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NEWS BRIEFING

State passes 1,000 COVID-19 deaths Raleigh Monday’s update from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services indicated the state surpassed 1,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus.

“These are very concerning numbers,” said NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen earlier this week. NCDHHS is also updating guidance on who should be tested for the virus, including those recently who have recently been in crowds not practicing social distancing.

Mecklenburg County continues to lead the state in confirmed cases by county, followed by Wake, Durham, Forsyth, and Guilford. The number of people presumed to have recovered from the virus stands at 23,653.

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Charlotte stops funding police chemical agents amid protests Mecklenburg County The Charlotte City Council voted to stop funding chemical agents for police use.

The measure passed in a 9-2 vote Monday night after being introduced by councilman Braxton Winston, who was arrested during one of the protests.

The police department has spent $103,000 on chemical agents in 2020, city budget director Ryan Bergman said.

“It’s one step toward defunding the entire police department,” Tin Nguyen, an organizer and attorney, told the Charlotte Observer. Council member Ed Driggs, who voted against the ban, called it a “gratuitous dig at police.”

While the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office announced it would stop using tear gas in protests, citing tensions with the community, a local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police slammed the decision as “dangerous” following the vote.

“Without their use, this city would be on fire, and injuries would be much greater,” they said in a Facebook post.

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Insurance telemarketers fined $225M for a billion robocalls Washington, D.C. Federal regulators proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers.

The Federal Communications Commission said John Spiller and Jakob Mears made the calls through two businesses.

Seven state attorneys general also sued the two men and their companies in federal court for violating the federal law governing.

The fine is not a final decision. Spiller and Mears will have a chance to respond.

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States jockey to host Trump as he accepts GOP nomination Washington, D.C. Several states are vying to host President Donald Trump when he accepts his party’s nomination in August.

Nashville, Tennessee, and several cities in Florida are among those said to be in the running. Also being considered are venues in Nevada, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana and Arizona.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called his capital “the best place in America to have a convention” and GOP officials scouted the location along with Savannah, Ga. last week.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he has spoken with RNC officials and volunteered several cities, including Orlando, Jacksonville and Miami.

“We would like to have it,” DeSantis said. He also criticized Gov. Roy Cooper for turning down over $100 million in business.

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MANUEL BALCE CENETA | AP PHOTO

Congressional Democrats take a knee inside the U.S. Capitol House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, and other members of Congress, kneel and observe a moment of silence at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall, Monday, June 8, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. reading the names of George Floyd and others killed during police interactions.

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JOURNaL ELEVATE THE CONVERSATION

Democrats split on push to defund police by some civil rights activists and a handful of progressive House Democrats. Protesters over the WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pres- weekend also painted “DEFUND ident Donald Trump and his al- THE POLICE” in large yellow lies have seized on calls to “de- letters on a street close to the fund the police” as a dangerous White House.

Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, example of Democratic overD-N.D., a white moderate who reach.

Key Democrats, including pre- lost her 2018 reelection bid, said sumptive presidential nominee “defund the police” is “a horriJoe Biden, are distancing them- ble name” that misconstrues the selves from the “defund” push, goal.

“By starting with the word which some supporters say is a symbolic commitment to end sys- ‘defund,’ you’ve left the impression that you are temic racism and shift doing something policing priorities rathmuch more radical er than an actual plan to than what needs to eliminate law enforce- “I support the done,” said Heitment agencies. energy behind be kamp, a leader of the Facing increasing One Country Projpressure to weigh in, it. I don’t know ect, which is trying Biden addressed the is- what that to help Democrats sue in an interview with substantively connect better with “CBS Evening News.” rural voters.

“I don’t support de- means. As “This year has funding the police. seen the lowest I support condition- I’m talking to crime numbers in ing federal aid to police people about our Country’s rebased on whether or not the concept, corded history, and they meet certain basic now the Radical Left standards of decency, I’ve gotten Democrats want to honorableness and, in three different Defund and Abanfact, are able to demondon our Police,” strate they can protect explanations.”

Trump declared on the community, everybody in the community,” NAACP President social media. “Sorry, I want LAW & ORBiden said.

DER!” Other opponents Derrick Johnson The House GOP of the movement incampaign arm sent clude Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., a former presidential out emails condemning “defund candidate and one of two black the police” and connecting it to Democratic senators, and Rep. Democratic candidates.

“No industry is safe from Karen Bass, D-Calif., head of the Democrats’ abolish culture,” said Congressional Black Caucus.

NAACP President Derrick Michael McAdams, a spokesman Johnson, in an interview, also de- for the National Republican Conclined to endorse calls to defund gressional Committee. “First they wanted to abolish private health the police.

“I support the energy behind insurance, then it was capitalism it. I don’t know what that sub- and now it’s the police. What’s stantively means. As I’m talking next, the fire department?”

Democrats on Capitol Hill unto people about the concept, I’ve gotten three different explana- veiled a sweeping proposal Monday that did not include plans tions,” said Johnson.

Republican pollster Frank to strip funding from the police.

Luntz, who thinks Democrats The package limits legal protecare well-positioned to win over tions for police, creates a nationthe political center this fall, said al database of excessive-force enDemocrats risk their advantage counters and bans police choke by embracing policies viewed as holds, among other changes. The radical following the death of changes, if enacted, would have massive implications on policing George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Municipal officials in Min- in the U.S. neapolis have endorsed the “defund the police” language backed See DEMS page A3

By Steve Peoples The Associated Press

Governor rolls out guidelines for reopening schools Cooper says schools will only reopen based on metrics taken July 1

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — During a COVID-19 briefing on June 9, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the roll-out of guidance for the reopening of the state’s schools, potentially set for August.

Cooper was joined by State Board of Education Chairman

Eric Davis and state school Superintendent Mark Johnson for the announcement.

The governor said that “opening schools will depend on our health metrics.” The guidance document, which is about 26 pages long, states that the determination of whether or not schools will reopen will be based on the state’s COVID-19 metrics taken on July 1.

“We very much want school buildings open. But we won’t be reckless with such an important See SCHOOLS page A2

NC-based Classical Conversations helps lead nation’s homeschool boom COVID-related school closings create potential ‘tipping point’ for movement David Larson North State Journal SOUTHERN PINES — There’s never been a better time for homeschool advocates in North Carolina. Since 2013 there have been more homeschooled students in the state than private school students, and if homeschooling were counted as a school district, it would be the third largest, right after Wake County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg. And now, the school closings and economic disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic are creating conditions that could further escalate this trend.

A Southern Pines-based company, Classical Conversations, is at the forefront of this growing movement, not just in North Carolina but across the nation, of parents pulling their children from government-run schools and taking a more active role in their education.

Leigh Bortins started Classical Conversations in 1997 as a gathering of 11 teenage boys in her Winston-Salem basement. Now, a couple decades later, one of those boys, her son Robert Bortins Jr, is the current CEO, and the company has moved out of the basement and is now in 43 countries and every U.S. state, with 8,000 students just in North Carolina.

Robert Bortins told NSJ that the growth of CC has tracked closely with a boom in homeschooling nationwide, as it’s gone from being seen as fringe to mainstream, with around 5% of the school-aged population now homeschooled. He believes the country is reaching a tipping point where more people will see it as a viable option for their families.

“Homeschooling has been growing about 4 to 8% a year for a

while now, but I’ve seen it really, in the last 3 or 4 years, become more of a mainstream option, where it went from, ‘I could never do that,’ to, ‘Oh, I have a friend who does that.’” Bortins said.

He said the COVID-19-related shutdown of schools is also creating a lot of interest and growth, with up to 5 times more recruitment calls per day since the shutdowns. He also cited a Real Clear Opinion poll that said about 40% See HOMESCHOOL, page A2

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THE WORD: DOUBTING THOMAS COMMUNION

The Second Sunday of Easter approaches, and Christians are reminded of the first Sunday following Christ’s resurrection. Jesus had met with most of His disciples after Mary Magdalene alerted them of His presence.

Thomas was not with them when they met Jesus, and he said he would not believe in the resurrection until he had seen the wounds of the crucifixion for himself.

Eight days after the resurrection, Thomas had his doubts removed when he saw Jesus and examined His wounds. While Jesus blessed those who believed in His resurrection based on faith, He nonetheless was willing to prove Himself to Thomas.

Thomas had proven a devoted and loyal disciple and Jesus did not condemn him for his skepticism.

The Last Supper brought Jesus together with(KJV) his John 20:27-29 disciples for a celebration of the Jewish Passover 27 Then saith he to and served as the first Communion.

While Jesus Thomas, Reach hither was breaking bread with the 12 men, he was also my thy finger, and behold foretelling his coming betrayal by Judas, hands; andand reachafter hither hand,deny and thrust the meal he predicted that Peterthy would him it my side: and be not three times. The Last Supper isinto celebrated as the faithless, but believing.

Eucharist — thanksgiving in Greek.

However, 28 And Thomas it is also a remembrance of betrayalanswered and denial to and due said unto My plan Lord for and the my the weakness of people and thehim, divine God. 29 Jesus saith unto life of Jesus. The Last Supper and Communion him, Thomas, because remind us of celebration, betrayal, tragedy and thou hast seen me, thou ultimately, salvation. . hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Matthew 26:26-28 “The Incredulity of Saint Thomas” by Caravaggio (c. 1601–1602, currently housed in Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Germany).

26 And Potsdam, as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; NCMA RALEIGH this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my “The Denial of St. Peter” by Gerard Seghers (circa 1620-1625) was North State Journal blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the acquired by the state of North Carolina in 1952 and is held by the North North Journal (USPSState 20451) TRAFFIC from page down certain business- causing major traffic backups. transportation sales tax revenue, shuttingremission of sins.

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(ISSN 2471-1365) Washington, site of the first celerating work schedules by sev“We were hoping to bid it out failed to produce results.

Neal Robbins Publisher In the meantime, some road for construction very soon, but coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., eral weeks on about $2 billion Neal Publisher MattRobbins Mercer Editor in Chief and bridge projects already have then COVID-19 and all that, so suspended work on 92 of its 100 worth of bridge and road projects.

Matt Mercer Editor in Chief Cory Lavalette Managing/Sports Editor REOPENING LAWSUITS In Maryland, a westbound that timeline is kind of in the air,” active highway projects as a rebeen put on hold.

Cory Managing/Sports FrankLavalette Hill Senior Opinion Editor Editor The North Carolina Depart- said West Plains administrator sult of a stay-at-home order for lane of the Chesapeake Bay Frank Hill SeniorBusiness/Features Opinion Editor Emily Roberson Editor ment of Transportation has Tom Stehn, a former state high- most workers. The halted proj- Bridge near Annapolis recentEmily Roberson Business/Features Editor David Larson Associate Editor slashed its expected construction way engineer. “It was a high pri- ects include major ones in Seattle ly re-opened to vehicles followDavid Larson Associate Editor and Spokane, as well as improve- ing repairs. The $27 million projprojects from 131 down to 38 for ority for us.”

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The guidance document, ti- onesother 30% over last orders year. siclanes Law-enforcement checkpoints “I think the classical model is is one of the key draws for new hotled “The Strong Schools NC DHHS, DPI and the State Board So we’re seeing a lot of indicators have set up Toolkit,” on roads leadPublicbeen Health says of Education. that people are going to stay ho- really around the natural way that meschooling families as they are ing various and counAccording to the guide, face thatinto schools willtowns be required to meschooling,” Bortins said, adding students learn,” Bortins said. “So frustrated with public schools that ties. screen all visitors, staff and stu- coverings will be “strongly recthat even if only 10% of those who when they’re young, they are re- try to teach values opposed to their The Temperature town of Beaufort has is a ommended” but not required. dents. screening said they were considering con- ally good at memorizing things family’s beliefs. For families conWORSHIP from page A1 chokepoint I-70entering to repela The recommendations includrequired fornear anyone tinuing after the schools reopened and don’t have enough life expe- cerned about their child becoming non-residents.

One school needs transa val- ed in the reopening guidance school or boarding followed through, the homeschool rience to know what those things poorly socialized or that they’ll fall id form of government-issued ID also include Benhamretail-like and others social showed up population would double. mean. So from a classical mod- behind academically, Bortins said portation.

It is unclear if the with a Carteret County to the Charlotte clinic after receiv- The CC communities most- el standpoint, that’s fine. The kid those stereotypes are not accurate. to minimize expobus drivers are going toaddress, have to distancing ascreen COVID-19 Entry boarding Pass issued calls that the police with desks placed sixwere feet there ly switched to online, using Zoom can memorize the Sponge Bob CC students, he says, are generalthe children on sure,ing by town orbus documents that the group’s mem- and other digital tools, to finish off Square Pants theme song, or they ly very social and out of the house “when feasible” or barriers thethe inbound to school,provbut apartdemanding ing you are essential worker bers leave the area. When they re- the school year. But they are plan- can memorize the periodic table. all day, and what they learn is between students. parents can an choose to given an placed or are performing anchild essential fusedrecommendations to leave, eight were given Other in- ci- ning to be back “with very limited They’re going to have just as much much more rigorous than at pubattestation that their was service. of “violation plexiglass barriersofatemergency rescreened by them prior to board- cludetations precautions and disruptions this fun memorizing the periodic table lic schools.

Ocracoke is also requiring ception prohibitions and restrictions” Bortins pointed to testing desks, making hallways — a fall.” Bortins said their usual rec- and doing it in song. And that’s going. documentation in orderthat to gain Class 2 misdemeanor. designate “in’ and Any staff or students test “one-way,” ommendation that those who are ing to be useful to them their en- shows CC students have SAT and entry to the “They’re saying there stuwere 50 sick should stay home will remain tire life.”

ACT scores that “are 15-30% highand keeping positive, hastown. come in close con- “out” doors, The public’s use ofwho the isAtlanthere,” Benham said on the norm, “but we will encourage together in small cohort Bortins said it is about forming er than public school” and on par tact with someone pos- dentspeople tic been banned by groups thethat discrepancy between his ac- further hand washing and other an educated adult over time, not with the average “expensive, elite do not mix with othitiveOcean or arehas showing symptoms Atlantic Beach, Salter Path, In- ers throughout count and the account. precautions where it makes sense.” having the smartest fourth grad- private school.” Their website the “official” day. Meals will be required to stay home. dian Beach and Emerald Isle. In “Just The video Classical Conversations calls it- er now. Like many classical pro- touts average SAT scores of 1181 vs be look eatenatinthe thevideo. classroom The individuals must remain at should ahome joint“until pressthey release, shows clear evidence.

It isbe a lie. It self a “community-based curricu- grams, a traditional Christian the national average of 1067, and intermixing or even meetthe thetowns crite- to avoid said “swimming, surfing, kit- delivered is wrong. department, fromThe the police cafeteria for ria to return.” lum,” but the general model is of- worldview is also integrated into an ACT average of 24.2 vs the naing,” and “non-motorized recrethe mayor’s of- ten called a homeschool co-op. the lessons. tional average of 20.9. who relyObserver, on a school-sup“Children will be asked to stay thoseCharlotte ational are all pro- pliedfice — they’re all wrong.”

“We don’t have any trouble with lunch.

“We call it a Christ-centered distant water from access” their classmates.

The model allows for a lot of the hibited.

Cruz (R-Texas), a planning, tutoring and curricu- worldview. So whether you’re students getting into the college of As Sen. with Ted guidance from They won’t be sharing pencils or Wrightsville Beach Benham’s, CDC, of any and alltweeted activi-out in lum to be done within a commu- Catholic or Orthodox or Protes- their choice and getting scholartextbooks.

And there willofficials be a lot the friend already closed supportlarge of him later the same day, nity, so parents aren’t left trying tant, we welcome you. And we ships,” he said. groups of chilof cleaning,” saidbeaches Cooper. to the ties where public butofwill also be in fining the arrest unconstitutional Compared with other similar can gather should be canSome thenow practices the drencalling to reinvent the wheel and so they welcome really anyone to join us,” ROBERT CLARK | NORTH STATE JOURNAL violators to $500.

If one in- celed.and saying, “Because elected Dems have a cooperative group of fami- Bortins said. “But we approach it programs, Bortins said they are This would be activities guidance upare required, while cludes costs, the fine jumps like are abusing liesAttendees Temple Church in Fayeteville’s 2020 Easter“by drive-in in on far” theservice largest listen organization. fieldpro-abortion, trips and they areasarelike that Christian worldview others court are recommendations. to lean onof forNorthwood any questions or through to $650. their power—in a one-sided their radios from inside their cars as Pastor John Hedgepeth delivers his sermon.

“We’re the largest classical eduaddition, theway— assistance. lens.”

Requirements include social playgrounds. In Officials measures in Wilkesboro and reopening to silence pregnancy document sayscounselors.” that Classical Conversations com- cation company in the world, and distancing for seating, “It really gives families that reNorth Wilkesboro announced on schools Cruzshould also put a petition on his site al-time support and accountabil- munities don’t have a specific class we’re the largest homeschool comhold field trips, hallways, restrooms and entrynion sets, withorganization sealed wafers ‘drive-in’ services.” against religiousbein- for April that only one person per which asks signatories to “Tell itycrimination in and the conferences, assemblies Bible or religion, because ev- munity-based ways. 8Monitoring of hallways to parent that they need to succeed, cups of juice, but had to call off the The is very day, that Wilmingstitutions religious family will be allowed entry into and Democratic Governor Roy as Cooper cause performances virtually seennext through over- world.” keep congregating from occurthey’reand getting thatbelievers,” weekly ery class to distribute afterout word police posted that drive-in ser- plan said Barr a statement.

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I try to do be taken againstsaid. the churches, but ment, ty that do notsaid. also apply to similar Last include week, limiting Cooper issued a established people ofrules faith!”

Bortins said, “Classical Conin NCDHHS’ Bortins “So as Bibments “non-esdone,” Bortins “So that’s the cation,” what the is mayor says,” Hedgepeth police still urged “all churches and versation activity.” new executive proud to be in North guideAttorney for Youth,General College Wil- bignonreligious believers, if Jesus is the way, sential visitors”order andcontaining activities interimU.S. difference we see. And it gives lical said. “We’re I want to houses worship continue “Where other a state has not multiple new restric- and Amateur liam BarrSports. has received a flood of the parents andlaw-abiding. we love it here.” truthof and the to light, and with the Carolina, involving layers outsideoforganizations. people that acted are the tions on the few retail stores still complaints from religious people evenhandedly, it must have a com- virtual services, including for Eas- do things the way they said and let them know we’re cooperating with allowed or able to remain open. around the country who, like Ben- pelling reason to impose restric- ter.”

In Fayetteville, drive-in ser- them.”

This new order begins at 5 p.m. ham, believe their rights are being tions on places of worship and Benham, though, said he will April 13 and runs for 30 days. violated by local and state govern- must ensure that those restrictions vices were allowed, and Northare narrowly tailored to advance wood Temple Pentecostal Holi- not be cooperating with CharAccording to executive order ments.

N OW A BChurch L E Ihad N PA P E Rservice B AC Klotte’s demands for his group to Sports Essays - Amazon an Easter saidAVA Barr. I Lness 131, only five people perin1,000 A tweet from Barr’s commu- its compelling interest,” square feet of retail space or 20% nications director, Kerri Kupec, “Religious institutions must not be at 10 a.m. Pastor John Hedgepeth stop counseling women outside told NSJ the church promoted the the abortion clinic, even after the of fire marshal posted occupansaid, “During this sacred week for singled out for special burdens.”

Drive-in church services have celebration and was expecting po- arrest, since he believes the city’s cy limits can be in a store at one many Americans, AG Barr is montime. Markings must be placed itoring govt regulation of religious been another touchpoint in North tentially hundreds of cars. The ser- requests violate the letter and spir6 feet apart in areas where peoservices. While social distancing Carolina, especially during the vice could be heard on 92.7 FM to it of the law.

“Heck yeah we are, of course,” ple gather, like checkout lines, policies are appropriate during Easter season. Wake County gov- allow attendees to sing along to the and stores must observe cleanthis emergency, they must be ap- ernment made clear that drive- hymns played inside the sanctuary Benham said when asked whething measures. Additional recomplied evenhandedly & not single in services would not be permit- and listen to Hedgepeth’s sermon er his group is still present at that mendations in the order include out religious orgs. Expect action ted. Some churches, like Plymouth from a raised platform outside, all clinic. “We haven’t stopped. Every Baptist Church in Raleigh, had while congregants remained in- day they’re open, we’re there.” plastic shields at registers and from DOJ next week!”

Benham said demand for aborcontact-free checkouts.

On Tuesday, Barr announced planned to have a drive-in service side their vehicles.

“Other churches are not open. tion hasn’t slowed down, and his The order overrides any lothat his office had filed a statement but were forced to cancel, as reThey are going to have it by vid- group offers a social service that cal prohibitions that set a differin support of a church in Missis- ported by Carolina Journal.

Gov. Roy Cooper made clear in eo, or by online streaming, but I is federally protected because the ent occupancy rate in order to sippi after the city fined congremaintain “uniformity” across the gants $500 per person for attend- his executive order 121 that reli- wanted to do it live,” Hedgepeth mothers are offered housing assisAT TH“I ESE RETA ILERS wanted to do it in a tance, child-care assistance, menthe told NSJ. state.” As with Cooper’s previing parking lot services. Barr’s gious entities were subject to AVAILABLE way they’d never done it. Drive-in. torship and much more. ous executive orders, municipalistatement also noted that citizens 10-person limitation.

“The day I was arrested, while The Wilmington Police Depart- Drive-up. You can still be private ties and individual stores can enwere permitted to attend nearI was being cuffed, two mothers act even stricter measures than by drive-in restaurants, even with ment put out a similar directive to in your car.”

Hedgepeth said the mayor sent chose to go onto the mobile ultralocal churches on April 7 on Facedescribed in the new directives. their windows open.

The North Carolina-based Fresh “But even in times of emergen- book, saying they “prohibit any rules for them to abide by when sound unit and both of them chose Market grocery store chain, cy, when reasonable and tempo- event or convening that brings to- they did their service, including life for their kids and are now starting April 14, will require all rary restrictions are placed on gether more than ten individuals how many feet apart to have the plugged into our mentor network,” www.TheCloudbusterNine.com vehicles. Northwood Temple had Benham said. “Two mothers — so guests to wear a face-covering of rights, the First Amendment and in one place (indoor or outdoor) at some sort. federal statutory law prohibit dis- one time. This prohibition includes purchased hundreds of commu- was it worth it for me? Absolutely.”

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Bipartisan bill aims to help veterans gain employment Nationwide veteran unemployment higher than 2008 recession

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — A bipartisan bill aimed at reducing occupational licensing issues that military personnel and their spouses face when trying to obtain private sector employment has passed unanimously in North Carolina’s state Senate.

Senate Bill 717 is sponsored

by Sens. Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg), Andy Wells (R-Catawba) and Don Davis (D-Pitt). The bill passed the Senate unanimously and was transferred to the House.

Upon receipt, the House referred SB 717 to the House Committee on Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs, which will then send it on to the House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House if approved.

“Veterans and their families have made countless sacrifices to serve our country, and we should do everything we can to make their transition to private employment in our state as seamless as possible. These families and mil-

itary personnel have invaluable skill sets,” said Bryan in a statement. “North Carolina licensure standards should allow these credentials to transfer as easily and quickly as possible.”

The bill will require occupational licensing boards to approve or deny applications from all military trained personnel and military spouses within seven business days after receiving an application. In addition, the board in question must state the reasons for any denials.

Occupational licensing boards and state agency boards will be required to increase transparency in their processes.

One way of increasing transparency will be by publication of a summary of legal opportunities available to military members and their families in order to help gain a needed professional license more quickly. In the same vein, the Secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs will publish pertinent information related to each occupational licensing board on the department’s website.

A second way the legislation will enact transparency will be through annual reporting. Licensing boards will be required to

“Veterans and their families have made countless sacrifices to serve our country, and we should do everything we can to make their transition to private employment in our state as seamless as possible.

These families and military personnel have invaluable skill sets.”

State Sen. Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg) compile a report to be presented to the General Assembly and the secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs annually, starting on Oct. 31, 2021.

The report will include such things as number of applicants, licenses granted, provisional approvals, denial statistics and summaries of denials.

The bill, if passed and signed by the governor, will be effective Dec. 1, 2020, and will apply to licensure

NC Supreme Court revives Racial Justice Act in limited cases

By Gary D. Robertson The Associated Press RALEIGH — Associate Justice Anita Earls of the North Carolina Supreme Court wrote a decision, published June 5 and supported by six out of seven justices, that allowed prisoners on death row who had already applied for an appeal under the Racial Justice Act when it was repealed in 2013, to continue their cases.

The decision came in two separate cases, that of death row inmates Rayford Burke and Andrew Ramseur, who each sued the state after their RJA cases were halted.

The RJA was passed in 2009 and allowed prisoners to have their sentences reduced from death to life in prison if they could show racial bias played a role.

Earls’ opinion rules that the state cannot retroactively strip them of the right to use the law after the cases had proceeded.

The rulings also potentially stand to revive cases of more than 100 North Carolina prisoners who claim racial bias was the reason or a significant factor for their death sentence. The legal opinion applies to any death-row inmate who sought relief originally while the 2009 law was in place, Earls wrote.

“Here the right is to challenge a sentence of death on the grounds that it was obtained in a proceeding tainted by racial discrimination,” Earls wrote in one of the cases. “Repealing the (Racial Justice Act) took away that right, and the repeal cannot be applied retroactively consistent with this state’s constitutional prohibition on ex post facto laws.”

Nearly all of the 150-plus inmates on death row when the 2009 law was in place — including white and black prisoners — filed for reviews under the Racial Justice Act. Four inmates who initially saw their sentences reduced to life without parole using the legal

DEMS from page A1 Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright, who is white and represents a Trump-leaning district in northeastern Pennsylvania, rejected calls to defund the police outright.

“I don’t care how it’s named, I’m not for that,” he said, while noting he’s joined protest marches in his district.

Under the proposal, the federal civil rights law that governs police misconduct would no longer require prosecutors to prove that an officer’s actions were willful, a high burden of proof. The law would allow an officer to be charged for acting with reckless disregard for someone’s life, causing that person’s death.

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N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls. process now remain on death row with the law’s repeal. They have asked the justices to restore their reductions.

Democrats who led the General Assembly when the Racial Justice Act was approved said the law was needed to address prosecutorial misconduct and efforts by district attorneys over the years to keep black residents off capital-case juries. But Republicans who altered and then repealed the law said it was overbroad, particularly in the use of statewide statistics for racial bias.

Critics of the Racial Justice Act also said it was designed to extend a de facto moratorium on the death penalty. North Caroli-

one of their civil rights under the color of authority, but the officer also must have known what they were doing was wrong and against the law and decided to do it anyway. To prove that crime, prosecutors would need to convince a jury that the force used was more than what would be reasonably necessary to arrest or subdue a suspect, meaning convincing jurors that in the middle of an arrest the officer made a clear and willful decision to cause someone’s death.

Other measures in the legislation are likely to face significant hurdles to enact. And there are some that police officials are likely to argue could endanger officers’ lives.

The bill calls for a ban on “no knock” warrants, which are typically executed in some of the most dangerous investigations conduct-

Nearly all of the 150-plus inmates on death row when the 2009 law was in place — including white and black prisoners — filed for reviews under the Racial Justice Act. na currently has 143 prisoners on death row. An execution hasn’t been carried out since 2006, when Samuel Flippen was put to death after being convicted of murder-

ed by police departments. The legislation would specifically ban noknock warrants for all federal drug cases and would require local and state law enforcement agencies to prohibit their use to qualify for some federal funding. Oregon and Florida are the only states that have outlawed such warrants.

A no-knock warrant, as its name implies, is an order from a judge that allows police to enter a home without prior notification to the residents, such as ringing a doorbell or banging on the door. In most cases, the law requires that officers must knock and announce themselves before entering a private home to execute a search warrant. Police would generally seek a no-knock warrant if the situation might be extraordinarily dangerous or if a suspect is likely to destroy evidence when police knock

applications received on or after that date.

Last year, a report by the General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division looked at the aspects of the hurdles military families face in attempting to gain occupational licenses. That report was presented to lawmakers in February of 2020.

North Carolina has the third-largest active duty military population in the nation along with over 790,000 veterans.

With a number of large bases in the state, “more North Carolina adults are veterans than the national average: 8.3% versus 7.1% nationwide,” according to Demography North Carolina, an organization that analyzes population demographics and is housed by the Carolina Population Center.

The most recent employment statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the veteran unemployment rate nationwide jumped to 11.7% in April, representing over 1 million veterans. The April rate is close to triple that of March, when it was 3.5%, and is two points higher than it was during the 2008 recession.

