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John E. Skvarla, III passed away in Pinehurst on Tuesday, July 19. A highly successful lawyer and business executive, Skvarla led two cabinet agencies after his lengthy private sector career.

As North Carolina’s environmental secretary, he brought his expertise in management and love for the environment to reform his agency and protect North Carolina’s natural resources. He also served as Secretary of Commerce and was a champion for jobs and improving the state’s business climate.

Following his state government service, Skvarla was an attorney with Nexsen Pruet where he focused on economic development and corporate law. He is survived by his wife, Liz, two children, and three grandchildren.

NCCash Match program sees record claims, payouts Raleigh The Unclaimed Property Division of the Department of State Treasurer announced that it had paid a record 178,857 claims totaling more than $105 million during the 2022 fiscal year.

According to a press release from DST, in 2021, the division paid out 125,134 claims valued at $70,447,815. Compared with 2022’s claims and payouts, it’s a 43% increase in the number of claims paid and a 50% increase in the dollar amount.

The NCCCash Match program began in October 2020 to research records and identify qualifying claims of $250 or less.

“We’re in the check delivery business, so the more money we can get into the hands of North Carolinians the better,” said N.C. treasurer Dale Folwell.

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Lindberg out of prison after convictions overturned Raleigh A North Carolina-based insurance magnate whose convictions on corruptionrelated counts were overturned by a federal appeals court has been released from prison.

Greg E. Lindberg was let out of a minimum-security prison in Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons website.

That was the day after U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn agreed to Lindberg’s release in light of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacating his convictions and ordering a new trial.

Lindberg was sentenced to more than seven years after being convicted of attempting to bribe North Carolina’s insurance commissioner on matters relating to his businesses.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Judge sets October trial for Musk-Twitter takeover dispute Wilmington, Del. Elon Musk has lost a fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial, citing the “cloud of uncertainty” over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it.

“Delay threatens irreparable harm,” said Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the head judge of Delaware’s Court of Chancery, which handles many highprofile business disputes. “The longer the delay, the greater the risk.”

Twitter had asked for an expedited trial in September, while Musk’s team called for waiting until early next year because of the complexity of the case.

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Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey Tehran, Iran Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s challenge to the United States and Europe amid its grinding campaign in Ukraine.

Putin is seeking to bolster ties with Tehran, a fellow target of severe U.S. sanctions and a potential military and trade partner. In recent weeks, Russian officials visited an airfield in central Iran to review Tehran’s weaponscapable drones for possible use in Ukraine, the White House has alleged.

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Cooper signals ending his COVID statewide emergency order at 888-day mark

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal

Rulings direct alteration of birth certificates and health plan to pay for transition surgeries of information that would directly or indirectly disclose an individual’s transgender status on the face RALEIGH — A pair of consent of the birth certificate.”

“I’m pleased to see this day haprulings issued by an Obama-appointed federal judge direct the pening, that the State of North state’s Vital Statistics Program to Carolina now must recognize us alter birth certificates to match for who we are. It was outrageous what sex a transgender person and dehumanizing that I was deidentifies as and another orders the nied a birth certificate just because N.C. State Health Plan to pay for I didn’t have surgery,” said transgender plaintiff Lilith transgender transition Campos in a news resurgeries. lease. “We should all In both cases, plainagree that everyone tiffs were represented deserves accurate and

by Lambda Legal, the “We’re accessible identity docsame firm which sued disappointed uments that allow us to North Carolina over go through life and run House Bill 2, the re- the court errands with safety, sponse by lawmakers decided to stop dignity and respect.” to a Charlotte ordi- the case from As a result of the nance that would have order, a person can allowed men to enter being heard by change their sex on a women’s bathrooms, a jury of North North Carolina birth locker rooms and other certificate simply by private spaces. House Carolinians.” submitting a sworn Bill 2 was given the statement along with name the “bathroom State Treasurer either a valid state-isbill” by Democrats and Dale Folwell sued identification, LGBT activists.

U.S. Passport, or cerIn the consent judgtification confirming ment in the case of Campos v. Cohen, Loretta C. Biggs an individual’s “gender identity” isof the United States District Court sued by a licensed health care proMiddle District of North Carolina fessional or social worker.

Being able to change one’s sex Judge ordered entities within the state of North Carolina to change or on a birth certificate will impact reissue birth certificates based on a everything from driver’s licenses person’s perceived gender identity to enrolling in public school and without requiring any proof of “sex medical records to insurance of all types. reassignment surgery.”

When Campos was filed, ManA judge’s consent order or agreement is essentially a ruling based dy Cohen was secretary of the on a settlement agreement by both N.C. Department of Health and parties in the case with the goal of Human Services (NCDHHS). Due ceasing current litigation in favor to her departure, her successor, Kody Kinsley, was later named as of a judgement being issued.

Biggs’ order in Campos states all a defendant. Under Kinsley, who defendants in the case are “ per- is the first openly gay member of a manently enjoined to provide cer- cabinet agency in North Carolina, tified copies of birth certificates NCDHHS agreed to Biggs’ consent to transgender individuals that judgment.

The second ruling in the case of accurately reflect their sex, consistent with their gender identity, Kadel v. Folwell was also issued by without requiring the individual to Biggs.

“Defendants are PERMAprovide proof of “sex reassignment surgery,” unless the individual ex- NENTLY ENJOINED from enpresses “sex reassignment surgery” forcing the Plan’s exclusion and are as the reason for seeking the correction, and without the inclusion See HEALTH, page A8

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal

RALEIGH — In a press release on the signing and vetoing of the bills remaining on his desk on July 11, North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper included a brief reference alluding to the end of his ongoing statewide COVID state of emergency order on Aug.

15.

“I’m glad it’s finally coming to an end and there are now safeguards in place to prevent a governor from having unlimited and unchecked emergency executive authority going forward,” Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) told North State Journal in an See COVID, page A2

Beasley leads fundraising, but Budd holds US Senate advantage

By Matt Mercer North State Journal RALEIGH — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley raised more money through the first half of 2022 than Republican Ted Budd, but in most campaign metrics, the three-term U.S. representative holds the advantage in the closely watched contest.

Through June 30, Beasley raised $16 million for her campaign and Budd has raised $6.5 million. Beasley’s campaign also holds a cash on hand advantage, with $4.8 million to Budd’s $1.8 million.

Beasley’s campaign was bullish about their efforts, with spokeswoman Dory MacMillan crowing about the advantage on Twitter, writing on July 18 “it’s Monday afternoon but its already been a bad week for Ted Budd.”

But the importance of a candidate’s personal fundraising means much less when outside groups account for hundreds of millions campaign spending.

Already this year, the Senate Leadership Fund has reserved $27.6 million in advertising beginning Sept. 6 and the National Republican Senatorial Committee has committed $6.5 million.

The NRSC has been running ads hammering Beasley’s judicial record since the May 17 primary.

“This is such a strong year that we need to invest as broadly and deeply as we can,” Steven Law, the Senate Leadership Fund’s president, said in an interview with Politico in April. “In the Senate, majority control is everything. It determines what happens on the floor and what doesn’t happen.

It will have an impact on future Supreme Court nominations. I mean, there’s so much at stake.”

Budd quipped in a statement that “With her huge cash advantage, maybe Cheri Beasley can afford enough gas to finally visit voters in all 100 counties in North

Carolina instead of ignoring them like she did the during her three previous statewide campaigns.”

Senate Democrats’ preferred super PAC, Senate Majority Fund, placed a modest buy for Beasley after leaving her off their initial advertising commitments.

History shows that outside groups’ efforts can swamp those by the campaigns themselves.

In 2020, Bloomberg reported that the contest between Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and Democrat Cal Cunningham was “the most expensive congressioSee SENATE, page A2

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SENATE from page A1 nal contest in a record-shattering year,” with more than $271 million spent in the race. The media outlet also noted that candidate spending accounted for less than a quarter of that total.

Cunningham reported $52 million in contributions in the 2020 race, doubling that of Tillis, who raised $26 million. Tillis went on to win that race.

In 2016, Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr and Democrat Deborah Ross were nearly even, with Burr raising $12.9 million and Ross raising $14 million. Burr, who said that year was his last campaign, prevailed by a comfortable six-point margin.

Budd also faced a competitive race in his first Congressional reelection against Democrat Kathy Manning, who would go on to win the redrawn 6th Congressional District seat in 2020.

An CNN analysis of Senate races doesn’t consider the Tar Heel State’s seat a top contender to flip, ranking it the seventh of 10 competitive races in the ’22 cycle behind Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin and New Hampshire.

“Republican Rep. Ted Budd enters the general election with a built-in advantage in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr given that Trump twice carried the state,” the story says.

The RealClearPolitics polling average also shows Budd ahead of Beasley. As of July 18, Budd led by a nearly four-point margin in the five polls in the race since May. The most recent poll in race, conducted by the Trafalgar Group, showed Budd with a 48% to 45% lead.

Last Friday, Budd received a boost from former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who formally endorsed Budd.

“North Carolinians are sick of out-of-control spending, rising crime, and government that wants to control them. That’s why I’m supporting Ted Budd. He’s a pro-freedom, pro-law enforcement, pro-parent, small business owner who understands the best government is one that gets out of the way,” said Haley.

Nationally, Democrats have outraised Republicans in key Senate races by large margins but often falling short of winning.

In 2020, longtime Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky saw their challengers raise unprecedented amounts of money from national donors, but those challengers both lost by double-digit margins.

Even in 2022, the trend has continued — but needing a net gain of just one seat to win the majority, Republicans feel confident a fundraising deficit won’t stop them from winning control of the Senate. Holding the retiring Burr’s seat appears to be a higher priority for Republicans than flipping is for Democrats, who have vulnerable incumbents in states that may favor the GOP this year.

THE WORD: FOR FINAL REVISION AND APPROVAL

“No good thing will He withhold, from those who walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11 This may seem to be a surprising statement at first glance. Does God withhold no good thing from His people?

We must focus on the word “good”. It is not merely the things which we want — that God always gives. Nor is it not the things which we think are good — that God gives. Perhaps they are not really ‘good things’ — as God sees them. We must always leave to Him — to decide whether they are good or not. He is wiser than we are — and knows just what effect on us, the things we crave would have. We must submit all our requests to Him — for final revision and approval, when we make them.

This is the teaching about prayer, so prominent in the New Testament, which bids us to add to all our most earnest pleadings: “Nevertheless not my will — but may Your will be done.” If the thing we ask for does not come — we must therefore conclude that in God’s sight, it is not a “good thing” for us. Thus it is — that God’s withholdings are as great a blessing to us — as His bestowings.

There is another phrase here, which we must study. It is “from those who walk uprightly” that God will withhold no good thing. It is only when we are walking obediently, in God’s ways — that we have a right to claim this promise.

For, “if I regard iniquity in my heart — the Lord will not hear me!” Psalm 66:18 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.

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“King David in Prayer” by Peter de Grebber (circa 1635) is painting in the collection of the Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Stith out as president of NC Community Colleges System

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — Thomas Stith III announced his resignation on Tuesday, July 19 as president of the NC Community Colleges System.

His resignation will take effect on Friday, July 22.

“It has been an honor to lead the NC Community College System alongside well-respected college presidents, professionals, dedicated educators and inspirational students. While navigating the uncharted waters of the COVID-19 crisis with careful stewardship, authentic collaboration and unshakeable faith, I am thrilled that our community college system enhanced its offerings, making students more competitive for the workforce, entrepreneurship and

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Thomas Stith III transfer to 4-year institutions.

That was my job to do and my commitment to our state,” he said in a statement.

Sources tell North State Journal

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The statewide emergency order was issued Mar. 10, 2020. If it is indeed rescinded on Aug. 15, it will be 888 days, or nearly two and a half years, old.

“Gov. Cooper’s extended lockdown resulted in extreme learning loss for our students and crippled our small businesses,” Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) said in a statement to North State Journal. “The people of the state, especially our students who were forced out of their classrooms and are now months behind where they should be academically, were harmed. Yet, he doubled-down and kept his ‘emergency’ intact for 29 months. It’s past time to move on.”

The governor’s announcement comes on the heels of legislative leaders from both sides of the aisle publicly stating that it is past time for Cooper to end his COVID state of emergency.

“The budget includes the changes in the law requested by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services to ensure flexibility that is currently made possible by the Governor’s Covid-19 State of Emergency,” Cooper said in the statement. “The State of Emergency will be lifted on August 15, 2022.”

Cooper’s remarks about changes in the budget related to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) appears to be a reference to a letter sent by NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley to House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) in March of this year. During Cooper’s March COVID briefing, the governor passed the buck to lawmakers on ending his order and in his re-

“I’m glad it’s finally coming to an end and there are now safeguards in place to prevent a governor from having unlimited and unchecked emergency executive authority going forward.”

Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) marks alluded to the legislative wish list in Kinsley’s letter as the means to do so.

Kinsley’s letter was sent to Moore on the two-year anniversary of Cooper’s state of emergency.

Kinsley claimed in his letter that the SOE “provides practical and necessary tools as we manage COVID-19” and “legislation needed for mitigation.”

North State Journal asked Cooper’s office to clarify his statement about the budget containing the changes requested by Kinsley and why he had chosen Aug. 15 as the end date. The governor’s office did not respond, but NCDHHS did.

Kelly Haight Connor, a communications manager for NCDHHS, wrote in an email that “Ending the state of emergency on Aug. 15 gives organizations a 30-day wind down period of those other flexibilities.”

In her email, Haight also listed “provisions in the budget” that are “related to preserving access to COVID-19 testing and treatments, preserving health care access and preventing a workforce shortage.”

Haight referred to allowing for “standing orders from the State Health Director for COVID-19

that Stith’s removal was discussed during a three-hour closed session of the system’s board on July 15.

According to those sources, the possible removal of Stith has “been an ongoing conversation for several months.”

One source tells North State Journal that the board issued specific feedback and timelines for “improvement,” and if he chose not to resign, termination was a distinct likelihood. Stith opted to resign, as today’s news confirms.

North State Journal has learned possible reason for the lack of response is that at least one communications department staffer, Sharon Gladwell, the executive director of communications, resigned within the past three weeks.

Stith was named president of the system on Jan. 11, 2021.

According to Stith’s bio on the NC Community College System’s website, he was previously the “district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration, where he led the federal agency’s response to COVID-19 in North Carolina.”

Stith had also served as chief of staff to former Gov. Pat McCrory from 2013 to 2017, was a three-term city council member in Durham from 1999 to 2007, and was “a chief executive of several businesses and consulting firms,” that includes the Michael Thomas Group in Durham and LJP Lab, a toxicology lab and health care consulting company located in Kernersville.

“The State Board of the NC Community College System has accepted the resignation of Thomas A. Stith. The Board thanks Mr. Stith for his service and wishes him well. The State Board expects to name an experienced interim president in the next few days and will begin a thoughtful and thorough search for a permanent president to lead the NC Community College System,” a board chairman Burr W. Sullivan said.

testing, vaccines and treatments through the end of 2023” and allowing NCDHHS to “waive rules for health care facilities and nursing homes so they can expand bed capacity (and mirror flexibilities offered by CMS).”

The 2022 Appropriations Act does include authorization for the state health director to “issue a statewide standing order to facilitate the administration of vaccinations, diagnostic tests, or other treatments for COVID-19.” This authorization was the first “mitigation” item in Kinsley’s March 2022 letter.

Two other provisions Haight pointed to which align with Kinsley’s March 2022 letter include allowing NCDHHS to “waive some rules so ambulances can continue to have one EMT and one licensed driver instead of two EMTs,” as well as permitting a “grace period for lead and asbestos inspectors to get re-certified, because it requires an in-person course which wasn’t offered during part of the pandemic.”

The 2022 Appropriations Act does include temporary waivers for certain rules as mentioned by Haight, but also those governing hospital bed capacity in the event of a state of emergency.

Over the course of the pandemic, Cooper consistently insisted the SOE was necessary to “draw down federal funds.” North State Journal could find no evidence to validate that claim and the governor’s office has not responded to requests for clarification.

During 2020, the legislature tried twice unsuccessfully to bring an end to Cooper’s long-running COVID emergency.

Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 105, the Emergency Management Act, in July 2021 which directed

the governor to obtain concurrence from the Council of State on emergency orders. Cooper promptly vetoed the bill. In his veto message claimed that requiring concurrence would place “additional bureaucratic and administrative obligations on the declaration of a state of emergency.” An override of the veto failed in the Senate down party lines by a vote of 26-21.

In October 2021, the General Assembly passed another bill to rein in the emergency powers of the governor as Cooper’s state of emergency order passed the 600day mark. House Bill 264, the Emergency Powers Act, would have required the governor to obtain concurrence from the Council of State 48 hours prior to issuance of a statewide emergency or imminent hazard declaration. All documentation pertaining to the request for concurrence would have been considered public records.

House Bill 264 was passed and sent to Cooper on Oct. 22, 2021, which he then vetoed on Nov. 1.

The bill remains active and the veto could be revisited at a later date after it was referred to the Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House on Nov. 2, 2021.

The legislature was finally successful with the inclusion of language on emergency powers in the 2021 budget, which Cooper signed.

The 2021 budget, contained in Senate Bill 105, included a provision barring an ongoing state of emergency declaration lasting beyond 30 days unless concurrence is received from the Council of State.

If concurrence is received, at the 60-day mark the state of emergency would expire unless the General Assembly acts. The provision goes into effect Jan. 1, 2023.

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NC Attorney General defends SAFE Child Act in civil suit of convicted former Gaston teacher Three-judge lower court panel ruled statute of limitations revival unconstitutional

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein will be defending the validity of the SAFE Child Act at play in a civil case being heard by the N.C. Supreme Court.

“When my office drafted the SAFE Child Act and the General Assembly unanimously passed it in 2019, we did so with a better understanding of how childhood abuse affects children,” Stein said in a statement issued July 12.

“We now know that it takes people years to process traumatic childhood events, and the SAFE Child Act gives people who were abused as children the ability to hold accountable their abusers.

Every victim deserves their day in court,” said Stein. “I will continue to defend the SAFE Child Act and stand up for victims and survivors of child abuse.”

The Sexual Assault Fast reporting and Enforcement Act, known as the SAFE Child Act, was passed unanimously by the General Assembly in October 2019 and was signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper the following month. The law strengthened a number of sexual assault and child abuse-related laws and definitions, but it also extended the statute of limitations in criminal and civil cases.

In criminal cases under the SAFE Child Act, the statute of limitation was lengthened to 10 years for a prosecutor to file criminal misdemeanor child abuse cases. In civil cases, any person who was sexually abused under the age of 18 now has until the age of 28 to bring a civil action.

Importantly, and at the heart of Stein’s brief, is the SAFE Child Act also granted the ability to file a civil case wherein “any civil action for child sexual abuse otherwise time-barred” could be revived.

That revival period or “look back” window of time was limited to the

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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein two-year period from “January 1, 2020, until December 31, 2021.”

The civil case at question involved former Gaston County teacher Gary Scott Goins, however, there are numerous cases that could be impacted by how the N.C. Supreme Court rules, including the civil case against New Hanover County Public Schools in the case of Michael Kelly, a former teacher convicted of nearly six sex-crime charges involving students, and a case involving the Daniel Boone Council of the Boy Scouts.

Goins had been a teacher and wrestling coach at East Gaston High School when he was arrested in June 2013 on 20 sex crime charges related to allegations he had sexually abused three of his former wrestlers between the years of 1998 through 2004.

The plaintiffs in Goins civil case made use of the SAFE Child Act and attorneys for Gaston County Public School Board responded by filing a motion to have the Act tossed from the suit, claiming the law was facially unconstitutional.

The majority of a three-judge panel agreed in December 2021, ruling two to one that “Defendant Gaston Board has met its considerable burden of demonstrating beyond a reasonable doubt that Section 4.2(b) of S.L. 2019-245 is facially unconstitutional.”

Stein’s brief defending the SAFE Child Act argues the Gen-

eral Assembly has the power to revive civil tort claims that would otherwise be barred by state statutes and that the state constitution doesn’t prohibit such a revival.

Additionally, Stein argues the state supreme court should reverse the three-judge panel’s decision, writing that the “revival provision did not make it easier for plaintiffs to prove their claims.

It effected no change in the substantive law. Rather, it provided a narrow, procedural remedy to victims that allowed them the opportunity to seek civil justice.”

Goins was found guilty in 2014 on 17 charges that included include statutory rape, indecent liberties with a child, sex act with a student by teacher and crimes against nature. He was sentenced to a minimum of 34 years and ten months and a maximum of over 43 years in prison. Given his age at incarceration, Goins will be in his 80s when he becomes eligible for release.

Three former students had come forward accusing Goins of sexually assaulting them. During trial testimony, all three recounted stories of being assaulted or molested while on wrestling trips for the high school, but also at Goins’ apartment and even in their own homes.

In October 2021, Goins’ three victims filed a civil suit in Gaston County Superior Court accusing Goins of assault and battery, negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress, constructive fraud, and false imprisonment.

The lawsuit claims the three victims suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression.

According to the civil suit, plaintiffs allege the Gaston County school board was negligent in its hiring practices and failed to intervene.

“Defendant board failed to intervene when there was clear and convincing evidence of the inappropriate relationship between defendant Goins and young boys who participated in the wrestling programs at East Gaston High School,” according to the lawsuit.

State Superintendent urges lawmakers to override veto on bill for schools of deaf and blind Senate Bill 593 had near unanimous support in both chambers

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — N.C. State Superintendent Catherine Truitt is urging the General Assembly to attempt an override of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill making governance changes to the NC Schools for the Deaf and Blind.

“This week should be one of celebration to recognize the positive work done to advance public education through the conference budget becoming law. However, I was disappointed to receive word that the governor had vetoed the legislation on the Blind and Deaf schools,” Truitt wrote to lawmakers. “His rationale had nothing to do with the merits of the bill but was instead about the appointments process.”

Truitt’s letter was sent to House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) on July 13.

“The decision by the governor to take a political stand on a decades-long issue was not in the best interest of these children,” wrote Truitt. “Because one elected official disagrees with the appointments structure, does not mean it is ‘blatantly unconstitutional,’ nor does it mean we should continue with the current structure when we know there is a better solution that has worked in other states, which is precisely what this legislation is modeled after.”

Cooper’s veto message indeed points to a single issue; the section related to appointments laid out in the 17-page bill.

“Not only is this bill blatantly unconstitutional, it continues this legislature’s push to give more control of education to Boards of

“The decision by the governor to take a political stand on a decades-long issue was not in the best interest of these children.”

State Superintendent Catherine Truitt Trustees made up of partisan political appointees. First the legislature seized control of all UNC system trustee appointments from the Executive Branch. They did the same with two of the state’s community college boards,” Cooper wrote in his veto statement of Senate Bill 593.

Cooper’s veto message continued, ignoring the appointments granted to the office of the governor in the bill.

“And now, this bill removes administration of the important NC Schools for the Deaf and Blind from the State Board of Education to a newly created board with 80% of the trustees, who may or may not know how to run these schools, appointed by the legislature,” wrote Cooper. “The students at the schools deserve steady, knowledgeable leadership rather than becoming a part of the erosion of statewide education oversight.”

Under current law, the State Board of Education has a supervisory role over all three schools.

Additionally, the Superintendent of Public Instruction is responsible for the administration and oversight of the schools as well as staff appointments.

Senate Bill 593 would establish a separate governance structure for the Gov. Morehead School for the Blind, the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, and the North Carolina School for the Deaf.

The State Board of Education would still generally supervise the schools.

The measure also arguably adds more oversight by establishing boards of trustees for each school, each with 5 members; 2 members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2 members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and 1 member appointed by the Governor.

The state superintendent wrote that the bill “is an important piece of legislation that has been properly vetted, thoroughly discussed among multiple partners, and written while keeping the blind and deaf students of our state front and center.”

“Please consider overriding the veto of SB593 at the end of this month,” Truitt wrote.

In her letter, Truitt also describes the near-unanimous support in passing the measure in both legislative chambers as well as wide support from the Department of Public Instruction, input from the N.C. State Board of Education, as well as from the three current residential directors of the schools.

Cooper’s veto is at odds with the vast majority of Democrats who voted to pass the bill. In the House, the bill passed unanimously 109 to zero and in the Senate, the vote was 40 to four. The only four legislators across both chambers who voted no were Democrat Sens. Dan Blue (Wake), Michael Garrett (Guilford), Natasha Marcus (Mecklenburg), and Gladys Robinson (Guilford).

Given the enormous bipartisan passage of the bill, an override would seem like a likely conclusion unless Cooper pressures Democratic legislators to uphold his veto, as he has done in the past.

State Sen. Julie Mayfield

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Environment, transportation top issues for candidates in NC-49 Senate race tamination.

Anderson also has a background in technology and manuRALEIGH — The environ- facturing, working for the last 20 ment and transportation infra- years with the California Manustructure are two key issues on facturing Technology Consulting the mind of both candidates in (CMTC), a public-private partthe North Carolina General As- nership.

“Through my broad backsembly race for Buncombe Counground of team building, I think I ty’s district 49 senate seat.

The seat is currently held by can work across the aisle and also freshman Democrat Julie May- across into the into the house, to field, who was elected in 2020 solve problems and create soluafter defeating Republican Bob tions with the diverse stakeholdPenfield with over 62% of the ers to achieve common goals, vote. Mayfield won the Demo- which is really to improve the life cratic primary earlier that year of everybody in the area and in with around the same percentage the state of North Carolina,” Anof the vote over Ben Scales and derson said.

Anderson said he Travis Smith. got interested in runIn this year’s primaning by working with ry elections, Mayfield the Republican Party repeated her first per- “I love stateand now that he is reformance, surpassing tired, he has time to fellow Democrat can- level policy.” devote to politics. He didates Sandra Kilgore also noted a reason for and Taylon Breedon State Sen. running was he “didn’t with over 68% of the Julie Mayfield have any communicavote. tion from the current Mayfield was born senator.” and raised in Atlanta, Broadband expanand her mother was born in Asheville and grew up sion and making sure his region in Jackson County. Mayfield is a gets its share of the funding is lawyer who attended Emory Law one area of concern for Anderson.

When it comes to transportation School.

According to her campaign infrastructure, road disrepair website, she moved to North Car- and potholes are major issues for olina in 2008 to take on the role of Asheville area residents, accordexecutive director of the Western ing to Anderson.

“When you drive, you hit big North Carolina Alliance, which is potholes. About every other time now called MountainTrue.

Mayfield served on the Ashe- or every third time, I go in for an ville City Council for five years oil change I have to get my tires prior to joining the state Senate. aligned,” said Anderson. “So, it’s In an interview, Mayfield told that type of stuff. When you go North State Journal said she ran to cross the bridge here, there’s so for the seat after no one else who many potholes it’s dangerous peo“had been on the political scene ple trying to avoid those.”

Anderson also said he is “not folonger” than she had stepped up to run after her predecessor Terry cused on special interest groups.”

“I’m not interested in special Van Duyn decided to run for lieuinterests. I’m interested in the tenant governor.

“It was important to me that environment for everybody,” Anwe have a very, very, capable per- derson said. “I really want to work son and I wasn’t seeing that per- on communication about what’s son emerge and so I decided that going on with that in every voice that was the universe telling me counts. I’m very, very pro-underthat it was my turn and my time,” standing the issues that the consaid Mayfield. “I had the ability to stituents have and working on do it. I have the flexibility to do it. solutions for them.”

Anderson went on to say that I love state-level policy.”

Mayfield went on to say she he is “more solution-based and was a lobbyist in Georgia for a team-based” than he is “parnumber of years and has been ty-based.”

He also underscored the need doing state-level advocacy in the environmental field for almost 20 for job growth through high-paying manufacturing jobs. years.

“Those types of jobs, statisThis fall, Mayfield will face political newcomer Republican John tically, increase other jobs two Anderson, who describes himself the three times,” said Anderson.

“So that’s the support folks; the as a “practical environmentalist.”

“I’m a practical environmen- Dentists, the lawyers, all of those talist,” Anderson said in an inter- people. It’s a job multiplier having view with North State Journal. manufacturing jobs increased.”

Anderson has lived in Asheville He added that he “worked on E3 nationally, which is energy, full-time for close to four years. economy, and the environment,” He previously lived in Los Angewhich he described as a program les, California.

“When I traveled the United with “six different federal agencies led by the EPA and I was in States, I really fell in love with a program in the Department of Western North Carolina,” Anderson told North State JourCommerce.”

“It was for community involve- nal. “And then 10 years ago our ment to reduce pollution, to re- daughter moved here. We have duce the impact of manufactur- three wonderful grandchildren ing, help them recycle, help them here and the grandchildren were change processes to reduce impact a draw.”

Given Mayfield and Anderson’s and also just make sure that they weren’t throwing things away or strong backgrounds in the envidisposing of things in an improper ronment, that may lead to more eyes on the race following the manner,” Anderson said.

As the son of a 20-year Navy recent U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 and Air Force veteran, Anderson ruling in the case of West Virginia followed in his father’s footsteps v. EPA. The high court overturned of service by joining the Depart- a lower court’s ruling that had givment of Defense working on the en almost expansive regulatory Navy’s Energy and Environ- powers to the EPA through the mental Support Activity. While Clean Air Act. Democratic North working for the Navy, Anderson Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper called traveled around the country do- the ruling “another outrageous ing surveys on hazardous waste opinion” and also said, “state acdisposal in an attempt to con- tion on climate change is more firm where there had been con- critical than ever.”

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Jones & Blount Cooper elected governors’ executive committee

Celebrate NC watermelons Juicy, sweet watermelon is almost synonymous with North Carolina summers. In the same family as pumpkin, cucumber, squash and specialty melons, watermelon is over 90% water and its pulp is an excellent source of lycopene and vitamin A, B6, C, potassium, and citrulline.

With most watermelon seeds planted from late March to May, the annual harvest usually begins in July and runs through most of August.

NC ranked sixth in watermelon production nationally in 2020 and over 8,700 acres of watermelons harvested in that year.

The NC Watermelon Festival takes place Aug. 3-6 in Murfreesboro.

WEST Video shows pilot landing stricken small plane on highway Swain County A Florida man who aspires to be a commercial pilot landed a single-engine aircraft on a four-lane road in an emergency.

Video showed the plane missing cars and power lines as pilot Vincent Fraser touched down. The plane Fraser was flying on July 3 began to lose engine power as he was checking out land he had purchased near a lake. Fraser’s father-in-law also was aboard.

A GoPro video posted by the sheriff’s office showed the plane sailing over cars on a highway before it landed. Oncoming traffic pulled to the shoulder to avoid a collision.

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Programs to help recruit foster families Henderson County Western North Carolina has a need for foster parents. More than 340 children are in the foster care system in Buncombe County and 180 in Henderson County. To help recruit people to help fill the need, Fostering Hopes is offering a program that offers housing assistance for licensed foster families. The group is working on a build in Buncombe and will soon renovate a home in Henderson County to help provide housing.

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By Matt Mercer North State Journal RALEIGH — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper was elected to a position on the National Governors Association (NGA) Executive Committee on Friday, July 15 during the organization’s summer meeting in Portland, Maine.

The Summer Meeting is one of the two annual convenings of the NGA, the bipartisan organization representing governors from the 55 states and territories. It was the first time governors have gathered in person for the Summer Meeting since 2019.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy was selected as the new chairman and Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox was selected as the new vice chairman.

The NGA Executive Committee, which guides NGA’s operations and priorities, consists of nine members.

The rest of the committee includes Asa Hutchinson (Arkansas) Jared Polis (Colorado), Chris Sununu (New Hampshire), Kathy Hochul, (New York), Doug Burgum, (North Dakota) and

Counties with commercial watermelon production

Kevin Stitt (Oklahoma).

In additional Summer Meeting plenary sessions, the governors discussed K-12 computer science education, recovery of travel and tourism industries, and early childhood literacy.

“At a time when Americans across the country are eager for bipartisan cooperation, I believe that the NGA has a unique opportunity to achieve progress on critical priorities like public health and economic recovery,” said Murphy. “As NGA Chair, I’m committed to collaborating with the nation’s Governors on bipartisan solutions.”

Cooper’s joining of the committee is the latest move by the second-term governor to expand his national profile.

Already, Cooper is chairing the Democratic Governors Association this year, a post that allows Cooper to help elect Democratic governors across the nation — and a way to connect with a national donor base.

Articles from media outlets such as The Washington Post have identified Cooper as a potential candidate for president in 2024 if Joe Biden opts to not run for a second term.

NC elections board rejects signature check motion PIEDMONT

Missing man’s car found McDowell County Police found an important clue while trying to find a man who was reported missing in June. Gabriel Focaracci, 20, of Asheville, was reported missing on June 24. His family has offered a $5,000 reward. Police recovered Focaracci’s car—a 2004 silver Toyota Solara with Georgia license plates—on Curtis Creek Road in McDowell County on July 12. His family says that Focaracci has highfunctioning autism.

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Police offer reward for missing woman

Highway Patrol: Troopers pursued 9-year-old driving vehicle

Reporter settles with newspaper over plagiarism accusation Wake County A journalist has settled a lawsuit arguing she was treated unfairly when she lost her job at the News & Observer amid a plagiarism investigation. Former reporter Anne Blythe reached a settlement with the paper’s former top editor. Terms were not disclosed. Blythe settled in 2021 with the newspaper and its parent company. The newspaper accused Blythe in 2018 of using material from other outlets without properly attributing the information. The lawsuit filed in 2019 disputed the contents of the note to readers, saying it defamed her and prevented her from earning a living as a journalist.

Wake County State Highway Patrol troopers pursued a 9-year-old behind the wheel of a vehicle in Raleigh. Spokesman Sgt. Christopher Knox said troopers were alerted that a 9-year-old had “taken a motor vehicle” and was driving on Old Milburnie Road in Knightdale, east of Raleigh. Troopers spotted the vehicle and began to follow it. The young driver failed to stop for emergency equipment and went off the road, hitting the curb and a manhole before coming to a stop. The child was not hurt, but was taken to the hospital for observation.

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Pharmacy ordered to take steps to prevent drug abuse

Charlotte comedy club empties before man fires gun Mecklenburg County Police say a man fired a gun inside a comedy club before actor and comedian Craig Robinson was set to perform. The shot was fired at The Comedy Zone in Charlotte. No one was injured. A man waved a gun around and told everyone to leave before the venue emptied out. About 50 customers had been inside. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said the man then fired the weapon. He was arrested and identified as 36-year-old Omar McCombs. Investigators have not released a possible motive.

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EAST N. Carolina to pay $7.5M to estate over wrongful conviction Wilson County The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and its insurers will pay $7.5 million to the estate of a man who was wrongfully convicted of a 1976 murder.

Charles Ray Finch died in January at 83.

He was freed from a prison three years ago after a federal judge overturned his murder conviction for which he spent 43 years in prison. The parties reached a settlement agreement that was finalized Tuesday.

In December 2019, Finch filed a federal lawsuit against Wilson County, its current sheriff, two former deputies and two NCSBI employees.

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Caldwell County April Reid, 32, has been missing for 16 months, and Lenoir police are now offering a reward to try to locate her. Reid’s family last spoke to her on Feb. 28 of last year, and she was reported missing the next month. She did not have a car and relied on acquaintances for transportation. Police have not been able to locate her, and Lenoir Police are now offering up to $1,000 for information that leads to finding her whereabouts.

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Randolph County The U.S. Justice Department says a federal court has issued an order prohibiting a pharmacy and its two pharmacists from dispensing controlled substances without making sure the drugs will not be abused.

The consent decree, announced Wednesday, resolves a complaint filed by the U.S. on July 7, alleging that Asheboro Drug Company and its pharmacists filled prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. The pharmacy was also ordered to pay $300,000 in civil penalties, which has agreed to do.

Governor offers reward in murder case Northampton County Gov. Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina is offering a reward for information that leads to solving a murder case. On June 14 of last year, Northampton County sheriff’s officers found the body of Erskine Reginald Lawrence, 50, in his yard. His death was ruled due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Thirteen months later, a $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Shooting kills one, injures one Hoke County Police are looking for the shooter in an incident that resulted in one death and one injury last Wednesday night in Red Springs. Hoke County Sheriff’s Office deputies reported to Blue Road for a report of shots fired. Two male victims were found and taken to area hospitals. One was later reported dead. Names of the victims and any potential suspects were not released.

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Man charged in fatal shooting near North Carolina courthouse Craven County Police say one man was killed and a second man was wounded in a shooting outside a courthouse. New Bern police received a call about a shooting on Tuesday near the Craven County Courthouse around 10:50 a.m.

Officers responding to the scene found two men with gunshot wounds. Police say Jordan Andre McDaniels was killed and Jaheem Deshawn McDaniels is hospitalized in critical condition. Police charged 19-year-old Dakota Wright of Vanceboro with an open count of murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and attempted murder.

RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections denied a Republican Party request that the board authorize county elections officials to scrutinize signatures on absentee voting documents, citing concerns that the proposal would create unequal standards across counties.

“We’ve got an extraordinarily secure absentee ballot process now, and to do this would introduce a level of uncertainty where some voters might be treated different than other voters depending on how they vote,” Chair Damon Circosta said at last Thursday’s board meeting.

Challenging the board’s prior guidance discouraging signature matching, the proposal would permit county boards of elections to compare signatures on absentee ballot request forms and return envelopes with the signatures included in voter registration records. The board rejected the request in a 3-2 party-line vote, with three Democrats voting against signature verification and two Republicans voting in favor.

North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley, calling the board’s decision “misguided,” said party

leaders will consider filing an appeal with the Wake County Superior Court.

“We want to make sure that it’s easy to vote and hard to cheat,” Whatley said in an interview. “(Signature verification) is a very common sense tool, and I think it’s inexplicable that the board has instructed not only that the boards don’t have to use it, but they can’t use it.”

The Republican Party’s proposal cited a 2020 memo from the board’s Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell, which provided that county boards of elections should accept the signature on an absentee ballot request form if it “appears to be made by the voter or their near relative or legal guardian.” Bell advised that signatures “should not be compared with the voter’s signature on file” because that is not required by state law.

After the GOP submitted its request in May, the board held a written public comment period from June 10 to July 5, receiving more than 8,000 responses.

“Adding this additional layer, which is just another burden that someone will have to overcome to actually be able to cast their ballot, is being done under the guise of election integrity,” Caroline Fry, interim advocacy director for Democracy NC, said in an interview Wednesday. “It’s essentially double speak for making it harder for some voters to cast a ballot.”

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

Administering medicine to the dead

Eliminating the tax deductibility of the 17 largest tax deductions would yield over $1 trillion more in additional tax revenue.

THOMAS PAINE WROTE in The American Crisis: “To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.”

Trying to convince liberal socialist Democrats such as Bernie Sanders, Liz Warren, AOC and President Joe Biden to reduce spending is exactly like administering medicine to the dead.

Democrats just don’t see any waste in any government spending anywhere ― except in defense or law enforcement. Since the last Southern Blue Dog Democrat left Congress probably twenty years ago, none of them have made balancing the budget a priority.

They shouldn’t feel too bad. Republicans in Congress and the White House since 2001 have not taken balancing the budget seriously either. All they had to do when in power was hold overall spending growth below 3% annually and our debt would have been half what it is today ― but they couldn’t even do that.

At least Republicans have the DNA which should lead them to reduce spending since they supposedly want “smaller government”.

Democrats don’t. Their DNA makes them want more government at every turn.

If Democrats ever get any inclination to balance the budget, they are left with one option to balance the budget ― raise your taxes.

Elected representatives and senators have to cut the rate of growth in spending or raise taxes to balance budgets. Generating more tax revenue from robust economic growth works but only if overall spending is held in check. Spending at an 8% clip when economic growth is only at 3% will never balance the budget.

Democrats always say they can pay for any new program such as Obamacare or BBB by raising taxes solely on the super-wealthy. That is an out-and-out lie. There are not enough wealthy people to tax to death to cover annual $1 trillion deficits without any new spending.

Super-wealthy people hire the best tax lawyers and accountants on the planet to minimize their tax exposure or they move their assets to a tax haven such as the Cayman Islands.

One option Democrats could take would be to eliminate every tax deduction in the tax code which, on paper, would raise trillions in tax revenue. No more home mortgage interest deductions. No deduction

at the corporate level for employer-sponsored health care plans or retirement plans.

Eliminating the tax deductibility of the 17 largest tax deductions in terms of income protected from taxation would yield over $1 trillion more in additional tax revenue going to Washington annually.

Problem solved ― except for the fact no one could deduct home mortgage interest or have employer-sponsored health care going forward. No more deductions for charitable contributions to any nonprofit or church. No favorable tax treatment for capital gains or a stepped-up basis for valuation of assets at time of death.

