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State unemployment rate slightly down from previous month RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate was 6.3%, decreasing less than a percentage point from September’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 1% to 6.9%. N.C.’s October 2020 unemployment rate increased 2.6% from a year ago. The number of people employed increased by over 79,000 over the past month. Since October 2019, total nonfarm jobs decreased by 238,200, according to the N.C. Department of Commerce. NSJ STAFF

GM to recall 7M vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags DETROIT — General Motors will recall about 7 million big pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. GM says it will not fight the decision, even though it believes the vehicles are safe. It will cost the company an estimated $1.2 billion, about one third of its net income so far this year. Exploding Takata inflators caused the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, with at least 63 million inflators recalled. The U.S. government says that as of September, more than 11.1 million had not been fixed. About 100 million inflators have been recalled worldwide. The recalls drove Japan’s Takata into bankruptcy and brought criminal charges against the company. Eventually it was purchased by a Chinese-owned auto parts supplier. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

March 2021 Bentonville Battlefield reenactment cancelled FOUR OAKS — The N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources has canceled the Beltonville Battlefield reenactment for a second time, citing ongoing uncertainly due to COVID-19. The event had been rescheduled from its original date in March 2020. “As a state historic site, the safety of the visiting public is always paramount, which led us to cancel the event. That said, we are still extremely excited about future preservation, interpretation, and exploration of North Carolina’s premier Civil War battlefield,” says Bentonville Site Manager Colby Stevens. Taking place once every five years, the reenactments provide a large source of revenue to fund interpretation and preservation efforts. The Battle of Bentonville, fought March 19-21, 1865, involved 80,000 troops in one of the last major actions of the war. NSJ STAFF

Trump campaign appeals case to U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of his campaign’s effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania. The president and other plaintiffs filed notice of appeal to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Sunday, a day after the judge issued an order denying the case. “Today’s decision help us in our strategy to get expeditiously to the U.S. Supreme Court. Although we fully disagree with this opinion, we’re thankful to the Obama-appointed judge for making this anticipated decision quickly, rather than simply trying to run out the clock,” said a statement from Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, who are leading the campaign’s legal effort. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Legislature left in dark after rural broadband funding redirected By Matt Mercer North State Journal RALEIGH — State legislators say Gov. Roy Cooper took more than $30 million appropriated to support rural broadband to use for other purposes — and didn’t notify them of the decision. A letter dated Nov. 20 was sent to Gov. Cooper asking for more information regarding the funding of the Growing Rural Economies through Access to Technology (GREAT) rural broadband grant program. A notice published on the Broadband Infrastructure Office says, “The 2020 Special Supplementary Round of the GREAT Grant Program was to be funded using an appropriation from the CARES Act. Unfortunately, it has been determined that these projects are not eligible for CARES Act funding under the current U.S. Department of Treasury guidelines.” The notice continues, saying, “Expansion of broadband infrastructure in underserved communities is critical and remains a top priority for Gov. Roy Cooper and the N.C. Department of Information Technology. The state is exploring all possible sources to fund qualifying projects in this special supplementary round. The Broadband Infrastructure Office has completed the GREAT Grant application review process, scoring and ranking each application. The applications will remain active and will be considered if and when funding becomes available.” A Sept. 14 press release from N.C. DIT makes no mention of the funds being contingent on additional approval needed to disburse the funds. “Internet service providers and electric membership cooperatives can now apply for $32 million in pandemic relief grant funding to help bring high-speed internet access to rural North Carolina,” part of the statement reads. “Gov. Roy Cooper signed House Bill 1105 into law, allocating more than $32 million for

rural broadband expansion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund created by the CARES Act. The Broadband Infrastructure Office will review applications and assign the funding through the GREAT Grant program.” State Sen. Jim Perry (R-Lenoir) said, “The people in our rural areas desperately need broadband access. Nothing has changed about the guidelines surrounding this funding, so it is troubling for this issue to come up now. I hope the governor will work with us to help these people. They are already expressing concerns that he is taking their funding for his pet projects. I hope they are wrong and he chooses to help us.” Cooper’s office announced on Friday what it called the “N.C. Education Corps” to help fund positions for college students and recent college graduates to provide wraparound services in N.C. public schools. The timing of the rural broadband funds reversal has been linked to the new initiative between the State Board of Education, the governor’s office, local school systems and the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. “In tough times, North Carolinians pull together to help each other out and this pandemic is no different,” Cooper said. “The N.C. Education Corps gives people a wonderful opportunity to help in local public schools at a time when students and educators really need it.” Nineteen school systems have signed up thus far to participate. The members hired will work from January through June. Compensation will be provided by local school systems, which can utilize funding provided to them from North Carolina’s share of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund, a part of the CARES Act. The timing of both announcements could appear to suggest the GREAT Grant funds were used to instead launch the N.C. Education Corps. See RURAL, page A2

Gov. Roy Cooper imposes stricter mask requirements NSJ staff RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced a new executive order which would enact a stricter face-covering requirement. “Our statewide mask requirement has been in effect since June, and it is still our best weapon in this fight. Today’s executive order will further tighten that mandate, making it clear that everyone needs to wear a mask whenever you are with someone you don’t live with,” said Cooper at Monday’s media availability from the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. Executive Order 180 goes into

effect on Wednesday, Nov. 25 and runs through Friday, Dec. 11. “I have a stark warning for North Carolinians today: We are in danger,” said Cooper. “This is a pivotal moment in our fight against the coronavirus. Our actions now will determine the fate of many.” In addition, the order adds the mask requirement to several additional settings: including any public indoor space, even when maintaining six feet of distance; gyms, even when exercising; all schools, public and private; and all public or private transportation when travelling with people outside of See MASK, page A2

ICE launches billboard campaign in Charlotte area aimed at sanctuary policies Billboards highlight atlarge offenders released by Mecklenburg Sheriff By A.P. Dillon and David Larson North State Journal CHARLOTTE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement have launched a billboard campaign along major Charlotte roadways to educate the public about the dangers of sanctuary and non-cooperation policies. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) billboards appear to target Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden, a Democrat, known for refusing to cooperate with ICE on detainers. “Too often sanctuary policies limiting cooperation with ICE result in significant public safety concerns,” said senior-official-performing-the-duties-of-the-director Tony H. Pham in a statement. “ICE will continue to enforce immigration laws set forth by Congress through the efforts of the men and women of ICE to remove criminal aliens and making our communities safer.” As recently as February of this year, McFadden stated in an interview on WBT Radio that he would not be changing his position and would continue to refuse to honor ICE detainer requests. In addition to McFadden, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker and Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead have also made public statements about refusing to cooperate with ICE. The billboards feature at-large immigration violators previously arrested or convicted of crimes in the U.S. who were released from the Mecklenburg County Jail instead of being transferred to ICE custody pursuant to an immigration detainer.

Profiles of some of the offenders on the billboards provided by ICE include: Paul Chander Evans, 26, a Jamaican national illegally present in the U.S.: Evans was arrested by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Oct. 6 for assault on a female, felony breaking and entering, communicating threats See ICE, page A2

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The Thanksgiving week marks the start of the “holiday season” in the U.S. As we reflect on a year marked by losses, challenges, defeats and uncertainty, we should be thankful for the positive moments that we have experienced. As our focus shifts to a Christmas unlike any in our nation’s history, we should remember that the victory in Jesus that was given on the cross started with the Christmas miracle. Sunday will mark the beginning of Advent. The term “advent” is derived from the Latin “adventus,” meaning “coming” or “arrival.” Based on that etymology, Advent has a dual meaning of celebrating the arrival of Jesus at his birth and preparing for his Second Coming. While keeping our calendars, lighting our wreaths and erecting our Christmas trees, let’s remember that Advent is not just about when Jesus came but also when he is coming again.

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ICE from page A1 and other charges. ICE lodged a detainer with the Mecklenburg County Jail, but due to their sanctuary policies, detainers have not been honored, and the subject was released to the community. Andres Bautista-Alcantara, 29, a Dominican national illegally present in the U.S.: Bautista-Alcantara was arrested by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Sept. 9 for two counts of second-degree forcible rape and violation of a domestic violence protection order. ICE lodged a detainer with the Mecklenburg County Jail, but due to their sanctuary policies, detainers have not been honored, and the subject was released to the community. Omar Palomo-Garcia, 25, a Mexican national illegally present in the U.S.: Palomo-Garcia was arrested by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department March 28 for assault on a female, felony cocaine possession and drug paraphernalia. ICE lodged a detainer, with the Mecklenburg County Jail, but due to their sanctuary policies, detainers have not been honored, and the subject was released to the community.

The board campaign includes at least five billboards so far along major Charlotte roadways: including I-85, I-277, I-485 and I-77. Democrats’ 2019 Abolish ICE Movement In 2019, there were calls by national Democrats to “Abolish ICE,” with the focus of their opposition centering on 287(g) agreements between local law enforcement and ICE. Section 287(g) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act allows for deputization of state and local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws. Following the struggle in 2019, federal and state officials have seemingly set aside the push for participation in the 287(g) program and appear to be looking for local law enforcement simply to honor the federal immigration detainers. Buncombe, Durham, Henderson, Forsyth, Mecklenburg and Wake County sheriffs have all terminated their 287(g) agreements with ICE. McFadden issued a statement that said “most of the citizens in the county understand and agree” with his position and termination of the 287(g) program. He also said that “not honoring detainers is not refusing to enforce the law — detainers are requests for vol-

untary assistance.” During this controversy, the General Assembly took action, with 30 House Republicans co-sponsoring House Bill 370. The bill required any county jail or detention center to hold an immigrant charged with a crime for 48 hours if requested by ICE. It also contained a provision for private citizens to take legal action against their county if they believe the law isn’t being properly enforced, also allowing civil penalties to be assessed. The bill, which gained the support of the N.C. Sheriff’s Association, passed through both houses and was sent to Gov. Roy Cooper on August 21, who promptly vetoed it the following day. “This legislation is simply about scoring partisan political points and using fear to divide North Carolina,” Cooper said in his veto message. “As the former top law enforcement officer of our state, I know that current law allows the state to jail and prosecute dangerous criminals regardless of immigration status.” Just seven days before Cooper vetoed the bill, ICE had recaptured an illegal immigrant from Honduras who was released by McFadden despite rape and child sex offense charges. The man had

Mark 13: 34-37 34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.3 5 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

already been previously deported and had illegally re-entered the country. More Mecklenburg releases, more legislative proposals Near the end of October, just two months after Cooper’s veto of House Bill 370, ICE released a list of violent criminal illegal immigrants currently in custody of the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office. Several of the offenders had charges involving sex crimes or rape of a child. ICE warned that under McFadden’s current sanctuary policies, those individuals would be released back into the community. After ICE’s announcement, North Carolina members of Congress stepped in by introducing two bills aimed at sheriffs like McFadden who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials. By early November of 2019, McFadden was taking heat again after ICE arrested an illegal immigrant released from custody by McFadden’s office after being convicted on Oct. 24 of felony death by motor vehicle in a drunken-driving incident. McFadden under fire for more releases Fast forwarding to September 2020, ICE made arrests of 12 illegal immigrants, six of which were

previously arrested and released by the Mecklenburg County Jail. The operation also netted 12 arrests in the Raleigh and Greensboro. Out of the 24 arrested, five were charged with felony re-entry. In a press conference about the arrests, ICE officials called on McFadden and other non-cooperating sheriffs to “put aside rhetoric” and work with them to keep the public safe. “The fact is, local policies prohibiting agencies from working with ICE put you in danger and waste police resources. The public should hold its leaders accountable and demand to know what type of criminals are being released from local custody instead of turned over to ICE,” said ICE executive associate director Henry Lucero. According to ICE statistics, approximately 90% of all ICE arrests during fiscal year 2019 either had a criminal conviction, a pending criminal charge, had illegally re-entered the United States after being previously removed (a federal felony), or were an immigration fugitive subject to a final order of removal. In North Carolina alone, there were nearly 500 illegal immigrants released from jails despite having detainers placed on them by ICE.

MASK from page A1 the household. It also requires large retail businesses with more than 15,000 square feet to have an employee stationed near entrances ensuring mask wearing and implementing occupancy limits for patrons who enter. The order updates the requirement in public places, saying face coverings must be worn indoors whenever someone is with non-household members and also outdoors if it is not possible to consistently be physically distant by more than six feet from non-household members. The requirements also apply to anyone at least five years old, unless an exception applies, and are recommended for anyone over the age of two years old. In response to a question from a reporter, Cooper said the mandate would place a greater burden on businesses and retailers to enforce the mask mandate. “You should be wearing a mask whenever you’re around anyone not in your household,” added N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen. Another change the order makes is on exercise, requiring masks to be worn during strenuous activities indoors or outdoors unless the person is in their own home. The exemption for college and professional athletes, however, still applies.

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In this Friday, June 26, 2020 file photo, people wear masks while exercising at a gym.

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Audit of NC’s ‘Motor Fleet Management’ finds lack of oversight continues 61 vehicles were assigned to persons no longer working for the state By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — An October audit of the state’s motor fleet has found issues with the way vehicles were assigned, managed and tracked. N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood told the Joint Oversight Committee on General Government that the audit found multiple issues with the N.C. Motor Fleet Management (MFM) division’s handling of state vehicles and called the findings “just unimaginable.” According to the audit, MFM was responsible for managing approximately 7,700 state-owned permanently assigned passenger motor vehicles as of September 2018. The approximate value of the fleet is $63 million. “We found people assigned to a vehicle that haven’t worked for the state for 10 years,” Wood told the committee. She later added that it appeared no one at MFM was making the necessary changes and that when an employee left “no one is informing the motor fleet the person would no longer be there.” Around 61 vehicles were assigned to individuals no longer employed by the State of North Carolina, some of those employees had been separated upwards of 10 years. Members of the Joint Oversight Committee heard recommendations from Wood on oversight changes, which included establishing a commuter reimbursement rate to be used by all agencies. Committee mem-

“Just unimaginable.” State Auditor Beth Wood on the division’s handling of state vehicles bers said they will be considering what kind of penalties might be instituted for non-compliance. Among the findings were that the MFM did not provide enough oversight of the state’s permanently assigned state-owned vehicles regarding use policies and assignment. The MFM also did not ensure that those vehicles were driven the minimum number of miles required for assignment. Auditors found that around 47% of the vehicles reviewed were not driven the required 3,150 miles per quarter. The audit also found compliance issues with commuter reimbursement policies and reimbursement rates. Misuse findings included data on vehicles used by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Department of Public Safety. At the DMV, one inspector’s unauthorized commuting totaled close to $85,000 over three years. At the Department of Public Safety, one State Highway Patrol sergeant incurred unauthorized commuting that totaled nearly $9,400 and a Private Protective Service’s director and supervisor had a combined $7,306 in “personal benefit from unauthorized commuting in state vehicles.” The State Highway Patrol indicated they’ve made some changes to update policies on vehicle use and disciplinary actions are being taken in one of the cases.

MFM’s response agreed to several of the audit’s findings and said it would “periodically” remind agencies to utilize MFM’s website to report changes to vehicle use and policies. Motor Fleet Director Robert Riddle was asked by the committee how he was going to correct the problems and he said that MFM has been cleaning up their data and has processed over 1,000 change assignments just since July. During his presentation, Riddle said that MFM was working on improving communications, including monthly emails to fleet coordinators and an annual assignment verification report. The agency would also be automating quarterly utilization and mileage exemption reports. The MFM is overseen by the Department of Administration. Over the last decade, both former governors McCrory and Perdue had called for an overhaul to MFM’s management and policies. An audit conducted by Wood’s office of MFM in 2017 found similar problems to the current audit. At that time, MFM claimed they were installing “telematics” by the end of that fiscal year. The 2017 audit found misuse issues by a DMV inspector using his vehicle to commute over a three-year period to the tune of $85,000. The call for using telematics as an accountability measure was first made by the legislature Program Evaluation Division in a 2012 report to the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee. Similar findings were contained in a 2019 audit of MFM by Wood’s agency. That audit found the same underutilization and mileage reimbursement issues as the other audits. The audit looked at 793 assigned vehicles and found that 61 of them were assigned to individuals that no longer worked for the state. Of those 61, seven were assigned to someone who did not have a valid North Carolina driver’s license. In its 2019 response, MFM said the agency was implementing policies that would better monitor vehicle mileage as well as making sure agencies met required annual mileage thresholds.

North Carolina’s 15 electors and how the process works By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — President Trump has won the state of North Carolina and the state’s 15 electoral votes, but who casts those votes and how does the process work? Who are the North Carolina electors? Right now, the electors have not been publicly named, but those names will be sent to the N.C. Secretary of State once the election results have been certified. According to Article 13, Chapter 163 of the North Carolina General Statutes, the electors are chosen by the political parties in the state. The electors are typically chosen in advance by each party in anticipation of the final results. With Trump defeating former Vice President Joe Biden, the electors selected by the Republican Party of North Carolina will cast the votes. Are the electors paid? Yes, the electors receive a total of $44 per day plus traveling expenses at the rate of 17 cents per mile in going to and returning home from the required meeting. Why 15 electors? The U.S. Constitution dictates that the electors for each state will be equal to its total representation in both houses of Congress. For North Carolina, the state has two senators and 13 representatives, so the state receives 15 electoral votes. The Electoral College is made up of 538 electors, and 270 electoral votes is the threshold required to elect the president. When the electors meet on Dec. 14, they will cast votes for president and vice president. North Carolina’s electors will gather at the Old State Capitol building at noon that day to vote; whereas, other electors

Legislature’s Program Evaluation Division makes recommendations for increasing teacher diversity Report doesn’t differentiate between traditional and charter schools, recommends lowering licensing bar for teachers By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division recently released a report on state efforts to increase diversity in the state’s teacher workforce. The Program Evaluation Division (PED) report says that North Carolina lacks “dedicated statewide” initiatives to attract, retain and increase racial and ethnic diversity among its public school teachers. In 2019, the state employed 93,923 public school teachers, with a racial breakdown of 78% white, just over 16% black and 6% listed as “other.” The PED study mentioned a few theories researchers have used to explain how teachers of color improve the academic performance of students of color. The report refers to a 2017 study using data on North Carolina public school students which showed that a black student having a black teacher in

RURAL from page A1 According to the letter sent by the state senators, 70 broadband providers submitted grant applications and dozens expected awards to be announced. “Gov. Cooper’s elimination of broadband funding leaves children and seniors in the lurch. Many students are still receiving virtual instruction, and seniors rely heavily on telehealth. Both suffer without expanded broadband,” the legislators’ letter continues. A Pew Charitable Trust report said that two states, Tennessee and Vermont, each have allocated CARES Act funding for rural

elementary school decreased high school dropout rates for those students by 31%. Theories that having a teacher the same race as a student creates a role model situation and some have suggested that a teacher who is the same race as the student have higher expectations for them. The PED report also makes the claim that white teachers misinterpret black student behavior as a reason why those students are disciplined more often, and that “research has also shown that black students taught by black teachers are less likely to be disciplined for incidents that require subjective judgment.” The report by PED also calls attention to issues with the teacher pipeline as black potential teachers drop out of college and high school at a higher rate. Additionally, the report notes that “teachers of color have lower passing rates on standardized teacher licensure exams,” and that once in the classroom, the turnover rate for those teachers is higher than that of white teachers. The state of North Carolina currently requires K-12 teachers to pass a pedagogy assessment test and a content exam. Teachers for kindergarten through sixth grade are also required to pass a reading foundations test and can choose one of two different math tests — one by Praxis and one by Pearson.

broadband infrastructure. Tennessee allocated $61 million to support new infrastructure deployment, and Vermont dedicated $17.4 million to a COVID-Response Accelerated Broadband Connectivity Program. The Pew report also said that states’ efforts using federal resources have focused on four specific needs: increasing access to online learning for K-12 and postsecondary students, supporting telehealth services, deploying more public Wi-Fi access points, and investing in residential broadband infrastructure, especially in rural and underserved areas.

“Research published by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that North Carolina charter schools employ 35% more black teachers than the state’s district schools. And compared to district schools, black students in North Carolina charter schools are around 50% more likely to have at least one black teacher.” Dr. Terry Stoops, Vice President for Research and Director of Education Studies at the John Locke Foundation The option to choose between the Praxis and Pearson test likely stems from results in 2018, where over 2,000 teachers failed a portion of the Pearson Math exam. Passing rates on the Praxis exam were around 85% but dropped steeply to 65% with the Pearson exam. The same drops were found in other states using the Pearson product. After outcry about the Pearson test

including subject matter beyond what was needed for elementary math, the N.C. State Board of Education allowed for retests. “Surprisingly, the author of the report did not differentiate between charter and district schools,” said Dr. Terry Stoops, vice president for research and director of education studies at the John Locke Foundation. “Research published by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that North Carolina charter schools employ 35% more black teachers than the state’s district schools,” said Stoops. “And compared to district schools, black students in North Carolina charter schools are around 50% more likely to have at least one black teacher. The reasons why may offer critical guidance for districts and policymakers who seek to make the teaching profession more diverse.” Recommendations by PED to increase teacher diversity include the General Assembly mandating inclusion of “at least one Historically Black College or University or minority-serving institution in the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program.” PED also recommends potentially lowing the bar for teacher licensing and competency requirements by having the legislature require the State Board of Educa-

may gather in the District of Columbia. What happens after the electors vote? Following the casting of votes by the electors, the results are given to the N.C. Secretary of State, who then transmits them to the governor. Gov. Roy Cooper will then issue a proclamation that, according to statute, will “be published in the daily newspapers published in the City of Raleigh.” Up until the proclamation is made, the names of the electors are not made public. Following the casting of votes by the Electoral College, Congress will then count the vote during a joint session on Jan. 6, 2021. The tally of that vote will confirm who the next president and vice president of the United States will be. What if an elector fails to show up? A designated elector who fails to attend and vote for the candidate of the political party which nominated the elector has to pay to the state $500. That money will be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund. Additionally, if an elector doesn’t show up to vote, or refuses to vote for the candidates of the political party which nominated them as an elector, that will “constitute a resignation from the office of elector” and his or her vote shall not be recorded. The remaining electors are required to then fill that vacancy to proceed. Under certain circumstances, the legislature can appoint electors if no appointments have been made six days prior to the designated meeting day for the electors. If no appointments are made by the legislature the day before electors are set to meet, then the governor may make appointments.

tion to develop a plan for an “alternative to licensure exams” for teacher candidates. While PED recommended alternate exams, Stoops targeted candidate eligibility. “One way to make the educator workforce more diverse is to loosen regulations that restrict the pool of teacher candidates to those who possess state licensure,” Stoops said. A report on the teaching profession produced earlier this year in January by Stoops notes that “Although the state puts a premium on licensure, advanced degrees, and other credentials, there is little evidence that these factors improve teacher quality or raise student achievement.” Currently, those who wish to teach in North Carolina K-12 public schools are required to have completed a state approved educator preparation program (EPP) or a state approved alternative route to professional educator’s licensure. One new alternate route is a provisional “residency license” that allows a qualified individual to obtain a teaching position and begin teaching right away as a “resident” while obtaining a professional educator’s license. In 2019, the State Board of Education loosened some license restrictions on out-of-state teachers applying to work in North Carolina. A teacher from another state with three or more years’ teaching experience would qualify for a North Carolina license if they receive a passing score on a licensing exam from their state as set by the developer of the exam.

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NC turkeys gobble up the competition

NC Racial Equity task force considers legalizing certain possession amounts of drugs By A.P. Dillon North State Journal

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RALEIGH — A state task force created to improve equity in the North Carolina criminal justice system is looking at possible legalization for the possession of certain amounts of marijuana. The N.C Racial Equity Taskforce In Criminal Justice (RETCJ) is co-chaired by N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein and N.C. Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. Gov. Roy Cooper also appointed two legislators to the task force, Rep. Marcia Morey (D-Durham) and Sen. Mujtaba Mohammed (D-Charlotte). Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Erik Hooks is also a member. “You cannot talk about improving racial equity in our criminal justice system without talking about marijuana,” said Stein in a press release. “White and Black North Carolinians use marijuana at similar rates, yet Black people are disproportionately arrested and sentenced. Additionally, it is time for North Carolina to start having real conversations about a safe, measured, public health approach to potentially legalizing marijuana.” At their meeting on Nov. 18, members of RETCJ recommend forming a separate task force to study the legalization of possessing, growing and/or selling marijuana. Other recommendations included: Legislation to decriminalize the possession of up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana by making such possession a civil offense and expunge past convictions through an automatic process.

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Sampson

7,700,00

Wayne

5,100,00

Union

4,200,00

Duplin

3,700,00

Onslow

1,900,000

Bladen

1,650,000

Lenoir

1,550,000

Anson

1,200,000

Greene

1,150,000

Stanly

800,000

Under 150,000/Undisclosed

150,000 – 499,999 500,000 – 999,999

NC is #2 in the nation for turkey production.

1,000,000 – 1,999,999 2,000,000 and up

SOURCE: NC DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

WEST Asheville police to probe complaints about excessive force Buncombe County Police in Asheville will investigate 20 new excessive force complaints filed by the Racial Justice Coalition stemming from Black Lives Matter protests in the spring. Attorneys say police failed to follow policies that require chemical munitions to be used only after a dispersal warning is given to an entire crowd. They claim officers also aimed munitions at individuals and did not immediately attend to the injured. Individual complaints against officers would be handled in a separate process, which is not public record. AP

Road reopens ahead of schedule Madison County The N.C. Department of Transportation reopened Walnut Creek Mountain Road, finishing a major rebuilding project ahead of schedule. The road had been closed since February, when a 450-foot section of the road was washed out by heavy rains. The closing forced residents to take a 35mile detour. The $3.5 million project was expected to be completed by Dec. 1 WLOS

State trooper locates missing SC person Macon County North Carolina state trooper C.N. Barker was conducting traffic enforcement last month when she investigated a car stopped in the middle of U.S. 23. The driver appeared to be disoriented and in need of medical help. Trooper Barker investigated and found that the person had been reported missing in South Carolina. She was able to help begin the process that eventually reunited the person with their family. WBTV

Fallen deputy’s family receives $10,000 Henderson County The nonprofit organization Back the Blue NC donated $10,000 to help support the children of Henderson County deputy Ryan Hendrix, who was shot and killed while responding to a call in September. Back the Blue raised the money through donations and merchandise sales. It will be placed in a trust run by the Police Benevolent Association. WLOS

PIEDMONT UNC partners with fitness nonprofit to support youth sports Orange County UNC is partnering with the National Fitness Foundation in its work to raise awareness and funding for youth sports and physical education programs. The partnership is the first for an NCAA institution. The congressionally chartered nonprofit offers grants and training to improve youth health through fitness and sports. Athletics director Bubba Cunningham said UNC is still developing plans, such as possibly having coaches run instructional clinics for adults coaching local youth teams. The UNC partnership is a “pilot model” with the goal of expanding to other NCAA schools. The foundation’s partnerships include the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers.

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Woman jumps from trunk of car to escape captors Rockingham County A woman jumped from the trunk of a speeding car to escape her captors, and deputies have arrested two of three people wanted in the case. Rockingham County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an assault and kidnapping call in Madison. Three people entered the victim’s room, assaulted her and put her in their car trunk. The car traveled 200 yards before she jumped out, and she suffered severe injuries. Th woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Takiyah Kenyhata Broadnax, 21, of Eden and an unidentified juvenile were charged with first-degree kidnapping, breaking and entering, and assault inflicting serious injury. AP

Former drug investigator charged in corruption case Granville County Chad Coffey, a former Granville County Sheriff’s Office sergeant who was in charge of investigating drug crimes, was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice, conspiracy to deliver cocaine, embezzlement and destroying evidence. Coffey had already been charged with two counts of obstruction four months ago. The charges come from an investigation of the drug unit that tracked money seized and used by investigators. AP

HBCUs get $3M to help develop sensors for nuclear plants Durham County Three historically black colleges have received $3 million to use in developing devices that can find defects in nuclear facilities as they age. The National Nuclear Security Administration awarded the money to N.C. Central, Elizabeth City State University and Southern University in Louisiana. The NCCU team will examine alloys for a composition that is light but can withstand the impact of nuclear radiation. Students in the program will have the opportunity to study machine learning research for materials sciences, and they will be given the chance to do summer research at national laboratories.

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Pack of feral dogs is on the loose after killing 11 goats Cumberland County A pack of dogs is still on the loose after killing 11 goats near Fayetteville. The three feral dogs are reported to be German shepherd mixes with white fur. The dogs have not been aggressive toward people, and wildlife officials have not been able to get within 50 feet of them. Cumberland County Animal Services said it has received reports that an unidentified owner abandoned several dogs. AP

Lenoir County Lenoir County Deputy Steven Key, 30, was shot in the neck while responding to a domestic call outside a home in La Grange. The suspect, identified Friday as Robert Lee Strother, 30, was likely within a perimeter set up by law enforcement. He was standing in his yard with his back facing the road when Key arrived. Strother then turned and fired, striking Key in the neck. Key was taken to a hospital in Kinston for treatment and released after midnight. Four felony warrants were sworn against Strother, including attempted first-degree murder

Improve drug enforcement data collection and reporting. De-emphasize (or make the lowest drug law enforcement priority) felony drug possession arrests for trace quantities under .25 grams in non-ABC permitted locations. De-emphasize (or make the lowest drug

law enforcement priority) marijuana possession arrests in non-ABC permitted locations. Prosecutors should immediately deprioritize marijuana-related prosecution in non-ABC permitted locations. RETCJ will release a report with its full recommendations to Cooper on Dec. 15. Current laws for possessing marijuana are misdemeanors. Half an ounce of marijuana is a Class 3 misdemeanor, and the fine is around $200. According to Stein’s press release, last year there were “31,287 charges and 8,520 convictions for this offense; 61 percent of those convicted were nonwhite.” Greater quantities up to an ounce and a half is a Class 1 misdemeanor. The fine is the same but includes up to 45 days in prison. Stein’s release says that in 2019 there were “3,422 charges and 1,909 convictions for this offense; 70 percent of those convicted were nonwhite.” On North Carolina arrests involving marijuana, Earls said that “63% of people convicted of simple possession of marijuana last year were non-white, even though people of color are only 30% of the population.” She added that research has shown that marijuana use is at roughly equal percentages for both races. Stein’s website houses a page dedicated to RETCJ which touts “transparent meetings.” The working group led by Morey gave a presentation on Nov. 18 titled “Marijuana Decriminalization and Further Study of Legalization.” That presentation is not posted to the official RETCJ website or Stein’s dedicated page. The video of the meeting including Morey’s presentation also was not available on the associated YouTube channel playlist. In fact, the last videos uploaded date back to August. Upon request, RETCJ furnished North State Journal with a PowerPoint presentation that covered all topics discussed during the meeting.