April unemployment figures released by the N.C. Department of Commerce show that unemploy-

ment rose in all 100 counties and that 77 had unemployment rates over 10%. In March, only one county had a rate over 10%.

The unemployment figures for both veterans and general population have not gone unnoticed by Senate Republicans, who sent a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper on May 20 about addressing slow veteran benefit turn-around times.

The letter urged Cooper to address the long-delayed unemployment insurance claims submitted by military veterans and their families. The senators also asked Cooper to reassign staff from the N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to help the overwhelmed Division of Employment Security.

“It is unacceptable that men and women who served our country cannot even get a response back from their government during their time of need,” wrote the senators.

Two days earlier, on May 18, the Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from citizens who had had missing benefits, and 1,435 comments from the public were submitted to a public portal by North Carolinians who still had not received their unemployment checks.

ing his 2-year-old stepdaughter.

Many prisoners have been on death row for decades, with the longest current N.C. death row inmate being Wayne Laws, who was sentenced to death Aug. 21, 1985. The latest addition to the list is Mikel Brady, who killed four workers at Pasquotank Correctional Institute in a failed escape attempt and was then sentenced to death Oct. 28, 2019.

Associate Justice Paul Newby, the only registered Republican on the seven-member court, was the sole dissenting vote, saying he believed the decision “cedes significant portions of the people’s authority over death penalty policy to the courts.”

Newby was writing in the case of Ramseur, who was convicted in 2010 of first-degree murder for killing two people during an armed robbery at an Iredell County gas station. He challenged his sentence, pointing out this trial was heard by an all-white jury during a time of racial tensions in the community. Ramseur amended his request for relief when the Racial Justice Act was altered. A judge dismissed his claims after the repeal.

Much of the legal arguments surrounded an 1869 state Supreme Court ruling involving a Confederate soldier protected by a then-repealed amnesty law.

Earls, writing for six of the justices, said the repeal was unconstitutional to Ramseur because it “increases the severity of the standard of punishment attached to the crime of first-degree murder” and deprives him of a way to fight the punishment in court.

“This decision is built on basic fairness,” Don Beskind, a Duke University law professor involved in the litigation, said in a release.

“The evidence in these death penalty cases was stark and undeniable. The very least we can do is allow it to be heard in court.”

Newby countered that the Racial Justice Act did not change the punishment for first-degree murder, and that death-row inmates have other methods to seek sentencing relief from the courts.

Earls cited Ramseur in a shorter, separate opinion involving Burke, who was sent to death row in 1993 for what court documents show was the murder of a man

who had testified against him in an earlier murder case. Ramseur also was convicted by an allwhite jury in Iredell County court, where prosecutors referred to him in closing arguments as a “big black bull,” according to a news release Friday from death penalty opponents.

The office of Attorney General Josh Stein, whose attorneys represented the state in the cases, was reviewing the decisions Friday, a spokesperson said.

Tim Wigginton, a spokesman for the N.C. GOP, released a statement on the ruling saying, “The liberal majorities decision on RJA undermines justice and our democratic system. The court has undemocratically done what Democrats in the legislature have tried for years to do and failed.”

Wigginton also said, “the Democrat majority on the Supreme Court used the Racial Justice Act to essentially end the enforcement of the death penalty in North Carolina.”

Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, a black woman, held a press conference days earlier, on June 2, in regard to the protests after the death of George Floyd and the resulting calls for improving the justice system surrounding issues of race.

“As the mother of twin sons who are young black men, I know that the calls for change absolutely must be heeded,” Beasley said in her speech. “And while we rely on our political leaders to institute those necessary changes, we must also acknowledge the distinct role that our courts play. As chief justice, it is my responsibility to take ownership of the way our courts administer justice, and acknowledge that we must do better, we must be better.”

NSJ asked N.C. Courts if Beasley’s press conference had any connection with the RJA cases being decided days later, since arguments on the case had concluded August of 2019. N.C. Court communications director Sharon Gladwell said that justices do not comment on decisions of the court. Gladwell did not address the question of timing of the release of the decision.

NSJ staff contributed to this report.

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In this June 6, 2020, file photo, protesters march in New York. on the door.

It’s not clear whether the legislation will pass, especially in an

election year. President Trump has criticized the package, claiming Democrats have “gone CRAZY.”

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June is North Carolina Blueberry Month Blueberries are native to North America, and as early as 1615, they are mentioned as being seen in New England.

In North Carolina, the berries were first planted by an entrepreneur from New Jersey in the southeastern part of the state in 1936 and can be found all across the state.

For commercial harvests, they’re primarily grown in Bladen, Duplin, and Sampson Counties, where their ideal soil is found.

Blueberries are classified as a woody perennial, and their growing season is approximately mid-May through August.

The North Carolina Blueberry Festival takes place in the Pender County town of Burgaw, although this year’s festival has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, over 200 vendors and 30,000 visitors participated in the festival, which began in 2003.

According to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, 75% of blueberries in the state are sold fresh and 25% are frozen, compared to annual crops worldwide where 58% are frozen. North Carolina ranks in the top 10 states of blueberry harvests nationwide.

The leaders across the nation are Washington, Georgia and Michigan.

The Department of Agriculture says blueberries are growing in popularity, as well — with the population eating 50% more than they did just 10 years ago.

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Haywood County President Donald Trump on June 4 endorsed Lynda Bennett in the Republican primary runoff for a western North Carolina congressional seat held until recently by his new chief of staff, Mark Meadows. Bennett, a real estate company owner from Haywood County, got Trump’s support in a tweet on the day early in-person voting began within the mountainous 11th Congressional District. The election between Bennett and Madison Cawthorn is June 23.

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Buncombe County Joseph Cecil Vandevere, 53, of Black Mountain, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for anonymously threatening on social media to lynch a Muslim-American man who ran for a state Senate seat in Virginia, according to prosecutors. Vandevere had faced a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison after a federal jury in Asheville convicted him in December of interstate communication of a threat to injure a person. U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn Jr. also sentenced Vandevere to a year of supervised release after his prison term.

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Car race draws thousands after dubbing itself a ‘protest’ Alamance County Ace Speedway drew a crowd of more than 2,000 spectators in defiance of the state’s coronavirus restrictions after declaring the race a “protest.” The governor’s office had warned the speedway in Elon earlier this week that a crowd of more than 25 would violate the state’s Phase 2 coronavirus restrictions. But more than 2,000 attended a race Saturday night. A sign from management outside the speedway said, “This Event is held in Peaceful Protest of Injustice and Inequality Everywhere.” The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office said it is “evaluating the events.”

Seven firefighters test positive for coronavirus Caldwell County Seven members of the Sawmills Fire and Rescue department in Caldwell County have tested positive for COVID-19. Most of the firefighters didn’t know they had the virus, because they weren’t showing any symptoms.

Sawmills brought in a company to disinfect the department building and equipment. The department has three dozen volunteers and said there are enough people to cover all the shifts.

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Buncombe County The police chief in Asheville has apologized for the destruction of a medic station that was set up for people protesting police brutality and the death of George Floyd.

The apology was a dramatic departure from an earlier statement that apologized for the destruction but still defended it. Asheville police had surrounded the medic station an all-volunteer team of doctors and other medical staff had set up near an alley, stabbed water bottles with knives and tipped over tables of medical supplies and food.

Chief David Zack issued a forceful apology hours after the mayor publicly denounced the incident.

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Second-grader succumbs to the coronavirus Durham County A young girl has died after a battle with the coronavirus.

Aurea Soto Morales died Monday after she was hospitalized for complications from COVID-19. The second-grader from Durham had started feeling sick in late May and was rushed to the hospital after having a seizure. Relatives said her brain swelled before she went into a coma and eventually passed away. Family members said they want to spread the message that children are not immune to the virus and that people should take the pandemic seriously.

Granville County Bobby Lee Medford, 74, died due to hypoxia after being transferred from Federal Correctional Institution Butner in Granville County to the hospital. Medford’s health deteriorated due to COVID-19, which he contracted at the prison. Medford, a former sheriff in Buncombe County, was serving a 15-year sentence for racketeering, violence and conspiracies to commit fraud and illegal gambling.

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School: Students, staff made racist remarks on protests

Man charged in stabbing death of girlfriend

Man riding moped falls off bridge into marsh New Hanover County Police in North Carolina said a moped rider is recovering in a hospital after he fell off a bridge and into a marsh. The Wilmington Police Department said that Ian Jones, 32, was riding back and forth between lanes on Wednesday when his moped clipped a truck that was trying to pass him. According to police, Jones was thrown off the moped and off the Isabel Holmes Bridge and into the marsh below.

Jones was taken to a local hospital, and police said he was charged with failure to maintain lane. No charges were expected for the truck driver.

Johnston County Police arrested a man on charges alleging that he fatally stabbed his girlfriend. A press release from the town of Clayton stated that David Alan Brinson, 52, was arrested Thursday at a hotel in Wilmington. He faces a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Karen Barney, 54. Her body was found in her Clayton apartment Wednesday afternoon. Police said that her neighbors had contacted Barney’s family after they hadn’t seen her outside as usual.

Police then entered the home and found her. Police said that Brinson will be returned to Johnston County to face charges.

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Wake County School officials suspended a school bus driver for comments, and said it plans to take disciplinary actions against students who made “racist, vile, and thoughtless statements” on social media about the national protests over the death of George Floyd. The statements by some students and employees “aggravated and trivialized the emotions felt by many across the nation, particularly members of the African American community,” Wake County Public School Superintendent Cathy Moore and Keith Sutton, the school system’s board chairman, said in a joint statement.

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Nash County The Rocky Mount City Council has voted to remove a Confederate monument from a city park. The 6-1 vote during Tuesday night’s budget meeting was prompted

by Councilman Andre Knight during a discussion about renovations in Battle Park. Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson said once the decision is finalized with another open meeting vote next week, the monument will be removed from the park and stored elsewhere.

Pamlico County A fire chef resigned after a comment he made on a Facebook post referring to people protesting the death of George Floyd at city hall. Chief Steven Jennings of the Triangle Fire Department turned in his resignation in a letter on Monday. Jennings had been chief for four years.

On an unidentified post showing a photograph of protesters lying on the ground during a “die-in” around City Hall in New Bern, Jennings commented, “Oh please come lay on the road in front of my driveway. You will quickly become a greasy spot in the highway.”

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Driver’s ed bill heads to Senate RALEIGH — On June 3, a 107-13 bipartisan majority in the North Carolina House passed a bill to help driver education students and others who have not been able to gain their driver license due to COVID-19.

House Bill 1189, titled Driver Education Covid-19 Response, directs the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles to waive the requirement that applicants pass a road test to obtain a limited provisional license. The waiver is temporary and will expire once the DMV resumes road test administration, or 180 days from the effective date of the act, whichever occurs earlier.

“This is a limited accommodation to help a lot of families in difficult times while we maintain classroom driver education programs and behind-the-wheel instruction for our students,” Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) said in a statement.

“I appreciate the work of my colleagues in the House to balance these needs across our state’s education and transportation systems to tackle challenges together and offer bipartisan assistance for North Carolina families facing unprecedented challenges,” Moore said.

The bill includes funds for the DMV to keeps a list of individuals who are issued a limited provisional license without a permit.

The legislation still requires driver education students to complete 15 hours of classroom instruction and at least 6 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction or training. Those students who did complete the classroom training will be marked as having completed the course, while students who didn’t complete the 15 hours can take a proficiency exam instead.

Education funding bills to watch include more funding for increased enrollments RALEIGH — Several bills with statewide implications for community college enrollment and funding of public schools are making their way through the General Assembly.

House Bill 1071 will impact public school funding by moving close to $123 million in funds to cover an increase in student enrollment, or Average Daily Membership, for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. The funds include transfer of $75 million in nonrecurring funds from the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund to the Department of Public Instruction and for DPI to transfer $3,923,230 from the cash balance in School Bus Replacement Fund.

Another $22 million will be moved by the State Controller from the Coronavirus Relief Reserve to the Coronavirus Relief Fund. The legislation also appropriates $22 million in nonrecurring funds to DPI specifically to fund increased ADM in low-wealth counties due to the impacts of COVID-19.

House Bill 1136 funds the new western campus of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics located in Morganton. The new campus original was slated to open in August 2021, but that opening was pushed back to 2022 after Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto hamstringed the needed funding. The bill language goes around the budget, with funds in the amount of $3,340,591 to be drawn from a reduction to the state

employer contribution rates for death benefits.

Senate Bill 814 continues funding for the NC Promise Program, which maintains lower tuition rates at Elizabeth City State University, University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Western Carolina University.

Senate Bill 816 moves funds to the N.C. Community Colleges System Office for enrollment growth purposes by directing the state controller to transfer $41.5 million in nonrecurring funds from the Coronavirus Relief Reserve to the Coronavirus Relief Fund. This marks a significant investment in the state’s community college system, which up until 2019 had seen stagnant and declining enrollment growth.

Much of the funding in the bills comes from sources related to COVID-19, both from the state funds and from the federal CARES Act. Lawmakers have already released $1.6 billion of COVID-19 related relief.

Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, the state’s budgeting process and revenue streams have been strained, with the most recent state budget deficit predictions of a total net drop of $5 billion in the biennium. That total includes an expected $4.2 billion drop (8.2%) in General Fund revenues and an expected $774 million drop (9.7%) in the Highway Fund and Highway Trust Fund.

According to the Fiscal Research Division and the Office of State Budget and Management, the 2020-21 fiscal year forecast has been revised downward by $2.57 billion (9.9%) and projects a $1.64 billion (6.6%) under-collection for the current fiscal year. This includes an estimated shift of $1.01 billion out of fiscal year 2019-20 and into fiscal year 2020-21 because of delayed tax payments and collections.

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Corinthians 1:4, which reminds us our Lord “comforts us in all our helping small businesses keep people on the pay In this same spirit, I continue to be inspired by stories of humanity are over. gulated and unsanitary wet markets.

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No justice, no peace. responsibilities of those running our big sometimes a disturbing tendency among some people to treat those measures are understandable, t in in China. Chinese direct investment in the U.S. is about $65 billion by Perhaps COVID-19 is China’s Chernobyl. agreements supposed protesting about I envision a magnificent home built on a faulty, How do we change, and what do we change? cities.

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Employers will need to change policies and Birmingham, Newark, Buffalo and education competitive with most Federal Plus and private loan disproportionately affect low-income students. It for Areopagitica, a speech delivered by matter. can shift and representatives bring the house.

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A Wall Street Journal writer we must begin to reopen our businesses, now. people would hygiene, they 1968 — with the Martin Luther contributor King Jr. and Robert I take a different view.

I know how violent rioting D.C., was about 800,000; today, it’s about worried about them catching the virus, and I’m worried I will.

After and is a regular to RedState and Legal Insurrection.

In conjunction with other regional governors had figured out what they were doing.

I am following a couple of data models — Fuller, Kennedy assassinations, multi-city urban riots, — and that’s what we’ve been seeing, despite media 700,000. In 1950, Baltimore’s population otherwise earnHolmes would be suffering fromattempts the H1N1 virus (swine flu)project during the 2009 pandemic, andviolence cooperation with WhiteDemocratic House, I would papers accepted and thetoCDC. The N.C. outside thethe Chicago National hide it — models can destroy a city andcases ruin the wasSome almost 950,000; today,for it’spublication around andto accumulate N.C. a fair awful allocation of items such in academic journals peak between April precautions, 20 and May 5.because all of this ensure I’ve beento trying to take extra brings up receives allowed Convention — the most election year in lives of its residents.

590,000.

Detroit’s 1950advocated populationtraining was astoventilators from national storesisto ensurelike wea men to like dogs and punishing whiteto male I would do the following: I would not extend over a lifetime.

American history.

So far, 2020 looking In the summer of 1967, I was an intern at the way too many memories of a painful experience I’ d prefer not repeat. close 1.85 million; today, it’s down re-enter the can address any peak scenario.

There would be a college students for historical slavery by the SAH order past April 29 without compelling competitor for that title.

Detroit mayor’s office when the city suffered a six673,000.

The population of Camden, But what also makes me lose sleep is how easily most everyone has to enable the asking theminto sit in silence the floor in data showing its necessity. imperative keep economy.

“Thedirective moment for hasrapid comeresponse for our nation to deal day riot during which It 43ispeople died. to I was at the standing New Jersey, 1950 was nearlyon 125,000; of FDA-approved drugs aresaid. experimental chains class and to be Covid-19 hygiene in place: such ascenter social soon usewith systemic racism,” Joethat Biden Doing so, in mayor’s side measures in the so-called command today it during has fallen to 74,000.

St.expected Louis’ to to aargue, pandemic learnpopulation from the discomfort.

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Buta one mightcould ask why that moment today, it’s less than 294,000.

A asimilar come earlier, not in the 36 years he served in the The riot finally ended after some 12,000 federal to follow sound if Covid-19 hygiene, they would be choice advocated treating privately story of and population decline can be The dates to lift and reduce or continue on-going Senatetoand the eight he served as an active and federalized troops restored order. But found in most of our formerly allowed re-enter the years economy.

I would lean into conducted masturbation as alarge formand of restrictions need to beguard determined using scientific and involved vice president in the mostSuspending of Detroit has never fully recovered, and you exercising prosperous cities.against In somewomen. cities, the a little common sense on administration what works andof sexual violence Typically, evidence. and, more concerning, Barack Obama. Restrictions could be lessened as canof still see the abandoned commercial structures what population decline since 1950 is well over is appropriate. academic journal editors send submitted violation individual constitutional rights are The uncomfortable fact is that the election and and the residential streets with burned-out houses 50%, and that includes Detroit, St. Louis, the four benchmarks indicate it is safe to do so. papers out to referees for review. In dangerous exercises regardless of reason. reelection of theneeds first African American president hauntingly Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

North Carolina to get back to work. recommending acceptance for publication, Ourand businesses areempty on lifelots. support. It is imperative did not the improvement in race relations Downtown adjacent areas have enjoyed a Academic liberals, rights For the produce next 18 months, I would monitor data many reviewers gavecivil these papers glowing to get them opened.and 500,000 North Carolinians most Americans surely hoped for. revival, which I hope will continue.

But the lesson advocates and others blamed the exodus while reserving the right to return to stronger praise. have signed up for unemployment in the past three Quite the contrary.

In 2008, a Gallup poll is clear.

Violent riots destroy people’s willingness to on racism — “white flight” to the suburbs restrictions if necessary.

I would put in place a Political scientist Zach Goldberg ran weeks. Data indicate N.C. will have 50% of its small reported 70% of non-Hispanic whites and 61% invest(revenue their lives and money a city. Those to avoid blacks.

Butstudies blacks have been through teamthat of medical, data analytics and business certain grievance concepts businesses under $10M) in qualifying for most special of blacks said relations blacks and whites harmedifare those start off most disadvantaged. fleeing some citiesdatabase, at higher to rates leaders to provide insightsbetween and advice.

The standard the Lexis/Nexis seethan how often bankruptcy, they staywho closed through May 15. I were very or somewhat good. Gallup showed similar Violence and crime are a confiscatory tax on what whites. The five cities whose suburbs have channels with DHHS and County Public Health they appeared in our press over the years. would begin opening businesses in less impacted results to that question in seven polls during George people would otherwise earn and accumulate over the fastest-growing black populations Officials would continue. I would conduct briefings He found huge increases in the usages counties today.

W. Bush’s presidency. a lifetime. are Miami, Dallas, Washington, Houston with stakeholder groups of government, medical of “white privilege,” “unconscious I would categorize N.C. citizens into four groups: Feelings deteriorated during Obama’s. By 2015, The combined effects of the COVID-19 and Atlanta.

It turns out that blacks,bias,” like and business leaders from across the state, including “critical race theory” and “whiteness.” testedlockdowns positive forand Covid-19, hospitalized and in only 45% of non-Hispanic whites and 51% of blacks the last several days of rioting whites, want better and safer schools for federal, state, county andthe municipal folks (elected All ofkids thisand is being taught tomugged college criticalthreaten condition, immunocompromised have said relations between races were good. to destroy the efflorescence and of gentrifying their don’t like to be and non-elected).

I would shareofthe collective and students, many of whom become primary not tested positive, and finally, healthyRudy individuals One can debate how much this deterioration central cities which has followed Giuliani’s or have their property vandalized. varying opinionsfault, froma these groups with the and like secondary schoolifteachers who who have not tested positive.

These groups need was Obama’s subject for another day.public. demonstration in New York City, a quarter-century And white people, they have thethen WeBut need hyper transparency in this matter. indoctrinate our young people. tailored who to and how we careeliminate for them. surely, there was a widespread sense of agoplans now,on of how reduce andwill nearly means, black people cannot wait to leave Politicians get ridiculed all the time, except when I doubt whether the coronavirusWe violent need parameters rules to protect disappointment that black-white relations had not crime. The and demonstration thesethe last few troubled cities. webecome need them to make monumental decisions.

So I caused crunch give college vulnerable.

Theviolent highestcrime at-risk in as harmonious as many expected or hoped. days that canresidents, suddenly those increase Whitefinancial liberals and blackwill politicians each ofrioting you reading along What wouldthan you do? and university administrators, whothe are a nursing homes and prisons, seefor tight won’t help do— that anymore threatens to undo that would progress the rules next stay askViolent focus most of their attention on what crossbreed a parrot andtojellyfish, they’ll grow forests. quarter-century. police do, butbetween how relevant is that the the guts and backbone to to restore academic The short-term political effects are harder to overall tragedy?

According Statista, Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for gauge. A Morning Consult poll showed a 58% this year, 172 whites andoften, 88 blacks respectability.

Far too theyhave get much the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the to 30% majority — unusual in these polarized died at the hands of police.from campus of their political support American Enterprise Institute and longtime cotimes — supporting “calling in the U.S. military To put police shootings a bit of of the grievance people who areinmembers author of The Almanac of American Politics. to supplement city police forces.” Will President perspective, Chicagoand alone in 2020 faculty and in diversity multicultural there have been 1,260 shootings and 256 administrative offices. homicides with blacks beingboards the primary The best hope lies with of victims.

That comes to one shooting trustees, though many serve as yes-men victim three hours and one for theevery university president.

I think that a homicide victim every 15find hours. good start would be to 1950s or 1960s Three people have been at catalogs.

Look in at Chicago the course offerings killed by police. If one is truly concerned a time when college graduates knew how Letters addressed to the editor may be sent to letters@nsjonline.com or 3101 about black deaths, shootings by police to read, write and compute, and make Industrial Dr. Suite 105. Raleigh, N.C. 27609. Letters must be signed; include the should figure way down on one’s list — them today’s curricula. Another helpful which is not to excuse bad behavior by writer’s phone number, city and state; and be no longer than 300 words. Letters tool would to give careful consideration Letters addressed to the editor may be sent to letters@nsjonline.com or 3101 Industrial Dr. Suite 105. Raleigh, N.C. 27609. some police be officers. may be edited for style, length or clarity when necessary. Ideas for op-eds should to eliminating all classes/majors/minors Letters must be signed; include the writer’s phone number, city and state; and be no longer than 300 words. Letters may be containing the word sent to opinion@nsjonline.com. edited for style, length or claritybe when necessary.

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Walter E. Williams is a“studies,” professorsuch of as women, Asian, black or queer studies. economics at George Mason University.

I’d bet that by restoring the traditional academic mission to colleges, they would put a serious dent into the COVID-19 budget shortfall.

income over a certain number of years.

’s okay to ask questions about when e begin to get back to normal

What wouldasyou do?1960s, Violent rioting, in the hurts the most disadvantaged

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Hundreds march in Hong Kong as leader urges stability

By Zen Soo The Associated Press HONG KONG — Hundreds of people marched in Hong Kong’s streets on Tuesday to mark a year since the start of anti-government protests, as the leader of the semi-autonomous city called for peace and stability.

“Everyone has to learn their lesson, including the Hong Kong government,” Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, told reporters. “Hong Kong cannot bear that kind of chaos, and the people of Hong Kong want a stable and peaceful environment to be able to live and work here happily.”

Lam did not elaborate on what lessons should be learned.

Hundreds of protesters marched in Hong Kong’s central district on Tuesday evening and shouted slogans: including, “Hong Kong independence, the only way out” and “Fight to the end.”

They marched despite police warnings that force could be used to disperse participants and that they faced up to five years in prison. Riot police later charged at a group of protesters, deploying pepper spray and tackling some to

“Everyone has to learn their lesson, including the Hong Kong government.”

Carrie Lam, chief executive of Hong Kong the ground.

At least 25 people were arrested for participating in unauthorized assemblies, disorderly conduct and other offenses, police said.

Some protesters were also stopped and searched by police.

“Lawful protests are always respected but unlawful acts are to be rejected. Please stop breaking the law,” police said in a tweet.

Tuesday is the one-year anniversary of a huge march through central Hong Kong that grew into a pro-democracy movement that saw protesters break into the legislative building and take to the streets every weekend for months.

“The mass protest on 9 June last year has been etched in the collective memory of Hongkongers,” the Civil Human Rights Front, which

organized the event, wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “It also marks the beginning of our togetherness in defending our beloved city.”

Protesters also gathered in shopping malls to mark the anniversary at lunchtime, holding up signs and banners reading “Liberate Hong Kong” and singing protest songs. Police closed some streets and walkways ahead of possible protests.

The June 9, 2019, march was in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that would have allowed people in the former British colony, which has its own legal system, to be sent to mainland China to face trial. Organizers pegged the turnout at more than a million people, while police estimated the crowd at 240,000.

In the ensuing months of protests, violent clashes broke out at times between protesters and the police, leading to accusations of police brutality and sparking protester demands for an independent inquiry into police behavior.

There was a lull in protests during the coronavirus outbreak early this year, but as infections have ebbed, protesters have re-

turned to the streets to demonstrate against an imminent national security law for Hong Kong as well as a recently approved law that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem.

Critics and protesters say the national security law is a blow to the “one country, two systems” framework following the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997, which promised the city freedoms not found on the mainland.

China blames the protests in part on foreign intervention and is hastening to enact the national security law aimed at curbing secessionist and subversive activities in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s problems are a result of the opposition and foreign allies “attempting to turn Hong Kong into an independent or semi-independent political entity and a pawn to contain China’s development,” Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of the Chinese Cabinet’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, said in a speech posted on the office’s website on Monday.

“The more the bottom line of national security is consolidated, the greater the space will be for Hong Kong to leverage its advantages under ‘one country, two systems,’” Zhang said.

China will “unswervingly” protect its sovereignty and block any outside interference in Hong Kong’s affairs, he said.

CrossFit founder, dropped by Reebok, apologizes about tweet Silver Spring, Md. The founder of CrossFit is apologizing for a Twitter post he made about racial inequality protests after Reebok cut ties with his company. On Saturday, the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation tweeted: “Racism is a Public Health Issue.” In a response, also on Twitter, CrossFit founder and CEO Greg Glassman said, “It’s Floyd-19,” a reference to COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus that has killed 400,000 people around the world this year Reebok had been negotiating a new contract with CrossFit. “Our partnership with CrossFit HQ comes to an end later this year,” Reebok told the AP. “Recently, we have been in discussions regarding a new agreement, however, in light of recent events, we have made the decision to end our partnership with CrossFit HQ. We will fulfill our remaining contractual obligations in 2020.” Glassman, through his company’s Twitter account, wrote, “I, CrossFit HQ, and the CrossFit community will not stand for racism. I made a mistake by the words I chose yesterday. My heart is deeply saddened by the pain it has caused. It was a mistake, not racist but a mistake.”

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Pro-democracy demonstrators march holding their phones with flashlights on during a protest to mark the first anniversary of a mass rally against the now-withdrawn extradition bill in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

France to abandon police chokeholds amid Floyd death anger

By Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press PARIS — French police will no longer be allowed to use chokeholds during arrests, the interior minister said Monday, banning the immobilization technique after it came under renewed criticism following George Floyd’s death in the United States.

With the French government under increasing pressure to address accusations of brutality and racism within the police force, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced Monday that “the method of seizing the neck via strangling will be abandoned and will no longer be taught in police schools.”

He said that during an arrest, “it will be now forbidden to push on the back of the neck or the neck.”

“No arrest should put lives at risk,” he said.

Yet Castaner stopped short of banning another technique — pressing on a prone suspect’s chest, which also has been blamed for leading to asphyxiation and possible death.

French lawmakers have called for such practices to be banned, and they have raised criticism in other countries too.

France has seen several protests over the past week sparked by Floyd’s death, which is stirring up anger around the world.