Want to see a revolution? Try eliminating the home mortgage interest deduction or reducing the generous standard deduction now taken by close to 90% of all taxpayers on their tax returns.

There are 157 other federal tax deductions Democrats could eliminate which would yield possibly another $1 trillion in annual tax revenues. It will take at least $1 trillion per year to pay off our current national debt over the next thirty years, assuming Congress doesn’t go on any more spending sprees between now and then.

Another way liberal socialist Democrats can tax their way to balance the budget is to raise tax rates on everyone, including the rich.

In order to raise another $1 trillion annually to balance the budget, liberal Democrats would have to raise tax rates by 9% on every tax bracket. This would include the 61% of American taxpayers who currently pay zero income taxes due to standard deductions and earned income tax credits.

How does that sound so far for everyone who voted for Biden and left-wing socialist Democrats in 2022? The list for more tax hikes goes on and on but for the sake of everyone’s sanity, we will leave it there.

The bottom line is uber-liberal socialist Democrats will never balance the federal budget. Thomas Paine would have to wonder whether any voter who voted them into office has renounced the use of their reason and logic as well.

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

No one owns your vote

McAuliffe was all but literally suggesting that Hispanic voters can’t think independently and owe their votes to the Democratic party without question.

DURING THE TRUMP ERA, a noticeable shift began in the Hispanic vote.

Once considered a “lock” for Democrats, the Hispanic vote began trickling away from the so-called “party of tolerance” to Republicans for a number of reasons.

A growing number were feeling as though Democrats were taking their vote for granted. Others believed Democrats were going too far left with their embrace of “wokeism,” prioritizing appeasing “progressive” social media outrage mobs over focusing on real, sensible policies as they related to the economy, jobs, and education.

Though Trump is no longer in office, the movement away from Democrats among Hispanic voters continues, even in elections where Republicans ultimately lose. All of this, of course, has caused a panic in the Democratic party and in the mainstream media, both of which have shed their masks in recent years and have openly declared in so many words that Democrats own the Hispanic vote.

Take, for instance, a recent tweet from “The Hill” online news outlet. In an article that talked about how the GOP was “basking in growing Latino outreach success”, their tweet read “GOP sees chance to steal Hispanic voters from Democrats.”

“Steal?” Stealing, as we all know, is something that happens when someone takes something another person owns away from them without their permission.

More infamously, Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who had already doomed his 2021 Virginia gubernatorial campaign to failure during a September debate where he openly declared that “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” was at a campaign stop addressing Hispanic voters in October when he quite bluntly told them they needed to “get busy… relatively quickly” procreating in order to increase the chances of Democrats winning elections.

McAuliffe was all but literally suggesting that Hispanic voters can’t think independently and owe their votes to the Democratic party without question. It was a revealing moment eerily reminiscent of then-Democratic candidate for president Joe Biden insulting black voters during a May 2020 interview when he told them “you ain’t

black” if you don’t support his campaign.

“You’ve got more questions? Well, I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black,” Biden told New York radio show host Charlamagne Tha God, who is black, before smiling broadly at the time.

Republicans have made inroads with minority voting blocs especially in the Hispanic community because they began to understand that there were areas where they could find common ground with those voters (on economic and educational matters, for starters) if they just framed their messaging in the right way.

Though they still have a long way to go, the GOP continues to make progress in these communities not by going “Democrat-lite” but by appealing to them by pointing out their commonalities, emphasizing that they agree on more than they disagree ― something the media and the left don’t want people to believe.

As long as Democrats keep their heads in the sand in trying to placate out-of-touch hipsters and wokesters in their party who are never, ever satisfied instead of focusing on the kitchen table issues that matter to most Americans no matter their background, they can expect the trend of losing minority voters to continue.

Not all Hispanics think alike. Not all black people think alike. Not all women think alike. I could go on and on, but the point has been made. Republicans seem to understand this now, while Democrats continue to act as though they own minority voting blocs and that those voters owe them their votes regardless of how far left and out of the mainstream the party has gone.

They most certainly do not.

North Carolina native Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah and is a media analyst and regular contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection.

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 20, 2022 COLUMN DAVID HARSANYI

COLUMN | CONNIE LOVELL

Can we talk?

WE ARE WITNESSING a lot of hysterical rage about government control of the reproductive rights of women thanks to the Supreme Court decision to send abortion laws back to the states. Women are on the streets protesting the perceived removal of their “constitutional” right to have an abortion. Interpretation of the Dobbs decision is lost on the streets. Women are angry. But what about men? Crickets.

Let us first acknowledge that pregnancy is not a virus. You cannot catch it in a crowded room. It is the very opposite of social distancing. The mysterious transaction of sexual intercourse, combined with timing and luck produces an embryo that makes a baby. This fact may be difficult for some to accept but it proves helpful if one wishes to avoid pregnancy.

A women’s right to choose was born in the 1960s feminist movement, conceived by Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique. The playbook, a syllabus taught in many colleges including my own, encouraged women to believe in themselves, actively participate in politics and industry, think big, get involved, take responsibility for your actions, dictate your own future. Powerful stuff.

Then came The Pill. That magical combination of chemicals and ideology gave birth to the Sexual Revolution. Women were able to satisfy their sexual appetites just like men without the consequence of pregnancy, just like men. How incredibly liberating. What could go wrong?

In 1973, when Roe v. Wade became law, according to the Guttmacher Institute, judged the most accurate reporter, 744,610 abortions were performed. The latest year on record, 2020, the number rose to 930,160. With contraception available to literally every woman and man the number of abortions should have hit single digits. But abortion rates continue to rise. Why? Women do have the right to choose, and the Supreme Court cannot dictate the decision. The first line of defense in the right to choose is to choose to say no. Most sexual intercourse is transacted by choice. The harsh reality is that unwanted pregnancy is most often the result of indiscriminate sexual intercourse. Irony alert: in protesting the Dobbs decision, pro-choice advocates are advising women to withhold sexual

activity from men until their abortion “rights” are reinstated.

The indifferent attitude ascribed to men and sex has given them a pass on the responsibility for their own sexual activity. Men needed a Betty Freidan of their own to guide them through the Swingin’ Sixties. Government assistance programs at that time, Aid to Dependent Children for example, undermined their worth and authority and rendered fathers even more irrelevant, giving them a secondary role in our developing culture of advanced feminism.

We need look no further than our video screen to see who is in control. If there is a male in the picture, you can be sure he is not driving the car. He is doing the laundry, falling off the roof or being humiliated by his neighbor’s pet. If the male role is dominant, he earns the “toxic masculinity” reputation.

Emasculation is proliferated in the classroom and in the board room. Job recruiters tell us that men are the third rank in prospective hires behind women and people of color. Men have a lower rank in academics and a higher dropout rate in school. We are cultivating a generation of beta males. Where are the father figures in this picture?

The Supreme Court has given us the opportunity to reconsider not only abortion but the reason why this procedure is so prevalent. Can we imagine returning to the concept that President Clinton described as “legal and rare”?

When the Supreme court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson is unpacked and the citizens of each state determine how best to respect the rights men, women and the unborn, let us embrace a culture of life.

Our federal and state governments can examine adoption and repeal the insurmountable restrictions that have handicapped so many people of every color and stripe from loving and raising a child. Appropriate sex education can include ideology that values life and the dignity of intimate relationships. Social Services can reevaluate support and institute methods that recognize the worth of careful family planning.

We have been given a second chance to examine the right to life and the right to choose. Let’s get it right.

Connie Lovell lives in Pinehurst.

COLUMN | JOHN M. MORRIS

Why electing conservative judges is key to restoring our constitutional heritage “WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES...” Begins the greatest vision of human freedom in history.

One of Britain’s great Prime Ministers, William Gladstone, called it “the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” When our Founding Fathers drafted the U.S. Constitution they created a document with fantastic strength, resilience and balance.

Unfortunately, we have witnessed judges who believe that the plans of our Founding Fathers were fine for the eighteenth century, but the Constitution as written doesn’t work today.

Truth be told, with that mindset there is no limit to the damage a court could do to our country. In response, we should always strive to elect conservative judges who will decide cases based on the law as enacted by the people through their elected representatives, instead of based on their own personal views.

Over the course of history, the courts ― both federal and state ― have, on occasion, failed to do the job of applying the written text of the Constitution in their decisions. They have violated the constitutional role of the judiciary by usurping the legislative power to laws. As a result, activist judges under the guise of interpretation substitute what they want the Constitution to mean rather than seeking to understand what the Constitution’s Framers originally intended, a judicial philosophy known as originalism.

One of the originalist trailblazers in recent times, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, once said “the Constitution that I interpret and apply is not living but dead, or as I prefer to call it, enduring. It means today not what current society, much less the court, thinks it ought to mean, but what it meant when it was adopted.” When judges view the Constitution as a “living Constitution” they run afoul of our Founding Father’s intention for the limited role of the judiciary. Activist judges usurp the role of the legislature and make laws based on their own policies or beliefs, which is contrary to the role of judiciary.

For this reason, it is imperative that we elect conservative judges with a judicial philosophy grounded in originalism. Not only does this provide an appropriate safeguard to uphold our constitutional laws, but ensures our identity as a country is rooted in our heritage so we never forget the sacrifices made for

our freedom.

Our Founding Fathers risked everything they had to create this great nation we call the United States of America. John Adams once said, “you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make a good use of it.” Conservative judges who uphold the original intent of the Constitution not only honor our heritage, but apply the law as drafted by our Founding Fathers.

Unfortunately, throughout the history of the judiciary, we have seen courts usurp legislative power. The Constitution itself says we will have a Supreme Court, and this Court is separate from both the legislature and the executive. Likewise, the North Carolina Constitution establishes three branches of government, one of which is an independent judiciary. For those of us who have been educated in basic civics, it is understood that the role of the legislature is to make laws; the role of the executive is to carry out and enforce the laws and the role of the judiciary is to interpret and apply the laws to individual cases. In other words, our form of government has “checks and balances”, a crucial part of our “separation of powers.”

When the judiciary violates the separation of powers, it violates its limited role as required by the Constitution and infringes on our liberty. As Thomas Jefferson eloquently said, “A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.” It is imperative that we elect conservative judges who have respect for our separation of powers and fulfill their role by interpreting the Constitution and applying the letter of the law rather than making law.

In recent weeks, our nation has witnessed an amazing resurgence of originalism in our judiciary. Our Supreme Court has considered several important constitutional cases and, in the words of John Malcom at the Heritage Foundation, “the three words that best describe the Supreme Court’s decisions this term are text, history and tradition.” Let’s ensure we elect conservative judges in our great state who will also apply these principles and preserve our constitutional heritage for years to come.

John Morris is the county attorney in Rockingham County.

COLUMN | STEPHEN MOORE

When millionaires and billionaires leave, everyone loses LIBERALS ARE VERY GOOD at chasing rich people out of their states.

Blue states lose billions of tax dollars and many tens of thousands of jobs as a result of the migration of rich people leaving high-tax and high-crime states. It seems to happen nearly every day.

Consider Elon Musk. He left California for Texas. He paid $11 billion in federal taxes last year, and the state of California will likely lose billions in tax revenues in his absence — and that doesn’t include all the property and sales taxes that his Tesla employees will now pay in Texas rather than the Golden State. Texas has no state income tax, of course.

Then, there is the famous story of investor Paul Tudor Jones. When he left Connecticut many years ago and took his business and earnings to Florida, he single-handedly drilled a $40 million revenue hole in the state budget in Hartford. He never looked back.

Jeff Yass is the owner of Susquehanna Capital in Philadelphia. He is one of the richest residents of the state, and his hedge fund is one of the Keystone State’s largest employers. He and his wife have donated tens of millions of dollars to education scholarships for mostly black, low-income children in the city. He is also a major donor to other charities in and around Pennsylvania. But recently, the Philadelphia Inquirer skewered Yass with false allegations that he doesn’t pay his fair share of taxes. Are they trying to chase him out of the state?

Billionaire Citadel Capital founder Ken Griffin, one of the most philanthropic residents in the history of Illinois, has moved to — where else — Florida. Bloomberg wrote a superb,

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well-researched story on what Griffin (age 53) has meant to the life and civil culture of Chicago. Griffin has donated more than $600 million to organizations in the Windy City since coming to Chicago. His name hangs above a hall at the Art Institute of Chicago. The Museum of Science and Industry plans to take on his name in 2024 thanks to his massive contributions.

In June, Griffin donated more than $130 million across 40 Chicago organizations before leaving. He has been a major donor to schools, churches, meal programs, Northwestern Medicine, the Field Museum, and the Chicago Symphony.

Many of these organizations told Bloomberg that they worry whether they can replace such a generous benefactor. Still, many of the class warfare advocates want to raise the state income tax so people like Griffin will pay more.

The state will lose about $200 million annually because of his departure. That is how much tax he paid in 2021 in state and local taxes. So instead of getting more money out of Griffin, the state will collect way less. Because Griffin is moving to Florida, another state with no income tax, he will save hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes, though Griffin insists his main reason for leaving is the crime wave in Chicago and his concern about the safety of his family.

The moral of these stories is that class warfare liberals can’t seem to help themselves. They always kill the geese that lay the golden eggs. Pretty soon, blue-state America won’t have any more rich geese to pluck.

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.”

For Biden, polls are probably worse than they seem PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN has a miserable 33% job approval rating, according to the New York Times/Siena College poll, making him one of the least popular first-term presidents in history.

Sixty-four percent of Democrats say they want another candidate in the 2024 presidential race.

No modern president, as far as I can tell, has faced higher dissatisfaction in his own party during his first term. Only 13% of voters say the United States is on the right track, the lowest number since they began asking this question during the great recession.

Not long ago, left-wing pundits couldn’t stop talking about Donald Trump’s poll numbers — “Donald Trump is remarkably unpopular”; “The unprecedented unpopularity of Donald Trump”; “Trump is officially the most unpopular president since modern polling began in the 1930s.

It will forever be his legacy,” and so on. A president with that kind of piddling support, they would argue, had no business initiating policy changes. Nowadays, Democrats want their historically unpopular president to sign “transformative” legislation using reconciliation and unilaterally restructure American governance. The only consistent characteristic of modern liberalism is the unyielding belief that politics should be played by two sets of rules.

Still, I don’t put too much reliance on national polls. Yes, unpopularity matters. It hurts Democrats. It also further debunks the notion that the Democratic Party’s agenda items are vastly more popular, and Republicans who stand in their way are undermining “democracy.”

Republicans, though, should remember that job approval rating is measured in a bubble. The New York Times/Siena College poll finds Biden winning a matchup against Trump 44-41. The real presidential election is largely a binary choice for those who vote, and many of those dissatisfied with Biden may never vote for a Republican.

Then again, this seems to be the only takeaway for Democrats like Joe Scarborough. “So Biden’s going into halftime shooting 33% from the field and he is STILL beating Trump University,” tweets Morning Joe. All these unforeseen and unfair events have befallen the poor Biden, they argue, and yet, he still leads Trump (conveniently forgetting that he also had to deal with a once-in-a-century worldwide pandemic and ensuing economic fallout from lockdowns).

It’s certainly entertaining watching partisans feign excitement over their mollycoddled candidate holding a 4441 lead in a national poll against a guy who is accused of sedition on virtually every news channel daily. What do these numbers look like when Trump (or someone like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis) is reminding voters what gas prices and their 401(k)s looked like before COVID? Indeed, the left is again convincing themselves that winning a national poll means something. (Siena, incidentally, had Hillary Clinton up 17 points in its final 2016 poll.) There is no popular vote. Biden must win states. And the president is underwater in almost every one of them, on almost every issue, in almost every poll. I’m no prognosticator or election expert — Biden might well win re-election — but none of that could possibly be heartening news for Democrats.

I’m just unsure how it gets any better for Biden. Democrats on social media do a lot of self-soothing, convincing themselves that events will become more hospitable for the president.

Perhaps, if Biden stopped undermining the economy and energy production, they may, to some extent. Economic indicators, however, aren’t projecting a big turnaround. Even if they did, Biden’s claim to moderation, largely a function of his age, has already been obliterated. Two-thirds of independents don’t approve of his performance. At the same time, Biden’s progressive rhetoric is also transparently unprincipled.

Neither Biden nor any president really has the power to mollify progressives — not until the Constitution is rendered inoperative.

With all that said, the prevailing concern about Biden among voters in the New York Times/Siena College poll isn’t ideological; it’s his age — by which we can deduce they mean his competence. In the 2020 race, Biden’s fragile state was largely concealed from the public by the campaign and press.

These days, on the rare occasions the president wanders into an unscripted interaction, he is incoherent. The chances of the president’s cognitive state improving, I’m afraid, are nil. That’s not how nature works.

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.”

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NATION & WORLD Youngkin shifts Virginia right, raising profile inside GOP The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — To promote the recently signed Virginia budget and its array of tax cuts, Gov. Glenn Youngkin hosted two high-energy campaign-style celebrations, complete with bright lighting, throngs of supporters and a booming playlist that harkened back to his winning run last year.

Other bill signings and news conferences in Richmond have featured a similar flair, like a carefully staged gas-tax proposal announced at a gas station where Youngkin washed windshields for drivers.

And in the otherwise plain governor’s briefing room, a collection of Virginia and American flags has been added.

Youngkin is also increasingly expanding his focus beyond Richmond’s Capitol Square. He was in Nebraska this month to give the keynote speech at the state GOP convention. He plans additional stops on behalf of Republican gubernatorial candidates after Labor Day, along with appearances for candidates in some of Virginia’s most competitive congressional races.

In his first six months as governor, Youngkin has moved quickly to assert himself as a new voice in the party. It’s a dramatic transformation for a political newcomer who appears to be carefully cultivating his public image in a way that’s driving talk about his possible ambitions for higher office.

“By and large they have an operation that’s more coordinated, scripted,” said longtime Virginia political

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, at podium, speaks before signing the budget bill at a ceremony at a grocery store Tuesday June 21, 2022, in Richmond, Va. analyst Bob Holsworth. “They have an image they want to put forward, and they’re not trying to do anything that could detract from that.”

Speculation that Youngkin, a former private equity executive, might seek higher office — perhaps even a 2024 presidential bid — took off the moment he defeated Terry McAuliffe in a race the former Democratic governor entered as the perceived favorite. Virginia does not allow an incumbent to run for a second consecutive four-year term.

Youngkin drew national attention for navigating a win in a state long trending blue, running on a solidly conservative platform while keeping former President Donald Trump at a distance and impressing voters who found the candidate to be friendly and sincere.

Some speculate Youngkin might make a shortlist as a vice presidential contender or eventually chal-

lenge one of Virginia’s Democratic U.S. senators. He has been coy about his future, saying in recent interviews that he’s focused on Virginia but declining to rule anything out.

The 55-year-old was sworn in Jan. 15 and recently wrapped up work from his first legislative session, which saw some of his top priorities defeated by the Democratic-controlled state Senate. But he emerged with plenty to promote after focusing on specific campaign pledges and working to push Virginia to the right.

A few Democrats joined with Republicans on votes to ban school districts from imposing mask mandates, regulate sexually explicit classroom materials and expand a school innovation initiative Youngkin pushed. The compromise state spending plan enacts tax cuts — many of which Youngkin cam-

paigned on — expected to save a family of four over $1,100 a year.

His administration has also loosened state COVID-19 quarantine and mask guidance beyond the federal government’s recommendations.

Looking ahead, he has indicated he would like to see a 15- or 20week abortion ban enacted next year. Virginia currently permits abortions in the first and second trimesters, and in the third trimester only if three physicians certify that the mother’s mental or physical health is at serious risk.

All the while, Youngkin is proving himself to be a strong fundraiser, boosted through a newly formed political action committee. The PAC, Spirit of Virginia, raised more than $1.5 million in donations over $10,000 or more during the second quarter of the year. That was far more than other governors brought in during the similar period, even after adjusting for inflation, according to the nonpartisan money-in-politics-tracker, the Virginia Public Access Project. Total receipts during the quarter were over $2.2 million, and the PAC reported spending just over $1 million.

Some Democrats say Youngkin has been more focused on elevating his profile than on governing.

“His political ambition is costing Virginia its world-class economic status — and that is a damn shame,” Susan Swecker, chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, said in a statement after Virginia fell from first place to third in CNBC’s “Top States for Business” ranking.

But longtime state Sen. Chap Petersen, a moderate Democrat from northern Virginia who joined Republicans to effectively end school mask mandates, expressed a modicum of approval of the governor’s leadership. Petersen said Youngkin had helped return the state to a sense of normalcy as it reemerged from the heights of the pandemic.

Russia’s information war expands through Eastern Europe

2004 and the European Union three years later.

When Bulgaria, Poland and other former Warsaw Pact nations sided with their NATO allies in support of Ukraine, Russia responded with a wave of disinformation and propaganda that sought to exploit public debates over globalization and westernization.

For Poland, that took the form of anti-Western propaganda and conspiracy theories. One, spread by a Russian-allied hacking group in an apparent effort to divide Ukraine and Poland, suggested that Polish gangs were harvesting the organs of Ukrainian refugees.

Russia’s onslaught comes as Eastern European governments, like others around the world, grapple with dissatisfaction and unrest caused by rising prices for fuel and food.

Bulgaria is in a particularly vulnerable position. Pro-Western Prime Minister Kiril Petkov lost a no confidence vote last month.

Concerns about the economy and fuel prices only increased when Russia cut off Bulgaria’s supply of natural gas last spring. The upheaval prompted President Rumen Radev to say his country was entering a “political, economic and

social crisis.”

The government’s relationship with Moscow is another complication. Bulgaria recently expelled 70 Russian diplomatic staffers over concerns about espionage, prompting the Kremlin to threaten to end diplomatic relations with it.

The same week, Russia’s embassy in Sofia posted a fundraising appeal urging Bulgarian citizens to donate their private funds to support the Russian army and its invasion of Ukraine.

Bulgaria’s government reacted angrily to Russia’s attempt to solicit donations for its war from a NATO country.

“This is scandalous,” tweeted Bozhidar Bozhanov, who served as minister of e-government in Petkov’s cabinet. “It is not right to use the platform to finance the aggressor.”

The embassy also has spread debunked conspiracy theories claiming the U.S. runs secret biolabs in Ukraine. Embassies have become key to Russia’s disinformation campaigns, especially since many technology companies have begun restricting Russian state media since the invasion began.

Fake accounts remain a valued part of the arsenal. Researchers at

the Disinformation Situation Center uncovered what they believe is a network of fake Facebook accounts pushing Kremlin talking points and disinformation to Bulgarian audiences. The DSC, based in Europe, is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization of disinformation researchers working around the world.

The network, which is still in operation, typically posts criticism of Bulgaria’s decision to side with NATO over Russia. “If Bulgarians somewhere in the world have a brotherly people, it is the Russian,” read one characteristic post.

Some of the content appeared to gloat over Russia’s decision to cut natural gas exports: “Prepare for a dark, cold and hungry winter,” the author wrote.

Researchers at the DSC reported the network to Meta, Facebook’s parent company. Meta did not respond to messages seeking comment about its decision to leave the network up.

“This network is just a tiny drop in the ocean of pro-Kremlin disinformation in Bulgaria,” the DSC wrote, citing one study by a Bulgarian non-governmental organization that found pro-Russian propaganda on popular Bulgarian websites increased 10 times following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The operation also sought to do damage control. After a senior Bulgarian official revealed Russia’s scheme to pay certain journalists, politicians or other public figures 2,000 euros, or 4,000 Bulgarian leva, for posting pro-Russian content, the Facebook accounts identified by the DSC quickly posted a rebuttal casting Russia’s actions as simply those of a benevolent patron looking to support everyday Bulgarians.

“Thank you Mr. Putin for the gesture, but I do not need 4000 leva to like Russia,” the anonymous author wrote. “I like her for free.”

leading to or in connection with sex transition or modifications and related care.”

The release noted action by the State Health Plan’s board was directly due to Biggs’ ruling and that “Biggs issued an order in favor of the plaintiffs that deprived the Plan of the benefit of a jury trial where experts could transparently debate whether sex transition operations are or are not medically necessary.”

The press statement went on to say, “We believe the judge’s order is legally incorrect, therefore it is now being appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

“We obviously disagree with the judge’s order that is, in essence, assuming responsibility for determining plan benefits for sex transition operations. We’re also disappointed the court decided to stop the case from being heard by

a jury of North Carolinians,” Folwell said in the release. “However, I’ve always said that if the legislature or the courts tell me we have to provide for sex transition operations and treatments, I would.”

The State Health Plan’s exclusion of surgical and hormonal treatments related to the diagnosis of gender dysphoria was first instituted in the 1990s, according to the press release. In December of 2016, under then- in State Trea-

The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — As bullets and bombs fall in Ukraine, Russia is waging an expanding information war throughout Eastern Europe, using fake accounts and propaganda to spread fears about refugees and rising fuel prices while calling the West an untrustworthy ally.

In Bulgaria, the Kremlin paid journalists, political analysts and other influential citizens 2,000 euros a month to post pro-Russian content online, a senior Bulgarian official revealed this month.

Researchers also have uncovered sophisticated networks of fake accounts, bots and trolls in an escalating spread of disinformation and propaganda in the country.

Similar efforts are playing out in other nations in the region as Russia looks to shift the blame for its invasion of Ukraine, the ensuing refugee crisis and rising prices for food and fuel.

For Russia’s leaders, expansive propaganda and disinformation campaigns are a highly cost-effective alternative to traditional tools of war or diplomacy, according to Graham Brookie, senior director at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, which has been tracking Russian disinformation for years.

“Stirring up these reactions is the low-hanging fruit for Russian information operations,” Brookie said. “Their state media does audience analysis better than most of the media companies in the world.

Where these narratives have succeeded are countries where there is more weaponization of domestic discourse or more polarized media markets.”

Bulgaria was long counted a stalwart Russian ally, though the country of 7 million residents has turned its attention westward in recent decades, joining NATO in

HEALTH from page A1 ORDERED to reinstate coverage for “medically necessary services for the treatment of gender dysphoria,” Biggs’ order in Kadel reads.

In a press statement on July 13, State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced the State Health Plan Board of Trustees said it “will not enforce the Plan’s benefit exclusion regarding treatment or studies

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Blood stains are seen on a damaged car after a deadly Russian missile attack in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, July 14, 2022.

Hong Kong jails 7 protesters who attempted to flee to Taiwan Hong Kong Seven Hong Kongers who were caught at sea while attempting to flee the city by speedboat to Taiwan were sentenced Friday to up to 10 months of jail, according to local media reports.

The seven men, aged 19-32, had pleaded guilty to charges of acting to pervert the course of public justice by evading criminal proceedings in their attempt to flee, according to local newspaper South China Morning Post.

They were part of a broader group of 12 people who were on board the speedboat. The group had departed Hong Kong in August 2020, but were caught at sea by mainland authorities.

Of the 12 who were detained at the time, 10 had previously been convicted of illegally crossing the border in a December 2020 closed-door trial in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city bordering Hong Kong.

Eight were sentenced to seven months in prison and have since served their sentence and returned to Hong Kong, while two others, who were deemed the main organizers of the illegal crossing, were sentenced to two and three years of prison.

The two youngest detainees of the group were returned to Hong Kong authorities in 2020 and were not persecuted as they were minors at the time.

The case sparked debate about China’s opaque judiciary system after the group was held for months with relatives and family members stating that they could not get in touch with them or hire their own lawyers for the case.

They are also among the latest amid dozens of protesters who have been convicted and jailed amid Hong Kong’s political crackdown.

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Milwaukee gets recommendation to host 2024 GOP convention Madison, Wis. Milwaukee moved another step closer to hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention when a site selection committee unanimously recommended the event be held there rather than Nashville, Tennessee.

The Republican National Committee would still need to approve the location at its meeting Aug. 2-5 in Chicago.

Nashville could still be the winner, but that city’s chances hit a roadblock earlier this month when opposition led proponents to withdraw a proposed agreement about how to host the event.

Milwaukee was chosen by Democrats to host the 2020 convention, but the coronavirus pandemic forced that meeting to be held nearly entirely online.

President Joe Biden accepted the nomination in Delaware.

But city leaders argued that their preparations for hosting that convention put them in the best position to welcome Republicans in 2024. They have called the city “turnkey” ready for the event.

Wisconsin could determine who wins in 2024, while Tennessee has not backed a Democrat for president since 1996. In the convention contest, history would seem to favor Milwaukee. For two decades, Republicans have placed their nominating convention in swing states — North Carolina, Ohio and Florida.

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surer Janet Cowell, the board of trustees voted to not enforce the exclusion, however only for one year, expiring at the end of 2017.

Folwell’s release also notes that N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein refused to represent the State Health Plan in the case. Instead, Stein only represented the UNC System who was also named in the case, “which eventually settled for an undisclosed amount,” according to Folwell’s release.

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Hundreds of kids chase after mascot Little C and Conrad during the fifth inning of a Hickory Crawdads game July 15 at LP Frans Stadium.

Crawdads get creative in Hickory COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Duke, Arizona agree to basketball series in ’23, ’24 Durham Duke and Arizona have agreed to a home-and-home men’s basketball series for 2023 and 2024. The schools announced the agreement Monday. The first meeting comes in November 2023 with the Wildcats visiting the Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke travels west to Tucson the following November. The teams haven’t met since November 2013 and have played just nine times in their history.

Arizona lost its only game at Cameron in February 1990.

Duke has lost both of its trips to Arizona’s McKale Center, first in December 1987 and then in February 1991.

MLS

Inter Miami rallies past Charlotte FC for 3-2 win Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Emerson Rodríguez’s first goal of the season came in the third minute of secondhalf stoppage time and Inter Miami CF rallied from two goals down to beat Charlotte FC 3-2 on Saturday night after a lengthy weather delay. Inter Miami (7-9-4) trailed 2-0 at halftime and didn’t get on the scoreboard until Robert Taylor’s goal in the 59th minute. Gonzalo Higuaín scored the equalizer 13 minutes later. Gregore de Magalhães Silva had assists on both goals. Higuaín, who has scored in two straight matches, has four goals on the year. Taylor notched his third. Yordy Reyna gave Charlotte (8-11-2) a 1-0 lead in the 1st minute and finished off a brace in the 42nd minute with his first two goals of the season. Inter Miami outshot Charlotte 15-4 with a 7-3 edge in shots on goal. Drake Callender had one save for Inter Miami.

Kristijan Kahlina saved three for Charlotte.

The Class A team uses unique promotions to keep its fans on their toes

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal HICKORY — Promotions are an effective tool used by every team in minor league baseball to help draw fans into their stadiums and then keep them entertained once they’re there.

The Hickory Crawdads are no exception. They just do it more creatively than most.

While the Class A South Atlantic League affiliate of the Texas Rangers still relies heavily on traditional promotional staples such as Dollar Dog Tuesdays, Star Wars Night and Church Bulletin Sundays, the remainder of its schedule is dotted with a series of more unique entries.

Take next week’s homestand against the Rome Braves, for example. Among the upcoming games are a Christmas in July celebration, Dad Bod Night and the tantalizingly intriguing Night of Horrible Promotions.

They’re all the creation of assistant general manager of marketing and merchandise Ashley Salinas and the Crawdads’ director of promotions and community relations, Karly Vollgrebe.

“A lot of teams you’ll see just do

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Hickory starting pitcher Michael Cuevas delivers to the plate against the Wilmington Blue Rocks during a July 15 game at LP Frans Stadium.

Fridays and Saturdays with their big promotions, but we wanted to be more than that,” said Salinas.

“Wednesdays are kid-friendly days where we do some wacky promotions to entertain them, Thursdays are a little more adult-themed. Friday nights, anything that will tie well with fireworks is big, and Saturdays are usually our giveaways.

“We did some jersey giveaways this year and before we opened the gates, to see fans lined up down to the corner of the stadium is pretty incredible.”

The fan engagement doesn’t end

once those in line enter the gates of LP Frans Stadium.

There’s a full-sized carousel adjacent to left field to help keep the youngest in attendance busy, a party porch with cushioned seats and picnic tables flanking the right field line for those who prefer an adult beverage or two while watching the game, and a stunning view of the Blue Ridge Mountains beyond the outfield wall.

There’s also an energetic, air guitar-strumming mascot named Conrad the Crawdad who makes his entrance to The B-52’s classic

Camels crash 1st round of MLB Draft Zach Neto was taken 13th by the Angels, and Thomas Harrington went to the Pirates at No. 36

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal MEMBERS OF THE Campbell baseball team fancy themselves as “a bunch of nobodies from nowhere” because of their remote location in Buies Creek and the considerable shadow cast by their nationally recognized neighbors at UNC, NC State and East Carolina.

It’s a persona they celebrated with a poster adorned with the word “Nobodies” on the wall of their dugout this season.

Apparently, the Camels aren’t as anonymous as they might think.

On Sunday, shortstop Zach Neto became the highest Major League Baseball draft pick in program history when he was selected by the Los Angeles Angels at No. 13th overall.

Neto’s teammate Thomas

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Campbell shortstop Zach Neto, left, shakes hands with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred after being selected by the Los Angeles Angels with the 13th pick of the 2022 MLB Draft on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Harrington also went in the first round, going to the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 36th pick as part of the Competitive Balance phase, making Campbell the first school in the draft to have multi-

ple players taken.

It’s a development that has Camels coach Justin Haire feeling “like a kid in a candy store.”

“Having two players go before the second round is both a

“Rock Lobster” and later leads all kids in attendance in a mad dash across the field.

Between innings, an on-field host who goes by the name of “Moonshot Mitchell” entertains the crowd by leading a series of between-inning contests designed to fit the theme of the night.

Last Friday, for example, the activities included a mashed potatoes eating contest and a game of hot potato to coincide with the Crawdads wearing uniforms of their alter ego, the Couch Potatoes — a name chosen to honor Hickory’s once-flourishing furniture industry and the sweet potatoes that are among the state’s most prevalent cash crops.

“We strive to do something different every night,” Douglas Locascio, who has been the team’s general manager since 2019, said of the production. “We approach it as if every night is going to be someone’s first game and it could be somebody’s last, so let’s make it as memorable as we can.

“We know we’re not going to lead our league in attendance just because we don’t have the size of some of these other teams. But the one thing we will do is try is put on the best performance and entertainment and give the most exceptional customer service.”

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testament to those young men and their work ethic, as well as to our program for the ability to identify, develop and produce high-quality individuals,” Haire said. “It’s an amazing day for those guys and our program.

The future for all involved is so bright.”

The Campbell duo was joined in the first round by East Forsyth High School star Xavier Isaac, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound first baseman taken at No. 29 by the Tampa Bay Rays.

They are among the 23 players with ties to the state whose names were called during the first 10 rounds of the draft. It’s a group that also includes Campbell signee Jackson Humphries, a right-hander from Fuquay-Varina High School who was taken by the Cleveland Guardians in Round 8.

Neto, the two-time Big South Player of the Year, hit .407 with 15 homers, 50 RBIs and 19 stolen bases this season while striking out only 19 times in 256 at-bats in leading Campbell to its fourth straight conference championship.

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TRENDING

Kortne Ford: The Sporting Kansas City defender was suspended for 10 MLS league games and fined 20% of his annual salary Friday for testing positive for a performanceenhancing substance.

Ford will be eligible to play again Sept. 13 against D.C. United.

Ford has made 12 appearances for Kansas City, making nine starts in his first season with the team.

He played for the Colorado Rapids in 2017 and ’18.

Yuzuru Hanyu: The two-time Olympic gold-medal figure skater announced he is stepping away from competitive figure skating at a Tuesay press conference in Tokyo. Hanyu won back-to-back gold medals in 2014 in Sochi and in 2018 in Pyeongchang for Japan, but he finished fourth in the Beijing Games five months ago. The 27-year-old is also a two-time world champion. He failed in Beijing to become the first to land a quad axel in competition.

Richie Incognito: The longtime offensive guard has ended his turbulent 15-year NFL career. He announced his retirement Friday at the headquarters of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Incognito played his final three seasons with the Raiders. The four‑time Pro Bowler also had two stints with the Buffalo Bills and spent time with the Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams. During his time in college and the NFL, Incognito was cited for his inappropriate behavior on the field. The league fined him several times for his play and the Dolphins suspended him for misconduct against a teammate.

Beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

NASCAR

Christopher Bell became the 14th driver to earn a spot in the Cup Series playoff field, winning Sunday’s race at New Hampshire for his second career victory. Chase Elliott finished second — his fourth straight top-two finish — followed by Bubba Wallace, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick. It was the second career Cup win for Bell, who won last season on Daytona’s road course.

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“We were clicking all week.”

Former Wake Forest golfer Jennifer Kupcho on Lizette Salas, who she teamed with to win the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s lone team event.

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MLB

GOLF

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“I got beaten by the better player this week.”

Rory McIlroy after Cameron Smith shot a final-round 64 to win the British Open and extend McIlroy’s major drought.

PRIME NUMBER

$185M The amount Major League Baseball has agreed to pay minor leaguers to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws. An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 players could share the money with an average payment of $5,000 to $5,500, according to a filing

by Brian Kriegler, the players’ damages expert.

The players’ lawyers will get $55.5 million.

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Washington outfielder Juan Soto turned down a 15-year, $440 million contract extension to stay with the Nationals, leading to speculation the 23-year-old star could be on the trading block. Soto entered the All‑Star break batting .250 with 20 home runs and 43 RBIs for the MLB-worst Nationals.

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Former Wake Forest golfer Cameron Young eagled the 18th hole at Sunday’s British Open at St. Andrews to finish second behind Cameron Smith. It was the first British Open for the 25‑year‑old, who led after Thursday’s first round when he shot a bogey‑free 64. Young finished with a 19-under 269.

INDYCAR

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Scott Dixon snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday and moved into a tie with Mario Andretti for second on IndyCar’s career wins list when he held off pole sitter Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist to win in Toronto.

Dixon now trails only A.J. Foyt’s 67 wins on the career list.

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Turner makes first All-Star start on home field The former NC State player appeared in his second straight Midsummer Classic

By Shawn Krest North State Journal FOR TREA TURNER, being an All-Star is a family affair.

“I just enjoy playing the game in general,” the former NC State standout said at the media day for his second straight All-Star appearance. “But it’s big for my family. Awards, accolades, they’re more for my family. They get really excited, and I’m excited for them.”

Last year, Turner made the team as a reserve. He entered the game in the seventh inning and went 0 for 2, swinging at both pitches he saw in the game and making outs. This year, he’ll be on the field from the outset. He won the fan vote at shortstop and was elected a starter for the National League team, thanks in large part to his family’s campaign.

“My family’s got a little group chat from home. They’re in there telling each other to vote,” he said. “I wasn’t really following the voting. My mom — my parents are. They’re the biggest fans of mine: My parents, my siblings — sister — aunts, uncle, friends.

This is more for them. It’s good to see me get that recognition for them.”

The fans of his current team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, also played a big role in his selection.

The game will be played at Dodger Stadium, and the hometown fans also voted in L.A.’s Mookie Betts. Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was chosen as the game’s starting pitcher, and three other Dodgers — Freddie Freeman, Tony Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson — are on the roster.

“They’re huge,” Turner said of the support from the Los Angeles fans. “I said that when I got trad-

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Former NC State standout and Dodgers star Trea Turner was set to start his first All-Star Game on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. ed over here. One of the craziest things is how well we travel. Opposing stadiums, our fans show up. That’s what happens when you win and win consistently for eight, nine, 10 years. You get people to come out and support the team and players. It’s rewarding when things like this happen.”

With his family and Dodgers fans turning out to the polls, Turner was in a close race with Atlanta’s Dansby Swanson — the two are neck and neck in most offensive categories so far this season.

Turner got the news that he

“The goose bumps you get, you only feel that a few times a year” Trea Turner came out on top in the voting when manager Dave Roberts announced it in the locker room a week ago.

“Dave came in and mentioned it,” he said. “I didn’t know if it was going to happen. I was hoping, of

course, because it’s at home, but it was out of my control. I wasn’t trying to worry too much.”

At the end of the first phase of voting, on June 30, Turner held a slim lead over Swanson with 2.18 million votes to Swanson’s 1.99 million. In phase two, which took place over the first week of July, after the ballot was narrowed to two finalists for each position, Turner held onto the lead to win by a slim 52% to 48% margin.

“It means a lot,” Turner said of the starting job. “There are a lot of good players out there. Dansby’s having a heck of a year. It was

a tight race, but the fans showed up and voted. That’s pretty cool.”

All-Star starter is just the latest cool thing in a long list of them for Turner. He helped lead the Wolfpack to the College World Series as a sophomore in 2013. One of his teammates on that squad, Carlos Rodon, has also been chosen for the last two All-Star Games, although Rodon will miss this year’s game after developing a blister and split nail on his pitching hand.

