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Chris Matthews retires from MSNBC, cites comments to women New York Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews abruptly retired from his “Hardball” show on Monday, apologizing for making inappropriate comments about women and following a brutal week where he also took heat from supporters of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

His exit came after a weekend of discussions with his bosses, three days after GQ ran a column by a freelance journalist about her “own sexist run-in” with Matthews in the makeup room before appearing on his show. “This is the last ‘Hardball’ on MSNBC, and obviously this isn’t for lack of interest in politics,” Matthews said.

He apologized for likening Sanders’ win in the Nevada caucus two nights earlier to the Nazi takeover of France.

On Friday’s show, he confused the identities of South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison and Sen. Tim Scott, both black men.

And he was criticized for an uncomfortable interview with Warren following the presidential debate, asking if she believed Mike Bloomberg was lying when he denied telling a pregnant female employee of his news company to terminate the pregnancy.

Even before his last week, there was some discontent among Sanders supporters about Matthews’ lack of enthusiasm for their candidate, putting the news network that appeals to a liberal audience at odds with a potential liberal presidential nominee.

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President Trump holds Charlotte rally before primary President Trump held a rally on the eve of Super Tuesday, when 14 states including North Carolina went to the polls to select their party’s nominees for the November election. Thousands of supporters converged on the Bojangles Coliseum to see the president.

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DMF issues 2020 flounder proclamation Morehead City Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey has announced that the 2020 recreational flounder season will be Aug. 16 through Sept. 30 for internal and ocean waters of the state. The season will be implemented by proclamation.

The minimum size limit will remain at 15 inches total length, and the creel limit will remain at four fish per person per day during the open recreational season.

Since all species of flounder are managed under the same recreational regulations, the recreational season applies to all recreational flounder fishing.

Reductions in harvest are required after a 2019 South Atlantic Southern Flounder Stock Assessment found that southern flounder is overfished, and overfishing is occurring throughout the region. Overfishing means the population is too small, and the removal rate is too high.

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Police: $1.5 million worth of marijuana seized in NC Guilford County Authorities in Guilford County say they’ve intercepted $1.5 million worth of marijuana that was passing through the state along an East Coast drug route.

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office said it seized 331 pounds of marijuana and 30 pounds of a concentrated form of cannabis known as “wax.”

The sheriff’s office said that North Carolina was not the intended destination of the drugs. The office said that the seizure disrupted the supply of drugs along the East Coast.

The investigation involved the Specialized Enforcement Unit of the sheriff’s office and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Authorities released no additional information, citing the sensitive nature of the ongoing investigation.

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State health officials say first case of coronavirus identified in N.C. NSJ staff RALEIGH — Someone in North Carolina has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to state officials. The test, conducted by North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, is presumptively positive and will be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab. The patient is doing well and is in isolation at home.

“I know that people are worried about this virus, and I want to assure North Carolinians our state is prepared,” said Gov. Roy Cooper during a March 3 press conference announcing the news. “Our task force and state agencies are working closely with local health departments, health care providers and others to quickly identify and respond to cases that might occur.”

The person, from Wake County, traveled to the state of Washington and was exposed at a longterm care facility where there is currently a coronavirus outbreak.

Local health department officials are identifying close contacts to monitor symptoms and contain the spread.

While awaiting confirmation of results from the CDC, the state Department of Health and Human Services announced they will treat presumptive cases as positive and follow CDC guide-

lines to protect public health and limit the spread of infection.

The governor’s office says the announcement represents an isolated case, and coronavirus is currently not widespread in North Carolina. Because the virus is most commonly spread through respiratory droplets, public health officials say North Carolinians should take the same measures that healthcare providers recommend annually to prevent the spread of the flu and other viruses, including washing your hands, avoiding touching your face, and covering coughs and sneezes.

At the briefing, Cooper said the state should expect to see more cases of the coronavirus in the coming days and weeks.

Sen. Thom Tillis commented as well, saying, “The health and well-being of North Carolinians is my top priority, and I’m working to make sure Congress comes together on a bipartisan basis to provide billions of dollars in federal assistance to combat the coronavirus and protect North Carolinians. I’m in close communication with Vice President Pence and other federal leaders, and I will do everything I can to continue supporting our state’s medical institutions, universities, and health care systems, which are some of the best in the world and have a proven track record in treating infectious diseases.”

Gov. Roy Cooper is pictured in this 2018 file photo in Raleigh.

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Potential sale of hospital becomes political hotbutton in Wilmington

By David Larson North State Journal WILMINGTON — As election races heat up and an important March 16 deadline for proposals looms, the New Hanover Regional Medical Center — and its fate as one of the only county-owned hospitals in the nation — is driving much of the political conversation in the greater Wilmington area.

When the New Hanover County Commission voted in September 2019 for an “Intent to Sell” resolution, many in the community were immediately concerned. A group called “Save Our Hospital” was formed to oppose a sale or at least to demand a slower, more deliberate process. The county and the hospital then formed a Partnership Advisory Group in response to concerns and to better handle the process.

Spence Broadhurst, co-chair of the PAG and a former mayor of Wilmington, told NSJ that after realizing there might be long-term issues if the status quo was maintained, the hospital’s board and the county commissioners decided to explore options to put the hospital on firmer ground. While a sale was possible, he said the county wanted to request proposals from a host of health care organizations

so it could see what options were available.

“Unfortunately, by general statute, in order for us to send out RFPs [Requests for Proposal], which are a big part of us understanding what our potential resources are, they had to pass a resolution, but in that resolution, I’ve been told, you have to put the term ‘Intent to Sell.’”

Broadhurst said it was not their intention to move toward a sale, but that was the message received.

“I do think that created a lot of confusion, a lot of excitement, and a lot of emotion,” he said.

North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell, a Republican, attended one of the “Save Our Hospital” meetings and told NSJ, “I was very encouraged by the diversity in the audience that night of people who are against it. I am encouraged about the pledge people who are running for county commissioner have signed regarding how they feel about this.”

The pledge Folwell referenced, which binds the candidate against supporting a sale, has been signed by every Democrat running for county commission in New Hanover, as well as by four of nine Republicans. Because the hospital See HOSPITAL page A2

Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law

By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obamaera health care law, a case that will keep health care squarely in front of voters even though a decision won’t come until after the 2020 election.

The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest.

For the more than 20 million people covered under “Obamacare,” nothing changes while the Supreme Court deliberates. The law’s subsidized private insurance coverage and Medicaid expansion remain in place while the issues are litigated again.

Defenders of the Affordable Care Act argued that the questions raised by the case are too important to let it drag on for months or years in lower courts and that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans erred when it struck down the health law’s now toothless requirement that See SCOTUS page A2

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SCOTUS from page A1 Americans have health insurance.

The case will be the third major Supreme Court battle over the law since President Barack Obama signed it nearly 10 years ago, on March 23, 2010. The court has twice upheld the heart of the law, with Chief Justice John Roberts memorably siding with the court’s liberals in 2012, amid Obama’s reelection campaign. The majority that upheld the law twice — Roberts and the four liberal justices — remains on the court.

The Trump administration’s views on the law have shifted over time, but it has always supported getting rid of provisions that prohibit insurance companies from discriminating against people with existing health ailments. Even as the administration seeks to overturn “Obamacare” in court, President Donald Trump has claimed people with preexisting conditions would still be protected.

Congressional repeal narrowly failed in 2017, when the Republicans controlled the House and the Senate. Any repeal effort now would be blocked by the Democrat-

HOSPITAL from page A1 is owned by the county, the county commission will be the ones to ultimately vote on what happens to it.

State Sen. Harper Peterson (D-New Hanover), who represents the location of the hospital, has been outspoken against the potential sale of NHRMC. He told NSJ it is “the biggest decision at the county level for the taxpayer we’ll make in our lifetime.”

Peterson cited data showing that the hospital currently is on good financial ground.

“What is the urgency to make this decision when we’re a very healthy hospital?” Peterson asked.

Folwell agreed.

“It’s one of the rare community hospitals that is accessible, reasonably priced and profitable, and nobody has been able to articulate what problem they are trying to solve,” the state treasurer said.

The problem, said Broadhurst, is that the consultants hired, Ponder Financial, showed in their analysis that despite a currently strong position, the hospital can-

THE WORD

The second Sunday of Lent is approaching. After Ash Wednesday, many focus on the story of Jesus’ temptation in the desert on the first Sunday of Lent. On the second Sunday of Lent, the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration takes center stage.

The story of Jesus’ Transfiguration is relayed in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The Transfiguration follows Jesus’ prediction of his own death and his teaching of discipleship. The story is ultimately an intimate gathering of Jesus and three of his disciples, Peter, James and John where the notion of Jesus’ resurrection was first presented.

In Matthew’s story of the Transfiguration, Moses and Elias appeared to the group and representing the Law and the Prophets and God’s relationship to the people of Israel.

While John did not include the Transfiguration in his writing, he did reference Moses who played a role in all three stories of the Transfiguration. This week’s verses include the most popular Bible verse in the U.S. according to Christian Today, John 3: 16.

John 3: 11-17 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Fox News anchor Brett Baier talks primaries, coronavirus

By Matt Mercer North State Journal NORTH STATE JOURNAL spoke with Fox News Channel’s chief political anchor and anchor of “Special Report,” Bret Baier, following the Fox News Channel’s Town Hall with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic candidate for president, in Raleigh. Baier, who worked at Raleigh television station WRAL in the 1990s, talked about the Super Tuesday primaries and previewed major themes of the 2020 election.

NSJ: The coronavirus seems to be at the top of everyone’s mind, as we’ve seen play out recently in the stock market. At what point would the virus become a general election issue, or are we already there?

Baier: We’re there, 100% there.

Candidates are starting their stump speeches with concerns and warnings and talking about what the Trump administration is or is not doing. The administration says the Democrats are playing politics. In Washington, everything eventually gets wrapped around politics. The virus is spooking markets and it’s a major concern. The World Health Organization says it could reach pandemic levels, so we’re there.

NSJ: The DNC has a 15% viabil-

ic-led House under Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The Supreme Court’s review of the case guarantees that the fate of the health care law will be in the public’s eye as the election approaches, even if the decision doesn’t come until 2021.

The timing means written briefs from both sides will likely be due in the summer, and arguments could take place in early fall before the election, if the court follows its usual practice of scheduling cases. If that happens, audio snippets from the oral arguments would be available for campaign commercials, said Timothy Jost, a retired law professor for Washington and Lee University in Virginia and a supporter of the ACA. “I think the Democrats will hammer away at the fact that the Trump administration is not defending the law, and basically arguing the whole thing should be invalidated,” said Jost. “They’ll focus on issues like pre-existing conditions and 20 million people losing health insurance.”

Democratic presidential candidates agree on expanding coverage to the 28 million people who

not achieve its goals easily down the road.

“The data [Ponder] presented says, based on what they see are reasonable circumstances, and you apply what it is going to cost to achieve the strategic plan ... it does come to the pretty clear conclusion that we do not have the financial resources to achieve that.

We need to give the medical center the flexibility to manage those variables regardless of what happens.”

Folwell said national studies, specifically citing New England Journal of Medicine and Harvard University, show that sales or mergers of hospital systems lead to higher costs, worse access and lower quality. He said you don’t need the national studies though — all you have to do is look across the state at the sale of Mission Hospital in the Asheville area to private hospital system HCA. “In the last four weeks, the complaints about what is happening to the quality and the cost of health care at Mission Hospital, that the attorney general signed off on, are exploding,” Folwell said, asserting he warned Attorney Gener-

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Bret Baier answers the phone while working at WRAL. ity threshold for delegates. Is that one thing you’re watching that hasn’t gotten enough attention nationally given there are no winnertake-all states?

Baier: It’s a big deal. You know after 2016, Bernie Sanders’ and his supporters changed the rules to move away from winner-takeall. There was the feeling that the Democrats put their hand on the scale for Hillary Clinton. This year, the primaries are proportional all the way to Milwaukee.

He will have a big advantage in big states by adding delegates in all of them.

remain uninsured, even as they sharply debate how to do that. Former Vice President Joe Biden and other moderates would build on the ACA, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to institute a new government health plan to cover all U.S. residents, including those who now have private insurance.

“This case is a stark, life-anddeath reminder how much is at stake this fall,” Biden said in a statement.

The Democratic states had asked for a fast-track review with a decision by late June, before the 2020 elections in November. Instead, the justices probably will hear arguments in the fall, with a decision likely in the spring of 2021.

Still, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra welcomed the court’s decision to take up the appeal.

“As Texas and the Trump Administration fight to disrupt our healthcare system and the coverage that millions rely upon, we look forward to making our case in defense of the ACA. American lives depend upon it,” Becerra said in a statement.

The high court action takes the

“It’s one of the rare community hospitals that is accessible, reasonably priced and profitable, and nobody has been able to articulate what problem they are trying to solve.”

Dale Folwell, NC State Treasurer al Josh Stein that these problems were likely.

Stein, in response to headlines about possible mismanagement of Mission Hospital by HCA, released a statement saying in part that they took the health of western North Carolinians seriously “as we negotiated with HCA over its purchase of Mission. I am deeply concerned about what I’ve been hearing about HCA — and I want answers.”

In a recent visit, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont encouraged Mission’s nurses to organize

NSJ: President Trump was in South Carolina Friday and North Carolina Monday. Is the president’s “counterprogramming” — staging rallies in the early voting states — working for the campaign?

Baier: I’ve watched each one of the stops, and the crowds are really big. You can estimate in the big picture; it sends a signal there are big pockets of Trump voters loyal to him in these states and elsewhere. By bouncing around Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, North Carolina, making an impressive stop and then

his reelection team makes a really polished campaign video and those ads are running in those states. It’s an impressive, effective operation from a political standpoint. We’ll see if the coronavirus and stock market end up hurting the campaign as we get further into the calendar.

NSJ: How long did you work at WRAL? Baier: I worked at WRAL for 2 1/2 years or so. I was there from 1996 until 1998, when I left to go to the Fox News Atlanta bureau.

The Fox Atlanta bureau actually started in my apartment with a fax machine and a phone. I covered state government and the legislature. I have lots of stories with former Gov. Jim Hunt. While in town, I was able to stop by the studio and see some folks, and it was fun to catch up with David Crabtree, Amanda Lamb, Monica Laliberte and new faces.

NSJ: What are some of the changes you’ve seen in North Carolina since your time at WRAL in the ’90s?

Baier: The state is more built up, obviously, but it’s still the same great place to raise a family. There is a lot more to it. I’ve been back and through several times since I left. The cities are bigger, and the politics are a bit different.

case out of the hands of a federal district judge in Texas who had previously struck down the entire law.

The new case stems from the 2017 passage of tax legislation that left in place the law’s requirement that Americans carry health insurance but eliminated the financial penalty for not buying coverage.

Congress made no other changes to the law.

Texas and other Republican-led states sued, arguing that the elimination of the penalty rendered the law’s so-called individual mandate unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor agreed, adding that the mandate was so central to the law that without it the rest of the law must fall, too.

While finding the health law’s insurance requirement to be unconstitutional, the appeals court made no decision on such provisions as protections for people with preexisting conditions, Medicaid expansion and coverage for young adults up to age 26 on their parents’ policies.

The 5th Circuit sent the case back to O’Connor to determine whether other parts of the law can

be separated from the insurance requirement and thus remain in place.

University of Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett said the high court’s decision to “intervene now, and not — as it could have — to wait for the case to develop more below, suggests that the justices are skeptical about the challengers’ sweeping argument that the entire Act is unconstitutional.”

Besides expanding insurance coverage, the 900-page law also made many changes to other programs, including Medicare, community health centers and fraud-fighting. Sorting out whether some provisions could remain while others go with the insurance mandate would be a colossal effort.

The justices on Monday granted two different appeals, one from the Democratic states and the other from the Republican side, that essentially put all the issues in front of the court, from the insurance mandate to the validity of the entire law if the mandate does not survive. The court took no action on a separate appeal filed by the Democratic-led House of Representatives.

a union.

“The situation at Mission Hospital, although it has some similarities, it is an entirely different situation,” Broadhurst said.

“That’s a challenging situation out there, but we can learn from it.”

Broadhurst said NHRMC doesn’t have to go down the path that Mission went, of a private health care system buying them out. The PAG will be receiving proposals from many organizations, some mentioned have included the Mayo Clinic, Duke Health, UNC Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine and Kaiser Permanente. After receiving all of these “RFPs,” the PAG will then consider them and make a recommendation to the county commission.

Broadhurst said it will likely take “several more months” of meetings to arrive at a recommendation.

“We can accept a proposal. We cannot accept any of the proposals. We can take pieces of the proposals,” said Broadhurst. “We really don’t know what will be in those proposals. So, to be quite candid, it would be premature for us or Sen. Peterson or Treasurer Folwell to make a determination

at this point without all the information.”

Both Folwell and Peterson agree that their issue is not only about private buyers but allowing the hospital system to change hands and be lost as an asset of the taxpayers.

“The rush just makes me uncomfortable and makes a lot of people in this community uncomfortable, especially when it’s a public hospital,” said Peterson. “This should be an election issue in November. Once it’s done, it’s done.”

“This asset is worth tens of millions of dollars, and it belongs to the people of that county and no one else,” Folwell said.

According to Broadhurst, though, change is likely necessary and now is the time to negotiate while the hospital is in a strong position.

“Some hospitals have not done that and found themselves in a compromised position where they had to merge, sell or partner, and then whoever their partner was dictated the terms,” Broadhurst said. “We’re in a strong position, so whatever we do, we can dictate the terms.”

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Occupational licensure recommendations made for military families

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — A recent report has three recommendations with regards to the current laws on occupational licensing with an eye on identifying and reducing the challenges faced by military veterans and their spouses.

The report was produced by the Program Evaluation Division of the North Carolina General Assembly. A team of three worked on the report from September of 2019 through February of 2020.

North Carolina is home to around 707,000 military veterans — the seventh-largest vet-

eran population in the country. There are also an estimated 86,000 military spouses living in the Tarheel state.

Many of these veterans and their families seek employment in professions that require an occupational license. These are granted by an agency or commission that serves to regulate entry into a profession and authorize licenses for that occupation.

Due to frequent deployment changes, military families move quite often between states, making it difficult to reenter the workforce in a timely fashion.

For spouses of military members, this can mean having to be re-licensed each time they move.

Active duty service members often receive extensive training during their time in the military.

That training may be equal to the needed credentials or certifications for civilian employment. A long licensure processes can create a hurdle to finding work in the state.

According to the report, North Carolina currently has implemented two of the three best practices recommended by the Department of Defense for facilitating such licensure for military spouses. Those two methods are licensure by endorsement and temporary/provisional licensure.

The third best practice is to expedite the application process for

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spouses and is the first of three major recommendations the report makes.

To expedite licenses for spouses or veterans, the report suggests boards issue licenses within 30 days to bring requirements for military spouses into alignment with those already in place for applicants with military training.

The report also suggests requiring licensing boards to collect and report on how many military-trained applicants and military spouse applicants obtained a license and those that were denied. If approved, the first report would be submitted to the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee

by Oct. 31, 2021. The data would reflect Fiscal Year 2019–20.

In addition, the report found that only 55% of boards in the state advertised or promoted military licensure processes on their websites. As a result, the PED report recommends that occupational licensing boards should be required to publicize and promote the appropriate general statutes by Dec. 1, 2020.

Trump rallies GOP faithful in North Carolina

By Aamer Madhani The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — President Donald Trump discussed the stock market roaring back while throwing sharp barbs at the thinning Democratic presidential field on the eve of Super Tuesday’s big round of primaries.

The president threw some of his hardest punches at former Vice President Joe Biden, who is coming off a decisive win in South Carolina primary. Trump picked at Biden’s propensity for rhetorical stumbles on the stump, suggesting it was a sign of senility.

“I honestly don’t think he knows what office he’s running for,” Trump said. He added: “He’s not going to be running it. Other people are going to be running it. ...

They’re going to be super left radicals; Joe is going to be in a home watching television.”

Trump allowed that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who won finished at or near the top in three of the first four nominating contests, “does have some enthusiasm, but much less than we have.”

It’s a crucial moment in the nomination battle: Biden is making the case that moderates need to consolidate behind him to stop

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Supporters of President Donald Trump listen as he speaks during a campaign rally at Bojangles Coliseum, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. Sanders, a democratic socialist, and give Democrats a shot at beating Trump in November.

Trump speculated there may have been a “quid pro quo” for Buttigieg — the offer of a job in the next Democratic administration for dropping out and endorsing Biden.

“Impeach them. They should be impeached,” Trump said.

Trump has offered daily commentary on the Democratic race, alternately boasting that no Democrat has a chance against him, rid-

iculing the top tier of candidates with derisive nicknames, and arguing that the party’s establishment is trying to steal the nomination from Sanders.

Sanders shot back at Trump on CNN, saying: “President Trump, stay out of the Democratic primary. Why don’t you do your job for a change as president?”

Trump’s rally in Charlotte follows his campaign’s pattern of churning out robust counter-programming throughout the Dem-

ocratic nominating process. In recent weeks, the president has held rallies in each of the four early voting states for the presidential nomination.

The president and the GOP are giving North Carolina, which has been decided by close margins over the last three presidential election cycles, plenty of attention.

At the rally, Trump also praised Sen. Thom Tillis, calling him “a champion for the people of North Carolina” and urged voters to reelect him. Tillis spoke during the rally, highlighting some of the accomplishments made during the president’s term. Among them were confirming nearly 200 judges to federal courts and two Supreme Court justices. “I want to thank him for telling us that we were going to win. I want to thank him for making promises that he’s kept” said Tillis.

Republicans have picked Charlotte to host the Republican National Convention. Trump also visited Charlotte last month as part of a series of revitalization and “opportunity now” summits, programs he and administration officials have highlighted as he tries to chip away at the Democrats’ electoral advantage in minority communities.

Hostile exchange between outgoing NC DOT chief, Lt. Gov. over unused old rail cars Nine unused circus cars cost taxpayers $383,000

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The outgoing North Carolina Secretary of Transportation was dinged for wasteful spending involving the purchase of circus rail cars.

According to reports, the North Carolina Department of Transportation purchased nine old circus rail cars in 2017 for $383,000.

N.C. DOT’s Katie Trout responded saying the cars were supposed to be refurbished and put back into use as part of a strategic transportation initiative, but instead they have sat untouched for almost three years on a section of unused track owned by the state.

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, a Republican, tweeted about the story at the end of last week, suggesting mismanagement at the agency and questioning why the cars had not been sold off.

“DOT ran out of money to build roads, but was able to buy circus trains?” tweeted Forest, alluding to the N.C. DOT overspending its budget by $2 billion.

The question about running out of money goes back to October 2019 when State Treasurer Dale Folwell had called on Cooper to fire N.C. DOT Secretary Jim Trogdon due to the department spending $2 billion beyond its revenue stream of $7 billion

and coming close to its bottom limit for cash reserves.

Trogdon, a Democrat, responded on Twitter, calling the accusations untrue and saying the cash flow issues were due to DOT spending on storm repairs.

Trogdon’s tweets notably landed just days before the swearing-in on Feb. 29 of his replacement, Eric Boyette. Trogdon’s abrupt resignation as secretary of the N.C. DOT was announced in early February by the governor. Trogdon was appointed by Cooper in January 2017 and had served in the role since.

The exchange between the two men continued, with Forest pressing Trogdon to explain why the cars had not been sold.

Forest referred to a News & Observer article in his tweet detailing legislative reaction to N.C. DOT’s overspending and lack of financial oversight. That circumstance resulted in a bailout given to the department by the General Assembly via S.B. 356. The bill gave the department the ability to borrow additional funds to deal with weather-related issues, giving the agency $100 million for road construction projects via bond issuance and another $100 million from the state’s general fund.

In addition to more funds, S.B. 356 required N.C. DOT to provide its weekly financial balances to the public in a report called “N.C. DOT Cash Watch Numbers.” N.C. DOT is also required to set specific monthly cash bal-

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This undated file photo pictures James Trogdon, former secretary of the N.C. Dept. of Transportation. ance targets and explain to the General Assembly any time those targets are missed.

Trogdon also tweeted the claim that the purchase of the circus cars was the due to an “old strategy,” yet the cars were purchased well into Trogdon’s first year serving as DOT secretary.

Trogdon ended that tweet by saying that Forest “generating controversy on this is clearly lacking leadership.”

Trogdon repeated the “old strategy” claim again, elaborating that these cars were supposed to be refurbished. Forest tweeted back that his comment was a “Nice attempt to deflect on DOT mismanagement. Sell circus train and get back to building roads.”

Trogdon ended the conversation by questioning who was running the lieutenant governor’s Twitter account and touting his own credentials.

NSJ asked Trogdon to clarify his remarks both about the old strategy and why the cars had not been sold and remained in their original condition.

He replied on Twitter: “Until grant was awarded end of 2019 state of good repair the Old cars were still needed because of future 5th frequency of train. Now

they can be resold because all trains will have new cars not vintage rebuilds.”

NSJ attempted to ask for further clarification, specifically about the circus cars which were the topic of the tweet debate between Forest and Trogdon.

“9 were refurbished 20132016. These 12 would support future frequencies,” tweeted Trogdon.

However, the report was specific: there were nine cars purchased in 2017. Trogdon did not respond to the specific claim.

An inquiry was sent to the N.C. DOT asking about the refurbishment costs for the circus cars in question, but the department did not respond by publication time.

According to the North Carolina State Treasurer’s Office, Folwell only found out about N.C. DOT acquiring the train cars after reading the Carolina Journal article on Feb. 24.

Folwell’s office could not confirm if N.C. DOT’s circus rail car purchase had ever been brought before the Council of State for a vote. If the item had been brought up, the Treasurer’s Office said that “the criteria, policies and processes are up to the governor as chair of the Council of State.”

ICON Lecture will take on ‘progressive agenda roadmap’

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal CHAPEL HILL — A lecture on government spending, which highlights the high cost of progressive programs, will be taking place next month as part of the ICON Lecture series.

Adam Michel, a senior policy analyst on tax and debt with the Heritage Foundation, will be giving a talk titled “The progressive roadmap to soak the middle class.”

The Heritage Foundation is a conservative D.C. think tank that advocates for limited government, free market economics and expanded individual opportunity.

The lecture comes along just as socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has gained steam towards becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee.

“The progressive agenda, as it is articulated by any of the prominent Democrats and some on the left — taken in whole or in segments — is an incredible departure from fiscal sanity,” Michel told NSJ. “It is arithmetically impossible to fund the progressive agenda with taxes on the rich alone” said Michel.

Sanders’ recent publication of a fact sheet on how he plans to fund his agenda items is largely a list of steep tax increases. Michel saw this coming and warns that taxes on the rich will not be nearly enough to pay for Sanders wish list.

“If you were to confiscate every dollar earned by every taxpayer with incomes over $200,000 a year, you would only pay for about half of what is being promised by the progressive, left agenda,” said Michel.

Michel warns that if corrective actions aren’t taken, government expenditures will require much larger tax increases on middle-class Americans and even higher taxes on a much larger number of taxpayers.

The United States already has one of the most progressive tax systems among its peer economic competitors with the top 10% of earners already paying 70% of the country’s taxes. The average European making around $100,000 a year typically turns over 52% or more of their earnings to fund massive welfare programs compared to an American making the same amount who pays 35% in taxes.

Michel said he thinks his lecture “speaks directly” to the moment the Democratic Party is having right now. He says that Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have pulled the Democratic Party so far to the left that it’s become almost “impossible to distinguish the Bernie Sanderses of the world from the Joe Bidens of the world.”

“Their rhetoric is different, but if you dig into their plans and see the amount they are proposing to spend and the amount of taxes they are going to raise in new and novel ways on all Americans, it is a dramatic departure from anything we’ve seen in the past,” said Michel.

Michel said that the tax impact of the progressive programs heavily promoted by Sanders will be felt by everyone. One example, Medicare for all, would have devastating consequences for the average American family.

According to a Heritage Foundation study of Medicare for all, the average worker’s tax rate would jump drastically.

“Workers would have to pay additional taxes — 21.2 percent of all wage and salary income — raising the total federal payroll tax rate to 36.5 percent for most workers,” the report says.

The Heritage study also says such an increase in taxes means that the average disposable income for all households would drop by around $5,671 per year.

The study also found that close to two-thirds of American households would end up paying more in taxes than they would save from not paying health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical spending.

For those interested in hearing more, Michel’s ICON Lecture will take place March 17. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.iconlectureseries.com/.

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Reporter accidentally broadcasts with face filters on Madison County Justin Hinton of WLOS went live with a weather report on Facebook Live last week as he helped the station cover the winter storms that hit the area. However, he accidentally left on a filter generator that caused cartoon masks, hats and animal noses and ears to appear on his face as he gave the report. Hinton had no idea it was happening until his video went viral on social media. It’s since appeared on national broadcasts, including the Today Show.

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100 Hospital Dr., Louisburg Year closed : 2015 Number of beds: 70

1000 W. Hamlet Ave., Hamlet Year closed: 2017 Number of beds: 64

PIEDMONT Central Prison gets first female warden

Juvenile charged in fatal shooting Buncombe County Police have charged a juvenile suspect with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting. The underage suspect was taken into custody

by Asheville police and U.S. Marshals in Charlotte. Authorities aren’t identifying or offering any further information about the minor. Asheville police responded to reports the night of Feb. 9 that someone had been shot in the face at an apartment complex. Investigators found Jailyn Dumari Morton, 24, lying face-down.

He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Polk County Polk County lawmakers joined several other counties in the state in passing a law supporting the right to bear arms.

The county commissioners passed the Second Amendment Resolution unanimously. Commissioners said they had debated the issue among themselves for months. Polk joins nearby Yancy, Haywood and Henderson Counties, who have also passed similar resolutions in recent months.

WLOS

NSJ staff GORDON MYERS, who has served as executive director at the Wildlife Resources Commission since 2008, will be retiring from the position in August. Myers is expected to stay in an advisory capacity through December. A job posting can be found for the position on the N.C. OSHR website. The Wildlife Resources Commission is using a search firm, Armstrong McGuire, to identify potential candidates for the position. Prior to his appointment as executive director, Myers spent 17 years in engineering with the Wildlife Resources Commission, where he was involved with design and construction

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EAST Spa owner charged with indecent exposure Greene County The owner of a Jacksonville spa and massage parlor has been charged with exposing himself to at least 10 customers over a two-year period, according to police.

Brandyn Scott Miller, 45, of Jacksonville, was charged last week with 14 counts of indecent exposure. Investigators said he exposed himself indecently to clients beginning in December of 2017 and continuing through January of this year at Rooted in Wellness, his massage, acupuncture and yoga business.

AP

Owner of service-dog nonprofit is facing criminal charges

Person County A body, believed to be that of a missing man who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, was found in Person County. A cell phone that belonged to William Daniel Holt, 75, was found Tuesday in the Woodsdale community, the Person County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies determined the phone belonged to Holt and searched the area where it was found. The body was located nearby. Holt was reported missing in December after he went on a walk with his dog “Chunky.”

Family members and sheriff’s office officials had hoped he reverted to previously learned military skills to survive the below-freezing temperatures.

Wake County A man who ran a nonprofit that sold autism service dogs faces criminal charges. Mark Mathis was indicted in Wake County on 42 counts of obtaining property by false pretense. Mathis founded Ry-Con, based in Apex, and claimed it was the largest provider of autism service dogs on the East Coast with a “100% success rate.” People paid anywhere from $4,500 to $16,710 for Ry-Con service dogs. Some customers claimed the dogs were emaciated, skittish and matted with urine and feces or that they lunged and nipped at children, weren’t housetrained and couldn’t respond to basic commands.

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Prison reports second fatal fight in a week Greene County A prison inmate was killed Saturday in a fight with another offender. Kevin R. Taylor Jr., 23, was hit with a homemade weapon about 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Eastern Correctional Institution. Emergency responders pronounced him dead less than 15 minutes later. Taylor was serving a 5-year, 5-month sentence for robbery. He entered prison on Jan. 1, 2019 after being convicted in Mecklenburg County. The other offender involved in the fight was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Taylor’s death comes one week after a convicted murderer was killed in a fight at another Greene County state prison.

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of boating access facilities, fishing piers, and other agency infrastructure.

He oversaw development of the agency headquarters, which was the first sustainably designed state government office building in North Carolina and has been recognized with a LEED certification. Myers currently serves as vice president of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA), an organization whose members are the state agencies with primary responsibility for management and protection of the fish and wildlife resources in 15 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

He is a 1990 graduate of N.C. State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.