President Emmanuel Macron has stayed unusually silent so far, both about Floyd’s death and what’s happening in France. Macron’s office said he spoke to the prime minister and other top officials over the weekend, and asked Castaner to “accelerate” plans to improve police ethics that were initially promised in January.

Castaner acknowledged that there are racist police officers and promised “zero tolerance” for rac-

Washington, D.C. The World Bank said Monday the world is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis that has spread with astonishing speed and will result in the largest shock the global economy has witnessed in more than seven decades. Millions of people are expected to be pushed into extreme poverty. In an updated “Global Economic Prospects,” the World Bank projected that global economic activity will shrink by 5.2% this year, the deepest recession since a 13.8% global contraction in 1945-46 at the end of World War II. The 5.2% downturn this year will be the fourth worst global downturn over the past 150 years, exceeded only by the Great Depression of the 1930s and the periods after World War I and World War II. Because of the steep contraction, the amount of income per person is expected to fall sharply, with more than 90% of emerging market and developing countries seeing per capita incomes declining.

For all countries, the drop in per capital incomes is expected to average 6.2%, much larger than the 2.9% fall during the 2009 financial recession.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms

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French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, gestures during a media conference in Paris, Monday, June 8, 2020. ism within the force going forward.

He ordered police officers to be systematically suspended when they are suspected of racist acts and comments, in addition to criminal proceedings.

“Racism has no place in our society and even less” so among police, he said.

In addition, Castaner said that more police officers will be equipped with body cameras to help ensure that identity checks don’t lead to discrimination against minority groups, as human rights groups accuse French police of ethnic profiling.

Last week, the Paris prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation into racist insults and instigating racial hatred based on comments allegedly published by police in a private Facebook group.

Website Streetpress published a string of offensive messages that

it said were published within the group, though acknowledged that it is unclear whether the authors were actual police officers or people pretending to be police. Some of the reported comments mocked young men of color who have died fleeing police.

Separately, six police officers in the Normandy city of Rouen are under internal investigation over racist comments in a private WhatsApp group. Both incidents have prompted public concerns about extreme views among French police.

French activists say tensions in low-income neighborhoods with large minority populations grew worse amid coronavirus confinement measures, because they further empowered the police.

At least 23,000 people protested in cities around France on Saturday against racial injustice and

police brutality, even defying a police ban on such protests in Paris due to fears about spreading coronavirus.

Thousands of activists marched Monday in the western city of Nantes, and more demonstrations are planned in France on Tuesday, when Floyd is being buried.

The body that investigates allegations of police misconduct, the Inspectorate General of the National Police, known by its French acronym IGPN, said that 19 people have died and 117 others have been injured during police operations in France last year, according to a report released Monday.

The IGPN has investigated 1,460 complaints against officers last year, about half of them for alleged violence against civilians.

Many incidents were related to often violent anti-government yellow vest protests, the report said.

Armonk, N.Y. IBM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. A letter to U.S. lawmakers Monday from new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the tech giant “has sunset its general purpose facial recognition and analysis software products.” Krishna was addressing Democrats who recently introduced police reform legislation in Congress in response to the death of George Floyd and others in law enforcement interactions that have sparked a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice.

IBM had previously tested its facial recognition software with the New York Police Department but it’s not clear if it has existing contracts with other governments. Police use of facial recognition has come under heightened scrutiny after researchers found racial and gender disparities in systems built by companies including IBM, Microsoft and Amazon.

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SPORTS

Governor, racetrack spar over fan restrictions, B4

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Like many smaller football programs, North Carolina A&T relies on the money it gets from guarantee games against Power 5 schools — including the $375,000 it received to play Duke last season — to remain financially viable.

Losing ‘guarantee games’ could further hinder smaller schools

the Wednesday SIDELINE REPORT FISHING

Big Rock tournament off to hot start; Jordan’s boat lands 442-pound marlin Morehead City The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, a nineday fishing tournament highlighted by the Monday through Friday quest to catch the biggest blue marlin off the Crystal Coast, is underway for the 62nd straight year.

According to the tournament’s website, 204 boats registered to participate in this year’s event. This year’s record purse of more than $3.35 million includes the $552,500 Fabulous Fisherman’s prize for the first Level V entrant that hauls in a 500-pound blue marlin. Four boats on the first day weighed in at the docks, with Predator’s 494.2-pound catch falling just short of the prize. Basketball legend Michael Jordan’s boat, Catch 23, weighed in its catch just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, coming in at 442.3 pounds, good for fifth at the time of the weighin. Jordan said it was his first time competing in the Big Rock Tournament. The tournament also awards cash prizes for heaviest wahoo, tuna, dolphin, billfish, and the KWLA Tournament on Saturday handed out nearly $150,000 in prizes to the top female anglers of the day.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

NCHSAA announces end to dead period Chapel Hill The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted Friday to lift the dead period for school sports effective June 15. Individual school systems will determine when their schools will be allowed to resume activities in athletic facilities and venues.

The NCHSAA halted play following games on March 13, canceling the championship games for both boys’ and girls’ basketball and leading the association to name cochampions in each division.

With the country’s non-Power 5 schools already scrambling to make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic, the possibility of losing football paydays could be crippling

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A NASCAR official kneels while saluting during the national anthem before Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

NFL, Jordan, NASCAR pledge fight against racism In the days after athletes and coaches called for social change, top sporting leagues, owners and organized players followed suit

By Shawn Krest North State Journal THE PROTESTS following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police continued for a second week. The impact has been felt both across the nation and locally, and sports have not been immune to the fallout.

A group of NFL players, including MVP Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley, released a video, organized by Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas and a self-described “rogue NFL employee.”

The video, titled “Stronger Together,” called for the league to listen to its players, and it even scripted

“We were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier.”

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell out a statement they would like the NFL to release.

In a move that was a surprise to many, including some of the NFL owners he represents, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell released a video in which he recited the script that the players issued in their video.

“We, the National Football League, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people, Goodell said. “We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL See RACISM, page B4

ON SEPT. 1, 2007, Appalachian State pulled off what is generally considered the biggest upset in college football history when it went to Michigan and beat the fifth-ranked Wolverines 34-32 in front of 109,208 stunned fans at the stadium known as “The Big House.”

The Mountaineers were a member of the Football Championship Subdivision at the time and were supposed to be little more than season-opening fodder to help prepare the powerful home team for the tougher games it had ahead.

As it turned out, they got more than just the $400,000 they were guaranteed just for showing up in Ann Arbor.

App State has since graduated to the Football Bowl Subdivision and become one of the premier programs in the Sun Belt Conference. But because of the economic structure of college athletics, it must still resort to playing frequent “guarantee games” to help make ends meet.

Just last year, the Mountaineers took in $1.2 million in revenue to beat both North Carolina and South Carolina on their respective home fields. Future schedules have them traveling to Wisconsin, Miami, Texas A&M and Clemson for equally lucrative paydays.

Those games and the money that comes with them are the lifeblood of non-Power 5 programs across the state. In most cases, money taken in from football provides the funding for non-revenue sports such as soccer, tennis, swimming, volleyball and golf.

It’s a revenue stream, however, non-Power 5 and FCS athletic directors are concerned might soon dry up — or disappear com-

pletely — as schools are forced to make drastic changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Some of those schools, including App State and East Carolina, have already eliminated sports programs to help address the shortfall. Depending on how long the crisis lasts and how it affects the coming fall season, everyone may have to start making adjustments.

“We’re absolutely keeping our finger on the pulse of what’s going on around the country, and we’re absolutely in unprecedented times for which there is no playbook,” App State AD Doug Gillin said during a recent Zoom conference with the media. “I think at the end of the day, every university is going to have to make its own decision.

“The longer this goes on, the harder those decisions are going to be to make or the harder decisions you’re going to have to make potentially.”

The degree of difficulty, at least in the here and now, will depend on when — or if — the 2020 football season begins and how it will look once it does.

“This football season is going to be unique,” said ECU AD Jon Gilbert. “For us, with the situation we’re in, I’m equally as concerned with some of our home-andhomes. It’s important for us to go to South Carolina this year to play that game because they return to us next year and that would be a big revenue game for us.”

All indications are pointing to an on-time start, with the NCAA set to vote on a proposal that would allow for a six-week preseason starting in mid-July.

But even then, there are questions to be answered.

If the games are played with crowds limited by social distancing — or worse, without fans at all — guarantees such as the $400,000 NC Central will get for playing at Ohio on Sept. 5 or the $375,000 due Gardner-Webb for playing at Georgia Tech on Sept.

12 could be drastically cut.

If the season ends up being shortened and limited to only conSee GUARANTEE, page B4

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TRENDING

Jefferson Boaz: The East Surry quarterback was named the NCHSAA Male Athlete of the Year on Monday after leading the Cardinals to the 1AA state championship.

Boaz was 32 for 42 for 478 yards and seven touchdowns in East Surry’s 56-28 upset of Tarboro. Boaz also starred for Cardinals basketball team, averaging 23.9 points and 11.3 rebounds, and baseball team, earning a 2-0 record with 13 strikeouts in eight innings. Boaz is committed to play football at UNC this fall.

Brad Seely: The longtime assistant football coach is retiring. Seely has coached for 41 seasons in both college and the pros, including in 1982 as NC State’s offensive line coach and from 1995‑98 as the Panthers’ special teams coach. He had been in the NFL since 1989, most recently with the Houston Texans the last two years, and won three Super Bowls during a decade on the Patriots’ staff.

Reche Caldwell: The former University of Florida and NFL receiver was fatally shot Saturday night in Tampa in what his mother said was a possible robbery attempt. Caldwell, 41, played for three NFL teams — the Chargers, Patriots and Redskins — and had 152 catches for 1,851 yards and 11 touchdowns in six NFL seasons. He was awaiting sentencing this month after pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, along with several other former NFL players.

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

NHL

Goalie James Reimer has been selected by the Carolina chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association as the Hurricanes’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which honors perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. After coming to Carolina in a trade with Florida, Reimer overcame a crowded goaltending situation and went 14-6-2 with a 2.66 goals-against average and .914 save percentage in his first season with Carolina.

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“We are listening, we are learning and we are ready to change.”

Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon on how the sport can be part of social change.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NASCAR

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“I don’t think we are a premier destination.”

Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak on the possibility of the team pursuing any big-name free agents this offseason.

PRIME NUMBER

Graduate transfer Jalen Johnson is coming to Wake Forest. The 6-foot‑6 Durham native graduated from Tennessee and was set to join East Tennessee State under Steve Forbes, who later left to take over the Demon Deacons. He averaged 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game last season.

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The NASCAR Cup Series announced more dates for its revised schedule, including revealing that the annual All-Star Race will be a midweek event on July 15 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The series will also team up with IndyCar for a momentous July 4 weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

BASKETBALL

5 Rounds in this year’s Major League Baseball Draft, which takes place Wednesday and Thursday, compared to the usual 40 rounds.

MLB shortened the draft as a cost-saving measure that could save its clubs as much as $80 million in signing bonuses.

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A Florida appeals court has temporarily granted NBA rookie Zion Williamson’s attempt to block his former marketing agent’s effort to have the exDuke star answer questions about whether he received improper benefits before playing for the Blue Devils. The order Thursday granted Williamson a stay and paused proceedings in the lawsuit from Prime Sports Marketing and company president Gina Ford.

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WEEK 13

From Mitchell to New Hanover

NEW HANOVER COUNTY

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series, led by Brett Friedlander, will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some will be obvious choices, others controversial, but all of our choices are worthy of being recognized for their accomplishments — from basketball courts and pool halls to boxing rings and in front of the Olympics rings. This week’s five profiles come from Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash and New Hanover counties.

Mitchell County

JOHN PHILLIPS NORTH CAROLINA’S HALL OF FAME basketball coach Roy Williams might be the most recognizable sports personality produced by the town of Spruce Pine, but when it comes to achievements on the playing field, the most accomplished athlete from Mitchell County is an offensive lineman who starred at ACC rival Clemson.

John Phillips was recruited as a linebacker, John Phillips a position at which he earned all-state recognition as a two-way senior at Mitchell High School on a team that went 6-4 in 1982. He was a Shrine Bowl selection that year, and after redshirting as a true freshman played in every game the following season at linebacker. But when he realized that his place on the depth chart didn’t lend itself to a major role anytime soon, he was convinced to switch sides of the ball, back to the other position he played in high school.

“We had Henry Walls, Keith Williams, and Eldridge Milton at linebacker,” Phillips told ClemsonTigers.com. “I didn’t think that I was going to get as much playing time as I wanted. And I wasn’t a Clemson type linebacker. I was a little too big.”

It turned out to be the right decision.

Phillips went on to become a two-time All-American guard for the Tigers under coach Danny Ford from 1984-87. He played in 47 games, including 32 starts, and was a member of two ACC championship teams while winning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the state of South Carolina in each of his final two collegiate seasons.

Phillips set a single-season school record as a senior with 103 knockdown blocks.

He also had 100 knockdowns as a junior in 1986, making him the only Clemson player with more than one season in tripledigits. He finished his career with 245 knockdowns over 2,330 offensive snaps.

Described by Sports Illustrated in its college football preview edition in August 1987 as “a 6-foot-5, 260-pounder with the agility of a linebacker and the dependability of a Maytag,” Phillips served as the Tigers’ co-captain that season along with Michael Dean Perry. The team went 10-2 and beat Penn State in the Florida Citrus Bowl.

He was named to Clemson’s centennial team in 1996 and the school’s athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

Montgomery County

TYRONE HORNE ANYONE WHO HAS EVER PLAYED baseball for a living has at least once in his career dreamed of being in the Hall of Fame.

Tyrone Horne is one of the few that has had that dream come true — though not in the traditional way.

A former two-sport star at West Montgomery High, Horne played 13 seasons of minor league baseball for seven Tyrone organizations without Horne ever getting to the major leagues. But on the night of July 27, 1998, he did something no one else had ever done. And hasn’t since.

Playing for the Arkansas Travelers, the Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, he hit for the “home run cycle” in a 13-4 win against San Antonio. He had a two-run homer in the first, a grand slam in the second, a solo shot in the fifth and a three-run bomb in the sixth for a 10RBI performance that earned him a small measure of immortality. The bat he used now has an honored place on display in

Cooperstown, New York.

“That is the most cherished accomplishment I could ever have,” Horne said several years later. “I can take my kids to the Hall of Fame and show them that it had never been done before me.”

Horne, a left-handed hitting outfielder, was a 44th-round draft pick of the Montreal Expos in 1989 and signed out of high school. But if not for an injury suffered during his senior year at West Montgomery, he might have gone on to play college football and pursued a career in the NFL instead.

He rushed for 1,382 yards and 16 touchdowns in leading the Warriors to an undefeated regular season. But late in a 19-0 win against rival East Montgomery, the 5-foot-10, 180-pound running back broke his ankle while trying to get into the end zone.

“If I had to do over again, I think I would have given college football a try instead of going to play baseball,” he said. “But after getting hurt, I was afraid I guess.”

Horne hit a respectable .285 with 135 homers and 630 RBIs before finishing out his career with a short stint in Korea.

For whatever reason, only 67 of his 1,309 professional games came above Double-A. But he was the Texas League MVP in 1998, an accomplishment that helped earn him induction into that league’s Hall of Fame in 2007.

Moore County

CHARLES WADDELL IF THE MOVIE “REMEMBER THE Titans” had taken place in North Carolina, it would probably have been set at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines.

Established in 1969 at the height of racial tensions in the South, Pinecrest was the consolidation of seven Moore County schools — four white and three black. And the transition was anything but Charles smooth. As was the case Waddell in Virginia with T.W. Williams of cinematic fame, it was the football team that helped bring the community together.

“It gave us an opportunity to get to know each other,” Charles Waddell told The Pilot of Southern Pines in 2013. “Athletics played a huge part in making the transition easier.

We formed relationships with each other before the school opened. It helped for other students to see that.”

While that first season as an integrated unit didn’t produce a Hollywood ending, the Patriots did fashion a 7-2-1 record in 1970, which stood as the best in school history until 2009. Waddell was one of the catalysts for that team. He also participated in basketball and track, leading to his selection as one of the NCHSAA’s “100 to Remember” recognizing the top 100 prep athletes in state history.

He went on to earn a football scholarship at North Carolina, where he earned college letters in all three sports.

A 6-foot-5, 230-pound tight end for the Tar Heels, Waddell caught 41 passes for 571 yards and seven touchdowns in his career. He set a school record with three touchdowns in a game against Clemson in 1974, a season that saw him earn All-ACC and All-America honors.

Waddell also ran track at UNC while spending the 1973-74 season as a member of coach Dean Smith’s basketball team, making him the Tar Heels’ last three-sport letterman. His excellence on the playing fields and in the classroom led to his winning the prestigious Patterson Medal, his school’s highest athletic award, in 1975.

Forty years later, he also received the UNC Trailblazer Award.

After college, Waddell was drafted in the fifth round by the San Diego Chargers. He also spent time with the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before

accepting a front office position with the Carolina Panthers. He has spent the past 14 years as an associate athletic director at South Carolina.

Nash County

PHIL FORD IT’S SAID THAT THE POINT GUARD is an extension of his coach on the basketball court because of the control each has over the way their team plays.

Of all the point guards that have ever played college basketball, few have been more synonymous with their coach than Phil Ford was with Dean Smith at North Carolina.

“Phil Ford was simply born to run the four corners,” UNC’s longtime publicist Rick Brewer told The Washington Post early in the Tar Heel star’s senior season of 1977-78.

Smith didn’t invent the confounding stall offense, which featured players spread out in each of the court’s four corners, leaving the middle open for the point guard to penetrate, score, pass to a cutter or start the process all over again. That honor goes to John McClendon at what is now known as NC Central. But with Smith adopting it, the four corners became a Tar Heel trademark that was Ford’s ticket to the Hall of Fame.

Ford was the first freshman ever to start for a Smith-coached team, a prodigy from Rocky Mount with a distinctive Afro and a game that was honed on a dirt court built by his father in the backyard. He was a fixture in the Tar Heels’ backcourt for all four years of a college career that ended with him becoming the first player in ACC history to record more than 2,000 points and 600 assists.

In between, he and his coach represented their country at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, helping the U.S. regain the gold medal it had lost in a controversial decision four years earlier.

The 6-foot-2 playmaker was a threetime consensus All-American who won the Wooden Award as the national Player of the Year in 1978. He led UNC to the national championship game in 1977 despite suffering from a hyperextended elbow for most of the NCAA Tournament.

His 2,290 points were a school record until being surpassed by Tyler Hansbrough in 2008, and in honor of the ACC’s golden anniversary, he was named as one of the league’s 50 greatest players of all time.

After being selected second overall in the first round of the 1978 NBA Draft, Ford won the league’s Rookie of the Year award with the Kansas City Kings. In seven professional seasons, he averaged 11.6 points and 6.4 assists per game before becoming a coach at both his alma mater and the NBA.

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Rocky Mount’s Phil Ford, pictured after the Tar Heels won the 1975 ACC Tournament, was the ideal point guard to run coach Dean Smith’s offense and went on to be NBA Rookie of the Year in 1978.

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Michael Jordan hit the NCAA Tournament-winning shot for UNC in 1982 and went on to win six NBA titles and be considered arguably the greatest basketball player of all time.

New Hanover County

MICHAEL JORDAN ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS SPORTS has heard the story of how a young Michael Jordan was cut from the junior varsity basketball team at Wilmington’s Laney High School and how it fueled him to become arguably the greatest player in NBA history.

It’s an inspiring tale of perseverance and motivation that makes for a great narrative, especially when it’s retold on platforms such as ESPN’s recent documentary “The Last Dance.”

The only problem is that it didn’t actually happen.

Jordan did get left off the varsity roster as a sophomore while his friend and fellow ninth-grader Leroy Smith made the team, primarily because he was 6-foot-7 and Jordan was only 5-10 at the time and the team needed size. But he did play on the junior varsity during that 1978-79 season, beginning a Hall of Fame career that didn’t need such embellishment.

Jordan grew four inches between 9th and 10th grade and averaged more than 25 points per game once he did finally make the varsity. He was a McDonald’s AllAmerican as a senior before moving on to Chapel Hill to play for coach Dean Smith and North Carolina. There, he earned ACC Freshman of the Year honors before bursting into the national consciousness by hitting the now-iconic shot that beat Georgetown for the 1982 national championship.

During three seasons with the Tar Heels, Jordan averaged 17.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. He was a two-time consensus All-American and the 1984 National Player of the Year before being selected by the Chicago Bulls with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft.

He went on to become a 14-time AllStar, a 10-time NBA scoring champion, a nine-time All-Defensive team selection, a five-time Most Valuable Player and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He won two Slam Dunk Contest titles, was The Associated Press Athlete of the Year three times and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

He scored 32,292 points, averaging 30.1 per game while compiling 6,672 career rebounds and 5.633 assists. In the process, he led the Bulls to six NBA championships — winning Finals MVP honors each time — while taking nearly two years off in the middle of that run to play minor league baseball.

“He was perhaps the most recognizable athlete in the world for a decade,” Jordan’s coach with the Bulls, Phil Jackson, said upon Jordan’s induction into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2009. “That he brought the game of basketball and the NBA to that level will never be eclipsed.”

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Cooper at odds with speedway, sheriff over fans at race Ace Speedway in Alamance County has held races the past three weeks, including last Saturday’s event it deemed a protest, and the state ordered the track closed Tuesday

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal ALTAMAHAW — Ace Speedway found a creative way to defy Gov. Roy Cooper’s coronavirus restrictions.

The governor responded by closing the venue and declaring it an imminent hazard.

“The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is issuing an Abatement Order requiring ACE Speedway to immediately close their facility and halt operations,” N.C. DHHS said in a press release Tuesday afternoon. “The Speedway’s recent actions constitute an imminent hazard for the spread of COVID-19, an acute threat to North Carolinians which must not continue.”

“Across the state, North Carolinians are making huge sacrifices to protect their families and neighbors. This virus is highly contagious and very dangerous.”

Mandy Cohen, N.C. DHHS secretary The ongoing saga has further divided those who are promoting social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 against others who claim hypocrisy in Cooper’s allowance of mass protests throughout the state. The racetrack in Alamance County held an event for the third straight week Saturday and called the most recent a protest, a nod to protests that have taken place around the state in the wake of George Floyd’s death and been allowed to proceed despite exceeding the 25-person limit allowed in the governor’s executive order.

The track has reportedly been drawing in excess of 2,000 spectators since reopening.

A placard at the speedway on Saturday read: “This event is held in peaceful protest of injustice and inequality everywhere.” Gatherings to express First Amendment rights are exempt from the order.

Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson had previously refused to enforce Cooper’s order at the speedway and said Monday he won’t cite the speedway for violating the state’s prohibition against mass gatherings due to COVID-19.

Cooper said at a media briefing the same day that opening the speedway to crowds was a “reckless decision” by the owner and that the “state will have to take action” if the sheriff’s office did not. The governor did so Tuesday, closing the track while saying it could reopen if it follows the coronavirus guidelines and its plan is approved by the state. The track’s next event is scheduled for June 19.

“Across the state, North Carolinians are making huge sacrifices to protect their families and neighbors. This virus is highly contagious and very dangerous,” said N.C. DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen said in the release. “Bad actors who flagrantly violate public health orders put all of our families and loved ones at risk.”

The four-tenths-mile asphalt track opened in 1956 and was previously called Southern Speedway. It has a 5,000-person capacity and typically holds late model, limited sportsman, mini-stock, modified and Xtreme races.

Coach James Borrego and the Hornets’ season is over after the NBA and its players approved a 22-team return-to-play plan that left Charlotte on the outside looking in.

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Hornets left out of NBA return plan Charlotte did not qualify to be one of the 22 teams to resume the season

By Cory Lavalette The Associated Press THE NBA HAS A ROAD map to resume play after the league and its players agreed to a 22-team format with games to be played at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex near Orlando, Florida, starting next month.

While a framework has been built, there is still plenty of work ahead.

The biggest hurdle will be COVID-19 testing. The league — which ushered in the cancelation of sports across North America when the Jazz’s Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell both tested positive — will have to practice social distancing when they aren’t playing, submit to a quarantine when arriving in Orlando and will likely be tested daily for the entirety of their stay there. Players and coaches likely won’t even be able to have their families at Disney until at least Sep-

RACISM from page B1 players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. We, the National Football League, believe Black Lives Matter. I personally protest with you and want to be part of the much-needed change in this country.”

“Without black players,” Goodell continued, “there would be no National Football League. And the protests around the country are emblematic of the centuries of silence, inequality and oppression of black players, coaches, fans and staff. We are listening. I am listening, and I will be reaching out to players who have raised their voices and others on how we can improve and go forward for a better and more united NFL family.”

While the strong statement from Goodell was considered a positive step, it didn’t mention former quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who stirred up a nationwide debate following his protests during the national anthem. Players demanded an apology to Kaepernick, as well as the chance for him to rejoin the league.

The statement also drew fire from President Donald Trump, who attacked Goodell on Twitter. The NFL responded with a statement, saying, “The NFL and our players are at our best when we help create a sense of unity in our country and our culture. There is no better example than the amazing response from our clubs and players to the terrible natural disasters we’ve experienced over the last month. Divisive comments like these demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL, our great game and all of our players, and a failure to understand the overwhelming force for good our clubs and players represent in our communities.”

Closer to home, another issue arose from the protests and involved the Carolina Panthers.

Ken Gill, the CEO of CPI Security, a North Carolina-based home security company, sent an email to Jorge Millares of Queen City United, who had called for people and businesses to take action

tember.

For the 22 teams who will play, they will arrive at the Disney complex on July 8 for a three-week training camp followed by an eightgame schedule starting July 31. The results from those games will determine playoff seeding, which will be a normal 16-team postseason with eight teams in each conference.

Since some teams will have played more than others, the league will determine playoff positioning by winning percentage. Any tiebreakers would follow normal NBA rules.

The Charlotte Hornets won’t have to worry about any of it as one of eight teams not returning to the court.

The agreed-upon format allowed for the return of the 16 teams in a playoff position when league play was halted March 11 plus any team within six games of a berth. The Hornets trailed Orlando for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference by seven games, just one game away from being eligible to return.

With the delayed finish to the 2019-20 season, the NBA has tentatively set a Dec. 1 start date for next season — meaning the eight

following Floyd’s death.

Gill told Millares to “spend your time in a more productive way. ... A better use of time, would be to focus on the black on black crime and senseless killing of our young men by other young men.”

CPI has been a longtime sponsor of the Panthers, and their ads have included appearances by former coach Ron Rivera, former linebacker Luke Kuechly and current running back Christian McCaffrey.

Gill issued an apology for his comments, but the Panthers later announced they were ending their relationship with the company. The team was joined by minor league baseball team the Charlotte Knights, the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets and college athletics programs at NC State and the University of South Carolina, who all severed ties with CPI. Not all news arising from the protests involved controversy, however. Michael Jordan announced that his Jordan Brand shoe and apparel company would be donating $100 million to organizations that promote racial equality and social justice.

The money will be distributed over the next 10 years with the stated goal of “ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.”

The former Tar Heels star and current owner of the Hornets famously avoided getting involved in political issues, reportedly saying, “Republicans buy sneakers too.” But he issued a statement putting himself and his company firmly on one side of the debate.

“Black lives matter,” he said. “This isn’t a controversial statement. Until the ingrained racism that allows our country’s institutions to fail is completely eradicated, we will remain committed to protecting and improving the lives of black people.”

Nike, the parent company of Jordan Brand, also committed $40 million over the next four years in support of causes in the black community.

Both NASCAR and the NHL — whose race teams, rosters and owners are predominantly white — also took

teams that did not qualify for this seasons’ restart will go nearly nine months without competing. The draft lottery is scheduled for Aug. 25 and the draft on Oct. 15.

“We are disappointed that we will not be able to complete the 2019-20 season, but we understand and support the NBA’s plan,” the Hornets said in a statement last Thursday.

It will be the fourth straight season Charlotte has missed the playoffs.

For the Hornets and seven other teams on the outside looking in — Detroit, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Cleveland, Minnesota and Golden State — it’ll be a long break.

The Warriors’ Klay Thompson last played a year ago, when he tore his ACL in the NBA Finals, and teammate Stephen Curry has played just one game since Oct. 30. Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant announced he wouldn’t play the rest of this season, just days before the first anniversary of him rupturing his Achilles tendon in Game 5 against the Raptors during last year’s championship series.

While the eight outcasts won’t play for three-quarters of a year, the team teams that reach the NBA Fi-

steps over the past few days to enact change.

