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Cooper pushes Medicaid expansion in address Raleigh Gov. Roy Cooper urged Republicans to cooperate with him on health care, education and infrastructure needs in his third state of the state address to the General Assembly.

The governor offered a budget plan last month that would spend $27.3 billion next year and include expanding Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of adults.

Cooper’s unwillingness to budge on expansion in 2019 contributed to a budget stalemate that never got fully resolved.

“Circumstances about Medicaid expansion have changed dramatically since we debated it in the last budget,” he said. “Let’s make a deal. Let’s get this done.”

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Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for selfdefense.

The case marks the court’s first foray into gun rights since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court in October.

The justices said they will review a lower-court ruling that upheld New York’s restrictive gun permit law.

New York is among eight states that limit who has the right to carry a weapon in public. The others are California, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island.

In June, Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, complained that rather than take on the constitutional issue, “the Court simply looks the other way.”

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Apple lands in the Triangle On Monday, April 26, 2021, Apple announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina to build the company's first East Coast campus, in a move that is expected to bring at least 3,000 new jobs to the state. Read more on page B5

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Burr, Tillis reintroduce Lumbee Federal Recognition bill Washington, D.C. N.C.’s U.S. senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, reintroduced the Lumbee Recognition Act, legislation to grant full federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

“The Lumbee Tribe has been fighting for more than a century to gain federal recognition and, as long as I’m in the U.S. Senate, I’m going to continue my work to make sure this happens,” said Sen. Tillis. “I am proud to co-introduce this legislation again and continue my work with Senator Burr to get this legislation across the finish line.”

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Georgia park with Confederate carvings proposes changes Stone Mountain, Ga. Stone Mountain Memorial Association CEO Bill Stephens presented the proposals that would acknowledge that it was a gathering spot for the Ku Klux Klan, relocate Confederate flags and remove the carving from its logo.

The park 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta is a popular hiking and tourist destination and also features a sculpture of Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on the mountain’s northern face.

The celebration of the Confederacy at the park is used to “oppress people,” said Bona Allen, with the grassroots group Stone Mountain Action Coalition.

The coalition last year proposed that the association change the names of streets and other park features with Confederate affiliations and refocus the park around “racial justice.”

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NCGOP leaders cry foul on Democrat treatment of black conservatives Say racial politics has become about power, not justice

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tation list — Clarence Henderson. Henderson, who is one of the four black students seen in the iconic photo of the 1960 sit-in, is a conservative and was a featured speaker for Donald Trump’s reelection at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

“He sat at that counter and endured the suffering and pain to make sure that black voices were heard,” Robinson said. “And why was he left out? Because he’s of a different political persuasion. You might ask why this is so, and I’ll tell you plainly. The goal of some individuals in government is not to hear the voices of black Americans at all; it’s to hear the voices that fit their narratives and ultimately help keep power with one group.”

He said H.R. 1, the Democrats’ major elections bill, is an example of this thirst for power, calling it “despicable” and simply “a wish list” of everything needed to achieve that power. He closed by saying the country needed to “stop playing all these silly games based on race, and please, let’s stop using me as a black man as your pawn — and yes, I said it — to push your agenda.”

Only one day before his speech, another similar fight transpired involving race and voter ID when liberal group Democracy NC commented on an ongoing legal battle over North Carolina’s voter ID law by saying on Twitter, “Yesterday, former NC Sen. [Joel] Ford testified. He was the Black Democratic Sen. who supported the 2018 ID law and the defense is using as a prop for ‘a Black person was involved so that law can’t be racist.’

Which we know is FALSE.” Republicans immediately jumped on this characterization of Ford and his support for the bill.

“Anyone other than a blind ideologue would consider labeling

RALEIGH — When North Carolina’s first black lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, spoke at a U.S. House Judiciary Committee meeting on April 22, he made clear he wasn’t happy about how, in his view, black conservatives — and black Americans in general — were being used as “pawns” in racial games that are more about power than justice.

Robinson’s chief of staff, Conrad Pogorzelski III, told NSJ that Robinson was invited by Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan’s office to speak, and North Carolina Republican Rep. Dan Bishop introduced Robinson and was yielded time by Republican committee members to ask Robinson some questions.