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Iredell County Three Georgia men installing a guardrail on Interstate 40 were killed when a box truck hit a construction truck, pushing the truck into them as they stood in the road.

The three died when Logan Lee Casey, 27, of Cary, struck the rear of a stationary construction vehicle equipped with a lighted directional arrow indicating a lane closure. That crash shoved the vehicle into the workers. Noah Logan Hamilton, 22, of Bonaire, Georgia; and Austin Melton, 21, and Dustin Gelinas, 20, both of Jesup, Georgia, were working for a contracted crew.

Casey was charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.

Wake County North Carolina’s Central Prison in Raleigh has named its first female warden.

Denise Jackson, 55, will take the helm of the 136-year-old facility on March 16.

Jackson is currently warden at Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain. Jackson will be responsible for all operations at Central Prison. The male, high-security facility has been in operation since 1884. It houses prisoners with acute medical or mental health needs as well as some of the state’s most violent offenders who require high levels of security. The facility also holds prisoners on death row.

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3 killed in crash on Interstate 40; box truck driver charged

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Polk County passes Second Amendment resolution

921 Jr. High School Rd., Scotland Neck Year closed: 2017 Number of beds: 20

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It’s no secret that rural hospitals are struggling. In the past seven years, these hospitals have closed their doors and sent the citizens of their communities to other Asheville nearby counties for in-patient needs.

The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill noted that a facility that closed its inpatient unit but continued to provide emergency and outpatient services at the same physical location would be considered a “closed hospital” that “converted” to offer other health services. The Center notes that the typical rural hospital employs an average of 300 people and serves a community of around 60,000. When the only hospital in a county closes, there is a decrease of about $1,400 in per capita income in the county.

The General Assembly passed S.B. 537 last year to provide a $20 million loan program to distressed rural hospitals that have not yet been forced to close their doors. Hospitals such as Rockingham County’s Morehead Memorial Hospital were met with a reprieve, when UNC Health swooped in to buy them and rebrand. These, however, were not as lucky.

Buncombe County Authorities are investigating the deaths of a couple found shot to death at a home.

Woodfin Police say the bodies of 25-yearold Marilyn Jean Davis and 36-yearold Sean Phillip Wilson were discovered Friday night in Wilson’s living room. Both had been shot in the head. Police had received a report earlier Friday that Davis was missing. Woodfin police then received a call shortly after 9 p.m. Friday asking for a welfare check on Davis because neither she nor Wilson had been in contact with family or friends or had used social media.

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Pinetops man pleads guilty to hurricane repair fraud Carteret County Stanley Winslow Sears, 46, of Pinetops, pleaded guilty in a Carteret County court to two felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense, admitting he never completed repair work he was hired to do after Hurricane Florence. Sears has begun paying restitution to some of his victims. Sears accepted payment of more than $8,400 from two customers. A judge sentenced Sears to 16 to 38 months in prison, but suspended that sentence and placed Sears on five years of supervised probation and ordered him to pay a minimum of $300 in restitution each month.

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Virginia police suspect foul play after Weldon man found in ditch

THE REPUBLICAN National Convention host committee held a media briefing earlier this week to discuss the latest developments in the committee’s planning for the massive event. A Republican National Convention spokeswoman provided this update to Jones and Blount following the briefing.

“Marcia Lee Kelly, President and CEO,

and Max Everett, Vice President and CIO, provided an update on planning and preparations, took questions and announced we are right on track to make this convention a 5-star experience. In less than six months, the entire world will witness the very best of the Republican Party as we showcase our ideas, our principles, our leaders and the historic results they have produced for the good of all Americans.”

Easterling joins Kilpatrick Townsend NSJ staff KILPATRICK TOWNSEND announced the addition of John Easterling as a government relations analyst in the firm’s Winston-Salem office. Easterling is a lobbyist who represents a wide variety of clients,

Halifax County Authorities in Virginia have announced that foul play is suspected in the death of a 27-year-old North Carolina man found in a ditch last week. The Greensville County Sheriff’s Office discovered the body face down in the hole in Skippers, Virginia, on Thursday afternoon, Sheriff W. T. Jarratt Jr. said in a statement. The office identified the man on Saturday as Motique Desmond Jackson, of Weldon, North Carolina. Police haven’t commented on Jackson’s cause of death or whether they’ve identified any suspects in the case.

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

Wall Street collapse caused eruption of socialism in America

Wealthy Wall Street and major bank executives, who caused the financial panic with their reckless investments, were bailed out by you, the federal taxpayer, and the Federal Reserve.

MANY PEOPLE THINK that the wave of socialism we see in America today is the product of a very well-planned strategy to take over our educational system by liberals over the past 30 years.

Which is partially correct. The foundational bricks for the eruption of socialism in America were carefully laid out by liberal strategists long ago.

Nothing dramatically changed along the way. Socialism stayed pretty much bottled up in academia and in big city elite intellectual salons.

What happened?

Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, was the day when a financial bomb hit Wall Street and the major banks. The incorrect response by the federal government and our legal system led directly to the opening of the Pandora’s Box of socialism we are now witnessing.

Stock prices for financial institutions collapsed on Oct. 24 when it became apparent that after years of executives recklessly selling junk bonds and derivative instruments to investors the world over, underlying mortgages on which those investments were made were collapsing as well and not being paid by mortgage holders.

Bank of America and Wachovia stock prices fell as quickly as the Twin Towers in Manhattan did on 9/11. Panic ensued. Hundreds of thousands of banking employees were laid off nationwide which spread into the general economy where America suffered the worst recession since 1930.

Businesses were destroyed because they could no longer get credit anywhere. 401k plans were decimated. Houses were foreclosed upon.

Everyone in the economy was hurt by the recession.

Except the financial titans of Wall Street and the big banks. None of them went to jail for fiduciary malfeasance. None of them were forced into bankruptcy protection when, by every standard of business ethics and justice, they should have been. The end result was that wealthy Wall Street and major bank executives, who caused the financial panic with their reckless investments, were bailed out by you, the federal taxpayer, and the Federal Reserve by expanding their balance sheet, which essentially is making up currency out of thin air.

A friend of mine happened to be in New York City on that fateful

Friday night. An investment banker friend of his, let’s call him “Sam,” who was worth well over $200 million, invited him to a dinner party at his luxurious penthouse in Manhattan.

He took my friend out on the patio. While surveying the city landscape, he said, “See all this, Dave? It is all gone. Nothing is left. I am broke and so are all my colleagues.”

A month later, he was worth $200 million again. All with the help of the federal government and you, the American taxpayer.

This massive bailout of uber-wealthy people on Wall Street did not go unnoticed by the younger generation. Millennials between the ages of 20 and 25 witnessed their parents losing their jobs and financial security while financial titans of Wall Street and big banks skated by unscathed, restored to the lifestyle of the rich and famous and not going to prison.

It made a lasting impression on Millennials. It was like watching Jack Nicklaus cheat at the Masters and still be awarded another green jacket. Any young golfer would have said to himself: “If Jack Nicklaus can get away with it without any penalty, why can’t I?” On Sept. 17, 2011, such pent-up anger revealed itself in the first “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York City. Thousands came to protest the hypocrisy of bailing out wealthy tycoons with taxpayer money but not the average person who lost their job, nest egg and income security.

If you were a young person with a lot of student debt, what do you think your reaction might have been?

It might have been: “These rich guys got bailed out by the federal government. Why not me?”

Nine years later, avowed socialist Bernie Sanders is leading the Democratic nomination for president.

We can thank every elected official who let these bankers get reenriched with taxpayer support for this explosion of support for socialism.

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

In an election year, Democrats have chosen to mock conservative Christians — again

There is a big difference between saying someone wants to “pray away” a health issue versus someone who says they are going to pray about what course of action to take on it next.

INSTEAD OF PULLING together as a team and pledging to join bipartisan efforts to help research and combat the coronavirus, Democrats have chosen to mislead people by willfully mischaracterizing the Trump administration’s plan to tackle the emerging threat as insufficient, poorly planned, and underfunded.

One of their particularly outrageous lines of attack was in response to President Trump naming Vice President Pence to oversee the White House’s coronavirus response messaging.

The reactions from left-wing comedians, celebrities and media figures was as predictable as it was despicable. They chose to attack Pence’s Christian faith.

Late night TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel asked, “Why is Mike Pence in charge? What is his plan to stop the virus, abstinence?”

Lizz Winstead, co-creator of the Daily Show, tweeted, “Pence said prayer should be how Indiana should control its HIV outbreak in Indiana when he was governor, and also believes you can reverse your abortion.”

Actor Kirk Acevedo also joined in. “Americans are safe now. Mike Pence is gonna pray away the Coronavirus!” he tweeted.

CNN anchor Don Lemon wondered if “[Pence is] the person you want in charge of the coronavirus outbreak? Someone who needs to pray on something instead of looking at science?”

Perhaps worst of all was when a similar line of attack against Pence came from Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders. The Vermont Senator tweeted out to his followers that it was “disgusting” to “have VP Pence, who wanted to ‘pray away’ HIV epidemic, oversee the [coronavirus] response.”

The accusation that Pence’s solution to a 2015 HIV outbreak in Indiana while he was the governor was to “pray it away” is categorically false. Even the New York Times, no fans of conservative Christians, wrote about Pence’s response to the public health crisis in 2016. “H.I.V. was spreading with terrifying speed among intravenous drug users” in Scott County, the paper reported.

Pence, like many Republicans, opposes needle exchange programs,

believing they only make drug problems worse. But over a period of several weeks, various officials at all levels of government urged him to reverse his position and allow them even though it was illegal under Indiana state law unless the person in possession of the needle had a prescription.

According to the paper, Pence said on March 23 he was going pray on what to do. No direct quote was provided.

Two days after he spoke to Scott County’s sheriff, Pence reversed course by way of an executive order on allowing the distribution of clean needles in the county.

Discerning readers will note that there is a big difference between saying someone wants to “pray away” a health issue versus someone who says they are going to pray about what course of action to take on it next.

But we live in a hyper-political country where belittling the Christian faith of conservative Christians is fashionable in Democratic circles, even at a time when the responsible thing to do is to not misinform people and deliberately undercut official efforts at combating coronavirus before a) you fully understand them and b) the administration has even had a chance to really get started.

It really shouldn’t be a tall order to ask Democratic candidates for president to calm down, take a deep breath, and do a little research before spouting off sensationalistic claims about administration figures, including Pence, that aren’t true, and which only serve to create more panic.

But apparently it is too much to ask Democrats like Sanders to try to rein in their disdain for conservative Christian Republicans who also happen to be in positions of power.

Because playing politics with a growing health threat apparently is an acceptable tactic in this day and age as long as you’re a Democrat.

Stacey Matthews is a veteran blogger who has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah and is a regular contributor to Red State and Legal Insurrection.

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GUEST OPINION | JENNA ROBINSON

Out-of-state tuition should be increased at seven UNC schools

At UNC School of the Arts, out-of-state students are getting a very large subsidy — more than $20,000 each.

TUITION AT SEVEN UNC institutions should be increased for nonresident undergraduates.

That’s because current nonresident tuition at those institutions doesn’t cover the “education and related” (E&R) operating costs per student.

Education and related spending per student includes everything that directly affects student education. It includes expenditures for instruction and student services (like counselors and activities) as well as the instructional share of academic support, operations, maintenance, and institutional support (daily administration). It doesn’t include organized research or public service expenses. Nor does it include capital expenses or auxiliary enterprises (like dining).

This expense varies a lot from university to university. Some reasons for the variation include school size, the amount spent on student services, and whether the school engages in public service.

As of 2017-2018 — the most recent year for which expenditure data are available — Elizabeth City State, Fayetteville State, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC School of the Arts, and Winston-Salem State all spent more per student on E&R expenses than nonresident students pay in tuition and fees.

And as of 2018-2019, UNC-Pembroke and Western Carolina can be added to the list. That’s the first year that NC Promise went into effect. NC Promise lowered tuition to $1,000 per year for in-state undergraduates and $5,000 per year for out-of-state undergraduates at Pembroke, Western, and Elizabeth City State.

Tuition of $5,000 is far less than E&R spending at any school.

In 2017-18, the largest number of nonresident students were enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill. That probably hasn’t changed. But as NC Promise attracts more out-of-state students, the number of nonresident students is expected to increase, putting more

pressure on North Carolina’s budget.

At UNC School of the Arts, out-of-state students are getting a very large subsidy — more than $20,000 each. That figure is especially unpalatable because most School of the Arts students do not live and work in North Carolina after graduation. According to NC Tower, just 36% of UNC School of the Arts graduates were employed in North Carolina one year after graduation.

Moreover, low nonresident tuition rates aren’t in keeping with the stated goals of the UNC Board of Governors. At a tuition and fees workshop on Feb. 19, 2020, UNC System CFO Clinton Carter presented guidance to the Board for setting tuition. Specifically, he stated: “Rates for nonresident undergraduate students should be market-driven and reflect the full cost of providing nonresidents with a quality education.”

Subsidizing nonresident students also makes it harder to carry out North Carolina’s commitment to affordable education for its own citizens. Article IX, Section 9 of the North Carolina Constitution requires that tuition at the State’s public universities be “as far as practicable...free of expense.”

The shortfall between nonresident tuition and the costs to educate those students is a relatively minor problem in the UNC system, but one that is easy to fix. Increasing out-of-state tuition will allow North Carolina lawmakers to reallocate the current subsidy to higher priority uses, including ongoing needs in the UNC System.

North Carolina students and taxpayers should come first. Allowing nonresident students to attend UNC institutions for less than the full cost of attendance undercuts our state’s commitments to its own citizens.

Jenna Robinson is president at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal in Raleigh.

E&R Spending and Nonresident Undergraduate Tuition in the UNC System, 2017-18 School

Total E&R Spending per Student

Nonresident Tuition

Nonresident Enrollment

Appalachian State

$14,566

$21,965

1,685

East Carolina

$18,111

$23,249

3,133

Elizabeth City

$34,984

$18,129

166

Fayetteville State

$17,316

$16,791

448

NC A&T

$14,894

$19,309

2,733

NC Central

$18,745

$18,989

949

NC State

$22,825

$27,212

7,315

UNC Asheville

$19,190

$23,725

442

UNC-Chapel Hill

$40,667

$34,314

8,226

UNC Charlotte

$16,606

$20,266

3,479

UNC Greensboro

$16,617

$22,296

1,650

UNC Pembroke*

$15,644

$17,461

217

UNC School of the Arts

$46,855

$24,584

496

UNC Wilmington

$14,897

$21,065

1,960

Western Carolina*

$15,476

$17,141

964

Winston-Salem State

$20,551

$16,097

381

*Nonresident tuition decreased to $5,000 in 2018-19

NUMBER OF THE DAY | SCOTT RASMUSSEN

1,344 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention

A total of 1,344 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention were awarded based upon March 3, 2020 voting in the presidential primaries.

Prior to Super Tuesday, votes have been cast only in four smaller states on separate days in February.

Contests on Super Tuesday were on a much larger scale, including California, Texas, and a dozen other states (plus American Samoa). When the voting is complete, states holding roughly 40% of the U.S. population will have voted and 38% of all Democratic pledged delegates will have been selected.

To win the Democratic nomination on the first ballot, a candidate must win a majority of the pledged delegates — a total of 1,991 delegates. If no candidate wins a majority, then 771 superdelegates will vote starting on the second ballot. These delegates consist of party leaders and elected officials. Superdelegates are not formally pledged to any candidate and their participation would mean a brokered convention. The last time that happened was in 1952.

Finally, while political junkies call it “Super Tuesday,” it is really the culmination of an on-going process. Ten states began their early voting prior to the Nevada caucuses and three more began voting before the South Carolina primary.

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Early voter receives his I-Voted sticker, at an early voting polling station at the Ranchito Avenue Elementary School in the Panorama City section of Los Angeles on Monday, March 2, 2020.

WALTER E. WILLIAMS

Another African tragedy HERE ARE A FEW headlines about an African tragedy: “Africa’s Worst Locust Plague in Decades Threatens Millions” (The Wall Street Journal), “’Unprecedented’ Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis” (Scientific American), “Somalia Declares Locust Outbreak a ‘National Emergency’” (The National) and “UN Calls for International Action on East Africa Locust Outbreak” (Bloomberg Green).

This ongoing tragedy is mostly man-made, according to an analysis

by Paul Driessen, who is a senior policy adviser with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) and the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise.

Driessen says that billions of desert locusts have attacked the eastern Africa nations of Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia.

According to the U.N., the locust attack in Kenya is the worst in 70 years and the worst in 25 years for other east African nations. Locusts are destroying crops and threatening tens of millions of Africans with lost livelihoods and starvation. These locust swarms can blanket 460 square miles at a time and consume more than 400 million pounds of vegetation daily. They reproduce fast, too, meaning locust swarms could be 500 times bigger in six months.

Africa’s locust plague is manmade. Economic development organizations and activist nongovernmental organizations have foisted “agroecology” on the poorest nations — an organic-style agriculture. They promote the virtues of peasant farming. So how do these poor farmers fight the locust plague?

Driessen says: “Desperate Africans are responding with ‘time-tested’ methods: whistling and shouting loudly, banging on metal buckets, waving blankets and sticks, crushing the bugs, perhaps even roasting and eating them, under UN-approved nutrition programs. In Eritrea, they are using ‘more advanced’ methods: hand-held and truck-mounted sprayers. In Kenya, police are firing machine guns and tear gas into the swarms!”

Antonio Guterres of Portugal, the U.N. secretary-general, claimed global warming as a cause of the problem. He said there is a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Ethiopia and East Africa. Guterres said: “Warmer seas mean more cyclones generating the perfect breeding ground for locusts. Today the swarms are as big as major cities and it is getting worse by the day.”

Guterres’ suggestion that global warming is the cause of today’s plague is sheer nonsense. Locust infestations have been feared and revered throughout mankind’s history.

Devastating locust attacks in Egypt around 1446 B.C. were mentioned in the Book of Exodus in the Bible. “The Iliad” describes locusts taking flight to escape fire. Plagues of locusts are also mentioned in the Quran.

Driessen concludes: “A primary reason this plague of locusts has overwhelmed East Africa — indeed, perhaps THE primary reason — is that the UN Food and Agricultural Organization, other UN agencies and multiple environmentalist NGOs have been extolling and imposing ‘agroecology’ on Africa.

This highly politicized ‘movement’ rabidly opposes hybrid seeds, synthetic insecticides and fertilizers, biotechnology, and even mechanized equipment like tractors! Acceptance of its tenets and restrictions has become a condition for poor farmers getting seeds and other assistance, and their countries and local communities getting development loans and food aid.”

By the way, locusts are not only a threat to crops; they threaten people in another way. In early January, a Boeing 737 on final landing approach to Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, found itself in the midst of a massive cloud of locusts swarming above the airport. The insects were sucked into the plane’s engines. Their bodies were splattered across the windshield blinding the pilots to the runway ahead. The Boeing 737 climbed above the swarm.

The pilot depressurized the cabin so he could open the side window and reach around to clear the windshield by hand. Diverting to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, the pilot was able to land the plane safely.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

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Duke guard Tre Jones and UNC guard Leaky Black will play for a second time this season Saturday in Durham, exactly four weeks after the Blue Devils’ memorable overtime win in Chapel Hill over the Tar Heels.

Luster missing, but plenty still at stake in Duke-Carolina II

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NCCU football player killed in shooting Durham An NC Central football player was shot to death at an off-campus apartment late Monday night, school officials confirmed. Durham police responded to calls of a gunshot wound at a complex about 3 miles from campus after 9:30 p.m., where officers found first-year student Trevor VanDyke dead at the scene, the agency said in a statement.

The defensive back had started school at NC Central in August and was a graduate of Clayton High School.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ACC Tournament starts Wednesday Greensboro The ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament starts Wednesday at the Greensboro Coliseum with games involving the conference’s bottom six seeds.

That includes the tournament’s opening game between 12thseeded UNC and 13th-seeded Wake Forest at 1 p.m. Both No. 2 NC State and No. 3 Duke received byes into Friday’s quarterfinals thanks to their conference records, with the Wolfpack playing a 6 p.m. and Duke at 8 p.m. against tobe-determined opponents.

Louisville is the top seed.

Sunday’s championship game will be played at noon and be televised on ESPN2.

HOCKEY

Checkers’ Geekie named AHL Player of the Week Charlotte Charlotte Checkers forward Morgan Geekie was named AHL Player of the Week on Monday after he had seven points in four games, including a hat trick with an assist Sunday for the Hurricanes’ top affiliate.

Geekie, a 2017 third-round pick by Carolina, is in his second pro season.

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Charlotte defensive lineman Alex Highsmith runs the 40-yard dash during the NFL Scouting Combine on Saturday in Indianapolis.

NC players stand out, boost draft stock at NFL Combine Charlotte’s Alex Highsmith and Lenoir-Rhyne’s Kyle Duggar were among the under-the-radar players who made an impression in Indianapolis

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal THE NFL Scouting Combine, sometimes referred to as the “Underwear Olympics,” is an event top prospects often avoid to protect their high draft status.

Ohio State defensive end Chase Young, the potential No. 1 overall pick, along with quarterbacks Joe Burrow of LSU and Tua Tagovailoa from Alabama are the most notable to skip this year’s workouts.

For players whose draft projections aren’t as certain or promising, the combine is an opportunity to showcase skills and ability that don’t always translate onto game tape.

Several players from North Carolina schools took full advantage of their opportunities during the weeklong evaluation camp in Indianapolis last week — which also included medical and psychological testing, as well as meetings with NFL teams and sessions with the media.

NC State’s James Smith-Williams and Charlotte’s Alex Highsmith, both defensive ends projected to be mid- to late-round picks at best, were the two biggest

winners among a state contingent of 13 players from six schools (Appalachian State, Charlotte, Lenoir-Rhyne, North Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest).

Smith-Williams didn’t challenge the all-time combine record time of 4.40 for defensive linemen in the 40-yard dash, set in 2006 by another former Wolfpack end, Manny Lawson. But his 4.61 time was still the best of all defensive linemen that tested.

It was a significant accomplishment for Smith-Williams since many — including ESPN draft analyst Jerry Nagy — predicted he would have the fastest time among players between 250-275 pounds.

“Yeah, everyone’s guessing that I’ll have the fastest 40 in my weight class,” Smith-Williams said Thursday, before taking to the turf at Lucas Oil Stadium. “I think there’s pressure, but it’s good pressure to me. I am enjoying the fact that I have that spotlight on me.”

Smith-Williams needed the time in the spotlight since his senior season was limited to seven games because of a series of injuries that severely cut down on his productivity.

Though his durability could still be an issue that affects his draft stock come April, the 6-foot-4, 265-pound Raleigh native didn’t hurt his chances by also posting top-10 showings in the broad jump (fourth at 10 feet, 3 inches), the three-cone run (eighth in 7.35 See COMBINE, page B4

Late-season losses have mounted for the two rivals

By Shawn Krest North State Journal DURHAM — This might be the strangest UNC-Duke game in recent memory. Normally when the two rivals meet, college basketball takes notice. The Tar Heels and Blue Devils tend to be atop the polls, battling for the ACC regular season crown and making a case for a top seed in the NCAA Tournament — ahead of the other team — as they close the regular season.

The teams have combined for seven top-five rankings … in their last six meetings. At least one of the two teams has been in the top five in 19 of the last 24 games they’ve played against each other.

March 15, 2003, in the ACC Tournament in Greensboro — 37 Duke-Carolina games ago — was the last time neither team was in the top 10 when they played. It happened twice in the 1990s, twice in the 1980s and eight times in the 1970s, clearly a low point for the rivalry.

It will happen again Saturday. Duke, having lost three of four entering the final week of the regular season before beating NC State on Monday, fell to No. 12 in the AP Top 25. North Carolina, at 12-17 heading into

Tuesday’s Senior Night game against Wake, is unranked.

Carolina’s season-long woes and Duke’s late-season spiral have combined to approach another record for the rivalry. The teams have combined for a total of 23 losses (assuming UNC won on Tuesday night). That’s the second-most for a regular season meeting in the history of the rivalry. In 1951, three years before the start of the ACC, the two teams met with a combined 26 losses.

Their 18 combined ACC losses (or 19, if Wake Forest dropped the Heels on Tuesday night) are a series record, topping the 17 the teams had combined for in the 1995 regular season finale.

The lack of national urgency surrounding the game may have knocked a little luster from the showdown, making it merely a game between two teams who don’t like each other — who happen to both be coached by Hall of Famers and have one-and-done draft picks on the roster.

Still, there are stakes for both teams other than bragging rights heading into the game.

For Carolina, it’s the chance to finish the season on a high note and head into the ACC Tournament with a three-game winning streak. And once the Tar Heels are in the postseason, with Cole Anthony running the show See DUKE, page B3 Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, and UNC coach Roy Williams, who were all smiles ahead of their teams’ first meeting Feb. 8, will renew pleasantries Saturday in Durham.

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TRENDING

Leon Rose: The New York Knicks hired the player agent as their president Monday, hoping he can sign and draft the kind of dominant players he’s been representing.

Rose is taking over a team headed toward its seventh straight season out of the playoffs. Rose, the former co-head of the basketball division at CAA Sports, replaces Steve Mills, who was fired early last month.

Rose has represented such All-Stars as LeBron James and Chris Paul.

Bill Roe: The former USA Track and Field president died. He was 69. The USATF said Roe died Saturday. He served as president of the organization for two terms from 20002008, and he was a founding member of the organization’s board of directors.

Along with his service to USATF, Roe worked as a coach, meet director and official at various levels of track and field.

Dustin Johnson: The American golfer has decided he will not play in the Olympics, his manager said in a text message Monday. David Winkle of Hambric Sports Management said the FedEx Cup playoffs hold as much importance to Johnson as chasing a gold medal in Tokyo this summer.

Johnson’s name was removed from the Olympic golf ranking Monday afternoon.

At No. 5 in the world ranking, he currently would have been No. 3 among Americans behind Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas.

Countries are allowed a maximum of four players in golf provided they are among the top 15 in the world ranking.

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

NASCAR

Alex Bowman raced to his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, holding off brothers Kyle and Kurt Busch on the road course at Fontana. The 26-year-old Bowman led 110 laps and managed to stay out front after the final pit stops before cruising to the checkered flag in a smooth, fairly uneventful race featuring only one caution outside of the stage breaks. Bowman’s Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott was fourth followed by Brad Keselowski in fifth.

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“He is who he is — incredible player.”

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson after Lakers superstar LeBron James had a triple-double Monday in their second meeting.

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MLB

NHL

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“I don’t know what the heck I would do.

I know my wife would not like it.”

Miami Hurricanes 70-year-old coach Jim Larranaga on why he has no plans to retire.

PRIME NUMBER

41 Consecutive weeks an N.C. school appeared in the top 10 of The Associated Press college basketball poll until the streak was snapped this week. Duke, which lost consecutive games last week, slid from seventh to 12th in this week’s poll. The last time a North Carolina school was not in the top 10 was Feb. 12, 2018, when the Blue Devils dropped to 12th from ninth while UNC was up to 14th from 21st after the Tar Heels beat Duke on Feb. 8, 2018.

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The NHL doesn’t plan to make changes to its emergency goaltender rule, though it was discussed Monday during the league’s GM meetings in Florida. Despite 42-year-old David Ayres’ success coming on in relief for the Carolina Hurricanes, there was some concern the integrity of the game was at risk with the current rules.

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Hall of Fame third baseman Chipper Jones has joined ESPN as a major league analyst and will primarily be used on weeknight and holiday games.

The former Atlanta Braves superstar will debut on opening day when San Francisco plays at Dodger Stadium on March 26. Jones, 47, worked twice last year as a guest analyst for ESPN.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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Georgia Tech withdrew its appeal of the NCAA postseason ban against its men’s basketball program on Monday and will not play in next week’s ACC Tournament.

The school announced Nov. 15 it would appeal sanctions that included the one-year ban.

By accepting the postseason ban this year, Georgia Tech will be able to compete in the postseason in the 2020-21 season and beyond.

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Gardner-Webb leads NC hopefuls in Big South Tournament Three of four in-state teams were in action Tuesday night

By Shawn Krest North State Journal The Big South Tournament helped tip-off March Madness, becoming one of the first conference tournaments in the country to begin play.

Opening-round games were on Tuesday night, finishing after press time. The champion will receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

North Carolina teams have won eight of the conference’s 34 tournaments over the history of the Big South. That includes Gardner-Webb, who won last year and then put an opening-round scare into eventual champion Virginia in the NCAAs. Three of the four Big South teams from North Carolina were in action on Tuesday night, but here’s a look at how the conference looks and the chance that it will once again give the Old North State another bid in the Big Dance.

Gardner-Webb: The Bulldogs finished third in the regular season with an 11-7 record in conference, four games behind co-leaders Winthrop and Radford.

Gardner-Webb played a tough nonconference schedule, resulting in a 15-15 overall record. The Bulldogs lost at North Carolina, South Carolina, Wichita State and Virginia Tech.

While the Bulldogs are in the second tier of Big South teams, they have a decent shot of pulling an upset of one of the co-favorites in the conference tourney.

Gardner-Webb closed the season with a 70-62 win at Radford, preventing the Highlanders from taking sole possession of the regular

DUKE from page B1 and Garrison Brooks down low, anything can happen. The Heels would also like to avoid finishing in the ACC cellar.

Heading into Tuesday’s game, that’s where they found themselves, a half-game worse than everyone else.

It’s also the chance to erase the painful memories from the first meeting between the two teams. In a season filled with inexplicable late-game meltdowns, the Duke game may have been rock bottom for the Tar Heels.

Up by 13 at home with four minutes to play, by 10 with 2:10 to play and by seven with 1:11 left, the Blue Devils managed to tie the score on a Tre Jones missed free throw that the point guard rebounded and put back in at the buzzer. Carolina then led by five with 20 seconds to play in overtime but lost when Duke rebounded another missed free throw and Wendell Moore beat the buzzer for the winning points.

The loss was the third in what would grow to a seven-game skid that all but ended any hope of a postseason bid, short of winning the ACC Tournament. Now Carolina would like nothing more than to stick a pin in Duke’s postseason prep.

The Blue Devils appeared to be cruising to a top seed in Greensboro to open NCAA play when they suddenly lost three of four before righting the ship against NC State on Monday night. Still, the Blue Devils need to finish the final week of the regular season with a win to keep from having to hit the road to start the Big Dance.

The game will also be important for Duke’s ACC seeding.

The Blue Devils can still finish in any of the top four spots in the conference.

Most critical for Duke, however, is the eye test. A 22-point loss at NC State and a stunning double-overtime loss to lowly Wake Forest have seriously dented Duke’s national reputation. The Blue Devils would like to post a lopsided win over a clearly less-talented UNC team with everyone watching to regain their spot as the team everyone wants to beat.

It may not be two top-shelf elites battling for supremacy on the eve of madness, but it’s still Duke-Carolina, and, as we saw a month ago in Chapel Hill, anything can happen.

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Guard Nate Johnson and Gardner-Webb, pictured during their loss at UNC in November, are the third seed in the Big South Tournament and will face the winner of Tuesday night’s Campbell-UNC Asheville game on Thursday at top-seeded Radford’s Dedmon Center. season crown. It was G-W’s third straight win, including two on the road, and its sixth in the final seven games.

Gardner-Webb also has a win over Winthrop, 74-70 on Feb. 13, and just missed sweeping the Eagles, losing in three overtimes at Winthrop in January.

G-W is one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the country, ranking 31st overall with a 36.9% rate from three. They’re led from outside by Nate Johnson, who made second-team All-Big South

and hit 43.6% of his threes in conference play, and Jaheam Cornwall, an All-Big South honorable mention who is fourth in the nation with a 45.5% rate.

The Bulldogs are also No. 23 in blocked shot rate, swatting 13.5% of opponent shot attempts.

Ludovic Dufeal, the runner-up for Big South Defensive Player of the Year, leads the Bulldogs in protecting the rim with 65 blocks this season, just five away from the school single-season record.

Gardner-Webb will open with

an in-state foe, either Campbell or UNC Asheville, in the quarterfinals on Thursday at Radford, who is hosting the final three rounds of the tournament. Assuming they win that one, G-W would likely get Winthrop and Radford, in that order.

UNC Asheville: The rest of the North Carolina teams in the field need to earn their way to Radford by winning in the opening round on campus sites. Sixth-seeded UNCA hosted its first-round game against 11th-seed Campbell on

Tuesday night.

Asheville finished tied for fifth in the conference at 8-10 but lost the tiebreaker, and an opening-round bye, to Hampton.

