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NC positive COVID-19 rate falls to 5% Raleigh Tuesday’s data from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services showed the rate of positive COVID-19 tests is now at 5%, after staying in the 7% to 9% range in June and July. The state also recorded less than 1,000 new daily cases this week, down significantly from 2,344 on July 30. Tuesday also brought the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in a dog, when the N.C. State Veterinary Hospital said a client arrived with their dog demonstrating signs of respiratory distress. The dog, unfortunately, succumbed to the illness. NSJ STAFF

Judge rules against lieutenant governor in lawsuit Raleigh Judge James Gale said Tuesday that Lt. Gov. Dan Forest “failed to demonstrate he is likely to succeed on any claims for relief” and denied a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit concerning Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive orders. Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein took to Twitter to write, “we won,” adding Gov. Cooper’s orders remain in effect. NSJ STAFF

Azar visit to Taiwan is fresh thorn in prickly USChina ties Taipei, Taiwan An ongoing visit by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Taiwan will likely exacerbate mounting tensions between Washington and Beijing. The visit makes him the highest-level U.S. official to visit the self-governing island since formal diplomatic relations were severed in 1979 in deference to China. “This visit represents an acknowledgement of the United States and Taiwan’s deep friendship and partnership across security, economics, health care, and democratic open transparent values,” Azar said. Azar said the island’s success in dealing with COVID-19 was a “tribute to the open, transparent, democratic nature of Taiwan’s society and culture.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wake sheriff sued over pistol purchase permit delays Raleigh Grass Roots North Carolina, a pro-Second Amendment rights group based in the state, says Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker is refusing to comply with a consent decree to process pistol purchase permits within the 14 days period required by state law. “In what is now the third lawsuit filed against Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker over his refusal to follow state law regarding issuing handgun permits, Grass Roots North Carolina intends to ensure citizens’ rights are respected. Sheriff Baker seems to think he is above the law,” GRNC president Paul Valone said in a statement. Baker also faced criticism in March, when the office attempted to stop issuing permits due to COVID-19. NSJ STAFF

Carolina Country Music Fest canceled for 2020 Myrtle Beach, S.C. One of the biggest tourist draws to South Carolina’s coast is the latest to succumb to the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s Carolina Country Music Fest in Myrtle Beach is now scheduled for June 10–13, 2021. The lineup for this year’s event was set to feature 30 country bands and artists, including Luke Combs, Darius Rucker, Eric Church and Jake Owen. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Harris chosen as Biden's running mate In this Sept. 12, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and then-candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. shake hands after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate.

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NC Institute for Constitutional law says lawsuit on Opportunity Scholarships is ‘meritless’ NCAE complaint uses attacks on religion, parental choice By A.P. Dillon North State Journal

“That’s a big hurdle to get past — to say that the choices of parents are blocked or should be blocked because they are attributable to government. No, they’re not. As a parent, if you pick a religious school…you are picking a religious school. No one is forcing these parents or any other parent to choose a religious school.”

RALEIGH — A North Carolina constitutional policy group has characterized the lawsuit filed by a teacher’s union affiliate over the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program as “meritless.” The N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law (NCICL) has published a brief outlining the main points of the complaint filed by the N.C. Association of Educators (NCAE). NCICL is a 501(c)3 non-profit that seeks to educate policy and lawmakers on N.C. constitutional law issues. The NCAE is an affiliate of one of the Jeanette Doran, NC Institute for two largest teacher unions in the Constitutional Law president country, the National Education Association (NEA). During the 2019–20 school “The main thrust of the lawsuit attacks the rights of parents year, 12,284 kids were in the proto choose and is an attack on reli- gram. Demand is high, as the progious schools in general,” said Jea- gram sees between 800-900 chilnette Doran, President of NCICL. dren waitlisted annually. Over The plaintiffs’ objections to re- 11,000 new applications have ligious schools take up over 66% come in for the upcoming year so of the complaint, which trans- far, but there will likely be only lates to 24 out of 39 total pages. around 3,000 open seats. NCICL’s brief summarizes Doran noted that the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) is the lawsuit’s three main claims, voluntary and does not require a which assert that the OSP viofamily to apply for the funds nor lates the state constitution. The to use the OSP funds to attend a NCAE suit claims that the OSP subjects plaintiffs to religious disreligious school. The NCAE and their plaintiffs crimination and interferes with are seeking to have the courts rule their rights of conscience; disthe OSP unconstitutional, as it is criminates on the basis of relicurrently being implemented, un- gion, sexual orientation, gender der the North Carolina Constitu- identity and transgender status; tion. They are asking for a per- and funds schools in an arbitrary manent injunction to stop the and capricious manner not valid selection of scholarship recipi- under constitutional authority. The NCICL brief says that ents, as well as any further disbursements or appropriations these claims “are all meritless.” “What they’ve done is chalfrom the Reserve Fund. The OSP grants up to $4,200 lenge the way the program is ima year for tuition to participating plemented,” said Doran, noting private schools, which are cho- that the biggest weakness of the sen by the applicant’s family. The NCAE’s suit is trying to prove scholarships serve low-income the public funds used for the profamilies that meet certain income gram aren’t accomplishing a pubthresholds and other criteria to be See EDUCATION page A2 eligible.

By David Larson North State Journal RALEIGH — Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden and Greensboro Police Chief Brian James each made public pleas to their respective cities this summer to put a halt to spiraling murder rates. Cities across North Carolina and the country have been seeing similar increases, with a Wall Street Journal report on Aug. 2 showing a 24% average increase in homicide in America’s 50 largest cities so far in 2020. After a rash of homicides in Greensboro to start July, James

held a press conference to address the issue. “In the first seven days of July, we’ve had seven homicides in the city of Greensboro,” James began. “I stand before you today asking the community’s help in reducing and solving these senseless acts of violence.” James said the 29 homicides that the city had seen so far dwarfed what his department was used to seeing. “We’re in uncharted territories,” he said. “In my time in the police department over 24 years, we’ve never seen this many homicides at this point in the year. I remember a time when the 20s, more or less, would be our total for the entire See HOMICIDE page A2

Yet another lawsuit filed over NC election laws By Matt Mercer North State Journal RALEIGH — Marc Elias, the lawyer who is leading efforts in several states to loosen restrictions on absentee ballot procedures, announced Monday night a new suit filed in N.C. The new lawsuit seeks to add the state to at least 14 others being pushed to enact the so-called “four pillars” in advance of the November general election. The requirements listed on the Democracy Docket website are: 1) free or prepaid postage paid for by state government, 2) ballots postmarked on election day must count, 3) eliminating signature-matching laws, and 4) allow partisan organizations to collect and deliver ballots, also known as ballot harvesting. Elias tweeted Monday, “We just filed another Four Pillars lawsuit in North Carolina! The state must provide accessible vote by mail AND safe in-person voting.” Previously, Elias was involved in state and federal redistricting lawsuits, and he represented Democratic congressional candidate Dan McCready in the 9th District fraud case. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Redistricting Foundation and the Alliance for Retired Americans. The Redistricting Foundation is aligned with Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee, and the Alliance for Retired Americans is the retired union member affiliate of the AFLCIO. The “four pillars” have only been fully enacted in one state, Washington, with 10 states having enacted three. Six states have zero, in-

cluding heavily Democratic states like Connecticut and Massachusetts. The N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE) released a FAQ on Monday, Aug. 10, saying that at least seven times as many absentee by-mail requests have been submitSee ELECTION LAWS page A2

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John 20:27-29 (KJV) The Second Sunday of Easter approaches, lic purpose. TheChristians sixth parable Matthew of 13 the is the Parable of the Pearl. Like the Parable of “That’s a big hurdle to get past — to say that and are in reminded first the Hidden Treasure, it was spoken only to the disciples by Christ. This short, Then saith he to be the choices of parents are27 blocked or should Sunday following Christ’s resurrection. Jesus Thomas, Reachto hither blocked because they are attributable governone-verse parable has several nuanced interpretations. Like the hidden treasure, had met with most of His disciples after Mary finger, myif ment,” Doran said. “No, thy they’re not.and Asbehold a parent this parable illustrates the value of the kingdom of heaven and the willingness Magdalene alerted them of His presence. hands; and reach hither you pick a religious school… you are picking a reliof a seeker to give up everything he owns to attain it. This parable differs from thy hand, and thrustoritany gious school. No one is forcing these parents Thomas was not with them met the hidden treasure in that thewhen finderthey of the treasure found it by happenstance; my side: and be not other parent to choose a into religious school.” Jesus, and he said he would not believe in the whereas, the pearl was found after the merchant sought it out. It is notable that but believing. Doran also remarked faithless, on the COVID-19 school resurrection until he hadthe seen the wounds ofgreat value to pearls. during the time of Christ, Romans attached And Thomas closures and that right 28 now parents need every theThe crucifixion himself. in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, with the daughter parable isfor referenced answered and said educational option available to them. Dr.unto Terry My Lord my of Stoops, vice president ofhim, research andand director ofEight Hester Prynne being named Pearl. “But she named the infant ‘Pearl,’ as being days after the resurrection, Thomas JesusFoundation, saith unto education studies at theGod. John29 Locke of great price, —removed purchased with he all she had his doubts when sawhad, — her mother’s only treasure!” him, Thomas, because agrees with Doran. Jesus and examined His wounds. While hast seen me, thoube “The N.C. Associationthou of Educators should Jesus blessed those who believed in His hast believed: blessed are focused on helping educators prepare for the most theylives,” that have not seen, difficult school year of their said Stoops. “Inresurrection based on faith, He nonetheless have believed. stead, NCAE leadership and has yet committed its dwinwas willing to prove Himself to Thomas. dling resources to a lawsuit designed to seize priThomas had proven a devoted and loyal vate school scholarships from low-income families disciple and Jesus did not condemn him for “The Incredulity of Saint Thomas”and by Caravaggio (c. 1601–1602, housed force children to return tocurrently dysfunctional disin Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Potsdam, Germany). trict schools.” his skepticism.

Stoops also said that while the NCAE’s lawsuit pushes to limit options for families, COVID-19 school building closures have “compelled parents to explore multiple education options” for their TRAFFIC from page A1 business- causing major traffic backups. transportation sales tax revenue, shutting down certain children. Florida announced thatthe it issuit, aces. But some states haveLawmakers not. which also is down. have also weighed in on celerating work schedules bya sevWashington, site with of the first “We were hoping to bid it out failed to produce results. Sen. Deanna Ballard (R-Watauga), coeralEducation weeks onCommittee, about $2 stating billion in the In the meantime, some road for construction very soon, but coronavirus outbreakchair of U.S., the Senate worth of bridge road projects. of its 100 and bridge projects already have then COVID-19 and all that, so suspended work on 92 that, “The far-left NCAE says it and cares about equiMaryland, a low-income westbound a re- butIn that timeline is kind of in the air,” active highway projects been put on hold. ty in as schooling, it’s suing to ensure lane toofsend thetheir Chesapeake Bay ordercan’t for afford The North Carolina Depart- said West Plains administrator sult of a stay-at-home families children to prinearthis Annapolis halted proj-SheBridge ment of Transportation has Tom Stehn, a former state high- most workers. The vate school.” added that suit wouldrecent“strip ly re-opened tochance vehicles followin Seattlechildren slashed its expected construction way engineer. “It was a high pri- ects include major ones low-income of the only they have repairs.which The $27 and Spokane, as welltoasattend improveprojects from 131 down to 38 for ority for us.” privateing schools, are million open forprojinpass ect was completed well ahead of Though ambulances are run- ments to an Interstate the upcoming budget year, a $2 class90 instruction.” schedule, partly because ning as usual and detours are through an avalanche-prone billion reduction. This isarea the second attempt by the NCAEoftolight disamid panOhio has delayed projects until well-marked for visitors, “ob- of the Cascade Mountains. mantle the OSP.traffic The first suitthe wascoronavirus an unsuccessful demic. Vermont’s entire $200 next year on interstate highways viously that direct interchange facial million challenge to the statute supporting the OSP. The declining trafficinvolumes for 2020 in Columbus and Cincinnati be- would be nice,” said Daniel Mar- road construction plan In 2015, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled favor of have especially largelines. In in some a $6OSP million cause of the expected decline in shall, chief clinical officer for the is on hold, save for the by a vote of been 4-3 along partisan of the nation’s most famously cona storm opinion, South Howell County Ambulance emergency repair where fuel tax revenue. the majority Chief Justice Mark Martin gested areas, such washed out part of the foundation Faced with a budget shortfall, District. said the plaintiffs failed metropolitan to prove the program was thethat Santhe Francisco Bay“erred area. in The city of Bend, Oregon, the on Interstate 89. Missouri has postponed $46 milunconstitutionalas and lower court Business Scholarship leaders in the region The longer the delay, the greatlion for 18 road and bridge proj- nation’s seventh-fastest growdeclaring the Opportunity Program some proj- had hoped to put a 1 cent sales tax ects that had been priorities for ing metropolitan area over the er the likelihood that unconstitutional.” on theBeasley, November ballotand thatErvin could thisJustices local governments. As many as past decade, pulled a $190 mil- ects might not get finished Associate Hudson raise $100Martin billionretired over 40 years 299 additional projects valued lion transportation bond off the year. dissented in 2015. When in 2019, for public transit and “Every project is sort of atwas riskelevated at $785 million could be at risk May ballot. Supporters had conBeasley to chief justice by transporGov. Roy projects nine-county weather without federal help, McKenna cerns about pushing a property of running out of quality Cooper. Martin’station retirement left in theacourt’s makeBut the coronavirus said region. state tax hike for roads, sidewalks and days to complete theupwork,” said. in a hyper-partisan of six Democratsoutto break interrupted on state engi- — Among the immediate de- bike lanes while local business- Jeremy Reed, construction one Republican Associate Justicework Paul Newby. legislation needed to place the ferments: a new highway inter- es are suffering financially and neer for the state’s transportation The Raleigh based non-profit Parents for Edmeasure on the ballot. (PEFNC), change to provide direct access many residents are without work. agency. ucational Freedom in North Carolina It now could be 2022, or even Pennsylvania originally “They’re going to show up on to the expanded Ozarks Medical which halted advocates for quality educational options before supporters make work. parental But 2024, Center in West Plains. The cen- voters’ day and just glance and all road construction through school choice, was a can vocal deanother for alawsuit publicbrought vote on work toofproter’s hospital, physician and spe- think, `I’m not raising my taxes it has since allowed fender the OSP duringpush the first the measure, John Grubb, About and cialty clinics are among the area’s right now, no way!’” said Mike Ri- ceed on 61 critical projects. by the NCAE various other said plaintiffs. officer thewith Bay at chief operating largest employers, serving about ley, co-chairman of the Go Bend 800 road and bridge projects, “This lawsuit is a political stunt inofline Area Council, obsession a business-backed hold. 40,000 patients in eight rural 2020 Coalition that support- $7 billion, remain onthe education establishment’s with disBy contrast, somemantling states have counties of southern Missouri ed the measure. “We’re going to schoolpolicy choiceadvocacy in North group. Carolina, even as “If we’re in a poor economy, lull in trafcome back to voters, but now just taken advantage of athousands and northern Arkansas. more parents are flocking to alternative PUBLIC DOMAIN | CC BY-SA 1.0 whichsaid it looks likePresident we’re going to fic to speed up transportation The state had allotted more felt like the wrong time.” educational options,” PEFNC Mike be in, that would have been an crews MostFetti states have classified road projects. than cover by half Long in ahave statement. “The $1.2 Pearlmillion of GreattoPrice” Domenico (cir. 1620) is a painting in the Construction lot of stimulus awhighwaythe awful construction as Austria. essential work been able to shut down the road construction costs. The Museum, “Perhaps NCAE’s time wouldand be an better collection of Kunsthistorisches Vienna, ful why lot ofmore job creation,” he said. other half was to come from local that can continue despite orders lanes during prime hours spentwithout considering than 20% of N.C. families are choosing alternatives to their localMATTHEW 13:45-46 ly zoned public school, including 12,284 students 45 from low-income families who received Opportu Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 nity Scholarships during the previous school year,” Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and Long said. bought it. WORSHIP from page A1

Benham and others showed up to the Charlotte clinic after receiving calls that the police were there will begin being sent the week of demanding that the group’s memSept. 4 to voters who have already bers leave the area. When they remade requests. fused to leave, eight were given ci“This latest partisan lawsuit is tations of “violation of emergency just another attempt to undermine prohibitions and restrictions” — a the credibility of our elections. Just Class 2 misdemeanor. last week a federal judge ruled “They’re saying there were 50 against these attempts to legalize people there,” Benham said on ballot harvesting and make it easithe discrepancy between his acer to commit absentee ballot fraud,” count and the “official” account. said Lauren Horsch, a spokesper“Just look at the video. The video son for N.C. Senate Leader Phil shows clear evidence. It is a lie. It Berger (R-Eden). is wrong. The police department, U.S. District Court Judge WilCharlotte Observer, the mayor’s ofliam Osteen ruled in federal court fice — they’re all wrong.” against similar attempts to loosen Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a absentee ballot rules, refusing to orfriend of Benham’s, tweeted out in der changes requested by Democsupport of him later the same day, racy North Carolina the League of calling the arrest unconstitutional Women Voters or North Carolina. ROBERT CLARK | NORTH STATE JOURNAL and saying, “Because elected Dems The plaintiffs wanted the elimare pro-abortion, they are abusing Attendees of Northwood Temple Church in Fayeteville’s 2020 Easterination drive-in listen in on ofservice uniform early-voting their power—in a one-sided way— their radios from inside their cars as Pastor John Hedgepeth delivers his sermon. hours, the voter registration deadto silence pregnancy counselors.” line 25 days before Election Day Cruz also put a petition on his site and the witness requirement. The nion sets, with sealed wafers which asks signatories to “Tell crimination against religious in- ‘drive-in’ services.” witness requirement, which hasand recups oftwo juice, but hadpreviously to call off the The very next day, Wilming- quired Democratic Governor Roy Cooper stitutions and religious believers,” witnesses (or planifto distribute after word that if abortion is ‘essential’ then said Barr in a statement. “Thus, ton police posted that drive-in ser- one the witness them is a notary pubTRAVIS LONG/THE NEWS & OBSERVER VIA AP, POOL from thealready city. been changed for pregnancy services are essential, government may not impose spe- vices “will not be considered a vi- lic), has said don’t do election communion, olation,” so no legal action would the“They cial restrictions on religious activitoo. Stop discriminating against November 2020 only In this file photo, Marc Elias questions a witness during a hearing on the 9th Congressional District and I’m a good man. I try to do be taken against the in churches, but to ty that do not19, also apply similar people of faith!” one. voting irregularities investigation Tuesday, Feb. 2019, atto the North Carolina State Bar Raleigh. mayor says,” police still urged “all churches and what U.S. Attorney General Wil- nonreligious activity.” Thethe plaintiffs also Hedgepeth wanted a said. “We’re law-abiding. I wantabto “Where a state has not acted houses of worship to continue with method liam Barr has received a flood of for people to request do things the by way they and saidto and let virtual services, including evenhandedly, it must have a com- sanship, complaints religious people Wigginton. ballots phone leave with his bio sayingfor he Easis a sentee relating to the from election this cycle. them knowballots we’re cooperating with ter.” fighting for Democrats and completed pelling reason to impose around the the country like Benin “no-contact” Elias is no stranger to NorthrestricCar- “lawyer This is simply latestwho, attempt by them.”Osteen rejected the requests In rights Fayetteville, tionshaving on places of worship and voting believe theiractivist rights are being olina, for all.” drive-in ser- boxes. represented Cooper outham, of state liberal to deBenham, though, the saidplaintiffs he will vices were case allowed, andinNorththat thoserecount, restrictions violated by local of and state Carogovern- in must he believed The latest was filed Wake because 2016’sensure gubernatorial in grade the integrity North not be cooperating wood Superior Temple Pentecostal Holi- were are narrowly tailored to advance unlikely to win with their ChararguCourt, but time to his previous work. He County linaments. elections,” said North Carolina addition lotte’s on demands for hisat group Church hadAbsentee an Easterballots service ments its compelling said Barr. isness A tweet from Barr’s commuthese matters trial. to running short. no effort interest,” to hide his partiRepublican Party spokesman Tim makes nications director, Kerri Kupec, “Religious institutions must not be at 10 a.m. Pastor John Hedgepeth stop counseling women outside told NSJ the church promoted the the abortion clinic, even after the said, “During this sacred week for singled out for special burdens.” Drive-in church services have celebration and was expecting po- arrest, since he believes the city’s many Americans, AG Barr is monitoring govt regulation of religious been another touchpoint in North tentially hundreds of cars. The ser- requests violate the letter and spirservices. While social distancing Carolina, especially during the vice could be heard on 92.7 FM to it of the law. “Heck yeah we are, of course,” allow sing along to the Easter season. Wakeincluding County govare have appropriate during these Theattendees resultingtocalls to defund victims were, a try. for policies Greensboro only gotten Benham said when asked whethplayed inside the sanctuary ernment made that drivethissince, emergency, they mustrising be ap- grandmother abolish the police have caused who clear was killed at a orhymns worse with homicides er his group is still present at that and listen to Hedgepeth’s in services would man not bestabbed permit- further plied evenhandedly not and single party tension between sermon police “We’re and a young from 38 in 2018 to 44 in&2019, in uncharted from a raised platform outside, all clinic. “We haven’t stopped. 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GOP senator subpoenas FBI over Russia, defends Biden probe By Eric Tucker The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said Monday that he has subpoenaed the FBI to produce documents to his committee related to the Trump-Russia investigation. The Wisconsin senator also defended a separate investigation he is leading into Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukraine, over objections of congressional Democrats. Johnson’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is one of multiple Republican-led Senate panels scrutinizing the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign and alleged Russian interference. Another, the Judiciary Committee, has released a series of documents in recent weeks aimed at discrediting the probe, including material on Sunday that the chairman, Sen. Lindsey Graham, said raised questions about whether the FBI had misled Congress about the accuracy of information it received during the investigation.

The subpoena demands that the FBI produce by Aug. 20 the records that it gave to the Justice Department inspector general’s office, which concluded in a report last December that the Russia investigation had been opened for a valid reason but that the FBI had made significant errors during its surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser. The FBI said in a statement that it had received the subpoena and that the bureau had already been producing documents and information for Johnson’s committee. “As always, the FBI will continue to cooperate with the Committee’s requests, consistent with our law enforcement and national security obligations,” the statement said. “What’s the takeaway here? That (former FBI Director James) Comey sat on top of one of the most corrupt investigations, Crossfire Hurricane, in the history of the FBI, and the rats are jumping ship. Graham added that there is “no way in hell” that Comey did not know the dossier compiled by ex-MI6 agent Christopher Steele that purported

“Here’s the point … there will become a time to sell your book, Jim Comey. You can come to the Judiciary Committee and sell your next book because you’ve got a date with the truth, my friend.” South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham to detail President Trump’s ties to Russia had “basically [been] proved to be unsound by the Russian subsource interview in January [2017].” “My goal was to prove that he did know and he got warrants against Carter Page anyway,” Graham said. “Here’s the point … there will become a time to sell your book, Jim Comey. You can come to the Judiciary Committee and sell your next book because you’ve got a date with the truth, my friend.”

In a separate statement on Sunday, the FBI said it was continuing to cooperate with the Judiciary Committee’s investigation. The FBI also said it had “surged resources” to be able to continue producing documents to the committee on a rolling basis. Johnson publicized the subpoena along with a more than 5,000-word open letter in which he sought to explain the basis for his scrutiny of the Russia investigation and to defend his Biden probe against allegations that he was amplifying Russian disinformation. “I felt it was important to provide this explanation of my investigations because of the concerted and coordinated attacks on my efforts that I have interpreted as a ‘brush back pitch’ to deter my actions and preemptively marginalize my committee’s findings,” Johnson wrote in an email sent to reporters. He said he was concerned that the media was preparing to taint his committee’s findings as an extension of Russian propaganda. Democrats in recent weeks have expressed alarm about the probe, and a state-

ment Friday by William Evanina, the U.S. government’s chief counterintelligence official, called out by name a pro-Russia Ukrainian lawmaker who has spread leaked recordings about Biden meant to undermine the Democrat’s campaign. Johnson denied Monday receiving information from that lawmaker, Andrii Derkach, or being part of any Russian disinformation effort. “As always, almost all of the documents we are seeking and will make public are from U.S. sources,” Johnson wrote in the letter. The Biden-Ukraine issue is a politically freighted one, particularly after President Donald Trump urged his Ukraine counterpart to investigate corruption in a July 2019 phone call during Hunter Biden’s tenure as a paid board member of a Ukraine gas company called Burisma Holdings. That phone call formed the basis of Trump’s failed impeachment by the Democratic-led House in December. He was acquitted by the Senate in February. Hunter Biden has denied using his influence with his father to aid Burisma, and Biden has denied speaking with his son about his overseas business dealings. Trump and his allies have raised questions about Biden’s move as vice president in 2016 to pressure the Ukrainian government to fire its top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, who had previously led an investigation into Burisma’s owner.

Visiting historic sites in North Carolina during COVID-19 Both Fort Fisher and the U.S.S. North Carolina are partially open for coastal visitors

The USS North Carolina is open to visitors daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal WILMINGTON — Many daily routines have stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic only to start again in an altered state or at half capacity. Such is the case for visiting historic sites in North Carolina, like Fort Fisher in Kure Beach and the U.S.S. Battleship North Carolina moored across the river from Wilmington. Fort Fisher, located at 1610 Ft. Fisher Blvd. South in Kure Beach, is free to visit. The gift shop has limited access and the indoor museum area, which has an audiovisual program of the fort’s history, is currently closed. Outside, visitors can socially distance while conducting a self-guided tour along grounds of the fort, where soldiers from both sides of the Civil War set foot, as well as those who served in World War II. Along the outside trails, visitors can view multiple cannons, including a reconstruction of a massive 32-pounder seacoast gun at Shepherd’s Battery. As one winds their way around the grove of oak trees and the few earthwork mounds that remain due to erosion, they are rewarded with a scenic view of the Cape Fear River. Fort Fisher was key to keeping the port of Wilmington open to Confederate blockade runners bringing supplies to the army in-

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land. Two major battles were fought at Fort Fisher, one of which would help bring an end to the Civil War. Early in the war, the Confederacy took control of the region near the mouth of the Cape Fear River and built the largest and most important earthwork fort in the South. Near the end of the war, the Wilmington supply line was the last open route for General Robert E. Lee’s troops that were fighting in northern Virginia. On Jan. 15, 1865, those supplies would be cut off after Union troops launched a large amphibious assault on Fort Fisher. Less than three and a half months later, on April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, the commander of the Union armies, at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

Fort Fisher was also used during WWII for anti-aircraft training operations associated with Camp Davis’s Anti-Aircraft Artillery Training Center up until 1944. Like Fort Fisher, the U.S.S. Battleship North Carolina’s museum portion is closed, but the gift shop is open to visitors based on state reopening guidelines. Social distancing and face-covering notices are posted throughout the areas. The battleship has kept consistent hours, opening from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Access to the lower decks is closed due to COVID-19, but the main and upper decks are open for self-guided tours. The gift shop takes only credit card payments. Hand sanitizer and hand-washing stations are found throughout the site and there is increased

cleaning of high-touch public areas and restrooms. Over 728 feet long, N.C. carried a crew compliment of 2,339. The battleship is outfitted with nine 16inch 45 caliber guns, 20 5-inch caliber guns and 60 40mm guns. In addition, she once had a variety of .50 caliber and 1.10 guns, which were removed in 1942. The name North Carolina has been used by five warships dating back over 200 years. The first, in 1820, was a 74-gun battleship that sailed for 50 years. The current U.S.S. North Carolina is a Virginia Class Submarine, SSN77, commissioned on May 8, 2008. The name has also been given to a 174-foot ironclad built by the Confederate Navy at the height of the Civil War. In 1908, the North Carolina was a U.S. Navy armored cruiser with

rigging that allowed a plane to take off from the deck — a first in naval aviation. By 1941, the United States had been drawn into WWII, and the U.S.S. North Carolina BB55 was authorized June 3, 1936 and finally commissioned on April 9, 1941. Radio commentator Walter Winchell called the BB55 “The Showboat” after the Broadway show. The U.S.S. North Carolina was decommissioned on June 27, 1947; however, it was not until October of 1967 that she would finally come to rest in Wilmington. While only being partially open, all state historic sites are currently displaying a banner on their websites placed there following Black Lives Matter protests over the death of George Floyd. The banner’s link goes to “An Open Letter for These Times: Black Lives and Historic Sites,” written by Michelle Lanier, director of N.C. Division of State Historic Sites and Properties at the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Four “lessons” are included throughout the four-page letter, such as, “One of the greatest acts of racial violence is the erasure of a people through silence,” and “Progress is false comfort without the lifelong, daily vigilance against oppression in any and every form.” “As the first African American director of the Division of State Historic Sites and Properties, and a public humanities professional committed to dismantling racism, it is my daily call to seek more ways to achieve ‘True Inclusion.’ We are far from where we need to be,” Lanier writes.

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On Sunday, Aug. 9, the largest earthquake to strike N.C. in over a century struck just a few miles southeast of the Alleghany County town of Sparta. Officially, the U.S. Geologic Survey said the earthquake occurred as a result of oblique-reverse faulting in the upper crust of the North American plate. This earthquake was preceded by at least four small foreshocks, ranging from a magnitude of 2.1–2.6, beginning about 25 hours prior to the mainshock. The USGS says moderately damaging earthquakes strike the inland Carolinas “every few decades,” and smaller earthquakes are felt about once each year or two. The aforementioned earthquake that struck a century ago? It was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered in the Great Smoky Mountains in 1916. Event reports came in from across the state and also in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Aftershocks are expected through the week, with a 45% chance of one being a magnitude of 3 or greater.

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RALEIGH — Two weeks ago, the North State Journal released its inaugural list of the top lobbyists in North Carolina. This week we tackle the top firms who employ those lobbyists. Over 250 companies and firms were listed on the lobby roles for North Carolina this session. Just as with the lobbyists list, the North State Journal staff tried to create an objective ranking system that included the firm’s size, the number of clients, the ranking of the firm’s lobbyists in our first list and the quality of the firm’s clients. Below is the list of the top five lobbying firms in North Carolina, in alphabetical order. We have also included 10 honorable mentions, which round out the top 15 lobbying firms in our rankings. The lists are in alphabetical order because defining a top five is difficult enough without trying to figure out a fair way to determine who is No. 1. The list is primarily comprised of law firms with significant clients — both in number and in quality. We developed a metric for client quality based on many factors, including market capitalization, business trade publication rankings, legislative success and size. The factors in the rankings were legislator and staffer surveys and client quality scores. Less than 6% of all registered lobbying firms made the list. Bode & Harrell, LLP

WEST County joins Asheville with vote for reparations Buncombe County Buncombe County has joined the city of Asheville to apologize for its role in slavery and supporting reparations for black residents. Buncombe County officials passed the measure 4-3 along party lines, with Democrats in favor. Similar to the one passed in Asheville last month, the resolution does not call for direct payments, instead focusing on efforts to prioritize racial equity. Priorities include reducing the opportunity gap in the local public-school systems, reducing disparities in the health care and justice systems and increasing black home ownership. Buncombe County will also participate in Asheville’s Community Reparations Commission. AP

Woman arrested in shooting death Wilkes County Rachel Leigh Bentley, 38, of Roaring River, was arrested last week and charged with murder after police say she shot and killed Dwight Kelly Payne, 44, of Boomer. Police were called to a reported disturbance and found Payne, suffering from the gunshot wound. Medical personnel attempted to treat him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Bentley is being held without bond and the State Bureau of Investigations is assisting with the investigation.