During their warm-up laps before Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the 40 participating cars pulled to a stop in front of the empty grandstands and shut off their engines so NASCAR President Steve Phelps could deliver a message over their radio sets that proclaimed “our sport much do better.”

After Phelps spoke to the NASCAR drivers, they observed a 30-second moment of silence. Then, as the cars refired their engines and slowly pulled away for the green flag, the Fox broadcast cut to a video made by several past and present Cup drivers, including Wallace and seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson, as well as retired star Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bubba Wallace, driver of the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 and the lone black driver in the Cup Series, donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can’t Breathe” before the race.

That was followed by a group of current and former NHL players announcing the formation Monday of the Hockey Diversity Alliance, an independent organization whose “mission is to eradicate racism and intolerance in hockey.” San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane and former player Akim Aliu — who called out Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters for his past use of racist slurs, leading to the former Hurricanes coach resigning from the Flames — were named co-heads of the new endeavor.

“In creating our alliance, we are confident we can inspire a new generation of hockey players and fans,” the letter, signed by all seven members of the organization’s executive committee, said. “We are hopeful that anyone who puts on skates or sits in the stands will do so without worrying about race, gender or socioeconomic background and will be able 10 express their culture, identity, values, and personality without fear of retribution.

“We are united in our efforts and promise to work tirelessly to bring about the change our sport and society needs.”

nals will have an even shorter postseason than normal.

That includes cramming a draft and free agency into very small windows next fall.

Toss in the late start to the 2020‑21 season, and the league’s next campaign into late July and potentially jeopardize the league’s participation in the Summer Olympics. The Tokyo Games — pushed back a year due to the pandemic — has qualifying scheduled for June 2021 for the final four spots in the men’s field. The Olympics set to start July 23, 2021.

USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo has said the Americans will wait and see what the NBA schedule is before reacting and setting a firm plan for picking a team for Tokyo next summer.

But for the players who play deep into this season, then play deep into next season, that’s a lot of basketball without a lot of time off. And that could make the job of picking an Olympic team much tougher than usual.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

GUARANTEE from page B1 ference games, a scenario ACC Commissioner John Swofford and others have suggested, then those paydays will disappear completely.

“As a small private school, we count all the revenue streams we’re able to generate from athletics,” said Chuck Burch, Gardner-Webb’s vice president for athletics. “It goes into the university’s big pot, for the lack of a better word, and it’s used to make our budgets as we project for the coming year.

“We’ve already taken a big hit because the NCAA’s revenue stream (because of canceled winter and spring sports championships) is significantly less than its historically been.”

The current financial climate and the uncertainty surrounding it is especially tough on Historically Black Colleges and Universities such as NC Central and NC A&T. Central is scheduled to play at Ohio University for a $400,000 guarantee on Sept. 5.

The loss of that windfall should the game not be played — along with another $4 million in student activities fees put in jeopardy if fans aren’t allowed to attend home games — would be catastrophic to an already cash-strapped athletic program.

Things have become so tenuous for HBCUs that A&T — which got $375,000 for playing at Duke in 2019 — recently decided to leave the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, a league it helped start a half-century ago, to become a member of the mainstream Big South.

“This move makes great sense for our student-athletes, for our fans and for our bottom line,” university chancellor Harold L. Martin said.

Making sense of the bottom line is just as important for schools on the paying end of the guarantee game process.

Although ECU does have a payday on its future schedule when it travels to Michigan in 2023, its scheduling philosophy is primarily based on a home-and-home philosophy with Power 5 opponents. The rest of its schedule is filled out by paying lesser opponents to play at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

Last season, the Pirates paid out $705,000 for games against Gardner-Webb and William & Mary. It is scheduled to pay $300,000 to Norfolk State this fall. That’s a major expenditure for a program that last month eliminated men’s and women’s swimming and diving along with men’s and women’s tennis to help cut into an estimated $10 million budget deficit.

To make up the difference, Gilbert and his counterpart at App State Gillin have indicated that their schools will look to take on a more regional scheduling philosophy in the future. That, said Gardner-Webb’s Burch, is only a starting point for programs even lower on the Division I food chain.

“It’s great to jump on a plane and fly, but the guarantee is normally about the same when you take a bus and minimize the travel,” he said. “It’s better when you can save your expenses. If you minimize your travel, you maximize your profit.”

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Fed acts to broaden appeal of ‘Main Street’ lending program The Fed’s announcement helped support a lateafternoon stock rally that drove up the S&P 500 index and eliminated all its losses this year

By Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve is expanding the range of companies that will qualify for its soon-to-begin Main Street Lending Program, in which the Fed will lend directly to individual companies for the first time since the Great Depression.

Under the changes announced Monday, the Fed will lower the minimum amount companies can borrow, from $500,000 to $250,000. And it’s raising the

maximum loan, from $200 million to $300 million, for companies that want to expand existing loans. The Fed will also extend the program’s loan repayment period from four years to five. In addition, borrowers won’t have to make principal payments for the first two years.

All told, the changes appear intended to make the Main Street loans more appealing to businesses and banks as they seek to recover from a deep recession.

Fed officials have said that the Main Street program is intended for companies that were healthy before the coronavirus outbreak in March. They also seek to help companies too large for the government’s small business loan program but too small to issue corporate bonds — a market that the Fed is bolstering separately.

The Treasury Department has

approved the program, which will lend up to $600 billion. Treasury will provide $75 billion to cover potential loan losses.

The Fed announced the Main Street program in early April as part of a broad array of credit programs that are intended to provide up to $2.3 trillion to ensure that businesses, households and state and local governments could keep borrowing in the midst of the shutdowns forced by the pandemic. Yet most of that firepower has remained on the sidelines because the Fed has delayed the launch of Main Street and its municipal lending programs.

The expanded terms suggest that the Fed is prepared to absorb more risk with the program, economists said, and underscore that it’s still willing to take aggressive steps to counter the downturn.

The Fed’s announcement helped

support a late-afternoon stock rally that drove up the S&P 500 index and eliminated all its losses this year.

Smaller companies, many of which have endured severe damage from the shutdowns forced by the coronavirus, might now find the Main Street program more appealing. Borrowers will now be able to defer principal payments for two years, up from one.

Under the Main Street lending program, banks make loans to businesses; the Fed then buys the loans from the banks. This lessens the credit risk to the bank and frees up more of its capital to make more loans.

The central bank said Monday that it will buy 95% of the loans that are made to more highly indebted companies, up from 85% previously. For less-indebted borrowers, the Fed has said it will buy 95% of the loan.

Collectively, the changes suggest that the Fed might be having trouble attracting borrowers for the Main Street program. Chair Jerome Powell previously said the Main Street program would start making loans on June 1 or shortly after, but it has not yet done so.

In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference to discuss an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington, D.C.

SCHOOLS from page B5 prenticeship programs.

In addition, a handful of education-based nonprofits and associations are stepping in to offer students some much needed assistance when it comes to navigating higher education in this time of economic turmoil. MyFutureNC, a non-profit organization dedicated to closing the state’s educational attainment gap, is running a month-long campaign dubbed “FAFSA Frenzy NC” to raise awareness about the importance of filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The group’s President and CEO, Cecilia Holden said they had seen a significant drop in the state’s FAFSA completion rate compared to a year ago. She pointed to the fact that since campuses essentially shut down March 13, students have not had the necessary support or ability to ask questions when it came to the application process.

“We know the jobs of the future, and just as importantly, the jobs of today, require education after high school,” she said. “We also know completing the FAFSA is directly linked to college enrollment and attendance. It’s more important now than ever, with the high unemployment and economic uncertainty from the COVID-19 crisis, that our high school seniors earn a college degree or high-quality credential to prepare them for the workforce. Now is not the time to wait or to take a gap year.”

According to a 2020 ​ report

by Education Strategy Group​ (ESG), 90% of FAFSA completers attend college directly after high school, compared to just 55% of students who don’t complete the FAFSA. FAFSA completers are also more likely to persist in their coursework and obtain a degree.

For their part, admissions officers at many of the major universities in North Carolina remain upbeat and confident they will weather the storm.

“More than 1,500 undergraduate students have committed to come to Wake Forest as part of the Class of 2024. We expect our incoming class to be comparable in size to previous years,” said Cheryl Walker Acting Executive Director of News & Communications at Wake Forest. “We did not change our application process for the incoming class - except, of course, we had to connect with prospective students virtually instead of seeing them in person. We reached out to all of our accepted students to have one-on-one conversations to respond to questions and share what is distinctive about the Wake Forest experience.”

Steve Farmer, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Undergrad Admissions at UNC Chapel Hill had similar news to share. “We are very proud of the number of students who want to call Carolina home. For the entering class of 2020, Carolina received 44,500 first-year applications for only 4,200 spaces. This year, we had a record number of students accept our invitation to enroll for the fall semester. We’re grateful for the high level of interest in attending Carolina that we receive each year and we’re also sure that our ability to offer a worldclass education at an affordable price made a difference to our applicants and to their families,” he said.

JACQUELYN MARTIN | AP PHOTO

RECESSION from page B5 when they reach their pre-recession levels. So it’s possible that the recession could technically end soon.

That would make the current recession the shortest and deepest on record. It is expected to be followed by an extended recovery before the economy manages to regain its pre-pandemic levels of production and employment.

Some economists say it could take

two years or more, with the unemployment rate likely still 10% or higher at the end of this year.

“The most important thing to focus on is the strength of the recovery, and that’s where the greatest uncertainty lies right now,” said Ernie Tedeschi, policy economist at investment bank Evercore ISI. It’s unclear, Tedeschi noted, whether the virus is under control, whether there will be a second wave or whether or when a vaccine will be developed.

In the U.S., states have begun reopening their economies, thereby allowing businesses to recall some employees to work. But economic activity is returning only very gradually. A full recovery won’t occur until Americans are willing to resume their previous habits of shopping, eating out, and traveling. That might not happen until a vaccine is developed or testing is more widely available.

Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton, an account-

ing firm, said the NBER committee might end up declaring this recession to have already ended in May based on the fact that hiring rebounded that month.

“We could have the shortest recession in history — it seems ridiculous, but we could,” Swonk said.

Still, it will take much longer for the economy to rebound, she said.

“This bottom is going to be uniquely deep, and we don’t know how fast we will get out of the bottom,” she said.

MAZDA3 HATCHBACK AWD

One of the best small cars (finally) picks up all-wheel drive Sporty and capable, the Mazda3 can haul anything

By Jordan Golson North State Journal BOSTON — Everyone remembers their first new car. The excitement of getting that car with just a handful of miles on the clock, knowing that no other rear-ends but yours had graced the driver’s seat. Driving a new car off the lot is like embarking on a journey full of possibilities—blah blah blah.

OK, I may have fallen down a rabbit hole of feel-good nostalgia that would be too much for even the best “I-bought-my-kid-a-safecar” Subaru commercial, but my point about new cars remains. My first was a 2011 Mazda3 hatchback.

It was dark grey, with a sixspeed manual transmission, a slick purple-and-orange color scheme across the illuminated dash and infotainment, a load of storage space in the trunk and a zippy 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. It served me well for years with nary a mechanical issue, before I sold it to a friend who has had more trouble-free years.

That Mazda3 hatch was the perfect car for a newly married guy with no kids. It was fun and sporty, but also eminently practical. It was perfect for Costco runs and moving across the country, as well as countless road trips and — when I was a volunteer firefighter — countless emergency runs as well.

All in, if you include my friend that I sold it to, the car has long-outlasted my marriage. There’s some joke to be made there about why men (and women) love their cars.

Of course, the reason I’m telling you this story is because of my test car this week: the 2020 Mazda3

PHOTO COURTESY OF MAZDA

Hatchback. It’s been almost a decade, but this has a lot of the same DNA as the car I loved so much back in 2011.

It still has a zippy 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, albeit a more fuel-efficient and powerful version, producing 186 horsepower and 186 lb-ft of torque. It’s still fun and sporty, with plenty of cargo space and comfy seats — but it’s also much, much more luxurious than the car I remember.

Part of that is ten years of development across the industry, with features like adaptive cruise control and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto becoming near-standard. Push-button start and rear backup cameras are everywhere too (with the latter required by law in new cars, now).

But there’s other stuff too, including LED head and taillights, automatic high beams, rain-sensing windshield wipers, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert, and lane keep assist.

All that is awesome, but there’s one big thing that I really wished I’d had when I bought my car in New England (and then drove to Colorado) all those years ago: allwheel drive.

My Mazda3 was perfect in almost every way with the exception of it being front-wheel drive only.

For most people, having all-wheel drive is unnecessary almost all of the time. But for those briefest of moments when you really need it — you’ll really wish you had it.

But now the Mazda3 includes all-wheel drive and I even got to test it out back in March when, fortuitously, we got a few inches of late-season snow during my road test. On the deserted, unplowed streets in my neighborhood, I was able to put the Mazda3 AWD through its paces. I can confirm that it is all-wheel drive and it works as you’d expect. If you live somewhere that the weather isn’t perfect year-round, or you just want a little added traction, it’s

worth consideration.

Now, lest you think that I have nothing to complain about, there is one thing that really annoyed me. Remember I mentioned how I would take my Mazda3 to Costco and fire calls? My 2011 version had a flat load rear floor. That is, when you opened the tailgate, the cargo floor was level with the rear bumper, making loading and unloading a snap. You could even sit in the rear cargo area and hang your legs out if you wanted to tailgate or just relax.

But the 2020 version has a huge lip there, and not only does it make the cargo area less useful, it means that you really can’t sit and hang your legs out the back. I don’t know why Mazda’s designers choose to do this, but it’s not nearly as good as the old way.

Still, that’s my only major quibble. If you’re on the market for your first new car, it’s hard to do better than the 2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback.

North State Journal for Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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TAKE NOTICE

CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 171

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dawnsheri S. Arroyo-Reyes and John Reyes aka John H. Reyes to Grady I. Ingle and Elizabeth B. Ells, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of July, 2017, and recorded in Book 10139, Page 0003, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 19 CVS 5268 NORTH CAROLINA CUMBERLAND COUNTY THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, Plaintiff, vs.

THOMAS F. WATKINS, JR.; KRISTINA M. WATKINS; RAYMOND M. NAYLOR; CAROLYN T. NAYLOR; AOP, INC. ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS;

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 989

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made

by Michael H. Taft and Lucy H. Taft, (Lucy H. Taft, deceased) to David L. Brunk, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of April, 2006, and recorded in Book 7216, Page 294, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on June 22, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1568 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MARY A. AUTRY AND TRAVIS AUTRY DATED NOVEMBER 4, 1999 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 5189 AT PAGE 40 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20sp191 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RONALD W. SIMONDS AND DEBRA A. SIMONDS DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7500 AT PAGE 798 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20SP379 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JACOB R. MARTIN III AND LAURA J. MARTIN DATED APRIL 2, 1993 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3935 AT PAGE 560 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20SP271 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LUIS M. MALDONADO AND MIGDALIA H. HERNANDEZ DATED MARCH 10, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7175 AT PAGE 582 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20SP270 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MAAKA K. TUIONETOA AND MALIA TUIONETOA DATED JUNE 30, 2008 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7933 AT PAGE 391 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20sp392 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY EDDIE JUNIOR PRATT AND GERALDINE V. PRATT DATED MAY 15, 1995 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4314 AT PAGE 722 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained

12:00 PM on June 22, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: Situated in the City of Hope Mills, Pearces Mill Township, Cumberland County and State of North Carolina: Being all of Lot 148, in a subdivision known as Legion Hills, Section Five, part Two, according to a plat of the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 101 Page 188, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3113 Winesap Road, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

Assessor’s Parcel No: 0425-25-2023 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and

KORNERSTONE DESIGN, INC. D/B/A CORE 3 FITNESS; SOMALLY JAMES D/B/A SELAH THERAPEUTIC; BRIGHT LIGHT BREWING COMPANY, INC.; and ELITE FACILITIES, LLC; Defendants.

TO: AOP, LLC Orthotics and Prosthetics 450 W. Russell Street, Ste. 102 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:

The Plaintiff in the above entitled action has filed with the Clerk of Superior Court’s office of Cumberland County, North Carolina, a civil action concerning real property identified as Cumberland County Parcels Id Nos. 0437-44-

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain property situated in the Township of Beaver Dam in the County of Cumberland and State of North Carolina, being more fully described in a Deed Dated 04/12/2006 and Recorded 04/12/2006 , Among the land records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 7204and Page 196. Tax Map or Parcel ID No.: 1412-96-0900 Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 10694 NC 210 South, Roseboro, North Carolina.

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

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

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

secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on June 22, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Mary A. Autry and Travis Autry, dated November 4, 1999 to secure the original principal amount of $71,912.50, and recorded in Book 5189 at Page 40 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 8662

7495 Beverly 9486-48-

conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

THISISACOMMUNICATIONFROMADEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as

stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1263073 (FC.FAY)

3242 and 0437-44-2254. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than July 6, 2020 (40 days from date of first publication) and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 27th day of May, 2020.

HUTCHENS LAW FIRM LLP

N.C. State Bar No.: 31525

Natasha M. Barone

N.C. State Bar No.: 41873

Post Office Box 2505

Fayetteville, NC 28302

Telephone: (910) 864-6888

Facsimile: (910) 864-6848 Attorneys for Plaintiff Dates of Publication: 6/3/20, 6/10/20, 6/17/20 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

THISISACOMMUNICATIONFROMADEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

Present Record Owners: and Travis Autry

expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

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

Mary A. Autry

And Being more commonly known as: 7495 Beverly Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Mary A. Autry and Travis Autry.

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

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

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1278068 (FC.FAY)

The date of this Notice is June 1, 2020.

3-040889 Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

Suite

400

secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on June 22, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Ronald W. Simonds and Debra A. Simonds, dated February 9, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $130,752.00, and recorded in Book 7500 at Page 798 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: 7 1 7 9 Mazarron Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 9488-505761 Present Record Owners: Ronald W.

Simonds and Debra A. Simonds And Being more commonly known as: 7179 Mazarron Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ronald W. Simonds and Debra A. Simonds.

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

(5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

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

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

The date of this Notice is June 1, 2020.

20-109156 Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107

secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on June 22, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Jacob R. Martin III and Laura J. Martin, dated April 2, 1993 to secure the original principal amount of $43,100.00, and recorded in Book 3935 at Page 560 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: 6 3 4 1 Kincross Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tax Parcel ID: 0406-36-

3615 Present Record Owners: Jacob R. Martin, III and Laura J. Martin And Being more commonly known as: 6341 Kincross Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28304 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Jacob R. Martin, III and Laura J. Martin.

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

expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are

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

The date of this Notice is June 1, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-107626

and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on June 22, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Luis M. Maldonado and Migdalia H. Hernandez, dated March 10, 2006 to secure the original principal amount of $145,300.00, and recorded in Book 7175 at Page 582 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 1 4 1 3 Middlesbrough Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28306 Tax Parcel ID: 0 4 1 5 -74 -

2956 Present Record Owners: Luis M. Maldonado and Migdalia H. Hernandez And Being more commonly known as: 1413 Middlesbrough Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28306 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Luis M. Maldonado and Migdalia H. Hernandez.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to

all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the

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

The date of this Notice is June 1, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-109393

and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on June 22, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Maaka K. Tuionetoa and Malia Tuionetoa, dated June 30, 2008 to secure the original principal amount of $115,123.00, and recorded in Book 7933 at Page 391 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: 5904 Dalton Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 0 4 0 7- 0 8 -

6064 Present Record Owners: Maaka K. Tuionetoa and Malia Tuionetoa And Being more commonly known as: 5904 Dalton Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Maaka K. Tuionetoa and Malia Tuionetoa.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to

all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the

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

The date of this Notice is June 1, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-109264

and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on June 22, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Eddie Junior Pratt and Geraldine V. Pratt, dated May 15, 1995 to secure the original principal amount of $101,650.00, and recorded in Book 4314 at Page 722 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: 662 Glenola St, Fayetteville, NC 28311 Tax Parcel ID: 0439-93-

5112 Present Record Owners: The Heirs of Eddie Junior Pratt And Being more commonly known as: 662 Glenola St, Fayetteville, NC 28311 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Heirs of Eddie Junior Pratt.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to

all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the

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

The date of this Notice is June 1, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-109931

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RANDOLPH 19 SP 294 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Douglas Wrightson and Robin Wrightson to Amy Mandart, Trustee(s), which was dated February 5, 2004 and recorded on February 12, 2004 in Book 1855 at Page 1775 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on March 10, 2020 in Book 2692, Page 408, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be fore-

19 SP 290 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Mark Burks and Sherry Burks a/k/a Sherry J. Burks to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated July 16, 2010 and recorded on July 29, 2010 in Book 2192 at Page 978, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 16, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Ran-

closed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 16, 2020 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 5 OF EARLFIELD ACRES AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 64, PAGE 29, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 4464 Jerry St, Trinity, NC 27370.

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

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Douglas Wrightson and wife, Robin Wrightson.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after

October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-08657-FC01

dolph County, North Carolina, to wit: THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN GRANT TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF RANDOLPH AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

TO A SURVEY AND PLAT BY CLOTUS CRAVEN, REGISTERED SURVEYOR, DATED OCTOBER 1965.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1806 Cleon Street, Asheboro, NC 27205.

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

cumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Mark Burks and wife, Sherry Burks.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the

purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-10926-FC01

BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIPE IN THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CLEON SWEET (SAID BEGINNING POINT BEING SOUTH 06 DEGREES 16 MINUTES WEST 992.95 FEET ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CLEON STREET FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 2607); THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT NORTH 83 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST 237.50 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 06 DEGREES 16 MINUTES WEST 100 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 41 MINUTES EAST 237.50 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE IN THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CLEON STREET; THENCE NORTH 06 DEGREES 16 MINUTES EAST 100 FEET ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID STREET TO THE BEGINNING. BEING LOTS 64,65,66, AND 67 OF GOLDMINE ACRES SUBDIVISION (SAID SUBDIVISION PLAT BEING UNRECORDED) ACCORDING

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George Floyd remembered in hometown of Raeford

The casket of George Floyd arrives, Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Raeford, N.C. Floyd was born in Raeford, but spent time in Houston and Minneapolis, where services were also held. Local members of his family and community mourned his loss, along with those who see his death as the latest example of police brutality and racial injustice.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Commissioners unanimously approve statement chiding Cooper for role in losing RNC

Pryor Gibson named secretary for Employment Security

By David Larson Stanly County Journal

Anson County State Secretary of Commerce Tony Copeland introduced Anson County native Pryor Gibson as the new assistant secretary for the Division of Employment Security. Gibson was previously director of Hometown Strong, which is Gov. Cooper’s push to stimulate businesses and economies around the state.

Gibson replaces Lockhart Taylor, who will take on another role at Commerce.

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Boy, 11, is recovering after being shot in the leg Mecklenburg County An 11-year-old boy who was shot in the leg in North Carolina is recovering in a Charlotte hospital. The child was shot Sunday night while playing outside his apartment.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said that no arrests have been made. Police said two parked vehicles were also struck by bullets in the parking lot where the boy was playing. Police said the child was not targeted in the shooting. It remains under investigation.

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Several vehicles burned in protests Union County Several parked cars outside of Monroe were torched on Thursday night when vandals used Molotov cocktails to ignite the vehicles. A Lexus and a Ford F350 pickup were both destroyed by the Molotov cocktail. An 18-wheeler truck nearby was also damaged. The vehicles and a nearby Food Lion building were also spray painted.

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ALBEMARLE — On Monday night, the Stanly County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution rebuking Gov. Roy Cooper for Charlotte’s loss of the Republican National Convention this August.

President Donald Trump announced on June 3 that this year’s convention will find a new city to call home — even after two years of preparation — because of Cooper’s COVID-19 restrictions on the proposed event. While the governor has talked about negotiating a scaled-down event, the president and RNC have insisted that nothing less than a full convention is acceptable.

The board’s resolution says that “other states are using similar science and data metrics to make informed decisions regarding COVID-19, but these states have determined it is safe to host the RNC. Thus, it is apparent Gov. Cooper is making a political statement instead of an informed eco-

The Stanly County commissioners estimated that the loss of the RNC will take away at least $135,000 from the county’s economy: $85,000 from the Stanly County Airport and $50,000 from the Sheriff’s Department. nomic and business friendly decision.”

The Stanly County commissioners estimated that the loss of the RNC will take away at least $135,000 from the county’s economy: $85,000 from the Stanly County Airport and $50,000 from the Sheriff’s Department.

“In local government, this is our voice. We have no other way of showing our governor where

we stand on this,” said Vice Chairman Ashley Morgan, who proposed the resolution to the board.

“In my opinion, he’s shown a lack of leadership with COVID-19 and now losing the RNC. He’s a follower — he’s not a leader... here we are trying to come out of this pandemic, and we need all the hospitality and tourism we can. And he’s saying ‘no, we’re not open for business.’”

Chairman Matthew Swain confirmed that after talking with state officials, a sum of $50,000 that was slated to fund new bulletproof vests for county deputies is no longer on the table due to the state’s financial setbacks pertaining to the loss of the RNC. “I do participate in partisan politics, but if we were getting ready to lose $135,000 — even if it was the DNC — we’d still pass a resolution to this governor,” Swain said.

Commissioner Zach Almond said that the entire state will suffer because of Cooper’s insistence on limiting the scope of the convention, which resulted in its re-

Albemarle Police arrests third suspect in Crump murder APD also announces arrest of suspect in separate homicide SCJ staff ALBEMARLE — A third arrest was made in the Feb. 8, 2020, homicide of Tristan Edward Crump on May 28. Marcell J. Watkins of Albemarle was arrested and charged with Felony Murder and Felony Conspiracy to Commit Murder.

Donte Jamar Langhorne-Hagins, 25, was the first to be arrested for Crump’s murder. Langhorne-Hagins was located in Virginia and extradited back to Stanly County on April 28. His charges included conspiracy, sig-

naling that authorities believed more than one person conspired to commit the killing and that more arrests were likely.

The second arrest was of Devaunte Daiquon Collins, 27, of Badin. Collins was arrested May 8 and charged with Felony Murder and Felony Conspiracy to Commit Murder. These are the same charges that Watkins, the third and most recent suspect to be arrested, received.

The February killing took place on a Saturday at about 7 p.m. in a residential area of eastern Albemarle. When the police arrived, they found Crump, 33, of Albemarle, in the yard of the residence with gunshot wounds. Crump was taken to Atrium Health Stanly by EMS, where he later passed away

Crump, according to an obituary, was a father of two daughters, Jerzey and Adrianna, and was raised in the area. He attended both Chapel AME Zion Church and the Saints Delight Church, where his funeral was held on Feb. 18. from his injuries.

Crump, according to an obituary, was a father of two daughters, Jerzey and Adrianna, and was raised in the area. He attend-

moval altogether.

“Gov. Cooper continues to put political partisanship in front of hard-working North Carolinians, and we’re tired of it,” Almond said. “They booked 17,000 hotel rooms averaging $500-$700 a night, and that’s just what the RNC booked. I don’t think the citizens of Stanly County realize the gravity of what Gov. Cooper has done to our local economy, especially being in the Charlotte metro area. I agree with Commissioner Morgan’s resolution and I think it’s time we stand up to Gov. Cooper and tell him that it’s time to stop playing partisan games.”

Commissioner Tommy Jordan, while apprehensive of the board acting as a voice of any particular political party, said this current situation transcends political ideology simply due to the economic ramifications that will occur.

“We’re here to serve everyone, but I do think the governor’s actions harm everyone,” Jordan said. “The results from this decision are going to be financially bad for everyone.”

ed both Chapel AME Zion Church and the Saints Delight Church, where his funeral was held on Feb. 18.

The APD also announced an arrest two days earlier in a separate homicide, that of Sylvester Corey Maske, 27, of Albemarle. Michael Thomas Allen, 34, of Albemarle was arrested May 26 in Maske’s killing.

The alleged homicide took place on April 3 near the corner of Arey Avenue and Lundix Street in Albemarle. When APD responded to reports of shots being fired, they located a gunshot victim in the area and EMS responded. Maske, the victim, was given care but ultimately succumbed to the injuries.

With help from the State Bureau of Investigations and the Stanly County Sheriff’s Department, APD identified Allen as a suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest. Allen is in custody on other charges.

The Albemarle Police Department asks those with information on either of these cases to call 704984-9500 or to call 704-984-9511 to leave an anonymous tip.