UNCA was 14-15 in the regular season with losses at Tennessee and Wake Forest.

The Bulldogs were swept by Campbell in the regular season, including a loss in the season finale that snapped a two-game winning streak, and four wins in five games, for UNCA. Asheville only played Winthrop and Gardner-Webb one time and split its two games with Radford.

The Bulldogs lost three of four against the two last-place teams in the conference — High Point and Campbell.

The Bulldogs are led by second-team All-Big South guard DeVon Baker and third-teamer LJ Thorpe.

Campbell: The Camels finished the regular season on a high note, winning two of three and three of five to finish 15-15, 6-12 in conference.

Unlike other teams in the Big South, Campbell didn’t face a series of power conference teams in the nonconference schedule. A 12-point loss at East Carolina is the highlight of the schedule.

Campbell lit it up against Asheville in the two regular season games, hitting 54% of its shots on the road and 58% at home. The Camels rely on leading scorer Cedric Henderson Jr. (12.3 points per game) and All-Academic Big South guard Cory Gensler (10.6 points).

High Point: The Panthers tied Campbell for last place in the conference at 6-12. They received the 10th seed and faced No. 7 USC Upstate on the road Tuesday night. If they won that game, they’d face Winthrop on Thursday.

High Point ended the season with three straight losses and six of eight. One of the only wins during that stretch was over USC Upstate, which coach Tubby Smith’s Panthers swept in the regular season. They’re led by guard John-Michael Wright, who was All-Freshman and honorable mention All-Big South this season.

Wolfpack baseball sweeps through trip; Tar Heels, Blue Devils also play in Minn.

All three North Carolina schools competed in the early-season Cambria College Classic in Minneapolis

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal WHILE MOST baseball teams are headed South for spring training or a spring break trip to warmer climates, three college teams from North Carolina went the other direction last weekend, traveling to snowy Minnesota to play in the Cambria College Classic.

The good news is that NC State, Duke and North Carolina didn’t have to brave the elements in Minneapolis. The games were held indoors at U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.

While temperatures inside the building were maintained at a comfortable 72 degrees, two of the teams were able to build on the hot start to their seasons — including NC State, which went undefeated in the three-game round-robin against Big Ten opponents to win the event’s championship trophy.

Coach Elliott Avent’s Wolfpack extended its season record to a perfect 11-0 by beating Iowa 10-6 on Friday, Purdue 6-0 on Saturday behind the masterful pitching of ACC Pitcher of the Week Nick Swiney, and host Minnesota in a come-from-behind 11-7 thriller on Sunday.

The Blue Devils won two of three with a 5-1 victory against Purdue on Friday and a 7-3, 10-inning triumph against Minnesota on Saturday before dropping a 7-5 decision to Iowa in their final game on Sunday.

The Tar Heels, meanwhile, won only once. But the victory came with a flair for the dramatic, thanks to a 10th-inning, walkoff double by Clemente Inclan that salvaged a 6-5 win against Purdue.

While Inclan’s big hit provided a memorable moment, the most dominant performance of the weekend was turned in by the Wolfpack’s emerging ace, Swiney.

The junior left-hander allowed a leadoff single to Purdue’s Skyler Hunter and hit cleanup man

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UNC pitcher Chris Joyner and the Tar Heels won two of the three games they played in the Cambria College Classic in Minneapolis.

Zac Fascia with a pitch later in the first. He then retired the next 22 batters he faced on the way to an eight-inning, 98-pitch masterpiece.

He struck out 15, bettering the career-high of 11 he had in each of his first two starts, becoming the first State pitcher to strike out 15 in a game since first-round draft pick Carlos Rodon did it to Georgia Tech on April 25, 2014.

The one-hitter was State’s third shutout of the season.

At the plate for the Wolfpack, preseason All-America catcher Patrick Bailey continued to break out of his early-season slump by going 5 for 13 with three walks in the three games. He broke a 5-all tie with a seventh-inning homer in the opener against Iowa, then busted the game open with a grand slam an inning later.

State also got a big offensive performance from junior college transfer first baseman Austin Murr — a native of Minnesota — and freshman Noah Soles, whose pinch-hit, two-run single in the eighth inning against Minnesota completed a comeback that saw State rally from a 7-3 deficit by scoring eight unanswered runs.

11-0 NC State’s record to start the 2020 college baseball season.

The Wolfpack began last year 19-0 before finally losing.

Duke’s win against Purdue featured a strong pitching performance by junior right-hander Bryce Jarvis. Coming off a perfect game earlier this season, Jarvis turned in seven strong innings against the Boilermakers, striking out 11 over seven innings, while getting offensive support from Wil Hoyle — who drove in a pair of runs — and seniors Chase Creek and Erikson Nichols, who had a pair of hits each.

The extra-inning win against the host Gophers saw the Blue Devils (9-2) get up off the deck after squandering a two-run lead in the eighth.

Junior Joey Loperfido broke the

tie with a two-run, two-out single in the 10th before Creek and Michael Rothenberg also drove in runs to provide some insurance.

Coach Chris Pollard’s team appeared on its way to a weekend sweep, up 4-2 going into the sixth against Iowa. But the Hawkeyes scored one in the sixth, three in the seventh and another in the eighth to put the Blue Devils away.

The Tar Heels (8-4) also couldn’t hold a late lead against Iowa, wasting a one-hit pitching performance over seven innings from Joey Lancellotti by giving up four runs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings.

UNC then left the bases loaded in the top of the 10th before the Hawkeyes’ Nic Pryor won it in the bottom of the inning with a solo homer.

Coach Mike Fox’s team also got a strong pitching performance from Austin Sandy in its opening game against Minnesota but could only manage five hits and a single run.

All three teams return home to begin ACC play with the Wolfpack opening against Virginia, Duke playing Florida State and UNC taking on Notre Dame.

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Panthers’ offseason of uncertainty continues at combine Carolina continues to shed veterans as new names added are to the list

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

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Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will be called on during the next five games — all on the road — to help Carolina stay in the playoff hunt despite its mounting injuries.

Hurricanes embark on key road trip amid playoff push Carolina will play five games in eight days against Eastern Conference opponents, including three against teams it’s battling for a postseason berth

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal RALEIGH — To say the next eight days will be pivotal to the Carolina Hurricanes’ playoff hopes will be an understatement.

The team’s six-game road trip officially began Saturday in Montreal — a 4-3 overtime loss in which Carolina stole a point with a tying goal by Justin Williams late in regulation with their goalie pulled for an extra attacker — but with no game for four days, it truly begins in earnest Thursday in Philadelphia with the team away from Raleigh for five road days in eight days.

“You’ve just got to bank points, get points, get wins, especially this time of year,” Williams said following Monday’s practice in Raleigh.

Four of the five games come against Metropolitan Division foes, and the first three are against teams battling the Hurricanes for one the five playoff spots available to teams in the division: the Flyers, Islanders (Saturday on Long Island) and Penguins (Sunday).

Needless to say, it’s make-orbreak time for Carolina, which is 35-24-5 for 75 points through 64 games and was three points behind Columbus for the second wild card spot heading into Tuesday night’s games.

“I came back to compete and play in fun hockey games and battle for a Stanley Cup,” Williams said. “So yeah, these last 19 games are what I came back for. I’m ready for it.”

The easiest way to tighten a grip on a playoff spot is to beat teams head-to-head in four-point swing games. The red-hot Flyers (83 points in 65 games) and struggling Penguins (80 points in 64 games) have built a cushion and

COMBINE from page B1 seconds) and 10th in the vertical jump (10th at 32.0 inches) while Smith also recording 4.52 second time in the 20-yard shuttle run.

Highsmith, meanwhile, showed off his agility by placing first among the defensive linemen in the 20-yard shuttle run with a time of 4.31. He was also a top performer in the broad jump, placing second at 10 feet, 5 inches. He was fourth in both the three-cone drill (7.32) and the 40 (4.7), and sixth in the vertical jump (33.0 inches).

Now that he’s begun to open some eyes, Highsmith had a message for those who allowed him to fly under the radar during his college career.

“I’ll just tell them to pull up my tape from the best teams we played against this past season,” he told USA Today at the combine. “I felt like two of my best games came against Clemson and

currently sit second and third in the Metro, behind 86-point Washington.

The Islanders, meanwhile, had 78 points through 64 games and were just 3-5-2 in their last 10 games before Tuesday’s home game (this one at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center) against Montreal.

But those recent struggles aren’t new for the Islanders. Since they’re 16-3-1 start to open the season, New York is just 19-18-7 since and only has wins over bottom-feeders Detroit and San Jose in the past nine games.

Columbus, meanwhile, rallied for an inspiring home win Sunday over Vancouver, but the Blue Jackets are just 2-5-5 in their last 12 and struggling with a sickbay of injuries that makes Carolina’s wounded look like a regular afternoon at the school nurse.

That doesn’t mean the Hurricanes don’t have plenty to overcome.

Two of the team’s top three defensemen — Dougie Hamilton and Brett Pesce — are out, and Carolina is hoping injured trade deadline acquisition Sami Vatanen can join fellow newcomer Brady Skjei in bringing stability to the blue line.

There’s also the situation in net, as both Petr Mrazek and James Reimer are out with injuries. That may have led to the amazing David Ayres story, but it didn’t do any favors to the Hurricanes’ playoffs hopes.

AHL call-ups Alex Nedeljkovic and Anton Forsberg will likely have to man the net throughout the road trip after general manager Don Waddell told media at this week’s GM meetings that Mrazek was still 7-10 days away from returning from a concussion suffered Feb. 22 when Toronto’s Kyle Clifford collided with him and knocked him out of the game.

Neither Nedeljkovic nor Forsberg has earned a win yet in the three games since both usual goalies went down, but both played well enough in stretches to give a glimmer of hope that Carolina can bank points with them in net.

While regulation losses to any of Philadelphia, the Islanders or Pittsburgh would deal a blow to the Hurricanes’ postseason aspirations, the games in Detroit (March 10) and New Jersey (March 12) are must-wins.

The Red Wings have won just three times since Jan. 12 and have only five victories all season against teams in a playoff spot heading into Tuesday’s games. including just one since they beat Vegas on Nov. 10 (3-1 home win over Boston on Feb. 9).

The Devils, however, are playing loose and with nothing to lose since the team sold off several players — including Vatanen, Taylor Hall and Wayne Simmonds — as they try and kick their rebuild into top gear.

Before Tuesday’s game in Vegas, New Jersey had gotten points in six straight (4-0-2) and has lost in regulation just three times in its last 17 games (9-3-5).

Regardless of the opponent, the Hurricanes know they need to make their push now or risk missing the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

“You can group all of them into the same category for me.

We gotta have them,” coach Rod Brind’Amour said Monday.

“Whether they’re on the road, whether they’re divisional, whether they’re who you’re playing against — it kind of all goes out the window.

“We’re at the point where you’ve got to have them.”

App State. They were some of the top teams in the nation. I really showed that I could prove myself at that level.

“I showed up against the big guys. Look at my game against Tennessee from the year before.

That was one of my breakout games. I think my film against our best opponents answers that question.”

Highsmith was just one of three 49ers at the combine, all looking to build on the momentum fostered over the past three years by NFL draft picks Larry Ogunjobi (2017 third round, Browns) and Nate Davis (2019 third round, Titans).

Running back Benny LeMay finished third among the running backs by bench pressing 24 reps of 225 pounds, while offensive lineman Cameron Clark was a top performer in the bench press and 40-yard dash.

Other North Carolina stand-

outs included Appalachian State’s Darrynton Evans, who placed among the top 10 of running backs in the 40 (second at 4.41) and bench press (ninth at 20 reps), vertical jump (10th at 37.0 inches); Wake Forest offensive tackle Justin Herron, fifth in the vertical jump at 33 inches and eighth in the bench press at 27 reps; Wake cornerback Essang Bassey, third in the vertical jump at 39.5 inches, third in the 20-yard shuttle run at 4.13, sixth in the three-cone drill at 6.95 and seventh in the broad jump at 10 feet, 8 inches, and 10th in the 40 at 4.71; UNC offensive guard Charlie Heck, ninth in the broad jump at 9 feet, 4 inches; and Lenoir-Rhyne safety Kyle Duggar, who made a positive impression by placing first among his position group with a vertical jump of 42 inches. He also placed in the top 10 in the broad jump (second at 11 feet, 2 inches) and the 40 (sixth at 4.49).

“I came back to compete and play in fun hockey games and battle for a Stanley Cup. So yeah, these last 19 games are what I came back for.

I’m ready for it.”

Justin Williams

THE CAROLINA Panthers continue to cut ties with the past, and all indications are that the changes will keep coming for the franchise.

While the team isn’t quite in full rebuild mode yet, each new move pushes the Panthers closer to that reality. Gone this offseason are Greg Olsen, who signed with the Seahawks after parting ways with Carolina, and Luke Kuechly, who retired. They are two of the more popular players the franchise has had in recent years and faces of the franchise. Olsen was heavily featured on the Amazon documentary on the team last year, and Kuechly was the endorsement face of a security company that advertised during Panthers games in recent seasons.

Now, it seems that the next Panther to go might be Trai Turner. According to reports by ESPN and other media outlets. Carolina was reportedly shopping the five-time Pro Bowler while at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis last week. The 26-year-old guard should be in high demand by several contenders. If the Panthers pull the trigger on Turner, it would be the clearest indication yet that the team is building for the future and coach Matt Rhule’s debut season in 2020 could be sacrificed.

It also may have an impact on the biggest name still in question on the Panthers roster. At the combine, Rhule seemed to indicate that he was on board with Cam Newton at quarterback.

The NFL Network reported that the Panthers were planning to move forward with the former MVP, and, in his combine press conference, Rhule said, “I’m unbelievably excited to get to work with Cam. … I’m excited to get him healthy. Obviously, that’s the No. 1 goal for us. He’s doing a great job of doing his part. We have to make sure we’re doing our part as we try to get him healthy for the 2020 season. … I’m excited to have him here. I want him to be here. I want to coach him.”

Still, Newton’s injury history can be blamed, at least in part, on a lack of protection, and the team’s willingness to explore trading its best offensive lineman seems to run counter to the stated desire to have a healthy Newton throwing passes for the Panthers in 2020 and beyond.

There have been rumors that the team is targeting Ryan Tannehill, who had a career rebirth in Tennessee last year, in free agency. National NFL writers Mike Freeman and Matthew Berry have

“I’m excited to have him here. I want him to be here.

I want to coach him.”

New Panthers coach Matt Rhule on quarterback Cam Newton

both said they believe the Panthers are still open to trading Newton.

Certainly, any number of teams would be interested in bringing Newton aboard, including Chicago, who appears ready to move on from former Tar Heel Mitch Trubisky, Tampa Bay, who is uncertain about Jameis Winston, and Washington, now coached by former Panthers head man Ron Rivera.

Newton released a workout video saying he wanted a commitment, although he didn’t mention the Panthers directly. He expressed his desire to remain in Charlotte earlier this offseason.

The team trading one of the building blocks of the line would likely be seen by Newton as a lack of a commitment from the Panthers’ front office. It’s possible that, with plenty of attractive options elsewhere and frustration mounting, he begins pressuring the team to make a decision or demands a trade or release.

The free agency market also threatens to take away more Panthers veterans. The team seems to be undecided about whether to keep cornerback James Bradberry. Defensive lineman Dontari Poe is likely on his way out as the team will look for younger and cheaper options to replace him.

Even the team’s draft plans seem to have taken a hit lately.

The Panthers were believed to be strongly considering Isaiah Simmons of Clemson with their top pick. Simmons would be given the chance to replace Kuechly at linebacker.

Simmons was one of the stars of the NFL Combine, however, and vaulted his draft stock with his performance. It’s doubtful he’ll still be around when the Panthers pick at No. 7.

As the Panthers continue to part with veterans, the team’s list of needs gets longer. Carolina now needs to find answers at linebacker, tight end and, if the team follows through on some of the rumored moves, quarterback, guard, defensive tackle or corner. In other words, pretty much everywhere except running back, where Christian McCaffrey seems secure.

It’s been an offseason of change, and the next few weeks will go a long way in determining which direction the Panthers head — for next year and the years beyond.

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New Panthers coach Matt Rhule speaks during a press conference last Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

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2020 Lexus LS Hybrid

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This Lexus is a technically impressive hybrid flagship Luxury and fuel economy, but is it the best they can do?

By Jordan Golson North State Journal BOSTON — As I slipped behind the wheel of the Lexus LS, the company’s flagship executive sedan, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. OK, I expected endless luxury and comfortable seats and more room than my first apartment, and I got all those. But this is a car that isn’t quite sure what it wants to be.

Gigantic sedans like the Mercedes S-Class and BMW 7-Series are status symbols. They scream “LOOK-AT-HOW-RICHAND-SUCCESSFUL-I-AM” in a very understated way, like a really nice watch might. I think that’s the best way to advertise success. It should be noted here that I own an Omega Seamaster, like James Bond has, though I don’t have an S-Class so I guess I’m only half-successful.

The Lexus LS is for those who

want a slightly more-understated status symbol. It is a bit cheaper than its German competitors, which Lexus specifically mentioned when it launched this car — which is odd for a status symbol that starts north of $75,000, and moreso when my test unit weighs

in at an eye-popping $107,355.

But there’s not as much bling and it’s not going to be mentioned in any rap videos and, though it’s very pretty, it doesn’t draw attention either. There’s something about it that I can’t quite put my finger on.

Lexus is very proud of its engines. It designs and builds them in-house, and there’s a lot of fancy technology that goes into making the 3.5-liter V6 natural aspirated engine in the LS500h I had — and then they add on a pair of electric motor/generators and a lithium-ion battery. Between all the motors and engines it produces 354 horsepower and, Lexus says, is enough to move the LS 500h from 0-60 mph in 5.1 seconds.

That’s quick by any standard for a car this enormous. If you want to be green, the EPA says it gets 23/31/26 mpg city/hwy/combined.

We’ve seen better, but 30 miles per gallon for a highway cruiser isn’t too shabby.

The inside, Lexus says, embraces the omotenashi principle of Japanese hospitality. It basically means to wholeheartedly look after your guests, centering around care rather than expectation — according to the Japanese National Tourism Board. As part of the $12,250 Luxury Package — a friend of mine recently bought a brand-new Ford Fiesta for about that much money — you get 28way power driver and passenger seats, among many other things. I don’t know if I was able to test all of the 28-ways you can adjust the seat, but the seats are very good.

The massage function is even better. It’s not quite a spa day, but it made a multi-hour cruise that much more enjoyable.

The quilted leather is nice, as is the giant center screen and the clock, which is a Lexus hallmark.

The 23-speaker, $1,940 Mark Levinson sound system is excellent. The touchpad that you use to control it is not. It’s the same unit that we’ve seen in most Lexus models for the past few years and it’s terrible. I won’t belabor the point but some new Lexus models are getting touch screens and it can’t happen soon enough.

As you would expect, there is a whole host of safety features here, though bizarrely Lexus has hidden some of them in a $3,000 “Advanced” safety package. Why it isn’t just standard, with the base price of the car increased by three grand, is beyond me. Lexus says this is their flagship and most advanced vehicle. So... why isn’t it?

It’s a very nice car. But I reviewed the Lexus LS two years ago when it came out and said that I would be hard-pressed to come up with a reason to buy it over the competition from Mercedes and BMW and Audi that didn’t include mention of the Lexus’ lower price.

I still can’t. And it’s confusing, because why would you try to be price competitive on a car pushing past $100,000?

Just build the absolute best car you can build and put it on sale for whatever it costs. I know this isn’t the absolute best car Lexus can build, but I really want to take it for a spin, if they ever make it.

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‘The Invisible Man’ tops box office with $29 million The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Elisabeth Moss-led thriller “The Invisible Man” rode a wave of good reviews to a very visible spot atop the box office this weekend. Universal Pictures on Sunday estimated that the film from writer-director Leigh Whannell earned $29 million from North American theaters. Internationally, the Blumhouse production picked up an additional $20.2 million.

Whannell helped dust off the classic H.G. Wells story and update it for modern audiences by focusing on Moss’ victim character instead of the Invisible Man character, who here is an abusive ex-boyfriend.

“The Invisible Man” carried a relatively modest budget, costing under $10 million to produce, and exceeded expectations by a few million dollars. The film, which had been well-received by critics, drew diverse audiences to the theaters (46% Caucasian, 20% African American and 18% Hispanic), according to exit polls.

“We couldn’t be more pleased,” said Jim Orr, Universal’s president of domestic distribution. “(Whannell) brought this century-old character to life in a very clever and relevant way.”

The studio expects it to continue to play well into March, although it will have some extra competition when “A Quiet Place Part II” opens on March 20.

Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the

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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Elisabeth Moss in a scene from “The Invisible Man.” Hedgehog” slid to second place in its third weekend in theaters adding $16 million and bringing its domestic total to $128.3 million.

“The Call of the Wild,” with Harrison Ford, placed third in its second weekend with $13.2 million.

Fourth place went to the anime superhero film “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” which opened to $6.3 million from just

1,260 screens.

“We should never underestimate films like this that may not have broad recognition among the general public,” said Comscore’s senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

“Bad Boys for Life” rounded out the top five with $4.3 million in its seventh weekend. The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence pic is just

shy of reaching the $200 million mark in North America and has earned over $400 million globally.

In limited release, “Wendy,” Benh Zeitlin’s long-awaited follow-up to his Oscar-nominated film “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” got off to a bumpy start with just $30,000 from four theaters. The Peter Pan-inspired film has garnered mixed reviews from critics

and will be expanding in the coming weeks.

Although it’s still early in the year, overall the box office is up nearly 3.5%.

“This weekend it was business as usual in North American theaters,” Dergarabedian said. “People went to the movies to escape the trials and tribulations of the real world.”

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.

Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “The Invisible Man,” $29 million ($20.2 million international).

2. “Sonic The Hedgehog,” $16 million ($26.8 million international).

3. “The Call of the Wild,” $13.2 million ($11 million international).

4. “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising,” $6.3 million ($117,000 international).

5. “Bad Boys for Life,” $4.3 million ($4.9 million international).

6. “Birds of Prey,” $4.1 million ($4.6 million international).

7. “Impractical Jokers: The Movie,” $3.5 million.

8. “1917,” $2.7 million ($5.3 million international).

9. “Brahms: The Boy II,” $2.6 million ($2.4 million international).

10. “Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island,” $2.3 million ($1.9 million international).

Ecology and kinetic styles grace Paris Fashion Week shows

By Thomas Adamson The Associated Press PARIS — Models wearing animal outfits joined the finale of Stella McCartney’s fur-free and leather-free show Monday, as the British-American designer continued to shine a light on the environment and animal cruelty in the industry. The show, which explored a chic cross-over silhouette in soft and huggable fabrics, was runway proof that ethically produced clothes can still have a strong luxury feel. Here are some highlights of fall-winter 2020 shows.

Stellar cross-over style Long flappy belts and strips of fabric provided the vibrancy in Stella McCartney’s fall collection that was otherwise missing amid the rather muted color palette of “terrestrial tones.”

Inside the gilded salons of the Paris Opera, in her morning show, McCartney used the features in form to create a dynamic visual movement.

A nearly two-yard-long diagonal sash, held in place by two buttons, graced the front of a loose pastel-gray double-breasted suit to create a dynamic visual kinesis. Elsewhere, a long ribbed strap plunged down to the model’s knee from an abstractly shaped dark gray top, and a bone-colored knitted dress hung heavily and limp with wavy ribbing. All these styles created a sense of clothes in action — an accomplished feat of design.

The collection, the house said, was inspired by Russian-born French modernist designer and illustrator Erté, who created dynamic and sometimes-windswept silhouettes, and whom McCartney met as a child.

Stella calls on other houses to ditch leather Gold and silver animal jewelry in McCartney’s show added a playful touch, that crescendoed in the finale as 11 models walked the runway in full-on animal costumes, provoking laughs from tickled guests.

Behind the fun, lay a serious message.

None of these animals — cow, rabbit, bison, fox, crocodile — had been killed to produce the collection.

“We are proudly the only luxury fashion house in the world not putting real leather on our runway,” McCartney said. “And welcome our friends in fashion to join us.”

“There has never been a time when we have had more hope in

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A model wears a creation for the Givenchy fashion collection during Women’s fashion week Fall/Winter 2020/21 presented in Paris, Sunday, March 1, 2020. ending fashion’s use of fur and leather,” she added.

Her team, which of late sends out factsheets to editors on the eco-fight, said this collection showcased even more animal-free vegan leather than in the past.

It had expanded, it said, “the cruelty- and PVC-free material beyond accessories — including decorative perforated vegan leather and shaggy pile animal-free shearling.”

Givenchy’s musings on form, silver screen A rough concrete runway, red neon lights, models who strutted aggressively and machines that spewed out cold smoke gave Givenchy’s show production a tough edge — befitting of “Game of Thrones” actress Maisie Williams, who rocked the front row

with punk-like two-tone hair.

This season designer Clare Waight Keller said she channeled “the gritty heyday of French cinema,” in the show, entitled “Arthouse Beauty.”

But the so-called grit was scant in the clothes. It quickly gave way to a brooding and feminine collection of looks that riffed on geometry and played with form — with an ever-so-slight nod to “the silver screen allure” referenced in the show notes.

A beautiful multicolored fur coat, that hung heavy and formless, had top panels that cleverly resembled a movie star’s stole from the studio era of Hollywood.

Enormous graphic floppy hats in black shrouded the models’ faces in shadow, evoking a dramatic standoffish air. The same was true of crinkled leather opera gloves that covered up the arms com-

pletely in the styles of yesteryear.

Yet this collection’s main theme was in the silhouette: Oversize tubular sleeves followed coats with razor-sharp lapels that looked like they had been cut with a scalpel.

And voluminous proportions, especially in multitudinous 1970s’ pleated skirts, gave this collection a dynamic feeling.

Alexander Mcqueen goes Welsh “We went to Wales and were inspired by the warmth of its artistic and poetic heritage,” said designer Sarah Burton of her fall show.

The McQueen studio thus went to the least-explored country in the United Kingdom, in fashion terms, and came back with a motley assortment of fascinating and little-known references — and rich in check.

A wool cashmere coat with blown-up black check and tight buckled belt, was inspired by the traditional Welsh blankets woven from the fleece of black sheep. A black leather bodice draped in a lilac and black check was spawned from the idea of a Welsh unisex shawl, that was known for its warmth and its capacity to carry children inside.

Meanwhile, an aggressive-looking square-shouldered suit was made of patchwork and embroidered with patterns of doves, a panther, a horse and a leak — the latter the symbol of Wales. This look was inspired by a quilt at the National Museum of Wales.

The McQueen bar is set very high — and justifiably so — and sadly the garments in this collection, though beautifully constructed, at times felt a little unexciting.

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CELEBRITY OBITS

‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies at 93 The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — James Lipton, an actor-turned-dramaschool-dean who got hundreds of Hollywood luminaries to open up about their life and art and became an unlikely celebrity himself as the longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died Monday.

Lipton died of bladder cancer at his New York home, his wife, Kedakai Lipton, told The Associated Press. He was 93.

The Detroit-born Lipton began the Bravo show in 1994 that also served as a class for his students at the Actors Studio Drama School, where he was then dean.

He often said his only requirement for a guest was whether they had something to teach his students. His first guest, Paul Newman, set a standard of stardom for those that would follow, including Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Glenn Close, Steven Spielberg and Barbra Streisand.

“Rest in peace, James Lipton.

He was interested in the actor’s process, which was so refreshing,” Streisand said in a Twitter post.

Lipton was known, and often parodied, for his highbrow and sometimes worshipful tone with his subjects, and for his intensive preparation, represented by a

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This Sept. 9, 2017 file photo shows James Lipton at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. stack of blue note cards that held his meticulously researched questions. When Will Ferrell played Lipton on “Saturday Night Live,” the stack of cards was nearly a foot thick.

Many otherwise media-shy actors were willing to appear on “Inside the Actors Studio” because Lipton focused on their craft and

Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe’s markets, dies The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Joe Coulombe envisioned a new generation of young grocery shoppers emerging in the 1960s, one that wanted healthy, tasty, high-quality food they couldn’t find in most supermarkets and couldn’t afford to buy in the few high-end gourmet outlets.

So he found a new way to bring everything from a then-exotic snack food called granola to the California-produced wines that for flavor compared with anything from France. And he made shopping for them almost as much fun as sailing the high seas when he created Trader Joe’s, a quirky little grocery store filled with nautical themes and staffed not by managers and clerks but by “captains and mates.”

From the time he opened his first store in Pasadena, California, in 1967 until his death Friday at age 89, Coulombe watched his namesake business rise from a cult favorite of educated but underpaid young people — and a few hippies — to a retail giant with more than 500 outlets in over 40 states.

“He wanted to make sure whatever was sold in our store was of good value,” said Coulombe’s son, also named Joe, who added that his father died following a long illness. “He always did lots of taste tests. My sisters and I remember him bringing home all kinds of things for us to try. At his offices he had practically daily tastings of new products. Always the aim was to provide good food and good value to people.”

He achieved that by buying directly from wholesalers and cutting out the middleman, in many cases slapping the name Trader Joe’s on a bag of nuts, trail mix, organic dried mango, honey-oat cereal or Angus beef chili. He named several products after his daughters Charlotte and Madeleine and gave quirky names to others.

Among them were Trader Darwin vitamins and a non-alcoholic sparkling juice called Eve’s Apple Sparkled by Adam.

He prided himself on checking out every vintage of wine from California’s Napa Valley, including Trader Joe’s standby, Charles Shaw, affectionately known as Two-Buck Chuck because it sold for $1.99. (It still does in the California stores, although shipping costs have increased the price in other states.)

“He sold a lot of better wines too,” his son noted with a laugh, recalling trips the family made to France to seek them out.

After selling Trader Joe’s to Ger-

man grocery retailer Aldi in 1979, Coulombe remained as its CEO until 1988, when he left to launch a second career as what he called a “temp,” coming in as interim CEO or consultant for several large companies in transition. He retired in 2013.

His wife’s parents had introduced him to a world of foods previously unfamiliar to him, including fine olive oil, fresh seafood and inexpensive quality wine, and he figured things like that would be perfect for the younger audience he was seeking.

As he bargained for those products, he’d sometimes come across a particularly exceptional olive oil or vintage wine, never to find it again, and he wouldn’t stock an inferior product in its place.

He eschewed promotional gimmicks like loyalty clubs or loss-leader sales, getting the word out with brief radio spots and the Trader Joe’s “Fearless Flyer” newsletter, whose old-style appearance was inspired by another money-saving effort. He wanted to dress up the newsletter’s stories with illustrations he cut out of magazines, but he made sure he only took ones on which the copyrights had expired.

He passed such savings on not only to his customers but employees, which Trader Joe’s boasts are among retail’s best compensated, with medical, dental, vision and retirement plans and annual salary increases the company says range from 7% to 10%. Many workers have remained with Trader Joe’s for decades.

“He just had a visit yesterday from employee No. 1,” his daughter Charlotte said shortly before her father’s death.

He and his wife also became well known in Southern California philanthropic circles, contributing time and money to such causes as Planned Parenthood, the Los Angeles Opera and the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens.

Stories differ on how the name Trader Joe’s came about, with some saying it was inspired by a ride on Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise boat or a book he read called “White Shadows in the South Seas” or his favorite college hangout being a Trader Vic’s bar near Stanford.

Coulombe, who loved to travel, did acknowledge over the years that he had a fascination with the South Seas and put Trader into the name and a nautical theme inside the stores to lend that exotic appeal to customers.

In addition to his three children and wife of 67 years, Coulombe is survived by six grandchildren.

not the usual celebrity chatter or project promotion.

“People do not come on to sell a movie and you never hear the words, ‘I’m opening in Vegas in two weeks,’ “ Lipton told the AP in a 1996 interview. “That’s what most talk shows depend upon, and that’s fine, but with us we’re getting together to dig as deep as we

can.”

He was not afraid to get personal, however, and his stunned interviewees often asked “How did you know that?” when he asked about something from their childhood or private life.

Julia Roberts asked Lipton if he had talked to her mother after one set of questions, and Sally Field in her first-season appearance asked, “Have you been reading my diary?

Talking to my shrink?’’

“Obviously we deal in lots of anecdotes, and even some gossip and secrets,” Lipton told the AP, “but they’re tied together by a concern for and devotion to craft.”

He ended every interview with a set of soul-searching questions he derived from French television host Bernard Pivot, including, “What is your favorite curse word?” and “If God exists, what would you like to hear him say after your death?”

