhance their personal and professional skill sets, capitalize on strategic partnerships, including NIL opportunities, and work to support players in navigating the opportunities and challenges that come with being a student-athlete at the highest level,” according to a release from the school. In other words, Baker will be working to construct that safety net, making sure that Duke has the NIL opportunities that other programs have enjoyed for the last year.

Baker is more than suited for the role. She’s spent eight years working for Nike and one in the NBA, focusing on sports marketing initiatives. Many of the Duke players will be familiar with her through her work for Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League, the summer league that most top high school recruits play in to help build exposure. Baker has also worked with NBA superstar Kevin Durant to help develop strategic marketing initiatives with Nike. In other words, potential Duke recruits now have the option of having their NIL marketing efforts supported by someone who has worked at two of the best marketers in the business — Nike and the NBA — and has helped Durant maximize his marketing opportunities. “The state of college basketball is growing and changing at an exponential rate,” Scheyer said in the release. “Rachel is a one-of-a-kind talent with unique experience that will provide our players and their families with an unparalleled resource and partner as we navigate new frontiers of college basketball together. Through her work in the NBA and at Nike, she brings nearly a decade of expertise in the business of basketball to our staff, as well as her gifts in relationship and community building, leadership development, and experiential marketing. We can’t wait to see all she brings to our program in this newly-created position.” “I could not be more excited to join Jon Scheyer and the entire Duke Basketball family,” Baker said. “We’re in the middle of such a transformative moment — not only for Duke, but for the college basketball landscape — and the chance to be part of it is the opportunity of a lifetime. Duke Basketball has remained rooted in honoring our storied history while writing the future of the game. I am humbled and honored to join this tradition and can’t wait to get started.” The move should help Duke close the NIL gap on the competition. Now, if only Baker could do something about those four points.

BASEBALL from page B1

“Everybody thought we were going to walk right into the College World Series, and that just doesn’t happen.” Cliff Godwin, ECU baseball coach

quite good enough. These young men do it the right way. I don’t care if I don’t ever coach in the College World Series as a head coach, that’s not my job. My job is to develop young men and make them into better people. … It hurts. Wish I could’ve done more. Bad stuff happens to good people every single day. We’re going to keep knocking on the door until we knock it down.” “It’s just baseball. It’ll rip your heart out.” Over in Chapel Hill, the ending was just as crushing for the No. 10 national seed Tar Heels. UNC hosted Arkansas looking to advance to its 12th College World Series and fourth in the last 11 years. Arkansas snapped a scoreless tie in the fifth inning of the opener with a first-pitch home run. The Razorbacks scored three in the inning, which was enough to hold up in a 4-1 opening game win. That set up a win-or-gohome game for the Tar Heels. “I feel like we’ve been playing with our backs against the wall for as long as I can remember,” said Tar Heels shortstop Danny Serretti.

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East Carolina’s C.J. Mayhue throws a pitch during Sunday’s super regional game against Texas in Greenville. The Longhorns won the series to advance to the College World Series. “At the end of the day, you just have to come out tomorrow, you have to fight, and you have to play,” said UNC coach Scott Forbes. The fight went down to the wire, as the Tar Heels again fell behind in Game 2, trailing Arkansas 2-0 before tying the score with two seventh inning runs. UNC then took its first lead of the series when Patrick Alvarez singled home Tomas Frick in the ninth. Arkansas

responded with two runs in its half of the ninth, however, securing a trip to Omaha with a walk-off RBI single. “It was a rollercoaster of emotions for a number of different reasons,” said Serretti. “It’s just baseball, I guess. It’ll rip your heart out. You can feel on top of the world 30 minutes ago and then feel like garbage now.” UNC finished its season with a 42-22 record. ECU finished with a 46-21 mark.

IT WASN’T EXACTLY love at first sight. But it was close. My affection for the Division II College World Series was kindled on a steamy Saturday night a dozen years ago when after an extended rain delay, with the clock having long My affection since passed the stroke of for the event midnight, I witnessed the has only grown family of Southern Indiana shortstop/closer Wandy stronger each Rosario dancing and singing time it has in the stands as his team returned to the closed out an opening round victory. USA Baseball I was immediately smitten National Training by their enthusiasm and the Complex. joy for the game of baseball displayed by the players on the field. My affection for the event has only grown stronger each time it has returned to the USA Baseball National Training Complex. Full disclosure: The tournament, which has been held in Cary since 2009, is a lucrative endeavor for me. I began covering teams for their local newspapers when I was between full-time jobs and continue to do so. To date, I’ve written about the D2 World Series for 27 publications in 20 different states, including five this year. But finances are only part of the reason why it is by far my favorite week of the year. There’s also the venue, an immaculately manicured field built to major league specifications, surrounded by a cozy grandstand, an outfield wall adorned with the names of the participating schools and plenty of space for kids to retrieve foul balls to be returned to the concession stand for free ice cream sandwiches. Most of all, though, it’s the intense passion the event seems to bring out in everyone involved — a sentiment exemplified by Rollins University pitching ace Jaylyn Whitehead after throwing his 153-pitch complete game victory against Point Loma last Thursday. As he walked off the field toward his dugout, the graduate student stopped, turned back and took one final nostalgic glance at the mound, knowing that it was likely the final time he’d get to play the game he loves. “College baseball has given me a lot more than I’ve ever asked for,” he said. “I think looking back at the mound and everything I’ve done, it was special to finish out that way. (The game has) taught me so much about being a man, about being a baseball player, and it’s taught me so much about the people in my life. It was just kind of a way for me to say thank you and tip my cap.” Unlike the Division I World Series, which will start this week in Omaha, only a few of the players in the D2 version of the championship will get drafted later this month, and even fewer will ever make it to the majors. For most, this is the biggest stage on which they will ever play. And the folks at host school Mount Olive, USA Baseball and the Town of Cary treat them — and members of the media like myself — like royalty. This year’s tournament featured teams from North Greenville, Point Loma, Southern Arkansas, Southern New Hampshire, Angelo State, Rollins, IllinoisSpringfield and West Chester, all but three of which were making their first trip to Cary. The newness of the experience and the excitement exhibited by their players and fans for things we here in the Triangle take for granted — including the realization that you can get a tray at Cook Out, complete with a quesadilla and a corn dog as sides with a large sweet team for only $4.99 — was contagious. Two of the newcomers, North Greenville and Point Loma, made it all the way to the championship game with NC State transfer Marek Chlup and the top-seeded Crusaders from South Carolina taking home the trophy. The details of that 5-3 victory will live on for the 3,000 or so family members and friends that made the trip to Cary to tailgate, pack the stands at Coleman Field and celebrate the first national championship of any kind in school history. For me, though, the lasting memories of another D2 World Series are the old friendships that were renewed and the new ones that were made along with images such as the one that took place in the moments immediately following West Chester’s semifinal loss to North Greenville. Realizing how despondent batboy Timmy Hoge was over his team’s elimination, senior outfielder Luke Cantwell put aside his own disappointment to comfort the team’s popular spirit leader with a long, emotional hug. He then led Hoge, a young man with Down syndrome, to a group of other players so that they could console him as well. It was a reminder that there are more important things than the results on a scoreboard, and yet another reason why I consider World Series week at the USA Baseball National Training Complex to be my “happy place.” I can’t wait to go back again next year.

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INFLATION from page B5 ment reported that gasoline usage in the U.S. has only fallen 1.8% over the past year, meaning that most consumers are accepting the financial burden imposed by inflation. University of Michigan economist Betsey Stevenson, a former adviser to the Obama White House, said it would be helpful if Americans reduced their spending. This would lessen demand and allow supplies to catch up, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower inflation through higher short-term interest rates. “Fundamentally, the problem right now is the opposite of stagflation -- it’s regular inflation driven by an economy operating at or even above its potential, with consumer demand outstripping the capacity of the economy,” Stevenson said. “I’m hoping that people stop digging into their savings and cut spending a little -- not enough to slow the economy, but enough to slow the price increases.” Stevenson also acknowledged that gas prices in particular might be driving the broader dissatisfaction, such that overall inflation could fall and do little to calm public anxieties so long as prices at the pump are high. “Cars seem to be important to people’s sense of control and high gas prices for some might feel like losing your ability to just hop in your car and go where you want,” she said. Despite the spike in prices, consumer spending increased faster than inflation during the first four months of this year. Whether consumers can maintain such robust spending will largely determine how the economy fares in the coming months. There were visible signs that Rehoboth Beach’s economy is zipping along. Hotel rooms at discount chains off the crowded highway were charging $250 a night on the weekends. There are shortages of summer workers as retailers are openly advertising jobs, a sign that prices might need to rise further to cover labor costs. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, which owns the outlets along the highway, reported to investors that sales are up 18.1% from pre-pandemic levels. Tanger CEO Stephen Yalof told investors on an earnings call last month that shoppers have returned “even as consumers face higher gas prices and an inflationary environment” and that he is confident that at his outlet “retailers will be able to weather and perform well” if a downturn occurs. Carrie Lingo, a real estate agent who is chairwoman of the board of the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce, said she has yet to see much of a slowdown caused by inflation. Their biggest obstacle is the absence of workers, not the prospect of lower sales. Hiring usually swells during the summer with the tourists and pay was already up last year. Average weekly wages in the surrounding Sussex County were 12% higher during last year’s summer peak than in 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Our visitation is up from last year but there are supply shortages,” she said. “I think the companies are adjusting well and many times those prices are passed along to our consumers.”

NEW YORK — The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted early this week after a major cryptocurrency lender effectively failed and halted all withdrawals from its platform, citing “extreme market conditions.” It’s the latest high-profile collapse of a pillar of the cryptocurrency industry. These meltdowns have erased tens of billions of dollars of investors’ assets and spurred urgent calls to regulate the freewheeling industry. Bitcoin was trading at roughly $22,400 late Monday, down more than 16% in the past day. Ethereum, another widely followed cryptocurrency, was down roughly 17%. Investors have been selling riskier assets such as digital currencies and technology stocks as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to combat high inflation. On Sunday, the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network announced that it was pausing all withdrawals and transfers between accounts in order to “honor, over time, withdrawal obligations.” Celsius, with roughly 1.7 million customers and more than $10 billion in assets, gave no indication in its announcement when it would allow users to access their funds. In exchange for customers’ deposits, the company pays out extremely generous yields, upwards of 19% on some accounts. Celsius takes those deposits and lends them out to generate a return. Lending platforms such as Celsius have come under scrutiny recently because they offer yields that normal markets could not

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An advertisement of Bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, on Nov. 18, 2021. support, and critics have called them effectively Ponzi schemes. Francisco Orduna, 36, said he was referred to Celsius about a year ago and was attracted to the company’s promises of high yields on his crypto holdings. “It was easy to overlook the risk because users got used to these weekly interest payouts from Celsius,” Orduna said. He pulled most of his money out of Celsius late last week but said he had still residual holdings trapped on the platform. It is the second notable collapse in the cryptocurrency universe in less than two months. The stablecoin Terra imploded in early May, erasing tens of billions of dollars in a matter of hours. Stablecoins have been seen as relatively safe, because they’re supposed to be backed by hard assets, such as a

“It was easy to overlook the risk because users got used to these weekly interest payouts from Celsius.” cryptocurrency investor Francisco Orduna currency or gold. Just like Terra, Celsius had sold itself as a safe place for cryptocurrency holders to deposit their funds. Even while Celsius was failing, the company’s website advertised that users can “access your coins whenever, keep them safe forever.” “There is a lot of work ahead as

we consider various options, this process will take time, and there may be delays,” Celsius said in a statement. The move surprised investors and depositors. In online chats, they questioned why their investments weren’t protected. Orduna said he pulled his money out of Celsius partly because of the Terra implosion. There have been reports that Celsius had invested part of its users’ funds in Terra, and there were concerns that Celsius was taking too high of a risk with depositors’ funds. “I started to worry whether the yield they were offering was truly sustainable,” he said. It’s unclear whether Celsius depositors will get all their funds back. A cryptocurrency lender is not regulated like a bank, so there’s no deposit insurance and no legal framework for who gets their money back first, like in a bankruptcy. It’s possible that Celsius’ investors, which include Quebec’s pension fund and the prominent venture capital fund WestCap, may get their investment back before Celsius’ depositors will. WestCap did not respond to a request for comment. The Pension Board of Canada also did not respond to a request for comment. “This was yet another bank run. You’re not reinventing anything here. They were promoting their services as a better savings account but in the end, you’re just another unsecured lender,” said Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan Bitcoin, who has been publicly skeptical of Celsius’ business model for years. Terra, and its token Luna, offered similar yields on customer deposits. Those tokens collapsed after huge customer withdrawals forced Terra’s operators to liquidate all of the assets being used to support their currencies. The collapse of Terra has spurred calls for reform from the cryptocurrency industry, and calls for Congressional regulation.

Treasury bond yield inversion raises worries over recession A new indicator showed inflation is getting worse and solidified expectations among many investors that the Fed will hike overnight rates by double, or perhaps triple, the usual amount at its next meeting The Associated Press NEW YORK — One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession is shining alarmingly brighter. The “yield curve” is watched for clues on how the bond market feels about the long-term outlook for the U.S. economy. On Tuesday, a closely followed part of the yield curve lit up again for the second time this year. What is the yield curve? At the center of the investing world are Treasurys, the IOUs the U.S. government gives to investors who lend it money. The yield curve is a chart showing how much in interest different Treasurys are paying. On one end are shorter-term Treasurys, which get repaid in a few months or a couple years. On the other end of the chart are longer-term Treasurys, which take 10 years or decades to mature. Short-term yields closely follow expectations for what the Federal Reserve will do with overnight interest rates, while long-term yields move more on expectations for economic growth and inflation further in the future. Usually, longer-term Treasurys offer higher yields than shorter-term ones, resulting in a chart with an upward sloping line. That’s in part because investors typically demand higher yields to lock away their money for longer, given the possibility of future rate increases by the Fed and the risk of inflation. But when investors are worried about a sharp downturn, perhaps because the Fed is pushing short-term rates too high too quickly, they’re willing to accept less for a Treasury maturing many years in the future. When yields for short-term Treasurys are higher than yields for long-term ones, market watchers call it an “inverted yield curve.” And when that chart has a downward sloping line, Wall Street starts getting nervous. Why care? All the talk about charts and yields is tough to digest. An inversion in the yield curve is considered to be a reliable predictor of

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell participates in a swearing-in ceremony, Monday, May 23, 2022, in Washington, D.C. a recession, though at times they have inverted without a recession following. Some market observers, including officials at the Federal Reserve, view the relationship between 3-month and 10-year Treasurys to be more important. Every recession in the past 60 years has been preceded by an inversion of the yield curve between the three-month and 10-year Treasurys. There’s usually some lag between the two. One rule of thumb says it takes about a year after the three-month Treasury yield tops the 10-year yield before the onset of recession, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. What’s happening now? At 1.60%, the three-month yield is still well below the 10year yield of 3.36%, so no inversion there. But on Tuesday, the two-year Treasury yield crossed above the 10-year yield, at 3.39%. The two yields flipped previously in early April. Other, less-followed parts of the yield curve are also already inverted. Though they’re less consistent in predicting recessions as the three-month yield versus the 10-year, they show the trend is swinging toward pessimism. Following an inversion in 2019, the global economy plunged into recession in less than a year. At that time, though, the bond market did not see the pandemic coming. It was focused on global trade

tensions and slowing growth. Now, the two-year yield is surging as investors become convinced the Fed will act more aggressively. The central bank has already pulled its key overnight rate off its record low to try to beat down high inflation and is preparing to hike rates several more times. The Fed has indicated it may do so by double the usual amount at some meetings. A report Friday that showed inflation is getting worse solidified expectations among many investors that the Fed will hike overnight rates by double, or perhaps triple, the usual amount at its next meeting. The two-year yield has more than quadrupled in 2022 alone. The 10-year yield has also risen, but not as quickly. So the yield curve just reflects the bond market’s thinking? It could also have real effects on the economy. Banks, for example, make money by borrowing money at short-term rates and lending it out at longer-term rates. When that gap is wide, they make more in profit. An inverted yield curve complicates that, though. If it causes banks to cut off lending — and thus growth opportunities for companies — it could help tighten the brakes on the economy. Is it a perfect predictor? No, an inverted yield curve has

sent false positives before. The three-month and 10-year yields inverted in late 1966, for example, and a recession didn’t hit until the end of 1969. Some market watchers have also suggested the yield curve is now less significant because herculean measures by the world’s central banks have distorted yields. Through the pandemic, the Federal Reserve bought trillions of dollars of bonds to keep longer-term yields low, after slashing overnight rates to nearly zero. Soon, it will start allowing those bonds to roll off its balance sheet, which should add upward pressure on longer-term yields. Should I panic? Fed Chair Jerome Powell would say no. Earlier this year, he said he pays more attention to the first 18 months of the yield curve than what’s going on between the two-year and 10-year yields. “That has 100% of the explanatory power of the yield curve,” he said, and it’s not inverted. And even though the two-year and 10-year Treasury yields inverted twice this year, they may be just temporary blips rather than a lasting trend. Many investors, though, are worried about a recession or the possibility of “stagflation,” which would be the painful combination of high unemployment and high inflation. The bond market, of course, also seems to be more pessimistic. Just look at the yield curve.

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2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe

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This Plug-In Hybrid SUV is $5/gallon catharsis By Jordan Golson North State Journal AUSTIN, Texas — I like electric cars, but I don’t think they’re suitable for everyone. Not yet. With a few exceptions, most of the country does not have the infrastructure to handle long road trips in an EV. We’ll get there, but with gas soaring over $5 per gallon nationwide, what is a savvy shopper to do? That’s where the plug-in hybrid comes in. It combines the best of an electric car with a regular, gas-powered vehicle. I love PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) so much that I bought one myself, a second-generation Chevrolet Volt, a few years back. Unlike a regular hybrid, which mainly generates electricity during braking, a plug-in hybrid, as the name suggests, has a plug. Inside is a battery that’s smaller than a full EV but larger than a hybrid, and it’s designed to be topped off at night or when you’re at work. With the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, the 17 kWh battery pack is good for about 25 miles of electric range, and that’s perfect. A considerable percentage of drivers don’t exceed that every day, which means fewer trips to the gas station if you charge it every night. But if you go on a long drive, the Jeep seamlessly transfers to gas-power once the battery is exhausted, turning the 4xe (a play on 4x4) into a more traditional hybrid. A setting allows the driver to choose all-electric or hybrid modes, with the latter preferable if you’re going on longer journeys. A third-mode forces engine use, which could be helpful if you’re going off-roading and want to save your battery charge to explore the wilderness in blissful silence. The mechanical setup of the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe is interesting, with the engine and electric motor separated by a clutch. When in electric-only mode, the clutch is opened, completely separating the engine from the rest of the drivetrain. When the clutch is closed, torque from the turbocharged 2.0L engine and the electric motor flow through the 8-speed transmission. Both the power steering and air conditioning compressor are electric. At the same time, the traditional alternator and starter are replaced with a battery-powered motor-generator to help start-stop engine operation and generate extra electricity from spare engine torque. But all of that clever engineering wizardry is hidden from the driver. Even better, unlike an electric car

that requires some knowledge and planning to use effectively, a plugin hybrid like the 4xe can be driven like a regular car. That means it’s not a big deal if someone forgets to plug it in or if one member of the household is an EV enthusiast and the other is not: I’ve heard of more than one marriage strained because one partner decided to buy an EV without consulting the other. Of course, the fancy powertrain is only half the story. The 4xe is still a Jeep Grand Cherokee, meaning it’s extremely capable off-road and very luxurious on it. There are a few different trim levels, and the 4xe is well-equipped in all of them. It starts at $59,495 before tax incentives — all 4xe models are eligible for a $7,500 tax credit — and runs up to $76,095 for the fancy Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4xe. The Trailhawk trim is extremely capable offroad with an air suspension, disconnecting sway bar, up to 10.9-inches of ground clearance, and two feet of water fording. Inside, things get interesting. There’s a 10-inch touchscreen atop the center stack, but then the frontseat passenger their own (optional) 10-inch touchscreen to play with, and rear-seat passengers can get (optional) 10-inch touchscreens with Amazon Fire TV built-in. The Amazon Fire TV is essential because it means you can download YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, or whatever apps you want, and stream shows and movies right to the screens through a built-in 4G wi-fi hotspot. I don’t know why it’s taken carmakers so long to do this, but it changes the game for long road trips. Also available is a McIntosh audio system (roughly the same as the lower-tier stereo from the Wagoneer, but it’s still perfect) with 19 speakers, Alexa support, and a seemingly endless number of other tech and luxury features. The Grand Cherokee has always been a nice ride, but Jeep has raised the bar with the new JGC. When you get into the higher trims, especially the luxury-focused Summit and Summit Reserve, it is a solid premium vehicle able to compete with the Lexus’ and BMWs of the world. Plus, the 4xe comes with blue front tow hooks, which you won’t find on any Lexus or BMW. The biggest problem is availability. Order one today, and you might not see it until late in the year or next year. Supply chain shortages and massive demand mean long delivery delays. Luckily, it’s worth the wait.