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Officials: 3,700 gallons of sewage spills McDowell County Excessive rain from Tropical Storm Isaias caused nearly 3,700 gallons of sewage to spill into a river. The discharge happened at the Clinchfield sewer pump station in Marion when rainfall entered into the collection system. The untreated waste water then spilled into an “unnamed tributary of Lake James” in the Catawba River Basin. McDowell County saw an average of 3 to 4.5 inches of rainfall. About 3,500 gallons of untreated water was discharged into the Catawba River Basin from the same sewer pump in May. That spill was also caused by excessive rain. AP

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Father: Son was drunk and didn’t mean to shoot woman, girl Lincoln County Paul Lamkin Jr. shot his 7-year-old daughter and girlfriend and then fell off a cliff and into a quarry. Lamkin’s father said his son was drunk and got into an argument with his girlfriend. He then pulled out his gun to shoot in the air. But the bullets ricocheted, hitting his daughter and his girlfriend. Lamkin ran into the woods out of shame — not to evade police — and fell 50 feet into a quarry. All three are recovering in a hospital. Authorities plan to charge Lamkin Jr. with two counts of felony attempted murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling.

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Stokes County Wieland Copper Products has announced it’s laying off 120 employees in Stokes County. The company announced the layoffs will be in the company’s Pine Hall operations. Wieland is based in Ulm, Germany. It is one of the world’s largest copper-tubing manufacturers. The company announced the cuts in a notice to the North Carolina Commerce Department, submitted Monday. The company has 94 production facilities worldwide. That includes 25 in the U.S., with six in Illinois, four in California and three in Ohio. The Pine Hall facility is its only operation in North Carolina.

Brunswick County One person has been hospitalized due to a fire that started early Thursday morning in Ocean Isle Beach. The person was transported to a hospital for treatment after they sustained injuries inside the Ocean Isle Beach home where the fire began, Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith said. The blaze has caused structural damage to five buildings. Horry County firefighters are assisting the Ocean Isle Beach Fire Department in battling the blaze. Investigators believe the fire was caused by a car that ignited.

Macon County A man, whose name was not released, shot and wounded an attempted home invader last month. The man told police that a woman knocked on his door, and, when he answered, a man tried to force the door open to enter. The man shot the man in the arm, and the suspects fled. Police later arrested Natasha Kerber, Kenneth Lawrence and Carmalita Pike. They confessed and said they were trying to get money to buy heroin.

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Man pleads guilty to threatening to burn black church Catawba County John Malcolm Bareswill, 63, of Catawba, pled guilty to threatening to burn down a black church in Virginia days after one of the church’s leaders took part in a vigil for George Floyd. Bareswill entered the plea Wednesday, nearly two months after he was arrested on charges related to his alleged threat. Authorities said Bareswill also made racist remarks when he called the Baptist church in Virginia Beach to make the threats in June. He could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison during his hearing in November.

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Currituck County Currituck Fire-EMS announced that they are adding ultrasound imaging technology to its ambulances. Their request was approved by the state’s medical director. Currituck is just the fourth EMS in the state to get approved to use the technology, which allows EMS workers to get images of patients’ internal organs while en route, which will help identify life threatening situations like collapsed lungs or internal bleeding.

Gaston County A 1-year-old pit bull and a rabid fox got into a tussle that ended up killing the fox after the animal appeared on the dog’s owners’ property in Dallas. State health officials confirmed two days later that the fox’s remains tested positive for rabies, said the Gaston County Police Department in a news release. The pit bull was up to date on her vaccinations for rabies, police said. She also received a rabies booster shot. The fox is the fourth confirmed rabies case in Gaston County this year.

Craven County Several organizations spent the days after Hurricane Isaias made landfall surveying known sea turtle nesting areas to assess damage from the storm. One stranded turtle was killed, but the nests were mainly intact on Emerald Isle. Oak Island saw more severe nest damage. Officials were able to locate just two nests, with the rest believed to have been washed away.

Sampson County Jaden Ashe has wanted to be a police officer since he was a young child. When he turned 12, his mother, Tonya, decided to surprise him with some of his role models. Deputies from the Sampson County Sheriff’s Department arrived at Ashe’s home for his 12th birthday — lights and sirens on. The Clinton Police Department also arrived to provide backup.

A two-man shop, John Bode and Jim Harrell (NSJ Top 10 Lobbyist) have an impressive client list that includes Accenture, AT&T, Eli Lilly, WakeMed, and Wake Forest Health Sciences. The firm also counts eight N.C. trade associations as clients as well as the Motion Picture Association. Brubaker & Associates, Inc. Former speaker Harold Brubaker (NSJ Top 10 Lobbyist) leads a fiveperson team that also includes Sarah Bales (NSJ Top 10 Lobbyist), Jonathan Brubaker, John Delgiorno, and Kaitlin Nicole Rothecker. Brubaker’s client list scored highly in the North State Journal rankings for client quality. The firm represented a broad range of clients in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, insurance, technology and big business. Marquee clients include FedEx, PepsiCo, SAP, GlaxoSmithKline and Nationwide Insurance. The firm also represented major N.C. nonprofits like the N.C. Beer and Wine Wholesalers, N.C. League of Municipalities and N.C. Zoological Society.

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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP The lobbying corps at Kilpatrick includes Ches McDowell (NSJ Top 10 Lobbyist), Nelson Freeman (NSJ Top 25 Lobbyist), Amanda Donovan, John Easterling and Hampton Billips. Kilpatrick represented clients across the business and non-profit spectrum. The firm’s stable of North Carolinabased clients was one of the largest of all firms. The firm also represented sports organizations like the PGA Tour, Charlotte Hornets, NBA, Wake Forest Athletics and Major League Baseball. Influential non-profits like the N.C. Metro Mayors, N.C. Airports Association and N.C. Rifle and Pistol Association also hired Kilpatrick this session. Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP The Smith Anderson team is led by Top 10 Lobbyist Dana Simpson and includes Robert Desmond, Lori Fuller, Joshua Grant, Davis Horne Jr., Stephen Parascandola, Gerald Roach, Chandler Spaulding and Kara Weishaar. The Raleigh law firm also ranked high in client quality with major companies like Accenture, Cree, Dell, Duke Energy, Honda, Nationwide Insurance, Novartis, WakeMed and Waste Management. Trade organizations who hired Smith Anderson included the Dental Society, Biotech Center, Medical Society, Oncology Association and Society of Anesthesiologists. Troutman Sanders Strategies LLC The Troutman Sanders team is together for the final time, as Daniel Baum, Lindsey Dowling, Joe Lanier and Bill Scoggin have announced their separation from the firm’s team that also included Mark Griffith and Marissa Turner. The now-former top lobbying firm represented major brands like 3M, Anheuser-Busch, CVS, Delta Airlines, Juul Labs, Liberty Mutual, Prudential and Wells Fargo. Like several of the other firms on the list, Troutman Sanders Strategies represented diverse healthcare and pharmaceutical interests. Honorable Mentions (Top 15 Firms) Brooks Pierce, Connect C LLC, EQV Strategic, Fetzer Strategic Partners, Manning Fulton & Skinner, P.A., McGuireWoods Consulting, Nexsen Pruet, PLLC, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP, The Policy Group, Inc, Williams Mullen Next week, the North State Journal will delve into the top agency liaisons and young lobbyists.

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Jason adversaries push back. and remorse, because that is not what know, what they questions will allow the economy to reopen. The most direct way to make China “pay” for this disaster is tothat offer That is, unless an exogenous event happens s TORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS do. They take advantage of every weakness First, what is the true coronavirus fatality rate? This question is and when U.S. tax credits to companies whodon’t will source at least half of their meltdown in 1986. Some experts believe that ev nd keep pushing until they win or the important because it determines whether certain areas ought to theyThere hope to production back in the United States. is approximately $120 program of Reagan, led directly to the dissoluti COLUMN | REP. RICHARD HUDSON be open or closed, whether we ought to pursue — Sweden style — a billion worth of American direct investment plants and equipment in 1989. know what in they enous event happens such as the Chernobyl more liberalized society that presumes wide spread, or whether we in China. Chinese direct investment in the U.S. is about $65 billion by Perhaps COVID-19 is China’s Chernobyl. don’t. experts believe that event, not the Star Wars ought to lock down further. comparison. Senators in Washington are already talking a irectly to the dissolution of the Soviet Union We’ve in seen case fatality rates — the number of deaths divided by An investment tax credit of 30% on half of U.S. investment China of China forgiving $1.2 trillion in debt we owe t number of identified COVID-19 cases — but both the numerato today, or $60 billion, applied to repatriated Americanthe manufacturing China to “pay” for the damage they have caused China’s Chernobyl. and the denominator are likely wrong. 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While people throughout our commu number of people who have had coronavirus and not been tested. state’s stay-at-home orders will extend into May. No. The government works for us, and we have the right to ask those when did me, my faith is an important part ofstay-at-home my daily life and decision I am we have passed in Easter seasons If he does decide to extend it, questions should be asked asFor to the questions. And the longer orders are in place allglad overinitiatives the ioning making. As I celebrated Easter with my family, I reflected on 2 Protection Program, are supporting sel justification for it. And the answers should notabe vague ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them get in states, such as Michigan, provide nment Corinthians 1:4, which reminds us our Lord “comforts us in all our helping small businesses keep people o must do this out of an abundance of caution.” the more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxious about message of EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any relief will soon reach families and work HILL evels EDITORIAL It will need| toFRANK be explained in detailhope to the people of this state who when they can get back to providing for their families, will demand that we will affliction, with the comfort which we ourselves are comforted by continue working on common sense an are being told to remain jobless and at home for an undetermined answers. me a once again enjoy God.” we can defeat the coronavirus and keep amount of time why models predicting hundreds of thousands of cases Leaders at the local and state levels should be as forthcoming as they COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO hing? sporting events, If you are celebrating the Easter season, I urge you to also whole. are reliable. can be with those answers — and again, not vague answers, but answer s what reflect on this message and be comforted, so that we may liveHUDSON out Until then, the Lenten and Easter se concerts, family To date, I’ve gone along with what the state has asked and then with details that give their statements believability. COLUMN | REP. RICHARD EDITORIAL || FRANK FRANK HILL HILL EDITORIAL COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO God’s example and comfort all those in need around us during hope that we will once again enjoy spor itizens mandated that we do, but along the way I’ve also had questions about We should all continue to do what we can to keep our families, gatherings, this difficult time. Through faith and by helping one another, I am gatherings, services and many m ONE THING IS have, CERTAIN; after this COVID-19 virus ourselves, dissipates and our communities The cavaliersafe. manner in which liedcontinue aboutchurch the origin of the the data. 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Roy stated during question the government tells aboutand when it’s to begin theCum working from home or losing a job, it becircles difficult tomany “rejoice seniors throughout Some of the these orders extend at least through the Cooper end of this month. normal are treated inmay some with contempt. back to have abided by recommendations and orders. They’ve left their jobs predict how people will die in a second wave. be glad” as the Bible tells us to do. However, as a Christian, husband These stories from thT — unlike African-American community, with notable exceptions overwhelming majorities for Democrats, saying they lack diversity in 31-year history. 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Butcommon we should also still continue living in a free Twitter a full hours after the story went viral social media. Democratic African-Americans have found ground. but answer First, what is the true coronavirus fatality rate? This question is are we willing to submit ourselves to one? God’s example all those in around us during hope that wewill willonce onceaa don’t and when God’s example andcomfort comfort allall those inneed need around us hope that we ility concerns. adversaries push back. gatherings, free citizens mandated we when do, clarification butcertain along the way I’ve also had questions about We should continue to do what we can to keep our families, in thought is gatherings, Unfortunately, types ofas questions get asked, there is and to ask questions about the data, because while reasonable stay-at-home Biden’s that attempted read follows: “Earlier today, I made Though a one-to-three-point shift inissupport from Biden to Trump society were important because it determines whether certain areas ought to One thing certain: Things cannot continue as th this difficult time. Through faith and by helping one another, I gatherings, church serv this difficult time. Through faith and by helping one another, am gatherings, church servi e most direct way to make China “pay” for this disaster is to offer That is, unless an exogenous event happens such as the Chernobyl they hope to the data. State Republican leadersinhave, too. ourselves, andare ourunderstandable, communities safe. But wesound should alsomuch still continue sometimes a disturbing tendency among some people to and treatLatino those measures they should alsolike have an expiration date. church services church services living in a free appallingly some comments about diversity the African American among black voters in November might not on milies, be open or closed, whether we ought to pursue — Sweden style — a Americans are notever. going to stay home for months on confident wewe will out of pandemic stronger than own temporary sacrific confident willemerge emerge out ofthis this pandemic stronger own temporary sacrifice supposed ax credits to companies whosimply will source atthat least half of meltdown instart 1986. 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We most everyone she was to disappear without a trace be harmed. Marx was a racist and an anti-Semite. But what makes menot lose is how easily hastruth dollarthis as the reserve currency with their renminbi. pressure on universities to keep tuition low and practice, means that universities would beoron finding but upon attending to share pictures of our guns with as on much enthusiasm Let that sink women havedebt a network Whengrievances. the U.S. annexed California e over a offset some of the artificial pressure demand for the hook for some part of in: student loan when already in social Grievance scholars as new jewelry or clutches. I will confess, I found place, in the chance we are harmed. after the Mexican-American War, Marx higher education. They would also align universities’ students default. Such a policy would require action bully students, administrators number a bullet casing in my “messy bun” after a day at Owning a firearm was intimidating. That’s not wrote: “Without violence nothing is and ever other interests with those of students. Universities would by Congress since student loans are disbursed by the departments into adhering to their the range, and my gel manicures might be just a necessarily a bad thing. It’s often a very divisive accomplished in history.” Then he asked, s. in student success, not justand increased federal government. worldview. The that worldview they promote is tad shorter. We also name our guns take great topic to many, even within my own family. That’sbe invested “Is it a misfortune magnificent L | STACEYBut MATTHEWS universities would Why probably begin anotherok. solution canbecause be implemented locally. delightSome in sharing our experiences. not add a neither scientific rigorous. I carry not it makes ME comfortable,enrollment. California was seizednor from the lazy Grievance of distinction fun? Thatwhen builds they confidence. but because IT a comfort. I can protect myself,to myofferdash Mexicans who didof not know whatsuch to do as better guidanceand to students choose A number of institutions areis already giving it a studies consist disciplines Confidence aids ability; ability lends to proficiency; family. I have an obligation do soare as a mother. majors, with it?” choose classes and take out loans. try: Income Share Agreements (ISAs).to ISAs sociology, anthropology, gender studies, andinnovative that, dear reader, means protection. The mostin helpful thing I’ve found is a network These Friedrich Engels added, “In America solutions will do what “Free contractual agreements which students receive queer studies, sexuality and critical race Women have historically risen to every great of friends — we go to a range, sample each other’s we have witnessed the conquest of College” cannot: make students and universities education funding in exchange for a predetermined studies. occasion, every challenge, often superseding our firearms and feel for ourselves. Mexico and have rejoiced at it. It is to behavemale more wisely andWomen act together towards percent of post-graduation income over picture a certain 2017ofand 2018, authors Pluckrose, counterparts. are anything but the weak, I haven’t posted one single where a the In interest its own development that same goal. That goal is to create educated, wise number of years. The percent of income and number Lindsay and Boghossian started as we have proven time after time. We are all gentleman hasn’t offered unsolicited advice, despite Mexico will be placed under the tutelage graduates. Only with smart policies of years can change uponactually a student’s major and and productive submitting bogus academic papers to different, multi-faceted, diverse in our attributes, the factbased that I may have more practical of the United States.” Many of Marx’s but one thing we must be more of is experience! My favorite is my choice of footwear that to incentivize racist ideas were reported in “Karl Marx, student success can weself-reliant. ensure that income potential. academic journals in cultural, queer, We have an obligation to be our own parents, heroes, the range. wear tactical if Racist,” a book written Nathaniel truly provide value for students, ISAs are a good dealI’m for expected studentstobecause they boots, ascolleges race, gender, fat andby sexuality studies not complacent; the bad guy isImagine going to happen upon me when I’mtaxpayers Weyl, a former member of the U.S. and society.be a damsel if we wish, just not in are less risky than loans. a student who to determine if they would pass peer distress. wearing this side of a ghillie suit. Communist Party. WITH MOST STATES under either shelter-in-place or stay-at-home fallen into place. I understand the seriousness of the virus and the need review and be accepted for publication. In a July 1862 letter to Engels, in Acceptance of dubious research that orders thanks to local or state governments, a majority of Americans to take precautions, but I’m uneasy with how people who simply ask reference to his socialist political journal editors found sympathetic are having to adjust to what is being called the “new normal.” questions about the data, and when thingscompetitor, can startFerdinand getting Lassalle, back toMarx to their intersectional or postmodern wrote, “It is now completely clear toleftist vision Some of these orders extend at least through the end of this month. normal are treated in some circles with contempt. me that world he, as is provedprove by histhe cranial of the would problem of stay-at-home go into June. simplyand must accept without GUEST OPINION | LINDALYN KAKADELIS STVirginia’s OPINION | JEFForders TARTE, FORMER NC STATE SENATOR They’re treated as though we as a society formation his hair, descends from low academic standards. Here in North Carolina, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper stated during question what the government tells us about when it’s safe to begin thepapers the Several Negroes from Egypt, assuming that of the fake research his mother or grandmother had not a recent coronavirus press briefing that “we just don’t know yet” if the process of returning back to normalcy. were accepted for publication. The Fat interbred with a n*gger. Now this union state’s stay-at-home orders will extend into May. No. The government works for us, and we have journal the right to askwith those Studies published a hoax paper of Judaism and Germanism a basic that argued the term bodybuilding If he does decide to extend it, questions should be asked as to the questions. And the longer stay-at-home orders are in place all over the Negro substance must produce a peculiarwas exclusionary andas should replaced The such obtrusiveness ofbe the fellow justification for it. And the answers should not be vague ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them getproduct. in states, Michigan, is also n*gger-like.” with “fat bodybuilding, as a fat-inclusive must do this out of an abundance of caution.” the more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/orLafargue, anxiouswho about In 1887, Paul was reviewer politicized performance.” One It will need to be explained in detail to the people of this state who when they can get back to providing for their families, will Marx’s son-in-law, wasdemand a candidate for this in place. Elderly persons with underlying conditions said, “I thoroughly enjoyed reading AS A FORMER state senator, I have been asked a council seat in a Paris district that are beingmany told to remain jobless and at home for an undetermined answers. would be monitored by health teams for some time, article and believe it has an important times what I would do regarding the stay-atimplement transportation and lunch plans to serve RECENT NEWS coverage skewsof thethousands facts on contained zoo. Engels claimed that Paul amount of timeorder whyinmodels predicting hundreds of cases Leaders at the local and state levels should be asa forthcoming they leveraging telemedicine and virtual hospitals. contribution to as then*gger field and this home North Carolina. The current SAH students. What critics don’t like is that these plans charter funding and Paycheck Protection Program had “one-eighthto ormake one-twelfth are reliable. can be with those answers — and again, not vague answers, but answer Led by our major health system leaders and journal.” order expires on April 29. can be innovative and need not mirror programs in (PPP) loans. Because some public charter schools blood.” In an April 1887 letter to Paul’s Setting the North Carolina I would “Our Struggle Is My in Struggle: Solidarity Onegone state along senator recently are has going to Act To date, I’ve with thewe asked and the then withHospital details Association, that give their statements believability. district schools. received PPPwhat loanssaid and astate portion of CARES wife, Engels wrote, “Being his quality record straight have a master plan with primary suppliers and a Feminism as an Intersectional Reply need to know four things: who is sick, who is not, Finally, claims about PPP and other relief funding funding, critics accuse them of “double-dipping.” The as a n*gger, a degree nearer to the rest of to mandated that we do, but along the way I’ve also had questions about We should all continue to do what we can to keep our families, also get itfor wrong. Congress allowed nonprofit implication is that charters received more than they the animal kingdom than the rest of us, was on charter backup plan manufacturers in N.C. to re-purpose Neoliberal and Choice Feminism,” who has been sick and who has not. I agree. Public the data. State Republican leaders have, too. and that they obtained organizations ourselves, and our communities safe. But he weisshould alsothe still continue — including charter — to needed to serve their students undoubtedly most appropriate facilities to produce ventilators andschools PPE necessary accepted for publication by Affilia, a health are coalescing around benchmarks to funding andexperts Unfortunately, when certain types of questions get asked, there is to ask questions about the data, because while reasonable stay-at-home apply forofPPP loans asdemands. a form of COVID relief. The these funds unfairly. Critics also suggest charters’ to take representative of that district.” care our own An ongoing needs feminist journal for social workers. The follow before rules ease: sustained reductions in new only thing the government required was that a methods and messaging are insincere andto that they those Marx’s anti-Semitic views were no a disturbing tendency among some people treat measures are understandable, they shouldpaper also have an expiration date. g assometimes a PPP loans assessment would evaluate the re-purposing of consisted in part of a rewritten cases and deaths, widespread testing, ample hospital borrower certify that economic “uncertainty” made “divert” dollars from district schools, which some call secret. In 1844, he published an essay simply questioning data and asking when we can and start getting back ThisSome is all new tocharter Americans, and it is not normal. Not in Question.” any way,Two hotels, empty warehouses and university dorms passage Mein Kampf. capacity andthe the ability to monitor new patients ss could the loan necessary. nonprofit boards, “traditional public schools.” titled, “Onfrom the Jewish He other to normaltrace as though they areclaims conspiracy theorists or are who shape, or future, form. So while we should remainwrote vigilant and stay safe, atof Jews as emergency field hospitals in conjunction with hoax papers were published, including their contacts. facing a very uncertain rightly used PPP These about charters, however, are people deeply that the worldly religion strate for health care professionals. “Rape Culture and Thesecare are reasonable data points that shouldbut serve loans to strategies continue providing essential services toget comfortable do not reflect reality arise deployment was “huckstering” and Queer that“new thePerformativity Jew’s otherwise don’t ifinaccurate. they getThey themselves or others sick. the same time we shouldn’t with this so-called students andnormal.” retain staff. primary care options instead from an ideological opposition to school god was “money.” Marx’s view Jews subject Virtual hospitals and direct at Urban Dog Parks.” Thisofpaper’s as a foundation to make decisions to keep lity toSince when did questioning government at alleveryone levels become a bad Inmade fact, when N.C. charter schools applied for PPP choice. Worse, they fuel anormal false narrative that was that they could rape. only become andog rape would be available through every health was dog-on-dog But the safe. We are not going back to full any time thing? That is what free citizens living in afreedom free society were supposed NotMay, onesome little bit. sound loans in April and had been excluded threatens the educational of families. emancipated ethnicity or culture when paper eventually forced Boghossian, soon. We are not reopening everything tomorrow. We system. Ongoing testing would be implemented. I checked. from federal ESSER (Elementary and Secondary In North Carolina, Public Schools First NC is they no longer exist. Just one step short 19 to do, lastmust Rigorous statewide antibody testing would be Pluckrose and Lindsay to prematurely out take care of our most vulnerable citizens, and School Relief) fundinghas under the written CARES under the misinformation against of calling for genocide, Marx said, “The My first concern asleading we gothe along inbusinesses, all this,campaign ofnow. course, is my implemented family. I’mEmergency Stacey Matthews also pseudonym Sister Toldjah once available. themselves. Wall Street writer we must begin to reopen our e, they Act, because the funding was allocated in proportion charters. PSFNC has called charters “disingenuous” classes and theAraces, too weakJournal to master worried about catching the loans; virus, and I’m—worried I will. After and is other a regular contributor tonoRedState and Legal Insurrection. In conjunction with regional governors had figured out what doing. I amthem following a couple datathe models Fuller, to other federal programs. These schools thus had for taking PPP of group has also insisted the new conditions of life,they mustwere give way.” be sufferingHolmes from the H1N1 virus (swine during thecases 2009that pandemic, and cooperation with thereceive Whiteany House, I would Somephilosophical papers accepted for publication and the CDC. The models project N.C. confidence they would funding to cover charters are part of aflu) privatization movement Marx’s successors their COVID Other chartersuch is “decimating” district In a recent shared ugly thoughts on blacks and other N.C. receives a fairexpenses. allocation of items in academic journals advocated training peak to between April precautions, 20 and Mayschools. 5.because trying take extra all ofNews this ensure brings upincreased d toI’ve beento recipientsfrom of PPPnational loans were concerned they would Observer article, Jennifer Andrew, PSFNC’s minorities. Che Guevara, a hero ofwhite the male astoventilators stores to ensure we men like dogs and punishing I would do & the following: I would not extend way too many memories of a painful experience I’ d prefer not repeat. er the see theirany regular funding decrease, as would North Carolina made this divisive claim: left, was astudents horrific racist. He wroteslavery in his by can address peak scenario. There be a college for historical the also SAHmakes ordercommunications past April 29 director, without compelling But what meresources lose sleep is how easilyfrom most everyone has faced a state budget shortfall and districts began to “Vital are being siphoned already 1952 memoir, “The Motorcycle Diaries”: standing directive for rapid response to enable the asking them to sit in silence on the floor in data showing its necessity. It is imperative to keep my. withhold funds intended for charter students. cash-strapped public schools and reallocated to “The Negro is indolent and lazy and use of FDA-approved drugs that are experimental in chainshis during and to be expected to Covid-19 hygiene measures in place: such as social In July, the State Board of Education allocated charter schools.” spends moneyclass on frivolities, whereas relation to aportion pandemic virus. ESSER dollars to learn from the discomfort. Other papers distancing, gathering limits, masks, washing, a small of remaining Such misinformation is hand not serving our students. the European is forward-looking, As charters long as to a business could demonstrate celebrated morbid obesity as a healthy life etc. help rectify the earlier inequity inthe ability It needs to stop. organized and intelligent.” sound Covid-19 hygiene, they would choice advocated treating privately The dates to lift and reduce or continue on-going COVID funding relief. Yet of the nearly $400 be First, charters don’t siphon money from public to follow Britishand socialist Beatrice Webb griped million in total funding directedItowould N.C. schools to schools. Charters are public schools that serve public in The New Statesmen about as declining allowed to re-enter the economy. lean into conducted masturbation a form of restrictions need to be determined using scientific date under ESSER, district schools received $344and school students. Sure, parents choose to send theirexercising birthrates among so-called higher races, a little common sense on what works sexual violence against women. Typically, evidence. Suspending and, more concerning, million, averaging approximately $240 per student. children to charter schools rather than accept the which would lead to “a new social order” what is appropriate. Restrictions could be lessened as academic journal editors send submitted violation of individual constitutional rights are Charters received around $14 million, averaging schools assigned by district officials — but charters that would be created “by one or other of the four benchmarks indicate it is safe to do so. papers out to referees for review. In dangerous exercises regardless of reason. approximately $121 per student. For some charters, care for the needs of their students just like district the colored races, the Negro, the Kaffir or North Carolina needs to get back to work. recommending acceptance for publication, Our businesses are on life support. It is imperative PPP funds have helped to close this gap and also schools. the Chinese.” For the next 18 months, I would monitor data many reviewers gave the these papers glowing to get them opened. 500,000 North Carolinians Second, charters receive less funding than district stabilize funding during a time of tremendous The Soviets espoused same “Jewish while reserving the right to return to stronger praise. have signed upschools, for unemployment in the past three economic uncertainty. yet they still strive to serve students well. world conspiracy” as the Nazis. Joseph As the rages on, education feels a ChartersN.C. don’t will receive funds for of facilities, nor do restrictions Stalin embarked upon aZach campaign that ran if pandemic necessary. I would put in place Political scientist Goldberg weeks. Data indicate have 50% its small increasingly fraught. But surely, we canand agreebusiness that they receive many of thequalifying funds bureaucrats earmark led to the grievance deaths of Jewish intellectuals special team of medical, data analytics certain studies concepts through businesses (revenue under $10M) for all to public-school studentsand — charter and district — projects chasethrough the latest May fads in for apparent lack of patriotism. leaders provide insights advice. The standard thetheir Lexis/Nexis database, to seeBy how often bankruptcy, iffor they stay to closed 15.education. I deserve safe and excellent schools, funded fairly. Overall, charters receive 25% less per pupil than the way, the Soviet public was not told channels with DHHS and County Public Health they appeared in our press over the years. would begin opening businesses in less impacted Instead of picking sides, let’s focus on facts and district schools. that Karl Marx was Jewish. Academics would continue. I would conduct briefings He found huge increases in the usages counties today. Critics are quick to point out that charters aren’tOfficials serving students equitably. who preach Marxism to their classes fail with stakeholder groups of government, medical oftell “white “unconscious bias,” I would categorize citizens into four or groups: required N.C. to provide transportation participate in to their privilege,” students that his ideology has and business leaders from across the state, including “critical race theory” and “whiteness.” tested positivethe forfederal Covid-19, hospitalized and in Lindalyn Kakadelis is the executive director of the school lunch program. But that isn’t the led to the slaughter of tens of millions of North Carolina Coalition for Charterfolks Schools full story: All N.C. charter schools arehave required to federal, people. What’s worse, taught they failto tocollege even state, county and municipal (elected All of this is being critical condition, immunocompromised and feign concern over of this fact. become primary and non-elected). I would share the collective and students, many whom not tested positive, and finally, healthy individuals White liberals are useful idiots. BLM, varying opinions from these groups with the public. and secondary school teachers who then who have not tested positive. These groups need antifa and other progressive groups use We need hyper transparency in this matter. indoctrinate our young people. tailored plans on who and how we will care for them. the plight of poor blacks to organize Politicians get ridiculed all the time, except when I doubt whether the collegecoronavirusWe need parameters and rules to protect the left-leaning, middle-class, we need them to make monumental decisions. So I caused financial crunch will give college vulnerable. The highest at-risk residents, those in educated, guilt-ridden suburbanite and university administrators, who are a nursing homes and prisons, would see tight rules stay ask each of you reading along — What would you do? whites. These people who topple statues crossbreed between a parrot and jellyfish, and destroy public and private property care minorities as much as their academic the about guts and backbone to restore racist predecessors. Their goal is the respectability. Far too often, they get much Letters addressed to the editor may be sent to letters@nsjonline.com or 3101 Industrial Dr. Suite acquisition and concentration of power, of their political support from campus 105. Raleigh, N.C. 27609. Letters must be signed; include the writer’s phone number, city and state; and Americans have fallen hook, line and grievance people who are members of the sinker for their phony virtue signaling. and be no longer than 300 words. Letters may be edited for style, length or clarity when necessary. faculty and diversity and multicultural Ideas for op-eds should be sent to opinion@nsjonline.com. administrative offices. Walter E. Williams is a professor of The best hope lies with boards of economics at George Mason University. trustees, though many serve as yes-men for the university president. I think that a good start would be to find 1950s or 1960s catalogs. Look at the course offerings at a time when college graduates knew how Letters addressed to the editor may be sent to letters@nsjonline.com or 3101

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NATION & WORLD Hong Kong newspaper raided, tycoon detained under new law By Zen Soo The Associated Press HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Monday, broadening their enforcement of a new national security law and stoking fears of a crackdown on the semi-autonomous region’s free press. Police were seen carting away boxes of what they said was evidence at Lai’s pro-democracy Next Digital headquarters. In the evening, police arrested pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow Ting on charges of inciting secession under the same law, according to tweets by fellow activist Nathan Law, who left Hong Kong for Britain soon after the law took effect. An earlier post on Chow’s official Facebook page said police had arrived at her home, and her lawyers were rushing to the scene. A separate post later confirmed that she had been taken away by police. Two days after Chinese and Hong Kong officials shrugged off sanctions imposed on them by the U.S., the moves showed China’s determination to enforce the new law and curb dissent in the semi-autonomous city after months of massive pro-democracy demonstrations last year. The arrest of Lai, two of his sons and several company officers and the search of Next Digital marked the first time the law was used against news media. Next Digital operates Apple Daily, a pro-democracy tabloid that often condemns China’s Communist Party-led government. “Raiding a news institution is a severe attack on press freedom and should not be tolerated in a civilized society,” Next Digital said in a statement. “Hong Kong’s press freedom is now hanging by a thread, but our staff will remain fully committed to our duty to defend the freedom of the press.” Apple Daily’s popularity stems

from its celebrity news and flamboyant stories, but it is also known for investigative reporting and breaking news coverage. It has frequently urged readers to take part in pro-democracy protests. On July 1, it condemned the new national security law on its front page, calling it “the final nail in the coffin” for the “one country, two systems” framework under which the former British colony has been able to enjoy much greater civil liberties than in mainland China since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. The British government condemned Lai’s arrest, saying authorities are using the new law to quash dissent. “This is further evidence that the national security law is being used as a pretext to silence opposition,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman, James Slack, said Monday. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet that he was “deeply troubled” by reports of Lai’s arrest and that it was proof the Chinese Communist Party has “eviscerated Hong Kong’s freedoms and eroded the rights of its people.” The arrests of Lai and Chow came on the same day Beijing announced sanctions on 11 Americans, including six members of Congress, in retaliation for U.S. sanctions on Hong Kong and mainland officials over Hong Kong policy. Mark Simon, a Next Digital executive and Lai’s aide, said Lai was charged with collusion with foreign powers. Hong Kong police said they arrested at least 10 people between the ages of 23 and 72 on suspicion of violating the security law and other offenses. They did not release the names of those arrested or provide further details of the charges. Following Lai’s arrest, about

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, center, who founded local newspaper Apple Daily, is arrested by police officers at his home in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. 200 police raided Next Digital’s headquarters, cordoning off the area, searching desks and at times getting into heated exchanges with staff. What police were looking for in the building wasn’t clear, although they later said they took away 25 boxes of evidence for processing. Lai, who was arrested at his mansion in Kowloon in the morning, was also brought to the headquarters of Next Digital, where he remained for about two and a half hours before police took him away in a car. “We are completely shocked by what’s happening now, with the arrest and followed by the ongoing raid inside the headquarters of Next Digital,” said Chris Yeung, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association. “With the passage of the national security law and the really tough powers given to the police in their operations, we have seen now what we call ‘white terror’ become a reality, which will affect media organizations and journalists’ reporting.” Police only allowed journalists from select media to cover the raid from inside the cordoned-off area. They barred public broadcaster RTHK and foreign outlets including The Associated Press, saying only larger local media

that had not obstructed or posed a threat to police in the past could enter. Senior Superintendent Steve Li said the arrests were not politically motivated. Bruce Lui, a senior lecturer in Hong Kong Baptist University’s journalism department, said authorities are making an example of Apple Daily under the new law. “They’re used as an example to terrify others ... of what can happen if you don’t obey or if you go too far,” Lui said. “I think other media may make a judgment to censor themselves.” The reasons for the charge against Lai weren’t clear. In May, shortly after Beijing announced its intention to pass the national security law for Hong Kong, Lai condemned the legislation in a series of tweets. The state-owned newspaper Global Times called the tweets “evidence of subversion.” Lai also wrote an op-ed in The New York Times in May stating that China was repressing Hong Kong with the legislation. “I have always thought I might one day be sent to jail for my publications or for my calls for democracy in Hong Kong,” Lai wrote. “But for a few tweets, and because they are said to threaten the national security of mighty China?