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3) Injury To Personal Property Zabian Lamont x Poplin, Derick Lynn (W M, ♦ Brower, (F) and 2) Assault On Fta -(M), Release Order (M), at at 52 Bowers Rd, Norwood, ♦ Richardson, Jadasia Mone (B (B /M/26) Arrest onSouth chrg of 29) Arrest on chrg of Pwimsd Female (M), at 126 Stanly, NC, on 4/8/2020 NC, on 6/2/2020 Methamphetamine, F (F), at Assault Third And St, Albemarle, NC, on F, 18) Arrest on chrg of Simple Battery (M), at Scj, x Oxendine, Misty Lee (I 781at Leonard Albemarle, Assault (M), 126 S Av, Third St, on 4/13/2020 6/5/2020 ♦ Taylor, James Lee (W /M/55) /F/34) Arrest on chrg of Fta on 04/09/2020 Albemarle, on 06/01/2020.

Arrest on chrg ofNC 1) Possess x Hill, James Wilson (W(W - Release Order (M), at ♦ Oxendine, Max Caleb Heroin (F), 2) Simple x Leggett, Timothy James /M/38) Arrest chrgof of 1) Hwy 24/27, Albemarle, NC, Possess ♦ Diggs, Danny Voyne (W M, 35) /M/19) Arrest ononchrg Sch Ii Cs (M), and 3) Possess (W M, 32) Arrest on chrg Surrender By Surety (M), 2) on 4/8/2020 Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Assault With Deadly Weapon Drug Paraphernalia (M), at of Felony Possession Of Surrender By Surety (F), and Larceny (M), at 126 S Third St, (m) (M), at 13074 Robert Dr, x Oxendine, Misty (I S/bowers Rd, Cocaine (F), at 161 W Main 3) Surrender By Surety (F), 12823 Us 52 Lee Hwy /F/34) Arrest on chrg of Albemarle, on 06/01/2020.

Stanfield, NC, on 6/4/2020 St/s First St, Albemarle, on at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, Norwood, NC, on 6/2/2020 Misd Prob Viol Out Of County 04/09/2020 NC, on 4/13/2020 ♦ Heidel, Cristal Cathleen ♦ Colson, Jessie Glenn (W (M),♦atIsenhour, NC 24/27,Albert NC, on Justin (W (W F, 38) Arrest on chrg of /M/51) Cited on Charge x Tompkins, Christopher x Gomez-garcia, Ruben of Dwlr4/8/2020 /M/33) Cited on Charge of Dwayne (W M, 20) Arrest (U /M/51) on chrg Misdemeanor Larceny, M (M), at on Impaired RevArrest (202000422), at Possess Drug Lee Paraphernalia x Freeman, Michael (W chrg of Possess Marijuana of Detainer (F), at 126 S 2312 Us 52 North, Albemarle, on 16019 Indian Mound Rd/bowers (202000418), at 323 S Main /M/41) Arrest on chrg of 1) Up To 1/2 Ounce (M), at St, Albemarle, on 06/01/2020.

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♦ Joel C. Bullock, 83, of Stanly County, passed away May 31.

Fincher, 85, of ♦ Williamx Jerry TylerWayne McDaniel, Albemarle, died April 3.

13, of New London, passed x Sylvester “Corey” Maske, 27, of away June 1.

Albemarle, died April 4. x John Henry Connell, Jr., 91, of ♦ Ann Elizabeth AbbottStanfield, died April 6.

Snavely, of Albemarle, x Jason Eugene “Gene” Efird, 94, of passed away June 2. 7.

Stanfield, died April x Tony Monroe Smith,96, 72, of ♦ Mary Jenkins Morris, Rockwell, died April 8.

of Albemarle, passed away x Joyce Joyner Price, 75, of Badin, June 3 died April 8. x Danny Paul Luther, 65, of Norwood, ♦ Jeanette 79, of diedVaughn, April 9.

Norwood, passed away June x Evelyn Lela Stamper, 90, of 3.

Oakboro, died April 10.

x Jerry Dickson Huneycutt, 78, of

♦ Oscar Locust, “Bud”died Ray Pethel, April 11.

83, of Locust, passed away x Shirley Mae Haire, 73, of Albemarle, June 5. died April 11. x Betty Jane Keever Rogers, 87, of

♦ Helen Ingram Albemarle,Laton, died April77, 11.

of Albemarle, passed x Pauline Elizabethaway Almond Tucker, June 6. 98, of Albemarle, died April 11.

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Smith, Paul Jason M, ♦ Bulla, Thomas Howard (W talbert Dr,(W Albemarle, on x Frick, Adam Houston (W and 3) Identity Theft (F), at 38) Arrest04/11/2020 on chrg of Felony /M/62) Arrest on chrg of Simple ♦ West, Cain /M/28) Arrest on chrg of Scj, on 4/7/2020 L (W /M/40) Cited Larceny (F), at 781 Leonard Av, Assault (M), at 42182 Bowers on Charge of Dwlr Impaired Rev x Tompkins, Christopher 1) Misdemeanor Larceny Lawrence Albemarle, on 06/01/2020.

Rd, Norwood, NC, on 6/3/2020x Pennington, Dwayne (W M, 20) Arrest on (M) and 2) Obtain Property (202000420), at 12823 Us 52 Glenn J (W /M/60) Arrest

chrg ofBertrand Assault OnJFemale False Cain Pretense (F), at 41 Hwy S/bowers Rd, Norwood, ♦ Sellers, Terris (B M, ♦ West, L (W /M/40) on chrg of 1) Breaking And (M) at 825 Mountain Creek Willow Street, Badin, NC, on NC, on(f) 6/2/2020.

27) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Arrest on chrg of 1) Possess Or Entering (F) and 2) Rd/talbert Dr, Albemarle, on 4/10/202 Female, M04/11/2020 (M), at 126 S Third St, Methamphetamine (F) and 2) Larceny After Break/enter ♦ Morgan, Fred Troy (W /M/52) x Winley, Jamel Stephen L (F), at Pennington Rd, on Albemarle, on 06/01/2020.

Possess Drug Paraphernalia Arrest on chrg of Driving While x Thompson, Shawn Lacy (M), (Bat /M/30) chrgS/ 4/7/2020 12823Arrest Us 52on Hwy Impaired (M), at Sweet Home ♦ Jones, Mary (B on F, 49) (B M,Martin 60) Arrest chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny bowers Rd, Norwood, NC, on x Huneycutt, Richard Church Rd, Albemarle, NC, on Arrest on of chrg of Misdemeanor Misdemeanor Larceny (M), at 44717 Nc 8 Hwy/ 6/3/2020 Stephen (W /M/65) Arrest 6/8/2020 (M),at at 781 781 Leonard kerr Rd, New London, NC, on Larceny (M), LeonardAv, Av, on chrg of 1) Conspire B&e Albemarle, on 04/12/2020 ♦ Almond, 4/10/2020 Albemarle, on 06/02/2020.

Keith Douglas (W ♦ Wittman, Alexis Maxine (W Bldg-felony/larceny (F) and /M/55) Arrest on chrg of 1) x Godwin, Kathryn Strawn x Powell, Thomas Holden (W 2) Conspire To Commit /F/20) Arrest on chrg of Simple ♦ Stroup, Stephanie Anne (W F, Communicate Threats (M) and Felony (W F, 41) Arrest on chrg of /M/22) Cited on Charge of Larceny (F), at Scj, on Assault, M (M), at Albemarle, 34) Arrest on chrg of Shoplifting 2) Misuse Of 911 System (M), at Felony Possession Sch Ii Speed In Excess Of 35 Mph 4/7/2020 NC, on 6/8/2020 Concealment Goods, (M), at St, Norwood, Cs (F), at 781 Leonard Av, 120(i)Gordon (202000244), at 605 NNC, 781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, on Michael ShaneWilson (W 6/3/2020 Albemarle, on 04/12/2020 on Main St/collins Av, Norwood, x Hetland, ♦ Moore, Brandon (W /M/42) Arrest on chrg of Dv 06/04/2020.

NC, on 4/10/2020 /M/36) Arrest on chrg of 1) x Smith, David Wayne (W M, ♦ Nance, Justin Davis (W /M/31) Protection Order Violation Pwimsd Methamphetamine ♦ Morris, Michael Anthony 55) Arrest on chrg of AssaultArrest x Dye, James Chase (W (M), at 141 Turner St, on chrg of Injury To (F), 2)NC, Pwimsd Marijuana (F), (B M, 40) On Arrest on (M), chrgatof312 MartinPersonal Female /M/20)Property Arrest on (M), chrg at of 10161Norwood, on 4/7/2020 3) Pwimsd Sch Iv Cs (F), 4) Luther King Jr Dr,(M) Albemarle, Assault On Female (M), at Violation Of Court Order at Running Creek Rd, Locust, NC, x Pennington, Lawrence Possess Drug Paraphernalia onTer, 04/12/2020 8318 742 Oakboro, Oakboro, 1612 Stoker Albemarle, on on 6/2/2020 Glenn J (W /M/60) Cited onConcealed (M), and 5) Carrying NC, on 4/9/2020 06/04/2020. x Hartsell, Debra Jean (W F, Charge of Dwlr Impaired Rev Gun (m) (M), at Nc 24/27 @ Dustin Wayne (W (2001069), Arrest on chrg of Possess♦ Ledbetter, x Dye, Jeffery (W /M/22) at Pennington ♦ Russell, 28) Jadon Ameit (B M, Sam Rd., Albemarle, NC, on onofchrg of 1) Heroin (F), at 199 Nc 24-27 /M/31) ArrestArrest on chrg Simple Rd/mann Rd, Albemarle, on 41) Arrest on chrg of Shoplifting Resisting Public Officer (M), 2) 6/8/2020 Bypass W, Albemarle, on Assault (M), at 8318 Nc 4/7/2020 Concealment Goods (M), at Assault On Govt Official/emply 04/08/2020 Hwy 742, Oakboro, NC, on 781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, on 4/9/2020 (M), 3) Assault On Female (M), x Misenheimer, Laura 06/04/2020.

4) Communicate Threats (M), Evelyn (W F, 48) Arrested x James, Thomas Owen (W and 5) Second Degree ♦ Xiong, Xee Nmn (Aof/F/32) on Citation Dwlr Impaired /M/44) Arrest on chrgTrespass of Dv (M), at 29589 Herrin Grove Rd, Arrest on Rev chrg(20-01605), of 1) Possess at 651 Nc Protection Order Violation, 6/2/2020 24-27 Bypass E/henson (M), at 44145 Catfish Drug Paraphernalia (M) and 2) St, on M Albemarle, on 04/08/2020 Rd, New London, NC, on Alter/steal/dest Criminal Evid ♦ Mayfield, Marcus Dewey (B 4/9/2020 (F), at South 2nd St/ 5th S, x Brooks, Michael Lee J (W /M/44) Arrest on chrg of Driving Albemarle, NC, onArrest 6/6/2020 /M/36) on chrg of While x Rankin, Karena Quincanya Impaired (M), at Nc 731/ 1) Assault By Strangulation fork(BRd, /F/21) Arrest on chrg of on 6/2/2020

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I understand seriousness the virus Hydromer and the need in it” (Psalm 118:24).

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There is no way to argue thatexactly fealty to a we do? Are peak outbreak was revised down by over 120,000, the number of Which raises the third question: What can th protocols, American business no other or express sincere regret and remorse, because that is notpolitical what program inside that supposedly corrupt scientific experts the same It has doesn’t. ventilators by nearly 13,000 and the number of overall deaths by particular weevery capable of rolling out tens of millions of tests over the next few ndant manufacturing plants elsewhere purely totalitarian governments do.

They take advantage of — we need to It doesn’t because members of our political class have structure canweakness fixand the problem.

Democratic August by nearly 12,000. months — compelling people to take tests regularly, since the safety reasons as well as supply and delivery they find inagainst adversaries andevil, keep pushing until they winPresident or the Barack decided that instead of rallying obvious Americans Former Obama, who declares that know what they Here’s the problem: We still don’t know the answers to the key virus is transmittable while carriers are asymptomatic?

Can we politicians who adversaries push must be categorized as enlightened or back. benighted based on discrimination exists in “almost everyfor institution of our lives,” — and know, what they questions that will allow the economy to reopen. create a contact tracing system 330 million Americans have“pay” governed make China for this disaster is to offer That is,Was unless an exogenous event happens such as the Chernobyl their answer question: America is America “the legacy to of slavery, ourselves Jim Crowto ... one? that’s still part of First, what to is one the true coronavirus fatalityand rate?

This question isand that are we willing don’t and when nies whonearly will source at least half of their meltdown in 1986.

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Butboth it’sinathe game for decades, America’s sins can be extirpated.

Is from our the number of identified COVID-19 cases — but numerator of economic damage.

We need transparency and honesty ied to repatriated manufacturing China topowerful “pay” formessaging the damage they have caused the US. Don’t hold your this? Our elites cannot set fire pressed forward by the most institutions anyone expected to believe to the foundingAmericanand the denominator are likely wrong.

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under either shelter-in-place or stay-at-home fallen into place. I understand the seriousness of the virus and the need issipates cavalierofmanner in which China about the origin the with how people who simply ask tate governments,The a majority Americans to takelied precautions, but I’mofuneasy THIS WEEK, virus, according to members ofTHE theand federal government, That would mean that the fatality rate isLife, actually far and lower than “THIS IS DAY the lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad Hydromer Inc. in Concord and New Sarum Brewing Co. in TWO WEEKS AGO, we lost one of our own. these are the Pursuit of Happiness.” or this covered up its spread tried to tell the world there were only hat is being called the “new normal.” questions about the data, and when things canamong start getting back toLiberty nd state and local governments, Americans have begun to flatten suggested, even if the transmission rate is high. in it” (Psalm 118:24).

Salisbury are switching their operations to make hand sanitizer.

George Floyd was born in Fayetteville.

He was our neighbor.

This is our Nation’s highest ideal, and the basis for our system of 3,341 related deaths has led to worldwide panic, economic collapse and tend at least through the end of this month. normal are treated in some circles with contempt. he curve in the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The excitement wasour Secondly, what are welaws, expecting in terms ofstill a second wave?

I know that during this challenging time of social distancing, In Fayetteville, minister began a program to deliver groceries to And for believers like me — he was Christian brother. but a test we are trying to pass. zero millions of Americans needlessly being thrown out of work. ders go into June.

They’re treated as though we as a society simply must accept without muted — after all, trends canhas easily reverse — taxpayer but real.

Americans Thedifficult institute’s model simply cuts offthat in early August.

It does not working from home or losing a job, it may be to “rejoice and seniors throughout Cumberland County.

Like everyone, I was sickened and angry seeing the video of It is clear some of our neighbors feel left behind by our States over The crisis cost the U.S. at least $2.4 trillion in added , Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper stated during question what the government tells us about when it’s safe to begin the abided by recommendations and orders.

They’ve left their jobs predict howtragic manyhusband people will die in a stories second wave.

This is the be glad” the tells us to do.

However, asto a Christian, These our opportunity region continue to provide his arrest, and IBible was saddened learn hisback horrific and system of justice.

Rightfrom now,throughout we have a real to come esave can be that debt plus trillions more in Federal Reserve backup liquidity to the briefing “we just don’t know yet”asif the process ofto returning normalcy. o stay at home; they’ve practiced social distancing; in many places, most important problem because experts maintain that the virus is in and dad, the Easter holiday has reminded me of just how much we hope, inspiration and supplies to people need and our health care killing is being mourned by members of his family in our together to listen to each other, learn from one another, and gsflu,” 1977 markets and financial outlets.

If the U.S. dollar were not the reserve will extend into May. No. The government works for us, and we have the right to ask those hey’ve donned masks. seasonal, which means we areworkers likely toonsee more serious spreading have to be thankful and hopeful for, even in the midst of this global the front lines of the coronavirus response. own community.

We demand swift justice this case, and I bridge the divides that exist between us.

The murder of George ce that the currency, we would not be able to fund any of these emergency end it, questions should be asked as to the questions. And the longer stay-at-home orders are in place all over the The result: a reduction inwithout expected hospitalization and death. inare the fall. And means wedoes will be people faced with either renewed Lenten and pandemic.

While throughout ourstain communities continue to step up, have been that those being heldthat Floyd not need to be only a dark on the history of our measures immediate of rampant inflation and currency It should is clear thatbe vague eChina. answers not ones likeencouraged “we fearcountry, andresponsible the stricter some of them get in states, such as Michigan, ccording to the University of Washington Institute for Health lockdowns for large swaths of the population, with wide-scale For me, my faith is an important part of my daily life and decision I am glad initiatives we have passed in Congress, like the Paycheck Easter seasons accountable. great country — it can also be an opportunity for us to achieve -19 depreciation. undance of caution.” the more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxious about some of our model most oft cited by members Metrics and Evaluation ofand the testing andwith contact tracing, or with the realization that we will have making.

As I celebrated Easter with my family, I reflected on 2 Protection Program, are supporting self-employed people and Two weeks following his death, my thoughts remain the the ideals laid out for us by our founders. y China has to pay for their aberrant ways decisions through provide a ned in detail to thefeel people of this state who when they can get back to providing for their families, will demand neighbors rumpout administration, theand expected need for hospital beds at tonot isolate those who are most vulnerable and let everyone else work.

Corinthians 1:4, which reminds us our Lord “comforts us in all our helping small businesses keep people on the payroll, while direct family of George Floyd and the pain his killing by a Minneapolis However, we cannot let emotions get the best of us.

Pent up ame of a economic financial means.

Diplomacy has obviously worked obless and home undetermined answers. message offor leftatbehind by anChina eak outbreak was revised down byofficer over 120,000, theto number of comfort Which raises the third question: What exactly can we do?

Areworkers. affliction, so that we may be able to those who are in any relief will soon reach families and Please know that I’ll police has caused so many.

The outrage and heartache anger and frustration are powerful emotions, but they can lead to bring into the civilized world of 21st century health, hygiene els predicting hundreds of cases Leaders at the local and state levels should be as forthcoming as they hope that we13,000 willof thousands entilators bysystem nearly and the ofmillions overall deaths bywe we capable of rollingbyouttotens of millions of testson over thefurther next few withby the comfort which ourselves are comforted continue working common sense and targeted solutions so that Iaffliction, feel is number shared of people across this country. violence, and violence will only divide us.

We should ation of our and of fair trade.

Totalitarian communist regimes never take the blame can be with those answers — and again, not vague answers, but answer again enjoy sincere ugust byonce nearly 12,000. months —toand compelling people to defeat take tests regularly, since the God.” we can the coronavirus and keep people and businesses justice.

Right I feel it as a father of a young boy.

I will never have worry channel these emotions into dialogue and let that dialogue has no other or express regret and remorse, because that is not what with what the state has asked and then with details that give their statements believability.

Here’s the problem: We still don’t know the answers tothe the keyseason, virus isyou transmittable while us carriers are asymptomatic?

Can we sporting events, If you are celebrating the Easter I urge to also about him losing his life at hands rogue police officer. to understanding and common ground. Through where totalitarian governments do. They take advantage ofaevery weakness now, have a had alongpurely the wayweI’ve also questions about We should all of continue to do what we can tolead keepwhole. our families, uestions that will allow the economy to reopen. create a contact tracing system for 330 million Americans — change. and seasons provide a message of reflect on this message and be comforted, so that we may live out Until then, the Lenten and Easter concerts, family But I realize that is a fear felt by many parents in the African understanding, we know we can effect nd delivery they find in adversaries and keep pushing until they win or the n leadersreal have, too. ourselves, and our communities safe. But we should also still continue opportunity First, what is the true coronavirus fatality rate? This question iscommunity arearound weevery willing to submit ourselves to one?

God’sback. example all those in need us during we again sporting events, concerts, family American community time We hope must that find ourwill wayonce forward asenjoy a nation.

I am committed adversaries gatherings, rtain types of questions get push asked, there is and comfort toand askHispanic questions about the data, because while reasonable stay-at-home to come together mportant because it determines whether certain areas ought to One thing is certain: Things cannot continue as they have been. this difficult time.

Through faith and by helping one another, I am gatherings, church services and many more celebrations after our their child leaves the house.

That is an unacceptable reality. to listening to you and my colleagues, working together and rndency is to offer That is, unless an exogenous event happens such as the Chernobyl among people to treat those measures are understandable, they should also have an expiration date. church services listensome to each open ortoclosed, whether we ought to we pursue — Sweden style — aare Americans are notever. going to stay home fortomonths on path. end, and confident will emerge out of this pandemic stronger than own temporary sacrifices for the greater good of the country and The police officers I have spoken to as angry about what finding solutions forge that I’ve already begun to reach ofetatheir meltdown in 1986.

Some experts believe that event, not the Star Wars and asking when we can start getting back This is all new to Americans, and it is not normal. Not in any way, and many more more liberalized society that presumes wide spread, or whether we they certainly will not do sotoon the basis of ever-evolving models, to listen and seek other, learn from In this same spirit, I continue to be inspired by stories of humanity are over. happened as anyone.

Most cops are good cops.

These brave men out many local leaders and will continue ly $120 program of Reagan, led directly to the dissolution of the Soviet Union are conspiracy theorists or are people who shape, or form. So while we should remain vigilant and stay safe, at after our own ught to lock down further. and especially as statistics roll that look like thecommunity. lower-end model neighbors neighbors.

I wish everyone celebrating Easter, wellway as Passover, one another, womenhelping put their livessame on the line day toget protect and outin answers from our This is theas only we can a joyous equipment inor1989. y get themselves others sick. the time weevery shouldn’t comfortable with this so-called “new We’ve seen case fatality rates — the number of deaths divided by estimates in terms of death and the upper-end estimates in terms temporary In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration and pray we can all continue to keep practice serve us.

That’s why the images of cops being injured or killed in address the problems that plague our country.

We owe itfaith, to our 5 billion by Perhaps COVID-19 is China’s Chernobyl. and bridge the ning government at all levels become a bad normal.” atenumber Journal Wednesday, April 15, 2020 he offor identified COVID-19 cases —also but both the numerator ofpossibility economic damage.

We need transparency and honesty from ourFloyd money to buy a 3-D printer and plastic to make face shields for necessary safety guidelines and remain confident that we will get sacrifices are recent riots is tragic.

Our country is having important and neighbors — and to the memory of George — to come Senators in Washington are already talking about the itizens living in athat freeexist society were supposed Not one little bit. divides nd theChina denominator are likely wrong.

We don’tin know many scientific experts — we together, need to know they know, what they health care workers out ofhow hisowe own home. through this needed conversations regarding race andasequality.

But violence listenwhat andtogether. learn. nt in of China forgiving $1.2 trillion debt we them one way to get over. between us.died of coronavirus. Some sources suggest the eople have actually don’t and when they hopeItocan’t know what theywill don’t. and destruction take away justifiable and for pretend ufacturing China to “pay” the damage they havefrom caused thehas US.anger Don’t holdcalls your go along in all this, of course, isfor my family.

I’m Stacey Matthews also written under the pseudonym Sister this Toldjah be easy. I can’t promise this problem umber has been overestimated, given that classification for cause We’re grown-ups, and we’re willing to follow advice. justice. is just as important that webut all stand together in the and Legal can beInsurrection. solved overnight. their I think that’s But why Abraham Lincoln lion in virus, and breath waiting a It Chinese “Jubilee” to ahappen ask your elected ing the I’m worried Ifor will.

After and is regular contributor to RedState f death, particularly among elderly patients, can be variable.

Some they need to start answering serious questions, or they will fall prey we are all guilty quest for justice as it is that we all stand together and condemn referred to “a more perfect union.”

As humans, nue is representatives to hold China accountable in tangible financial ways for irus (swine flu) during the 2009 pandemic, ources suggest the number is dramatically underestimated, since to the same lack of institutional faith to which all other American violence. of sin, and maybe a “perfect union” will elude us. But we owe etra areprecautions, now this disaster. because all of this brings up many people are dying at home. institutions seem deeplyit prone.

Equality is a goal our nation has strived for since its inception. to our children and grandchildren to never stop working to mies as in the It is about time they are expected to operate as responsible citizens of of a painful experience I’d prefer not to repeat.

Even more importantly, we have no clue how many Americans The Declaration of Independence, the very starting point of make our community better for all of us. the world like any other modern nation. e lose sleep is how easily most everyone has ctually have coronavirus. Some suggest theall number Benand Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard School, our scientists nation, states thatthat we are created equal that we “are Let’s get to work and continueLaw to pray for healing for the American fetidentified cases could be an order of magnitude lower than the host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire. endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that Floyd family, our community and our nation. that they bins, publisher | Frank Hill,coronavirus senior opinion editor umber of people who have had and not been tested. com. world and nbi.

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Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT NBA

Spurs’ Aldridge out for season after shoulder surgery San Antonio Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge will miss the remainder of San Antonio’s season while he recovers from surgery on his right shoulder, a major blow to the Spurs’ postseason chances. The Spurs announced Monday that Aldridge had the surgery on April 24, stemming from an injury he suffered in a game at Utah on Feb. 21. When play resumes, the Spurs will be among four teams — along with Portland, New Orleans and Sacramento — that are separated by a half-game in the race for ninth place in the Western Conference and potentially a berth in a play-in series.

After a forgettable season, Warriors ready to move forward Without Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, Golden State fell to the bottom of the NBA

By Janie McCauley The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — After reaching five straight NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors couldn’t have foreseen such a strange, disappointing season as they debuted their snazzy new Chase Center in San Francisco.

The Warriors had the worst record in the NBA at 15-50 with a roster of largely unknowns taking the court night after night.

Kevin Durant had departed.

Klay Thompson sat out recovering from surgery for a torn left knee ligament sustained in Game 6 of last year’s finals against champion Toronto. Stephen Curry broke his

left hand.

Andrew Wiggins arrived and never got to showcase his star talent alongside the team’s top rotation before pro sports were halted because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Steve Kerr’s coaching got tested like never before as he relied on rookies and young players to learn on the fly because that’s all Golden State had available.

Then the Warriors were one of the teams left out when the NBA’s Board of Governors approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season next month.

Curry, Kerr, Thompson and the rest of the Warriors realize there’s a core in place to take this group back to the top. Even perennial winners have a down year at some point, after all.

“This is an amazing opportunity the way I see it in terms of moving into another championship win-

“This year has been tough, so many injuries, so many new faces.”

Stephen Curry, Golden State guard dow that we are extremely capable of doing,” Curry said. “This year has been tough, so many injuries, so many new faces.”

The two-time NBA MVP missed 58 games after falling on his left hand Oct. 30 against Phoenix. He returned at last on March 5 to face the Raptors only to contract the flu and sit out again before the season was stopped.

Curry knew he wouldn’t be fully healthy the rest of the way, but now he has the time he needs to recover.

And so do teammates like Thomp-

son and Draymond Green.

With all the injuries, Kerr was forced to use 33 different starting lineups, most since a franchise record-high 49 in 2009-10 — and the sixth-highest total used in a single season.

“Our rookies gained valuable experience, several of our young veterans showed marked improvement, our injured players progressed in their rehab, and our culture remained strong,” Myers said.

Out of necessity to keep a lineup on the floor, fans got to know young players they likely wouldn’t have seen so soon: Seven rookies played for Golden State and together they averaged 29.1 points.

From Ky Bowman and Eric Paschall to Jordan Poole and Alen Smailagić, they all had to play significant roles. Not since the Philadelphia Warriors of 1952-53 played eight rookies had the franchise used so many first-year players.

Golden State will get a top-five draft pick.

“We’ve got Klay coming back, we’ve got Draymond doing his thing, we’ve got Andrew Wiggins, we’ve got a lot of the young guys that are going to be a part of our team going forward,” Curry said.

SOCCER

USWNT wants soccer federation to repeal anthem policy Chicago The U.S. women’s national team wants the U.S. Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Megan Rapinoe started kneeling during the “The StarSpangled Banner.” The U.S. women’s team also wants the federation to state publicly that the policy was wrong and issue an apology to the team’s black players and supporters. Rapinoe took a knee during the anthem at a pair of national team matches in 2016. The federation then approved a policy in February 2017 that stated players “shall stand respectfully” during national anthems.

NHL

Coyotes’ Gutierrez becomes NHL’s first Latino CEO Glendale, Ariz.

The Arizona Coyotes named Xavier Gutierrez as the first Latino team president and CEO in NHL history.

Gutierrez has more than 20 years experience as a business executive and investor specializing in investment management, corporate strategy, finance and business developing. He comes to the Coyotes after serving as managing director at Southern California-based Clearlake Capital Group. Gutierrez replaces Ahron Cohen, who parted ways with the Coyotes last month after serving as CEO and president since 2017. Among Gutierrez’s top priorities in the desert will be expanding the Coyotes’ fan base and finding a permanent home for the franchise.