Elections official blocks mom’s ballot after her death Brunswick County Sara Knotts, director of Brunswick County elections, had to ask members of her board to reject her mother’s absentee ballot because she died several weeks before the general election. Her mother, Anne Ashcraft, 62, submitted her ballot in September, then died of brain cancer on Oct. 11. The Brunswick County Board of Elections voted unanimously to remove Ashcraft’s absentee ballot. North Carolina election law requires voters to be alive on Election Day. This includes voters who cast their ballots by mail or during in-person early voting. AP

Great white shark tagged off Canada found along Outer Banks Dare County A 17-foot great white shark that was tagged off Canada last month has made its way to the Outer Banks. OCEARCH, which tagged the shark Oct. 2, posted data showing the 3,541-pound predator popped up Sunday off Wilmington, then headed north to Buxton on Hatteras Island. Tagged sharks show up on satellite if their dorsal fin breaches the water surface for a few seconds. According to OCEARCH, the shark spent two days off Avon. Named Nukumi, it’s the largest of seven white sharks currently off the coast and believed to be the oldest at an estimated 50 years old. AP

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

The Great Reset IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD about The Great Reset yet, you will. Soon. Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” slogan, of which no one knew the meaning or purpose, is a direct lift from The Great Reset Manifesto, let’s call it, concocted by the dreamy-eyed elites of the world who attend annual ritzy, star-studded winter retreats in Davos, Switzerland under the auspices of Liberal socialists the World Economic Forum. simply believe “In short” the wealthy elites of the world proclaim to the a lot more rest of the world, “we need a ‘Great Reset’ of capitalism.” government To save the world, these elites demand “the world must act is good. … to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions; …every Conservatives don’t. It is pretty country… must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed”. much that In other words, these elites demand that the entire world simple. embrace socialism; impose much higher wealth taxes, which they will avoid paying, that’s a given; promulgate onerous regulations on banking and industry; and pass massive Green New Deals, which would “only” cost U.S. taxpayers and consumers $93 trillion to implement. Liberal socialists never say anything about cutting government spending, lowering government regulatory burdens on business and people, getting rid of archaic government programs that have been proven ineffective, or removing legal barriers for people who want to start a business and provide a better life for their family. Liberal socialists simply believe a lot more government is good. Conservatives don’t. It is pretty much that simple. Every command issued by Great Reset/One World Government proponents strikes at the core of American individualism. American individualism and selfinitiative led to the creation of such ground-breaking innovations as the IPhone, Amazon and Google, nothing close to which has ever been invented under socialist or communist regimes. Wait until the Great Reset dries up American innovation; Millennials and liberals will then see the adverse side of too much

governmental control of our economy, then they will be ready for more free market capitalism. Americans should understandably feel a little queasy when they hear Prince Charles or Canadian PM Justin Trudeau gush about how the COVID pandemic provides the “perfect opportunity” to change everything. Only totalitarians at heart think a pandemic or crisis is “a great time to impose their will on the world.” Hitler took power during the post-WWI economic depression in Germany to “restore the Fatherland,” to name perhaps the worst case in recent history. Capitalism and free markets survived 50 million worldwide deaths of the Spanish Flu in 1918 and 100 million+ deaths in World War II. There were no “Great Resets” then. According to the World Bank, the rate of extreme poverty in the world was cut in half from 1990 to 2013, mainly because of the explosion of free markets and capitalism around the globe. Capitalism doesn’t need to be “reset;” it needs to be unleashed and allowed to flourish without excessive government intervention. When evangelicals hear about The Great Reset elites governing everything, their hearts will skip a beat. Worldwide universal contact tracing of individuals, massive centralized computer record-keeping for infection and vaccination and quarantining may sound like, and actually be, solid public health policy to bureaucrats and elites. However, if it starts to move into the realm of ideas such as implanting computer chips into every individual, evangelicals the world over will be triggered unlike any triggered community we have seen to date. There is too much symbolism and apocalyptic end times imagery that would accompany such a policy from the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. Great Resetters: Please don’t go there. We don’t need that right now. Everyone’s nerves are too frayed as it is. Theologian Karl Barth used to urge his fellow Christian colleagues and students to read the Bible in one hand with the newspaper in the other. We agree, just don’t read the Book of Revelation while reading about the Great Reset. It might get too scary.

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

House Speaker Pelosi declares 2020 election was ‘mandate’ for Democrats, but it wasn’t DEMOCRATIC HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi has taken to making some pretty bizarre claims over the last couple of weeks. “Did you know that House Democrats got nearly 2 million more votes than Donald Trump?” she asked reporters last week while displaying a pre-printed placard showing popular vote totals for House Democrats, President Donald Trump and House Republicans. “Everybody turned out and it was a great The big problem victory — a mandate.” with Speaker Just a few days after Election Day, she told frustrated House Pelosi’s claims Democrats on a conference call to “hold your head up high. We that Democrats helped Joe Biden get that mandate.” were somehow The big problem with Speaker Pelosi’s claims that Democrats given ‘mandates’ were somehow given “mandates” by the American people is that by the American it’s just not true. Perhaps her decades of being entrenched in the swampy people is that it’s just not true. politics of Washington, D.C., have caused Pelosi to forget that election “mandates” in the House aren’t measured by looking at the popular vote totals of Republican and Democrat members. It is gauged by the individual wins and losses of each member, and that is there where the true story resides. Contra to media/pollster/Democrat pre-election predictions, there was no massive “blue wave” in the House. There wasn’t one in the Senate for that matter, either. As of this writing, just three House race results are outstanding, but we don’t even need to know what the outcome of those races are to know that House Democrats took a shellacking in this year’s elections. Per Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman, the net gain for Republicans in the House stands at nine seats. As far as the remaining three races (CA-25, IA-02, and NY-22) are concerned, Wasserman tweeted that he’d “be mildly surprised if Dems win” any of them. As of Friday, here’s what the House count looks like: 222 Democrats; 210 Republicans. Should Republicans take the last three, that would put the count at 222 Democrats to 213 Republicans in the upcoming 117th United States Congress. That would be pretty astonishing, considering the breakdown was 232D, 197R, 1L

and five vacancies going into Election Day 2020. On top of how badly House Democrats did in their races is the fact that Democrats didn’t fare any better in state legislative races. The 538.com polling blog reported last week that “Republicans won almost every election where redistricting was at stake.” “The GOP’s victories in state-level elections could pay dividends long after Biden leaves office, thanks to their influence over next year’s redistricting process,” they noted. Between the drubbing House Democrats took and Republican victories/holds in state legislative races across the country, that does not equate to a Democratic mandate in any way, shape, form or fashion — no matter what the final popular vote counts end up being in the presidential race and House races. Though Republicans are understandably upset about the presidential election, they will have much to be thankful for when they sit down at the Thanksgiving table on Thursday. Thanks to President Trump, the Supreme Court now has a conservative majority. In addition to that, House Speaker Pelosi will have a harder time getting her radical legislative priorities rammed through in 2021. Also, the redistricting battles in numerous states across our great country are going to give state Democratic lawmakers, governors and their high-priced teams of super-lawyers many, many nightmares for years to come. On the U.S. Senate side, we have two more races to go — in Georgia on Jan. 5 — to find out if Republicans will maintain their control in 2021. Stay tuned! Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah and is a regular contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection.

North State Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020 COLUMN | ASHLEY THOMPSON DENTON

Another shutdown would devastate already hurting businesses MARCH 23, 2020, was a day that forever changed my way of living and The shutdown how I viewed things around me. Due to COVID-19, Gov. Roy Cooper banned didn’t work gatherings of more than 50 people before; why and ordered gyms, salons and movie would we do theaters to close. At the time, there it again? were 11 COVID patients in the hospital and zero reported deaths. One week later, Cooper forced the statewide lockdown of all nonessential business. I disagreed with the shutdown from the beginning. I believed it was unconstitutional, but “15 days to slow the spread” was something I was willing to do since COVID was so new and unknown. As a CrossFit affiliate owner, I seldom get any rest. I looked forward to enjoying a couple of lighthearted books I had wanted to read, “Why Waco?” and “The Coddling of the American Mind.” I joke about the lighthearted part, as “Why Waco?” exposes the massive government overreach in Waco, Texas, with David Koresh and his Branch Davidian followers. “The Coddling of the American Mind” discusses American college campuses, the growing hatred of freedom of speech, and American cancel-culture. Interesting timing. Along with many North Carolinians, I learned that “15 days” quickly became weeks, and then weeks became months. As the saying goes, people join CrossFit for the workouts, but they stay for the community. The extended shutdown meant the loss of our gym’s significant community. My husband and I hustled to adapt to our new, unknown, unstable and uncontrollable environment. We programmed at-home workouts, made demo videos in our PJs, loaned out gym equipment and worked to keep our community active through social media. However, the longer we were shut down, the more members we lost. In July, Yelp published their Economic Impact Report, which stated 39% of all gyms and fitness centers had permanently closed. We were still operating in July, but the looming fear of closure was becoming more of a reality by the day. Thankfully, our landlord supported us during the shutdown and allowed us to pay partial rent for July and August. Our saving grace was our inexpensive warehouse rent. Fast forward to September — Cooper finally announced that North Carolina would enter Phase 2.5 and gyms

would be allowed open at 30% capacity. A second report in September affirmed permanent business closures had continued to rise with a 34% increase since July. When we reopened, we were operating with a 40% loss in revenue, and four CrossFit affiliates I knew of in the Triangle had permanently closed down. Currently, we are operating at about a 10% deficit. A rush of new members joined when we first reopened, but the sign-ups have slowed down significantly due to the increased concern of rising COVID cases throughout the state. The latest update from NCDHHS from Nov. 18 lists North Carolina’s daily percent positive rate as 9.2%. However, not all 100 counties in North Carolina have the same rate. Wake County, where my gym operates, has a daily percent positive rate of 5.6% and is listed as having a low hospital impact. Unfortunately, most people are unaware of this information and as a result many are afraid to return to their usual daily activities, such as going to the gym. There is plenty of speculation going on within the gym industry regarding another shutdown. Everyone is nervous. We all have friends who had to make the painful decision to shut down their gym. Those of us remaining are still trying to recover from six months of not being allowed to operate. If 40% of gyms permanently shut down the first time, I’m afraid more than half those remaining would permanently shut down the second time. We would be going into a dog fight already wounded and tired. Many of us wouldn’t make it out. One of the most infuriating things about all of this is that local and state governments are not spending the necessary time to make the best decisions for their communities. Blanket solutions are lazily being implemented with disastrous consequences. These decisions seem to be made with the mindset of “sacrifice a few to save many,” but there is no validity to that with COVID. In fact, studies show a correlation between locking down our economy and a greater increase of the virus. Those like me trying to earn a living a build a business stand to lose everything through no fault of our own. The shutdown didn’t work before; why would we do it again? Ashley Thompson Denton owns DFX CrossFit in Raleigh and was Wake County chair for Dan Forest for Governor.

COLUMN | MICHAEL BARONE

Californians — and Americans — reject racial quotas and preferences AMONG THE MOST surprising of the multiple surprising results in this election was California’s rejection of Proposition 16. The ballot measure was supported by the Democratic supermajorities in the state legislature; by long-established corporations and Silicon Valley tech firms; by leaders What I find of mainline churches and nonprofit most striking organizations. Some $20 million was spent on its behalf and only $1 million in is that opposition. Proposition Yet it lost by a solid margin of 57% to 16 was 43% in a state that voted 64% for Joe Biden. rejected by a Why? Because Californians, like wider margin most other Americans, don’t like racial — 57% to discrimination. Proposition 16 was put 43% — than on the ballot to repeal Proposition 209, which passed in 1996 and banned state the margin government from discriminating “on by which the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity Proposition or national origin.” Most Californians 209 was thought then and think now that that’s a good idea. adopted 24 Disagreeing emphatically are the years ago — people who run the state’s giant state 55% to 45%. colleges and universities. Like their counterparts across the nation, they want to admit more black and Latino students than would qualify on non-race-based criteria such as test scores. The result, as documented by Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor Jr. in their 2012 book, “Mismatch,” is that more black and Latino students are admitted, but since instruction is pitched to the median student, many opt out of rigorous STEM majors or drop out altogether. Enforcement of Proposition 209 meant fewer black and Hispanic students at flagship campuses (University of California, Berkeley, and UCLA) but more — and more graduates — at other UC campuses and Cal State campuses. Racial quotas and preferences these days discriminate less against whites than against Asians, who are denied places despite high test scores and rigorous preparation, much as Jews were denied by the Ivy Leagues from the 1920s to the 1950s. Anti-Asian bias is made plain in lawsuits pending in federal courts against Yale and Harvard, whose admissions personnel are accused of suspiciously rating Asians low on “positive personality.” The case for racial quotas and preferences got renewed attention after the death of George Floyd in May. The suddenly famous author of “How to Be an Antiracist,” Ibram X. Kendi, argues that “any racial balance not exactly representative of the population as a whole” must

be the result of “systemic racism,” to be rectified by quotas and preferences. But as Andrew Sullivan writes in an elegant and withering refutation of Kendi, “Any attempt to make a specific institution entirely representative of the demographics of its location will founder on the sheer complexity of America’s demographic story and the nature of the institution itself.” Which leads back to California and its voters’ stark rejection of its Democratic politicians’ and corporate elites’ determination to replicate its statewide ethnic proportions in the student body of each state college and university. What I find most striking is that Proposition 16 was rejected by a wider margin — 57% to 43% — than the margin by which Proposition 209 was adopted 24 years ago — 55% to 45%. Yet during that time, California has become strikingly more ethnically diverse and culturally liberal. And more Democratic. Bill Clinton carried California by 13 points, Joe Biden by 30. There’s a vivid contrast here with the way California led the nation toward one major change of opinion: on same-sex marriage. California voters rejected same-sex marriage in 2008, but only by a margin of 52% to 48%, at a time when it was backed by (according to Gallup) 67% percent nationally and resolutely opposed by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. California was thus ahead of the nation on an issue that zoomed from 27% support in 1996 to 67% in 2020. But in that same 24-year period, opposition to racial quotas and preferences — which are, by definition, racial discrimination — has actually risen in Los Angeles County and Southern California, in the Central Valley and the Sierras, even in the San Francisco Bay area. Americans embrace the Civil Rights Act of 1964 now more than ever. The courts have lagged behind. The Supreme Court allowed discrimination in the interest of “diversity” in 1978 and reaffirmed that in Grutter v. Bollinger in 2003. But then-Justice Sandra Day O’Connor added that “the Court expects that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.” We’re only eight years away from Justice O’Connor’s deadline. The elites — and certainly the Biden administration — want to keep racial quotas and preferences in place. The American people, speaking through the unlikely medium of California voters, have said they don’t. Will the courts follow the lead of the people toward the principles of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the elites’ embrace of racial discrimination? Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime co-author of “The Almanac of American Politics.”

A7 COLUMN | GREG MURPHY

The Electoral College fends off the tyranny of the majority During this time of tense political division in our country, many people on the far left are calling for radical change in the nation’s historical election process for selecting our president. From the Green New Deal to Medicare for All, there’s no shortage of proposals that could change our nation forever. While I oppose many of these policy proposals, some progressives’ calls to abolish the Electoral College in favor of the raw popular vote is perhaps the most frightening, especially for North Carolinians. Perhaps it is best to first review how the Electoral College works. The Electoral College, made up of 538 votes, represents the sum of the number of members in the U.S. House of Representatives, apportioned by state based on population, the number of members in the Senate, apportioned equally by state, and three electors given to Washington, D.C. It originated as a compromise between large and small states. Large states, with large metropolitan areas, wanted population to be the only factor involved in electing the president. Small states, which North Carolina by population would still be counted among, were rightfully worried the large states would dominate the federal government and trample on their rights if population was the only contributing factor in electing the president. America is a representative republic comprised of 50 sovereign states. That is why we are called “The United States” in the first place. The federal system is built on the fact that under our Constitution there is dual sovereignty. The national government has the ultimate sovereign power in matters that deal with common defense, interstate commerce or individual rights, but states also possess a considerable amount of sovereign power. That being the case, California is equal to Rhode Island in that they have the same authority to govern how they please within their own jurisdiction. Therefore, smaller states worried about tyranny of the majority if the presidential election was only based on population. If the presidential election was just a contest to see which states could have the biggest cities, smaller states could be susceptible to federal overreach. That is why the Electoral College is based half on population and half on equal state sovereignty. This reasoning still applies. To this day, the Electoral College continues to have many advantages and positive byproducts. If we resorted to a popular vote, presidential candidates from both parties would spend all their time campaigning in just a few cities. Presidential candidates would completely cater their policy preferences toward cities, and states like North Carolina, which is still mostly a rural state, would have little or no influence. Sometimes it seems like people in New York City and Los Angeles think food just appears at the supermarket. But as we all know, that’s not how it works. Cities can thank states like North Carolina for supplying their food. If large cities were to dominate the federal government through a president elected only by the popular vote, their lack of understanding about how life works in rural America could be disastrous for North Carolina’s economy and well-being. States are very different places and they rightfully get to make their own laws. California’s laws are different than North Carolina’s laws, which is totally appropriate. California may have more people than North Carolina, but both states have the same right to govern as they feel best addresses their local concerns. To be sure, California still has more electoral votes than North Carolina because it has a larger population. But the equal two votes they receive in the electoral college from their Senate representation slightly offset California’s large population advantage. Fortunately, even if some misguidedly decide they want to abolish the Electoral College, it would require a Constitutional amendment. Such a change would require a two-thirds vote in Congress and threefourths of the states to ratify it. Our founding fathers were true geniuses while laying out plans for our government. Just because some on the far left don’t like the outcome of the elections doesn’t mean that we should rewrite the rules. Congressman Greg Murphy represents the 3rd Congressional District of North Carolina.

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Wendell Moore is only a sophomore, but coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils will look to him for leadership this season.

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Hornets land Hayward on 4-year, $120M deal Charlotte The Charlotte Hornets got point guard LaMelo Ball at last week’s NBA Draft. On Saturday, they added star power at forward. Gordon Hayward agreed to a four-year contract worth $120 million with the Hornets after turning down a $34 million option with the Celtics for the upcoming season. The deal comes six years after Hayward signed an offer sheet with Charlotte that his original team, the Utah Jazz, matched. The 30-year-old Hayward averaged 17.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists for Boston last season, his third season with the Celtics after seven with the Jazz.

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UNC reenters poll at No. 25 ahead of visit from No. 2 Notre Dame Indianapolis The North Carolina Tar Heels are back in The Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll — and they have their Triangle rivals to thank for it. UNC, the top vote-getter in last week’s poll outside of the top 25, was idle this past weekend, but NC State’s win over previously unbeaten No. 21 Liberty on Saturday night opened the door for the Tar Heels to return to the rankings for the first time since they were knocked out following their 44‑41 Halloween loss at Virginia. Staying in the top 25 for another week will require UNC to get its biggest win of the Mack Brown 2.0 era. No. 2 Notre Dame — 8-0 overall and atop the ACC at 7-0 after knocking off then‑No. 1 Clemson in double overtime on Nov. 7 — will visit Kenan Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. A win over the Fighting Irish — and another on Dec. 12 at No. 10 Miami, which is 7-1 overall and 6-1 in the conference — would open the door for the 6-2 Tar Heels to potentially play in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 19 in Charlotte.

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New coach Steve Forbes is hoping to turn around the Demon Deacons after they had a losing record in five of six seasons under Danny Manning.

Forbes doesn’t expect to wait long for success with Demon Deacons Wake Forest’s first-year coach is trying to meld his roster of newcomers and returning players By Brett Friedlander North State Journal STEVE FORBES IS a realist. He understands that his rebuilding of Wake Forest’s downtrodden basketball program is going to take time. Maybe even a full semester. “I went through it at East Tennessee State,” said Forbes, who was hired to replace Danny Manning last spring. “We didn’t play well in my first semester there and it was my fault. I overcoached the team. I pulled back on some things we were trying to do in the second semester, and we won 19 games. I think growing pains is part of it. We have to get to know our team.” The introductory process is a natural part of the transition from one coach to the next. But because the Deacons’ roster is such a patchwork of incoming freshmen, transfers and only four scholarship lettermen, the players have had to learn almost as much about each other as they have the new staff. It’s a situation that has only been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, which limited the access Forbes was able to have

with his team during the lead-up to preseason camp. “We’ve had an interesting time during this pandemic,” Forbes said. “I didn’t meet the team until July 25, but we’ve been full bore ever since.” As hard as Wake has worked to make up for lost time, there will still be an element of the unknown when it takes the court for the first time under its new coach Wednesday against Delaware State in the opening game of the Mako Medical Classic. That’s because unlike most years, it will be forced to jump right into its regular season schedule without the benefit of a dry run. In place of a formal exhibition or secret scrimmage, Forbes has done everything he can think of to try and simulate game conditions. “We’ve had two full scrimmages on two Saturdays,” he said. “One was a game day simulation, where we played two halves and then two overtime periods, for a total of 48 minutes. Then last weekend we did 40 minutes. We piped in crowd noise, which gave me a headache. We’ll go again this weekend. “For all coaches, not being able to play a scrimmage or exhibition is a little unsettling. So, we’ve tried to present game time situations by scrimmages these Saturdays.” While Forbes has yet to settle on See FORBES, page B3

Duke adds seven newcomers and will depend on sophomores for veteran leadership By Shawn Krest North State Journal AFTER THE ZION/RJ Barrett one-and-done team was eliminated from the Elite Eight, Duke went with an old-fashioned approach in 2019-20, building around veterans and players who would be around awhile. This year? “I don’t even know what old-fashioned means anymore,” coach Mike Krzyzewski groused. The built-to-last Blue Devils saw a pair of freshmen go oneand-done, along with sophomore point guard Tre Jones, leaving Krzyzewski another rebuilding job after all. The resulting roster isn’t oldschool or new jack. The 2020-21 Blue Devils look more avant-garde, with a mixture of experience levels rarely seen in the sport, especially on a national title contender. This year, Duke has a total of seven newcomers — six freshmen and a graduate transfer. The Blue Devils have one recruited senior — longtime backup point guard Jordan Goldwire — and one junior — Joey Baker, who sat most of his freshmen year, expecting to redshirt, before getting a cup of coffee in a few games. So, odd as it may seem, Duke will be leaning heavily on its sophomore leaders this season. Matthew Hurt and Wendell Moore Jr. both returned to Duke after what were considered subpar freshman seasons. They certainly didn’t put up Zion or Barrett-type numbers, or even Vernon Carey statistics, but both Hurt and Moore proved they were solid contributors. “Look at Matthew Hurt and Wendell Moore,” Duke assistant Chris Carrawell, who averaged 5.5 points as a freshman and won ACC Player of the Year as a senior, said. “In the one-and-done era, a lot of people would think

9.7 Points per game for sophomore Matthew Hurt last season, the most of any returning Blue Devils player.

they had bad years, so to speak. For a freshman to play those type of minutes and those averages — in my day, coming back for sophomore year, they’d have been on covers of magazines. I mean, really. It’s just different now.” The pair combined for 17.1 points per game as freshmen, along with eight rebounds. Moore had 1.9 assists per game, while Hurt hit threes at a near 40% rate. Both have also taken major steps forward in the offseason. The quarantine was good to Hurt. He found a gym and was able to work out regularly, adding 20 pounds of muscle to his frame. “It’s going to impact a big part of my game,” he said. “The knock on me was I was a little lighter guarding the four. People would try to take advantage of me down low. This year, especially on defense but also on offense, attacking it, being strong with the ball, taking contact and finishing over taller defenders.” Hurt will be able to post up in the paint this season and also take bigger defenders outside, giving Coach K a true stretch four. He also plans to score on the drive more this season, as defenders fly out on his outside shot. Moore’s biggest improvement is his confidence level. “There would be times in games last year when he was open and he wouldn’t shoot the ball, and you can hear bench and some fans yelling, ‘Shoot! Shoot!’ And he would pass up open shots,” Carrawell said. “I think a year older, working on his game See DUKE, page B3

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Cole Anthony: The UNC one-and‑done point guard was selected 15th overall in last Wednesday’s NBA Draft. Anthony, the son of former NBA guard Greg Anthony, had an injury-riddled year with the Tar Heels, playing just 22 of UNC’s 33 games. When he did play, he was the Tar Heels’ top player, averaging 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Anthony was the top point guard recruit out of Virginia’s Oak Hill Academy. Lou Holtz: The former NC State, Notre Dame and South Carolina coach tested positive for the coronavirus last week. Holtz, 83, confirmed the test Thursday to Columbia TV station WOLO. Holtz led Notre Dame to the 1988 national title in a Hall of Fame career and worked for ESPN after retiring from coaching in 2004. He was 249‑132-7 in 33 seasons at William & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame and South Carolina. He was 3-10 with the New York Jets in the NFL in 1976. Rodney Hood: The former Duke captain, who was injured much of last season, re-signed with the Trail Blazers, the team announced Sunday. Hood, a sixyear veteran, declined a $6 million player option with Portland earlier this week, becoming a free agent. He signed a new two-year deal with the Blazers but the terms were not made public. He averaged 11.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 21 games, all starts, with Portland last season before he tore his left Achilles tendon. He did not play with Portland in the bubble in Florida.

Beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

NBA

The Charlotte Hornets selected LaMelo Ball with the third overall pick in last Wednesday’s NBA Draft then added three players chosen in the second round — Duke forward Vernon Carey at No. 32, College of Charleston guard Grant Riller with the 56th overall pick, and trading a 2024 second-round selection to the New Orleans Pelicans to acquire 42nd overall pick Nick Richards, a 7-foot center from Kentucky.

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“You’re damn right I’m afraid of it. I don’t wanna get the thing.” UNC basketball coach Roy Williams on COVID-19.

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NASCAR

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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“That dream came true. Mine did too today.” Quarterback P.J. Walker on starting for the Panthers a year and a half after his mother called him saying she had a dream he was playing for Carolina. PRIME NUMBER

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Live Fast Motorsports will be the third new NASCAR Cup Series team next season. The team is owned by drivers Matt Tifft and B.J. McLeod. McLeod, pictured, will drive the No. 78 Ford next season. Tifft’s one season as a Cup Series driver ended late in 2019 when he suffered a seizure at Martinsville Speedway. He’s not raced since.

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East Carolina’s men’s basketball season will start later than expected after the Pirates opted out of the season-opening Gulf Coast Showcase in Fort Myers, Florida, citing coronavirus concerns. The Pirates were scheduled to play Indiana State on Wednesday. ECU will now begin its season on Saturday, Dec. 5 when it hosts Radford.

UFC

3 Blocked kicks this season for NC State linebacker Vi Jones, including blocking Liberty kicker Alex Barbir’s 39-yard field goal late in Saturday’s game to preserve the Wolfpack’s 15-14 win over the 21st‑ranked Flames.

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Conor McGregor has agreed to return to the UFC for a rematch with Dustin Poirier on Jan. 23 at UFC 257. It’s the latest return from retirement for the 32-year-old McGregor (22-4), who beat Poirier (26-6) just 1:46 into the first round at UFC 178 in September 2014.

North State Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Wolfpack’s depth has Keatts ready to run With his returning core and five-player freshman class, NC State’s coach thinks he can finally implement his frenetic style By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

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UNC senior Garrison Brooks, who averaged 16.8 points and 8.5 rebounds last season, was chosen as preseason ACC Player of the Year.

Revamped Tar Heels ready to erase memory of last year Six newcomers arrive after Roy Williams’ first losing season By Shawn Krest North State Journal THE COVID-19 pandemic forced an early end to the college basketball season for many teams, but North Carolina was not one of them. In the last ACC game played last season, while Tom Hanks and Rudy Goebert were testing positive and the NBA was shutting down, UNC was losing to Syracuse in the ACC Tournament. The loss ended the Tar Heels’ season. At 14-19, the first losing season in Roy Williams’ career, there would be no postseason berth. By the time that first the ACC Tournament and then the NCAAs were canceled, the Tar Heels were already cleaning out their lockers. “It was not a fun year for us,” Williams said. “Not a normal year for North Carolina.” The Tar Heels suffered injuries, struggled to score and suffered their first home loss to Clemson, as well as a nightmare march of near misses and close calls that never seemed to go their way. “Six games we lost where the other team had the last shot,” Williams said. “They made all six. Three games we lose because we don’t box out. Nobody in the history of college basketball emphasizes boxing out more than I do.” That’s why, early in preseason practice when a few of the returning UNC players failed to box out on back-to-back possessions, Williams stopped play and rained fire. “You’re darn right I went absolutely stone-cold dead crazy,” he said. “They’d better expect that until they change their behavior.” Obviously, the players suffered through the losing season last year and still bear the scars from all the heartbreaks and defeats.

DUKE from page B1 all summer and then you come back. You’re older. You’re more confident. He’s playing with extreme confidence now for us.” Goldwire, a pit-bull defender and improving offensive player, is expected to play a bigger role this season as the lone scholarship senior, and Baker provides a second deadly shooting threat to complement Hurt. Then there are the newcomers. Patrick Tape arrives with an Ivy League degree from Columbia and should provide a rebounding presence in the paint. He’ll be joined there by Mark Williams, who has earned rave reviews as a rim protector and put-back dunker. Henry Coleman completes Duke’s post presence and has earned praise for his aggressive attitude and toughness. Assistant Nate James, known as the team’s enforcer in his playing days, is ready to pass on his “Dog Pound” bone to Coleman after seeing him in the preseason. “He plays with amazing energy. He’s extremely tough,” James said. “Obviously, he has

“I’m really, ‘Frankly, my dear … I don’t care,’” Williams said, censoring the famous movie line. “We’re the ones that screwed it up.” Needless to say, one losing season was enough for Williams. That doesn’t mean he’s had lowlights from the season on a continuous loop, though. “It’s not like I’m saying, ‘OK, everybody get on the end line and remember last year,’” he said. “Or, ‘Everybody shoot one free throw and remember last year. Everybody go to the bathroom, and let’s remember last year.’ That’s not what it is.” Instead, it’s pushing players to fix what went wrong last year. “I’m hungry,” he said. “I did not enjoy that. It was not something that was fun.” The good news for Williams and the returning Tar Heels is that the team has gotten an infusion of talent, with six blue chip freshmen joining a core of returning players. This year’s UNC team should be deeper in the frontcourt and have far more scoring options. Things start inside, where ACC preseason Player of the Year Garrison Brooks returns for his senior year, joined by returning sophomore Armando Bacot. The Tar Heels also added five-star centers Day’Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler. “We’ve got good competition down there for the first time in a few years,” Williams said. At the wing, Leaky Black returns and is healthy for the first time since he arrived at Carolina. “A healthy Leaky Black makes us a better basketball team,” Williams said. He’ll be backed up by a freshman with a familiar name in Puff Johnson, younger brother of former Tar Heel shooter Cameron Johnson. In the backcourt, things have undergone extensive renovation. Senior Andrew Platek is back, but the bulk of the minutes will go to freshmen, with three newcomers joining the team. Caleb Love is expected to start at point

the physical makeup to bring that type of power, strength, athleticism to the game, which he’s done each and every practice. Whatever team he’s been on, he’s given them a jolt. He’s the Energizer Bunny.” Duke also adds wing players Jalen Johnson, who earned preseason first-team ACC and promises to be a scorer and surprisingly good passer, and Jaemyn Brakefield, also mentioned by James as a potential “team badass.” Then there are a pair of guards in point Jeremy Roach and combination guard DJ Steward, who could challenge Hurt and Baker for best outside shooter on the team. In addition to the oddly aged roster, Duke looks likely to play a deep rotation — something new for the playing-time stingy Coach K — and will be playing without its traditional homecourt advantage thanks to the pandemic. Still, the Blue Devils are expected to contend for the league title and be on a short list for national title contenders. Some things never seem to change.