Turner was drafted in the first round in 2014, No. 13 overall, and made his MLB debut the following year. In 2016, he was runner-up for National League Rookie of the Year. He led the league in stolen bases in 2018, won a World Series ring with the Washington Nationals in 2019 and finished seventh in MVP voting in 2020.

Last year, Turner was traded to the Dodgers at the MLB deadline in July and won the batting title.

This season, Turner took the field with baseball’s best players in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, which took place after press time.

The memories of his 2021 AllStar appearance were fresh in his mind as he made a return trip to the Midsummer Classic.

“Last year, the first one was awesome. I’ll never forget those memories,” he said. “The flyover.

The national anthem. They really roll out the red carpet for the beginning of the game. The goose bumps you get, you only feel that a few times a year: Opening Day, the playoffs and the AllStar Game. Standing on the line (during pregame introductions) with those guys out there, it’s a cool moment.”

It’s one of the few moments he’s able to appreciate for himself, rather than for the family back home.

“I’m trying to enjoy it,” he said.

“Do the best I can to make everybody proud and soak it all in.”

A&T sprinter Ross suspended from world championships Drug testing officials couldn’t locate the Olympic gold medalist for a surprise test

viewed when he arrived in Eugene, Oregon, for the championships on Thursday, but his answers apparently did not sway the officials.

The setback prevented the NC A&T runner from adding to what was fast becoming an impressive racing resume. Ross has won back-to-back NCAA championships in the 400 meters. In 2021, he turned in the fastest time in the world, second-fastest ever at an NCAA championship and third-fastest in college history to become the Aggies’ first NCAA

champion in an outdoor event.

He also led A&T to an NCAA title in the 4x400 relay.

He swept the indoor and outdoor NCAA championships in the 400 meters this year, becoming the first runner to repeat as outdoor champion in the 400 in 11 years.

Ross also has an Olympic gold medal as part of the 4x400 meter relay champions in Tokyo last year. Ross ran for the U.S. team in the first heat as it finished in first place and qualified for the finals. Even though Ross didn’t

run in the medal race, all participating members of the team’s heats were awarded medals. He also competed in the individual 400 meters in Tokyo.

Ross followed in the footsteps of his father, Duane Ross, who represented the United States at the Athens Olympics in 2004.

The elder Ross also won an NCAA title, in the 110-meter hurdles in 1995 as a member of Clemson’s track and field team.

Unfortunately, the Ross family tradition includes run-ins with drug testing. While competing in track and field as an athlete, Duane served a two-year suspension as part of the BALCO scandal, where hundreds of athletes in the sport were tied to performance-enhancing drugs.

Duane Ross went on to become one of the top coaches in college track and field. For the last 11 years, he’s coached at NC A&T. Ross coached the Aggies to nine top-25 outdoor finishes in the NCAAs during his time with the Aggies. He coached nine NCAA individual champions at A&T and another three at Methodist before taking the Aggies’ job.

Ross has coached a total of 142 All-Americans, 103 at A&T. His son Randolph is responsible for five of them, while his daughter Jonah — who just finished her sophomore season with the Aggies — has one.

“We are an HBCU. We will always be an HBCU,” Duane Ross said following the Aggies’ NCAA performance. “That is who we

fortunate to already be established, and now the city wants to build around us.”

The ongoing improvements, along with the stable ownership of their parent club, went a long way toward helping the Crawdads survive the reorganization that saw 42 minor league teams eliminated in 2020.

It also didn’t hurt that Hickory and its surrounding areas have consistently turned out to support their local team.

The most vocal of those loyal patrons fill Section 108 behind home plate, ringing cowbells, hanging K’s on the screen for every strikeout and chanting to cheers led by megaphone-toting superfan Christopher Pack.

A season ticket holder for the past decade, Pack got the idea to become the Crawdads’ “Mega Man” after attending a road game in Charleston, West Virginia.

“They had a heckler up there called the ‘Toastman,’ and they had a super good fan base up there,” Pack said. “We had a really good time and I told (his wife, Teresa) that I wanted to bring that kind of thing to Hickory.

“It took about three years to catch on, but it really took off in 2015 when we won the championship and it’s good again this year.”

Pack’s enthusiasm for the Crawdads is genuine and contagious.

He and those around him were just as animated when the home team fell behind 18-1 in the fifth inning

against the Blue Rocks as they were during a late comeback that saw Hickory score the game’s final 10 runs before falling short.

“Our season ticket holders are great,” Moonshot Mitchell, whose true identity is group sales executive Emily Mitchell, said. “I’ve really built a relationship with a lot of them. We all hang out, chat and joke around throughout the games.”

That communal atmosphere can be felt all around the park and is part of the charm that makes Crawdads games so popular. Another is the fun provided by the team’s creative promotions staff and the anticipation of what they’ll come up with next.

The idea for Dad Bod Night

By Shawn Krest North State Journal RANDOLPH ROSS will not get the chance to add to his trophy case at this year’s world track and field championships.

The day before he was scheduled to run his preliminary race in the 400, Ross was informed by the Athletics Integrity Unit that he was suspended for “tampering with the antidoping process.”

That doesn’t mean that Ross tested positive. The provisional suspension, which forced him to miss Sunday’s race, was because officials could not locate him for a surprise drug test on June 18.

As part of competing at the highest level, athletes are required to be available at all times for drug testing without notice.

They must provide the Athletics Integrity Unit with a detailed itinerary of their locations so they are always available for testers.

Usually, it requires multiple missed attempts before an anti-doping violation is assessed.

The AIU didn’t release any details about attempts to reach Ross. Instead, the statement issued by the organization read, “the allegation arises out of the athlete’s conduct during the course of an investigation into a potential whereabouts violation.”

Ross was reportedly inter-

MiLB from page B1 team must be doing something right. In 2017, the Rangers purchased the Crawdads with a pledge to keep the team in Hickory. They backed that pledge up by financing a series of renovations that added a new LED video board and six luxury suites to the 4,000-seat LP Frans Stadium.

Local government has also gotten into the act by planning a development surrounding the ballpark, parts of which are actually located in two different counties, and the adjacent airport.

“A lot of teams that built their stadiums downtown did so with the plan of building downtown around it,” Locascio said. “We’re

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Randolph Ross, the back-to-back NCAA champion with North Carolina A&T, was booted from world championships about a month after officials could not locate him for an anti-doping test.

are, that is our history and we’re proud of that. But that acronym needs to be retired if people are going to continue to misuse it. It’s almost like they are saying you guys are good for an HBCU. No, we’re good, period. I think some of our competition is still struggling with the fact that we are better. I know a lot of people are surprised about what we did, but they shouldn’t be.”

Ross’ achievements with the Aggies also include coaching two gold medalists. In addition to his son, A&T’s Trevor Stewart was on the 4x400 relay team in Tokyo.

“The rest of the country wants to overlook our program all year long, but then here we are with two of the best 400-meter runners in the world here on the relay,” coach Ross said at the time.

The Ross era at NC A&T ended following the 2022 outdoor season, however. Coach Duane Ross left to take over the program at Tennessee. At the time of his hiring, he was asked if his children would follow him to Knoxville.

He pointed out that Randolph “is in orange (Tennessee’s school color) today, if that says anything.”

A short time later, Randolph and Jonah made it official.

“It was hard leaving what we built for a decade,” Randolph told the Team USA website. “The decision to change schools was my dad’s to make, and my sister and I were going to support him, regardless.”

Ross’ transfer could be complicated if the provisional suspension isn’t resolved quickly.

was hatched when Webster’s announced it was adding the term to its dictionary last spring. According to the Crawdads’ schedule, the promotion is a celebration of “slightly fat, non-muscular physiques.”

As for that Night of Horrible Promotions, Salinas described it as being “as corny and tacky as possible” with mispronounced names over the PA system, a pregame fireworks show “that will probably be the worst one you’ll ever see” and a funny giveaway item.

“There are a lot of questions about what’s been going on with some of this, but it’s been really good,” she said. “We’re already working together for next year’s promotions.”

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Hurricanes’ roster coming into focus The additions of Brent Burns and Max Pacioretty solidify Carolina’s lineup for 2022-23

By Cory Lavelette North State Journal RALEIGH — The Hurricanes got their most pressing offseason roster business done on the first day of free agency — and they barely dipped their toes into the open market to fill their needs.

Carolina’s biggest holes were finding a right-shot defender and adding more scoring punch to the forward lines, and both were plugged via trade. The Hurricanes acquired defenseman Brent Burns and left wing Max Pacioretty from San Jose and Vegas, respectively, and Carolina also signed winger Ondrej Kase to add even more forward depth.

So where do the Hurricanes stand as the dust clears and the lineup comes into focus? Let’s have a look.

Forwards The addition of Pacioretty gives the Hurricanes instant offense.

He’s averaged 0.38 goals per game in his career (31 goals in an 82game season) and has actually been more effective in recent seasons (nearly half a goal per game the last two years), though he was slowed by injuries last year.

“My job is to put the puck in the net,” Pacioretty said during a Zoom call with the media following his trade to Carolina. “I’ve done a really good job of that over my career.”

Now the team needs to decide where he fits in the lineup. He essentially replaces the spot vacated

by Nino Niederreiter after he tested free agency, and Pacioretty has shown an ability to create offense on his own — so would he be a fit

being scratched the entire playoffs this spring. He joins Jalen Chatfield and Dylan Coghlan (also acquired from Vegas in the Pacioretty trade) as right-handed options.

On the left side, Jake Gardiner has been cleared to play after missing last season following hip and back surgeries. Carolina could look to clear out his cap hit (one year at $4.05 million) if Gardiner is indeed able to play and cannot be stashed on LTIR, though it would cost them an asset. A buyout is also a possibility — Gardiner would cost just over $1.08 million against the cap this coming season and $1.48 million in 2023-24 if he was bought out.

Gardiner could also play, but he would be a tight cap fit at his full amount. The other option on the left side is Max Lajoie, who played five games with the Hurricanes last season and played a big role with the Calder Cup-winning Chicago Wolves.

Goaltending

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The Hurricanes added an elite goal scorer by acquiring left wing Max Pacioretty in a salary dump trade with the Vegas Golden Knights. opposite Jesper Fast on the line centered by Jordan Staal?

There’s also Niederreiter to consider. The 29-year-old probably expected a deal similar to the six-year, $30 million extension signed by Rickard Rakell with the Penguins. But the market quickly dried up and Niederreiter remains unsigned.

Carolina is trying to find a way to fit the winger back into its plans, albeit at a much lower rate than what he expected to get on the market. If he does return, Niederreiter could slide back into his spot alongside Staal, and Pacioretty would occupy a left wing spot in the top six, with Andrei Svechnikov taking the other spot on the top two lines.

Sebastian Aho and Jesperi Kot-

Defense

“My job is to put the puck in the net. I’ve done a really good job of that over my career.”

Max Pacioretty kaniemi should be the top two centers, while Seth Jarvis and Teuvo Teravainen are also deserving of top-six roles. That could leave a fourth line of Kase, rookie Jack Drury and Martin Necas (once signed), with Jordan Martinook as the 13th forward. The return of Niederreiter would require some cap maneuvering.

The addition of Burns solidifies the top four, and you can expect the 37-year-old to get the first crack at being Jaccob Slavin’s partner.

“Obviously that’s, I’m sure, where we’ll start it and see where it goes,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said of Burns playing on the top pairing. “But I like the options we have and, obviously, four pretty good D right there.”

The other two defensemen are, of course, Brett Pesce and Brady Skjei, who formed the team’s shutdown pairing last season.

The third pairing is a bit more up in the air. The team must resign restricted free agent Ethan Bear, who was unhappy after

The goalies are set with Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta both entering the second year of the two-year deals they signed last offseason. For those hoping top goalie prospect Pyotr Kochetkov would force his way into the Raleigh rotation this season, the team seems content getting the 23-year-old Russian lots of action in the AHL with Chicago.

“We just want to get him more games, more games,” Hurricanes goaltender development coach Jason Muzzatti said last Thursday at the team’s prospect development camp. “Obviously, he made a great showing and did a great job (in his NHL appearances). …

We’re pleased with him, but we just want him to keep building his resume of games.”

Carolina signed Zach Sawchenko to join Kochetkov with the Wolves. Sawchenko played seven games with the Sharks last season and another 14 with their AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracudas.

Reddick’s jump to 23XI a start for NASCAR driver shuffling The 26-year-old will move to the Michael Jordan/Denny Hamlin-owned team in 2024

onship at JGR without the weekly headache of talking about his contract.

Dave Alpern, president of Joe Gibbs Racing, said he intended to have Busch back next year. Toyota Racing Development President David Wilson said the manufacturer was “working diligently, with hand-in-glove,” to keep Busch in the JGR fold.

Busch said Saturday a new contract “would be nice, sooner than later.”

“But honestly, it doesn’t matter how soon or late it gets done,” Busch said. “Until there’s an announcement that somebody else is driving the 18 car, then I feel like I still have a seat.”

It seems almost inconceivable that a two-time Cup champion

with 222 wins across NASCAR’s three national series hasn’t yet signed a contract. But sponsorship deals are prickly and championship-level rides are scarce, leaving Busch with few realistic options. The 37-year-old Busch offered no specifics but said he has talked with other teams and said “anything’s possible” for 2023.

Big brother Kurt played coy with his future at 23XI. He’s teased retirement in the past and for a driver who turns 44 next month, there are far more checkered flags behind him than what’s ahead. Hamlin promised Busch both a ride for as long as he wanted and a “cushy office job” in retirement. Busch spoke in a word salad about blue skies and chess

pieces and puzzles and paved roads but nothing about a firm retirement season.

Either way, Hamlin, a threetime Daytona 500 champion, believed that signing Reddick stamped 23XI Racing as a player in free agency.

“It gives us a sense of legitimacy,” Hamlin said. “Our team’s starting to make moves. We’re starting to be faster. We’re starting to do things really, really well.

Tyler probably saw we were on an upswing and headed in the right direction. For him to choose us, because he had options, gives us a vote of confidence, as well.”

Wallace, the lone black driver in the Cup Series, won the first race for 23XI last season at Talladega and said he wants to remain with 23XI for the long haul. 23XI Racing President Steve Lauletta also will have a say in the roster.

“I took this opportunity when it was just an idea,” Wallace said.

“I had a solid team going where I was at in the 43. I took a leap of faith based on an idea. I’ve told Denny and Steve and MJ and all these guys, this is where home should be for a very long time.

As long as we keep doing what we’re doing, we actually need to do a lot better this year, that’s what we’re focused on. One race to brag about, the Daytona 500.

That’s it.”

Reddick, a two-time Xfinity Series champion, sure has bragging rights. He is coming off his breakthrough first career Cup victory on July 3 at Road America and landed a fantastic ride at 23XI. But he didn’t have to look far to find some haters.

that going into this year. All the teams that passed on me, it’s going to hurt them at the end of the day.”

Campbell wasn’t the only local draftee with something to prove.

ECU pitcher Carson Whisenhunt would likely have been a first-round pick as well had he been able to play for the Pirates this season.

But after being suspended for a year by the NCAA after testing positive for a banned substance he claimed was taken unknowingly in an over-the-counter supplement, he dropped to the final pick of the second round. He was taken at No. 66 overall by the San Francisco Giants.

Another Pirates star, two-way

player Zach Agnos, was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round.

In addition to Campbell and ECU, Duke, Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, UNC and NC State had multiple players selected on the first two days of the scheduled 20-round draft.

Duke pitchers Henry Williams and Marcus Johnson went to the San Diego Padres and Miami Marlins in the third and fourth round, respectively.

Charlotte second baseman Nate Furman was taken by the Guardians in the fourth round at No. 121, while third baseman David McCabe went to the Atlanta Braves four slots later.

UNC Greensboro had pitcher

Alex Hoppe go to the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round and second baseman Hogan Windish to the Seattle Mariners in Round 7.

It took until the sixth round for both UNC and NC State to have their first players taken, with Tar Heels shortstop Danny Serretti going to the Detroit Tigers at No. 177 overall and Wolfpack shortstop Josh Hood going to the Mariners at No. 186.

Pitcher Davis Palermo became the second UNC draftee when he was selected by the Rockies in the eighth round, while State closer Chris Villaman went to the Rays in the ninth round.

Other drafted players in the first 10 rounds with state ties include Davidson pitcher Nolan

By Dan Gelston The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — Tyler Reddick can add Michael Jordan to his contacts list. Reddick made the surprise jump — his current Richard Childress Racing team bellyached it’s an ill-timed one — to join Denny Hamlin and Jordan’s 22XI Racing in 2024.

Well, that’s one driver off the free-agent market.

Kyle Busch still wants a new deal for 2023, and yes, the longtime Joe Gibbs Racing driver has shopped himself to other teams.

Kurt Busch and Bubba Wallace both want to stay with 23XI for as long as the team will let them drive — even with no concrete plan to add a third car.

Hey, and don’t forget Aric Almirola.

The Stewart-Haas Racing driver had announced this season in the No. 10 Ford would be his last before he called it a career, saying he wanted more time with his family. Almirola has recently hedged on his decision and said he’d be open to driving a few races next season, especially if sponsor Smithfield was on board.

The final months of the NASCAR Cup Series season could be as much about as who signs where than who wins it all.

Kyle Busch, in a pickle once M&M Mars pulls its sponsorship at the end of the season, would love to chase a third Cup champi-

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cords for wins and strikeouts in a season while going 12-2 with a 2.53 ERA and 111 strikeouts for the Camels in 2022.

For Neto, the record-setting selection and the $4.41 million bonus slot that comes with it represent a form of personal vindication after going undrafted and ignored by Power 5 schools coming out of high school in Miami in 2019.

“It just gave me an underdog mentality,” Neto, wearing an Angels hat and jersey, said in a televised interview on MLB Network shortly after his selection. “I kept that throughout my college career and I’m going to continue

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Tyler Reddick is headed to Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing in 2024, a move his current team, Richard Childress Racing, called “ill-timed.”

RCR blasted the move in a tweet — released while Reddick was still on the 23XI video call announcement — when it wrote the “timing of this announcement could not be any worse.” RCR driver Austin Dillon, the 2018 Daytona 500 champion, also called out the timing of the deal.

“For all the hard work and effort that your guys put in for you, it can affect you going into the playoffs, even though you say it’s not going to,” Dillon said.

Reddick might want to ask Kevin Harvick for advice on how to handle a lame-duck season at RCR. Harvick won four races and finished third in the 2013 standings in his final year before he moved to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014. Harvick told Childress before a race at Phoenix in 2012 — that he won — that he would leave the organization. And yes, there were hard feelings that took time to mend.

“I think it took probably a couple of years just to have really good, meaningful conversations,” Harvick said.

Harvick called the 2013 season “less awkward” than it might have been because the team was successful.

Dillon said Reddick assured him he was committed to racing for wins and championships as long as he was still with the team.

Reddick said there had been no talks about racing elsewhere next season in a stopgap year to end any potential uneasiness.

“I’ve got plenty time of left to continue to do what I wanted to come to RCR and do, and that’s win races and put ourselves in contention,” Reddick said.

DeVos in the fifth round to the Houston Astros, Wake Forest pitcher Eric Adler to the Chicago White Sox in the sixth round, Elon outfielder Alex Iadisernia to the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round, Western Carolina pitcher Zebby Matthews to the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round and Randleman High School catcher Brooks Brannon to the Red Sox in the ninth round.

Rounding out the picks in the first 10 rounds were Cubs selection Brody McCullough, who pitched Wingate to the Division II national championship in 2021, and pitcher Tanner Jacobson of Queens, taken by the Cardinals.

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Investment for both He found huge increases in the usages project capital of “white and privilege,” “unconscious bias,” companies like Huawei in buildThe Associated Press investment. “critical race theory” and “whiteness.” ing 5G networks. The bill will also All This of this is being taught to college year, North institute a 25% investment tax WASHINGTON, D.C. — Key students, of whom become primary credit for investments in semiconRepublicans are warming up to Carolinamany announced and secondary school teachers who then ductor manufacturing. passing a bill that provides roughVietnamese indoctrinate our young people.

The legislation would also proly $52 billion in incentives for the automaker VinFast I doubt whether the coronavirus- semiconductor industry now that hibit aid recipients from expandwas building first will give college caused financialits crunch ing or building new manufacturSen. Joe Manchin of West Virginand administrators, who are everuniversity North American ing plans for certain advanced iaahas quashed the idea of imposcrossbreed between a parrot and jellyfish, vehicle and battery semiconductors in China or aning higher taxes on the rich and the guts and backbone other foreign country of concern, corporations as part of a separate manufacturing planttotorestore academic respectability. Far too often, they get much according to a draft of the legisDemocratic-only effort.

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Lookairliners at the course offerings at scientific research in the U.S., but ciliation bill.” But Manchin’s de- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, aat time when college Piedmont Triadgraduates knew how for now, he plans to hold the first cision to dramatically narrow the D.C., March 23, 2022. to read, write and compute, procedural vote on the narrower International Airport in and makeDemocratic effort and axe the tax them today’s curricula. Another helpful measure Tuesday. He said manhikes appears to have opened the Greensboro. This project tool would be to give careful consideration ufacturers are “not going to wait long August recess.

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Secretary Gina Raimondo said tion on semiconductors. $500 million to create containing the word “studies,” such as Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who that chipmakers are making deci- “I hope we will be able to “Countless of good paying women, Asian, black or2030. queer studies.endorsed McConnell’s approach, sions now about where they need 1,750 jobs through American jobs are on the line. Biltake action on that in the I’d bet that this by restoring lions of dollars in economic activEarlier month,the traditionalsaid on the Senate floor Monday to locate plants to keep up with academic mission to colleges, ity are on the line. And as I said, that Manchin’s announcement on global demand, and that foreign coming days.”

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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) as America’s Top State The Biden administration has “It does nothing to protect the chips funding and other related Walter E. Williams is a professor of provisions.” for Business in 2022, touted the financial incentives for United States economy or nationeconomics at George University. “I hope we will be able to take al security to have another fab or earning top marksMason in the computer chip industry as a action on that in the coming days,” manufacturing facility located bers had passed this Congress. way to create jobs in the U.S. while the Economy, Access to somewhere else around the world,” The stripped-down measure con- also relieving inflation pressures Cornyn said.

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Partisan lines form over Dem drug price curbs, economic plan The Associated Press For the week ending 7/15

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DOLLAR from page B5 investment income which gets taxed at a higher rate as inflation increases.

The Federal Reserve has recently raised interest rates by .75 percent.

While the intent is to keep inflation under control, it will also impact the economy. According to Ryan, higher interest rates make it more expensive for businesses to borrow money, which can slow economic growth.

In addition, the stock market may dip when interest rates increase as investors are less likely to take risks when they can make more money elsewhere. Joel Hu is a course creator, research analyst, and founder of Inflation Training.

Hu projects the increase may cause federal bankruptcy when interest payments are due.

However, he believes it may also force the Fed to lower interest rates to reduce the debt load. If federal tax revenues go into paying off interests, that may leave little or no money left over for the military, social security, and other welfare needs.

The bottom line According to Hu, two problems associated with inflation stem from people’s reactions to exponential inflation (when it exceeds 5%) and the government’s tool for controlling inflation. He points out that most of the strategies implemented have had little to no impact on inflation.

To protect yourself from inflation, Elle Kaplan, CEO of LexION, recommends devising a plan in which you automate savings to pay yourself first, allowing you to begin saving and investing.

Furthermore, Kaplan believes stocks are suitable investments, despite their short-term volatility.

Even so, “in the longer terms, stocks are a good hedge against inflation,” she explains.

Hu also admits that, besides stocks, the only asset classes worth investing in during times of high inflation are commodities and real estate.

Although it has drawbacks, a steady rate of inflation indicates a strong economy and benefits the dollar if supply and demand grow in lockstep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is warning that Democrats’ plans to curb drug prices would insert “socialist price controls” between Americans and the treatments they need as partisan battle lines form over a shrunken economic package that President Joe Biden wants Congress to complete within weeks.

“Bring it on,” No. 2 Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin of Illinois told reporters in response Monday, underscoring his party’s hopes that the fight would buttress them in November’s congressional elections. “This prescription drug issue is an inflation issue. It’s a public health issue. It’s a cost to the government issue.

And it’s something the American people get.”

Biden conceded last week he would settle for a far narrower economic plan than he’d sought at the beginning of his presidency.

Capitulating to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Biden said he wanted Democrats to quickly write and pass a measure limiting pharmaceutical prices, extending expiring subsidies for people buying health insurance and modestly reducing federal deficits.

Manchin, one of his party’s most conservative members, a fossil fuel champion and an indispensable vote in the 50-50 Senate, announced last week that those were the only elements he was willing to include in the legislation. He cited concerns about inflation that’s risen rapidly this year. Manchin’s remarks meant Democrats’ hopes of including efforts to reverse climate change were at best a long shot this year.

“I haven’t walked away from anything,” the West Virginian told reporters Monday about monthslong talks over the party’s economic push, now seemingly on life support, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. He called inflation his “greatest

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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., joined at right by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., takes a question during a news conference concern” and added, “I don’t know what tomorrow brings.”

While Democrats largely seemed ready to accept the pared-down bill and claim an election-season achievement, Manchin’s performance is clearly wearing on many. His objections spiked most of Biden’s multitrillion-dollar aspirations to strengthen child care and other social programs and raise taxes on the rich, contributing to criticisms that Democrats have fallen short while controlling the White House and — narrowly — Congress.

“I think Joe should have made his position clear a hell of a long time ago,” Durbin said. “We’ve spent a lot of time, wasted a lot of time on negotiation.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told fellow Democrats in a letter that the Senate’s proposed health provisions “are essential, as we must act to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.” Said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.: “We have waited a year and a half for 50 votes. It’s time to move where we can move.”

The prescription drug measure negotiated by Schumer and Manchin would let Medicare ne-

“I think Joe [Manchin] should have made his position clear a hell of a long time ago. We’ve spent a lot of time, wasted a lot of time on negotiation.”

Sen. Dick Durbin (D—Ill.) gotiate prices for the pharmaceuticals it buys, require manufacturers to pay rebates for some price increases, clamp a $2,000 annual ceiling on Medicare recipients’ out-of-pocket drug costs and provide free vaccines for older people.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the proposal would save the government $288 billion over the coming decade, chiefly because the government would pay less for pharmaceuticals. The extended health care subsidies would use some of that money, with the rest for deficit reduction.

McConnell said the proposal would punish an industry that delivered COVID-19 vaccines just

Log4j software flaw ‘endemic,’ new cyber safety panel says The Associated Press A COMPUTER vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an “endemic” problem that will pose security risks for potentially a decade or more, according to a new cybersecurity panel created by President Joe Biden.

The Cyber Safety Review Board said in a report Thursday that while there hasn’t been sign of any major cyberattack due to the Log4j flaw, it will still “be exploited for years to come.”

“Log4j is one of the most serious software vulnerabilities in history,” the board’s chairman, Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary Rob Silvers, told reporters Wednesday.

The Log4j flaw, made public late last year, lets internet-based attackers easily seize control of everything from industrial control systems to web servers and consumer electronics. The first obvious signs of the flaw’s exploitation appeared in Minecraft, a hugely popular online game owned by Microsoft.

The flaw’s discovery prompted urgent warnings by government officials and massive efforts by cybersecurity professionals to patch vulnerable systems.

The board said Thursday that “somewhat surprisingly” the exploitation of the Log4j bug had occurred at lower levels than experts predicted. The board also said that it was unaware of any “significant” Log4j attacks on critical infrastructure systems but noted that some cyberattacks go unreported.

The board said future attacks are likely in large part because Log4j is routinely embedded with other software and can be hard for organizations to find running in their systems.

“This event is not over,” Silvers said.

Log4j, written in the Java programming language, logs user activity on computers. Developed and maintained by a handful of volunteers under the auspices of the open-source Apache Software Foundation, it is extremely popular with commercial software developers.

A security researcher at the

“Log4j is one of the most serious software vulnerabilities in history.”

Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary Rob Silvers Chinese tech giant Alibaba notified the foundation on Nov. 24. It took two weeks to develop and release a fix. Chinese media reported that the government punished Alibaba for not reporting the flaw earlier to state officials.

The board said Thursday it found “troubling elements” with the Chinese government’s policy toward vulnerability disclosures, saying it could give Chinese state hackers an early look at computer flaws they could use for nefarious means like stealing trade secrets or spying on dissidents. The Chinese government has long denied wrongdoing in cyberspace and told the board that it encourages improved information shar-

two years ago, a remarkably rapid and effective achievement, and hurt patients.

“Washington Democrats are working right now, right now to find ways to put more bureaucracy between American patients and the treatments they rely on,” he said. “They want to put socialist price controls between American innovators and new cures for debilitating diseases.”

White House officials touted the benefits of shoring up subsidies for millions to purchase coverage under the Affordable Care Act and reducing the cost of prescription drugs. Both are longtime Democratic goals.

“We’re on the cusp of a very big win here” on health care, said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. She reiterated a pledge from Biden last week to take executive action if Congress fails to act on climate, but offered no specifics of what Biden might do.

Manchin has said he would consider climate change legislation in September once he’s seen updated inflation figures. Approving a measure in the heat of election campaigns would be extremely difficult. Republicans seem likely to win House control and have a realistic chance of capturing the Senate as well.

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, known as PhRMA, the industry’s most influential lobbying group, said Democrats’ latest bill had gone “from bad to worse for patients.” Spokesperson Debra DeShong said the measure would “threaten patient access and future innovations.”

PhRMA said its member companies spent a record $102.3 billion on research and development last year.

Drugmakers on average spent a quarter of their net revenues on R&D in 2019, a far larger proportion than the semiconductor, technology hardware and software industries, the budget office said.

ing on software vulnerabilities.

The board offered a number of recommendations on mitigating the fallout of the Log4j flaw as well as improving cybersecurity generally. That includes the suggestion that universities and community colleges make cybersecurity training a required part of computer science degree and certification programs.

The Cyber Safety Review Board is modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, which reviews plane crashes and other major accidents, and was mandated by an executive order Biden signed last May. The 15-member board is made up of FBI, National Security Agency and other government officials as well as people from the private sector. Some supporters of the new board criticized DHS for taking so long to get it up and running.

Biden’s executive order directed the board to conduct its first review on the massive Russian cyber espionage campaign known as SolarWinds. Russian hackers were able to breach several federal agencies, including accounts belonging to top cybersecurity officials at DHS, though the full fallout from that campaign is still unclear.

Silvers said DHS and the White House agreed that reviewing the Log4j flaw was a better use of the new board’s expertise and time.

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features Don McLean looks back at his masterpiece, ‘American Pie’ The Associated Press NEW YORK — Don McLean has listened for decades as people belted out his classic song “American Pie” at last call or at karaoke — and applauds you for the effort.

“I’ve heard whole bars burst into this song when I’ve been across the room,” McLean tells The Associated Press from a tour bus heading to Des Moines, Iowa.

“And they’re so happy singing it that I realized, ‘You don’t really have to worry about how well you sing this song anymore. Even sung badly, people are really happy with it.’”

Happy might be a bit of an understatement. “American Pie” is considered a masterpiece, voted among the top five Songs of the Century compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.

McLean — and his singular tune about “the day the music died” — are now the subject of a full-length feature documentary, “The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s ‘American Pie,’” airing Tuesday on Paramount+.

It’s mandatory viewing for McLean fans or anyone who has marveled at his sonic treasure.

It also represents an elegant film blueprint for future deep dives into a song and its wider cultural relevance.

For those fans who have wondered about the lyrics they are singing loudly in bars and cars,

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Don McLean rides a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Feb. 22, 2019.

McLean shares the secrets. “That was the fun of writing the song,” he tells the AP. “I was up at night, smiling and thinking about what I’m going to do with this.”

The documentary starts when a single-engine plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Jiles P. Richardson, the “Big Bopper,” plunged into a cornfield north of Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 1959, killing the three stars and their pilot.

McLean was 13, living in a sub-

urban, middle class home in New Rochelle, New York, when the crash occurred. He had bronchial asthma, prompting the description of him in “American Pie” as “a lonely teenage broncin’ buck.”

The “sacred store” he sings about was the House of Music on Main Street, where he bought records and his first guitar.

Young McLean was a paperboy — “every paper I’d deliver” — and adored Elvis, Gene Vincent, Bo Diddley but especially Hol-

ly, whose death deeply affected him. “I was in absolute shock. I may have actually cried,” he says in the film. “You can’t intellectualize it. It hurt me.”

Years later, McLean would plumb that pain in “American Pie,” baking in his own grief at his father’s passing and writing a eulogy for the American dream. He was creating his second album in 1971 while the nation was racked by assassinations, anti-war protests and civil right marches. He thought he “needed a big song about America.” The first verse and melody seemed to just tumble out. “A long, long, time ago...”

It climaxed in the huge singalong-chorus: “We were singin’, ‘Bye-bye, Miss American pie’/ Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry/Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey ‘n rye/ And singin’, “This’ll be the day that I die.”

“I said, ‘Wow, that is something. I don’t know what it is, but it’s exactly what I’ve been wanting to try to get ahold of — that feeling about Buddy Holly — for all these years and that plane crash,” said McLean. “I always feel a tug inside me whenever I think about Buddy.”

The 90-minute documentary incorporates news footage of the ‘70s and uses actors in recreations. Cameras capture McLean visiting the hallowed Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, the last place Holly and his fellow musicians played before their fatal flight in 1959.

There are interviews with musicians — Garth Brooks, “Weird Al” Yankovich and Brian Wilson, among them — as well as Valens’ sister, Connie, and actor Peter Gallagher, whose character’s death on “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” promoted an onscreen performance of “American Pie.” The British singer Jade Bird, Cuban-born producer Rudy Perez and Spanish-language singer Jencarlos Canela speak to how the song has resonated far past America.

The documentary reveals that recording the album was not exactly a smooth process. Producer Ed Freeman was unimpressed with McLean’s clutch of songs and didn’t think McLean was up to playing rhythm guitar on “American Pie.” He eventually relented.

McLean — along with a few session musicians — rehearsed for two weeks without nailing the song, getting increasingly frustrated. The addition of pianist Paul Griffin at the last minute was a “Hail Mary” stroke of genius that made the whole tune click.

For McLean, the song is a blueprint of his mind at the time and a homage to his musical influences, but also a roadmap for future students of history: “If it starts young people thinking about Buddy Holly, about rock ‘n’ roll and that music, and then it teaches them maybe about what else happened in the country, maybe look at a little history, maybe ask why John Kennedy was shot and who did it, maybe ask why all our leaders were shot in the 1960s and who did it, maybe start to look at war and the stupidity of it — if that can happen, then the song really is serving a wonderful purpose and a positive purpose.”

New this week: Beyoncé, Shark Week, ESPYS and ‘The Gray Man’ The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

Movies — Netflix places one of its biggest bets yet on “The Gray Man,” a globe-trotting action thriller starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. One of the streamer’s most expensive films, “The Gray Man” is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the brothers who presided over one of the biggest box-office smashes ever (“Avengers: Endgame”) before they started churning out blockbusters for Netflix. Their “Extraction,” with Chris Hemsworth, ranks as one of the service’s most-watched films, and “The Gray Man” — a spy vs. spy adventure with some comic flare and major franchise ambitions — is likely to follow suit. It debuts Friday.

— Before Billy Porter was a Broadway star and red-carpet doyen, he was a kid in Pittsburgh. In “Anything’s Possible, “ Porter returns to his hometown to make his directorial debut, a trans coming-of-age comedy. The film, which debuts Friday on Amazon Prime Video, stars Eva Reign as a Black transgender girl in a relationship with a boy (Abubakr Ali) that causes a high school-wide stir. Porter fashioned his film, written by Ximena García Lecuona, as a teen rom-com for Gen Z and a love letter to Pittsburgh.

Music — Few details about Beyoncé’s new album “Renaissance” out Friday are available but the lead single is performing well. Her “Break My Soul” became the first song to debut in the top 10 in 26 years on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Of the 16-track album itself Beyoncé calls it “a beautiful journey of exploration.” Creating it “allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world,” the superstar wrote on Instagram, next to an image of her on a see-through horse. Back in June, she teased on her social media accounts that “Renaissance” would be “act i,” but it’s unclear how many acts will follow or when they will be released.

— It’s July so that means a promised second 2022 album from the mad professor of rock, Jack

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This combination of images shows promotional art for “The Last Movie Stars,” a documentary streaming on HBO Max on July 21, left, “The Gray Man,” a film premiering July 22 on Netflix White. He follows up the April release of “Fear of the Dawn” with the 11-track “Entering Heaven Alive.”

The two albums share the same song — Taking Me Back” — but arranged differently, one heavy, one jazzy. Another song on the new set is titled “Queen of the Bees” and has the silly lyric “I want to hold you like a sloth hugs a tree.” He told EW: “I was challenging myself to sort of see what I could get away with!”

— ZZ Top — now without Dusty Hill — have a new, 11-track live album, called “Raw,” with several of the band’s hits like “Gimmie All Your Lovin”” and “La Grange.” Recorded at Gruene Hall — “the oldest continually run dance hall in Texas” — in 2019, “Raw” features the band’s original lineup of electric guitar player Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and the late Hill on bass. Made in connection with the 2019 ZZ Top Netflix documentary, “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” the 11-track album was produced by Gibbons, and is dedicated “in righteous memory of

Dusty Hill.”

— Ben Harper has never really minced words and that’s clearly the case on his new album, the 11-track “Bloodline Maintenance.

“Slavery/We need to talk about it/ Black Lives Matter/’Cause history says we don’t,” he sings over a funky guitar on the lead single, “We Need To Talk About It.” The new record sees Harper reflecting on the loss of his father and the personal nature of the subject matter led Ben to perform most of the album himself — playing guitar, bass, drums and percussion, including a plastic toy snare. “I knew the sounds I was hearing in my head were so unorthodox that I had to do most of it myself,” he says.

— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy Television — Stephen Curry is the host of the ESPYS sports awards, and more. The NBA championship finals MVP is up for three honors including best male athlete at

the ceremony airing Wednesday on ABC. Curry’s rivals for the top award include Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, with Olympic champs Sunisa Lee and Katie Ledecky among those competing for best female athlete. ESPN previously said the ceremony will honor Vitali Klitschko, former heavyweight boxing champion and mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine, with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Gretchen Evans will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service.

— Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were acclaimed actors and a long-married couple. They were also “The Last Movie Stars,” according to the six-part documentary of that title out on Thursday on HBO Max. The docuseries, directed by actor Ethan Hawke, promises a definitive account of their “dedication to their art, philanthropy and each other.” Transcriptions of interviews with Newman and intimates — conducted for his autobiography that went uncompleted — are voiced by actors in-

cluding George Clooney and Laura Linney. Also heard from are several of their children and Martin Scorsese, an executive producer for the film. Woodward, who is 92, was married to Newman from 1958 until his death in 2008 at age 83.

— The summer thrill ride known as Shark Week is back on Discovery Channel for its 34th year, with stars including tiger sharks with a taste for pork and “monster” hammerheads. The Bahamas’ Exuma Islands and Papua New Guinea are among the new spots visited during the extravaganza airing from Sunday, July 24, to Saturday, July 30, with Dwayne Johnson as its first emcee. Marine biologists and institutions contribute insights about shark mating and migration, with findings about a new and undescribed species promised. Among the highlights: “Island of Walking Sharks,” on Wednesday, with a scientist’s investigation of shark evolution.

— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber

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2022 GMC Sierra Denali Ultimate

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The ultimat-est pickup ever

By Jordan Golson North State Journal SAN DIEGO — GMC’s Denali is one of the most successful subbrands in automotive.

I can’t tell you how often I’ve talked to someone who had just purchased “a new Denali” rather than a new Yukon SUV or Sierra pickup truck. What started as a fancy trim level has grown into an entire brand unto itself — new Denali models don’t even say GMC on the steering wheel.

To feed the ever-growing demand for the ultimate luxury pickup — and to show that pickups can never have too many trim levels — GMC has taken the Sierra Denali and loaded it up with every option imaginable. The result is the new Sierra Denali Ultimate, an $80,395 monument to luxurious practicality.

I’m pretty sure GMC wanted to make life easier for truck buyers who walk into a dealership and say, “give me the best.” The Denali Ultimate includes Super Cruise, a carbon fiber-composite cargo box (which is outrageously cool and saves weight while being incredibly durable), an exclusive interior and exterior design touches like a unique grille in “Vader chrome” which is a gorgeous, dark, sinister-ish metallic, and unique 22inch wheels.

Super Cruise isn’t exclusive to the Denali Ultimate, but this is the only truck where it comes standard. It’s the most advanced driver assist technology available today and is reason enough to buy the Ultimate.