“They’re used as an example to terrify others ... of what can happen if you don’t obey or if you go too far. I think other media may make a judgment to censor themselves.” Bruce Lui, senior lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University That’s a new one, even for me.” Lai also faces charges of joining an unauthorized vigil June 4 marking Beijing’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Last year, Lai met U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Pompeo at the White House to discuss a controversial bill — since withdrawn — that would have allowed criminal suspects in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China for trial. The security law, which took effect June 30, outlaws secessionist, subversive and terrorist acts, as well as collusion with foreign forces in the city’s internal affairs. The maximum punishment for serious offenders is life imprisonment.

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El Salvador waits for president, congress to act on pandemic By Marcos Aleman The Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — If El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and the country’s congress can’t reach an agreement in the next two weeks on how to regulate the country’s economic reopening amid the pandemic, it will fall to individual businesses and their customers. On Sunday, Bukele said he will follow the Supreme Court’s latest ruling that found his gradual economic activation plan was unconstitutional. In a decision that the court suspended until Aug. 23, the justices said that the president did

not have the legal authority to limit the movement and activities of people and their businesses. If the Legislative Assembly doesn’t pass a law acceptable to Bukele about how to manage the reactivation of the economy, “everything that happens going forward would have to be a question of self-regulation by the businesses and the people,” Eduardo Escobar, a lawyer and director of the Citizen Action Association, said Monday. El Salvador’s government has been locked in a stalemate for weeks as the executive and legislative branches appear unable to work together to confront the pan-

demic, and the court refuses to let Bukele go it alone. Early in the pandemic, Bukele imposed the strictest measures in Latin America. The borders were closed, people were ordered to stay home and those caught outside were held in containment centers. But the courts repeatedly ruled that the measures were unconstitutional. The government initiated its economic reopening June 16 but has postponed the second phase twice after infections have risen. Since June 16, confirmed infections are up about 400%. The government has confirmed nearly 21,000 infections and 563

deaths. On Sunday, the country recorded its highest daily infection total with 445. Bukele spoke in characteristically blunt terms late Sunday, but it was a step back from his confrontational approach earlier in the pandemic when he ignored court decisions and raised international concerns. “This government will abide by this decision, even though it is unjust and goes against the lives of Salvadorans,” he said. “History will judge them. We are not going to create a constitutional crisis.” Bukele said the court and congress have left him without weapons to confront the pandemic. “We

can’t make anyone do anything, not even make someone wear a mask,” he said. Instead, the president said his government would continue to strengthen hospitals and urge the public to follow health protocols. Escobar of the Citizen Action Association said Bukele must try to reach some consensus with lawmakers, whether it be on a new quarantine or an orderly reactivation of the economy. “The government has finally understood that it can’t continue with this single vision that only the right to life and health matter and all of the other rights are left aside,” he said.

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Former Wake assistant sued over fatal punch New York The mother of a New York tourist who was fatally punched has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against former Wake Forest assistant basketball coach Jamill Jones as well as the school itself. Donna Kent of Raleigh is seeking compensatory, statutory and punitive damages in the death of her son Sandor Szabo following an incident in New York City in August 2018. Authorities said Szabo, who may have been intoxicated, banged on the window of Jones’ SUV. Police said Jones got out, punched Szabo and sped off. Szabo fell and hit his head. He never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at a hospital two days later. Jones was sentenced in New York in July to three years of probation.

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Rangers win draft lottery, Hurricanes claim 13th overall pick Secaucus, New Jersey The New York Rangers won the second phase of the NHL Draft lottery, giving them the right to select the consensus top player, winger Alexis Lafreniere. The Rangers were among eight teams that lost in the qualifying round of the playoffs with a chance to claim quite a consolation prize Monday night. The league’s bottom seven teams had their seasons concluded March 12. Those teams also ended up not winning the lottery in June. The winning placeholder team, which became the Rangers, got the top pick despite a 12.5% chance. Toronto’s 13th overall pick will go to the Hurricanes, completing a trade in which Carolina acquired Patrick Marleau and the rights to the pick to give the Maple Leafs salary cap relief. The pick would have shifted to 2021 had this year’s selection been in the top 10. The Rangers hold Carolina’s own first-round pick, which will be later in round, from February’s Brady Skjei trade.

The fate of the college football season is up in the air, but the state’s schools continue to preparing for a 2020 campaign By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

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Coach Matt Rhule said the team’s top players, including receiver D.J. Moore, have been very detailed and focused on grasping the team’s new systems given the unique preseason conditions.

Calendar management: Panthers maximizing limited preseason time Carolina coach Matt Rhule has plenty of work to fit into the next month By Shawn Krest North State Journal ONE OF THE toughest things for NFL coaches to learn is clock management. Each season, there are plenty of examples of ill-advised timeouts taken or valuable seconds running off the clock when a team is slow to react to the situation. Often, clock management can be the difference between success and failure. It’s a lesson new Panthers head coach Matt Rhule is learning more than a month before the giant digital scoreboard clock at Bank of America Stadium is turned on for the first time. “They know they have great talent,” Rhule said of his players. “They know they have great weapons. What we don’t have is a lot of experience together. We don’t have

“We don’t need a bunch of passionate, fiery speeches. We need a work ethic and a toughness and a brand.” Matt Rhule, Panthers coach

a ton of time. We certainly want to be one of those football teams that gets better as the year goes on, but we can’t waste time right now.” Maybe it’s not clock management at this point in the season as much as calendar management. Either way, the Panthers need to preserve every second. The team has revamped its coaching staff, much of the roster, and its offensive and defensive schemes, and they did it during an offseason where OTAs and minicamps were See PANTHERS, page B4

AMID GROWING pessimism that the 2020 college football season is on its last legs, the ACC provided a badly needed ray of hope Monday when its athletic directors decided to continue moving forward in an effort to play. There’s still no guarantee the season will begin on Sept. 12 as currently scheduled. Or that it will be played at all, even as athletes from across the country — led by Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence — take to social media in hopes of influencing the decision-makers not to pull the plug. With ACC still churning full speed ahead, including the addition of a nonconference game between North Carolina and Charlotte, there’s at least the possibility of some college football this fall. Going on that assumption, here’s a ranking of the offenses state teams will be putting on the field in 2020: 1. Wake Forest: North Carolina, with dynamic quarterback Sam Howell, is getting all the preseason attention — including a No. 19 preseason ranking — but it’s the Deacons that figure to put up the biggest numbers, even with quarterback Jamie Newman having left for Georgia as a graduate transfer. Consider that the past three seasons have been the three highest-scoring in school history, with each producing better than 400 points. Last year’s team ranked second in the conference in passing with an average of 288.3 yards per game. While Newman will be missed, replacement Sam Hartman started in front of him as a true freshman in 2018. Last season, he filled in for an injured Newman and threw for 308 yards in a win against Florida State. On the receiving end is arguably the best wide receiver in the

11 Touchdowns in nine games last season for Wake Forest receiver Sage Surratt. The redshirt junior, despite having his season was cut short by injury, totaled 66 receptions and 1,001 receiving yards last year.

ACC, redshirt junior Sage Surratt, who was well on his way to leading the league in receptions before suffering a season-ending injury. Surratt still finished with 66 catches for 1,001 yards and 11 touchdowns. Complementing the Deacons’ explosive passing attack is a ground game anchored by speedy Kenneth Walker, who rushed for 579 yards as a true freshman, including a 92-yard touchdown burst against Utah State. 2. UNC: Speaking of freshman sensations, no one made a better first impression in the state — or anywhere in college football, for that matter — than the aforementioned Howell. The ACC’s Rookie of the Year led the Tar Heels from behind in the fourth quarter to beat South Carolina in his college debut and nearly engineered an upset of Clemson on his way to throwing for 3,641 yards and 38 touchdowns. As talented an arm as Howell possesses, his ability to put up even bigger numbers this season is aided by perhaps the best stable of receivers in the ACC. It’s a group led by the duo of Dyami Brown and Dazz Newsome, both of whom produced better than 1,000 yards last season while combining for 21 touchdowns. On the ground, Michael Carter Jr. and Javonte Williams both have the capability of going the distance every time they touch the ball, with both rushing for better than 900 yards last year. See OFFENSES, page B2

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Sam Mewis: The NC Courage midfielder has signed with Manchester City ahead of the Women’s Super League season. Mewis, who was on the U.S. national team that won the World Cup last summer in France, comes to Manchester City from the NWSL’s Courage. Mewis, 27, has made 67 appearances with the national team and has scored 18 goals. She has 14 goals and 11 assists since joining the Courage. Because she is an allocated player in the NWSL, the Courage retain Mewis’ rights. Christopher Bell: The 25-year-old is returning to Joe Gibbs Racing and will drive the No. 20 Toyota in the Cup Series in 2021. Bell will replace Erik Jones, whose contract with JGR expires at the end of this season. Jones has two wins in 133 Cup Series starts. Bell is finishing his rookie season with Leavine Family Racing, a JGR satellite team that announced last week it had sold its NASCAR charter and will close its doors in November. Bell claimed the 2017 Truck Series title and won 15 races during two years (2018-19) in the secondtier Xfinity Series. Derrius Guice: The running back was released by the NFL’s Washington Football Team on Friday after he was charged in multiple domestic violence incidents. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department said the 23-year-old Guice was arrested on one count of strangulation, three counts of assault and battery and one count of destruction of property. Washington selected Guice in the second round of the 2018 Draft out of LSU, but his pro career has been slowed by injuries..

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Former Florida State center Michael Ojo died Friday after collapsing during training in Serbia, his former team Red Star Belgrade said. He was 27. The Nigerian-born basketball player was taken to a hospital in the Serbian capital, but doctors failed to resuscitate him, Belgrade media reported. Ojo was reported to have recovered from the coronavirus. Local media reported that he died of a heart attack. Former NC State guard Lorenzo Brown plays for Red Star Belgrade.

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“I don’t have to prove nothing.” Patriots quarterback Cam Newton in a conference call Friday with reporters.

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“Get my man out of Phoenix.” Draymond Green, serving as an analyst on TNT, on Suns guard Devin Booker, in part of a comment that cost the Warriors forward $50,000 for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule. PRIME NUMBER

2 Wins for Kevin Harvick in the NASCAR Cup Series’ two races at Michigan last weekend, giving him a series‑high six on the season. Harvick held off Denny Hamlin in both Saturday and Sunday’s races, becoming the first driver in 49 years to win back-to-back Cup races on consecutive days. Richard Petty did it July 14-15, 1971, at Islip and Saratoga.

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Collin Morikawa won his first major championship Sunday, breaking away from a pack of seven players with an eagle on the 16th hole Sunday at Harding Park in San Francisco to win the PGA Championship. Morikawa, 23, closed with a 6-under 64, the lowest final round by a PGA champion in 25 years.

Pelicans teammates and former Duke players Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson were both named finalists for NBA awards. Williamson is up for Rookie of the Year and Ingram is a finalist for Most Improved Player. Former MVPs Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James and James Harden are again up for that honor.

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OFFENSES from page B2 3. Appalachian State: The Mountaineers will be playing for their third coach in the past three years, but Shawn Clark should still have plenty of offensive continuity with Zac Thomas returning for his third season as starting quarterback. He threw for 2,718 yards and 28 touchdowns last year in leading App State to an average of 38.8 points per game. Like Howell, Thomas has a stable of experienced targets for his passes, led by seniors Thomas Hennigan and Corey Sutton. Although the running game has questions after the early departure of Darrynton Evans, the Mountaineers feature several talented returners ready to step in and fill the void. 4. East Carolina: Every potent offense starts with a productive trigger man, and the Pirates have one in junior Holton Ahlers. The homegrown talent is coming off a breakout season in which he passed for 3,387 yards and 21 touchdowns — including a 535yard performance against Cincinnati and a six-touchdown effort against SMU. Holton’s top receiving target is his former high school teammate C.J. Johnson, who set school freshman records with 54 catches and 908 receiving yards last season. He’s joined in an underrat-

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Appalachian State will start its season with its third different coach in as many years, but the return of quarterback Zac Thomas brings stability to the Mountaineers’ potent offense. ed receiving corps by juniors Tyler Snead and Blake Proehl, while the running game has a chance to improve with the addition of Arkansas transfer Chase Hayden. 5. Duke: After a 2019 season in which the Blue Devils were nextto-last in the ACC in total offense and 11th in scoring defense, coach David Cutcliffe moved to improve his offense by bringing in graduate

transfer quarterback Chase Brice from Clemson. A four-star recruit, Brice has passed for 1,023 and nine touchdowns in limited action as a backup to Trevor Lawrence over the past two seasons. But it’s yet to be seen how he handles a full-time starting role. There are also questions surrounding his supporting cast. Top

running back Brittain Brown is coming off shoulder surgery that limited him to 12 carries last year, and the team’s top returning receiver, Jalon Calhoun, had just 46 catches as a true freshman. 6. NC State: The Wolfpack scored even fewer points than Duke last season, averaging just 16.1 points against ACC competition while going 1-8 in the confer-

The Indians sent pitcher Zach Plesac back to Cleveland on Sunday in a rental car after the 25-year-old violated team rules and Major League Baseball’s coronavirus protocols, a club official told the Associated Press. The official said Plesac went out with friends in Chicago on Saturday night after earning the victory in a 7-1 win against the White Sox.

ence. But coach Dave Doeren has brought in a new offensive coordinator in Tim Beck to try to solve the problem. Beck has plenty of pieces with which to work, starting with the 1-2 running back punch of Zonovan Knight and Jordan Houston. There are plenty of receivers to go around as well, including tight end Cary Angeline and six incoming freshmen, but C.J. Riley has to stay healthy and Emeka Emezie has to raise his game from a disappointing 2019 season. The biggest wild card is at quarterback. While sophomore Devin Leary has a strong arm and newfound confidence after being named the starter this spring, he has to improve on a 48.1 completion percentage after assuming the job late last season. 7. Charlotte: The 49ers are coming off the first bowl season in program history, but they have to replace the focal point of their offense, 1,000-yard rusher Benny LeMay. Among his potential successors is Northern Illinois transfer Tre Harbison. Second-year coach Will Healy will also have to rebuild his offensive line, which has only two returning starters. Dual-threat quarterback Chris Reynolds is back, though, as are his top three receivers — Victor Tucker, Tyler Ringwood and Cameron Dollar.

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Yow lends experience to new coalition focused on promoting minority coaches The National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches was formed by Maryland coach Michael Locksley By Brett Friedlander North State Journal DEBBIE YOW showed faith in Michael Locksley early in his career by keeping him on as an assistant football coach at Maryland despite the dismissal of the man who hired him, Ron Vanderlinden. It was an act Locksley, who is now the head coach at Maryland, never forgot. So when he began assembling a board of directors for a nonprofit organization designed to identify and groom coaches of color for high-profile jobs they’ve traditionally been denied, Yow was among those he approached for help. “Coach Locksley called me and asked if I would serve,” the retired NC State athletic director said of her position with the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches. “We just have a strong, trusting relationship through 23 years. I’m excited about the possibility of helping people reach their full potential.” Yow is joined on the group’s board by a who’s who of luminaries that includes Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, Alabama coach Nick Saban, NFL executive Doug Williams — the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl — and Willie Jeffries, who in 1979 became the first black head coach in Division I football. “These are all people that have either hired head coaches or coordinators or filled upper-level positions throughout their careers,” Locksley said. “They all have been at the top of the mountain in their respective areas, whether winning Super Bowls or national championships or being pioneers, like Debbie Yow and Willie Jeffries. “We want to use their experiences to help us formulate and produce the list of qualified candidates, so when people say there

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When Maryland coach Michael Locksley, left, was looking to form a board of directors for the new National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches, he asked former NC State athletic director Debbie Yow — who he worked under when she was AD with the Terrapins as one of the few females to run a Power Five program — to join and lend her experience. aren’t enough minorities to fill the positions that have come open over the years, we’re going to produce a list of qualified people that shows there are qualified people. What’s needed is opportunities.” Although Yow is neither African American nor a football coach, her experience as one of the first female athletic administrators at a Division I college with a track record of hiring diverse coaches gives her a unique perspective in helping Locksley speed up the process of creating those opportunities. “As a former AD for 29 years and a coach before that in a sport that had similar issues in terms of, in that regard, women as coaches, there’s a flow to this that might not be apparent,” said Yow, who coached basketball at Kentucky, Oral Roberts and Florida before going into administration.

“I think this is an initiative that’s overdue, and I’m thrilled to be part of it.” Former NC State athletic director Debbie Yow on being named to the board of the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches

“I’m hopeful to have the opportunity to visit with coaches who want to become coordinators and coordinators who want to become head coaches to counsel them on what matters to directors of athletics, and how you can best ensure that values alignment is made

clear during interviews.” Locksley’s career illustrates the lack of progress that has been made in the hiring of minorities for important positions in football. In 2009, when he was named to lead the program at New Mexico, he was one of only four African American head coaches in college football’s top ranks. Today, he is one of just 13 at the 130 FBS schools across the country. The percentage of black head coaches in the NFL isn’t much better. Despite the so-called “Rooney Rule” that requires teams to interview minority candidates for all high-level jobs such as head coaches and general managers, only three of the NFL’s 32 teams currently have black head coaches. While identifying potential candidates and helping groom them for those jobs is an important part

of the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches’ mission, Yow said that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changing the culture in college and professional sports. “I’m going to offer a little bit of grace to people for gravitating to hires of individuals that look like them,” she said. “When I became an AD in 1990, a female AD in Division I was literally unheard of. Things are different now 30 years later, but it has been painful. I think we’re making progress in how people think about women as athletic directors. “This is not that dissimilar, how people think about black men as head coaches or as coordinators, especially at the Power Five level. I think this is an initiative that’s overdue, and I’m thrilled to be part of it.”

Voices across NC weigh in on 100 in 100 series Journalists from every corner of the state give some alternate choices for the counties they’ve covered By Brett Friedlander North State Journal TWO WEEKS AGO, we unveiled the final five people in our 100-county quest to name the best athletes from North Carolina, and last week we looked at some of the tough decisions that had to be made along with how the entire list represented the sports and people in N.C. But what else could we have done differently? We asked that question to sportswriters and broadcasters around the state about the picks made in their area Here’s a sampling of what they had to say: Charlotte Observer columnist Scott Fowler “I really liked the 100 in 100 and found little to quibble with in the choices for the Charlotte area. I don’t think picking Curry is a case

of recency bias — I think he’s the rare athlete who really changed his sport. “I also agreed with the choices for every nearby surrounding county except one. In Lincoln County, I would have chosen Tony Cloninger over Dennis Byrd. As great as Byrd was for NC State, due to injury he didn’t excel at the highest level of his sport. Cloninger did, winning 113 games over 12 years as a fireballing major-league pitcher (including 24 wins in his best season). He also performed the nearly unheard-of feat of hitting two grand slam homers in the same game in 1966. Plus, Cloninger later became a respected pitching coach for the New York Yankees during the 1990s, winning four World Series rings.” Fayetteville Observer sportswriter Sammy Batten “While it’s hard to argue the choice of golfer Raymond Floyd as the top athlete to develop in Cumberland County, a strong case could also have been made for Marvin Powell. A Seventy-First

High School graduate, Powell was in the early 1970s recruited to play offensive tackle for national power Southern California, where he was three times named to the All-Pac-8 Conference team and was twice an All-American. The 6-foot-5, 270-pounder would be named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994. Powell went on to a stellar professional career after being picked fourth overall in the 1997 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. “In Columbus County, Chester McGlockton was, again, a strong choice. But playing in the same era at Whiteville High School was perhaps the greatest three-sport athlete I’ve ever covered in my 40plus year career as a sportswriter. Patrick Lennon earned allstate honors in football, basketball and baseball as a senior and was named Male Athlete of the Year in the state by the N.C. High School Athletic Association. He was recruited by several major colleges to play running back in football, but after being taken eighth overall in the 1986 Major League Baseball draft decided to pursue a career on the diamond. Although his professional career doesn’t match McGlockton’s, Lennon remains one of the best athletes ever produced in this state, at least in my opinion.” Triad Sports Hub radio host Josh Graham

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The Charlotte Observer’s Scott Fowler says major league pitcher Tony Cloninger’s successful professional career should have given him the top honor in Lincoln County over NC State football player Dennis Byrd.

“It’s hard to argue with Walt Bellamy, but one of my favorite stories from Craven County is Vanceboro’s Justin Hardy. Coming out of West Craven High School, he had no Division I offers as a quarterback. But his high school coach Kevin Yost did not rest until that changed — calling college coaches day and night until East Carolina’s Ruffin McNeill agreed to take Hardy as a receiver. Needless to say, it paid off. Hardy finished his career as the all-time career receptions leader in FBS history and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 2015. “In Granville County, starting

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A record-breaking receiver at East Carolina, Vanceboro’s Justin Hardy played six seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and is currently a free agent. Game 7 of the World Series is a pretty big deal and that’s what former South Granville High School standout Matt Harrison did for the Texas Rangers in 2011.” Brian Hall, co-host of “The Sports Freaks” in Asheville “Choo Choo Justice is the obvious choice for Buncombe County, but there were other good picks as well. It’s a list that includes Roy Williams, Brad Dougherty, Brad Johnson and Henry Logan. “What other county has a Hall of Fame college basketball coach, NCAA All-American and NBA first overall draft pick, a Super Bowl-winning quarterback and one of the greatest scorers in NCAA history who also broke racial barriers?”

Sam Walker of OBX Today “Emmanuel Davis was a no-doubter for Dare County. A Grey Cup winner but also because of his story. There really hasn’t been anyone close to what he has done. “Dennis Anderson for Currituck was not the first person that came to mind, but this is North Carolina. Motorsports is on the same level. Some other choices could have been football players: William Powell, who was the first D1 scholarship athlete, and Ricky Etheridge. Both were teammates at NC State. Or most recently, Kamryn Johnson, who was one of the most dominant volleyball players this part of the state has ever seen and is now a sophomore at Stetson playing beach volleyball.”

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Spire Motorsports expands to 2 cars with Leavine purchase The growing sports empire — which bought the Carolina Hurricanes’ ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, in the spring — has used 12 different drivers in 58 races during its time in the Cup Series

“This is an exciting moment for Spire as we take the natural next step in our long-term plan to build our race team.”

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Jeff Dickerson, Spire Motorsports co-owner

SPIRE MOTORSPORTS said Tuesday it has purchased the NASCAR charter and assets of Leavine Family Racing, which is closing its team at the end of this season. The purchase of the No. 95 from Bob Leavine gives Spire a second guaranteed spot in Cup Series races, the Leavine race shop and all inventory owned by that organization. Leavine is currently in a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing, so all its current cars will be returned to Gibbs at the end of the year. Spire will expand to two cars in 2021 and operate out of the Leavine race shop in Concord. Spire has made 58 Cup starts using more than a dozen different drivers. The team did not announce who will drive its cars next season or which manufacturer it will join. “This is an exciting moment for Spire as we take the natural next step in our long-term plan to build our race team,” said Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson. Spire is owned by Dickerson and T.J. Puchyr, two industry veterans who have moved from driver and sponsor representation into team ownership. The team scored a victory in its first season when Justin Haley was a surprise winner

at Daytona in July 2019. In May, Dickerson and Puchyr joined other investors to buy a majority stake in the ECHL’s Greenville Swamp Rabbits, the South Carolina-based minor league team affiliated with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. Spire got into the Cup Series by purchasing a charter from Furniture Row Racing when that team closed at the end of the 2018. Both Furniture Row and Leavine were partners with Gibbs, and the organizations both chose to fold when operating costs became too burdensome. Leavine had hoped the introduction of the Next Gen car in 2021 would cut costs and allow him to stay in business, but the coronavirus pandemic has delayed the new car until 2022. Dickerson believes Spire can still successfully build a two-car operation. “These are no doubt trying times, but I have never been prouder to be part of this sport,” Dickerson said. “NASCAR has managed several difficult situations this spring and into the summer. We believe in the ownership model that NASCAR has built and where this sport is going now more than ever.”

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Reed Sorenson, pictured last weekend at Michigan, is one of seven different drivers to drive the Spire Motorsports’ No. 74 in the NASCAR Cup Series this season. Spire announced Tuesday they are adding a second team for the 2021 season.

PANTHERS from page B1 canceled and in-person coaching was virtually nonexistent. Now that they’re gathered in training camp, the Panthers need to get the playbook installed and mastered, and the clock is ticking. That means that some normal luxuries are going by the wayside as the Panthers endure the football equivalent of an all-night cram session before a big college exam. At a recent practice, new quarterback Teddy Bridgewater asked that the music — a staple of NFL training camp workouts — be turned off so everyone could focus on the task at hand. “He’s professional,” Rhule said. “In this day and age that people are always asking for music, he said turn the music off. We’re not ready for that yet. He’s serious about getting the football right.” Bridgewater may be a newcomer, but he’s familiar with offensive coordinator Joe Brady’s schemes from their days together in New Orleans, and he’s serious about getting the rest of his teammates on board and making the team his own. “He’s a lot of fun to be around,” Rhule said. “It’s all ball. If the meeting goes until 8, you can bet he’s going to be there at 8:30, 9 still. He loves football, loves his teammates, loves leading, loves people. My son came to help out as a ball boy. Within five minutes, Teddy knows his name. He’s just one of those people. But on the practice field, he’s competitive.” Many of the returning Panthers players are cut from the same cloth as Bridgewater, which helps Rhule and the rest of the coaching staff

save valuable time. “It’s all about the details,” Rhule said. “You watch guys like (running back Christian) McCaffrey. This is my first time being around (receiver) DJ Moore. They’re really detailed and deliberate about, ‘Hey, this is what I need to get better at today.’ I think if we have that approach — we need to build a competitive environment where everybody is holding everyone accountable to get a little better every day. We don’t need a bunch of passionate, fiery speeches. We need a work ethic and a toughness and a brand. I’ve seen that already.” He saw it the first day the players gathered for camp. “They came in in really good shape,” he said. “We ran everybody on the first day. There was no conditioning test this year. We started off and had a plan to ease guys in, but guys showed up in shape, in really good condition. So we were able to start a step ahead and take off.” Rhule boiled down his goals for training camp to three main points. “Make sure our bodies are ready from a strength, weight and conditioning standpoint,” he said. “Make sure we have the football right, and also, that we’re building a team. “This is a different year,” he added. “We aren’t going to be bringing a lot of people in for tryouts and physicals. The people that are here, we’ve got to come together. We’ve got to be really deliberate in practice. It’s all about details.” And no details are as critical as the time on the clock that’s constantly counting down toward the season’s opening kickoff.

Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo and Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter battle for the puck in the teams’ one meeting during the regular season. Boston and Carolina will play in the postseason for the second straight year, with Game 1 coming after press time on Tuesday.

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Hurricanes, Bruins familiar foes in opening round Boston swept Carolina in last season’s conference final, but both have made changes to their lineups By Cory Lavalette North State Journal THERE ARE PLENTY of reasons the Carolina Hurricanes look better prepared to face the Boston Bruins in this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs than they were more than a year ago when their Cinderella run ended with a four-game sweep to the longtime Eastern Conference powerhouse. Yes, the Hurricanes are a year older, a year wiser and more battled-tested. The Bruins, who are captained by the NHL’s oldest player and have three 30-somethings among their four top-scoring forward, are also a year older. And then there’s the more current concrete evidence: Carolina ushered the Rangers out of the Qualifier round in three straight games, trailing for just 3:06 of the 180 minutes played; Boston never led in losing all three of its round-robin games. The Bruins’ top line of Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak totaled just one point — a secondary assist for Bergeron against Tampa Bay — in those three losses. The Hurricanes, meanwhile, got seven of their 11 goals and 15 points in all out of their trio of Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina also had the advantage of playing for something in its three games, facing elimination in the Qualifier series, whereas Boston was essentially skating in glorified exhibitions that only determined seeding for a tournament in which no team will have a true home-ice advantage. The Hurricanes also haven’t played since last Tuesday, so any edge could be replaced by some rust. “Let’s be honest, we were playing for something and those teams really in the top-four seeds were just trying to get to this point healthy,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Monday of any advantage Carolina might have. “So they weren’t playing for near as much. So there would have been maybe a little advantage there, but now I think that probably went away with us sitting for a week.” So how do we evaluate and break down this series? It’s only logical to look at the players and the changes made since the two teams — which played only once during this regular season — met in last year’s Eastern Conference Final.

the Bruins last year on one leg before sitting out on his way to offseason surgery. Ryan Dzingel was scratched in the Rangers series but is available. The Bruins’ biggest loss up front from a year ago is 2019 trade deadline acquisition Marcus Johansson, who had 11 points in 22 playoff games a year ago, including four points in the opening two games against Carolina. David Backes’ hefty contract is gone, while Danton Heinen was traded to Anaheim in February. Boston got back Nick Ritchie in the Heinen trade, and the former 10th overall pick brings size to the Bruins’ bottom two lines but little scoring. When healthy, Ondrej Kase — the return in the Backes trade that also sent Boston’s 2020 firstround pick to Anaheim in late February — can be a game-changer. Like Trocheck with Carolina, Kase struggled to mesh in his brief time with Boston before the shutdown. Anders Bjork played just three playoff games in the Bruins’ run to last year’s Stanley Cup Final, but he had 19 points in a bottom-six role this season. Analysis: Carolina has improved its talent and depth from a year ago, and its young stars have all improved. This gap isn’t as wide as a year ago. Carolina’s defense vs. Boston’s defense Boston’s defense is mostly the same, anchored by Zdeno Chara, Torey Krug, Brandon Carlo and Charlie McAvoy. Connor Clifton and Matt Grzelcyk return as bottom-pairing options, and 23-yearold Jeremy Lauzon is the new addition. The Hurricanes’ blue line is stronger than ever, especially if Dougie Hamilton — who missed the Rangers series with an injury — is ready to play. While Justin Faulk is gone from last year’s team, Carolina has added three defensemen who have averaged 20-plus minutes a game during their career in Jake Gardiner, Brady Skjei and Sami Vatanen, along with 2019 Stanley Cup winner Joel Edmundson. Carolina will certainly miss the injured Brett Pesce, but if Hamilton returns Brind’Amour will be in a position to have two of Edmundson, Haydn Fleury and Trevor van Riemsdyk as extras — a luxury few teams can boast. Analysis: Not having Pesce is a huge hole, but if any defense is equipped to slow down a high-powered offense, it’s Carolina’s.