“Frankly my dear, I don’t care. We’re the ones that screwed it up.” Roy Williams, UNC coach guard from day one. “He’s a scoring point guard,” Williams said. “A big-time scorer, an attacker. He also knows when to pass, but on the scale of Ty Lawson to Kendall Marshall, I’d say he’s more aggressive scoring the ball.” Love will likely be backed up by another freshman in RJ Davis, who will also play alongside Love as a shooting guard. “RJ has old-school values,” Williams said. “He’s always penetrating, always probing, trying to see what’s happening. He’s a little undersized to play the two, but he’ll play the two some this year. He has a really good feel for how to play the game at the pace I want to play. He has good natural instincts. He’ll play a heck of a lot more.” Four-star shooting guard Kerwin Walton rounds out the half-dozen freshmen. With the most newcomers on the roster since the 2017-18 season, Williams predicts that we may see an all-freshman lineup on the floor during games at times this year, although the learning curve is steeper than in many years. “We’ve got to go a little slower,” he said. “Push ’em, push ’em, push ’em, then put your arm around ’em.” Of course, the benefit of the freshmen is that they didn’t go through last season. “I can’t yell at a freshman for making the same mistake and not boxing out,” Williams said, “because he wasn’t here last year.” Williams was, though, and he won’t soon forget what it was like. “I’m motivated, because I did not enjoy it,” he said.

KEVIN KEATTS HAS put together a roster with experience, depth and versatility. It’s the perfect mix for the up-tempo system the NC State basketball coach likes to run. But it could turn out to be even better suited for a 2020-21 season shrouded by the uncertainty of the worsening coronavirus pandemic. “I wish it was a perfect 2020 because now we feel confident that on every given night, you’ll finally get a chance to see our system fully implemented,” said Keatts, who is entering his fourth season as the leader of the Wolfpack. “Obviously, we know that we’re going to have some challenges, just because everybody else will. But that being said, I love our roster. I love our versatility. I love the fact that guys can play multiple positions.” A deep bench and the ability to mix and match players in different roles, especially point guard, can’t help but be a valuable asset at a time in which positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing have the potential to derail a team at a moment’s notice. Just as important is the veteran leadership to hold things together in the almost inevitable event of adversity. And State has plenty of that to go around. The Wolfpack returns five players that started 15 or more games last season, including three seniors. Two of those players — D.J. Funderburk and Devon Daniels — are AllACC caliber, even though both were passed over in the league’s preseason vote. Funderburk is a 6-foot-10 big man who can play both center and power forward, a position at which he flourished once he was moved there in a big lineup that also included sophomore shot-blocking ace Manny Bates. Funderburk finished second on the team in scoring (12.8 points per game) and rebounding (6.1 rebounds) while posting the third-highest single-season field goal percentage in school history. Daniels, meanwhile, is a 6-foot-5 transfer from Utah who came into his own last season — his second with the Wolfpack — when he stopped settling for perimeter jumpers and began attacking the basket and getting to the free-throw line. He has the ability to play both guard positions, as well as the wing in a small lineup. “It’s always important to have seniors to return,” Keatts said. “We’re fortunate that we do, I think more so in Devon’s situation, to have a veteran guard who we can make the argument that at the end of the year was playing the best basketball out of any guard we had on our team. “When you look at D.J., he brings something different to us because he has the ability to play the center position and also some power forward. Having both back is a major plus.” It also helps that the third senior, combo guard Braxton Beverly, is healthy again after battling a back issue that adversely affected his shooting touch all last season.

FORBES from page B1 a starting lineup or even how his rotation will look once things get started for real, at least publicly, the mock games on the practice court have at least shown him he has no shortage of options from which to choose. “We’ve got nine guys who will play some minutes. How those minutes will be distributed still remains to be seen,” he said. “There’s not a lot of separation between one through nine, and I’d like a little more of that.” One player he knows better than the rest is Daivien Williamson, who started all 34 games for Forbes at ETSU last season and earned a spot on the Southern Conference all-tournament team for leading the team to a championship. Williamson, a 6-foot-1 junior guard from Winston-Salem, was granted a waiver to play right away after averaging 10.4 points, 2.6 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game a year ago. He is one of five veteran “free agents” picked up by the Deacons through the traditional transfer and graduate transfer route since the end of the 2019-20 season. The others are: • Ian DuBose, a 6-foot-4 grad-

“We’ve got nine guys who will play some minutes. How those minutes will be distributed still remains to be seen.” Steve Forbes, Wake Forest coach

uate who averaged 19.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game last season in earning second-team All-Southland Conference honors at Houston Baptist. • Jonah Antonio, a 6-foot-5 graduate from Australia who averaged 6.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game last season at UNLV. Wake will be his fourth school in as many years after also playing a year at Mount St. Mary’s and South Plains Junior College. • Jalen Johnson, a 6-foot-6 graduate who averaged 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game at Tennessee in 2019-20. • And Isaiah Wilkins, another Winston-Salem native who comes to Wake from Virginia Tech. The

Adding to the veteran core is 6-foot-7 junior Jericole Hellems, a proven scorer who has improved in each of his first two seasons and has played every position on the floor except center. Bates, a 6-foot-11 redshirt sophomore who set a school freshman record with 83 blocked shots in 2019-20, has added bulk to go along with a few new offensive moves, while 6-foot-1 junior guard Thomas Allen has been added to the mix after sitting out last year following his transfer from Nebraska. But for all the Wolfpack’s experience, the bulk of its roster is made up of newcomers making their college debuts. It’s a group highlighted by a fiveman freshman class that still ranks among the ACC’s best even after losing five-star wing Josh Hall to the professional ranks. The two most likely candidates to make major contributions among a group that also includes big men Jaylon Gibson and Ebenezer Dowuona and forward Nick Farrar are guards Cam Hayes and Shakeel Moore. Hayes, at 6-foot-7, is the most polished of the rookies, while the 6-foot1 Moore is a pure playmaking point guard. They figure to be the first two options at replacing graduated point guard Markell Johnson — although Keatts is still hedging his bets on the idea of starting an untested rookie. “Do we start off with some veteran guys and then bring those guys in and let them play after watching the game for a little bit? It’s completely up in the air,” Keatts said. “I probably won’t know until Wednesday (against Charleston Southern) who’s going to be our starting point. That being said, we’re not in a situation where I don’t feel good about it. I think all of those guys bring something to the table.” The X-factor among the new additions is Dereon Seabron, a 6-foot7 redshirt freshman Keatts called the most versatile player on the team. After spending most of last season on the bubble of an NCAA Tournament that wasn’t played because of COVID-19, the Wolfpack is hoping the influx of young talent will be the stimulus that gets the experienced core over the postseason hump this year. “Throughout the three or four years I’ve been here, this is the first time we’ve had a big group of freshmen come in like this,” Daniels said. “We can really see the difference. Those guys are hungry. Those guys want to play, and they’re pushing us as a group to get better every day.”

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Senior forward D.J. Funderburk should be one of the ACC’s top post players this season.

6-foot-4 junior averaged 4.3 points and 2.6 rebounds for the Hokies. None of the returners were among the team’s top-four scorers last year, with 6-foot-8 junior forward Isaiah Mucius leading the way in both experience and production at 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. The others are 6-foot-3 sophomore guard Jahcobi Neath (5.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists), 6-foot-8 sophomore wing Ismael Massoud (4.8 points, 2.0 rebounds) and 6-foot-9 sophomore center Ody Oguama (2.9 points, 3.9 rebounds) — the latter of whom missed three weeks of the preseason with an injury. There are also three freshmen on the roster: 6-foot-10 center Emmanuel Okpomo; 6-foot-3 guard Quadry Adams; and 6-foot-9 redshirt Tariq Ingraham, who spent 2019-20 rehabbing an Achilles tendon injury. Forbes believes he has the pieces to form a winning team in his first season in the ACC. The trick is getting them all to fit together quickly. “They have to understand what we want on a daily basis,” said Forbes, whose teams won 24 or more games in each of his five seasons at ETSU. “We are making the right steps in that direction. We’re not totally there yet. That’s part of the process.”

North State Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

2020-21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW

A tour across NC’s mid-major programs From Cullowhee to Wilmington and everywhere in between, the state’s college basketball teams are ready to tip off this week By Cory Lavalette North State Journal THE 2019-20 COLLEGE basketball season ended with what can best be described as a resounding thud. While some conference tournaments were completed before the realities of the coronavirus pandemic stopped play, March Madness isn’t really a thing without the season-ending NCAA Tournament. And it’s not a sure thing this year either. Teams are already seeing players and coaches test positive for COVID-19, and the logistics of schedule-making and travel have been turned upside-down while

DAVIDSON WILDCATS

schools scramble to play the upcoming season and crown a champion. Across North Carolina, 18 teams in nine different conferences are getting ready to embark on a season unlike any other. The state’s four ACC schools — Duke, NC State, UNC and Wake Forest — will receive much of the ink. But from the mountains to the coast, teams are readying for the start play this week, including a scheduled 10 games involving 12 North Carolina teams to welcome the season on Wednesday. Here’s a rundown of what to expect from N.C.’s mid-major programs. Can UNC Greensboro’s Wes Miller and NC Central’s LeVelle Moton lead their teams back to the NCAA Tournament? Will first-year coach Takayo Siddle restore UNC Wilmington to its rightful place atop the Colonial Athletic Conference? And when will legendary Davidson coach Bob McKillop earn his 600th career win with the Wildcats? Let the games begin.

APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS

CHARLOTTE 49ERS

EAST CAROLINA PIRATES

2019-20 Record: 16-13 (10-8, T-4th C-USA) Coach: Ron Sanchez 3rd year, 24-34 record Top Returning Scorers: Jordan Shepherd, 14.0 points Jahmir Young, 12.5 points 247Sports Class Ranking: 73rd

2019-20 Record: 11-20 (5-13, 11th AAC) Coach: Joe Dooley 7th year, 79-63 record Top Returning Scorers: Jayden Gardner, 19.7 points Tristen Newton, 11.0 points 247Sports Class Ranking: 113th

The 49ers were a surprise contender in Conference USA last season, finishing tied for fourth despite being picked near the bottom of the league. Thirdyear coach Ron Sanchez brings back his top two scorers in Jordan Shepherd and Jahmir Young, and the 49ers’ freshman class was ranked the best in Conference USA by 247Sports. But it will be the backcourt of Young, last year’s conference Freshman of the Year, and Shepherd that will lead the 49ers. Senior Milos Supica should see more playing time and Jhery Matos — a graduate transfer from Dayton — should provide veteran defensive help.

The 2020-21 season will be Year 3 of coach Joe Dooley’s second tour of duty in Greenville, and the coach’s young roster has plenty of room for improvement. The Pirates return all their starters from last year’s team, including junior forward Jayden Gardner — a second-team AllAAC performer last season who led the conference in scoring. It still looks like an uphill climb for East Carolina this season, but Dooley will hopefully be able to guide the Pirates to more than the one-game improvement the school had in the coach’s second year.

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UNC WILMINGTON SEAHAWKS

Number to know: 28.1% — 3-point shooting percentage for the Pirates last season, ranking 347th in Division I.

2019-20 Record: 16-14 (10-8, 7th A-10) Coach: Bob McKillop 32nd year, 594-364 record Top Returning Scorers: Kellan Grady, 17.2 points Luka Brajkovic, 10.3 points 247Sports Class Ranking: 64th

2019-20 Record: 18-15 (11-9, 6th Sun Belt) Coach: Dustin Kerns 2nd year, 18-15 record Top Returning Scorers: Justin Forrest, 17.3 points Adrian Delph, 8.8 points 247Sports Class Ranking: N/A

2019-20 Record: 13-21 (7-11, T-7th CAA) Coach: Mike Schrage 2nd year, 13-21 record Top Returning Scorers: Hunter McIntosh, 11.7 points Hunter Woods, 10.1 points 247Sports Class Ranking: 69th

2019-20 Record: 10-22 (5-13, 9th CAA) Coach: Takayo Siddle 1st year Top Returning Scorers: Jaylen Sims, 11.8 points Ty Gasdsen, 10.6 points 247Sports Class Ranking: N/A

The 2019-20 season was a disappointment for the Wildcats, who were expected to compete for an Atlantic 10 title and an NCAA Tournament bid but instead struggled with injuries and had their fewest wins since they finished 16-15 in 2009-10. Davidson gets back top scorer Kellan Grady but lost Jon Axel Gudmundsson to graduation.Six-foot-10 Luka Brajkovic should take on an even bigger role this season.

First-year coach Dustin Kerns helped the Mountaineers improve by seven wins last season for its first winning season since 2010-11 and its best since joining the Sun Belt in 2014. App State returns top scorer Justin Forrest but lost both O’Showen Williams and Isaac Johnson, the team’s other double-digit scorers, to graduation. Michael Almonacy, a graduate transfer from Division II Southern New Hampshire, adds more firepower from 3-point range.

Number to know: 6 — Wins McKillop needs to reach 600 for his career. Heading into the 2020-21 season, 37 Division I coaches have reached that mark.

Number to know: 22.5 — Free-throw attempts per game last season for the Mountaineers, 31st-most in the nation. App State, however, made just two‑thirds of its attempts, ranking 305th in free‑throw percentage.

Mike Schrage’s first year with the Phoenix was a tale of two seasons. Elon lost 16 of its first 21 games under its new coach, including a 1-7 start in conference play, before winning eight of its last 13. That included winning two CAA Tournament games before losing in the semifinals to Northeastern. The Phoenix have to replace top scorer Marcus Sheffield but return CAA Rookie of the Year Hunter McIntosh and will have the services of Jerald Gillens-Butler, who sat out last year after transferring from Butler.

C.B. McGrath was fired in January, and the Seahawks decided to look to the past for their next coach. Takayo Siddle was an assistant under Kevin Keatts when UNCW was at its height, and AD Jimmy Bass is hopeful his new coach can get the Seahawks back on top of the CAA. That also means a return to the relentless style UNCW played under Keatts. The Seahawks lost Marten Linssen, a graduate transfer who went to St. Louis, but return four starters and could get immediate contributions from freshmen Ja’Juan Carr and Jamahri Harvey.

Number to know: 10.2 — 3-pointers made per game last season for Elon, seventh-best in the country.

Number to know: 31 — Total wins over the last three seasons, just two more than Keatts had in his final season at UNCW.

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GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS

HIGH POINT PANTHERS

UNC ASHEVILLE BULLDOGS

2019-20 Record: 15-16 (6-12, T-10th Big South) Coach: Kevin McGeehan 8th year, 106-123 record Top Returning Scorers: Cedric Henderson Jr., 12.4 points Jordan Whitfield, 10.7 points 247Sports Class Ranking: N/A

2019-20 Record: 16-16 (11-7, 3rd Big South) Coach: Tim Craft 8th year, 127-106 record Top Returning Scorers: Jaheam Cornwall, 13.1 points Kareem Reid, 6.1 points 247Sports Class Ranking: 148th

2019-20 Record: 9-23 (6-12, T-10th Big South) Coach: Tubby Smith 3rd year, 25-38 record Top Returning Scorers: John-Michael Wright, 14.2 points Eric Coleman Jr., 8.7 points 247Sports Class Ranking: N/A

2019-20 Record: 15-16 (8-10, T-5th Big South) Coach: Mike Morrell 3rd year, 19-43 record Top Returning Scorers: DeVon Baker, 16.5 points LJ Thorpe, 13.9 points 247Sports Class Ranking: 120th

For four seasons, Campbell relied on Chris Clemons to provide offense, and he did as one of the most prolific scorers in NCAA history. In their first year without him, the Camels dipped in scoring and finished below .500 for the first time since 2015-16. With Clemons turned pro, Campbell was led by the son of a former NBA player in Cedric Henderson Jr., and the returning sophomore should again be the Camels’ biggest threat. Spanish forward Jesus Carralero could also emerge as a versatile and key player.

The Bulldogs have to replace some players from last year’s team, but second-team All-Big South guard Jaheam Cornwall is back and will be complemented by a frontcourt that includes Kareem Reid and Ludovic Dufeal. Gardner-Webb also added junior college transfer Jacob Falko, who was fifth nationally in scoring at Cecil College with 23.7 points per game. In all, coach Tim Craft has a deep rotation that should allow him to give minutes to the players who are contributing the most each game.

When High Point hired alumnus Tubby Smith before the 2018-19 season, no one expected the Panthers to have just 25 wins over the first two years of his tenure. But that’s where things stand heading into Year 3 of Smith’s return to High Point. There is reason for optimism. Last year’s Panthers were young, and John-Michael Wright emerged as a star in his freshman season and should again be one of the Big South’s best players. If Smith can get more from the rest of his roster, High Point should be improved.

Don’t let coach Mike Morrell’s record at UNCA deceive you — the Bulldogs are on the upswing. UNC Asheville returns all its starters from last year’s team that more than tripled its win total from the year before. The Bulldogs guards — led by Big South second-team junior DeVon Baker — are among the conference’s best, and UNCA’s depth should allow Morrell to cut down the workload of his top players. While Winthrop is still the class of the Big South, the Bulldogs could give them a challenge at the top of the conference.

Number to know: 68.7 — Points per game for the Camels last season after averaging more than 70 the previous four years.

Number to know: .444 — 3-point shooting percentage for Cornwall last season, sixth-best in Division I.

Number to know: 9 — Wins for High point last season, the fewest in Smith’s 29 seasons coaching at seven different schools.

Number to know: 8.2 — Steals per game last season for UNCA, the 25th-most in Division I. Conversely, the Bulldogs only allowed 4.8 steals per game, 12th fewest.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T AGGIES

NC CENTRAL EAGLES

UNC GREENSBORO SPARTANS

WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS

2019-20 Record: 17-15 (12-4, T-2nd MEAC) Coach: Will Jones 2nd year, 14-5 record Top Returning Scorers: Kameron Langley, 9.4 points Fred Cleveland Jr., 9.0 points 247Sports Class Ranking: N/A

2019-20 Record: 18-13 (13-3, 1st MEAC) Coach: LeVelle Moton 11th year, 207-148 record Top Returning Scorers: C.J. Keyser, 11.6 points Jordan Perkins, 6.8 points 247Sports Class Ranking: N/A

2019-20 Record: 23-9 (13-5, 3rd SoCon) Coach: Wes Miller 10th year, 164-126 record Top Returning Scorers: Isaiah Miller, 17.8 points Kaleb Hunter, 10.3 points 247Sports Class Ranking: 111th

2019-20 Record: 19-12 (10-8, T-5th SoCon) Coach: Mark Prosser 3rd year, 26-37 record Top Returning Scorers: Mason Faulkner, 17.7 points Matt Halvorsen, 9.5 points 247Sports Class Ranking: N/A

Will Jones took over as interim coach after the suspension of Jay Joyner and led the Aggies to a 14-5 record, was named MEAC Coach of the Year and earned himself the full-time job. Now N.C. A&T — in its final season in the MEAC before a move to Big South — will have to replace its top two scorers. Fortunately, the Aggies return point guard Kameron Langley, the MEAC’s career assist leader and a favorite for conference Player of the Year. If the frontcourt can step up and produce, N.C. A&T should compete for a MEAC title.

The biggest task for coach LeVelle Moton is replacing MEAC Player of the Year Jibri Blount. Guard C.J. Keyser, who battled injuries last season and started just nine games but finished at the team’s No. 2 scorer, could be the Eagles’ next star player. Point guard Jordan Perkins will again run the show, one of five seniors available to Moton in the NCCU backcourt. Junior Justin Whatley is healthy and will be the top option to fill Blount’s role in the paint, but NC Central will go as far as its guards take it.

UNCG figures to be in the mix for the Southern Conference title, and senior point guard Isaiah Miller will lead the way. Last year’s conference Player of the Year led the Spartans in scoring, assists and steals and is also the two-time SoCon Defensive Player of the Year. But it’s not a one-man show at UNCG. Coach Wes Miller has a variety of weapons at his disposal, and the Spartans are always a handful defensively. The addition of shotblocker Hayden Koval, a grad transfer from Central Arkansas, will make UNCG even tougher to score against.

Mark Prosser’s Catamounts more than doubled their win total from his first season in Cullowhee, and WCU brings back guard Mason Faulkner for a final season after he considered turning pro. That’s good news for the Catamounts, who lost double-double machine Carlos Dotson to graduation. WCU was the SoCon’s top scoring team last season, and with Faulkner returning to run the attack there’s no reason to believe the Catamounts won’t again be hard to handle at both ends of the floor.

Number to know: 247 — Assists last season for Kameron Langley, tops in the country.

Number to know: 4 — Consecutive years the Eagles have won either the MEAC regular season or conference tournament title.

Number to know: 89 — Steals last season for Miller, the third-most in the country.

Number to know: 9.7 — 3-point shots made per game for WCU last season, the 15th-most in the country.

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There is evidence that the currency, we would not be able to fund any ofabided these emergen Perhaps ective, zero millions of Americans needlessly being out of work. have by recom “Russian flu” and the without 2002 SARS outbreak.fear There is evidence that the massive 1918 “Spanish flu” $2.4 pandemic had Perhaps its origins in China. measures immediate of rampant inflation Robbins, Frank Hill, opinion editor nited States overNeal The crisispublisher has cost the |U.S. taxpayer at senior least trillionalso in added to stay at home;and theyc COVID-19 massive 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic also had its origins in China. 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I understand seriousness an having to adjust what is being called the “new normal.”of the virus he crisis caused by China in perspective,WITH zero MOST STATES millionsunder of Americans needlessly being thrownare out of work. In o and state and local governments, Americans have rldwide panic, economic collapse and in it” (Psalm 118:24). catastrophe one way or another. 3,341 related deaths has led to wo Some of to these orders extend atbut least endhow of this month. orders thanks to localThe or state governments, aneed majority of at Americans take precautions, I’mthrough uneasythe with people who sim mics trace their source the United States over crisis cost thethe U.S. taxpayer least $2.4 trillion in added worldw ce orcan stay-at-home fallen to into place. I understand the seriousness of thehas virus and the curve in the novel coronavirus outbreak. The e being thrown out of work. I know that during In order toFederal put thenormal.” crisis caused by China in perspective, zero millions of Americans needlessly Virginia’s stay-at-home orders godata, into and June. are having to adjust to what is being called the “new questions about the when things can start getting ry. At least four in the 20th century alone can be debt plus trillions more in Reserve backup liquidity to the our 23 ty of at Americans to take precautions, but I’m uneasy with how people who simply ask muted — after all, trends canhas easily — taxp but ayer least $2.4 trillion in added working from home worldwide pandemics can trace their source to theCarolina, United States over The crisis costreverse the U.S. Here in North Democratic Gov. Roywith Cooper stated during Some of these orders extend at least through the end of this month. normal are treated in some circles contempt. China: 1957 “Asian flu,” 1968 “Hong Kong flu,” 1977 markets and financial outlets. If the U.S. dollar were not the reserve normal.” questions about the data, and when things can start getting back to have abided by recommendations and orders. The directl Reserve backup liquidity to the be glad” the Bible our history. At least fourainrecent the 20th century can debt trillions more in Federa coronavirus press briefing that “we just know yet”asifmust the Virginia’s stay-at-home orders into231-year June. They’realone treated asbe asplus adon’t society simply acce heU.S. 2002 SARS outbreak. There is evidence thatcircles the with currency, wego would not be able to fund1957 any “Asian of these emergency nd of this month. are treated in some contempt. to flu,” stay atthough home; we they’ve practiced socialthe distancin “Russi he dollar were notnormal the reserve and dad, Easter Perhaps directly traced to China: flu,” 1968 “Hong Kong 1977 markets and financial outlets. If t state’s stay-at-home orders will extend into May. WALTER E. WILLIAMS Since when did inwe North Carolina, Democratic Gov. Roy fear Cooper stated during question whatthey’ve the government tellsREX usARBOGAST about when it’s safe toa nish alsoThey’re had itstreated originsasinHere China. measures without immediate of rampant inflation and currency though as a society simply must accept without donned masks. fund flu” any pandemic of these emergency have be thankful CHARLES | to APnot PHOTO massiv “Russian flu” and the 2002 SARS outbreak. There is evidence that the currency, we would be able to Perhaps If he decideof to returning extend it, questions should be asked as to the COVID-19 Wedoes need recent coronavirus presswhen briefing that just yet” if the process back normalcy. WALTER E. WILLIAMS questioning greement, outside China, that COVID-19 per stated during question what the agovernment tells usdepreciation. about it’s massive safe to“we begin thedon’t know The result: atoreduction inwithout expected hospitalizat Lenten and of rampant inflationofand currency pandemic. The 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic also had its origins in China. measures immediate fea justification for it.Avenue And the answers should notis beChina’s vague ones like “we Mannequins stand on display Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at the Annextend Taylor into storeMay. with an online pickup sign on Michigan in Chicago. COVID-19 state’s orders No. The government works for us, and have to know yet” if the process of did returning backstay-at-home to normalcy. According to theseasons University ofwe Washington Institu an Province probably from the completely Chinawill has to pay for their aberrant waysoutside andmust decisions through For me,the myright faith is Since when government origin There is 100% agreement, oftransparency China, thatof COVID-19 depreciation. do this out an abundance Easter of caution.” is China’s No. The government works for us, and we have the right to ask those 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 a Metrics and Evaluation model most oft cited by m ant ways and decisions through nsanitary wet markets. Some believe it came out of a economic and financial means. Diplomacy has obviously not worked making. As I celebra and honesty Chernobyl. originated in Wuhan Province probably from the completely China has to pay for their aberr unregu provide a ned in two past articles that student debt is graduates but is only able to find low-paying work. at all levels It will need to be explained in detail to the people of this state who questioning asked ascommunist to the questions. And thejustification longer stay-at-home place all over the administration, theand expected need for hosp it.agreement, And the are answers should not be unsanitary vague likecentury “webeing country, and the stricter offor them get in states, such asDM plomacy has obviously not worked Corinthians 1:4, whi Chernobyl. by the Chinese army. toorders bring China into thean civilized worldones of 21st health, hygiene unregulated and wet markets. Some believe it Trump came out of at asome economic financial means. from our Under anfor ISA he in would owe agreedlem and that universities have encouraged biowar are told to remain jobless and home message of an undetermined become a government gue ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them get in states, such as Michigan, peak outbreak was revised down by over 120,000, orldrigorous of 21st century health, hygiene affliction, that wew mustupon do of this out ofand an abundance ofthe caution.” the more people, predicting sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxi pts verifiable policing and regulation fair trade.—biowarfare Totalitarian communist regimes never take the blame percentage of his income actual lab dollar their own irresponsible behavior. With run by the communist Chinese army. to we bring China into the civilized Unt scientific experts amount of time why models hundreds thousands ofso cases hope that willof bad thing? thethe more people, sitting at feeling isolated about ventilators by nearly 13,000 and the number of ov unist regimes never blame affliction, with the attake all levels It amount will need to be in detail to China the people ofrigorous this state who when they can get back to providing for their families, will d would be very low.and/or With aanxious traditional loan, e graduates facing an uncertain financial nd health protocols, American business has nohome other Until adopts verifiable policing and regulation of orexplained express sincere regret and remorse, because that is not what and fair trade. Totalitarian comm are reliable. their co f — we need to again enjoy sincere of this state who when they can get back towould providing for theirjobless families, will demand August byonce nearly 12,000. because that isbecome not what God.” he owe the same amount regardless of his t’s particularly important to find solutions That is what are being told to remain and at home for an undetermined answers. their food safety and health protocols, American business has no other or express regret and rem drse, redundant manufacturing plants elsewhere purely totalitarian governments do. They take advantage of every weakness To know date, what I’ve gone along with what the state has asked and then a choice they ndetermined answers. Here’s the problem: We still don’t the ans sporting events, Evenwhy with income-based repayment on his take advantage of every weakness So, what’s to bereasons done? 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Unfortunately, when certain types ofstatements questions get asked, there is and AMERICA’S COLLEGES rife with wayand to make China “pay” for work. thisare disaster tostatements offer That is, unless an event such asThe the Chernobyl The Purdue is already experimenting with ptcy protection, would certainly corruption. financial squeeze resulting society were ked then with details that give their believability. important because it determines whether certain nt happens such asfree thefinancial Chernobyl this difficult time. Th most direct way to make China “pay” for this disaster to offer That is, ankeep exogenous ev they hope toshould corruption. The squeeze resulting sometimes aoffers disturbing tendency among some people to treat thoseour citizens mandated that wewe do,can but along the The way I’ve also had questions about We alliscontinue to do what weunless can to fam church services companies who will source at least half of their meltdown in 1986. Some experts believe that event, not the Star Wars ISAs under its “Back a Boiler” plan. The program is ders who put their own money on the line from COVID-19 opportunities for a U.S. ta questions about We should all continue to do what to keep our families, be open or closed, whether we ought to pursue — the retailer hopes its customfrightening prospect for retailers The Associated Press believe that event, not the Staropportunities Wars confident we will em supposed from COVID-19 offers for a U.S. tax credits to companies who will source at least half of their meltdown in 1986. Some experts Sponsored by know what they simply questioning the data and asking when we can getting also backstil the data. State Republican leaders have, too. ourselves, and our communities safe. Butstart we Sponsored by should nue the United States. There is approximately $120 program of Reagan, led directly to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and many more being funded by the Purdue Research Foundation, diligence before lending to 18-yearbit of remediation. Let’s first examine what Sponsored by living in a free ers will also get into the spirit of as well as for the overall econoproduc ourselves, and our communities safe. But we should also still continue more liberalized society that presumes wide sprea Sponsored by the dissolution of the Soviet In thisled same spiritt bit of remediation. Let’sUnion first examine what production back in United States. There is of approximately $120 program of are Reagan, directly to do, last Ifromthere toisbe normal as though theycorruption, areabout conspiracy theorists or people who don’t. Unfortunately, when certain of questions getthe asked, to ask questions thedown data, because while reasonable st part of thebecause university’s endowment. It’s asustained small ers. 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By the way, Areo is short first American concern as wewithgo along in all this, of course, mythe family. I’m the see” become aAreopagitica, bad Since when did questioning attoallthe levels become aAreopagitica, bad normal.” normal.” number overestimated, given thatinvestm classifi out authorities announcing new inbyhas beenbreath across the nation and with has decided to slash hergovernment to happen but askU.S. your elected U.S. would cost the Treasury $18 billion in breath waiting for and a Chinese “Jubilee” toholhappen but ask your elected for a speech delivered byStory statewide marketing competitive with most Federal Plus private loan ionately affect low-income students. It for a speech delivered investment U.S. would cost the U.S. Treasury $18 billion waiting for a Chinese worried about them catching the virus, and I’m worried I will. After “Jub restrictions, individuals are likeiday sales expected to be weak holiday shopping budget. She’ll y were supposed Not one little bit. of death, particularly among elderly patients, thing? That is what free citizens living in a free society were supposed Not one little bit. untable in tangible financial for John Milton in defense of speech. over a few years. $18 billion infree lost revenue is In addition, representatives to revenue hold China accountable in tangible financial ways terms. all students receive a six-month disfavor students majoring in ways soft but Milton in defense of freefor speech. tax spread over a fewJohn years. $18 billion in lost revenue is(swine flu) representatives hold China acc taxcan rev suffering from the H1N1 virus during the 2009topandemic, campaign ly to pull back from activity on and heavily dependent on online spend less than $2,000 this seaAuthors Helen Pluckrose, James A. sources suggest the number is dramatically under do, last I checked. grace period post-graduation before payments begin. iplines. Authors Helen Pluckrose, James A. pared to the $6 trillion+ Marshall Plantowe are now this disaster. decimal dust compared to the $6 trillion+ Marshall Plan we are now this disaster. decim I’ve own.” been trying to take extra precautions, because all of this brings up retailers are consider- their down from several thou- shopping, Lindsay and Peter say — thatson, e, is my family. I’m Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah many people are dying at home. Once ain recipient makes successful for ed solutions can beBoghossian implemented Lindsay and Boghossian say that to operate asthat responsible of RALEIGH — The Economic My first concern as we go along inpayments all this, of isown my family. I’m Stacey Matthews has also written the Sist e are our own economy, not ofcitizens defeated enemies as the It is about time they are expected to operate as responsible citizens of undertaking tocourse, save our economy, notPeter of defeated enemies as in the It isunder about timepseudonym they are expect way too many memories of a painful experience I’ d prefer not to repeat. O’Sullivan predicts that the ing extraordinary steps to draw undert sand dollars in 2019. Worried something has gone drastically wrong Development Partnership of ied I will. After and is a regular contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection. the prescribed term of the contract, no and additional sation. acrimonious political climate. something has gone drastically wrong Even more importantly, we have no clue how mn worried about them catching the virus, I’m worried I will. After and is a regular contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrect past. the world like any other modern the world like any other modern nation. economy won’t grow at all in the customers. about entering stores, she’s buyBut what also makes me lose sleep is how easily most everyone haspast. in academia, especially within North Carolina is reaching to payments are even theySome, have solution has been referred toout as “skincertain in suffering in academia, certain 2009 pandemic, actually have coronavirus. Some scientists sugges final pirating threeespecially months of within the year — like Giftery, a small ing giftsfrom online and going outif(swine China has less been cheating, stealing, and pillaging American therequired H1N1 virus flu)paid during the 2009 pandemic, cheating, stealing, pirating and pillaging American fields within the humanities. They call businesses and community leaders Chin than the amount of funding they received. Such a policy would call for institutions fields within the humanities. They call of this brings up of identified down from his made earlierno forecast shop in Nashville, Tennessee, only for groceries. business now for the past 30 brings years. They have secretofthat theycases could be an order of magnitude I’ve been trying to take extra precautions, because all of this up these fields “grievance where across the state through a studies,” new he past 30 years. They have made no secret that they busine and skin in the game policies would hare the risk of every student these fields “grievance studies,” where Neal Robbins, publisher | Frank Hill,coronavirus senior opinion referin not tocredit repeat. 3% annual growth rate innumber that of people who have had and n are adopting their own safety “I Both want ISAs to be conservative,” scholarship is notsuperpower so much basedinupon marketing campaign emphasizing intend to replace U.S. not asre-the premier superpower inbased the world and way too many memories of abenefits. painful experience I’dthe prefer to aquarter repeat. he as the premier the world and Forest City’s Magical have many down-stream Both would put outU.S. a loan to attend the institution. In scholarship is not so much upon intend — and will shrink 2% in strictions. 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North State Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Hospice providers merge to increase capacity in NC foothills NSJ staff SHELBY — Hospice Cleveland County and Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region last week announced they have joined forces to form a single organization with greater capacity to provide comprehensive and compassionate endoflife care for patients across 23 counties in North Carolina and South Carolina. Under an agreement signed by the organizations, Hospice Cleveland County will operate as a separate but affiliated subsidiary with the same name and staff, and Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region will continue its growth as the state’s largest nonprofit hospice provider. The merger also calls for creation of an independent philanthropic foundation in Cleveland County that