Lipton studied acting with famed teacher Stella Adler as well as production and directing at New York University and the New School. His 1950s stage and screen credits included “The Autumn Garden” on Broadway and a stint as actor and then writer on the TV soap opera “The Guiding Light.” Lipton wrote the book and the lyrics for two Broadway musicals, “Nowhere to Go but Up” (1962) and “Sherry!” (1967).

In the 1990s, as a vice president of the Actors Studio, Lipton helped create the Actors Studio Drama School that brought together the resources of the studio and the New School. He was the founding dean of the graduate-level school, which in 2005 relocated to Pace

University, where Lipton remained its dean emeritus.

Despite his TV show’s guest list of nearly every A-list actor of recent decades, Lipton never got the guest he wanted most, Marlon Brando.

“He was reclusive in the last years of his life,” Lipton told Parade . “He said, ‘I’m never going to do your show. The studio’s always taking credit for me. I was trained

by Stella Adler.’ I said, ‘So was I. Come on. We’ll talk about Stella.’ I’ve had a pretty good roster of guests without Marlon.”

Lipton said his favorite guest on the show was Bradley Cooper, because he was a former student.

“The night that one of my students has achieved so much that he or she comes back and sits down in that chair would be the night that I have waited for since we started this thing,” Lipton told Larry King in 2016. “It turned out to be Bradley Cooper.”

Lipton and Cooper, who can be seen asking Sean Penn a question in a 1999 episode of the show, both teared up when he returned as a guest in 2011. Lipton retired as host in 2018.

Other than Brando and Jack Nicholson, another favorite of his who he never had as a guest, Lipton spent little time trying to land big names, who often came to him as appearing on the show became a sought-after sign of career achievement for actors.

Lipton told the AP that that response from actors made him think that “maybe, just maybe, we were creating an archive that would be more valuable 100 years from now.’’

Jack Welch, former GE chief and business guru, dies at 84 The Associated Press BOSTON — Jack Welch, who transformed General Electric Co. into a highly profitable multinational conglomerate and parlayed his legendary business acumen into a retirement career as a corporate leadership guru, died early Monday.

The cause of death was renal failure, his wife Suzy told The New York Times.

Welch became one of the nation’s most well-known and highly regarded corporate leaders during his two decades as GE’s chairman and chief executive, from 1981 to 2001. He personified the so-called “cult of the CEO” during the late-1990s boom, when GE’s soaring stock price made it the most valuable company in the world.

A chemical engineer by training, Welch transformed the company from a maker of appliances and light bulbs into an industrial and financial services powerhouse. During his tenure, GE’s revenue grew nearly fivefold, and the firm’s market capitalization increased 30-fold.

Welch’s results-driven management approach and hands-on style were credited with helping GE turn a financial corner, although some of the success came at the expense of thousands of employees who lost their jobs in Welch’s relentless efforts to cut costs and rid GE of unprofitable businesses.

Business success and outspokenness brought him wide fame.

In 1999, Fortune magazine named Welch as its “Manager of the Century.”

For his first book, “Jack: Straight From the Gut,” Welch received a $7.1 million advance. Although released on the very morning of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the book became a best-seller, and led to frequent speaking engagements where he took his candor on stage.

“From the day I joined GE to the day I was named CEO, 20 years later, my bosses cautioned me about my candor,” Welch wrote in ‘Straight from the Gut.’ “I was labeled abrasive and consistently warned my candor would soon get in the way of my career ... and I’m telling you that it was candor that helped make it work.”

Welch did not slow down after leaving GE. He became a senior advisor with private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in 2001. He also taught a course on business leadership at MIT’s Sloan School of Management in 2006. In 2009, Welch founded the Jack Welch Management Institute, an online MBA program that is now part of

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In this Oct. 22, 2013 file photo, former Chairman and CEO of General Electric Jack Welch appears on CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Strayer University.

In his writing and speaking, Welch shared the wisdom he gained in a GE career that began right after he left grad school. He quickly climbed the ranks, and became the company’s youngest chairman and CEO in 1981, at age 45.

Welch quickly shook up GE, laying off tens of thousands of employees in his first five years.

That earned him the unwanted nickname “Neutron Jack,” after the nuclear weapon that kills people but leaves buildings largely intact. Welch bristled at the name, insisting that successful companies needed to be agile.

But the nickname stuck, and was used by President Donald Trump in a tweet Monday.

Welch also divested GE of billions of dollars in businesses that didn’t live up to his mantra that they be No. 1 or 2 in their markets. The early moves dismantled GE’s bureaucracy and eliminated many layers of reporting relationships.

“He’s quick on the trigger — sometimes too quick,” Noel Tichy, the author of a 1993 book on Welch and a former leader of GE’s vaunted training programs, said in 2001. “He’ll make snap judgments. He’s a human being that has temper tantrums.

“With all that, I think he’s the greatest business leader I ever met,” Tichy said.

Welch delayed his retirement for one last bold move, a $41 billion bid to buy Honeywell International.

Welch predicted easy government approval for the largest acquisition GE had ever attempted, but European regulators rejected the deal as bad for competition.

In 1986, Welch made one of his

boldest moves, a $6.4 billion acquisition of RCA, including the NBC television network. The deal energized GE, which made hundreds more acquisitions as the company moved aggressively into financial services, medical equipment and jet engines.

One of Welch’s greatest accomplishments, his supporters say, is the talent GE has created by placing a premium on developing leaders. Many former GE executives now lead Fortune 500 companies.

Among the leaders Welch groomed was his GE successor, Jeffrey Immelt. Welch has written that picking his successor leading up to the 2001 leadership transition was the most important and agonizing decision he ever made.

“From the first day I joined GE, I felt like I worked for Jack Welch, and that was all right by me,” Immelt said Monday. “He was a brilliant, aspirational leader. Jack was always direct, but his frankness was appealing and effective. His informality and accessibility made GE a team -- we all loved working for him because he wanted the people around him to succeed. Jack was the best boss I have ever seen. God bless him and his family.”

Born Nov. 19, 1935, as the only child of an Irish working-class family in Salem, Mass., Welch graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1957 with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. He later obtained master’s and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois, finishing in 1960.

Welch is survived by his third wife, Suzy Welch, and four children from his first marriage.

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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) is celebrating 10 years of Students@ Worksm. Through this statewide program made possible by a partnership with the Department of Public Instruction, nearly 251,000 students have been exposed to potential careers within their local communities since it began in 2011.

This year’s initiative includes 280 employers and will impact 40,000 students statewide. As part of Students@ Worksm Month, students will get a chance to learn about such industries as energy production, health care, hospitality, finance, manufacturing, biotechnology, education and public service.

“Our students are eager and curious to learn about what goes on in the businesses they pass every day,” said Ann Ashley, NCBCE Chair. “As a business community, we want to show them. We want them to see how they can use their many strengths and talents to eventually be of service to their families, their neighbors and their state. This is what work-based learning is all about.”

The 2020 weeks of focus are: March 2-6: Education, Healthcare and Public Service March 9-13: Small Business and Entrepreneurship March 16-20: STEM March 23-27: Hospitality: Tourism and Retail “North Carolina is so fortunate that our business community has recognized for ten years now the need to start shaping our future workforce at an early age,” said Caroline Sullivan, NCBCE Executive Director. “We have been at the forefront of work-based learning because our state’s businesses recognize the importance of linking classroom experience to real-world jobs.”

Students@Worksm is geared primarily toward middle school students, but there are some programs that involve high school students as well. The initiative also works toward the goal of myFutureNC in assuring that two million North Carolinians have a postsecondary degree or credential by 2030.

The North Carolina Business Committee for Education is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit comprised of business leaders from across the state. NCBCE’s mission is to connect “businesses, educators, students and policy makers to support workforce development ensuring NC has a vibrant economy.”

Virus spread prompts Fed to slash rates in surprise move

By Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.

Chairman Jerome Powell said at a news conference that the virus “will surely weigh on economic activity both here and abroad for some time.”

It was the Fed’s first move since last year, when it reduced its key short-term rate three times. It’s also the first time the central bank has cut its key rate between policy meetings since the 2008 financial crisis, and it’s the largest rate cut since then. The move, which the Fed’s policy committee backed unanimously, lowered its benchmark rate to a range of 1% to 1.25%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had been down as much as 356 points shortly before the Fed’s announcement, initially jumped on the news when it was announced at 10 a.m. Eastern time. The surge was short-lived.

By late morning, the Dow was down about 300 points. Still, on Monday, the Dow had rocketed up nearly 1,300 points — its largest percentage gain since 2009.

The Fed’s announcement of a steep rate cut signaled its growing concern that the coronavirus, which is depressing economic activity across the world, poses an escalating threat and could trigger a recession. Yet even before the Fed’s action Tuesday, economists had been cautioning that lower rates aren’t the ideal prescription for the threat posed by

the coronavirus.

Lower borrowing rates can lead people and businesses to borrow and spend, which can boost economic activity. But they can’t directly solve the problems the virus has caused — from closed factories to canceled business travel to disrupted company supply chains.

“The Fed obviously cannot address the virus itself by cutting rates, but they can hope to short-circuit the potential for a negative response in financial markets that could make the economic impact of the virus even worse,” said Eric Winograd, senior economist at AB. At his news conference after the rate cut, Powell was asked what had changed from last week, when several Fed officials said they saw no immediate need to cut rates even as stock markets endured their biggest losses since the 2008 financial crisis. The chairman replied that “we have seen a broader spread of the virus. So, we saw a risk to the economy and we chose to act.”

“We have come to the view now that it was time for us to act to support the economy,” he added.

The chairman acknowledged that there are limits to the Fed’s influence on the economy. But he said he believes Tuesday’s surprise rate cut would provide a “meaningful boost to the economy.”

He acknowledged, though, that while central banks and fiscal policymakers can help mitigate the economic damage the “ultimate solution to this challenge will come from others, most notably health professionals.”

Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist for Capital Econom-

ics, said, “With financial markets in turmoil and evidence growing that the coronavirus is developing into a pandemic, the Fed’s change of heart is entirely understandable.”

Ashworth noted that the Fed’s statement Tuesday repeated language it has used in the past that it would act as appropriate.” He said this may suggest that the Fed is leaning toward an additional rate cut, perhaps as soon as its next scheduled policy meeting in two weeks.

Across the world, business is slowing and in some places stopping altogether as a consequence of the virus. Factories in China have been struggling to grind slowly back to life. Many European vacation destinations have been all but deserted as leisure and corporate travel has diminished. And major companies around the world bracing for the risk that the economic landscape could worsen before it improves.

Indeed, Powell noted that “you are hearing concerns from people in the travel business, the hotel business and things like that.”

“We expect that will continue and probably will grow,” he said.

Google told its 8,000 full-time staffers and contractors at its European headquarters in Dublin to work from home Tuesday.

Irish news reports have said that a Google staffer is being tested for coronavirus. But the company issued only a brief statement that said it was continuing to take precautionary measures to protect the health and safety of its workforce.

President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly attacked the Fed

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ECB’s Lagarde: ‘Ready to take targeted action’ on economy The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany — The head of the European Central Bank said Monday that Europe’s top monetary authority is ready to take “appropriate and targeted measures” if necessary to support the economy against the headwinds from the new coronavirus.

Christine Lagarde said in a statement that the virus “is a fast developing situation which creates risks for the economic outlook.” She said the bank would closely monitor developments

and act “as necessary and commensurate with the underlying risks.”

Lagarde’s remarks come as stock markets have risen in the U.S. on speculation that central banks may step in with action to support the global economy against the disruption caused by the spread of the virus. That is the case even though some economists think central bank action might only have symbolic value, since lower interest rates cannot re-open businesses that have been closed to prevent the spread

of the virus. Lower rates can boost stocks, however, and might be used to prevent turmoil on equity markets from spilling over to the wider economy.

The ECB has less room to cut than the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The Frankfurt, Germany based central bank for the 19 countries that use the euro has already cut a key benchmark, its deposit rate, into negative territory. It stands at minus 0.5 percent. The ECB is also purchasing bonds with newly printed money in an effort to support tepid growth and raise infla-

tion toward more normal levels, the bank’s chief mandate. While Lagarde said the ECB was ready to act, she also hedged by saying that any action would be “commensurate with the underlying risks.”

The US Dow Jones index jumped 1,300 points or around 5%. The huge gains clawed back some of the ground lost in a massive sell-off that gave stocks their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008.

The ECB holds its next rate-setting meeting on March 12.

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the BRIEF Ex-Google self-driving car project picks up new investors San Francisco Google’s former autonomous vehicle project is becoming a more autonomous business by bringing it in its first investors besides its corporate parent. Waymo has secured $2.25 billion from a group of investors led by Silver Lake and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board to help the company continue to develop its self-driving technology for its ridehailing service and a recently launched trucking division. Other investors in the deal announced Monday include Mubadala Investment Company, auto part makers Magna International, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and AutoNation, the largest auto dealership chain in the U.S. Until now, Waymo had been exclusively relying on the deep pockets of its parent company, Alphabet, which also contributing to the $2.25 billion investment. Alphabet doesn’t disclose specific about Waymo’’s financial performance, but bundles its results with a group of other high-risk projects and companies known as “Other Bets.” That division lost $4.8 billion last year on revenue of just $659 million.

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Colleges in Maryland, North Carolina cancel Italy programs Chapel Hill Flagship universities in Maryland and North Carolina have canceled study abroad programs in Italy and are working to bring students home amid the continuing spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The University of Maryland, along with Towson University in Maryland, suspended study abroad programs in Italy and told students to return home after the Centers for Disease Control raised its coronavirus warning level Friday night to limit travel in that country. The University of Maryland’s flagship College Park campus has 136 students studying in Italy, while Towson has nine students and additional faculty and staff there.

Students are being told to return to their homes away from campus and selfquarantine for 14 days.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill also expanded its restrictions on nonessential Universityaffiliated travel to Italy and canceled spring semester study abroad programs in Italy. The university said travel restrictions are now in place for China, South Korea and Italy. UNC said it is communicating with affected students studying abroad about their return to the United States and their academic continuation options.

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Earlier Tuesday, seven major economies had pledged to use “all appropriate tools” to deal with the spreading coronavirus but announced no immediate actions.

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Kushner sells stake in firm criticized for possible conflict

By Bernard Condon The Associated Press NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has sold his stake in a company investing in Opportunity Zone projects offering tax breaks he had pushed for in Washington, sparking criticism that he was benefiting from his White House role.

A filing at the Office of Government Ethics released Monday shows that Kushner received permission to defer capital gains taxes on the sale of his stake in Cadre, a digital platform for smaller investors in commercial properties. Kushner’s holding in the private Cadre was worth between $25 million and $50 million, according to a financial disclosure report he filed with federal ethics officials

last year.

A person familiar with the sale said Cadre asked Kushner last summer to consider selling because of worries that some potential new investors in the firm might raise conflict-of-interest issues. The person was not authorized to speak of Kushner’s personal finances and spoke only on a condition of anonymity.

Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, pushed for the Opportunity Zone tax breaks to be included in Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul. The breaks offer investors big cuts in capital gains taxes if they put money into businesses and buildings in 8,700 poor, struggling neighborhoods across the country that otherwise might not attract the money.

Cadre has said it plans to invest heavily in those neighborhoods,

though it is unclear just how much it has done so. Kushner also has stakes in more than a dozen properties in Opportunity Zones owned by his family firm, Kushner Cos. It is not clear if the company has taken advantage of the breaks.

Kushner stepped down as CEO of Kushner Cos. and gave up management positions at Cadre when he joined the White House three years ago.

Asked for comment, Kushner ethics lawyer Abbe Lowell referred to an earlier statement he gave to Bloomberg News saying that Kushner has complied with all ethics rules and that the sale is “the latest example of how seriously he takes this responsibility.”

Cadre declined to comment.

Kushner co-founded Cadre with his brother, Joshua, and current CEO, Ryan Williams.

“I would be lying if I said the political angle wasn’t frustrating or concerning.

There are people who won’t work with us, and we get that.”

Ryan Williams A Forbes magazine cover story last year said investors were shying away from the company given the links to Kushner and the Trump administration. It quoted CEO Williams saying, “I would be lying if I said the political angle wasn’t frustrating or concerning. There are people who won’t work with us, and we get that.”

Still, Kushner’s financial filings filed with federal ethics officials suggest the company isn’t doing so badly. The $25 million minimum value of Kushner’s stake at the end of last year is up sharply from three years ago when it was valued at at least $5 million.

Trade show blues: Exhibitions go virtual as virus spreads FRANKFURT, Germany — Fine wines and hipster gin. Hunting rifles and knives. Contemporary paintings and million-dollar sports cars. They’re all marketed at trade events that are quickly going dark across the globe due to the new coronavirus - and taking with them sales opportunities that may be difficult to make up.

Some companies are taking their shows online with virtual events they stream from their headquarters to reach customers anyway.

But marketing experts and executives warn that there is no substitute for face-to-face contact with potential clients, as exhibition companies try to total up the losses being suffered by an industry that also pumps billions into hotels, restaurants and cabdriver’s wallets.

The Geneva International Motor Show resorted to putting automakers’ product unveilings and news conferences online Tuesday after this year’s show was canceled. BMW presented its sleek i4 electric concept car at a digital news conference from Munich, while competitors Daimler and Volkswagen held their own online events.

The Geneva show was cancelled after local authorities barred gatherings of more than 1,000 people to halt the spread of the virus, which has sickened over 90,000 people globally and led to 3,100 deaths as of Tuesday. While some car companies were already trying online presentations before the virus in an effort to expand their reach to social media, there is no real substitute to seeing a product in person or meeting people in the industry.

“It’s not just about purchases.

For many products it is also about reinforcing a kind of communi-

ty building,” said Gernot Gehrke, professor of management and event-industry marketing at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hanover.

Trade shows, which can bring sales long after the event, are “a point of contact in a customer journey, if you like, that aims at a stable relationship to customers, and also to people and organizations that might become customers.”

They are also big business. Exhibitors pay in advance to book space and lose their money on such last-minute cancellations caused by health concerns. The Geneva auto show was expected to generate $250 million for the wider city area. “This is a dramatic loss for everyone,” said Oliver Rihs, managing director of the Geneva show, which plans to go ahead next year.

Trade fairs are a tradition in Germany, where some 160 to 180 are held every year, reaping 14.5 billion euros ($16 billion) from visitors and exhibitors and pumping a total of 28 billion euros into the local economy as well as providing 230,000 jobs, 100,000 of them full-time positions.

Art Basel, the modern and contemporary art fair, moved up the debut of a new digital initiative after its Hong Kong fair was cancelled due the virus. The online viewing rooms will be live March 20-25 after two VIP preview days.

The digital initiative will be open for free to galleries that had been accepted to participate in the Hong Kong fair. The rooms allow collectors to browse through thousands of works and directly contact galleries.

But online showings would be a poor option for the luxury watch industry, which is reeling from the cancellation of two major industry events, Baselworld and Watches & Wonders Geneva.

“The watch industry is a touch-

and-feel industry. The only way to get a feel for these incredible luxury products is to hold them in your hands and look at them and engage in the emotion of what goes into the making of these incredible masterpieces,” said Roberta Naas, who has written several books on the watches and founded the website ATimelyPerspective.com.

Other big cancellations include the Mobile World Congress last month in Barcelona, Spain, the biggest industry show for wireless technology.

In Chicago, the International Housewares Association this week canceled its annual show set for mid-March. It was expected to draw more than 56,000 visitors and more than 47,000 nights booked in the city’s hotels.

A slew of others have been postponed that might be less known to the public but are a big deal in particular industries. This month, the exhibition center in Duesseldorf, Germany, has alone seen the postponement of fairs for: wine and spirits, metalworking and manufacturing technology, energy storage, and wire and cables. In Nuremberg, IWA OutdoorClassic, a hunting and outdoor gear show, was pushed back to September.

Gamers Developers Conference, a major event for video game developers in San Francisco, was postponed last week after a growing number of companies dropped out, including Amazon, Sony, Facebook, Electronic Arts, Unity and Epic. Facebook is planning

to go forward with GDC-related announcements via video, online Q&A sessions and other digital formats. But smaller game developers and software companies can’t make up for the loss of exposure of the March 16-20 event.

Jacob Navok, CEO of Genvid, said his software development company had planned several announcements at GDC regarding games. He had planned a keynote address, a round table discussion and an evening party with more than 120 guests. Unlike Facebook, his company does not have the capacity to hold virtual versions of those events.

“Nobody would watch because I have no way to market that. I’m not able to draw people to these things by myself,” said Navok.

Instead, Navok said he plans to spend the week flying to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle to meet with some of the major companies. He also will repackage his keynote address for interviews with industry journalists. But he will not be able to meet with many game publishers from other parts of the U.S. and Canada. And he will miss out on the impromptu interactions that happen when people stop by his booth.

“It will suffice, but it cannot replace that in-person presentation and the ability to meet the people that randomly happen across your product,” said Navok. “It’s a big week of announcements. We are still going to do it. We are going to have to — but that in person momentum is not going to be there.”

countries, referred to as the G-7, said it was “ready to take actions, including fiscal measures where appropriate, to aid in the response to the virus and support the economy.” The joint statement from the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada followed an emergency conference call among the finance ministers and central bank presidents, led

by Powell and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

The G-7 has issued similar joint statements during periods of extreme market turmoil, such as the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the 2008 financial crisis.

Last week, the Dow plunged 14% from recent highs, its worst week since the 2008 global financial crisis.

“Given the potential impacts of COVID-19 on global growth, we reaffirm our commitment to use all appropriate policy tools

to achieve strong, sustainable growth and safeguard against downside risks,” the G-7 said.

Global agencies have indicated this week that there will be a significant economic impact as the virus spreads.

On Monday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said that the coronavirus, which was first detected in China but has now spread to 60 nations in Europe, the U.S., Latin

America and other parts of Asia, could cause the world economy to shrink this quarter for the first time since the international financial crisis more than a decade ago.

The OECD lowered its forecasts for global growth in 2020 by half a percentage point, to 2.4% — and said the figure could go as low as 1.5% if the outbreak is sustained and widespread. There are signs that the outbreak has begun to ebb in China.

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Workers dismantle a booth after that the 90th Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) is cancelled by Swiss authorities, at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.

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NATION & WORLD Guyana elects leader as vast oil boom dawns

By Bert Wilkinson The Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana voted for a new government on Monday in a bruising fight for control of a tiny South American country whose oil revenues in the next decade could make it one of the wealthiest in the hemisphere.

A consortium comprised of ExxonMobil and partners, Hess Oil of the US and CNOOC of China began in late December to pump oil from offshore deposits that so far contain an estimated 8 billion barrels. Guyana in late February sent its own first shipment of 1 million barrels to markets in Asia and the U.S. as part of a production-sharing agreement.

Officials say Guyana will earn $300 million as its share this year, but the figure will jump to $5 billion by 2025, when crude from a third oil field begins to flow. Foreign direct investment from oil-related activities is nearing $1 billion.

Under terms of the deal with Exxon, the nation of fewer than 1 million people gets a 2% royalty and 50% of sales after the consortium recovers its investment from every shipment.

The commercial finds have already brought all of the world’s majors, like Tullow of the U.K., Repsol of Spain and Total of France to the continent’s only English-speaking nation, as well as support companies like Haliburton of the U.S. All plan to drill wells this year.

Members of the governing multiparty coalition led by 74-year-old retired army Gen. David Granger, and supported mainly by descendants of Africans brought to Guyana as slaves, say they will be better stewards of the country’s newfound wealth.

Governing coalition leader Aubrey Norton told The Associated Press that the opposition People’s Progressive Party, supported mostly by Guyanese of East Indian descent brought to Guyana as indentured servants, had an established record of corruption. The

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People line up to vote during presidential elections in Georgetown, Guyana, Monday, March. 2, 2020.

PPP was in power for 23 years, until 2015.

“When they were in power and we had little or nothing, they stole terribly. What will prevent them now from stealing again? Oil around the world has been associated with corruption. They simply can’t be trusted with our oil wealth,” Norton said.

PPP presidential candidate Irfaan Ali, a 40-year-old former housing minister, has faced questions about potentially fraudulent academic qualifications but said he is also confident of victory.

Former two-term President Bharrat Jagdeo of the PPP said his party would negotiate far better

contracts with incoming oil companies.

“They signed a contract that was so lopsided that the foreigners and those people will benefit from almost everything. We the people will get very little. The oil belongs to the people of Guyana, all 800,000 of us, and it must benefit our people,” Jagdeo said at a recent rally.

More than 2,500 polling stations opened at 6 a.m. on Monday with observer groups from the Commonwealth of former British territories, the Caribbean trading bloc and the Organization of American States.

In December, a ruling-party

lawmaker sided with the PPP in a no-confidence motion, erasing the government’s one-seat majority in the 65-member house and forcing it into caretaker status. Parliament has not met for most of the last year and is suspended because of elections. The lawmaker said he was dissatisfied with the government’s performance and denied allegations he was bribed to side with the PPP. He fled to Canada hours after the vote nevertheless.

Both parties have been trying to win over the 10% of the population in indigenous communities near Venezuela and Brazil that function as swing votes.

Tensions between blacks and

Japan Olympic Minister: Summer Games could be held any time in 2020

By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO — Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020.

Seiko Hashimoto’s response to a question in the upper house of parliament implies the Olympics could be held later in the year and would not have to start on July 24 as planned. The Paralympics open on Aug. 25.

The Tokyo Olympics are being threatened by a fast-spreading virus that has been blamed for 12 deaths in Japan and has shut down most schools, sports competitions and Olympic-related events in the country.

“The IOC has the right to cancel the games only if they are not held during 2020,” Hashimoto told parliament. “This can be interpreted to mean the games can be postponed as long as they are held during the calendar year.”

IOC President Thomas Bach and Tokyo organizers have repeatedly said they expect the Olympics to open on schedule. Others have suggested the spreading virus could force cancellation, postponement or moving events to other cities.

During a scheduled executive board meeting on Tuesday, the IOC issued a statement expressing “full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, taking place from July 24 to Aug. 9, 2020.”

Bach then made the unusual move of stepping out from the first day of a two-day meeting at IOC headquarters in Lausanne to make a statement.

“I would like to encourage all the athletes to continue their prepara-

East Indians Guyanese date back to the era of British plantation slavery. Indians were brought as indentured servants to replace blacks on sugar and other plantations after slaves were emancipated in the 1830s. The Indians were generally treated better than the blacks, spawning resentments that remain to this day. Race riots in the 1960s left more than 150 dead, large parts of the capital were burnt and many Guyanese migrated to North America and Britain.

Both parties have been accused of transferring much of the wealth, state contracts and land to supporters.

“I would like to encourage all the athletes to continue their preparation for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with great confidence and with full steam.”

IOC President Thomas Bach

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, right, from Germany attends the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. tion for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with great confidence and with full steam,” he said.

Bach also praised a panel created last month that brings together the Geneva-based World Health Organization, public authorities in Japan, and Olympic officials in Tokyo and Lausanne.

In an interview last week with only Japanese media, Bach had declined to “fuel the flames of

speculation” about reports of cancellation or postponement.

Hashimoto was asked if she believed the Olympics should be held even if the coronavirus outbreak is worse than it is now.

“We are making the utmost effort so that we don’t have to face that situation,” she said.

Any decision to move the games back would impact international broadcasters, who would have

sway over any changes.

The International Olympic Committee gets 73% of its $5.7 billion income in a four-year Olympic cycle from selling broadcast rights. About half of that TV income is from American network NBC. The 1964 Tokyo Olympics were held in October. But the games have now shifted to summer, largely because it’s the only time

slot open for sports broadcasters.

North America in the fall is filled with the NFL, college football, baseball, basketball and hockey.

Europe is jammed with soccer in England, Spain, Germany, France and Italy, not to mention rugby and cricket where those sports are popular.

Former IOC vice president Dick Pound said in an interview last week that a decision about the Olympics probably has to be made in the next several months. Kevan Gosper, another former IOC vice president and now an honorary IOC member, also said cancellation was feasible.

The Olympics have been canceled only three times, all during wartime.

Tokyo organizers on Tuesday were forced to call off a Paralympic wheelchair rugby test event following suggestions from Prime Minister Shizo Abe to hold down large crowd events for several weeks.

Tokyo organizers have 17 test events remaining on their schedule. The last one is to end on May 8. Most are small events featuring only local athletes. The most significant is a gymnastics test on April 4-6 that is expected to have non-Japanese athletes competing.

Japan’s professional baseball league is playing preseason games in stadiums without fans, and the soccer J-League has suspended play until March 18. The famous Tokyo Marathon was held on Sunday with only a few hundred elite runners, instead of a public party for 30,000 participants.

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19 SP 139 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Edward L. Davis, Jr. and Cara O. Davis to Fidelity National Title Company, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated January 29, 2015 and recorded on January 29, 2015 in Book 09585 at Page 0102, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

19 SP 1460 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael Christopher Canaski to John B. Third, Trustee(s), which was dated December 19, 2017 and recorded on December 19, 2017 in Book 10223 at Page 0098, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1596 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ANTHONY O. OKOBI, JR. AND ANN W. OKOBI DATED NOVEMBER 17, 2017 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 10207 AT PAGE 562 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

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

20 SP 46 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Stacey C. Barr and Joshua B. Barr, as Trustees of the Joshua B. Barr Revocable Trust Agreement, dated April 26, 2007, and Trustee(s) of the Stacey C. Barr Revoc to Jaime Kosofsky, Trustee(s), which was dated July 27, 2016 and recorded on August 1, 2016 in Book 9912 at Page 723, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

20 SP 3 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert Castaneda, III and Ruby J. Castaneda to Michael J. Broker, Trustee(s), which was dated July 3, 2012 and recorded on July 3, 2012 in Book 08939 at Page 0023, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 18, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: LYING AND BEING IN NO. 4 TOWNSHIP, CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA IN THE SOUTH WEST INTERSECTION OF MILTON LANE AND TODD AVENUE, AND BEING ONE (1/2) HALF OF LOT NO. 283 AND ONE (1/2) HALF OF LOT NO. 284 OF SUBDIVISION OF ROCKWOOD PLAT NO. 5 AS SHOWN ON PLAT FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA IN MAP BOOK NO. 7, PAGE 80 AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS : BEGINNING AT AN IRON STAKE IN THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF MILTON LANE AND TODD AVENUE AND RUNS THENCE WITH THE WEST EDGE OF TODD AVENUE SOUTH 20-36 EAST 150 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE IN THE WEST EDGE OF TODD AVENUE, FRONT CORNER OF LOTS NOS. 284 AND 285, THENCE WITH THE DIVIDING LINE OF LOTS NOS. 284 AND 285, SOUTH 69 - 24 WEST 75 FEET TO AN IRON

STAKE, A NEW CORNER IN THE LINE OF LOTS NOS. 284 AND 285; THENCE A NEW LINE NORTH 20-36 WEST 150 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE, A NEW CORNER IN THE SOUTH EDGE OF MILTON LANE; THENCE WITH THE SOUTH EDGE OF MILTON LANE NORTH 69 - 24 EAST 75 FEET TO THE BEGINNING. SURVEYED AND PLATTED BY WALTER L. FURR, JR., JULY 12, 1953.

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

Said property is commonly known as 108 Milton Avenue Northeast, Concord, NC 28025.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or

safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Samantha B. Hurlocker, unmarried.

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.: 19-08084-FC02

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 Cumberland County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on March 9, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 12, in a Subdivision known as Williamsburg Plantation, Section One, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 85, Page 15, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 1809 Calista Circle, Fayetteville, NC 28304. Tax ID: 0406.18-30-2540 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof, or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is Jacqueline M. McDowell.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the

party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute

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

Anchor Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee January N. Taylor, Bar #33512 McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corner, GA 30092 404-474-7149 (phone) 404-745-8121 (fax) jtaylor@mtglaw.com

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 March 11, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 80 of Newton Place, Section One, Part One, as shown on a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 69, Page 79, Cumberland County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 7899 Burwell Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

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

superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the

loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 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.: 19-00079-FC01

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 11, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 8 & Charles Broadwell Property 0.37 ac, in a subdivision known as Revision of Lot 7 Walker Downs, (P. B. 75, Pg 22) & Subdivision of Lot 2 Walker Downs (P.13 72, PG. 25) & Revision of Charles Broadwell Property (D.B. 4045, Pg. 242), and the same being duly recorded in Plat Book 111, Page 194, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 210 Hinsdale Avenue, Fayetteville, NC 28305.

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 Michael Christopher Canaski.