BEN MARGOT | AP PHOTO

Stephen Curry, pictured after the Warriors won their NBA title in 2016, and Golden State suffered from injuries this season that left the team last in the league standings at 15-50.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NFL gives teams planner for total reopening of facilities

Iowa strength coach denies ‘unethical behavior or bias’

The league plans to open its season as scheduled on Sept. 10

Iowa City, Iowa Iowa football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle denies any “unethical behavior or bias” based on race after being accused by several former players of contributing to what they allege is systemic racism in the program. Doyle was placed on administrative leave Saturday, part of a decision made by coach Kirk Ferentz in what he called “a defining moment” for Iowa’s football program. Several black former players posted on social media Friday night about issues they saw in the football program, attributing many of them to Doyle. The 51-year-old assistant coach disputes the claims.

By Barry Wilner The Associated Press THE NFL and the players’ union sent a planner to the 32 teams Monday outlining procedures for the full reopening of their practice facilities, which were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

In a lengthy four-part memo to the clubs written by Commissioner Roger Goodell and approved by the NFL Players Association, the league described protocols focusing on screening, testing, and infection prevention and treatment for COVID-19, including response for new infections. Also included were instructions on proper facility access, cleaning and disinfecting; physical distancing; hygiene, health education and medical ser-

vices; food preparation; supplies; and team travel.

No timetable has been set for the return of most players to team complexes — only players rehabilitating injuries have been allowed to enter the buildings. But this is the next major step toward allowing all players back in club facilities.

Goodell ordered all facilities closed in late March, and the league has taken small steps toward reopening them. Last week, coaching staffs were approved to return, but only if local governmental rules allowed it.

Goodell noted that the protocols for a full return were developed in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Duke’s Infection Control Network and other universities.

“No set of protocols can eliminate the risk of contracting COVID-19, nor ensure that the disease itself will be mild,” Goodell wrote in the memo, which was

“No set of protocols can eliminate the risk of contracting COVID-19, nor ensure that the disease itself will be mild.”

Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner obtained by The Associated Press.

“And we should expect that these protocols will change as medical and scientific knowledge of the disease continues to grow. But we believe, along with the NFLPA, that these protocols offer a sound basis for bringing players back into the facilities and moving forward with our planning for the 2020 season.”

Training camps are scheduled to begin in late July, with the first preseason game, Dallas vs. Pittsburgh in the Hall of Fame game, on Aug. 6. The NFL still plans to kick off the regular season in Kansas City on Sept. 10.

A tiered approached will be used within team facilities and must be presented to the league for approval at least seven days before the reporting date for training camp. Players, most coaches, trainers, physicians and the head equipment manager — anyone who must have direct access to

players — will be in Tier 1, with a maximum of 60 in addition to the players. They will have access to such restricted areas as fields and sidelines, locker rooms, training rooms, medical exam areas, meeting rooms and weight rooms.

The second tier will consist of ownership representatives; facility staff; additional coaches and equipment personnel; the general manager and football operations employees; club communications staff; security personnel; and “certain NFL and NFLPA staff as needed.” They will have limited access to restricted areas.

All of those people must undergo daily screening and testing before entering the complex.

In the third tier will be personnel who perform essential facility, stadium or event services but do not require close contact with Tier 1 individuals.

Everyone inside the facility must wear surgical masks that have to be replaced daily, or cloth masks that must be washed daily. Players are exempted only when such masks would interfere with performance.

Physical distancing is another major challenge. To keep players at least 6 feet apart requires redesigning everything from locker, meeting and weight rooms to cafeterias. Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting procedures will be mandatory.

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‘The LastCounty Dance’ Stanly director talks project Schools athletic on Jordan’s Bulls programs to resume July 6 The 10-part documentary will air over five Sundays

By Tim Reynolds The NCHSAA announced it is ending its The Associated Press dead period on June 15

KEVIN L. DORSEY | NC A&T ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PHOTO

North Carolina A&T receiver Elijah Bell, pictured in 2017 against North Carolina Central, is among the HBCU draft hopefuls who was affected by the canceled events due to the coronavirus pandemic.

HBCU NFL hopefuls adjust after canceled pro days, combine McGregor retires for 3rd time JOHN LOCHER | AP PHOTO

Conor McGregor announced his retirement for the third time in four years on his Twitter account Sunday, the third time the former UFC champion has said he was done fighting.

“Just because we “There’s are froma handful smaller of people schoolsthat have made doesn’t this really mean fun for me, we can’t and he’s one compete.” of them.”

De’Montrez Dana White, Burroughs, UFC president South Carolina State receiver

The coronavirus pandemic has made it even harder for players Theunder-the-radar former UFC champion to make an impression on was in line for a title shot teams

By Greg Beacham By Hightower TheKyle Associated Press The Associated Press

CONOR MCGREGOR has DE’MONTREZ Burroughs announced his retirement for looked at it as his best shot to acthe third time in four years. complish his NFL dream.

McGregor abruptly made his The South Carolina StateSunselatest dubious declaration nior receiver had the dates cirday morning on his Twitter accled onwhere his calendar.

First, the count, the former two-diBulldogs’ annual pro day on vision UFC champion also March 19, followed a week latannounced his retirement in er by and the first-ever NFL combine 2016 2019. event held for draft prospects “Hey guys I’ve decided to refrom Historically Black Colleges tire from fighting,” McGregor and didn’t rewroteUniversities in a captionwho below a photo ceive invitations to the national of him and his mother. “Thank combine in Indianapolis. you all for the amazing memoHe left spring break the ries! What for a ride it’s been!” week before his pro day with suevThe 31-year-old Irish erything ready to go.

He had film perstar revitalized his combat packages to distribute to scouts. sports career in January with He also thinking about stopwhat an was impressive first-round he would say in interviews page of Donald “Cowboy” with Cerrepresentatives from NFL teams rone at UFC 246. McGregor (22and what won to ask idols Pro 4) hadn’t a fight in like a mixed Football Hall of Famer Deion martial arts cage or a boxing Sanders, would be remained there. ring sincewho 2016, but he “It was a chance to be ablebigto the UFC’s brightest star and showcase our talent,” Burroughs gest financial draw. said.

“Just because Dana we areWhite from UFC President smaller schools doesn’t mean has already said McGregor we is

can’t compete.”

But that opportunity never came. next in line for a title shot at the Southof Carolina pro winner lightweightState’s champion day and the HBCU combinebout beKhabib Nurmagomedov’s came part of a growing list of with Justin Gaethje this sumevents canceled because of the mer. coronavirus While The UFC’s pandemic. schedule is in upsmall school and borderline draft heaval due to the coronavirus prospects the counpandemic,from but across McGregor was try will be hurt by a lack of simexpected to get his title shot latilar events, players may er this year, HBCU and he recently had be hit talking hardest without them and been to White about the Regional Combine Invitataking another fight even eartional that HBCU players in relier. Earlier this week, McGrecent years had previously used of to gor posted photos and videos boost their draft stock. himself training for fights.

“When out of an White you’re was coming still willing to HBCU, you know that the teams take McGregor’s retirement anare going to be looking at — Divinouncement at face value at sion talent — first,” said Kansas least Ipublicly when he learned City defensive back Alex aboutChiefs it at his news conference Brown, a SC State alum.

“With following UFC 250 in Las Vegas. this that’sfeels dif“IfHBCU Conorcombine, McGregor ferent.

I wish we had that when he wants to retire, you know Imy was comingabout out. Itretirement,” was gonna feelings be a chance to have all the teams White said. “You should absolooking at those guys.” lutely do it. And I love Conor. ...

Only afour HBCUofplayers There’s handful people were that selected in the 2019 draft with have made this really fun for me,a full predraft process, though 32 and he’s one of them.” made Week 1 rosters.

Retirements are a time-honThedevice 51 players invited to the ored for gathering attenHBCU combine werebargaining trying to tion and increased position to doFrom the power in themselves combat sports. same.

The list also included FlorMuhammad Ali and Floyd Mayida A&MtoUniversity weather Tito Ortizquarterback and Chuck Ryan Stanley and North Carolina Liddell, countless champions

Central defensive lineman Darius Royster, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference offensive and of boxing and MMA have gone defensive players of the year, reback on their solemn announcespectively. ments whenever need or ego “Does them extraback exposure help? brought to the sport.

Yes, it does.

But once it’s taken McGregor made his first Twitaway it limits certain guys to get ter retirement announcement in their film out there,” said MorApril 2016 during a spat with gan UFC Stateover coach Tyrone Wheatthe promotion of his ley, a first-round pick by the New rematch with Nate Diaz.

York Giants in 1995.

“It limits the McGregor famously wrote: prohave scouts fromtoactually seeing “I decided retire young. these guys one-on-one, to look Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s at them and physically place eyes later.” onMcGregor them. To get some offought the quesand Diaz in tions answered up close and perAugust 2016. sonal.”

Three years later, McGregor Asideagain from getting a chance to retired in March 2019 in run the 40-yard dash and comwhat White believed was a gamplete other the strength and agility bit to entice UFC to offer him drills in front of scouts from the an ownership stake in the comNFL’s 32 franchises, players were pany. McGregor began talking going tonew get the chance to interabout fights shortly afview with team executives on the terward, and he eventually refirst daytoofface the Cerrone HBCU combine turned in early event.

2020.

Teams are still conducting inThe loquacious McGregor has terviews by phone and video conlong proven that his pronounceferencing, butbethose are as capped ments can’t taken gosat three per week, said agent Aupel truth. Earlier this year, Mcgustine “accepted” Wiggins, whose Gregor future clients fights include Burroughs. against former UFC middle“It’s champion harder to Anderson garner interweight Silest and understand the suinva and long-retiredwhere boxing terest is for clients than in years perstar Oscar De La Hoya with past,” reason Wigginstosaid.

“It’sthey a slightly little think will different pivot.” ever happen.

JASON HEHIR was a kid in the stands in Boston

By JesseGarden Deal on April 20, 1986, the day that MichaelCounty Jordan scored a playoff-record 63 Stanly Journal points.

It was a Christmas gift from hisafather, ALBEMARLE — In less than week, who more stuck a note promising “Two tickets to theNorth Air than 400 high school athletic teams within Jordan Show” in his stocking that holiday seaCarolina will be allowed to begin summer activison.and It’s aworkouts gift Hehir ties forwill fall never sports.forget, though his current seat for won’t be parStanly County’s teams, however, another Jordan show of sorts is taking just yet. considerably better.

“I wouldn’t Even though the N.C. High School Athletic AsHehir announced is the director ofthat theits board of disociation Monday call it a ESPN and Netflix “The rectors decided toproduction formally end its 94-day dead challenge.

Last Dance,” a 10-part documenperiod on June 15, Stanly County athletic pro- I tary series that debuts April 19 and grams will wait until July 6 to would call it tells thein-person story of Jordan’s final Chiresume activities. a privilege.” cago Bullsmeasures season inand 1997-98 “Safety proto-that culminated in a sixth NBA title. cols will be in place at that time Hehir’s 10,000 hours of“Safety Jason Hehir, to allowtask: for aTake safe environment archived footage, add interviews for all to resume extracurricumeasures director ofand “The withactivities,” more than people, lar the100 West Stanlyand protocols will turn it into about 8½ hours of teleLast Dance” Athletics’ Twitter account postvision. be in place at ed Monday afternoon.

“I wouldn’t call it a challenge,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg that time to Hehir said. wouldtocall a privilege.”

Schools sent“Iemails its itcoachThe series was moved up that two months proallowtofor a safe es Monday informing them vide content-starved fans with new they have also pushed their something environment to watch during the 6 coronavirus pandemic. start date back to July to enESPN was originally planning to release for all tothe sure that procedures and equipdocumentary in June, coinciding with what ment are fully ready. resume would have been this season’s NBA Finals.

This isn’t exactly a surprise; extracurricular will run over five Sundays theItNCHSAA has made it clear ending May 17, with two one-hour broadcasts each week. that despite the lifting of its activities.”

“I’m happy if we can bring a little bit of light to dead period, it will be up to inpeople inschool a dark systems time here,” said. “Sports dividual — Hehir su- West are such an indelible partboards of our culturalStanly fabric perintendents and local and lacking that ... there’s a significant hole Athletics onin of election — to make the fienjoyment that people feel, the escape that peonal call on whether high school Twitter on ple cancan feelresume. from everyday life that sports brings sports us.”According to the NCHSAA’s the decision The8 accelerated launch has onlytoadded toits a resume June update, the association’s hectic time for Hehir and his team. staff has been working along- programs July 6 There has been much anticipation about the side its own Sports Medicine documentary, which in Hehir’s Advisory Committee to gener- mind came together much faster than such atoproject usually ate a three-phased approach summer activdoes. ities that complies with the N.C. Department of “Normally, to do Services. an hourlong archival docHealth and Human umentary from start to finish, takesbeen about Requirements for “Phase One”it have rea year from the inception of the idea to the released, while guidelines for the second and third search to doing all the shooting to coming getting it all phases “will be distributed in the weeks together, storyboarding out, mapping it out, in consultation with stateitleaders,” the NCHSAA’s editing, getting notes back, it takes about a statement announced. year,” Hehir One, said. students “We’re doing those.

And In Phase will 10 be of able to particwe had a little bit over two years to do it so we’re ipate in workouts as long as they provide daily already working at(with five times our normal monitoring forms temperature andrate.” sympThe pandemic further complicates matters. tom checks), completed screening questions, and and his team are finishing thingsonupor while aHehir physical examination form dated after separated, through meetings March 1 of connecting last year. Phase OneZoom dictates that any but largely in aisolation at their own laptops student with temperature of 100.4 degreestoor get thewill last be pieces the story ready to air. higher sentof home.

Theaddition, documentary goes deeper just 1997In workouts will bethan limited to 90 98, though that season is the overriding minutes, outside gatherings are limited totheme.

25 peoIt also as a retrospective of are Jordan’s bas-to ple andserves gymnasium gatherings limited ketball life,including from his college days attrainers.

North Caro10 people, coaches and High lina through hisrequired rise atoptothe NBA.regular cleanschools will be provide knows there is anas ongoing and ingHehir of high-touch surfaces well asbuildup hand sanitizanticipation surrounding er for everyone involved. the documentary, and still feels nervousness.

He met with Jordanthat sev-its The NCHSAA also announced Monday eral times over the course of the project, annual dead period between July 20 andincludJuly 26 ing three sit-down this interviews that areslot part of will be disregarded year. That time is usuthe documentary. ally reserved for N.C. Coaches Association clinics hope that people like itboth as much as we and“IEast-West All-Starwill games, of which are did,” Hehir said. canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Black cops feel pain hospital Backup coronavirus of death, duty residents in Floyd’s Memphis worries to their uniform

By Adrian Sainz The Associated Press

By Cliff Brunt TheMEMPHIS, Associated Press Tenn. — Faced with the threat of overburdened OKLAHOMA CITYthe—country Black hospitals, states across police officers find themselves torn are converting convention centers, between two worlds: feel the sports facilities and They performance pain seeing yet treatment another black spacesofinto backup sites man killed at thepatients. hands of fellow offor coronavirus ficers, yet they must also try to keep What some Memphis, Tenthe peace duringdon’t angryget protests nesse, residents is whyfuin eled thata death. theirby city, shopping center in the Thoseoffeelings, familiar to black, many middle a predominantly blacks in law enforcement for years, low-income residential neighborhave never more intense hood has beenbeen chosen. than in and the days the are death of City statesince officials conGeorge cerned Floyd. that an influx of patients “MyMemphis, emotion, my no less from as fervor well asis nearby than those people on the streets,” Mississippi, Arkansas and rural said York City west New Tennessee, will police strain Detechospitive Richards, who is across black. tals.Felicia Their fears are echoed “I in thisGovernors, uniform, and I unthestand country: mayors derstand what my obligation is to and health experts in numerous this uniform, butresearching I can’t comprostates are also and mise my humanity.” constructing makeshift medical Richards, president of the NYPD facilities.

Guardians Association, a fraterIn New York City, they’re turnnal said she was horing organization, to the Javits Center convention rified the videothethat captured site; inbyChicago, McCormick Floyd’s arrest and Center; final moments.

Place Convention and in She struggled to Mountain understandAmerwhat Sandy, Utah, the could possibly have warranted such ica Expo Center. “brute Theforce.”

U.S. Army Corps of EngiFloyd laidscouting off fromlocations his job neers haswas been as bouncer when shut in aTennessee, andMinnesota officials here down restaurants of apossipanhave compiled a as listpart of 35 demic stay-at-home order, and soon ble backup sites. They haven’t reafter, May 25, was by leasedonthe whole list,confronted but Gov. Bill

nity volunteer Homer Osborne said he understands the need to help coronavirus patients, but he questions why officials chose Gateway.

“There are a lot of poor people in this neighborhood that come here and shop,” said Osborne, who was buying food at the center for a home delivery service he’s providing during the virus outbreak.

“People won’t want to come over local police. A convenience store here. It’s just going to kill this worker had accused him of using area.” counterfeit money. Floyd was handHe also cited a widespread fear cuffed and did not appear to be reof being unnecessarily exposed to WONG MAYE-E | AP PHOTO sisting the officers. the virus.

Black police officers who saw the In this June 2, 2020, file photo, a protester and a police “All around, people officer are scared,” footage “let out a sigh of disgust and greet in the middle of a standoff during a solidarity rally calling for he said. abandonment right there,” Rich- justice over the death of George FloydTheir in New York. fears are not unfounded. ards said. “When we saw that man In this majority-black city along was not moving, we have to answer the Mississippi River, lawmakers between demonstrators and the job for one year and were the divide to the community.” and community leaders have been officers.

In Florida, Fort LauRichards, a 34-year veteran of first black deputies in the depart- fellow sounding the alarm over what they Krystle Smith the NYPD, said the toll on officers’ ment. Their hiring infuriated the derdale see as a officer disturbing trend of thewas vilauded afterAfrican a videoAmericans went viralatofa mental health runs deep. They can- Ku Klux Klan. rus killing chasing Mike Render, a member of the her not grieve with the rest of the black higher rate. and reprimanding a officerresident after he pushed proAmerica, and many of them must popular rap duo Run The Jewels fellow Nutbush PatriciaaHarto the ground was aland known as Killer Mike, spoke tester meet a seething public. ris wondered aloud ifwho city officials kneeling.to contaminate” the Since police killings gave rise to tearfully during a news conference ready were “trying Officer Jasmine Nivens spoke the Black Lives Matter movement, last week in Atlanta about his love neighborhood. a groupEarle of protesters in Charpolice departments have sought to for family members in law enforce- with Activist Fisher, an AfriADRIAN SAINZ | AP PHOTO North Carolina, to ease tenbetter diversify their ranks. But mi- ment. His father was a police offi- lotte, can American Memphis pastor, sions.

She told the themanxiety. that she could cer, asGateway are two cousins. norities remain underrepresented understands “This This Friday, April 3, 2020 photo, shows Shopping Center defend theand officers in MinneapHe recalled that the first eight not in agencies.

For example, of is an honest reasonable conin many Memphis, Tenn. she’s on Fisher the job,said. she the 36,000-plus officers in the New black officers on the Atlanta depart- olis. cernBut andwhen skepticism,” her best to hold her fellow York Police Department, 17,000 are ment, who joined the force nearly a does “I think it’s par for the courseoffifor told some ago,restaurant had to get dressed at a cers white, while 5,500 are black. blackaccountable people toand behasrighteously a Chinese and other Lee has disclosed a few: the Mu- century them to of “ease up.” because their fellow white of in in theNashville, U.S. has been skeptical governmental interbusinesses. sicPolice City work Center the YMCA “I’m hurt same you hurt. did not want to center be in the challenging black officers since officers thatthe did not way consult with Locating a treatment for vention ChattanoogaforConvention Center, I understand your pain,” said Nivlocker room with them. the beginning. people on the ground first.” coronavirus patients there pos- ...

Knoxville Expo Center — all same partMcGowen, of the Charlotte-Meckas hell,” he said. “I woke In away 1965, from sheriff’s deputies neighO’Ne- es “I’m the city’s chief twomad problems, residents say: ens,Doug sites residential Police Department’s “conwanting to see theexpose world them burn lenburg al Moore and David Creed Rogers up operating officer, said the GateIt could potentially borhoods. team, which because tired of seewere Varnado, Louway site conversation” was being considered beto the virus amidI’m concerns that structive Theambushed GatewayinShopping Cen- yesterday, point of talking with the black die.” He COVID-19 compared makes isiana, while investigating a brush ing cause ita could potentially accomblacks aremen contracting ter in the Nutbush neighborhood demonstrations.

The death officer’s fire.

Moore was killed, and modateduring hundreds of beds. He said at higher rates;under and itthe could force public of Memphis is different.

The Rogcen- Floyd’s was converted created after protests a zebra “in rely the clutch ers blinded in hisAright Ac- knee if it were to a treatment sometoofthat theofstores they on to unit ter was features a Save Lot eye. grocery erupted in thathold cityonly following a lion’s jaw.” cording Justice Department files of site, it would mildlythe ill close. store, atoRent-A-Center, a Famipolice shooting of Keith Some haveresident sought and to bridge the 2016 on the attack, the twosupply had been on coronavirus patientsdeath who could be Nutbush commuly Dollar, a beauty shop,

Lamont quickly Scott. transported to a hospital Sometheir officers say theyworsen. too have should conditions experienced racism — onthe and off Memphis officials said Gatethe wayjob. site was put on the list in reNorman, Oklahoma, sponse to a request from the officer state’s Ralph Manous recalled an large, expecoronavirus team to identify rience while attending available buildings whereMissouri an alterState University.facility He was walking nate treatment could be lohome cated.from his overnight job when he “The started to hear honking fromto a task of finding space truck in hundreds the distance. shelter of potential pa“Somebody threw a full but beerneat tients is not one of choice my head.the And so I said instantly took cessity,” officials in a stateoff running. And they chased me, ment. throwing beers, a residents, whole bunch of For Nutbush their racial stuff likethe that,” Mafear ofslurs, contracting virus is nous said.with As athe former colmatched worryjunior that they lege he was athletcouldwrestler, lose stores that still are vital to ic to escape after jumping theenough neighborhood.

Officials hasome fences hiding a ven’t said if and stores wouldbehind close if backyard shed.facility was opened. the Gateway an shopping officer, hewould is leerybeof If Even they as did, other When heforleaves Norcome police. more difficult residents, man, he hangs his wallet badge especially for those who are oldon or his rearview mirror make sure if have no means of to transportation he is pulled over,farther officersaway. immedito stores located ately know he’s one of them.

“For people who don’t have a He’s been protests Norman. car, what dotothey do?” in asked HarHe response black ris, said who the spoke to The from Associated people is usually when Press while luggingnegative a bottle of dethey find aout he’s an officer. tergent, package of bottled watypically start to the clamSave up ter“They and other items from and gettosecretive think that I’ma A Lot her car. or She noted that out to get them,” he said. grocery store recently closed“They near crack the little jokes.

I get has where her house andsly she already to they are coming travel farther tofrom.” get to Gateway.

Once, the firstwe’ve offi“Whenwhen we hedowasthings, cer up onthe a call for a disturgottotoshow consider people in the bance, the man she whosaid. answered the neighborhood,” “We don’t door to him or let need wouldn’t to makespeak the neighborhood him into theithouse.

When worse than already is.” his white partner arrived, theCohen, man immediU.S. Rep. Steve a Memately explained everything to the phis Democrat, said the decision other officer. doesn’t makeWhen sense. it was time to leave, man shook partner’s “I’mthe sure there are his other places hand but turned Mathat would work,his andback theyon should nous walked have and used thoseaway. rather than go “I said, ‘OK. Thisneighborhood,” is the America into a residential we are living Cohen said. in.’”

Trump allows commercial OPEC, oil nations agree fishing in marine conservation area to nearly 10M barrel cut

By Patrick Whittle The Associated Press

BANGOR, Maine — President Donald Trump rolled back protections at a marinePress conservation area The Associated off the New England coast, signing an DUBAI, order to allow commercial fishUnited Arab Emiring stretch Russia of waterand environatesin—a OPEC, other mentalists say isnations critical on for Sunday endanoil-producing gered rightan whales and other fragile finalized unprecedented promarine ductionlife. cut of nearly 10 million “We are the Northbarrels, or areopening 10th of global supply, east Canyons to commercial fishin hopes of boosting crashing pricing,” Trump told a roundtable es amid the coronavirus pandemic meeting withwar, fishing industry and a price officials said. representatives andbeMaine officials.

“This could the largest re“We’re opening it today.”from OPEC duction in production Northeast Canyons and SeaforThe perhaps a decade, maybe lonmounts National Monuger,” saidMarine U.S. Energy Secretary ment the New England coast, Dan off Brouillette, who credited created by former President Barack President Donald Trump’s perObama, was the first masonal involvement in national getting duelrine monument theand Atlantic ing parties to theintable helpOcean, of just fivebetween marine ing to and end one a price war monuments nationwide.

Saudi Arabia and Russia.

The conservation area as comOil prices have collapsed the prises 5,000 square miles east of coronavirus and the COVID-19 Cape Cod, which have contains vulneraillness it causes largely haltble speciestravel of marine, such asdown fraged global and slowed ile deep-sea corals and endangered other energy-chugging sectors right which number such whales, as manufacturing.

It only has about 400. The are suscepdevastated thewhales oil industry in tible to ship strikes entanglethe U.S., which nowand pumps more ments fishing crude in than any gear. other country.

It’s a place fishermen have Butalso some producers have been long harvested lobsters and crabs, reluctant to ease supply.

The carand its creation drew theon ire of comtel and other nations Sunday mercial groups,tosome of agreed tofishing allow Mexico cut only whom sued.

100,000 barrels a month, a stickObama’s ingTrump point said for an accordestablishinitially ment of the conservation area and reached Friday after a marathon banning fishing “was deeply 23 unfair video conference between nato Maine tions.

Thelobstermen.” nations together agreed conservation andagood to “We cut want 9.7 million barrels day environmental — that’s throughout Maypractices and June. very important — but we The group reached thealso dealwant just something that’sAsian fair tomarkets you,” he told hours before rethe fishermen. opened Monday and as internaEnvironmental groups vowed to tional benchmark Brent crude push against tradedback at just overthe $31president’s a barrel actions. and American shale producers Trump’s decision will devasstruggle. tateVideo protections underwaaired byfor thethe Saudi-owned ter world along that stretch of New satellite channel Al-Arabiya England, and moment threatens that the end for showed the Saudi right whales and other Energy Minister Princeendangered Abdulaziz

bin Salman, a son of King Salman, assented to the deal.

“I go with the consent, so I agree,” the prince said, chuckling, drawing a round of applause from those on the video call.

But it had not been smiles and laughs for weeks after the socalled OPEC+ group of OPEC members and other nations failed in March to reach an agreement on production cuts, sending prices tumbling. Saudi Arabia sharply criticized Russia days earlier over what it described as comments critical of the kingdom, which finds itself trying to appease Trump, a longtime OPEC critic.

Even U.S. senators had warned Saudi Arabia to find a way to boost prices as American shale firms face far-higher production costs. American troops had been SAUDI ENERGY MINISTRY deployed to the kingdom for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, In this photo released by Saudi Energy Ministry, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Minister of attacks over concerns of Irani- Energy of Saudi Arabia, third right, chairs a virtual summit of the Group of 20 energy ministers at an retaliation amid regional ten- his office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, April 10, 2020, to coordinate a response to plummeting oil PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP PHOTO sions. prices due to an oversupply in the market and a downturn in global demand due to the pandemic.

President speaks “They’veDonald spent Trump over the last during a roundtable discussion with commercial fishermen at Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine, Friday, war Juneon 5, American 2020. month waging oil producers while we are defend- that Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the deal but its president, Andrés praise.

“The pure size of the cut is uning theirs. This is not how friends the United Arab Emirates would Manuel López Obrador, had said its creation. federal judge Janet that Mills,heMaine’s Democratic the Clean Air Act in a way marine animals, said Mon- its precedented, but, A then again, so had agreed with posed cutunder another 2 million barrels of Friday treat friends,” saidKristen Sen. Kevin the lawsuit challenging dismissed say between will make it harder to governor, sell, a senior attorney for theNorth Cen- critics is the impact the coronavirus is Trump that the U.S.the willpresident’s compen- dismissed oil a day them atop the Cramer, a Republican from creation in 2018, and Court saying it’s “not going add to help move against ter for Biological Diversity having on demand,” saidthe Mohamsate what Mexico cannot to its OPEC+ deal. dangerous The three pollutants countries actions, Dakota, before the OPEC+environdeal.