It allows drivers to take their hands completely off the wheel while driving on limited-access highways like interstates. The car uses its cameras and other sensors to watch the lane lines and the other vehicles on the road, comparing what it sees to a pre-recorded laser-measured map of the world. Though the truck handles both steering and throttle inputs (if you’ve ever used adaptive cruise control, imagine that but for steer-

ing as well), the driver must pay attention to the road to ensure nothing weird happens — and the driver must be ready to take over steering at any time. This isn’t self-driving, though it feels close.

It’s weird the first few times you use it, but after a while, you start to trust it more because it’s such a smooth and robust system. And, for 2022, Super Cruise has been updated with two incredible new features. First, it works while towing.

Anyone who has towed long distances knows how tiring it can be. No matter how much experience you have, driving on the interstate with a trailer weighing thousands of pounds dragging be-

courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 27, 2022 at 01:00 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit:

($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Being all of Lot 28, Block 66, Map 2, Haddington Village, a map of which is recorded in Map Book 40, Pages 25-26, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

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 James T. Davis, Jr. and wife, Nai Tuth.

hind you is simply more work. You have to look in the mirrors more, consider your lane changes more, and it just takes more out of you.

Super Cruise makes towing easier on the highway by taking much of that load off the driver.

It takes into account the length of the trailer when taking turns, moving closer to the lane lines at the entry and exit of corners, and does all the things you should do when towing a trailer. It’s really something.

If you’re not towing, it does something even more impressive: changing lanes. Actually, it’s not the changing lanes that’s impressive. Super Cruise has been able to change lanes after the driver activates the turn signal for a few years. What’s astonishing is that it does it without any direct input from the driver.

In other words, imagine you’re driving down the road, in the righthand lane, with Super Cruise on and your speed is set to 70 mph. If a truck in front of you is going 65 mph, Super Cruise will check the lane to the left for traffic and, if it has room, will automatically move over, pass the truck, and return to the right. That’s all without direct input from the driver, other than the driver watching the road. It’s incredible, and it will blow people’s minds once they experience it in person. For now, you’ll have to trust me.

So the Denali Ultimate has that, a nearly-indestructible carbon-composite cargo box and a unique interior with open-pore

wood etched with laser-cut topographical maps of the summit of Mount Denali, the highest peak in North America. GMC calls the interior Alpine Umber a pretentious way of saying dark brown, and it’s lovely. Also lovely are the massaging front seats and the six-way MultiPro tailgate, one of the best reasons to buy a GMC pickup.

The other best reason to buy the new Sierra Denali Ultimate is the redesigned interior, complete with a big center touchscreen running Android Automotive (which is different from Android Auto, which the truck also supports along with Apple CarPlay). The new dash and center console, which sees GMC ditch the steering column-mounted shifter, puts GM back in contention with Ford and RAM, which had previously run away in the classy truck interior department.

Also a great reason to buy the Sierra Denali Ultimate is that you can ditch the thirsty 6.2-liter V8 and swap in the incredible 3-liter Duramax Turbodiesel for no charge. I love that engine so much, and I wouldn’t buy a GM full-size truck or SUV without it.

GMC says the new Sierra Denali Ultimate is the most luxurious pickup in its class. It might be right, though I’d gander the Rivian R1T might give it a run for its money if not for the fact that the Rivian isn’t technically a full-size truck.

One thing’s for sure, though: if you’re going to buy a Denali, you might as well buy the best.

TAKE NOTICE

CABARRUS 15 SP 557 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James T. Davis Jr. to G. Tommy Bastian, Trustee(s), which was dated April 20, 2010 and recorded on April 20, 2010 in Book 09128 at Page 0307, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county

CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 391 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Patricia T. Harris (Deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Patricia T. Harris, Heirs of Patricia T. Harris: Valerie Dixon, Felicia Dixon, Keith Dixon, Major Dixon, Jr., Glenda Dixon; Heirs of Major Dixon, Jr.: Major Dixon, III; Heirs of Glenda Dixon: La’tesh Wheeler, D’Mario Cunningham, D’Moria Cunningham) to Kathryn Richards & Jerry B. Flowers, III, Trustee(s), dated December 30, 2014, and recorded in Book No. 09570, at Page 0604 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of

19 SP 1329 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Patrice L. Butler and Dennaris L. Butler a/k/a Dennaris K. Butler to Bridgetrust Title Group, Trustee(s), which was dated March 3, 2017 and recorded on March 3, 2017 in Book 10048 at Page 0344, 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

Being the Identical property as conveyed to Douglas Cremer, unmarried on 12/26/2002, in Book 4221, Page 275 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 10528 Haddington Drive Northwest, Concord, NC 28269.

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

Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 25, 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: Being all of Lot 58, in a subdivision known as Fairway Forest East, Section Two and the same being duly recorded in Book 90, Page 194, Cumberland, County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4420 Bishamon Street, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

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.

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

conducting the sale on July 27, 2022 at 01:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

BEING all of Lot Number 2, containing 8.01 acres, more or less as shown on a plat entitled, “PROPERTY OF BILLY D. HORNE AND HAROLD D. DOWNING” and recorded in Plat Book 81, Page 106, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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 Dennaris K. Butler and wife, Patrice L. Butler.

Brief Description - Property Address: 4420 Bishamon Street, Hope Mills, NC 238348

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

Said property is commonly known as 1649 Carl Freeman Road, Stedman, NC 28391.

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

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

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.: 15-15422-FC01

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

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.

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.

discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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: 5977 - 22973

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-00764-FC02

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TAKE NOTICE

CUMBERLAND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 667 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David A. Dayton and Olivia Ann Dayton (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David A. Dayton and Olivia Ann Dayton) to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire, Trustee(s), dated February 17, 2015, and recorded in Book No. 09602, at Page 0639 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 103 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Benjamin S. Sheets (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Benjamin S. Sheets) to John B. Third, Trustee(s), dated October 26, 2018, and recorded in Document No. 31778, in Book No. 10397, at Page 0075 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 25, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP1478 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RONALD L. BUCHANAN AND GLADYS BUCHANAN DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1999 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 5036 AT PAGE 0398 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 21SP813

of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 25, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property:All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in or near the City of Fayetteville, Cross Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:Being all of Lot 25, Block “FF” as shown on a plat entitled, “Cottonade, Section XI” duly recorded in Plat Book 36, Page 55, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 441 Hallmark Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Assessor’s Parcel No: 0409-50-2543 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.

for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 147, in a subdivision known as Morganton Place, Section ONE, and the same being duly recorded in Plat Book 43, Page 39, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 200 Pierron Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 9498-66-2146 Property Address: 200 Pierron Dr., Fayetteville, NC 28303 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

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 August 4, 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 Ronald L. Buchanan and Gladys Buchanan, dated February 11, 1999 to secure the original principal amount of $50,470.00, and recorded in Book 5036 at Page 0398 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: Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 6525-

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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 August 4, 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 Bobby C. Oates and Christine Oates, dated December 7, 1998 to secure the original principal amount of $73,050.00, and recorded in Book 4993 at Page 251 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

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

Address of property: Stoneykirk Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 6884

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY BOBBY C. OATES AND CHRISTINE OATES DATED DECEMBER 7, 1998 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4993 AT PAGE 251 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

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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 11:00AM on August 1, 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 Constance Curtis and Christopher Curtis, dated March 6, 2020 to secure the original principal amount of $292,429.00, and recorded in Book 10715 at Page 123 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in payment of the secured debt and failure to perform the

Address of property: Hope Mills, NC 28348 Tax Parcel ID:

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CONSTANCE CURTIS AND CHRISTOPHER CURTIS DATED MARCH 6, 2020 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 10715 AT PAGE 123 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

DAVIDSON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION DAVIDSON COUNTY 22SP139 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTEDBYJOHNQ.DAVIDDAVISAND DEBBIE DAVIS DATED NOVEMBER 22, 2002 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1367 AT PAGE 994 IN THE DAVIDSON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

FORSYTH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 351 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James C. King (Deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): James C. King, Heirs of James C. King: McKenzie R. King, Joseph P. King, Isaac King, Anneace King, Mary E. King, Irma J. King, Robert E. King, Fred D. King, Alma King Cooper, Julius H. King, Jr.; Heirs of Alma King Cooper: James C. Cooper, Betty Mitchell, Mary Cochran, Jean Blackmon, Lynda Harvey, Alfred Cooper, Albert Cooper, Stacey Cooper) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated March 9, 2004, and recorded in Book No. 2451, at Page 2273 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.

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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 Davidson County courthouse at 10:00AM on August 1, 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 John Q. David Davis and Debbie Davis, dated November 22, 2002 to secure the original principal amount of $57,800.00, and recorded in Book 1367 at Page 994 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.

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 1:15 PM on July 27, 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 No. 23 and 24 as shown on the map of the H.O. Dixon property, as recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 4, Page 98, to which reference is hereby made for a more definite and particular description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4578 Herry Street, WinstonSalem, North Carolina.

For chain of title see Deed Book 996, Page 47, Forsyth County Registry.

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

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

Present Record Owners: Buchanan

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.

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Michael Scott Buchanan.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either 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.

Present Record Owners: Christine Oates

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

8931 Present Record Owners: Curtis and Constance Curtis

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

Address of property: Road, Lexington, NC 27292 Tax Parcel ID: 0602600000091 Present Record Owners: and Brandy M. Asbury

Address of property: Magnolia Ct, Clayton, NC 27520 Tax Parcel ID:

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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

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 MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GERTRUDE DUNN DATED MARCH 15, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2653 AT PAGE 91 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 1, 2012 IN BOOK 4182 AT PAGE 983 IN THE JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

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

NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION JOHNSTON COUNTY 18SP160

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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 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

Present Record Owners: Gertrude S. Dunn

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The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Chad Davis and Brandy M. Asbury.

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 Johnston County courthouse at 11:00AM on August 3, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Gertrude Dunn, dated March 15, 2004 to secure the original principal amount of $91,464.00, and recorded in Book 2653 at Page 91 of the Johnston County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY IVAN BERNABE AND MISTY BERNABE DATED JULY 26, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3180 AT PAGE 559 IN THE JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

Christopher

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Christopher Curtis and Constance Curtis.

Address of property: Clearwater Dr, Smithfield, NC 27577 Tax Parcel ID: Present Record Owners: Development, LLC

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION JOHNSTON COUNTY 16SP234

The Heirs of

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

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 Johnston County courthouse at 11:00AM on July 27, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Ivan Bernabe and Misty Bernabe, dated July 26, 2006 to secure the original principal amount of $90,000.00, and recorded in Book 3180 at Page 559 of the Johnston County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

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The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Hanasi Development, LLC. 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

The Estate of

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Gertrude S. Dunn.

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

on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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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 15, 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

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.

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 20, 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,

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.

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 July 12, 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

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.

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 July 12, 2022.

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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.

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.

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.

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,

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

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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.

The date of this Notice is June 10, 2022.

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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 15, 2022.

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JOHNSTON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION JOHNSTON COUNTY 22SP40 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY PHYLLIS CAPPS RELIFORD DATED MARCH 19, 2001 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2033 AT PAGE 548 IN THE JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION JOHNSTON COUNTY 22sp212 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOSEPH JOHNSON AND ROBIN C. JOHNSON DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4185 AT PAGE 170 IN THE JOHNSTON 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

ONSLOW 21 CVS 613 PUBLICATION DATES: July 20, 2022 and July 20, 2022 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 162 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Collin Rose and Alexis R. Rose (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Collin Rose) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated May 10, 2019, and recorded in Book No. 4943, at Page 267 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 July 28, 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

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1246 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Deandre J. Fletcher and Tonette G. Heckstall (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S):DeandreJ.FletcherandTonetteG.Heckstall)to Stuart Clarke at Thorpe & Clark, Trustee(s), dated February 11, 2014, and recorded in Book No. 4113, at Page 429 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 August 4, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 605 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Mary Frances D. Murphy and Garland L. Murphy (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ivey M. Murphy) to Karen Lamm, Trustee(s), dated August 26, 2005, and recorded in Book No. 2513, at Page 44 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 August 4, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Hubert in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to is described as follows:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 239 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Trevor Richard Kirkpatrick (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Trevor Richard Kirkpatrick) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated November 16, 2020, and recorded in Book No. 5315, at Page 621 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

RANDOLPH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 146 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lorianne M. Miklaszewski (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Lorianne M. Miklaszewski) to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated July 17, 2015, and recorded in Book No. 2450, at Page 1365 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 121 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael A. Prevost and Jeanne R. Mays (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Michael A. Prevost and Jeanne R. Mays) to Gabriel, Berry and Weston, Trustee(s), dated March 26, 1997, and recorded in Book No. 1495, at Page 1097 in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina. The Deed of Trust was modified by the following: A Loan Modification recorded on December 19, 2018, Document No. 20071334, in Book No. 2628, at Page 617, 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,

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 Johnston County courthouse at 10:00AM on July 26, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Phyllis Capps Reliford, dated March 19, 2001 to secure the original principal amount of $84,000.00, and recorded in Book 2033 at Page 548 of the Johnston 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: St, Smithfield, NC 27577 Tax Parcel ID: Present Record Owners:

511 E Church 15026009 The Heirs of

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 Johnston County courthouse at 10:00AM on July 26, 2022, the following described real estate and any improvements situated thereon, in Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Joseph Johnson and Robin C. Johnson, dated September 26, 2012 to secure the original principal amount of $72,649.00, and recorded in Book 4185 at Page 170 of the Johnston 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.

Phyllis Capps Reliford The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Heirs of Phyllis Capps Reliford.

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,

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

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.

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.

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in a judgment bearing the caption “Freedom Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff vs. Travis J. Bullins; Lisa A. Bullins; Sagewood HOA, Inc., Judgment Holder; and Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, Defendants” 21 CVS 613 Onslow County and pursuant to the terms of the judgment, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale that certain property as described below. Said sale will be held in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at the Onslow County Courthouse door and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more

particularly described as follows: Situated in Swansboro Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 154 as shown on that certain map entitled, “Final Plat Revisions & Recombination Showing Planned Residential Development, SAGEWOOD, SECTION IV, Prepared for BEAVER CREEK INVESTORS INC., SWANSBORO, Township, Onslow County, NC”, dated September 25, 2013, prepared by John L. Pierce & Associates, P.A. and recorded in Map Book 67, Pages 7575A, Cabinet N in the office of the Register of Dees of Onslow County, North Carolina.

SUBJECT to Restrictive and Protective Covenants recorded in Book 3804, Page 11 and as amended in Book 3922, Page 523; Book 4003, Page 249; and Book 4038, Page 789, Onslow County Registry.

Property Address: 613 Parsley Drive, Hubert, NC 28539 The property is being sold “as is”, without warranties, subject to all taxes, special assessments and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Any assessments, costs or fees resulting from the sale will be due and payable from the purchaser at the sale.

A cash deposit or certified check (no

particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 12 as depicted on a map entitled “Final Plat Bryan Farms Section V” Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina dated 05/08/07 and recorded in Map Book 53, Page 169 in the Onslow County Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 127 Weste Avenue, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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

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

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

John L. Pierce, Registered Land Surveyor, dated June 18, 1987. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 126 Elizabeth Drive, East, Hubert, North Carolina.

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Subject to restrictive covenants recorded in Book 2786, Page 721 and Book 2787, Page 159, Book 2847, Page 865, Book 2913, Page 343 in the 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.

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

situated in Jacksonville in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot Number 9, as shown and described on a plat entitled, “Revised Final Plat, TRINITY CROSSING, SECTION III, a Planned Residential Development, “ dated 08/13/12, prepared by Parker & Associates, Inc. and recorded in Map Book 66, Pages 150-150A, 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 121 Heaven’s Gate Drive, Jacksonville, North Carolina.Subject to the Declaration of Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions recorded in Book 4010, Page 306, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, 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.

Commencing at a point where the centerline of Elizabeth Street Extension (60 foot right of way) intersects the centerline of NCSR 1778; thence continuing along the centerline of Elizabeth Street Extension as measured in a General southeastern direction approximately 61307 feet to a point; South 33 degrees 54 minutes 15 seconds West 32.78 feet to an iron stake located on the southwestern right of way of Elizabeth Street Extension, said iron stake being the true point of beginning; thence continuing along said right of way south 38 degrees 10 minutes 36 seconds East 146.38 feet to an iron stake; thence leaving said right of way and running along an agreed line South 48 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds West 130.10 feet to an iron stake located in the center of an old abandoned dirt road; thence running along an agreed line and along said dirt road North 35 degrees 10 minutes 04 seconds West 131.08 feet to an iron stake; thence cornering and running North 40 degrees 54 minutes 32 seconds East 125.22 feet to the point and place of Beginning. Containing 0.40 acres and being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 614, Page 669, Onslow County Registry, as shown on a Survey by

Tax ID# 1128-54-2 Property Address: 126 Elizabeth Drive East, Hubert, NC 28539

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

10:00 AM on July 28, 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 91 as shown on that plat entitled, “Recombination Map, Lots 87 & 89, Phase Six-B and Lot 91 Phase Six-C, Maynard Manor, Jacksonville Twp., Onslow County, North Carolina”, and recorded on March 11, 2011 in Map Book 61, Page 179, Slide M-1973, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1003 Ocracoke Court, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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

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).

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 July 26, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Asheboro in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot No. 37 (consisting of 1.338 acres) of Mill Creek Meadows Subdivision, Phase 5 as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 112, Page 43, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina, together with all improvements located thereon. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located 1282 Old Mill Ford Trail, Asheboro, 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).

North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on July 26, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Trinity in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 53, Section 2, Oak Forest Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 69, Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 109 Brookleigh Court, Trinity, 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

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The date of this Notice is July 6, 2022.

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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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Address of property: Ave, Smithfield, NC 27577 Tax Parcel ID: Present Record Owners:

The date of this Notice is July 6, 2022.

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

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.

personal check) in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the high bid will be required at the time of the sale.

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

This the 13th day of June, 2022.

Susan R. Benoit, Commissioner Post Office Box 2505 Fayetteville, NC 28302 (910) 864-6888

prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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North State Journal for Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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TAKE NOTICE

RANDOLPH IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RANDOLPH COUNTY 22SP51 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CAMERON A COOPER DATED MAY 13, 2014 AND RECORDED IN BOOK RE2389 AT PAGE 672 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED AUGUST 24, 2016 IN BOOK 2508 PAGE 789 IN THE RANDOLPH 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 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 10:00AM on August 3, 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 Cameron A Cooper, dated May 13, 2014 to secure the original principal amount of $82,478.00, and recorded in Book RE2389 at Page 672 of the Randolph County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: Dale Drive, Archdale, NC 27263

NOTICE OF SALE

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 21 SP 204 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kimberly S. Canter (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Kimberly S. Canter) to Jim Jones, Trustee(s), dated February 15, 2007, and recorded in Book No. RE2012, at Page 2355 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 August 2, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Asheboro in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All of that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Asheboro Township, Randolph County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pipe in the northern right of way of NC Secondary Road No. 1424, also known as the Old Farmer Road, said iron pipe being M. A. Moodys southwest corner and said iron pipe

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 89 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David W. Wilson and Barbie L. Wilson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David W. Wilson and Barbie L. Wilson) to Laurel A. Meyer, Trustee(s), dated July 8, 2013, and recorded in Book No. RE 2345, at Page 1547 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 July 26, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Thomasville in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 22 SP 143 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lori McNeill and Craig McNeill (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Lori McNeill and Craig McNeill) to Ken Lucas, Trustee(s), dated April 10, 2007, and recorded in Book No. RE2021, at Page 29 in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina. The Deed of Trust was modified by the following: A Loan Modification recorded on October 1, 2015, in Book No. 2461, at Page 1195, 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 July 26, 2022 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Seagrove in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of SR No. 2862

UNION AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY 22 SP 185 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Irene Schiener, in the original amount of $76,587.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, dated February 1, 2016 and recorded on February 1, 2016 in Book 6609, Page 41, Union County Registry.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 22sp200 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DAVID A. SIMMERS DATED FEBRUARY 19, 2020 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7591 AT PAGE 393 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 agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of

WAKE Notice to Creditors IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 17SP1848 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MICHAEL COLEMAN AND CHARLENE COLEMAN DATED MAY 20, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 10847 AT PAGE 2339 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

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 22SP1109 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF WAKE IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RAMON L. AGUILERA AND ETHEL G. AGUILERA DATED APRIL 29, 2004 RECORDED IN BOOK 10793 AT PAGE 2298 IN THE WAKE 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

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being located South 75 deg. 22 min. 53 sec. West 111.92 feet from an existing iron pipe; thence from the point and place of beginning and along the northern right of way line of NC Secondary Road No. 1424, South 65 deg. 26 min. 29 sec.

West 64.50 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence continuing along the northern right of way of NC Secondary Road No. 1424, South 64 deg. 45 min. 27 sec. West 20.24 feet to an existing iron pipe, Homer Hammonds southeast corner; thence leaving the right of way of NC Secondary Raod No. 1424 and along Hammonds line the following courses and distances: North 4 deg. 40 min. 51 sec. East 107.69 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 83 deg. 22 min. 49 sec.

West 23.75 feet to a new iron rod; thence North 05 deg.

19 min. 43 sec. East 22.63 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 82 deg. 59 min. 12 sec. West 101.52 feet to an existing iron pipe, the southeast corner of Lot No. 103 of Rushwood Park No. 2 as shown in Plat Book 1, Page 233 Randolph County Registry; thence leaving Hammonds line and along the eastern line of Lot No. 103, North 08 deg. 09’ 03” East 232.86 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence leaving the eastern line of Lot No. 103 South 83 deg. 14 min. 53 sec. East 94.19 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence South 06 deg. 35 min. 29 sec. West 50.06 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence South 82 deg. 48 min. 13 sec. East 97.76 feet to an existing iorn pipe, M.A. Moodys northwestern corner; thence along Moodys western line, South 05 deg. 51 min.

00 sec. West a total 268.41 feet crossing a new iron rod at 182. 32 feet to an existing iron pipe located in the northern right of way of NC Secondary Road No. 1424, the point and place of beginning and containing 1.133 acres, more

particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 4, The Homeplace at Welborn Ridge, according to the plat thereof which is duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina in Plat Book 90, Page 90. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6540 Welborn Ridge Court, Thomasville, North Carolina.

Parcel ID Number: 6794468738 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

(Ralph Lawrence Road), the northwest comer of Eugene Cox tract; running thence from said Beginning point along the centerline of SR No. 2862 (Ralph Lawrence Road) North 36 degrees 25 minutes 34 seconds East 256.26 feet to a point, new southwest comer of Randy Hill; thence along the new southern line of Randy Hill South 63 degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds East (crossing a new iron rod at 30.58 feet) for a total distance of 452.55 feet to a new iron rod and South 26 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds West 240.21 feet to a new iron rod in the northern line of Eugene Cox; thence along the northern line of Eugene Cox North 64 degrees 35 minutes 36 seconds West (crossing an existing iron pipe at 465.87 feet) for a total distance of 495.61 feet to the point and place of Beginning, containing 2.67 acres, more or less and being a portion of the property conveyed to Raeford McNeill by deed recorded in Book 1154, Page 637, and being all of the property conveyed to Raeford McNeill by deed recorded in Book 1566, Page 497, Randolph County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1732 Ralph Lawrence Road, Seagrove, North Carolina.

The above description was drawn in accordance with an unrecorded plat entitled “Survey for Raeford McNeill & Others,” dated June 11, 1998, prepared by Jerry King Surveying, Inc.

that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door or other usual place of sale in Union County, North Carolina, at 12:30 P.M. on August 2, 2022, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of 1 acre tract as shown on that minor subdivision for Everett Pressley recorded in Plat Cabinet F, File 747, Union County Registry, North Carolina to which Plat reference is made for a greater certainty of description.

Used 1999 CMH Manufacturing Unknown OHC01005NC/ AB 66’ X 23’ Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 6628 Bachelors Knob Road, Marshville, NC28103. Tax ID: 01150010F Third party purchasers must pay the recording cost 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

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 July 28, 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 David A. Simmers, dated February 19, 2020 to secure the original principal amount of $218,952.00, and recorded in Book 7591 at Page 393 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: Run Dr, Monroe, NC 28110 Tax Parcel ID: Present Record Owners: Simmers

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09396995 David A.

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Dora Ann Campbell (2022-E-2676), late of Wake County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of October 2022 or this notice will 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 Wake County courthouse at 11:00AM on August 3, 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 Michael Coleman and Charlene Coleman, dated May 20, 2004 to secure the original principal amount of $160,000.00, and recorded in Book 10847 at Page 2339 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: Ct, Raleigh, NC 27612

2401 Chello

of 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 10:00 AM on August 3, 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 by Ramon L. Aguilera; Ethel G. Aguilera a/k/a Ethel Ramirez, dated April 29, 2004 to secure the original principal amount of $110,076.00, and recorded in Book 10793 at Page 2298 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: Lightwood Ct, Raleigh, NC 27616-5665 Tax Parcel ID:

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The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Heirs of Cameron A. Cooper.

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

or less, to an unrecorded plat entitled survey for Kimberly Robbins Brown, prepared by Surveying Services, Roland D. Ward, R.L.S., and dated June 10, 1992, as revised July 21 1992. The above description consists of Lots 104-111 of Rushwood Park No. 2, as shown in Plat Book 1, Page 233, Randolph County Registry, and a portion of Lots 1 and 2 of The Parrish-Ross Subdivision as shown on a plat in Plat Book 2, Page 47, Randolph County Registry, together with a portion of land lying between said subdivisions. Being the same property conveyed by Kimberly Robbins Brown (a Fee Trader) to Jeffrey G. Canter and Kimberly S. Canter by Deed dated 05/09/1994 and recorded on 05/10/1994 in Book 1392 Page 1190 by fee simple Deed the said Jeffrey G. Canter having conveyed its interest to the said Kimberly S. Canter, dated 09/08/2004 recorded on 09/13/2004 in Book RE 1886, Page 436 in Randolph County Records, State of NC. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1628 Old Farmer Road, Asheboro, North Carolina.

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.

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 July 14, 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

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.

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.

Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Firm Case No: 5960 - 22841

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.

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

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

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.

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 the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owners of the property are Heirs/Devisees of Irene Schiener.

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.

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are David A. Simmers.

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

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.

This the 20th day of July 2022

Tax Parcel ID: Present Record Owners: Coleman and Charlene Coleman

0123756 Michael A.

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Michael A. Coleman and Charlene Coleman.

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

Present Record Owners: Ramon Aguilera; Ethel G. Aguilera a/k/a Ethel Ramirez

L.

The record owner(s) of the property, according to the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ramon L. Aguilera and Ethel G. Aguilera.

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

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: 3814 - 12669

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street

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.

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.

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: 7891 - 30233

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

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

The date of this Notice is July 8, 2022.

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

Suite

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22-112956

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

Linda C. Turner Executor of the Estate of Dora Ann Campbell c/o Lisa M. Schreiner Attorney at Law P.O. Box 446 114 Raleigh Street

Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 (For publication North State Journal: 7/13,7/20,7/27 and 8/3/2022)

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.

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.

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.

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.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS residing at the property: be advised that an Order for Possession of

Ingle Case Number: 10235-13181

The date of this Notice is June 17, 2022.

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

Suite

400

14-062346

The date of this Notice is 8th day of July, 2022.

Grady I. Ingle, Attorney for Substitute Trustee Ingle Law Firm, PA 13801 Reese Blvd West Suite 160 Huntersville, NC 28078 (980) 771-0717

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Here’s an aerial view of ongoing construction at the Greensboro-Randolph megasite from earlier this week near Liberty.

COUNTY NEWS Randolph County cold case file revisited According to the Randolph County Sherriff’s Office, human remains were discovered in a wooded area near New Hope Church Rd. The remains were collected and sent to the North Carolina state medical examiner’s office for identification. Based on the DNA testing of the state crime lab, local officials have confirmed that the remains were those of Michael Dwayne Wilkerson, who was originally reported as missing on September 24, 2011. The cause of death is unknown, and the cold case investigation is officially ongoing as of June 28 of this year. Wilkerson was last seen by his family on September 8, 2011, near the area of Burney Road and New Hope Church Road in Asheboro.

Only one contested race for Archdale’s City Council

An at-large spot on the city council will be the only contested race in Archdale’s elections in November.

Incumbent Lorie McCroskey will have a challenge from Kelly Grooms for that position.

McCroskey was appointed to the council last summer when there was reshuffling upon the retirement of long-time mayor Bert Stone. Only incumbents entered for the other three spots on the ballot by the time filing ended Friday. Mayor Lewis Dorsett, Ward 1 councilman Larry Warlick and Ward 4 councilman John Glass are unopposed.

NCDHHS announces new 988 number for mental health crisis As of this past Saturday, people in mental health crisis can dial 9-8-8 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and get immediately connected to trained crisis counselors 24/7. The new three-digit number provides a faster, easier way to get the help already available at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). “Our goal is to make 9-8-8 a household word that North Carolinians know they can access from wherever they are to get the help they need,” According to NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley.

“This resource will literally save lives.” North Carolina’s call center is one of the most responsive in the country.

Liberty eateries feed on megasite boost Traffic increases as construction picks up in area

By Bob Sutton Randolph Record LIBERTY — There’s more traffic and business in and around Liberty, and that should mean more dollars spent in the small Randolph County town.

This development isn’t unexpected with activity associated with the Greensboro-Randolph megasite.

“I’m actually really thankful,” said Susan Aydelette, owner of Hurricane Jane’s restaurant on South Greensboro Street. “I really think it’s going to be a blessing for everyone. I know it may not look like it right now, but you have to have patience. Some people are complaining. Eventually, everything will be settled down.”

Toyota is building its first U.S. battery plant for electric vehicles, with close to 2,000 workers expected to be in place within a few years. Construction has been taking place on the $1.2 billion plant, with concrete poured last month to mark another spot on the megasite’s timeline.

So nearby Liberty is bound to become busier.

“I feel like we’ve grown a little bit with our business,” said Nicole Perkins, a waitress at Y’all

Come Back Café on South Fayetteville Street. “But it’s nothing we can’t handle yet. You’ve got the workers coming in. It’s always nice to have the business.”

The Greensboro-Randolph megasite consists of about 1,800 acres, so new infrastructure will be required to support the volume of traffic and people in the coming years.

Recently, commuters in the area have reported higher counts of orange construction signs informing drivers of some new traffic patterns. Much of those have been on U.S. 421 and surrounding areas.

Atef Youness, who has owned Maria’s Famous Subs and Pizza on South Greensboro Street since 2002, said it’s a relatively moderate increase, more noticeable on some days.

“It is getting some business every once in a while, and we’re expecting it’s going to be more,” Youness said. “I believe when people come to start (to actually work at the plant), it’s going to be more.”

Still, Youness said he intends to send his restaurant’s menus to the work site, which is about 4 miles away, to lure new customers.

Kidd’s Drive-In on South Greensboro Street has been a family-run business for 55 years.

“It’s hard for me to say,” Jerry Kidd said about the impact. “I

“It’s always nice to have the business” Nicole Perkins hear more about it than I actually see. There’s an influx of some new people, but I’m not sure how many are actually from the megasite.”

Still, Kidd said he knows there are workers hauling rock and other construction-related activities that are bound to become factors. It’s just a matter of how soon widespread changes are evident.

“We’ve been fortunate. Business has been pretty good even through the pandemic,” Kidd said.

Aydelette said she noticed an uptick in megasite-related business a couple of months ago for Hurricane Jane’s, which is about a 10-minute drive away. She said she thinks it’s good for Liberty and also figures some of the extra money spent on area businesses is gravitating toward Julian as well.

“We are seeing some of the people,” Aydelette said. “Sometimes they come for lunch, and sometimes they come for a drink or for dinner.”

Maria’s Famous Subs and Piz-

za is open from 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. daily except for being closed Tuesdays. Youness said he’ll consider opening Tuesdays as well if business increases if he can hire enough staff.

According to DriveNC.gov (a site run by the North Carolina Department of Transportation), Browns Meadow Road near U.S. 421 north of Liberty will be closed in both directions through the end of the year.

DriveNC.gov also reports that congestion due to construction traffic associated with the megasite is expected to last through the end of August.

There is roadwork and wetlands mitigation, along with the development of right-of-ways in some locations.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced that blasting at the construction site began in March.

This is part of the first phase for the megasite, with the North Carolina General Assembly appropriating $135 million for NCDOT to work on-site grading, building roads and highway interchanges, and other improvements.

With all this going on, there are various points of view. Perkins said she realizes traffic volume is changing.

“Some are upset. Some are happy,” she said. “I’m sure in a year, or so, it’s going to get crazy.”

Red Sox pick Randleman’s Brannon in draft

By Bob Sutton Randolph Record RANDLEMAN — The Boston Red Sox selected catcher Brooks Brannon of Randleman in the ninth round of baseball’s amateur draft Monday.

“It felt like a dream come true,” Brannon said Monday night. “Excited isn’t even the word. It was ecstasy.”

Brannon, 18, is enrolled at North Carolina, where he’ll play for the Tar Heels if he decides to pass on this professional opportunity.

Brannon was selected with the 279th pick overall during the second day of the three-day draft that concluded Tuesday.

In that spot, the projected signing bonus is about $158,000, but he could be in line to sign for over slot because draft projections had him going in earlier rounds.

Brannon said he expects a decision about his next steps to be revealed this week, perhaps as early as Tuesday.

Pro scouts were regulars at Randleman games this season

PJ WARD-BROWN | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Brooks Brannon had an award-winning high school baseball career with Randleman’s championship teams. to watch Brannon. The Tigers er was selected ahead of Branposted a 33-1 record, winning non, with Lamar King Jr. out the Class 2-A state champion- of Calvert Hall College High ship for the second year in a School in Maryland going to the San Diego Padres in the fourth row.

Brannon was the 20th catch- round. King, a Georgia Tech er picked in the draft and the signee, is a native of Canada. first taken by the Red Sox. Only one other high school catch- See BRANNON, page 2

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July 21 ZooKeepers Baseball 7pm

RCC pushes for more students as numbers lag MEET THE STAFF Asheboro City Council approves

Come see the ZooKeepers at home as they take on the Forest City Owls. To preorder tickets, please call

By Bob Sutton sion, there’s enrollment of 915. before those classes start. the ZooKeepers at (336) Randolph Record Williams said there’s an ef- That’s off slightly from the usual 460-7018 or stop by the fort to bolster enrollment. He cit- number that ranges up to 1,000, “There has never been a office located at 603 N. ASHEBORO — Enrollment ed the RCC Commitment Grant, Williams said. better opportunity to attend Council approves multiple Col- “The Fayetteville St. in Asheboro. domesticTraditional motor vehicles uses. purpose of thisashearenrollment numa program designed a funding at Randolph Community

PJ Ward-Brown change order Mattfor Zoo City Sportsplex Lauren Frank Cory Who is “Editor?”

rezoning requests for back toing mechanism addressis to requesttothat bers are havethree flattened, but it’s the RCC and not have to worry fill the zongap that’s“There lege isn’t likely to bounce developments es included re-students about how to pay for it.” approval bebygiven to or allow number within of high this school covered federal state aid pre-pandemic levels right awaying not said.designed “Three difare currently privately quest,”inNuttall programs for dual ento students. despite a school official pointingwhat ferent rollment zoning that requests here. within thisa bethas dropped, “Therestreets has never been out unprecedented financial in-maintained An amendment to an unit development to RCC By Ryan Henkel “We’re just notindustriseeing the level RCC president Dr. Robert ter opportunity to attend centives for potential students. planned al zoning district, a request to publicly North State Journal vice presidentbe converted FieldShackleford Day at Jr. of engagement that we to had seen,” and not have to worrymainabout how Chad Williams, take property from R10 genertained streets,” said Communifor student services at RCC, said a to pay for it,” RCC president Dr. Williams said.

Eastside Park al districtRCC residential a condi- break DirectorJr.TrevASHEBORO The students City of inty Development held ato one-week Robert Shackleford said. “We decline in high — school tionedearlier office and dis-the sumAsheboro Councilhas met Thurs10am thisapartment month amid meet students exactly where they dual enrollment been the big-or Nuttall.

There are 38 parcels involved trict, and then a request to take day, where they approved a budare and help them go as far as they mer semester, which began May gest reason for a dip. get amendment for unexpect- in the request totaling just over property from a general office The City of Asheboro 24 and concludes July 26. Late “Overall, we’re still seeing a de- can possibly go.” ed costs related to the Zoo City 7.5 acres of land, all within the and apartment to an amendregistration for the fall semester Cultural and Recreation Beginning with the fall semescline in enrollment comparing to Sportsplex, as well as held mul- city limits. Still, due to the con- ed conditional zoning OA6 disruns through Aug. 10, with classter, qualifying full-time students previous years prior to the panServices Department is tiple public hearings for rezon- ditions of the roads, solid waste trict.” beginning Aug. 16. will be eligible up done to $1,000Theescity demic,” Williams said. “I don’tservices council approved would havefor to be ing requests. excited to organize and host dealing with adjustments semester. know get toapproved numbers we’ve requests following the dumpsters as the streets are all threeStill The if we’ll council a via per 3 Field Days of Fun in the made because of the coronavirus That enough makes for attending seen in previous fall semesters. hearings. garbage RCC $2,674,019 budgetary amend- …not large Summer Sun! These events not allapproved 2021 fall semesthecollection. most enticing from a finan-Thepandemic, We’retoreaching outa change to every council then ment account for or-stu-truck will take place on Saturday ter classes will be in person. cial next standpoint in the was 16 years dentwith we can in every way we can.” The a subdivision sketch design re- Some public hearing der Terry’s Plumbing and willthe useproposed a hybridThomas model withJune a has been the school, A fall Inc. semester at the two-year view for 25, July 23, and an application to atrezone Utilities, regarding the Zoo for Williams of face-to-faces sessions he said. previously in mixture school in Asheboro would oftenproperty development. on He the west side ofworked Zoo Estates City Sportsplex Project.

August 13, from 10 am until and sessions.

RCC’s financial have 2,600 3,000 $940,953 students en-Parkway, “This is virtual the first step in Many the classwhich isaid a office. planned “This workto includes 2 pm. All Field Days of Fun Three Stepstudents Processwith for options provide unitnever development “There’s a betterlotimeCity’s to es At the beginning of thisresidential ofrolled. additional rock removal from are free to the public with no review and and approvapproximately feet subdivision the site,” said City Engineer on how to attend participate, go back to college,” 225 he said. week, that number stood atMiaboutcated need to pre-register! al,” Nuttall said.

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sence, is the concept or master to R7.5 CZ. “This request is for townho- plan that is being proposed for 10,000 cubic yards, and we ended up encountering approxi- mes,” Nuttall said. “The propos- this project. It’s a part of one ♦ Williams, Denishia Lorren mately 24,500 cubic yards, (B /F/30) Arrest on chrg of most al is for 14 lots or homes that Randolph County pin, just over CRIME ofWEEKLY which was in phase two.”

1) Pwimsd Marijuana (F), 2) LOG would be accessed via a private 13 acres in size with 38 lots toIn addition, the change Maintain Veh/dwell/place Cs or- street or driveway. These would tal meaning an average lot size Asheboro der also3)includes (f) (F), Possess Xthe construc- be single-story homes between of three-tenths of an acre.”

Sunday Concert ♦ Whitehead, George Alan (M, 52), 176 E. Salisbury St, Asheboro, on Arrest onsquare charge of Resisting ♦ Boggs, (M, 39),825 and The council also rejected all 855 feet each. tion of theMatthew restroomHarrison and concesbids associated with the Industhe city’s ordinance, Arrest on charge of Misdemeanor 07/13/2021. sion standonfor phaseoftwo, as well UnderPublic Officer, 321 Kingssuch Ridge Rd, Arrest charge Misdemeanor 7pm is viewed a residen- trial Park Avenue Sidewalk Imas all paving, concrete, and oth-Rd,a project Possession of Schedule IV CS, Randleman, onas 07/14/2021.

Larceny, at 2587 Wayne White ♦ Millikan, Bobby Wayne (M, Projects following a 33), Come Possession er Pleasant pertinentGarden, items on to 07/14/2021. complete tial planned unit development. provements of Stolen motor down to Bicentennial Arrest on charge of Assault on a Hazelwood, Elizabeth (F,city 44), staff recommendation.

The♦property is within the phase one of the Sportsplex. vehicle, imporoper Park (135 Sunset Ave,use of a dealer “We believe there othand on utilities availcan McKee, tell you what,” said limits,Arrest Female, at 8300are Curtis Power Rd, chage ofare Misdemeanor ♦“I Bolton James Henry tag, failure to deliver title, failure to Asheboro, NC) to see The available to 07/14/2021. the city no annexation be er options Mayor David Smith.

“Part Bennett, NC, on Larceny, at Hooverwould Hill Rd/Slick (M, 47), Arrest on charge of of able, so appear on felony, at I-85 Exit 111, to complete this project,” Nutrequired in this case.” what has made this an expenCastaways!