Hurricanes vs. Boston Game 1: Tuesday, 8 p.m.^ Game 2: Thursday, 8 p.m. Game 3: Saturday, noon Game 4: Aug. 17, 8 p.m. Game 5: Aug. 19, TBA* Game 6: Aug. 20, TBA* Game 7: Aug. 22, TBA* ^ after press; * if necessary

Carolina’s goalies vs. Boston’s goalies Much is the same here with one exception. James Reimer is now in the Hurricanes’ 1B spot occupied by Curtis McElhinney a year ago. While the 37-year-old certainly has more years under his belt than Reimer, Carolina’s current goalie has more NHL experience with 120 more regular season games and twice as many playoff starts (eight to four). The Hurricanes could go to Reimer, but Petr Mrazek is still the odds-on bet to be the Game 1 starter. Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said Monday that Tuukka Rask will start the playoff opener for the Bruins, but Jaroslav Halak is a fine alternative should the B’s need him in the series. Analysis: A franchise goaltender always gives you an edge, and Rask is surely still hungry to win his first Stanley Cup. Carolina’s goaltending is a wild card, but Mrazek and Reimer easily — and surprisingly — outplayed Henrik Lundqvist and Igor Shesterkin in the play-in series with the Rangers. Series outlook This first-round matchup could very well come down to special teams. Carolina’s were good in the Qualifier round, specifically the penalty kill, but taking a lot of penalties (13 PIMs per game in the Rangers series) against the Bruins is a death sentence. If the Hurricanes can stay out of the box or at least match Boston’s output on the power play, their 5-on5 depth should be enough to win the series. That said, it’s hard to look past a team with as much continued success as Boston. Last year I picked Carolina in six games and was horribly wrong. But my gut tells me the same thing this year. The pick: Carolina in 6

Carolina’s forwards vs. Boston’s forwards There are some new — and impactful — faces on the Hurricanes’ front line compared to a year ago. Lucas Wallmark and Greg McKegg have been replaced by Vincent Trocheck and Morgan Geekie. That’s an upgrade, even if we call Geekie-for-McKegg a wash. Micheal Ferland — by that time a shell of the player he was at the start of the 2018-19 season — is gone and replaced by Martin Necas, who will probably be the fastest player on the ice in the series and an emerging threat on the power play. Carolina will also have a healthy Jordan Martinook, who played Games 1 and 2 against

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ncdot Summer jobs for young people CASH REPORT are vanishing with the pandemic By Ben Finley The Associated Press

For the week ending 8/7 Total Cash & Bond Proceeds:

$1,070,601,004 Add Receipts:

$78,915,816 Less Disbursements:

$97,539,842 Reserved Cash:

$587,415,016 Unreserved Cash Balance Total:

$406,434,939

North Carolina Ports see significant increases in Fiscal Year 2020 Wilmington The North Carolina State Ports Authority recorded yearover-year increases in volumes through the Port of Wilmington and Port of Morehead City in Fiscal Year 2020, which ended June 30, 2020. N.C. Ports set a record for refrigerated containers, moving 12,839 boxes, a 13 percent increase over the previous year. In total, refrigerated container volume has increased 267 percent between FY15 and FY20. Additionally, the Port of Wilmington recorded 36 percent year-over-year growth for general cargo operations, moving a total of 2.8 million tons of bulk and breakbulk cargo in FY20. The Port of Morehead City also saw yearover-year increases in general cargo. A total of 1.1 million tons of bulk and breakbulk cargo moved through Morehead City, an increase of 2 percent over FY19. “The fact that North Carolina Ports was able to record year-over-year increases despite COVID-19 is evidence that more customers are looking to NC Ports due to our ability to offer more supply chain and value delivery options,” added Hans C.E. Bean, Chief Commercial Officer, North Carolina Ports.

HARRISONBURG, VA/CHAPEL HILL — Sara Buie lined up a summer lifeguard job to help pay for a new laptop, textbooks and a backpack for her freshman year at Virginia’s James Madison University. But the coronavirus pandemic closed her community pool. She tried offering online tutoring to middle school and high school students. But only one parent responded before disappearing. “Having that money would be saving me from even more future stress,” said Buie, 18, who lives in northern Virginia. “I didn’t want to take out more student loans than I had to.” The iconic summer job for high school and college students has been on the wane for nearly 20 years. But the pandemic is squeezing even more young people out of the workforce. Some are borrowing more money. Others have turned to pick-up jobs like Instacart, only to compete with older people who are similarly sidelined. “They’re at the very bottom of the labor queue. And when things get tough, they get pushed out very quickly,” said Paul Harrington, a Drexel University education professor and director of the Center for Labor Markets and Policy. “And that’s why we expect a historically low unemployment summer jobs rate.” The unemployment rate for

people ages 16 to 24 was 18.5% in July compared with 9.1% the same month last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers released Friday. A fuller picture will emerge on Aug. 18 when the bureau releases figures on 2020 summer youth employment. But it’s already clear that many jobs have vanished. With the downturn, Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of the website Savingforcollege.com, said the number of students appealing for more financial aid this fall could double or triple. Kantrowitz added that, “more than a million parents of college-age children will have lost their jobs or experienced a pay cut or furlough.” Grad students haven’t escaped the pandemic, either. Megan Foster, 24, was unable to get a paid internship or summer job in her field of communications. She completed a master’s degree this spring from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and starts a Ph.D. program this fall at UNC-Chapel Hill. “I was reaching out to people and the response was just: ‘We don’t know what’s going on right now,’” Foster said. Foster worked as a nanny for kids whose parents have essential jobs. She’s also done portrait photography, video editing and put some money on her credit card. “It’s really forced me to figure out what skills I have that I can survive on,” she said. Some young people have

“It’s really forced me to figure out what skills I have that I can survive on.” UNCCH graduate student Megan Foster turned to the gig economy, said UNC-Chapel Hill professor Alexandrea Ravenelle, who received a National Science Foundation grant to examine the pandemic’s impact on New York City’s gig workers. One is a City University of New York student who struggled when classes went online, Ravenelle said. The woman withdrew from classes only to lose her summer lifeguard job. She then tried Instacart but received zero food-pickup requests over three days. “College students are competing against all of the other unemployed and underemployed individuals who are scurrying to make ends meet,” Ravenelle said. Summer jobs have been declining since the early 2000s recession as younger people compete with older adults for jobs that typically require little training or education, said Harrington, the Drexel professor. But summer work — and employment in general — remains crucial for young people’s development, often leading to higher earnings and higher levels of education, Harrington said. For some who’ve lost summer

jobs, the pandemic has led to unexpectedly revelatory — if not transformative —experiences. Zach Gershman, a rising Penn State sophomore, lost a paid internship as a studio host for the Northwoods League, a summer college baseball league based in the Midwest. So he began contacting sports broadcasters for virtual interviews on his personal YouTube channel, knowing that many were stuck at home. Gershman scored nearly 23 minutes with one of the most famous: Bob Costas. The former NBC broadcaster spoke from his kitchen about his infamous interview with Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State coach and convicted pedophile. “I kind of have this as my own unpaid internship,” Gershman, 18, of Philadelphia, said of his YouTube channel, ZachOnSports. “’Down the road, I know it’ll pay off.” Kristi Ryan unexpectedly found herself looking after her grandparents, a role that included hospice care for her grandfather. He died in early July. A rising junior at Indiana’s Purdue University, she planned on serving at a Skyline Chili. But the pandemic shut down the restaurant and then limited its capacity. Ryan’s mother made her an offer: She could cook, clean and grocery shop for her grandparents at $10 an hour. “It’s definitely not what I signed up for, helping my grandpa get to the bathroom and giving him baths,” said Ryan, who is a general management major. “But I became so close with them,” she said. “Time is precious. And I value my relationships far more than I value money. If that means I have to take out a loan, that’s fine.”

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Pentagon offers military airwaves for 5G wireless networks Washington, D.C. The Pentagon plans to free up a big chunk of its military airwaves in the U.S. for highspeed internet service, part of a broader push to get ahead of China in the deployment of 5G wireless technology. The Trump administration announced Monday that it has identified radio spectrum used for radar defense systems that can be shared with commercial telecommunications providers without compromising national security. 5G is a new technical standard for the “fifth generation” of wireless networks that promises faster speeds; less lag, or “latency,” when connecting to the network; and the ability to connect many devices to the internet without bogging it down. 5G networks will ideally be better able to handle more users, lots of sensors and heavy traffic. White House officials said Monday that the Federal Communications Commission will be able to auction 100 megahertz of the military’s “mid-band” spectrum beginning in December 2021 for use as soon as mid-2022. It has previously been used for shipboard and airborne radar systems. Wireless industry trade group CTIA applauded the Pentagon’s move Monday. “Opening up this critical block of mid-band spectrum for full power commercial operations will enhance U.S. competitiveness in the 5G ecosystem,” said a statement from Meredith Attwell Baker, the trade association’s CEO. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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In this screenshot provided by Zach Gershman, the 18-year-old Penn State sophomore interviews sportscaster Bob Costas for Gershman’s YouTube channel ZachOnSports on July 8, 2020.

PHASE 2 from page B5 out the day. Additional hand sanitizer stations have been placed throughout the zoo for guests to use. Trams are sanitized in between guest use, picnic tables, drink and vending machines are also sanitized on a frequent basis. The zoo has still not opened indoor habitats, it is an outdoor experience. The indoor gift shop is open but is strictly enforcing a max capacity. The biggest change to zoo operations is the advance purchase of timed tickets for entry into the zoo. Walk-up entry is not available, everyone must pre-arrange their visit, including members or those holding previously purchased tickets. “This new system is in place to control the number of people in the zoo at any one time,” says Diane Villa the Director of Communications and Marketing for the N.C. Zoo. “The zoo is currently in Phase 2 with a max capacity of 2000 each day. We will be increasing gradually to a max of 3000 by Labor Day on weekends, with 2000 during the week. This is roughly 20% of our normal capacity.” There have been several relief programs for businesses from federal, state and even municipal entities such as the Golden Leaf Foundation’s Rapid Recovery loan program, SBA loans and the N.C. Department of Commerce’s new Job Retention Grants. In addition, Visit N.C. is developing a coopera-

Wildflowers and mountains are pictured in this 2019 file photo taken on the Blueridge Parkway in Asheville, N.C.

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tive marketing program funded by the CARES Act that was awarded as part of the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. As things continue to open up the state’s tourism sector is figuring out what the future will look like. Hotels, restaurants, and resorts are doing all they can to show that new procedures and enhanced cleaning will keep the virus at bay. As health officials continue to note, “people won’t get back on the road or in the skies until they feel confident the tourism sector is taking all the necessary precautions to protect public health.” Tuttell says he has noticed several clever programs that have been organized to help businesses survive.

For instance, many municipalities have relaxed their restrictions to allow restaurants to offer seating outdoors and the N.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association started a relief fund for restaurant workers. In addition, Chatham County recently kicked off its Food Hub. The Chatham Food Hub allows families to pre-order food from their favorite local businesses and pick it up at one location. The hub is located at Bray Park in Siler City and operates like a drive-through food court. “The Chatham Food Hub is a one-stop shop to safely buy food from multiple local businesses that the community knows and loves,” says Neha Shah, director of the

Pittsboro-Siler City Convention & Visitors Bureau. “It’s a win-win for so many hard-working people in our community as the purchases will support the local economy and create jobs for Chatham County residents.” Eleanor Wertman, the UNC Health Alliance Program Manager for Community Health, says she hopes the Chatham Food Hub will provide a fun, safe way for people to support local business and enjoy a good meal. “After months of restrictions related to COVID-19, we are excited that this effort will help feed Chatham County families and at the same time give local restaurants, farmers and caterers an economic lift.”

North State Journal for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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From Chef to C-HR, an unpredictable journey The creative freedom to review a subcompact SUV By Jordan Golson North State Journal BOSTON — I was watching a movie the other day and it reminded me of the car I’ve been testing this week. The movie was Chef, a fantastic labor of love from Jon Favreau, the big budget director of Iron Man and Elf and the live-action Lion King. The gist is that Favreau plays a formerly rising star chef who is toiling in a successful LA restaurant but without the creative freedom he strives for. After quitting in an expletive filled rant to a food critic that goes viral when filmed by a customer, he decamps the

fancy restaurant for the pleasures of running a food truck. Though without the security of a fancy restaurant behind him, he has the creative freedom to make simple-but-amazing Cuban sandwiches and other delicious creations. The best part of the movie is all the amazing food porn, overseen by chef Roy Choi who was one of the founders of the gourmet food truck movement. What does this have to do with my test car this week? It‘s the Toyota C-HR, a subcompact crossover which has two of the letters from „Chef“ in it. See what I mean about how important creative freedom is? I spent the first third of this review talking about a movie that has (almost) nothing to do with the car I‘m reviewing. Thanks North State Journal.

The CH-R slots beneath the RAV4 in the Toyota lineup, and you can think of it as a jumpedup version of the Corolla Hatchback. It‘s kind of interesting looking outside and in, with various nips and tucks and oddities like the weird flush-mounted door handle for the rear doors mounted high up around the roofline. Then there‘s these weird, unnecessary-but-kind-of-pleasing diamond cutouts in the headliner above the driver and passenger. And don‘t forget the wacky rearend that appears to be an homage to a multi-level modernist apartment building in Tokyo. That‘s not a bad thing, it‘s just a little bit different. It gives the car some personality, which is something that Toyota‘s of the past sorely lacked so I approve of it here.

I like the interior, with ample storage for a phone and your drinks, plus a standard shift knob and a high-mounted, easy-to-see eight-inch touchscreen surrounded by a bunch of buttons you‘ll never use. Automatic climate control will keep your significant other from bickering about the temperature in the car (maybe), and there‘s excellent visibility through the front at least. As with (almost) all Toyotas, the feature set is straightforward. My C-HR Limited weighed in at $28,435 nearly fully loaded, including a $465 „Audio Plus“ package that presumably makes the stereo more... plus. It also has a wide variety of useful features like Toyota‘s excellent safety suite including full automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane keep assist, automatic high beams, blind spot monitoring, and adaptive cruise control. There‘s LED headlights and auto-folding mirrors (the latter of which has generally been a luxury car feature, so it‘s nice to see it moving down market), as well as more typical fare like heated seats, push-button start, and Apple Car-

Play and Android Auto compatibility. It integrates with Amazon Alexa too, if you‘re excited about that. There‘s a 2-liter four cylinder engine making 27/31/29 miles per gallon, paired with a continuously variable transmission or CVT that mostly stays out of your way — lots of car reviewers complain about CVTs but I think most folks don‘t really care, so it‘s fine. On its own, the C-HR is a perfectly fine automobile with a nice feature set — but it is growing a little long in the tooth. This particular generation is almost four years old, and is facing very stiff competition from the Hyundai Venue that I reviewed last week. Also, at $28,400, you‘re getting close to entry-level RAV4 territory, which comes with a lot more space and also the option of all-wheel drive if you‘re likely to drive in slippery conditions. If you‘re looking for a solid subcompact crossover with a weird name, you can pick the Toyota CHR. Or the Hyundai Venue. Or the Nissan Kicks. I‘m pretty sure all those choices will make you happy. But only one of them has two of the letters from Chef in the name.

North State Journal for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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People wearing face masks pass by newlyweds kissing as they posing for wedding photos at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on July 2, 2020.

No masks, no distance: Pandemic challenges even best laid wedding plans By Leanne Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK — Wedding planners, photographers and other bridal vendors who make the magic happen have a heap of new worries in the middle of the pandemic: nomask weddings, rising guest counts and venues not following the rules. Now that weddings have slowly cranked up under a patchwork of ever-shifting state and local restrictions, horror stories from vendors are rolling in. Many are desperate to work after the coronavirus put an abrupt end to their incomes and feel compelled to put on their masks, grab their cameras and hope for the best. No-mask weddings, no social distancing and dance floors prohibited in many states have been the talk of online groups for vendors around the country. “People have worked in venues outright looking the other way on masks and size,” said photographer Susan Stripling in New York. Reports of COVID-19 outbreaks traced to weddings remain rare. One wedding was shut down by local officials at a San Francisco church; the nearly 100 guests had been instructed by the bridal couple to avoid the public entrance and go in through an underground parking garage instead. Photographer Cherie Schrader in Chicago said she felt deceived when she showed up for a July wed-

ding with 165 unmasked people indoors after being assured all safety precautions would be taken. There was no social distancing. The crowd mingled at a happy hour and the dance floor was lively. “I was told by the bride that it was an indoor-outdoor venue, but it was 95 degrees and they never opened the doors,” she said. “The tables were, at the most, 3 feet apart,” she said, noting masks should have been required at all times under those conditions. “It looked like a normal wedding pre-COVID,” Schrader said. The rule for indoor gatherings in her state was half a venue’s capacity or up to 50 people, whichever was lower, she said. Schrader, wearing two masks, said she forced the bridal party outside for formal pictures in the heat and humidity. “They complained because they were all sweating, but I was spending the least amount of time as possible inside,” she said. Schrader entered the venue, which she would not name out of fear of professional retribution, for short stints to shoot special moments, such as the cake cutting. An associate photographer voluntarily remained inside to work. “I truly love my brides and grooms, and then to be pressured to risk my life is extremely disappointing,” she said. “I have an 80-yearold mom.” Alexis Alvarez, a wedding planner in Chicago, said she and oth-

“The big question everyone needs to be answering right now is what’s the moral responsibility, and also what’s their liability in hosting an event that potentially could lead to an outbreak?” Alexis Alvarez, Chicago wedding planner er vendors often have no practical recourse to recoup deposits or full payments if they pull out. She has a long-scheduled wedding with a guest list of about 100 planned for October in Wisconsin, where state health officials recently advised residents to avoid gatherings of more than 10 through late August. The couple had postponed once and might do it again, as some couples have done three times or more. That, vendors said, has helped drive a desire among brides and grooms to just get it done, with many choosing small, micro-weddings instead of the larger affairs they had dreamed of. Whether the weddings are large or small, indoor or outdoor, masks have become a sticking point for photos and video. Some couples argue that masks spoil their visuals and are banning them altogeth-

er. Others are making them optional. Still more are going the opposite route, wearing bedazzled satin and lace masks to match their gowns. “I get that this is not how they want their weddings to look,” Alvarez said. “The big question everyone needs to be answering right now is what’s the moral responsibility, and also what’s their liability in hosting an event that potentially could lead to an outbreak?” She said that breaking her contract for the indoor wedding, where masks would be optional, would cost her $4,000. It’s her first job this year. In a normal year, she would be juggling 28 weddings from March to September. While the couple trimmed their guest list from 175 to help with social distancing, “masks are not a concession that they’re willing to make,” Alvarez said. “The reality is guests that don’t feel safe attending events aren’t going to.” Alvarez plans other safety measures, such as spreading out tables and offering wider-spaced seating grouped by households, when possible. She also suggested a tactic used by other couples, offering color-coded wristbands for guests to declare their comfort levels with contact. To avoid crowd issues, some couples are holding their ceremonies and receptions with different groups of guests invited at staggered times. “There’s just so much emotion-

al baggage that has come with weddings this year that the idea of masks at their weddings is the last straw,” Alvarez said. “But of course there’s danger in that.” Wedding planner Lynne Goldberg has a December wedding scheduled for 200 guests at the home of the bride’s parents in upstate New York. “They have emphatically shared that this pandemic is not going to get in the way of their wedding plans and that there will be no masks handed out and no signs promoting social distancing at their wedding,” she said. “The bride has said that when she shows her children her wedding video, she doesn’t want it to be a documentary of the 2020 pandemic.” Most of Goldberg’s couples have rescheduled or downsized, but “there’s always someone who doesn’t want to follow the recommended path.” Planning a wedding for 200 guests while social distancing is challenging but doable, Goldberg said, but: “Asking 200 guests to not wear masks is crazy.” Fred Cashman, 55, is a cancer survivor who remains immune-suppressed. His 25-year-old stepson is getting married Aug. 8 in upstate New York, but he won’t attend due to his health. The couple decided not to postpone when the pandemic struck, but trimmed their guest list from 100 to about 50, he said. They had wanted to make masks optional, until Cashman’s wife, Kat Cashman, stepped in after attendees at a wedding in a nearby town fell ill with COVID-19. “I just put my foot down and said it’s got to be mandatory or no mom,” she said. “It’s a big thing. I take it very personally.”

‘Who’s the Boss?’ gets reboot with Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A brand new life is ahead for the vintage sitcom “Who’s the Boss?” and its devoted fans. Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano are set to reprise their father-daughter roles for a sequel that’s in the works at Sony Pictures Television, the studio said Tuesday. The original series created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter ran from 1984 to 1992 and was a hit for ABC, if not a critical darling. A total of 196 episodes aired over its eight seasons. The modern-day reboot revolves around Danza’s Tony Micelli, a former ballplayer and now retired housekeeper, and Milano’s Samantha. The daughter lives in the home where the original series was set and is a single mother, Sony said. Veteran producer Norman Lear, part of the remake of his original series “One Day at a Time,” is among the “Who’s the Boss?” producers, as

are Danza and Milano. The new comedy “will explore generational differences, as well as opposing world views and parenting styles within the dynamic of a modern family in 2020,” in line with Lear’s shows, Sony said in a statement. Sony left the door open for the involvement of Judith Light, whose character Angela sparred with Tony as his employer and later romantic interest, and Danny Pintauro, who played her son, Jonathan. They are “supportive of the new series,” the studio said. “The cast remains very close to this day and the hope is to find creative ways to work them and their characters into the show.” Katherine Helmond, who was Emmy-nominated and won a Golden Globe for her role as Angela’s mother, Mona, died in February 2019 at age 89. Whether the original show’s theme song, “Brand New Life,” will be heard again wasn’t announced.

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This image provided by Sony Pictures Television shows Tony Danza, left, as Tony Micelli and Alyssa Milano as Samantha Micelli in a scene from “Who’s The Boss.”

North State Journal for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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CABARRUS 19 SP 702 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Aljoyus L. Eccles to First American Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated May 24, 2016 and recorded on May 24, 2016 in Book 11935 at Page 0003, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of

19 SP 753 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Gwendolyn P. Reid to Mistie L. Greene, Trustee(s), which was dated April 22, 2005 and recorded on April 25, 2005 in Book 5923 at Page 212, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 28, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described

CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 543 NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Anthony W. Wright and Victoria B. Wright, in the original amount of $133,475.00, payable to Branch Banking and Trust Co., dated April 30, 2008 and recorded on May 1, 2008 in Book 7877, Page 0013, Cumberland County Registry. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an

19 SP 1468 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Gary A. Bryant and Linda Bryant to Servicelink - NATL, Trustee(s), which was dated February 20, 2013 and recorded on June 11, 2013 in Book 09213 at Page 0182, 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

20 SP 45 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Horatio S. Fox and Mary Ann Fox to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated August 29, 2005 and recorded on September 2, 2005 in Book 6996 at Page 0851, 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

AMENDED 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 August 24, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 523 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Frederick Brewington (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Frederick Brewington) to Accurate Group, Trustee(s), dated April 9, 2013, and recorded in Book No. 09162, at Page 0791 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 August 24, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Hope

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 August 19, 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: BEING all of Lot 79 of Mission Hills, Phase 3, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 46, Page 10 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry. Being all that certain property conveyed to Joshua M. Lesondak and Robyn R. Lesondak, husband and wife as joint tenants with the right of survivorship, by deed dated 3/26/15 and recorded on 03/31/15 in Book 11346 at Page 265, Cabarrus County Public Registry. Said property is more commonly known as 1695 Mission Oaks Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083. Parcel Id: 5623-333928.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1695 Mission Oaks Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083. 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 Aljoyus L. Eccles. 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

property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: All That Certain Lot Or Pacel Of Land Situated In The Township Number Five, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, And More Particularly Described As Follows. To Wit Lying And Being In Number Five (5) Township Of Cabarrus County, North Carolina On The South Side Of Sapp Road, Adjoining The Property Of Madeline Heilig, And Being More Fully Described As Follows; Beginning At A Nail In The Centerline Of Sapp Road, Corner Of Heilig And Mrs. M.c. Bernhardt And Runs Thence With The Centerline Of Said Road North 61.44 East 138.25 Feet To A Nail, A New Corner; Thence Tow (2) New Lines As Follows; First South 35-20 East 206.12 Feet (Passing An Iron Stake In Line At 29.47 Feet) To An Iron Stake; Thence Second, South 71-0140 West 123.37 Feet To An Iron Stake, A New Corner In The Line Of Heilig (Said Stake Being North 4 1- 06 West 173.95 Fet From A Sweet Gum, The Southeast Corner Of Madeline Heilig The Line Of J.c. Furro: Thence With The Line Of Heilig North 41-06 West 189.3 Feet To The Point Of Beginning, Containing 0.57 Acre, More Or Less, As Surveyed And Platted By Billy B. Long, R.l.s. October 17, 1979; Subject To

The Right Of Way Of Sapp Road. Being The Same Property Conveyed By Fee Simple Deed From Excell Mccleland And Wife Mattie S. Mccleland And Ralph A. Barnhardt, Trustee To Gwendolyn P. Reid, Dated 10/24/1979 Recorded On 10/25/1979 In Book 513, Page 309 In Cabarrus County Records, State Of North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5726 Sapp Road, Rockwell, NC 28138. 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 Gwendolyn Perry Reid. 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.: 19-12872-FC01

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 Cumberland County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on August 25, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 19, of Averette Acres, as per plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 72, of the Cumberland County Registry and which reference is made. Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 1702 Swann Street, Fayetteville, NC 28303. Tax ID: 0418-77-7289 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 with

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

and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 26, 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: The land referred to herein below is situated in the county of CUMBERLAND, State of NC and is described as follows: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN TOWNSHIP OF GRAYS CREEK, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 7607, PAGE 287, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS: BEING ALL OF LOT 101, IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS CORRECTED PLAT BOOK PB 115, PAGE 37, CORRECTED PLAT BOOK, 115, PAGE 37, CYPRESS LAKES VILLAGE, PHASE THREE, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF THE SAME BEING DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 115 PAGE 50, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1412 Blue Ribbon

Lane, Hope Mills, NC 28348-7534. 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

Gary A. Bryant and wife, Linda Bryant. 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.: 19-16167-FC01

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.

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

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

BEING ALL OF LOTS 136 & 137 IN THE NANA BROADFOOT SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF THE SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 9, PAGE 57, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 306 North Churchill Drive, 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

real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly 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

Mills in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in or near City of Hope Mills, Rockfish Township, Cumberland County, NC and more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot Number 34 in a subdivision known as ROSLIN FARMS, SECTION 1, PART 2 and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 118, at page 13, Cumberland, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6517 Valley Falls Road, Hope Mills, North Carolina. Being the same property conveyed to Frederick Brewington, Unmarried from H & H Constructors Inc. by virtue of deed filed 11/24/2008 in Book 8024 Page 642. Parcel: 0422-00-8201 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

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 Horatio S. Fox and wife, Mary Ann Fox.

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

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

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

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

costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days

but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Firm Case No: 3406 - 8792

File No.: 19-21538-FC01

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: 1285735 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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NOTICE OF SALE

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 10:30AM on August 17, 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 Sarah Justice, dated April 20, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $50,000.00, and recorded in Book 7590 at Page 504 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in

Address of property:

CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20SP499 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SARAH JUSTICE DATED APRIL 20, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7590 AT PAGE 504 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20SP81 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY NATHANIEL SMITH AND MARY A. SMITH DATED AUGUST 12, 1994 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4202 AT PAGE 649 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 for

DAVIDSON 19 SP 48 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on August 17, 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 Nathaniel Smith and Mary A. Smith, dated August 12, 1994 to secure the original principal amount of $77,150.00, and recorded in Book 4202 at Page 649 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: Pleasant Oak Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 4096 Present Record Owners: Smith

9 4 87-1 1Mary

And Being more commonly known as: 1067 Pleasant Oak

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 August 24, 2020 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit:

Stanberry St, Fayetteville, NC 28301 Tax Parcel ID: 4779 Present Record Owners: Sarah Justice

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And Being more commonly known as: 1918 Stanberry St, Fayetteville, NC 28301 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Heirs of Sarah Justice. 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

Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Mary A. 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

($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.

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.

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 July 27, 2020. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-110106

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are

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.

agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is July 9, 2020. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-108614

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

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.

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 300 Winding Ridge Lane, Lexington, NC 27292.

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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and

thence with Moore’s line South 04° 40’ 04” West 608.53 feet to a new iron pipe; thence South 81° 27’ 13” East 6.34 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 04° 33’ 43” East 183.09 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 03° 51’ 44” East 425.91 feet to an existing iron stake, said stake being the point and place of the beginning and containing 2,401 square feet more or less as shown on a survey entitled “Survey for Jerry Douglas Darnell and Carolyn K. Darnell” dated July 29, 2003, revised August 18, 2003, known as Job No. 03-10116, by Charles C. Whicker, RLS. For further reference see Deed Book 141, Page 260, Deed Book 411, Page 35 and Deed Book 1264, Page 1337, Davidson County Registry. TRACT II BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe, said pipe being located in the right of way of Boggs Road (S. R. 2034), also being the northeast corner of Deed Book 192, Page 170, and a common corner with John Norton in said right of way line, thence with said right of way the following six courses and distances: South 09° 45’ 16” West 234.29 feet to a calculated point; thence South 09° 21’ 15” West 123.51 feet to a calculated point; South 08° 14’ 44” West 73.42 feet to a calculated point; thence South 06° 09’ 39” West 70.39 feet to a calculated point; thence South 04° 25’ 39” West 79.76 feet to a calculated point; thence South 02° 19’ 38” West 40.01 feet to a calculated point; thence North 81° 27’ 13” West 11.21 feet to an existing axle, said axle being located in the line of Banner Boggs as described in Deed Book 481, Page 305, Davidson County Registry; thence continuing with Boggs’ line North 81° 27’ 13” West 66.20 feet to a point; thence North 21° 34’ 23” East 197.48 feet to a point; thence South 83° 38’ 27” East 9.82 feet to a point; thence North 05° 01’ 11” East 277.00 feet to a point; thence North 20° 59’ 13” East 155.20 feet to an existing iron pipe, said pipe

being the point and place of the beginning and containing 16,782 square feet (9,466 and 7,316) more or less as shown on a survey entitled “Survey for Jerry Douglas Darnell and Carolyn K. Darnell” dated July 29, 2003, revised August 18, 2003, known as Job No. 03-10116, by Charles C. Whicker, RLS. TRACT III BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe, said pipe being located in the right of way line of Boggs Road (S. R. 2034) and being a common corner with John Norton as described in Deed Book 594, Page 72 and Deed Book 500, Page 435, Davidson County Registry; thence South 20° 59’ 13” West 155.20 feet to a point; thence South 05° 01’ 11” West 277.00 feet to a point; thence North 83° 38’ 27” West 9.82 feet to a point; thence South 21° 34’ 23” West 197.48 feet to a point, said point being located in the line of Banner Boggs as described in Deed Book 481, Page 305, Davidson County Registry; thence with Boggs’ line North 81° 27’ 13” West 198.00 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 04° 33’ 43” East 183.09 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 03° 51’ 44” East 425.91 feet to an existing iron stake, said stake being located in the line of James Long, Jr. as described in Deed Book 1209, Page 1230, Davidson County Registry; thence continuing with Long’s line South 83° 55’ 45” East crossing an existing iron pipe at 104.51 feet and continuing along the same course an additional 169.30 feet and crossing an existing stone and continuing along the same course an additional 42.70 feet to an existing iron pipe, for a total distance traveled of 316.52 feet, said existing iron pipe being the point and place of the beginning and containing 3.684 acres more or less as shown on a survey entitled “Survey for Jerry Douglas Darnell and Carolyn K. Darnell” dated July 29, 2003, revised August 18, 2003, known as Job No. 03-10116, by Charles C. Whicker, RLS.