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CABARRUS IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CABARRUS COUNTY 20sp11 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY INGRID R BUTLER AND JOSEPH L BUTLER DATED JUNE 1, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 13759 AT PAGE 1 IN THE CABARRUS 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 21 SP 268 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Doris A. Newton, Patricia Lynn Shue and Tommy Lee Newton (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Doris A. Newton and Patricia Lynn Shue and Tommy Lee Newton, Heirs of Doris A. Newton: Tammy Kepley, Roger Newton, Jerry Newton, Patricia Lynn Shue a/k/a Patricia Lynn Shoe, Johnny Wayne Newton; Heirs of Johnny Wayne Newton: Tina Marie Newton, Heath Newton, Christy Lynn Newton; Heirs of Christy Lynn Newton: Amy C. Underwood) to Terry D. Cochran, Trustee(s), dated March 1, 2006, and recorded in Book No. 6584, at Page 1 in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Concord,

CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 21SP107 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ROBERT COLLINS AND ELIZABETH E. COLLINS DATED DECEMBER 21, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7777 AT PAGE 706 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in

22 SP 149 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 Joshua Daniel Rodriguez and Roxana A. Rodriguez to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), which was dated May 21, 2014 and recorded on May 22, 2014 in Book 09435 at Page 0700, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 22, 2022 at 01:30 PM, and will

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY 21 SP 790 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Gerald F. Dell, Jr., in the original amount of $71,999.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for American Home Mortgage, dated April 23, 2007 and recorded on April 30, 2007 in Book 7573, Page 419, modified by Loan Modification recorded on July 28, 2020 in Book 10829, Page 591, 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 substitutedasTrusteeinsaidDeedofTrustbyaninstrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door or other

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 22sp44 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CASSANDRA FULLER AND JOSEPH B FULLER DATED DECEMBER 27, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7112 AT PAGE 608 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 22sp316 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RENE THOMAS RITTENHOUSE, II AND GINGER L. RITTENHOUSE DATED FEBRUARY 25, 2013 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9126 AT PAGE 617 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 332 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Richard L. Smith (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Richard L. Smith) to National Real Estate Info Services, Trustee(s), dated July 22, 1999, and recorded in Book No. 5143, at Page 707 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. The Deed of Trust was modified by the following: A Loan Modification recorded on July 1, 2016, in Book No. 9892, at Page 363, 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

in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Cabarrus County courthouse at 10:00AM on June 22, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Ingrid R Butler and Joseph L Butler, dated June 1, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $369,900.00, and recorded in Book 13759 at Page 1 of the Cabarrus 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: Park Ln Northwest, Charlotte, NC 28269 Tax Parcel ID: 46709374260000 Present Record Owners:

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Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on June 27, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Concord in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain parcel of land in Cabarrus County, State of NC, as more fully described in Book 806 Page 178 ID#236A-38-00, being known and designated as Lot 38 Pebble Brook Acres, filed in Map Book 17 at Page 30. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4217 Sandy Lane Southwest, Concord, North Carolina. Being the same property conveyed by Fee Simple Deed from J.M. Little and wife, Helen M. Little and C.S. Austin and wife, Sarah E. Bristol Austin and John L. Carpenter and wife, Kate A. Carpenter to Tommy Lee Newton, Doris A. Newton and Patricia Lynn Shue, dated 08/21/1991 recorded on 09/09/1991 in Book 806, Page 178 in Cabarrus County Records, State of NC. 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.

the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Cumberland County courthouse at 10:00AM on June 28, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Robert Collins and Elizabeth E. Collins, dated December 21, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $63,000.00, and recorded in Book 7777 at Page 706 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended. Address of property: Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28306 Tax Parcel ID: 5633

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sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

and Joseph Butler The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ingrid Butler and Joseph Butler. 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 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 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 subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including 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 from the highest bidder and must be tendered

in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. Cash will not be accepted. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. After the expiration of the 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.

Present Record Owners: Elizabeth E. Collins

is required from the highest bidder and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. Cash will not be accepted. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. After the expiration of the upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

The 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 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 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 subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including 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,

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.

Said property is commonly known as 6920 Kizer Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314. A Certified Check ONLY (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.

usual place of sale in Cumberland County, North Carolina, at 10:00A.M. on June 28, 2022, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

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 Gerald F. Dell, Jr. 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.

& Cecilia Sawyer, of Fuller Landing LLC, a North Carolina corporation

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required from the highest bidder and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. Cash will not be accepted. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. After the expiration of the 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.

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

Being all of Lot No. 27, in a subdivision known as Welmar Heights, Block C, Section V, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 16, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 4310 Forestview Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304. Tax ID: 0416-61-8303 Third party purchasers must pay the recording costs of the trustee’s deed, any land transfer taxes, 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 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

of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Cumberland County courthouse at 11:00AM on June 27, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Cassandra Fuller and Joseph B Fuller, dated December 27, 2005 to secure the original principal amount of $106,800.00, and recorded in Book 7112 at Page 608 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended. Address of property: 1 2 1 8 Southwood Drive, 1224 Southwood Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tax Parcel ID: 0 4 0 6 -1 8 1424 Present Record Owners: David Seely

of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Cumberland County courthouse at 10:00AM on June 27, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Rene Thomas Rittenhouse, II and Ginger L. Rittenhouse, dated February 25, 2013 to secure the original principal amount of $129,081.00, and recorded in Book 9126 at Page 617 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended. Address of property: Ct, Fayetteville, NC 28312-7306 Tax Parcel ID: 8445 Present Record Owners:

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12:00 PM on June 20, 2022 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: Situated in the County of Cumberland County, State of North Carolina, to-wit: Being all of Lot Number 54 in a subdivision known as Eaglewood Forest, Section Six, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats, 44, Page 21, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3686 Marcliff Road, Hope Mills, North Carolina. Address: 3686 Marcliff Rd; Hope Mills, NC 28348 Tax Map or Parcel ID No.: 0404-93-2722 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 record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are David Seely & Cecilia Sawyer, of Fuller Landing LLC, a North Carolina corporation. 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 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 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 subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure.

Thomas Rittenhouse, II and Ginger L. Rittenhouse The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Rene Thomas Rittenhouse, II and Ginger L. Rittenhouse.

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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: 4644 - 17259

The date of this Notice is May 9, 2022. Attorney for the Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 Posted: By:

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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS residing at 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 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

Being all of Lot 80, in a Subdivision known as SOUTH GATE VILLAGE, SECTION TWO, PART TWO, according to a plat of same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 60, Page 65, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in 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

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Heirs of Elizabeth E. Collins.

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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.

The Heirs of

Attorney for the Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 Posted: By:

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.: 19-02474-FC02

Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 404-474-7149 (phone) 404-745-8121 (fax) jfetner@mtglaw.com

Anchor Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: ________________________________________ John P. Fetner, Bar #41811 McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC

may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is June 7, 2022. Attorney for the Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 Posted: By:

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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

The date of this Notice is June 7, 2022. Attorney for the Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 Posted: By: 22-113178

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DAVIDSON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 22SP181 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DAVIDSON NOTICE OF SALE IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY EDDIE THOMAS TYSON AND NAOMI CHALMERS TYSON DATED JULY 16, 2004 RECORDED IN BOOK 1539 AT PAGE 1301 IN THE DAVIDSON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION DAVIDSON COUNTY 22sp53 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KEVIN L. KRAUSE AND LANNY B. KRAUSE DATED FEBRUARY 14, 2018 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2303 AT PAGE 1531 IN THE DAVIDSON 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 GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION DAVIDSON COUNTY 22sp26 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DWIGHT DAVID WATSON DATED MAY 29, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1924 AT PAGE 1229 IN THE DAVIDSON 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 payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 22SP41 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY DAVIDSON NOTICE OF SALE IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY HELEN D. SCHMALSTIG DATED OCTOBER 3, 2007 RECORDED IN BOOK 1827 AT PAGE 74 IN THE DAVIDSON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand

FORSYTH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 149 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Rosella Mebane (Deceased) and Ted Mebane (Deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Rosella Mebane and Ted Mebane, Heirs of Rosella Mebane: Debra Mebane Jones, Teddy Keith Mebane) to LSI Title-NATL VENDOR, Trustee(s), dated May 16, 2012, and recorded in Book No. RE 3061, at Page 350 in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 21 SP 427 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Caroline C. Leftwich and Cecil Leftwich (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Carlton F. Leftwich) to Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), dated March 16, 2012, and recorded in Book No. RE 3050, at Page 587 in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 307 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Janet Louise Mashburn (Deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Janet Louise Mashburn, Heirs of Janet Louise Mashburn: Mark Dwight Mashburn; Heirs of Mark Dwight Mashburn: Neil T. Mashburn a/k/a Neil Elaine Mashburn, Zachary Adam Mashburn, Seth Andrew Mashburn) to Transtar National Title, Trustee(s), dated July 13, 2007, and recorded in Book No. RE 2770, at Page 2762 in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 169 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Mildred A. Sprinkle (Deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Mildred A. Sprinkle, Heirs of Mildred A. Sprinkle: Stefan D. Sprinkle, Charles E. Sprinkle) to D. Jack Cochran, Trustee(s), dated October 20, 2009, and recorded in Book No. RE 2918, at Page 3155 in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 WinstonSalem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary

JOHNSTON AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 133 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ray Lawrence (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ray Lawrence) to H. Terry Hutchens, Esq., Trustee(s), dated April 25, 2019, and recorded in Book No. 5338, at Page 100 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

CAROLINA Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Davidson County courthouse at 11:00 AM on June 27, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Davidson County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Eddie Thomas Tyson; Naomi Chalmers Tyson, dated July 16, 2004 to secure the original principal amount of $13,246.27, and recorded in Book 1539 at Page 1301 of the Davidson 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: Wall 184 Road, Southmont, NC 27351 Tax Parcel ID: 0 6 - 03 4 -A000-0011 Present Record Owners: Heirs of Eddie Thomas Tyson; Sarah J. Pompey Tyson The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Heirs of Eddie Thomas Tyson and Sarah J. Pompey Tyson. 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 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 offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition

in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Davidson County courthouse at 10:00AM on June 27, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Davidson County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Kevin L. Krause and Lanny B. Krause, dated February 14, 2018 to secure the original principal amount of $129,500.00, and recorded in Book 2303 at Page 1531 of the Davidson 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. 290 Lyons Address of property: Drive, Clemmons, NC 27012

Tax Parcel ID: 03007C0000009 Kevin Present Record Owners: L. Krause and Lanny B. Krause The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Kevin L. Krause and Lanny B. Krause. 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 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 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 subject to all prior liens

and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including 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 from the highest bidder and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. Cash will not be accepted. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. After the expiration of the 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.

agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Davidson County courthouse at 10:00AM on June 27, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Davidson County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Dwight David Watson, dated May 29, 2009 to secure the original principal amount of $55,453.00, and recorded in Book 1924 at Page 1229 of the Davidson 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: 1 5 7 0 Kennedy Road, Thomasville, NC 27360 Tax Parcel ID:

1634900000031 Present Record Owners: Deborah L. Hayes The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Deborah L. Hayes. 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 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 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 subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure.

of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Davidson County courthouse at 11:00 AM on June 21, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Davidson County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Helen D. Schmalstig, dated October 3, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $119,000.00, and recorded in Book 1827 at Page 74 of the Davidson 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: 5 0 9 Brummell Lane, High Point, NC 27265 Tax Parcel ID: 01007I0000126

Helen Present Record Owners: D. Schmalstig; Rhaieta Cope The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Helen D. Schmalstig and Rhaieta Cope. 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 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 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 subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including 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 from the highest bidder 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. After the expiration of the 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.

that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on June 29, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Winston Salem in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot 111 in Easton, plat of which is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, in Plat Book 14, Page 23(4) to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1023 Nancy Lane, Winston Salem, North Carolina. Assessor’s Parcel No: 6844-10-1755.00

1:15 PM on June 29, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Winston Salem in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot Number 28 as set out upon the Map of Shattalon Lake Estates, Section 1, as recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 23, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4130 Sewanee Drive, Winston Salem, 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

in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on June 22, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Winston Salem in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to herein is situated in the State of North Carolina, County of Forsyth, City of Winston Salem described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot Number 21, as shown on the Map of Creekwood Acres, Section Three, as recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 117, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5050 Woodsboro Lane, Winston Salem, 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.

location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on June 22, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Pfafftown in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot 10 as shown on the Map of Grandview, Section 11, which map is recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 15, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4610 Duffer Court, Pfafftown, 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

Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on June 14, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Clayton in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The Land referred to herein below is situated in the County of JOHNSTON, State of NC, and is described as follows: Being all of Lot 122, Phase Two, Bristol at Cobblestone Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Plat Book 84, Pages 378 through 380, Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 58 Onyx Court, Clayton, North Carolina. Being the same property as conveyed from Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC to Ray Lawrence, unmarried, as set forth in Deed Book 5092 Page 55 dated 12/21/2017, recorded 01/25/2018, JOHNSTON County, NORTH CAROLINA. Tax ID: 05H03044K

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

expressly are disclaimed. This sale is subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including 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 from the highest bidder 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. After the expiration of the 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 residing at the property: be advised that an Order for Possession of

if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is June 7, 2022. Attorney for the Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 Posted: By: 21-112418

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS residing at the property: be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also,

1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is 4th day of May, 2022. Grady I. Ingle, Attorney for Substitute Trustee Ingle Law Firm, PA 13801 Reese Blvd West Suite 160 Huntersville, NC 28078 (980) 771-0717 Ingle Case Number: 8586-10866

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 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

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

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

at 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 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is June 7, 2022. Attorney for the Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 Posted: By: 22-112571

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS residing

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 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.

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 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is 1st day of June, 2022. Grady I. Ingle, Attorney for Substitute Trustee Ingle Law Firm, PA 13801 Reese Blvd West Suite 160 Huntersville, NC 28078 (980) 771-0717 Ingle Case Number: 9420-11991

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: 4928 - 18670

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: 4396 - 15940

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: 6835 - 25986

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: 6420 - 24505

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JOHNSTON 20 SP 64 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 Mary E. Jaqueth and Etta J. Jones to Jeffery L. Tuttle, Trustee(s), which was dated August 31, 1995 and recorded on September 1, 1995 in Book 1465 at Page 501, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee

19 SP 137 AMENDED 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 Debora S. Stout and Steven Strothman to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated June 28, 2007 and recorded on July 2, 2007 in Book 3374 at Page 502 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on March 13, 2019 in Book 5308, Page 328 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on June 8, 2020 in Book 5611, Page 16, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee

ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 196 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Melinda K. Gabe (Deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Melinda K. Gabe, Heirs of Melinda K. Gabe: Jeffrey Alan Box) to Mary A. McDuffie and Joan C. Cox, Trustee(s), dated June 22, 2007, and recorded in Book No. 2899, at Page 525 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 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 235 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Chris M. Fralix and Carissa M. Fralix (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Chris M. Fralix) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated December 9, 2014, and recorded in Book No. 4235, at Page 636 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 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 June 30, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Richlands in the County of Onslow,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 79 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Samuel Wayne York (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Samuel Wayne York) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated October 30, 2017, and recorded in Book No. 4695, at Page 148 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 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

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 June 21, 2022 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: BEGINNING at an existing iron stake in the right of way of Walnut Street at its intersection with First Street; thence along Walnut Street North 87 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 50.00 feet to an existing iron pipe, a corner with property of N/F Robert A. Spence (Deed Book 1111, page 764); thence along the Spence line North 02 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 150.00 feet to an existing pk, a corner with N/F Ronnie Lee Hicks (Deed Book 1214, page 416); thence along the Hicks line South 87 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 50.00 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence along First Street South 02 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 150.00 feet to an existing iron stake, the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.172 acres as shown by survey for Mary E. Jaqueth and Etta J. Jones, dated 8/22/95, prepared by Jimmy C. Barbour, RLS.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 115 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Brenda Joyce Hughes Turner, Branson W. Pearson, Ronald E. Turner (Deceased) and Daphney M. Pearson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ronald E. Turner and Brenda Joyce Hughes Turner) to Christopher M. Roshong, Trustee(s), dated February 28, 2001, and recorded in Book No. 1702, at Page 1000 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,NorthCarolinaandtheholderofthenoteevidencing 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 June 28, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Staley in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of the Talc Mine Road, said point being the Southwest corner of a lot owned by

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as (executor(administrator) on the estate

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 Steven Strothman and Debora S. Stout.

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.: 19-03025-FC02

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

less, according to survey of Roy Caulk, Jr. made March 5, 1973, Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 281 Barbee Road, Richlands, North Carolina. Being the same property conveyed to James K. Burke and Wife, Kathy S. Burke from American General Finance, Inc. By deed dated 4/14/1993 recorded on 4/30/1993 in Book 1108 Page 43. The said fee simple deed from Kathy S. Burke having conveyed his interest to the said James K. Burke, by Quit Claim Deed, dated 11/25/1998 recorded on 12/01/1995 in Book 1505, Page 764 in Onslow County records, State of NC. 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.

North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 147 as shown on that certain map entitled, “Final Plat Showing Planned Residential Development, BRADFORD ESTATES, SECTION III, prepared for CHERRY WOOD DEVELOPERS, INC., Richlands Township, Onslow County, NC”, dated Feb. 18, 2014, prepared by John L. Pierce & Associates, P.A. and recorded in Map Book 68, Page 16, Cabinet N, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 104 Prospect Drive, Richlands, 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.

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

Lakeside Drive, Sophia, NC 27350-8205 Tax Parcel ID: Present Record Owners: Smith, Jr. and Tonya J. Smith

SUBJECT to Restrictive and Protective Covenants recorded in Book 3651, Page 58 and amended in Book 3708, Page 555; Book 3710, Page 913; Book 3740, Page 922; Book 3778, Page 605; Book 3817, Page 725; Book 3893, Page 2; Book 4083, Page 450 and Book 4124, Page 349, Onslow County Registry. 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.

foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on June 30, 2022 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 No. 12, Block 11, according to plat entitled, Subdivision Map No. 8 of Northwoods Park, Property of North Hills, Inc., Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, NC”, prepared by Herndon Edgerton, Registered Engineer, and recorded in Map Book 8, Page 73, Onslow County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 802 Smallwood Drive, Jacksonville, 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).

Address of property:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William E. Smith and Evvery Harvey-Smith (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): William E. Smith and Cherrywood Investments LLC) to Dennis F. Hardiman, Trustee(s), dated November 9, 2015, and recorded in Book No. 2467, at Page 427 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 June 28, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Randleman in the County of Randolph, North

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.

foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on June 23, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Richlands in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: A certain Lot or Parcel of land lying and being in the City of Richlands, Richlands Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron stake located in the Northern right of way line of State Road No. 1301, which iron stake is in the center of the original run of Polly Branch and which iron stake is located. When measured at a right angle a distance of 30 feet from a spike in the center line of said highway. Which spike is located, when measured along said center line in an Easterly direction, a distance of 22 feet from the intersection of said center line with a 36-inch concrete pipe lying under said highway, which pipe carrys the waters of Polly Branch: thence running from said beginning point and with the original run of Polly Branch, North 22 degrees 10 minutes West 55.0 feet to an iron stake in the edge of an old Cart-Road. A corner with E. G. Barbee; thence with said Cart-Road North 78 degrees 39 minutes West 191.6 feet to an iron stake, a corner with Barbara Jane Home; thence with the Home line South 23 degrees 30 minutes East 200.0 feet to an iron stake in the right of way line of State Road No. 1301; thence with said right of way line North 53 degrees 40 minutes East 160.0 feet to the point of beginning, and containing .459 acre, more or

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 88

A Certified Check ONLY (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DARRELL G. SMITH, JR. AND TONYA J. SMITH DATED JANUARY 28, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK RE2115 AT PAGE 1000 IN THE RANDOLPH COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RANDOLPH COUNTY 22sp118

Said property is commonly known as 502 West Walnut Street, Selma, NC 27576.

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 Mary E. Jaqueth and Etta J. Jones.