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WWE leaves virtual reality behind in 1st tour since 2020 FRIDAY JULY 22

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BRANNON from page 1

Red Sox scout Spencer Brown had a good attendance rate at Randleman games.

“He was at so many games,” Brannon said. “Some of the scouts joked that he was there so much that he was going to get a locker (in the field house).”

Brannon watched the draft unfold on television from his Randleman home.

“There were definitely some anxious moments, for sure,” Brannon said. “God rewards people’s patience.”

Brannon’s draft status had been a curiosity for many of his now-former Randleman teammates.

“I feel like he’s going to get out there and do his thing, and he’s going to work his butt to the majors,” said center fielder Braylen Hayes, a classmate.

“That’s what I want to see.”

Randleman coach Jake Smith said Brannon did so much through his high school days that he’s in a position to pick between two good choices.

“He has the hard part out of the way because he has a great opportunity at Carolina to go in and make an impact right away,” Smith said. “He’s in a win-win situation the way I look at it.”

Since Randleman won the state title in early June, Brannon stayed away from playing.

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Brannon said his five weeks in Chapel Hill were worthwhile. He was limited to individual workouts, but he said he got better through those.

Brannon had gained scouts’ attention well before the record-setting 2022 season. His 20 home runs were the most in the nation among high school players this year, tying the single-season North Carolina record set by his father, Paul Brannon. He also set state records for a season with 91 runs batted in and 70 hits.

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OPINION

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Neal Robbins, publisher | Frank Hill, senior opinion editor VISUAL VOICES

COLUMN | U.S. REP. RICHARD HUDSON

American families’ top concerns remain inflation, gas prices, and the economy in general

Instead of looking outward to address energy costs, we must instead unleash American energy fully and in every way.

“GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, by the people, for the people…”

This phrase in President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” captures perhaps the most basic foundation of our political system: political authority rests first and foremost with the American people.

When our founders conceived our nation 246 years ago, they sought to create a government whose power was derived from the will of the people, and that existed to protect those people’s God-given rights and address the issues most important to them. Unfortunately, many of those at the helm of government today have failed to do this.

A recent poll by Monmouth University has shown that American families’ top concerns remain inflation, gas prices, and the economy in general – each of which remains in a dire state due largely to misguided policies by President Joe Biden and the Democratic majority in Washington.

Last Wednesday, the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed inflation has increased by 9.1% from the year before, the highest rate hike since 1981. This rate increase has affected costs across the board: electricity is up 13.7%, groceries 12.2%, and transportation 8.8%. On top of this, the cost of gasoline is up 59.9% and remains, on average, over $4.50 per gallon nationally.

When here at home or up in Washington, I continue to hear from folks across our region about how these price hikes are impacting families, with many being forced to empty any savings or retirement they have. However, President Biden and Democrats in Washington have not confronted these issues in an effective way, vying instead for hallow solutions that fail to address the root causes of our nation’s current condition.

Last week, Biden traveled to the Middle East, in part to ask nations like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to increase oil production in order to alleviate costs at the pump. This is not the answer to the energy crisis facing our country. Instead of looking outward to address energy costs, we must instead unleash American energy fully and in every way. By doing this, we will not only cut energy costs but also promote energy independence and create jobs here in America.

Furthermore, to address inflation, Congress must take steps to shrink costs for you and your family by cutting reckless government

spending, lowering taxes, and enacting common-sense reforms to grow our economy. Last week, Senate Democrats revived their plans to pass Biden’s trillion-dollar Build Back Better boondoggle that includes tax increases on small businesses. This measure will not help grow our economy or lower costs for your family and will likely have the exact opposite effect.

As your congressman, I remain focused on solutions to the problems facing you and your family and will continue to fight each day to make them happen. To that end, last week, I helped advance measures aimed at improving the safety and security of our community.

Legislation I sponsored to overhaul our nation’s critical 9-1-1 infrastructure was passed in the Energy and Commerce Committee and will now move to the House floor. Next Generation 911 will boost the digital and data capacities of communities across our country, improving the ability of our first responders to handle emergencies and save lives.

Also, last week, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the critical piece of legislation funding our military and national defense. This act includes numerous provisions to support our service members and their families at Fort Bragg, including a needed pay raise for troops, new funding for military construction and family housing, $500 million in additional housing allowances, and $750 million to reduce food and other item costs at commissaries. It also establishes a Servicemember Parents Bill of Rights to secure the rights of parents in their children’s education at Department of Defense schools and pushes back against a ‘woke’ agenda in the military by clarifying the mission of the DOD to protect our nation. In addition to these measures, I also worked to include increased health care protections for active-duty troops and more resources for Special Operations forces transitioning to civilian life.

Making sure our military families and veterans have the resources they deserve are some of the most important duties we have in Congress. I look forward to continuing to advance measures that do just that in the NDAA until it is signed into law. And whether it be the economy or national defense, rest assured I will always stay focused on advancing the safety, prosperity, and freedom of our community and nation.

COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO

Woke academic gobbledygook makes you rich and famous

The question is why our most prestigious academic institutions now churn out privileged pseudointellectuals who spout utter nonsense.

THIS WEEK, a professor went viral during congressional testimony regarding the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overruling Roe v. Wade.

During her testimony, professor Khiara Bridges of Berkeley Law School refused to acknowledge any value at all in unborn children, instead stating, “I think that the person with the capacity for pregnancy has value and they should have the ability to control what happens.”

This prompted Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to ask, “You’ve referred to people with a capacity for pregnancy. Would that be women?” Bridges immediately responded, “Many cis women have the capacity for pregnancy. Many cis women do not have the capacity for pregnancy. There are also trans men who are capable of pregnancy as well as nonbinary people who are capable of pregnancy.” Hawley asked incredulously, “Your view, the core of this right is about what?” To which Bridges shot back, “I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic, and it opens up trans people to violence.” She then blamed Hawley for the high suicidal ideation rate of those who identified as transgender and lectured him, “We have a good time in my class. You should join.”

Hawley was, of course, correct that only women can have babies; women who believe they are men are still women. And the notion that suicidal ideation rates among LGBT people are the result predominantly of societal bigotry is completely evidence-free; suicidal ideation rates among LGBT people remain massively higher than among cisgender heterosexual people in San Francisco, just as they would in Alabama.

The question that should trouble us, then, isn’t whether men have babies. They don’t. The question is why our most prestigious academic institutions now churn out privileged pseudo-intellectuals who spout utter nonsense at the drop of a hat and do it with self-assured sententiousness.

The answer lies in the incentive structure in higher education. Our higher education system is designed to benefit claims of victimhood rooted in intersectional identity politics. That is the only way to explain just why Bridges, one of the most educationally privileged members of American

society, makes a career complaining about the systemic evils of the United States. It takes enormous gall and equal ignorance to claim that bigotry lies behind the reality of sexual dichotomy; it takes just as much gall and ignorance to claim that a country that has afforded you the opportunity to achieve a degree from Spelman College, a JD from Columbia Law School, a Ph.D. from Columbia in anthropology, and a career in classical ballet is somehow a country shot through with systemic racism.

And yet that is precisely what Bridges does for a living. Her study specializes in “race, class, reproductive rights, and the intersection of the three.” Author of “Critical Race Theory: A Primer” and a selfdescribed “critical race theorist,” Bridges believes in the “rejection of legal conventions” and advocates in favor of the ideas that “racism is a normal feature of American society (and not a deviation from an otherwise fair and just status quo)” and that “traditional liberal understandings of the problem of racism and how racism will be defeated” ought to be rejected.

This, too, is nonsense. But it is nonsense cherished by the elite institutions that churn out supposed academics like Bridges. Our system of academia is irrevocably broken. Academia was originally perceived as a place of merit-based higher learning, a place in which the best and brightest formulated the most important policies. Academia was the West’s intellectual oligarchy. But if the idea behind a merit-based academic elite used to rest in the actual merit of ideas and performance, that idea was left behind long ago. Now, the self-perpetuating academic elite is happy to maintain control by paying lip service to radicals like Bridges. All that matters, in true Foucault fashion, is power. That, presumably, is the reason why Bridges treats dissent as a form of violence — oligarchs usually do. Intellectual oligarchs are no different. And the biggest casualty is truth.

Ben Shapiro, 38, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com.

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT NHL

Olczyk leaves Blackhawks broadcast, set to join Kraken Chicago Eddie Olczyk is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks after 16 years as a color commentator on their television broadcasts and is expected to work Seattle Kraken games next season. Former Hurricanes player Ron Francis is the general manager of the Kraken and was teammates with Olycyk for two seasons in Pittsburgh. Francis also brought former Hurricanes play-by-play voice John Forslund to Seattle for its inaugural season, and Forslund has a history working with Olczyk on national broadcasts.

Olycyck’s brother Ricky, also formerly with the Hurricanes, is an assistant general manager with the Kraken.

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MLB

Longtime Mets Spanish broadcaster Alicea dies at 85 New York Longtime New York Mets Spanish broadcaster Juan Alicea died Monday, the team said. He was 85. The Mets said Alicea died in his sleep at home in Florida.

Alicea joined the Mets in April 1969, the season they won their first World Series championship, and worked in the scouting and community relations departments. Alicea started doing Spanish broadcasts for the Mets in 1982 and called more than 4,000 games through 2019. The Mets named the Spanish radio booth at Citi Field in his honor last year.

NFL

Lawyer: 30 women settle Watson-related claims against Texans Houston An attorney representing 30 women who have accused the Houston Texans of turning a blind eye to allegations that Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions says they have settled their legal claims against the team.

Tony Buzbee, the women’s attorney, says while only one of the women had filed a lawsuit against the team, the others had also intended to make legal claims against the Texans before the settlements were reached.

In a statement, the owners of the Texans say they hope the settlement will “provide some form of closure to the parties involved, our fans and the Houston community at large.”

NBA

G League Ignite moving to Vegas suburb of Henderson New York The G League Ignite says the team has struck a multiyear deal to relocate to Henderson, Nevada. The Ignite had been training in Walnut Creek, California, since their inception and played home games this past season in Las Vegas. That’s about 15 miles from the team’s new arena, the Dollar Loan Center. The 5,500-seat building that opened earlier this year is also is home to American Hockey League affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights — the Henderson Silver Knights — and the Indoor Football League’s Vegas Knight Hawks.

Christopher Bell holds up a giant lobster while celebrating with his wife, Morgan, after winning Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Bell latest Cup Series winner with victory at New Hampshire Hampshire and led the final 42 laps for Joe Gibbs Racing. His only other Cup win came in the second race of the 2021 season in the Daytona road course race.

Elliott finished second for Hendrick Motorsports and Bubba Wallace was third for 23XI Racing. Martin Truex Jr. dominated early and finished fourth and Kevin Harvick completed the top five.

“We had no idea what we were running there at the end,” Wallace said. “I knew it was inside the top five. But just tire management there at the end, and we were able to capitalize. Just proud of everybody. Happy. It’s been hell for me the last month, so good to come out with a top five.”

Elliott, who had led 13 laps overall when he was caught by Bell, finished first or second for the fourth straight race.

“We were in a position where guys at this level really should close out a race if you’ve got the lead like that,” Elliott said. “Just poor effort on my part.”

Bell led JGR to its fourth win

this season and 12th at New Hampshire.

Bell’s biggest concern Sunday was trying to handle the 21-pound lobster awarded to the winner.

“Earlier in the year, I felt like we were right on the verge of winning,” Bell said. “In the last couple of weeks, I thought we were pretty far away. Now, here we are today.”

Bell still has to work on expanding his New England fan club. He gave his Xfinity checkered flag last season to the only young boy he saw in the grandstands wearing a Bell T-shirt. Before Sunday’s race, Bell promised one kid wearing his shirt at a prerace event hosted by his sponsor that he would give him the checkered flag with a win.

“And I did,” he said.

NASCAR’s Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway for its only stop of the year. The track long held two Cup races each year and Alex Bowman and Kyle Busch won the races in a doubleheader weekend last year.

Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open

Cameron Young, who holed a 15foot eagle putt on the final hole to ever-so-briefly tie for the lead.

It wasn’t enough, and neither was anything McIlroy could muster.

McIlroy couldn’t make a putt early. He couldn’t hit it close enough late. His last good chance was a 15-foot birdie attempt on the dangerous Road Hole at No. 17, and it narrowly missed to the left. McIlroy needed eagle to tie him, and his chip through the Valley of Sin had no chance.

Smith won for the third time this year, all on entirely different courses — the generous fairways of Kapalua, the visual intimidation of water on the TPC Sawgrass and the oldest links in the world with its double greens and pot bunkers.

He beat the No. 1 player in the world (Jon Rahm) at Kapalua. He beat the best field in golf at The Players Championship. And he had to overcome a four-shot deficit against a heavy crowd favorite to capture his first major.

Even with the silver claret jug in his hands, it was hard to believe.

“All the names on there, every player that’s been at the top of their game has won this championship,” Smith said. “It’s pretty cool to be on there. It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I don’t think it will for a few weeks. Yeah, it’s just unreal.”

Smith is the first Australian to win at St. Andrews since Kel Nagle in 1960, when he topped a rising American star named Arnold Palmer, the people’s choice.

Fourteen different drivers have now won during the 2022 season

The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — Christopher Bell’s crew chief tried to give him a little bit of coaching — some encouragement with about 40 laps left in the race and a victory and playoff spot at stake — and was promptly told, well, basically to shush.

“He told me that he had it under control,” crew chief Adam Stevens said with a laugh, “and he clearly did.”

Bell explained later that with so many laps left in the race, that he didn’t need a reminder of how far the No. 20 Toyota had to go to reach the finish line.

Plus, Bell already knew the way to reach Victory Lane at his favorite track.

Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs — and tightened the pressure on the remaining win-

less drivers — winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season.

“That one was much needed right there,” the 27-year-old Bell said.

Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021 and was second in the Cup race last year, holding off Chase Elliott — last week’s winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Bell is the 14th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver playoff field.

With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points.

That’s a worry for another day for Bell.

“That car was not very good when it started the race,” team owner Joe Gibbs said. “It was middle-of-the-pack. It was struggling. At the end, they got him going in the right direction.”

Bell chased down Elliott late

The Australian shot a 64 to win his first major title The Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy.

The show belonged to Cameron Smith, and so did that silver claret jug he won in a Sunday stunner at the British Open with the best closing round the Old Course had ever seen.

Smith was four shots behind at the start as a record crowd was eager to see McIlroy cap off a week of celebrations at the 150th Open in style. He was three behind when he made the turn.

And then the plucky Australian with his magical putter ran off five straight birdies to take the lead, stared down a nervy putt around the edge of the nefarious Road Hole bunker to save par and finished with two putts from 80 feet for birdie for an 8-under 64.

“To win an Open Championship in itself is probably going to be a golfer’s highlight in their career,” Smith said. “To do it around St. Andrews I think is just unbelievable.”

So was his golf.

In the 29 previous times golf’s oldest championship was held at St. Andrews, no winner had ever closed with a 64. Smith finished

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Magic forward Paolo Banchero, right, drives around Houston's TyTy Washington Jr. during tan NBA Summer League game Thursday in Las Vegas. at 20-under 268, a record score for the Old Course and matching the lowest score to par in any major.

“I got beaten by the better player this week. To go out and shoot 64 to win the Open Championship at St. Andrews is a hell of a showing. Hats off to Cam,” McIlroy said.

McIlroy hit every green in regulation and two-putted all of them — two were birdies, the rest were pars — for a 70 that left him in third place and having to wait

“It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I don’t think it will for a few weeks. Yeah, it’s just unreal.”

Cameron Smith nearly nine months before he can try to end his drought in the majors that now is at eight full years.

Smith won by one shot over

Randolph Record for Wednesday, July 20, 2022

5 BEST OVERALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Trevor Marsh turned in a solid season last summer for Asheboro’s team in the CPL. He could be returning.

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Trevor Marsh could join ZooKeepers for final stretch

By Bob Sutton Randolph Record ASHEBORO — Trevor Marsh might be back with Asheboro’s Coastal Plain League baseball team after all.

The former Asheboro High School standout hasn’t played this summer following surgery on his left hand’s index finger that caused his season to be cut short at UNC Wilmington.

Marsh, an outfielder, said last week that he might join the Asheboro ZooKeepers for the final few games of the season if he’s given medical clearance. Last year, he played for the CPL’s Asheboro Copperheads (who have since changed names to ZooKeepers).

ZooKeepers head coach Jeremy Knight said adding Marsh could boost the struggling team if the

timing works out, despite the limited remaining games.

“He’s itching to get out there,” Knight said.

Marsh has played three seasons for UNCW, with 58 starts. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining because of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. This year, he started in 18 of the 23 games in which he played, batting .294 with one home run (a grand slam vs. Ohio State), one triple, and seven doubles before the injury interfered.

If the ZooKeepers aren’t in postseason contention, Knight said it would be easier to give Marsh regular at-bats as he’ll need to work his way back to form.

“We’re falling farther and farther out of the playoff hunt,” Knight said Sunday night after a non-league loss to the Cataw-

ba Valley Stars. The ZooKeepers ended last week with five straight CPL defeats.

The ZooKeepers have had another rash of player moves, with injuries and other commitments impacting those. Outfielder Kennedy Jones of UNC Greensboro had his season cut short because of a hamstring injury.

“If it can happen, it has,” Knight said of roster shakeups.

The season ends for the ZooKeepers on July 30 with a home game against the Martinsville Mustangs. Before that, the home slate includes games Saturday night against the High Point-Thomasville HiToms, Monday night against the Savannah Bananas, Tuesday night against the Carolina Disco Turkeys, and next Thursday night against the Wilmington Sharks.

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Zane Caudle of Providence Grove was a catalyst for the PAC’s regular-season champions.

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boys’ basketball/golf

Caudle excelled as a guard on the Piedmont Athletic Conference’s regularseason champion boys’ basketball team.

That helped lead to a decision to play collegiately at Division III Brevard College.

He averaged 15.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 3.3 steals for the Patriots.

Caudle was the PAC Player of the Year.

Caudle placed fifth in the PAC Tournament for golf. That landed him an all-conference spot in that sport as well.

Transfer has been stellar for summer team in Burlington

Wright returns to coach Cougars in soccer

By Bob Sutton Randolph Record BURLINGTON — Trey Cooper found an excellent summer gig and a new college home.

The left-handed pitcher from Randleman is transferring to Liberty after two seasons in the North Carolina State program.

“At the end of the day, I said I wanted to go somewhere I could play a lot,” Cooper said. “They wanted me to be a starter (at Liberty). Everything felt right.”

Cooper stands out in the Appalachian League with the Burlington Sock Puppets. They are in their second season as a college summer league team geared toward prospects and overseen by Major League Baseball with input from USA Baseball.

After only two appearances covering two-thirds of an inning for N.C. State this year, Cooper entered the transfer portal.

“That was a question I think everyone on the team was trying to figure out,” he said of the limited chances with the Wolfpack.

Still, he said he considered staying with N.C. State until deciding in early July to accept Liberty’s offer.

Much of this stemmed from his success with the Sock Puppets.

“To be able to come in and do my thing,” he said. “I took a couple of steps to kind of figure out I wanted to be a starter. That helped me out a lot. I wanted to come out here and get to work.”

Cooper, whose fastball clocks up to 95 mph, was the Appalachian League’s Pitcher of the Month for June without allowing a run in 20 innings.

He tossed five no-hit innings on June 23 vs. Johnson City. He threw the first five innings of Burling-

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Trey Cooper has excelled with his college summer team and has selected a new college. ton’s combined no-hitter a week later against Pulaski. He’s the only pitcher in the league with multiple double-figure strikeout outings.

“I love catching him,” said Sock Puppets catcher Ryan McCrystal, who plays for East Carolina. “His stuff is so good.”

Cooper holds a 2-1 record with a 3.96 earned run average. In 25 innings, he has allowed 12 hits and 23 walks and racked up a league-leading 45 strikeouts.

“When someone beats him, it’s so rare,” McCrystal said. “And then he beats (that batter) the next time.”

Cooper has drawn praise regarding his pitch command and demeanor.

“One of the things I like about Trey is when an umpire makes a bad call, he’s able to handle it,” second-year Sock Puppets pitching coach Anthony Essien said. “He doesn’t have bad body language.”

In the Appalachian League, the catcher calls pitches for at least the first six innings. Essien said that requires good coordination between the pitcher and catcher. Giving instruction to Cooper has been a smooth process.

“Probably the biggest thing is he’s moving more efficiently,” Essien said of the left-hander’s mechanics. “He showed up a little out of sync.”

After a stint as a reliever, it was time to use him as a starter.

“He wanted to be a starter, and he has run with it,” Essien said.

Cooper’s senior high school season with Randleman was shut down because of the pandemic. Later that summer, he suffered a ligament injury that called for Tommy John surgery. He sat out as a redshirt in 2021 at N.C. State and then played briefly last summer for the High Point-Thomasville HiToms in the Coastal Plain League. He attended the 2021 state finals when Randleman won the Class 2-A crown at Burlington Athletic Stadium, which is his home field this summer. He missed this year’s title run by the Tigers because the Sock Puppets were on a road trip.

There are almost two weeks left in East Division-leading Burlington’s season. Cooper, 20, reports to Liberty in Lynchburg, Va., in mid-August.

ASHEBORO — Southwestern Randolph has a new soccer coach for its boys’ and girls’ teams.

No introduction is necessary.

Jimmy Walker is back in charge of the Cougars.

The man who started the school’s soccer programs is returning for a third go-around with the boys’ team and a second stint with the girls’ team.

“I’m familiar with everyone over there,” Walker said. “I’ve always been connected. And this is a chance to coach my daughter now.”

Walker, 53, takes over for boys’ coach Brian Bagley, who stepped aside because of work-related conflicts, athletics director Chris Chapman said. Now-former girls’ coach Zack Brown left for a teaching position at Trinity, his alma mater.

Walker was at the helm when programs were launched in the 1995-96 school year, directing both teams through the 2002 spring season for girls. He returned to guide the boys’ team from 2014-18, winning conference championships in the final two years of that stretch.

He has remained involved as a coach with the district’s middle school teams and helped with other off-field areas of the varsity programs.

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Coach Jimmy Walker Wright said he had compiled more than 150 victories with the two varsity teams combined.

Yet last year, the Cougars went 4-13 on the boys’ side.

“I wanted to see the program back where it’s supposed to be,” he said, pointing to a strong incoming freshman class as potentially providing a foundation for success.

Walker, a graduate of Southwestern Randolph, working with the middle school teams gave him insight into the possibilities for the teams. Macy Walker will be a junior on the 2023 team. The girls’ team had a 14-7-1 record this year.

“I’m looking forward to getting back out there,” Coach Wright said. “The batteries are charged.”

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By Bob Sutton Randolph Record ASHEBORO — It took a little time for Randolph County Post 45 to figure it out.

The timing, though, is ideal.

The American Legion baseball team has been riding a hot streak that began with the second part of the regular season and has extended into the postseason.

“We’re coming together as a team and understanding how to play with each other,” outfielder Adam Cole said.

That tends to be the sentiment.

“We started connecting,” said shortstop Tanner Marsh. “Really got to know each other. Just being around each other and getting to know each other makes baseball more fun.”

Randolph County is 27-8 and secured a spot in the North Car-

olina state tournament by sweeping Kannapolis Post 115 in a best-of-5 Area 3 semifinal series, capped with Monday night’s 15-2 road victory.

Post 45 has won 17 of 19 games after a rather mundane start to the season.

There’s a winner-take-all Area 3 title game vs. Rowan County later this week. The state tournament is next week in Buies Creek.

Post 45 manager Ronnie Pugh has finally had roster stability, something that has taken time.

Outfielder Braylen Hayes and utility player Trey Way arrived from Randleman’s Class 2-A state championship team. First baseman Josh Meadows is on board after a broken hand during the high school season with Asheboro.

Third baseman Tyler Parks out of Southwestern Randolph missed the Area 3 quarterfinal series last week because he was with a travel ball team, but he’s on board the rest of the way with Post 45.

“Our team chemistry is there,”

said Parks, who missed about 10 of Randolph County’s games. “The more we play together, the more we learn about each other.”

Way had been with the High Point Hushpuppies in the Old North State League, a college summer circuit, last month. But the rising Virginia Tech freshman said his college coaches wanted him to get more plate appearances, so switching to Post 45 made sense.

“We have a lot of good players,” Way said. “It just took a couple of games to learn to play together. I think it’s clicking now, so I can’t wait to watch what this team can do.”

Pitcher Grant Little out of Trinity has been dealing with a shoulder ailment, but the pitching staff otherwise looks rather stocked.

Pugh said he hopes a challenging schedule has prepared Post 45 along the way.

“We played probably our best schedule we’ve ever had, and that might have played into it,” he said

of some of the early defeats.

Cole, a returning player with Post 45, said it was a bit startling with how the opening weeks of the season went.

“I didn’t expect that at all,” he said, then noting the turnaround.

“This is Post 45 baseball right here.”

Now it’s a matter of keeping it going.

“I don’t want to get our heads too big,” Tanner Marsh said.

In cruise control Randolph County won three games shortened by the mercy rule in the best-of-5 semifinals, topping Kannapolis by 11-1 and 12-0 at McCrary Park on the weekend.

In Monday’s series clincher, Blake Marsh was the winning pitcher in his first start on the mound this season. Marsh also drove in two runs along with Hayes, Drew Harmon, and Tatum Marsh.

In Saturday night’s Game 1, Hayes went 3-for-4, and Tanner Marsh, who pitched five innings, homered.

On Sunday night, Hayes

smashed a grand slam in a 10run third inning, drilling the first pitch from Kannapolis reliever Jack Brandle. Starting pitcher Robert Garner allowed one base runner in four innings. Hayes and Harmon each had two hits.

In the quarterfinals, Post 45 rolled to 14-0 and 9-0 victories against Mooresville Post 66 in the best-of-3 series. Due to field availability in Asheboro, Game 1 was played at Mooresville, with Post 45 using Way’s 3-for-4 effort at the plate along with four runs batted in from both Harmon and Tanner Marsh. Garner threw four innings, and Hayes worked the fifth to complete the five-inning romp.

In Game 2 at McCrary Park, Randolph County rode the pitching of Way, Blake Marsh, and Connor Adams to secure another shutout and clinch the series. Blake Marsh supplied a three-run triple in the second inning after Post 45 scored twice in the first inning on Tanner Marsh’s run-scoring double and Way’s RBI single. Cole and Tatum Marsh had two-out singles in the third to stretch the gap to 8-0. Carson Whitehead’s single drove in a fifth-inning run.

Progress defines Post 81’s bounce back Eastern Randolph rediscovers winning ways in breakthrough season

By Bob Sutton Randolph Record RAMSEUR — Aside from the awkward ending, Eastern Randolph Post 81 put together a season that could set the foundation for the American Legion baseball program.

That would make this year’s efforts well worth it for a team that had endured some tough times in recent seasons.

“Our main goal was we wanted to bring life back to 81 baseball,” said first-year head coach Nate Cockman.

Consider that accomplished.

“It’s a different energy, for sure,” said third baseman Carson Rickman, who was also on the 2021 team. “I didn’t have great expectations because of last year.”

Eastern Randolph won two playoff series before forfeiting the Area 3 best-of-5 semifinals, which were slated to begin Saturday. Cockman cited a lack of player availability for that decision.

Post 81 held an 18-9 record in games played, though two of those were overturned based on a player eligibility issue to give it a 16-11 mark (prior to the forfeited semifinal series).

Still, the team advanced to the

Area 3 semifinals for the first time since 2015.

Post 81 lost three players based on eligibility ruling following the regular season. That contributed to the low roster number.

“We wanted to set small goals,” Cockman said. “We wanted to have a winning record. We wanted to win the playoff series. We made those milestones.”

There were just a few returning players for Post 81 this season.

Creating a winning attitude took some time.

“When we showed up from Day 1, we had some talent,” shortstop Nate Gardner said. “It has been a great summer.”

Gardner, who plays for Faith Christian, had been on the Post 81 junior team, so he was pleased to be part of the progress.

“We opened people’s eyes,” he said.

Indeed, Post 81 found ways to win games even with a constantly changing lineup. Eastern Randolph tied for the Area 3 North Division title and would have been the top seed out of the division for the playoffs if not for a forfeited league game that knocked it down one spot.

Luke Thomas, a recent Providence Grove graduate, heading to UNC Greensboro on a baseball scholarship, made a huge impact in his only Post 81 season. He was the ace on the mound and played as the center fielder at other times. He oc-

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Eastern Randolph Post 81 catcher Parker Evans tags out Stanly County’s Chance Hunt during an Area 3 playoff game. cupied the lead-off spot in the batting order.

Brody Gardner, who played in high school for Eastern Randolph, also was a key player. But his availability was limited because of a role for the Lexington Flying Pigs of the Old North State League. He’ll join Rickman on the Greensboro College team.

“We need him here,” Cockman said of the impact Brody Gardner made for Post 81.

Catcher Parker Evans and infielder Aidan Allred also gave Eastern Randolph experience in the Post 81 system.

A victory in early June against Randolph County Post 45 sparked Post 81, which had a losing record at the time.

“That really kicked us off,” Nate Gardner said. “We saw that if we can get our act together, we’ll win games.”

In several games, late rallies carried the team to victories. That tended to be a theme, Cockman said.

In the best-of-3 quarterfinals vs. Stanly County, all games were played at Craven Stadium in Ramseur after Game 2 was postponed for a day, and then Stanly County’s

field was deemed unplayable.

In Game 1 on July 12, Post 81 rallied from a 6-0 deficit to tie the game only to fall 7-6 when visiting Stanly County scored a run in the top of the seventh. Evans drove in two runs, and Thomas notched two hits.

Post 81 needed to win twice last Thursday, doing so by 13-3 and 13-4 scores. In Game 2, Thomas struck out 10 in five innings. Samuel Asbill was the winning pitcher in Game 3. Chance Terry, who drove in six runs, and Rickman each had five hits in the two games combined.

Thomas was 4-for-8 at the plate.

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obituaries

Mary Daniel Brooks

Ray Lewis

Shelton Dee Brock

August 13, 1967 — July 17, 2022

June 4, 1932 — July 14, 2022

April 13, 1934 — July 9, 2022

Bobbie Mary Irene Daniel Brooks, age 54, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at her home.

Mrs. Brooks was born in McDowell County, WV on August 13, 1967 to August Richard and Eva Beatrice Perry Daniel. She was employed as a Phlebotomist and attended Ramseur Church of God of Prophecy. Mary was preceded in death by her father.

Mary is survived by her husband, Steve Brooks; daughter, Tiffany Cooper (Justin) of Randleman; son, Seth Brooks of Randleman; mother, Eva Kivett (Jack) of Ramseur; sister, Tammy Jones (Danny) of Asheboro; and brothers, Tad Daniel and Pete Daniel both of Archdale and John Daniel and Joey Daniel both of Seagrove.

Memorials may be made to Ramseur Church of God of Prophecy, 135 Wright Street, Ramseur, NC 27316.

Archie Ray Lewis, age 90, passed away on Thursday, July 14 at Randolph Health. Ray was born in Candor, NC on June 4, 1932 to James Robert Lewis and Bertie Alma Lamonds Lewis.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his youngest daughter, Derinda, and by his brothers, Harold Lewis, Bobby Lewis, and Billy Lewis.

Surviving are his wife and the love of his life, LaVaughn Greene Lewis who he met in 1950 and married in 1953, daughter Pam Lewis (Henry) and son Bart Lewis (Allison, Seth, and Macy). He enjoyed and loved all of his children. He had a happy childhood and became a Christian in 1944. Ray graduated from Candor High School in 1950 and Pfeiffer Junior College in 1954 where he played baseball and was President of the student body in 1953. He graduated from Pfeiffer College in the first full 4-year class in 1957. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958 as Chief Chaplain Assistant 4th Army Headquarters, San Antonio, Texas.

Ray worked in textiles for Klopman Mills and Burlington Industries. He later sold real estate and taught Business Law at Montgomery Community College.

Ray was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Asheboro from 1960 to present and was provided the opportunity to serve as deacon and elder.

Among Ray's many interests, he especially loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting quail with his dogs, fishing, and golfing.

Shelton Dee Brock, of Seagrove, NC, and Kinston, NC beloved brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend passed away at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston, NC on July 9, 2022, with family by his side.

He was 88 years old.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Garnet Oberia Lucas, his parents Rufus Daniel Brock and Alice Elva Brock, his brothers Raymond Brock and David Lindberg Brock, and his sisters, Martha Jane Riggs, and Shirley Pate. He is survived by his sister, Ann Potter (Kinston, NC), his daughter, Susan (Ron) Huff (Asheboro, NC), his son, Stephen (Robin) Brock (Morrisville, NC), and his grandchildren Brandon Lokey (wife Meridith, daughter Peyton), Samuel Shelton Huff, Makayla Brock, Jonathan Brock, Nicholas Brock, and Christopher Brock, and many adoring nieces and nephews.

Shelton was born on April 13, 1934, in a small place in North Carolina near Mt. Olive called Beautancus. One of six children, he grew up moving from farm to farm working with his family. He adored his parents, who taught him the value of hard work and instilled in him a sense of gratitude and contentment for the many blessings that the Lord provided. He enjoyed the outdoors with his family and friends and often spoke about his wonderful childhood.

In 1957, Shelton married the love of his life - Garnet Oberia Lucas, from Seagrove, NC. Shelton’s aunt was a nurse at a hospital where Garnet was a patient and the two traded letters for over a year before meeting in person. Shelton would often get off work at midnight and drive many hours to spend time with his eventual bride. They initially resided in Mt. Olive and then moved to Kinston in 1959. Soon they welcomed a daughter, Susan, and then a son, Stephen. Shelton was very proud of his two children who he said brought a lot of joy to his life.

Being a grandpa came naturally to Shelton (PaPaw), and he was instrumental in shaping the lives of his grandchildren. Shelton was also a devoted husband and diligently cared for his wife in times of health and sickness. He was much admired by his family, became a quick friend to everyone he met and was always more concerned about others than about himself.

James Ralph Henderson

January 25, 1964 — July 16, 2022 James Ralph Henderson, 58, of Stokesdale, passed away unexpectedly on July 16, 2022, at his residence.

He was born January 25, 1964, to Colleen Moon Henderson and Rufus Mae Henderson, the youngest of six children, in Asheboro (Randolph County), NC. James attended North Carolina State University in 1982. In May 1984, he joined the US Air Force, one of the youngest to achieve Staff Sergeant, receiving an Honorable Discharge in March 1988 as Staff Sergeant. James joined McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, CA, in April 1988, through its transition to The Boeing Company. After 26 years, he left Boeing in January 2014 to take on other opportunities in aerospace manufacturing at Arrowhead, LisiCorporation, and in 2017, moved to HAECO America’s in Greensboro, NC. James joined Barrier1 Systems (security gates, barriers, and nets) in 2021, achieving his dream of being President of a manufacturing company.

James is survived by his wife of 29 years, Candace Montross Henderson; daughter, Alexandra Nicole Henderson, and young ladies that he loved, treated, and treasured as his daughters, Simi Avakash Patel, Christine Elizabeth Borowsky, and Geneva Diane Minns; sister, Gloria Henderson Hamilton; and brothers, RM (Linda) Henderson, and Lester (Shelia) Henderson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth “Jean” Henderson Smith and her husband Eddie Smith, his brother, Thomas Christopher Henderson, and brother-in-law Harrell Hamilton.

Since returning to NC in 2017, he reconnected with nephews and nieces which was a gift and joy: Scott Hamilton, Preston Hamilton, Jason (Chandra) Smith, Angie (Chad) Gregory, Addison Gregory, Morgan Gregory, Sharon (Jeremy) Wallace, Taylor Colleen Wallace, Dakota James Wallace, Kevin Henderson and Bradley Henderson, other family and many friends.

To his family of “girls,” he was a hero, friend, father, husband, and anchor; we are well-loved.

Cleo Allen Spencer

April 21, 1930 — July 16, 2022 Cleo Allen Spencer, age 92, of Randleman passed peacefully at home surrounded by family Saturday, July 16, 2022. Cleo was born April 21, 1930 in Randolph County to Luther and Cornelia Spencer. Cleo served his Country in the United States Army and was retired as a band saw operator with the manufacturing industry.

Cleo loved spending time with his family and friends and enjoyed sharing stories of his life which was always interesting. Cleo never met a stranger. He was known as “pawpaw” or “pops” to many. He enjoyed racing, fishing, and was a frequent patron of McDonalds. Cleo had a quick wit and will forever be remembered for his sense of humor (no matter how corny it could be at times). He will be greatly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.

Cleo is preceded in death by his wife Frances Marsh Spencer; son Tracy Allen Spencer; grandson Thomas "Luke" Spencer; brothers Ernest Spencer, infant brother Leonard Spencer and sister, Nannie Lee Beck.

Cleo is survived by his daughter Ramona Oakley and her husband Charlie of Randleman; son Thomas Spencer of Sophia; daughterin law Lisa Spencer of Sophia; grandchildren, Amber Oakley Harris, Ashley Oakley Eddins (Justin), Renee Spencer Fitzgerald, Allie Oakley Hohn (Jesse), Tony Sierra, David Sierra and Gatlin Hurley; great grandchildren; Zoe Lamb, Xander Loutsis, Zane Loutsis, Xaxton Fitzgerald, Tucker Eddins and Paisley Eddins; sisters Hazel Spencer, Rachel Ingram and Eva Hancock.

Genevieve Sladek Cresson

July 28, 1942 — July 16, 2022 Genevieve Francis Sladek Cresson, age 79, passed away on July 16, 2022.

Genevieve was born in Des Plaines, IL on July 28, 1942 to Wayne and Lorraine Love Sladek.

She was retired from Walmart and was a member of Transformation Church in Biscoe.

She is survived by her daughter Rita Halter (Scott) of Troy; sisters Elanor Smith of Ohio; Barbara Hodge and brother Wayne Sladek (Joy) of FL. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Transformation Church at PO Box 36 Ether, NC 27247.

Harold Eugene Canoy

September 5, 1935 — July 9, 2022 Harold Eugene Canoy, age 86, of Asheboro passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at his home.

Mr. Canoy was born in Randolph County on September 5, 1935 to Roby Lewis and Myrtle Greeson Canoy. Harold served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was retired from J.H. Allen Construction after 37 years of service. In addition to his parents, Harold was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Judy Canoy, his sister, Janie Sumner, his brothers, Robert, James, Richard, and Roby Canoy, Jr. He enjoyed farming.

Harold had a passion for collecting coins and arrowheads.

He is survived by his children, Chuck Canoy (Susan), Jim Canoy, Debbie McKenzie (Mark), John Canoy (James Bobbit), and Wanda Snead (Charles); granddaughters, Madison and Gillian; grandsons, Ryan, Evan, Kyle, Michael, Wesley, and Shaun; brothers, Glenn Canoy, Larry Canoy, and Roger Canoy; and sisters, Nancy Capps and Brenda Buckles.

David Eugene Riddle August 3, 1937 — July 13, 2022

David Eugene Riddle was born August 3, 1937 in Spruce Pine, NC (Mitchell County) to Nathan and Elizabeth Jane Davenport Riddle. He passed from this life on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at his home.

David was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was also a devoted Christian and an active member of Centre Friends Meeting.

David was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was employed as a truck driver for Cone Mills and as a welder and plant foreman at Superior Stone Company before his retirement. He was a gifted musician and enjoyed playing bluegrass music with "The Bluegrass Connection", "McPherson Brothers", "Greg Corbett and Backwoods Bluegrass", and "Never Too Late".

He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 57 years, Eloise Huie Riddle; Sisters, Dorothy Clontz and Mary Dellinger; and Brother James Riddle.

He is survived by his sons, Calvin Riddle and his wife Margaret of Archdale and Dalen Riddle and his wife Melissa of Sophia; Grandchildren, Adam, Jake, and Campbell Riddle; Brothers, Nathan Riddle, Jr., Sam Riddle, and Johnny Riddle; and Sisters, Lois Huskins and Joyce Poteat.

Paul William Foley Sr.

May 30, 1947 — July 14, 2022 Paul William Foley Sr., 75, passed away on July 14, 2022, at his home.

Paul was born in Guilford County on May 30, 1947, to William Foley and Rachel Adams Foley. He served our country in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1974. Following his time in the military, Paul led a career that spanned nearly 45 years as a heating and air technician.

Paul was a big cut-up, always joking around and making others laugh. He loved spending time at the local flea market, where he was both a merchant and customer. He also cared a lot about his animals. Paul enjoyed tinkering outside, as well as looking at old cars and trucks. He had accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and gotten baptized prior to going to his Heavenly home.