“Am I to believe that black Americans — who have overcome the atrocities of slavery, who were victorious in the civil rights movement, and now sit in the highest levels of this government — could not figure out how to get a free ID to secure their votes?” Robinson said about the Georgia voting law that received pushback and boycotts in part due to its voter ID requirement. “Are you kidding me?

The notion that black people must be protected from a free ID to secure their votes is not just insane; it is insulting. And let me tell you something about this. This doesn’t have anything to do with justice, this has everything to do with power.”

To drive his point home, Robinson mentioned how Vice President Kamala Harris, when she made a recent visit to his hometown of Greensboro to visit the site of the Woolworth’s sit-ins, had one notable absence on her invi- See NCGOP, page A2

Population growth gives NC a 14th US House seat

By Gary D. Robertson The Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina will gain another seat in Congress for the next 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau announced, the result of a steadily growing population as people arrive for jobs and retirement.

The additional U.S. House seat, the 14th for North Carolina, marks the third time in the past four census cycles that the state will have increased the size of its congressional delegation. North Carolina received a 12th seat after the 1990 census and another after

the 2000 release.

The Census Bureau said North Carolina’s resident population was 10,439,388 as of April 1, 2020, up 9.5% from the 9,535,483 people counted as living in the state a decade earlier. North Carolina was the ninth largest state, up from 10th a decade ago.

The state’s apportionment population, which adds overseas workers and their families who are from North Carolina and is used to distribute U.S. House seats, was slightly higher at 10,453,948.

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Bill amended to repeal NC’s pistol permit purchase system NC Sheriffs’ Assoc backs bill, says system has ‘outlived its use’

permit law,” general counsel for the NC Sheriffs’ Association Eddie Caldwell told North State See PISTOL PERMIT, page A3

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — A N.C. House bill, which originally sought to loosen pistol permits regulations by allowing North Carolina sheriffs to issue permits to residents of neighboring counties, has been altered to remove the pistol permit requirement entirely.

The NC Sheriffs’ Association had previously opposed changes in the state’s permit system, but is on board with the updated version of the bill.

The bill’s primary sponsors are Reps. Jay Adams (R-Catawba), George Cleveland (R-Onslow), Edward Goodwin (R-Chowan), and Bobby Hanig (R-Currituck).

House Bill 398 originally sought to grant authority to county sheriff offices to issue a pistol purchase permit to “a resident of any contiguous county” if the current permit requirements are met.

That original bill also allowed for a sheriff to decline to issue such a permit to a neighboring county resident; however, it would have required written documentation of the reasons for declining.

The current version of the bill would repeal the requirement of obtaining a pistol purchase permit before purchasing or transferring a handgun. The changes would also apply to a concealed handgun permit.

“The sheriffs have voted to support repeal of the pistol purchase

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MATTHEW 5:10-12

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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Visit us online nsjonline.com As we reach the eighth and final Beatitude, we see an ending that mirrors the beginning. Just like the poor in spirit, the believers who are persecuted for righteousness shall also have the kingdom of heaven.

This final state of blessing is not bestowed upon every victim of persecution. Jesus was focused on those who are persecuted because of their righteousness — their obvious and uncompromising orientation towards God’s will.

Jesus said we should rejoice in our persecution, because our reward in heaven will be great. Peter said in 1 Peter 2:20 that suffering for doing good “is acceptable with God.” Jesus and his prophets were persecuted by those who did not believe in Christ. In John 15, Jesus reminded us that if you are “of the world,” the world will love you, but if you are not of the world, the world will hate you.

The Beatitudes present a humble path to happiness in this world and the next. The Beatitudes offer hope for the hungry, thirsty, meek, mournful and persecuted. Following the path requires a simple yet difficult commitment to following Christ.

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“Ecce Homo” (Behold the man) is a painting by Italian master Caravaggio, circa 1605. The words “Ecce homo!” were spoken by Pontius Pilate as he displayed Christ to the crowd. The painting is part of the collection of the Palazzo Bianco, Genoa, Italy.