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Randolph County courthouse at 2:00PM on June 28, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Randolph County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Darrell G. Smith, Jr. and Tonya J. Smith, dated January 28, 2009 to secure the original principal amount of $126,500.00, and recorded in Book RE2115 at Page 1000 of the Randolph County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

RANDOLPH

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

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: That certain lot or parcel of land situated in Level Cross Township, Randolph County, North Carolina, which is more particularly described as follows: Being all of Tract No. 1 and Tract No. 2 as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 86, Page 63, Randolph County Registry, said property also being shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 31, Randolph County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5060 Cherrywood Road, Randleman, North Carolina. 7766560754 Title to the above described property conveyed to William E. Smith from Roy E. Hyatt and Betty M. Hyatt by General WarrantyDeeddatedandrecordedAugust17,2006inBook 1986, Page 1523 or Instrument No. 20060817000187960. 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.

the Randolph Electric-Co-op Association, and running thence with the REA Western boundary North 00 degrees 23 minutes 21 seconds East 397.38 feet to an iron stake in Turner’s old line; thence with Turner’s old line North 86 degrees 56 minutes 39 seconds West 185.00 feet to an iron stake; thence South 07 degrees 36 minutes 16 seconds west 344.26 feet to a point in the centerline of Talc Mine Road; thence with the centerline of the Talc Mine Road the following courses and distances: South 78 degree 47 minutes 51 seconds East 35.00 feet; south 76 degrees 40 minutes 03 seconds East 76.66 feet; South 69 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds East 105.91 feet to the point and place of Beginning, containing 1.75 acres, and being a portion of that certain tract or parcel of land conveyed to Phillip r. Burgess et ux by Robyn D. Ferguson, Administrator CTA of the Estate of Fern H. Dorsett et al by deed dated July 18, 1985, and recorded in Book 1166, Page 692, Randolph County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6487 White Chapel Road, Staley, North Carolina. Grantors herein reserve a 30.00 foot perpetual, nonexclusive easement for ingress, and egress, and regress, said easement to be appurtenant to and run with that 2.025 acre tract designated as Tract One in Deed Book 1304, page 478, Randolph County Registry, said easement being 30.00 feet in width, the eastern line of said easement being more particularly described as follows:

of Linda Fay Parker, aka Linda Church Parker, deceased, late of Randolph County, North Carolina, 2021 E 001342 this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before

29360 Darrell Glen

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Darrell Glen Smith, Jr. and Tonya J. Smith. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either 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 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 subject to all prior liens

Beginning at a point located in the centerline of Talc Mine Road, said point also being located in the southwest corner of the 1.75 acre tract designated as Tract Two in Deed Book 1304, Page 478, Randolph County Registry; thence from said Beginning North 00 degree 23 minutes 21 seconds East 397.38 feet to an existing iron pin located in the northeast corner of said 1.75 acre tract and the southern line of that 2.025 acre tract designated as Tract One in Deed Book 1304, Page 478, Randolph County Registry, said easement being located along the eastern line of that 1.75 acre tract designated as Tract Two in Deed Book 1304, Page 478, Randolph County Registry. 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

the 19th day of June, 2022, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

File No.: 19-02901-FC01

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: 7525 - 28672

if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is June 8, 2022. Attorney for the Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 Posted: By:

Suite

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22-113257

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS residing at the property: be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also,

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.

This 15th day of June, 2022,

Administrator of the Estate of Michael Ray Parker Executor/

aka Linda Church Parker

Linda Faye Parker

North State Journal for Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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TAKE NOTICE

RANDOLPH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 58 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Max E. Devries (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Max E. Devries) to Chris Cope, Trustee(s), dated July 6, 2016, and recorded in Book No. 2501, at Page 606 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

UNION 19 SP 689 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Donna Walker to Shoaf Law Firm, Trustee(s), which was dated June 23, 2009 and recorded on June 30, 2009 in Book 05163 at Page 0117, Union County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note

21-111807 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 22sp159 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MICHAEL TYRONE HILTON AND TONI YVETTE HILTON DATED FEBRUARY 29, 2000 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1363 AT PAGE 401 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 payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 22sp154 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY NELSON W. KINCAID JR. AND NELSON KINCAID AND LUCY Q. KINCAID AND JANET LYNN KINCAID DATED MAY 25, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 04643 AT PAGE 0273 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 payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the

WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 314 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Samuel Reid Fogleman and Jennifer M. Fogleman (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Samuel Reid Fogleman and Jennifer M. Fogleman) to Gail G. Willard, Trustee(s), dated August 6, 2003, and recorded in Book No. 10355, at Page 2475 and rerecorded in Book No. 10715, at Page 2150 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

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 3571 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joan Atkins and Smith N. Ansah (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Joan Atkins and Smith N. Ansah) to Gurley & Cookson, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated February 16, 2007, and recorded in Book No. 012411, at Page 02289 in Wake County Registry, North Carolina. The Deed of Trust was modified by the following: A Loan Modification recorded on October 4, 2011, in Book No. 014486, at Page 02105, 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,

19-107715 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 19SP2731 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WILMA O. ZIPF AND DONALD JOSEPH ZIPF, JR. DATED OCTOBER 6, 1995 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 6704 AT PAGE 51 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 370 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Johnston and Jonan Johnston (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David Johnston and Jonan K. Johnston) to Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, Trustee(s), dated May 25, 2018, and recorded in Book No. 017138, at Page 00200 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 the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at

NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 22 SP 638 WALTER ALEXANDER THOMPSON and LUTHER THOMPSON, JR.

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Bessie Munroe Brickley aka Bessie Lee Brickley, late of Wake County, North Carolina (Wake 2020-E-4316), the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to

door in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on June 21, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Ramseur in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Columbia Township, Randolph County, North Carolina 4423 Jones Street Extension, Ramseur, NC 27316 TRACT ONE: BEING ALL OF LOT NOS. 35 and 36 as shown on Map 2 of the Emma Craven Allred property platted by G. Same Rowe in July, 1946, and re-recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 64, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Randolph County, North Carolina. TRACT TWO; BEING the easternmost 25-foot portion of Lot No. 37, Map No. 2 of the Emma Craven Allred property as shown upon a plat recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 64, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Randolph County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4423 Jones Street Extension, Ramseur, 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.

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 June 22, 2022 at 12:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina containing acres, more or less, and being more particularly described as follows:

A certified check only (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

Donna Walker. 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

Present Record Owners:

seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required from the highest bidder and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. Cash will not be accepted. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. After the expiration of the 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.

agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

BEING all of Lot 38 of HAMILTON PLACE, Phase 3, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet G at Files 1-4 in the Union County Public Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2725 Thornburg Court, Monroe, NC 28110.

agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Union County courthouse at 2:00PM on June 23, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Union County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Michael Tyrone Hilton and Toni Yvette Hilton, dated February 29, 2000 to secure the original principal amount of $104,567.10, and recorded in Book 1363 at Page 401 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: Road, Marshville, NC 28103 Tax Parcel ID:

2209 Staton 02164013E

agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Union County courthouse at 10:00AM on June 23, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Union County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Nelson W. Kincaid Jr. and Nelson Kincaid and Lucy Q. Kincaid and Janet Lynn Kincaid, dated May 25, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $210,000.00, and recorded in Book 04643 at Page 0273 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: Cir, Indian Trail, NC 28079 Tax Parcel ID:

7215 Conifer 07064070

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 the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on June 27, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Raleigh in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 6, Block 6, LAKEVIEW SECTION OF BUDLEIGH, according to plat recorded in Map Book 1928, Page 47, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2834 Exeter Circle, Raleigh, 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).

Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on June 27, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Garner in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 184, Bingham Station Subdivision, Phase 4, as recorded in Book of Maps 2006, Page 279, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 332 Cinder Cross Way, Garner, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security

the holder of the secured debt, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction at the usual place of sale at the Wake County courthouse at 11:00AM on June 21, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Wilma O. Zipf and Donald Joseph Zipf, Jr., dated October 6, 1995 to secure the original principal amount of $119,920.00, and recorded in Book 6704 at Page 51 of the Wake County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended. Address of property: Woodbrook Way, Garner, NC 27529 Tax Parcel ID: Present Record Owners: Wilma O. Zipf

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The record owner(s) of the property, according to the

1:30 PM on June 20, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fuquay Varina in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 50, Brookside Subdivision, Phase 3A, as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 2016, Pages 19261927, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 281 Rhonda Lilley Drive, Fuquay Varina, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers,

(Petitioners) NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF PETITION FOR PARTITION BY MARY JO THOMPSON, et al PRIVATE SALE OF REAL ESTATE (Respondents) To the unknown heirs of GEORGE WILLIAM THOMPSON, ELLA LEE WYATT, EMMA S. THOMPSON, LADDIE SMITH, AND CORA LEE SMITH COOPER : PLEASE TAKE NOTICE a Petition for Partition by Private Sale has been

the undersigned on or before August 31, 2022, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Toni Y. Hilton

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Toni Y. Hilton. 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 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 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 subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or

Nelson Present Record Owners: Kincaid, Jr. and The Heirs of Nelson Kincaid

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Nelson W. Kincaid, Jr. and The Heirs of Nelson Kincaid.

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,

records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Wilma O. Zipf.

for upset bids as required by law. After the expiration of the 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.

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

filed claiming that you have no right, title, or interest in the following property in the Town of Apex, Wake County and described as follows: BEING that tract of land containing approximately 1.04 acres, more or less, and listed by the tax office under ID 70345 as “George Williams Thompson Heirs” with a street address of 720 South Salem Street, Apex, NC. The property was conveyed to him by deeds recorded in 1911 and 1962 in Book 250, Page 197 and Book 484, Page 315, Wake County Registry

This the 15th day of June, 2022. David Lee Brickley Executor of the Estate of Bessie Munroe Brickley aka Bessie Lee Brickley

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agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is June 6, 2022. Attorney for the Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

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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: 1792 - 3679

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: 1261046 - 11063

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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

You must respond in writing to the address below by July 11, 2022 or your default will be entered, except that the interest of Ella Lee Wyatt is alleged in the petition to be 1/21th. June 15, 2022 HAMPHILL GELDER P.C. STAM LAW FIRM, PLLC S/Cameron Stanton S/ Paul Stam, Attorney for Petitioner Guardian Ad Litem for Unknown Heirs P.O. Box 1600

c/o Lisa M. Schreiner Senter Stephenson Johnson, PA, PO Box 446 114 Raleigh St. Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526.

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: 1265719 - 10274

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Summer concert series

Live Wire, an AC/DC cover band, performs for a crowd of around 3,500 attendees at a Summer Concert Series show at Bicentennial Park in Asheboro, on June 10. Large crowds have gathered this spring for some of the opening events of Asheboro’s concert series. Shows are generally held on select Friday and Sunday nights.

Commencement ceremonies mark new beginnings for county’s graduates

COUNTY NEWS Randolph Electric Membership Corporation’s 84th annual meeting is Friday Randolph Electric Membership Corporation will celebrate its eighty-fourth annual meeting of the membership Friday, June 17 at Southwestern Randolph High School in Asheboro. The doors will open at 5:00 p.m. for members to register and enjoy free homemade ice cream, various informational displays, and safety demonstrations. The Harvesters gospel quartet will provide live entertainment from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and members will elect directors for districts one, three, and six. In addition, members will hear reports from Board President Jerry Bowman, Secretary-Treasurer Billy Maness, and Chief Executive Officer Dale Lambert. Following the business meeting, the co-op will hold drawings for registered members to win various door prizes, including cash and bill credits, gift cards, bicycles of all sizes, small appliances, and local pottery.

Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer at Randolph Health retires After 20 years of service and stellar leadership, the Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Randolph Health, Tremonteo (TC) Crawford, will retire. Under Crawford’s leadership, Randolph Health implemented the Shared Governance Council, providing expanded opportunities for nurses to develop leadership skills and educational advancement. In addition, she supported the development of comprehensive recognition programs, like the DAISY and PETALS awards, which recognize outstanding nurses, nurse techs, and patient sitters. Most recently, Crawford facilitated the reorganization of the Quality and Case Management Departments, ensuring the development of high-quality, safe patient practices. She has created a strong nursing foundation that will continue to evolve and expand far into the future,” said April Thornton, Vice President of Public Relations & Marketing.

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County schools moved graduation exercises inside due to weather By Bob Sutton Randolph Record ASHEBORO — There was one last set of hurdles for members of the Class of 2022 in the Randolph County School System. The commencement ceremonies on the night of June 8 were moved indoors as storms battered the area. Nearly 900 graduates received from the six high schools holding events. While RCSS officials attended various commencements, superintendent Stephen Gainey naturally was present at Southwestern Randolph. His daughter, Kaitlyn Gainey, was one of the graduates – and he handed his daughter her diploma during the ceremony. Randleman welcomed 168 graduates, with the gym packed with guests and dozens of others viewing the ceremony on screens set up in the cafeteria and theater. Gary Goss, a deputy with Randolph County Sherriff’s Department, said this was his first commencement assignment, but he said he could relate to what the graduates were going through. For his 1989 commencement when he graduated from Eastern Randolph, inclement weather forced that ceremony indoors as well.

At Providence Grove, where 143 were expected to receive diplomas, the word was delivered slightly after noon that the 8 p.m. ceremony would move inside. Still, that didn’t prevent some wet attendees as a storm dumped plenty of rain on school grounds as spectators made their way toward the gym. Parking areas in front of the school were filled, with many choosing to park on grassy areas as well. Art teacher Stephanie Soper has been at the school since it opened in 2008. She attended the first Providence Grove commencement in June 2009 and has been on hand for every version since then except for the rescheduled 2020 event during the height of the COVID pandemic. “There has been a lot through the years that have moved indoors,” Soper said. “Sometimes it has been excruciatingly hot (outside for the ceremony).” Each Providence Grove senior was given five tickets to distribute for the commencement in the gym. Many supporters watched a video stream in the nearby auditorium. Eastern Randolph had 119 graduates, with the indoor event deemed a success by principal Susan Chappell. “We set up both for outdoor and indoor,” Chappell said. “I didn’t want to risk anybody’s safety and to have everybody scrambling at the last minute. When we made the decision, everybody pitched in

“We set up both for outdoor and indoor. I didn’t want to risk anybody’s safety and to have everybody scrambling at the last minute.” Eastern Randolph principal Susan Chappell to help.” The spectator overflow area was in the cafeteria, while others could view the live stream from home. Chappell said the indoor ceremonies offer the benefit of closer viewing and often better acoustics. “We’re glad that we did make the move because at right about the time of the ceremony it was lightning like crazy,” said Jamie Smith, school secretary at Eastern Randolph. “That was a good decision by administrators.” Trinity had 132 graduates for its indoor ceremony. Nearby Wheatmore had 155 graduates. There was particular attention to the awarding of one of the Wheatmore diplomas. It went to the family of Brianna Robinson, who died in April. “She met all the requirements,” principal Eric Johnson said. A cap and gown were placed in her chair. Another student brought flowers for the setting. It was a smaller-than-normal

Asheboro residents could see increase in city services bills Proposed budget would hike water and sewer rates by 12% By Ryan Henkel Randolph Record ASHEBORO — The City of Asheboro Council met last Thursday with the proposed 2022-23 fiscal year budget at the top of the agenda. The proposed 2022-23 budget is $61,207,222 of which $42,263,842 is the general fund and $18,493,380 is the water and sewer fund. City Manager John Ogburn called the budget adjustments “the bare minimum” needed to attract and keep employees and forecasted wages would “most likely need to be adjust even higher in the near future” in his memo to the city council ahead of the bud-

that.” get meetings. Reaves cited a historically low While the new budget recommends no increase in city property unemployment environment, fewtaxes, services to city residents are er people in the workforce, high likely to see fee increases. The bud- demand for skilled workers among get proposes a 12% increase in the a variety of industries and a comwater rate as well as an increase for petitive salary base shift that govresidential garbage collection and ernments are struggling to keep up with as reasons why these actions recycling. Pay increases were also a major are necessary in order to attract and keep employees. factor in the proposed budget. “We are not asking for a proper“We are requesting a two job grade step increase for all City ty rate tax increase,” Reaves said. of Asheboro employees,” said Fi- “However, we are asking for an innance Director Deborah Reaves. crease in the residential garbage “In addition to that, we are re- collection and recycling rate. The questing a 6% cost of living adjust- main reason for that is the cost of ment for sworn police officers. We providing services has increased. realize that in this environment We can no longer rely on taxpayer that this is not enough. We are go- revenue to cover those expenses.” ing to have to continue to look at The garbage fee would increase strategies because we want to pro- by $6 to $18 and the recycling free vide the best services we can for would rise $3 to $5. These fees are our citizens, and we have to have people in positions in order to do See BUDGET, page 2

class for Wheatmore. Johnson said usually there are 180-190 graduates, but factors such as the impact from COVID-19 caused some students to not get back into the groove. The indoor set-up worked well. “Families seemed to appreciate the dry, cool, non-humid conditions,” Johnson said. The Southwestern Randolph ceremony was clocked at a brisk 61 minutes. There were 172 graduates, marking a smaller senior class than several of those in recent years. First sergeant Kenneth Diaz, the instructor for Randleman’s JROTC program, received word shortly before 5 p.m. that the ceremony, which was set to begin at 7 p.m., would be shifted inside. That created a bit of a scramble for his eight students who were overseeing traffic control. Instead of the festivities taking place in the football stadium, they were held in the high school gym. “This is as orderly as we could get it,” Diaz said of the parking and traffic. “They made the move and our kids were ready. I’m definitely pleased with the outcome. This definitely could have been a lot worse.” After a heavy rain, the sun came out for about the hour prior to the Randleman ceremony. Then at just about the time the commencement began, thunder rumbled and that was followed by more downpours, validating the decision to relocate the event.

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J.for Stone Stadium. student services at RCC, said a to pay for it,” RCC president Dr. Williams said. Brewing will serve beer The school thestudents largest in Robert Shackleford Jr. said. “We RCC held a one-week break decline in highhad school in the Beer Garden graduating class has of any dual enrollment beenofthethe big- meet students exactly where they earlier this month amid the sumfrom 11am-9pm. The high schools in Randolph County. are and help them go as far as they mer semester, which began May gest reason for a dip. Unlike schools in the Ranevent will held at 122 24 and concludes July 26. Late “Overall, we’re still seeing a de- can possibly go.” dolph County School System that Commerce Square in registration for the fall semester Beginning with the fall semescline in enrollment comparing to were forced indoors a night earruns through Aug. 10, with classter, qualifying full-time students Randleman. previous years prior to the panlier because of story weather, the es beginning Aug. 16. will be eligible for up to $1,000 demic,” Williams said. “I don’t Asheboro event took place outPJ WARD-BROWN | NORTH STATE JOURNAL Still dealing with adjustments know It if was we’llone getof tothe numbers we’ve per semester. doors. few major made because of the coronavirus That makes attending RCC seen in previous fall semesters. … events held on campus recently Madeline Shea Alston receives her diploma from Principal Dr. Blackbeard’s pandemic, not all 2021 the most enticing from a finanWe’re reaching out to every stubecause of an ongoing construc- Penny Crooks during the Asheboro High School graduation fall semescial standpoint in the 16 years ter classes will be in person. Some dentproject. we can in every way we can.” ceremony tion at Lee J Stone Stadium. Pirate Adventure A fall semester at the two-year Williams has been at the school, will use a hybrid model with a school in Asheboro would often he said. He previously worked in mixture of face-to-faces sessions 2pm and 6pm and virtual sessions. Many classhave 2,600 to 3,000 students en- RCC’s financial aid office. “Simon Theatrical” “There’s never a better time to es provide students with options rolled. At the beginning of this on how to attend and participate, week, that number stood at about go back to college,” he said. presents “Blackbeard DEATH For the current summer ses- Williams said. 1,900 with NOTICES about a month to go the Pirate”, a

WEEKLY CRIME LOG ♦ Jeffery Eugene Bullins, age 54 of Franklinville, died June 11, ♦ Williams, Denishia Lorren 2022, at Arrest his home. (B /F/30) on chrg of

comedy and magic performance at Sunset ♦ Sarah Lee Fogleman Grant, age Theater. This is a one94 of Asheboro, died June 9, WEEKLY CRIME day event only, but has 1) Pwimsd Marijuana (F), 2) LOG 2022 at Clapp’s Convalescent ♦Maintain Larry Quinton Kindley, age Veh/dwell/place Cs two show times at 2pm ♦ Richard James Smith Jr, age 62 Nursing Home in Asheboro. 73(F), of Asheboro, (f) 3) Possess Xdied June 11, The event ♦ Whitehead, George Alan (M, 52), 176 E. Salisbury St,6,Asheboro, onand 6pm. Arrest on charge of Resisting ♦2022, Boggs, (M, 39), of Asheboro, died June 2022 atMatthew RandolphHarrison Health in ♦ Katha Ellen Spears Davis, Hospice House. Asheboro. is freeArrest of charge butof Misdemeanor on charge 07/13/2021. Public Officer, 321 Kings Ridge Rd,at Randolph Arrest on charge of Misdemeanor Denton, passed away Possession of Schedule IV CS, Randleman, on 07/14/2021. Larceny, at 2587 Wayne White Rd, 77, of seating is limited, so ♦ Donald Ray Talbert, 88 of(M, 33), Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at ♦ William Arthur Satterfield, age ♦ Millikan, Bobbyage Wayne Possession of Stolen motor Pleasant Garden, on 07/14/2021. arrive early. Randleman, June 4, her home. 46 of Troy, died June 10, 2022, Arrest died on charge of 2022 Assault on a ♦ Hazelwood, Elizabeth (F, 44), ♦ Zillian Starnes Bryant, age 60 of Asheboro, died June 8, 2022 at her home with her family present.