Mr. Foley is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Elizabeth “Libby” Routh Foley. In addition, he is survived by his son, Paul Foley Jr., grandchildren: Ashley Lewis, Kasey Foley and Nichole Adee, great-grandchildren: Landon Lewis, Abigail Lewis, Emily Lewis, Bailey Adee and Jax Adee; daughter, Bridgett Gaines (David), grandchildren: Kelly Johnson (Brian), Bryant “DBG” Gaines and Brandon Gaines, greatgrandchildren: Will Gaines, Emalyn Johnson and Connor Turner; daughter Beverly Spillman (Darrell), grandchildren: Dalton Spillman (Chelsea), Dustin Spillman and Drake Spillman (Ashley), and greatgrandchildren: Dawson Spillman, Wyatt Spillman and Garrison Spillman; daughter, Pam Poe, grandson: Joshua Law (Stephanie), great-grandchildren: Tanner Law and Alaina Law; son, Mitch Poe (Dawn), grandchildren: Jessica Poe, Abigail Poe, Mark Lee and Rebecca Howell, great-grandchildren: Victoria Lee. He is also survived by his sisters: Susan Daniels, Lynn Pewett and Vanessa Arthur (Ricky).

Raymond Crawford Pettit

December 3, 1929 — July 17, 2022 Raymond Crawford Pettit, 92, of Siler City passed away July 17, 2022 at his home.

Raymond was born in Stokes County on December 3, 1929, the son of Hubert Francis and Mary Ella Lane Pettit.

Raymond was a member of Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed spending his time walking through the woods, deer hunting and fishing. Raymond was a lover of all sports, especially golf. He took pleasure in listening to gospel and country music, and playing his guitar and singing.

Raymond cherished his entire family. In addition to his parents, Raymond is preceded in death by his son, Johnny Pettit and wife Cheryl; 4 brothers and 8 sisters; 1 grandson and 1 great granddaughter.

Mr. Pettit is survived by his wife of 73 years, Mae Cameron Pettit; children, Don Pettit and wife Phyllis of Siler City, Linda Goodman and husband James of Siler City, and Doris Holt and husband Richard of Sanford; grandchildren, Kim Lilly and husband Stephen of Siler City, Jill Messer of Snow Camp, Donna Stevenson and husband Scott of Siler City, Tammy Everett and husband Rob of Wagram, NC, Jennifer Woodell and husband Ryan of Siler City, and Gavin Holt and Carrie Council of Greensboro; and 8 great grandchildren.

Memorial may be made to the Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church.

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STATE & NATION

Senators ask MLB why antitrust exemption needed in minors

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to explain the impact of potential legislation stripping the sport’s antitrust exemption from covering the sport’s relationship with minor league players.

Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican who is the ranking minority member, sent the letter Monday and asked Manfred to respond by July 26 to a series of questions that could be a prelude to proposed legislation further limiting an exemption created by a 1922 Supreme Court decision.

“Your answers will help inform the Senate Judiciary Committee’s analysis of the necessity of this century-old exemption,” said the letter, also signed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, and Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah.

The letter is the next step after a similar request for information the four senators sent last month to an advocacy group for minor

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Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. leaguers. The executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Minor Leaguers has recommended Congress enact legislation nullifying the application of the exemption to minor leaguers.

“We look forward to providing detailed information to the committee regarding baseball’s limited antitrust exemption and how it has provided franchise location stability at the major league level, maximized the availability of minor-league baseball for fans and

quality employment opportunities for aspiring major leaguers,” the league said in a statement.

Senators asked about the potential impact of repealing 2018 legislation exempting minor league players from federal minimum wage and overtime laws — the Save America’s Pastime Act — and whether the antitrust exemption played a role in MLB’s decision in 2020 to cut minor league affiliations from a minimum of 160 to 120. They also

asked whether MLB would commit to maintaining 120 affiliates when current 10-year player development license agreements expire after the 2030 season.

Advocates for Minor Leaguers said in a statement that it believes the exemption “has had dire consequences for minor league baseball players and fans. “ Major league players on 40man rosters, including those on option to the minors, are represented by the Major League Baseball Players Association. More than 90% of the several thousand players in the minors are not unionized.

In a proposed lawsuit settlement filed Friday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, MLB agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle alleged violations of minimum wage laws.

An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 players could share the money with an average payment of $5,000 to $5,500, and the settlement says $55.5 million will go the players’ lawyers.

Senators asked for MLB’s opinion on how its structure compares with those of the NFL, NBA and NHL, and what justifies maintaining the exemption for baseball. In the past, baseball officials have stressed the exemption allows them to prohibit teams from changing cities without MLB approval.

Senators inquired about the exemption’s impact on work stoppages — which is not at all since the Curt Flood Act of 1998 ap-

plied antitrust laws to MLB affecting the employment of major league players at the major league level.

“Please discuss the impact, if any, of the antitrust exemption on the negotiation of minor league players’ length of contract, wages, housing, or other working conditions,” they wrote. “What effect would removing the antitrust exemption have on minor league player working conditions and wages? If a more tailored approach, like extending the Curt Flood Act to cover minor league players and operations, was taken, what would be the impact?

Please describe any provision of the CFA that should or should not cover minor league players and why.”

They asked about MLB’s view of the impact on minor league players of the 1922 Supreme Court decision involving the Federal League that created the exemption, of last year’s Supreme Court decision ruling the NCAA can’t limit education-related benefits that colleges can offer sports stars (NCAA v. Alston) and the Justice Department’s statement of interest in a pending lawsuit filed by four minor league teams urging that “lower courts should limit the ‘baseball exemption’ to conduct that is central to the business of offering professional baseball games to the public.”

In addition, they asked about the exemption’s impact on corruption in the international amateur signing market.

Murphy takes over governors association amid tensions, feuds The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey took over as the leader of the nation’s nonpartisan governors’ association in a time of deep divide between the states over issues such as abortion and gun control.

Murphy took the reins as chair of the National Governors Association from departing head Asa Hutchinson, the Republican governor of Arkansas. Murphy will be tasked with fostering bipartisanship among members of the organization while some of them, such as California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, are publicly feuding with each other.

The states are also in the midst of an era of state-against-state legal battles over abortion access.

The association meeting was held in Maine, where Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies from cooperating with other states’ investigations into abortions. Hutchinson has signed off on a near-total ban of abortion for his state.

Members of the association sounded a cooperative tone at the meeting, and Murphy encouraged members to prioritize working together.

“I do not expect over the course of the next year we are going to take our hats off as Democrats and Republicans,” Murphy said.

“Remember that we are partisans third, governors second and Americans foremost.”

The National Governors Association also appointed a new vice chairman, Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. The previous vice

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, left, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledge applause at the National Governors Association summer meeting, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Portland, Maine. chair was Murphy. Cox also acknowledged the need for less partisan bickering.

“We fight about some really stupid (expletive) sometimes,” Cox said to applause from the crowd.

“My point is our ability to work together means so much more than the things we fight about.”

The meeting was the first of its kind held in person since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The proper response to the pandemic is one of several issues that has divided governors over the past two years.

The chasm between Democratic and Republican states has recently been widened by U.S. Supreme

Court rulings that have overturned Roe v. Wade and struck down gun restrictions in New York. The agenda at this week’s meeting of the governors avoided such hot-button topics, focusing instead on issues such as computer science education and travel and tourism.

After the meeting was over, Murphy and Hutchinson agreed that some issues, such as abortion laws, will remain polarizing. But both said the states can work together to serve the public interest on numerous other fronts.

“There’s going to be a list of things we’re not going to find common ground on,” Murphy said.

“That will never preclude the NGA and its members from finding common ground on the things we do agree about.”

Hutchinson added that members should “do it in the right tone and remember what’s at stake” when confronting divisive topics.

The governors association was founded in 1908 and its members are the governors of the 55 states, territories and commonwealths.

This year’s meeting attracted throngs of demonstrators to Portland. Many were criticizing the Roe v. Wade ruling and states that are moving to end or restrict abortion access.

Organizers said 19 governors

were confirmed in attendance.

DeSantis and Newsom were not among them.

The attendants included some who are well known in their states for working across the political aisle, such as Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott. Cox, the Utah governor, has also signaled a willingness to work with Democrats on gun control, despite the fact it would likely meet resistance in his own state.

Other high-profile governors who were not in attendance included Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Some with national profiles, including Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, did attend. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of neighboring New Hampshire was in attendance.

Mills, the Maine governor, delivered opening remarks at the event.

It was the first time the state had hosted the summer meeting since 1983.

Mills is among a group of Democratic governors that has issued executive orders to protect abortion providers and patients. Governors of Colorado, Rhode and Island and North Carolina have made similar moves.

At the same time, several red states placed new restrictions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling. Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who was in attendance at the governor’s meeting, has said his executive order was about protecting “North Carolina doctors and nurses and their patients from cruel rightwing criminal laws passed by other states.”

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WHAT’S HAPPENING American Racing Headers to open plant in Stanly County American Racing Headers, a Long Island-based auto parts company that produces custom headers and exhaust systems broke ground this past Tuesday at the plant’s new location at 120 Riverstone Dr. in Stanfield.

Multiple public officials, including Stanfield Mayor Kevin Barbee, Charles Brown from the Rural Infrastructure Authority, and Stanly County Commissioners Bill Lawhon, Mike Barbee, and Scott Efird, were all in attendance for the event.

The new 42,000-square-foot facility is expected to be fully operational by 2024 and is set to create between 55 and 65 local jobs.

Stanly’s “Evolution of Work” exhibit to open in August The Stanly County Museum, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, will host the grand opening for its “Evolution of Work” exhibit on August 6. The event is part of the larger Museum on Main Street program will shut down half of Second Street and will also host a “big truck” day, featuring fire trucks and vehicles from the national guard. The exhibit will date back to the county’s formation in the 1840s and will be organized around four key themes: where we work, how we work, who works, and why we work. It is one of only five museums across the country to be selected by the MOM program and it is the only one in the state.

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State treasurer addresses Council of State transparency during monthly call

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — During his monthly Ask Me Anything media briefing call, North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell addressed transparency issues with the Council of State (COS) and a recently enacted law strengthening the powers of the Local Government Commission (LGC).

North State Journal asked Folwell about the lack of transparency of the Council of State. Folwell remarked that there was supposed to be a COS meeting that morning but it was canceled.

Under the North Carolina Constitution, the COS is made up of 10 statewide elected officers including the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, commissioners of agriculture,

insurance and labor, secretary of state, superintendent of public instruction and treasurer.

The N.C. Council of State, which resides under the executive branch of NC state government, lacks a dedicated website and is not listed among the state government agencies on the NC.GOV website.

“The Council of State is a duly functioning elected body. It should have no less transparency or confidence than any city council, county commission or the legislature,” said Folwell.

“The people of this state, during a COVID environment or nonCOVID environment, when it comes to decisions being made about the things that are keeping them up at night – which is jobs, food, health and educational insecurity and uncertainty,” Fol-

well said. “They deserve not only to have a transparent Council of State in terms of how these Council of State members vote, but they need to have all the processes and procedures and transparency that exists in and is required in other levels of government.”

According to state statutes going back to 1979, the COS wasn’t beholden to the state’s open meetings and public records laws but that exemption was changed sometime in 1991.

Since taking office, Folwell has regularly attempted to create transparency on his own by live streaming COS meetings on his Facebook page.

In his response to North State Journal, Folwell also referred to legislation filed during the short session. That legislation, however, remains in a committee as of

June 29. Senate Bill 410, titled Open Meetings/Various Bd. Adj/ Public Records, would align COS proceedings to match other government-related bodies in terms of complying with open meetings and following public records laws.

For the public, finding the COS meeting announcements and any relevant information is no easy task.

The N.C. Secretary of State is responsible for maintaining a calendar that includes COS meetings as well as posting the agenda for those meetings, however, one must first locate the public meetings calendar and know the date of the meeting in order to access the posted agenda. North State Journal accessed the agenda for the July 12 meeting but found it See FOLWELL, page 2

Stanly Community College announces new two-year mechatronics program Another $6.1 million in revolving loans requested for Albemarle sewer line replacement Stanly County Journal staff ALBEMARLE — Stanly Community College officially announced on July 19 that its students can now pursue a career in the automation and robotics field with a recently-developed twoyear Mechatronics Engineering Technology program.

According to an SCC press release, the new associate degree program will focus on “the integration of mechanical, electronic and electrical engineering systems, including robotics and advanced automation systems.” The college’s mechatronics classes are designed to equip students with the ability to create, program, and repair systems involving high-tech, computer-controlled machinery.

Gary Hatley, program director for the new Mechatronics program (as well as the Electronics Engineering Technology pro-

gram), said in a statement that employers are actively looking for mechatronics workers to fill this growing sector resulting from more automation.

“SCC offers this state-of-theart instruction that is so valuable to employers not only in Stanly County but across the country,” Hatley said. “Not only are we training students for careers of today and tomorrow, but these jobs also come with high, entry-level salaries.”

Per an aggregate of job sites, students with mechatronics degrees often earn a salary between $52,000 and $82,000, depending on location.

After completing the two-year program, students can transfer to a four-year engineering technology degree at the majority of North Carolina’s universities. Students are able to earn a mechatronics certificate within one year but are encouraged to complete the twoyear associate degree because it allows for further in-depth training and hands-on learning.

“Students who complete the degree should find plenty of

“Students who complete the degree should find plenty of highpaying employment opportunities.”

Gary Hatley high-paying employment opportunities,” Hatley added. “It is a great option for students who are also undecided about a four-year degree. This provides graduates with choices of entering the workforce after completing the twoyear degree, continuing to complete their four-year Engineering Technology degree, or perhaps the best of both worlds – entering the workforce with their twoyear degree while completing the remaining two years of the bachelor’s degree online or on evenings/weekends. Some employers will even help pay for tuition and books.”

SCC’s Career and College

Promise (CCP) pathway for the Electronics Engineering Technology program consists of six courses. Soon, a new CCP pathway for Mechatronics Engineering Technology is expected to offer students additional courses.

Students can also earn free college credits in high school, which will result in a lighter load once they graduate from high school and go on to college. They can also take extra courses and advance toward a double major in another area, such as Electronics Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, or Networking.

“Completing the two-year degree opens the door to several pathways, whether entering work at that time or transferring to a four-year Engineering Technology degree,” Hatley said. “This provides flexibility and a safety net at the two-year level that is not possible when beginning studies exclusively at a four-year institution.”

For more information about the new program, contact Gary Hatley at 704-991-0135 or ghatley4183@stanly.edu.

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How to afford big-ticket items for the year The Associated Press WHEN BRANDY BAXTER needed to replace her home’s entire heating and air conditioning system several years ago, she asked contractors if they offered deals at certain times of the year.

She learned that if she waited until February, the slow season for such work, she could get a lower price. Baxter, a financial coach, based in Dallas, says she saved around $6,000 as a result.

When it comes to saving money on big purchases, sometimes timing really is everything. Taking advantage of certain holiday weekends and seasonal discounts can lead to significant savings, which is especially helpful with inflation continuing to push prices higher. Consumers can also consider their own cash flow fluctuations and shop for big-ticket items when they can better afford them.

“There are two overarching principles: Purchase items in the offseason and purchase items during holiday weekends,” says Kimberlee Stokes of Orlando, Florida, the founder of ThePeacefulMom.com, a website aimed at moms who want to save money and get organized. “It does require some planning.”

Here’s how to time your shopping to get the most out of your budget.

Shop the biggest sales weekends

Use tools to track prices and apply coupons

Traditionally, three weekends of the year — Memorial Day, July Fourth, and Labor Day weekends — are the best for deals on appliances, furniture, and mattresses, says Trae Bodge, a smart-shopping expert at TrueTrae.com, which offers savings tips. For electronics, Black Friday in November is the ideal time to buy.

Bodge adds that some specific items have unique sales periods. Televisions typically see their lowest prices in late January and early February — right before the Super Bowl.

If you miss a specific sale, Stokes says not to worry. The key is to plan ahead and track prices so you can make purchases during price dips, such as seasonal lulls. Buy winter sports gear in summer, or outdoor furniture in fall, for example.

“If you can have some self-control and wait, you will get better deals,” she says.

It’s also worth looking out for markdowns associated with inventory buildups, as supply chain issues continue to cause hiccups. When chains like Target and Walmart have excess stock, they tend to offer big sales, sometimes at unexpected times.

You don’t need to track prices manually — apps and browser extensions can take care of that work. The Honey browser extension pulls coupons across the web; CouponCabin alerts you to cashback and coupon opportunities, and Rakuten activates coupons and cashback from online stores at checkout. Amazon Assistant lets you know if Amazon offers a lower price when you’re shopping elsewhere.

“If you don’t have at least one extension installed on your computer, you’re leaving money on the table,” Bodge says. By tracking prices before sales weekends, you can make an informed decision about how good a deal is, she adds.

Baxter recommends saving items you’re tracking on a wish list, a service offered by many online retailers as an alternative to placing items in your cart.

Consider your own cash flow There are times of the year when you may experience increased cash flow from sources such as a tax refund, annual bonus, or birthday and graduation gifts. If that’s the case, those can be ideal times to make large pur-

chases without taking on debt, says Kevin Mahoney, the Washington D.C.-based founder of Illumint, a financial planning firm for millennials.

Conversely, certain months tend to see more expenses for items like annual insurance payments, summer camp fees, or holiday gifts. Avoiding other significant purchases during those times can help your budget absorb the many demands on it, Mahoney advises.

“It’s important to be aware of the times when costs come up and perhaps hold off on purchases until after those points have passed and you see how your budget has weathered those time periods,” he says.

Whenever possible, take your time While sometimes you have no choice — for instance, buying a water heater replacement because yours broke — in many cases, you can plan your purchases in advance. This lets you take advantage of sales periods, as well as gives you more time to research exactly what you want.

“Waiting to buy can give you more clarity,” Mahoney says — another reason to add items to a wish list before adding them to your cart.

Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73

A Czech-born ski racer and sometime model, she met the future president in the 1970s and quickly perceived him as “smart and funny — an all-America good guy,” as she wrote in a 2017 book. The couple married in 1977.

She became an icon in her own right, dripping with ‘80s style and glamor, complete with her signature blonde updo. She influenced the look of the over-the-top Patsy Stone in the classic British sitcom “Absolutely Fabulous,” with the character extolling Ivana as “tremendous” in one episode.

Trump herself would eventually appear in the 1996 hit film “The First Wives Club” with the now-famous line, “Ladies, you have to be strong and independent, and remember, don’t get mad, get everything.”

The Trumps became partners in love and business. She managed one of his Atlantic City casinos and

helped make Trump Tower an image of ‘80s success (or excess, to some).

She overruled the architects to get a 60-foot waterfall installed in Trump Tower’s atrium, and she went to an Italian quarry to pick out the rosy-beige Breccia Pernice marble that famously lines its floors and walls, according to a biography of Donald Trump by Wayne Barrett.

Barbara Res, a former Trump Organization executive who was in charge of the skyscraper’s construction, recalled Ivana helping the decorator and taking a strong interest in such details as the doormen’s uniforms.

“She did all that to impress Donald, to win his approval,” Res said.

“She was traveling back and forth all the time, and leaving her kids.

She had a tremendous work ethic.”

The two were fixtures of New York’s see-and-be-seen scene be-

fore their equally public, and messy, 1992 divorce. Donald Trump had met his next wife, Marla Maples.

“I couldn’t turn on the television without hearing my name,” Ivana Trump wrote in her book.

Donald Trump would say at times that he regretted having Ivana join him in business and blamed it for the unraveling of their marriage.

“I think that putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing,” he told ABC News in the early ‘90s. “If you’re in business for yourself, I really think it’s a bad idea to put your wife working for you,” he said, complaining that when she turned into a businessperson, “a softness disappeared.”

Nevertheless, Ivana ultimately remained friendly with her ex-husband, whom she famously called “The Donald.” She enthusiastically backed his 2016 White House run, saying he would “make big changes” in the United States, and told the New York Post that she was giving him suggestions on his campaign.

“We speak before and after the appearances and he asks me what I thought,” she said. She said she advised him to “be more calm.”

“But Donald cannot be calm,” she added. “He’s very outspoken.

He just says it as it is.”

Ivana Trump was born Ivana Zelnickova in 1949 in the Czechoslovak city of Gottwaldov, formerly Zlin, which had just been renamed by the Communists who took over the country in 1948.

She was married four times, most recently to Italian actor Rossano Rubicondi. The two divorced in 2009 after a year of marriage but continued to see each other off and on until 2019, when she told the New York Post the relationship had run its course. He died last year of cancer at 49.

well to expand on the recently signed law expanding the LGC’s abilities to oversee the financial health of cities and towns around the state.

In his response, Folwell referred to Senate Bill 265, Bond Info Transparency/LGC Toolkit II. The bill was signed into law as Ch. SL 202253 on July 7 by Gov. Roy Cooper.

“We are gratified this has become law,” said Folwell of Senate Bill 265.

“Local governments are going to have to be more transparent, especially with significant events where things were done in these local communities and they did not re-

port them to the Local Government Commission.”

As an example, Folwell mentioned the situation in Spring Lake, where the LGC had taken control of the finances for the town last year after significant financial misconduct was discovered. In June of 2022, a former Spring Lake finance director was indicted on charges of embezzlement, bank fraud and identity theft related to the misappropriation of over a half-million dollars from the town.

The new LGC toolkit law requires local governments to provide a statement of disclosures on esti-

mated interest costs of the issuance of bonds and any estimated property tax rate changes related to the service of the proposed debt. Additionally, local government must file interim reports with the LGC on any incidents adversely affecting the financial health, operations, or internal controls of the unit.

“This has been like an onion,” Folwell said of the increasing number of municipalities with financial issues. “We’ve had to come up with more tools and had to come up with a more refined toolkit to fix more things that were broken that we didn’t anticipate.”

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, her family announced Thursday. She was 73.

The former president posted on his social media app that she died at her Manhattan home.

“She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life,” he wrote on Truth Social. The couple shared three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.

“She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her,” he wrote.

“Rest In Peace, Ivana!”

Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that police are investigating whether Ivana Trump fell down the stairs and believe her death was accidental.

She was found unconscious near a staircase in the home, the people said.

“It’s been a very sad day, a very sad day,” Eric Trump said as he left his mother’s home near Central Park.

In a statement, he and his siblings called her “an incredible woman — a force in business, a worldclass athlete, a radiant beauty and caring mother and friend.”

“She fled from communism and embraced this country,” the three said. “She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination.”

Ivanka Trump posted childhood photos of herself laughing and smiling with her mother, who she described as “brilliant, charming, passionate and wickedly funny.”

FOLWELL from page 1 was simply a notice the meeting had been canceled with no description of what was supposed to be discussed.

The N.C. State Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) also posts the agendas, but often after the fact. The most recent meeting agenda and meeting access links posted to OSBM are for June 2022. As with the Secretary of State’s website, OSBM posts no meeting minutes, record of votes or meeting materials.

North State Journal asked Fol-

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COLUMN | U.S. REP. RICHARD HUDSON

American families’ top concerns remain inflation, gas prices, and the economy in general

Instead of looking outward to address energy costs, we must instead unleash American energy fully and in every way.

“GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, by the people, for the people…”

This phrase in President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” captures perhaps the most basic foundation of our political system: political authority rests first and foremost with the American people.

When our founders conceived our nation 246 years ago, they sought to create a government whose power was derived from the will of the people, and that existed to protect those people’s God-given rights and address the issues most important to them. Unfortunately, many of those at the helm of government today have failed to do this.

A recent poll by Monmouth University has shown that American families’ top concerns remain inflation, gas prices, and the economy in general – each of which remains in a dire state due largely to misguided policies by President Joe Biden and the Democratic majority in Washington.

Last Wednesday, the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed inflation has increased by 9.1% from the year before, the highest rate hike since 1981. This rate increase has affected costs across the board: electricity is up 13.7%, groceries 12.2%, and transportation 8.8%. On top of this, the cost of gasoline is up 59.9% and remains, on average, over $4.50 per gallon nationally.

When here at home or up in Washington, I continue to hear from folks across our region about how these price hikes are impacting families, with many being forced to empty any savings or retirement they have. However, President Biden and Democrats in Washington have not confronted these issues in an effective way, vying instead for hallow solutions that fail to address the root causes of our nation’s current condition.

Last week, Biden traveled to the Middle East, in part to ask nations like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to increase oil production in order to alleviate costs at the pump. This is not the answer to the energy crisis facing our country. Instead of looking outward to address energy costs, we must instead unleash American energy fully and in every way. By doing this, we will not only cut energy costs but also promote energy independence and create jobs here in America.

Furthermore, to address inflation, Congress must take steps to shrink costs for you and your family by cutting reckless government

spending, lowering taxes, and enacting common-sense reforms to grow our economy. Last week, Senate Democrats revived their plans to pass Biden’s trillion-dollar Build Back Better boondoggle that includes tax increases on small businesses. This measure will not help grow our economy or lower costs for your family and will likely have the exact opposite effect.

As your congressman, I remain focused on solutions to the problems facing you and your family and will continue to fight each day to make them happen. To that end, last week, I helped advance measures aimed at improving the safety and security of our community.

Legislation I sponsored to overhaul our nation’s critical 9-1-1 infrastructure was passed in the Energy and Commerce Committee and will now move to the House floor. Next Generation 911 will boost the digital and data capacities of communities across our country, improving the ability of our first responders to handle emergencies and save lives.

Also, last week, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the critical piece of legislation funding our military and national defense. This act includes numerous provisions to support our service members and their families at Fort Bragg, including a needed pay raise for troops, new funding for military construction and family housing, $500 million in additional housing allowances, and $750 million to reduce food and other item costs at commissaries. It also establishes a Servicemember Parents Bill of Rights to secure the rights of parents in their children’s education at Department of Defense schools and pushes back against a ‘woke’ agenda in the military by clarifying the mission of the DOD to protect our nation. In addition to these measures, I also worked to include increased health care protections for active-duty troops and more resources for Special Operations forces transitioning to civilian life.

Making sure our military families and veterans have the resources they deserve are some of the most important duties we have in Congress. I look forward to continuing to advance measures that do just that in the NDAA until it is signed into law. And whether it be the economy or national defense, rest assured I will always stay focused on advancing the safety, prosperity, and freedom of our community and nation.

COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO

Woke academic gobbledygook makes you rich and famous

The question is why our most prestigious academic institutions now churn out privileged pseudointellectuals who spout utter nonsense.

THIS WEEK, a professor went viral during congressional testimony regarding the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overruling Roe v. Wade.

During her testimony, professor Khiara Bridges of Berkeley Law School refused to acknowledge any value at all in unborn children, instead stating, “I think that the person with the capacity for pregnancy has value and they should have the ability to control what happens.”

This prompted Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to ask, “You’ve referred to people with a capacity for pregnancy. Would that be women?” Bridges immediately responded, “Many cis women have the capacity for pregnancy. Many cis women do not have the capacity for pregnancy. There are also trans men who are capable of pregnancy as well as nonbinary people who are capable of pregnancy.” Hawley asked incredulously, “Your view, the core of this right is about what?” To which Bridges shot back, “I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic, and it opens up trans people to violence.” She then blamed Hawley for the high suicidal ideation rate of those who identified as transgender and lectured him, “We have a good time in my class. You should join.”

Hawley was, of course, correct that only women can have babies; women who believe they are men are still women. And the notion that suicidal ideation rates among LGBT people are the result predominantly of societal bigotry is completely evidence-free; suicidal ideation rates among LGBT people remain massively higher than among cisgender heterosexual people in San Francisco, just as they would in Alabama.

The question that should trouble us, then, isn’t whether men have babies. They don’t. The question is why our most prestigious academic institutions now churn out privileged pseudo-intellectuals who spout utter nonsense at the drop of a hat and do it with self-assured sententiousness.

The answer lies in the incentive structure in higher education. Our higher education system is designed to benefit claims of victimhood rooted in intersectional identity politics. That is the only way to explain just why Bridges, one of the most educationally privileged members of American

society, makes a career complaining about the systemic evils of the United States. It takes enormous gall and equal ignorance to claim that bigotry lies behind the reality of sexual dichotomy; it takes just as much gall and ignorance to claim that a country that has afforded you the opportunity to achieve a degree from Spelman College, a JD from Columbia Law School, a Ph.D. from Columbia in anthropology, and a career in classical ballet is somehow a country shot through with systemic racism.

And yet that is precisely what Bridges does for a living. Her study specializes in “race, class, reproductive rights, and the intersection of the three.” Author of “Critical Race Theory: A Primer” and a selfdescribed “critical race theorist,” Bridges believes in the “rejection of legal conventions” and advocates in favor of the ideas that “racism is a normal feature of American society (and not a deviation from an otherwise fair and just status quo)” and that “traditional liberal understandings of the problem of racism and how racism will be defeated” ought to be rejected.

This, too, is nonsense. But it is nonsense cherished by the elite institutions that churn out supposed academics like Bridges. Our system of academia is irrevocably broken. Academia was originally perceived as a place of merit-based higher learning, a place in which the best and brightest formulated the most important policies. Academia was the West’s intellectual oligarchy. But if the idea behind a merit-based academic elite used to rest in the actual merit of ideas and performance, that idea was left behind long ago. Now, the self-perpetuating academic elite is happy to maintain control by paying lip service to radicals like Bridges. All that matters, in true Foucault fashion, is power. That, presumably, is the reason why Bridges treats dissent as a form of violence — oligarchs usually do. Intellectual oligarchs are no different. And the biggest casualty is truth.

Ben Shapiro, 38, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com.

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT NHL

Olczyk leaves Blackhawks broadcast, set to join Kraken Chicago Eddie Olczyk is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks after 16 years as a color commentator on their television broadcasts and is expected to work Seattle Kraken games next season. Former Hurricanes player Ron Francis is the general manager of the Kraken and was teammates with Olycyk for two seasons in Pittsburgh. Francis also brought former Hurricanes play-by-play voice John Forslund to Seattle for its inaugural season, and Forslund has a history working with Olczyk on national broadcasts.

Olycyck’s brother Ricky, also formerly with the Hurricanes, is an assistant general manager with the Kraken.

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MLB

Longtime Mets Spanish broadcaster Alicea dies at 85 New York Longtime New York Mets Spanish broadcaster Juan Alicea died Monday, the team said. He was 85. The Mets said Alicea died in his sleep at home in Florida.

Alicea joined the Mets in April 1969, the season they won their first World Series championship, and worked in the scouting and community relations departments. Alicea started doing Spanish broadcasts for the Mets in 1982 and called more than 4,000 games through 2019. The Mets named the Spanish radio booth at Citi Field in his honor last year.

NFL

Lawyer: 30 women settle Watson-related claims against Texans Houston An attorney representing 30 women who have accused the Houston Texans of turning a blind eye to allegations that Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions says they have settled their legal claims against the team.

Tony Buzbee, the women’s attorney, says while only one of the women had filed a lawsuit against the team, the others had also intended to make legal claims against the Texans before the settlements were reached.

In a statement, the owners of the Texans say they hope the settlement will “provide some form of closure to the parties involved, our fans and the Houston community at large.”

NBA

G League Ignite moving to Vegas suburb of Henderson New York The G League Ignite says the team has struck a multiyear deal to relocate to Henderson, Nevada. The Ignite had been training in Walnut Creek, California, since their inception and played home games this past season in Las Vegas. That’s about 15 miles from the team’s new arena, the Dollar Loan Center. The 5,500-seat building that opened earlier this year is also is home to American Hockey League affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights — the Henderson Silver Knights — and the Indoor Football League’s Vegas Knight Hawks.

Christopher Bell holds up a giant lobster while celebrating with his wife, Morgan, after winning Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Bell latest Cup Series winner with victory at New Hampshire Hampshire and led the final 42 laps for Joe Gibbs Racing. His only other Cup win came in the second race of the 2021 season in the Daytona road course race.

Elliott finished second for Hendrick Motorsports and Bubba Wallace was third for 23XI Racing. Martin Truex Jr. dominated early and finished fourth and Kevin Harvick completed the top five.

“We had no idea what we were running there at the end,” Wallace said. “I knew it was inside the top five. But just tire management there at the end, and we were able to capitalize. Just proud of everybody. Happy. It’s been hell for me the last month, so good to come out with a top five.”

Elliott, who had led 13 laps overall when he was caught by Bell, finished first or second for the fourth straight race.

“We were in a position where guys at this level really should close out a race if you’ve got the lead like that,” Elliott said. “Just poor effort on my part.”

Bell led JGR to its fourth win

this season and 12th at New Hampshire.

Bell’s biggest concern Sunday was trying to handle the 21-pound lobster awarded to the winner.

“Earlier in the year, I felt like we were right on the verge of winning,” Bell said. “In the last couple of weeks, I thought we were pretty far away. Now, here we are today.”

Bell still has to work on expanding his New England fan club. He gave his Xfinity checkered flag last season to the only young boy he saw in the grandstands wearing a Bell T-shirt. Before Sunday’s race, Bell promised one kid wearing his shirt at a prerace event hosted by his sponsor that he would give him the checkered flag with a win.

“And I did,” he said.

NASCAR’s Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway for its only stop of the year. The track long held two Cup races each year and Alex Bowman and Kyle Busch won the races in a doubleheader weekend last year.

Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open

Cameron Young, who holed a 15foot eagle putt on the final hole to ever-so-briefly tie for the lead.

It wasn’t enough, and neither was anything McIlroy could muster.

McIlroy couldn’t make a putt early. He couldn’t hit it close enough late. His last good chance was a 15-foot birdie attempt on the dangerous Road Hole at No. 17, and it narrowly missed to the left. McIlroy needed eagle to tie him, and his chip through the Valley of Sin had no chance.

Smith won for the third time this year, all on entirely different courses — the generous fairways of Kapalua, the visual intimidation of water on the TPC Sawgrass and the oldest links in the world with its double greens and pot bunkers.

He beat the No. 1 player in the world (Jon Rahm) at Kapalua. He beat the best field in golf at The Players Championship. And he had to overcome a four-shot deficit against a heavy crowd favorite to capture his first major.

Even with the silver claret jug in his hands, it was hard to believe.

“All the names on there, every player that’s been at the top of their game has won this championship,” Smith said. “It’s pretty cool to be on there. It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I don’t think it will for a few weeks. Yeah, it’s just unreal.”

Smith is the first Australian to win at St. Andrews since Kel Nagle in 1960, when he topped a rising American star named Arnold Palmer, the people’s choice.

Fourteen different drivers have now won during the 2022 season

The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — Christopher Bell’s crew chief tried to give him a little bit of coaching — some encouragement with about 40 laps left in the race and a victory and playoff spot at stake — and was promptly told, well, basically to shush.

“He told me that he had it under control,” crew chief Adam Stevens said with a laugh, “and he clearly did.”

Bell explained later that with so many laps left in the race, that he didn’t need a reminder of how far the No. 20 Toyota had to go to reach the finish line.

Plus, Bell already knew the way to reach Victory Lane at his favorite track.

Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs — and tightened the pressure on the remaining win-

less drivers — winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season.

“That one was much needed right there,” the 27-year-old Bell said.

Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021 and was second in the Cup race last year, holding off Chase Elliott — last week’s winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Bell is the 14th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver playoff field.

With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points.

That’s a worry for another day for Bell.

“That car was not very good when it started the race,” team owner Joe Gibbs said. “It was middle-of-the-pack. It was struggling. At the end, they got him going in the right direction.”

Bell chased down Elliott late

The Australian shot a 64 to win his first major title The Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy.

The show belonged to Cameron Smith, and so did that silver claret jug he won in a Sunday stunner at the British Open with the best closing round the Old Course had ever seen.

Smith was four shots behind at the start as a record crowd was eager to see McIlroy cap off a week of celebrations at the 150th Open in style. He was three behind when he made the turn.

And then the plucky Australian with his magical putter ran off five straight birdies to take the lead, stared down a nervy putt around the edge of the nefarious Road Hole bunker to save par and finished with two putts from 80 feet for birdie for an 8-under 64.

“To win an Open Championship in itself is probably going to be a golfer’s highlight in their career,” Smith said. “To do it around St. Andrews I think is just unbelievable.”

So was his golf.

In the 29 previous times golf’s oldest championship was held at St. Andrews, no winner had ever closed with a 64. Smith finished

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Magic forward Paolo Banchero, right, drives around Houston's TyTy Washington Jr. during tan NBA Summer League game Thursday in Las Vegas. at 20-under 268, a record score for the Old Course and matching the lowest score to par in any major.

“I got beaten by the better player this week. To go out and shoot 64 to win the Open Championship at St. Andrews is a hell of a showing. Hats off to Cam,” McIlroy said.

McIlroy hit every green in regulation and two-putted all of them — two were birdies, the rest were pars — for a 70 that left him in third place and having to wait

“It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I don’t think it will for a few weeks. Yeah, it’s just unreal.”

Cameron Smith nearly nine months before he can try to end his drought in the majors that now is at eight full years.

Smith won by one shot over

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Stanly County Post 76 comes up short in playoff quarterfinals

Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals won the MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby on Monday in Los Angeles.

Eastern Randolph won the best-of-three series AP PHOTO

Nationals’ Soto wins Home Run Derby The power-hitting exhibition was part of the All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Juan Soto bet heavily on his own talent and health by turning down a massive, long-term contract extension from the Washington Nationals.

Soto then went to the Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium and showed why he almost certainly can’t lose.

Soto won the Derby for the first time Monday night, holding off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez 19-18 in the final.

The 23-year-old Soto hit 53 total homers, beating each of his three opponents by one homer while hitting second each time in the midseason power showcase.

Soto was locked in at the plate even after spending an hour earlier at Chavez Ravine answering repeated questions about his possible departure from the Nats after turning down a $440 million offer.

“It feels amazing. It feels tiring,” said Soto, a reserve on the NL All-Star team for Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic. “I just tried to concentrate to square off the balls because I know I have the power.”

With a big celebratory bat flip after

the final homer dropped into the stands, Soto became the second-youngest Home Run Derby winner in baseball history — by a single day. At 23 years and 266 days old, Soto is only one day older than Juan González was when he won in 1993.

Soto hit a 482-foot blast to right-center while beating Cleveland’s José Ramírez 18-17 in the first round, and he got past 42-year-old Albert Pujols 16-15 to reach the final.

Rodríguez was even more impressive in the first two rounds while signaling his arrival on baseball’s biggest stages, particularly when he knocked off twotime defending champion Pete Alonso of the Mets 31-23 in the second round.

Only four players had managed to hit 30 homers in a single Derby round before the Mariners’ 21-year-old phenom did it twice, and he finished the night with 81 of them.

“What did I show the fans? Who I am,” said Rodríguez, who made his big league debut on April 8 and hit his first career homer on May 1. “A little bit of my style, of who I am. I think they know a little bit now.”

In the final-round matchup between Dominican-born friends who sometimes play “Call of Duty” together, Soto started slowly while batting second, failing to hit his first homer until his 10th swing. He eventually caught fire to win a lively Derby that began with an on-field pyrotech-

nic flame display that spooked the competitors.

Soto hit the winning 415-foot homer with 20 seconds of bonus time to spare, then whipped his bat in the air before being swarmed by other Dominican AllStars. His homers traveled a total of 5.41 miles.

Soto earns a $1 million prize — a whole lot more than his $700,000 salary this season — and another highlight on his resume as his time with Washington possibly nears an end. Soto started his day at Dodger Stadium answering rapid-fire questions in two languages about his future, with agent Scott Boras standing right next to him throughout the grilling.

“I’m a lone survivor,” Soto said with a laugh. “I’ve been going through all this stuff, and I’m still here standing up and with my chin up, all the time. And that shows you I can go through anything.”

Soto turned down a $440 million, 15year contract to stay with the Nationals in a decision first reported by The Athletic last weekend, and he could be traded by the end of the month. That contract would have been the biggest in total value and the 19th-largest by average salary in baseball history.

“Right now, I’m not even thinking about it,” Soto said while hoisting the trophy over his head. “I’m a champion, and I will be a champion for the Nationals.”

By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Post 76 baseball team fell short in the second round of the 2022 North Carolina American Legion Area III playoffs, losing a best-of-three series two games to one.

In the postseason tournament between five Northern Division and five Southern Division teams, third-seeded Stanly (13-12, 6-6 South) was granted a first-round gift when sixth-seeded Sandy Ridge (0-17, 0-10 North) forfeited all three games that were scheduled for July 8-10.

Stanly was then paired in a three-game series with second-seeded Eastern Randolph (17-13, 7-3 North), winning the first game but dropping the second and third to lose the best-of-three series.

Stanly pulled off a 7-6 road win in Game 1 of the series but lost 13-4 in the second game of the doubleheader at West Stanly High School’s baseball field on July 14.