For further reference see Deed Book 141, Page 260, Deed Book 192, Page 170 and Deed Book 411, Page 35, Davidson County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 226 Boggs Road, Thomasville, NC 27360. 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 Lisa A. Whipple Tussey. 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.: 19-19389-FC01

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 August 24, 2020 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 129 AS SHOWN ON MAP NO. 2, CLARKS ACRES, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 46, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 46 Meadowdale Drive, Denton, NC 27239. 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 Cody Ray Cordell. 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,

cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at an iron in the center of a 60 foot right-ofway (see right-of-way easement recorded in Deed Book 668, page 57, Davidson County Registry), said beginning point being 418.70 feet from the line of McKindley Kennedy (Deed Book 602, Page 618, Davidson County Registry) at a point in the center of Darr Drive (N.C.S.R. 1897); thence along the center of the said 60 foot right-of-way North 43° 41’ 53” West, 143.44 feet to an iron in the center of the said 60 foot right-of-way; thence North 35° 49’ 50” East, 256.75 feet to an iron in the line of Charles F. Darr Property (see Deed Book 308, Page 281, Davidson County Registry); thence along the common line of the Charles F. Darr Property South 58°20’ 56” East, 200.00 feet to an iron; thence South 46° 56’ 37” West, 303.08 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 1.09 acres, more or less, according to a survey prepared by Davis-Martin-Powell & Assoc., Inc., dated 1-13-88, Job No. S-27329, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description, and the same being shown as Lot 6 on the unrecorded map of Billy P. Shadrick Property, and as further shown on a plat of survey recorded with that certain Deed in Book 673, page

238. There is also conveyed herein a perpetual right-of-way and easement over that right-of-way easement described in Davidson County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Parcel ID: 1631900000092 PIN: 6758-01-45-6522 Commonly known as: 574 Darr Road, Thomasville, NC 27360 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 574 Darr Road, Thomasville, NC 27360. 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 Jenny Davis Link a/k/a Jenny Davis. 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.: 15-23995-FC01

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James R. Taylor, Sr and Shelia B. Taylor, in the original amount of $416,825.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Branch Banking and Trust Company, dated June 22, 2009 and recorded on June 23, 2009 in Book 3721, Page 370, Johnston County Registry. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of 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, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on August 27, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Beginning at a new iron stake set in the western edge of a 50

foot access easement hereinafter described Thence from said point and place of beginning as follows: South 0 degrees 32 minutes 53 seconds East 194.52 feet to a new iron stake, thence South 3 degrees 03 minutes 10 seconds West 75.65 feet to a point, cornering, thence North 77 degrees 56 minutes 18 seconds West 97.69 feet to a new iron stake, thence North 63 degrees 36 minutes 27 seconds West 92.14 feet to a new iron stake, thence North 59 degrees 27 minutes 12 seconds West 88.38 feet to a new iron stake cornering, thence North 11 degrees 43 minutes 11 seconds East 246.62 feet to a new iron stake, cornering, thence South 69 degrees 21 minutes 13 seconds East 220.41 feet to a new iron stake, the point and place of BEGINNING and being 1.48 acres as shown on a plat entitled “Survey and Map for J Rodney Taylor, Sr. and wife, Sheila B Taylor” dated December 10, 1999, prepared by Peacock Land Surveying and recorded in Plat Book 56, Page 187, Johnston County Registry. TOGETHER WITH a 50 foot access easement, the centerline of which begins at a point in or near the center of Powhatan Road (SR 1901), said point being located North 67 degrees 05 minutes 25 seconds west 20.25 feet from a point in or near the centerline of Powhatan Road which Is in turn located North 58 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West 455.93 feet from an existing Railroad spike in or near the centerline of Powhatan Road at the Southeast corner of the property of Wilson Earl Blackmon (See Deed 847, Page 807) From said point of Beginning, the centerline of the 50 foot access easement runs the following courses and distances North 36 degrees 13 minutes 33 seconds East 191.39 feet to a point, thence North 33 degrees 20 minutes

31 seconds East 125.64 feet to a point, thence North 12 degrees 27 minutes 38 seconds East 49.58 feet to a point, thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds West 67.62 feet to a point, thence North 2 degrees 14 minutes 55 seconds West 145.93 feet to a point, thence North 5 degrees 09 minutes 29 seconds East 181.18 feet to a point, thence North 17 degrees 42 minutes 04 seconds East 133.70 feet to a point, thence North 31 degrees 02 minutes 09 seconds East 241.19 feet to a point, thence North 30 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds East 325.38 feet to a point, thence North 28 degrees 28 minutes 20 seconds East 101.30 feet to a point, thence North 15 degrees 10 minutes 43 seconds East 41.84 feet to a point, thence North 11 degrees 40 minutes 56 seconds East 42.51 feet to a point, thence North 0 degrees 10 minutes 09 seconds East 96.69 feet to a point, thence North 1 degrees 01 minutes 05 seconds West 113.34 feet to a point, thence North 1 degrees 06 minutes 09 seconds East 44.50 feet to a point. The easement extends 25 feet on either side of the centerline hereinbefore described and Is further shown on the plat hereinbefore described. Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 346 Blackmon Farms Lane, Clayton, NC 27527. Tax ID: 17J06010Z 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 with

a maximum amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owners of the property are J. Rodney Taylor, Sr and wife Shelia B. Taylor. 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

19 SP 628 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

18, 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:

and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

BEING ALL OF LOT #26, VIRGINIA DOWNS, PHASE V AS SHOWN ON PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 42, PAGE 445, JOHNSTON COUNTY REGISTRY.

Said property is commonly known as 74 Richmond Drive, Clayton, NC 27527-7676.

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.

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

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

NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ruthe S. Fialkiewicz to Jerone C. Herring, Trustee(s), which was dated October 25, 2002 and recorded on October 30, 2002 in Book 1358 at Page 0950 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on February 24, 2020 in Book 2395, Page 2362, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina. Defaulthavingbeenmadeofthenotetherebysecuredbythe said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said

20 SP 45 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Patrick Roby Tussey and Lisa A. Whipple Tussey to Robert W. Garrison, Trustee(s), which was dated August 22, 2006 and recorded on September 7, 2006 in Book 1727 at Page 1670 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 17, 2012 in Book 2054, Page 207 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on August 1, 2013 in Book 2112, Page 1445, Davidson 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 August 24, 2020 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: TRACT I BEGINNING at an existing iron stake, said stake being in the line of James Long, Jr. as described in Deed Book 1209, Page 1230, Davidson County Registry, said stake also being a corner to Bobby Joe Moore as described in Deed Book 1264, Page 1337, Davidson County Registry,

20 SP 203 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Cody Ray Cordell, an Unmarried Man to Jim Day, Trustee(s), which was dated November 2, 2016 and recorded on November 2, 2016 in Book 2244 at Page 438, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina. Defaulthavingbeenmadeofthenotetherebysecuredbythe 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

20SP 187 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Benny Lee Link and Jenny Davis Link to Michelle Seamon, Trustee(s), which was dated September 28, 2005 and recorded on September 29, 2005 in Book 1647 at Page 582 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on February 24, 2020 in Book 2395, Page 2365, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina. Defaulthavingbeenmadeofthenotetherebysecuredbythe 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 August 24, 2020 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for

JOHNSTON NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 286 NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Shannon E. Chamblee and Donald B. Chamblee, Jr. to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), which was dated December 3, 2009 and recorded on December 21, 2009 in Book 3794 at Page 102, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina. Defaulthavingbeenmadeofthenotetherebysecuredbythe 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 August

BEING Lot No. 5A of GLEN-RIDGE Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Plat Book 31, Page 37 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

A MAP SHOWING THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 42, PAGE 445. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

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ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 445 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Justin M. Abbott (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Justin M. Abbott) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated September 21, 2015, and recorded in Book No. 4360, at Page 570 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,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 295 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert C. Watson, Keesha M. Watson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Robert C. Watson and Keesha M. Watson) to Transtar National Title, Trustee(s), dated June 21, 2014, and recorded in Book No. 4176, at Page 615 in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on August 20, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Jacksonville in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain parcel of land situate in the City of Jacksonville, County of Onslow and State of North Carolina bounded and described as follows: Commencing at a point located in the centerline of NCSR 1308 where the projected centerline of NCSR 1314 intersects; thence along the centerline of NCSR 1308 (Gum Branch Road-60 foot right of way) as measured in a

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 186 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jose Manuel Feliciano Gonzalez, Kayla Vanessa Hernandez (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jose Manuel Feliciano Gonzalez and Kayla Vanessa Hernandez) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated December 12, 2014, and recorded in Book No. 4237, at Page 550 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 187 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Lester Hymes, Virginia Helen Hymes (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David Lester Hymes and Virginia Helen Hymes) to Reltco Inc., Trustee(s), dated August 2, 2017, and recorded in Book No. 4655, at Page 281 in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on August 20, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Jacksonville in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 142 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Darieon Michael Carpenter a/k/a Darieon M. Carpenter, Lisa Angel Yingling a/k/a Lisa A. Yingling (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Darieon Michael Carpenter and Lisa Angel Yingling) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated July 18, 2018, and recorded in Book No. 4813, at Page 84 in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on August 20, 2020 and will

WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 850 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Richard J. Bandy and Michele Bandy to Thomas V. Choiniere, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of July, 2014, and recorded in Book 015726, Page 00438, 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,

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2191 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Juan C. Diaz, Jamie J. Spray (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jamie J. Spray) to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated November 26, 2013, and recorded in Book No. 015516, at Page 02343 in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on August 24, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Wake

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 150 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Margaret C. Baines, Heirs of Margaret C. Baines: Cassandra Barnes, Nancy B. Dunn (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Margaret C. Baines) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated June 25, 2007, and recorded in Book No. 12629, at Page 240 in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on August 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Wendell

the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on August 20, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Holly Ridge in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 255, neighborhoods of Holly Ridge, Phase Three, section four, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 60, Page 6 of the Onslow County Registry reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 326 Belvedere Drive, Holly Ridge, North Carolina.Subject to covenants, restrictions, and easements of record.

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

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

general Southeastern direction approximately 0.40 miles to a point located over the centerline of a 48 inch concrete culvert which accommodates the waters of Frazelle Branch or the prong of Rock Branch; thence continuing along the centerline of NCSR 1308 as measured in a general Southeastern direction South 34 degrees 39 minutes 22 seconds East 75.63 feet to a PK Nail; thence leaving the centerline of said NCSR 1308; and running South 52 degrees 26 minutes 28 seconds West 98.01 feet to a PK Nail located in the centerline of an asphalt drive; thence North 02 degrees 58 minutes 32 seconds West 32.30 feet to an iron stake located in the center of Frazelle Branch, said iron stake being in the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence along or near the run of Frazelle Branch, South 02 degrees 58 minutes 32 seconds East 180.00 feet to an existing iron stake located on the Western edge of Frazelle Branch; thence leaving the said edge of Frazelle Branch and running along the Northern line of Mattie Paschal’s property South 82 degrees 08 minutes 21 seconds West 336.11 feet to an iron stake located in the centerline of a ditch; thence along the centerline of a ditch; thence along the centerline of a ditch and along the Morton property, North 19 degrees 45 minutes 41 seconds West 45.70 feet to an existing iron stake; thence leaving the said ditch and running along the Morton property, North 61 degrees 40 minutes 47 seconds East 385.15 feet to the point and place of beginning. Containing 0.89 acres. The courses contained herein are correct in angular relationship and are referenced to Magnetic North, 1983. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 104 Bolder Lane, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Excepting from the above description, a 20-feet easement

for the purpose of ingress and egress for the adjoining neighbors. Together with a non-exclusive easement for access, egress and regress over and along a 20-foot asphalt driveway, the centerline of which is described as follows: beginning at a PK Nail in the centerline of NCSR 1308, said PK Nail lying South 34 degrees 39 minutes 22 seconds East 75.63 feet from another PK Nail in the centerline of NCSR 1308 where the centerline of NCSR 1308 intersects Frazelle Branch; running thence from said point of beginning, South 52 degrees 26 minutes 28 seconds West 98.01 feet to a PK Nail in the line of Ashley Lamont Martin and wife, Pamela M. Martin. Tax id#: 55-22.1 Being the same property as transferred by deed dated 06/05/2009, recorded 06/25/2009, from Kathie Short Jackson, married, to Robert C. Watson, separated, recorded in book 3251, page 30. Also being conveyed the same property as transferred by Quitclaim deed dated 06/10/2009, recorded 06/25/2009, from Kory Leigh Watson, separated, to Robert C. Watson, separated, recorded in book 3251, page 49. Being further transferred by deed dated 06/21/2014 from Robert C. Watson, married to Keesha M. Watson to Robert C. Watson and Keesha M. Watson, husband and wife, as tenants by the entireties, being recorded simultaneously herewith. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars

($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Firm Case No: 3497 - 9118

door in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on August 20, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Jacksonville in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 35, Block C, Brynn Marr Section V-Part A, as recorded Map Book 13, Page 16, Onslow County Registry, which map is by reference incorporated herein. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 120 Carolina Circle, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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

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

the 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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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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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.

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.

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

being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follow: Being all of Lot 19 as shown on a map entitled “Country Club Acres, Section VII”, prepared by James E. Stewart & Associates Inc., Engineers dated May 1978, and recorded in Map Book 18, page 76, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located 1028 Beech Tree Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina. APN #: 008179 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

sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Jacksonville in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 307 as shown on that plat entitled, “Final Plat Monarch Meadow Section I-B at Carolina Plantations, A Planned Residential Development” and recorded in Map Book 62, Page 76, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 227 Merin Height Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina. 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

Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on August 17, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Holly Springs, in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 133 in Twelve Oaks Pud, Phase 1A, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 2007, Pages 1516, 1517, and 1518, 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 the Trustee or the holder of the note

Forest in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 2407, as shown on plat entitled “Heritage North Subdivision Phase 2, Section 8 at Heritage Wake Forest” and recorded in Book of Maps 2011, Page 143, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1009 Wilts Dairy Pointe, Wake Forest, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, 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

in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tax Map/Parcel Id # 177403439628 Beginning at a stake the corner of Lillian Ave. and Martin St. Running South 140 feet to Tucker Alley; thence West 80 feet to Lot #4; thence North 140 feet to Martin St.; thence East 60 feet in the beginning. Being Lot #5 of Block #5 of the Map of Eagle Rock, as surveyed and platted by T.R. Coltrane, recorded in Register of Deeds Office of Wake County, Raleigh, N.C., Book of Maps Page #71. Per chain of title, see following deeds: Elmira Rhodes to Edward Rhodes; Edward Rhodes to Freeman Liles; willed by Freeman Liles to his wife Mary Liles, who has since married from who the present grantor purchased the locus in que. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6824 Martin Street, Wendell, North Carolina. Property Address: 6824 Martin Street, Wendell, NC 27591 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

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WHAT’S HAPPENING Three high school football players test positive for COVID Union County Three members of the Forest Hills High School football team have tested positive for COVID-19. The three players were in the same workout pod and all tested positive a few weeks ago. The players have served their required quarantine and are now permitted to return to practice. Their return comes at the same time that Union County football teams are allowed to begin workouts that involved shared equipment, including footballs.

Stanly commissioners appoint six members to EDC board By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — At Monday night’s Stanly County Board of Commissioners meeting, six members were named to the Stanly County Economic Development Commission. EDC Director Candice Lowder opened up item four of the board’s meeting agenda by addressing the five EDC board terms expiring on Sept. 4, 2020, and a partial term expiring on Aug. 12, 2021. “I come before you tonight on behalf of the Economic Development Commission to request the appointment of five members — one for each district — to terms that will expire on May 31, 2022,”

Lowder said. Because of the absence of Chairman Matthew Swain, who was unanimously excused from the meeting, a motion to table the nominations to the next board meeting was made by Commissioner Bill Lawhon; that request was seconded by Commissioner Tommy Jordan. “All appointments are very important but economic development is super important and I think all commissioners should vote to have people put on those boards,” Lawhon said. Vice Chairman Ashley Morgan, Commissioner Mike Barbee, and Commissioner Lane Furr voted against the motion, which failed 3-2.

Citing advice from a county attorney, Commissioner Zack Almond asked and was granted a request to be recused from the votes on Districts 2 and 3 due to a conflict of interest. Furr, Almond, Jordan and Lawhon each voted for Larry Baucom for District 1, who was thereby renamed to the board with a 4-2 vote. Max Fesperman, nominated by Barbee, received votes from Morgan and Barbee. For District 2, James “Cecil” Curlee Jr., a consultant for Preformed Line Products, and local bail bondsman Phillip Burr were nominated by Lawhon and Barbee, respectively. With a 3-2 vote, Burr was given the appointment — Furr, Morgan and Barbee voted

for him, while Lawhon and Jordan voted for Curlee. Former Stanly commissioner Joseph Burleson won the District 3 seat with votes by Morgan, Furr and Barbee. Eddie Wall, an executive at First Bank Insurance Services, received votes from Jordan and Lawhon. Attorney Charles Brown was nominated by Almond and unanimously voted to District 4, while Cindy Beane was unanimously renamed to District 5. Local certified public accountant Wil Huneycutt was nominated by Lawhon and unanimously named to the partial District 5 term that was vacated by former Stanly County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff James. “He [Huneycutt] will serve us well if you all decide to put him in a position,” Lawhon said. “He’s currently the treasurer of the Stanly County Chamber of Commerce, and he does not serve on a Stanly County Board. He is one fine young man.”

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Man marking underground utilities dies after hit by car Mecklenburg County Charlotte Police say a worker who was marking underground utilities has died after being hit by a car. Police say it happened early Saturday when 59-year-old Thomas Reynolds Porter Jr., was hit in southwest Charlotte. Authorities say while he was wearing a yellow reflective shirt, his back faced oncoming cars as he worked. Police say his company vehicle, with flashing warning lights, was parked in the driveway of a nearby business, “giving no warning for approaching vehicles.” Police say the driver immediately stopped and called 911. The driver was not charged. AP

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Stanly Schools achieves 93% response to ‘intent-to-return’ form Data from form necessary for planning, assigning teachers and resources By David Larson Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County School District called on area parents to help achieve “100% participation” in responding to its “intent-to-return” form, and it came fairly close with a 93% response rate. This form is vital to the district so it can plan how to run each school, determine where to assign teachers and send buses, and know how many students are planning on using fully remote learning versus the hybrid plan that includes face-to-face instruction. Dr. Amy Blake-Lewis, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the district, announced the results at the Board of Education’s Aug. 4 meeting. “We closed that survey on Friday at 5, and we had a total of

“We ended up with the breakdown of parents requesting face-to-face instruction at 72% and those requesting full remote instruction was 28%.” Dr. Amy Blake-Lewis, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for Stanly Schools

7,656 responses. Our current enrollment number in the district is 8,210. So that translates into a 93% response rate, which I think is phenomenal that our principals at the schools were able to beat the bushes and contact parents and stress to them the importance of responding to this intent-to-return form.” Blake-Lewis said with that high of a response rate, the school district feels its data is very accurate and can be used to make well-informed decisions about where to allocate its resources. One finding the board spent some time discussing was that the majority of

students would participate in the face-to-face instruction. “We ended up with the breakdown of parents requesting faceto-face instruction at 72% and those requesting full remote instruction was 28%,” Blake-Lewis said. “As far as the highest percentage requesting remote instruction, it is East Albemarle at 41% that requested remote instruction. The lowest request for remote instruction came from Oakboro at 18%.” Blake-Lewis had some further breakdowns on how schools responded, with Badin Elementary the only school with 100% re-

sponding and East Albemarle having the lowest response rate at 77%. “So again, I feel very confident in these numbers that have helped us in planning, developing our teacher allotments, looking at the number of teachers needed for face-to-face versus remote. And, of course, all of that information has gone out to principals.” She said district officials already met with middle school principals at their schools to discuss the numbers and also brought the elementary principals to the district office by region. They went over their teacher allotments with them and helped them designate remote versus face-to-face teachers. “So that has all been done and those principals now have that information to share with teachers,” Blake-Lewis said. Blake-Lewis, when was asked when the schools were expected to give that information to teachers, said the principals were told they could share it with the teachers immediately. With teachers eager to learn their assignments, Blake-Lewis said she assumes virtually all principals have passed the information along. “I can’t imagine that there’s a principal that hasn’t pushed that out,” she said. “I know myself, as a former principal, I would be pushing that out.”

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♦ Anderson, Brittany Dawn (W F, 34) Arrest on chrg of Assault And Battery (M), at 621 Fernwood Dr, Albemarle, on 08/01/2020. ♦ Anderson, Christopher Nickolaus (W /M/28) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 131 W Gold St, New London, NC, on 8/7/2020 ♦ Barringer, Warren Edward (W M, 63) Arrest on chrg of Indecent Liberties With A Child (F), at 2218 Us 52 North, Albemarle, on 08/05/2020. ♦ Baucom, Derek Kyle (W /M/30) Arrest on chrg of 1) Assault And Battery (M) and 2) Assault On Female (M), at 28132 Mcswain Rd, Albemarle, NC, on 8/9/2020 ♦ Blackwell, Andrea Lea (W /F/52) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possession Of Firearm By Felon (F) and 2) Misdemeanor Probation Viol (M), at 24602 St Martin Rd, Albemarle, NC, on 8/7/2020 ♦ Campbell, Amanda Beth (W /F/28) Arrest on chrg of 1) Child Abuse (m) (M) and 2) Driving While Impaired (M), at Holiday Inn, Albemarle, NC, on 8/9/2020 ♦ Coley, Evan Shawn (W M, 28) Arrest on chrg of Resisting Public Officer (M), at 309 Arey Av/gibson St, Albemarle, on 08/08/2020. ♦ Colson, Dustin Lee (W /M/28) Arrest on chrg of 1) Child Abuse (m) (M) and 2) Aid And Abet Impaired Driving (M), at Holiday Inn, Albemarle, NC, on

8/9/2020 ♦ Helms, Constance Evonne (W /F/36) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possess Methamphetamine (F) and 2) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 40577 Old Salisbury Rd/ steakhouse Rd, New London, NC, on 8/5/2020 ♦ Huntley, Demario Tyevon (B M, 30) Arrest on chrg of Felony Possession Of Cocaine (F), at 305 Colston St/gibson St, Albemarle, on 08/08/2020.

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x Sylvester “Corey” Maske, 27, of Albemarle, died April 4. x John Henry Connell, Jr., 91, of Stanfield, died April 6. x Jason Eugene “Gene” Efird, 94, of Stanfield, died April 7. x Tony Monroe Smith, 72, of Rockwell, died April 8.

♦ Melindie Jane Morgan, 55, of Oakboro, passed away July 29.

x Joyce Joyner Price, 75, of Badin, died April 8.

♦ Margot Nelle Cranford Austin, 96, of New London, passed away August 1.

x Evelyn Lela Stamper, 90, of Oakboro, died April 10.

♦ Donald Bain Chandler, 88, of New London, passed away August 3.

x Shirley Mae Haire, 73, of Albemarle, died April 11.

x Danny Paul Luther, 65, of Norwood, died April 9.

x Jerry Dickson Huneycutt, 78, of Locust, died April 11.

x Betty Jane Keever Rogers, 87, of Albemarle, died April 11.

♦ Judy Carolyn Stoker Huneycutt, 80, of New London, passed away August 3.

♦ Saverance, Eric Justin (W /M/28) Arrest on chrg of Driving While Impaired (M), at 731 Hydro Rd, Norwood, NC, on 8/6/2020 ♦ Sellers, Christina Lynn (W F, 44) Arrest on chrg of Assault And Battery (M), at 1521 Inger St, Albemarle, on 08/02/2020. ♦ Singleton, Dominick Anthony (B /M/34) Arrest on chrg of 1) Communicate Threats (M) and 2) Injury To Personal Property (M), at Kings Rd, on 8/6/2020

(B M, 52) Arrest on chrg of Resisting Public Officer (M), at 781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, on 08/08/2020 ♦ Vanhoy, Madeline Brooke (W /F/21) Arrest on chrg of 1) Consp Robbery Dangrs Weapon (F) and 2) Conspire B&e Bldg-felony/larceny (F), at Scj, on 8/6/2020 ♦ Wall, Joseph Demetrice (B M, 24) Arrest on chrg of Possession Of Stolen Firearm (F), at 1006 Henry Jay St, Albemarle, on 08/04/2020.

♦ Watkins, Gregory Nmn ♦ Ingram, Basil Wayne (W (B M, 57) Arrest on chrg /M/53) Arrest on chrg of 1) of Indecent Exposure (M), Communicate Threats (M) at 835 Nc 24-27 Bypass E, and 2) Domestic Criminal Albemarle, on 08/05/2020. Trespass (M), at 28085 Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Ryan 2 Rd, Richfield, NC, on ♦ Wilson, Scott Ray (W ♦ Solana, Gerardo Santryall 8/8/2020 WEDNESDAY WEEKLY FORECAST /M/42) Arrest on chrg of (U M, 66) Arrest on chrg of 4.15.20 1) Possess Heroin (F), 2) Trafficking,opium Or Heroin ♦ Kimrey, Bradley Dale (W #129 Felony Probation Violation (F), at 1481 Hickory Av, M, 34) Arrest on chrg of FRIDAY SATURDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SUNDAY (F),APRIL 3) Fta 17 Albemarle, onAPRIL 08/07/2020. Felony Possession SchAPRIL I Cs15 APRIL 18 APRIL 20 OrderAPRIL 21 APRIL 16 19 - Release HI 73° HI 75° HI 72° ByHI 73° HI 59° HI 67° HI and 71° (F), 4) Surrender (F), at 313 Old Charlotte Rd/ LO 55° LO 50° LO 47° LO 50° LO 36° LO 42° LO 50° Stafford, Shonda Maness PRECIP 0% PRECIP 50% Surety 20% PRECIP 0% 0% PRECIP 50% atPRECIP (F), 126 South brooks St, Albemarle,PRECIP on 20% ♦PRECIP (W F, 39) Arrest on chrg Third Street, Albemarle, NC, 08/07/2020. of Resisting Public Officer “Join the on 8/8/2020 conversation” (M), at 1910 Woodhaven Dr, ♦ Kimrey, Johnny Ray (W WEEKLY CRIME LOG ♦ Wilson, Tristan Vanhess Albemarle, on 08/07/2020 /M/53) Arrest on chrg of 1) Stanly County Journal x Poplin, Derick Lynn (W M, (F) and 2) Assault On Fta - Release Order (M), at ISSN: 2575-2278 (B M,Stanly, 34) NC, Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Stalking (M), 29) Arrest on chrg of Pwimsd Female (M), at 126 South on 4/8/2020 ♦ Strother, Seth Aaron (W M, Methamphetamine, F (F), at Third St, Albemarle, NC, on Publisher Possess Methamphetamine 2) Second Degree Trespass 781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, 4/13/2020 x Oxendine, Misty Lee (I Neal Robbins Arrest on chrg of Assault (F), at/F/34) on chrg of Fta 04/09/2020 204Arrest Anderson (M), and 3) Harassing Phone on32) Editor x Hill, James Wilson (W - Release Order (M), at NC David Larson On Female (M), at 2002 x Leggett, Timothy James /M/38) Arrest on chrg of 1) Hwy 24/27, Albemarle, NC,on Ridge Dr, Albemarle, Calls (no Threat Made) Sports Editor (W M, 32) Arrest on chrg Surrender By Surety (M), 2) on 4/8/2020 Snuggs Park Rd, Albemarle, Cory Lavalette of Felony Possession Of Surrender By Surety (F), and 08/05/2020. (M), at 28368 Canton Rd, x Oxendine, Misty Lee (I Cocaine (F), at 161 W Main 3) Surrender By Surety (F), Senior Opinion Editor on 08/02/2020. Arrest on chrg of Frank Hill Albemarle, NC, on 8/7/2020 St/s First St, Albemarle, on at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, /F/34) Misd Prob Viol Out Of County 04/09/2020 NC, on 4/13/2020 ♦ Woody, Macky Lee (W M, Design Editor (M), at NC 24/27, NC, on Lauren Rose ♦ Sullivan, Ann Marie (W x Tompkins, Christopher x Gomez-garcia, Ruben36) Arrest 4/8/2020on chrg of Assault ♦ Moore, Zane Curtis (W Published each Wednesday by Dwayne (W Arrest M, 20) Arrest on chrg (U /M/51) F, 25) on of Arrest on chrg State Media LLC x Freeman, Michael (W S (M), atLee126 M,North 25) Arrest on chrg of chrg of Possess Marijuana of Detainer (F), at 126 SOn Female 1550 N.C. Hwy 24/27 W, /M/41) Arrest on chrg of 1) Up To 1/2 Ounce (M), at Third St, Albemarle, NC, on Possess Drug Paraphernalia Albemarle, N.C. 28001 Card Theft (F), 2)on ThirdFinancial St, Albemarle, Possess Heroin (F), at 825 Mountain Creek Rd/ 4/13/2020 Financial Card Fraud (f) (F), (M), 126 S talbert Dr,at Albemarle, onThird St, (704) 269-8461 811 Nc 24-27 Bypass E, x Frick, Adam Houston 08/03/2020. (W and 3) Identity Theft (F), at 04/11/2020 INFO@STANLYJOURNAL.COM Albemarle, on 08/03/2020. /M/28) Arrest on chrg of Scj, on 4/7/2020 STANLYJOURNAL.COM Albemarle, on 08/06/2020. x Tompkins, Christopher 1) Misdemeanor Larceny

x Jerry Wayne Fincher, 85, of Albemarle, died April 3.

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M, 43) Arrest on chrg of Possess Methamphetamine (F), at 1425 W Main St/ white Oak Av, Albemarle, on 08/04/2020.

x Pauline Elizabeth Almond Tucker, 98, of Albemarle, died April 11.