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vehicle, imporoper use of a dealer Female, at 8300 Curtis Power Rd, Arrest on chage of Misdemeanor at his home. tag, failure to deliver title, failure to Bennett, NC, on 07/14/2021. Larceny, at Hoover Hill Rd/Slick appear on felony, at I-85 Exit 111, Rodk Mtn, on 07/14/2021. on 07/13/2021. ♦ Passmore, Casey Lynn, Arrest on charge of possession of marijuana ♦ Cheek, Helenia Spinks (F, 64), ♦ Lynch, Detrick Lamont (M, 40), up to 1/2 oz., at Randolph Arrest on charge of Misdemeanor WEEKLY CRIME LOG Arrest on charge of Assault by Courthouse, on 7/13/2021. Possession of Schedule VI CS, ♦ Pugh, Robert Daniel (M, 39), pointing a gun, Discharging a Possessiong of (M, Stolen Arrest onAdriana charge Gomez of Simple 31), Arrested ontocharge ♦ Matthews, Frederick Aubrey (M, ♦ Walker, Steven Eric 51), Motor ♦ Camacho, firearm causeoffear, Reckless ♦ Arrested Roark, Justin Steven (M, 30), Vehicle, I-85 Exit 111, on Assault (M), aton 139 Drum Misdemeanor Larceny, Possession 54), on charge of Breaking Arrested onat charge of Possess (F, 19), Arrested charge ofSt, driving to endanger, Seagrove, on Arrest on charge ofafter Possession of Stolen Goods, Unauthor Use of 07/13/2021. Asheboro, on 07/14/2021. and or Entering, Larceny Schedule II CS, Possess Drug Communicating Threats, on 07/12/2021. of Meth,Injury Possession with intent Motor Vehicle, on 6/5/22, at 823 Break/Enter, to Personal Paraphernalia, Resisting Public 6/7/22, at 1674 Ferrari Dr. to manufacture, sell or ♦ McQueen, James Allen Jr (M, 35), ♦ Richardson, Erwin Quint Jr (M, Tree St. Chad Lee (M, 37), Arrest Property, on 6/6/22, at RCJ. distribute Peach Officer, on 6/7/22, at 3107 Nance ♦ Helms, ♦ Gonzales, Anay Saavedraof(F,Felony 26), heroin, Simple possession of Arrest on charge of Possession 31), Arrest on charges Country Dr. on charge of Felony Sexual ♦ Cheek,Exploitation Mark Kenneth 63), in the ♦ Novella, AgustinII,Muro Arrested charge of Aid and Schedule III, IV(M, CS,39), Maintaining of Marijuana up to 1/2 oz., Larcenyon and Possession of Stolen of(M, a minor Arrested on charge of Possess onPossession charge of Assault Joshua Daniel Abet Larceny, on 6/7/22, at 1331 Place, of Drug Possession of drug(M, paraphernalia, Arrested Goods, at 5471 Needhams Trail, ♦ Wilson, second degree (10 counts), 727 on 6/4/22, at Female, Simple Assault, 41),Failure Arrested on charge Shamrock at 1029on High PointDrug Paraphernalia, to appeal onof felony, failure on a Paraphernalia, Seagrove,Rd. on 07/14/2021. McDowell Rd, Asheboro, NC, on 649 Skycrest Rd. 6/6/22, at 1608 Danny Bell Rd. Possess Heroin, Possess Drug Rd, on 7/13/2021. to appear on misdemeanor, at 07/12/2021. ♦♦Smith, William Andrew (M, 33), Seibert, Sarah Elizabeth (F, 32), Paraphernalia, on 6/8/22, at 1611 ♦ Junco, Carlos (M, 20), Arrested on ♦ Aquino Aguilar, Luis Enrique Arrested on charge of two counts Prospect St. charge of ten counts Possession (M, 22), Arrested on charge of Indecent Liberties With Child, two Stolen Goods, ten counts of Obstructing Justice, False Report ♦ Cuthrell, Kalil Jabri (M, 23), counts Felony Child Abuse-Sexual Obtain Property False Pretense, to Police Station, on 6/4/22, at Arrested on charge of PWIMSD Act, two counts First Degree Force ten counts Uttering Forged 1234 Old Farmer Rd; Apt C. Schedule VI CS, Possess Marijuana Sex Offense, on 6/7/22, at 181 Endorsement, on 6/3/22, at 7108 Paraphernalia, on 6/6/22, at 649 Moore Rd; Lot 4. ♦ Brower, Donivan Cequan (M, Prospect Churd Rd; Lot 21. Skycrest Ctry Rd. Atrium HealthJames Cabarrus in ♦atBolton McKee, Henry (M, 47), Arrest on charge of Possession of Stolen Goods, at 6469 Clyde King Rd, Seagrove, on 07/15/2021.

WWE leaves virtual reality behind in 1st tour since 2020 FRIDAY JUNE 17

By Dan Gelston The Associated Press

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an X — his signature Degeneration X symbol — with his 7-foot tag-team partner, Joel Embiid, to SATURDAY 18 month ring a ceremonialJUNE bell last before a Philadelphia 76ers playoff game. His theme music blared HI 87 through the arena, and near60 from the ly 19,000 fansLOW hanging 2% rafters roaredPRECIP when the wrestler hoisted his bad-guy weapon-ofchoice sledgehammer and struck the bell. SUNDAY JUNE 19 Sure, the setting wasn’t WrestleMania — though Triple H lost a match in the same building when HI 85 the event was held there in 1999 — but for the superstar-turned-exLOW 62 ecutive, the frenzied atmosphere PRECIP 0% was a reminder of what WWE lost during the 16 months it ran without live events and raucous MONDAY JUNE 20 crowds. “It was a fun opportunity to get back into an arena packed full of fans and have them HI 88go nuts,” said Triple H, known these days as LOW 68Levesque. WWE executive Paul PRECIP 2%there’s “That adrenaline rush, nothing like it.” WWE hasn’t been the same without its “Yes!” chants or “This TUESDAY JUNE 21 is Awe-some!” singsongs once the pandemic relegated the company to running empty arena matchHI with 98 a piped-in es every week soundtrack and virtual LOW 71 fans. No more. PRECIP 5% With most American sports leagues settled in to their old routines, WWE ditched its stopgap home in Florida and resumed touring last Friday night with “Smackdown” from Houston, a

ple cheering over him, or booing him or said going intoDadifferent our budget,” Mayor call SWAT. They trained us that if Director, David Hutchins, gave an hole inover directions over him,” have benefityou hear shooting, you have to go in update to the council on the meth- vid Smith. Levesque said. “But that’s the Theed, council then moved on to accollected monthly with water and and confront the shooter and stop ods the city is undergoing to contion items, starting with approvit. We’ve been training like that for serve fuel. beauty of what wean do, to go be ensewer bills. a consistency statement “We’re having to rethink the way al for tertained, The water and sewer rate in- probably the past 22 years. And the however youand want to zoning ordinance text creases were recommended due to way we’re trained, if you’re the first we do things,” Hutchins said. “Like proposed be entertained. 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COLUMN | U.S. REP. RICHARD HUDSON

Do something that matters

My school safety legislation would enact targeted solutions that will make schools safer and equip school officials and law enforcement to intervene with someone before a crisis

AS THE FATHER of an elementary school child, I am devastated every time we have a school shooting. That’s why identifying solutions to stop these tragedies is so important to me. I worked to enact the only two significant gun and school safety bills to recently pass Congress and become law. The Fix NICS Actand the STOP School Violence Act were both Republican bills, passed by a Republican majority, signed by a Republican president. The Democrat mantra has been “do something.” But my House Republican colleagues and I know the American people expect us to do something that matters. That’s why last week, I introduced HR 7966, the STOP II, Secure Every School and Protect our Nation’s Children Act. It builds on the STOP School Violence Act signed into law in 2018 and provides $1 billion to hire School Resource Officers. It provides $1 billion to hire mental health guidance counselors. Our guidance counselors are wonderful, caring people who are stretched too thin. They may not always have the time they need to reach all the children who need help. Can you imagine the impact if we had intervened and gotten the right help the young man in Uvalde needed before he dropped out of high school? The bill also includes $5 billion to fund Stop School Violence programs that harden schools, expand active shooter training, and provide resources for law enforcement, school officials, and students to intervene before someone reaches a breaking point. The total $7 billion legislation is paid for by redirecting already approved but unspent COVID-19 funds. Under my legislation, schools can apply for threat assessments to identify weakness in security and in mental health services. A clearinghouse is also codified under Homeland Security to share

best practices for school safety. My STOP II Act is one of 12 bills that House Republicans are bringing forward that actually solve problems and actually save lives, all without threatening your right to due process and the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens through radical gun control measures. If gun control worked, Chicago would be one of the safest cities in America. But my colleagues across the aisle have so far refused to work with us where there is common ground on this issue. They and the media know the bills the House passed last week have no chance of becoming law. On Wednesday, I presented HR 7966 as the Republican alternative to the Democrat gun control package. Speaking on the House floor, I asked my colleagues across the aisle to set aside this partisan agenda and charade. Instead, I asked all Members to help me harden schools; help me to protect our children and teachers and make sure tragedies like these never happen again; help me to intervene with students in a mental health crisis before they reach a breaking point. My school safety legislation would enact targeted solutions that will make schools safer and equip school officials and law enforcement to intervene with someone before a crisis. If only House Democrats would give up their gun control schemes that don’t work and threaten your rights. Working together we could make a real impact today. As your Congressman, rest assured I will never waiver from focusing on the issues that matter most. Like me, I know many of you are frustrated about the direction of our country. But I am optimistic and doing everything I can to ensure we can once again find common ground and do something that matters.

COLUMN | STEPHEN MOORE

The swamp vs. America: Biden policies are making America poorer

Over the past two and a half years, since the start of COVID, we have spent and borrowed in Washington $5 trillion we don’t have.

I’VE BEEN STRUCK by the opinion divide on the state of the economy between people with real jobs in America and the elite opinions in Washington. Gallup and other primary and reputable pollsters find that the public is very worried. About 2 in 10 respondents rate the U.S. economy as good or great. That compares with nearly 6 in 10 people who thought the economy was good or great throughout Donald Trump’s presidency. In other words, three times the number of people liked the way things were going under Trump policies than feel the same way about Bidenomics. The Washington Post, The Atlantic and other rags inside the Beltway ― the one place on the planet that gets richer when the rest of the country gets poorer — have been wondering why the public is so down in the dumps. The standard view inside the Beltway is that the public just doesn’t appreciate how well the country is doing. They say the job market is robust, and that is true. The public has made a lot of money in the stock market. Also true, until recently. And we are doing better than France and Italy and Germany. To listen to this chorus, which includes the White House economics team, you’d think we should be partying like it’s 1999! President Joe Biden says he’s abandoned “trickle-down economics.” Instead, he’s setting the course for a sturdier and more robust economy. But rather than “building back better,” we’d probably be much better off if he’d just left things the way he found them. The public is right to have its “spidey senses tingling.” Unfortunately, it feels to many like we’re on the beach and the winds are calm, but a tsunami is coming. They are right to be afraid. Over the past two and a half years, since the start of COVID, we have spent and borrowed in Washington $5 trillion we don’t have. Our welfare and give-away programs have chased millions out of the workforce for two years now and into the hammock. Free rent. Free medical care. Free food. No need to rush back to work. As The New York Times put it recently, Biden is implementing “cradle to grave” government.

We’ve practiced a crank idea called Modern Monetary Theory that instructed us that we could go on spending and borrowing without worrying that the bubble will pop. People like Janet Yellen, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders actually drank this Kool-Aid. But guess what? The bubble’s already popping. Over the last year, the inflation rate of 8.3% is outpacing the wage increases of 5.4%, and that’s been the case for virtually every month that Biden has been in office. By contrast, The Wall Street Journal reports that wages outpaced inflation every year that Trump was in office. So consider family incomes. Under Trump, median household incomes rose by about $6,000. And that wasn’t for the rich. Working-class people saw those giant gains in living standards and purchasing power. Under Biden, we don’t have the census numbers yet, but based on the wage and inflation numbers, it is likely that the typical middle-class family has lost somewhere between $2,000 and $4,000. And this is supposed to be a recovery. The losses worsen month after month, and inflation stays above the wage gains. In other words, the public isn’t just imagining that the economy and family finances are heading south. They are. This was so predictable due to the overspending and the war on American energy that only a liberal with ideological blinders on couldn’t see it coming. But instead of calling off the failed economic strategy, Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are still peddling green energy and the $3 trillion Build Back Better bill. No wonder the stock market and pension funds have lost an estimated $7 trillion in the last three months. No one in the White House or the media will admit any of this. They’re doing just fine, thank you. It seems the only thing that will turn things around is a regime change. Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at Freedom Works. He is also author of the new book: “Govzilla: How The Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy.”

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PJ WARD-BROWN | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Shortstop Nate Gardner played a key role for Post 81 in its victory against Randolph County Post 45.

Post 81 takes satisfaction by topping county rival Post 45 By Bob Sutton Randolph Record RAMSEUR — It felt like an important game for Eastern Randolph Post 81 in the American Legion rematch with in-county rival Randolph County Post 45. The outcome seemed huge as well. “It’s big for Post 81 and Eastern Randolph district,” said center fielder Brody Gardner. “We don’t do it very often.” That’s because Post 81 pulled off a 15-6 victory June 7 at Craven Stadium. This was no sure-thing result. A nine-run outburst in the bottom of the sixth inning snapped a tie and completed an impressive comeback. The result avenged a loss from a week earlier. “It’s always nice to beat a ri-

val,” Post 81 pitcher / center fielder Luke Thomas said. “They’re really good. They’ve got hitters all over the place. They got us the first time. It’s nice to put no doubt about this one (with the huge sixth inning).” Post 81 head coach Nate Cockman said it had been at least five years since Post 81 won a game against Randolph County. “That’s something about our guys, they know it doesn’t take a lot to show effort,” Cockman said. “I think our guys felt like they had more to prove.” It could be the kind of boost that Post 81 (5-6, 2-1 Area 3) can use to create momentum. Because of evolving player availability, Cockman said his lineup has been different for every game. “We started off a little rough,” Gardner said of the season. “This opened our eyes that we can play

with just about everybody.” Post 45 (6-3, 1-1) is traditionally one of the strongest teams in the region and that might prove to be the case again. Randolph County won 8-7 against Eastern Randolph on May 31 on Josh Meadows’ game-winning hit in a game played at Southwestern Randolph High School, which Post 45 used as a temporary home field during McCrary Park renovations. Tuesday night’s nine-run uprising began with three runs scoring without the benefit of a hit. Then Karson Rickman, Matt Murchison and Nate Gardner all drove in runs with singles followed by Thomas’ two-run single amid more Post 45 miscues. “It’s pretty exciting to beat these guys,” said catcher Parker Evans, a second-year player with the club. Post 45 led 6-2 through five in-

nings, aided by Blake Marsh’s opposite-field home run down the left-field line in the fourth. Eastern Randolph prevented more damage in the fifth, in part because Post 45 speedster Adam Cole reached on an infield single but was erased when he was thrown out by Evans attempting to steal second base. Post 81 pulled even with a fourrun fifth, with TJ McGraw hammering a two-run homer and Brody Gardner following with a solo shot. Rickman’s double tied the score. It also marked the Post 45 debut for Braylen Hayes, who three days earlier was finishing the prep portion of his career on a Randleman’s Class 2-A state championship team. Hayes was the Randolph County starting center fielder and made a brief appearance on the mound during the rough bottom of the sixth. At the plate, Hayes faced Thomas, his soon-to-be UNC Greensboro teammate and roommate three times. He went 1-for-3, with a line out to right field, a strikeout (but reached on a wild pitch) and an RBI single. Then as a reliever, Hayes’ first task was dealing with Thomas.

Two wild pitches later, Thomas reached on a walk. Reliever Chance Terry notched the victory by working two shutout innings. Blake Marsh, the first of three Post 45 pitchers in the sixth, took the loss. Those were the same pitchers of record in the first meeting, with the results reversed. Since the meeting … Post 81 won two more games last week, sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Sandy Ridge 13-3 and 9-5. Thomas homered in the first game and rapped a two-run double in the nightcap. Murchinson had two hits in each game. Post 45 got on track as well, topping visiting Stanly County 7-6 on Drew Harmon’s game-winning hit before heading to Shelby and Cherryville for games. Post 45 topped Kinston 11-0 behind Tanner Marsh’s five-inning, two-hitter. The team fell to Wayne County by 4-3 and then edged Cherryville 9-8. In the Cherryville game, Grant Little hit a grand slam and Harmon was the winning pitcher. That put Post 45 with a 9-4 record entering this week.

ZooKeepers need results to go with home comforts By Bob Sutton Randolph Record ASHEBORO — The Asheboro ZooKeepers are starting to feel right at home in their partially renovated ballpark. To be sure, they’re glad to settle in at McCrary Park. “Oh my Gosh, it looks awesome,” said pitcher Danny Heintz said. “The whole thing.” Heintz has a particular perspective because the pitcher from the University of Pennsylvania also played in 2021 for Asheboro’s team in the Coastal Plain League. Because of delays in construction on the first phase of the renovation project, the ZooKeepers had several games called off and were forced to begin their season with a steady diet of road games. “It was tough,” shortstop Michael Zarrillo said. “We got through it. Now we’ve got a real nice home field.” And there was a strong turnout for Sunday night’s game with a season-high crowd of 1,236 looking on. So the ZooKeepers are nomads no more. Still, there are things to figure out. They dropped to 0-6 in home games with the 6-3 loss to the Savannah Bananas. Without a home game until June 4, it created chaos with the schedule, combined with weather-related postponements. “A lot of baseball in a short period of time,” Asheboro head coach

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Chase Waddell takes a swing for the Asheboro ZooKeepers during their game Sunday night against the Savannah Bananas at McCrary Park. Jeremy Knight said of the updated situation. It has equated to a rough start for the ZooKeepers, who were called the Asheboro Copperheads until an offseason rebranding. “It was kind of an adventure in the beginning,” third baseman Andrew Grande said.

There’s still plenty of season remaining, so now knowing that the facility, which has an artificial field turf and new dugouts, is up to snuff certainly should help. “That takes a toll on you,” ZooKeepers catcher Chase Waddell, who plays for Barton, said of some of the uncertainty.

Yet Waddell said the situation shouldn’t have been unusual for most of the players. They’ve been on the road for years playing baseball. “I’m pretty much used to it,” Waddell said. “I played a lot of travel ball growing up.” Heintz said he was aware of

the stadium’s renovations because members of his host family – Eric and Katie Hesketts along with children Avery and Aiden – sent photos to document the process. “So I got updated the whole time,” Heintz said. “You knew it would be good with the plan they had.” There are other parts of the ballpark that have intrigued some of the team’s new members. “The ball flies out of here pretty good,” Waddell said. The ZooKeepers lost to the Bananas despite starting pitcher Taylor Perret throwing six shutout innings and Bryce Marsh hitting another home run. Marsh, a former Southwestern Randolph player now at Pfeiffer, homered in his third straight game and for the fifth time this season. With 12 runs batted in across the first 12 games, Marsh had more than double the number of RBI of the rest of anyone else on the team. “He’s head and shoulders above everyone else right now,” Knight said. Knight said more consistent hitting is needed in the lineup and more reliable results from relievers. The ZooKeepers have had trouble holding opponents off late in games. That’s largely why they won only twice in their first dozen outings. “We’ve got to figure out what can get the ball rolling as a team,” Waddell said.