will support local nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and governmental agencies. “This is great news for Cleveland County and the Charlotte region as we combine two community-based, nonprofit hospice providers committed to delivering the best possible care for patients – regardless of their ability to pay or the complexity of their illnesses,» said Myra McGinnis, who will continue as president of Hospice Cleveland County. “Unlike the for-profit providers that are increasingly entering this region, our organizations have been here for decades, so we know our communities, our patients and our healthcare providers – and we put their interests first.” Peter Brunnick, president and CEO of Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region, will lead the

combined organization, serving a daily census of approximately 2,600 patients in the Carolinas. No immediate changes are planned as both organizations will continue to provide the same services and staffing across the combined service area. “We are gaining a highly regarded partner in Hospice Cleveland County and continuing to broaden our presence across the Piedmont,” said Brunnick, who grew up in Shelby after his family relocated here in 1958. «This merger not only will mean increased leverage and buying power, but more importantly, our increasing size and community connections will give us tremendous flexibility in responding to our patients› needs.» With constant evolution in healthcare policy, reimbursement

and delivery, Brunnick said the combined resources of the two hospice providers will help the organization stay ahead of change, remain competitive and enhance the quality of care. The two organizations have collaborated frequently over the years, and both achieve superior rankings on the federal government’s Hospice Compare quality measures of hospice providers nationally. Over 35 years, Hospice Cleveland County has served thousands of patients and their families in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties, and now operates two hospice houses. Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region is the state’s first hospice, founded 42 years ago, and provides a range of services in the Carolinas, including four hospice houses. Hospice delivers care and support for patients with terminal illnesses, with a focus on relieving patients’ pain and other symptoms, attending to their emotional and spiritual needs, and providing support for their families and caregivers.

“Unlike the for-profit providers that are increasingly entering this region, our organizations have been here for decades, so we know our communities, our patients and our healthcare providers…” Myra McGinnis, president of Hopsice Cleveland County

Pandemic has taken a bite out of seafood trade, consumption The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — The coronavirus pandemic has hurt the U.S. seafood industry due to a precipitous fall in imports and exports and a drop in catch of some species. Those are the findings of a group of scientists who sought to quantify the damage of the pandemic on America’s seafood business, which has also suffered in part because of its reliance on restaurant sales. Consumer demand for seafood at restaurants dropped by more than 70% during the early months of the pandemic, according to the scientists, who published their findings recently

in the scientific journal Fish and Fisheries. Imports fell about 37% and exports about 43% over the first nine months of the year compared to 2019, the study said. The economic impact has been felt most severely in states that rely heavily on the seafood sector, such as Maine, Alaska and Louisiana, said Easton White, a University of Vermont biologist and the study’s lead author. It hasn’t all been doom and gloom for the industry, as seafood delivery and home cooking have helped businesses weather the pandemic, White said. The industry will be in a better position to rebound after the pandemic if domestic consumers take more of an

interest in fresh seafood, he said. “Shifting to these local markets is something that could be really helpful for recovery purposes,” White said. “The way forward is to focus on shortening the supply chain a little bit.” The study found that Alaska’s catch of halibut, a high-value fish, declined by 40% compared to the previous year through June. Statistics for many U.S. fisheries won’t be available until next year, but those findings dovetail with what many fishermen are seeing on the water. Maine’s catch of monkfish has dried up because of the lack of access to foreign markets such as Korea, said Ben Martens, execu-

tive director of the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association. “The prices just went so low, they couldn’t build a business doing that this year,” Martens said. The study confirms what members of the seafood industry have been hearing for months, said Kyle Foley, senior program manager for the seafood program at Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Foley, who was not involved in the study, said the findings make clear that the seafood industry needs more help from the federal government. The federal government allocated $300 million in CARES Act dollars to the seafood industry in May. The government announced $16 billion for farmers and ranch-

ers that same month. “It helps to make the case for why there’s a need for more relief, which I think is our industry’s biggest concern across the supply chain in seafood,” Foley said. The study concludes that “only time will tell the full extent of COVID-19 on US fishing and seafood industries.” Gavin Gibbons, a spokesman for the National Fisheries Institute in McLean, Virginia, said the short-term findings reflect the difficulties the industry has experienced this year. “The closure of restaurant dinning has had a disproportionate effect on seafood and a pivot to retail has not made up for all of the lost sales,” Gibbons said.

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In this March 25, 2020, file photo, a worker weighs and sorts pollack at the Portland Fish Exchange in Portland, Maine.

VOLUNTEERS from page B5 working multiple jobs now so they don’t have time for it. Two, people are spending more time with their families and are busier with kids who travel for team sports and whatnot. Third, people don’t know they can volunteer to do this. People just assume firemen are all paid full time staff because it’s an expected, essential service. When people find out they can volunteer and actually be a firefighter….they are like wow! Sign me up! Fourth, it scares a lot of people to think about going into a burning building. But there are other things they can do.” Mosley cites a variety of ways people can help out such as answering phones, driving the trucks, and community education and outreach. Lastly, Mosley says he thinks volunteer numbers are low because of the extensive training that is required in order to physically fight fires. “There are hundreds of hours of training required to be a volunteer fire fighter if you are trying to fight fires vs. answer phones.” In order to be certified to actually fight a fire a volunteer must complete a minimum of 300 plus hours of training, which usually takes 24-30 months to com-

plete and after that volunteers must maintain a yearly minimum volunteer schedule of 36 hours. Mosley says the level of commitment varies by department and that while some require people to respond to a minimum number of calls others are more laid back. “To be clear, there are expectations of our volunteers,” he says. “What we do is we explain what this job entails and ask them if they are willing to learn, have fun working with others, and follow certain protocols, and we ask them to ask themselves ‘am I a team player? This is a very social environment, but introverts can come in too. It’s about team work really.” This is the second time the groups have initiated this push to increase volunteers and is part of the Volunteer Workforce Solutions program designed to help state fire departments achieve a viable and sustainable volunteer firefighter workforce. FEMA funds the program through a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant with the goal of enhancing the recruitment and retention of volunteers. In 2018, the IAFC and NCAFC launched a similar recruitment campaign targeting 15 different

North Carolina counties (with the exception of Wake County), than the ones chosen this year. That push resulted in a 168-percent success rate, thereby inspiring a second two-year campaign to increase volunteer recruits in additional counties. Specifically, this year’s effort focuses on the following departments: Bladen County: Elizabethtown Fire Department Buncombe County: French Broad Volunteer Fire & Rescue and West Buncombe Volunteer Fire Department Cherokee County: Hiwassee Dam Volunteer Fire Department Duplin County: Chinquapin Volunteer Fire & Rescue Forsyth County: Lewisville Fire Department and Rural Hall Fire Department Franklin County: Youngsville Volunteer Fire Department Harnett County: Harnett County Chiefs Association Northampton County: Gaston Volunteer Fire Department Pitt County: Town of Winterville Fire Department Wake County: Wake County Fire Services Wilson County: Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department

Yadkin County: East Bend Volunteer Fire Department and Fall Creek Volunteer Fire Department “Local volunteers provide the bedrock of North Carolina’s firefighter workforce,” says Chief Mosley. “We understand that the safety of our communities relies on fully staffed and trained departments, and based on the success of past campaigns, we’re eager to launch this next iteration to transform our state’s volunteer fire service landscape.” In order to equip the local fire departments, the campaign is entailing targeted research and workshops. The fire departments will utilize geographic information systems (GIS) to provide indepth views of their communities, measuring demographic, cultural and economic data to predict the best way to recruit a volunteer firefighter workforce. The GIS data offers insights such as what potential recruits do for fun, where they work and even the likely composition of their families. In addition, the campaign will offer several leadership workshops aimed at improving recruitment and retention to all departments statewide. Agencies across the country will share data and information learned in order to yield a greater

impact on volunteer recruitment nationwide. Chief Mosley says he hopes the campaign will raise awareness among the various communities about not only the need for more volunteers but also the myriad of ways folks can get involved. He says that oftentimes people assume they will be asked to go into burning buildings and are scared away but the opportunity. However, Mosley cites a number of other ways volunteers can help including answering phones, driving the trucks, and lending mechanical expertise to vehicles that need repairs. “One of the greatest ways you can keep your community safe is by volunteering with the fire department,” he says. “Men and women of all ages and life stages volunteer with our local fire departments, and we watch them build incredible camaraderie, gain new skills and make a tangible impact in the lives of their neighbors. Local departments need volunteers of all skill levels and abilities – from operational firefighters to administrative personnel – who are willing and able to respond to emergencies when needed. We welcome you to join our forces, give back to our community and be a part of a long-lasting legacy.”

North State Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper The Associated Press LONDON — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals. The results are based on interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil of a vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca. No hospitalizations or severe cases of COVID-19 were reported in those receiving the vaccine. AstraZeneca is the third major drug company to report latestage results for a potential COVID-19 vaccine as the world anxiously waits for scientific breakthroughs that will bring an end to a pandemic that has wrought economic devastation and resulted in nearly 1.4 million confirmed deaths. Pfizer and Moderna last week reported preliminary results from late-stage trials showing their vaccines were almost 95% effective. But, unlike its rivals, the AstraZeneca vaccine doesn’t have to be stored at ultra-cold temperatures, making it easier to distribute, especially in developing countries. “I think these are really exciting results,” Dr. Andrew Pollard, chief investigator for the trial, said during a news conference. “Because the vaccine can be stored at fridge temperatures, it can be distributed around the world using the normal immunization distribution system. And

so our goal … to make sure that we have a vaccine that was accessible everywhere, I think we’ve actually managed to do that.” The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is also cheaper. AstraZeneca, which has pledged it won’t make a profit on the vaccine during the pandemic, has reached agreements with governments and international health organizations that put its cost at about $2.50 a dose. Pfizer’s vaccine costs about $20 a dose, while Moderna’s is $15 to $25, based on agreements the companies have struck to supply their vaccines to the U.S. government. All three vaccines must be approved by regulators before they can be widely distributed. Oxford researchers and AstraZeneca stressed that they aren’t competing with other projects, and that multiple vaccines will be needed to reach enough of the world’s population and end the pandemic. “We’re not thinking about vaccinations working in terms of one person at a time. We have to think about vaccinating communities, populations, reducing transmission within those populations, so that we really get on top of this pandemic,’’ said Sarah Gilbert, a leader of the Oxford research team. “And that’s what it now looks like we’re going to have the ability to contribute to in a really big way.’’ The results come as a second wave of COVID-19 hits many countries, once again shutting businesses, restricting social interaction and pummeling the world economy. AstraZeneca said it will imme-

“This vaccine’s efficacy and safety confirm that it will be highly effective against COVID-19 and will have an immediate impact on this public health emergency.’’ AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot diately apply for early approval of the vaccine where possible, and it will seek an emergency use listing from the World Health Organization, so it can make the vaccine available in low-income countries. The AstraZeneca trial looked at two different dosing regimens. A half-dose of the vaccine followed by a full dose at least one month later was 90% effective. Another approach, giving patients two full doses one month apart, was 62% effective. The combined results showed an average efficacy rate of 70%. The vaccine uses a weakened version of a common cold virus that is combined with genetic material for the characteristic spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19. After vaccination, the spike protein primes the immune system to attack the virus if it later infects the body. The vaccine can be transported under “normal refrigerated conditions” of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius (36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit), AstraZeneca said. By comparison, Pfizer plans to distribute its vaccine using specially designed “thermal shippers” that use dry ice to maintain temperatures of minus-70 degrees Celsius (minus-94 degrees Fahrenheit). Peter Openshaw, professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London, said the finding that a smaller initial dose

is more effective than a larger one is good news because it may reduce costs and mean more people can be vaccinated. “The report that an initial halfdose is better than a full dose seems counterintuitive for those of us thinking of vaccines as normal drugs: With drugs, we expect that higher doses have bigger effects, and more side-effects,” he said. “But the immune system does not work like that.” The results reported Monday come from trials in the U.K. and Brazil that involved 23,000 people. Late-stage trials are also underway in the U.S., Japan, Russia, South Africa, Kenya and Latin America, with further trials planned for other European and Asian countries. AstraZeneca has been ramping up manufacturing capacity, so it can supply hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine starting in January, Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said earlier this month. Soriot said Monday that the Oxford vaccine’s simpler supply chain and AstraZeneca’s commitment to provide it on a nonprofit basis during the pandemic mean it will be affordable and available to people around the world. “This vaccine’s efficacy and safety confirm that it will be highly effective against COVID-19 and will have an immediate impact on this public health emergency,’’ Soriot said. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he felt “a great sense of relief” at the news from AstraZeneca. Britain has ordered 100 million doses of the Oxford vaccine, and the government says several million doses can be produced before the end of the year if it is approved by regulators. Just months ago, “the idea that by November we would have three vaccines, all of which have got high effectiveness … I would have given my eye teeth for,” Hancock said.

ncdot CASH REPORT For the week ending 11/20 Total Cash & Bond Proceeds:

$1,912,252,020 Add Receipts:

$65,934,280 Less Disbursements:

$91,633,012 Reserved Cash:

$1,002,317,160 Unreserved Cash Balance Total:

$3,283,305,270

UAE eases limits on foreign ownership to attract investors Dubai, United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates has relaxed and removed a range of limits on foreign ownership of companies, state-run media reported Monday, in the country’s latest bid to boost its global status and attract foreign investors. The overhaul signals yet another startling change for the federation of seven desert sheikhdoms as it grapples with the economic fallout of the pandemic. Earlier this month, the UAE announced a series of reforms to its Islamic legal code, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, improving protections for women and loosening restrictions on alcohol consumption. The dramatic changes come as the UAE has spent billions of dollars preparing to host some 25 million visitors for the World Expo, which was pushed to 2021 due to the pandemic. The emirates are also expecting Israelis will join the legions of foreigners who have opened businesses and bought apartments in the coastal cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi following a breakthrough U.S.brokered normalization deal between the countries. The Associated Press

Virus playing part in booming ranch sales in US West

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In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, a hostess takes a customer’s temperature at Ye Olde King’s Head in Santa Monica, Calif. Sales at restaurants and bars fell in October for the first time in six months. RETAIL from page B5 less Congress extends them. Consumer spending will likely fall further. New viral cases doubled in just three weeks, O’Sullivan noted, after the previous doubling had taken six weeks. And as a consequence, many states are adopting or considering new restrictions on businesses. Maryland has limited stores and restaurants to 50% capacity. Retailers in most of California are now capped at just 25%; gyms, restaurants and movie theaters are closed to indoor customers. Illinois and Washington have limited stores to 25% capacity. Sales at restaurants and bars fell in October for the first time in six months. Restaurant traffic declined further in November, according to the reservations provider OpenTable. Hotel occupancy is down from a month ago. Consumer spending on credit cards dropped in the first week of November from a month earlier, according to data compiled by Opportunity Insights. After the deep recession that erupted in early spring, the economy did rebound faster over the summer and fall than most economists had expected. And some industries are still faring well. Home sales rose to a 14-year high

last month. Manufacturing output, too, is still growing, though it remains below pre-pandemic levels. But those positive signs reflect an unequal recovery. While lower-paid employees in face-to-face industries have lost jobs or fear losing them, higher-paid Americans have mainly been able to keep working from home. These consumers have shifted much of their spending away from services, like eating out, going to movies and hitting the gym, to buying goods — from computers and home and garden supplies to appliances and fitness equipment. Yet many of those purchases have occurred online, with e-commerce sales having jumped 29% in the past year. By contrast, sales at physical retail stores, excluding autos, are essentially flat over the past 12 months. As Story, the Atlanta consumer, and other Americans cut back and as colder weather ends outdoor dining in much of the country, consumer spending will likely weaken and hiring slow. Layoffs could rise. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 742,000 — a historically high number and the first increase since early October. Small businesses are particularly worried about being forced

to shut down again. “If we close, it will be a devastation,” said Paulette Garafalo, CEO of Paul Stuart, a high-end clothing retailer that operates five stores in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. The stores previously closed for four months while the company pivoted to online sales. But that shift generated only about 25% of pre-COVID business. Sales have since improved. But Garafalo doesn’t envision a boost from the holiday season. She just hopes sales won’t fall. Out of a sense of urgency, Garafalo’s stores have called in their most seasoned sales people to alert customers to new merchandise and aggressively marketing a gift guide. Likewise, Elonka Perez, who co-owns two restaurants in Washington state, says she’s “scared out of my mind” after Gov. Jay Inslee banned indoor dining again. Perez doesn’t know if her Taco Street restaurant in Seattle will earn enough money from takeout to survive colder weather. “Winter is typically the slowest time for restaurants,” Perez says. Taco Street was open for indoor dining for only a few weeks before having to shut down again. Perez and her husband have been pouring their savings into the

business. They don’t know how long that can continue. Macy’s, long an iconic symbol of the holiday shopping season, had to temporarily close its store in El Paso, Texas, because of a viral surge there. The chain is studying how the surge in viral cases is affecting the willingness of shoppers to enter its stores. In the meantime, Macy’s has sped up its checkout service for curbside delivery. Other chains, particularly Target and Walmart, have benefited from changing habits. Customers are increasingly spending more when they visit the two chains, because they can combine shopping trips and buy food, clothes and other household goods — all at one location. That additional spending has come at the expense of small and independent stores. For many consumers, the pandemic has transformed what shopping means. Alyse November, a licensed social worker in Boca Raton, Florida, says her clients have become increasingly stressed about shopping. “Shopping was an outlet to relieve stress — it was an escape from life,” November said. “Now, it’s a source of stress because the process of it is so cumbersome. ... We don’t know how to do it and do it safely.”

Billings, Mont. The coronavirus is one of the likely factors fueling a boom in large ranch sales in the U.S. West, real estate industry professionals said. Real estate brokers are experiencing high demand for ranches in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Washington, The Billings Gazette reports. “It’s the craziest year I’ve ever seen,” said Jim Taylor, director and real estate partner for Hall and Hall, which has offices in Montana and other Western states. Taylor said buying a ranch is not always a compelling investment because the rate of return can be low. But he is working with buyers who see fewer stable alternatives. “People look at them as an investment even though the ranching business isn’t good,” Taylor said. That mindset may be propelled by fear of social unrest as well as mask and social distancing mandates with which buyers disagree. Some in the industry theorize buyers believe rural areas are safer from COVID-19, while others said people who already planned to buy property in the future were spurred to action by the pandemic. The Associated Press

North State Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

2020 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

The attainable midengined supercar $68,000 for 93 million miles of blue sky

tremely long waiting lists, but theoretically that’s what you’d pay. It had no options fitted, so this was the true entry-level convertible (which costs $7,500 more than a simBy Jordan Golson ilarly equipped coupe. But even so, North State Journal it was well-equipped, with a 6.2-liSAN DIEGO — The Corvette has ter V8 making 490 horsepower and been a special car. I think it’s partial- 465 lb-ft of torque. These days that’s ly because it’s always punched a bit not OMG amounts of power, with the above its weight class when it comes Dodge Charger Hellcat making more to speed and performance, but most- than 700 horses, but it’s still a prodily because it was always the attain- gious amount. Getting in a mid-engined car is a able sports car. A factory worker or a plumber bit tricky, but the Corvette is better could work hard, save their pennies, than most. Put one leg in, put butt and when they’re 50 or so (and the on side of seat, then slide. Reverse the kids are out of the house), they could procedure to get out. It’s not the most go out and buy one. The 2019 Cor- dignified thing, but Chevy knows its vette started in the mid-$50’s and target market is older dudes and it’s launched upwards from there de- not too hard to manage. Getting in pending on which variant you opt- and out of a Lamborghini Huracan is ed for, but even that $57,000 base a serious challenge compared to the version packed a lot of bang for your new Corvette. In front of you is the mid-life crisis buck. square-circle-squircle A McLaren or a Ferrasteering wheel, an excelri isn’t a realistic goal for lently positioned infotaina normal person, even a The best ment display that supports used one. They’re just too sports car Apple CarPlay and Android expensive to purchase and America has Auto (and wireless CarPlay even more too expensive coming in 2021 models, to maintain. That’s why it ever made. hallelujah). There are two was so impressive when cupholders that can hold Chevrolet unveiled the new Corvette last year and said that the the largest drink cups that Starbucks Stingray Coupe would start under or 7-11 have on offer (which is an impressive achievement for any sports $60,000. See, the new 2020 “C8” is mid-en- car, honestly) and a bizarre strip of gined. That means the driver sits in buttons running down the middle front of the engine, which itself sits that control the heating and cooling just ahead of the rear wheels. This in the car. Just set it to auto and find means the car is better balanced, a temperature that works and forget which means the potential for great- it. Behind you is that massive V8 and er performance. As an added bonus, it looks cool and different. A single you can’t see the engine or what’s beglance at the new Corvette and even hind you or much of anything. Sitting non-car people know that there’s low in a mid-engined car means you don’t really know what’s behind you. something curious going on. With the older Corvette (and, That’s ok, because it’s what’s in front in fact, every older Corvette), the that matters. Pull a switch on the driver’s door big, heavy engine sat over the front wheels which means the center of and the hard-top roof drops or raisgravity is further forward. Corvette es in just 16 seconds and, even more engineers said at the announcement impressively, it can be done at speeds that the prior, outgoing model was as up to 30 mph. This is a serious qualfar as they could push a front-engine, ity of life improvement and the enrear-drive car. Now, with a mid-en- gineering to make it possible must gine setup, the Corvette could be have been mind-blowing. Put the hammer down and the harder, better, faster, stronger. And car launches, with all the fury and boy howdy, is it ever. Last year, when it was unveiled, fire and squealing tires — and it gets we knew that it would be mid-en- from 0-60 in less than three secgined. Years of leaks had shown us onds if you do everything correctly. that, but the price was still a mystery. For $68,000. You could put a 1 at the I put the over/under at $100,000 and front of that price and I’d think it was guessed that Chevy would make the reasonable. I’ve run out of room in this colunder. But at $60,000 for a mid-engined car, there must be some serious umn, but I’ll leave you with this: This car, even in the stripped down 1LT compromises, right? Well, my test car this week was a form, is the best sports car America 2020 Corvette Convertible to find has ever made. It is best sports car out. I had a standard base model 1LT you can buy for the price from anyclocking in at a mere $67,495 out where in the world. Now go to your nearest Chevy the door. You can’t actually buy one for that much because there are ex- dealer and order one.

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North State Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

For rookie Thanksgiving cooks, expert tips to avoid disaster

Otherwise, she said it could pick up bacteria from the bird. Getting the stuffing hot enough to kill any germs could mean burning or drying out the turkey, she said. Temperature control can be a problem even after everyone is done eating; experts say to refrigerate leftovers within two hours, since bacteria can grow quickly on food that’s left out. A dry, overcooked bird is the main worry for Celeste Molina, who’s staying home with her partner and their roommates instead of spending it with family because of the pandemic. Molina, who works at a screen printing firm in Portland, Oregon, knows how badly first attempts can go; years ago, her aunt ended up burning the Thanksgiving bird. “We got to her house and she’s like, ‘I’m just going to order you guys McDonald’s,’” she said. Molina isn’t worried about her first turkey, but just in case, she and her partner plan to buy a chicken to roast alongside it. Lori DeSanti, a real estate agent in Meriden, Connecticut, will also be making turkey with her husband for the first time, instead of going to her dad’s or relative’s home.

DeSanti isn’t that concerned about the turkey – she’s never been a huge fan – and is focusing on pulling off a stuffing recipe. “That’s what I’m more worried about ruining,” she said. Advance planning could be important for another reason this year: Making sure you can get the right size bird, since gatherings are expected to be smaller. In suburban Detroit, Robyn Dwoskin plans to get a turkey breast instead of a whole bird for her first attempt at a Thanksgiving spread, since it will just be her husband, their daughters and her mom. She’s cooked turkey breasts in her slow cooker before, but hasn’t yet figured out what she’ll do for Thanksgiving. “I’m still in denial that I’m actually making Thanksgiving this year,” said Dwoskin, who owns a social media engagement company. Back in North Carolina, Hughey is rethinking his game plan for the dinner he’s cooking for his ex-wife and sons. “Honestly, I hate to say this. I’m thinking about cheating,” said Hughey, who owns a health care technology company. “I’m thinking my next stop is this place that does a fully cooked turkey.”

Review: Dolly Parton brings her holiday spirit to Netflix

ever Dolly graces the screen with her messages of fair rent and forgiveness and not evicting people on Christmas Eve. But the entire endeavor feels rather slapdash. It’s not an uncommon sight to glimpse a bored, distracted or out of sync extra. At certain times you might feel like you’re watching hour two of a local Christmas pageant. And then there will be other times where you’re caught off guard by a joke, a fun Baranski moment or a disarmingly cute scene, like one with Regina and a child (Selah Kimbro Jones) serving her whiskey at a bar. It’s explained (sort of). Ultimately, it’s simply hard to judge too harshly or even hate. It’s not an infectious camp fest like “Mamma Mia” or an all-out disaster like “Cats.” It’s just Dolly’s sweet and innocent Christmas tale with sequins and revelations and it probably would have been more comfortably at home on cable. Besides, we don’t need a movie to convince us she’s an angel. “Christmas on the Square,” a Netflix release, has not been rated by the Motion Picture Association of America but should be suitable for all ages. Running time: 98 minutes. One star out of four.