Appeals foran theenergy District of Covast majority future. mental med Ghulam, analyst at the proposed cuts.of Maine fisher- of didthe not immediately acknowledge the U.S. group. producers have already in Circuit upheld the decision feedbig their It will not lumbia has made a priority an- men “Gutting these safeguards at- theTrump Raymond James.

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This will hun- in December. ganeh attended the video ican the Petroleum laud- nulling The not Trump administration has the massive weightjobs of it may uments,” she said. be enough. dredsunder of thousands of energy ence. environmental regulations gling ed Sunday’s global pact, saying it and a number national monunprecedented pandemic and reviewed especially ones enacted under The action the equal“This is at least of a temporary rein the United States,” Trump said said other planned cuts an will help getcomes other after nations’ state- — Officials used by Obama policies.”

— that burden busi- misguided ly sweeping rollback and proposed lief for designations the energy industry and for in a tweet.federal “I would like to thank ument would stand inoverly the deal, meaning owned oil production to follow the Obama and water.

One of Rolling back protections for Puthe to rollback of public health and theprotect global land economy.

This industry congratulate President an 8-million-barrel-per-day cut and lead of U.S. producers that areenvitry- ness.

Katahdin Woods monument “is part of the Conservative groups andoflawronment protections by the Trump from is too big to be let to failand andWaters the altin of Russia and King Salman of them, July through the end the marine ing to adjust to plunging demand.

Monument, is in Maine. administration’s contin- National urged him to keep up Trump administration.

Thursday, liance showed responsibility with Saudi Arabia.” year andhave a 6-million-barrel cut for Brouillette saidOn the U.S. did not makers The Antiquitiessaid Act Per of 1906 lets assault on environmental pro- this pace asbeginning his first term draws to uedThe Trump signed an executive agreement,” Magnus Kremlin said President 16 months in 2021. make commitments of its order own the establish monuTurnbull Friday, however, Maine tections,” directing agencies to look ways Nysveen, the headnational of analysis at Vladimir Elizabeth Putin held a jointHencall presidents “ThisOn will enable the rebalancproduction cuts, but wasfor able to a close. doesn’t“Even give them power president theSaudi Environmental Susan to override environmental laws to Republican Rystadbut Energy. though the with Trump of and King Sal- ments ing of the oilSen. markets and Collins the ex- ry, show the obvious — that plunging undo suchcuts a designation.

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obituaries

Jason Efird

J Rose Beckman R

ASON EUGENE “GENE” EFIRD, 94, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at his home in Stanfield.

OSE MARIE BISCHOFF Gene was born89, October 9, 1925, in BECKMAN, of Albemarle, Cabarrus County to the late1,Simeon passed away Monday June 2020 Jason EfirdWoods and theNursing late Sarah at Bethany andElla Burris Efird. InCenter. addition toVirtual his Rehabilitation Her parents, he was preceded death Service with Zoom will beinheld on by his wife, Jewell Little Efird; sisters, Saturday June 13, 2020 at 2pm Mary Fannie Almond, hostedLambert, at Albemarle Congregation Minnie Furr, Wilma Burleson and of Jehovah’ s Witnesses with Elder Aileen Huskey;Jr.and brothers,Mrs. Homer Teddy Proffer, officiating.

Efird, Getus Efird and Wayne Beckman will be buried in theEfird, Hill Sr. Cemetery in Lawrence, MI at a later A private funeral service will be date. held on Saturday, 11, 2020 Mrs. BeckmanApril was born October at Grove UnitedMI Methodist 16,Love’ 1930s in St. Joseph, to the Church CemeteryBischoff in Stanfield Lenord Reinhold and officiated

by Rev.Bischoff.

Jim White.

Mary Hemming SheBurial was will follow at the Love’ United a homemaker and wassaGrove member Methodist Church Cemetery, 4360 of the Albemarle Congregation of Polk Ford Road, Stanfield.

Jehovah’ s Witnesses.

Survivors includein son Gerald Rose is preceded death by her Wayne (Gail) Efird of Albemarle; husband Louis Robert Beckman, daughter Lisa Efirdby(Mark) Hartsell Sr. She is survived two sons, of Stanfield; granddaughters, Louis R. Beckman, Jr. and wife Kelly Efird and NC Lauren Deborah ofBarbee Matthews, and Hartsell (Justin) Crump; and greatJason S. Beckman and wife Wendy grandsons, Iana Patrick Simmons of Albemarle; daughter Deborahand Elliot Jacob Simmons.

Kay Beckman of port Orange, Memorials may be made of to Love’s FL.; brother David Bischoff Grove UnitedMI; Methodist Church, Stevensville, sister Lucille B. PO Box 276, Stanfield, NC 28163-0276.

Whetstone of Mishawaka, IN.; two grandchildren Brandon Louis Beckman and Brienne Darsha Gibson and a great-great-grandson Stone Alexander Beckman.

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Tony Smith

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ONY MONROE SMITH, 72, of Rockwell, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at UGENE FRANKLIN his home surrounded by family.

“FRANK” WHITE, Jr., 82,Aof private family service will beTuesday, held.

Stanfield, NC passed away Online can be made at June 2,condolences 2020. stanlyfuneralhome.com Mr. White was born October born August 1947 30,Tony 1937was in Lenoir, NC to11,the late in StanlyFranklin County toWhite the late Eugene Sr.Pearlie and the Asbury Smith Emmer Lee late Myrtle T. and White.

Smith.

He was son in law of Pat He was alsothe preceded in death andhis Mick Cagle where he worked by sisters, Jean Swanson andat the fish house for many years until Karen Swartz; and brothers, Harry he openedand Anchor House Seafood Winkler Buddy Winkler; as in Rockwell.

Hewife, and his wife well as former Reba B.Becky White. owned and operated House Survivors includeAnchor his wife, Linda for 25 years before retiring in 2009.

Webb White of Stanfield; son, Mr. Smith was a charter member Mark White and wife Michelle; and deaconSharon at Open Door Baptist daughter, White; daughter, ChurchRogers in Richfield.

He lovedGerald; the Penny and husband Lord and his family abundantly.

Tony grandson, Jason White and wife was a wonderful husband, father, and Leslie; grandson, Gerald Rogers; grandfather and could fix anything great granddaughters, Abigail he put his hands and Isabelle; andon. great grandson, Mr. Smith is survived by his wife Hunter.

Becky Smith of the home, TheCagle family will receive friends sons Walter Smith and Robbie from 11:00 am - 12:45 pm, Smith; daughter Saturday, June 6,Kayla 2020Henderson at Mineral (Brandon); grandchildren Danielle, Springs Baptist Church. The Dustin, and Steele Smith, funeral service will followKeaton at 1:00 and Ella Henderson; brother David pm, officiated

by Rev. Dr. Kinney Smith; sisters Kaywill Kriechbaum, Wallace.

Burial take place in Karen Stevenson, Ruby Eudy, and the church cemetery with military Dorothy Smith (Nick). honors.

He is preceded in death by brothers Joe Smith, Wayne Smith, Claude Smith, Wade Smith, Robert Smith, and sister Mary Morris.

Memorial contributions can be made to Open Door Baptist Church at 44563 Hwy 52, Richfield, NC 28137 or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County at 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

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ERLE LORRAINE AUSTIN HELMS, 72, of Marshville, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at McWhorter Hospice House ATRICIA R. FRICK, 85, of in Monroe.

Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, Lorraine born April 28,Her 1947 June 2, 2020was at Trinity Place. in Monroeservice to the late graveside will Homer be 11amDavid Friday, Austin Jewell Delphia-Jane June 5,and 2020 at Centerview Baptist Austin. was also preceded Church She Cemetery.

Friends mayinpay death by brothers, A.D. and Teddy their respects at Centerview Baptist Austin; Austin.

Church and fromsister, 10amJoy until 10:45am The will receive friends prior tofamily the graveside. from 6:00 pmwas - 8:00 pm, Friday, Mrs. Frick born December April 10, 2020 at HartsellDC Funeral 28, 1934 in Washington, to Home Albemarle.

Theand funeral the lateofJohn D. Rinker Addie service beRinker. at 11:00Her am first on Barbarawill Culp Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist love was the Lord. She adored her Church Marshville, husbandinand cherishedofficiated her church. by Rev. John Millerof and Rev. Leon A faithful member Centerview Whitley.

She willshe lie loved in state for 30in Baptist Church, singing minutes to the service.

Sheinwill the choir.prior She was also involved be laid to rest in the church cemetery. missions.

She is survived by her beloved Patricia was preceded in death husband of 47 years, Paul Helms by her husband, Lester Lee Frick on of the25, home; son, (Deanna) July 2009.

SheAlex is survived by a Helms of Pageland; daughter, Paula son, Doug Frick (Lynn) of Yorktown, (Cristin Brandt) Helms ofRyan Mint Hill; IN; three grandchildren, grandchildren, Mason, Grant,NY, and Frick (Kate) of New Rochelle, Raegan Helms; brothers,ofBoyce, Erin Link (Kammeron) Muncie, Royce, Austin; and IN andTim Brittany Frick ofsisters, Goshen, Patricia Mullis, and Angel Tarleton.

IN; cousins, Richard Fesperman Memorials NC, mayCathy be made to the of Albemarle, Chavis Alzheimer’ s Association, 4600 Park of Albemarle, NC and Robert Rd., Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.

Fesperman of Mooresville, NC.

Danny Luther

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ANNY PAUL LUTHER, 65, of Norwood, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Atrium Health Stanly in O ANNA STARR HATLEY, Albemarle.

78, of Albemarle passed away Mr. Luther was3,born March 27, Wednesday, June 2020 in Stanly 1955 to the Robert Fulton Manor.

Herlate funeral service willand Helen Tucker Luther. be 2 PM Monday, June 8, 2020 at DannyUnited was survived by his wife, Bethany Methodist Church Denise Burleson of Norwood; with Pastor NinaLuther Miller officiating. sons,will Jeremy Luther and She lie in(Karen) state at the church Jody Luther; step-sons, Bryan from 1 PM until 2 PM prior to the WhitleyBurial and Gregg (Anita)inWhitley; service. will follow the Grandchildren, Luther and church cemetery.Daniel The family will Hunter Zado,following as well asthe hiscommittal brother, greet visitors Bob Luther Jrcemetery.

(Lorena), uncle Jack service in the Luther several otherinloved nieces, Bornand August 9, 1941.

Guildford nephewsNC, andshe cousins.

County, was the daughter of recently from theDanny late Robert Leeretired Starr and Pearl Charlotte Pipe after Jones Starr.

Sheand wasFoundry a member of a dedicated 37 years and worked Bethany United Methodist Church therewas with his sonsSecretary and several other and a retired having friends and family members. worked at both West Albemarle Danny loved time at Elementary andspending Central Elementary his lake house with his family and Schools in Albemarle. friends as well as vacationing his She was married to Gurneywith Ernest family. Danny Denise enjoyed “Junior” Hatleyand of the home.

Other listening to beach3music and loved to survivors include sons Brad Hatley shagwife dance every they could and Kristi ofchance Misenheimer, get. He was anand amazing father,Jo loving Eric L. Hatley wife Kristy of grandfatherand andR. great toand Harrisburg Kylefriend Hatley many. Tonya He willTarlton never be fiancé of forgotten.

Charlotte, A celebration of lifeand willfour be great seven grandchildren announced once the current grandchildren.

COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Luther family.

Jerry Fincher

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ERRY FINCHER passed from this life on April 3, 2020 at 8:05 pm. He was surrounded by his family ERBERT and holding theCLIFFORD hand of the love of PARSONS, 82, of Albemarle, his life.

Jerry is preceded in death passed Tuesday, June 2, 2020 by threeaway siblings, two brothers, Billy at Woodhaven Court.

Gilbert Fincher, and Larry Richard Clifford was October Fincher, and oneborn sister, Barbra22, Joyce 1937 in Montgomery County to the Moore. lateHe Theodore Parsons Carrie is survived by hisand wife, Eleanor BlakeFincher Parsons.

Kate of the home, daughter, He Fincher was alsoJacobs preceded in death Cindy of Wingate by brothers, Parsons, Clarence NC., son andDub daughter in law, Tommy Parsons, Rosey Parsons; (Tiffany) Fincher of New sisters, LondonElgie Parsons, Haywood, NC., StepAnnie Children, JimmyYvonne (Lisa) Cranford; and grandson, Chris Lanier of Locust NC, Wanda (Bob) Burris.

Krimminger of Locust NC., Eric He willLanier lie in state from 12:00 (Sharon) of Charlotte NC.,pm - 4:00 pm, Saturday,(Gera) June 6,Whitson 2020 at Grandchildren-Trey Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. of Midland, Step-grandchildren, The graveside will be at 2:00 Zach (Brittney)service Washington, Aaron pm on Sunday, June 7,Caleb 2020 (Nayeli) at Stanly (Kinsey) Washington, Gardens of Memory, officiated by Washington, Beth (Robbie) Setzer, Rev. Danny Laws.

Matthew ( April ) Wallace, Step He is survived by his beloved great-grandchildren, Britlyn-Eve wife of 54 years, Maxine Parsons; Washington, Robert Setzer, George sons, Herbert (Maggie) Parsons, (Sara) Setzer, Tracy (Rob) Setzer Jr., Howard Parsons; stepsons, Bumgardener, Katie Underwood, Bill (Shirley Dawkins)Step Burris, Jeff Andrew Underwood, great Burris; sisters, Hazel Greene, Jean great grandchild, Waylon George Smith;and three grandchildren; seven Setzer brother Donald Lewis great-grandchildren; great greatFincher of Albemarle,14 NC. grandchildren.

Jerry Fincher will be laid to rest on Clifford served his country Wednesday April 8,2020 at 11:00 am honorably in the United States Air at Canton Baptist Church.

Anyone Force, andin was owner and operator interested attending, please RSVP of 704-796-2412.

Herbert Parsons Backhoe.

The at Dr. Phil McCray family would like toFincher extend awill special and Pastor Tommy thank you to Woodhaven Court and officiate.

Community Home Care and Hospice for their compassionate care.

Linda Hatley

Pauline Tucker

AULINE ELIZABETH ALMOND TUCKER, 98, passed away peacefully at Trinity Place, Albemarle, NC on April 11, 2020.

Pauline was born on March 22, 1922 in Cabarrus County, NC to the late John Richard Almond and Alice ILLIAM TYLER Ada Ann Lambert Almond.

MCDANIEL, New She is survived by13, herofthree London passed away June 1, 2020 in daughters, Gay Michel (Jack), Atrium Health Main in Charlotte.

Oak Island, NC; Pamela Rushing A funeral service to celebrate his (Foreman), Oakboro, NC; Kathy life will be heldAlbemarle, on SundayNC; June 7, Hunt (Marc), her 2020 at 2pm at Centerview Baptist son, Chris Tucker (Chris Lear), Church.

Burial willShe be will private.

The Washington, DC. be greatly family receive friends at Stanly missedwill by her five grandchildren, Funeral Cremation Care in Heatherand Rushing Chaney (Shannon), Albemarle on Saturday from 6pm Michael Rushing, Elizabeth Michel until 8pm.

Hartzog (Craig), Jack Michel, Jr. Born August 4, 2006 (Jenn), and Woody Huntin asStanly well as County, NC, he was the son of Eddie seven great-grandchildren.

She also McDaniel II and Julie Arbuckle leaves behind cherished nieces and McDaniel nephews. of New London. He was a student at North StanlyitsMiddle The family expresses sincere School.

He loved to and hunt and gratitude to the stafffish and caregivers ride his motorcycle. at Trinity Place for the care they In addition to his parents he is provided Pauline. survived by a sister Hailey McDaniel A private graveside service will be of theon home, paternal held Monday, Aprilgrandparents 13, 2020. A Eddie and Linda McDaniel of legacy celebration of Pauline’ s life and Norwood, maternal grandparents will be held this summer.

Keith Arbuckle of Concord and In lieu of flowers, the family Joyce Phelps Allman of North requests donations be made to the Myrtle Beach,Foundation SC, and paternal BrightFocus at www. great-grandmother Trulie Smith of brightfocus.org.

Albemarle.

Merle Helms

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Joel Bullock

OEL C. BULLOCK, 83 died Sunday, May 31, in Savannah, Georgia. A graveside memorial service will be 2pm Saturday June 6 at Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery.

Joel was born July 31, 1936 in Stanly County.

HeHAIRE, was the 73, son HIRLEY MAE of the late Barnes Belton Bullock of Albemarle passed away on and Sarah Furr BullockHealth of Stanly April 11, 2020 at Atrium County.The Mr.family Bullock and Stanly. willwas holdborn a private raised in Stanly He spent graveside service County. for Mrs. Haire. many years living in Charlotte Shirley was born December 12, and spent his final years in Savannah.

1946 in Washington, DC to the He loved fishing, theBateman Atlanta and late Charles Richard Braves (if Mae they Mulligan were winning) Elizabeth Bateman. and making a huge breakfast for Shirley is survived by her husband his30 family.

Joel wasSmith a member of years Vaughn of at Christ Community Church Albemarle; sister Sandra Painterin Huntersville, of Gainesville, NC. VA; half-brother He was preceded in death by Robert Bateman of Stevensville, his wife Kenni Beaver Bullock MD; step-children Heather Smith and his son Michael Bullock. of Jacksonville, FL and David He is survived by his sons Smith of New London, NC; Joel 4 Patrick and Dale Bullock step-grandchildren; nieces and Cyndi daughtersof Regina Warfeild, Hentschel Leesburg, VA andKathy Kabasi,Hardy Amanda Ray and Cheryl of Aylett, VA; Amber 16 grandBullock, 17nephews; grandchildren, nieces and and Gus17the great-grandchildren, dog.

Stanly Funeral andbrothers Cremation Lenn andisNed Bullock Care ofBullock Albemarle serving the and sistersfamily.

Ellen Mason and Rachel Haire Thompson. Additionally, Joel was preceded in death by brothers, Creighton Bullock, Robert Bullock and Roy Bullock and sisters Mildred Poplin and Evelyn Hinson.

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Shirley Haire

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INDA TUCKER HATLEY, 69, of Albemarle, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020.

Linda wasSMITH born September ARIE SWAIN,18, 1950 in thepassed late Jacob and 78,Concord of Star,to NC ClarisWednesday, Tucker. She was preceded away Junealso 3, 2020 in death by her brother, Terry Lee surrounded by her loving family.

Tucker, and her twinwill sister, A graveside service beBrenda Tucker Strickland.

Saturday, June 6 atWe 10 know AM atBrenda and LindaMemorial are in Heaven Fairview Parkwatching with over usJeff andPope laughing.

Pastor officiating. Online Linda wasmay a loving mother, condolences be made at sister, www. and “Nana.” She was a very giving stanlyfuneralhome.com and loving person.18, Linda Born October 1941would in Stanly always do anything she for County, Marie was thecould daughter others, especially her Smith family.and She of the late Marshall enjoyed working at FastShop #5, Ruth Spital Smith.

She worked Locust.years Linda willAmerican be foreverFiber loved many with and greatly missed. & Finishing in Albemarle where include her son, sheSurvivors later retired.

Marie attended AlanCarmel Hatley Baptist and wife,Church Angela,inofTroy.

Mt. Albemarle; brother, Ronnie Tucker Marie enjoyed her flowers, reading, and wife, Linda, of Midland; painting, and cherished every granddaughter, Leslieher Hatley; 1 and moment spent with family niece; and 2 nephews. her dog, Pearly.

The family will receive friends Marie is survived by two sons, from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Thursday, David M. Shank (Beteena) of Apriland 16, 2020 atShank Hartsell Funeral Star Albert (Celena) Home in Albemarle.

Linda will of Concord; two daughters, be laid to rest during private Mandy Lucas (Mike)a of Star and committal service at Bethel United Ruth Poplin of Aquadale; six Methodist Church, Midland. grandchildren, Alan, Jacob, and In lieu of flowers, please consider a Jared Lucas (Jorden), William memorial donation to Bethel UMC, Efird, Jason and Hannah Shank, 12700 Idlebrook Rd, Midland, NC and three great-grandchildren, 28107. William, and Raynor Efird.

Ashley, Marie was preceded in death by her husband Richard F. Swain and one sister, Marsheline McDonald.

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Pamela Coggin

AMELA (PAM) COGGIN, 69, of New London, NC passed away peacefully at home June 2nd, 2020.

Born March 14th, 1951 to Dodson and Rachel Lowder of Stanly County, NC she graduated from Albemarle High School in 1969 and attended the University of North Carolina Charlotte, graduating in 1975 with a BA in Early Childhood Education.

Pam worked at Millingport Elementary School until the family opened Custom Creations, Inc. of which she was the SecretaryTreasurer until her passing. Though she genuinely enjoyed helping her husband Charles develop, plan and build custom homes – her pride and joy was opening Custom Cruises and Travel.

Pam is survived by the love of her life Charles whom she married on September 26th, 1970. Inseparable until her passing, they would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year.

She is also survived by brothers William E. Calloway, Sherrill D. Lowder and wife Olga, Gregory A. Lowder and wife Mistie as well as a host of nieces, nephews and in-laws that will dearly miss her presence at family gatherings.

The celebration of Pam’s life will be held at a later time.

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ENJAMIN JAMES POPLIN, 51, of Locust, grew his angel wings Sunday, May 31, 2020.

He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 19 years, Michelle Rigoli Poplin and furbaby, Sugar.

He is preceded in death by beloved children, Muriel Lynnon and William Nathaniel Poplin.

Surviving family includes his father, William Henry Poplin and wife Toleah; mother, Jessica Elaine Anderson; sister, Jessica Palmer and husband John; nephews, Jacob and Jackson; brother-in-law, Kevin Rigoli and wife Missy and their son, Sam. Benjamin was a member of the Morgan Cabinet family in Oakboro. He loved camping, concerts, spending time at the lake, Wednesday night date nights, and enjoying a cold beer with his neighbor and best friend, Brandon. He will be truly missed by everyone.

A celebration of Benjamin’s life is planned for a later date for all family and friends. Visitors are welcome at his home.

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Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, June 10, 2020

STATE & NATION

LISA MARIE PANE | AP PHOTO

In this March 15, 2018, file photo, a dispatcher works at a desk station with a variety of screens used by those who take 911 emergency calls.

Government job losses are piling up, and it could get worse

By Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press JOBS WITH STATE and city governments are usually a source of stability in the U.S. economy, but the financial devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has forced cuts that will reduce public services — from schools to trash pickup.

Even as the U.S. added some jobs in May, the number of people employed by federal, state and local governments dropped by 585,000.

The overall job losses among public workers have reached more than 1.5 million since March, according to seasonally adjusted federal jobs data released Friday. The number of government employees is now the lowest it’s been since 2001, and most of the cuts are at the local level.

“With that comes a decline in essential public services,” Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said on a conference call with reporters this

week. For instance, “911 calls are taking a long time to be answered.”

Clean drinking water and trash pickups also are being affected in some places, he said.

Tax revenue from businesses walloped by coronavirus restrictions has plummeted, forcing cuts by cities and states that rely on that money. It’s likely to get worse in the coming months unless Congress delivers additional aid to states and cities.

Several states are projecting tax revenue will be down 20% or more for the fiscal year starting next month, and governments are facing rising costs resulting from the virus and the police and National Guard response to protests over racial injustice and police brutality.

The layoffs and furloughs are coming amid calls for governments and school districts to do more to respond to the outbreak — from hiring workers to find those who had contact with people infected with the coronavirus to additional janitors needed to sanitize schools and make them safe for students

“Very often the first people who will go will be all the administrative staff, the public works department and custodial staff and many, many people who are low paid, who are women, who are black and brown.”

Hetty Rosenstein, New Jersey director of Communications Workers of America and teachers to return.

“It’s going to make it very, very difficult to reopen schools in the fall because you need more money, not less money to reopen,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

The federal numbers do not provide precise breakdowns, but many

of those out of government jobs so far have been temporarily furloughed. And some of the first to go were those whose absence would not be felt deeply when stay-athome orders were in effect.

For instance, the Pittsburgh Parking Authority furloughed its three dozen enforcement officers and meter technicians. In Michigan, nearly two-thirds of state government workers have been furloughed through July. And in North Carolina, more than 9,000 state Department of Transportation employees have been told to take unpaid time off by June 26.

But union officials warn that the cuts could become deeper and permanent as budgets are ironed out.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said his state alone could lose 200,000 government jobs.

Some permanent cuts already have been made or proposed. Last week, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority voted to lay off 500 toll collectors as part of a move to make the road system cashless. And California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for 10% salary cuts for many state government employees.

“Very often the first people who will go will be all the administrative staff, the public works department and custodial staff and many, many people who are low paid, who are women, who are black and brown,” said Hetty Rosenstein, New Jersey

director of Communications Workers of America, the largest union of state government employees there.

Unions are pushing Congress to send state and local governments more help quickly. Following a $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package in March, the Democratic-led House last month approved an additional $3 trillion bill, which includes $1 trillion for governments. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said his chamber will not agree to such as large amount — or anything quickly — as the economy reopens.

For Ashley Sims, a library assistant in Louisville, Kentucky, being furloughed when libraries were closed did not cause a financial strain. With a $600 weekly boost in unemployment benefits as part of a federal response to the crisis, she said her pay has been higher than when she was working.

But there are worries about permanent layoffs. Sims, who’s president of the library workers union, said she may consider a voluntary layoff to save the jobs of some of her coworkers.

She said many who rely most on libraries are lower-income people and immigrants who can’t afford computers and use them to search for work, among other tasks.

“It would be an incredible loss,” Sims said. “Libraries are the lifeblood of communities.”

Kentucky police shooting video raises questions on tactics

By Dylan Lovan The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The shooting of a popular Kentucky barbecue cook by law enforcement has raised new questions about use of force practices after police released videos of the clash.

Louisville Metro Police and National Guard soldiers have said they were in the area responding to a reports of a crowd gathering near David McAtee’s eatery early on Monday, June 1, miles away from downtown protests. Police said McAtee fired at officers, who returned fire, but video evidence suggests law enforcement officials were firing pepper balls at the restaurant before McAtee fired his weapon.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s use of force policy, obtained by The Associated Press, says: “While the use of reasonable physical force may be necessary in situations that cannot be otherwise controlled, force may not be resorted to unless other reasonable alternatives have been exhausted or would reasonably be ineffective under the particular circumstances.”

Louisville Police spokeswoman Jessie Halladay said Friday that inquiries about use of force are “questions we expect to be answered during our investigation into the incident.” She declined further comment.

The National Guard was in the city to help enforce a 9 p.m. cur-

Will Pitts discusses on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, a recent police shooting in Louisville, Ky.

CLAIRE GALOFARO | AP PHOTO

few amid protests spurred by the deaths of George Floyd in Minnesota and Louisville native Breonna Taylor. Taylor was shot by Louisville detectives serving a warrant in her home in March.

A video released by Louisville Police on Tuesday appears to show McAtee firing a gun from the door of his restaurant as officers shot projectiles. Video from a different camera posted outside the building shows a beverage container on a table outside the door exploding and falling to the ground just before smoke emerges from inside the building where McAtee was standing.

That video shows people on Broadway, a major thoroughfare, scattering away from and into McAtee’s eatery as officers approach, firing projectiles. Police had used pepper balls to scatter protests crowds after curfew through the weekend. It’s not clear if the projectile that hit the exploded beverage container was a pepper ball or a bullet. Louisville Police Assistant Chief LaVita Chavous said on Tuesday that police policy with pepper balls is to “shoot at the ground in front of the crowd to get them to disperse.”

Gov. Andy Beshear said this week that people should examine

the video “frame by frame.”

“People can see with their own eyes and make determinations with their own eyes,” the Democratic governor said at a Capitol briefing the day the video was released. “It is only one piece of a much larger _ and what will be an ongoing — investigation.”

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer fired the police chief after the shooting because Louisville officers did not have body cameras running during the incident. The chief, Steve Conrad, announced his retirement last month but was going to stay on until the end of June.

A Guard spokesman did not immediately answer questions from AP about use of force policies on Friday.

On the use of nonlethal chemical agents, including pepper balls, Louisville police said in their policy that officers can use them to disperse “disorderly aggressive crowds and restore order during a civil disturbance incident.”

The videos show McAtee raising his arm past his doorway, but his hand is blocked from camera view. After he’s struck by a bullet, he stumbles back inside, drops a gun and falls to the ground.

McAtee’s family has said he was protecting his restaurant in a chaotic situation. They have questioned the account put forth by police. A lawyer for the family said the video “raises more questions than answers.”

McAtee’s nephew, Marvin McAtee, said people fled to the barbecue stand when police began firing pepper balls. David McAtee’s niece was standing at the door, and Marvin McAtee said she was hit on the arm with one of the projectiles.