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PIEDMONT ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE Randolph Record staff HERE’S A LIST of the Piedmont Athletic Conference’s major award winners and all-conference selections for spring sports: Baseball Co-Players of the Year: Brooks Brannon (Randleman), Braylen Hayes (Randleman Pitcher of the Year: Ryan White (Randleman) Coach of the Year: Jake Smith (Randleman) ALL-CONFERENCE Randleman: Hunter Atkins, Brooks Brannon, Braylen Hayes, Drake Purvis, Bryson Sweatt, Trey Way, Ryan White Trinity: Cade Hill, Jake Little, Landon Mosley, Landon Mowery, Siler Parrish Southwestern Randolph: Adam Cole, Tyler Parks Wheatmore: Rylan Smith. Providence Grove: Zander Smith, Luke Thomas Eastern Randolph: Stratton Barwick, Ethan Frye, Brody Gardner Uwharrie Charter Academy: Ben Medinger, Logan Sawyer

Boys’ Golf Player of the Year: Connor Carter (Eastern Randolph) Coach of the Year: Pete Kilcullen (Wheatmore)

Maddie Flinchum, Emma Mazzarone, Makayla McClain, Gracie Smith, Mailey Way

Southwestern Randolph: Reece Poe, Kearns Trotter

Boys’ Track and Field

Eastern Randolph: Addie Flinchum, Bailey Herring, Ayanna Mears, Skylar Pugh, Ziera Watson

Outstanding Runner: Robert Burton (Providence Grove)

Randleman: Jordan Booker, Camden Scott

Outstanding Field Event Participant: Cameron Johnson (Randleman) Coach of the Year: Dwayne Allen (Trinity) ALL-CONFERENCE

Girls’ Soccer

Trinity: Brandon Campbell, Jose Castillo, Michael Connelly, Gavin Garcia, Ayden Harlow, Jonathan Hill, Dylan Hodges, Jacob Hodges, Trajan Johnson, Mason Lewis, David Makupson, Mitchell MarinPulido, Dominic Payne, Thomas Vickers

Pitcher of the Year: Kylie Zimpfer (Southwestern Randolph) Coach of the Year: Zack Brown (Southwestern Randolph) ALL-CONFERENCE

Providence Grove: Robert Burton, Zander Cheek, Zane Cheek, Nathan Hutcherson, Caleb Rogers

Wheatmore: Natalie Bowman, Summer Bowman, Kara Comer, Ellie Garrison, Racheal Pierce, Haley Vazquez, Mikalah Walls

Randleman: Zack Cameron, Chris Gentry, Cameron Johnson

Southwestern Randolph: Macie Allred, Maggie Lowe, Sadie Mabe, Rylee Tucker, Kylie Zimpfer

Southwestern Randolph: Adam Cole, Lance Everhart, Caleb Shelton

Uwharrie Charter Academy: Ava Cugino, Lily Charlesworth, Alexis Marion, Jazmin Palma

Girls’ Track and Field

Providence Grove: Carolina DuVall, Aaliyah Loveday, Taryn Waugh Trinity: Martha Cortes, Autumn Gentry, Kaylee McDonald

Wheatmore: Zach Hazelwood, Porter Grimes

MVP: Brecken Snotherly (Eastern Randolph) Outstanding Runner: Peyton Wilson (Wheatmore)

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Randleman: Emily Jaramillo Avila, Kylie Vaughan

Outstanding Field Event Participant: Gracie Beane (Randleman)

Wheatmore: Ryan Baynard, Hunter Marshall, Ryan Marshall, Cooper Phillips, Ben Walker

Eastern Randolph: Nallely Herrera Vazquez

Coach of the Year: Grant Handy (Providence Grove)

Providence Grove: Zane Caudle, Brandon Davis, Cole Taylor

Boys’ Tennis

ALL-CONFERENCE

Trinity: Ethan Earnhart

Player of the Year: Joseph Phetmixay (UCA)

Providence Grove: Jensen Auman, Maya Barber, Mia Browder, Audrey Canter, Kaylan Currin, Allie Frazier, Kinley Ferguson, Madison Hayes, Alyssa Kinley, Makaylah Leonard, Willow Maynor, Haylee Sodlink, DyYanna Wade

Eastern Randolph: Connor Carter

Coach of the Year: Drew Fortune

Softball

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Player of the Year: Makayla McClain (Providence Grove)

ALL-CONFERENCE

Pitcher of the Year: Emma Mazzarone (Providence Grove)

Uwharrie Charter Academy: Drew Auman, Ayden Green, Conner Kelly, Danny Palma, Joseph Phetmixay

Coach of the Year: Tim Brown (Providence Grove) ALL-CONFERENCE Providence Grove: Edi Austin,

Wheatmore: Mac Berrier, Jagur Williams, Jacob Youngs Providence: Hunter Sexton, Chase Whitaker Trinity: Dominic Payne, Moises

Makayla McClain

MVP: Chris Gentry (Randleman)

Wheatmore: Carmen Turgeon

Offensive Player of the Year: Taryn Waugh (Providence Grove)

BEST OVERALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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Southwestern Randolph: Macie Crutchfield, Caressa King, Molly Strider, Madison Varner, Carleigh Whitson

Uwharrie Charter Academy: Kynley Brewer, Molly Brewer, Kenzie Hill

Randleman: Gracie Beane, Iniyah Mitchell, Kylie Vaughan Wheatmore: Rylee Reidling, Peyton Wilson Southwestern Randolph: Jose Allred, Elizabeth Pierce, Serenity Richardson Eastern Randolph: Brecken Snotherly

Randleman’s Kylie Vaughan throws the shot put during the Class 2-A state championships last month.

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Makayla McClain of Providence Grove was a hitting standout during her high school softball career.

Providence Grove, softball McClain completed the season with a teamleading .597 batting average for the Patriots, who were undefeated into the fourth round of the Class 2-A state playoffs. She also was tops on the team with 11 home runs, 41 runs batted in and 34 runs scored for the team that ended up with a 24-1 record for the Piedmont Athletic Conference champions. She also had eight doubles and three triples to go with 14 stolen bases. McClain, a senior infielder, was a four-year member of the Providence Grove team. She’s regarded as one of the program’s top players of all-time. McClain is a Campbell signee. Campbell posted a 37-19 record in 2022 and played in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. She also spent some time during high school on the basketball team.

Providence Grove alum receives top honor Randolph Record staff FORMER Providence Grove athlete Anna Thomas was named the top female senior athlete at Emory & Henry College. Thomas, a softball player, is the 2021-22 recipient of the Hall Memorial Award, which honors an athlete based on skill, leadership and character. Thomas is considered one of the top outfielders in the Emory & Henry program history. She was part of 87 victories, two NCAA Tournaments on the Division III level and a No. 9 national ranking. During this past spring, she filled in as a pitcher as well. Thomas was the 2019 Rookie of the Year in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. In 2021, she was picked for the ODAC all-tournament team and NCAA regional all-tournament team. Thomas batted .299 as a senior when the team was in tran-

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Former Providence Grove athlete Anna Thomas. sition from NCAA Division III to Division II and posted a 2617 record. The Hall Award is named in memory of George A. Hall, the father of retired coach Eleanor Hall Hutton, who started some of the first women’s sports on campus.

Championships, individual excellence highlight spring season By Bob Sutton Randolph Record ASHEBORO — There was plenty to digest for spring prep sports involving Randolph County teams in addition to Wheatmore’s girls’ soccer team and Randleman’s baseball team winning Class 2-A state championships. Those accomplishments were certainly among the highlights, but other developments deserve certain attention as well. Blue Comets jump ahead Asheboro’s girls’ track and field team won the program’s first conference championship by capturing the Mid-Piedmont Conference title. “We’ve had some good talent come through, but not spread out enough,” said coach Blake Brewer. “We never had a team this

well-rounded.” The Blue Comets churned out this championship in the Class 3-A league with only 17 participants. Brewer said the elite runners and jumpers on the team were able to gobble up enough points to make up for shortcomings in some other areas. That was led by senior Arianna Lovingood-Smith, who was named the Most Valuable Performer in field events in the league. She’ll take her talents to college at Charlotte, where she’s expected to be a member of the cheerleading squad. Back for more Multi-sport athletes are aplenty within the county, but a few of those turned in accomplishments that might have been a bit under the radar this spring because of their achievements in other sports

in previous seasons. Let’s take a look: • Dominic Payne of Trinity is on the all-PAC teams for boys’ tennis and track and field this spring. That adds to his place on the all-conference teams in football and basketball earlier in the school year. • Randleman’s Kylie Vaughan also doubled up with all-conference honors this spring, landing on the All-PAC lists for girls’ soccer and track and field. • Providence Grove senior Zane Caudle placed fifth in the PAC Tournament for boys’ golf. He was the Player of the Year for boys’ basketball in the conference. • Trinity’s David Makupson was the PAC champion in the 400 meters barely two months after becoming the Class 2-A state champion at 138 pounds in wrestling. • Southwestern Randolph football and baseball standout Adam

Cole made a venture to the track for late-season competitions and ended up the PAC and Midwest Region champion in the boys’ 100 meters. • Asheboro golfer Salem Lee, who was fifth in the state last fall in Class 3-A, was the lone Blue Comet on the Mid-Piedmont Conference all-conference team for softball. • Trinity’s Autumn Gentry, a junior who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in her career for girls’ basketball, was an All-PAC selection in girls’ soccer. • Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Jazmin Palma, who was a state runner-up in girls’ wrestling at 113 pounds, was picked to the All-PAC team for girls’ soccer. This came after last fall’s selection as Runner of the Year for PAC girls’ cross country. • Providence Grove’s Luke Thomas (baseball) and Chase

Whitaker (boys’ tennis) were on All-PAC teams this spring after they were the major award winners in football as the PAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. They were both on the PAC regular-season champion boys’ basketball team, with Whitaker an all-league pick. • Eastern Randolph’s Brecken Snotherly placed third in the 1,600 meters and seventh in the 3,000 in the Class 1-A state meet. She was the school’s lone representative on the All-PAC girls’ basketball team. • Southwestern Randolph’s Josie Allred placed second in the high jump in Class 2-A track and field after being an all-league pick for the Cougars’ Class 2-A state champion volleyball team in the fall. • Randleman’s Chris Gentry was a state qualifier in boys’ track and field after landing on the AllPAC team for football.

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Rebecca Glass Ramsey

John David Mabry

February 17, 1936 - June 9, 2022 Rebecca Ann Glass Ramsey, 86, of Albemarle, went to her heavenly home Thursday, June 9, 2022 while at Trinity Place. Rebecca was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Darrell Ramsey, Sr. Rebecca was also preceded in death by five brothers, Claude Glass, John Glass, Wallace Glass, Eugene Glass and Bill Glass. She is survived by her son, Russell Darrell Ramsey, Jr. of Albemarle, NC; her daughter, Teresa Ramsey Bangle of Albemarle, NC; and four grandchildren, Stephen and Mark Ramsey of Aquadale, NC, Rachel Bangle (Tyler Waugh) of Durham, NC and John Bangle of Shelby, NC, and one great-grandchild, Tiffany Ramsey. Mrs. Ramsey was born February 17, 1936 in Rockingham County, NC to the late June Glass and Lottie Mae Dallas Glass. She was a graduate of Wentworth High School and Burlington Business College. She married the love of her life, Russell, in 1955 and was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. Russell and Rebecca lived in several states over the years and enjoyed a full life. Rebecca was the former Child Nutrition Director with the Albemarle School System where she retired. She was a member of Prospect Baptist Church where she was active in the WMU and was a member of the building and grounds committee. Rebecca was also active at the Senior Center where she enjoyed playing Bridge.

Danny Hatley

July 11, 1946 - June 11, 2022

March 27, 1939 ~ June 11, 2022

John David Mabry,75, of Albemarle, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at his home. Mr. Mabry was born July 11, 1946 in Stanly County to the late Lonnie Garland Mabry and Minnie McSwain Mabry. He was member at Canton Baptist Church. He was a jack of all trades and could handle any project that came his way. In his spare time, David enjoyed farming, playing Rook, eating ice cream and watermelon, going to the Rocky River Fish House, and doing home projects with his family, especially with his wife along by his side for over 54 years. His greatest joy was spending time with his family and especially watching the grandchildren and great-children grow and play, and playing an active role as “Papaw”. He was our righthand man and was just a phone call away no matter the distance. David is survived by his son: Chad Mabry (Tracie) of Albemarle; daughter: Inga Shaw (Cecil) of Albemarle; grandchildren: Whitney Tucker (Damon) of Albemarle, Cameren Mabry (Jenny) of Albemarle; great-grandchildren: Emery Jane Tucker, Berklee Rhett Tucker, Charlie Belle Mabry, and Canton Stuart Mabry; sisters: Eunice Hatley of Norwood, Carolyn Carriker of Mint Hill, and Judy Allen of Myrtle Beach, SC. Mr. Mabry is preceded in death by his loving wife Sylvia Jane Howell Mabry and his sister Brenda Rothwell.

Danny Crawford Hatley 83 of Norwood died Saturday Morning, June 11, 2022 at his home. Danny was born March 27, 1939 in Stanly County to the late Charlie and Eunice Story Hatley. He was retired former owner of Hatley Brothers Construction Company and had owned Mr. Hardware and Variety for several years. He was a charter member of Memorial Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Cornelia Blalock Hatley. Two sons, Lee Hatley (Janet) and Chad Hatley (Lisa) all of Norwood. One sister Brenda Lee (Darrell) of Oakboro and one brother Jimmy Hatley (Ellen) of Norwood. Six grandchildren, Carrie Hatley, Daniel Hatley, Taylor Burleson (Sean), Candy Mabry (Shellie), Jesse Springer amd Justin Springer (Tasha). Four great-grandchildren, June Lee Burleson, Dax Jones, Willow Springer and Ivy Rose Springer. He was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters Curtis Hatley, Hazel Dean, Bobby Hatley, Betty Lou Hatley, Libby Grissom and Joe Hatley.

Gary James Smith

Helen Morton Carpenter Williams

February 6, 1947 - June 7, 2022

April 18, 1934 - June 10, 2022

Helen Morton Carpenter Williams (Granny Red), 88, of Albemarle passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home on Friday June 10, 2022. Ms. Williams is lovingly remembered by her children: Timothy G. Carpenter (Annette) of Indian Trail, Kathy L. Carpenter of Troy; Grandchildren: Jake Carpenter (Jenny) of Apex, Matthew Carpenter (Katie) of Albemarle, Greg Carpenter (Casey) of Durham, Megan Carpenter of Indian Trail; Great-Grandchildren: Graydon Carpenter, Brody Carpenter, Hugh Carpenter, Russ Carpenter, Nora Carpenter and Ben Carpenter; Sonin-law: William Allen; daughterin-law: Anita Carpenter; Stepchildren: Mike Williams (Debbie), Rick Williams (Annette), Sharon Martinez and Doug Williams. Sister-in-laws; Bea Morton and Julia Morton. Ms. Williams is predeceased by her first husband, Bennie E. Carpenter. Jr. as well as her second husband Sherrill Williams; children: Larry Carpenter and Sandy Allen; mother: Lillie Morton; father: Ernest Morton; siblings: Clinton Morton, Howard Morton, Lentz Morton, Tyler Morton, Jackie Williams, and Tommy Morton. Ms. Williams was born in Albemarle, N.C. on April 18, 1934. Her love for Jesus was known to all and she was an active member of Anderson Grove Baptist Church. “To know her was to be loved by her”.

Gary James Smith, also known as PeePaw to five grandchildren, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at the age of 75. Born in Albemarle, North Carolina on February 6, 1947 to the late Laura Eudy Smith and Coy James Smith of Locust. He graduated from West Stanly High School in 1965. Drafted into the Army at the age of 20 in 1967, Gary was stationed in multiple locations around the United States and Germany. Upon discharge from the Army, Gary returned to Locust and married his late wife, Nancy in 1969. Gary and Nancy were married for nearly 30 years and went on to have two sons, Tracy and Terry. Gary’s dedication and love for Nancy continued during her lengthy battle with cancer and this devotion and commitment to the family still continues to this day with his children, grandchildren, and those he loved. A devoted husband, father and friend will surely be missed, but we know we will see him again someday. Gary was preceded in death by his loving wife, Nancy Page Smith and his parents. He is survived by his son Tracy, his wife Michele and their two children - Jordan and Aiden - all of Stanfield; and his son Terry, his wife Mary and their three children - Bryson, Caden and Rylee - all of Harrisburg. Other survivors include his brother Graylon, his wife, Sherry, nieces, nephews, brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws and his special friend Phyllis.

Robert "Bob" Lee Green

Hazel Burris Clontz

Daniel Hartsell

September 18, 1940 ~ June 7, 2022

Peggy Florence (Carpenter) Morgan October 20, 1934 ~ June 5, 2022

Peggy Carpenter Morgan, 87, of Stanfield, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at her home. Peggy was born October 20, 1934 in Union County to the late Boyd Carpenter and the late Maggie Huneycutt. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by son, Bobby Wayne Morgan; brothers, Harold Carpenter and Johnny Carpenter; grandson, Troy Burris. Survivors include husband, L. D. Morgan; daughter, Sandra Burris; daughter-in-law, Bobbie Ann Morgan; grandchildren; Jody ( Robin ) Morgan, Marcus Burris and Josh Burris; great-grandchildren, Trey Burris and Logan and Lucas Morgan; sister, Barbara (Mark) Tucker; sisters-in-law, Juanita Carpenter and Barbara Carpenter.

Robert "Robbie" William Coley Jr.

November 3, 1981 - June 10, 2022 Robert “Robbie” William Coley, Jr, 40, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday June 10, 2022, at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center. Per his wishes, there will not be any services at this time. Mr. Coley was born November 3, 1981, in Cabarrus County to Robert and Susan Coley. Robbie loved to fish and play guitar. Robert is survived by his wife, Amanda Griffin Coley of the home. Robert is also survived by daughter Samantha Daniel Jackson (Locust) and sons Joseph William Coley (Locust) and Jacob Robert Coley (Locust). Robert is also survived by his parents Robert and Susan Coley of Troy. He was preceded in death by grandparents Larry and Judy Coley, Ernest and Jean Hartsell; brother: Tech Sergeant Phillip N. Coley; very special aunt Terri Doyle.

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Daniel Hartsell, 81 of Norwood, passed away Tuesday evening, June 7, 2022 at his home. Daniel was born September 18, 1940 in Stanly County to the late Jacob Houston and Alma Efird Hartsell. He proudly served his country in the US Army. He was a member of St. Martin Lutheran Church. Daniel was a self-employed mechanic and farmer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Sue Griffin and Karene Hartsell. He is survived by his wife, Faye Helms Hartsell; sons, Rodney Larry Hartsell(Polly); Daniel Gary Hartsell(Becky) all of Albemarle; Eddie Mac Hartsell(Barbara) of Norwood; daughter, Julie Hartsell Poplin(Danny) of Norwood; seven grandchildren, Matt, Cody, Danny, Emma, DJ, Presley and Katie; six great grandchildren, Lydia, McCoy, Matthew Jr., Malachi, Neddie and Waylon; sisters, Rozana Morton and Catherine Barringer(Robert of Albemarle; brother, Lane Hartsell of Kannapolis.

November 27, 1928 - June 5, 2022

March 4, 1936 ~ June 13, 2022 Robert Lee "Bob" Green, 86, of New London, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022. Bob was born March 4, 1936 in California to the late Robert Lee Green Sr. and the late Elvia Adalaide Hart Green. He was also preceded in death by brother, Jess Fulton. Survivors include wife of 60 years, Linda Miller Green of New London, NC; sons, Scott Green and wife Lori, and Rodney Green; granddaughter, Baylee Green; and sister, Tana Buckley. Bob was a sworn officer in Stanly County from 1975 until his retirement in 2005. During that time he worked for the Stanly County Sheriff's Department, Albemarle Police Department, and was the first Police Chief in Badin. Bob served in the National Guard for 3 years and the Army for 2 years stationed in Korea.

Hazel Flora Burris Clontz, 93, of Locust, NC, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Atrium Health Cabarrus. Mrs. Clontz was born November 27, 1928 in Stanly County, NC to the late Ernest Burris and Azzie Morton Burris. She retired from Wiscassett Mill Company. Hazel was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. She loved square dancing, the beach and county music. Hazel was a great cook serving the best fried chicken and fried potatoes. Hazel was preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas Clontz. She is survived by two daughters, Pamela Lee Clontz Hopkins (CE) of Mt. Pleasant, NC and Aleata Clontz Farmer of Locust, NC; a sister, Joyce Efird Roland of Albemarle, NC a grandson, John Thomas Clontz, III,. She is also preceded by a son, John Thomas Clontz, Jr.; four brothers and three sisters.

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Sliding into home Stanly County Post 76 Carson Morton slides home safe for a run against Randolph County Post 45 during an American Legion Baseball game at McCrary Ball Park in Asheboro, June 8, 2022.

WHAT’S HAPPENING Stanly County Commissioners table rezoning request for New London subdivision Stanly County commissioners have tabled a request to rezone a New London subdivision. The request, which was submitted by Daryll Thomas, would change the Sherwood Forest subdivision from RA (Residential Agriculture) to R20 (Residential). Commissioner Bill Lawhon moved to delay the vote until the July meeting to allow for county staff to see if the property has sewer access. The motion passed 6-1, with Commissioner Peter Asciutto voting against.

Stanly Community College inducts 18 new Phi Theta Kappa members Stanly Community College recently inducted 18 new members into the Alpha Psi Upsilon Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society. To be nominated for membership, students must earn a 3.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and have completed at least 15 credit hours towards an associate degree. SCC has inducted 80 new members into the honors society since August 2020.

Global Packaging Solutions to expand Albemarle facility Global Packaging Solutions, Inc., a leader in the innovation of green packaging products, is set to expand their operations in Albemarle, adding four new jobs and investing $1.5 million in machinery and equipment over the course of the next year. GPS has been operating since 2005 and continues to pride themselves on utilizing the latest advancements in technologies and offering exceptional delivery time (currently 99%+) and quality. The Stanly County Economic Development Commission and Board of Commissioners offered thanks to the company and the City of Albemarle for their continued investment in the industry.