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.: 19-05712-FC01

contained 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 March 9, 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 Anthony O. Okobi, Jr. and Ann W. Okobi, dated November 17, 2017 to secure the original principal amount of $49,500.00, and recorded in Book 10207 at Page 562 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.

0541-38-4823Present Record Owners:

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.

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.

Address of property: 216 way Ct, Fayetteville, NC 28311 Tax Parcel ID:

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contained 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 March 9, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particular-ly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Ronald L. Buchanan and Gladys Buchanan, dated February 11, 1999 to secure the original principal amount of $50,470.00, and recorded in Book 5036 at Page 0398 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record.

Additional identifying infor-mation regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 128 Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 0407-35-6525-

Leona

Ann W. Okobi

And Being more commonly known as: 216 Treadway Ct, Fayetteville, NC 28311 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ann W. Okobi.

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

Present Record Owners: Buchanan

Michael Scott

And Being more commonly known as: 128 Leona Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Michael Scott Buchanan.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Nei-ther the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employ-ees, 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

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

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 de-posit 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 enti-tled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Sub-stitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

The date of this Notice is February 17, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-108272

the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the no-tice 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 February 17, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-107878

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

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 March 18, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot Number 5, in a subdivision known as Cypress Lakes, Section III and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 39, at Page 46, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 2244 Cypress Lakes Rd, Hope Mills, NC 28348.

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

and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property 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 Johnney R. Conner, Jr. and wife, Diana L. Conner.

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.: 19-08560-FC01

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 March 18, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: Land Situated in the City of Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland in the State of NC BEING ALL OF LOT 201 IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS VANSTORY HILLS, SECTION 2 AND THE SAME BEING DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 18, PAGE 62, CUMBERAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 2620 Huntington Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303.

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

($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are The Joshua B. Barr Revocable Trust Agreement and The Stacey C. Barr Revocable Trust Agreement.

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.: 19-21485-FC01

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 18, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

BEING all of Lot Number 8, in a subdivision known as CASTLEFIELD AT MILLSTONE, SECTION ONE, and the same being duly recorded to Book of Plat 123, Page 171, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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.

or to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1804 Didsbury Circle, Fayetteville, NC 28306.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition pri-

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.: 19-20246-FC01

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

CUMBERLAND 20 SP 41 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Elizabeth Schneider Whitley a/k/a Betty A. Whitley to Alexis Alan, Trustee(s), which was dated November 21, 2017 and recorded on November 27, 2017 in Book 10209 at Page 0888 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on February 3, 2020 in Book 10685, Page 741, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20SP37 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CLIFFORD ROY SEAGO DATED MAY 8, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 8147 AT PAGE 685 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 secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1426

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Anthony D. Moore and Elizabeth M. Moore to Allan B. Polunsky, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of April, 2016, and recorded in Book 09846, Page 0414, 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 March 16, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1399

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Luther Ray Cogdell and Freida Cogdell to Betty J. Gibson, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of February, 1996, and recorded in Book 4446, Page 0019, 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 March 16, 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 particular-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 74

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Walker R. Watts, III (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Walker R. Watts, III) to Fidelity National Title Ins., Trustee(s), dated January 12, 2015, and recorded in Book No. 9577, at Page 345 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on March 16, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 70

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Laura M. Hudson a/k/a Laura Mary Hudson, David M. Hudson a/k/a David Hudson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Laura M. Hudson and David M. Hudson) to Frances Jones, Trustee(s), dated April 5, 2010, and recorded in Book No. 8368, at Page 182 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 17SP691 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY YOLANDA JOHNSON DATED DECEMBER 3, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7761 AT PAGE 81 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 hold-

DAVIDSON NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY 19 SP 576 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Janesta S. Warley, in the original amount of $118,000.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Wachovia Mortgage Corporation, dated November 3, 2006 and recorded on November 6, 2006 in Book 1742, Page 547, modified by Loan Modification recorded on October 23, 2015 in Book 2199, Page 1671, Davidson County Registry.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 545

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Brandy Michelle Bowman to William T. Morrison and Philip M. Rudisill, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of July, 2018, and recorded in Book 2323, Page 56, in Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, or the cus-

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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 March 18, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: Land situated in the Township of Carver’s Creek in the County of Cumberland in the State of NC BEGINNING AT AN IRON STAKE IN THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF DOWFIELD DRIVE, FORMERLY BISHOP STREET, SAID IRON STAKE BEING NORTH 61 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 200 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT NO. 10, BLOCK C, OF PINECREST ACRES, SECTION III, AND RUNS THENCE AS THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE AFORESAID DOWFIELD DRIVE NORTH 61 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 100 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 04 MINUTES WEST 200 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE SOUTH 61 DEGREES 56 MINUTES WEST 100 FEET TO A STAKE;

THENCE SOUTH 28 DEGREES 04 MINUTES EAST 200 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. AND BEING ALL OF LOT 13, BLOCK C OF PINECREST ACRES, SECTION IV, AS SHOWN ON RECORDED PLAT IN BOOK OF PLATS 36, PAGE 13, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 740 Dowfield Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time 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 Betty A. Whitley.

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.: 19-21158-FC01

for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on March 16, 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 Clifford Roy Seago, dated May 8, 2009 to secure the original principal amount of $86,850.00, and recorded in Book 8147 at Page 685 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.

Fayetteville, NC 28304

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.

prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Address of property: 1825 Faber St, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tax Parcel ID: 0416-94-0927 Present Record Owners: The Estate of Clifford R. Seago And Being more commonly known as: 1825 Faber St,

of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 18, in a subdivision known as Arden Forest, Section two, and the same being duly recorded in Plat Book 59, Page 28, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3920 Bridgeview Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Clifford R. Seago.

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 date of this Notice is February 24, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-108740

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

ment, 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 termi-

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

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective

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

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Fayetteville, Seventy-First Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lots 24 and 25, Block “E”, in a subdivision known as Highland Homes, Section II, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 16, Page 3, Cumberland County Registry, and being more fully described as: Beginning at a stake in the northern margin of McPhee Drive, said beginning corner being north 86 degrees 58 minutes west 95 feet from the point of curvature in the northern margin of McPhee Drive as it leads into the western margin of McBain Drive, and running thence with the northern margin of McPhee Drive, North 86 degrees 58 minutes west 100 feet to a stake, and running thence north 8 degrees 25 minutes west 132.63 feet to a stake; thence south 86 degrees 58 minutes east 126.3 feet to a stake; thence parallel to the eastern line of Lot 25 and 15 feet westward thereof, south 3 degrees 02 minutes west 130 feet to the place and point of beginning. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 426 McPhee Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Tax ID: 0427-43-1674 Being that parcel of land conveyed to Walker R. Watts, III a married person from Kostas T. Poulos and wife, Crystal Poulos by that deed dated 12/18/2013 and recorded 12/18/2013 in deed book 9349, at page 573 of the Cumber-

land County, NC public registry.

Being that parcel of land conveyed to Kostas T. Poulos and wife, Crystal Poulos from Charles W. Davis, unmarried by that deed dated 6/10/2004 and recorded 6/29/2004 in deed book 6573, at page 318 of the Cumberland County, NC public registry.

Parcel Number(s): 0427-43-1674 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23.

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

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

relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on March 16, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 62, in a subdivision known as Woodland Village, Section Two, Part A, according to a plat of the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 112, Page 6, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2059 Broadman Avenue, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not

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

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

er 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 March 9, 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 Yolanda Johnson, dated December 3, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $73,841.00, and recorded in Book 7761 at Page 81 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: 7339 Hyannis Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tax Parcel ID:

0406-04-2048 Present Record Owners: Yolanda Johnson And Being more commonly known as: 7339 Hyannis Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Yolanda Johnson.

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.

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The date of this Notice is February 3, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 12-027069

signed, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson 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 Davidson County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on March 10, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of New Lot “A” as shown on a survey entitled “Exclusion Map for Sharon Parks” a map or plat of which is duly recorded in Plat Book 48, at Page 73, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 511 E Holly Hill Road, Thomasville, NC 27360. Tax ID: 16-192-0-000-0010-A Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof, or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner

of the property is Janesta S. Warley.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is

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

Anchor Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee January N. Taylor, Bar #33512 McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 404-474-7149 (phone) 404-745-8121 (fax) jtaylor@mtglaw.com

tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:30 AM on March 18, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Davidson, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 16, Block C, Section 2, of Rolling Acres as recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 21 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 124 Arthur Drive, Thomasville, North Carolina.

ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 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: 1289511 (FC.FAY)

Parcel ID: 9494-16-0947 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 agree-

ly described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the southeastern margin of Old U.S. Highway 301, said point of beginning being located in said margin at a point South 53 degrees 36 minutes West 168 feet from the point of intersection of said margin with the third line of the tract of which this is apart, said point of beginning also being the second corner of a 3/100 acre tract this day conveyed by John Lee McLaurin and wife, Flossie T. McLaurin to Felton Pridgen and wife, Jean B. Pridgen and runs thence from said point of beginning South 53 degrees 36 minutes West 189 feet to a stake in said highway margin; thence South 37 degrees East 115 feet to a stake; thence North 53 degrees 36 minutes East 189 feet to a stake; the third corner of the aforesaid 3/100 acre tract, thence as the second line (reversed) of said 3/100 acre tract North 37 degrees West 115 feet to the point of beginning containing 50/100 acre more or less. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1342 Dunn Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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

Parcel ID Number: 9496-45-2795

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 convey-

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: 1266227 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Firm Case No: 1633 - 2932

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North State Journal for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Stephanie Everhart Grubb and Brian Eugene Grubb to Dennis F. Hardiman, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of May, 2016, and recorded in Book 2222, Page 2439-2459, in Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:30 AM on March 18, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder

JOHNSTON 20 SP 9 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Betty E. Joyner to Tiffany L. Davis, Trustee(s), which was dated November 4, 2008 and recorded on November 4, 2008 in Book 3620 at Page 329 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on February 3, 2020 in Book 5517, Page 256, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION JOHNSTON COUNTY 19SP526 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOHN HAWKINS AND KENDRA PACE DATED JUNE 17, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2920 AT PAGE 363 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED JUNE 12, 2007 IN BOOK 4973, PAGE778 IN THE JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION JOHNSTON COUNTY 19SP605 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ALFONZO LEWIS AND ANNIE LOUISE LEWIS AND CHRISTA LEWIS DATED MARCH 23, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4102 AT PAGE 1 IN THE JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein

19 SP 649 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Virginia F. Mack and Patricia A. Hicks to The Title Company of North Carolina, Trustee(s), which was dated August 18, 2000 and recorded on August 21, 2000 in Book 1963 at Page 809, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY

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for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Davidson, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Lexington, Lexington Township, Davidson County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin found at the northwest corner of Lot 4 of Block 5 of Fairview Heights, Plat Book 3, Page 12, Davidson County Registry, the southwest corner of this tract; running thence parallel with the east side of Kildee Drive North 17 deg 25’ 41” East 62.03 feet to an iron pin found at the common corner of Lots 2 and 3; running thence with the south line of Lot 2, South 72 deg 13’ 18” East 151.64 feet to an iron pin found; running thence South 17 deg 30’ 30” West 62.00 feet to an iron pin found at the northeast corner of Lot 4; running thence with the northern line of Lot 4, North 72 deg 13’ 57” West 151.55 feet to the point of BEGINNING, and being a portion of Lot 3 of Block 5 of Fairview Heights Subdivision, as platted and recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 12, Davidson County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 605 Kildee Drive, Lexington, North Carolina.

This property is conveyed together with and subject to a joint driveway easement referred to in Deed Book 870,

Page 231 and as described in Deed Book 528, Pages 261 and 287, which are incorporated herein by reference.

1112600050003 Title to the above described property conveyed to Brian Eugene Grubb and Stephanie Everhart Grubb, husband and wife from Brian Eugene Grubb and Stephanie Everhart Grubb (f/k/a Stephanie Rae Evrhart) by General Warranty Deed dated April 5, 2002 and recorded April 11, 2002 in Book 1309, Page 1460 or Instrument No. 0010679.

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

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

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

and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1277721 (FC.FAY)

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 March 17, 2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain property situated in the County of JOHNSTON, and State of NORTH CAROLINA, being described as follows: THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND, LOT 5, CONTAINING 0.235 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN FINAL PLAT OF PEA FIELD, PHASE II, PREPARED BY L. DENNIS LEE, P.A., FILED 04/18/2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 66, PAGE 151, JOHNSTON COUNTY RECORDS, NORTH CAROLINA. REFERENCE BEING MADE TO SAID PLAT FOR A MORE FULL AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF SAID PROPERTY. BEING A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY CONVEYED

IN General Warranty Deed from Ernest Y. Wilkinson and Lois B. Wilkinson to Thaddeus Joyner and Betty E. Joyner, dated 10/20/1995, recorded 10/20/1995, in Deed Book 1475, Page 259, in the Register of Deeds for Johnston County, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 510 W 7th St, Kenly, NC 27542.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or

safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Betty E Joyner.

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.: 19-08204-FC01

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 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 10:00AM on March 10, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed John Hawkins and Kendra Pace, dated June 17, 2005 to secure the original principal amount of $90,320.00, and recorded in Book 2920 at Page 363 of the Johnston County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

kol Way, Clayton, NC 27520 Tax Parcel ID: 05G03027C Present Record Owners: John Hawkins and Kendra Pace And Being more commonly known as: 107 North Nikol Way, Clayton, NC 27520 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are John Hawkins and Kendra Pace.

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.

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.

12N10002S Present Record Owners: Lewis and Christa Lewis

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.

Address of property:

107 North Ni-

contained 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 10:00AM on March 10, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Alfonzo Lewis and Annie Louise Lewis and Christa Lewis, dated March 23, 2012 to secure the original principal amount of $119,300.00, and recorded in Book 4102 at Page 1 of the Johnston County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

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 March 17, 2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 2, Tyndall Crossing Subdivision, as depicted in Plat Book 52, Page 302, Johnston County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 815 West Watson Road, Benson, NC 27504.

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 Patricia F. Hicks.

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.: 19-17859-FC01

North Carolina, at 2:00PM on March 17, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

§7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof, or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owners of the property are Dale Ray Edwards and Laci L. Edwards.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina Gener-

al Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute

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

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.

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ment, 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 termi-

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

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

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

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Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Johnston County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Johnston County,

Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 105 S Darden Street, Kenly, NC 27542. Tax ID: 03004054 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tegra L. Blow to Ronald D. Haley, A National Association, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of May, 2015, and recorded in Book 4605, Page 16, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas J. Morak and Colette A. Morak, (Colette A. Morak, deceased) to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of May, 2007, and recorded in Book 3346, Page 297, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Annie Louise Lewis and Christa Lewis.

der 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.

Address of property: 998 Campground Rd, Selma, NC 27576 Tax Parcel ID:

Lots 28 and 29 as shown on the Frank Allen Plat No.1 of the Town of Kenly, NC said lots being situate at the corner of Darden (Revell) and First Streets, and being each 45 feet on the front and 138 feet deep. See Plat recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 224, for further description. These are the identical lots conveyed by J.C. Grady and wife, Ella S Grady to William Shirley by deed dated January 4, 1921, and recorded in L-11, Page 185, Johnston County Registry. See also Book 445, Page 576, Johnston County Registry.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Taiseer A. Zarka and Jehan Zarka (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Taiseer Abou Zarka and Jehan Zarka) to GBTC, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of April, 2009, and recorded in Book 3694, Page 371, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol-

And Being more commonly known as: 998 Campground Rd, Selma, NC 27576

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-105875

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

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Dale Ray Edwards and Laci L Edwards, in the original amount of $80,023.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Advantage Lending, LLC, dated May 25, 2017 and recorded on May 25, 2017 in Book 4964, Page 493, Johnston County Registry.

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Annie Louise

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 date of this Notice is February 18, 2020.

lowing real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 40, Section 2, Southridge Subdivision, as depicted in Book of Maps 49, Page 130 of the Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 118 South Ridge Drive, Garner, North Carolina.

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

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

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

the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 5, North Fort Subdivision, Section One, as shown on a map recorded in Plat Book 52, Page 57 and re-recorded in Plat Book 53, Page 4, Johnston County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a full and complete description of said lot. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 104 Northfort Drive, Clayton, 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 agree-

of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the eastern right of way of NCSR 2137, said point being located North 9 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 304 feet from the northwest corner of Clarence Lane, said stake also being in the line of Jonah Arnold Pittman; thence with said right of way North 9 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 200.00 feet to a stake; thence South 81 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 200 feet to a stake; thence with Pittman line South 9 degrees West 200 feet to a stake, thence with a new line of Pittman, North 81 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 200 feet to the point of beginning, containing 40,000 square feet, according to a survey by Barbour Land Surveying for Justin F. McNeill, Bayetta B. McNeill and Justin F. McNeill, Jr. dated November 5, 1991. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 338 Pittman Road, Selma, 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

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

The date of this Notice is February 18, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-107899

Anchor Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: ________________________________________ January N. Taylor, Bar #33512 McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 404-474-7149 (phone) 404-745-8121 (fax) jtaylor@mtglaw.com

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JOHNSTON AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 113

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Priscilla King McMillan and Tommie W. McMillan (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Priscilla McMillan) to Fiserv Fulfillment Services, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of December, 2006, and recorded in Book 3261, Page 788, and Modification in Book 5246, Page 705, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 354

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Barbara Hockaday and Michael Ginn, (Barbara Hockaday, Deceased) (Heirs of Barbara Hockaday: Jerry Wayne Hockaday, Jr., Charles Hogan Hockaday, Alicia Rene Hockaday Baron and Unknown Heirs of Barbara Hockaday) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Barbara Hockaday) to David Brunk, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of September, 2007, and recorded in Book 3424, Page 810, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 306

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Judith A. Lee to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of February, 2007, and recorded in Book 3291, Page 549, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 711

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Rayford Woodall, Sr. and Karen S. Woodall, (Rayford Woodall, Sr., deceased) (Heirs of Rayford Woodall, Sr.: Karen S. Woodall, Chanele McClain, Rayford Woodall, Jr., Brenda Vestal and Unknown Heirs of Rayford Woodall) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Rayford Woodall, Sr.) to Bridgespan Title Company, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of May, 2002, and recorded in Book 2259, Page 020, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 533

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Yolanda Terry to Gwynn & Edwards, PA, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of November, 2013, and recorded in Book 4387, Page 48, and Modification in Book 4674, Page 337, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bid-

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael Silcox (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Michael Silcox and Bernice I. Lopez) to PBRE, Inc., Trustee(s), dated Febru-ary 10, 2016, and recorded in Book No. 4718, at Page 345 in Johnston County Registry, North Carolina, de-fault having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the un-dersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Johnston County, North Carolina and the hold-er of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Caro-lina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION JOHNSTON COUNTY 19SP583 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LAKEISHA D SALLEY DATED DECEMBER 28, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3044 AT PAGE 597 IN THE JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in 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 secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee

ONSLOW AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 691

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Julio McWhorter to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of July, 2015, and recorded in Book 4333, Page 759, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James R. Ambs and Katherine Maggiani (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): James R. Ambs) to National Title Network, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of October, 2012, and recorded in Book 3869, Page 542, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 19, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following

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Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Wilders, in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ALL that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Wilders Township, Johnston County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 32 and 34 of the subdivision of the E.F. Boyette Property in the Town of Four Oaks, N.C. surveyed and plotted by E. P. Lore, C.E. and recorded in Plat Book #1, Page #80, Registry of Johnston County. See Book 74, Page 65, Book 443, Page 172, Book 456, Page 162, and Book 443, Page 297, Registry of Johnston County. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 117 West Allen Street, Four Oaks, North Carolina.

BEING the same property conveyed to Priscilla King McMillan and husband, Tommie W. McMillan by Deed from Priscilla K. McMillan recorded 11/30/2006 in Deed Book 3244, Page 898, in the Register of Deeds Office of Johnston

County, North Carolina.

DEED NOTE: Madgaline Cole had retained interest in the above property from Deed recorded 11/15/1945.

TAX ID #: 08016018 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special

assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain property situated in the Township of Smithfield in the County of Johnston and State of North Carolina, being more fully described in a Deed dated 12/16/2003 and recorded 12/16/2003, among the land records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 2604 and Page 535. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 64 Williams Lane, Smithfield, North Carolina.

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),

whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or

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

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

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this no-

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

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the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lots 25, 26, 27, and 28 as depicted upon a plat entitled “Barbour Lots,” dated June, 1916, recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 41, Johnston County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 507 Maple Avenue, Four Oaks, 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 convey-

ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include,

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this no-

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

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der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 358, Cobblestone Village Subdivision, Phase 7E & 7F, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 78, Page 12, Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 113 Plymouth Drive, Clayton, North Carolina.

resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The pur-chaser 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 pur-chaser 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 termina-tion of a rental agreement, the tenant

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

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and con-veyance “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 relat-ing to any such condition are expressly disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichev-er 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 bank-ruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the

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 10:00AM on March 13, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Lakeisha D Salley, dated December 28, 2005 to secure the original principal amount of $126,100.00, and recorded in Book 3044 at Page 597 of the Johnston County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 338 Tranquil Ln, Willow Springs, NC 27592 Tax Parcel ID: 13C02020X Present Record Owners: Lakeisha D.

Salley And Being more commonly known as: 338 Tranquil Ln, Willow Springs, NC 27592 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Lakeisha D. Salley.

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 February 5, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 18-101028

the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 12, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 16 as shown on a map entitled, “Final Plat Rolling Meadows Subdivision, Section 2” prepared by Gairy Canady Land Surveying dated June 25, 2007 and recorded in Map Book 53, Page 189, Slide M-63, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 115 Rolling Meadow Drive, Richlands, North Carolina.

Assessor’s Parcel No: 072592 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

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

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real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, and is described as follows: BEING all of Lot 24, as shown on the map entitled “Ashbury Park Section VIII” recorded in Map Book 63, Page 188, Onslow County Registry, reference to said map being hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 208 Sweet Gum Lane, Richlands, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 155535 Commonly known as 208 Sweet Gum Lane, Richlands, NC 28574 However, by showing this address no additional coverage is provided Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

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

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Tax Map or Parcel ID No. : 15I09043B 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

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the right of way of the Southern Railway Corner of Lot No. 14; thence as the line of Lot No. 14 in a northeasterly direction for a distance of 231.0 feet to a point in the line of Lot No. 22; thence in an easterly direction for a distance of 50.7 feet to a stake, corner of Lot No. 12; thence as the line of Lot No. 12 in a southwesterly direction of 222.6 feet; thence as the right of way of Southern Railway for a distance of 50 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING and being Lot No. 13 of the Subdivision of the Pound Farm, as shown in map by R.T. Newcomb, Jr., Surveyor dated April 1947 and recorded in Book of Maps 5 at Page 3, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 132 Liberty Lane, Clayton, North Carolina.

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

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

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

in Clayton in the County of Johnston, North Caro-lina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 3549, Riverwood Athletic Club, Phase 3-A2, as shown on a map recorded in Plat Book 63, Pages 457-458, Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 352 Collinsworth Drive, Clayton, North Carolina.

Parcel ID Number: 2348576

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North State Journal for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

C8 ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 83

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ryan Safran (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ryan Safran) to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corp., Trustee(s), dated June 24, 2016, and recorded in Book No. 4473, at Page 220 in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 74

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeremy Paul Douglas, Rachel N. Douglas a/k/a Rachel Noel Douglas (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jeremy Paul Douglas and Rachel N. Douglas) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated October 2, 2018, and recorded in Book No. 4844, at Page 51 in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 19, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Hubert in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 19, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Maysville in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 7, as shown on that plat entitled, “Stallions Run, Section 2,” prepared by Gairy I. Canady Land Surveying, which plat is recorded in Map Book 44, Page 138, Slide K-1805, Onslow County Registry, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 208 Mustang Court, Maysville, North Carolina.

Subject to Restrictive Covenants recorded in Book 2020, Page 148, Onslow County Registry, North Carolina.

Being known as 208 Mustang Court, Maysville, NC 28555.

Parcel ID#037776 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court

Being all of Lot 23 as shown on that certain plat entitled “Final Plat Sudden Ridge Swansboro & White Oak Twp., Onslow Co., North Carolina Owner Maurice Capps Investment Company dated 12/5/12” prepared by Parker & Associates, Inc., said plat being recorded in Map Book 66, Page 213 and 213A, Cabinet N, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 106 Ridgepath Lane, Hubert, North Carolina.

Subject to Restrictive and Protective Covenants recorded in Book 4094, Page 688 and amended in Book 4132, Page 364, Onslow County Registry.

Subject to a non-exclusive Right of Way and Easement recorded in Book 3872, Page 428, Onslow County Registry.

Subject to Reservation of oil, as, mineral or other subsurface rights of record if any Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court

File No.: 19 CVS 1895 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Being all of Lot 8 as shown on that plan entitled “Final Plat Horse Creek Farms Section III-C” as recorded in Map book 36, Page 140 of the Onslow County Registry.

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in a judgment bear-ing the caption “Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. Matthew R. Curran, Linsey Cur-ran, Century 21 Champion Real Estate, Theresa Karle, Alfred J. Karle, III, aka Jo-seph Karle, and Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., Lee County, and pursuant to the terms of the judgment, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale that cer-tain property as described below. Said sale will be held in the City of Jackson-ville, Onslow County, North Carolina at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, the 12th day of March, 2020 at the courthouse door, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situate in the County of Onslow North Carolina, and be-ing more particularly described as follows:

Subject to Restrictive and Protective covenants as recorded in Book 1461, Page 538, Onslow County Registry.

RANDOLPH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 6

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lonnie K. Barrett, Barbara S. Barrett (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Barbara S. Barrett) to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated May 15, 2017, and recorded in Book No. 2546, at Page 1146 in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned

19 SP 323 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 Russell B. Allred to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated February 23, 2007 and recorded on March 1, 2007 in Book 2014 at Page 2208, 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 March 11, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 395

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Shannon R. Poole (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Shannon R. Poole) to Daniel D. Hornfeck, Trustee(s), dated July 1, 2015, and recorded in Book No. 2448, at Page 1076 in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30

UNION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 19SP407 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ROSEMARY DE MELLO DATED JULY 27, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4637 AT PAGE 214 IN THE UNION COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 766

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sarah Olson, Michael Olson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Sarah Olson and Michael Olson) to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), dated March 28, 2008, and recorded in Book No. 04857, at Page 0881 in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclo-

19 SP 498 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Harry T. Fleck to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated July 9, 2003 and recorded on August 14, 2003 in Book 3179 at Page 052, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note 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

costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include,

but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

the effective date of the termination.

costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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makes no warranties or representations as to whether improvements to the real property are personal in nature.

A cash deposit (no personal check), or certified check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the high bid, will be required at the time of the sale.

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

This the 24th day of January, 2020.

NC 28302

(910) 8646888

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PUBLICATION DATES: March 4, 2020 and March 11, 2020

The property is being sold “as is”, without warranties, subject to all tax-es, special assessments and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Any assessments, costs or fees resulting from the sale will be due and payable from the purchaser at the sale. The sale will not convey any personal property which may be located on the real property and the Commissioner

BY: __________ ________________________ Susan R. Benoit, Commissioner

Post Office Box 2505

Fayetteville,

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 REQUIRE-MENT 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 will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 10, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Trinity in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tax Id Number(s): 7726560378 Land Situated in the Township of Trinity in the County of Randolph in the State of NC BEING all of Lot 4 of Kynwood Village, Section 6, a plat of which is duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Randolph County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 18, at Page 76. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4507 Oakview Drive, Trinity, North Carolina.

Commonly known as: 4507 Oakview Dr., Trinity NC 27370-8407 The property address and tax parcel identification number listed are provided solely for informational purposes.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the

sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the pur-

chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or

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

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cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe in the southern right of way line of Playground Road, said existing iron pipe being the northwest corner of Lee Stackhouse and also being 314.87 feet from the right of way line of Archdale Road; thence from said beginning point along the western line of Stackhouse in part and L.C. Bingham in part South 02 degrees 27’ 29” West 198.50 feet to an existing iron pipe in the northern line of Lois C. Bingham; thence along the northern line of Lois C. Bingham; thence along the northern line of Bingham South 78 degrees 36’ 13” West 90.04 feet to an existing iron pipe, the southeast corner of D.O. Miller; thence along the eastern line of Miller North 02 degrees 15’ 00” East 198.95 feet to an existing iron pipe in the southern right of way line of Playground Road; thence along the southern right of way line of Playground Road; thence along the southern right of way line of Playground the following courses and distances; North 78 degrees 59’ 32” East 90.63 feet to an existing iron pipe and North 78 degrees 59’ 32” East 15.62 feet to the BEGINNING, and being the same property described by deeds in Book 1169, Page 831 and Book 1267,

Page 904 Property Address: 309 Playground Avenue, Archdale, NC 27263 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 309 Playground Road, Archdale, NC 27263.

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

assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Russell B. Allred.

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.: 19-06285-FC01

PM on March 10, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Asheboro in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 26 of the subdivision known as Country Lane Estates as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 17, Page 2, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2332 Westwood Avenue, Asheboro, North Carolina.

of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but

are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not

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

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05069047 Present Record Owners: DeMello

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.

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.

Property Address – 326 Running Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina 28546 Parcel Number: 058638

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder

of 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 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 10:00AM on March 9, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Union County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Rosemary De Mello, dated July 27, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $486,000.00, and recorded in Book 4637 at Page 214 of the Union County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 7017 dence Rd South, Waxhaw, NC 28173 Tax Parcel ID:

Provi-

Rosemar y

And Being more commonly known as: 7017 Providence Rd South, Waxhaw, NC 28173 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Rosemary DeMello.

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

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

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The date of this Notice is January 16, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-103821

sure sales, at 1:00 PM on March 5, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Monroe in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 27 of Bass Creek Subdivision, as shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet H, File 146 & 147, Union County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2005 Bass Creek Court, Monroe, North Carolina.

This conveyence is made subject to those restrictive covenants recorded in Deed Book 1760, Page 392, Union County Registry.

Parcel ID Number: 091-502-00 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

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

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the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 9, 2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain property situated in the City of Matthews, in the County of Union and State of North Carolina and being described in a deed dated 09/25/2001 and recorded 09/26/2001 in Book 1652, Page 267 among the land records of the county and state set forth above and referenced as follows:

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 Annalyn Monson and All Lawful Heirs of Harry T. Fleck.

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.: 19-12281-FC01

Lot 32, Weddington Oaks, Map 2, Plat Book E, Plat Page 519 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 3417 Weddington Oaks Dr, Matthews, NC 28104.

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

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

UNION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 19sp590 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SUSAN M. THRAILKILL AND BYRON THRAILKILL DATED DECEMBER 22, 2003 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3371 AT PAGE 743 IN THE UNION COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

tained 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 secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:30PM on March 11, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Union County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Susan M. Thrailkill and Byron Thrailkill, dated December 22, 2003 to secure the original principal amount of $72,250.00, and recorded in Book 3371 at Page 743 of the Union County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property:

Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 19SP407 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ROSEMARY DE MELLO DATED JULY 27, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4637 AT PAGE 214 IN THE UNION COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and hold-

19 SP 498 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Harry T. Fleck to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated July 9, 2003 and recorded on August 14, 2003 in Book 3179 at Page 052, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

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er 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 10:00AM on March 9, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Union County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Rosemary De Mello, dated July 27, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $486,000.00, and recorded in Book 4637 at Page 214 of the Union County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 7017 Providence Rd South, Waxhaw, NC 28173 Tax Parcel ID: 05069047 Present Record Owners: Rosemar y

North Carolina, to wit: All that certain property situated in the City of Matthews, in the County of Union and State of North Carolina and being described in a deed dated 09/25/2001 and recorded 09/26/2001 in Book 1652, Page 267 among the land records of the county and state set forth above and referenced as follows: 519

Lot 32, Weddington Oaks, Map 2, Plat Book E, Plat Page

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 March 9, 2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County,

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

17 SP 410 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 10, 2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Fanny Corea and Richard Esquer to Charles W. McGuire, Trustee(s), which was dated August 3, 2006 and recorded on August 4, 2006 in Book 04255 at Page 0417, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note 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

18 SP 354 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Beverly Wayne Hinson and Virginia S. Hinson to Southland Associates, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated December 30, 2002 and recorded on December 30, 2002 in Book 2020 at Page 739 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 13, 2016 in Book 6652, Page 800, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note 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 March 10,

18 SP 110 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Keith J Kaplan and Stephanie J Kaplan to Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), which was dated August 31, 2011 and recorded on September 1, 2011 in Book 05588 at Page 0354, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note 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 March 10, 2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 396 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James D. Wyatt to Clint Bonkowski, Trustee(s), which was dated September 29, 2017 and recorded on September 29, 2017 in Book 07025 at Page 0165, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note 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 March 17, 2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County,

20 SP 8 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Alexander Haymaker to Pat Piper, Trustee(s), which was dated August 10, 2018 and recorded on August 10, 2018 in Book 07214 at Page 0423, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note 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 March 17,

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 20SP37 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LORI STRIBLING DATED DECEMBER 28, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 05263 AT PAGE 0702 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED JULY 24, 2013 IN BOOK 6059, PAGE 293 IN THE UNION COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and hold-

Said property is commonly known as 3417 Weddington Oaks Dr, Matthews, NC 28104.