By Candance Choi The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — After Christopher Hughey tweeted that he’s tackling his first Thanksgiving turkey this year, the advice started rolling in. Brine it. Don’t bother. Try “spatchcocking” -- grilling the bird split open. Remember to turn on the oven, and expect that something will burn. “One extreme is that it’s going to be dry, and inedible and gross,” said the Charlotte resident, who already doesn’t like cooking poultry because of fears he’ll undercook it and sicken people. “The other extreme is that we’ll all wind up in urgent care.” With health officials urging Americans to stay home or limit Thanksgiving gatherings, food experts say rookie cooks nervous about attempting their first Turkey Day spreads can avoid disaster and

By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press DOLLY PARTON’S “Christmas on the Square,” the newest addition to Netflix’s Christmas library, tests the limits of what one can reasonably categorize as a film. There is nothing cinematic in this 98-minute musical that sounds much more fun than it is. In fact, it has the feeling and production quality of the recent spate of the live musicals that air on broadcast television and usually have an exclamation point somewhere in the title. This project is simply something else, but at least most of the people involved seem to know it. Directed by Debbie Allen, “Christmas on the Square” is an extremely earnest endeavor with utterly sincere holiday messaging wrapped in an Old Navy scarf and soundtracked by Parton’s 14 original songs. There will be people who wince at its sincerity and schmaltz and people who love it (and trust me, you already know which camp you fall in). How can a movie where Parton spends most

keep everyone healthy by following a few basic tips. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also offering advice on how to prevent coronavirus infections while celebrating, including eating outside if possible, limiting traffic in the kitchen and just have one person serve the food. As for the meal itself, experts say to get started well before the big day. A common mistake: Failing to plan so all the dishes can be ready in time. That includes leaving enough time for frozen turkeys to defrost in the fridge, where temperatures are cold enough to prevent bacteria from multiplying. Since it takes a day of thawing for every 4 to 5 pounds, that could add up to several days depending on the turkey’s size. Otherwise, sticking a frozen turkey in the oven could result in a bird that looks nicely browned, but is still cold inside.

of her scenes bedecked in sparkly white wares and floating atop a CG cloud be all that bad? She’s an angel after all! Unfortunately, this Scrooge found herself in the former camp. The story follows Christine Baranski’s Regina Fuller who has inherited the small Midwestern town she grew up in and wants to sell it to a mall developer. She walks through the titular square in stilettos and a sleek big city bob gleefully handing out paper notices to the townspeople as they sing and dance around. They have to be out by Christmas Eve, which comes as a huge blow. As diverse as this town is, it is also uniformly Christian and wholly consumed by the Christmas spirit. So as soon as she drives off, Pastor Christian (Josh Segarra) rallies his congregation to protest. But Regina is undeterred and neither her best friend/hairdresser Margeline (Jenifer Lewis, who has a showstopper of a song) nor her high school love/antique store owner Carl (Treat Williams) can convince her otherwise. There was

“You’ll basically have a turkey popsicle that maybe looks good, but it’s not going to be cooked,” said Frank Proto at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. Once the bird is thawed, experts say to resist any instincts to rinse it before cooking, which could end up splattering germs around. Thoroughly cooking should kill any germs on the turkey. Making sure the bird is properly cooked -- it should be 165 degrees at the thickest part -- also means using a meat thermometer. Contrary to the advice many offered to Hughey, experts aren’t fans of the pop-up thermometers that come stuck in some birds. “Those are not always effective in determining the temperature,” said Angela Shaw, a specialist at the Iowa State University’s food safety extension. Though there’s debate about it, Shaw also recommends cooking the stuffing outside the turkey.

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This image released by Netflix shows Dolly Parton in a scene from “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.” an incident that happened years ago that made Regina hate and leave the town that’ll be revealed in due time. Dolly is there, though, to help nudge Regina to mercy with a few songs.

“Christmas on the Square” is pure, studio-lot fantasy and not really trying to be anything else. There is some fun choreography and a few toe-tapping tunes. It’s strongest during songs and when-

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 11:00AM on December 9, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Larry W. Mack and Cindy L. Mack, dated November 7, 2001 to secure the original principal amount of $128,981.00, and recorded in Book 3504 at Page 113 of the Cabarrus County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended. Address of property: 5751 Claw Ct, Concord, NC 28025

Tax Parcel ID: 5652 97 0214 0000 Larry Walter Present Record Owners: Mack and Cindy I. Mack And Being more commonly known as: 5751 Claw Ct, Concord, NC 28025 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Larry Walter Mack and Cindy I. Mack. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to

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

renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is November 18, 2020. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-109732

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 December 9, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed John Brafford, Jr., dated January 18, 2019 to secure the original principal amount of $147,028.00, and recorded in Book 13343 at Page 27 of the Cabarrus County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended. Address of property: 4117 Ringtail Ct Southeast, Concord, NC 28025 Tax Parcel ID: 56408185690000 Present Record Owners: The Estate of

John Brafford, Jr. And Being more commonly known as: 4117 Ringtail Ct Southeast, Concord, NC 28025 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of John Brafford, Jr. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax

associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you

may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is November 18, 2020. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-109913

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 cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on December 11, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Howard Reginald Birch, III, dated September 11, 2006 to secure the original principal amount of $103,500.00, and recorded in Book 12161 at Page 566 of the Wake County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no

representation or warranty is intended. Address of property: 113 Pine Country Ln, Knightdale, NC 27545 Tax Parcel ID: 0099967 Present Record Owners: Howard Reginald Birch, III And Being more commonly known as: 113 Pine Country Ln, Knightdale, NC 27545 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Howard Reginald Birch, III. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities

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

you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is November 20, 2020. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-107866

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 December 10, 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 lot or parcel of land situated in Stump Sound Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 18, as shown on that certain map entitled “Final Plat Showing Mallard Creek-Section 5 Stump Sound Township, Onslow County, NC,” prepared for Mallard Creek Development, Inc. prepared by John L. Pierce Surveying and recorded in Map Book 37, Page 72, Slide K-59 Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 335 Steller Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Subject to restrictive covenants recorded in Book 1509, Page 70 and as amended in Book 1513, Page 800 and Book 1556, Page 898, Onslow County Registry. Address: 335 Steller Road; Jacksonville, NC 28540 Tax Map or Parcel ID No: 753B-28 The Deed of Trust was modified by the following:

A Loan Modification recorded on December 1, 2017, in Book No. 4707, at Page 873. 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: 3736 - 12214

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CABARRUS IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CABARRUS COUNTY 20sp157 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LARRY W. MACK AND CINDY L. MACK DATED NOVEMBER 7, 2001 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3504 AT PAGE 113 IN THE CABARRUS COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CABARRUS COUNTY 20SP330 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOHN BRAFFORD, JR. DATED JANUARY 18, 2019 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 13343 AT PAGE 27 IN THE CABARRUS COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default 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

WAKE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 19SP2713 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY HOWARD REGINALD BIRCH, III DATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 12161 AT PAGE 566 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 422 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas J. Noe a/k/a Thomas John Noe, Heirs of Thomas J. Noe a/k/a Thomas John Noe: Jean E. Noe (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Thomas J. Noe) to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), dated November 12, 2013, and recorded in Book No. 4082, at Page 882 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

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CABARRUS IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CABARRUS COUNTY 20sp327 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ANGELA D. BARRETT DATED MARCH 31, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 6650 AT PAGE 246 IN THE CABARRUS COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and

CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 613 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeremy R. Brewington (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jeremy R. Brewington) to David W. Allred, Trustee(s), dated September 12, 2008, and recorded in Book No. 7984, at Page 863 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 THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20SP749 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOSHUA E. MARTIN AND KAREN A. MARTIN DATED MARCH 8, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 8354 AT PAGE 33 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20sp319 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY HEATHER LYNN HOWELL AKA HEATHER L. HOWELL AND MARK ANTHONY HOWELL DATED APRIL 30, 2008 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7877 AT PAGE 48 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20SP750 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MICHAEL L. DAVIS, SR. AND MELODY DAVIS DATED JUNE 15, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7274 AT PAGE 601 AND REFORMED BY DEFAULT JUDGMENT RECORDED AUGUST 7, 2020 IN BOOK 10840, PAGE 897 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

19 SP 1549 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 Emil Riveralopez and Ambre Rivera to David W. Allred, Trustee(s), which was dated June 22, 2010 and recorded on June 23, 2010 in Book 08420 at Page 0456, 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

16 SP 887 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 Darlene Noble to Amy Mandari, Trustee(s), which was dated May 27, 2005 and recorded on June 1, 2005 in Book 6895 at Page 101, 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20 SP 438 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ERIC R. WHITMORE AND LINDA A. WHITMORE DATED OCTOBER 30, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7409 AT PAGE 589 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

DAVIDSON 20 SP 352 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 Jeffrey Dwayne Hickman and Shelia Hickman to Walter J. Cook, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated February 12, 2015 and recorded on February 12, 2015 in Book 2170 at Page 1215 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on April 9, 2019 in Book 2353, Page 560 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on October 9, 2020 in Book 2434, Page 355, 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

agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on December 9, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Angela D. Barrett, dated March 31, 2006 to secure the original principal amount of $125,039.00, and recorded in Book 6650 at Page 246 of the Cabarrus County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended. Address of property: 1265 Amber Ridge Rd Northwest, Concord, NC 28027 Tax Parcel ID: 46812640810000 Present Record Owners: T P M Properties Limited Partnership

And Being more commonly known as: 1265 Amber Ridge Rd Northwest, Concord, NC 28027 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are TPM Properties Limited Partnership. 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

The date of this Notice is November 18, 2020. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 17-091119

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

in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on November 30, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 18, BLOCK “D” in a Subdivision known as WELMAR HEIGHTS, SECTION 5, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 16 in the Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4341 Forest View Drive, Fayetteville, 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 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 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 December 7, 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 Joshua E. Martin and Karen A. Martin, dated March 8, 2010 to secure the original principal amount of $167,868.00, and recorded in Book 8354 at Page 33 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. 4 8 2 2 Address of property: Laurelwood Pl, Fayetteville, NC 28306 Tax Parcel ID: 0433-86-4748 Joshua Present Record Owners: E. Martin and Karen A Martin

And Being more commonly known as: 4822 Laurelwood Pl, Fayetteville, NC 28306 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Joshua E. Martin and Karen A Martin. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars

($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the

sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is November 16, 2020. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-110460

to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on December 7, 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 Heather Lynn Howell aka Heather L. Howell and Mark Anthony Howell, dated April 30, 2008 to secure the original principal amount of $96,485.00, and recorded in Book 7877 at Page 48 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: 2 5 6 4 Culbreth Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28312 Tax Parcel ID: 0469-50-8339 Present Record Owners: Heather L. Howell and Mark Anthony Howell And Being more commonly known as: 2564 Culbreth

Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28312 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Heather L. Howell and Mark Anthony Howell. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the

sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due

under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is November 16, 2020.

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 December 7, 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 Michael L. Davis, Sr. and Melody Davis, dated June 15, 2006 to secure the original principal amount of $134,900.00, and recorded in Book 7274 at Page 601 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: 843 Zapata Ln, Fayetteville, NC 28314 Tax Parcel ID: 9477-44-8486 Present Record Owners: The Estate of Michael L. Davis, Sr. and Melody E. Davis

And Being more commonly known as: 843 Zapata Ln, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Michael L. Davis, Sr. and Melody E. Davis. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be

tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice

of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is November 16, 2020.

and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 9, 2020 at 01:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot Number SEVENTY NINE (79), in a Subdivision known as “BENT TREE OF DEERFIELD, SECTION TWO”, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 86, Page 100, CUMBERLAND County, North Carolina Registry. For history of title see deed recorded in Book 7790, page 049, aforesaid registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3326 Donnett Court, Spring Lake, NC 28390-1566. 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 Al Lawful Heirs of Emil Rivera-Lopez. 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.: 19-17378-FC01

courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 2, 2020 at 01:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 246, IN SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS SOUTHVIEW, SECTION VII, PART ONE, AND THE SAME BEING DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 111, PAGE 119, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2933 Piney Mountain Drive, Hope Mills, NC 28348. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset

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

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.: 16-07844-FC01

the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on November 30, 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 Eric R. Whitmore and Linda A. Whitmore, dated October 30, 2006 to secure the original principal amount of $84,000.00, and recorded in Book 7409 at Page 589 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. 1 9 1 7 Address of property: Glenwick Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tax Parcel ID:

0416-43-8516 Present Record Owners: Eric R. Whitmore and Linda A. Whitmore And Being more commonly known as: 1917 Glenwick Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Eric R. Whitmore and Linda A. Whitmore. 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

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 October 28, 2020. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-109977

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 December 7, 2020 at 11:00 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at a nail in the center of Andrew Sink Road (SR 1190), corner to Tract 3; thence with two lines to Tract 3, North 80 deg. West, crossing an iron at 36.58 feet and continuing for a total distance of 300.00 feet to an iron; thence North 16 deg. 01’ West 1272.64 feet to an iron in the southern line of Tract 2; thence with the southern line of Tract 2, North 61 deg. 18’ 40” West 367.35 feet to an iron in Cole’s line; thence with Cole’s and Shore’s line, South 7 deg. 55’ 20” East, 1437.53 feet to an iron, Hickman’s corner; thence with Hickman’s line South 80 deg. East 692.37 feet to a spike in the center of Andrew Sink Road; thence with the center of said road, North 43 deg. 55’ East 128.16 feet to

the BEGINNING, containing 12.847 acres, more or less, as surveyed February 8, 1980 by Charles Bernhardt, RLS 1737.

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 Jeffrey D. Hickman. 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.: 20-04088-FC01

Less and except that 1.50 acre tract heretofore conveyed to Jeffrey Dwayne Hickman, there being 11.35 acres remaining. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 664 Andrew Sink Road, Lexington, NC 27295. 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

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: 3216 - 7989

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-109188

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FORSYTH AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 622 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Brian Dodson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Brian Dodson) to Laurel A. Meyer, Trustee(s), dated January 15, 2014, and recorded in Book No. RE 3162, at Page 4121 in Forsyth County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Forsyth County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15

JOHNSTON 20 SP 337 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Mary Hollander to Investors Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated October 19, 2009 and recorded on October 21, 2009 in Book 3770 at Page 771, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 134 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Teresa Ann Green (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Teresa Ann Green) to Robert N. Tyson, Jr., Trustee(s), dated December 20, 2002, and recorded in Book No. 2351, at Page 327 in Johnston County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on December 1, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real

ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 626 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeremy R. Dennis, Brittany L. Dennis (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jeremy R. Dennis and Brittany L. Dennis) to Daniel D. Hornfeck, Trustee(s), dated October 29, 2015, and recorded in Book No. 4376, at Page 179 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

RANDOLPH AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 55 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Konstantinis Tournas, Amy Willis Tournas (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Konstantinis Tournas and Amy Willis Tournas) to Robert W. Garrison, Trustee(s), dated December 9, 2005, and recorded in Book No. RE1952, at Page 653 in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said

UNION 19 SP 684 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert E. Miles, Sr. and Donna Miles to Penny Phifer, Trustee(s), which was dated January 19, 2005 and recorded on January 24, 2005 in Book 3673 at Page 186, Union County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 598 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Gregory J. Tigani (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Gregory J. Tigani) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated June 26, 2007, and recorded in Book No. 04617, at Page 0459 in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on December

WAKE 19 SP 2756 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Cleveland Griffin Whitley and Zenora Davis Whitley to Barbara Seldomridge, Trustee(s), which was dated October 30, 2003 and recorded on November 4, 2003 in Book 10530 at Page 2359, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county

14 SP 1117 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James Burns and Sara Burns to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated September 2, 2004 and recorded on September 2, 2004 in Book 011002 at Page 01625, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee

PM on December 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Walkertown in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron stake on the North margin of the Pine Hall Road, the Red Rock Masonic Lodge Southwest corner and from said beginning point running htence with the margin of the said Pine Hall Road, South 52 degrees 15 minutes West a distance of 70 feet to an iron stake, thence North 51 degrees 31 minutes West 338.5 feet to an iron stake, thence North 52 degrees 15 minutes East 63.97 feet to an iron stake in the Red Rock Masonic Lodge line, thence with Red Rock Masonic Lodge line South 52 degrees 30 minutes East 340 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.56 acre, more or less. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4660 Pine Hall Road, Walkertown, North Carolina.Back Reference: Book 2212, Page 318, Book 2056, Page 2677. 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.

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 December 1, 2020 at 12:00 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of that parcel of land containing .204 acre, more or less, as shown on a map recorded in Plat Book 66, Page 327, Johnston County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 105 South Sumner Street, Selma, NC 27576. 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 Mary Hollander. 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.: 11-15513-FC02

estate situated in Clayton in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 55, Phase 3, Smiths Creek Subdivision, as depicted in Plat Book 59, Pages 288-289, Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 90 Falling Creek Court, Clayton, 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 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.

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

indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on December 8, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Trinity in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being Lot B of the Willis Hills Subdivision (a resubdivision of a portion of Riverside Acres), according to a map or plat of the same which is duly recorded in Plat Book 40; Page 3 in the Register of Deeds for Randolph County, North Carolina; andAlong with and subject to the 20-foot-wide non-exclusive driveway and utility easement for ingress and egress and regress over and across Lot B and Lot C, as shown on said plat of Willis Hills Subdivision for the mutual benefit of all lots in “Willis Hills Subdivision.” Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5678 Riverside Acres Court, Trinity, North Carolina.A map showing the above described property is recorded in Plat Book 40, Page 3. 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: 1283248 - 9766

conveyances of record.

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 Robert E. Miles, Sr.

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.

The Deed of Trust was modified by the following: A Loan Modification recorded on August 25, 2016, in Book No. 4819, at Page 774. 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

ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN TOWNSHIP GOOSE CREEK, UNION COUNTY, STATE OF NC, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 16 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF THE OAK CREEK FARM PHASE III, MAP II, FILED IN PLAT CABINET E FILE NO. 269. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM JAMES ROLAND HALE, III UNMARRIED, TO ROBERT MILES SR. AND DONNA MILES, DATED 03/17/1998 RECORDED ON 03/18/1998 IN BOOK 1070, PAGE 0752 IN UNION COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF NC. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior

3, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Waxhaw in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 26 The Gardens on Providence, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet H, Files 884 and 885 in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1021 Sherringham Way, Waxhaw, North Carolina.Parcel ID No. 06180377

Said property is commonly known as 9901 Diablo Court, Midland, NC 28107. 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

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.

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.: 19-08247-FC01

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

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 PARCEUS) OF LAND IN WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, IN WAKE FOREST TOWNSHIP, ADJOINING THE LANDS OF BUNN AND OTHERS, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE LINE OF THE LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OWNED BY MRS. C. W. BUNN, SAID POINT BEING S. 4 DEG. W. 780 FEET FROM THE ORIGINAL NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE 81 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OF JUNE M. AND MARY C. PRIVETTE ALSO BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 8 OF THE LAND OF JUNE M. AND MARY C. PRIVETTE, AND RUNNING THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERN LINE OF LOT 8 N. 84 DEG. 30 MIN. W. 150 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE IN THE LINE OF THE REMAINING LAND OF JUNE M. AND MARY C PRIVETTE; THENCE S. 4 DEG. W. 100 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE, NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 10; THENCE ALONE THE NORTHERN LINE OF LOT 10 S. 84 DEG. 30 MIN. S.

150 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE IN THE LINE OF MRS. C W. BUNN; THENCE ALONG THE BUNN LINE N. 4 DEG. E. 100 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND BEING LOT 9 OF THE LAND OF JUNE M. PRIVETTE AND WIFE, MARY C. PRIVETTE, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY AND PLAT THEREOF MADE BY T. M. ARRINGTON, JR., R.L.S., MARCH 18, 1964, AND BEING A PORTION OF SAID 81 ACRE TRACT HEREINBEFORE MENTIONED. BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM JUNE M. PRIVETTE AND WIFE AND MARY C PRIVETTE AS SET FORTH IN BOOK 1720, PAGE 373 DATED 05t23/1966 AND RECORDED 07/05/1966, WAKE 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 3720 Gideon Drive, Wake Forest, NC 27587. 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 Cleveland Griffin Whitley. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant

provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-12743-FC01

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 December 2, 2020 at 10:00 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot No. 2, Recombination Survey of Jordan and Coats Property as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1979, Page 946 and Book of Maps 1980, Page 956, Wake County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 310 West Park Street and 312 West Park Street, Cary, NC 27511. 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 James J. Burns. 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.: 10-39295-FC01

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

courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 9, 2020 at 10:00 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE TO WIT:

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In this June 23, 2020, photo provided by Charlie Thomas, seabirds fly over a field camp on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Isolated for months, island crew sees pandemic for 1st time Stationed on remote Kure Atoll, the environmental workers were sheltered from the realities of the coronavirus By Caleb Jones The Associated Press HONOLULU — Just as the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold, in February, four people set sail for one of the most remote places on Earth — a small camp on Kure Atoll, at the edge of the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. There, more than 1,400 miles from Honolulu, they lived in isolation for eight months while working to restore the island’s environment. Cut off from the rest of the planet, their world was limited to a tiny patch of sand halfway between the U.S. mainland and Asia. With no television or internet access, their only information came from satellite text messages and occasional emails. Now they are back, reemerging into a changed society that might feel as foreign today as island isolation did in March. They must adjust to wearing face masks, staying indoors and seeing friends without giving hugs or hearty handshakes. “I’ve never seen anything like this, but I started reading the book ‘The Stand’ by Stephen King, which is about a disease outbreak, and I was thinking, ‘Oh my goodness, is this what it’s going to be like to go home?’” said Charlie Thomas, one of the four island workers. “All these … precautions, these things, people sick everywhere. It was very strange to think about.” The group was part of an effort by the state of Hawaii to maintain the fragile island ecosystem

on Kure, which is part of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, the nation’s largest contiguous protected environment. The public is not allowed to land anywhere in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Kure is the only island in the northern part of the archipelago that is managed by the state, with the rest under the jurisdiction of the federal government. A former Coast Guard station, the atoll is home to seabirds, endangered Hawaiian monk seals and coral reefs that are teeming with sea turtles, tiger sharks and other marine life. Two field teams go there each year, one for summer and another for winter. Their primary job is removing invasive plants and replacing them with native species and cleaning up debris such as fishing nets and plastic that washes ashore. Before they leave, team members are often asked if they want to receive bad news while away, said Cynthia Vanderlip, the supervisor for the Kure program. “A few times a day, we upload and download email so people stay in touch with their family and friends. That’s a huge morale booster, and I don’t take it lightly,” Vanderlip said. “People who are in remote places … rely on your communication.” Thomas, the youngest member of the team at 18, grew up in a beach town in New Zealand and spent much of her free time with seabirds and other wildlife. She finished school a year early to start her first job as a deckhand for an organization dedicated to cleaning up coastlines before volunteering for the summer season on Kure Atoll. The expedition was her first time being away from home for so long, but she was ready to disconnect. “I was sick of social media, I

was sick of everything that was sort of going on,” she said. “And I thought, you know, I am so excited to get rid of my phone, to lose contact with everything ... I don’t need to see all the horrible things that are going on right now.” When Thomas left New Zealand for Hawaii, there were no virus cases nearby that she can recall. By the time she left Honolulu for Kure, the virus was starting to “creep a little closer” to the islands. “We were just seeing stories on the television and that sort of thing,” she said. “But, you know, we’re off. We’re leaving. It wasn’t really a big concern for us.” Once on Kure, getting a full picture of what was happening in the world was difficult. “I guess I didn’t really know what to think because we were getting so many different answers to questions that we were asking,” she said. Thomas is now in a hotel in quarantine in Auckland, where she lives with her parents, sister and a dog named Benny. She will miss hugs and “squishing five people on a bench to have dinner,” she said. Joining her on the island was Matthew Butschek II, who said he felt most alone when he received news about two deaths. His mother emailed to tell him that her brother had died. Butschek said his uncle was ill before the pandemic, and he was not sure if COVID played a role in his death. He could not grieve with his family. Then Butschek, 26, who lives near Dallas, received word that one of his best friends had been killed in a car accident. “I remember reading that, thinking it was a joke and then realizing it wasn’t, so my heart started pounding and I was breathing heavily,” he said. The isolation of Kure “felt

strong” at that moment, but he said he tends to like his space when emotional. “I drank a beer for him and just kind of thought about memories,” he said, describing sitting in his bunkhouse alone after a long day of fieldwork. While in quarantine last week, Butschek looked out the window of his cabin in Honolulu and saw school-aged children playing on rocks and climbing trees — all wearing face masks. It reminded him of apocalyptic movies. “It’s not normal for me. But everyone is like, yeah, this is what we do now. This is how we live,” he said. Leading the camp on Kure was wildlife biologist Naomi Worcester, 43, and her partner, Matthew Saunter, who live together in Honolulu. Worcester first visited the island in 2010 and has returned every year since. She’s a veteran of remote fieldwork in Alaska, Washington, Wyoming and the Sierra Nevada mountains. Working on the atoll means getting information about the world slowly, and often not at all, Worcester said. A few weeks ago, she departed Kure and arrived on Midway Atoll, where she and the rest of the crew stayed for several days before flying back to Honolulu. Midway has limited internet access and basic cable television. During a moment alone, she turned on a TV. “I think I turned it on during the middle of the World Series,” she recalled. “And it’s like some people are wearing face masks and some people aren’t. And there is the thing about the guy that tested positive in the middle of the game or something. I was just like, click click, I don’t know, this is too much!” Her focus for the coming

months will be to start arranging the Kure trip for next summer. She also fears for the health and safety of her friends and family. “If there was anything serious that happened when I was gone, they would have told me, but then again, maybe not,” she said. She also worries about the pandemic’s cost in a larger sense. “With so much uncertainty and so many emotions running high and, you know, our country is divided on so many things ... there is kind of an underlying fear as far as what the future could hold and how people could respond.” Saunter, 35, has worked on Kure since 2010, the same year he met and began dating Worcester. They have been partners in life and on the island for a decade. In 2012, they began leading teams at the field camp. After so many years at the camp, Saunter said, isolation isn’t much of a factor for him. He believes the leadership skills he’s learned in the wilderness will translate well to life in the pandemic. To be successful on Kure, you have to tackle problems headon and control your emotions, he said. “You know people’s emotions are getting the better of them, and it’s kind of at the cost of everybody, so it seems very irresponsible,” he said. “If we had taken it more seriously and practiced more precautions, we could have squashed this thing.” He remembers being on Kure when his sister called the outbreak a “pandemic.” “I got an email from my sister and she used the word ‘pandemic,’” he said. “I thought to myself, huh, maybe we need to look that up, because what’s the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic?” Now “it’s a word that’s in everybody’s vocabulary.”

Left, In this March 12, 2020, photo provided by Matt Saunter, Matt Butschek II, left, Charlie Thomas, center, and Naomi Worcester clean up fishing nets at a field camp on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Right, Matt Butschek II, of Dallas, Texas, stands in the doorway of a cabin under quarantine in Honolulu, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020.

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LaMelo Ball, selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the No. 3 overall pick in the NBA draft, holds up his jersey during an introductory news conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Charlotte.

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Stanly County celebrates Thanksgiving with restricted events, dinners By David Larson Stanly County Journal

3 more dead from COVID-19 outbreak linked to church Mecklenburg County Health officials said three more people have died of coronavirus complications linked to a series of convocation events at a church last month, raising the death toll to 12. Large crowds attended the United House of Prayer for All People in October in west Charlotte. Health officials have connected 213 COVID-19 cases to the events. Of the deaths, 10 were from Mecklenburg County and two were from Gaston County. There have been only five new infections since last week, and Mecklenburg Public Health said secondary exposures among church attendees have begun subsiding.

OAKBORO — Limited and adapted Thanksgiving celebrations will be taking place across Stanly County on Thursday as residents seek to enjoy the beginning of the holiday season with their families while also staying safe from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, the Oakboro Police Department will be having a “Give thanks for all community dinner.” The event will be happening at the police department’s headquarters on West Third Street, where “prepackaged dinners are available for drive-thru pick up.” For those who cannot make it in person, the social media posting says, “Delivery is available in the Oakboro area.”

“This reduction in the indoor gathering limit aims to slow the spread and bring down our numbers.” Gov. Roy Cooper on his order to reduce limits on gatherings from 25 people to 10 On Thanksgiving Day, the 18th annual Turkey Trot, put on by the Uwharrie Running Club, will continue as planned in Albemarle. A post on the group’s site explained how they were planning on adjusting their event to comply with COVID safety recom-

mendations. This year, instead of collecting food donations, the Turkey Trot will be collecting money for Stanly Community Christian Ministries, saying, “So far we have raised $1,100.00 for the worthy cause.” The run will begin at 6:45 a.m. at the YMCA park at 427 N. First St. in Albemarle, but there will be a 45-minute window to begin, so runners can start as late as 7:30 a.m. The run is 4.2 miles. Back in Oakboro, the day after Thanksgiving there will be an “Oakboro Cruise-in” from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event, which is billed as the “largest cruise-in held in a North Carolina downtown,” happens every fourth Friday and features many classic cars and other eye-catching vehicles. But for many in Stanly Coun-

ty, and across the country, the highlight of the holiday is a turkey dinner with extended family and friends. State officials are not outright advising against this, but they have been suggesting that this year it should be done with extra caution and limits. “The best way to protect loved ones during Thanksgiving is to limit travel and gatherings with anyone who does not live in your household,” N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen said in a press release. To put more muscle behind Cohen’s guidance on travel and hosting during Thanksgiving, Gov. Roy Cooper then officially reduced the limits on gatherings from 25 to 10. “Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and many North Carolinians are focused on how to celebrate the holiday amid the pandemic,” Cooper said at a Nov. 10 press conference. “This reduction in the indoor gathering limit aims to slow the spread and bring down our numbers.”