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Stanly County Schools sees significant price hike for food service purchases Superintendent contract extended by one year By Ryan Henkel Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Board of Education met Tuesday, June 7 with capital project requests, new contracts and educational and food service plans on the agenda. The board had one capital budget request presented before them for a total of $3,343,000 for school repairs, which they approved. “Mr. Todd Bowers presented us with the capital budget request for repairs that we have for our schools for this coming year in the amount of $3,343,000,” said board member Dr. Rufus Lefler. “This is for roofing, painting, window repair, just to put some band-aids on our buildings that we have.” The board then approved a one-year extension to Superintendent Dr. Jarrod Dennis’ contract with a new end date of June 30, 2026 as well as a Deputy Associate Superintendent’s con-

tract for Dr. Amy Blake-Lewis. The board also approved the annual Career and Technical Education plan for Stanly County Schools. “This is something that we have to complete annually, but part of this plan is that every two years, we are required to complete a comprehensive needs assessment and this was the year of the comprehensive needs assessment,” said Director of CTE, Mandy Melton. “So we gathered data through a variety of channels: teacher advisories, business advisories, teacher externships, stakeholder surveys, student surveys, our career development and course planning projects and through that data gathering process, made decisions on how to address the data performance indicators that are outlined by the state.” The board then approved a request for the renewal of food contracts with Gordon Food Service. “The renewal contract went up to $2,024,062.26 for just our food,” said Director of Child Nutrition Makayla Mabry. “Our supplies went up to $129,655.15.

“I think Dr. Dennis has done a great job and he and Mr. Terry Dudney are fighting very hard for Stanly County Schools employees.” Stanly BOE member Dustin Lisk For bid purposes, we had to go out for a bid for produce, milk and chemicals. For produce, we had Arnate, we generally go with them anyway, but they did not decline our bid this time. The bid for them is $119,392.50. For milk, we went out for bids and Stanly Dairy did not decline. The bid is for $297,520. For chemicals, we are with Alcoe again and the bid for them is $30,865.70.” The cost for both food and supplies saw an increase of $800,000 from the previous year and the hope is that while some of that cost will be absorbed through the reimburse-

Sheriff’s Office arrests two after child abduction investigation in Stanfield Stanly County Journal staff ALBEMARLE — On June 13, Cpt. Chris Huneycutt, who leads investigations for the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), confirmed to SCJ that additional crimes have been issued in an ongoing investigation regarding two Stanly County adults who face a series of charges that include child abduction. Marissa Grace Bolton and Alois James Bolton, both 34, were charged on June 6 with “multiple allegations of illegal activity” at their property at 8414 Harvell Road in Stanfield after search warrants were executed, deputies said. Marissa Bolton was charged with sexual servitude of an adult victim, second degree forcible sex-

ual offense, abduction of a child, felony conspiracy, delivery of a schedule II controlled substance, sexual battery, contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and misdemeanor child abuse. On June 9, she was handed down more charges: two counts of statutory rape of a child aged 15 or less, one count of sexual battery, and one count of crimes against nature. In the initial set of charges on June 6, Alois Bolton was arrested for felony conspiracy and abduction of a child. According to the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office website, Marissa Bolton is still in the Stanly County Jail while Alois Bolton is not. Huneycutt said that he has seen posts on social media alleging that the Boltons had been abducting random children but that

the offenders and the victims did in fact know each other. Due to the speculative nature of the rumors, the sheriff’s office has cleared the air in order to protect the victims’ anonymity. “We had identified that these weren’t random acts and we have been in contact with those victims’ families, so to broadcast that to the public would have been very irresponsible because there was no public threat,” Huneycutt added. “If they had been riding around grabbing kids from parks that they didn’t know, then obviously we would have pushed that information out immediately. Because that wasn’t the case, we released information in the way that we did to protect our victims.” The SCSO initially addressed these claims in a press release

ments they’d usually get from the federal government, the return of supplemental food sales should help offset it as well, according to Mabry. Chief Finance Officer, Terry Dudney, presented a plan to extend the Child Nutrition CEP to 14 schools. “CEP, for those that don’t know what that stands for, is community eligibility provision that was put into place in 2014 to where school systems could opt in to that if a school meets the criteria based on direct certification, we could offer to all kids to eat free at our schools,” Dudney said. Stanly County Schools currently has four schools participating in CEP – East Albemarle Elementary School, Albemarle Middle School, Central Elementary School and Stanly Academy – and Dudney’s plan would be to extend the program to every elementary school in Stanly County as well as Albemarle High School for four years, until 2025-26. “This current year, our See BOE, page 2

statement: “We would like to let the public know that the social media posts of children being picked up in a van, drugged or held captive are incorrect. The child abduction charges are not random child abductions, but involve instances of having and keeping minors against the parents’ consent. “The video circulating of the “Fight Club” is not related in any way to the individuals of this investigation and has already been investigated by the Stanfield Police Department,” the statement continued. “This is a completely separate incident, which has also been falsely linked to this investigation.” While the specificities of the investigation have remained private to do confidentiality, Huneycutt confirmed that there are three victims involved in the case. The SCSO is actively attempting to identify other potential victims — anyone who believes their child may have been a victim of a crime involving the Boltons is asked to call 704-986-3700.

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SCC honors student organization leaders Stanly County Journal staff Albemarle — Stanly Community College (SCC) recently recognized three leaders of its campus student organizations during a luncheon at Rosebriar Restaurant. Each of the recipients received a medal with the college seal and their name and organization engraved. Cassidy Ball served during the academic year as president of the Student Government Associ-

ation and was also a member of Phi Beta Lambda. As a straight-A student, she was recently named as the college’s recipient of the NC Community College System’s Academic Excellence Award. Ball is from Albemarle and graduated with an Associate in Arts degree. She will be attending the University of North Carolina Pembroke this fall, studying business and management. Toby Neal served in leadership roles with both the Spectrum Club

and the college’s Phi Beta Lambda chapter. He was also selected as the college’s recipient and nominee for the state Community College System’s Governor Robert W. Scott Outstanding Student Leader Award. Neal is an Associate in Arts major at SCC with plans to continue his education at UNC Charlotte and pursue a teaching degree in history. Jordan Rose Moseley, from Stanfield, served as vice president of the campus Multicultur-

al Club and was selected as one of the three E.J. Snyder Outstanding Scholar Award winners and spoke on behalf of the graduating class for the 2022 SCC graduation. Moseley received an Associate in Arts degree and will be a biology major at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in the fall. The awards are sponsored by the SCC Student Government Association and selected from nominations by the advisors of the campus’ student organizations.

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Receiving Stanly Community College engraved medallions for outstanding student leadership during the 2021-22 academic year were (left to right) Cassidy Ball, Jordan Moseley, and Toby Neal.

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ALBEMARLE POLICE DEPARTMENT UNCLAIMED PROPERTY The Albemarle Police Department has unclaimed property items that are in the custody of the Department and gives notice to all persons who may have or claim any interest therein to make or establish such claim or interest not later than 30 days from the date of publication of such notice or in default thereof, such articles will be disposed of. Bicycles will be donated to a local charity. The police department may be contacted by calling 704-9849506. Be prepared to give a detailed description of the item in order to make a claim. Unclaimed items are listed below: Assorted Clothing Pocket Knives Assorted Power Tools Wallets Flags Handguns Magazines/ Ammo BB Gun Books Power Cords Assorted Knives Debit/credit Cards U.S. Currency Cell Phones Rifles Misc. Papers Blood Sugar Test Kit Bicycles Tote Bags/Backpacks Assorted Hand Tools Social Security Cards Lighters Revolvers Various Weapons Keys Assorted Face Masks

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A summer job: Good for the teenage soul and wallet NerdWallet IT’S BEEN A ROUGH couple of years, especially for teenagers. Between the shutdowns and the shift to contactless everything — including education — adolescents got a pretty raw deal. They could use a break this summer. Actually, they could use a job. There’s good news for teenagers ready to work. Unemployment is under 4% overall, and the rate for teens 16-19 was just over 10% in April, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And the “help wanted” signs hanging in the storefronts of so many businesses drive the point home. It could be a prime time for kids on break to fill the void, earn a wage and learn some life skills along the way. A (teenage) workers market The hot job market applies to teenagers too, says Cornelius Thomas, a career development coordinator at Smithfield-Selma High School in Smithfield, North Carolina. Thomas, whose role keeps him connected with local employers, has seen the leverage turn to the student worker as of late. “It’s become more and more common for

BOE from page 1 amount [of supplement in addition to CEP reimbursement] was around $13,000 to put in the budget for child nutrition support,” Dudney said. “What I’m presenting to you all tonight is in order for us to have these four schools in the CEP and to be able to offer it to more students in Stanly County to eat free and be able to increase our revenue source. Our local funds would be somewhere around $19,000 that we would have to set aside.” The board gave an update on

employers to reach out to career development coordinators with incentivized opportunities for students,” he says. The positions can be lucrative too. He says internships now come with pay more often than not, and some of his students have taken fast food jobs that start at $12 an hour. That’s a few bucks better than the federal minimum wage. A cure for the common confidence problem Opportunity knocks at a time when kids could use a boost. The last couple of years took a toll on teen confidence, says Jennie Marie Battistin, a licensed marriage and family therapist based in the greater Los Angeles area. She says it’s not uncommon for ordinary interactions, like speaking to a server at a restaurant or checking out at a grocery store, to feel uncomfortable. “Having an outside job helps bring confidence in that they can talk to others in the outside world,” Battistin says. With kids everywhere on edge, a classic summer job, like lifeguard, restaurant server, camp counselor or cashier, could sub as a master class on human interaction, in real life.

their proposed budget for the 2022-23 school year after it was presented to the Stanly County Board of Commissioners. “The Commissioner recommended budget has come in about $1.3 million less than what we requested,” said board member Dustin Lisk. “What we requested of those additional funds were about $600,000 to meet the State’s unfunded mandate to take certain classified employees from $13 an hour to $15 an hour. The remainder was to take our teacher supplements from roughly 5% to 6%. We’ve been in deep

Mindfulness over media While it may be instinctive for parents to shield their kids from another source of stress, the summer job might actually help teens escape some of the pressures of today. That’s because they’re signing off social media, engaging with co-workers and making connections in the real world, Battistin says. “They’re learning practical tasks. That helps their brain kind of just stay mindful and present in that moment.” Battistin makes the idea of mindfulness feel attainable and necessary right now. “When we stay mindful in the moment, we are present with the activity. We’re shutting out all the chatter of the craziness of the world. And we’re realizing, ‘I can accomplish this task and I can feel good,’” she says.

ey so that they can help with their phones, or their gaming systems and the games that they want.” It’s a delicate balance between needs and wants, says Thomas, who encourages his students, especially those with obligations to help with household expenses, to openly discuss money matters with family and mentors like him. “Having those conversations is important because they have to understand how to get the most out of their money,” he says. Money basics, not meme stocks

While mindfulness is bliss, money is motivation. “A lot of the students that I work with are interested in jobs primarily for the paycheck,” says Margaret Sproule, a career coach at Radford High School in Radford, Virginia. But their spending goals have evolved with the times. They’re after “some discretionary mon-

Parents can push these paycheck basics: — Pay your teenage self first. At 17, that’s as simple as socking away $50 a month in savings. — Spend less than you make. It’s the first step of financial freedom. — Take steps to establish credit early. Brave parents can add their teen worker as an authorized user of an existing credit card. Play to your kids’ financial interests too. Some of Sproule’s students want to talk about cryptocurrencies, and that opens the door for the never-too-soon “investing for your future” chat. It’s also a good time to tell them the GameStop saga of 2021 was a fluke. Ultimately, the practical experiences with money help cut through the noise and alleviate the angst that so many teens have about the next stage of life, Battistin says. “They’re starting to build confidence that, ‘I can operate out in the real world financially and make good decisions,’” she says.

conversations with commissioners. I think Dr. Dennis has done a great job and he and Mr. Terry Dudney are fighting very hard for Stanly County Schools employees. I do believe the commissioners are taking this very seriously and looking for ways to help us.” Finally, to address safety concerns, the board has taken some preliminary steps towards improving the overall safety of their schools, and according to members of the board, more will be on the way. “We have a Safe Schools grant for $52,000 and cameras have

been ordered this week and starting next week, throughout our county, they will be replacing any that have had any kind of damage or issues and adding additional cameras at the ones that have requested ones,” said board member Carla Poplin. “We have a graduation safety plan in place and we are also working on a grant for some additional campus security and as soon as the SRO grant becomes available, we plan to apply for as many positions as possible.” The Stanly County Board of Education will next meet August 2.

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Cup Series Clash will return to LA Coliseum next season Sonoma, Calif. NASCAR’s season-opening exhibition Clash race will return to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2023. NASCAR announced Sunday it will again hold the event at the Southern California sports landmark next season after The Clash’s highly successful debut there four months ago. NASCAR got some of its most positive reviews in years for the 2022 Clash, which took place on a temporary 0.25-mile track inside the venerable Coliseum. Joey Logano won the “preseason” race, which included a halftime show by Ice Cube as part of a six-hour entertainment extravaganza that resulted in an overwhelmingly positive experience for both the teams and their fans.

TENNIS

2016 Olympic gold medalist Puig retires Scottsdale, Ariz. Rio de Janeiro Olympics gold medalist Monica Puig announced her retirement from professional tennis on Monday. The 28-year-old Puig became the first athlete to win gold for Puerto Rico in any sport at an Olympics with her women’s singles triumph in 2016. Puig said her body had enough after a series of injuries and surgeries. Puig said she will work for ESPN and will explore consulting roles for up-and-coming tennis players. She leaves the tennis tour with a careerbest ranking of No. 27 and more than $3.5 million in prize money.

OLYMPICS

Small protests in Tokyo, Sapporo against Olympic bid Tokyo A small group of protesters gathered in central Tokyo and in the northern city of Sapporo to oppose Japan’s overtures to hold the 2030 Winter Olympics. About 50 people gathered in each locale holding “No Olympics” banners and trying to make their case to a passing public. Sapporo is considered among the favorites to land the 2030 Games along with Salt Lake City and Vancouver. All three cities have held previous Winter Olympics. Last week, Sapporo’s city legislature rejected a proposal to hold a city-wide referendum on the issue. Cities that have held public votes have usually turned down the proposal.

SOCCER

Rapinoe, Morgan join USWNT for World Cup qualifiers Chicago Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have been included on the U.S. national soccer team roster for the upcoming CONCACAF W Championship, which will determine four of the region’s teams in the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe and Morgan have not been named to a U.S. roster since October as coach Vlatko Andonovski looked at young players in the run-up to qualifying. The United States is the two-time defending World Cup champion. Rapinoe also plays for OL Reign and Morgan’s club team is the San Diego Wave.

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Eventual winner Daniel Suarez leads the pack through Turn 3 of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.

Suárez earns 1st career victory, wins at Sonoma The Trackhouse Racing driver became the first Mexican to win a Cup Series race

The Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. — Daniel Suárez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday, holding off Chris Buescher for a historic victory at Sonoma Raceway. Suárez, a 30-year-old native of Monterrey, finally won in the 195th career start of a Cup Series career that began in 2017. He also drove his Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to the third Cup Series victory of the season for this rising 2-year-old team co-owned by former driver Justin Marks and music star Pitbull. Suárez got past Buescher and took charge early in the final

stage on this hilly road course in Northern California wine country, and he persevered through a pit stop and a caution to emerge in front with 23 laps to go. Buescher pushed him aggressively, but Suárez made no significant mistakes while rolling to victory. “It’s crazy,” Suárez said. “I have so many thoughts in my head right now. It’s been a rough journey in the Cup Series, and these guys believed in me. I have a lot of people to thank in Mexico. My family, they never gave up on me. A lot of people did, but they didn’t. I’m just happy we were able to make it work.” Suárez’s team partied wildly when it was over, even pulling out a celebratory piñata shaped like a taco. The piñata was requested by Suárez for whenever he got his first win and clinched a spot in the playoffs — and he celebrated by punching a hole through it with his fist.

5 Foreign-born drivers to win a NASCAR Cup Series race: Colombia’s Juan Pablo Montoya, Australia’s Marcos Ambrose, Canada’s Earl Ross, Italian-born American Mario Andretti and Mexico’s Daniel Suare “They believed in me since Day One,” Suárez said of his team. “(We’ve got) all the people, all the resources to make it happen.” Suárez then addressed his fans briefly in Spanish, saying: “This is the first one of many.” Buescher’s second-place finish was also a season best in his RFK Racing Ford. He fell just short of his second career victory. Suárez, who won the Xfinity Se-

Mo Donegal wins Belmont Stakes Trainer Todd Pletcher’s horses finished 1-2, and the win was his sixth in a Triple Crown race

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Triple Crown veteran Todd Pletcher had simple advice Saturday for jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. before the Belmont Stakes. “Be patient,” Pletcher said. “I think you have the best last quarter of any horse in the race.” Sometimes, less is Mo. Mo Donegal pulled away down the home stretch and held off filly Nest to win the Belmont Stakes, giving Pletcher a 1-2 finish and his sixth Triple Crown victory, including four at this track on the outskirts of New York City. “To be honest with you, we were a little confident going into the race today,” Donegal Racing CEO and co-owner Jerry Crawford said. “When he turned for home, I was like, forget about it. I know Todd thought he could get a strong last quarter mile, and he surely did.” Rich Strike, a stunning Kentucky Derby winner at 80-to-1

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Mo Donegal (6), with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., pulls away from Nest before crossing the finish line to win the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday in Elmont, New York. odds, was sixth. Mo Donegal rounded the 1½mile distance in 2 minutes, 28.28 seconds, three lengths ahead of Nest — ridden by Ortiz’s brother, José. Pletcher, who lives on Long Island, adds another Belmont title following wins with Rags to Riches in 2007, Palace Malice in 2013 and Tapwrit in 2017. Mo Donegal beat an eighthorse field without a clear favorite. We the People, a monster in the mud, opened at 2 to 1 amid a

4 Consecutive years the three Triple Crown races were won by different horses rainy forecast but reached 7 to 2 by race time as showers held off. Mo Donegal entered the gate the betting favorite at 5 to 2. We

ries championship in 2016, is the fifth foreign-born driver to win a Cup Series race. He joins Colombia’s Juan Pablo Montoya, Australia’s Marcos Ambrose, Canada’s Earl Ross and Italian-born American Mario Andretti. The success of Suárez and Trackhouse Racing could be a welcome boost to a sport eager to expand its cultural footprint. After moving to the U.S. 11 years ago with a desire to race on bigger stages, Suárez is a major success story for NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program, which aims to bring new perspectives and backgrounds to a largely monocultural organization for much of its history. Michael McDowell finished a season-best third in front of Kevin Harvick in cloudy conditions in Sonoma Raceway’s first Cup Series race at full capacity since before the coronavirus pandemic. The crowd included about 350 rowdy fans from Suárez’s program, Daniel’s Amigos, which allows kids in several NASCAR cities to attend races. Austin Cindric was fifth in the final race before the Cup Series’ one-week midseason break. After a one-week break, the season resumes with a trip to Nashville Superspeedway on June 26.

the People led for much of the race, but Mo Donegal and Ortiz took charge coming out of the final turn. The 3-year-old colt paid $7.20, $3.80 and $3. Nest — who nearly became Pletcher’s second filly to win Belmont after Rags to Riches — paid $5.30 and $4.10. Skippylongstocking was third and returned $5.60 to show. We the People finished fourth. Rich Striker owner Rick Dawson and trainer Eric Reed held the Kentucky Derby winner out of the Preakness with an eye on Belmont, the first healthy horse to skip Pimlico after winning the Triple Crown’s first even since 1985. Reed said the team encouraged jockey Sonny Leon to try pushing Rich Strike from the outside, but the horse kept trying to get back inside — where he made a late charge past 19 horse to win at Churchill Downs. Rich Strike spent much of the race in last place and couldn’t recover. “I think we just made a tactical error,” Reed said. Just like Rich Strike, Mo Donegal was at the back of the pack at the Derby, but the colt didn’t have enough kick at Churchill Downs. He found it Saturday, winning the 154th running of the $1.5 million race. It’s the fourth straight year the Triple Crown contests were won by three different horses, a first for the sport since 1926-29.

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South Stanly softball coach reflects on state championship victory Coach David Poplin led the Bulls to their third NCHSAA title

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Cam Newton, who remains an unrestricted free agent, said people’s perception of him has changed largely because he put himself in bad situations the past two years with the Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots.