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

BEING all of Lot 1 of THE GARDENS AT PROVIDENCE, Map 1, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet H at File 884 in the Union County Public Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made.

ford Rd, Monroe, NC 28112 Tax Parcel ID: 03135045 Present Record Owners: S u s a n Thrailkill And Being more commonly known as: 7209 Landsford Rd, Monroe, NC 28112 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Susan Thrailkill.

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

DeMello And Being more commonly known as: 7017 Providence Rd South, Waxhaw, NC 28173 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Rosemary DeMello.

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

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 Annalyn Monson and All Lawful Heirs of Harry T. Fleck.

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,

(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.

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

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.

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.

2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at a point in center of the paved Love Mill Road, Ralph Nance’s corner and runs thence with said Nance’s line North 12 degrees West 370 feet to an iron stake, a new corner on said line; thence North 34 degrees 30 minutes East 240 feet to an iron stake, a new corner; thence South 60 degrees 30 minutes East 224 feet to a point in center of the paved Love Mill Road, iron stake on line 26 feet distant; thence with center line of said Road, 1st, South 27 degrees 30 minutes West 314 feet; 2nd, South 30 degrees 30 minutes West 100 feet; 3rd, South 35 degrees 30 minutes West 100 feet to the BEGINNING, and containing 2.15 acres, as surveyed by Ralph W. Elliott, R. L. S., August 7, 1968.

TRACT TWO: BEGINNING at an old iron, common corner of Beverly Hinson property, and runs thence with Hinson’s property line South 34 degrees 30 minutes West 240 feet to an old iron; thence with the Ralph Nance property line North 11 degrees 30 minutes West 319 feet to an iron; thence South 60 degrees East 232 feet to the point of

BEGINNING, and containing 0.63 of an acre as surveyed by Ralph W. Elliott, R.L.S., October 3, 1975.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4313 Love Mill Road, Monroe, NC 28110.

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 Melissa Hinson Herring and Rhonda Lynn Hinson.

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

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

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 Keith J. Kaplan and Stephanie J. Kaplan.

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.

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.

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

North Carolina, to wit:

Street, Monroe, NC 28110.

BEGINNING at a point northeast center of the intersection of Turner and Confederate Streets in the curb line, and runs thence N. 71 deg, 30 min, E., along and with the curb line of Confederate Street 150 feet to a point, the intersection of Lots No. 16, 150 feet to a point corner of Lot No. 16 and 17, and runs thence N. 18 deg. 30 min. W. along with tile edge of Lot No. 16, 150 feet to a point corner of Lot No. 16, playground area, and Lot No. 19, and runs thence with the line of Lot No. 19, S. 71 deg. 30 min. W. 150 feet to a point the curb line of Turner Street; thence with the curb line of Turner Street S. 18 deg. 30 min. E, 150 feet to the point of BEGINNING, and being Lots No. 17 and 18 of the Vann V. Secrest Jr., property and as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 3 page 95, Registry of Union County to which reference is hereby made for further description.

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

the 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 January 16, 2020.

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

File No.: 19-12281-FC01

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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

Said property is commonly known as 7921 Skye Lochs Drive, Waxhaw, NC 28173.

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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

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

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

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

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

BEING all of Lot 116 of SKYECROFT Subdivision as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I at Pages 254 through 263 in the Union County, North Carolina Public Registry.

The date of this Notice is January 8, 2020.

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Said property is commonly known as 1012 Sherringham Way, Waxhaw, NC 28173.

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

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.

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

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 Fanny Corea.

BEING in all respects the same property conveyed to Borrower herein by deed recorded contemporaneously herewithin the aforesaid County Registry

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

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 By: COPY _____________________ Aaron B. Anderson Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5710 Oleander Drive, Ste. 204 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 202-2940 Fax: (910) 202 2941 File No.: 16-13691-FC01

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.: 18-05995-FC01

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-01157-FC01

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

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.

or to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

Said property is commonly known as 400 Turner

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

2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 26, Block B, LAKE PARK, Phase Five, Map 6, as shown on map recorded in Plat Cabinet E, File 293, Union County, North Carolina Public Registry, reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property.

Being the same property conveyed to the Borrower(s) herein by Deed recorded contemporaneously herewith.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5200 Fennell Street, Indian Trail, NC 28079.

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 Alexander Haymaker.

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.: 19-20494-FC01

er 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 3:00PM on March 19, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Union County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Lori Stribling, dated December 28, 2009 to secure the original principal amount of $175,757.00, and recorded in Book 05263 at Page 0702 of the Union County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 3123 Shadowy Retreat Dr, Stallings, NC 28104 Tax Parcel ID: 07078350 Present Record Owners: Lori Stribling

And Being more commonly known as: 3123 Shadowy Retreat Dr, Stallings, NC 28104 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Lori Stribling.

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 con-

tained 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 February 27, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 16-081517

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition pri-

File No.: 19-08795-FC01

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

C10 UNION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 629

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Derek M. Little aka Derek Little and Sandretta D. Sturdivant (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Derek Little and Sandretta D. Strudivant) to Stewart Title, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of October, 2016, and recorded in Book 06800, Page 0562, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 638

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joseph F. Cato and Rebecca A. Cato to J.S. DuBose and/or J. David Motley, Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of September, 2005, and recorded in Book 3926, Page 054, and Modification in Book 06924, Page 0476, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on March 19, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina,

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF UNION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 19-CVS-658

ANTHIUM, LLC, Plaintiff, V. All Lawful Heirs of Lutricia A. Gainey a/k/a Lutricia Massey Gainey; Paariq A. Samad; Any Spouse of Parriq A. Samad; Carlton Gainey a/k/a Carlton C. Gainey, Jr. a/k/a

WAKE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 17SP2545 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LUCRECIA L. WALTON DATED MARCH 12, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 13876 AT PAGE 2367 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED ON AUGUST 20, 2015 AT BOOK 16124, PAGE 2149 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

18 SP 335 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Joslyn Wendel Rogers, Emily Aurora Rogers, Wayne Rogers, And Cassandra Rogers to William R. Ech-ols, Trustee(s), which was dated August 29, 2005 and recorded on August 30, 2005 in Book 011554 at Page 01749, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, 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 March 11,

19 SP 3017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY

having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on March 19, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 30 of Hilton Meadow, Phase 2, Map 1 according to a plat of same duly recorded in Plat Cabinet J, File 61, Union County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1603 Nazareth Court, Monroe, North Carolina.

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

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($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 convey-

and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 130 of Harrison Park, Map 5, as shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I, File No. 10, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Union County, North Carolina, reference to which plat is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1913 Dunsmore Lane, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

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

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

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

ance “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 pri-

or to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

North Carolina; Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC,

Kimberly Annette Gainey :

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1286964 (FC.FAY)

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: 1288184 (FC.FAY)

Carlton Cravin Gainey, Jr.; Any Spouse of Carlton Gainey a/k/a Carlton C. Gainey, Jr. Carlton Cravin Gainey, Jr.; Diyaa Gainey a/k/a Diyaa Abdullah Gainey a/k/a Diya Gainey; Any Spouse of Diyaa Gainey a/k/a Diyaa Abdullah Gainey a/k/a Diya Gainey; Khabiyrul Gainey a/k/a Khabirul Gainey a/k/a Khabiyrul Millah Gainey; Any Spouse of Khabiyrul Gainey a/k/a Khabirul Gainey a/k/a Khabiyrul Millah Gainey; Kimberly Gainey a/k/a Kimberly Annette Gainey; Any Spouse of Kimberly Gainey a/k/a Kimberly Annette Gainey; Saabira Gainey a/k/a Sabira Gainey; Any Spouse of Saabira Gainey a/k/a Sabira Gainey; Saad Gainey a/k/a Saad Abdulla Muhammad Gainey; Any Spouse of Saad Gainey a/k/a Saad Abdulla Muhammad Gainey; Saiyd Gainey a/k/a Saiyd Abdulla Muhammad Gainey; Any Spouse of Saiyd Gainey a/k/a Saiyd Abdulla Muhammad Gainey; Zakkiyya Gainey; Any Spouse of Zakkiyya Gainey; Pinnacle Credit Services, LLC; LVNV Funding, LLC; State of

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: Zakkiyya Gainey; Any Spouse of Zakkiyya Gainey; Diyaa Gainey a/k/a Diyaa Abdullah Gainey a/k/a Diya Gainey; Any Spouse of Diyaa Gainey a/k/a Diyaa Abdullah Gainey a/k/a Diya Gainey; Saad Gainey a/k/a Saad Abdulla Muhammad Gainey; Any Spouse of Saad Gainey a/k/a Saad Abdulla Muhammad Gainey; Saiyd Gainey a/k/a Saiyd Abdulla Muhammad Gainey; Any Spouse of Saiyd Gainey a/k/a Saiyd Abdulla Muhammad Gainey; Paariq A. Samad; Any Spouse of Parriq A. Samad; Carlton Gainey a/k/a Carlton C. Gainey, Jr. a/k/a Carlton Cravin Gainey, Jr.; Any Spouse of Carlton Gainey a/k/a Carlton C. Gainey, Jr. Carlton Cravin Gainey, Jr.; Kimberly Gainey a/k/a Kimberly Annette Gainey; and Any Spouse of Kimberly Gainey a/k/a

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 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 11:00AM on March 13, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Lucrecia L. Walton, dated March 12, 2010 to secure the original principal amount of $135,000.00, and recorded in Book 13876 at Page 2367 of the Wake County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 6618 Frogstool Ln, Raleigh, NC 27610 Tax Parcel ID: 1731781964 / 0334833 Present Record Owners: Lucrecia L.

Walton And Being more commonly known as: 6618 Frogstool Ln, Raleigh, NC 27610 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Lucrecia L. Walton.

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 February 7, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 17-094590 Client Code: CWF

2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

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 proper-ty 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 Wayne Rogers and wife, Cassandra Rogers and All Lawful Heirs of Joslyn Wendell Rogers.

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.

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

BEING ALL OF LOT 7, PHASE 1, BROOKSTONE SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 1999, PAGE 1935, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 4301 Cobble Creek Lane, Raleigh, NC 27616.

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 RE-CORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agree-ment 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 ef-fective on a date stated in the notice

North Carolina, to wit:

Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Kevin L. Boone and wife, Helen B. Boone.

Being all of Lot 1, a Portion of Harps Mill Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1993, Page 123, Wake County Registry.

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: Judicial foreclosure of a Deed of Trust encumbering real property located at 922 Willoughby Road, Monroe, North Carolina.

HUTCHENS LAW FIRM LLP /s/ Brandon M. Spleen N.C. Bar No.: 51156 6230 Fairview Road, Suite 315 Charlotte, NC 28210 Telephone: (704) 357-6262 Attorney for Plaintiff

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than Monday, April 13, 2020 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 24th day of February, 2020.

File No.: 10-11004-FC02

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

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.

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

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kevin Lee Boone and Helen B. Boone to Charles Myers, Trustee(s), which was dated October 1, 2007 and recorded on October 5, 2007 in Book 12783 at Page 1720, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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 March 11, 2020 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County,

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

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

19 SP 2643 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BEING all of Lot 15, Block B of Hillsdale Forest Subdivision Revised according to map recorded in Book of Maps 1962, Page 127, Wake County Registry, and being fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the West line of Fairlane Road, Northeast corner of Lot 16, runs thence with the dividing line between Lots 16 and 15 North 85 degrees 48 minutes West 202.44 feet to a point, Northwest corner of Lot 16; runs thence North 5 degrees 35 minutes East 100.03 feet to a point, Southwest corner of Lot 14; runs thence with the dividing line between Lots 14 and 15 South 85 degrees 48 minutes East 200.03 feet to a point in the West line of Fairlane Road, Southeast corner of Lot 14; runs thence with the West line of Fairlane Road South 4 degrees 12 minutes West 100 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1232 Fairlane Road, Cary, NC 27511-5904.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time

of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Martha R. Dickerson.

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.: 19-16372-FC01

2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 1, UMSTEAD GLEN SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON PLAT ENTITLED “RECOMBINATION, RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION AND SUBDIVISION PLAT OF UMSTEAD GLEN SUBDIVISION” DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2000, PREPARED BY G.R. BROWN SURVEYING AND THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 2000, PAGE 1128, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 7131 Ebenezer Church Road, Raleigh, NC 27612.

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 Joyce M. Young.

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.: 19-15485-FC01

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 18, 2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 36, Section 1, Candlewick Subdivision, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 1974, Page 146, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 152 Gail Ridge Lane, Wendell, NC 27591.

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 Jeremy L. Shirley and Amy H. Shirley.

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.: 19-14094-FC01

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Martha R. Dickerson to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated April 26, 2010 and recorded on April 30, 2010 in Book 013927 at Page 01134, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 11, 2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

19 SP 3036 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Joyce M. Young to Investors Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated May 1, 2006 and recorded on May 5, 2006 in Book 11944 at Page 747, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 11,

17 SP 3056 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jeremy L. Shirley and Amy H. Shirley to Lowry & Associates, Trustee(s), which was dated February 27, 2006 and recorded on February 27, 2006 in Book 11834 at Page 773, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 7712 Hollyheight Lane, Raleigh, NC 27615.

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.

File No.: 13-00502-FC03

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

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

WAKE AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1996

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Angela M. Crowder (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Angela Michelle Crowder) to J. Roger Garrett, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of January, 2009, and recorded in Book 13368, Page 608, and Modification in Book 15342, Page 1669, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 2903

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Obinna Achumba to Gurley & Cookson, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of November, 2006, and recorded in Book 12265, Page 537, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly de-

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 712

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Antwan J. Moody and Jacqueline S. Moody aka Jacqueline S. Taylor (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Antwan J. Moody) to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of December, 2007, and recorded in Book 012871, Page 00418, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 16, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 1641

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas Scott Cooper and Rebecca Jones Cooper (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Thomas Scott Cooper and Rebecca Jones Cooper) to Alie Yates, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of December, 2006, and recorded in Book 12300, Page 1326, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1120

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Shena Jordan and William R. Pitt, (William R. Pitt, Deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Shena Jordan) to Laurel A. Meyer, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of June, 2010, and recorded in Book 013987, Page 00198, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 125

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lisa Depka and Ciara Conary to Roper & Taylor, P.A., Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of October, 2018, and recorded in Book 017279, Page 00274, and Correction Affidavit in Book 017588, Page 01848, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 2754

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Perry D. Powell, III and Judith A. Powell (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Perry Davis Powell, III) to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of March, 2003, and recorded in Book 010027, Page 01085, and Modification in Book 015742, Page 02457, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 5

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Housekick, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation to Steven Lowry, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of June, 2019, and recorded in Book 017488, Page 01832, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 19SP1715 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SUSAN BEATRICE SMITH AND BOLLING SMITH DATED JULY 5, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 12647 AT PAGE 2662 AND CORRECTED BY AFFIDAVIT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 IN BOOK 16155 PAGE 258 AND FURTHER MODIFIED BY AFFIDAVIT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 IN BOOK 16165 PAGE 975 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein

the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 16, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 2, Echo Heights Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1995, Page 542, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 528 Poplar Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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ance “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 pri-

or to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

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.

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resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

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ment, 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 termi-

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

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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.

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

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

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ance “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.

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder

of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include,

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not

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

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contained 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 11:00AM on March 13, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Susan Beatrice Smith and Bolling Smith, dated July 5, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $174,000.00, and recorded in Book 12647 at Page 2662 of the Wake County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 5101 Mial Plantation Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610 Tax Parcel ID: 0145849 Present Record Owners: The Estate of

Susan Beatrice Smith And Being more commonly known as: 5101 Mial Plantation Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Susan Beatrice Smith.

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

vided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is December 20, 2019.

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

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 convey-

scribed as follows: BEING all of Lot 344, Windcrest Subdivision, Phases 3, Section 1, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 2006, Page 285-286, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 229 Apple Drupe Way, Holly Springs, North Carolina.

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

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

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

real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 172, Hunter’s Mark, Phase 3A, as shown on maps thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2004, Pages 1493-1494 (Lot 172 being shown specifically on Page 1494), Wake County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 104 Longbay Street, Garner, North Carolina.

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

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

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

customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 12, Lochaven Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1965, Page 240, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 804 Pamlico Drive, Cary, 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 agree-

for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 16, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Raleigh, in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 177, John’s Pointe Subdivision, Phase 3, Per Plat and Survey thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2008, Pages 1307 and 1308, Wake County Registry.

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

for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 16, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 5 in Briarcliff, Section 1 as shown on plat recorded in Book of Maps 1967, Vol. 1 Page 6, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1205 Pond Street, Cary, 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

in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 30, Greenwood Forest, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1956, Page 1, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 418 Pleasants Avenue, Cary, 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 convey-

Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Raleigh, in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 19, Block R, Bertie Drive Section of Longview Gardens Subdivision, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 1954, Page 71, Wake County Registry.

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

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WHAT’S HAPPENING Boy dies of injuries after four-wheeler crashes Mecklenburg County A 15-year-old boy has died of injuries he suffered when the four-wheel vehicle he was operating rolled over, North Carolina authorities said Saturday. CharlotteMecklenburg police said Amari Ford died Saturday from injuries sustained in the Feb. 15 accident. According to police, Ford was operating the fourwheeler on private property while under the supervision of adults when he drove onto a nearby property and the vehicle rolled over. He was not wearing a helmet.

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New high school vandalized Cabarrus County Concord police are investigating a case of vandalism at West Cabarrus High School. Twice last week, suspects broke into the school, which is still under construction and scheduled to open next year.

They spilled gallons of paint, broke windows. Police say the vandals caused $100,000 in damage. Police suspect that the damage was done by juveniles.

Commissioners approve Oakboro rezoning request

By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — With a 7-0 vote, the Stanly County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request Monday night that increases the likelihood of a pipe foundry being developed in Oakboro.

Oakmont Acquisition LLC, a subsidiary of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, requested that a portion of its 16.88-acre tract of land on 8504 Swift Road in Oakboro be changed from a residential agricultural (RA) zone to a heavy industrial (M2) zone.

At the meeting, the request was presented by county planner Bailey Emrich, who provided information on Oakmont’s presence in Oakboro. Oakmont owns 33 parcels of land in the area — including

three parcels from the new project.

The property to the north, south and east of the area is already zoned for manufacturing usage.

Speaking on behalf of Oakmont, attorney Charles Brown mentioned that 11 other pending rezoning applications from the company will be addressed at the next Oakboro Town Council meeting in two weeks.

“We have the potential for economic growth here like we have not seen in our lifetime,” Brown said. “We’re not making any announcement tonight of any opening or moving forward with construction. Merely, this is an integral part of our rezoning.”

Brown introduced Mike Hall, Charlotte Pipe’s senior vice president of cast iron, and Trent Tucker, senior vice president of plastics, to support the rezoning application.

“We have the potential for economic growth here like we have not seen in our lifetime. We’re not making any announcement tonight of any opening or moving forward with construction.

Merely, this is an integral part of our rezoning.”

Charles Brown, attorney for Oakmont Aquisition

“That company was founded 120 years ago — it is a solid North Carolina, national and international company,” Brown said.

“Management of the company is known far and wide for their highest integrity, honesty and fairness, and 35% of its workforce lives here in the county.”

Brown also brought up a handful of local homeowners who approved the rezoning process, including Brett Barbee of 16321

Albemarle City Council votes to fund additional school resource officer

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By David Larson Stanly County Journal

Fire at Charlotte airport’s control tower prompted delays Mecklenburg County Authorities are investigating a weekend fire that occurred in the control tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

The blaze occurred Saturday morning. Airport officials said there was an equipment issue in the tower. Authorities reported no injuries. Officials did not say how damage was caused by the blaze. The FAA said in a statement that the fire originated in an air duct on the ninth floor. Non-essential employees were evacuated. Air traffic controllers remained inside and “handled traffic at a reduced rate.” The airport had experienced 227 flight delays, according to FlightAware.com.

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ALBEMARLE — At the March 2 meeting, the Albemarle City Council voted unanimously to contribute funding to supply a third school resource officer for the city’s schools.

“As Council may know, we currently have two resource officers — one at the high school and one at the middle school,” Albemarle Police Chief David Dulin said at the meeting. “We have been approached by Stanly County Schools for a grant that would fund a third SRO. And that SRO, I believe, would be shared between the two elementary schools — East Albemarle Elementary and Central Elementary School.”

Beverly Pennington, director of student services and athletics for Stanly County Schools, spoke after Dulin, explaining the details of how the position would be funded.

Pennington said the school district had applied for a grant with

the state and found out in January that it had been approved.

The state would be paying for two-thirds of the approximately $50,000 per year cost of the position — $33,333 — while the city and school system would split the other third — $16,667.

The two-year grant would cover the current school year and the next school year. With the current year reaching a close, Pennington and the commission discussed how that money would be spent.

“There really is no reason to split the cost for this year because the cost is not going to exceed the $33,333 for the school year,” Pennington said. “We are in March, and the state has given us, we have it in the bank, that $33,333.”

Because it would take some time to find an officer to cover the position, the salary likely wouldn’t need to cover more than a couple months, they said. Instead, the commission discussed using much of the grant for this year on a vehicle for the SRO.

“We had discussed the possibility, since we’re only going to get a few months of employment, you’ll have plenty of money left to purchase that vehicle in year one,” Pennington said.

Commissioners discussed how they had a similar SRO position 10 years earlier for the elementary schools, saying they want to start back up the programs that that officer had done for the students, including the DARE program for fifth graders.

When discussion was concluded, Councilman Bramlett made a motion to approve the funding, which was seconded by Councilman Lowder. All members voted for the motion.

The grant received by Stanly County Schools also provided another SRO for the district.

The other officer went to Oakboro, where an officer was added to the Oakboro Choice STEM School in February.

After the 2021-22 school year, the grant money will run out and

Buster Road, Bart Barbee of 21657 Carriker Road, and Darren Clark of 8360 Swift Road.

Wayne Coble of 8485 Swift Road, was the rezoning request’s lone dissenter, mentioning concerns about possible groundwater contamination, traffic and hazardous waste resulting from the project. Coble is the owner of a 57.49acre piece of land across the street from Oakmont’s parcel.

“I have some major concerns regarding the type of businesses that are allowed with the M2 zoning,” Coble said. “Facilities such as a junkyard, a chemical plant, a mixing plant, wholesale storage of gasoline products, and other types of dirty facilities are allowed. I would like to see the site plans for this industrial facility.”

Coble also voiced a complaint that another property across the road had been rezoned without him being given notification, saying that he also contested that rezoning because he wasn’t given a chance to state his concerns about that situation.

Following the public hearing, the rezoning motion was approved

by Vice Chairman Ashley Morgan and seconded by Commissioner Bill Lawhon. The Stanly County Planning and Zoning Board had previously approved this new zoning designation.

“As council may know, we currently have two resource officers — one at the high school and one at the middle school. We have been approached by Stanly County Schools for a grant that would fund a third SRO. And that SRO, I believe, would be shared between the two elementary schools — East Albemarle Elementary and Central Elementary School.”

David Dulin Albemarle Police Chief the district and city will have to decide whether or not to continue funding the position.

Pennington said they’d have the position “for the rest of the school year and all of next year, and then hopefully we’ll see that benefit and we can continue to partner to provide that service.”

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♦ Clark, Justin Wayne (W /M/23) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possess Weapon Mass Destruct (F), 2) Possession Of Firearm By Felon (F), 3) Fta - Release Order (F), 4) Fta - Release Order (F), and 5) Fta - Release Order (F), at West Main At Burleson, Albemarle, NC, on 2/27/2020

♦ Danny Carol Martin, 65, of Albemarle, died Feb. 22. ♦ Billie Burleson, 76, of Albemarle, died Feb. 24. ♦ Russell ‘Rusty’ Eugene Sandifer Jr., 38, of Albemarle, died Feb. 25.

♦ Crump, Octavis Demond (B M, 38) Arrest on chrg of Possession Of Stolen Firearm, (F), at 386 Park Rd, Albemarle, on 02/28/2020.

♦ James Robert Moore, 82, of Norwood, died Feb. 26.

Maintain Veh/dwell/place Cs (f) (F), and 3) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 113 Love St, Albemarle, NC, on 2/25/2020 ♦ Forte, Nicolia Amerion (B /M/18) Arrest on chrg of Felony Possession Sch Ii Cs (F), at Stanly County, Albemarle, NC, on 3/1/2020 ♦ Fraley, Christy Jane (W /F/34) Arrest on chrg of Parole Violation (F), at 126 South 3rd St, Albemarle, NC, on 2/27/2020 ♦ Hall, Amanda Christine (B F, 30) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny, M (M), at 781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, on 02/27/2020. ♦ Harris, Steven Donnell (B M, 32) Arrest on chrg of Driving While Impaired (M), at 506 S First St, Albemarle, on 02/26/2020. ♦ Harwood, Bobby Dale (W M, 49) Arrest on chrg of First Deg Tresp Enter/remain (M), at 503 Old Charlotte Rd, Albemarle, on 02/27/2020. ♦ Hayman, Dakota Brent (W /M/29) Arrest on chrg of Driving While Impaired (M), at Norwood, on 2/29/2020 ♦ Hinshaw, Marshall Duaine (W M, 57) Arrest on chrg of Habitual Larceny, F (F), at 201 S Second St, Albemarle, on 02/28/2020. ♦ Honohan, James Patrick (W /M/31) Arrest on chrg of Parole Violation (F), at 126 South 3rd St, Albemarle, NC, on 2/27/2020 ♦ Kesler, Eddie Lee (W M, 31) Arrest on chrg of Injury To Real Property (M), at 193 Nc 24-27 Bypass W/us 52 South, Albemarle, on 02/26/2020.

02/28/2020. ♦ Meaders, Noelle Jacquez (B /F/31) Arrest on chrg of Possession Of Firearm By Felon (F), at Scj, Albemarle, NC, on 2/25/2020 ♦ Milette, Austin (W /M/24) Arrest on chrg of Driving While Impaired, M (M), at 52/riverview Rd, Norwood, NC, on 2/29/2020 ♦ Miller, Bryan Darrell (W M, 40) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 03/01/2020. ♦ Morton, Phillip William (W /M/44) Cited on Charge of Possess Marij Paraphernalia (202000153), at 6815 Us 52 Hwy S/riverview Rd, Norwood, NC, on 2/27/2020 ♦ Smith, Eric Michael (W M, 40) Arrest on chrg of Possess Methamphetamine (F), at 230 Us 52 South/nc 24-27 Bypass W, Albemarle, on 02/28/2020. ♦ Smith, Henry Oran (W M, 34) Arrest on chrg of Breaking And Or Entering (F), Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats, (M) Arrest on chrg of Flee/elude Arrest W/mv (M) at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 02/29/2020. ♦ Turner, Anita Marie (W F, 38) Arrest on chrg of Pwimsd Marijuana (F), at 529 Pee Dee Av/n Sixth St, Albemarle, on 02/27/2020. ♦ Wall, Courtney Denese (B F, 37) Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats (M), at 201 T E White Sr Dr, Albemarle, on 02/23/2020.

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OPINION Neal Robbins, publisher | Frank Hill, senior opinion editor

VISUAL VOICES

COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO

The worship of dictators

Sanders isn’t a European social democrat, warm toward Denmark and Norway.

He’s a lifelong communist.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS, I-Vt., the socialist Democratic presidential front-runner, made waves when he merely reiterated his lifelong warmth toward the viciously evil Cuban communist regime. Brushing off the human rights violations of Fidel Castro — a man whose revolution ended with the murder or imprisonment of tens of thousands of his countrymen, and decades of impoverishment and repression for millions — Sanders explained: “We’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba, but you know, it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad. ... When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing, even though Fidel Castro did it?”

But, of course, Sanders hasn’t merely praised Castro’s literacy programs (which, by the way, were propagandistic exploits. Cuba had an 80% literacy rate before Castro’s coup). Back in the 1980s, Sanders explained that he was “physically nauseated” by former President John F. Kennedy’s “hatred for the Cuban revolution.” In 1989, Sanders stated after visiting Cuba: “I did not see a hungry child. I did not see any homeless people.” He said that the Cuban people “had an almost religious affection” for Castro.

As it turns out, there is hardly a single communist regime of the past half-century for which Sanders has not expressed some level of moral support. This week, Sanders went out of his way to praise China, explaining: “It’s is an authoritarian country ... But can anyone deny — I mean, the facts are clear — that they have taken more people out of extreme poverty than any country in history?” Naturally, Sanders neglects to mention that China’s embrace of free trade and profit margin in the 1990s was responsible for that rise from poverty. That would cut against his socialist worldview.

Then there’s the Nicaraguan communist regime of Daniel Ortega, which murdered thousands. Sanders celebrated the

Sandinista revolution in the 1980s (he attended a rally at which protesters chanted, “the Yankee will die”), visited Nicaragua and returned to tut-tut Ortega’s human rights abuses by citing Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus. It’s no wonder Ortega has endorsed Sanders for the presidency.

Or how about the Venezuelan regime? Sanders refused to call socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro a dictator as late as last year and refused to call opposition Juan Guaido the legitimate leader of the country. The Sanders Senate website carried an editorial for years that favorably compared the regime of Hugo Chavez with the poverty record of the United States.

And, of course, there’s Sanders’ long record of propagandizing on behalf of the Soviet regime. Not only did Sanders visit the Soviet Union for a honeymoon/business trip with his new wife in 1988; he returned and declared that Moscow had “the most effective mass transit system” he had ever seen. He then celebrated that the Soviets were moving “forward into some of the early visions of their revolution, what their revolution was about in 1917.”

Sanders isn’t a European social democrat, warm toward Denmark and Norway. He’s a lifelong communist — a man who declared himself fully on board with the nationalization of nearly every major American industry in the 1970s — and an advocate for anti-Americanism abroad. The fact that it has taken until the verge of his nomination as the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee for members of the media and fellow Democrats to take note of this rather important truth demonstrates that the left’s gatekeeping function has been irrevocably broken.

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.

COLUMN | REP. RICHARD HUDSON

Infants also have a right to ‘life liberty and the pursuit of happiness’

Politics aside, if a baby is born alive, then we have an obligation to care for that child.

WHEN OUR NATION first declared our independence from Britain, the colonists started out on a brave new adventure that would pave the wave for the greatest nation the world has ever seen. When our founders met to sign the Declaration of Independence, they knew they had to send a loud and clear message to not only the British, but to the entire world.

Immortalized in our nation’s Declaration of Independence is a passage that we have all heard and probably had drilled into our heads since grade school — “We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

At first glance, it may seem to some that this is little more than a catchy phrase that our founders included to deliver a point. But what does “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” really mean for us in 2020?

This week, I was reminded of exactly what it means to be a nation founded upon these unalienable rights. We have been, and always should be, a nation that fights for the life of all of our citizens, no matter what the circumstances may be.

That’s why I joined 203 colleagues in the House of Representatives to sign a petition forcing a vote on the common sense Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to ensure babies that survive a botched abortion receive life-saving medical care. Politics aside, if a baby is born alive, then we have an

obligation to care for that child. Sadly, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats have blocked a vote on this bill in the House of Representatives more than 80 times.

To be clear, nothing in this bill is a restriction on abortion.

Instead, it is a commonsense measure to ensure newborn infants receive the life-saving care they need under these circumstances.

This bill requires that health care practitioners who are present at a live birth exercise skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child — the same degree of care that would be offered to any other child born at the same gestational age.

After those efforts, the health care workers must transport and admit the child to a hospital. This bill is both straightforward and common sense.

Unfortunately, while Speaker Pelosi has prevented a vote in the House, Senate Democrats filibustered the same legislation this week — preventing it from receiving a final vote in the Senate.