Dwayne (W M, 20) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M) at 825 Mountain Creek Rd/talbert Dr, Albemarle, on 04/11/2020

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♦ Sutton, Daniel Wayne (W(F), at 41 False Pretense Willow Street, Badin, NC, on M, 43) Arrest on chrg of 4/10/202 Possess Methamphetamine x Winley, Jamel Stephen L x Thompson, Shawn Lacy (B /M/30) Arrest on chrg (F), at 1400 Kingsley Dr/w (B M, 60) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny ofMain Misdemeanor Larceny (M),on at 44717 Nc 8 Hwy/ St, Albemarle, (M), at 781 Leonard Av, kerr Rd, New London, NC, on Albemarle, on 04/12/2020 4/10/2020 08/08/2020. x Godwin, Kathryn Strawn (W F, 41) Arrest on chrg of Felony Possession Sch Ii Cs (F), at 781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, on 04/12/2020

x Powell, Thomas Holden (W

/M/22) Cited on Charge of ♦ Taylor, Alton Demetrice Speed In Excess Of 35 Mph

x Smith, David Wayne (W M, 55) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 312 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Albemarle, on 04/12/2020 x Hartsell, Debra Jean (W F, 28) Arrest on chrg of Possess Heroin (F), at 199 Nc 24-27 Bypass W, Albemarle, on 04/08/2020 x Misenheimer, Laura Evelyn (W F, 48) Arrested on Citation of Dwlr Impaired Rev (20-01605), at 651 Nc 24-27 Bypass E/henson St, Albemarle, on 04/08/2020 x Brooks, Michael Lee J (W /M/36) Arrest on chrg of 1) Assault By Strangulation

(i) (202000244), at 605 N Main St/collins Av, Norwood, NC, on 4/10/2020 x Dye, James Chase (W /M/20) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 8318 742 Oakboro, Oakboro, NC, on 4/9/2020 x Dye, Jeffery (W /M/22) Arrest on chrg of Simple Assault (M), at 8318 Nc Hwy 742, Oakboro, NC, on 4/9/2020

x Pennington, Lawrence Glenn J (W /M/60) Arrest on chrg of 1) Breaking And Or Entering (f) (F) and 2) Larceny After Break/enter (F), at Pennington Rd, on 4/7/2020

x Huneycutt, Richard Stephen (W /M/65) Arrest on chrg of 1) Conspire B&e Bldg-felony/larceny (F) and 2) Conspire To Commit Felony Larceny (F), at Scj, on 4/7/2020 x Hetland, Michael Shane (W /M/42) Arrest on chrg of Dv Protection Order Violation (M), at 141 Turner St, Norwood, NC, on 4/7/2020 x Pennington, Lawrence Glenn J (W /M/60) Cited on Charge of Dwlr Impaired Rev (2001069), at Pennington Rd/mann Rd, Albemarle, on 4/7/2020

x James, Thomas Owen (W /M/44) Arrest on chrg of Dv Protection Order Violation, M (M), at 44145 Catfish Rd, New London, NC, on 4/9/2020 x Rankin, Karena Quincanya (B /F/21) Arrest on chrg of

See OBITUARIES, page 7

♦ Frances Tarlton Burris, 92, of Albemarle, passed away August 3. ♦ Alan Harwood Phillips, 60, of Albemarle, passed away August 3. ♦ Hoyle Braxton Long, 80, of Albemarle, passed away August 4. ♦ Elsie Tarlton Furr, 94, of Stanfield, passed away August 4. ♦ Calvin Lee Bowers, 85, of Albemarle, passed away August 5. ♦ Helen Whitley Burleson, 82, of Albemarle, passed away August 6. ♦ George Carol Thomas, 89, of Albemarle, passed away August 6. ♦ Gregory Lamar Efird, 66, of New London, passed away August 6. ♦ Gladys Louise Poplin Morton, 100, of Stanly County, passed away August 7.

Billy Taylor

R. BILLY TAYLOR, age 70, of New London passed away on August 7, 2020 at Atrium Health Main in Charlotte, NC. No public service for Mr. Taylor are being held. Billy was born in Stanly County, NC to the late Wallace Taylor and Frances Taylor. Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife of 44 years Vallie Russell Taylor and his brother Larry Taylor. Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Taylor family.

♦ Billy Taylor, 70, of New London, passed away August 7. ♦ Ted Wilson Hinson, 76, of Oakboro, passed away August 7. ♦ Martha Pauline Lowder, 77, of Norwood, passed away August 7. ♦ Joe E. Huneycutt, 82, Oakboro, passed away August 8. ♦ Elizabeth Anne Ivey Bradley, 82, of Stanfield, passed away August 9.

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However, as a Christian, husband These stories from throughout our r Virginia’s stay-at-home orders go into June. They’re treated as though we as a society simply must accept without and dad, the Easter holiday has reminded me of just how much we hope, inspiration and supplies to peopl Here in North Carolina, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper stated during question what the government tells us about when it’s safe to begin the have to be thankful and hopeful for, even in the midst of this global workers on the front lines of the corona a recent coronavirus press briefing that “we just don’t know yet” if the process of returning back to normalcy. Lenten and pandemic. While people throughout our commu No. The government works for us, and we have the right to ask those when did state’s stay-at-home orders will extend into May. 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And the answers should notabe vague ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them get in states, such as Michigan, provide nment Corinthians 1:4, which reminds us our Lord “comforts us in all our helping small businesses keep people o must do this out of an abundance of caution.” the more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxious about message of affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any relief will soon reach families and work levels It will need to be explained in detailhope to the people of this state who when they can get back to providing for their families, will demand that we will affliction, with the comfort which we ourselves are comforted by continue working on common sense an are being told to remain jobless and at home for an undetermined answers. me a once again enjoy God.” we can defeat the coronavirus and keep amount of time why models predicting hundreds of thousands of cases Leaders at the local and state levels should be as forthcoming as they hing? sporting events, If you are celebrating the Easter season, I urge you to also whole. are reliable. can be with those answers — and again, not vague answers, but answer is what COLUMN reflect and be comforted, that we may live out Until then, the Lenten and Easter se concerts, family To date,| I’ve gone along with what the state has asked and thenon this message with details that give theirso statements believability. BEN SHAPIRO God’s example and comfort all those in need around us during hope that we will once again enjoy spo | that BEN itizens COLUMN mandated weSHAPIRO do, but along the way I’ve also had questions about We should all continue to do what we can to keep our families, gatherings, this difficult time. Through faith and by helping one another, I am gatherings, church services and many the data. State Republican leaders have, too. services ourselves, and our communities safe. 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Americans The institute’s model simply cuts off in early August. It does not Kaepernick began donning garb designed to mockIfpolice officers, as benighted at best, racist at worst. When black Orlando Magic 1957 “Asian flu,” 1968 “Hong Kong flu,” 1977 markets and financial outlets. the U.S. dollar were not the reserve My first concern as we go along in all this, of course, is myThey’ve family. left I’m their Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah have abided by recommendations and orders. jobs predict how many people will die in a second wave. This is the including socks withcurrency, cops dressed as pigs. He also remained seated basketball player Jonathan Isaacs stood for the national anthem, 2 SARS outbreak. There is evidence that the we would not be able to fund any of these emergency worried abouttothem catching virus, and I’m social worried I will. 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under either shelter-in-place or stay-at-home fallen into place. I understand the seriousness of the virus and the need issipates cavalierofmanner in which China about the origin the with how people who simply ask tate governments,The a majority Americans to takelied precautions, but I’mofuneasy THIS WEEK, virus, according to members ofTHE theand federal government, That would mean that the fatality is actually far lower than “THIS IS DAY the lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad Hydromer Inc. LIKE MANY OF YOU, the first thing I think about when I wake arerate in back place. or this covered up its spread tried to tell the world there were only hat is being called the “new normal.” questions about the data, and when things can start getting to in Concord and New Sarum Brewing Co. in nd state and local governments, Americans have begun to flatten suggested, even if the transmission rate is high. indeaths (Psalm 118:24). switching operations to make hand isthis my family. Even beforeare my feeteconomic hitin the floor, I think about how Salisbury I loveare having these their events to hear directly from thesanitizer. people who 3,341 related has led to worldwide panic, collapse and tend at least through the endup ofit” month. normal treated some circles with contempt. he curve in the novel coronavirus outbreak. Themy excitement was Secondly, what are we expecting in terms of ayou. second wave? I know that during this challenging time of social distancing, In Fayetteville, minister began a program to deliver groceries to an I am going to help son grow, stay safe and healthy, and reach a matter most — Rep. Dan Bishop joined me, and we spent over zero millions of Americans needlessly being thrown out of work. ders go into June. They’re treated as though we as a society simply must accept without muted — after all, trends canhas easily reverse — taxpayer but real. Americans The institute’s model simply cuts off in early August. It does not working from home or losing a job, it may be difficult to “rejoice and seniors throughout Cumberland County. better tomorrow. I take the same approach as your representative in hour answering your questions. On the call, we discussed priorities States over The crisis cost the U.S. at least $2.4 trillion in added , Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper stated during question what the government tells us about when it’s safe to begin the abided by recommendations and orders. They’ve left their jobs predict how manyhusband people will die in combating a stories secondfrom wave. This is the be glad” the Bible tells us to do. However, asto a Christian, These throughout our region continue to provide Congress. like coronavirus, improving our economy, and supporting esave can be that debt plus trillions more Federal Reserve liquidity to the briefing “we just don’t know yet”asifin the process ofbackup returning back normalcy. o stay at home; they’ve practiced social distancing; in many places, most important problem because experts maintain that the to virus is in need and our health care and dad, the Easter holiday has reminded me of just how much we hope, inspiration and supplies people This week, our community braced itself as we prepared for our military and veterans. gsflu,” 1977 markets and financial outlets. If the U.S. dollar were not the reserve will extend into May. No. The government works for us, and we have the right to ask those hey’ve donned masks. seasonal, which means areworkers likely toon see more have tonot bethe thankful hopeful for, even in the midst of years, this global the frontserious lines ofspreading theof coronavirus Hurricane Isaias make landfall. Over the last several we we Weall also discussed a series recent winsresponse. for our community in the ce that the currency, would be abletotoand fund any of these emergency end it, questions should bewe asked as to questions. And the longer stay-at-home orders are in place over the The result: a reduction in expected hospitalization and death. in the fall. And that means we will be faced with either renewed Lenten and pandemic. While people throughout our communities continue to step up,in our have seen the devastating effects of hurricanes and tropical storms effort to combat exposure to PFAS chemicals including GenX China. measures without immediate fear of rampant inflation and currency I’m confident e answers should not be vague ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them get in states, such as Michigan, ccordingEaster to theseasons University offirsthand. Washington Institute for Health lockdowns forand large swaths ofI the population, with wide-scale For me, my faith is an important part of my daily life decision am glad initiatives we have passed in Congress, like the Paycheck You can still see remnants of previous storms in many drinking water. In the appropriations package that recently passed the -19 depreciation. undance of caution.” the more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxious about that just as modelplaces, Metrics and Evaluation most oft cited by members of the testing and contact tracing, or with the realization that we will have making. As I celebrated Easter with my family, I reflected on 2 Protection Program, are supporting self-employed people and and almost everyone has a story about how they have been House of Representatives, I was thankful that two of my provisions y China has to pay for their aberrant ways and decisions through provide a people of this state who ned in detail to the when they can get back to providing for their families, will demand we’ve always rumpout administration, theand expected need for hospital beds has atusobviously tonot isolate those who vulnerable and let everyone else work. Corinthians 1:4, which reminds our Lord “comforts us in allare ourmosthelping businesses keep people on theinpayroll, affected. were small passed unanimously and included the bill.while direct ame of at a home economic financial means. Diplomacy worked obless and answers. message offor an undetermined eak outbreak was revised down by over 120,000, the number of Which raises the third question: What exactly can we do? Are affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any relief will soon reach families and workers. Please know I’ll Thankfully, we were well prepared for this storm, and Cumberland My first provision provided $2 million to study the that connection done, folks to bring China into the civilized world of 21st century health, hygiene els predicting hundreds of cases Leaders at the local and state levels should be as forthcoming as they hope that we13,000 willof thousands entilators by nearly and the number of overall deaths bywe we capable ofthere rolling outno tenscontinue ofbetween millions of testsonover the next few affliction, with the comfort which ourselves are comforted by working common sense and targeted solutions so that County Emergency Services director Gene Booth said were exposure to PFAS and susceptibility to COVID-19. Initial ation of across and fair trade. Totalitarian communist regimes never take the blame ourenjoy can be with those answers — and again, not vague answers, but answer again ugust byonce nearly 12,000. months — and compelling people to defeat take tests regularly, since the God.” we can the coronavirus and keep people and businesses reports of significant damage or injuries in the Fayetteville region of studies have shown that PFAS exposure may lower the body’s ability has no other or express sincere regret and remorse, because that is not what with what the will state has asked and then with details that give their statements believability. state Here’s the problem: We still don’t know the answers toprayers the keyremain virus isyou transmittable while carriers areimmune asymptomatic? Can we to COVID-19. I believe that it sporting events, If you are celebrating the Easter season, I urge to also whole. our district. However, our with all of those further east for the system to respond where purely totalitarian governments do. They take advantage of every weakness along the way I’ve also had questions about We should all continue to do what we can to keep our families, work together uestions that will allow economy tothis reopen. create contact tracing system Until for 330 million Americans — and this reflect message and beuntil comforted, may But live out the we Lenten andexplore Easter seasons provide asomessage to us ononthe coast. is critical that further relationship that weof can concerts, family nd delivery they findthe in adversaries and keep ourselves, pushing winso orthat theawe n leaders have, too. andthey our communities safe. we should also stillthen, continue First, what is the true coronavirus fatality rate? This question is are we willing to submit ourselves to one? God’s example and comfort all those in need around us during hope that we will once again enjoy sporting events, concerts, family I thanked President Trump for signing an emergency declaration for take every step possible to ensure our communities remain safe and to recover. adversaries push back. gatherings, rtain types of questions get asked, there is to ask questions about the data, because while reasonable stay-at-home mportant because That it determines whether certain areas ought to One thing is certain: Things cannot continue as they have been. this difficult time. Through faith and by helping one another, I am gatherings, church services and many more celebrations after our North Carolina last Sunday as we prepared. This declaration allowed healthy. rndency is to offer is, unless an exogenous event happens such as the Chernobyl However, among some people to treat those measures are understandable, they should also have an expiration date. church services open or closed,meltdown whether we oughtSome to we pursue — Sweden style — pandemic a as Americans are notever. going to stay home for months on end, confident will emerge outis of this stronger than for and the greater good of FEMA work with our state, as well our Guard soldiers, My second amendment provides funding forthe thecountry U.S. and ofetatheir in 1986. experts believe that event, theNational Star Wars and asking when we can start getting back This all new tonot Americans, and it is not normal.own Nottemporary in any way,sacrifices and more that presumes thismany is asociety good more liberalized wide spread, or whether we they certainly will not do so on the basis of ever-evolving models, In this same spirit, I continue to be inspired by stories of humanity are over. to respond to any impacts. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop national ly $120 program of Reagan, led directly to the dissolution of the Soviet Union are conspiracy theorists people who shape, or form. So while we should remain vigilant and stay safe, at after our own reminder that or are ught to lock down further. especially as statistics roll in that look everyone like the lower-end model neighbors helping neighbors. I wish celebrating Easter, as well as Passover, a joyous I’m confident that just as we’ve always done, folks across our state regulatory standards, or Effluent Limit Guidelines, as part of the equipment in 1989. y get themselves or others sick. the same time we shouldn’t get comfortable with this so-called “new We’ve seen case fatality rates —work the number ofto deaths divided by estimates inreminder terms of death and the upper-end estimates in terms temporary In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration and pray we can all continue to keep faith, practice will together recover. However, this is a good that as PFAS Action Plan for discharge of PFAS chemicals including GenX. as we remain 5 billion by Perhaps COVID-19 is China’s Chernobyl. ning government at all levels become a bad normal.” atenumber Journal Wednesday, April 15, 2020 he offor identified COVID-19 cases —hurricane but both the numerator ofpossibility economic damage. We need transparency and honestyand from our control money to buy a 3-D printer and plastic to make face shields for necessary safety guidelines remain confident that we will get we remain in season, we need to be cautious and take these Creating these standards will better the amount of PFAS that sacrifices are Senators in Washington are already talking about the in hurricane itizens living in a free society were supposed Not one little bit. nd theChina denominator are likely wrong. We don’t know how many scientific experts — we need to know what they know, what they health care workers out of his own home. through this together. events seriously. It’s never a bad idea to have a plan as a family, a few is entering our water sources and proactively limit exposure. nt in of China forgiving $1.2 trillion in debt we owe them as one way to get over. season, wedied of coronavirus. eople have actually Some they sources the don’t and when hopeon to knowAs what they Idon’t. extra nonperishable goods in the cabinet, or basic first aidthey supplies always, am extremely thankful to continue to work on behalf ufacturing China to “pay” damage havesuggest caused thehas US.also Don’t hold your go along in all this, of course, isfor mythe family. I’m Stacey Matthews written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah need to be umber has been overestimated, given that classification for cause We’re grown-ups, and we’re willing to follow their advice. hand. of you and our entire region.But If you missed this most recent town hall lion in breath waiting for a Chinese “Jubilee” to happen but ask your elected ing the virus, and I’m worried I will. After and is a regular contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection. f death, particularly among elderly patients, can be variable. Some they need to start answering serious questions, or they willout falltoprey As we emerged from Hurricane Isaias, this week I was also grateful call, you can always reach me at one of my offices in Concord at cautious nue is representatives to hold China accountable in tangible financial ways for irus (swine flu) during the 2009 pandemic, ources suggest the number istodramatically underestimated, since across to the same lackonofour institutional faith to whichor allFayetteville other American speak with over 10,000 constituents our region latest 704-786-1612 at 910-997-2070. These are challenging etra areprecautions, now this disaster. and takebecause all of this brings up many people are dying at home. institutions seem deeply prone. times, but know that my commitment to you is that I will do telephone town hall event. Even in normal times, there is no way we mies as in the It is about time they are expected to operate as responsible citizens of of a painful experience prefer not to repeat. these events I’d we Even more importantly, have no clue how many Americans have had this many people together in one place. In these times, everything possible so that we can renew the American dream, restore theeasily worldmost likecould any other modern nation. e lose sleep is how everyone has seriously. ctually have coronavirus. Some scientists suggest that the number Ben distancing Shapiro, 36, is a graduate ofour UCLA Harvard Law School, it’s an even better way to connect while social requirements way and of life, and rebuild the greatest economy ever. American fetidentified cases could be an order of magnitude lower than the host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire. that they bins, publisher | Frank Hill,coronavirus senior opinion editor umber of people who have had and not been tested. com. world and nbi.

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Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT MLB

Mets’ Marcus Stroman opts out of season over virus concerns New York Former Duke pitcher Marcus Stroman’s recovery from a torn left calf muscle was almost complete, and he was in line to possibly make his season debut for the New York Mets next week against the Miami Marlins. But the idea of traveling to one of the country’s coronavirus hot spots played a factor in Stroman’s decision Monday to opt out of the 2020 season. Stroman said he had daily conversations with his family about what to do. His grandmother and uncle have compromised immune systems and are around his mother on a regular basis.

MLB

Harvick sweeps Michigan Cup Series doubleheader The No. 4 team got its fifth and sixth wins of the season, holding off Denny Hamlin in both weekend races By Noah Trister The Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kevin Harvick won just about everything he could in a stellar weekend at Michigan International Speedway, although fittingly, Denny Hamlin was the last driver to pressure him. Harvick held off Hamlin on Sunday to complete a doubleheader sweep in the NASCAR Cup Series. He’d also won Saturday’s race, and the two victories gave him six on the season — the most of any driver. Hamlin, who has five victo-

ries, nearly chased Harvick down at the very end, and this weekend did nothing to dispel the notion that these two are top contenders for this year’s championship. “I have tremendous respect for everyone on that team and Kevin,” Hamlin said. “As we’ve gotten older, we’ve gotten wiser and learned to really appreciate what each other does on the racetrack. Obviously, they’re having a great season as well.” Hamlin was right behind Harvick for the final few laps and came close to passing him a couple of times, but Harvick stayed in front. Hamlin’s final desperate bid came up short at the end when Harvick crossed the finish line 0.093 seconds ahead. With NASCAR running an adjusted schedule because of the coronavirus, both Michigan races were held on the same weekend. That meant Harvick became the

“As we’ve gotten older, we’ve gotten wiser and learned to really appreciate what each other does on the racetrack.” Denny Hamlin on Kevin Harvick first driver since Richard Petty in 1971 to win back-to-back Cup races on consecutive days. Petty did it July 14 and 15 at Islip and Saratoga. “It’s been a long time since I’ve raced back-to-back days, let alone in the Cup car,” Harvick said. “I’ve never accomplished that obviously, but we’ve done that a couple times this year, so I think for us it’s worked out pretty well. We’re hoping it goes the same way at Do-

ver when we go there in a couple of weeks.” The two Michigan races were pretty similar, with no major incidents through the first two stages. Saturday’s finish was more chaotic with a number of late cautions. On Sunday, there were only three cautions, not including the yellow periods at the end of the first two stages. Ford has now won six straight Cup races at Michigan. Harvick has taken four of the past five. “When you start getting texts from Edsel Ford on how important the weekend is, you answer those,” Harvick said. “I’ve been around Ford for several years now and you understand the importance of winning at Michigan. The energy and effort that they not only put into our cars, but that they put into the engines at Roush Yates. This is the place, right behind Daytona, that everybody from Ford wants to win at.” Harvick’s 55th career victory moved him into a 10th-place tie with Rusty Wallace, one behind Busch. Busch remained winless this year after a fourth-place finish, but he turned in solid performances both days. Martin Truex Jr. was one spot ahead of him Sunday.

Blue Jays begin play at new home in Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. The Toronto Blue Jays were set to play at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday night as the host team for the first time in 2020. Canada’s government wouldn’t let the Blue Jays hold games at Rogers Centre in Toronto, fearful of outside entities coming into the city amid a pandemic. Buffalo last hosted a regular-season Major League Baseball game in 1915 when the Buffalo Blues finished sixth in the eight-team Federalist League. Toronto spent the first twoplus weeks bouncing from Tampa to Washington to Atlanta to Boston waiting for preparations at the stadium to be complete.

PRO WRESTLING

Wrestling’s ‘Kamala the Ugandan Giant’ dead at 70 from COVID-19 James Harris, a Mississippiborn sharecropper who gained international fame as “Kamala the Ugandan Giant,” a massive professional wrestler who buried opponents with his trademark “splash,” has died, the WWE confirmed Sunday. Kenny Casanova, who co-wrote Harris’ autobiography, wrote on social media that Harris died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. He was 70. In recent years, Harris had suffered from many health ailments, including having both legs amputated because of diabetes. The 6-foot-7inch, nearly 400-pound Harris found success with his gimmick loosely based on Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

TENNIS

2004 champ Kuznetsova out of US Open, citing pandemic New York Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2004 U.S. Open champion, added her name to the growing group of players withdrawing from the Grand Slam tournament because of the coronavirus pandemic. Kuznetsova, 35, wrote Monday on Instagram that she was pulling out of the U.S. Open and the tournament preceding it at the same site in New York. The Western & Southern Open starts Aug. 22; the U.S. Open starts Aug. 31. Also withdrawing from the U.S. Open on Monday were No. 31 Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, and No. 108 Wang Xiyu of China.

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Kevin Harvick (4) won both of the weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan, giving him six wins on the season.

Mickelson fizzles on course, wows in booth at PGA The recently turned 50-yearold took time after his round to join CBS’ broadcast By Jimmy Golen The Associated Press PHIL MICKELSON’S credentials were well-established by the time he settled into the broadcast booth during the third round of the PGA Championship. As a golfer. And as a talker. The five-time major champion joined Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo in the CBS booth on Saturday after the third round at TPC Harding Park. Barely making Friday’s cut at 1 over, Mickelson teed off early Saturday and was off the course — even par for the day — before leader Li Haotong teed off. That gave him plenty of free time to kill. Unlike Li, who returned to the range after taking the 36-hole lead, the 50-year-old Mickelson visited his friend Nantz in the booth in what may have been a tryout for his next career move. CBS says it spoke to Mickelson earlier in the week about joining the broadcast if the timing worked out. “There’s three things I do well: play golf and talk golf,” Mickelson said, with the unspoken third item a bit of sexual innuendo that went over Faldo’s head. But after that awkward begin-

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Phil Mickelson, pictured watching his tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, joined the CBS broadcast booth Saturday following his round. ning, Mickelson added a players’ perspective that even Faldo — a six-time major champion who hasn’t played regularly on tour in almost 20 years — couldn’t. Li, Mickelson said, was one of the funniest guys on the tour. Matthew Wolff in his tie-dye shirt “just looks cool to me, all-around cool,” Mickelson said, before getting into a technical breakdown of the 2019 NCAA champion’s swing. Mickelson also shared some insight on what it has been like playing events without fans. The PGA Championship, which was re-

scheduled from May, is the first major tournament since the coronavirus pandemic shut everything down, including sports. “We all miss it, we miss the electricity. That’s a big part of the fun of it,” said Mickelson, a fan favorite who often draws some of the biggest galleries on the tour. “Some players like to feed off the energy in the crowd to help them, I certainly do.” A notorious gambler, Mickelson’s analysis went awry when he started making predictions. When Jason Day had a long putt

on No. 5 for birdie, Mickelson read the break and predicted that Day would make it. “I want to see Jason take that 45-footer. I think he’s going to jar it,” Mickelson said. Day left it about about three feet short. “A rare sight in golf,” Faldo chimed in. “Phil Mickelson: Wrong.” As Li putted out for bogey on the par-4 fifth hole, Mickelson predicted it would be a wake-up call. “This bogey right here is going to get Haotong from swinging conservative and tentative to getting after it, like he did yesterday,” Mickelson said. “I think he’s going to birdie six and/or seven, and get this round turned around.” Li then put his drive on No. 6 into the rough. “So I’m 0 for 2 on my predictions. This announcing thing might not be my thing,” Mickelson said. “We learn not to predict, Phil,” Faldo said gently. “That’s the key.” (Li did birdie No. 7, after Mickelson had left the booth) Mickelson spent about an hour on the broadcast before taking his leave. “Good luck tomorrow, and we’ll see you in the playoffs. We appreciate the visit,” Nantz said. “It’s hard work, right?” Mickelson flashed his mischievous Mickelson smile. “Yeah,” he said.

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West Stanly football ‘The Last Dance’ standout Jordan director talks project Poole commits on Jordan’s Bulls to NC State

The 10-part documentary will air over five Sundays The Oakboro native is ranked the No. 5 player in North Carolina by 247Sports

By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press

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

HBCU NFL hopefuls adjust after canceled pro days, combine No shortage of points scored inside the NBA’s bubble

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Indiana Pacers forward T.J. Warren has been the NBA’s top scorer since the league resumed play.

“Just because we are from smaller schools “T.J. Warren doesn’t is on a mean different we can’t planet right compete.” now.”

De’Montrez Victor Oladipo, Burroughs, Pacers guard South Carolina State receiver

The coronavirus pandemic has made it even harder for under-the-radar players to make an impression on teams

Former NC State star By Kyle Hightower T.J. Warren has been the The Associated league’s bestPress scorer since play resumed DE’MONTREZ Burroughs

looked at it as his best shot to accomplish his NFL dream. By Tim Reynolds The South State seThe AssociatedCarolina Press nior receiver had the dates circled on his calendar. First, the LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bulldogs’ annual pro day The last time there was a slateonof March 19, followed a week five or more NBA games onlatthe er by the first-ever NFL combine same day, with every team scoring event for draft at leastheld 110 points, was prospects more than from Historically Black Colleges 32 years ago. and Universities didn’tofreThat is, until thewho opening the ceive invitations to the league’s so-called bubble national amid the combine in Indianapolis. coronavirus pandemic — where it He left spring twice. break the already hasfor happened week before his pro day evScoring numbers arewith soaring erything ready to go. He had film inside the NBA’s bubble, where packages to distribute scouts. the restarted season isto happenHe was also Disney thinking aboutEnterwhat ing at Walt World. he would say in interviews with ing Sunday’s games, 17 of the 22 representatives from NFL teams teams inside the bubble were exand what to had ask been idols their like scorPro ceeding what Football Hall of Famer Deion ing averages before the season was Sanders, who suspended on would Marchbe 11 there. because of “It was a chance to be able to COVID-19. showcase Games our on talent,” average Burroughs have seen said. points “Just because we are nine more than whatfrom had smaller schools doesn’t mean we been the norm this season. The

can’t compete.” But that opportunity never came. South Carolina State’s pro day and the HBCU combine became part of a growing list of events canceled because of the number of 3-pointers in each concoronavirus test — which pandemic. had been on aWhile record small school and borderline draft clip when the season got suspendprospects from across the couned — is up as well. And Indiana’s try be hurt byformer a lack NC of simT.J.will Warren, the State ilar events, HBCU players may start who was not even a top-50 be hit hardest without them hit, and is scorer when the pandemic the Regional Combine Invitaleading the bubble in points per tional HBCU players34.8 in regame that so far, averaging and cent years had previously to nearly doubling what wasused his seaboost their draft stock. son average in his first five games “When you’re coming out of an in the bubble. HBCU, you know that the teams “T.J. Warren is on a different are going to be looking at planet right now,” Pacers Diviguard sion I talent first,” Victor Oladipo said.said Kansas CityHe’s Chiefs back Alex is not defensive alone. The bubble Brown, a SC State alum. “With working for just about everybody, this combine, that’s difor soHBCU it seems. ferent. I wish that when There waswea had six-game NBA Ischedule was coming out. It was gonna on Feb. 21, 1988, and be chance to have all the teams alla the teams playing that night looking scored at atthose leastguys.” 110 points. That Only happened, four HBCUon players hadn’t a day were of five selected in the 2019 draft with a or more games, again in the NBA full predraft process, though 32 until July 31 — the second day of made Week 1 rosters. bubble games. It happened again The 51 players invited to the Saturday. HBCU combine were trying to Maybe this should have been position themselves to do the expected, even after teams went 4 same. The listwithout also included 1/2 months playingFlora real ida A&M University quarterback game during the suspension. HosRyan Stanley andscreaming North Carolina tile fans aren’t at and

Central defensive lineman Darius Royster, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively. “Does extra exposure help? Yes, it does. But once it’s taken distracting shooters in the bubaway limits certain guys to aget ble. itNobody is weary from long their film there,” said And Mor-the flight theout night before. gan State coach Tyrone Wheatconditions inside the three differley, a first-round pick by the ent game arenas at Disney New — from York into 1995. limits the — theGiants lighting the “It temperature pro from actually seeing arescouts relatively close to identical. these“Obviously, guys one-on-one, to even though look we are atplaying them and physically eyes on different place courts, they onall them. the ques-arekindTo ofget feelsome like of the same tions up close and perna,”answered Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez sonal.” said. “It’s not like we’re going from Aside from to getting chance to Milwaukee Philly,a Miami, back run the 40-yard dash and com-like to Milwaukee or anything plete strength and agility that.other It’s pretty consistent in that drills in front of scouts from the regard.” NFL’s 32 franchises, playersSan wereAnEntering the bubble, going get been the chance to intertoniotohad 58-5 under coach view withPopovich team executives on the125 Gregg when scoring first day or of more; the HBCU combine points the Spurs are 0-2 event. at Disney when scoring that many Teams are incoming intostill theirconducting game Tuesday. terviews by phone and travels,” video con“I think shooting New ferencing, arethe capped Orleans’ but J.J. those Redick, leading atscorer three per agentsaid. Au- “If in week, Duke said history, gustine whose clients you canWiggins, make shots, you can make include shots. Burroughs. ... I’ve shot in high school “It’s harder inter-I’ve gyms. I’ve shottoin garner civic centers. estshot andin understand where the arenas. I’ve shot in inbaseterest is for clients than in years ments of Catholic administrative past,” Wiggins “It’s make a slightly buildings. If said. you can shots, different pivot.” you can make shots.