Newton still believes he can be NFL starter The two-time Panthers quarterback is still a free agent By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press CAM NEWTON still considers himself one of the top 32 quarterbacks in the NFL. But Newton, who remains an unrestricted free agent while mandatory minicamps begin around the league, said people’s perception of him has changed largely because he put himself in bad situations the past two years with the Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots. “I signed on Thursday. I played on Sunday,” Newton said of his experience last year with the Panthers during an appearance on ‘The Pivot Podcast.’ “At what point did you think you was going to be successful? The next week, I started. That’s still under 10 days of you being on the team. And you’re still trying to learn the offense.

“So before I sit up here and allow the narrative to be made that Cam ain’t got it no more, Cam is taking full responsibility and saying Cam put himself in a (messed) up situation, which then had a ricochet effect to” how people think of me. Newton scored two 2-yard touchdowns — one running and one passing — the first two times he touched the ball for the Panthers in 2021 in an upset win at Arizona, making for a grand return. He was seen on TV saying “I’m back!” after the first score. But things pretty much went downhill from there. Carolina’s No. 1 pick in 2011 was thrust into the starting lineup the following week and lost five straight starts before being replaced by Sam Darnold, who was coming off a shoulder injury. Newton watched Carolina’s final two games from the sideline, finishing the season with four TD passes and five interceptions. It didn’t help that Carolina had one of the league’s worst offensive lines. Panthers general manager Scott

Fitterer said earlier this offseason that he’s not ruled out re-signing the 33-year-old Newton, but there is no indication at this point that a deal is in the works. Newton would likely have to accept a backup role behind Darnold, and it’s unclear if the 2015 league MVP would be willing to do that at this point in his career. “There’s not 32 guys better than me,” Newton told the podcast. “If you think I couldn’t be on somebody’s team right now, you’re a (darn) fool.” Newton said he wants to play for a team that would offer a good supporting cast and give him more time to learn the system. But as of right now Newton is once again missing valuable time to learn a playbook while not on a roster. In 2020, Newton joined the Patriots in June and said he never got a chance to fully learn the offense there, either. After Tom Brady left New England for Tampa Bay, Newton went 7-8 as a starter with eight touchdown passes and 10 interceptions for the Patriots. He was re-signed after the season, but the Patriots abruptly released him in training camp after coach Bill Belichick chose to go with first-round pick Mac Jones at quarterback instead. “The New England experience was a (messed up) situation,” Newton told the podcast. “I was still learning the offense seven to eight weeks into the season.”

In a year full of statistical accolades, the Bulls closed out their conference-winning season with a 13-game winning streak and were able to close out the championship round. By Jesse Deal During last year’s final series, Stanly County Journal the Bulls won Game 1 with an ALBEMARLE — A year ago, 11-5 victory but went on to lose South Stanly softball coach Da- Games 2 and 3 with 7-2 and 3-2 vid Poplin had just seen his scores, respectively. Things were different this team make it to the NCHSAA 1A state championship round time around. “I could see that every time we’d and fall short to Camden Counmake a big play that the ty in a best-of-three emotion from our playseries. ers was a lot more than The Bulls (30-3) it was anytime during are singing a different “Everything the year,” Poplin said. tune now. “Of course you’re on the South defeated the just worked biggest stage playing for Atlantic Five Conthe biggest prize, but ference’s Bear Grass out. I know their emotions were as Charter Bears (24-6) it’s a cliché, unmatched as I’ve ever with 4-3 and 4-0 wins seen. It feeds a coach to claim the state title, but it was like me to just keep gosweeping the champi- almost like onship series that was it was meant ing.” In Game 1, the Bulls held at UNC-Greensto be.” struggled with Bear boro. Grass Charter pitcher It is the school’s Macy Bowen, who althird state softball ti- David Poplin, lowed just one run on tle in program history seven hits with three — and the second for South Stanly strikeouts in 6⅔ inPoplin — after South softball coach nings.It took a threeclaimed the title a derun walk-off triple cade ago in 2012 and from South sophomore 1998 before that. “It was an awesome ride and Cassidy Smith to bring the Bulls I’m ready to do it again, to be to victory. In Game 2, three Bulls juhonest with you,” Poplin said of the Bulls’ championship win. niors — Kassie Swink, Alex“For lack of a better word, it is Harward and Mattie Poulos was a relief. My assistant coach — had two hits apiece to lead Matt Little and I talked all South’s offensive attack that through the winter and spring complemented Glover’s perforabout how we had to figure out mance on the mound. “Ali (Glover) was on top of her how to get back and then how to seal the deal. It was a huge relief game and we had some timely to be able to come in and play hits, nice bunts, good base runwith confidence and do all the ning and good defensive plays,” things that we’ve basically done Poplin said. “Everything just worked out. I know it’s a cliall year.” South senior pitcher Ali ché, but it was almost like it was Glover was named the Series meant to be.” With 10 players returning MVP after she recorded 26 strikeouts in two games, post- next season, South is primed ing 16 strikeouts in Game 1 fol- and ready to make another big lowed by a complete game shut- run in 2023 as the Bulls look to out in Game 2 where she added defend both their Yadkin Valley Conference and state titles. 10 more K’s.

Defenseman Cale Makar and the Avalanche will look to deny the Lightning their third straight Stanley Cup when the teams start their championship series on Wednesday in Denver.

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Avalanche, Lightning set for anticipated Stanley Cup clash Tampa Bay is looking to become the first team to win three straight Stanley Cups in nearly 40 years By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press STEVEN STAMKOS watched the Colorado Avalanche the past few years and figured he and the Tampa Bay Lightning would see them in the Stanley Cup Final before this. The Lightning are back, looking for the NHL’s first three-peat in almost 40 years, and the Colorado core led by Nathan MacKinnon is finally playing for the Cup following a series of crushing playoff disappointments. A potentially

epic best-of-seven series between the two-time defending champions and hockey’s best in the West begins with Game 1 Wednesday in Denver. Stamkos called the Avalanche “probably the best team in the league” and knows the Lightning will have their hands full slowing down the offensive juggernaut that leads the postseason in scoring. “There’s no secret that they have some electric players,” Stamkos said Saturday night after Tampa Bay closed out the New York Rangers in six games in the Eastern Conference final. “Now they’ve broken through. They just have an unbelievable mix of veteran presence, star power, grinders, a goalie. A huge challenge for us.” It’s perhaps the biggest chal-

lenge yet for the Lightning since this unprecedented run of playoff success in the salary cap era began two years ago. Tampa Bay isn’t just the first team to go to the final three consecutive years since the cap was put into place in 2005, but the first in league history since Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers from 1983-85. The Lightning are looking to become the first to three-peat since the New York Islanders won the Cup four times in a row from 1980-83. “There’s still some games to be played and we’re still not at the end of our goal, but in saying that, this group is pretty amazing,” said Stamkos, who scored twice in the clinching 2-1 victory against the Rangers. “We’re going to the finals

again, and we have a chance to do something really special.” This is Tampa Bay’s fourth trip to the final since 2015. Stamkos, top defenseman Victor Hedman, wingers Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Alex Killorn, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy and coach Jon Cooper have been around for all of it, from the loss to Chicago seven years ago to two East final exits, an embarrassing first-round sweep after the best regular season in league history and the back -to- back championships. MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and the Avalanche have until this point only experienced the playoff low, bowing out in the first or second round each of the past four years while the Lightning were making

long runs. “That’s what every team is trying to (do) is not just to get there but stay there and be relevant every season,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “They’re in all the conversations as one of the best teams in the league and then go out and prove that they are one.” And now, only the Avalanche — looking for the organization’s first championship since 2001 — stand in the way of the Lightning hoisting the Cup a third consecutive time. “We don’t know what’s going to happen here in the next 10 to 14 days, but we know we’re going to give it our all,” Stamkos said. “It’s gotten us this far again, and it’s just a special group and a treat to be a part of.”

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Sanctions sought against FBI over Civil War gold dig videos The Associated Press THE FBI EITHER lied to a federal judge about having video of its secretive 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold, or illegally destroyed the video to prevent a father-son team of treasure hunters from gaining access to it, an attorney for the duo asserted in new legal filings that allege a government cover-up. The FBI has long insisted its agents recovered nothing of value when they went looking for the fabled gold cache. But Finders Keepers, a treasure-hunting company that led agents to the remote woodland site in Pennsylvania in hopes of getting a finder’s fee, suspect the FBI found tons of gold and made off with it. After Finders Keepers began pressing the government for information about the dig, the FBI initially said it could produce 17 relevant video files. Then, without explanation, the FBI reduced that number to four. Last week, under court order, the agency finally revealed what it said were the contents of those four videos — and it turns out all had been provid-

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Dennis Parada, right, and his son Kem Parada stand at the site of the FBI’s dig for Civil War-era gold in Sept, 2018, in Dents Run, Pennsylvania. ed to the FBI by Finders Keepers co-owner Dennis Parada himself, weeks before the dig, at a time when he was offering his evidence for buried treasure. The FBI did not say it had any video of the actual excavation, which is what Finders Keepers is seeking. The treasure hunters say they have evidence the FBI indeed

shot video of the dig — and they are seeking sanctions against the FBI for what their lawyer cast as a blatant, bad-faith effort to mislead. On March 13, 2018, Parada’s hidden trail camera captured what appears to be an FBI agent in front of a video camera at the hillside dig site, with other agents

in the background. The trail-cam image was included in a legal filing late Friday by lawyer Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the government. The photo “suggests either the FBI has falsely claimed to have no other responsive videotapes or the FBI illegally destroyed responsive videotapes in an effort to circumvent the FOIA’s disclosure requirements,” Weismann wrote. She asked a judge to order the Justice Department to pay a portion of Finders’ Keepers legal fees to compensate for the legal wrangling over the videos, and hold the FBI accountable for “covering up the results of its excavation ... that highly advanced scientific technology indicated contained multiple tons of gold.” A message was sent to the FBI seeking comment Monday. The government’s initial court-ordered release of documents last month included a geophysical survey commissioned by the FBI that suggested an object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold was buried at the site. The FBI used the consultant’s work to obtain a warrant to seize any gold found at the site at Dent’s Run, about 135 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, where legend says an 1863 shipment of Union gold was either lost or stolen on its way to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.

The agency has adamantly denied it found anything. The treasure hunters say the FBI has consistently stonewalled. “For the FBI to now say it has no videotapes of the dig strains credulity and takes this whole affair to the next level,” Warren Getler, who has worked closely with Finders Keepers, said Monday. “We have incontrovertible photographic evidence of them videotaping the dig and interviewing their operational leader at the site. It raises a lot of serious questions.” In addition to seeking legal fees, Weismann also asked the court to give Finders Keepers the ability to depose three FBI officials: Jacob Archer of the FBI’s art crime team in Philadelphia, who oversaw the dig; the unidentified videographer shown in the trailcam still; and Michael Seidel, the FBI section chief for records dissemination. “We want to answer two questions. Did the FBI create videotapes during the excavation? The picture certainly seems to answer that question. And if so, what happened to those videotapes? It seems to me these are the people best situated to have that information,” Weismann, a veteran FOIA lawyer who formerly worked at the Justice Department, said in an interview Monday. Weismann indicated in court documents that the Justice Department opposes both requests.

Trump endorses Katie Britt in Alabama Senate race By Kim Chandler The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Donald Trump endorsed Katie Britt on Friday in an Alabama U.S. Senate race, doubling down on the former president’s decision to spurn his previous choice in the Republican primary. Trump called Britt “an incredible fighter for the people of Alabama.” The former president had originally backed U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in the race, but rescinded that endorsement in March after their relationship soured. Britt was chief of staff to retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby before stepping down to lead a state business group, and is now running to fill Shelby’s vacant seat. Britt and Brooks face off in the June 21 runoff that will decide the Republican nominee. “Above all, Katie Britt will never let you down,” Trump wrote, adding, “she has my complete and total endorsement!” The decision was another blow to Brooks, who had sought to regain Trump’s support. “Mo has been wanting it back ever since,” Trump said Friday of his endorsement, “but I cannot give it to him! Katie Britt, on the other hand, is a fearless America First Warrior.” Trump endorsed Brooks last year, rewarding the conservative firebrand who had been an ardent supporter of Trump’s false 2020 election fraud claims. Brooks had whipped up a crowd of Trump supporters at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally that preceded the U.S. Capitol riot. But Trump pulled that endorsement, citing Brooks’ languishing performance in the race. He also accused Brooks of going “woke” for saying at a Cullman rally that it was time to move on from litigating the 2020 presidential election and focus that energy on upcoming elections instead. Britt led the primary field in the May primary, and has been seeking Trump’s support since he backed away from Brooks.

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt talks to supporters with her family by her side during her watch party, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Montgomery, Ala. Trump’s glowing endorsement of Britt is a stark contrast to statements he made a year ago about her when he called her “not in any way qualified” and describing her as an “assistant” to a “RINO Senator,” referring to Shelby as a “Republican in name only.” Britt said Friday that she was thankful to have Trump’s support. “President Trump knows that Alabamians are sick and tired of failed, do-nothing career politicians,” she said in a statement. “It’s time for the next generation of conservatives to step up and

shake things up in Washington to save the country we know and love for our children and our children’s children.” Despite losing Trump’s endorsement in March, Brooks had continued to campaign under the label of “MAGA Mo,” a reference to the Make America Great Again slogan, and had challenged Britt to a debate on the singular topic of whether the 2020 election was “stolen.” Brooks tweeted Friday that the voters of Alabama will decide the race.

“Let’s just admit it: Trump endorses the wrong people sometimes,” Brooks wrote, noting that a Trump-endorsed candidate lost the 2017 Senate race in Alabama. Trump has a mixed record in this year’s midterm elections. He burnished his kingmaker status last month by lifting a trailing Senate candidate in Ohio, JD Vance, to the Republican nomination. And in Pennsylvania, Republican voters narrowly chose Trump’s Senate pick, celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, as well as his preferred guberna-

torial candidate, Doug Mastriano, who said he wouldn’t have certified President Joe Biden’s 2020 win of the state. However, voters in Georgia rejected Trump’s efforts to unseat the state’s Republican governor and secretary of state, both of whom rebuffed his extraordinary pressure to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That has raised questions about whether Republican voters are beginning to move on from Trump, ahead of another possible White House run.

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obituaries

Rebecca Glass Ramsey

John David Mabry

Danny Hatley

July 11, 1946 - June 11, 2022

March 27, 1939 ~ June 11, 2022

Helen Morton Carpenter Williams

April 18, 1934 - June 10, 2022 Helen Morton Carpenter Williams (Granny Red), 88, of Albemarle passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home on Friday June 10, 2022. Ms. Williams is lovingly remembered by her children: Timothy G. Carpenter (Annette) of Indian Trail, Kathy L. Carpenter of Troy; Grandchildren: Jake Carpenter (Jenny) of Apex, Matthew Carpenter (Katie) of Albemarle, Greg Carpenter (Casey) of Durham, Megan Carpenter of Indian Trail; Great-Grandchildren: Graydon Carpenter, Brody Carpenter, Hugh Carpenter, Russ Carpenter, Nora Carpenter and Ben Carpenter; Sonin-law: William Allen; daughterin-law: Anita Carpenter; Stepchildren: Mike Williams (Debbie), Rick Williams (Annette), Sharon Martinez and Doug Williams. Sister-in-laws; Bea Morton and Julia Morton. Ms. Williams is predeceased by her first husband, Bennie E. Carpenter. Jr. as well as her second husband Sherrill Williams; children: Larry Carpenter and Sandy Allen; mother: Lillie Morton; father: Ernest Morton; siblings: Clinton Morton, Howard Morton, Lentz Morton, Tyler Morton, Jackie Williams, and Tommy Morton. Ms. Williams was born in Albemarle, N.C. on April 18, 1934. Her love for Jesus was known to all and she was an active member of Anderson Grove Baptist Church. “To know her was to be loved by her”.

Gary James Smith February 6, 1947 - June 7, 2022

Daniel Hartsell

September 18, 1940 ~ June 7, 2022

Peggy Florence (Carpenter) Morgan

October 20, 1934 ~ June 5, 2022 Peggy Carpenter Morgan, 87, of Stanfield, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at her home. Peggy was born October 20, 1934 in Union County to the late Boyd Carpenter and the late Maggie Huneycutt. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by son, Bobby Wayne Morgan; brothers, Harold Carpenter and Johnny Carpenter; grandson, Troy Burris. Survivors include husband, L. D. Morgan; daughter, Sandra Burris; daughter-in-law, Bobbie Ann Morgan; grandchildren; Jody ( Robin ) Morgan, Marcus Burris and Josh Burris; great-grandchildren, Trey Burris and Logan and Lucas Morgan; sister, Barbara (Mark) Tucker; sisters-in-law, Juanita Carpenter and Barbara Carpenter.

Robert "Robbie" William Coley Jr.

Robert "Bob" Lee Green

Hazel Burris Clontz

March 4, 1936 ~ June 13, 2022

November 27, 1928 - June 5, 2022

Robert Lee "Bob" Green, 86, of New London, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022. Bob was born March 4, 1936 in California to the late Robert Lee Green Sr. and the late Elvia Adalaide Hart Green. He was also preceded in death by brother, Jess Fulton. Survivors include wife of 60 years, Linda Miller Green of New London, NC; sons, Scott Green and wife Lori, and Rodney Green; granddaughter, Baylee Green; and sister, Tana Buckley. Bob was a sworn officer in Stanly County from 1975 until his retirement in 2005. During that time he worked for the Stanly County Sheriff's Department, Albemarle Police Department, and was the first Police Chief in Badin. Bob served in the National Guard for 3 years and the Army for 2 years stationed in Korea.

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STATE & NATION

Kavanaugh incident could lead to more security for judges

Last week, Wisconsin authorities said Douglas Uhde, 56, shot John Roemer, a former county judge, in a targeted attack against a judge who had once sentenced him to prison. Roemer was found zip-tied to a chair. Uhde had shot himself and later died. In July 2020, lawyer Roy Den Hollander showed up at Judge Salas’ home posing as a FedEx delivery person. Den Hollander fatally shot Salas’ 20-year-old son, Daniel Anderl, and wounded her husband, Mark Anderl. The judge was in another part of the home at the time and was not injured. Den Hollander, 72, was a men’s rights lawyer with a history of anti-feminist writings. He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound the day after the ambush, when police said they found a document with information about a dozen female judges from across the country, half of whom are Latina, including Salas. Authorities believe Den Hollander also was tracking Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Salas said in a televised interview last year, because they found a manila folder with information about Sotomayor when they searched a locker belonging to Den Hollander. Over the years, Supreme Court justices have called on Congress to provide more money for their security. But at the same time, the justices often shrugged off protection when it was offered. When Justice Antonin Scalia died on a hunting trip in Texas in 2016, for example, he did not have a security detail with him. In recent years, the court has stepped up security for the justices. The court routinely refuses to discuss protection for the nine justices, but Justice Amy Coney Barrett said earlier this year that she

was not prepared for how much more extensive security is now than when she worked for Scalia in the late 1990s. Sotomayor likes to walk among guests at her public appearances, often joking about the armed officers who are there to protect her. “The guys up here. The big guys with stuff around their waist and things. They’re here to protect you from me,” she said to laughter at an event this year. “They get nervous if you get up unexpectedly. ... Please don’t make them nervous.” Gabe Roth of the court reform group Fix the Court said in his view the justices “need Secret Service-level protection, which has only become more obvious this week. I’ve said it for years.” A separate bill, named in memory of Salas’ son, would provide more privacy and protections for all federal judges, including scrubbing personal information from the internet, to deal with mounting cyberthreats. The U.S. Marshals Service, which protects about 2,700 federal judges and thousands more prosecutors and court officials, said there were 4,511 threats and inappropriate communications in 2021, compared with 926 such incidents in 2015. The legislation, also widely supported by lawmakers in both parties, has been blocked by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who wants it to apply to members of Congress as well. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., the bill’s author, said the Kavanaugh incident and Roemer’s death in Wisconsin make plain the need for the legislation. “Our bill is the only existing proposal to protect the personal information of judges and their families,” Menendez said in an email. A similar bill in the House has not even gotten a hearing.

Interior phasing out plastic water bottles at national parks

CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, called Interior’s announcement “disappointing’’ and counterproductive. “In most applications, plastic products are the least environmentally harmful option, as long as they are disposed of properly,’’ said Seaholm, whose group represents the entire plastics industry supply chain. He urged improved recycling infrastructure in parks as “a better approach to sustainability.’’ Oceana said a national poll conducted by Ipsos in November 2021 found that more than 80% of American voters would support a decision by the National Park Service to stop selling and distributing single-use plastics at national parks Haaland said the plastics order was especially important because less than 10% of plastics ever produced have been recycled, and U.S. recycling rates are falling as China and other countries have stopped accepting U.S. waste. Interior-managed lands generated nearly 80,000 tons of municipal solid waste in fiscal year 2020, the department said, much of it plastics. Of the more than 300 million tons of plastic produced every year for use in a wide variety of applications, at least 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year, and plastic makes up 80% of all marine debris found from surface waters to deep-sea sediments, the department said. Many marine species ingest or are entangled by plastic debris, causing severe injuries or death, and plastic pollution threatens food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism and contributes to climate change, the department said.