SCS Superintendent Dr. Jarrod Dennis reflects on new position

Police arrest hit-andrun driver Stanly County Police arrested the driver of a truck that struck cyclist 69-year-old Gayle Nadel, injuring her. Police believe that the driver, who left the scene after striking Nadel in Locust, is 18-year-old Tanner Max Kersey, who was arrested and booked on felony hit and run charges. Nadel is in stable condition and has already undergone hip surgery. It is believed she will need more procedures in the future. WSOC

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Stanly native began work same day as schools restarted in-person learning By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — Now in his fourth week as the new superintendent of Stanly County Schools, Dr. Jarrod Dennis has discovered that in the COVID-19 era, uncertainty surrounding school systems is the only thing that’s certain. His first official day on the job was Nov. 2, coincidentally the same day that the county’s schools returned to a hybrid schedule (face-to-face and remote instruction) after a self-imposed two-week break from in-person activities. “It’s a unique set of challenges that all superintendents across the state are facing right now,” Dennis told SCJ on Nov. 18. “I know the word gets thrown around a lot, but these are un-

precedented times. It’s been a challenging period for anyone starting a new position in education, healthcare or anyone other facet of society right now.” Dennis says that the uptick in local COVID-19 cases was the reason why the county health department and school board agreed to have all students stay home during the last few weeks of October. Because officials determined, using contact tracing, that the spike in cases came from outside the schools instead of within them, Stanly County Schools is currently operating under the same protocol it used prior to the two-week break. “Since the break has been over, we have had students test positive for COVID-19, and all of that information goes to the health department,” Dennis said. “If they have been exposed, they get tested and have to be quarantined until they’re allowed to come back. We follow all the health department protocol when it comes

to a student or staff member being exposed or testing positive.” Despite the ever-changing health guidelines and the subsequent academic planning involved, Dennis says that he has taken time to appreciate what his new job position means to him. As an Oakboro native, his return to Stanly County has been a homecoming experience that he always imagined coming into fruition “if the opportunity presented itself.” “It was surreal when I was walking through West Stanly High School the other day, because I haven’t been in there since the ‘90s,” he said. “I’ve hit most of the schools in the county already, and it all just brings back good memories.” After graduating from West Stanly in 1995, Dennis studied at the University of Lynchburg, North Carolina State University, East Carolina University and Liberty University before getting involved with teaching and school administration. Prior to

taking the Stanly County superintendent role, Dennis served as the deputy superintendent of Person County Schools in Roxboro, N.C., a position achieved after 20 years working in the education field. Right now, the biggest question mark that Dennis and the rest of the county staff are looking at is how to handle the upcoming spring semester once students return from Christmas break. Dennis says his “biggest fear” is only having a short turnaround to be able to implement a plan once restrictions are handed down from state and local levels. “With the holidays coming up, we’re having conversations about different types of plans. But it’s really going to depend on what happens as to what we’re able to do,” Dennis said. “It’s really just a waiting game right now. We want to have school, but the question is whether we’ll be allowed to have school. I think a lot of it will be predicated on what happens this next month and a half.”

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LOS ANGELES — Carol Burnett is so glad we had this time together, as she sang in her signature song. Now, she’s added a lot more time, and a lot more songs, to be glad about. Since its original run from 1967 to 1978, most viewers have only seen heavily chopped versions of “The Carol Burnett Show,” and many fans had no idea that singing and dancing were an essential part of a series that was actually more classic variety show than modern comedy sketch show. “What we were doing in essence was kind of like a Broadway musical revue every week, kind of like vaudeville, with sketches and then musical numbers. And of course in television the “v” of vaudeville became the “v” of variety show,” Burnett told The Associated Press this week. “The problem was, when we went into syndication all those years ago, they cut it down to a half hour, and all the music was cut out.” But now, 65 episodes drawn from the show’s 11 seasons on CBS, which brought it 25 Emmy Awards, have been revived and expanded, most to their original hour length under the title “The Best of The Carol Burnett Show,” and can be seen streaming for the first time on services including Tubi and The Roku Channel. Along with its guest star, each show typically had a musical guest, who would perform in a simple setting early in the show then sing and dance in a big, costumed, Broadway-style finale at the end alongside Burnett and often singing co-stars Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner. It was on Broadway that Burnett, now 87, had her breakout role at age 26 in 1959, singing in the musical fairytale spoof, “Once Upon a Mattress.” “My first love was musical comedy,” Burnett said. “I wanted to be on Broadway, so I was always singing loud, like Ethel Merman. Then what was great fun was that when I got my own show, I got to do some of that.” Merman would be among the show’s musical guests, as would Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, Helen Reddy and the Jackson 5. One restored episode from the

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Carol Burnett poses in the press room with the inaugural Carol Burnett Award at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. show’s first season ends with Burnett, Lawrence, comic Phyllis Diller and dancer Gwen Verdon wearing psychedelic “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” regalia and singing a medley of songs from the Beatles album the year it was released. Burnett liked to stick musicians into sketches too, as she did when she gave Charles a rare acting gig as a bar piano player talking to a sad drinker played by Burnett. He was delighted to do it, telling Burnett, “Nobody ever asks me to do stuff

like this.” There are also lost sketches in the expanded episodes, which Burnett brought back along with distributor Time Life, with more comedy from the show’s classic core cast of Burnett, Waggoner, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway and Lawrence, who was just 18 in the first episodes. “They would never let me hire Vicki now,” Burnett said. “Just 18, with no experience? No way.” Burnett and Lawrence remain close.

“We’re in touch, we talked yesterday on her anniversary, she’s been married 46 years. She married our makeup man,” Burnett said. “It’s hard to believe, she was such a kid when we hired her.” The expanded shows also stand as a tribute to the members of the cast who have died, a couple very recently. Korman died in 2008, Conway died last year, and Waggoner died in March. “It’s just me and Vicki now,” Burnett said with a sigh. “We miss our gang.”

WEEKLY CRIME LOG ♦ Mauldin, Douglas Wayne (W /M/27) Arrest on chrg of Assault Serious Bodily Injury (F), at Stanly Count Jail, Albemarle, NC, on 11/22/2020 ♦ Stevens, Jennifer Elizabeth (W /F/35) Arrest on chrg of Simple Affray (M), at 328 S. Second St, Albemarle, NC, on 11/21/2020 ♦ Heidel, Cristal Cathleen (W /F/38) Arrest on chrg of First Deg Tresp Enter/remain (M), at Dollar General Badin, Badin, NC, on 11/21/2020 ♦ Heidel, Cristal Cathleen (W /F/38) Arrest on chrg of 1) Pwimsd Methamphetamine (F) and 2) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 309 Aquadale Rd, Albemarle, NC, on 11/21/2020 ♦ Campbell, Anafaye Mahaley (W /F/29) Arrest on chrg of Second Degree Trespass, M (M), at 20765 Sam Rd, Albemarle, NC, on 11/21/2020

Arrest on chrg of 1) Larceny Motor Vehicle Parts (F), 2) Alter/ dest/etc Stolen Mv/part (F), 3) Possess Methamphetamine (F), 4) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 5) Possession Of Firearm By Felon (F), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, NC, on 11/20/2020 ♦ Moua, Fucha Timothy (A /M/33) Arrest on chrg of 1) Larceny Motor Vehicle Parts (F), 2) Alter/dest/etc Stolen Mv/part (F), 3) Pwimsd Methamphetamine (F), 4) Maintain Veh/dwell/place Cs (f) (F), and 5) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, NC, on 11/20/2020 ♦ Coe, Alana Mckenzie (W /F/26) Arrest on chrg of 1) Larceny Motor Vehicle Parts (F) and 2) Alter/dest/etc Stolen Mv/part (F), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, NC, on 11/20/2020

♦ Long, Amanda Danielle (W /F/42) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Probation Viol (M), at 533 Barringer Chapel Rd, Norwood, NC, on 11/21/2020

♦ Brewer, Montie Krishun (B /M/21) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possession Of Stolen Firearm (F) and 2) Possession Of Firearm By Felon (F), at 43662 Colonial Heights Rd, New London, NC, on 11/20/2020

♦ Houston, Gregory Travis (W /M/37) Arrest on chrg of Fta - Release Order (M), at 126 South 3rd St, Albemarle, NC, on 11/20/2020

♦ Cagle, Cameron Lewis (W /M/25) Arrest on chrg of Fta - Release Order (F), at 28461 Cantan Rd, Albemarle, NC, on 11/20/2020

♦ Moua, Fuchee Matt (A /M/35)

♦ Fisher, Justin William (W /M/31)

Arrest on chrg of Assault On A Child Under 12 (M), at 24940 Thompson Rd, Albemarle, NC, on 11/20/2020

♦ Lowery, Elbert Nathaniel (W /M/22) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 20068 Albemarle, NC, on 11/17/2020

♦ Rankin, Karena Quincanya (B /F/22) Arrest on chrg of Fta Criminal Summons Or Citation (M), at Hwy 52, Albemarle, NC, on 11/20/2020

♦ Misenheimer, James Lee (W /M/50) Arrest on chrg of Assault With Deadly Weapon (m) (M), at 24742 Austin Rd, Albemarle, NC, on 11/17/2020

♦ Drye, Mack Ethan (W /M/27) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possess Heroin (F), 2) Possess Methamphetamine (F), and 3) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at Food Lion, Oakboro, NC, on 11/19/2020

Dial, Ryan Zane (W /M/24) Arrest on chrg of Felony Probation Violation (F), at 18 Cherryt, Badin, NC, on 11/17/2020

♦ Shaver, Melody Nicole (W /F/37) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny (M), at Hwy 73, Albemarle, NC, on 11/19/2020 ♦ Marlow, Andrew James (W /M/31) Arrest on chrg of Breaking And Or Entering (f) (F), at Hwy 24/27 And Frog Pond Rd, NC, on 11/19/2020 ♦ Aldridge, Marvin Edward (W /M/54) Arrest on chrg of Driving While Impaired (M), at Ashe St, Stanfield, NC, on 11/19/2020 ♦ Riddle, Charles Matthew (W /M/18) Arrest on chrg of 1) Driving While Impaired (M), 2) Poss F-wn/lq/mxbv < 21 (M), 3) Speeding (M), and 4) No Operators License (M), at 735 Nc 24/27, Albemarle, NC, on 11/18/2020

♦ Smith, Maurice Daniel (B /M/23) Arrest on chrg of 1) Resisting Public Officer (M), 2) Pwimsd Marijuana (F), 3) Maintain Veh/dwell/place Cs (f) (F), 4) Possess Marijuana Up To 1/2 Ounce (M), 5) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), 6) Carrying Concealed Gun (m) (M), and 7) Fail To Stop-steady Red Light (i) (M), at Nc 24/27, Albemarle, NC, on 11/17/2020

Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

OPINION Neal Robbins, publisher | Frank Hill, senior opinion editor VISUAL VOICES

COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO

They want to shut you up THIS WEEK, Abigail Shrier, author of the new book “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” found herself at the center of a firestorm. Her great crime: writing an assessment of the psychological phenomenon known as rapid onset gender dysphoria, where groups of psychologically vulnerable young girls begin to selfdiagnose as transgender after one member of a peer Will traditional group does so. liberals go along The book is sober and evenhanded. Nonetheless, all with the left, hell broke loose after one person on Twitter — one! which seeks to — tweeted at Target, prompting the retailer to pledge silence, in order not to make Shrier’s book available (a decision it later reversed). to achieve their This wasn’t Shrier’s first turn in the barrel. favored policy When the book first came out some months back, prescriptions? Amazon quickly moved to prevent her from advertising it, although books openly stumping for hormone treatment for minors suffering from gender dysphoria have met no such ban. This time, however, the publicity began to rage out of control. A transgender Berkeley professor called for burning the book, arguing, “all you’re doing is removing a commodity from circulation — much as one might destroy a contaminated crop.” Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender justice at the American Civil Liberties Union, decided to abandon any pretense about defending civil liberties, tweeting, “stopping circulation of this book and these ideas is 100% a hill I will die on.” Meanwhile, the email service Mailchimp, which handles mass emails on behalf of organizations, announced it would no longer work with the Northern Virginia Tea Party, stating that it was promoting “potential ... misinformation” by holding a rally calling for a vote recount. Similarly, Facebook has reportedly been suppressing all information related to the possibility of voter fraud; so has Twitter.

Such niceties aren’t reserved for the political right. Matthew Yglesias, co-founder of Vox, left his own publication this week for Substack after explaining that there was a “damaging trend in the media” toward treating “disagreement as a source of harm or personal safety.” That trend, Yglesias stated, made it “very challenging to do good work.” Those who refuse to abide by prevailing leftist norms often find alternative outlets. But such avenues of escape are then attacked as well. This week, the Columbia Journalism Review ran a piece targeting Substack for the great sin of hosting material that might be deemed unworthy among leftist thinkers. It questioned whether Substack would “replicate the patterns of marginalization found across the media industry,” condemning the company’s founders for their view that many viewpoints ought to be given access to the system. And CNN found time to attack Parler, a conservative answer to Twitter, with Brian Stelter lamenting that “people are going more and more into their own echo chambers.” Which is somewhat ironic, given the enormous echo chamber CNN represents. The goal here isn’t a freer discussion. It’s precisely the reverse. Conservatives have known this for a long time, which is why they’ve had to operate using unconventional media such as talk radio and podcasting and startup websites. But the future of the country rests largely on a simple question: Will traditional liberals go along with the left, which seeks to silence, in order to achieve their favored policy prescriptions? Or will they walk away from the left and choose instead to engage in open conversation with conservatives, preserving freedom of thought and discussion but risking the possibility that their favorite policies will become more difficult to achieve? That question remains unanswered for now. But time to answer it is running out. If we hope to have a country together moving forward, we’d better have an open conversation now. Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com.

COLUMN | JEFF DAVIDSON

My encounters with Sidney Powell IN RECENT NEWS, the Trump legal team has distanced itself from Sidney Powell, but if you read You could tell that up on it, monetary and strategic reasons are at play. she was a scholar, They still want her to succeed mightily and will welcome whatever hard evidence she presents in a researcher and court. a writer, who was A graduate of Needham Broughton High School dedicated to the in Raleigh and of the University of North Carolina, truth. Later, in at only age 19, she was accepted into UNC Law. She reading the book earned a Juris Doctor degree and then became the myself, my deepest youngest assistant United States Attorney. suspicions were I’ve encountered her twice. Quail Ridge Books in confirmed. The Raleigh, North Carolina, formerly located on Wade rot that defined Avenue, near the Whole Foods, was a 12-minute the Obama walk from my house. I had been to many Quail administration Ridge Books author presentations and book signing was as bad, if not events. On June 16, 2014 the guest lecturer that evening was Sidney Powell. She was to discuss her worse, as those on newly published book, Licensed to Lie: Exposing the right had been Corruption in the Department of Justice. claiming. If you’re not familiar with the book, to this day, it has received 89% five-star ratings, and another 7% four-star ratings on Amazon.com, which is darn near impossible to do for a political book. Such books invariably attract all kinds of naysayers, no matter how accurate and meticulously researched. Her topic and presentation was exactly the kind of event that I routinely sought to attend. By 2014, I was aware of Barack Obama’s extensive measures to weaponize federal agencies. The effects are still being felt today, during the current election debacle and in the associated Democrat criminality on a massive scale. The dishonesty at Obama’s Department of Justice, headed by the utterly corrupt Eric Holder, is almost unfathomable. Now, here was a woman, an attorney, with a sterling reputation, who had delineated the gross and voluminous crimes of Obama and Holder. Plus, she had an eye for detail befitting an American bald eagle. Licensed to Lie was rich in detail. She made no exaggeration and offered no speculation. She had dotted the I’s and crossed the T’s in pinpointing exactly how and where Obama’s Department of Justice has gone rogue. Sidney Powell spoke with precision about how the Department of Justice persecuted and prosecuted Americans, time after time. The

agency’s conviction rate was far above 90%, and by some counts a bit more than 14 out of 15 cases. In many instances, DOJ lawyers pursuing cases did not have sufficient evidence or even legal grounds. Invariably these government attorneys intimidated defendants to the point where they confessed to “process” crimes, much like what the special prosecutors under Robert Mueller did to many of Donald Trump’s associates. Someone in the audience asked her if she had been concerned for her safety while writing this book and having it published. She responded immediately. The greatest risk was before it was published. That’s when the Department of Justice jackals would have stopped her if they were going to do so. Once Licensed to Lie was published, well... it’s a done deal, the word is out. You could tell that she was a scholar, a researcher and a writer, who was dedicated to the truth. Later, in reading the book myself, my deepest suspicions were confirmed. The rot that defined the Obama administration was as bad, if not worse, as those on the right had been claiming. The next time I saw her was in late February 2020 at CPAC (the Conservative Political Action Conference), held annually at Harbor Place, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. She was sitting on a couch in the far corner of the “media hall.” Momentarily, no one else was around and apparently, she was waiting for her host who would begin an interview with her. Remember, this was a little before the coronavirus was huge news, long before the fraud-laden 2020 election, and well before she became a household name. Since advocating for Trump’s re-election, predictably, the panoply of leftist media are doing all that they can do to tarnish her reputation, destroy her credibility, and besmirch her character. Numerous media machine stalwarts, from The New York Times on down, have portrayed Sidney Powell’s assertions as “unsubstantiated” claims about election fraud. They have even accused her of intentionally spreading conspiracy theories. Balderdash. I trust her capabilities, insights, and conclusions. If Sidney Powell is on the case, it is for real. When ready, soon, she will present a thorough legal analysis. The Democrats will be up in arms. Many of them will deserve to be indicted, although as we’ve witnessed for years, the high ranking left seem to be above the law. Jeff Davidson is a writer, speaker and work-life-balance expert based in Raleigh.

Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Auburn imposes postseason ban for former assistant’s scheme Auburn, Ala. Auburn’s basketball team won’t participate in postseason play this season as a self-imposed penalty stemming from a bribery scheme involving former assistant coach Chuck Person. The university announced the self-imposed postseason ban on Sunday over Person’s steering young athletes toward advisers and managers in exchange for money. Auburn said it has informed both the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA, which could opt to tack on more penalties. The school said it will continue to cooperate with the NCAA. Auburn fired Person after he was accused in a 2017 federal probe into corruption in college basketball. He later pleaded guilty to a bribery conspiracy charge.

NBA

Mitchell, Jazz agree on max extension Salt Lake City Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz agreeing Sunday on a five-year max contract extension that guarantees him $163 million — the new paydays start kicking in with the 2021-22 season — and could be worth $196 million if he reaches the All-NBA level. Mitchell averaged 20.5 points as a rookie, then 23.8 points in his second season and 24.0 points last season as a thirdyear player who wound up making the All-Star team for the first time.

Clemson’s Swinney: COVID-19 FSU ‘excuse to cancel game’ The Tigers coach believes his team followed protocols following a positive test By Pete Iacobelli The Associated Press CLEMSON COACH Dabo Swinney said his team met the medical standard to play against Florida State and believes the Seminoles called off the game because of reasons other than COVID-19. “This game was not canceled because of COVID. COVID was just an excuse to cancel the game,” an angry Swinney said Sunday night. The fourth-ranked Tigers had arrived in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday when they learned a reserve offensive lineman had tested positive in the team’s latest testing. Clemson quickly isolated the unidentified player and sent him back to campus. Swinney said players had eaten breakfast under a large “Ringling Brothers” circus type-tent in their hotel parking lot for final preparations when they learned they would not play. “We listened to our medical folks and their assessment of the risk and we decided it wasn’t safe to play today,” Florida State athletic director David Coburn told the AP. Clemson administrators offered

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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney claimed Florida State’s decision to not play Saturday was not because the Tigers had a player test positive for COVID-19. additional testing to satisfy Florida State’s hesitation and playing the game later Saturday or Sunday or Monday. All suggestions were turned down and the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Saturday that medical personnel from both sides could not agree the game would be safe to play. “To me, the Florida State administration forfeited the game

and if they want to play Clemson, in my opinion, they need to come to Clemson or they need to pay for all expenses,” Swinney said. “Other than that, there’s no reason for us to play them.” The Tigers (7-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) were nearly five-touchdown favorites against the Seminoles (2-6, 1-6) in coach Mike Norvell’s first season.

The trip cost the Clemson athletic department about $300,000 according to athletic director Dan Radakovich. Radakovich said he and Clemson would work with the ACC about rescheduling the contest. The Tigers face Pitt on Saturday in their final home game before heading to Virginia Tech on Dec. 5 for what was expected to be their last game of the regular season. Clemson is off Dec. 12. The ACC Championship game is set for Dec. 19. Radakovich was comfortable his school did everything possible to keep their players and staff, and those of the other team safe from the coronavirus. “We have followed protocol,” he said. Swinney said he’s attending medical meetings where procedures for a late positive test were discussed and debated. Travel rosters were expanded for such reasons, the coach said. If a late positive test can call off a game, why play the season at all, Swinney asked. It’s not the first time Clemson football has been hit by the global coronavirus pandemic. Heisman Trophy contending quarterback Trevor Lawrence tested positive the Thursday before the Tigers played Boston College on Oct. 31. Lawrence also missed Clemson’s game at No. 2 Notre Dame — the Tigers lone loss this season and first regular-season defeat since 2017 — a week later as he followed guidelines for his return. That was supposed to happen against the Seminoles. “Man, we were ready to play,” Lawrence said on Twitter soon after the postponement.

PGA

Streb nearly holes out in a playoff to win at Sea Island St. Simons, Ga. Robert Streb now has two PGA Tour victories, both at Sea Island, both times winning in a playoff. Six years after he rallied from a five-shot deficit, Streb failed to protect a three-shot lead Sunday and felt the RSM Classic slipping away until piecing together three big shots to beat Kevin Kisner, none bigger than his final full swing. His approach on the second playoff hole on No. 18 at the Seaside course landed softly and came within an inch of going in, allowing him a tap-in birdie for the win.

PARALYMPICS

Zanardi transferred to Padua hospital 5 months after crash Milan Italian auto racing champion-turnedParalympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi was transferred to a hospital in Padua on Saturday to continue his recovery, more than five months after he was seriously injured in a handbike crash. Zanardi crashed into an oncoming truck during a relay event near the Tuscan town of Pienza on June 19. Zanardi, 54, suffered serious facial and cranial trauma in the crash and was put in a medically induced coma. Doctors have warned of possible brain damage. Zanardi, who lost both of his legs in an auto racing crash nearly 20 years ago, won four gold medals and two silvers at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics

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In this July 18, 2020 file photo, Tony Kanaan, of Brazil, puts on his helmet before the start of the IndyCar Series auto race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

Kanaan to pair with Johnson to drive IndyCar ovals for Ganassi The two-year deal teams up the 40-something drivers By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press TONY KANAAN will have another chance for a proper IndyCar farewell tour with a two-year deal to partner with Jimmie Johnson at Chip Ganassi Racing. Kanaan will compete in the four oval events on IndyCar’s 2021 schedule that Johnson does not plan to run. The seven-time NASCAR champion signed on for the road and street course events, and Ganassi announced Monday that Kanaan will complete the season in the No. 48 Honda. “I was on the way out and all of a sudden I get a call from Jimmie about running the ovals. He kept saying ‘Doesn’t this make sense?’” Kanaan told The Associated Press. “They didn’t have to twist my arm to come back, especially with Jim-

mie and Chip.” Kanaan’s 23rd season was supposed to be his last, but the popular Brazilian was able to put together only a six-race farewell on IndyCar’s ovals. The pandemic then disrupted the entire year and Kanaan was not able to celebrate the end of his career with fans. The two-year opportunity to pair with Johnson gets Kanaan back to Ganassi, where he raced from 2014 through 2017 and scored his 17th and final victory. It’s also a chance to race in front of his rabid base. Kanaan will compete in 2021 in the doubleheader at Texas Motor Speedway, at Gateway near St. Louis and at the Indianapolis 500, where he’s a beloved former winner. Kanaan, who turns 46 on New Year’s Eve, is grateful for this opportunity at the end of his career. He’s also been picked to drive all six races in Tony Stewart’s start-up SRX Racing Series of all-stars next year. “I guess I must have done some-

“They didn’t have to twist my arm to come back, especially with Jimmie and Chip.” Tony Kanaan thing really good in my life,” Kanaan said. “Once you leave a team Ganassi, you don’t get a chance to come back, especially at this time in my career. This is just a perfect fit. It is so obvious, as Jimmie said, for me to race the ovals that he does not want to race. “Because of the pandemic, I expressed a desire to come back and do ovals. I never said I wanted to do a full season because I was realistic. So this is just too good to refuse.” The No. 48 will be sponsored by NTT DATA and Bryant, two longtime Kanaan partners. Both NTT

Data and Bryant stepped in this last season when Kanaan sold a sixrace farewell tour with A.J. Foyt Racing. NTT Data first partnered with Kanaan in 2013, while Bryant has worked with the driver for 14 seasons. Ganassi, who just hired 23-yearold Alex Palou to drive his No. 10 IndyCar entry next season, liked the idea of a veteran lineup in the No. 48. “As the IndyCar driver market trends younger and younger, experience is something that cannot be taught — especially at the Indianapolis 500,” Ganassi said. “There is no one more experienced in the paddock than Tony, and when we needed the right fit for rounding out our oval program, it was clear he was the right choice. “Tony also knows our team, he knows our system and he knows our drivers. We expect the combination of him and Jimmie to give us the one-two punch we’re looking for in the No. 48.”

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‘The Last season Dance’ Volleyball director talks project underway in Stanly Co. on Jordan’s Bulls By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal

The 10-part documentary ALBEMARLE — Over a week into the 2020will air over five Sundaysseason, the majority of 21 high school volleyball

Stanly County’s five squads are multiple games into their seasons as their conference rankings beBy gin TimtoReynolds take shape. Here’s a look at how each of the Thefive Associated Pressdone so far early in the season. schools has

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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

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is helped getting off the field after suffering a left knee injury during Sunday’s game against Washington.

“Thanks for all the love. “Just get rid Can’t because of me thatwe are from easy. See ya smaller next year.” schools Joe Burrow on doesn’t Twitter mean we can’t compete.” De’Montrez Burroughs, South Carolina State receiver

Knee injury sidelines Bengals’ Burrow The coronavirus pandemic has made it even harder for under-the-radar players to make an impression on teams

The No. 1 overall selection in By Kyle the NFLHightower Draft suffered was The Associated Press hurt against Washington DE’MONTREZ Burroughs looked at it as his best shot to acBy Stephen Whyno complish his NFL dream. The Associated Press The South Carolina State senior receiver hadMd. the—dates cirLANDOVER, Joe Burcled couldn’t on his calendar. row put any First, weightthe on Bulldogs’ pro day onto on his left leg annual as he was helped 19, followed a weekteamlataMarch cart. Cincinnati Bengals er by the NFLopponents combine mates andfirst-ever Washington event held draftsupport prospects flooded over for to show befromheHistorically fore was driven Black off. Colleges and Universities reA knee injury towho the didn’t No. 1 pick ceive franchise invitationsquarterback to the national and not combine in Indianapolis. only contributed to the Bengals’ He loss left for springbutbreak the 20-9 Sunday derailed week season before his proaround day with evtheir built giving erythingas ready to go. He had film Burrow many snaps as possipackages to distribute to scouts. ble. He“Thanks was alsofor thinking all theabout love,”what Burhe would say in interviews with row tweeted. “Can’t get rid of me representatives that easy. See yafrom next NFL year.”teams and what to ask idols Pro If that’s indeed it for like Burrow’s Football Hall he of was Famer rookie season, 264 Deion of 404 Sanders, would be there. for 2,688who yards and 13 touch“It was a chance to be able to showcase our talent,” Burroughs said. “Just because we are from smaller schools doesn’t mean we

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 because of the downs canceled in 10 games. He had 203 coronavirus yards and a pandemic. TD pass in While putting small school ahead and borderline draft Cincinnati of Washington prospects fromhurt. across the counbefore getting try “The will be hurt by a lack of sim-to players have responded ilar HBCUhave players may him,events, the coaches responded be hardest without them andto to hit him, the city has responded the Combine Invitahim,Regional and all that is equally as imtional that coach HBCUZac players in reportant,” Taylor said. cent had this previously usedbeen to “He years energizes team. He’s boost their draftplayer, stock. everything a tremendous “When you’re out of an we’d hoped he’dcoming be, and we’ll get HBCU, youatknow theWe teams him back somethat point. don’t are going to that be looking at Diviknow when is.” sionBurrow I talenthad first,” saidsacked Kansas32 been City Chiefs defensive back times this season, but this Alex injury Brown, a SC State happened after he alum. got rid“With of the this combine, that’s Montdifball.HBCU Washington linemen ferent. I wish had thatAllen whenhit ez Sweat andwe Jonathan IBurrow was coming was and gonna high out. andItlow, the be a chance havethe allwrong the teams QB’s left legtobent way. looking at those “Seeing thatguys.” sucks, especialwere lyOnly whenfour youHBCU knowplayers the person,” selected in the 2019 draft with a said Washington receiver Terry full predraftwho process, though 32 McLaurin, played with Burmade Week 1 rosters. row at Ohio State. “One thing I 51 players invited the doThe know about Joe, he’s to a resilHBCU combine werefor trying to ient guy. I’m praying him. He’s position themselves to do the same. The list also included Florida A&M University quarterback Ryan Stanley and North Carolina

a guy that when he gets knocked down, he comes back stronger.” Another former Buckeyes Central defensive lineman Dariteammate, Washington backusup Royster, the Mid-Eastern AthQB Dwayne Haskins, tweeted letic Conference offensive and about Burrow almost immediatedefensive players of saying: the year,“Love re- u ly after the game, spectively. bro. Get well soon.” “Does extra exposure help? Not long after Burrow was takYes, does. once it’s him takenout en itoff, the But team ruled away certain guys to get withit alimits left knee injury, pressing their out there,”pick saidRyan Mor2019film fourth-round Fingan coach Tyrone Wheatley State —an NC State graduate — into ley, a first-round pick by the10New duty. Finley finished 3 of for 30 York Giants “It limits in thethe yards and in an1995. interception pro scouts fromthat actually final minutes endedseeing a longthese one-on-one, to look shot guys comeback bid. at them place eyes “I’veand gotphysically to be ready,” Finley onsaid. them.“That’s To get my somerole. of the quesI’ve got a tions answered up better.” close and perweek to get a lot sonal.” Taylor didn’t put all the blame Aside fromsaying gettingthe a chance to as on Finley, Bengals run the 40-yard dashthe andjob coma team didn’t get done. plete other strength agility Washington sackedand Finley four drills in front of scouts from the times after not getting to Burrow NFL’s franchises, players were once32 before halftime. going to get the chance to interWashington cornerback Ronview teamsaid executives the ald with Darby “thingsonslowed first daya little of thebit” HBCU combine down after Burrow left. event. Burrow had been a bright spot Teams are Sunday andstill allconducting season forin-the terviews phone video conBengalsbyand the and NFL. He entered ferencing, but those are capped with the third most completions atand three per week, agent Ausecond mostsaid attempts in the gustine whoseshaking clients off league,Wiggins, most recently include Burroughs. a gimpy ankle injured in a blow“It’sloss harder to garner interout to unbeaten Pittsburgh. est and understand where the interest is for clients than in years past,” Wiggins said. “It’s a slightly different pivot.”