By Jesse Deal JASON HEHIR was a kid in the stands in Stanly County Journal Boston Garden on April 20, 1986, the day that Michael Jordan scored a playoff-record 63State’s ALBEMARLE — Over the weekend, NC points. football program gained an important commitItment was to a Christmas gift from his father, who its class of 2021. stuck West a noteStanly promising “Two tickets the Air back running back andto defensive Jordan Show” in his stocking that holiday sea- SatJordan Poole, a four-star recruit, announced son.urday It’s a afternoon gift Hehirthat will he never has fordecided to play for the get,Wolfpack though his current seat his for after finishing another Jordan show of sorts is upcoming senior season with considerably “I wouldn’t the Colts. better. Hehir the director the Pooleis chose NC Stateof over call it a ESPN and Netflix production “The “His Virginia Tech and South Carochallenge. I Last Dance,” 10-part documenlina, his topa three choices from maturity tarythe series that debuts April 19 and 13 schools he received of- would call it tellsfers thebeginning story of Jordan’s final Chiability last June. His and a privilege.” cago Bulls season in 1997-98 that commitment was original- have been culminated infor a sixth title. ly planned July 1NBA before he Hehir’s task: 10,000 hours of steadily Jason Hehir, elected to Take postpone it until Auarchived footage, add interviews building, gust. with Poole more than 100 on people, and director of “The told SCJ Monday and then turn it into about 8½ hours of telethat multiple factors led to his Last Dance” vision. final choice to play college foot- last year, “I wouldn’t call it a challenge,” ball in Raleigh. he really Hehir“It’s said.a “Igreat would call it afor privilege.” location my The moved up two months to pro- on exploded nextseries fourwas years,” Poole said. vide“They content-starved fanscoaching with something new have a great the scene to staff watchand during theatmosphere. coronavirus pandemic. family and did ESPN was originally to release thea Wolfpack Nation is planning a crazy fan documentary in June, coinciding with what base and you can’t go wrong tremendous would withhave it.” been this season’s NBA Finals. jobMay of taking It will run over ending 17, Regarded as five oneSundays of the top with two one-hour broadcasts each week. that next prospects in the state, Poole “I’m happy if can bring as a little of light to is ranked bywe 247Sports the bitstep.” people in a darkoverall time here,” Hehir fourth-best athlete in said. “Sports arethe such an indelible our cultural fabric nation and thepart No. of 5 stateandwide lacking that ... there’s a significant hole in Stanly prospect out of the class of West enjoyment that people feel, the escape that peo2021. The 6-foot-0, 225-pound coach Brett ple Oakboro can feel from everyday life that native is projected tosports brings us.”play as a linebacker at the col- Morton on The accelerated launch has only added a JordantoPoole legiate level. hecticAside time forfrom Hehirhis andexplosive his team. There hasstyle, been much anticipation running recruiters have about the documentary, which in Hehir’s mind and came to- (his been impressed with Poole’s speed agility gether muchdash faster than such a project usually 40-yard is clocked at 4.6 seconds). does. The rising senior has been a key component for “Normally, to do an hourlong doc-season West Stanly’s offense since hisarchival freshman umentary from startfor to730 finish, it takes abouttouchwhere he rushed yards and seven a year fromAsthe inception ofhethe idea to the re- yards downs. a sophomore, improved to 869 search to doing all the shooting to getting it all and nine scores. together, it out, it out, camHis storyboarding junior season was hismapping true breakout editing, notes back,touchdowns it takes about paigngetting with 21 rushing anda 1,534 year,” Hehir “We’re doing 10 of those. And yards on said. the ground. He also recorded 36 tackwe les hadand a little over two years do it so we’re an bit interception as a to defensive back. In a already working at five times our normal rate.” Poole matchup against Southwestern Randolph, The pandemic complicates matters. — who earned further 2019 All-Rocky River 2A/3A ConHehir and his team — arecarried finishing things while ference honors the ball up only 13 times separated, connecting through Zoom meetings but managed to rack up 267 rushing yards. but largely in isolation at their own laptops to he’s “He’s been a guy that has worked hard, and getdone the last pieces of the story ready to air. a tremendous job of being a good teammate,” The documentary deeper just told 1997West Stanly headgoes coach Brettthan Morton SCJ on 98,Monday. though that season is the overriding theme. “From carrying the ball to playing deIt also serves as a retrospective Jordan’s fense, anything we’ve asked of him to do,bashe’s done ketball life, from at North Caroto the best of his his college ability.days His maturity and ability linahave through rise atop the NBA. beenhis steadily building, and then last year, he Hehir knows there is an ongoing and really exploded on the scene andbuildup did a tremendous anticipation surrounding documentary, and job of taking that next the step.” still feels nervousness. met withfurthers Jordan sevPoole’s collegiateHedecision a Stanerallytimes over theState course of the project, includ-fellow County-NC pipeline that includes ingWest threeStanly sit-down interviews that areNew partYork of Gigraduate and current theant documentary. B.J. Hill as well as Poole’s cousin, C.J. Clark, “I that people willtackle like it who as much as we from anhope NC State defensive graduated did,” Hehir said. North Stanly.

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Backup coronavirus hospital As Trump digs in, will it be US versus China in tech? in Memphis worries residents By Zen Soo The Associated Press

YORK — President DonByNEW Adrian Sainz ald bans on two popular TheTrump’s Associated Press Chinese social media apps — TikTokMEMPHIS, and WeChat Tenn. — are — the Faced latest moves in an escalating U.S.-Chiwith the threat of overburdened na rift, andstates pointacross to a future where hospitals, the country technology and convention innovation centers, are inare converting creasingly walledand behind political sports facilities performance barriers. spaces into backup treatment sites China, the patients. Communist Party forIncoronavirus hasWhat long limited foreign tech some what Memphis, Tencompanies can do. It blocks access nesse, residents don’t get is why in to major U.S. internet services, their city, a shopping center inlike the Google alongblack, with middle and of a Facebook, predominantly thousands of residential websites operated by low-income neighbornews organizations and human hood has been chosen. rights, and City pro-democracy and state officials areother conactivist cerned groups. that an influx of patients Those restrictions have from Memphis, as well as helped nearby nurture homegrown Mississippi, Arkansastech andgiants rural that recent years westin Tennessee, will have strainstarted hospiexpanding, and even dominating, tals. Their fears are echoed across outside China. Governors, mayors the country: Now the U.S. and in other counand health experts numerous tries areare putting own limitsand on states alsotheir researching China. constructing makeshift medical “This is a pretty broad and pretty facilities. quick expansion of thethey’re technology In New York City, turncold war the U.S. and Chiing to thebetween Javits Center convention na,” Steven Weber, faculty disite;said in Chicago, the McCormick rector the University of CaliforPlace for Convention Center; and in nia, Berkeley for Long-Term Sandy, Utah,Center the Mountain AmerCybersecurity. ica Expo Center. The administration has The Trump U.S. Army Corps of Engibeen against China. A big neershawkish has been scouting locations example is Huawei, world’s here bigin Tennessee, andthe officials gest of asmartphones and have maker compiled list of 35 possinetwork equipment, and China’s ble backup sites. They haven’t refirst global brand. Washington leased the tech whole list, but Gov. Bill has moved to cut off Huawei Technologies Ltd.’s access to chips and other technology, tried to push allies away from Huawei and barred U.S. government funds from being used to pay for Huawei equipment in U.S. networks, citing security concerns. The Trump administration has also blocked Chinese buyers from acquiring U.S. companies. Now it’s going after services used by millions globally. The effort is driven not onlyPress by security conThe Associated cerns but also Trump’s anger at Beijing, blaming United China forArab the coronaDUBAI, Emirvirus for hurting his ates pandemic — OPEC, and Russia and other re-election chances, according to oil-producing nations on Sunday finalized unprecedented two Whitean House officials not proauduction cut of nearly 10 million thorized to speak publicly about barrels,deliberations. or a 10th of global supply, private in“We hopes of boosting are entering crashing an era ofprican es amid the coronavirus increasingly bifurcated pandemic internet, and a it price officials where maywar, become moresaid. difficult could be the companies largest refor “This Chinese information duction in production from OPEC for perhaps a decade, maybe longer,” said U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, who credited President Donald Trump’s personal involvement in getting dueling parties to the table and helping to end a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. prices have collapsed as the TheOil Associated Press coronavirus and the COVID-19 illness it causes largely haltRALEIGH — have North Carolina ed global travel and slowed down will ease gathering restrictions for other energy-chugging sectors the Republican National Convensuchin as manufacturing. has tion Charlotte this monthItafter the oil party industry in adevastated push by the national for the the U.S., now pumps more state to be which more accommodating. crude any other But than the Aug. 21–24country. event, culBut some been minating in producers Presidenthave Donald reluctant to ease supply. The carTrump’s nomination, will be nothtel and nationsofonprevious Sunday ing like other conventions agreed allow Mexico to cut only years intowhich prominent politi100,000 barrels a month, a stickcians and party leaders addressed ing point of forenthusiastic an accordsupportinitially thousands reached Friday after a marathon ers. video conference betweenit 23 naThe RNC has estimated would tions.noThe nations agreed have more thantogether 500 delegates to cut million barrels a day per day 9.7 at the Charlotte Conventhroughout May and June.hotel. tion Center and the Westin The reached to thethe deal just In a group letter written RNC hours before Asian markets relate last week, the state’s health opened Monday as internadirector and chiefand medical offitional benchmark cer, Elizabeth CuervoBrent Tilson,crude said traded just over $31 barrel the N.C.atDepartment of aHealth andHuman American shale producers and Services understands struggle. more than 10 people may need to Video aired by the Saudi-owned satellite channel Al-Arabiya showed the moment that Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz

nity volunteer Homer Osborne quickly transported to a hospital said he understands the need to should their conditions worsen. Memphis officials said the Gatehelp coronavirus patients, but he questions why officials chose way site was put on the list in response to a request from the state’s Gateway. “There are a lot of poor people coronavirus team to identify large, in this neighborhood that come available buildings where an alterhere and shop,” said Osborne, who nate treatment facility could be lowas buying food at the center for cated. “The task of finding space to a home delivery service he’s providing during the virus outbreak. shelter hundreds of potential pa“People won’t want to come over tients is not one of choice but nehere. It’s just going to kill this cessity,” the officials said in a statement. area.” For Nutbush residents, their He also cited a widespread fear of being unnecessarily exposed to fear of contracting the virus is matched with the worry that they the virus. “All around, people are scared,” could lose stores that are vital to the neighborhood. Officials hahe said. Their fears are not unfounded. ven’t said if stores would close if In this majority-black city along the Gateway facility was opened. the Mississippi River, lawmakers If they did, shopping would beand community leaders have been come more difficult for residents, sounding the alarm over what they especially for those who are old or see as a disturbing trend of the vi- have no means of transportation rus killing African Americans at a to stores located farther away. “For people who don’t have a higher rate. Nutbush resident Patricia Har- car, what do they do?” asked Harris wondered aloud if city officials ris, who spoke to The Associated were “trying to contaminate” the Press while lugging a bottle of detergent, a package of bottled waneighborhood. Activist Earle Fisher, an Afri- ter and other items from the Save ADRIAN SAINZ | AP PHOTO can American Memphis pastor, A Lot to her car. She noted that a understands the anxiety. “This grocery store recently closed near This Friday, April 3, 2020 photo, shows Gateway Shopping Center is an honest and reasonable con- her house and she already has to in Memphis, Tenn. cern and skepticism,” Fisher said. travel farther to get to Gateway. “When we do things, we’ve “I think it’s par for the course for people in the Lee has disclosed a few: the Mu- a Chinese restaurant and other black people to be righteously got to considerNGthe HAN GUAN | AP PHOTO skeptical of governmental inter- neighborhood,” she said. “We don’t sic City Center in Nashville, the businesses. AChattanooga man wearing a mask walks past the Locating Microsoft office in Beijing, China on Friday, 7, 2020. vention that Aug. did not consult with need to make the neighborhood a treatment center for Convention Center, worse than it already is.” the Knoxville Expo Center — all coronavirus patients there pos- people on the ground first.” U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a MemDoug McGowen, the city’s chief sites away from residential neigh- es two problems, residents say: databasessaid andthethe credit Within China, cen- federal to succeed outside of China,” said It could potentially expose them operating phis Democrat, decision officer, WeChat said theisGateborhoods. and expected to adherebeto agency Lindsay Gorman, aShopping fellow specialdoesn’tEquifax. make sense. way site was being considered The Gateway Cen- to the virus amid concerns that sored “I think only even furcontent set by authorizing emerging at “We an COVID-19 era of “I’m surewe’ll there aresee other places cause it restrictions could potentially accomblacksare areentering contracting ter ininthe Nutbushtechnologies neighborhood ther attempts by the U.S. to should ban or ities. The Citizen Lab internet the Alliance for Securing The Democthat would work, and they modate hundreds of beds. He said at higher rates; and it could force of Memphis is different. cen- an increasingly bifurcated Chinese services group in toToronto says prohibit racy. have used thoseproducts, rather than go if it were converted a treatment ter features a Save A Lot grocery some of the stores they rely on to watchdog where it may Andy Mok, WeChat monitors and images China’s so-called Great Firewall into investment,” a residentialsaid neighborhood,” site, it would holdfiles only mildly ill and close. store, a Rent-A-Center, a Fami- internet, fellow at the Cenabroad to aid its censorship has allowedaChinese Cohen research said. coronavirus patients who could be senior Nutbush resident and commu- shared ly Dollar, beauty internet supply powshop, become more difficult ter for China and Globalization in in China. erhouses like e-commerce giant Al“A U.S. ban of on WeChat would Beijing. He noted U.S. Secretary of ibaba, social media company Baidu for Chinese information deepen the split between the United State Mike Pompeo’s statement this and WeChat owner Tencent, which companies to succeed States and China on a human level week of wanting a “clean” internet makes most of its money from onby removing the de facto channel of and networks free of Chinese influline games and entertainment in outside of China.” ence. communication,” said Gorman. China, to amass hundreds of milIndia has also blocked a slew Tencent also has a big stake in lions of users — in some cases over Lindsay Gorman, a fellow Epic Games, the company behind of Chinese services, citing privacy a billion. For context, Facebook specializing in emerging video game phenomenon Fortnite. concerns, amid a border standoff. says it has more than 3 billion users It also has a streaming deal with The U.K. reversed plans for Huaacross its various apps, including technologies at the Alliance for wei in its new high-speed mobile the NBA. Instagram, WhatsApp and Mes- Securing Democracy It’s not clear what will result phone network. It said U.S. sancsenger. from Trump’s executive orders, how tions made it impossible to ensure But Bytedance’s TikTok has run WeChat, which has more than WeChat and TikTok users will be the security of equipment made by into obstaclesaoutside China. In the bin Salman, son of King Salman, U.S., where says it has 100 1 billion users, is less well-known affected, whether Tencent’s oth- the Chinese company. assented to TikTok the deal. “You start wondering what will million may consent, have to sell “I gousers, withit the sotoI than TikTok to Americans without er operations are at risk, or whethMicrosoft thechuckling, U.S. gov- a connection to China. Mobile re- er there is legal authority for what happen in terms of globalization, agree,” thebecause prince of said, both economically and politicaldrawing a round of applause from ernment’s national-security con- search firm Sensor Tower estimates Trump wants to do. More actions against Chinese ly, if we have every country having those on the video call. cerns. China’s authoritarian gov- about 19 million U.S. downloads of But itcan haddemand not been smiles and the app. But it is crucial infrastruc- technology companies may be com- completely separate networks, with ernment access to data laughs for weeks after that the has so- ture for Chinese students and res- ing from the U.S. and other coun- completely different technology from companies, a concern called OPEC+ group of mainOPEC idents in the U.S. to connect with tries, analysts say. China has a rep- economies, access to information also dogged Huawei. TikTok members othernot nations tains that and it does sharefailed user friends and family in China, as well utation for economic espionage, and social spheres,” said Tiffany Li, in March to reach angovernment agreement as for anyone who does business and China-backed hackers have a visiting professor at the Boston data with the Chinese on production cuts, sending pric- with China. been blamed for breaches of U.S. University School of Law. nor censor content at its request. es tumbling. Saudi Arabia sharply criticized Russia days earlier over what it described as comments critical of the kingdom, which finds itself trying to appease Trump, a longtime OPEC critic. Even U.S. senators had warned Saudi Arabia to find a way to boost prices as American shale firms face far-higher production a months-long battle between assemble indoors to conduct party enforced. costs. American troops had been The RNC submitted a 42-page Trump and North Carolina’s Dembusiness. SAUDI ENERGY MINISTRY “In the spirit of deployed the of kingdom for the safety plan on Monday. In it, the ocratic governor. “In the to spirit accommodatfirstthe time sinceinterests the Sept. 11, needs 2001, national In this photo by Saudi Prince Abdulaziz Salman Al-Saud, Minister of InMinistry, May, Cooper denied Trump’sbinaccommodating partyreleased said “neither con-Energy ing unique and the unique attacks over concerns of IraniEnergy of Saudi right, chairsfor a virtual summitconvenof the Group of 20 energy ministers at request a full-capacity security nor Arabia, security third particiof the convention, we have ex- tract and of oil an retaliation amid regional ten- pating his office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, April 10, Trump 2020, to a response toneeds plummeting prompting tocoordinate move interests in the NSSE (National Spe- tion, pressed a willingness to flexibly sions. certain otherwise-appli- cial prices due to Event) an oversupply in the market a downturn in global due to the pandemic. the siteand of his nomination accep- demand Security will enforce enforce the convention, we have “They’ve spent over the imlast solely requirements for masks or tance speech from Charlotte to cable public health measures expressed a willingness monthbywaging war oninAmerican Jacksonville, Florida. But with risposed the Governor response social distancing.” the deal but its president, Andrés praise. Saudi Arabia oilthe producers while we are defendto flexibly enforce certain COVID-19 cases throughout TheKuwait, safety proposal from and the ing to COVID-19 emergency,” Til- that “The pure size of the cut is unManuel the López Obrador, had said otherwise-applicable the United Arab Emirates would ing wrote. theirs.“For Thisexample, is not how president’s appearance also requires attendees to Florida, son wefriends recog- party public Friday that cut another 2 million barrels of was treatthat friends,” saidbusiness Sen. Kevin called off.he had agreed with precedented, but, then again, so a pre-travel health quesnize convention may complete health measures imposed by the impact the coronavirus is that the U.S. compenoil a day take between them atop the Trump Cramer,more a Republican from North Cooper insisted he will wasn’t afraid is a self-administered require than 10 people to be tionnaire, having on demand,” said Mohamsate what Mexico cannot add to OPEC+ deal. The three countries Dakota, before the OPEC+ deal. to express his disagreements with coronavirus test from their home gathered indoors.” the Governor in response to the president, proposed cuts. did agree not immediately U.S. Wednesday, producers have already and especially about the med Ghulam, an energy analyst at not to travelacknowledge to Charlotte the On Democratic the COVID-19 James.emergency.” “The big Oil Deal with OPEC Raymond cut themselves, beenRoy reducing output. The an AmerConvention. they test positive. though Zan- RNC Gov. Cooper extended ex- ifthe But Ghulam and others worried is had done.a This will saveabout hunattended the video confer- Plus ican Petroleum Institute laud- ganeh “We conversation Tilson asked the RNC to provide isting executive order that limits may notCuervo be enough. dreds of thousands of stand energyup jobs ed Sunday’s pact, at saying RNC and I had to to it list of scheduled events at both the mass indoor global gatherings eventit aence. Elizabeth Tilson, “This is least a temporary rein the United States,” Trump said Officials said other planned cuts will help get other nations’ statevenues to 10 people. No more than the hotel and convention center, him to tell him that we were not N.C. HealthatDirector in a tweet. would likea to would stand of in the deal, meaning owned oil production to follow the the to let “Ithem have fullthank are- lief for the energy industry and for number attendees attend- going 25 people are allowed to gathandforcongratulate President an them, 8-million-barrel-per-day cut na lead of U.S. producers that are trying the RNC,” Cooper said. Pu“So the global economy. This industry the square footage of the er outdoors at such venues under tin of Russia and King Salman of is too big to be let to fail and the alfrom July theother end of the I’ve ing to adjust to plunging demand. stood up to him when he takes andthrough rooms and inforPhase 2 of North Carolina’s revenues Saudithat Arabia.” year andShe a 6-million-barrel cut for Brouillette I think hurt the people of liance showed responsibility with told the RNC about 12 steps opening plan. said the U.S. did not mation. TheCarolina, Kremlinand said President 16 months beginning in 2021. make commitments of ititswould own people I’m not afraid this agreement,” said Per Magnus could be gathered together North Though the state said Vladimir heldnot a joint will enable the rebalanc- to production cuts, but itwas to per“This do that.Putin I’m also afraidcall to Nysveen, the head of analysis at 1,000-square-foot of space. ease the restriction, wasable adawith Trump andwhen Saudiit’s King of the oil markets andbetween the ex- work showthat the obvious — thatand plunging with him for Salthe Rystad Energy. “Even though the back-and-forth mant mask-wearing 6 feet ingThe man oftoour express pected of prices $15 good demand of the state.” support of the production cuts are smaller than staterebound and RNC comesbyamid of physicalbecause distancing mustpandemremain the ic is expected to slash U.S. oil proper barrel in the short term,” said deal. It also said Putin spoke sep- what the market needed and only a statement from Nigeria’s oil arately with Trump about the oil postpone the stock building conduction. straints problem, the worst is for market and other issues. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zan- ministry. Analysts offered cautious now avoided.” Mexico had initially blocked ganeh also told state television

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ASON EUGENE “GENE” EFIRD, 94, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at his homeOYLE in Stanfield. BRAXTON LONG, Gene born October 9, 1925, in 80,was of Albemarle passed Cabarrus County to the4,late Simeon away Tuesday, August 2020 in Jason Efird and the SarahHis Ella the Brian Center in late Concord. Burris Efird. In addition to hison graveside service will be held parents, heAugust was preceded Thursday, 6, 2020inatdeath 2:00by his Jewell Little Efird;Church sisters, PMwife, in the Canton Baptist Mary Lambert, Fannie Almond, cemetery with Rev. Gary Hunsucker Minnie Furr, Wilma Burleson and officiating. Aileen and brothers, Homer BornHuskey; April 18, 1940 in Stanly Efird, Getus Efird Efird, County, he was theand sonWayne of the late Sr. George Wilson Long and Maggie A privateWatkins funeral Long. serviceHoyle will be Mescitous held on Saturday, 2020 worked for many April years 11, in auto at Love’ s Grove body repair. HeUnited enjoyedMethodist fishing and Church Cemetery Stanfield tractor pulling. Heinalso enjoyed officiated by Rev. JimatWhite. Burial making funny faces his greatwill follow at the s Grove United grandbabies andLove’ making them Methodist Church Cemetery, 4360 giggle. Polk Ford Road, Mr. Long wasStanfield. preceded in death include son Gerald by Survivors his wife, Mary Elizabeth Furr Wayne (Gail) Efird of by Albemarle; Long. He is survived his son daughter Lisa Efird (Mark) Hartsell (and caregiver), Darrell Braxton of Stanfield; Long (Kim) granddaughters, and daughter, Tana Kelly Barbee(Dywayne). and Lauren LongEfird Huneycutt Hartsell (Justin) include Crump;brothers and greatOther survivors grandsons, IanBobby Patrickand Simmons and Fred, Ray and Elliot Simmons. sistersJacob Geneva Hartsell, Martha Memorials be made to Love’s Efird, Francesmay Campbell, Linda Grove United Church, PO Troutman andMethodist Mary Taylor, Box 276, Stanfield, NC 28163-0276. grandchildren: Whitney Long Roach (Zach), Braxton Blaine Long (Meredith), Casey Huneycutt, and Daniel Huneycutt and 3 greatgrandchildren, Braxton Jon Roach, Ellie Kate Long, and Weston Jon Roach. Hoyle is preceded in death by his brothers, Lee Roy Long, James Robert Long, Reece Jackson Long, and sisters, Johnnie Long Thompson and Lucy Malinda Long, and a grandson, Travis Huneycutt.

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ONY MONROE SMITH, 72, of Rockwell, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ LAN HARWOOD on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at PHILLIPS, 60, of his home surrounded by Albemarle family. A passed away on Monday, private family service will beAugust held. 3, 2020condolences at home surrounded byat Online can be made his family following a four month stanlyfuneralhome.com battle cancer.11,An Tonywith was brain born August 1947 expanded graveside will be in Stanly County to theservice late Pearlie held at 11AM on Thursday, August Asbury Smith and Emmer Lee 6, 2020He inwas thethe Salem United Smith. son in law of Pat Methodist Church Cemetery and Mick Cagle where he worked at officiated by Rev. David Talbert. the fish house for many years until There willAnchor be additional shelter he opened House Seafood and seating He for and those in Rockwell. hiswho wifeattend Becky with social distancing guidelines owned and operated Anchor House being observed. for 25 years before retiring in 2009. was born November 22, Mr.Alan Smith was a charter member 1959 in Albemarle theBaptist late and deacon at Open to Door James Phillips ChurchAlfred in Richfield. Heand lovedRee the Harwood Phillips. Lord and his family abundantly. Tony Alan is survived by hisfather, wife of was a wonderful husband, and 38 years Leslie grandfather and Snuggs could fixPhillips; anything sons Alan he putGilbert his hands on.Phillips of Athens, OH, isSamuel James Mr. Smith survived by his wife Phillips of Arlington, VA, Paul Becky Cagle Smith of the home, Thomas Phillips Brecksville, sons Walter Smithof and Robbie OH; brothers Jim Phillips, Jr. Smith; daughter Kayla Henderson of Albemarle, NC, and Larry T. (Brandon); grandchildren Danielle, Phillips (Sandra) of Goose Creek, Dustin, and Steele Smith, Keaton SC. wasbrother preceded and Mr. Ella Phillips Henderson; David in death by his parents James Smith; sisters Kay Kriechbaum, Alfred Phillips and Ree Harwood Karen Stevenson, Ruby Eudy, and Phillips, and his grandparents Dorothy Smith (Nick). Dewey Harwood and He isGilbert preceded in death by Lectie Poplin Harwood. brothers Joe Smith, Wayne Smith, Claude Smith, Wade Smith, Robert Smith, and sister Mary Morris. Memorial contributions can be made to Open Door Baptist Church at 44563 Hwy 52, Richfield, NC 28137 or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County at 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

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ERLE LORRAINE AUSTIN HELMS, 72, of Marshville, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at McWhorter Hospice85, House ALVIN LEE BOWERS, in Monroe. of Albemarle, passed away Lorraine was born 1947 Wednesday, August 5,April 202028, at his in Monroe to the late Homer David home. Austin andwas Jewell Calvin bornDelphia-Jane August 15, Austin. She was also preceded in 1934 in Stanly County to the late death Lee by brothers, A.D.Ruby and Teddy Carlie Bowers and Russell Austin; and sister, Joy Austin. Bowers. The family receiveatfriends There are nowill services this time. from pm - 8:00 pm, Friday,wife He6:00 is survived by his beloved April 10, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral of 67 years, Martha Noreda Bowers; Home of Albemarle. The funeral daughter, Rajenna (Floyd “Mickey”) service willMarty be at 11:00 on Culp; son, (Lisa)am Bowers; Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist brothers, Mickey Bowers, Hurley Church in Marshville, officiated Bowers; sisters, Revonne Hatley, by Rev. John Miller and Rev. Leon Monica Laton; grandchildren, Tracy Whitley. She(Terry) will lieRummage, in state for 30 Culp, Sherri minutesBowers, prior toBrittany the service. She will Dustin Bowers; be laid to rest in the church cemetery. nine great-grandchildren; and three She is survived by her beloved great great-grandchildren. husband 47ayears, Calvin of was lovingPaul andHelms devoted of the home; son, Alex (Deanna) husband, father, grandfather, greatHelms of Pageland; Paula grandfather, brother,daughter, and friend. He (Cristin Brandt) Helms of Mint Hill; was a skilled carpenter, and worked grandchildren, Mason, Grant, for Rusco Fixture Company as and a Raeganbuilder. Helms; brothers, Boyce, cabinet Royce, Tim Austin; and sisters, Patricia Mullis, and Angel Tarleton. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4600 Park Rd., Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.

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Pauline Tucker

AULINE ELIZABETH ALMOND TUCKER, 98, passed away peacefully at Trinity Place, Albemarle, NC on April 11, 2020. Pauline was born on March 22, 1922 in Cabarrus County, NC to the late John Richard Almond and Alice Ada Ann Lambert Almond. She is survived by her three daughters, Gay Michel (Jack), Oak Island, NC; Pamela Rushing (Foreman), Oakboro, NC; Kathy Hunt (Marc), Albemarle, her LIZABETH ANNE NC; IVEY son,BRADLEY, Chris Tucker82, (Chris Lear), of Stanfield, Washington, She will be greatly passed away DC. Sunday, August 9, missedatby her fiveHealth grandchildren, 2020 Atrium Main in Heather Rushing Chaney (Shannon), Charlotte. Michael Michel Anne Rushing, was bornElizabeth July 18, 1938 Hartzog (Craig), Jr. in Wilson, NC toJack the Michel, late William (Jenn), and Woody Hunt asMary well as Randall Ivey and the late seven great-grandchildren. Elizabeth Austin Ivey. SheShe wasalso also leaves behind cherished nieces and preceded in death by her beloved nephews. of 57 years, Alvin Leroy husband family son, expresses sincere “Al”The Bradley; Alanits Bradley; gratitude to the staff and caregivers three sisters; and two brothers. at Trinity Place forstate the care She will lie in fromthey 11am to provided Pauline.Funeral Home of 4pm at Hartsell A private service will be Midland ongraveside Thursday, August 13, held on 13, 2020. A 2020 toMonday, pay yourApril respects without celebration of Pauline’ s life and legacy the family present. The graveside will be held this summer. service to celebrate Anne’s life lieu flowers,August the family willInbe onofFriday, 14, 2020 requests be made to the at 10:00 donations am at Sunset Memory BrightFocus Foundation at www. by Gardens in Mint Hill, officiated brightfocus.org. Rev. George W. McCullough III. She is survived by her sons, Keith Bradley, Mark Bradley and fiancée, Lori Pesce, Brian Bradley; three grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Joe Huneycutt

OE E. HUNEYCUTT peacefully passed away at Atrium Health Stanly on August 8, 2020 at the age of 82. He fought a long battle after his farm accident over 2 ½HAIRE, years ago. HIRLEY MAE 73, Joe was predeceased by his of Albemarle passed away on father11,Vernon Huneycutt April 2020 atJoe Atrium Health and mother, Helen Stanly. The family willMae holdEudy a private Huneycutt. graveside service for Mrs. Haire. He iswas survived by his loving Shirley born December 12, wife in Betty Little Huneycutt, 1946 Washington, DC to the andCharles they would have celebrated late Richard Bateman and their 61stMae anniversary 9. Elizabeth Mulligan August Bateman. JoeShirley also isissurvived byher hishusband sons, survived by Donald Joe (Delinda) Huneycutt of 30 years Vaughn Smith of and Chirstopher Newsome Albemarle; sister Sandra Painter Huneycutt, of Gainesville,grandchildren VA; half-brother Halee (Richard) Wesley Robert Bateman ofClontz, Stevensville, (Kayla) Huneycutt. He is also MD; step-children Heather Smith survived by great-grandchildren of Jacksonville, FL and David Emma, Addie,NC; and4Josiah Smith of Jamie, New London, Huneycutt, and Rheliana Clontz. step-grandchildren; nieces Cyndi His eyes would light up Hentschel of Leesburg, VAevery and Sunday evening whenVA; the16 entire Cheryl Hardy of Aylett, grandfamilyand would gatherand at Gus his house nieces nephews; the for supper. He is survived by dog. Stanly Funeral and Cremation his brother BobbyisC. (Nancy) Care of Albemarle serving the Huneycutt, Haire family.sister Yugonda (Dennis) Underwood and numerous nieces and nephews.

Shirley Haire

Friday, August 7, 2020 at Hospice INDA TUCKER HATLEY, 69, of of Union County. A graveside Albemarle, passed away Monday, service be held at 11AM on April 13,will 2020. Monday, August 2020 in18, the Linda was born10, September Mineral SpringstoBaptist 1950 in Concord the lateChurch Jacob and Cemetery. Claris Tucker. She was also preceded Mr. Hinson was born May 31, in death by her brother, Terry Lee 1944 inand Union County to Brenda the late Tucker, her twin sister, Carl Wilson Hinson Eva Mae Tucker Strickland. Weand know Brenda Hinson. Reppert and LindaTed aregraduated in Heaven watching Auction School in Decatur, IN over us and laughing. in 1962. Linda He wasstarted a lovingauctioning mother, sister, professionally and “Nana.” Sheafter was graduating a very giving and loving has been auctioning ever person. Linda would since. owned and alwaysHe do anything sheoperated could for Hinson’s Auctionher House 50 others, especially family.forShe plus years and founded the #5, Big enjoyed working at FastShop Lick Festival asforever well. Ted was Locust. LindaPark will be loved aand member deacon at Mineral greatlyand missed. Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Survivors include her son, Hinson genuinely loved people Alan Hatley and wife, Angela, of and spending timeRonnie with family Albemarle; brother, Tucker and wife, friends. Heof MC’d the 4th of Linda, Midland; July festival in Leslie Oakboro for many granddaughter, Hatley; 1 years well. niece; as and 2 nephews. Ted is survived by hisfriends wife The family will receive of 54 4:00 yearspm Janis Furr from - 6:00 pm,Hinson; Thursday, sons (Quincey) AprilJeffrey 16, 2020Hinson at Hartsell Funeral of Oakboro, and Eric Hinson Home in Albemarle. Linda will of Lesley be Oakboro; laid to rest daughters: during a private Hinson of service Oakboro, and Leah committal at Bethel United Fesperman (Justin) of Richfield; Methodist Church, Midland. grandchildren: Collin Hinson, In lieu of flowers, please consider a Addison Hinson, memorialHinson, donationLuke to Bethel UMC, Cade Fesperman, 12700Hinson, IdlebrookOliver Rd, Midland, NC and Eva Mae Fesperman; and 28107. brother Doug Hinson of Rock Hill, SC. He was preceded in death by his brothers Durrell Hinson and Roy Hinson, and his sister Sandra Thomas.