I have to admit, as a member of Congress and a father, I was baffled by these actions. Why is providing standard medical care to newborn infants who survive an abortion controversial or partisan? In a nation that was founded upon the right to life, it shouldn’t be so hard to care for those who need our help the most.

While this week was a disappointing setback, I will never stop fighting for our shared values. Let’s put people over politics and honor that key phrase in our Declaration of Independence as we all strive to defend life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT BASEBALL

Ex-White Sox minor leaguer pleads not guilty to raping child Sioux Falls, S.D. A former Chicago White Sox minor leaguer who went on to coach a South Dakota youth team after his playing career ended has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a child and possession of child pornography. KOTA-TV reports Juan Thomas Jr., who entered the plea Monday, is being held on a $250,000 cash bond. Thomas, 48, is charged in Lincoln County with raping a child younger than 13 and 10 counts of child porn possession. He played for the the WinstonSalem Warthogs (now Dash) during the 1997 season.

Bowman holds off Busch bros at Fontana The Hendrick Motorsports driver earned his second career win on one of the Cup Series’ road courses

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. — Before Alex Bowman started looking for tattoo shops somewhere between Los Angeles and Phoenix, he celebrated a win that suggested even more permanent success ahead for the hard-working driver and his resurgent team.

Bowman raced to his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, holding off Kyle and Kurt Busch on the road course at Fontana.

The win was the culmination of a tremendously encouraging weekend for Bowman, who has run 156 Cup races without extraordinary success. He is in the final year of his contract with Hen-

drick Motorsports.

But his No. 88 Chevrolet felt like the fastest car on this weathered, wide asphalt from the moment they unloaded — and Bowman decisively proved he knew what to do with it.

“We’ve been so good to start this season,” Bowman said. “We’ve got to go win a bunch more, but man, it feels good to have one this early.”

Bowman’s future might be uncertain, but he’s fine with it after this dominant performance at Fontana. He led 110 laps and managed to stay out front after the final pit stops before cruising to the checkered flag in a smooth, fairly uneventful race featuring only one caution outside of the stage breaks.

“There’s never a situation that I feel completely comfortable in,” Bowman said. “I feel like if somebody doesn’t want you driving their race car, you’re not going to be driving it. Hendrick Motorsports is where I want to be. It’s

“We’ve got to go win a bunch more, but man, it feels good to have one this early.”

Alex Bowman

where I want to stay for the rest of my career. It’s where I’ve always wanted to be. It is a contract year, but every year of my career has been a contract year.”

The 26-year-old Arizonan grew up racing almost weekly in nearby Pomona. He collected the track’s oversized surfboard trophy and partied with his team — but he also thought ahead with trepidation to the “88” tattoo he’ll have to get soon because of a pact with Aaron Gillespie, a friend who is the drummer for metalcore band

Underoath.

“We made a bet at Daytona,” Bowman said with a grimace.

“We’ve been talking about it for the last two weeks. Apparently I have to get a neck tattoo, which I’m not real sure if that’s going to happen or not. But yeah, next time we’re all together, I guess we’re all going to get tattoos.”

Defending Fontana champion Kyle Busch was 8.9 seconds behind in second place in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. His older brother Kurt was third, and Bowman teammate Chase Elliott came in fourth.

Brad Keselowski was fifth, and Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin finished sixth after starting at the back when he changed a shock absorber before the start.

The crew chiefs of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Ryan Preece were ejected after NASCAR found illegal body modifications on the cars, which had to drop to the rear on the pace laps.

NFL

Ngakoue no longer wants to re-sign with Jaguars Jacksonville, Fla. Standout defensive end Yannick Ngakoue said Monday he no longer wants to sign a long-term deal with the Jaguars, becoming the third Pro Bowler in less than a year to essentially give up on the team. Linebacker Telvin Smith walked away from football in May, leaving about $10 million on the table, and star cornerback Jalen Ramsey forced a trade in October. Ngakoue announced his desire to play elsewhere via social media, a move that could force Jacksonville to place the franchise tag on the 24-yearold disgruntled defender and trade him.

OLYMPICS

Japan Olympic Minister: Games could be held any time in 2020 Tokyo Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020, implying the Olympics could be held later in the year and would not have to start on July 24 as planned.

The Tokyo Olympics are being threatened by a fastspreading coronavirus that has been blamed for 12 deaths in Japan and has shut down most schools, sports competitions and Olympicrelated events in the country.

The virus that started in China has been detected in at least 70 countries, with 90,000 cases and 3,100 deaths reported.

SLED DOG RACING

Alaska Airlines drops sponsorship of Iditarod Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Airlines confirmed Monday it will drop its sponsorship of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Alaska’s most famous sporting event.

The Seattle-based airline, which got its start in Alaska decades ago, said in a statement that the decision to end sponsorship after this year’s race was made as the company transitions to a new corporate giving strategy.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the most vocal critic of the thousand-mile sled dog race across Alaska, praised the decision. An Alaska Airlines spokesman said pressure from PETA did not play a role in the decision.”

WILL LESTER | AP PHOTO

Alex Bowman celebrates after winning Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Fontana.

Mistrial for ex-Tar Heel accused of giving football players money Christopher Hawkins was charged with giving cash to three UNC athletes

By Aaron Beard The Associated Press HILLSBOROUGH — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former UNC player charged with violating North Carolina’s sports agent law nearly a decade ago.

Christopher Hawkins faced four counts tied to providing cash to three former Tar Heels football players in 2010. But after more than seven hours of deliberations Friday afternoon and Monday, the jury informed Superior Court Judge John O. Craig III that it couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on any charge.

That leaves open the possibility of another trial. Prosecutor W. Scott Harkey and defense attorney Natasha A. Adams declined to comment about the next steps.

Hawkins — who played at UNC and Marshall from 200105 — was first charged in 2015, with prosecutors adding additional charges last April. The biggest amount involved was $13,700 to Robert Quinn — now a nine-year NFL veteran who never played in the 2010 season and was declared permanently ineligible by the NCAA that fall — as well as helping him sell game-used equipment for another $1,700.

The additional charges involved Hawkins providing money to former UNC football players Charles Brown ($1,000) and Kendric Burney ($1,500) to acquire gameused equipment for sale through a memorabilia dealer.

Monday’s mistrial comes nearly a decade after the North Carolina Secretary of State’s office began its investigation, which followed an NCAA probe launched in summer

GERRY BROOME | AP PHOTO

Former UNC pass rusher Robert Quinn, pictured grabbing the face mask of NC State quarterback Russell Wilson in 2008, was at the center of a trial of a former Tar Heels player providing money to athletes.

2010 into improper benefits and academic misconduct within the UNC football program. UNC faces no punitive actions from case developments because the NCAA issued sanctions in March 2012 to resolve the case that involved Hawkins.

In all, six people were charged in the Secretary of State’s investigation. The first five were charged in September 2013 and those cases were resolved through either dismissals or deals by prosecutors — notably with former NFL agent Terry Watson pleading guilty in April 2017. He was sentenced to probation and a fine.

Hawkins’ case was the only one to reach trial.

Testimony began Wednesday, starting with prosecutors calling cooperating witness Louis Mar-

$13,700 The amount Christopher Hawkins was alleged to have given former UNC player Robert Quinn tin “Marty” Blazer III from the federal corruption investigation into college basketball followed by Quinn on Thursday via video from Texas.

Harkey had argued to the jury that Hawkins was trying to steer Quinn to sign with Blazer as a financial adviser or with NFL agent Peter Schaffer, who has not been charged with wrongdoing and has

denied providing improper benefits to any UNC players in previous interviews with The Associated Press.

Defense attorneys had portrayed Hawkins as a mentor helping players, with Adams telling the jury Friday that Hawkins was not a runner, nor an employee of Blazer or Schaffer.

The state’s Uniform Athlete Agents Act prohibits illegally luring collegiate athletes into contracts by providing them eligibility-jeopardizing money, gifts or other items of value to entice them to sign contracts. A version of the act has been in place in at least 40 states and other jurisdictions, though cases are rarely pursued and difficult to prosecute.

In North Carolina, it’s a low-level felony.

Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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STANLY CO. SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK SPONSORED BY STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS

Wrestling West Stanly West Stanly wrestler Andrew Becker was the Rocky River Conference 182-pound champion and an all-conference honoree this season for the Colts. The junior finished the regional tournament third overall to qualify for the NCHSAA 2A state championship tournament. In Greensboro at the state tournament, Becker lost his opening bout but won his second match, pinning Ledford’s Christian Franklin at 4:06 of the match. He was knocked out in the consolation quarterfinals and finished the season with an individual record of 45-13.

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Gray Stone loss marks end of season for Stanly teams The Knights girls’ team lost in the NCSHAA tournament’s third round

By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal MATCHED UP AGAINST fourth-seeded East Surry in the third round of state playoffs Saturday night, the fifth-seeded Gray Stone girls’ basketball team saw its season come to an end.

Despite their 65-44 road loss to the Cardinals (205, 9-1), the Knights (25-2, 15-1) still hold the honor of being the 2019-20 Yadkin Valley Conference regular season and tournament champions.

No other Stanly County team had a better record or made it as far into state playoffs as the Knights did this year. No other Stanly team survived the first round of playoffs over this past week.

In a 67-37 loss, the 29th-seeded North Stanly girls (8-14) were bounced in the first round at fourth-seeded John A. Holmes (26-3).

The 14th-seeded South Stanly boys (19-7) suffered a 64-61 home loss in overtime to 19th-seeded Queens Grant (19-11).

Along with North Rowan (21-8) and Chatham Central (22-6) in a three-way tie, the Bulls concluded the season as YVC regular season champions at 14-2 in conference play. It was the first time South Stanly had accomplished that goal of becoming a conference champion since 1966.

Entering the first round of state playoffs as a 26thseed, the North Stanly boys (14-12) were defeated on the road 70-67 by seventh-seeded North Rowan. It was the third time this season the Comets were bested by the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers made the biggest playoff run of any YVC boys’ team — they were eventually handed a 71-51 road loss in the third round by second-seeded Winston Salem Preparatory Academy (20-8).

In the Rocky River Conference, the two West Stanly teams experienced a similar postseason fate: a conference finals loss to RRC champion Forest Hills followed by a first round playoff loss.

Coming off a 61-42 loss to Forest Hills (18-8), the 15th-seeded West Stanly girls (16-11) fell 53-42 at home to 18th-seeded West Wilkes (19-7).

The 25th-seeded West Stanly boys (16-12) traveled to eighth-seeded Lake Norman Charter (22-7, 13-1) but were narrowly defeated by a score of 59-54. The Colts’ previous matchup was a 69-53 loss to Forest Hills (28-0).

The first-seeded and undefeated Forest Hills boys’ team is currently the only RRC squad still alive in the 2A state playoffs.

The Yellow Jackets defeated Pisgah (12-15) in the first round, Salisbury (17-10) in the second round, Lake Norman Charter (22-7) in the third round, and are now linked up with fifth-seeded Mountain Heritage (26-1) in the fourth round (the game occurred after press time).

The 2019 state playoff champions included the Bishop McGuinness boys (28-4) and Pamlico County girls (29-2) in the 1A bracket, as well as the Farmville Central boys (32-0) and Mountain Heritage girls (290) in the 2A bracket.

The 2019 state playoff champions included the Bishop McGuinness boys (28-4) and Pamlico County girls (29-2) in the 1A bracket, as well as the Farmville Central boys (32-0) and Mountain Heritage girls (29-0) in the 2A bracket.

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Interested applicants can apply through the SCS website and email resume to Dr. Laura Beachum, Director of Exceptional Children's Program, at laura.beachum@stanlycountyschools.org.

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South Carolina mulls electric chair as only option for condemned

ever watched an execution, either in the electric chair or by lethal injection. No one raised their hands.

“I’ve done legal work where lineman have been electrocuted and you don’t forget seeing that,” the Democratic lawyer from Bamberg said.

At least one Republican with

an intimate knowledge of the legal issues involved in capital punishment isn’t sure South Carolina needs to go back to the electric chair.

“Death by electrocution, like Rep. Bamberg said, is just a very cruel way to die,” said Republican Rep. Gary Clary of Pickens, a re-

tired judge who presided over the trials of two current death row inmates and one who has been executed.

Several lawmakers also asked if the state was inviting lawsuits and several more years of appeals from death row inmates over whether violated their rights to change the method of execution while they awaited punishment.

The Senate has already passed the bill, but included an option allowing death by firing squad that supporters of the proposal said was put in to derail the legislation.

House members plan to remove the firing squad option, but that means the bill would have to pass the Senate again.

There is at least one other bill to help restart executions by allowing any company providing the lethal injection drugs to remain secret. That proposal hasn’t been considered.

From 1995 to 2005, South Carolina executed 31 inmates. In the 15 years since, the state has carried out just six executions and none since 2011. Since lethal injection was introduced in 1995, only three inmates have picked the electric chair instead.

The lack of execution drugs is clearing out death row in a different way. There was once close to 70 inmates awaiting a death sentence. But as some inmates win appeals and new, lesser sentences prosecutors aren’t seeking death as much.

In 2019, the state got its first two new death row inmates in five years. Prosecutors in recent years have accepted plea deals to life without parole for a man who admitted killing seven people and in deaths of police officers, which used to be almost unquestioned death penalty cases, citing the state’s failure to carry out executions.

tagram accounts to threaten and harass families of victims of the Valentine’s Day 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which left 17 dead and 17 wounded.

In some messages, he claimed kinship with and even impersonated shooting defendant Nikolas Cruz. In others, he invoked the names of infamous serial killers such as Ted Bundy.

“I killed your loved ones hahaha,” one message said. “Did you like my Valentines gift? I killed your friends,” said another.

One of his user names was “nikolas.cruz.killed.your.sister,” court records show. One message from that account said this: “Hahaha she had her whole life ahead of her and I STOLE IT FROM HER,” according to court documents.

“The victims lived in constant fear that the individual bombarding them” with the messages would follow in Cruz’s footsteps, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ajay Alexander said in court papers. “The victims deserve justice. They deserve to live in peace and with the belief that they are safe and secure.”

On Fleury’s electronic devices, authorities also found thousands of saved images of Bundy, images of the targeted victims and screenshots of the messages that he had sent the victims.

“The danger that Fleury poses is clear and if given the opportunity, there is a real danger that he will attempt to follow in the footsteps of the very mass murderers and serial killers that he idolizes,” Alexander said.

There was ample testimony at Fleury’s trial that he is autistic, al-

though several mental health experts said he did understand right from wrong.

Yet his attorney, Sabrina Puglisi, said she had hoped the judge would give greater weight to his mental issues in imposing a sentence.

“I think that it’s a high sentence given Brandon’s background and other similarly situated cases, but I believe that the judge felt the need to have the sentence send a message to others that are out there on the internet doing this bad behavior,” Puglisi said.

Meanwhile, Cruz, 21, faces the death penalty if convicted in the Parkland shooting. His lawyers have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life prison sentence, but prosecutors have rejected the offer.

Cruz’s trial is expected to begin sometime later this year.

By Jeffrey Collins The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina once had one of the county’s highest rates of execution, even putting two prisoners to death in one night.

But now the state hasn’t executed a prisoner in nine years and currently lacks the drugs to carry out lethal injections for any of the 37 inmates on the state’s death row.

Some lawmakers are pushing to give the state an option to start executing prisoners again by giving them no choice but to go to the electric chair.

“We have to have a method in which to carry out the sentences of the court,” said Republican Rep. Eddie Tallon, a retired state agent from Spartanburg who was the lead investigator in the case that sent South Carolina serial killer Pee Wee Gaskins to the electric chair in 1991 after he killed at least 14 people.

Currently, condemned South Carolina prisoners have a choice between lethal injection or electrocution, with lethal injection as the default if they do not pick.

The bill being considered by the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday forces inmates to be electrocuted if lethal injection is not available, like the current situation where South Carolina’s supply of lethal injection drugs expired and no pharmaceutical companies will sell them any more with-

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS VIA AP

This undated file photo provided on July 11, 2019, by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the new death row at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, S.C. out a guarantee they won’t be publicly identified.

Opponents of the bill said electrocution is barbaric and South Carolina acknowledged that when it allowed lethal injection in 1995.

Democratic Rep. Justin Bamberg asked the committee at a meeting last week if any members

Man gets 5+ years’ prison for harassing Parkland victims

By Curt Anderson The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A California man who is on the autism spectrum was sentenced Monday to more than five years in prison for cyberstalking families of Parkland, Florida, school shooting victims.

U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz imposed the sentence on 22-year-

old Brandon Fleury of Santa Ana, California, rejecting a request by prosecutors for the maximum 20year sentence.

Fleury was convicted by a jury in October of three counts of cyberstalking and one count of transmitting a kidnapping threat.

Trial evidence showed that between December 2018 and January 2019, Fleury used several Ins-

In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo, law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., following a deadly shooting at the school.

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obituaries

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Bennie Hahn

ENNIE SHERRILL HAHN, 78, of Albemarle, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home.

Sherrill was born March 31, 1941 in Stanly County to the late Retha Anderson Hahn and the late Iva Leora Whitley Hahn.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm, Thursday, February 27, 2020 at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church.

The funeral service will follow at 2:00 pm in the church sanctuary, officiated by Pastor Phil Thorsen and Father Jim Bernacki. He will be laid to rest at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church Cemetery.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Diane Greene Hahn; daughter, Stephanie Hahn Luther and fiancé David Bowers; and granddaughter, Victoria Grace Luther.

Sherrill retired from Uwharrie Bank, and was a faithful member of St. Martin’s Lutheran Church.

Memorials may be made to St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 16592 St. Martin Rd., Albemarle, NC 28001.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Hahn family.

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Margie Whitley

ARGIE E. WHITLEY, 91, of Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Bethany Woods Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Albemarle.

Mrs. Whitley was born September 15, 1928 in Montgomery County to the late Fred Jacob Everhart and the late Dovie Loretta Everhart. She was also preceded in death by son, Vernon Clyde Whitley, Jr.; brother, Dewey Abraham Everhart; Richard Everhart, and Rudolph Everhart; and sister, Allene Gallimore.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM , Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM in the Hartsell Funeral Home’s Lefler Memorial Chapel, officiated

by Rev. Don Burleyson.

Survivors include daughters, Sharon (Sherman) Cox of Troy and Carolyn (Jim) McCann of Oregon; grandchildren, Nikki Whitley, Alex Whitley, Magan Greene, Amanda Whitley, Dustin Huneycutt, Michael Hartsell, and James McCann; eleven great-grandchildren; and sisters, Gladys Eudy, and Sylvia Hunsucker.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Whitley family.

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Velma Huneycutt

ELMA BARNES HUNEYCUTT of Oakboro, died February 24, 2020.

She was the widow of the late Bill L. Huneycutt.

Born in Davidson County, NC on August 9, 1934, she was the oldest of five children to Richard.

M. Barnes and wife Veigh Grubb Barnes of Churchland, NC. She was a retired registered nurse of over 40 years, and member of Big Lick Baptist Church in Oakboro, NC. She also served with the ladies auxiliary of the Albemarle DAV. She was preceded in death by her parents, along with brothers Richard Barnes of Apex, NC and Billy Dean Barnes of Lexington.

Survivors include her sister Mrs. Tommy Spach of Winston-Salem, NC and brother Henderson Barnes of Churchland, NC; daughter Susan D. Ward of Little Rock, AR; son James W. (Jimmy) Ward Jr. and wife Christie of Mooresboro, NC; step-sons, Dennis Huneycutt of Locust and Rick Huneycutt of Oakboro; five grandchildren and one step-grandson.

The family will receive friends from 1:00PM - 2:00PM, Friday, February 28, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Home, 522 N Second St., Albemarle. Funeral services will follow at 2:00PM in Hartsell Funeral Home’s Lefler Memorial Chapel and will be officiated by Rev. Jeff Springer. Burial will be at Oakboro Cemetery, 1397 North Main St., Oakboro.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to Hospice of Stanly and the Uwharries, 960 North First St., Albemarle, NC 28002.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Huneycutt family.

Online condolences may be made at www.hartsellfh.com

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OMER LEE SIDES, 80, of Albemarle, NC passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at home surrounded by his family.

Homer was born July 26, 1939 in Stanly County, NC to the late Wilbur Travis “W.T.” Sides and the late Sadie Marie Huneycutt Sides.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Sides; as well as his siblings, Junior Sides, Dewey Ray Sides, Bill Sides, Betty Morton Sides, Jeanette Sides Morgan.

Survivors include son, Rickey Lee Sides of Albemarle, NC; son, Stanley Wayne Sides and wife Michelle of Oakboro, NC; granddaughter, Brittany Sides; sisters, Patty Sides Green and Pearl Sides Barbee and husband Jimmy; as well as several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 17236 Frog Pond Rd., Oakboro, NC. The funeral service will follow at 3:00 pm, officiated by Rev. Trent Drye and Rev. Nina Miller of Bethany United Methodist Church. Mr. Sides will be laid to rest at Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, 20741 Union Grove Road in Albemarle following the funeral.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Stanly & The Uwharrie, 960 N. 1st St., Albemarle, NC 28001 Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Sides family.

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Joseph Lorch

OSEPH LORCH, JR., 84, of Albemarle, passed away Monday February 24, 2020 in his home. His graveside service will be 1 pm Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Lorch was born February 19, 1936 in Stanly County, NC and was the son of the late Joseph Lorch and Ida Jane Brown Lorch.

He retired from High Point Sprinkler Company.

Joseph beloved husband of Norma Elswick Lorch of the home and also survived by family members and friends. Mr. Lorch was the last surviving member of his family.

Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Lorch Family.

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John Killian

OHN ROBERT KILLIAN, 58, of Albemarle passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at his home. His funeral will be at 2 PM Monday, March 2nd in the Stanly Funeral & Cremation Care Chapel with Rev. David Howard and Rev. Michael Pittman officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Stanly Funeral & Cremation Care in Locust prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Sunset Memory Garden in Mint Hill.

Born October 30, 1961 in Fort Smith, Arkansas he was the son of Harold “John” E. Killian and Delores Davenport Fulgham. John was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Albemarle and was a truck driver for To-Jo Mushrooms Inc. John is survived by his wife, Cheryl, of the home, daughters, Hope Davis of Westminster, CO, Sydney and Lyndsey Killian of Mint Hill; sisters, Teresa Franklin of Fort Smith, AR and Dana Wagner of Rudy, AR; and step-children Hunter and Wyatt Briggs.

John is preceded by his brother, James Harvey Killian.

Stanly Funeral & Cremation Care of Locust is serving the Killian family.

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Billie Burleson

ILLIE BURLESON, 76, of Albemarle, passed away Monday February 24, 2020 at Spring Arbor of Albemarle. Her funeral service will be 2 PM Thursday February 27 at Poplin Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Barry Whitley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6 PM until 8 PM at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle.

Mrs. Burleson was born January 14, 1944 in Stanly County to the late Etta Jane Sells Eudy and William Price Eudy. She was a member of Poplin Grove Baptist Church.

Billie was preceded in death by her husband K.C. Burleson in 2011. She is survived by daughters Tracy Burleson Bowers (Todd) and Robin Burleson Whittaker (Art) all of Albemarle; six grandchildren: Teryn Bowers Morgan (Miller), Ben Whitley (Malorie), T.J. Bowers, Cameron Whitley (Carli); five greatgrandchildren: Caroline, Kennedy and Piper Whitley, Miles and Parker Morgan; step grandchildren Jimmy and Ashley Whittaker; two sisters Bobbie Whitley (Barry) and Pam Harris (Steve); and nephews Grant Whitley, Alan Whitley, Bryan Harris and Chris Harris.

Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Burleson family.

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Zelda Greene

ELDA BELK GREENE, 92, of Concord, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

Zelda was born June 4, 1927 in Monroe to the late Lola Hartis.

She was also preceded in death by beloved husband, Eugene Field Belk; son, Earl “Buddy” Belk, Sr., and brother, Billy Hartis.

Zelda touched many lives and never had a bad word to say about anyone. She was a wonderful Christian role model and will always be held close in our hearts.

Survivors include beloved daughter, Cathy Gillenwater and husband, Richard, of Concord; 5 grandchildren, Ray Gillenwater of Concord, Van Belk Jr. and wife, Christi, of Texas, Kevin Belk and wife, Julie, of Huntersville, Lisa Robbins and husband, Chris, of Concord, and Tony Belk and wife, Megan, of Pineville; and 11 greatgrandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland.

The funeral service will be on Thursday at 1:00 pm at First Baptist Church of Stanfield, officiated by Rev. Bruce League. Burial will follow at Benton’s Cross Roads Baptist Church in Monroe.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is serving the Belk/ Gillenwater family.

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Joe Aldridge

OE DOUGLAS ALDRIDGE, 89, of Albemarle, passed away Tuesday February 25, 2020 at Atrium Health Stanly. His funeral service will be 2 pm Tuesday March 3, 2020 at Stony Hill United Methodist Church with Pastor Kaye Fry officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors and masonic rights. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:45 pm until 1:45 pm in the church fellowship hall.

Mr. Aldridge was born April 13, 1930 in Stanly County, NC and was the son of the late Annie Odessa Chance Aldridge and Edgar “Lefty” Douglas Aldridge.

He retired as an Assistant Fire Chief with the City of Albemarle Fire Department. Joe was a member of Stony Hill United Methodist Church. Mr. Aldridge was a member of the Masonic Lodge 703, Albemarle and was the founder of Joe’s Bait and Tackle for forty years. He loved fishing and was an avid hunter.

Mr. Aldridge was a United States Navy Veteran and served during the Korean War. Joe is survived by his wife Mary Ellen Russell Aldridge of thirty four years. He is also survived by nephews, Doug Owens, Donnie Owens (Amy), David Owens (Kelli), and Mark Mills; nieces, Debbie Poplin (Randy) and Kelly Vanhoy (Lynn); great niece, Jenny Mabry (Cameren); great nephews Joshua and Jacob Vanhoy; great-great niece Charlie Bell Mabry; sister in law, Joanne Mills (Clarence “Tump”); brother in law Don Russell (Rhonda); special friends Jim and Cathy Bivens, Jerry and Sheila Talbert, and Shelia Stichroth. Mr. Aldridge was also preceded in death by a sister Barbara Owens.

Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Aldridge Family

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STATE & NATION

North Korea fires presumed short-range missiles into the sea

By Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two presumed shortrange ballistic missiles into its eastern sea on Monday, South Korean officials said, resuming weapons demonstrations after a months-long hiatus that may have been forced by the coronavirus crisis in Asia.

The launches came two days after North Korea’s state media said leader Kim Jong Un supervised an artillery drill aimed at testing the combat readiness of units in front-line and eastern areas.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were fired from an area near the coastal town of Wonsan and flew about 240 kilometers northeast on an apogee of about 35 kilometers. It said the South Korean and U.S. militaries were jointly analyzing the launches. JCS officials later told reporters that the weapons were presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles.

North Korea likely tested one of its new road-mobile, solid-fuel missile systems or a developmental “super large” multiple rocket launcher it repeatedly demonstrated last year, said Kim Dong-yub, an analyst from Seoul’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies.

Experts say such weapons can potentially overwhelm missile defense systems and expand the North’s ability to strike targets in South Korea and Japan, including U.S. bases there.

Kim Jong Un had entered the new year vowing to bolster his nuclear deterrent in the face of “gangster-like” U.S. sanctions and pressure, using a key ruling party meeting in late December to warn of “shocking” action over stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.

He also said North Korea would soon reveal a new “strategic weapon” and insisted the country was no longer “unilaterally bound” to a self-imposed suspension on the testing of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles. But Kim did not explicitly lift the moratorium or give any clear indication that such tests were impending and seemed to leave the door open for eventual negotiations.

South Korea’s presidential office said National Security Director Chung Eui-yong discussed the launches with the South’s defense minister and spy chief, and that the officials expressed “strong concern” over the North’s resumption of testing activity, which could raise military tensions.

Japan said that it had not detected any projectile landing in its territory or its exclusive economic zone, and that no sea vessels or aircraft had been damaged.

“The repeated firings of ballistic missiles by North Korea is a serious problem for the international community including Japan, and the government will contin-

GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING VIA AP, LEFT, AND AP PHOTO

This combination photo shows a book cover image for “Apropos of Nothing,” an autobiography by Woody Allen, to be released on April 7.

KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY/KOREA NEWS SERVICE VIA AP

In this Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, file photo provided on Feb. 29, 2020 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, inspects the military drill of units of the Korean People’s Army, with soldiers shown wearing face masks. ue to gather and analyze information, and monitor the situation to protect the lives and property of the people,” the Defense Ministry’s statement said.

The recent lull in North Korea’s launches had experts wondering whether the North was holding back its weapons displays while it was fighting the coronavirus, which state media has described as a matter of “national existence.” Some analysts speculated that the North cut back training and other activities involving large gatherings of soldiers to reduce the possibility of the virus spreading within its military.

Kim’s latest show of force is apparently aimed at boosting military morale, strengthening internal unity and showing that his country is doing fine despite outside worries of how the North would contend with an outbreak.

North Korea in previous years has intensified testing activity in response to springtime military exercises between South Korea and the United States that it has described as invasion rehearsals. But the allies announced last week that they were postponing their annual drills due to concern about the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, with soldiers from both countries being infected.

The launches were the latest setback for dovish South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who despite the North’s indifference has repeatedly pleaded for reviving inter-Korean engagement. In a speech on Sunday marking the 101st anniversary of a major uprising against Japanese colonial rule, Moon called for cooperation between the two Koreas to fight infectious diseases amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Asia.

Amid the deadlock in larger nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration, Kim has suspended virtually all cooperation with South Korea in the past months while demanding that Seoul defy U.S.-led international sanctions and restart inter-Kore-

an economic projects that would jolt the North’s broken economy.

North Korea has yet to confirm any COVID-19 cases, although state media have hinted that an uncertain number of people have been quarantined after exhibiting symptoms. North Korea has shut down nearly all cross-border traffic, banned tourists, intensified screening at entry points and mobilized tens of thousands of health workers to monitor residents and isolate those with symptoms. South Korea last month withdrew dozens of officials from an inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong after North Korea insisted on closing it until the epidemic is controlled.

Kim and President Donald Trump have met three times since embarking on their high-stakes nuclear diplomacy in 2018, but negotiations have faltered since their second summit in February last year in Vietnam, where the Americans rejected North Korean demands for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capability.

Following the collapse in Hanoi, the North ended a 17-month pause in ballistic activity and conducted at least 13 rounds of weapons launches last year, using the standstill in talks to expand its military capabilities.

Those weapons included road-mobile, solid-fuel missiles designed to beat missile defense systems and a developmental midrange missile that could eventually be launched from submarines, potentially strengthening the North’s ability to strike targets in South Korea and Japan, including U.S. bases there.

In December, the North said it conducted two “crucial” tests at a long-range rocket facility that would strengthen its nuclear deterrent, prompting speculation that it’s developing a new ICBM or preparing a satellite launch that would further advanced its longrange missile technology.

Long-rumored Woody Allen memoir coming in April

By Hillel Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK — A memoir by Woody Allen, rumored for years and once thought unpublishable in the #MeToo era, is coming out next month.

Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced Monday that the book is called “Apropos of Nothing” and will be released April 7.

“The book is a comprehensive account of his life, both personal and professional, and describes his work in films, theater, television, nightclubs, and print,” according to Grand Central. “Allen also writes of his relationships with family, friends, and the loves of his life.”

Financial terms were not disclosed for the book, which Grand Central quietly acquired a year ago, and a spokesman declined to provide further details about the book’s contents. In addition to the U.S., “Apropos of Nothing” will be released in Canada, Italy, France, Germany and Spain, followed by releases in “countries around the world.” Allen will do “several interviews” for the book, Grand Central announced.

The 84-year-old Allen is an Oscar-winning filmmaker, known for such works as “Annie Hall” and “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” and is among the most influential comedians of his time. But allegations by daughter Dylan Farrow that he molested her as a child in the early 1990s have effectively idled his movie career in the U.S. Amazon Studios backed out of a production and distribution deal with Allen, and numerous actors have said they won’t work with him anymore. His “A Rainy Day In New York” was released in Europe last year but not in this country. His current production, “Rifkin’s Festival,” starring Christoph Waltz and Gina Gershon, was shot last summer and is seeking distribution.

Allen has denied any wrongdoing, and he was never charged after two separate investigations in the 1990s. But Dylan’s allegations have received new attention in the #MeToo era.

An Allen memoir nearly came out more than a decade ago. He had reportedly reached a multimillion-dollar deal with Penguin in 2003, but changed his mind.