JASON HEHIR was a kid in the stands in WEST STANLY Boston Garden on April 20, 1986, the day that Michael Jordana 2-0 scored 63Stanly Following startato playoff-record the season, West points. currently sits atop the Rocky River 2A standings It Christmas from his father, who inwas a tieawith Mount gift Pleasant. stuck The a note promising “Two tickets theaAir Colts’ season began Nov. 17to with 3-0 vicJordan in hisHills stocking holiday sea-scores tory Show” over Forest (0-1, that 0-1 RRC) after son.ofIt’s a gift Hehir never for25-8, 25-10 andwill 25-13. Two days later, West folget,lowed though his current seat that opening-season for triumph with a 3-0 another of Central sorts isAcademy of TechvictoryJordan on theshow road at considerably nology andbetter. Arts (0-2, 0-2 RRC). “I wouldn’t Hehir is thenext director of include the The Colts’ matches Anson call it a(1-1, 1-1 ESPN and production “The RRC) onNetflix Nov. 24 and Mount Pleasant on Dec. 1. Last Dance,” a 10-part documen- challenge. I taryNORTH series that debuts April 19 and would call it STANLY tells the story of Jordan’s final Chia privilege.” cago Bulls seasonStanly in 1997-98 that The North Comets are also enjoying a culminated inthus a sixth 2-0 record far asNBA they title. lead the Yadkin Valley Hehir’s task: Takeafter 10,000 hours of Jason 1A Conference a pair of home wins. Hehir, archived interviews The footage, Comets add defeated the Gray Stone Day director of “The with more (1-1, than1-1 100 people, and18 to Knights YVC) on Nov. start the seaturn it into about 8½ hours of teleLast Dance” son. North notched the win after taking three out vision. of four sets from the Knights: 27-25, 21-25, 25-21 “I wouldn’t callNov. it a20, challenge,” and 25-22. On the Comets took a 3-0 vicHehir said. “I would call it a privilege.” tory over the South Stanly Rebel Bulls (0-2, 0-2 The series moved up two months proYVC) withwas scores of 25-22, 25-19 and to 25-23. vide content-starved with something newagain The Comets arefans set to face the Knights to on watch thesquaring coronavirus Nov. during 24 before off at pandemic. home with A.L. ESPN was(1-1, originally planning to release theshowBrown 1-1 SPC) in a nonconference documentary in 1. June, coinciding with what down on Dec. would have been this season’s NBA Finals. It will run over five Sundays ending May 17, SOUTH STANLY with two one-hour broadcasts each week. “I’mThe happy if we can bringBulls a little of light to to right aforementioned arebitlooking people in a dark time here,” said. “Sports the ship as they hold an Hehir 0-2 record and are curarerently such an indelible part of our cultural fabric at the bottom of the YVC. and lacking that ... there’s a significant Gray Stone came to Norwood on hole Nov.in17 and enjoyment feel,South, the escape that left withthat a 3-1people win over which waspeodefeated pledespite can feeltaking from everyday sports the first life set that 25-23; the brings Knights reus.”sponded with sets of 25-12, 25-16 and 25-15. Two The launch only their added to a condaysaccelerated later, the Bulls werehas handed second hectic time loss for Hehir and hisateam. secutive after taking 3-0 loss to the Comets. There hashas been muchmatchup anticipation the South a road withabout the Chatham documentary, which Central Bears (1-1, in 1-1Hehir’s YVC) onmind Nov. came 24 andtowill regether than project usually turnmuch homefaster on Dec. 1 tosuch play athe Uwharrie Charter does. Academy Eagles (1-0, 1-0 YVC). “Normally, to do an hourlong archival documentary from start GRAY STONE DAYto finish, it takes about a year from the inception of the idea to the researchThe to doing all (1-1, the shooting getting it allseason Knights 1-1 YVC)tobegan their together, it out, mapping it out, it up with a storyboarding 3-1 road win over South but followed editing, back, it Stanly. takes about a with agetting 3-1 roadnotes loss to North year,”Gray HehirStone said. is “We’re doing of those.with AndNorth slated for a10rematch we on hadNov. a little to do it so Central we’re on 24,bita over roadtwo tripyears to Chatham already five times rate.” Dec. working 3, and a at home game our withnormal Uwharrie Charter The pandemic further Academy on Dec. 8. complicates matters. 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On stillDec. feels8,nervousness. met Jordan sev-again the BulldogsHe are setwith to hit the road eralastimes theimportant course of the project, includthey over play an game at North Stanly. ing three sit-down interviews that are part of the documentary. “I hope that people will like it as much as we did,” Hehir said.

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For Nutbush residents He also cited a widespread fear the threat of overburdened of being unnecessarily exposed to fear of contracting the v itals, states across the country matched with the worry th the virus. onverting convention centers, could lose stores that are “All around, people are scared,” ts facilities and performance Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, November 25, 2020 the neighborhood. Offici he said. es into backup treatment sites Their fears are not unfounded. ven’t said if stores would oronavirus patients. In this majority-black city along the Gateway facility was hat some Memphis, Tenthe Mississippi River, lawmakers If they did, shopping wo e, residents don’t get is why in and community leaders have been come more difficult for re city, a shopping center in the sounding the alarm over what they especially for those who ar dle of a predominantly black, see as a disturbing trend of the vi- have no means of transpo income residential neighborrus killing African Americans at a to stores located farther aw d has been chosen. “For people who don’t higher rate. ty and state officials are concar, what do they do?” ask Nutbush resident Patricia Hared that By anDavid influx of patients time viewership increased from Bauder ris, who spoke to The Ass ris wondered aloud if city officials Memphis, as well as nearby 46,000 to 450,000. The Associated Press “We’ve really cornered Fox Press while lugging a bottl were “trying to contaminate” the issippi, Arkansas and rural For the same dates, Fox News averaged 3.6 million viewers in the NEW Now that his tergent, a package of bott neighborhood. Tennessee, willYORK strain—hospifrom the right.” largely Activist Earle Fisher, an Afri- ter and other items from t Their fears areinvisible echoednetwork acrosshas sud- evening, Nielsen said. Fox’s primeADRIAN SAINZ | AP PHOTO been flooded by fans of time viewership during the two can American Memphis pastor, A Lot to her car. She note country:denly Governors, mayors President Donald Trump, News- weeks after the election was up 50 Newsmax founder Chris Ruddy understands the anxiety. “This grocery store recently clos health max experts in numerous This Friday, April 3, 2020 photo, shows Gateway Shopping Center television personality Grant percent over last year. is an honest and reasonable con- her house and she already s are also researching and in Memphis, Tenn. “We love competition. We have Stinchfield is puffing out his chest. cern and skepticism,” Fisher said. travel farther to get to Gate tructing makeshift medical “They don’t know what to do always thrived on competition,” News,” said Michael Clemente, NEWSMAX VIA AP “When we do things “I think it’s par for the course for ities. with all of us,” Stinchfield said on Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch Newsmax’s CEO until last April and a former Fox News executive. said on an Election Day earnings the air Monday night. “We’re killThis image the company logo for Newsmax. network’sthe people got The to consider black shows people to be righteously New York City, they’re turn- Lee has disclosed a few: the Mu- a Chinese restaurant and other “Now, more than ever, they want to rise in popularity has been astonishingly swift and could indicate ing it here on Newsmax with a tac- call. neighborhood,” she said. “W skeptical of governmental interbusinesses. sic City Center in Nashville, the o the Javits Center convention Ruddy traced much of News- be heard, and have influence equal the first serious threat to Fox News Channel’s iron grip on tic they’ve never tried. It’s called ventionviewers that did not decades. consult with need to make the neighb treatment Convention in Chicago, thetheMcCormick their peersaon the coasts.center Their for to TrumpCenter, support- toLocating the truth, stone-cold truth,Chattanooga and max’s increase conservative in two worse than it already is.” patients there Expo Center all coronavirus e Convention Center; and loyalty is to that voice and not topos- people on the ground first.” ers angered by Fox’s early — election once you get a taste of in it, youthe willKnoxville placeproblems, or another.” residents say: U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, nightfrom call that Democrat Joe Biden esanytwo tolerate being lied to again.” Doug McGowen, the city’s chief sites away residential neighdy, Utah,never the Mountain Amerof Democrat, election results, powerful person inofficer, the world,” saidtheultimate Newsmax says it has an ediNewsmax’s burst, whether or had won Arizona. 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He said at higher rates; and it could force of Memphis is different. The cenennessee, and officials here the Transformaries about Trump’s press secretary caster. “Not because he’s president, vative Media and would Channel’s dominance with conser- network. havePolitics.” used those rather t if it were to a treatment the storesonthey rely on to a Save grocery compiled a viewers list of in 35two possition of American but because he’s converted loved by so many callingofrestrictions ThanksgivTrump, whoA Lot criticized Fox some vative decades.ter features For ill Newsmax, question is neighbo ing gatherings “Orwellian,” and people.” the campaign, has close. “We’ve really cornered from throughout into aa big residential site, it would hold only mildly a Rent-A-Center, a Famibackup sites. 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Trump-friendly Newsmax seeks to cut into Fox’s viewership

max founder and friend of Trump. “They’ve never had that.” From the beginning of July to the week before Election Day, Newsmax averaged 58,000 viewers from 7 to 10 p.m. on weekdays. That jumped to 568,000 the week after the election, the Nielsen company said. In the same period, day-

ed tweets suggesting his followers check out Newsmax or a smaller rival that also presses a conservative viewpoint, One America News Network. “There’s a large part of the country that wants to have a voice, the same people who gave birth to what turned into a very robust Fox

PEC, oil nations agree o nearly 10M barrel cut

ing an election victory. The television network is running a clever ad telling conservative viewers not to be “out-foxed.” Programming generally consists of news talk shows, and it’s not difficult to see where the loyalty lies. “Donald Trump is the most

for final certification of the vote before declaring a victor in the presidential race. The spotlight on smaller rivals comes at an extraordinarily tumultuous time at Fox. There’s always been a tension between the news and opinion sides of the network, but this time it’s reflected in the

pelling enough to hold viewers who are clearly sampling. Besides Kelly, former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer is Newsmax’s best-known personality. Both their shows are aired twice a night; Ruddy said a new prime-time show will start next month and another is in the works.

Dems nominate Pelosi as speaker again

bin Salman, a son of King Salman, assented to the deal. “I go with the consent, so I UBAI, United Arab Emir— OPEC, Russia and other agree,” the prince said, chuckling, roducing nations on Sunday drawing a round of applause from the video call. agree to limit ized anByunprecedented pro- those on then that she would Alan Fram But her it had not been smiles ion cut The of Associated nearly 10Press million term to four more years.and All weeks House members willsopick after the els, or a 10th of global supply, laughs for speakergroup when the ConWASHINGTON, D.C. — House called the OPEC+ of new OPEC opes of boosting crashing pricgress in earlyfailed JanuDemocrats nominated members andconvenes other nations mid the coronavirus pandemic Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday to be the ary. Hoyer was reelected majoriin March to reach an agreement a price war, officials said. them again ty leader and Clyburn as the No. 3 speaker who guides on production cuts, sending prichis could theandlargest re- seemed Democratic leader on Wednesday, nextbe year, she quickly tumbling. Saudithat Arabia ion in production from OPEC party posts need sharply no House to suggest these would be heres final approval. Pelosi, Clyyears in maybe the leadership criticized Russia daysHoyer earlierand over erhaps two a decade, lon- post. burn all won without opposition. California Democrat,what the it described as comments said U.S.The Energy Secretary To become speaker again, Pelofirst woman be speaker,critical was of the kingdom, which Brouillette, who tocredited nominated by acclamation as the si will need more votes than House itself trying appease ident Donald Trump’s used per- a finds Leader to Kevin McCarparty’s lawmakers pan- Minority Trump, a longtime OPEC critic. l involvement in getting duelto gardemic-induced virtual meeting to thy, R-Calif., who’s likely Evenner U.S. senators had warned parties to thetheir table and helpnearly unanimous GOP suppick leaders. Pelosi already Thatto means will need servedwar six years in the job, but port. Saudi Arabia findPelosi a way to to end ahasprice between roughly 218 votes to prevail and the next two loom as her toughest. boost prices as American shale di Arabia and Russia. After unexpectedly losing can ill afford to lose more than a il pricesathave collapsed as the firms face far-higher production least 10 incumbents in this sprinkling of Democratic support. costs. American troops been navirus month’s and theelections, COVID-19 Though she’s likelyhad to succeed, Democrats deployed to the kingdom for the ss it causes haveabout largely halt- majorit won’t be simple because when will have a 222-213 Pelosi was the elected speaker in Janity, the tightest margin in twofirst de- time since Sept. 11, 2001, lobal travel and slowed down 2019, 15 Democrats opposed cades. That prospect has demoralattacksuary over concerns of Iranir energy-chugging sectors her. Ten remain in Congress plus ized many Democrats and ignited as manufacturing. It has an retaliation amid regional tenblame-trading between moder- New York Rep. Anthony Brindisi, stated ates the and oil progressives industry inover sions. why whose race remains uncalled, and spentRep. over U.S., which now pumps moreDay. “They’ve New Jersey Jeff the Van last Drew, they flopped on Election monthwho waging war on American e than anyAgainst other country. became a Republican. that backdrop, many Rep. while Kurt we Schrader, D-Ore., Democrats oil producers are defendut some House producers have have beenfor years who has opposed Pelosi before, impatiently insisted it’s time for tant to ease supply. The car- ing theirs. This is not how friends fresh leadership. Pelosi and her said he is open to backing her this nd other nations on Sunday treat friends,” said Sen. Kevin top two lieutenants, Steny Hoy- time, adding that he thinks “she Cramer, a Republican from North ed to allow to cut gets it” about needing to moderate er ofMexico Maryland and only Jim Clyburn Dakota, the OPEC+ 000 barrels a month, a stickDemocrats’ brand. deal. of South Carolina, have served in thebefore “Frankly, there’s time to their a producers have aalready point for anpositions accord together initiallyfor overU.S. move on,”output. he saidThe in an interdozen yearsaand each is age 80 or reducing been Amerhed Friday after marathon view Wednesday. “Nancy knows older. o conference between 23 na- ican Petroleum Institute laudPelosi called for unity when she it’s smart to quit at the top of her ed Sunday’s s. The nations together agreedWednesgame.” global pact, saying it addressed her colleagues will help get other nations’ ut 9.7 million barrels a day There will also be at stateleast 15 day after winning the nomination. owned oil production to the ughout May and June. in the fresh“The theme, I think, of what we do first-term Democratsfollow year, andthat it was has to the be about the of men U.S.next producers areunclear tryhe groupnext reached dealjustice” just inlead how many will support Pelosi. carereand policing to adjust to plunging demand. s beforeeconomy, Asian health markets Hinting that she won’t try leading, she said, according to a tranBrouillette said the U.S. did not ed Monday and as internaing Democrats again in 2022 may script released by her office. make help commitments oftheitsvotes own al benchmark crude her nail down she When aBrent reporter asked Pelosi production ed at just $31 the a barrel needs.cuts, but was able to laterover whether next two years show obvious — that plunging American favorite to succeed her is wouldshale be herproducers last as speaker, it theOne New York Rep. Jeffries, was little surprise that she mendemand because of Hakeem the pandemggle. 50, a four-term Brooklyn tioned a commitment she made in expected ic is to slash U.S. oillawmakprodeo aired by the Saudi-owned 2018. Scrambling to win enough er. His skills range from consenduction. lite channel Al-Arabiya votes to become speaker, she said sus building to launching stinging Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanwed the moment that Saudi gy Minister Prince Abdulaziz ganeh also told state television

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SAUDI ENERGY

In this photo released by Saudi Energy Ministry, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Minist Energy of Saudi Arabia, third right, chairs a virtual summit of the Group of 20 energy minister his office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, April 10, 2020, to coordinate a response to plummet prices due to an oversupply in the market and a downturn in global demand due to the pandemi J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE | AP PHOTO

In this Nov. 12, 2020, file photo speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pauses as she meets with

reporters on Capitol in Washington, D.C. deal but its president, Andrés praise. that Kuwait, SaudiHill Arabia and the “The pure size of the cu the United Arab Emirates would Manuel López Obrador, had said cut another 2 million barrels of Friday that he had agreed with precedented, but, then ag oratorical salvos at Trump, who think is a good thing.” the U.S. will oil a dayweek between them atop unclearthat whether Hoyer, a compen- is the impact the corona he this called the “hater in the It’sTrump having on of demand,” said M theme, I think, sate what Mexico cannot “The add to OPEC+ moderate, or Clyburn, Congress’ chief.” deal. The three countries Black lawmaker, what we do Democrats eager to move highest-ranking med an energy an the proposed cuts. didOther not immediately acknowledge nextGhulam, has to be would attempt to succeed Pelosi. up cut in leadership ranks includeZanRaymond James. “The big Oil Deal withabout OPECjustice.” the themselves, though Clyburn’s within the will partysave hunReps. Katherine of MassaBut Ghulam and others w Plusstatus is done. This ganeh attended Clark the video conferchusetts, David Cicilline of Rhode was supercharged this year when it may not be enough. dreds of thousands of energy jobs ence. Island and Tony Cardenas of Cal- he revived Biden’s near-comatose Speaker Nancy Pelosi “This is at least a tempo in the United States,” Trump said Officials said other planned cuts ifornia. Jeffries and Clark were bid for the Democratic presidenlief for the energy industry in a tweet. “I would like to thank would stand in the deal, meaning elected to top leadership posts on tial nomination in February by helping himcongratulate win the South President CaroWednesday, with Clark defeating cut and Pu- the global economy. This i an 8-million-barrel-per-day lina primary. Cicilline forthrough the No. 4 the job. end of the tin of Russia and King Salman of is too big to be let to fail and from July Pelosi came to Congress in 1987 “The new ideas, the freshness liance showed responsibili Arabia.” year and a 6-million-barrel cut for Saudi that comes with that is import- and has led House Democrats, this agreement,” said Per M The Kremlin said President 16ant months beginning in 2021. for the American people to both as the minority and majorVladimir Putin held a joint call Nysveen, the head of ana “This theD-Ohio, rebalancity party, ever since 2003. When see,” saidwill Rep. enable Tim Ryan, with Trump and ing of the oil marketschallenged and the exDemocrats recaptured theSaudi major-King Sal- Rystad Energy. “Even tho who’s unsuccessfully ity inman 2018 and she regained the Pelosi before but now says he’s to express support of the production cuts are small pected rebound of prices bya $15 speakership, hadsaid earlyPutin clashes supporter. “And yeah, term,” I thinksaid deal. Itshe also spoke sep- what the market needed a per barrel in thesoshort does another couple of years, with newcomers such as Rep. Alashe statement from Nigeria’s oil arately with Trump about the oil postpone the stock buildi allows everyone else to move up, I exandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. straints problem, the wors market and other issues. ministry. Analysts offered cautious now avoided.” Mexico had initially blocked

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EFIRD, 94, went home to71, beofwith Nora Elizabeth DeBerry, his Lord Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Albemarle passed away Sunday, at his home in Stanfield. November 15, 2020 at Atrium GeneStanly. was born October 9, be 1925, in Health Visitation will Cabarrus to the late Simeon held from County 6-8PM on Tuesday, Jason Efird17, and theat late SarahFuneral Ella November 2020 Stanly Burris Efird. In addition to his and Cremation Care of Albemarle. parents,service he was will preceded inat death Funeral be held 2PMby his wife, Jewell Little Efird; sisters, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 in Mary Lambert, Fannie Almond, the Stanly Funeral and Cremation Minnie Furr,inWilma Burleson and Care Chapel Albemarle officiated Aileen Huskey; and brothers, Homer by Rev. Kevin Munson and Rev. Efird, Getus and Efird, Ronnie Pugh.Efird Burial toWayne follow at Sr. Stanly Gardens of Memory. A private funeral will be She is preceded inservice death by her held on Saturday, April DeBerry 11, 2020 husband Larry Eugene at Love’ s Grove Nora United and 3 brothers. is Methodist survived Church Cemetery in Stanfield by son: Larry Eugene DeBerry, II officiated Rev. Jim White. Burial (Sarah) of by Albemarle; daughters: will follow at the Love’ s Grove Cindy DeBerry Mauney (Chris)United Methodist Church of Albemarle, TracyCemetery, DeBerry 4360 Polk Ford Road, Carpenter (Lynn)Stanfield. of Norwood, Survivors Gerald Lisa DeBerryinclude Hatley son (Tim) of Wayne (Gail) of Albemarle; Albemarle; 20Efird grandchildren; 16 daughter Lisa Efird (Mark) Hartsell great-grandchildren; 4 brothers; and Stanfield; granddaughters, 3ofsisters. Kelly Efird Barbee and Lauren Hartsell (Justin) Crump; and greatgrandsons, Ian Patrick Simmons and Elliot Jacob Simmons. Memorials may be made to Love’s Grove United Methodist Church, PO Box 276, Stanfield, NC 28163-0276.

Tony Smith William Bliven ONY MONROE SMITH, 72, of

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Rockwell, NC, went to beSr. with William Bradford Bliven, 76, of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Richfield passed away on Saturday, on Wednesday, Aprilat8,his 2020 at A November 14, 2020 home. his home surrounded by held family. A graveside service will be 2PM private family service will be held. on Thursday, November 19, 2020 Online can be made at at Paulscondolences Crossing Baptist Church stanlyfuneralhome.com Cemetery officiated by Pastor Glenn Tony was born August 1947 Johnson. Visitation will be11,held from in Stanly County to the late Pearlie 12-1:30PM on Thursday, November Asbury and Funeral Emmer and Lee 19, 2020Smith at Stanly Smith. He was in law of Pat Cremation Carethe inson Albemarle. andMr. Mick Cagle where heby worked at Bliven is survived his wife the fish house for many years until of 56 years Darlene DeOrio Bliven he opened Anchor HouseLauralee Seafood of the home; daughters: in Rockwell. He and his wife Becky Beemer (Dale) of Richfield, Victoria owned and operated Anchor House Budrawich of Albemarle, Melissa for 25 years(Jerry) beforeofretiring in 2009. McCarthy Richfield; son: Mr. Smith was a charter William Bradford Bliven,member II (Melissa and deacon at Open Door Baptist C. Noyes-Bliven) of Greenfield, Church in Richfield. HeFelicia loved the MA; foster daughters: Lord and his family abundantly. Tony Keszler of Oklahoma City, OK, and was wonderful husband, father, and AmyaArmystrong of Greenfield, grandfather and could fix MA; 13 grandchildren; 29anything greathe put his handsnephews: on. grandchildren; Arthur and Mr. Smith is survived by his wife James Harwood. Becky Cagle Smith the home, He is preceded inofdeath by sons Walter Smith and Robbie grandchildren William Bliven, III, Smith; daughterand Kayla Henderson Scott Renfrew, Alyssa Prest. (Brandon); grandchildren Danielle, Dustin, and Steele Smith, Keaton and Ella Henderson; brother David Smith; sisters Kay Kriechbaum, Karen Stevenson, Ruby Eudy, and Dorothy Smith (Nick). He is preceded in death by brothers Joe Smith, Wayne Smith, Claude Smith, Wade Smith, Robert Smith, and sister Mary Morris. Memorial contributions can be made to Open Door Baptist Church at 44563 Hwy 52, Richfield, NC 28137 or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County at 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

HELMS, 72,89, of Marshville, Betty Lee Drye, of Salisbury, passed away Wednesday, April 8,22, passed away Sunday, November 2020 at at Citadel McWhorter Hospice House 2020 of Salisbury. in Monroe. She is survived by her daughter, Lorraine wasMisehimer born Aprilof28, 1947 Peggy (Randy) Gold in Monroe to the late Hill; son, Jimmie “T” Homer (Shelia) David Fraley Austin anddaughter, Jewell Delphia-Jane of Denton; Gloria (Wayne) Austin.of She was also preceded in Austin New London, daughter, death by brothers, and Teddy Freda Simpkins of A.D. Richfield; Austin; and sister, Joy Austin. grandchildren, Michael and Keith The Amy family will receive friends Fraley, Austin Almond, Sam from 6:00 pm 8:00 pm, Friday, Misenhimer, and Samantha Stegal; April 10, 2020 at Hartsell great-grandchildren, Tyler,Funeral Logan, Home of Albemarle. The funeral Sierra, Samantha, and Andrew serviceMadison, will be at 11:00 amand on Fraley, Landon, SaturdayAlmond, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Mellinee Emmaline and ChurchMisenhimer; in Marshville, officiated Boone many fur by Rev. John Miller and Rev. Leon grandbabies; and special caregiver, Whitley. She will lie in state for 30 Jackie Watkins. minutes prior to the service. She will be laid to rest in the church cemetery. She is survived by her beloved husband of 47 years, Paul Helms of the home; son, Alex (Deanna) Helms of Pageland; daughter, Paula (Cristin Brandt) Helms of Mint Hill; grandchildren, Mason, Grant, and Raegan Helms; brothers, Boyce, 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.

Mary Burleson

Linda Hatley

Esther Akins Esther Margaret Moore Akins entered the realms of glory on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 10:45 a.m., following two years of declining health. AULINE ELIZABETH A private graveside service will be ALMOND TUCKER, 98, passed held for her at her home church and away peacefully at Trinity Place, burial beside her husband of 73 years Albemarle, NC on April 11, 2020. in the church cemetery. Because of Pauline was born on March 22, COVID no viewing will be held. Rev. 1922 in Cabarrus County, NC to the Gene Frady Sr. will officiate along late John Richard Almond and Alice with longtime friend Mr. David Ada Ann Lambert Almond. Threatt. She is survived by her three Esther was born on February 21, daughters, Gay Michel (Jack), 1923, in a little community called Oak Island, NC; Pamela Rushing Eastwood in Moore County, North (Foreman), Oakboro, NC; Kathy Carolina, of Scottish and Welsh Hunt (Marc), Albemarle, NC; her heritage. Her parents were the late son, Chris Tucker (Chris Lear), Pearl Wicker Moore and Neil A. Washington, DC. She will be greatly Moore, Sr. She was also preceded missed by her five grandchildren, in death by her husband, Van James Heather Rushing Chaney (Shannon), Akins, Jr.; four sisters, Glennie Alma Michael Rushing, Elizabeth Michel Moore, Ethel Dow (Bill), Roseanna Hartzog (Craig), Jack Michel, Jr. Cook (Roy), Daisy Benesch; one (Jenn), and Woody Hunt as well as brother, Neil A. Moore, Jr.; and sonseven great-grandchildren. She also in-law Ed Miller. leaves behind cherished nieces and She is survived by her loving nephews. daughters, Gaye Frady (Gene) and The family expresses its sincere Barbara Miller, both of Concord; gratitude to the staff and caregivers three grandchildren, Sgt. Larry at Trinity Place for the care they Frady II, USAF Retired (Wendy) of provided Pauline. Bury St. Edmunds UK, Kimberly A private graveside service will be Gaye Van Der Meid (Darren) of held on Monday, April 13, 2020. A Midland, and Jamie Miller (Kristen) celebration of Pauline’s life and legacy of Concord; two step-grandchildren, will be held this summer. Scott Frady (Dana) of Belmont, and In lieu of flowers, the family Carl Frady (Shelley) of Gastonia; four requests donations be made to the great-grandchildren, Brittany Quick BrightFocus Foundation at www. (Jarrett), of Charlotte, Joshua Miller, brightfocus.org. Nathaniel Miller, and Sarah Miller of Concord; sisters-in-law, Josephine Strauss of Berwick, PA and Shirley Akins of Visalia, CA; and a number

Merle Helms Betty Drye ERLE LORRAINE AUSTIN

Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Burleson, 92, of Albemarle, passed away on November 19, 2020 at Trinity Place in Albemarle. She was born February 1, 1928 to Fred and Ila (Coley) Archer in Albemarle, NC. She was a lifetime member of Pine Grove Methodist Church of Albemarle, NC. During her retirement years, she enjoyed her flowers, goldfish pond, the company of her beloved Yorkie, “Corkie”, and watching herMAE great-grandchildren HIRLEY HAIRE, 73, play her back yard. ofin Albemarle passed away on Lib11,was preceded in death by April 2020 at Atrium Health husband, H.will Burleson; son, Stanly. ThePierce family hold a private Reggie Pierce Burleson; graveside service for Mrs.mother, Haire. Ila Archer; Fred Archer, Shirley was father, born December 12, Sr.; brothers, Fred Archer,DC Jr.,toKenneth 1946 in Washington, the Archer, BobRichard Archer; and baby sister, late Charles Bateman and Margaret Mae Archer. Elizabeth Mulligan Bateman. She is survived by her daughter, Shirley is survived by her husband Beverly GayVaughn Burleson of Albemarle; of 30 years Smith of four grandsons, (Arianna) Albemarle; sisterRusty Sandra Painter Lowder of Melbourne, FL, Kyle of Gainesville, VA; half-brother (Audrey) Preslar,of Chris Preslar, Robert Bateman Stevensville, and Sam Preslar, allHeather of Albemarle; MD; step-children Smith brother-in-law, Duke of Jacksonville, FL andBurleson; David and three great-grandchildren, Smith of New London, NC;Jase, 4 Knox, and Charley Elizabeth Preslar, step-grandchildren; nieces Cyndi who were the loves of her Hentschel of Leesburg, VAlife. and Cheryl Hardy of Aylett, VA; 16 grandnieces and nephews; and Gus the dog. Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Haire family.