By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — A man armed with a machete once broke into Stephen Breyer’s vacation home in the Caribbean and took $1,000. Ruth Bader Ginsburg had her purse snatched on a Washington street. David Souter was assaulted by several men while he was jogging. Supreme Court justices have not been immune to violent crime. But this past week’s late-night incident at Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s suburban Washington home, where authorities said a man armed with a gun and knife threatened to kill the justice, reflects a heightened level of potential danger not just for members of the nation’s highest court, but all judges. One proposal pending in Congress would provide additional security measures for the justices, and another would offer more privacy and protection for all federal judges. Round-the-clock security given to the justices after the leak of the draft opinion in a major abortion case may well have averted a tragedy. But the situation had much in common with other recent incidents that ended with the shooting death of a former judge in Wisconsin last week and the killing in 2020 of the son of a federal judge at their home in New Jersey. Troubled men, harboring a warped desire for vengeance and equipped

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen behind a fence who stands around the building on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Washington, D.C. with guns, turned their threats into action. “We’re seeing these threats increase in number and intensity. That’s a sign. That’s a signal,” said U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed nearly two years ago in the attack that also wounded her husband. Kavanaugh’s would-be attacker is Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California, authorities said in charging him with the attempted murder of a justice. Clad in black, he arrived by taxi outside Kavanaugh’s Maryland home around 1 a.m. Wednesday. He spotted two U.S. Marshals who were guarding the house and walked in the other direction, calling 911 to say he was having sui-

cidal thoughts and also planned to kill Kavanaugh, according to court documents. Roske said he found the justice’s address on the internet. When police searched a backpack and suitcase he was carrying, they said they found a Glock 17 pistol, ammunition, a knife, zip ties, duct tape and other items Roske said he was going to use to break into the house. He said he bought the gun to kill Kavanaugh. Roske told police he was upset by the leaked draft opinion in the abortion case and by the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and believed Kavanaugh would vote to loosen gun control laws, according to documents filed in federal court in Maryland.

The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Interior Department said last week it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution. An order issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland calls for the department to reduce the purchase, sale and distribution of single-use plastic products and packaging on 480 million acres of federally managed lands, with a goal of phasing out the products by 2032. The order directs the department to identify alternatives to single-use plastics, such as compostable or biodegradable materials or 100% recycled materials. “As the steward of the nation’s public lands, including national parks and national wildlife refuges, and as the agency responsible for the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats,’’ the Interior Department is “uniquely positioned to do better for our Earth,” Haaland said in a statement. The order essentially reverses a 2017 Trump administration policy that prevented national parks from banning plastic water bottle sales. Only a fraction of the more than 400 national parks, but some of the most popular ones like the Grand Canyon, had implemented such a ban. Environmental groups hailed the

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A trash can overflows as people sit outside of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial by the Tidal Basin, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Biden administration’s announcement, which advocates and some Democratic lawmakers have been urging for years. “Our national parks, by definition, are protected areas — ones that Americans have loved for their natural beauty and history for over a century — and yet we have failed to protect them from plastic for far too long,’’ said Christy Leavitt, plastics campaign director for the conservation group Oceana. Haaland’s order “will curb millions of pounds of unnecessary dis-

posable plastic in our national parks and other public lands, where it can end up polluting these special areas,’’ Leavitt said. The group urged the National Park Service and other agencies to move swiftly to carry out changes in reducing single-use plastics well before 2032. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., also urged quicker action to address what he called the plastic pollution crisis. “With everyone – from park rangers to park visitors – doing their part we can get this done before the decade has passed!” Merkley said in

a statement. Merkley, who chairs a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Interior Department, is co-sponsor of a bill that would ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in national parks. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., who co-sponsored the bill in the House, hailed the Interior announcement as “a huge step forward in the effort to protect our environment and its creatures from the damage of single-use plastics.’’ Matt Seaholm, president and

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For the second time, the Reynolda House museum has been honored for its renovations.

WHAT’S HAPPENING Ex-church treasurer charged with embezzling over $150K

Second time roof renovation has been honored

Police say a former church treasurer has been charged with embezzling more than $150,000 from a church over seven years. 72-year-old Jane Carol Davis has been charged with eight counts of felony embezzlement. Winston-Salem police began investigating after board members of Covenant Presbyterian Church went to the police in November. Police say fraud unit investigators found that Davis had embezzled a total of $156,118 from Covenant between 2014 and October 2021. Davis was jailed on a $250,000 unsecured bond and assigned a public defender during a court appearance on Tuesday. AP

Senior becomes first in family to go to college Narisha Davis is a member of the class of 2022 at North Forsyth High School, and she will be headed to Guilford College in the fall. It’s a short trip to the school in Greensboro, but it represents a journey for her family, as Davis will become the first member of her family to attend college. She chose Guilford over nine other schools that accepted her, and she hopes to study to become an anesthesiologist. FOX 8

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Reynolda House Museum of American Art named Commercial Historic Renovation Project of the Year

Twin City Herald staff THE REYNOLDA HOUSE Museum of American Art is pleased to announce that the recent renovation of Reynolda House’s 30,000-square-foot bungalow roof has been recognized by the Ludowici Roof Tile Company as the Commercial Historic Renovation Project of the Year. As a distinguishing feature imparting much of the architectural character of the house, the roof renovation project honors the vision of the home’s original designer, Charles Barton Keen, for thoughtful design and

high-quality materials brought together by expert craftsmen. In 2020-2021, Reynolda House partnered with architect Joseph K. Oppermann, the Frank L. Blum Construction Company, and the Baker Roofing Company to restore the 100-year-old signature tile roof. “We are honored that our renovation project has been recognized by the Ludowici Roof Tile Company,” said Allison Perkins, Reynolda Executive Director. “Our team of nationally known and respected architects, engineers, and conservators understood the importance of thoughtful restoration to ensure the long-term preservation of both the collections and the historic house. It is gratifying to have our commitment to using best-in-class materials, employ-

“We take our role as stewards of the Reynolda House Museum of American Art very seriously.” Joseph K. Oppermann

ing exceptional craftsman, and maintaining historical integrity acknowledged in this way.” The Commercial Historic Renovation Project of the Year is given to projects that demonstrate excellence in terra cotta roof design and installation. After careful deliberation by the Ludowici panel of judges, the Reynolda House project was

East Forsyth High School’s Kierston Deal named Gatorade N.C. Softball Player of Year Oklahoma bound Deal is first East Forsyth player to ever win the honor Twin City Herald staff IN ITS 37TH YEAR of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Kierston Deal of East Forsyth High School is the 202122 Gatorade North Carolina Softball Player of the Year. Deal is the first Gatorade North Carolina Softball Player of the Year to be chosen from East Forsyth High School. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Deal as North Carolina’s best high school softball player. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year award to be announced in June, Deal joins an elite alum-

ni association of state award-winners in 12 sports. The 5-foot-7 senior left-handed pitcher led the Eagles (27-3) to the Class 4A state final this past season. Deal posted a 23-3 record with a 0.79 ERA, striking out 305 batters in 150.1 innings pitched, while walking just 34. She also batted .533 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI. The Central Piedmont Conference Player of the Year and three-time Pitcher of the Year, Deal is also an Extra Inning Softball First Team All-American. She is ranked as the nation’s No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2022 by Extra Inning Softball. A devoted member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Deal has served as a peer tutor in her school system and has volunteered locally on behalf of the Salvation Army, a Vacation Bible School and youth sports programs. “Kierston Deal is the kind of top-notch athlete that doesn’t come around often,” said Natalie Layden, head coach at Ronald Reagan High School. “The statis-

tics showing what she does on the mound and in the box speak for themselves, but she is a real competitor who understands what it takes to be successful.” Deal has maintained a weighted 4.38 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Oklahoma this fall. The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others as sources to help evaluate and determine the state winners in each sport.

found to have exceeded all the criteria for outstanding craftsmanship and use of the unique tiles. “We take our role as stewards of the Reynolda House Museum of American Art very seriously,” said Joseph K. Oppermann, principal and founder, Joseph K. Oppermann – P.A. “The house’s design was innovative in its day but has only grown in aesthetic appeal for its timeless simplicity. We are grateful to the Ludowici team for their appreciation of our process and its outcome.” This marks the second award given to the Reynolda House Museum roof renovation effort. The project was previously awarded the Robert James Award for Preservation Excellence by the North Carolina Preservation Consortium.

Deal joins recent Gatorade North Carolina Softball Players of the Year Karlyn Pickens (2020-21, North Buncombe High School), Kenna Raye Dark (201920, Eastern Alamance High School), Jordan Hatch (2018-19, West Stanly High School), and Abby Settlemyre (2017-18, Fred T. Foard High School), among the state’s list of former award winners. Through Gatorade’s “Play it Forward” platform, Deal has the opportunity to award a $1,000 grant to a local or national organization of their choosing that helps young athletes realize the benefits of playing sports. Deal is also eligible to submit a short video explaining why the organization they chose is deserving of one of twelve $10,000 spotlight grants, which will be announced throughout the year. To date, Gatorade Player of the Year winners’ grants have totaled more than $3.5 million across more than 1,300 organizations. Since the program’s inception in 1985, Gatorade Player of the Year award recipients have won hundreds of professional and college championships, and many have also turned into pillars in their communities, becoming coaches, business owners and educators.

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that instructed us that we could go on spending and borrowing without worrying that the bubble will pop. People like Janet Yellen, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders actually drank this Kool-Aid. But guess what? The bubble’s already popping. Over the last year, the inflation rate of 8.3% is outpacing the wage increases of 5.4%, and that’s been the case for virtually every month that Biden has been in office. By contrast, The Wall Street Journal reports that wages outpaced inflation every year that Trump was in office. So consider family incomes. Under Trump, median household incomes rose by about $6,000. And that wasn’t for the rich. Working-class people saw those giant gains in living standards and purchasing power. Under Biden, we don’t have the census numbers yet, but based on the wage and inflation numbers, it is likely that the typical middle-class family has lost somewhere between $2,000 and $4,000. And this is supposed to be a recovery. The losses worsen month after month, and inflation stays above the wage gains. In other words, the public isn’t just imagining that the economy and family finances are heading south. They are. This was so predictable due to the overspending and the war on American energy that only a liberal with ideological blinders on couldn’t see it coming. But instead of calling off the failed economic strategy, Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are still peddling green energy and the $3 trillion Build Back Better bill. No wonder the stock market and pension funds have lost an estimated $7 trillion in the last three months. No one in the White House or the media will admit any of this. They’re doing just fine, thank you. It seems the only thing that will turn things around is a regime change. Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at Freedom Works. He is also author of the new book: “Govzilla: How The Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy.”

WEEKLY CRIME LOG ♦ Bailey, Seth Aaron (W /M/45) Arrest on chrg of Possession Control Substance Jail (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/9/2022 21:05 ♦ BALDWIN, STEPHEN BRIAN was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 717 SHERBROOKE DR on 6/11/2022 ♦ BALL, GARLON SANSBURY was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 1100 UNIVERSITY PW/W NORTHWEST BV on 6/11/2022 ♦ Casper, Darin Lee (W /M/56) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Stolen Goods (F), 2) Vehicle Inspection Violation-electronic Or Sticker (M), and 3) Ndl - Suspended / Revoked (M), at 3008 Old Hollow Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 6/9/2022 11:10.

♦ CISNEROS, BRIAN GARCIA was arrested on a charge of WEAP-POSS BY FELON at 728 JUNIA AV/BLOOMFIELD DR on 6/11/2022

♦ Linda Sue Howard Scott, 74, of WinstonSalem, died June 11, 2022.

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I’ve been struck by the opinion divide on the state of the economy between people with real jobs in America and the elite opinions in Washington. Gallup and other primary and reputable pollsters find that the public is very worried. About 2 in 10 respondents rate the U.S. economy as good or great. That compares with nearly 6 in 10 people who thought the economy was good or great throughout Donald Trump’s presidency. In other words, three times the number of people liked the way things were going under Trump policies than feel the same way about Bidenomics. The Washington Post, The Atlantic and other rags inside the Beltway ― the one place on the planet that gets richer when the rest of the country gets poorer — have been wondering why the public is so down in the dumps. The standard view inside the Beltway is that the public just doesn’t appreciate how well the country is doing. They say the job market is robust, and that is true. The public has made a lot of money in the stock market. Also true, until recently. And we are doing better than France and Italy and Germany. To listen to this chorus, which includes the White House economics team, you’d think we should be partying like it’s 1999! President Joe Biden says he’s abandoned “trickle-down economics.” Instead, he’s setting the course for a sturdier and more robust economy. But rather than “building back better,” we’d probably be much better off if he’d just left things the way he found them. The public is right to have its “spidey senses tingling.” Unfortunately, it feels to many like we’re on the beach and the winds are calm, but a tsunami is coming. They are right to be afraid. Over the past two and a half years, since the start of COVID, we have spent and borrowed in Washington $5 trillion we don’t have. Our welfare and give-away programs have chased millions out of the workforce for two years now and into the hammock. Free rent. Free medical care. Free food. No need to rush back to work. As The New York Times put it recently, Biden is implementing “cradle to grave” government. We’ve practiced a crank idea called Modern Monetary Theory

♦ Barbara Gail Seymore Loggins, 82, of Forsyth County, died June 11, 2022.

♦ Sarann Voss Rose, 91, of Forsyth County, died June 15, 2022.

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The swamp vs. America: Biden policies are making America poorer

♦ CHAMPION, VERNON DAVID was arrested on a charge of OFA-DWI at 500 W SIXTH ST on 6/10/2022

♦ Donald “Don” Francis Pope, 76, of Pfafftown, died June 15, 2022.

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COLUMN | STEPHEN MOORE

♦ JoAnne Dunlap Kreeger,86, of Kernersville, died June 12, 2022.

♦ Ronald Charles Monger, 73, of Mocksville, died June 9, 2022.

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JUNE 16

♦ Conrad, Taz Alexander (B /M/35) Arrest on chrg of 1) False Imprisonment (M), 2) Assault - Strangulation (F), 3) Assault On Female (M), and 4) Interfering With Emergency Communication (M), at 2471 Lewisville-clemmons Rd, Clemmons, NC, on 6/12/2022 00:10. ♦ Cordova Garcia, Nicolas (W /M/42) Arrest on chrg of Driving While Impaired (M), at Sb 311/ Union Cross Rd, Winston Salem, NC, on 6/13/2022 05:48. ♦ CREASY, KANYAH RENAY was arrested on a charge of AFFRAY at 3300 HEALY DRIVE on 6/13/2022 ♦ Cunningham, Calvin Lavar (B /M/33) Arrest on chrg of 1) Asslt On Off/st Emp (M), 2) P/w/i/s/d Sched Ii (F), 3) P/w/i/s/d Marijuana (F), 4) Drugs-maintain (F), 5) Poss Marijuana Fel (F), 6) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 7) Ccw - Firearm (M), 8) Resisting Arrest (M), and 9) Fail To Burn Headlamp

Between The Period Sunset And Sunrise (M), at New Walkertown Rd/waterworks Rd, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/11/2022 00:06. ♦ Dillon, Joseph Lee (W /M/54) Arrest on chrg of 1) Drugs-poss Controlled Substance-methamphetamine>less Than 1 (F), 2) Fugitive (F), 3) Fugitive (F), and 4) Fugitive (F), at 6351 Shallowford Rd, Lewisville, NC, on 6/8/2022 11:00. ♦ DOUTHIT, ALEXANDRA SANAYE was arrested on a charge of AFFRAY at 3300 HEALY DR on 6/13/2022 ♦ EVARISTOESTRADA, JAIR was arrested on a charge of MV THEFT at 201 N CHURCH ST on 6/10/2022 ♦ Floyd, Christina Renee (W /F/40) Arrest on chrg of 1) Vand-personal Prop (M), 2) 2nd Degree Trespass (M), and 3) Unintentional Littering Under 15 Lbs (M), at 5580 Boiling Springs Rd, Tobaccoville, NC, on 6/9/2022 17:30. ♦ GAMBLE, TANLEY INEZ was arrested on a charge of FELONIOUS RESTRAINT at 268 BAYBROOK LN on 6/12/2022 ♦ GLOVER, KWABENA LAVAR was arrested on a charge of COMMUNICATE THREATS at 1416 E FOURTH ST on 6/12/2022 ♦ HENDERSON, DEMITRIOUS SHYQUAN was arrested on a charge of CCW at HANES MALL BV/SILAS CREEK PW on 6/12/2022 ♦ HODGE, CHARLES EDWARD was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 2215 OLD SALISBURY RD on 6/12/2022 ♦ Holder, Christopher Scott (W /M/52) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple (M), at 4924 Day Ct, Walkertown, NC, on 6/11/2022 21:39 ♦ JOHNSON, GREGORY JOSIAH was arrested on a charge of ASSLT ON OFF/ST EMP at 4309 GROVE AV on 6/10/2022 ♦ Johnson, Jayquan Trimaine (B /M/20) Arrest on chrg of 1) B&e-vehicle (F), 2) B&e-vehicle (F), and 3) B&e-vehicle (F), at

201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/8/2022 14:10. ♦ MCMOORE, DEAGLO CORTEZ was arrested on a charge of P/W/I/S/D COCAINE at 201 N CHURCH ST on 6/11/2022 ♦ Miles, Miguel Damont (B /M/30) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 2) Fail To Appear/compl (M), and 3) Probation Violation (M), at 200 N Main St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/10/2022 11:45. ♦ MOORE, DONALD TERRENCE was arrested on a charge of FELONY HABITUAL LARCENY at 701 N MLK JR DR on 6/13/2022 ♦ NOYOLAMORALES, ANTONY ANTONY was arrested on a charge of POSS STOLEN GOODS at HEMLOCK/ SHERBROOKE DR on 6/13/2022 ♦ PALACIOS HERNANDEZ, ANGEL HERNANDEZ was arrested on a charge of POSS STOLEN GOODS at 2558 GREEN OAKS CT on 6/11/2022 ♦ Patronete, Michelle Marie (W /F/44) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple (M), at 130 Osprey Ct, Belews Creek, NC, on 6/13/2022 02:07. ♦ PHELPS, ELI OLIVER was arrested on a charge of ADW - INFLICT INJURY at 3000 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on 6/11/2022 ♦ PINEL, GLENIS MICHELLE was arrested on a charge of DISORDERLY CONDUCT at 499 W FOURTH ST/N SPRUCE ST on 6/11/2022 ♦ RAMIREZ, ROMEO EIDRIO was arrested on a charge of POSS STOLEN GOODS at 3599 HEMLOCK DR/SHERBROOKE DR on 6/13/2022 ♦ Ruiz Sanchez, Sandra Maria Guadalupe (W /F/40) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple (M), at 849 Bitting Hall Cr, Rural Hall, NC, on 6/9/2022 05:48. ♦ Saunders, Don Wayne (B /M/50) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fail To Register - Sex Offender Registra (F) and 2) Fail To Register - Sex Offender Registra (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/10/2022 14:21.

♦ SCALES, TRAVIS DENORRIS was arrested on a charge of ASSLT ON OFF/ST EMP at 4840 SHATTALON DR on 6/11/2022 ♦ Snipes, Shantejah Kenyetta (B /F/24) Arrest on chrg of 1) Assault-simple (M) and 2) Disorderly Conduct (M), at 2825 University Pw, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/11/2022 18:00. ♦ SOLIS-LOPEZ, JAYSON was arrested on a charge of CCW FIREARM at 2558 GREEN OAKS CT on 6/11/2022 ♦ West, Eric Joshua (W /M/36) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 2) Vio. Protective Order By Courts Another State/ Indian Tribe (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), and 7) Fail To Appear/compl (M), at 563 Smith Edwards Rd, Kernersville, NC, on 6/12/2022 16:24. ♦ WILLIAMS, DESHAUWN LEON was arrested on a charge of PROBATION VIOLATION at 3899 INDIANA AV on 6/10/2022 ♦ Wilson, Davida Yvonne (B /F/26) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Stolen Goods (F) and 2) Ccw (M), at N Graham Av/new Walkertown Rd, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/12/2022 21:30. ♦ Withers, Joshua Jamal (B /M/25) Arrest on chrg of 1) Aslt Leo/inflic Injury (F) and 2) Malicious Conduct By Prisoner (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/12/2022 15:20. ♦ Woodard, James Lee (B /M/34) Arrest on chrg of 1) Cyberstalking (M), 2) Vio. Protective Order By Courts Another (M), 3) Vio. Protective Order By Courts Another (M), 4) Vio. Protective Order By Courts Another (M), 5) Vio. Protective Order By Courts Another (M), 6) Vio. Protective Order By Courts Another (M), 7) Vio. Protective Order By Courts Another State/ Indian Tribe (M), and 8) Harassing Phone Calls (M), at 200 N Main St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/8/2022 10:07.

Twin City Herald for Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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