In 2018-2019, several publishers, citing #MeToo concerns, reportedly rebuffed an Allen representative who was seeking a deal for his memoir. But according to a Grand Central spokesman, a deal was reached in March 2019 after Publisher and Senior Vice President Ben Sevier read a completed draft of the book.

An Allen memoir once seemed the most obvious of publications.

He has had a celebrated career as a performer and director, and is known for wordplay and one-liners. He has won three Academy awards for his screenplays and has been a published writer for decades, his comic essays appearing in The New Yorker and elsewhere. His previous books include the essay collections “Without Feathers” and “Getting Even.”

Allen’s agreement with Hachette means he shares a publisher with one of his literary heroes, J.D. Salinger, and one of his biggest detractors, his son Ronan Farrow, whose “Catch and Kill” was released last year by the Hachette division Little, Brown and Company. Farrow won a Pulitzer Prize for his #MeToo reporting on producer Harvey Weinstein, and for years has been estranged from his father, as is Ronan’s mother, Mia Farrow, who starred in “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” “Hannah and Her Sisters” and other Allen movies.

This fall, a division of Macmillan will publish Dylan Farrow’s debut novel, “Hush,” billed as a “powerful feminist fantasy full of surprising insights.”

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Winston-Salem State wins CIAA Tournament, heads to NCAAs

4 hospitalized after car chase ends in crash

Twelfth title for WSS, first since 2012

Forsyth County Four people were hospitalized when a motorist fleeing police crashed into another car.

Police pursued a BMW, trying to pull it over for traffic violations. The car crashed into a Ford SUV, hit a tree and landed on its roof. The BMW driver, Wesley Rafael Liriano, 36, was arrested and taken to a hospital with serious, nonlife-threatening injuries.

A loaded AR-15 was found near the car. The Ford driver and two BMW passengers were hospitalized for nonlife-threatening injuries.

Liriano was charged with felony flee to elude and resist, delay and obstruct an officer.

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Juvenile charged with animal cruelty after posting video Yadkin County The Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office announced that it had filed felony charges against a juvenile suspect for animal cruelty. Because the suspect was under age, their identity was not released.

Police received a report of an animal cruelty video posted online and were able to identify the suspect and animal from the video. The animal was seized by the sheriff’s Animal Control Division and is in the care and custody of the Yadkin County Animal Shelter.

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WINSTON-SALEM State had a dramatic finish to win the CIAA basketball championship in Charlotte. The Rams trailed Fayetteville State by 11 with five minutes left and pulled in front with four seconds to go, winning the conference for the twelfth time in school history and first since 2012.

Winston-Salem State entered as the two seed in the south and had an opening round bye. The Rams beat Livingstone, 71-52 in Thursday’s quarterfinal. WSS had just escaped Livingstone in its previous game, closing the regu-

lar season with an overtime win at home. They also won by three points earlier in the season but had some breathing room in the tournament game.

Then the drama started.

In the semis against Claflin, WSS saw a nine-point second-half lead disappear and trailed in the final minute. The Rams went 3-of-4 from the free throw line to pull ahead by two, then watched as Claflin missed a layup and three-pointer in the final five seconds to allow the Winston-Salem State to escape with a two-point victory.

The Rams had gone 1-1 against Claflin in the regular season, losing by seven on the road in December, then winning by four in January.

Colon, who scored 25 in the championship game, was named the CIAA Tournament MVP.

Against Fayetteville State, the Rams battled from behind most of the game. FSU led from 8:51 until the closing seconds, when Robert Colon hit three free throws to give WSS a one-point lead. The Rams then had to hold their collective breath until a buzzer beater attempt by FSU was off the mark, giving them the title with a 63-62 win.

It was the second straight time Winston-Salem State beat Fayetteville State in a one-point game. The Rams won 53-52 in Fayetteville on February 15. They also won at home against FSU, 6154 in January.

Colon, who scored 25 in the championship game, was named the CIAA Tournament MVP. Colon also had 22 in the semis and 57 points for the tournament. He also had seven steals for the three games.

Colon and Jaylin Alston were named to the All-Tournament Team. Alston had five points in the title game but averaged 11 for the tournament. He also had 30 rebounds, including nine in the title game.

Winston-Salem State improved to 19-10 on the year and earned the CIAA’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

The Rams previously won the CIAA in 1953, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1999, 2000 and 2012 and won the Division II national championship in 1967.

RiverRun Film Festival announces lineup for 2020 festival TCH staff THE RIVERRUN International Film Festival announced the lineup for the 22nd anniversary Festival, which takes place from March 26 to April 5. A total of 173 films will be screened, including 77 features and 96 shorts from 42 countries.

“RiverRun has emerged as one of the region’s most-anticipated annual film festivals since our first festival in 1998,” RiverRun executive director Rob Davis said in a statement released by the festival. “We work very hard every year to curate a festival line-up that includes films with appeal to a broad range of people and reflect the artistry of many rising filmmakers. In addition to the films themselves, RiverRun takes great pride in offering a diverse array of panels and discussions for filmgoers. In fact, we are offering more free screenings and panels this year than ever before.”

“Over the past 12 years of programming for RiverRun, my core belief has not only been about bringing unique, independent

films from all over the world to Winston-Salem, but even more so about highlighting diverse, global viewpoints to help open lines of communication throughout our community. With another record year of submissions, over 2,000 films, our Senior Programmer, Christopher Holmes, and our Programming Associate, Caroline McMahon, and I worked tirelessly to curate our program with films from under-represented countries, individuals and stories that we believe you won’t see anywhere else,” RiverRun Program Manager, Mary Dossinger said in the statement. “We believe in pushing boundaries and highlighting new cinematic forms while providing a platform for filmmakers in all stages of their careers to connect directly with audience members and have those important conversations about our world and the human experience.”

The opening night features a pair of films: MILITARY WIVES, starting Kristen Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan, tells the story of a group of women on the home front while

When: March 26 to April 5 Films: A total of 173 films will be screened, including 77 features and 96 shorts from 42 countries. their partners are away serving in Afghanistan who form a choir and quickly become a media sensation.

HE DREAMS OF GIANTS, which follows directors Keith Fulton and Lou Pepe 15 years after the making of their successful documentary Lost in la Mancha as they revisit their subject, director Terry Gilliam, as he once more

attempts to complete his long awaited The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

The closing night film will be DREAM HORSE, which stars Toni Collette and Damian Lewis.

It tells the story of a Welsh cleaner and barmaid who decides to breed a racehorse in her small village and compete against the racing elite in a race for the national championship.

Other highlights will be STANDING UP, FALLING DOWN, which stars Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz. RESISTANCE, starring Jesse Eisenberg as Marcel Marceau and also featuring Ed Harris.

The festival also includes a four-film spotlight on screenwriter Rod Serling.

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OPINION | BEN SHAPIRO

The Worship of Dictators SEN. BERNIE SANDERS, I-Vt., the socialist Democratic presidential front-runner, made waves when he merely reiterated his lifelong warmth toward the viciously evil Cuban communist regime. Brushing off the human rights violations of Fidel Castro — a man whose revolution ended with the murder or imprisonment of tens of thousands of his countrymen, and decades of impoverishment and repression for millions — Sanders explained: “We’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba, but you know, it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad. ... When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing, even though Fidel Castro did it?”

But, of course, Sanders hasn’t merely praised Castro’s literacy programs (which, by the way, were propagandistic exploits. Cuba had an 80% literacy rate before Castro’s coup). Back in the 1980s, Sanders explained that he was “physically nauseated” by former President John F. Kennedy’s “hatred for the Cuban revolution.” In 1989, Sanders stated after visiting Cuba: “I did not see a hungry child. I did not see any homeless people.” He said that the Cuban people “had an almost religious affection” for Castro.

As it turns out, there is hardly a single communist regime of the past half-century for which Sanders has not expressed some level of moral support. This week, Sanders went out of his way to praise China, explaining: “It’s is an authoritarian country ... But can anyone deny — I mean, the facts are clear — that they have taken more people out of extreme poverty than any country in history?” Naturally, Sanders neglects to mention that China’s embrace of free trade and profit margin in the 1990s was responsible for that rise from poverty. That would cut against his socialist worldview.

Then there’s the Nicaraguan communist regime of Daniel Ortega, which murdered thousands. Sanders

celebrated the Sandinista revolution in the 1980s (he attended a rally at which protesters chanted, “the Yankee will die”), visited Nicaragua and returned to tut-tut Ortega’s human rights abuses by citing Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus. It’s no wonder Ortega has endorsed Sanders for the presidency.

Or how about the Venezuelan regime? Sanders refused to call socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro a dictator as late as last year and refused to call opposition Juan Guaido the legitimate leader of the country. The Sanders Senate website carried an editorial for years that favorably compared the regime of Hugo Chavez with the poverty record of the United States.

And, of course, there’s Sanders’ long record of propagandizing on behalf of the Soviet regime. Not only did Sanders visit the Soviet Union for a honeymoon/business trip with his new wife in 1988; he returned and declared that Moscow had “the most effective mass transit system” he had ever seen. He then celebrated that the Soviets were moving “forward into some of the early visions of their revolution, what their revolution was about in 1917.”

Sanders isn’t a European social democrat, warm toward Denmark and Norway. He’s a lifelong communist — a man who declared himself fully on board with the nationalization of nearly every major American industry in the 1970s — and an advocate for anti-Americanism abroad. The fact that it has taken until the verge of his nomination as the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee for members of the media and fellow Democrats to take note of this rather important truth demonstrates that the left’s gatekeeping function has been irrevocably broken.

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.

WEEKLY CRIME REPORT ♦ Anderson, James Michael (M/46) Arrest on chrg of 1) P/w/i/s/d Sched I (F) and 2) Fail To Appear/compl (M), at 4055 Sawmill Rd, Winston-salem, NC, on 3/1/2020 01:23

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(F), 5) Financial Identity Fraud (F), 6) Fraud-obt Property (F), 7) Financial Identity Fraud (F), 8) Fraud-obt Property (F), 9) Fraud-obt Property (F), and 10) Financial Identity Fraud (F), at Old Hollow Rd, Winston Salem, NC, on 3/3/2020 03:10. ♦ Hellmuth, William Berryman (M/42) Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats (M), at 200 N Main St, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/27/2020 10:20. ♦ Hicks, Micheal Shane (M/27) Arrest on chrg of Fugitive, F (F), at 201 N Church St, Winstonsalem, NC, on 3/2/2020 14:15. ♦ Hill, Brittany Nicole (F/29) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Heroin (F), 2) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 3) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 4) Fail To Appear/compl (M), 5) Fail To Appear/compl (M), and 6) Fail To Appear/compl (M), at 4438 New Walkertown Rd, Winstonsalem, NC, on 2/27/2020 21:15. ♦ Hill, Jasmine Laquinta (F/26) Arrest on chrg of 1) Communicate Threats (M) and 2) Communicate Threats (M), at 3620 Clemmons Rd, Clemmons, NC, on 2/27/2020 11:05. ♦ JOHNSON, JAMES DAVID was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 2809 S MAIN ST on 3/2/2020 ♦ Lewis, Ronald Stephen (M/46) Arrest on chrg of 1) Impaired Driving Dwi (M), 2) Vio. Protective Order By Courts Another State/ Indian Tribe (M), and 3) Ndl - Suspended / Revoked (M), at Us421 N/linville Road, Winston Salem, NC, on 2/28/2020 02:07. ♦ Liriano, Wesley Rafael (M/26) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fraud-obt Form Of Id By Use Of False/ ficitious/fradulnt Info (M), 2) 90-95h3 Traff Cocaine (F), 3) 9095h3 Traff Cocaine (F), 4) P/w/i/ s/d Cocaine (F), 5) Poss Cocaine Fel (F), 6) Maintain Dwelling (F), 7) Possession Marijuana (M), 8) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 9) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 10) Resisting Arrest (M), and 11) Speeding To Elude Arrest (F), at 1946 Union Cross Rd, Winston-salem, NC, on 3/1/2020 09:15. ♦ LOCKAMY, CHRISSY ANN was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 1142 WEST END BV on 3/1/2020

♦ LOPEZ, LUIS ARTURO was arrested on a charge of CONSPIRE TO SELL COCAINE at 1200 S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR on 3/2/2020 ♦ Mack, Kamika Kissana (F/29) Arrest on chrg of Assaultsimple (M), at 4415 Bryn Mawr Ln, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/27/2020 01:42. ♦ MACKEY, JOHN FRANCIS was arrested on a charge of ASSLT ON OFF/ST EMP at 1522 N LIBERTY ST on 3/2/2020 ♦ MASSEY, WILLIE DOUGLAS was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 1930 FRANCISCAN DR on 3/1/2020 ♦ Mcgee, Austin Cole (M/27) Arrest on chrg of Violation Of A Valid Protective Order (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston Salem, NC, on 2/27/2020 18:15. ♦ Mojica Portorreal, Roy (M/34) Arrest on chrg of 1) P/w/i/s/d Cocaine (F), 2) Poss Cocaine Fel (F), 3) P/w/i/s/d Sched Ii (F), 4) Possession Marijuana (M), 5) Maintain Vehicle (F), 6) Drugs-mfg Sched Ii (F), 7) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 8) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 9) Ccw (F), at Us 311 Nb/ 140 Eb, Winston Salem, NC, on 2/27/2020 11:24. ♦ Ragland, Eugene Delbert (M/52) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fail To Register - Sex Offender Registration (F) and 2) Fail To Change Address - Sex Offender Registration (F), at 301 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/26/2020 11:00. ♦ ROBINSON, JASON LEMONT was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT-SIMPLE at 119 SIDNEY ST on 3/1/2020 ♦ SAGUILAN, ALFREDO BUSTOS was arrested on a charge of COMMUNICATE THREATS at 3319 KIRBY ST on 3/1/2020 ♦ SHAW, CODY COSTON was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 201 PLAZA HOLLOW DR on 3/1/2020 ♦ SMITH, ANTHONY TYRONE was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 1522 N LIBERTY ST on 2/29/2020 ♦ Snow, Travis Alan (M/27) Arrest on chrg of Fraud-obt Property (F), at 4098 Bonne

Venture Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 3/1/2020 22:23. ♦ SUAREZ, KENDRICK KHALIL was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 3217 SILAS CREEK PW on 3/1/2020 ♦ SUREN, THOMAS JAY was arrested on a charge of BREAKING/LARC-FELONY at 201 N CHURCH ST on 3/1/2020 ♦ THOMAS, COMEKA YVETTE was arrested on a charge of FELON ADW/SER INJURY at 1930 FRANCISCAN DR on 3/1/2020 ♦ Ward, Jennifer Nicole (F/31) Arrest on chrg of 1) Unlawful To Dwlr, After Notification, Or While Disquailified (M) and 2) Speeding - Exceeding Posted Limit By 15 Mph Or More On Hwy (M), at 938 S Peace Haven Rd/ parker Ct, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/26/2020 07:43. ♦ WARNER, TIARA STAFFORD was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 1012 MOTOR RD on 3/2/2020 ♦ WILSON, JOHN ALAN was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 3331 THOMASVILLE RD on 3/2/2020 ♦ WOLFE, VERONICA OLIVIA was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT-SIMPLE at 3980 SHALLOWCREEK CT on 3/1/2020 ♦ Young, Bradley Eugene (M/31) Arrest on chrg of 1) Financial Identity Fraud (F), 2) Financial Identity Fraud (F), 3) Financial Identity Fraud (F), 4) Financial Identity Fraud (F), 5) Financial Identity Fraud (F), 6) Financial Identity Fraud (F), 7) Fraudobt Property (F), 8) Fraud-obt Property (F), 9) Fraud-obt Property (F), 10) 14.113.13 Fraud-credit Card (M), 11) 14.113.13 Fraud-credit Card (M), 12) 14.113.13 Fraud-credit Card (M), 13) 14.113.13 Fraud-credit Card (M), 14) 14.113.13 Fraudcredit Card (M), and 15) 14.113.13 Fraud-credit Card (M), at 301 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 3/2/2020 00:01.

DEATH NOTICES ♦ Edward L. Baity, 92, of Forsyth County, died February 28, 2020. ♦ Fran Canary, 80, of Advance, died February 26, 2020. ♦ George Dennis Canavos, 59, of Winston-Salem, died February 29, 2020. ♦ Chris Winston Cochran, 61, of Clemmons, died February 26, 2020. ♦ Sammy Conrad, 83, died February 28, 2020. ♦ Shelby Jean Hutchens Crews, 73, died February 28, 2020. ♦ Larry Delane Curry, 86, of Winston-Salem, died February 29, 2020. ♦ Judy Charbonnet Hixon Dwyer, 87, of Advance, died February 26, 2020. ♦ Richard Joseph Grecki, 69, died February 28, 2020. ♦ Randy Dale Hayes, 66, of Winston-Salem, died February 26, 2020. ♦ Lura Holland Hoots, 93, of Lewisville, died February 28, 2020. ♦ Jane Cox Mock, 84, of Winston-Salem, died February 26, 2020. ♦ Martha Ann Smith Osborne, 97, of Kernersville, died February 27, 2020. ♦ Charles David Patterson, Jr., 82, of Forsyth County, died February 29, 2020. ♦ Dr. Jack Marrell Rogers, 87, of Winston-Salem, died February 27, 2020. ♦ Eulalia Mae Bowers Sales, 78, of Winston-Salem, died March 2, 2020. ♦ Shelby Jean (Roberson) Small, 78, of Winston-Salem, died February 28, 2020. ♦ Betty Lou Griffin Talley, 92, of King, died February 28, 2020. ♦ Patsy Marilla Pitts White, 86, of Rural Hall, February 26, 2020. ♦ Mary Elizabeth Cain Whiteheart, 95, of WinstonSalem, died February 29, 2020.

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT BASEBALL

Ex-White Sox minor leaguer pleads not guilty to raping child Sioux Falls, S.D. A former Chicago White Sox minor leaguer who went on to coach a South Dakota youth team after his playing career ended has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a child and possession of child pornography. KOTA-TV reports Juan Thomas Jr., who entered the plea Monday, is being held on a $250,000 cash bond. Thomas, 48, is charged in Lincoln County with raping a child younger than 13 and 10 counts of child porn possession. He played for the the WinstonSalem Warthogs (now Dash) during the 1997 season.

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Bowman holds off Busch bros at Fontana The Hendrick Motorsports driver earned his second career win on one of the Cup Series’ road courses

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. — Before Alex Bowman started looking for tattoo shops somewhere between Los Angeles and Phoenix, he celebrated a win that suggested even more permanent success ahead for the hard-working driver and his resurgent team.

Bowman raced to his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, holding off Kyle and Kurt Busch on the road course at Fontana.

The win was the culmination of a tremendously encouraging weekend for Bowman, who has run 156 Cup races without extraordinary success. He is in the final year of his contract with Hen-

drick Motorsports.

But his No. 88 Chevrolet felt like the fastest car on this weathered, wide asphalt from the moment they unloaded — and Bowman decisively proved he knew what to do with it.

“We’ve been so good to start this season,” Bowman said. “We’ve got to go win a bunch more, but man, it feels good to have one this early.”

Bowman’s future might be uncertain, but he’s fine with it after this dominant performance at Fontana. He led 110 laps and managed to stay out front after the final pit stops before cruising to the checkered flag in a smooth, fairly uneventful race featuring only one caution outside of the stage breaks.

“There’s never a situation that I feel completely comfortable in,” Bowman said. “I feel like if somebody doesn’t want you driving their race car, you’re not going to be driving it. Hendrick Motorsports is where I want to be. It’s

“We’ve got to go win a bunch more, but man, it feels good to have one this early.”

Alex Bowman

where I want to stay for the rest of my career. It’s where I’ve always wanted to be. It is a contract year, but every year of my career has been a contract year.”

The 26-year-old Arizonan grew up racing almost weekly in nearby Pomona. He collected the track’s oversized surfboard trophy and partied with his team — but he also thought ahead with trepidation to the “88” tattoo he’ll have to get soon because of a pact with Aaron Gillespie, a friend who is the drummer for metalcore band

Underoath.

“We made a bet at Daytona,” Bowman said with a grimace.

“We’ve been talking about it for the last two weeks. Apparently I have to get a neck tattoo, which I’m not real sure if that’s going to happen or not. But yeah, next time we’re all together, I guess we’re all going to get tattoos.”

Defending Fontana champion Kyle Busch was 8.9 seconds behind in second place in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. His older brother Kurt was third, and Bowman teammate Chase Elliott came in fourth.

Brad Keselowski was fifth, and Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin finished sixth after starting at the back when he changed a shock absorber before the start.

The crew chiefs of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Ryan Preece were ejected after NASCAR found illegal body modifications on the cars, which had to drop to the rear on the pace laps.

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Ngakoue no longer wants to re-sign with Jaguars Jacksonville, Fla. Standout defensive end Yannick Ngakoue said Monday he no longer wants to sign a long-term deal with the Jaguars, becoming the third Pro Bowler in less than a year to essentially give up on the team. Linebacker Telvin Smith walked away from football in May, leaving about $10 million on the table, and star cornerback Jalen Ramsey forced a trade in October. Ngakoue announced his desire to play elsewhere via social media, a move that could force Jacksonville to place the franchise tag on the 24-yearold disgruntled defender and trade him.

OLYMPICS

Japan Olympic Minister: Games could be held any time in 2020 Tokyo Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020, implying the Olympics could be held later in the year and would not have to start on July 24 as planned.

The Tokyo Olympics are being threatened by a fastspreading coronavirus that has been blamed for 12 deaths in Japan and has shut down most schools, sports competitions and Olympicrelated events in the country.

The virus that started in China has been detected in at least 70 countries, with 90,000 cases and 3,100 deaths reported.

SLED DOG RACING

Alaska Airlines drops sponsorship of Iditarod Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Airlines confirmed Monday it will drop its sponsorship of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Alaska’s most famous sporting event.

The Seattle-based airline, which got its start in Alaska decades ago, said in a statement that the decision to end sponsorship after this year’s race was made as the company transitions to a new corporate giving strategy.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the most vocal critic of the thousand-mile sled dog race across Alaska, praised the decision. An Alaska Airlines spokesman said pressure from PETA did not play a role in the decision.”

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Alex Bowman celebrates after winning Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Fontana.

Mistrial for ex-Tar Heel accused of giving football players money Christopher Hawkins was charged with giving cash to three UNC athletes

By Aaron Beard The Associated Press HILLSBOROUGH — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former UNC player charged with violating North Carolina’s sports agent law nearly a decade ago.

Christopher Hawkins faced four counts tied to providing cash to three former Tar Heels football players in 2010. But after more than seven hours of deliberations Friday afternoon and Monday, the jury informed Superior Court Judge John O. Craig III that it couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on any charge.

That leaves open the possibility of another trial. Prosecutor W. Scott Harkey and defense attorney Natasha A. Adams declined to comment about the next steps.

Hawkins — who played at UNC and Marshall from 200105 — was first charged in 2015, with prosecutors adding additional charges last April. The biggest amount involved was $13,700 to Robert Quinn — now a nine-year NFL veteran who never played in the 2010 season and was declared permanently ineligible by the NCAA that fall — as well as helping him sell game-used equipment for another $1,700.

The additional charges involved Hawkins providing money to former UNC football players Charles Brown ($1,000) and Kendric Burney ($1,500) to acquire gameused equipment for sale through a memorabilia dealer.

Monday’s mistrial comes nearly a decade after the North Carolina Secretary of State’s office began its investigation, which followed an NCAA probe launched in summer

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Former UNC pass rusher Robert Quinn, pictured grabbing the face mask of NC State quarterback Russell Wilson in 2008, was at the center of a trial of a former Tar Heels player providing money to athletes.

2010 into improper benefits and academic misconduct within the UNC football program. UNC faces no punitive actions from case developments because the NCAA issued sanctions in March 2012 to resolve the case that involved Hawkins.

In all, six people were charged in the Secretary of State’s investigation. The first five were charged in September 2013 and those cases were resolved through either dismissals or deals by prosecutors — notably with former NFL agent Terry Watson pleading guilty in April 2017. He was sentenced to probation and a fine.

Hawkins’ case was the only one to reach trial.

Testimony began Wednesday, starting with prosecutors calling cooperating witness Louis Mar-

$13,700 The amount Christopher Hawkins was alleged to have given former UNC player Robert Quinn tin “Marty” Blazer III from the federal corruption investigation into college basketball followed by Quinn on Thursday via video from Texas.

Harkey had argued to the jury that Hawkins was trying to steer Quinn to sign with Blazer as a financial adviser or with NFL agent Peter Schaffer, who has not been charged with wrongdoing and has

denied providing improper benefits to any UNC players in previous interviews with The Associated Press.

Defense attorneys had portrayed Hawkins as a mentor helping players, with Adams telling the jury Friday that Hawkins was not a runner, nor an employee of Blazer or Schaffer.

The state’s Uniform Athlete Agents Act prohibits illegally luring collegiate athletes into contracts by providing them eligibility-jeopardizing money, gifts or other items of value to entice them to sign contracts. A version of the act has been in place in at least 40 states and other jurisdictions, though cases are rarely pursued and difficult to prosecute.

In North Carolina, it’s a low-level felony.

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STATE & NATION

North Korea fires presumed short-range missiles into the sea

By Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two presumed shortrange ballistic missiles into its eastern sea on Monday, South Korean officials said, resuming weapons demonstrations after a months-long hiatus that may have been forced by the coronavirus crisis in Asia.

The launches came two days after North Korea’s state media said leader Kim Jong Un supervised an artillery drill aimed at testing the combat readiness of units in front-line and eastern areas.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were fired from an area near the coastal town of Wonsan and flew about 240 kilometers northeast on an apogee of about 35 kilometers. It said the South Korean and U.S. militaries were jointly analyzing the launches. JCS officials later told reporters that the weapons were presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles.

North Korea likely tested one of its new road-mobile, solid-fuel missile systems or a developmental “super large” multiple rocket launcher it repeatedly demonstrated last year, said Kim Dong-yub, an analyst from Seoul’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies.

Experts say such weapons can potentially overwhelm missile defense systems and expand the North’s ability to strike targets in South Korea and Japan, including U.S. bases there.

Kim Jong Un had entered the new year vowing to bolster his nuclear deterrent in the face of “gangster-like” U.S. sanctions and pressure, using a key ruling party meeting in late December to warn of “shocking” action over stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.

He also said North Korea would soon reveal a new “strategic weapon” and insisted the country was no longer “unilaterally bound” to a self-imposed suspension on the testing of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles. But Kim did not explicitly lift the moratorium or give any clear indication that such tests were impending and seemed to leave the door open for eventual negotiations.

South Korea’s presidential office said National Security Director Chung Eui-yong discussed the launches with the South’s defense minister and spy chief, and that the officials expressed “strong concern” over the North’s resumption of testing activity, which could raise military tensions.

Japan said that it had not detected any projectile landing in its territory or its exclusive economic zone, and that no sea vessels or aircraft had been damaged.

“The repeated firings of ballistic missiles by North Korea is a serious problem for the international community including Japan, and the government will contin-

GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING VIA AP, LEFT, AND AP PHOTO

This combination photo shows a book cover image for “Apropos of Nothing,” an autobiography by Woody Allen, to be released on April 7.

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In this Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, file photo provided on Feb. 29, 2020 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, inspects the military drill of units of the Korean People’s Army, with soldiers shown wearing face masks. ue to gather and analyze information, and monitor the situation to protect the lives and property of the people,” the Defense Ministry’s statement said.

The recent lull in North Korea’s launches had experts wondering whether the North was holding back its weapons displays while it was fighting the coronavirus, which state media has described as a matter of “national existence.” Some analysts speculated that the North cut back training and other activities involving large gatherings of soldiers to reduce the possibility of the virus spreading within its military.

Kim’s latest show of force is apparently aimed at boosting military morale, strengthening internal unity and showing that his country is doing fine despite outside worries of how the North would contend with an outbreak.

North Korea in previous years has intensified testing activity in response to springtime military exercises between South Korea and the United States that it has described as invasion rehearsals. But the allies announced last week that they were postponing their annual drills due to concern about the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, with soldiers from both countries being infected.

The launches were the latest setback for dovish South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who despite the North’s indifference has repeatedly pleaded for reviving inter-Korean engagement. In a speech on Sunday marking the 101st anniversary of a major uprising against Japanese colonial rule, Moon called for cooperation between the two Koreas to fight infectious diseases amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Asia.

Amid the deadlock in larger nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration, Kim has suspended virtually all cooperation with South Korea in the past months while demanding that Seoul defy U.S.-led international sanctions and restart inter-Kore-

an economic projects that would jolt the North’s broken economy.

North Korea has yet to confirm any COVID-19 cases, although state media have hinted that an uncertain number of people have been quarantined after exhibiting symptoms. North Korea has shut down nearly all cross-border traffic, banned tourists, intensified screening at entry points and mobilized tens of thousands of health workers to monitor residents and isolate those with symptoms. South Korea last month withdrew dozens of officials from an inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong after North Korea insisted on closing it until the epidemic is controlled.

Kim and President Donald Trump have met three times since embarking on their high-stakes nuclear diplomacy in 2018, but negotiations have faltered since their second summit in February last year in Vietnam, where the Americans rejected North Korean demands for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capability.

Following the collapse in Hanoi, the North ended a 17-month pause in ballistic activity and conducted at least 13 rounds of weapons launches last year, using the standstill in talks to expand its military capabilities.

Those weapons included road-mobile, solid-fuel missiles designed to beat missile defense systems and a developmental midrange missile that could eventually be launched from submarines, potentially strengthening the North’s ability to strike targets in South Korea and Japan, including U.S. bases there.

In December, the North said it conducted two “crucial” tests at a long-range rocket facility that would strengthen its nuclear deterrent, prompting speculation that it’s developing a new ICBM or preparing a satellite launch that would further advanced its longrange missile technology.

Long-rumored Woody Allen memoir coming in April

By Hillel Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK — A memoir by Woody Allen, rumored for years and once thought unpublishable in the #MeToo era, is coming out next month.

Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced Monday that the book is called “Apropos of Nothing” and will be released April 7.

“The book is a comprehensive account of his life, both personal and professional, and describes his work in films, theater, television, nightclubs, and print,” according to Grand Central. “Allen also writes of his relationships with family, friends, and the loves of his life.”

Financial terms were not disclosed for the book, which Grand Central quietly acquired a year ago, and a spokesman declined to provide further details about the book’s contents. In addition to the U.S., “Apropos of Nothing” will be released in Canada, Italy, France, Germany and Spain, followed by releases in “countries around the world.” Allen will do “several interviews” for the book, Grand Central announced.

The 84-year-old Allen is an Oscar-winning filmmaker, known for such works as “Annie Hall” and “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” and is among the most influential comedians of his time. But allegations by daughter Dylan Farrow that he molested her as a child in the early 1990s have effectively idled his movie career in the U.S. Amazon Studios backed out of a production and distribution deal with Allen, and numerous actors have said they won’t work with him anymore. His “A Rainy Day In New York” was released in Europe last year but not in this country. His current production, “Rifkin’s Festival,” starring Christoph Waltz and Gina Gershon, was shot last summer and is seeking distribution.

Allen has denied any wrongdoing, and he was never charged after two separate investigations in the 1990s. But Dylan’s allegations have received new attention in the #MeToo era.

An Allen memoir nearly came out more than a decade ago. He had reportedly reached a multimillion-dollar deal with Penguin in 2003, but changed his mind.

In 2018-2019, several publishers, citing #MeToo concerns, reportedly rebuffed an Allen representative who was seeking a deal for his memoir. But according to a Grand Central spokesman, a deal was reached in March 2019 after Publisher and Senior Vice President Ben Sevier read a completed draft of the book.

An Allen memoir once seemed the most obvious of publications.

He has had a celebrated career as a performer and director, and is known for wordplay and one-liners. He has won three Academy awards for his screenplays and has been a published writer for decades, his comic essays appearing in The New Yorker and elsewhere. His previous books include the essay collections “Without Feathers” and “Getting Even.”

Allen’s agreement with Hachette means he shares a publisher with one of his literary heroes, J.D. Salinger, and one of his biggest detractors, his son Ronan Farrow, whose “Catch and Kill” was released last year by the Hachette division Little, Brown and Company. Farrow won a Pulitzer Prize for his #MeToo reporting on producer Harvey Weinstein, and for years has been estranged from his father, as is Ronan’s mother, Mia Farrow, who starred in “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” “Hannah and Her Sisters” and other Allen movies.

This fall, a division of Macmillan will publish Dylan Farrow’s debut novel, “Hush,” billed as a “powerful feminist fantasy full of surprising insights.”