Shirley Haire

Dwight Smith Dwight Louis Smith, 75, of Albemarle, passed away on November 20, 2020 at home. He was born January 14, 1945 to Moses Ezekiel and Venie (Treece) Smith in Norwood, NC. He graduated from South Stanly High School. He was married to his loving wife, Joyce, for 38 years. Dwight is survived by daughters, Shonda Dawn Smith of Albemarle HATLEY, andINDA AleshaTUCKER Smith Morgan and 69, of Albemarle, passed away Monday, husband Trent Morgan of Albemarle; AprilDeron 13, 2020. son, Louis Smith and wife Linda was born September 18, Brandi Smith of Albemarle; three 1950 in Concord the late Jacob and grandsons, DerektoSmith, Joseph Claris Tucker. SheChurch; was also four preceded Smith, and Brann in death by her brother, TerryAbigail Lee granddaughters, Erin Smith, Tucker,Ella andMorgan, her twinand sister, Brenda Smith, Ada Tucker Strickland. know Brenda Morgan; two sisters,We Marlene Morton and Linda areand in Heaven watching of Albemarle Hazel Lowder of over us and laughing. Durham, NC; three brothers, Elwood Linda was a lovingRalph mother, sister, Smith of Albemarle, Smith and “Nana.” She a very giving of Albemarle, andwas Darrell Smith of and loving person. would and Albemarle. He had Linda many nieces always dothat anything she loved. could for nephews he dearly others, especially herinfamily. He was preceded death She by his enjoyedMoses working at FastShop #5, father, Ezekiel Smith; mother, Locust. Linda willJoyce be forever loved Venie Smith; wife, Smith; and greatly missed. sisters, Lucille Calloway and Edith Survivors include son,Smith Holt; brothers, Jamesher Talley AlanDodson Hatley and wife, Angela, of and Smith. Albemarle; Ronnie Tucker Visitationbrother, will be held Wednesday, and wife, Linda, of Midland; November 25, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:45 granddaughter, Leslie Hatley; 1 pm at Pine Grove Methodist Church, niece; and 2 nephews. Albemarle, NC. Funeral services will Theat family willwith receive friends follow 2:00pm Ron Hartman from 4:00 pm - 6:00 officiating. Burial willpm, takeThursday, place in April 16, Grove 2020 at Hartsell Funeral the Pine United Methodist Home inCemetery. Albemarle. Linda will Church be laid to rest during a private committal service at Bethel United Methodist Church, Midland. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to Bethel UMC, 12700 Idlebrook Rd, Midland, NC 28107.

Danny Luther NedPAUL LeeLUTHER, Smith ANNY

65,Lee of Norwood, Ned Smith, Sr.,passed 83, of away unexpectedly Thursday, April 9, Stanfield, passed away Monday, 2020 at Atrium Health Stanly Health in November 16, 2020 at Novant Albemarle. - Mint Hill. Mr. wasborn bornAugust March 15, 27, Mr. Luther Smith was 1955 lateCounty Robertto Fulton and 1937 to in the Stanly Myrtle Helen Tucker Luther. McLissie Smith. He was also Dannyin was survived by his wife, preceded death by sister, Linda Denise Luther of Norwood; WhitleyBurleson and brother, Wade Smith. sons, Jeremy (Karen) andwife Ned is survived by Luther his loving Jody step-sons, BryanSmith of 54Luther; years, Hazel Mae Mullis Whitley and Gregg (Anita) Whitley; of the home; sons, Rick Smith of Grandchildren, Daniel LutherJr. and Concord and Ned Lee Smith, of Hunter Zado, as well as his brother, Charlotte; grandson, Dustin Lee Bob Luther Jr (Lorena), uncle Jack Smith of Stanfield; granddaughter, Luther and several other loved nieces, Maranda Eudy of Stanfield; sisters, nephews and cousins. Jackie Burnette of Stanfield, Danny recently retired from Libbie Barbee of Albemarle, and Charlotte Pipeofand Foundry after Lois Cantrell Locust; brother, aLewis dedicated 37ofyears andand worked Mullis Locust; greatthere with Aydn his sons several other grandson, Leeand Smith. friends and family members. Danny loved spending time at his lake house with his family and friends as well as vacationing with his family. Danny and Denise enjoyed listening to beach music and loved to shag dance every chance they could 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.

Traci Baucom Traci Lambert Baucom, 49, of Oakboro won her courageous battle on Saturday, November 21, 2020 in her home, surrounded by her family. A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, November 23rd, 2020 at 3 PM at Memorial Baptist Church in Norwood with Pastor Josh Phillips officiating. Born October 26, 1971 in Stanly County, she was the daughter of Michael Lambert of Albemarle and Carolyn Hudson Lambert of Norwood. She was a Rehab Manager with Lake Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Indian Trail and was a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. She attended Memorial Baptist Church in Norwood. She loved, shopping, traveling and the beach. She enjoyed spending time with her family, friends, and her dog, Charlie. In addition to her parents Michael Lambert (Pam) and Carolyn Lambert (Gary), Traci is survived by her husband Christopher Baucom, daughter Lilly A. Baucom, and son Chase Baucom all of the home, stepsister McKenzie Huneycutt of Albemarle, sisters-in-love Stephanie Baucom of Stanfield and Becky Baucom of Monroe, and 11 nieces and nephews.

Jerry Fincher Frances Gray ERRY FINCHER passed from

this life on April 3,Honeycutt 2020 at 8:05 Frances Gerolene pm. He was surrounded by hisaway family Gray, 89, of Charlotte, passed and holding the hand19, of the love Thursday, November 2020 atof his life. Jerry is preceded in death Novant Health - Mint Hill. by The threefamily siblings, brothers, Billy willtwo receive friends Gilbert Fincher, Larry from 12:00 pm -and 12:45 pm, Richard Fincher, andNovember one sister, Barbra Joyce Wednesday, 25, 2020 at Moore. Plaza Baptist Church, Charlotte. The He isservice survived byfollow his wife, Eleanor funeral will at 1:00 pm Kate Fincher of the home, daughter, in the church sanctuary, officiated by Cindy Fincher Jacobs of will Wingate Pastor David Gales. She be laid NC., son and daughter in law, Tommy to rest at Sharon Memorial Park at (Tiffany) Fincher of New London 5400 Monroe Road. NC., Step Children, (Lisa) She is survived byJimmy her son, Jerry Lanier of Locust NC, Wanda Dennis “JD” Gray; grandsons,(Bob) Krimminger LocustGray; NC., sister, Eric Jonathan andofJordan (Sharon) Lanier of Charlotte NC., Mary Jane Voncannon; and greatGrandchildren-Trey (Gera) Whitson granddaughter, Nevaeh Gray. of Midland, Step-grandchildren, Zach (Brittney) Washington, Aaron (Kinsey) Washington, Caleb (Nayeli) Washington, Beth (Robbie) Setzer, Matthew ( April ) Wallace, Step great-grandchildren, Britlyn-Eve Washington, Robert Setzer, George (Sara) Setzer, Tracy (Rob) Setzer Bumgardener, Katie Underwood, Andrew Underwood, Step great great grandchild, Waylon George Setzer and 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.

Clarence Mills

Clarence Edward Mills “Tump” passed away November 19th, 2020 at the age of 88. Tump is survived by his loving wife Joanne of 63 years. Tump is lovingly remembered by his daughter Kelly Vanhoy (Lynn) of Richfield, and son Mark Mills of Albemarle. His grandchildren Joshua Vanhoy of Richfield, Jacob Vanhoy of Richfield, and Jenny Mabry (Cameren) of Albemarle, and his great granddaughter Charlie Belle. He is also remembered by his Sister Betty Layton of Albemarle, Sister-in-Law Mary Ellen Aldridge of Albemarle, and Brother-in-Law Don Russell (Ronda) of High Point. The funeral service will be held graveside at Stony Hill United Methodist Church, 28996 Stony Hill Rd, Albemarle on Monday November 23rd, 2020 at 11 with Rev. Kay Fry officiating.

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STATE & NATION

Fauci sought to reassure the public that the vaccine is safe while still encouraging Americans to wear masks. The CDC’s Thanksgiving warning was some of the firmest guidance yet from the agency on curtailing traditional gatherings to fight the outbreak. The CDC issued the recommendations at a time when diagnosed infections, hospitalizations and deaths are rising across the country. In many areas, the health care system is being squeezed by a combination of sick patients filling up beds and medical workers falling ill themselves. The CDC’s Dr. Erin Sauber-Schatz cited more than 1 million new cases in the U.S. over the past week as the reason for the new guidance.

“The safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year is at home with the people in your household,” she said. If families do decide to include returning college students, military members or others for turkey and stuffing, the CDC is recommending that the hosts take added precautions: Gatherings should be outdoors if possible, with people keeping 6 feet apart and wearing masks and just one person serving the food. Hospitals are struggling to keep up with non-coronavirus cases ranging from broken bones to heart attacks in states where COVID-19 cases are tying up resources. In Kansas, rural hospitals are running into difficulty trying to transfer patients to larger hospitals for more advanced care. “Whether it is regular pneumonia or appendicitis or fractures that need surgery, they have a limited amount of beds in their facilities and they are not taking a lot of these routine cases,” said Perry Desbien, a nurse practitioner who works in Smith Center and other rural communities. “They are saying, ‘Send them home. Have them follow up in the

office. Unless it is life-threatening, we don’t want to see them either.’” Earlier this month, the Mayo Clinic Health System in Wisconsin announced it was suspending elective medical procedures. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker noted that with COVID-19 patients claiming a quarter of the state’s hospital beds, there are fewer resources for heart attack patients, expectant mothers or cancer patients. “When we let our hospitals get overrun or even close to it, it is all of us suffering,” Pritzker said. The Mayo Clinic Health System, a Midwest network of hospitals and clinics run by the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, reported that 905 staff members have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past two weeks. Dr. Amy Williams, executive dean of Mayo Clinic Practice, said the vast majority were exposed in the community and not at work. “It shows how widely spread this is in our communities and how easy it is to get COVID-19 in the communities here in the Midwest,” she said. In Kansas, 178 employees and

doctors at a Topeka hospital had active coronavirus cases or were isolated and on leave because of contact with someone who had coronavirus. And the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City and nearby clinics had 206 employees, including physicians, nurses and support staff, out as of Tuesday after testing positive. An additional 260 were not at work and quarantining while they awaited test results. The positivity rate — the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus — has taken on a more prominent role in the nation’s response to the crisis in recent days. New York City shut down in-person classes in the nation’s largest school system this week after the positivity rate surpassed 3%. That angered families who believe it is too stringent a standard and question why bars and restaurants can remain open. Health experts caution that there are weaknesses in the positivity data because states calculate the rate differently. But they say the overall trend is not in dispute, and it indicates severe spread and, in many places, insufficient testing.

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Travelers wearing protective face masks walking through Concourse D at the Miami International Airport on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Miami, Fla.

Microsoft-led housing effort cuts rents in Seattle suburbs By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — A master’s degree and a full-time job as a middle-school counselor weren’t enough to help Sam Baker land an apartment she could afford in Seattle’s east-side suburbs. But a $750 million commitment by a local tech giant helped do the trick. In August, Baker moved into her new apartment in one of three complexes recently purchased by Urban Housing Ventures, a partnership backed in part by Microsoft’s affordable housing initiative. The group is cutting rents at 40% of the units in the three buildings, including Baker’s fourth-floor one-bedroom overlooking Lake Washington, as part of an effort to make sure teachers, nurses and other middle-income professionals can live in the communities where they work. The rent cuts are being accomplished without local public subsidies, but with a model designed to remain attractive to investors — an approach that could and

should be replicated nationwide, its supporters say. “Having this program has made it so I can afford to live here,” said Baker, 51, a counselor at Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish. “I don’t want to commute too far. I like being in an area where I can walk a lot — there’s restaurants and banks and dentists and hair salons and bars. It makes it very convenient.” Microsoft launched the initiative two years ago to address a problem its own success helped create: As the region’s tech industry has boomed and well-paid tech workers have driven up the cost of housing, even people with decent middle-income jobs have been priced out. Jane Broom, the company’s senior director of philanthropies, noted in a blog post Thursday that from 2011 to 2019, jobs grew 24% while housing only grew 12%; median household income rose by 34% while housing prices soared 78%. Other tech giants, including Google and Apple, have also invested hundreds of millions of dollars recently to boost affordable housing, following years of

“I like being in an area where I can walk a lot — there’s restaurants and banks and dentists and hair salons and bars. It makes it very convenient” Sam Baker, resident

complaints that they had worsened the problem. Microsoft initially committed $500 million, saying that much of the money would provide market-rate or below-market-rate loans to developers who want to build affordable housing. Some was targeted for grants to address homelessness, such as by providing legal help to those facing eviction. Early this year, Microsoft upped the ante by $250 million, committing to providing credit to help the Washington State Finance Commission finance about 3,000 additional

units of affordable housing. But building new affordable housing takes time. So last week, the company announced that it had invested $40 million to help Urban Housing Ventures buy three existing market-rate complexes — two in Bellevue and one in Kirkland — that together have 335 units. Urban Housing Ventures is immediately cutting rents for residents who earn 60% to 80% of the area’s median income. The partnership is also benefitting from a $325 million financing commitment from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., better known as Freddie Mac. For Baker, who has four grown children and lives on her own, that means a discount of about $600 a month — $1,623 instead of more than $2,200. It’s not enough that she’s saving much, she said. But she can make ends meet without having to take a seasonal department store job over the holidays, as she did when she lived at her old apartment. And it’s a nice place — across the street from a beach, with covered parking and a gym, she said.

“The Puget Sound region hasn’t built enough housing for the people who live here, including many who are on the front lines of our community’s response to COVID-19,” Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a written statement. “We need fresh, creative approaches like this one to quickly bring new private sector financing and funding to address the affordable housing crisis – in our home state of Washington and nationwide.” Part of the reason that buildings remain attractive to investors is that the below-market-rate units are in such high demand that they’re expected to have less turnover, and fewer vacancies in an economic slump, said Tim Cavanaugh, a managing member at Stream Real Estate Development, which oversees operations at Urban Housing Ventures. In addition to the $40 million toward its $750 million commitment, Microsoft also announced it was providing $25 million to the Washington State Housing Finance Commission to offer financing to affordable housing developers.

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LaMelo Ball, selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the No. 3 overall pick in the NBA draft, holds up his jersey during an introductory news conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Charlotte.

WHAT’S HAPPENING Death penalty sought against man accused of killing child

Board votes to push re-entry to January

Forsyth County A judge allowed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Jesse Wayne Perkins, 24, of Clemmons, who is accused of killing 1-year-old Carolina Rose Dodd. Carolina was the daughter of Perkins’ girlfriend. The girl died in August of 2018 from what authorities said was asphyxia from being smothered. Assistant District Attorney James Dornfried said that aggravating circumstances make Perkins eligible for the death penalty. Dornfried said that Perkins had admitted to smothering Carolina and told investigators that Carolina resisted and struggled. AP

Greek Festival held as drive-thru event Forsyth County Winston-Salem’s annual Greek Festival was held, six months later than expected, and with additional changes due to the pandemic. The festival was originally scheduled for May but postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Organizers held it last weekend, but renamed it “The Greek Fest Express” and allowed attendees to buy food in a drive-thru event. Boxed food was delivered to people waiting in the cars after ordering. The music and dancing events that are usually a part of the festival were canceled for this year. WXII

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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools hit pause on return to in-person

TCH staff IN A regularly scheduled meeting, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education voted to pause the district’s phased re-entry plan for students in grades 2 through 12. The statement from the district did not give a reason for the pause, but it appears to be in relation to an increase in COVID-19 rates throughout Forsyth County. The county has set the single-day record multiple times in the last two weeks, with nearly 200 new cases per day. There have been more than 2,000 new cases in the last two

weeks, according to the COVID-19 dashboard for the county. The COVID-19 rate for the population has reached four percent, and the positive rate for testing is over 14 percent, well in excess of the state average of 8.5 percent. Interim Superintendent Tricia McManus recommended the pause, and the board voted to support her recommendations. McManus was in just her second day on the job after being chosen to serve as interim superintendent a week earlier. She replaces Dr. Angela Hairston, who left to take a similar job in Danville, Virginia last month. McManus has served as deputy superintendent since June. McManus’ recommendations, which the board voted to implement require the district to bring

N.C. panel: Small amounts of pot should be decriminalized By Gary D. Robertson The Associated Press RALEIGH — A task force that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper created to address and eliminate racial disparities in North Carolina’s criminal justice and court systems recommended on Wednesday that legislators decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. A majority of the panel of judges and attorneys, law enforcement officers, elected officials and civil rights advocates backed proposals to replace misdemeanor possession counts of holding up to 1.5 ounces of pot with civil offenses similar to traffic infractions. Current laws make possession of more than 0.5

ounces punishable by up to 45 days in jail and $200 in fines, according to a task force news release. White and Black residents in North Carolina use marijuana at the same rate, but a disproportionate percentage of those convicted are not white, the release said, raising questions of bias. More than 10,400 such possession convictions occurred in 2019. Changes would require General Assembly approval. The Republican-controlled legislature has been very cautious about liberalizing drug laws. “I’d just as soon nobody smoke marijuana ... but the fact is a lot of people do use it,” Attorney General Josh Stein, a co-chairman of the panel, said during the group’s virtual deliberations. By decriminalizing

“The board also committed to continue monitoring COVID-19 metrics and revisit the phased re-entry plan, if necessary or state guidance suggests otherwise.” Statement from district students not currently in classrooms, back to classrooms in January. Grades 2, 3 and 6 will return January 11. Grades 4,5,7 and 8 return the week of January 18. In the district’s original re-entry plan, those students were supposed to begin returning to in-per-

“I’d just as soon nobody smoke marijuana ... but the fact is a lot of people do use it. ... [By decriminalizing it] we’re not saying we think this is a good thing that people should do. But we’re just trying to address the racial inequity in our criminal justice system.” Attorney General Josh Stein it, Stein added, “we’re not saying we think this is a good thing that people should do. But we’re just trying to address the racial inequity in our criminal justice system.” A majority also agreed to recommend a study be completed to examine whether the possession, cultivation and sale of marijuana should be made legal. Law enforcement agencies also should make it a low priority to investigate marijua-

son classes in a staggered return throughout the month of November. The board voted to delay the plan by two weeks in an October meeting. The first high school cohort will return January 21. That’s about 10 days later than the return to in-person high school was expected to begin, in the district’s original re-entry plan. Students currently in school, Pre-K through 1, EC, ESL Academy and OCS students, will continue with in-person instruction as scheduled. The statement from the district said, “The board also committed to continue monitoring COVID-19 metrics and revisit the phased re-entry plan, if necessary or state guidance suggests otherwise.”

na possession and felony drug possession for trace amounts, except at locations that serve alcohol, members said. Task force members also agreed that their final report, due to Cooper by Dec. 15, should recommend that lawmakers prohibit capital punishment for people 21 or younger or those with “serious mental illness” at the time the murder was committed. North Carolina hasn’t executed a death-row prisoner since 2006, the result of a de facto moratorium. The task force, which is also led by Associate Justice Anita Earls, was created by Cooper in June following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody and the resulting demonstrations nationwide. The task force also supports more robust police department standards involving the use of force by law enforcement officers and more transparency in officer misconduct. The panel will vote on the complete report Dec. 8. A separate state House committee examining law enforcement and justice reforms met Wednesday. Its final report is also expected in mid-December.

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♦ BRUTON, JASHAUN TERIC was arrested on a charge of DRUGS-POSS SCHED II at 1600 N PATTERSON AV on 11/19/2020 ♦ COLONQUINTANA, JENANY was arrested on a charge of ADW - INFLICT INJURY at 201 N CHURCH ST on 11/19/2020 ♦ CREWS, JERRY LEE was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 1650 SILAS CREEK PW on 11/20/2020 ♦ CROSBY, BRANDON DENARD was arrested on a charge of REC/POSS STOLE MV at 201 N CHURCH ST on 11/19/2020 ♦ Dodson, Brandon Shane (M/37) Arrest on chrg of 1) Child Abuse (M), 2) 9095asd3 S&d Other Sched Iii (F), 3) 90-95asd3 S&d Other Sched Iii (F), 4) Trafficking In Methamphetamine Or Amphet (F), 5) Trafficking In Methamphetamine Or Amphet (F), 6) 90-95asd3 S&d Other Sched Iii (F), 7) 90-95asd3 S&d Other Sched Iii (F), 8) Drugsmaintain (F), 9) Trafficking In Methamphetamine Or Amphetamine (F), 10) Trafficking In Methamphetamine Or Amphetamine (F), 11) Drug Paraphernalia (M), 12) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 13) Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 4202 Crabapple Lane, Greensboro, NC, on 11/20/2020 13:20. ♦ Gentry, Maryann Margarita (F/39) Arrest on chrg of 1) Assault-simple (M) and 2) Child Abuse (M), at 205 Stoney Brook Bv, Winston-salem, NC, on 11/22/2020 02:07. ♦ Gunn, Valerie Jean (F/45) Arrest on chrg of Impaired Driving Dwi (M), at 9125 Broad St, Rural Hall, NC, on 11/21/2020 23:44. ♦ Harris, Sharon Camelia (F/45) Arrest on chrg of Larceny Of A Dog, F (F), at 5028 Lake Morris Rd, Walkertown, NC, on

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OPINION | BEN SHAPIRO

They want to shut you up This week, Abigail Shrier, author of the new book “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” found herself at the center of a firestorm. Her great crime: writing an assessment of the psychological phenomenon known as rapid onset gender dysphoria, where groups of psychologically vulnerable young girls begin to self-diagnose as transgender after one member of a peer group does so. The book is sober and evenhanded. Nonetheless, all hell broke loose after one person on Twitter —one! —tweeted at Target, prompting the retailer to pledge not to make Shrier’s book available (a decision it later reversed). This wasn’t Shrier’s first turn in the barrel. When the book first came out some months back, Amazon quickly moved to prevent her from advertising it, although books openly stumping for hormone treatment for minors suffering from gender dysphoria have met no such ban. This time, however, the publicity began to rage out of control. A transgender Berkeley professor called for burning the book, arguing, “all you’re doing is removing a commodity from circulation —much as one might destroy a contaminated crop.” Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender justice at the American Civil Liberties Union, decided to abandon any pretense about defending civil liberties, tweeting, “stopping circulation of this book and these ideas is 100% a hill I will die on.” Meanwhile, the email service Mailchimp, which handles mass emails on behalf of organizations, announced it would no longer work with the Northern Virginia Tea Party, stating that it was promoting “potential ... misinformation” by holding a rally calling for a vote recount. Similarly, Facebook has reportedly been suppressing all information related to the possibility of voter fraud; so has Twitter. Such niceties aren’t reserved for the political right. Matthew Yglesias, co-founder of Vox, left his own publication this week for Substack after explaining that there was a “damaging trend

in the media” toward treating “disagreement as a source of harm or personal safety.” That trend, Yglesias stated, made it “very challenging to do good work.” Those who refuse to abide by prevailing leftist norms often find alternative outlets. But such avenues of escape are then attacked as well. This week, the Columbia Journalism Review ran a piece targeting Substack for the great sin of hosting material that might be deemed unworthy among leftist thinkers. It questioned whether Substack would “replicate the patterns of marginalization found across the media industry,” condemning the company’s founders for their view that many viewpoints ought to be given access to the system. And CNN found time to attack Parler, a conservative answer to Twitter, with Brian Stelter lamenting that “people are going more and more into their own echo chambers.” Which is somewhat ironic, given the enormous echo chamber CNN represents. The goal here isn’t a freer discussion. It’s precisely the reverse. Conservatives have known this for a long time, which is why they’ve had to operate using unconventional media such as talk radio and podcasting and startup websites. But the future of the country rests largely on a simple question: Will traditional liberals go along with the left, which seeks to silence, in order to achieve their favored policy prescriptions? Or will they walk away from the left and choose instead to engage in open conversation with conservatives, preserving freedom of thought and discussion but risking the possibility that their favorite policies will become more difficult to achieve? That question remains unanswered for now. But time to answer it is running out. If we hope to have a country together moving forward, we’d better have an open conversation now. Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire. com.

WEEKLY CRIME LOG ♦ BRANNAN, MICHAEL THOMAS was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 601 PETERS CREEK PW on 11/19/2020

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11/19/2020 08:45. ♦ HAYES, NATHANIEL PLATT was arrested on a charge of BREAKING/LARC-FELONY at 4019 REYNOLDA RD on 11/22/2020 ♦ KANAN, SULIMAN HASSAN was arrested on a charge of CCW at NB 52/N PATTERSON AV on 11/18/2020 ♦ Lawrence, Whitney Renee (F/41) Arrest on chrg of 1) Child Abuse (M), 2) Maintain Vehicle (F), 3) Attempt & Conspiracy (F), 4) Attempt & Conspiracy (F), 5) Attempt & Conspiracy (F), 6) Attempt & Conspiracy (F), and 7) Attempt & Conspiracy (F), at 240 Webster Rd, Rural Hall, NC, on 11/20/2020 11:00. ♦ Lewis, Kalie Ryan (F/19) Arrest on chrg of Assaultsimple (M), at 223 Brookway West Dr, Lewisville, NC, on 11/19/2020 17:20. ♦ Mandujano, Jose Antonio (M/24) Arrest on chrg of 1) Trafficking In Methamphetamine Or Amphet (F), 2) Trafficking In Methamphetamine Or Amphetamine (F), and 3) Trafficking In Methamphetamine Or Amphetamine (F), at 2630 Royal Dale Ln, Winston-salem, NC, on 11/20/2020 07:15. ♦ Mankins, Bobby Devontae (M/28) Arrest on chrg of 1) Adw - Inflict Injury (M), 2) Assault On Female (M), 3) Vand-personal Prop (M), 4) P/w/i/s/d Marijuana (F), 5) Poss Marijuana Fel (F), and 6) Drug Paraphernalia (M), at 741 Highland Av, Winston-salem, NC, on 11/19/2020 17:20. ♦ MANNING, DERRICK DENARD was arrested on a charge of DOM CRIMINAL TRESPAS at 201 N CHURCH ST on 11/18/2020 ♦ MARSHALL, GREGORY JAYLEN was arrested on a charge of ADW - INFLICT INJURY at 1606 N PATTERSON AV on 11/21/2020 ♦ Mcbride, Michael Anthony (M/60) Arrest on chrg of Weap-

poss By Felon (F), at 912 Piney Grove Rd, Kernersville, NC, on 11/20/2020 09:36. ♦ MCDOWELL, ANDRE GERODE was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 2219 CLOVERDALE AV on 11/19/2020 ♦ MCGILL, THOMAS JEFFERSON was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 67 WAUGHTOWN ST on 11/19/2020 ♦ MILLER, CURTIS LEON was arrested on a charge of COMMUNICATE THREATS at 750 FERRELL CT on 11/19/2020 ♦ MILLER, KEVIN DWIGHT was arrested on a charge of RESISTING ARREST at 1499 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on 11/18/2020 ♦ Milton, Julius Ray (M/21) Arrest on chrg of 1) B&evehicle (F) and 2) Larceny/ misdemeanor (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 11/19/2020 14:25. ♦ NOYOLA GARCIA, EDWIN was arrested on a charge of CCW at S MAIN ST/W ACADIA on 11/22/2020 ♦ ORANDAY, CHRISTOPHER ROBERT was arrested on a charge of POSS HEROIN at 201 N CHURCH ST on 11/19/2020 ♦ PAIGE, JOSHUA LAVONNE was arrested on a charge of OFA-FTA-DWI - LEVEL 1 at 201 N CHURCH ST on 11/19/2020 ♦ PENN, JEFFREY PHILANDER was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 201 N CHURCH ST on 11/18/2020 ♦ PIRKO, LISA TRENAE was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT-SIMPLE at 1810 LAKE DR on 11/22/2020 ♦ Potts, Daniel Nyaira (M/18) Arrest on chrg of 1) B&e-vehicle (F), 2) B&e-vehicle (F), 3) B&evehicle (F), 4) B&e-vehicle (F), and 5) B&e-vehicle (M), at 4789 Kinnamon Rd/gun Club Rd, Clemmons, NC, on 11/19/2020 03:23. ♦ SHANNON, WARNETTA

DORETHEA was arrested on a charge of RESISTING ARREST at 2300 N PATTERSON AV on 11/19/2020 ♦ SHORE, TOMMY JOE was arrested on a charge of P/W/ I/S/D COCAINE at 1608 N PATTERSON AV on 11/20/2020 ♦ SIMMONS, DEMONT LANARD was arrested on a charge of FELONIOUS RESTRAINT at 5350 WALKERTOWN LANDING CR on 11/19/2020 ♦ Smarr, Christopher Darnell (M/35) Arrest on chrg of 1) Communicate Threats (M) and 2) Communicate Threats (M), at 201 N Church St, Winstonsalem, NC, on 11/18/2020 14:54. ♦ SMITH, DANIEL ANDREW was arrested on a charge of VIO. PROTECTIVE ORDER BY COURTS ANOTHER STATE/ INDIAN TRIBE at 3898 UNIVERSITY PW on 11/20/2020 ♦ SMITH, JEFFERY KENT was arrested on a charge of DRUGSPOSS SCHED II at 3300 HEALY DR on 11/19/2020 ♦ Smith, Kalvin Michael (M/49) Arrest on chrg of 1st Degree Trespass (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 11/18/2020 11:15. ♦ STAFFORD, CURTISS MARQUET was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 222 MOTOR RD on 11/20/2020 ♦ WEATHERLY, SHALIEK JAHID was arrested on a charge of DRUGS-MAINTAIN at 299 W SIXTH ST/N CHERRY on 11/20/2020 ♦ WEST, JUSTIN SCOTT was arrested on a charge of DISCH FA/OCC DWELL at 7742 NORTH POINT BV on 11/22/2020 ♦ WILLIAMS, RANDALL LONORRIS was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 718 N TRADE ST on 11/20/2020

DEATH NOTICES ♦ Dorothy W. Bone, 88, died November 20, 2020. ♦ Michael Lee Farley, 60, of Forsyth County, died November 18, 2020. ♦ Dorothy Reid Godek, 95, died November 20,2020. ♦ Mary Elizabeth Askins Gurney, 84, of High Point, died November 20, 2020. ♦ Elbert Ronald Hughes, 86, of Clemmons, died November 18, 2020. ♦ Raymond L. Jobborn, 76, died November 21, 2020. ♦ Sandra Blanche Saunders McKinney, 81, of Kernersville, died November 18, 2020. ♦ Marjorie Wahlberg McKone, 91, of Winston-Salem, died November 18, 2020. ♦ Hugh Leroy Rockwell, Jr, 70, of Winston-Salem, died November 18, 2020. ♦ William “Bill” Anderson Simpson, 78, of Winston-Salem, died November 18, 2020. ♦ Harriet Leona Smith, 92, of Forsyth County, died November 18, 2020. ♦ Patricia Vance Starbuck, 78, of Kernersville, died November 19, 2020. ♦ MaryNell Meroney West, 85, of WinstonSalem, died November 20, 2020.

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