Eastern Randolph then knocked out Post 76 with a 13-3 win in the deciding Game 3. While it was not the tournament outcome he wanted, first-year Stanly coach Craig Bolton still saw his group finish in third place of the South Division as the team returned to the diamond for its first year back after a brief hiatus in American Legion play.

It was announced July 16 that Eastern Randolph was forced to forfeit its best-of-five semifinal series with top-seeded Rowan County (34-7, 12-0 South) due to a lack of available players.

Rowan County will now challenge fellow No. 1 seed Randolph County (28-8, 8-2 North) in the Area III Championship Game on July 22. Randolph County bested second-seeded Kannapolis (18-10, 8-4 South) in all three games of their semifinals matchup.

The results from this American Legion tournament will affect the seeding for the upcoming North Carolina State Tournament (July 26-30), Southeast Regional Tournament (Aug. 3-7) and American Legion World Series (Aug. 11-16).

Stephen Curry and Damion Lee, right, ride in the Golden State Warriors NBA championship parade in San Francisco in June. Curry is hosting The ESPYS this week.

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Curry steps out of comfort zone as host of The ESPYS The former Davidson star will be front and center for the 30th annual event

By Beth Harris The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry lets his play do the talking during the NBA season. Give him a mic as host of The ESPYS and some famous folks might finally be hearing trash talk from one of the league’s best-liked players.

Just how worried should the audience be Wednesday night for his opening monologue at the show honoring the past year’s top athletes and moments in sports?

“Maybe not as nervous as if

Draymond was hosting, but still nervous,” Curry said, referring to his always chattering Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green. “Now I have the mic.”

Fresh off the Warriors’ victory over Boston in the NBA Finals, Curry is presiding over the show airing live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The 30th annual ESPYS are back to full capacity for the first time in three years, moving from downtown Los Angeles to the home of the Academy Awards.

The show went virtual in 2020 and held a scaled-down version last year in New York because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to hosting, Curry is nominated for three individual

“I’m more nervous already just thinking about that vibe.”

Stephen Curry trophies: best men’s athlete, best record-breaking performance and best NBA player. The Warriors are competing for best team.

Curry is used to working in front of live audiences at games, but entertaining a well-dressed crowd of peers is daunting to the four-time NBA champion and recently crowned finals MVP. “I’m more nervous already just

thinking about that vibe,” he said by phone recently. “Basketball is reactionary and I spend every waking hour thinking about it, practicing and preparing. I’ll do that same preparation for this, but it’s going to be an emotional roller coaster.”

Curry describes his sense of humor as being “all over the place.”

He mentions comedians Dave Chapelle and Kevin Hart, as well as the Emmy Award-winning series “Schitt’s Creek,” among his favorites.

“I’ll try to channel all of them,” he said.

Don’t be surprised if Curry’s kids, teammates or other athletes make cameos in the show’s comedy bits.

Outside of basketball, Curry

said he’s “a golf junkie, nerd, fanatic.”

“I’ve talked to Tiger Woods on the phone four or five times but I’ve actually never met him in person. The dream would be to meet him at The ESPYS,” he said.

Taking it further, Curry imagines Woods “receives the best golfer (award) and the next morning we go play golf. That’s the dream scenario.”

When he’s not making a living playing basketball or relaxing by hitting the links, Curry is following other teams, especially the Boston Red Sox and Carolina Panthers.

“If you come to my house and my kids don’t have control of the remote, then usually sports of any kind is on,” he said. “I watched the Stanley Cup Finals and didn’t really know anything about it, but I still watched it. I don’t discriminate between any of it. If it’s sports, I’m watching.”

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US developing satellite system to track hypersonic weapons The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. will spend $1.3 billion to develop advanced satellites that will be able to better track hypersonic missile threats, the Pentagon said Monday, announcing two new contracts that will put the detection and tracking systems in orbit by 2025.

Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, said the contracts will provide 28 satellites, as the U.S. moves to greatly expand and enhance its ability to counter increasing threats from Russia and China.

Both countries have been making strides in their development of hypersonic missiles, which are more difficult to track and shoot down because they maneuver more in flight than conventional weapons that travel in predictable paths. Last year China tested what U.S. officials said was a hypersonic missile, and Russia has used the weapons in strikes during the war in Ukraine.

“Russia and China have been developing and testing hypersonic glide vehicles — these advanced missiles that are extremely ma-

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The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. neuverable,” Tournear told Pentagon reporters Monday. “These satellites are specifically designed to go after that next generation version of threats out there so that

we can detect and track these hypersonic maneuvering vehicles and predict their impact point.”

Additional funding for the program was provided by Con-

gress specifically in response to concerns in the Indo-Pacific region, in response to China’s rapidly progressing military development.

Hypersonic weapons are defined as anything traveling beyond Mach 5, or five times faster than the speed of sound. That’s about 3,800 mph. Intercontinental ballistic missiles far exceed that threshold but travel in a predictable path, making it possible to intercept them.

Historically, Tournear said, the U.S. has not flown satellites that were designed to detect and go after such maneuverable hypersonic weapons. Currently, he said, “we have limited capability to do that tracking aspect.” He added, however, that “clearly we don’t have zero capability to do tracking.”

The new satellites, he said, will enable the U.S. to detect the launch, follow the hypersonic missile as it changes course, calculate where it is heading and provide that data to forces who can launch interceptors.

The contracts were awarded to teams led by L3Harris Technologies, Inc. of Melbourne, Fla.,

and Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems of Redondo Beach, Calif. L3Harris will produce 14 satellites at a cost of about $700 million, and Northrop will produce 14 at a cost of about $617 million. The total cost of the program, including the launches and ground control and support, will be about $2.5 billion.

Tournear said the program represents a shift for the U.S. toward a larger, overlapping system of satellites. Rather than relying on larger, more expensive satellites that stay in orbit for 15 or more years, the U.S. will have a greater number of cheaper satellites that would be replaced about every five years.

One set, he said, would be at a lower orbit of about 1,000 kilometers, and a second set would be at a medium orbit of about 10,00020,000 kilometers, providing a more resilient presence. He said the first 28 satellites would likely be followed by a second group of about 54.

Earlier this year, the United States, United Kingdom and Australia announced that they will work together to develop hypersonic missiles. The April announcement came amid growing concerns about China’s escalating military assertiveness in the Pacific. Last October, U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that China had conducted a test of a hypersonic weapon, calling it a “very significant event” that was “very concerning.”

GOP establishment steps up push to block Trump ally in Ariz.

By Jonathan J. Cooper The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has already helped block one of former President Donald Trump’s allies from winning the Republican nomination for governor in a crucial battleground state. Now he’s hoping for a repeat in his own backyard.

Ducey is part of a burgeoning effort among establishment Republicans to lift up little-known housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson against former television news anchor Kari Lake, who is backed by Trump. Other prominent Republicans, including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, have also lined up behind Robson in recent days.

On Monday, Robson’s campaign announced the endorsement of former Vice President Mike Pence, who will campaign with her on Friday — the same day Trump is scheduled to hold a rally for Lake, creating a split-screen moment underscoring the divide between the state’s GOP establishment and Trump.

The push for Robson is reminiscent of how many leading Republicans rallied around Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the final stretch of his ultimately successful bid to fend off a Trump-endorsed primary challenger.

Few states have been as central to Trump’s election concerns as Georgia and Arizona, the two closest 2020 battlegrounds where he pushed aggressively to overturn the results and fumed when Kemp and Ducey refused to go along. The Aug. 2 race in Arizona is among his last opportunities to settle scores and install allies to lead states that may prove decisive if he decides to run again in 2024.

“In Arizona, people are independent minded, much like they are in Georgia, and they pick the person that they think will be best for the responsibility,” Ducey told

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This combination of photos shows from left, Republican candidates for Arizona governor Karrin Taylor Robson and Kari Lake prior to an Arizona PBS televised Republican debate June 29, 2022, in Phoenix. Arizona Gov. The Associated Press. “In Georgia, the voters said Brian Kemp, and I’m hopeful in Arizona, they’ll say Karen Taylor Robson.”

As an incumbent seeking reelection, Kemp had an advantage over his primary rival, David Perdue, and ultimately defeated him by nearly 52 percentage points.

Without an incumbent on the ballot — Ducey faces term limits — the GOP contest in Arizona will likely be much closer.

But what once looked like an insurmountable lead for Lake could end in a more competitive finish.

With early voting already underway, Robson is drawing on her family’s vast fortune to drown out

Lake who, despite Trump’s endorsement, has lagged in fundraising. Robson had outspent Lake more than 5 to 1 as of the end of June.

The final maneuvering by some leading GOP figures could prove significant in a close race. Beyond Ducey and Christie, Robson has lined up support from former U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon, who dropped out of the governor’s race and endorsed her. The Border Patrol union, meanwhile, broke with Trump and backed Robson, citing in part Lake’s prior statements supporting a pathway to citizenship for people living in the country illegally.

Pence, who notably split with Trump in Georgia and campaigned alongside Kemp, praised Robson as “the only candidate for Governor that will keep Arizona’s border secure and streets safe, empower parents and create great schools, and promote conservative values.” Pence said he was “proud to support her.”

A well-known former local news anchor who donated to Barack Obama and for years hung around with drag queens at a gay bar near the television station, Lake once was the antithesis of Trump’s brand of politics.

Yet she rocketed to the top of the field since she walked away

from her three-decade television career, declared “journalism is dead” and took a sledgehammer to a pile of TVs. She built on the powerful connection she’d formed with viewers in the Phoenix media market over 27 years with the local Fox affiliate and created a uniquely strong bond with the base that propelled Trump to the White House in 2016 and still doesn’t believe he lost in 2020.

Even Trump seemed impressed by the ovation her name inspired when he mentioned it during a rally in Phoenix last year. He endorsed her a short time later.

Robson, 57, is making her first run for office, though she has lifelong ties to GOP politics. He father and brother both held elected office as Republicans.

An attorney for real estate developers, she has been at the center of the suburban sprawl that has propelled the Phoenix area’s prodigious growth. Ducey appointed her to the board overseeing Arizona’s three public universities, her most high-profile public role before she quit to run for governor.

“These are serious times,” Robson said during a recent debate.

“We need a serious candidate with a record of accomplishment.”

Her husband, housing developer Ed Robson, 91, is one of the state’s richest residents, amassing a fortune building master planned retirement communities.

She brands her rival “Fake Lake,” highlighting a $350 donation she gave to Obama’s 2008 campaign, though Robson has herself contributed large sums to Democrats.

“It’s all an act,” Ducey said of Lake. “The campaign she’s been running bears no resemblance to the life she’s lived for the past three decades, nor to the interactions that she’s had with me. She’s putting on a show. We’ll see how many people buy it.”

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obituaries

Donna A. Efird

November 24, 1943 - July 16, 2022 Donna A. Efird, 78, of Albemarle, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, July 16, 2022, Her funeral will be 2pm Thursday, July 21, 2022 in the Stanly Funeral Home Chapel of Albemarle.

She was a member of Grace Baptist Church of Albemarle.

Donna retired from Easter Seals Healthcare. She also drove a school bus for the Stanly County Schools for many years. Donna was the daughter of the late Grady and Gatha Allman. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Johnsie Barringer and a brother, Cecil Allman.

Donna is survived by three daughters, Karen Cook Baldwin, Kathy Cook Taylor (Brian) and Kim Cook; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and a brother, Doug Allman of Albemarle.

Ethel Lee Henry May 29, 1926 ~ July 7, 2022

God in His infinite wisdom called Ethel Lee Terry Henry to eternal rest, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Born May 29, 1926, in Anson County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Robert and Maudie Dunlap Terry. Ethel graced this earth for 96 years.

She enriched our lives, and her presence will be missed. May she rest in the Arms of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

A believer, Ethel was a lifelong member of Colston Street Church of God, Albemarle. She loved her church and served as the “Mother” of the Church, Sunday School teacher, President of the Usher Board, one of the organizers of Colston Street Food Drive, and President of the Ladies Auxiliary, which included the nursing home ministry.

She has joined her parents; husband, Willie L. Henry; daughter, Mary Williams; siblings: Patsy Martin, Robert Terry Jr., Marshall Terry; and sister-in-law, Ruth Terry in a place where every day will be like Sunday, and the woes of the world are no more.

A treasured life of love and legacy will be remembered by her daughters: Shelia Harris and Elizabeth Hall; grandchildren: Mondarius Henry, Jamaar and Shakera Pemberton, Donna and Cheryl Williams, Millicent and Maurice Hall; best friend/sister for over 80 years, Bobbie Lee Rivers; special nephew and niece: Chris Terry and Elaine Clark.

Amante Isaiah Lindsey

February 18, 2015 ~ July 11, 2022 The earthly life of Amante Isaiah Lindsey came to a close on July 11, 2022 at his home in Albemarle, NC. We, the family members and close friends, bow in humble submission to God's will and give thanks for our years shared in his life. Our miracle came and God signed his health-slip.

My Super Hero Story: Amante was a wonderful son, superhero, smart and intelligent young man. Born on February 18, 2015. I received my angel August 2020. I was happy to be my Butterfly's Mother. Amante cared and loved to help others, too.

That is how he got so many nicknames: Hamburger, Mikey, Tae, and Jimmy Neutron to name a few. Amante was an outdoor fella. He loved to work in the yard. He helped clean anything he saw fit to clean. My big boy loved to ride motorcycles, four wheelers, bicycles and scooters. And most of all Amante loved to ride in "Pop" 18 wheeler truck.

Deceased family members include grandparents, David Hasty and Greta Ridenhour; and cousin Tramelle Watkins.

He leaves to cherish and celebrate his life, parents, Kenneth and Constance Lindsey-Freeman as well as Jonathan and Lauren Hartsell, Rashun Smith and Jasmine Williams; grandparents, Evrisa and Linda Kinteh, Constatine Martin, Charles Lilly, Terry and Linda Heilig and Agnes Washington; brothers, Travis Williams, Maleek Green, Malique Freeman, Dayven Lindsey, Jvonta Williams, Ethan Hartsell, KingOsiris Lee, Bryson Smith and Rashun Jr. Smith; sisters, Aaleia Lindsey, Patience McBryde, Conchance Plummer, Mykala Sander, Emmalee Hartsell, Lillian Hartsell and DreamLee Pelham; aunts and uncles, Valina (Anderson) Reeves, Terry Lindsey, Michelle Foreman, Tony (Theresa) Lindsey, Suzette (Samer) Ayyash, Tracey Lindsey, Latoya Martin, Yolanda Lindsey, Latesha (Marco) Reid, Waynette (Jamon) Foye, Angela Washington, Conda (Ervin) Freeman-John, Anthony Freeman, Kimberly (Kevin) Bailey, Cathey (Charles) Johnson-Bryant, Lashawn Davis-Oge, Albert Jones, Michelle Stokes, Christopher Ridenhour, Raven Mack, Tamika Patterson and Jackie Covington; and a host of other family and friends.

Deborah Elaine (Williams) Hathcock

May 13, 1954 ~ July 15, 2022 Deborah Elaine Williams Hathcock, 68, of Albemarle, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022.

Deb was born May 13, 1954, in Stanly County to the late Charles Henry Williams and Arwilda Hinson Williams. She was also preceded in death by special friend Kelly Hahn.

Deb retired from SPI after more than 20 years. She enjoyed coloring, dancing to the Beach Boys, golf cart rides, and taking care of her Momma. She also loved family cookouts and family trips to the beach. Most of all, Deb loved spending time with her grandkids. She will be remembered as very loving, caring and laid back. She was someone you could talk to about anything. Deb was a loving daughter, Momma, sister, grandma Debbie, and friend. She will be forever loved and greatly missed.

Survivors include mother, Arwilda Williams of Locust; daughter, Crystal Watson and husband, Dwight, of Stanfield; daughter, Kimberly Hegler and wife, Erin Martin, of Indian Trail; brother, Dale Williams and wife, Sandy; grandchildren, Haley Kimrey, Harley Watson and fiancée, Jasmine Oxendine, Ricky Hegler and wife, Arianna, Shea Hegler and wife, Olivia, Cheyenne Hegler, Taylor Martin, Chase Martin; greatgrandchildren, Drake Kimrey, Addi Kimrey, and Oliver Hegler; and her beloved dog, Bailey.

Nancy Frick (Kluttz) Harrison August 1, 1934 ~ July 10, 2022

Nancy Frick Harrison, 87, of New London, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at her home surrounded by family.

Nancy was born August 1, 1934 in North Carolina to the late Clifford Kluttz and the late Zell Elizabeth Andrews Kluttz.

She was also preceded in death by son, Christopher Frick; late husband, Bobby Frick; and sister, Shelby Childers.

Survivors include husband, Kenneth Harrison of the home; children, Teresa Eudy Grace and husband John of Locust, NC, Jeff Frick and wife Kim of Denton, NC, and Mike Frick of New London, NC; grandchildren, Brad Floyd, Ashley Floyd, Cameron Frick, and Megan Frick; greatgranddaughter, Kailynn Horton; sister, Robin K. McColloum and husband, Dalton of Albemarle, NC; 4 step-children; 4 nieces and nephews; and her beloved dog, Jake.

Nancy enjoyed reading, doing puzzles, and appreciated the beauty of flowers. She loved to bake cakes and baked a cake every week. She will also be remembered for her tender love for animals.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your local Hospice or the animal rescue of your choice.

Robert Paul Fisher, Sr. December 19, 1957 ~ July 10, 2022

Robert Paul Fisher, Sr., 64, of Albemarle, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at his home.

Robert was born December 19, 1957 in New York to the late Leo James Fisher, II and the late Jeanne Marie Mosher Fisher.

Survivors include children, Robert Paul Fisher, II of Mount Gilead, NC, Lyndsie Holland of Raleigh, NC, and Justin William Fisher of Albemarle, NC; grandchildren, Layna Holland, Landon Fisher, Colton Fisher, Logan Fisher, Emery Holland, Talia Fisher, Alexis McDaniel, Thomas Gee, Troy Lequia; brothers, Leo James Fisher, III, Michael William Fisher, John Joseph Fisher, and Edward Daniel Fisher; and sister, Jill Anne Fisher.

Robert was in the HVAC industry for 44 years. He will be remembered as a jack-ofall-trades and enjoyed racing, working on cars, and being outdoors.

Memorials may be made to Community Home Care & Hospice of Troy.

Celebrate the life of your loved ones. Submit obituaries and death notices to be published in SCJ at obits@stanlyjournal.com

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Senators ask MLB why antitrust exemption needed in minors

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to explain the impact of potential legislation stripping the sport’s antitrust exemption from covering the sport’s relationship with minor league players.

Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican who is the ranking minority member, sent the letter Monday and asked Manfred to respond by July 26 to a series of questions that could be a prelude to proposed legislation further limiting an exemption created by a 1922 Supreme Court decision.

“Your answers will help inform the Senate Judiciary Committee’s analysis of the necessity of this century-old exemption,” said the letter, also signed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, and Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah.

The letter is the next step after a similar request for information the four senators sent last month to an advocacy group for minor

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Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. leaguers. The executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Minor Leaguers has recommended Congress enact legislation nullifying the application of the exemption to minor leaguers.

“We look forward to providing detailed information to the committee regarding baseball’s limited antitrust exemption and how it has provided franchise location stability at the major league level, maximized the availability of minor-league baseball for fans and

quality employment opportunities for aspiring major leaguers,” the league said in a statement.

Senators asked about the potential impact of repealing 2018 legislation exempting minor league players from federal minimum wage and overtime laws — the Save America’s Pastime Act — and whether the antitrust exemption played a role in MLB’s decision in 2020 to cut minor league affiliations from a minimum of 160 to 120. They also

asked whether MLB would commit to maintaining 120 affiliates when current 10-year player development license agreements expire after the 2030 season.

Advocates for Minor Leaguers said in a statement that it believes the exemption “has had dire consequences for minor league baseball players and fans. “ Major league players on 40man rosters, including those on option to the minors, are represented by the Major League Baseball Players Association. More than 90% of the several thousand players in the minors are not unionized.

In a proposed lawsuit settlement filed Friday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, MLB agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle alleged violations of minimum wage laws.

An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 players could share the money with an average payment of $5,000 to $5,500, and the settlement says $55.5 million will go the players’ lawyers.

Senators asked for MLB’s opinion on how its structure compares with those of the NFL, NBA and NHL, and what justifies maintaining the exemption for baseball. In the past, baseball officials have stressed the exemption allows them to prohibit teams from changing cities without MLB approval.

Senators inquired about the exemption’s impact on work stoppages — which is not at all since the Curt Flood Act of 1998 ap-

plied antitrust laws to MLB affecting the employment of major league players at the major league level.

“Please discuss the impact, if any, of the antitrust exemption on the negotiation of minor league players’ length of contract, wages, housing, or other working conditions,” they wrote. “What effect would removing the antitrust exemption have on minor league player working conditions and wages? If a more tailored approach, like extending the Curt Flood Act to cover minor league players and operations, was taken, what would be the impact?

Please describe any provision of the CFA that should or should not cover minor league players and why.”

They asked about MLB’s view of the impact on minor league players of the 1922 Supreme Court decision involving the Federal League that created the exemption, of last year’s Supreme Court decision ruling the NCAA can’t limit education-related benefits that colleges can offer sports stars (NCAA v. Alston) and the Justice Department’s statement of interest in a pending lawsuit filed by four minor league teams urging that “lower courts should limit the ‘baseball exemption’ to conduct that is central to the business of offering professional baseball games to the public.”

In addition, they asked about the exemption’s impact on corruption in the international amateur signing market.

Murphy takes over governors association amid tensions, feuds The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey took over as the leader of the nation’s nonpartisan governors’ association in a time of deep divide between the states over issues such as abortion and gun control.

Murphy took the reins as chair of the National Governors Association from departing head Asa Hutchinson, the Republican governor of Arkansas. Murphy will be tasked with fostering bipartisanship among members of the organization while some of them, such as California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, are publicly feuding with each other.

The states are also in the midst of an era of state-against-state legal battles over abortion access.

The association meeting was held in Maine, where Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies from cooperating with other states’ investigations into abortions. Hutchinson has signed off on a near-total ban of abortion for his state.

Members of the association sounded a cooperative tone at the meeting, and Murphy encouraged members to prioritize working together.

“I do not expect over the course of the next year we are going to take our hats off as Democrats and Republicans,” Murphy said.

“Remember that we are partisans third, governors second and Americans foremost.”

The National Governors Association also appointed a new vice chairman, Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. The previous vice

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, left, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledge applause at the National Governors Association summer meeting, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Portland, Maine. chair was Murphy. Cox also acknowledged the need for less partisan bickering.

“We fight about some really stupid (expletive) sometimes,” Cox said to applause from the crowd.

“My point is our ability to work together means so much more than the things we fight about.”

The meeting was the first of its kind held in person since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The proper response to the pandemic is one of several issues that has divided governors over the past two years.

The chasm between Democratic and Republican states has recently been widened by U.S. Supreme

Court rulings that have overturned Roe v. Wade and struck down gun restrictions in New York. The agenda at this week’s meeting of the governors avoided such hot-button topics, focusing instead on issues such as computer science education and travel and tourism.

After the meeting was over, Murphy and Hutchinson agreed that some issues, such as abortion laws, will remain polarizing. But both said the states can work together to serve the public interest on numerous other fronts.

“There’s going to be a list of things we’re not going to find common ground on,” Murphy said.

“That will never preclude the NGA and its members from finding common ground on the things we do agree about.”

Hutchinson added that members should “do it in the right tone and remember what’s at stake” when confronting divisive topics.

The governors association was founded in 1908 and its members are the governors of the 55 states, territories and commonwealths.

This year’s meeting attracted throngs of demonstrators to Portland. Many were criticizing the Roe v. Wade ruling and states that are moving to end or restrict abortion access.

Organizers said 19 governors

were confirmed in attendance.

DeSantis and Newsom were not among them.

The attendants included some who are well known in their states for working across the political aisle, such as Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott. Cox, the Utah governor, has also signaled a willingness to work with Democrats on gun control, despite the fact it would likely meet resistance in his own state.

Other high-profile governors who were not in attendance included Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Some with national profiles, including Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, did attend. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of neighboring New Hampshire was in attendance.

Mills, the Maine governor, delivered opening remarks at the event.

It was the first time the state had hosted the summer meeting since 1983.

Mills is among a group of Democratic governors that has issued executive orders to protect abortion providers and patients. Governors of Colorado, Rhode and Island and North Carolina have made similar moves.

At the same time, several red states placed new restrictions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling. Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who was in attendance at the governor’s meeting, has said his executive order was about protecting “North Carolina doctors and nurses and their patients from cruel rightwing criminal laws passed by other states.”

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Cameron Young plays out of the rough on the 13th fairway during the final round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Sunday July 17, 2022.

Young eagles 18th but settles for 2nd place at British Open

WHAT’S HAPPENING Republicans in Forsyth County to raffle guns, ammo

By Chris Lehourites The Associated Press

Republicans in the county are planning a 30-day raffle of guns and ammunition, a move that’s drawing criticism in light of recent mass shootings across the U.S. The Forsyth County Republican Party will offer semiautomatic weapons, among other guns, in the raffle. Organizer Vernon Robinson says each raffle ticket will bear a three-digit number the purchaser can check each day against one of the games in the North Carolina Education Lottery from Sept. 9 through Oct. 8 to determine the winner. The county’s Democratic Party chairman called the raffle “disappointing.”

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911 services looking for more operators The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said that the county is experiencing a shortage of 911 operators. The county said that they’re currently six dispatchers short, meaning that most operators on staff are in mandatory overtime every week. Shifts have gotten longer, and operators are often on call when they aren’t working, ready to show up at a moment’s notice if someone calls in sick. The county is currently recruiting to hire more operators.

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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — For a very brief moment, Cameron Young was tied for the lead on the 18th hole on the final day of the British Open with only three other players still out on the course.

He never stood much of a chance.

Young finished in second place

on the Old Course in the 150th British Open after driving the green and sinking a 17-foot eagle putt on the par-4 18th. That put him at 19-under 269 for the tournament. Playing partner Cameron Smith was also at 19 under, but the Australian still had a 2-foot birdie putt to get to 20 under.

“Cameron was not going to miss that,” said Young, who shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday and lost to Smith

East Forsyth’s Xavier Isaac drafted in first round Tampa Bay Rays select slugging first baseman at No. 29 Twin City Herald staff XAVIER ISAAC’S wait wasn’t anywhere near as long as anyone thought it would be.

The slugging first baseman for Kernersville’s East Forsyth High School was expected to get selected at some point in this week’s MLB Draft, but Isaac was ranked in the 90s or low 100s by most scouting services, meaning he’d likely have to wait a day, until the draft’s third round opened.

Instead, the Tampa Bay Rays made Isaac a first-round pick, taking him with the No. 29 pick on Sunday night. Isaac became the highest-drafted player ever out of East Forsyth and the earliest the Rays have taken a first baseman since 2014.

According to baseball-reference.com, Isaac is the first eighth East Forsyth project to be drafted, and it marks the second straight year an alum has been selected, following Connor Norby, who was taken in the second round last year, after playing college ball at East Carolina. Norby had previously been the highest drafted East Forsyth Eagle.

Isaac is the first Eagle to be selected without first playing in college since Alec Zumwalt, taken in the fourth round in 1999.

He is committed to Florida, and the Rays will have to convince him to sign with them instead of heading to Gainesville to play for the Gators.

In 26 games for East Forsyth this year, Isaac hit .578 with a 2.005 OPS. He led the team in home runs and RBIs and had more homers (12) than strikeouts (8) in 96 at bats.

“Tremendous raw power,” Rob Metzler, the Rays’ senior director, amateur scouting, told the Tampa media. “I think we see a hitter with power. I would single out just his ability to use the whole field, to cover the whole plate, with tremendous strength.

“So he’s somebody we think has the bat speed to get to good fastballs and the balance and adjustability to compete against off speed. And that’s what we saw spending a bunch of time with him this spring, We really like the offensive potential.”

Isaac’s selection raised eyebrows, since it was so far above where the experts had him rated, although that may be in part that an injury that cost him most of his junior season also kept him from playing summer baseball last year, when many recruiting services set their rankings.

“His skill-set grew throughout the spring,” Metzler said. “I thought it was a good process and getting to know Xavier was a pleasure. Really, really special kid.”

Isaac is using agent Scott Boras, known for his tough negotiating style and large contracts for his clients. He’ll likely use the prospect of heading to Florida as a bargaining chip, although the MLB Draft uses a slotting system, limiting the amount of wiggle room on any contracts. The 29th pick has a bonus “slot” value of just over $2.5 million.

by one stroke.

The eagle moved Young one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy, who missed a birdie putt on the 18th a few minutes later. But it wasn’t enough to catch Smith, who shot a 64 in the final round to win the claret jug and match the major championship record to par with his winning score.

“It probably hurts a little worse to come up one shot short. If you

lose by eight you don’t really care,” said Young, a 25-year-old American who is from New York. “I would have signed up for 65 this morning. And to watch Cameron shoot what he did, it was pretty amazing.”

Young was at or near the top of leaderboard on all four days at St. Andrews. He opened with an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take the early lead, added a 69 in the second round and a 71 on Saturday.

Heading out for the final round on Sunday, he and Smith were tied for third, four strokes behind McIlroy and Viktor Hovland.

Two bogeys on the front nine — See YOUNG, page 2

Board of Commissioners presented with FY 21-22 Tax Collection Report Two committee vacancies filled

By Ryan Henkel North State Journal WINSTON-SALEM — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners met Thursday, July 14, where the annual tax assessment report for the county was presented.

The board was presented with the tax collector’s annual settlement report for fiscal year 202122.

“We have excellent news to report that we have a collection rate of 99.35%,” said Forsyth County Tax Assessor/Collector John Burgiss. “That’s the highest we’ve ever had in this county. It represents our seventh year of collection rate above 99%.”

That 99.35% in total collections in Forsyth County equals out to $264,703,668 in total tax revenue according to Burgiss’ report.

For taxes that were not collected, in 2021 bills only, bankruptcy, appeals and foreclosure accounts affected 1,123 bills totaling just $289,210 in county revenue.

The board also voted on and approved appointments to two committees.

Richard Watkins received the majority vote for the appointment to a three-year term to the Commission on Ending Homelessness as mental health representative and William Moore received the majority vote for the appointment

to a three-year term to the Smith Reynolds Airport Board.

The board of commissioners then approved the authorization and execution of four contracts.

One for $219,710 for the purchase of a new Ford F-550 Cab and Chassis with 12-foot walkaround body to Custom Truck and Body Works, Inc., one for $244,828 for the purchase of a Class III Type One Ambulance to Northwestern Emergency Vehicles, Inc., one for $299,083 for elevator and escalator maintenance services for various Forsyth County building locations and one for for the repair of Ambulance Unit #22 with Northwestern Emergency Vehicles, Inc. “There were a number of questions about the insurance side of things,” said County Manager J. Dudley Watts, Jr. about the ambulance repair cost. “We huddled up as staff to talk through this particular matter. The repair cost on this is high, but it really does put a new chassis under a box and so if you compare the $244,828 for a new vehicle versus the $151,024 for the repair, we do end up with a fairly new vehicle. ” The board also approved an ordinance revising Chapter 3 of the Forsyth County Code entitled “Air Quality Control.” According to Watts, the ordinance aligned the Forsyth County Code with the US EPA requirements and had no practical impact on the county’s operations.

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Woke academic gobbledygook makes you rich and famous THIS WEEK, a professor went viral during congressional testimony regarding the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overruling Roe v. Wade. During her testimony, professor Khiara Bridges of Berkeley Law School refused to acknowledge any value at all in unborn children, instead stating, “I think that the person with the capacity for pregnancy has value and they should have the ability to control what happens.”

This prompted Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to ask, “You’ve referred to people with a capacity for pregnancy. Would that be women?” Bridges immediately responded, “Many cis women have the capacity for pregnancy. Many cis women do not have the capacity for pregnancy. There are also trans men who are capable of pregnancy as well as nonbinary people who are capable of pregnancy.” Hawley asked incredulously, “Your view, the core of this right is about what?” To which Bridges shot back, “I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic, and it opens up trans people to violence.” She then blamed Hawley for the high suicidal ideation rate of those who identify as transgender, and lectured him, “We have a good time in my class.

You should join.”

Hawley was of course correct that only women can have babies; women who believe they are men are still women. And the notion

that suicidal ideation rates among LGBT people are the result predominantly of societal bigotry is completely evidence-free; suicidal ideation rates among LGBT people remain massively higher than among cisgender heterosexual people in San Francisco just as they would in Alabama.

The question that should trouble us, then, isn’t whether men have babies. They don’t. The question is why our most prestigious academic institutions now churn out privileged pseudointellectuals who spout utter nonsense at the drop of the hat, and do it with self-assured sententiousness.

The answer lies in the incentive structure in higher education. Our higher education system is designed to benefit claims of victimhood rooted in intersectional identity politics. That is the only way to explain just why Bridges, one of the most educationally privileged members of American society, makes a career complaining about the systemic evils of the United States.

It takes enormous gall and equal ignorance to claim that bigotry lies behind the reality of sexual dichotomy; it takes just as much gall and ignorance to claim that a country that has afforded you the opportunity to achieve a degree from Spelman College, a JD from Columbia Law School, a Ph.D. from Columbia in anthropology, and a career in classical

ballet is somehow a country shot through with systemic racism.

And yet that is precisely what Bridges does for a living. Her study specializes in “race, class, reproductive rights, and the intersection of the three.” Author of “Critical Race Theory: A Primer” and a self-described “critical race theorist,” Bridges believes in the “rejection of legal conventions” and advocates in favor of the ideas that “racism is a normal feature of American society (and not a deviation from an otherwise fair and just status quo)” and that “traditional liberal understandings of the problem of racism and how racism will be defeated” ought to be rejected.

This, too, is nonsense. But it is nonsense cherished by the elite institutions that churn out supposed academics like Bridges. Our system of academia is irrevocably broken. Academia was originally perceived as a place of meritbased higher learning, a place in which the best and brightest formulated the most important policies. Academia was the West’s intellectual oligarchy. But if the idea behind a merit-based academic elite used to rest in the actual merit of ideas and performance, that idea was left behind long ago. Now, the self-perpetuating academic elite is happy to maintain control by paying lip service to radicals like Bridges.

All that matters, in true Foucault fashion, is power. That, presumably, is the reason why Bridges treats dissent as a form of violence — oligarchs usually do. Intellectual oligarchs are no different. And the biggest casualty is truth.

Ben Shapiro, 38, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and Editor-in-Chief of DailyWire.com.

said. “Probably just maybe not the best decision I made. And not the best shot I hit today. Just one of those times.”

Young was playing at his first British Open. He has never made the cut at the Masters or the U.S. Open, but he did get some valuable major tournament experience at this year’s PGA Championship.

He finished in a tie for third after a double bogey on the 16th at Southern Hills.

The former Wake Forest golfer’s finish gives alumni of the De-

mon Deacon’s program a top-two finish at each of the last three majors and a top 10 finish at all four of this year’s majors. Will Zalatoris finished second at the U.S. Open and PGA Championship and sixth at the Masters.

“At this point — not as much as some of those other guys — but I’ve at least been around the lead a lot this year,” Young said. “In the PGA Tour in a major, so it’s not the first time I’ve been in that situation.

“And the more I put myself there, I think I said at the PGA one of

these times I’ll shoot 5 under on the back (nine) and that will be enough.

And today I did. And it wasn’t. So I guess one of these times I’ll shoot 6 on the back on Sunday and that will be enough.”

Trying to get to that 5-under number on the back nine Sunday meant going all out on one last drive.

With the Old Course playing hard and fast all week, many of the par 4s have been drivable. Young knew he needed an eagle on the final hole to pressure Smith so he

teed it up and went all out.

“I don’t know what that hole played to this week, but I’d imagine probably more than half of the people were making birdie. The way Cameron Smith chips and putts, I didn’t really think he would make a 4,” Young said. “So, yes, I kind of was just trying to get it there and trying to give myself some kind of look, because obviously you never know.”

to appropriate $643,445 in funding for the low income household water assistance program.

The board then approved the submission of an application to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Soil & Water Conservation Division, to apply for and accept, if awarded, an

$80,000 streamflow rehabilitation assistance program grant for watershed restoration projects.

According to Watts, the funds will be utilized for county-owned land on the upper end of Town Fork Creek and specifically to replace supports under the primary spillway pipe at Watershed Structure

number 1B and to remove accumulated sediment at Watershed Structure number 5.

The board approved a resolution to reallocate a portion of Imprints Cares’ ARPA funding to allow the purchase of a facility to house the family resource center for children with special needs and expanded

learning staff “This amount would take $717,000 of the ARPA allocation and would allow them to purchase 711 Coliseum Place Court,” Watts said.

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will next meet August 4.

♦ Harold Howard Absher, 96, of Ashe County, died July 14, 2022.

♦ Elizabeth “Sally” Richards Cook, 95, of Winston-Salem, died July 17, 2022.

♦ Hazell R. Hartman, 93, of Clemmons, died July 13, 2022.

♦ Eugene (Gene) Anthony Nitz, Sr., 100, of Winston-Salem, died July 13, 2022.

♦ Brenda June Allen Swain, 76, of Forsyth County, died July 13, 2022.

♦ David Allen Anderson, 92, of Clemmons, died July 17, 2022.

♦ Annie Ruth Duggins Crews, 86, of Stokes County, died July 14, 2022.

♦ Donald “Wayne” Mickey, 70, of Surry County, died July 13, 2022.

♦ Jack Weldon Pegg, 78, of Kernersville, died July 15, 2022.

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on the first and ninth holes — set him back, but seven total birdies before the eagle on the last kept him in contention to win his first major.

The bogey on 9 was a surprise considering Young had birdied that hole in all three previous rounds this week.

“I think I tried a little hard to get it to the green knowing that right is totally fine. I was just trying to hit one really hard and turning right to left and I just overdid it,” Young

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approved two amendments, one to the 2020 Radio System Upgrade Capital Projects Ordinance to appropriate the City of Winston-Salem’s $8,573,503 share of the total project cost and the other to the fiscal year 2022-23 budget ordinance

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WEEKLY CRIME LOG ♦ ALFARO, ANAIZ was arrested on a charge of RESISTING ARREST at 699 POLO RD/DELMONTE DR on 7/15/2022 ♦ Alvarez Bernal, Gabino (M/18) Arrest on chrg of 1) Drugs-poss Sched Ii (F), 2) Ccw - Firearm (M), 3) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 4) Fail To Appear/ compl (F), 5) Fail To Appear/compl (M), and 6) Fail To Appear/compl (M), at 1234 E Clemmonsville Rd/cottage St, Winston-salem, NC, on 7/13/2022 22:33. ♦ Bell, William Alfonzo (M/19) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Stolen Goods (F), 2) Alter, Destruct, Remove Serial Number Firearm; Poss Firearm (F), 3) Drugs-poss Sched Iv (M), 4) Poss Marijuana Misd (M), 5) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 6) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 7) Weap-poss

By Felon (F), 8) Weap-poss By Felon (F), 9) Ccw - Firearm (M), 10) Ccw Firearm (M), and 11) Resisting Arrest (M), at 2500 Blk Atlee St, Winstonsalem, NC, on 7/14/2022 19:14. ♦ BILLINGS, ALANA DEENEY was arrested on a charge of ASSAULTSIMPLE at 301 MEDICAL CENTER BV on 7/15/2022 ♦ Branscome, David Aaron (M/27) Arrest on chrg of 1) Drugs-poss Sched I (F) and 2) Drug Paraphernalia

(M), at 618 Sun Meadows Dr/ summerest Ct, Kernersville, NC, on 7/14/2022 22:27 ♦ Camrgoflores, Manuel (M/23) Arrest on chrg of Vand-personal Prop (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 7/14/2022 16:48. ♦ CARTER, LASHAYE KATRINA was arrested on a charge of ASSAULTSIMPLE at 3950 SUGARCREEK DR on 7/14/2022 ♦ Crockett, Tajuana Shequita (F/36) Arrest on chrg of Contrib Delinq Minor, M (M), at 4298 Glenn Hi Rd/ oak Grove Church Rd, Winstonsalem, NC, on 7/13/2022 10:37.