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ANNY PAUL LUTHER, 65, of Norwood, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 9, 2020ELEN at Atrium Health Stanly in WHITLEY Albemarle. BURLESON, 82, of Albemarle, Mr. Luther wasThursday born March 27, 6, NC, passed away August 1955 late Robert Fulton and 2020toatthe Autumn Care of Marshville. Helen Tucker Luther. Her graveside service will be 10am Dannyat was survived by his wife, Saturday Canton Baptist Church Denise Burleson Luther of Norwood; Cemetery with Rev. David Howard sons, Jeremy (Karen) Luther and officiating. Jody Luther; step-sons, Bryan Mrs. Burleson was born August Whitley GreggCounty, (Anita) NC, Whitley; 30, 1937and in Stanly Grandchildren, DanielofLuther and and was the daughter the late Hunter Zado, asand wellLizzie as hisHathcock brother, Lester Whitley Bob Luther (Lorena), uncleofJack Whitley. SheJrwas a member Luther several other loved nieces, Cantonand Baptist Church. nephews Helen and was cousins. preceded in death by recently retired herDanny husband, Bennie Joel from Burleson. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry after She is survived by two sons, Randy aJoel dedicated 37(Peggy) years and worked Burleson of Albemarle, there with his sons and several other NC and Steven Todd Burleson of friends and NC; family members. Albemarle, two daughters, Danny loved(Eddie) spending at Kathy Connell of time Albemarle, his withPope his family and NClake andhouse Kimberly of Charlotte, friends well as vacationing his NC: tenas grandchildren and 18with greatfamily. Danny and enjoyed grandchildren andDenise a brother-in-law listening to beach music loved to Giles Almond (Anita) of and Union shag dance every chance they could County. get. He was an amazing father, loving grandfather and great friend to many. He will never be forgotten. A celebration of life will be announced once the current COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Luther family.

ERRY FINCHER passed from this life on April 3, 2020 at 8:05 pm. He was surrounded by his family LADYSthe LOUISE POPLIN and holding hand of the love of MORTON, age 100,in passed his life. Jerry is preceded death away on siblings, August 7,two 2020 surrounded by three brothers, Billy by family. A graveside service will Gilbert Fincher, and Larry Richard be held atand 2PM Sunday, August Fincher, oneon sister, Barbra Joyce 9, 2020 in the Poplin Grove Baptist Moore. Church He is Cemetery. survived by his wife, Eleanor Gladys wasofborn in Stanly County Kate Fincher the home, daughter, to the late Luther Poplin and Mary Cindy Fincher Jacobs of Wingate Poplin. a charter member NC., sonShe andwas daughter in law, Tommy of Poplin Grove Baptist Church (Tiffany) Fincher of New Londonand served as aChildren, Sunday School NC., Step Jimmyteacher (Lisa) for many years. NC, Wanda (Bob) Lanier of Locust Gladys is survived her Eric son Krimminger of LocustbyNC., Ronald Morton (Frances) of (Sharon) Lanier of Charlotte NC., Albemarle; grandchildren Grandchildren-Trey (Gera) Kelly Whitson Morton (Brenda) of New London, of Midland, Step-grandchildren, Rhonda Kelly ofWashington, New London, Zach (Brittney) Aaron Kristen Huneycutt (Shaun) (Kinsey) Washington, Caleb of (Nayeli) Albemarle; great Washington, Bethgrandchildren: (Robbie) Setzer, Josh Kelly,( April Jared)Kelly, Jack Kelly Matthew Wallace, Step (Karman), Alainna Huneycutt, great-grandchildren, Britlyn-Eve Raelynn Huneycutt; great-greatWashington, Robert Setzer, George grandchildren: Jase(Rob) KellySetzer and (Sara) Setzer, Tracy Maggie Kelly. Katie Underwood, Bumgardener, She was preceded in death by her Andrew Underwood, Step great husband Willie Rayvon Morton great grandchild, Waylon Georgeand her sonand Phillip Morton. Setzer brother Donald Lewis Fincher of Albemarle, NC. Jerry Fincher will be laid to rest on Wednesday April 8,2020 at 11:00 am at Canton Baptist Church. Anyone interested in attending, please RSVP at 704-796-2412. Dr. Phil McCray and Pastor Tommy Fincher will officiate.

Annette Fesperman

UR BEAUTIFUL MOTHER Annette Lowder Fesperman was called home by our Lord and Savior Friday August 7, 2020 at Trinity Place in Albemarle. Family and friends will gather for a 10am graveside committal service on Friday August 14, 2020, at Friendship United Methodist Church. Her nephew Rev. Keith Lowder will lead deliver the eulogy. Born September 11, 1940 to Norman R. Lowder and Kathryn Fink Lowder, she was the eldest of five children. Annette graduated from Millingport High School in 1958 and went on to earn her nursing degree from Central Piedmont Community College. She is survived by her three children who will miss her dearly. Daughters Kathy Connell (Troy) of Albemarle and Stephanie Coley (Danny) of Aquadale, and her son Phillip Fesperman (Karen Albee) of New London. Her biggest pride and joy are the surviving eight grandchildren and one greatgrandson; Justin Connell (Bridgit), Nathan Connell (LeAnne), Gus Fesperman, Clay Fesperman, Abby Fesperman, Josh Coley, Jackson Coley, Alyssa Coley and Nathan Gaddy. Annette also has four brothers and their wives who were totally devoted to her; Norman A “Tony” Lowder (Martha), Douglas Lowder (Loraine), Dwight Lowder (Teresa) all of Albemarle and Don Lowder (Judy) of Weddington. And the many nieces and nephews that she cherished. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister-in-

Margie Howard

RS. MARGIE LOUISE SPRY HOWARD, 83, passed from this life to her heavenly home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 9, 2020. She fought a long fight with Alzheimer’s and was a breast cancer survivor. Margie was preceded in death by her husband Harvey Wayne Howard in 2010 after 53 years of marriage. She was the youngest child of the late Reverend Robert Sanford Spry and Frances Isabell Newsom Spry. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers Billy Anderson Spry and Jack Whims Spry, Sr. Margie also loved being the mother of two daughters who cared so much for her. And she adored her grandchildren - Ethan, Abigail and Katelyn. Family was very important to her and she instilled that in her daughters, making family reunions, holidays and gatherings such as birthday celebrations very special and a priority in their lives. She is survived by her two daughters, Kim Lowry and her husband Tim of Pageland, SC, and Melanie Wilson and her husband Stephen of Charlotte NC; three grandchildren -Ethan Lowry and fiancée, Jessica Watkins of Zion, IL, Abigail Wilson and Katelyn Wilson of Charlotte, NC; one sister Frances Spry Setzer of Albemarle NC; two sister-in-laws, Jean Smith of Concord, NC and Donna Huneycutt of Oakboro, NC; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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Most NC parents won’t have option to send kid back to school By Bryan Anderson The Associated Press RALEIGH — When K-12 public school students in North Carolina resume classes this fall, the vast majority of them will be sitting at home in front of a computer screen. Despite a desire by most Americans to reopen schools at least partially for in-person learning, nearly two in three North Carolina parents were not given the choice to send their kids back for the start of the fall. Data released by the state shows at least 65% of public school students will start this academic year fully remote because their districts went with the Plan C option that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper offered in his reopening guidance. Beyond that, an unknown number of parents have opted for remote instruction in districts that allowed for a mix of in-person and online learning. “We know how important in-person school is,” Cooper said in an interview with the AP. “Kids just cannot learn as well with remote learning and they don’t get the socialization, the health care and nutrition that they need by being in school. That’s why I want them in

school if we can get them there. However, we need to put the health and safety of the children first.” Cooper noted many districts that have taken the remote option are doing so temporarily and will evaluate in-person options if coronavirus spread decreases. A Washington Post-Schar poll of U.S. parents with kids entering kindergarten through 12th grade this fall released on Thursday showed that three in five parents want schools to at least partially reopen, with 44% pushing for a mix of online and in-person classes and 16% favoring all in-person classes. Thirty-nine percent of parents preferred fully remote instruction. The poll of parents conducted last month reported a margin of error of 3 percentage points. “The vast majority of parents want their children safe,” Cooper said when asked about the poll. “When a school district has decided that remote learning for the first few weeks is the best way to keep those children safe, then I support that decision.” Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, who’s running to unseat Cooper in the fall election, has criticized the governor’s reopening plans and is arguing in court that some of Coo-

“Kids just cannot learn as well with remote learning and they don’t get the socialization, the health care and nutrition that they need by being in school. That’s why I want them in school if we can get them there. However, we need to put the health and safety of the children first.” Gov. Roy Cooper

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Gov. Roy Cooper answers a question during a briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. per’s executive orders are unconstitutional because Cooper didn’t receive approval from the Council of State. Cooper, meanwhile, insists he has emergency authority in the middle of a pandemic to impose gathering limits and keep certain businesses closed. In response to emailed questions, Forest spokesman Andrew Dunn said the lieutenant governor supports immediately getting kids back to classrooms. “All the available science indicates that schools are safe to reopen,” Dunn said. “North Carolina’s current school guidance

simply doesn’t work, for students or for working families. All families should have the option to send their children back to school fulltime, just like they have the option for remote learning.” Vice President Mike Pence met last month with students, teachers and staff at a Raleigh-area private school that has resumed in-person learning as part of a push to reopen schools. Denise Kent, senior administrator at Franklin Academy Public Charter School, told Pence during a roundtable discussion that she would have preferred full in-per-

son learning or full remote learning, but not the hybrid model. She told Pence her school operates on a 3-day swing shift schedule but could safely reopen full time if her teachers had needed cleaning supplies. “We are having a lot of difficulty getting the cleaning supplies to clean at regular intervals,” Kent said. In his interview with the AP, Cooper said that state emergency management officials are distributing cleaning supplies and other safety materials to schools. “We want to make sure that our schools have what they need,” he said. Cooper’s office said it doesn’t believe there have been broad requests from the state for cleaning supplies and directed further questions to the state health department.

Puerto Ricans, upset at botched primary, demand answers By Danica Coto The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The future of Puerto Rico’s botched primaries rested in the hands of the island’s Supreme Court as answers trickled out Monday on why voting centers lacked ballots and forced officials to reschedule part of the primaries in a blow to the U.S. territory’s democracy. A plan to hold another primary on Aug. 16 for centers that could not open on Sunday could change depending on the ruling of a lawsuit filed by Pedro Pierluisi, who is running against Gov. Wanda Vázquez to become the potential nominee of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party. Joining the lawsuit was Puerto Rico Sen. Eduardo Bhatia, of the main opposition Popular Democratic Party. Meanwhile, María Dolores Santiago, the electoral commission official for the New Progressive Party, told The Associated Press that key officials knew about the problems leading up to the primary on Sunday, but nobody did anything to stop it. She said the last of the remaining ballots arrived Saturday at 8:30 p.m., days behind schedule, and that trucks loaded with the ballots and electronic voting machines didn’t leave until Sunday, the day of the primary, when normally they depart one or two days beforehand. Santiago repeatedly refused to

answer questions including why she didn’t personally suggest that the primaries be delayed during Saturday’s meeting with the president of the electoral commission. She only said that at the time, the general agreement was to go ahead and hold the primary. “Maybe other decisions should have been taken, but we have to work with reality,” she said. “It’s unfair to throw around blame.” Gov. Wanda Vázquez and other top officials from the island’s two main parties have demanded that the president of the elections commission resign after a lack of ballots meant people were only able to vote in nearly 60 of 110 precincts on Sunday. Carlos Méndez, president of the island’s House of Representatives, also demanded that the commission release the results of the completed votes. It was the first time primaries have been halted and led many to worry that it has cracked Puerto Ricans’ confidence in their government and could affect the outcome of upcoming November general elections on an island with a voter participation rate of nearly 70%. “That scar will never leave Puerto Rico,” said political analyst Domingo Emanuelli. “It was a hold-up of the country’s democracy.” Juan Ernesto Dávila, president of the election commission, told WAPA TV on Monday that he thought the ballots would go out in

“The disruptions ... are the result (of) inefficient organization at an agency that only two weeks ago struggled to procure the printing of ballots for an election that was originally supposed to take place on June 7. The State Elections Commission has sufficient money, and it has the more than enough staff to perform the one task it is charged with.” Puerto Rico federal control board statement time and that the electoral commission officials of the two main parties he met with a day before the primaries never mentioned the possibility of delaying them. He also said it wouldn’t be responsible to resign amid an ongoing primary. “Once the primary process concludes, I will analyze that,” he said. The primary pits two candidates who served as replacement governors following last year’s politi-

cal turmoil. Vázquez faces Pierluisi, who represented Puerto Rico in Congress from 2009 to 2017. Pierluisi briefly served as governor after Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigned in August 2019 following widespread street protests over a profanity-laced chat that was leaked and government corruption. But Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court ruled that Vázquez, then the justice secretary, was constitutionally next in line because there was no secretary of state. Meanwhile, the main opposition Popular Democratic Party, which supports Puerto Rico’s current political status as a U.S. territory, was holding a primary for the first time in its 82-year history. Three people are vying to become governor — San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz; Puerto Rico Sen. Eduardo Bhatia; and Carlos Delgado, mayor of the northwest coastal town of Isabela. A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances dismissed accusations that the electoral commission did not have enough funding, saying it approved all of its funding requests. “The disruptions ... are the result (of) inefficient organization at an agency that only two weeks ago struggled to procure the printing of ballots for an election that was originally supposed to take place on June 7,” the board said in a statement. “The State Elections Com-

mission has sufficient money, and it has the more than enough staff to perform the one task it is charged with.” The ongoing chaos could be further disrupted by additional lawsuits, experts say. Edgardo Román, president of the Bar Association of Puerto Rico, said the situation is in a legally gray area. A new date has to be set for those who didn’t get a chance to vote because the ballots never arrived, he said, but it’s less clear what will happen to those who didn’t return to centers to vote because they didn’t find out in time that the ballots eventually arrived. “Everything has been rather abrupt,” he said. “We have had the worse electoral experience in the history of Puerto Rico.” The political upheaval was demoralizing to some, but Gireliz Zambrana, a 31-year-old federal employee who didn’t get a chance to vote on Sunday, said he would try again on Aug. 16 even though he is frustrated and said what happened is irrational. He stressed that Puerto Rico’s situation had to change: the island is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria and a series of strong earthquakes amid a pandemic and a 13-year economic recession. “One has to go out and vote,” he said. “The only way to fix all of this is kicking people out.”

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Hurricane Isaias aftermath A pier shows damages following the effects of Hurricane Isaias in Southport, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.

WHAT’S HAPPENING COVID-19 outbreak reported at daycare The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported that a COVID-19 outbreak has been confirmed at the Crossing Preschool Afterschool in Kernersville. A total of three children and two staff members have tested positive. The outbreak was traced back to a child with COVID-19 who attended vacation Bible school at the same location as the preschool. WFMY

High school soccer player tests positive for COVID-19 A student-athlete at WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Schools has tested positive for COVID-19, the school district reported. The member of the West Forsyth High team reported for voluntary summer workouts on Aug. 3. After participating in the workout that day, he received his positive result. Students and staff who came into contact with the student have been notified.

North Carolina sheriff’s office changes restraint policy The Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM — A North Carolina sheriff’s office has changed its restraint policy in the wake of last year’s death of a man jailed on an assault charge, but the restraint wasn’t banned. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office changed the policy on the hogtie-style restraint used on John Neville in December in the county jail. Neville was in jail after he was accused of assault on a female. Documents showed the policies were updated on July 9. According to the policy changes, people who are resisting and have to be placed in a prone restraint position have to be placed in a sitting position as soon as possible. Officers also are required under the policy to monitor “the person’s color, breathing and level of consciousness.” “If an individual claims physical distress, medical personnel must be immediately requested to evaluate,” the policy said. The policy also says that if an officer must use their body weight to control someone in the prone position, that officer “shall exercise extreme caution and shall im-

“If an individual claims physical distress, medical personnel must be immediately requested to evaluate.” New policy for Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office

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In this Feb. 12, 2019 image made from video and released by the Forsyth County, (N.C). Jail, authorities restrain John Neville in his cell as a nurse speaks with him, in Winston-Salem, N.C. mediately remove their weight as soon as restraining devices are applied.” Officers should avoid sitting or placing their knee on a person’s head or neck, the policy says. And officers must “immediately call for medical personnel if an individual does not demonstrate ‘a functional level of consciousness,’” meaning voluntary movement or speech. The policy change also requires

officers to intervene if they see another officer engaging in excessive force and gives medical personnel full autonomy during medical emergencies. Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. alluded to changes to jail procedures Tuesday, when he apologized to Neville’s family for the man’s death. Video released Wednesday showed Neville was on his stomach in a cell, where he was handcuffed

with his arms behind his back and his legs up toward his buttocks. The last scene in the second of the two videos released shows a nurse standing at the window to the cell and looking in at Neville. In a faint voice, the nurse appears to suggest that Neville wasn’t breathing. The guards reenter the cell and the nurse checks on Neville, who lets out an groan. The nurse applies her stethoscope, then tells the guards “I can’t hear a heart rate” and says Neville has to be rolled on his back to be treated. She requests an defibrillator and performs CPR on him. Neville suffered a brain injury because his heart stopped beating, which deprived his brain of oxygen, according to an autopsy report, which also said he asphyxiated while being restrained. Five former jail officers and a nurse were charged last month with involuntary manslaughter in his death.

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Trampoline accident victim returns home from hospital Hank Allen returned home after six weeks of rehab at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte. The 16-year-old member of the West Forsyth High swim team suffered a spinal injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down after a serious trampoline accident. Allen’s family have made alterations to the home to make it more accessible. Allen plans to re-teach himself how to swim and ride a bike. MY FOX 8

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Former assistant basketball coach sued over fatal punch By Alanna Richer The Associated Press THE MOTHER of a New York tourist who was fatally punched has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a former assistant men’s basketball coach at Wake Forest University as well as the school itself. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in New York. Donna Kent of Raleigh is seeking compensatory, statutory and

punitive damages against Jamill Jones as well as the university. Jones was sentenced in New York in July to three years of probation in the death of Sandor Szabo in August 2018. Authorities said Szabo, who may have been intoxicated, banged on the window of Jones’ SUV. Police said Jones got out, punched Szabo and sped off. Szabo fell and hit his head. He never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at a hospi-

tal two days later. The lawsuit said Jones was in the city on a recruiting trip. The school has previously said that Jones’ trip was personal. John Pierce, one of Kent’s attorneys, said in a statement that the lawsuit is “the only means to obtain justice for Mr. Szabo and his family who have suffered tremendously with his death.” Chris Renfroe of New York City, one of Jones’ criminal defense attorneys, declined to comment. Cheryl Walker, a university spokeswoman, said the school will not comment on the “pending litigation at this time.” Kent spoke out in court when Jones was getting sentenced last month. “He will always be a murderer, a coward,” Kent told the court. “I believe that if you were the good person you say you are, we

“It is said that time heals all wounds. I disagree” Donna Kent wouldn’t be here today. It is said that time heals all wounds. I disagree; 718 days have passed, and nothing has gotten easier.” Jones resigned last year from his position with the Wake Forest basketball team. “I have dealt with this day in, and day out. I’ve lost my career, my family,” Jones said in court. “But the one thing that I’ve lived for every day is that I pray for this family. I pray that this family at some point can have peace.” TCH staff contributed to this report.

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When the counterculture becomes the culture IN NOVEMBER 2015, three years after taking the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl, quarterback Colin Kaepernick was benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert, a career journeyman most recently unsuccessful with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The following preseason, Kaepernick began donning garb designed to mock police officers, including socks with cops dressed as pigs. He also remained seated for the national anthem during a preseason game, claiming, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” At the time, multiple NFL players spoke out in opposition to Kaepernick’s symbolic move: New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz said, “You’ve got to respect the flag, and you’ve got to stand up with your teammates. It’s bigger than just you, in my opinion. You go up there; you’re with a team; and you go and pledge your allegiance to the flag, and sing the national anthem with your team, and then you go about your business.” At the time, this was a majority proposition: Seventy-two percent of Americans thought the gesture unpatriotic, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Kaepernick never regained a starting role in the NFL ... but his career took off again. He signed a lucrative endorsement deal with Nike to cash in on his supposed bravery; he cut a content deal with Disney. When he was offered a private tryout with NFL teams, he promptly violated all protocols and blew up the process. In June 2020, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell urged NFL teams to sign Kaepernick anyway. On July 4, Kaepernick tweeted: “Black ppl have been dehumanized, brutalized, criminalized + terrorized by America for centuries, & are expected to join your commemoration of ‘independence,’ while you enslaved our ancestors. We reject your celebration of white supremacy & look forward to liberation for all.” Today, Kaepernick’s symbolism has become the new normal, morphed into a rote ritual of wokeness thanks to the ugly sight of then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, who would later die. Democratic elected officials knelt in the halls of Congress. Major League Baseball players knelt before the national anthem to protest supposed systemic American racism. NBA players knelt as well, wearing Black Lives

Matter T-shirts. And players who refused to comply were publicly cudgeled. When San Francisco Giants pitcher Sam Coonrod refused to kneel, stating that he would not kneel for anything but God, he was castigated as benighted at best, racist at worst. When black Orlando Magic basketball player Jonathan Isaacs stood for the national anthem, again citing the unifying anti-racism of Christianity, he was ripped as “dangerous.” Only Gregg Popovich, coach of the San Antonio Spurs, who has spent years utilizing purple progressive language about President Donald Trump, was exonerated for standing for the anthem — and that was because he wore a Black Lives Matter T-shirt. So, what changed? Certainly not the data. Despite the presence of individual racism in American life in all walks of life, America’s police are not systemically racist. Until the pandemic wrecked the economy across the board, black Americans were experiencing historic lows in unemployment and historic highs in median income. What changed is that Americans surrendered to the narrative promulgated for so long by those who seek to undermine American comity: that American history is not the story of moving toward the fulfillment of the promises of the Declaration of Independence but of the continuous, chameleonic perversion of bigotry; that America’s founding ideas were lies, then and always; that only racial identity provides credence for talking about racial inequalities. The burden of proof has shifted to America’s defenders. And those defenders can never prove their case: first, because no country is perfect, and second, because systemic racism is a non-disprovable theory. Four short years ago, we mostly assumed the best of our fellow Americans — that they weren’t endemically racist, at the very least — and the best of our country’s ideals. No longer. The counterculture has become the culture. And that is both a tragedy and a travesty. There can be no future for a country in which standing for the national anthem is considered gauche, while kneeling is considered heroic. 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.

♦ Austin Reid Arrington, 23, of Forsyth County, died August 6, 2020. ♦ Carol Jane Brown, 68, of Forsyth County, died August 6, 2020. ♦ Mary Myers Clodfelter, 92, of Forsyth County, died August 9, 2020. ♦ Wayne Howard Creasman, 77, of Tobaccoville, died August 9, 2020. ♦ Leonor De Luis, 49, died August 7, 2020. ♦ Aubrey Allen Doub, 81, of Pfafftown, August 6, 2020. ♦ Ollie Odell Hancock, Jr., 80, died August 7, 2020. ♦ Clyde Kelly Hinsdale, 77, of Winston-Salem, died August 05, 2020. ♦ Charles Edward Kiger, 75, of Winston-Salem, died August 5, 2020. ♦ Thomas Wayne Kiger, 73, of Forsyth County, died August 7, 2020. ♦ Larry Gwynn Lemons, 77, of Clemmons, died August 9, 2020. ♦ Clyde William Rakes, 90, of Kernersville, died August 8, 2020. ♦ Ann Naylor Richards, 68, of Walkertown, died August 08, 2020. ♦ David Francis Shores, 78, of Winston-Salem, died August 9, 2020. ♦ Linda Weavil Smith, 77, of Winston-Salem, died August 5, 2020. ♦ Cecil Clemmer Stoltz, 94, of Forsyth County, died August 7, 2020. ♦ Hazel Doub Williams, 86, of Winston-Salem, died August 6, 2020.

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WEEKLY CRIME REPORT ♦ Allen, Fred Paul (M/26) Arrest on chrg of Fugitive (F), at 201 N Church St, Winstonsalem, NC, on 8/8/2020 02:55. ALLEN, NATHALIA TRIVA was arrested on a charge of CAUSE FALSE BRDCAST at 1129 CONLEY ST on 8/8/2020 ♦ Beane, Dexter Todd (M/30) Arrest on chrg of 1) Robbery (F), 2) Assault-simple (M), 3) Affray (M), 4) Breaking/larcfelony (M), 4) Aid And Abet Larceny (over $1,000) (F), and 5) Larceny-felony (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 8/7/2020 15:46. ♦ BELL, JADARRIUS DAMEION was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 700 JONESTOWN RD on 8/10/2020 ♦ Blount, Aleigha Elizabeth (F/37) Arrest on chrg of Affray (M), at 3461 Cook Place Dr, Clemmons, NC, on 8/6/2020 06:48. ♦ Boyer, John William (M/43) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 2450 Harper Rd, Clemmons, NC, on 8/10/2020 12:32. ♦ Brogan, Robert Kurtis (M/34) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 6286 Chigwell Tl, Tobaccoville, NC, on 8/9/2020 03:00. ♦ BROWN, KEWAN SHANARD was arrested on a charge of P/W/I/S/D MARIJUANA at 100 CAPITOL LODGING CT on 8/7/2020 ♦ BRYANT, CHAMARAY DEVON was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 1522 N LIBERTY ST on 8/8/2020 ♦ DAWSON, JANIE ELIZABETH was arrested on a charge of FUGITIVE at 1903 MARGARET ST on 8/9/2020 ♦ FUNDERBURK, PAUL TRYARN was arrested on a charge of VIO. PROTECTIVE ORDER BY COURTS ANOTHER STATE/ INDIAN TRIBE at 3800 REYNOLDA RD on 8/8/2020

♦ HOLDER, DEQRAN RASHARD was arrested on a charge of OFA-FTA-SECOND DEGREE TRESPASS at 9 SALEM GARDENS DR on 8/8/2020 ♦ JOHNSON, COREY DEJUAN was arrested on a charge of DRUG TRAFFICKING at 1198 E TWENTY-FOURTH ST/N CLEVELAND AV on 8/8/2020 ♦ JOHNSON, JARVIS HENRY was arrested on a charge of COMMUNICATE THREATS at 1000 BLK GRAHAM AV on 8/8/2020 ♦ LAWSON, JODY DEAN was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 5999 UNIVERSITY PW/E HANES MILL RD on 8/9/2020 ♦ LEACH, LANSEN NEHEMIAH was arrested on a charge of COMMUNICATE THREATS at 3333 SILAS CREEK PW on 8/8/2020 ♦ LEAL, EMPERATRIZ JANET was arrested on a charge of RESISTING ARREST at 1310 GHOLSON AV on 8/9/2020 ♦ LEAL, EMPERATRIZ JANET was arrested on a charge of BREAKING/ENTER-MISD at 1310 GHOLSON AV on 8/9/2020 MANNS, WILLIAM ALLEN was arrested on a charge of OFA/ FTA-SIMPLE ASSAULT at 201 N CHURCH ST on 8/7/2020 ♦ Mccandies, Patrick Kenneth (M/33) Arrest on chrg of Ccw, M (M), at Eb 40/lewisvilleclemmons Rd, Clemmons, NC, on 8/5/2020 12:18. ♦ Mcmanus, Jackson Hardin (M/18) Arrest on chrg of Ccw, M (M), at Sb 421/williams Rd, Lewisville, NC, on 8/6/2020 09:46 ♦ Monroygomez, Fernando (M/26) Arrest on chrg of Assault-simple (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 8/7/2020 06:45. ♦ Moore, Connie Darlene (F/46) Arrest on chrg of Poss Stolen Goods, F (F), at 5198

Reidsville Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 8/6/2020 19:36. ♦ Moore, Davon Maurice (M/27) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Stolen Goods (F), 2) Drug Trafficking (F), 3) Drug Trafficking (F), 4) P/w/i/s/d Sched Ii (F), 5) P/w/i/s/d Marijuana (F), 6) P/w/i/s/d Cocaine (F), 7) Maintain Dwelling (F), 8) Poss Marijuana Misd (M), 9) 90-95asdh S&d Heroin (F), 10) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 11) Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 3615 Yarbrough Av, Winstonsalem, NC, on 8/7/2020 05:53. ♦ MOORE, ERIC JAMES was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 1033 MORAVIA ST on 8/9/2020 ♦ Muhammad, Mustapha Khallid (M/58) Arrest on chrg of Mv Theft - Automobile (F), at 201 N Church St, Winstonsalem, NC, on 8/10/2020 22:01 ♦ NIXON, WILLIAM BRADLEY was arrested on a charge of STALKING at 200 N CHURCH ST on 8/10/2020

arrested on a charge of DISCHARGING FIREARMS at 5309 SHATTALON DR/VISTA CR on 8/8/2020 ♦ SWEAT, STEVEN LEE was arrested on a charge of VANDPERSONAL PROP at 1123 WEST END BV on 8/9/2020 ♦ Thomas, Molly Allred (F/38) Arrest on chrg of 1) Felony Habitual Larceny (F), 2) Larceny/misdemeanor (M), 3) Fraud-obt Property (F), 4) Probation Violation (M), 5) Probation Violation (M), 6) Probation Violation (M), and 7) Probation Violation (M), at 4110 N Main St, High Point, NC, on 8/8/2020 00:56. ♦ TORRES, SAUL GARCIA was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at NB 421/S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR on 8/8/2020 ♦ Whitten, Annabelle Steele (F/23) Arrest on chrg of 1) Impaired Driving Dwi (M), 2) Resisting Arrest (M), and 3) Hit & Run - Pd (M), at 8199 Nautical Point Dr/montgomery Ridge Rd, Belews Creek, NC, on 8/9/2020 21:30.

♦ Poole, Derez Rashan (M/25) Arrest on chrg of 1) Drug Trafficking (F), 2) Sale & Deliver Sched I (F), 3) Maintain Vehicle (F), 4) Possession Marijuana (M), 5) P/w/i/s/d Sched Ii (F), 6) Sale & Deliver Sched I (F), 7) Sale & Deliver Sched I (F), 8) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 9) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 10) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 11) Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 3615 Yarbrough Av, Winstonsalem, NC, on 8/7/2020 05:53.

♦ WILDS, RANDOLPH was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 200 N CHURCH ST on 8/10/2020

♦ RHYNE, SHAUNTE JERMAINE was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 200 N CHURCH ST on 8/9/2020

♦ WILLIAMS, RANDALL LONORRIS was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 100 W FIFTH ST on 8/10/2020

♦ RICE, TIMOTHY LEE was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 850 PETERS CREEK PW on 8/9/2020

♦ WILSON, WALTER BORYPHIE was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 2999 N LIBERTY ST/BROOKWOOD BUSINESS PARK DR on 8/10/2020

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♦ WILDS, RANDOLPH was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 1499 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on 8/9/2020 ♦ WILDS, RANDOLPH was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 809 N MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR/N CLEVELAND AV on 8/8/2020

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