Beshear said “good, bad, ugly, our commitment is to the truth” in regards to what happened in the shooting. The governor reduced the number of National Guard troops on duty in Louisville after the incident.

Guard soldiers and Louisville police fired about 18 shots, authorities said. McAtee died of a gunshot wound to the chest.

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Twin City Herald

PHOTO: BUSINESS WIRE

Virginia National Guard on the move with Hanes face masks

Two Virginia National Guard light medium tactical vehicles arrive at HanesBrands distribution center near Winston-Salem to load 50,000 Hanes face masks weighing 1,280 pounds. The masks will be included in care packages to be given to residents of Henrico County, Virginia, over the Memorial Day weekend.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Lawn care crew says police called because of their races

Hospital system marks 1,000 successfully treated virus cases

The Associated Press

A Winston-Salem woman who was treated for COVID-19 at Forsyth Medical Center was discharged on June 4. Robin Eaton, who works at the hospital as a patient sitter, was the 1,000th COVID-19 patient successfully treated within the Novant Health system in North Carolina and Virginia, said Josh Jarman, a spokesman for the Novant Health. About 80 people, including her relatives, doctors, nurses and medical staff, applauded Eaton as she left the hospital in a wheelchair. She waved to the crowd.

After the farewells, Eaton spent six days in Forsyth Medical Center after she became sick with the virus.

AP

School system condemns reenactment video of Floyd’s death A school system in Davie County is denouncing a student’s video that reenacts the death of George Floyd. Davie County Schools issued a statement last week that calls the video “appalling” and unrepresentative of the district’s views and instruction. Floyd was a black man who died after a white police officer in Minneapolis pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for several minutes. The school system said the video was copied and shared and is asking that other postings be removed.

AP

Teachers demonstrate, call for desegregation The Forsyth County Association of Educators held a march on Saturday morning. The group issued a statement, signed by Superintendent Angela Hairston, denouncing the death of George Floyd and the violence that came with many demonstrations around the country. The group also called for desegregation of area schools and improved communication and bridges between communities.

FOX 8

WINSTON-SALEM — A North Carolina lawn care company believes police were called to their team because it had a three African American workers and one Hispanic.

Tim Bibb, a pastor who works as a mentor for Hope Lawn Care, took the crew of four, including his son, to a job on the northern side of Winston-Salem on Wednesday, according to news outlets.

Bibb said he noticed a white woman watching the crew as she drove past, and on her third time

by, they noticed she was on a cellphone.

“We were joking, ‘Look, she’s calling the police,’” he said.

Soon after, a police officer did arrive to the scene where the crew was to work.

They confirmed they were contracted to provide lawn care services at the address, Winston-Salem Police Capt. Jose Gomez said.

“As this was not a police matter, officers left the area,” Gomez said.

Bibb said the crew gathered its tools, told the homeowner what happened and left. He called the experience “extremely disap-

pointing.”

“I’m leading a group of guys and I want them to know their value and their worth,” he said, “and no sooner than we’re into a lesson about their value there comes someone along that says you’re not and I can judge you and call the police based on the color of your skin.”

Hope Lawn Care is a Winston-Salem based company who, according to its Facebook page, prides itself on “Caring for people while we care for your lawn. Family owned and operated social enterprise in Winston Salem, North

Tennessee stops handing out chemicaltreated masks from Mount Airy

By Adrian Sainz The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state of Tennessee has stopped distributing face masks provided for use by counties responding to the new coronavirus after they were found to be treated with a chemical.

Tennessee’s emergency management agency told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the state has paused further distribution of the masks to county health departments while more information is gathered on the chemical, known as Silvadur.

The move came after the health departments in Shelby, Knox and Hamilton counties stopped distribution of the masks. They have been treated with Silvadur, an anti-microbial agent applied to fabrics to reduce growth of bacteria that cause odor, the Shelby County Health Department said in a news release Monday.

Trace amounts of Silvadur are applied to the fabric and the chemical diminishes each time the mask is washed, health officials said.

North Carolina-based Renfro Corp., a sock manufacturer,

In a statement Tuesday, Renfro said the masks are “harmless to human health and are serving the specific purpose outlined by U.S. and State of Tennessee health officials.” secured an $8.2 million, no-bid contract for more than 5 million masks for distribution for free in Tennessee. The masks had been touted by Gov. Bill Lee. The state has already distributed more than 3.2 million masks, TEMA spokesman Dean Flener said.

TEMA said in a fact sheet that the Renfro face masks are made in accordance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency authorization for nonsurgical masks.

In a statement Tuesday, Renfro said the masks are “harmless to human health and are serving the specific purpose outlined by U.S.

and State of Tennessee health officials.”

State Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Tuesday that the state has ordered an independent assessment of the mask.

“We have received some preliminary information from the manufacturer both of the mask and of the chemical,” Piercey said. “All indications are that it is safe and it is commonly used in fabrics. But until we get that independent assessment, we want people to use them at their discretion.”

Lee also announced Tuesday that his administration will use $200 million in federal coronavirus relief money to aid small businesses harmed by the pandemic.

About 28,000 Tennessee businesses are expected to qualify.

Rather than using an application process, the state is going to use its data to push payments out to businesses, said Revenue Commissioner David Gerregano. The payments will likely range from $2,500 to about $30,000, Gerregano said.

Tennessee has reported more than 24,300 cases of COVID-19 and at least 381 deaths.

Also in Shelby County, which

“I’m leading a group of guys and I want them to know their value and their worth... and no sooner than we’re into a lesson about their value there comes someone along that says you’re not and I can judge you and call the police based on the color of your skin.”

Tim Bibb Carolina. We seek to raise economic mobility amongst high risk populations through job training in a lawn care setting.”

includes Memphis, health officials said about 1,500 prison inmates and more than 500 staff will be tested for COVID-19 at the county’s correctional facility starting Tuesday.

Shelby County health officials also reported Tuesday an increase of 190 cases of COVID-19 over the day before. That’s the highest dayto-day jump since April 24, about two weeks before businesses such as restaurants, gyms and retail stores were allowed to again welcome customers under updated stay-at-home orders.

Dr. Bruce Randolph, the county’s health officer, reminded residents to wear protective face masks and observe social distancing rules when they enter businesses.

“Our numbers are increasing.

We’re alarmed about that,” Randolph said during an online news conference.

Randolph said the cases must level off or begin decreasing before more businesses can reopen or increase customer capacities.

Shelby County has reported more than 5,300 cases of COVID-19 and at least 113 deaths.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up within weeks. For some, especially older adults and those with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness and be life-threatening.

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Somehow, so long as we vote for the same Democratic politicians who have governed nearly every major American city for decades, America’s founding sins can be extirpated.

IN THE WAKE OF RIOTS that have spread across America, leaving shattered businesses and wounded communities in their wake, it feels as though our nation is collapsing around us. That’s bizarre, considering that virtually all Americans agree with the following two propositions: first, that it is evil for a police officer to place his knee on the neck of a prone suspect struggling to breathe for eight long minutes; second, that breaking store windows; stealing televisions and shoes; beating business owners; and attacking police officers is wrong. That seeming unanimity should mean unity in the face of police brutality and rioting and looting.

It doesn’t.

It doesn’t because members of our political class have decided that instead of rallying against obvious evil, Americans must be categorized as enlightened or benighted based on their answer to one question: Was America and is America rooted in racism and bigotry? If you answer in the negative, you are complicit in racism and bigotry, say our media, academic leaders and high-ranking members of the Democratic Party. If you answer in the affirmative, you may be categorized among the woke, the aware, the sensitive and the decent.

This is a nonsensical and dangerous game. But it’s a game pressed forward by the most powerful messaging institutions in our society: our media, who award Pulitzer Prizes to faux history like The 1619 Project, which argues that every American institution has been fatally corrupted

by America’s original sin, slavery, and that every inequality of today can find its root in inequities of the past; our celebrities, who proudly proclaim that rights to free speech, property ownership and due process are merely facades for the continuing and malign maintenance of structural inequalities; and too many of our politicians, who casually attribute every instance of police brutality to deep-seated American racism.

These are lies. America’s history is replete with racism and oppression, but that’s because America didn’t hold true

to her founding ideals; America’s philosophy is good and true, and her flaws are thanks to her failures to follow that philosophy. It is a lie to attack Americans’ fundamental rights as outgrowths of persecution. And it’s a damnable calumny to liken the treatment of black Americans in 2020 to the treatment of black Americans in 1960, let alone 1860. Yet we are told by our institutional elites that to point out these lies is to refuse responsibility, to provide cover for racism.

Declaring America’s most fundamental structures corrupt and cancer-ridden is deeply dangerous. Once a structure has been condemned, its foundations declared unstable, it can only be destroyed. There is no way to argue that fealty to a particular political program inside that supposedly corrupt structure can fix the problem.

Former President Barack Obama, who declares that discrimination exists in “almost every institution of our lives,” and that “the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow ... that’s still part of our DNA that’s passed on,” says that voting for local officials is the solution to police brutality and individual instances of racism.

Somehow, so long as we vote for the same Democratic politicians who have governed nearly every major American city for decades, America’s founding sins can be extirpated. Is anyone expected to believe this? Our elites cannot set fire to the fundamentals of America and then hope to contain that fire to occasional trips to the voting booth.

So Americans are left with a choice. We can either think of one another with charity and accuracy, acknowledging the sins of America’s past while recognizing that America remains a beacon of freedom and decency. Or we can continue to follow the path of those who would tear us apart.

To follow the latter course isn’t sensitive or moral. It places the very existence of our common republic at risk.

Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com.

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NC, on 6/7/2020 02:38. ♦ Edwards, Marshall Jerome (M/19) Arrest on chrg of 1) Impaired Driving Dwi (M) and 2) Provisional Licensee (M), at 400 Heathertown, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/7/2020 17:01. ♦ Gaither, Ronnie Lee (M/49) Arrest on chrg of 1) Assault On Female (M) and 2) Interfering With Emergency Communication (M), at 2865 Hope Church Rd, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/4/2020 17:46. ♦ Gentry, Maryann Margarita (F/39) Arrest on chrg of 1) Affray (M) and 2) Breaking/larc-felony (F), at 6253 Yadkinville Rd, Pfafftown, NC, on 6/5/2020 17:05. ♦ Hall, Jesse Lee (M/21) Arrest on chrg of 1) Reckless Driving (M), 2) Hit & Run - Fail To Give Aid And Assistance (M), 3) Hit & Run - Fail To Give Aid And Assistance (M), 4) Speeding - Failure To Decrease To Avoid Accident (M), 5) Equip - Defective Tires (M), and 6) Fail To Report Accident (M), at 9612 Baux Mountain Rd, Germanton, NC, on 6/3/2020 15:33. ♦ Harding, Shawn Christopher (M/19) Arrest on chrg of Vandpersonal Prop, M (M), at 6320 Allegacy Wy, Clemmons, NC, on 6/3/2020 12:08. ♦ Heffner, Sommer Marie (F/28) Arrest on chrg of 1) Drugs-poss Sched I (F), 2) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 3) Impaired Driving Dwi (M), at 450 Williams Rd, Lewisville, NC, on 6/6/2020 06:17. ♦ Heffner, Sommer Marie (F/28) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possession Control Substance Jail (F), 2) Possession Control Substance Jail (F), 3) Poss Heroin (F), and 4) Drugs-poss Sched I (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/6/2020 13:15. ♦ HELTON, BRIAN NATHANIEL was arrested on a charge of POSSESSION MARIJUANA at 320 E HANES MILL RD on 6/7/2020 ♦ HELTON, BRIAN NATHANIEL was arrested on a charge of RESISTING ARREST at 320 E HANES MILL RD on 6/7/2020 ♦ HOLLIFIELD, MICHAEL EUGENE was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 3333 SILAS CREEK PW on 6/7/2020 ♦ LOPEZMARTIN, DIANA LICET was arrested on a charge of ASSLT ON OFF/ST EMP at 5799

INDIANA AV/BETHABARA RD on 6/7/2020 ♦ MARROW, CHARLES was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT - STRANGULATION at 1129 CAMERON on 6/7/2020 ♦ Marrow, Charles (M/49) Arrest on chrg of Fugitive (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/8/2020 10:57. ♦ Mathieu, Robert Wayne (M/60) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possesses Count/instrument/currency (F) and 2) Fraud-obt Property (F), at 2000 Old Hollow Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 6/3/2020 22:48. ♦ MCMILLIAN, DONALD SENTELL was arrested on a charge of MURDER-FIRST DEG at 3333 SILAS CREEK PW on 6/7/2020 ♦ Nwanneka, Khadijia Elizabethmaden (F/22) Arrest on chrg of Cyberstalking, M (M), at 301 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/4/2020 16:42. ♦ ONEAL, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL was arrested on a charge of ROBBERY at 2800 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on 6/7/2020 ♦ OWENS, ERIC SHANE was arrested on a charge of VIO. PROTECTIVE ORDER BY COURTS ANOTHER STATE/ INDIAN TRIBE at 3250 HIGH POINT RD on 6/7/2020 ♦ Parker, Ashley Campbell (F/28) Arrest on chrg of Harassing Phone Calls, M (M), at 6620 Valleyoak Dr, Clemmons, NC, on 6/4/2020 19:27. ♦ Pickett, Brian Leeshon (M/32) Arrest on chrg of 1) False Imprisonment (M), 2) P/w/i/s/d Sched Ii (F), 3) Drug Trafficking (F), and 4) Resisting Arrest (M), at 6049 Cain Forest Dr, Walkertown, NC, on 6/8/2020 12:22. ♦ Pinkard, Jesse Tee (M/19) Arrest on chrg of 1) False Imprisonment (M), 2) Robbery (F), 3) Burglary-1st Degree (F), and 4) Larceny-credit Card (F), at 200 N Main St, Winston-salem, NC, on 6/4/2020 09:45. ♦ Rominger, Thomas Monroe (M/22) Arrest on chrg of Probation Violation, M (M), at 5198 Walkertown Commons Cr/ old Hollow Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 6/6/2020 20:55. ♦ SCALES, ALBERT LEE was arrested on a charge of ASSAULTPOINT GUN at 1343 PLEASANT ST on 6/8/2020 ♦ SOMERS, RICHARD ALLEN was

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After a forgettable season, Warriors ready to move forward

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Spurs’ Aldridge out for season after shoulder surgery San Antonio Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge will miss the remainder of San Antonio’s season while he recovers from surgery on his right shoulder, a major blow to the Spurs’ postseason chances. The Spurs announced Monday that Aldridge had the surgery on April 24, stemming from an injury he suffered in a game at Utah on Feb. 21. When play resumes, the Spurs will be among four teams — along with Portland, New Orleans and Sacramento — that are separated by a half-game in the race for ninth place in the Western Conference and potentially a berth in a play-in series.

Without Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, Golden State fell to the bottom of the NBA

By Janie McCauley The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — After reaching five straight NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors couldn’t have foreseen such a strange, disappointing season as they debuted their snazzy new Chase Center in San Francisco.

The Warriors had the worst record in the NBA at 15-50 with a roster of largely unknowns taking the court night after night.

Kevin Durant had departed.

Klay Thompson sat out recovering from surgery for a torn left knee ligament sustained in Game 6 of last year’s finals against champion Toronto. Stephen Curry broke his

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left hand.

Andrew Wiggins arrived and never got to showcase his star talent alongside the team’s top rotation before pro sports were halted because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Steve Kerr’s coaching got tested like never before as he relied on rookies and young players to learn on the fly because that’s all Golden State had available.

Then the Warriors were one of the teams left out when the NBA’s Board of Governors approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season next month.

Curry, Kerr, Thompson and the rest of the Warriors realize there’s a core in place to take this group back to the top. Even perennial winners have a down year at some point, after all.

“This is an amazing opportunity the way I see it in terms of moving into another championship win-

“This year has been tough, so many injuries, so many new faces.”

Stephen Curry, Golden State guard dow that we are extremely capable of doing,” Curry said. “This year has been tough, so many injuries, so many new faces.”

The two-time NBA MVP missed 58 games after falling on his left hand Oct. 30 against Phoenix. He returned at last on March 5 to face the Raptors only to contract the flu and sit out again before the season was stopped.

Curry knew he wouldn’t be fully healthy the rest of the way, but now he has the time he needs to recover.

And so do teammates like Thomp-

son and Draymond Green.

With all the injuries, Kerr was forced to use 33 different starting lineups, most since a franchise record-high 49 in 2009-10 — and the sixth-highest total used in a single season.

“Our rookies gained valuable experience, several of our young veterans showed marked improvement, our injured players progressed in their rehab, and our culture remained strong,” Myers said.

Out of necessity to keep a lineup on the floor, fans got to know young players they likely wouldn’t have seen so soon: Seven rookies played for Golden State and together they averaged 29.1 points.

From Ky Bowman and Eric Paschall to Jordan Poole and Alen Smailagić, they all had to play significant roles. Not since the Philadelphia Warriors of 1952-53 played eight rookies had the franchise used so many first-year players.

Golden State will get a top-five draft pick.

“We’ve got Klay coming back, we’ve got Draymond doing his thing, we’ve got Andrew Wiggins, we’ve got a lot of the young guys that are going to be a part of our team going forward,” Curry said.

SOCCER

USWNT wants soccer federation to repeal anthem policy Chicago The U.S. women’s national team wants the U.S. Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Megan Rapinoe started kneeling during the “The StarSpangled Banner.” The U.S. women’s team also wants the federation to state publicly that the policy was wrong and issue an apology to the team’s black players and supporters. Rapinoe took a knee during the anthem at a pair of national team matches in 2016. The federation then approved a policy in February 2017 that stated players “shall stand respectfully” during national anthems.

NHL

Coyotes’ Gutierrez becomes NHL’s first Latino CEO Glendale, Ariz.

The Arizona Coyotes named Xavier Gutierrez as the first Latino team president and CEO in NHL history.

Gutierrez has more than 20 years experience as a business executive and investor specializing in investment management, corporate strategy, finance and business developing. He comes to the Coyotes after serving as managing director at Southern California-based Clearlake Capital Group. Gutierrez replaces Ahron Cohen, who parted ways with the Coyotes last month after serving as CEO and president since 2017. Among Gutierrez’s top priorities in the desert will be expanding the Coyotes’ fan base and finding a permanent home for the franchise.

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Stephen Curry, pictured after the Warriors won their NBA title in 2016, and Golden State suffered from injuries this season that left the team last in the league standings at 15-50.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NFL gives teams planner for total reopening of facilities

Iowa strength coach denies ‘unethical behavior or bias’

The league plans to open its season as scheduled on Sept. 10

Iowa City, Iowa Iowa football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle denies any “unethical behavior or bias” based on race after being accused by several former players of contributing to what they allege is systemic racism in the program. Doyle was placed on administrative leave Saturday, part of a decision made by coach Kirk Ferentz in what he called “a defining moment” for Iowa’s football program. Several black former players posted on social media Friday night about issues they saw in the football program, attributing many of them to Doyle. The 51-year-old assistant coach disputes the claims.

By Barry Wilner The Associated Press THE NFL and the players’ union sent a planner to the 32 teams Monday outlining procedures for the full reopening of their practice facilities, which were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

In a lengthy four-part memo to the clubs written by Commissioner Roger Goodell and approved by the NFL Players Association, the league described protocols focusing on screening, testing, and infection prevention and treatment for COVID-19, including response for new infections. Also included were instructions on proper facility access, cleaning and disinfecting; physical distancing; hygiene, health education and medical ser-

vices; food preparation; supplies; and team travel.

No timetable has been set for the return of most players to team complexes — only players rehabilitating injuries have been allowed to enter the buildings. But this is the next major step toward allowing all players back in club facilities.

Goodell ordered all facilities closed in late March, and the league has taken small steps toward reopening them. Last week, coaching staffs were approved to return, but only if local governmental rules allowed it.

Goodell noted that the protocols for a full return were developed in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Duke’s Infection Control Network and other universities.

“No set of protocols can eliminate the risk of contracting COVID-19, nor ensure that the disease itself will be mild,” Goodell wrote in the memo, which was

“No set of protocols can eliminate the risk of contracting COVID-19, nor ensure that the disease itself will be mild.”

Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner obtained by The Associated Press.

“And we should expect that these protocols will change as medical and scientific knowledge of the disease continues to grow. But we believe, along with the NFLPA, that these protocols offer a sound basis for bringing players back into the facilities and moving forward with our planning for the 2020 season.”

Training camps are scheduled to begin in late July, with the first preseason game, Dallas vs. Pittsburgh in the Hall of Fame game, on Aug. 6. The NFL still plans to kick off the regular season in Kansas City on Sept. 10.

A tiered approached will be used within team facilities and must be presented to the league for approval at least seven days before the reporting date for training camp. Players, most coaches, trainers, physicians and the head equipment manager — anyone who must have direct access to

players — will be in Tier 1, with a maximum of 60 in addition to the players. They will have access to such restricted areas as fields and sidelines, locker rooms, training rooms, medical exam areas, meeting rooms and weight rooms.

The second tier will consist of ownership representatives; facility staff; additional coaches and equipment personnel; the general manager and football operations employees; club communications staff; security personnel; and “certain NFL and NFLPA staff as needed.” They will have limited access to restricted areas.

All of those people must undergo daily screening and testing before entering the complex.

In the third tier will be personnel who perform essential facility, stadium or event services but do not require close contact with Tier 1 individuals.

Everyone inside the facility must wear surgical masks that have to be replaced daily, or cloth masks that must be washed daily. Players are exempted only when such masks would interfere with performance.

Physical distancing is another major challenge. To keep players at least 6 feet apart requires redesigning everything from locker, meeting and weight rooms to cafeterias. Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting procedures will be mandatory.

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STATE & NATION

Government job losses are piling up, and it could get worse

By Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press JOBS WITH STATE and city governments are usually a source of stability in the U.S. economy, but the financial devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has forced cuts that will reduce public services — from schools to trash pickup.

Even as the U.S. added some jobs in May, the number of people employed by federal, state and local governments dropped by 585,000.

The overall job losses among public workers have reached more than 1.5 million since March, according to seasonally adjusted federal jobs data released Friday. The number of government employees is now the lowest it’s been since 2001, and most of the cuts are at the local level.

“With that comes a decline in essential public services,” Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said on a conference call with reporters this week. For instance, “911 calls are taking a long time to be answered.”

Clean drinking water and trash pickups also are being affected in some places, he said.

Tax revenue from businesses walloped by coronavirus restrictions has plummeted, forcing cuts by cities and states that rely on that money. It’s likely to get worse in the

“Very often the first people who will go will be all the administrative staff, the public works department and custodial staff and many, many people who are low paid, who are women, who are black and brown.”

Hetty Rosenstein, New Jersey director of Communications Workers of America coming months unless Congress delivers additional aid to states and cities.

Several states are projecting tax revenue will be down 20% or more for the fiscal year starting next month, and governments are facing rising costs resulting from the virus and the police and National Guard response to protests over racial injustice and police brutality.

The layoffs and furloughs are coming amid calls for governments and school districts to do more to respond to the outbreak — from hiring workers to find those who had contact with people infected with the coronavirus to additional janitors needed to sanitize schools and make them safe for students

and teachers to return.

“It’s going to make it very, very difficult to reopen schools in the fall because you need more money, not less money to reopen,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

The federal numbers do not provide precise breakdowns, but many of those out of government jobs so far have been temporarily furloughed. And some of the first to go were those whose absence would not be felt deeply when stay-athome orders were in effect.

For instance, the Pittsburgh Parking Authority furloughed its three dozen enforcement officers and meter technicians. In Michigan, nearly two-thirds of state government workers have been furloughed through July. And in North Carolina, more than 9,000 state Department of Transportation employees have been told to take unpaid time off by June 26.

But union officials warn that the cuts could become deeper and permanent as budgets are ironed out.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said his state alone could lose 200,000 government jobs.

Some permanent cuts already have been made or proposed. Last week, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority voted to lay off 500 toll collectors as part of a move to make the road system cashless. And California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for 10% salary cuts for many

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In this March 15, 2018, file photo, a dispatcher works at a desk station with a variety of screens used by those who take 911 emergency calls. state government employees.

“Very often the first people who will go will be all the administrative staff, the public works department and custodial staff and many, many people who are low paid, who are women, who are black and brown,” said Hetty Rosenstein, New Jersey director of Communications Workers of America, the largest union of state government employees there.

Unions are pushing Congress to send state and local governments more help quickly. Following a $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package in March, the Democratic-led House last month approved an additional $3 trillion bill, which includes $1 trillion for governments. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said his chamber will not agree to such as large amount — or anything quickly — as the economy

reopens.

For Ashley Sims, a library assistant in Louisville, Kentucky, being furloughed when libraries were closed did not cause a financial strain. With a $600 weekly boost in unemployment benefits as part of a federal response to the crisis, she said her pay has been higher than when she was working.

But there are worries about permanent layoffs. Sims, who’s president of the library workers union, said she may consider a voluntary layoff to save the jobs of some of her coworkers.

She said many who rely most on libraries are lower-income people and immigrants who can’t afford computers and use them to search for work, among other tasks.

“It would be an incredible loss,” Sims said. “Libraries are the lifeblood of communities.”

Kentucky police shooting video raises questions on tactics

By Dylan Lovan The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The shooting of a popular Kentucky barbecue cook by law enforcement has raised new questions about use of force practices after police released videos of the clash.

Louisville Metro Police and National Guard soldiers have said they were in the area responding to a reports of a crowd gathering near David McAtee’s eatery early on Monday, June 1, miles away from downtown protests. Police said McAtee fired at officers, who returned fire, but video evidence suggests law enforcement officials were firing pepper balls at the restaurant before McAtee fired his weapon.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s use of force policy, obtained by The Associated Press, says: “While the use of reasonable physical force may be necessary in situations that cannot be otherwise controlled, force may not be resorted to unless other reasonable alternatives have been exhausted or would reasonably be ineffective under the particular circumstances.”

Louisville Police spokeswoman Jessie Halladay said Friday that inquiries about use of force are “questions we expect to be answered during our investigation into the incident.” She declined further comment.

Will Pitts discusses on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, a recent police shooting in Louisville, Ky.

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The National Guard was in the city to help enforce a 9 p.m. curfew amid protests spurred by the deaths of George Floyd in Minnesota and Louisville native Breonna Taylor.

Taylor was shot by Louisville detectives serving a warrant in her home in March.

A video released by Louisville Police on Tuesday appears to show McAtee firing a gun from the door of his restaurant as officers shot projectiles. Video from a different camera posted outside the building shows a beverage container on a table outside the door exploding and falling to the ground just before smoke emerges from inside the building where McAtee was stand-

ing.

That video shows people on Broadway, a major thoroughfare, scattering away from and into McAtee’s eatery as officers approach, firing projectiles. Police had used pepper balls to scatter protests crowds after curfew through the weekend.

It’s not clear if the projectile that hit the exploded beverage container was a pepper ball or a bullet. Louisville Police Assistant Chief LaVita Chavous said on Tuesday that police policy with pepper balls is to “shoot at the ground in front of the crowd to get them to disperse.”

Gov. Andy Beshear said this week that people should examine the video “frame by frame.”

“People can see with their own eyes and make determinations with their own eyes,” the Democratic governor said at a Capitol briefing the day the video was released. “It is only one piece of a much larger _ and what will be an ongoing — investigation.”

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer fired the police chief after the shooting because Louisville officers did not have body cameras running during the incident. The chief, Steve Conrad, announced his retirement last month but was going to stay on until the end of June.

A Guard spokesman did not immediately answer questions from AP about use of force policies on

Friday.

On the use of nonlethal chemical agents, including pepper balls, Louisville police said in their policy that officers can use them to disperse “disorderly aggressive crowds and restore order during a civil disturbance incident.”

The videos show McAtee raising his arm past his doorway, but his hand is blocked from camera view. After he’s struck by a bullet, he stumbles back inside, drops a gun and falls to the ground.

McAtee’s family has said he was protecting his restaurant in a chaotic situation. They have questioned the account put forth by police. A lawyer for the family said the video “raises more questions than answers.”

McAtee’s nephew, Marvin McAtee, said people fled to the barbecue stand when police began firing pepper balls. David McAtee’s niece was standing at the door, and Marvin McAtee said she was hit on the arm with one of the projectiles.

Beshear said “good, bad, ugly, our commitment is to the truth” in regards to what happened in the shooting. The governor reduced the number of National Guard troops on duty in Louisville after the incident.

Guard soldiers and Louisville police fired about 18 shots, authorities said. McAtee died of a gunshot wound to the chest.