♦ GAMBLE, DAQWAN MALMONTIZE was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 1425 SILAS CREEK PW on 7/14/2022 ♦ GOODMAN, JASON MATTHEW was arrested on a charge of DRUG TRAFFICKING at 2931 NORTHBRIDGE RD on 7/15/2022 ♦ HANES, CLARK LINDSAY was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 1183 SILAS CREEK PW on 7/15/2022 ♦ HERNANDEZ-PORTILLO, JOSE MAURICIO was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 1002 S STRATFORD RD on 7/17/2022

♦ DAVIS, CORBY JERMONE was arrested on a charge of WEAP-MFG & TRANSPORT at 4632 N CHERRY ST on 7/17/2022

♦ INGLES, AUSTIN JORDAN was arrested on a charge of ASLT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL at 717 OAK ST on 7/14/2022

♦ FAIR, LATRIA YVETTE was arrested on a charge of FORGERY-UTTERING at 100 OLD OAK CR on 7/15/2022

♦ Jarvis, Jason Daniel (M/40) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple (M), at 1630 Cedar Path Dr, Clemmons, NC, on 7/16/2022 09:21

♦ Fajardo Rivera, Kariely Angelis (F/18) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple (M), at 2718 W Mountain St, Kernersville, NC, on 7/17/2022 18:14. ♦ FERNANDEZPENA, JOSE EDUARDO was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 3700 OLD VINEYARD RD on 7/15/2022

♦ JORDAN, TAMRA RENAE was arrested on a charge of ASSAULTSIMPLE at 201 N CHURCH ST on 7/18/2022 ♦ KENNELLY, DONALD was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 1499 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on

7/16/2022 ♦ Mouzon, Kadijah Tiffany (F/28) Arrest on chrg of Probation Violation (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 7/14/2022 20:58. ♦ PENN, JAMIE LATOYA was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT-SIMPLE at 301 MEDICAL CENTER BV on 7/16/2022 ♦ Quarles, Randle Darcy (M/34) Arrest on chrg of Assault-point Gun (M), at 2405 Lewisville-clemmons Rd, Clemmons, NC, on 7/15/2022 22:01. ♦ QUITERIO AVILA, IKIR JAFET was arrested on a charge of CCW at 2931 BROADBAY DR on 7/16/2022 ♦ RICKETT, MALEK ANTHONY was arrested on a charge of DRUNK / DISRUPTIVE at 499 W FOURTH ST/N SPRUCE ST on 7/16/2022 ♦ Simpson, Trejon Tymil (M/24) Arrest on chrg of 1) Felon Adw/ser Injury (F) and 2) Weap - Possession In Prison (F), at 201 N Church St, Winstonsalem, NC, on 7/15/2022 15:42. ♦ Smith, Adrien Jerrard (M/25) Arrest on chrg of 1) Reckless Driving (M), 2) Hit & Run (M), 3) Speeding Exceeding Posted Limit By 15 Mph Or More On Hwy (M), and 4) Ndl - Operator Or Chauffer (failure To

Obtain) (M), at 4200 Bowens Rd, Tobaccoville, NC, on 7/13/2022 21:13. ♦ Smith, Adrien Jerrard (M/25) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Marijuana Misd (M), 2) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 3) Resisting Arrest (M), and 4) Speeding To Elude Arrest (F), at 3901 Tise Av/ akron Dr, Winston-salem, NC, on 7/13/2022 19:40. ♦ Smith, Joseph Emmett (M/49) Arrest on chrg of 1) Larceny/misdemeanor (M), 2) 2nd Degree Trespass (M), 3) Fail To Appear/compl (M), and 4) Fail To Appear/compl (M), at 4500 Airview Dr, Winston-salem, NC, on 7/13/2022 18:38. ♦ STEELE, KENDALL was arrested on a charge of DRUNK / DISRUPTIVE at 4116 VILLA CLUB DR on 7/14/2022 ♦ Stull, Christy Nicole (F/27) Arrest on chrg of 1) Child Abuse (felony) (F), 2) Drugs-poss Sched I (F), 3) Drugs-poss Sched Ii (F), 4) Misd Poss Controlled Substance (M), 5) Possession Marijuana (M), and 6) Maintain Dwelling (F), at 2225 Bethel Church Rd, Kernersville, NC, on 7/14/2022 08:07. ♦ TOBIAS, ANTOINE JOSEPH was arrested on a charge of DRUGS-POSS SCHED II at 110 HANES SQUARE CR on 7/16/2022

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Olczyk leaves Blackhawks broadcast, set to join Kraken Chicago Eddie Olczyk is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks after 16 years as a color commentator on their television broadcasts and is expected to work Seattle Kraken games next season. Former Hurricanes player Ron Francis is the general manager of the Kraken and was teammates with Olycyk for two seasons in Pittsburgh. Francis also brought former Hurricanes play-by-play voice John Forslund to Seattle for its inaugural season, and Forslund has a history working with Olczyk on national broadcasts.

Olycyck’s brother Ricky, also formerly with the Hurricanes, is an assistant general manager with the Kraken.

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Longtime Mets Spanish broadcaster Alicea dies at 85 New York Longtime New York Mets Spanish broadcaster Juan Alicea died Monday, the team said. He was 85. The Mets said Alicea died in his sleep at home in Florida.

Alicea joined the Mets in April 1969, the season they won their first World Series championship, and worked in the scouting and community relations departments. Alicea started doing Spanish broadcasts for the Mets in 1982 and called more than 4,000 games through 2019. The Mets named the Spanish radio booth at Citi Field in his honor last year.

NFL

Lawyer: 30 women settle Watson-related claims against Texans Houston An attorney representing 30 women who have accused the Houston Texans of turning a blind eye to allegations that Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions says they have settled their legal claims against the team.

Tony Buzbee, the women’s attorney, says while only one of the women had filed a lawsuit against the team, the others had also intended to make legal claims against the Texans before the settlements were reached.

In a statement, the owners of the Texans say they hope the settlement will “provide some form of closure to the parties involved, our fans and the Houston community at large.”

NBA

G League Ignite moving to Vegas suburb of Henderson New York The G League Ignite says the team has struck a multiyear deal to relocate to Henderson, Nevada. The Ignite had been training in Walnut Creek, California, since their inception and played home games this past season in Las Vegas. That’s about 15 miles from the team’s new arena, the Dollar Loan Center. The 5,500-seat building that opened earlier this year is also is home to American Hockey League affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights — the Henderson Silver Knights — and the Indoor Football League’s Vegas Knight Hawks.

Christopher Bell holds up a giant lobster while celebrating with his wife, Morgan, after winning Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Bell latest Cup Series winner with victory at New Hampshire Hampshire and led the final 42 laps for Joe Gibbs Racing. His only other Cup win came in the second race of the 2021 season in the Daytona road course race.

Elliott finished second for Hendrick Motorsports and Bubba Wallace was third for 23XI Racing. Martin Truex Jr. dominated early and finished fourth and Kevin Harvick completed the top five.

“We had no idea what we were running there at the end,” Wallace said. “I knew it was inside the top five. But just tire management there at the end, and we were able to capitalize. Just proud of everybody. Happy. It’s been hell for me the last month, so good to come out with a top five.”

Elliott, who had led 13 laps overall when he was caught by Bell, finished first or second for the fourth straight race.

“We were in a position where guys at this level really should close out a race if you’ve got the lead like that,” Elliott said. “Just poor effort on my part.”

Bell led JGR to its fourth win

this season and 12th at New Hampshire.

Bell’s biggest concern Sunday was trying to handle the 21-pound lobster awarded to the winner.

“Earlier in the year, I felt like we were right on the verge of winning,” Bell said. “In the last couple of weeks, I thought we were pretty far away. Now, here we are today.”

Bell still has to work on expanding his New England fan club. He gave his Xfinity checkered flag last season to the only young boy he saw in the grandstands wearing a Bell T-shirt. Before Sunday’s race, Bell promised one kid wearing his shirt at a prerace event hosted by his sponsor that he would give him the checkered flag with a win.

“And I did,” he said.

NASCAR’s Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway for its only stop of the year. The track long held two Cup races each year and Alex Bowman and Kyle Busch won the races in a doubleheader weekend last year.

Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open

Cameron Young, who holed a 15foot eagle putt on the final hole to ever-so-briefly tie for the lead.

It wasn’t enough, and neither was anything McIlroy could muster.

McIlroy couldn’t make a putt early. He couldn’t hit it close enough late. His last good chance was a 15-foot birdie attempt on the dangerous Road Hole at No. 17, and it narrowly missed to the left. McIlroy needed eagle to tie him, and his chip through the Valley of Sin had no chance.

Smith won for the third time this year, all on entirely different courses — the generous fairways of Kapalua, the visual intimidation of water on the TPC Sawgrass and the oldest links in the world with its double greens and pot bunkers.

He beat the No. 1 player in the world (Jon Rahm) at Kapalua. He beat the best field in golf at The Players Championship. And he had to overcome a four-shot deficit against a heavy crowd favorite to capture his first major.

Even with the silver claret jug in his hands, it was hard to believe.

“All the names on there, every player that’s been at the top of their game has won this championship,” Smith said. “It’s pretty cool to be on there. It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I don’t think it will for a few weeks. Yeah, it’s just unreal.”

Smith is the first Australian to win at St. Andrews since Kel Nagle in 1960, when he topped a rising American star named Arnold Palmer, the people’s choice.

Fourteen different drivers have now won during the 2022 season

The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — Christopher Bell’s crew chief tried to give him a little bit of coaching — some encouragement with about 40 laps left in the race and a victory and playoff spot at stake — and was promptly told, well, basically to shush.

“He told me that he had it under control,” crew chief Adam Stevens said with a laugh, “and he clearly did.”

Bell explained later that with so many laps left in the race, that he didn’t need a reminder of how far the No. 20 Toyota had to go to reach the finish line.

Plus, Bell already knew the way to reach Victory Lane at his favorite track.

Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs — and tightened the pressure on the remaining win-

less drivers — winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season.

“That one was much needed right there,” the 27-year-old Bell said.

Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021 and was second in the Cup race last year, holding off Chase Elliott — last week’s winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Bell is the 14th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver playoff field.

With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points.

That’s a worry for another day for Bell.

“That car was not very good when it started the race,” team owner Joe Gibbs said. “It was middle-of-the-pack. It was struggling. At the end, they got him going in the right direction.”

Bell chased down Elliott late

The Australian shot a 64 to win his first major title The Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy.

The show belonged to Cameron Smith, and so did that silver claret jug he won in a Sunday stunner at the British Open with the best closing round the Old Course had ever seen.

Smith was four shots behind at the start as a record crowd was eager to see McIlroy cap off a week of celebrations at the 150th Open in style. He was three behind when he made the turn.

And then the plucky Australian with his magical putter ran off five straight birdies to take the lead, stared down a nervy putt around the edge of the nefarious Road Hole bunker to save par and finished with two putts from 80 feet for birdie for an 8-under 64.

“To win an Open Championship in itself is probably going to be a golfer’s highlight in their career,” Smith said. “To do it around St. Andrews I think is just unbelievable.”

So was his golf.

In the 29 previous times golf’s oldest championship was held at St. Andrews, no winner had ever closed with a 64. Smith finished

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Cameron Smith holds the claret jug after winning the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland on Sunday. at 20-under 268, a record score for the Old Course and matching the lowest score to par in any major.

“I got beaten by the better player this week. To go out and shoot 64 to win the Open Championship at St. Andrews is a hell of a showing. Hats off to Cam,” McIlroy said.

McIlroy hit every green in regulation and two-putted all of them — two were birdies, the rest were pars — for a 70 that left him in third place and having to wait

“It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I don’t think it will for a few weeks. Yeah, it’s just unreal.”

Cameron Smith nearly nine months before he can try to end his drought in the majors that now is at eight full years.

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Senators ask MLB why antitrust exemption needed in minors

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to explain the impact of potential legislation stripping the sport’s antitrust exemption from covering the sport’s relationship with minor league players.

Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican who is the ranking minority member, sent the letter Monday and asked Manfred to respond by July 26 to a series of questions that could be a prelude to proposed legislation further limiting an exemption created by a 1922 Supreme Court decision.

“Your answers will help inform the Senate Judiciary Committee’s analysis of the necessity of this century-old exemption,” said the letter, also signed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, and Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah.

The letter is the next step after a similar request for information the four senators sent last month to an advocacy group for minor

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Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. leaguers. The executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Minor Leaguers has recommended Congress enact legislation nullifying the application of the exemption to minor leaguers.

“We look forward to providing detailed information to the committee regarding baseball’s limited antitrust exemption and how it has provided franchise location stability at the major league level, maximized the availability of minor-league baseball for fans and

quality employment opportunities for aspiring major leaguers,” the league said in a statement.

Senators asked about the potential impact of repealing 2018 legislation exempting minor league players from federal minimum wage and overtime laws — the Save America’s Pastime Act — and whether the antitrust exemption played a role in MLB’s decision in 2020 to cut minor league affiliations from a minimum of 160 to 120. They also

asked whether MLB would commit to maintaining 120 affiliates when current 10-year player development license agreements expire after the 2030 season.

Advocates for Minor Leaguers said in a statement that it believes the exemption “has had dire consequences for minor league baseball players and fans. “ Major league players on 40man rosters, including those on option to the minors, are represented by the Major League Baseball Players Association. More than 90% of the several thousand players in the minors are not unionized.

In a proposed lawsuit settlement filed Friday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, MLB agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle alleged violations of minimum wage laws.

An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 players could share the money with an average payment of $5,000 to $5,500, and the settlement says $55.5 million will go the players’ lawyers.

Senators asked for MLB’s opinion on how its structure compares with those of the NFL, NBA and NHL, and what justifies maintaining the exemption for baseball. In the past, baseball officials have stressed the exemption allows them to prohibit teams from changing cities without MLB approval.

Senators inquired about the exemption’s impact on work stoppages — which is not at all since the Curt Flood Act of 1998 ap-

plied antitrust laws to MLB affecting the employment of major league players at the major league level.

“Please discuss the impact, if any, of the antitrust exemption on the negotiation of minor league players’ length of contract, wages, housing, or other working conditions,” they wrote. “What effect would removing the antitrust exemption have on minor league player working conditions and wages? If a more tailored approach, like extending the Curt Flood Act to cover minor league players and operations, was taken, what would be the impact?

Please describe any provision of the CFA that should or should not cover minor league players and why.”

They asked about MLB’s view of the impact on minor league players of the 1922 Supreme Court decision involving the Federal League that created the exemption, of last year’s Supreme Court decision ruling the NCAA can’t limit education-related benefits that colleges can offer sports stars (NCAA v. Alston) and the Justice Department’s statement of interest in a pending lawsuit filed by four minor league teams urging that “lower courts should limit the ‘baseball exemption’ to conduct that is central to the business of offering professional baseball games to the public.”

In addition, they asked about the exemption’s impact on corruption in the international amateur signing market.

Murphy takes over governors association amid tensions, feuds The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey took over as the leader of the nation’s nonpartisan governors’ association in a time of deep divide between the states over issues such as abortion and gun control.

Murphy took the reins as chair of the National Governors Association from departing head Asa Hutchinson, the Republican governor of Arkansas. Murphy will be tasked with fostering bipartisanship among members of the organization while some of them, such as California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, are publicly feuding with each other.

The states are also in the midst of an era of state-against-state legal battles over abortion access.

The association meeting was held in Maine, where Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies from cooperating with other states’ investigations into abortions. Hutchinson has signed off on a near-total ban of abortion for his state.

Members of the association sounded a cooperative tone at the meeting, and Murphy encouraged members to prioritize working together.

“I do not expect over the course of the next year we are going to take our hats off as Democrats and Republicans,” Murphy said.

“Remember that we are partisans third, governors second and Americans foremost.”

The National Governors Association also appointed a new vice chairman, Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. The previous vice

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, left, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledge applause at the National Governors Association summer meeting, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Portland, Maine. chair was Murphy. Cox also acknowledged the need for less partisan bickering.

“We fight about some really stupid (expletive) sometimes,” Cox said to applause from the crowd.

“My point is our ability to work together means so much more than the things we fight about.”

The meeting was the first of its kind held in person since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The proper response to the pandemic is one of several issues that has divided governors over the past two years.

The chasm between Democratic and Republican states has recently been widened by U.S. Supreme

Court rulings that have overturned Roe v. Wade and struck down gun restrictions in New York. The agenda at this week’s meeting of the governors avoided such hot-button topics, focusing instead on issues such as computer science education and travel and tourism.

After the meeting was over, Murphy and Hutchinson agreed that some issues, such as abortion laws, will remain polarizing. But both said the states can work together to serve the public interest on numerous other fronts.

“There’s going to be a list of things we’re not going to find common ground on,” Murphy said.

“That will never preclude the NGA and its members from finding common ground on the things we do agree about.”

Hutchinson added that members should “do it in the right tone and remember what’s at stake” when confronting divisive topics.

The governors association was founded in 1908 and its members are the governors of the 55 states, territories and commonwealths.

This year’s meeting attracted throngs of demonstrators to Portland. Many were criticizing the Roe v. Wade ruling and states that are moving to end or restrict abortion access.

Organizers said 19 governors

were confirmed in attendance.

DeSantis and Newsom were not among them.

The attendants included some who are well known in their states for working across the political aisle, such as Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott. Cox, the Utah governor, has also signaled a willingness to work with Democrats on gun control, despite the fact it would likely meet resistance in his own state.

Other high-profile governors who were not in attendance included Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Some with national profiles, including Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, did attend. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of neighboring New Hampshire was in attendance.

Mills, the Maine governor, delivered opening remarks at the event.

It was the first time the state had hosted the summer meeting since 1983.

Mills is among a group of Democratic governors that has issued executive orders to protect abortion providers and patients. Governors of Colorado, Rhode and Island and North Carolina have made similar moves.

At the same time, several red states placed new restrictions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling. Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who was in attendance at the governor’s meeting, has said his executive order was about protecting “North Carolina doctors and nurses and their patients from cruel rightwing criminal laws passed by other states.”

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Pinehurst council approves updates to various policies

COUNTY NEWS NHSGA High School Golf National Invitational held at Pinehurst Resort

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee gains new member

High School boys golfers from across the nation competed in the fourth annual NHSGA High School Golf National Invitational at the Pinehurst Resort (Pinehurst, N.C.) last week. The invitation-only tournament consisted of the top high school golfers from across the country who have won their respective state championships as a team or as an individual. More than 330 golfers were competing in the Invitational. Team North Carolina, which consisted of golfers from St. David’s School, came in second place. Ultimately, first place went to golfers from Rivers Academy in Georgia.

Carthage BOC meeting rescheduled for July 28 During a special meeting held July 5th, the Town of Carthage Board of Commissioner’s rescheduled its July 18 meeting to Thursday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. Please also take note that, at the rescheduled meeting, the public hearing for the proposed McNeill Ridge major subdivision will be recommended for a continuation to the August Planning Board and Board of Commissioner’s meeting due to incomplete materials. The BOC meetings are typically held on the third Monday of the month at 6:30, unless specified otherwise.

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By Ryan Henkel North State Journal PINEHURST — The Village of Pinehurst Council met Tuesday, where the process of updating potentially outdated Village policies continued to take place.

In an effort to refresh outdated policy, the council reviewed and approved an update for the Rights-of-Way Use policy.

The first change was to clarify that damage to personal property in the ROW is not the responsibility of the Village even if it was due to maintenance be-

ing performed by the Village, and the second was to update the municipal code reference in regards to obstructing the ROW. The council also rescinded some outdated policies that were either superseded, obsolete, or unnecessary.

“At the last meeting, we discussed a couple of policies that we think we are able to rescind due to various reasons,” said Assistant Village Manager Doug Willardson. “We have the Tree Preservation policy, the Lot Donation policy, the Significant Negotiations policy, and the Significant Vertical Construction on Village Property policy. After we discussed it last time, there was consensus that we’re able to rescind those.”

Finally, the council approved the recategorization of two policies – the Meeting Room Use policy and the Public Right-ofWay Beautification Fund policy – from Village Council policies to Administrative procedures.

“We discussed those last time as well, and they are both more administrative than council oriented, so that is the move we are suggesting,” Willardson said.

The council then approved the appointment of Paul Ackermann to a two-year term and the reappointment of Melody Jensen to a two-year term to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.

Councilmember Lydia Boesch also reported that the BPAC had received a status report on the construction of the new walk-

Morganton Park South Apartments Preliminary Design Approved with Conditions Council approves three Architectural Compliance Permits

By Ryan Henkel North State Journal SOUTHERN PINES — The Southern Pines Town Council met Tuesday, where they held a public hearing for the Morganton Park South Preliminary Development Plan.

The hearing was a continuation of the June 14 meeting where the PDP was first presented to the council.

“This item has two recognized deviation requests, one being a reduction in parking and the other being an increase in the number of dwelling units or the density related to those dwelling units,” said Principal Planner Pam Graham.

“There was also some discussion about the orientation of the buildings and whether they needed to address the public street or the private street that runs through the development.”

The deviation requests were

to reduce the number of parking spots required by the development from 507 to 434, but more controversially, to allow the units per acre on the development from 16 to 20.4.

The council raised concerns with the density figures as they were reluctant to grant special permission for a higher density allotment in case it would set an unwanted precedent.

“Ideally, if this is granted, I want to make sure the other parcels don’t turn crazy and overdense,” said council member Bill Pate.

There was also concern over the deviation request as it arose because the initial plans incorrectly had the requested density in line with the UDO standards.

“I would be remiss if I didn’t recognize that we made a little mistake when we did the CDP, and we recognize there’s a conflict between the number of units projected for the entire CDP and the 16 units per acre stated in our plan,” said John Silverman President of Midland Atlantic Development Company. “So, we realize

that may come back to adversely impact us in the future if our unit count goes from 650 to whatever the number would be. But it’s incredibly important that we start out on the right foot for the first phase of this development.”

The concerns from the applicants for allowing the deviation centered around the financial plan that was originally planned out for the Municipal Services District that the council recently approved.

“The financial models that were created to support the MSD made assumptions about what development would occur,” Silverman said. “In the event that either of the densities in the projects was reduced, then it takes the anticipated tax revenue that’s going to fund the MSD, that we jointly approved, and reduce it. In essence, we’d be starting to fund the MSD in a hole and have to try and dig us and the town collectively out of it.

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ways on the northside of Pine Vista Drive and the southside of McKenzie Road that anticipates the installation will be completed by the end of Fall.

The council also approved a $52,272 contract with Sandhills Services to provide janitorial services at the Fair Barn for the fiscal year 2022-23.

“We put out the bid earlier this year,” said Parks and Recreation Director Mark Wagner. “We only got one vendor who was interested, and it is Sandhills Services, who has been our vendor for a number of years now. The nature of cleaning at the Fair Barn is difficult. These cleanings are oftentimes done in the middle of the night after 1 a.m. once an event is done and we’re f lipping the building for another rental on the next night, so it’s a challenge to find contractors who are interested in that type of schedule, but that’s what we have to work with down at the Fair Barn.”

The Village of Pinehurst Council will next meet on July 26.

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WHEN BRANDY BAXTER needed to replace her home’s entire heating and air conditioning system several years ago, she asked contractors if they offered deals at certain times of the year.

She learned that if she waited until February, the slow season for such work, she could get a lower price. Baxter, a financial coach, based in Dallas, says she saved around $6,000 as a result.

When it comes to saving money on big purchases, sometimes timing really is everything. Taking advantage of certain holiday weekends and seasonal discounts can lead to significant savings, which is especially helpful with inflation continuing to push prices higher. Consumers can also consider their own cash flow fluctuations and shop for big-ticket items when they can better afford them.

“There are two overarching principles: Purchase items in the offseason and purchase items during holiday weekends,” says Kimberlee Stokes of Orlando, Florida, the founder of ThePeacefulMom.com, a website aimed at moms who want to save money and get organized. “It does require some planning.”

Here’s how to time your shopping to get the most out of your budget.

Shop the biggest sales weekends Traditionally, three weekends of the year — Memorial Day, July Fourth, and Labor Day weekends — are the best for deals on appliances, furniture, and mattresses, says Trae Bodge, a smart-shop-

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Bodge adds that some specific items have unique sales periods.

Televisions typically see their lowest prices in late January and early February — right before the Super Bowl.

If you miss a specific sale, Stokes says not to worry. The key is to plan ahead and track prices so you can make purchases during price dips, such as seasonal lulls. Buy winter sports gear in summer, or outdoor furniture in fall, for example.

“If you can have some self-control and wait, you will get better deals,” she says.

It’s also worth looking out for markdowns associated with inventory buildups, as supply chain issues continue to cause hiccups.

When chains like Target and Walmart have excess stock, they tend to offer big sales, sometimes at unexpected times.

Use tools to track prices and apply coupons You don’t need to track prices manually — apps and browser extensions can take care of that work. The Honey browser extension pulls coupons across the web; CouponCabin alerts you to cashback and coupon opportunities, and Rakuten activates coupons and cashback from online stores at checkout. Amazon Assistant lets you know if Amazon offers a lower price when you’re shopping elsewhere.

“If you don’t have at least one extension installed on your computer, you’re leaving money on the table,” Bodge says. By track-

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ing prices before sales weekends, you can make an informed decision about how good a deal is, she adds.

Baxter recommends saving items you’re tracking on a wish list, a service offered by many online retailers as an alternative to placing items in your cart.

Consider your own cash flow There are times of the year when you may experience increased cash flow from sources such as a tax refund, annual bonus, or birthday and graduation gifts. If that’s the case, those can be ideal times to make large purchases without taking on debt, says Kevin Mahoney, the Washington D.C.-based founder of Illumint, a financial planning firm for millennials.

Conversely, certain months tend to see more expenses for items like annual insurance payments, summer camp fees, or holiday gifts. Avoiding other significant purchases during those times can help your budget absorb the many demands on it, Mahoney advises.

“It’s important to be aware of the times when costs come up and perhaps hold off on purchases until after those points have passed and you see how your budget has weathered those time periods,” he says.

Whenever possible, take your time While sometimes you have no choice — for instance, buying a water heater replacement because yours broke — in many cases, you can plan your purchases in advance. This lets you take advantage of sales periods, as well as gives you more time to research exactly what you want.

“Waiting to buy can give you more clarity,” Mahoney says — another reason to add items to a wish list before adding them to your cart.

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happening Here’s a quick look at what’s coming up in Moore County:

July 21 Trivia Thursday at the Brewery 6pm Come out for Trivia at the Southern Pines Brewery! Enjoy fun and prizes each Thursday.

Southern Pines Brewing Company is located at 565 Air Tool Dr., Southern Pines, NC.

July 22 Summer Meal Program 12:30pm – 5pm Meals will be provided free of charge for those 18 and under at the Baxter Teen Center, Logan-Blake, and Trinity Units of the Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills

July 22-29 History of Weymouth Exhibit 8am The Sandhills Community College’s History of Weymouth exhibit will be on display at the Hastings Gallery at the Katharine Boyd Library at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst until July 29. The History of Weymouth exhibit promotes the legacy of James & Katharine Boyd, the founders of Weymouth, and the connection to the college and the community.

July 22 August 28 Three exciting, entertaining contemporary shows receive their Sandhills area premieres in the intimate McPherson Theatre at BPAC: “Gutenberg! The Musical!” - July 22-31; “Buyer & Cellar” August 5-14; and “tick, tick...BOOM!” - August 19-28. A three-show ticket package is $90 and individual shows start at $35.

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Neal Robbins, publisher | Frank Hill, senior opinion editor VISUAL VOICES

COLUMN | U.S. REP. RICHARD HUDSON

American families’ top concerns remain inflation, gas prices, and the economy in general

Instead of looking outward to address energy costs, we must instead unleash American energy fully and in every way.

“GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, by the people, for the people…”

This phrase in President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” captures perhaps the most basic foundation of our political system: political authority rests first and foremost with the American people.

When our founders conceived our nation 246 years ago, they sought to create a government whose power was derived from the will of the people, and that existed to protect those people’s God-given rights and address the issues most important to them. Unfortunately, many of those at the helm of government today have failed to do this.

A recent poll by Monmouth University has shown that American families’ top concerns remain inflation, gas prices, and the economy in general – each of which remains in a dire state due largely to misguided policies by President Joe Biden and the Democratic majority in Washington.

Last Wednesday, the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed inflation has increased by 9.1% from the year before, the highest rate hike since 1981. This rate increase has affected costs across the board: electricity is up 13.7%, groceries 12.2%, and transportation 8.8%. On top of this, the cost of gasoline is up 59.9% and remains, on average, over $4.50 per gallon nationally.

When here at home or up in Washington, I continue to hear from folks across our region about how these price hikes are impacting families, with many being forced to empty any savings or retirement they have. However, President Biden and Democrats in Washington have not confronted these issues in an effective way, vying instead for hallow solutions that fail to address the root causes of our nation’s current condition.

Last week, Biden traveled to the Middle East, in part to ask nations like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to increase oil production in order to alleviate costs at the pump. This is not the answer to the energy crisis facing our country. Instead of looking outward to address energy costs, we must instead unleash American energy fully and in every way. By doing this, we will not only cut energy costs but also promote energy independence and create jobs here in America.

Furthermore, to address inflation, Congress must take steps to shrink costs for you and your family by cutting reckless government

spending, lowering taxes, and enacting common-sense reforms to grow our economy. Last week, Senate Democrats revived their plans to pass Biden’s trillion-dollar Build Back Better boondoggle that includes tax increases on small businesses. This measure will not help grow our economy or lower costs for your family and will likely have the exact opposite effect.

As your congressman, I remain focused on solutions to the problems facing you and your family and will continue to fight each day to make them happen. To that end, last week, I helped advance measures aimed at improving the safety and security of our community.

Legislation I sponsored to overhaul our nation’s critical 9-1-1 infrastructure was passed in the Energy and Commerce Committee and will now move to the House floor. Next Generation 911 will boost the digital and data capacities of communities across our country, improving the ability of our first responders to handle emergencies and save lives.

Also, last week, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the critical piece of legislation funding our military and national defense. This act includes numerous provisions to support our service members and their families at Fort Bragg, including a needed pay raise for troops, new funding for military construction and family housing, $500 million in additional housing allowances, and $750 million to reduce food and other item costs at commissaries. It also establishes a Servicemember Parents Bill of Rights to secure the rights of parents in their children’s education at Department of Defense schools and pushes back against a ‘woke’ agenda in the military by clarifying the mission of the DOD to protect our nation. In addition to these measures, I also worked to include increased health care protections for active-duty troops and more resources for Special Operations forces transitioning to civilian life.

Making sure our military families and veterans have the resources they deserve are some of the most important duties we have in Congress. I look forward to continuing to advance measures that do just that in the NDAA until it is signed into law. And whether it be the economy or national defense, rest assured I will always stay focused on advancing the safety, prosperity, and freedom of our community and nation.

COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO

Woke academic gobbledygook makes you rich and famous

The question is why our most prestigious academic institutions now churn out privileged pseudointellectuals who spout utter nonsense.

THIS WEEK, a professor went viral during congressional testimony regarding the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overruling Roe v. Wade.

During her testimony, professor Khiara Bridges of Berkeley Law School refused to acknowledge any value at all in unborn children, instead stating, “I think that the person with the capacity for pregnancy has value and they should have the ability to control what happens.”

This prompted Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to ask, “You’ve referred to people with a capacity for pregnancy. Would that be women?” Bridges immediately responded, “Many cis women have the capacity for pregnancy. Many cis women do not have the capacity for pregnancy. There are also trans men who are capable of pregnancy as well as nonbinary people who are capable of pregnancy.” Hawley asked incredulously, “Your view, the core of this right is about what?” To which Bridges shot back, “I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic, and it opens up trans people to violence.” She then blamed Hawley for the high suicidal ideation rate of those who identified as transgender and lectured him, “We have a good time in my class. You should join.”

Hawley was, of course, correct that only women can have babies; women who believe they are men are still women. And the notion that suicidal ideation rates among LGBT people are the result predominantly of societal bigotry is completely evidence-free; suicidal ideation rates among LGBT people remain massively higher than among cisgender heterosexual people in San Francisco, just as they would in Alabama.

The question that should trouble us, then, isn’t whether men have babies. They don’t. The question is why our most prestigious academic institutions now churn out privileged pseudo-intellectuals who spout utter nonsense at the drop of a hat and do it with self-assured sententiousness.

The answer lies in the incentive structure in higher education. Our higher education system is designed to benefit claims of victimhood rooted in intersectional identity politics. That is the only way to explain just why Bridges, one of the most educationally privileged members of American

society, makes a career complaining about the systemic evils of the United States. It takes enormous gall and equal ignorance to claim that bigotry lies behind the reality of sexual dichotomy; it takes just as much gall and ignorance to claim that a country that has afforded you the opportunity to achieve a degree from Spelman College, a JD from Columbia Law School, a Ph.D. from Columbia in anthropology, and a career in classical ballet is somehow a country shot through with systemic racism.

And yet that is precisely what Bridges does for a living. Her study specializes in “race, class, reproductive rights, and the intersection of the three.” Author of “Critical Race Theory: A Primer” and a selfdescribed “critical race theorist,” Bridges believes in the “rejection of legal conventions” and advocates in favor of the ideas that “racism is a normal feature of American society (and not a deviation from an otherwise fair and just status quo)” and that “traditional liberal understandings of the problem of racism and how racism will be defeated” ought to be rejected.

This, too, is nonsense. But it is nonsense cherished by the elite institutions that churn out supposed academics like Bridges. Our system of academia is irrevocably broken. Academia was originally perceived as a place of merit-based higher learning, a place in which the best and brightest formulated the most important policies. Academia was the West’s intellectual oligarchy. But if the idea behind a merit-based academic elite used to rest in the actual merit of ideas and performance, that idea was left behind long ago. Now, the self-perpetuating academic elite is happy to maintain control by paying lip service to radicals like Bridges. All that matters, in true Foucault fashion, is power. That, presumably, is the reason why Bridges treats dissent as a form of violence — oligarchs usually do. Intellectual oligarchs are no different. And the biggest casualty is truth.

Ben Shapiro, 38, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com.

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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Sabina Oettinger September 20, 1921 - July 16, 2022

Sabina Oettinger, 100 years old, of Pinehurst, passed away on Saturday, July 16th.

Born Sept. 20, 1921, in Norwich, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Hipolit and Anna Kubiak. She was married to Julius Oettinger, whom she met at a USO dance in Norwich, Conn. She and Julius were married for 58 years until his passing in 2001.

She had two daughters: Linda Tummes and Judy Schoenstein, both of Pinehurst. She is also survived by her grandson, Robert Schoenstein of N.Y. Funeral services are private.

Charlotte Cox Monroe

November 4, 1936 - July 10, 2022 Charlotte Cox Monroe, 85, of West End, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Sandhills Memory Care.

Charlotte was born on November 4, 1936 in Vass, NC, one of three children of the late Lander and Lena Bailey Cox. She worked for multiple businesses in West End, finishing her working career with Stanley Furniture as the Secretary of the Shipping Department. She was a member of Doubs Chapel United Methodist Church.

Charlotte is survived by two daughters, Jill Smith and her husband, Kenneth; Deborah Morgan and her husband John; four grandchildren, Joshua and Brooklyn Smith, Alanda and James Allen Morgan; and her two beloved kitties Jack and Lilly.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Joseph Allen Monroe and her two brothers.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to an Animal Sanctuary or Animal Rescue of your choice.

Leola Weeks Haddock

February 24, 1926 - July 16, 2022 Leola Weeks Haddock, age 96, passed away on July 16, 2022 in Pinehurst, NC. She was born on February 24, 1926 in Moultrie, Georgia.

Leola was a graduate of Norman Park High School where she played basketball.

After high school, her Uncle Homer and his wife Mary Fussell of North Carolina asked her to come live with them. She attended a business technical college.

After earning her degree, she was a bookkeeper for many businesses over the years. She married Henry Lee Haddock on April 21, 1945 in Bennettsville, SC. They lived in Fayetteville, NC until her retirement at Pinehurst, NC. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 72 years, Henry Lee Haddock; her parents, R.C. Weeks and Essie Fussell Weeks of Moultrie, GA; two brothers and three sisters; 3 brother-in-laws, R.C. Weeks Jr. and Paul Weeks, Hazel (Marvin) Casteel, Cleo McDonald and Laverne Murphy, Leroy Vick and Paul Lively. She is survived by her favorite sister who she helped raise, Esther Vick Lively.

Leola is survived by two sons: Henry Wayne Haddock and Gary Steven Haddock (Rebecca); grandchildren: Aaron Haddock (Jennifer), Scott Haddock (Jaime), Rachael Theisen (Andrew), Brandon Haddock (Ashley), Benjamin Haddock and her great-grandchildren: Tristan, Bradley, Audrey, David Haddley, Judah, Briar Henry and Josephine Lee.

NEW YORK — Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, her family announced Thursday. She was 73.

The former president posted on his social media app that she died at her Manhattan home.

“She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life,” he wrote on Truth Social. The couple shared three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.

“She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her,” he wrote. “Rest In Peace, Ivana!”

Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that police are investigating whether Ivana Trump fell down the stairs and believe her death was accidental.

She was found unconscious near a staircase in the home, the people said. The people could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. The medical examiner’s office will determine an official cause of death.

“It’s been a very sad day, a very sad day,” Eric Trump said as he left his mother’s home near Central Park.

In a statement, he and his siblings called her “an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty and caring mother and friend.”

“She fled from communism and embraced this country,” the three said. “She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination.”

Ivanka Trump posted childhood photos of herself laughing and smiling with her mother, who she described as “brilliant, charming, passionate and wickedly funny.”

A Czech-born ski racer and sometime model, she met the future president in the 1970s and quickly perceived him as “smart and funny — an all-America good guy,” as she wrote in a 2017 book.

The couple married in 1977.

She became an icon in her own right, dripping with ‘80s style and glamor, complete with her signa-

ture blonde updo. She influenced the look of the over-the-top Patsy Stone in the classic British sitcom “Absolutely Fabulous,” with the character extolling Ivana as “tremendous” in one episode.

Trump herself would eventually appear in the 1996 hit film “The First Wives Club” with the now-famous line, “Ladies, you have to be strong and independent, and remember, don’t get mad, get everything.”

The Trumps became partners in love and business. She managed one of his Atlantic City casinos and helped make Trump Tower an image of ‘80s success (or excess, to some).

She overruled the architects to get a 60-foot waterfall installed in Trump Tower’s atrium, and she went to an Italian quarry to pick out the rosy-beige Breccia Pernice marble that famously lines its floors and walls, according to a biography of Donald Trump by Wayne Barrett.

Barbara Res, a former Trump Organization executive who was in charge of the skyscraper’s construction, recalled Ivana helping the decorator and taking a strong interest in such details as the doormen’s uniforms.

“She did all that to impress Donald, to win his approval,” Res said. “She was traveling back and forth all the time, and leaving her kids. She had a tremendous work ethic.”

The two were fixtures of New York’s see-and-be-seen scene before their equally public, and messy, 1992 divorce. Donald Trump had met his next wife, Marla Maples.

“I couldn’t turn on the television without hearing my name,” Ivana Trump wrote in her book.

During the split, Ivana Trump accused him of rape in a sworn statement in the early 1990s. She later said she didn’t mean it literally, but rather that she felt violated.

Donald Trump would say at times that he regretted having Ivana join him in business and blamed it for the unraveling of their marriage.

“I think that putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing,” he told ABC News in the early ‘90s.

“If you’re in business for yourself, I really think it’s a bad idea to put your wife working for you,” he said,

complaining that when she turned into a businessperson, “a softness disappeared.”

Nevertheless, Ivana ultimately remained friendly with her ex-husband, whom she famously called “The Donald.” She enthusiastically backed his 2016 White House run, saying he would “make big changes” in the United States, and told the New York Post that she was giving him suggestions on his campaign.

“We speak before and after the appearances and he asks me what I thought,” she said. She said she advised him to “be more calm.”

“But Donald cannot be calm,” she added. “He’s very outspoken.

He just says it as it is.”

However supportive, she occasionally ruffled feathers.

In 2017, while promoting her book, she told “Good Morning America” that she spoke with the then-president about every two weeks and had his direct White House number, but didn’t want to call too frequently because of then-first lady Melania Trump’s presence.

“I don’t want to cause any kind of jealousy or something like that because I’m basically first Trump wife, OK?” Ivana said with a laugh. “I’m first lady, OK?” Melania Trump’s spokesperson at the time responded, saying there was “clearly no substance to this statement from an ex, this is unfortunately only attention-seeking and self-serving noise.”

Ivana Trump had continued her business ventures in recent years, promoting an Italian weight-loss diet plan in 2018.

“Health is the most important thing we have. Let’s keep it that way,” she said at the time.

Her death came during a fraught week for the Trump family. Two of her children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka, and the former president are due to appear in coming days for questioning in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into the family’s business practices.

Ivana Trump was born Ivana Zelnickova in 1949 in the Czechoslovak city of Gottwaldov, formerly Zlin, which had just been renamed by the Communists who took over the country in 1948.

She was married four times, most recently to Italian actor Rossano Rubicondi. The two divorced in 2009 after a year of marriage but continued to see each other off and on until 2019, when she told the New York Post the relationship had run its course. He died last year of cancer at 49.

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