NCGOP from page A1 a human being a ‘prop’ as dehumanizing,” Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), the state Senate’s second most powerful member, said in a press release. “The racist character assassination that phony ‘social justice’ groups are launching against an African American former legislator, who is a good man, is despicable. When will people start seeing through their act, which uses race relations as a veil to advance their far-left ideology?”

Since his time in the state Senate, Ford has made clear he no longer aligns with the Democratic Party, telling NSJ in 2019, “What I’m finding is, I’m a person without a party right now. I’m still registered as a Democrat, but the reality is, a lot of my faith beliefs and economic beliefs line up with the Republican Party.”

In 2019, Ford was already out of office, but six Democrats — five of them black and one Lumbee Indian — broke with their party over an abortion-related bill. In response, activists created a site called “Disloyal Democrats” to punish this developing block of swing voters.

This dynamic of largely black men acting as the new swing vote can be seen in neighboring states as well. In South Carolina, Democrat

state House Rep. Cezar McKnight told The Associated Press that “Black Democrats tend to be more conservative than white progres-

sives,” when asked why he sponsored a bill to limit transgender surgeries to those over 18 years old.

He said this was clear because con-

stituents in his two-thirds-black district have overwhelmingly supported his position.

In addition to Robinson’s testimony in Congress and the controversy over Ford being called a “prop” for supporting a voter ID bill, N.C. Republicans took issue with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper not acknowledging Robinson during his State of the State address on Monday.

“Gov. Cooper delivered his State of the State speech tonight,” Senate Leader Phil Berger said in a statement. “An indication of how far North Carolina has come is Mark Robinson, our state’s first black Lt. Governor, presiding over tonight’s event. And an indication of how far the North Carolina Democratic Party has to go is the Democratic Governor’s failure to recognize Lt. Gov. Robinson during his speech.”

Bishop agreed with Berger’s statement, responding on social media, “What does it say when Gov. Roy Cooper fails to celebrate the historical significance of Mark Robinson’s election? What does it say, that establishment media play along? I predict that you will not be able to ignore Mark for long.”

ject to a veto by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. But any map approved by the legislature is likely to be challenged in court by Democrats or allied groups, whether on partisan or racial grounds.

Tippett said North Carolina’s population growth is driven by people who arrive for work or to attend college and then remain

after graduation. Retirees also are flocking to the state, as well as baby boomers from the Northeast and Midwest who want to live closer to adult children already in North Carolina, she said. Others are attracted by the temperate climate and relatively affordable home prices.

“We continue to be a place

where people move here from other places and countries, and we have more births than deaths,” Tippett said.

Mecklenburg County’s growth is linked to Charlotte and the area’s banking, airline and other corporate hubs. Wake County, home of Raleigh, has been historically connected to state govern-

ment, but the continued technology sector growth associated with Research Triangle Park has diversified the county’s economy.

Suburban and exurban counties near Mecklenburg and Wake resumed robust population increases in the late 2010s after slowing following the 2008 recession, Tippett said.

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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson testifies at the House Judiciary Committee's hearing on voting rights on Thursday, April 22, 2021.

HOUSE SEAT from page A1 Estimated population growth over the past 10 years has been concentrated in Wake and Mecklenburg counties, both of which had more than 1.1 million people in the bureau’s 2019 population estimates. The two counties account for nearly half the state’s overall population growth over the past decade, said Rebecca Tippett, director of Carolina Demography, a research consulting group affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The population distribution data needed for redistricting won’t be available until late summer or early fall. But based on estimated population growth, Tippett said a 14th seat would likely be drawn in an urban or suburban area within the Piedmont crescent — an area stretching from Charlotte north and east to Greensboro and Raleigh.

The region’s population growth has far outpaced rural and eastern North Carolina, which could see their influence decline.

Republicans currently hold eight of the state’s 13 U.S. House seats. Democrats gained two seats during the 2020 elections — a shift largely attributed to the results of redistricting litigation.

The General Assembly redrew the congressional map in late 2019 because state judges declared that it likely included unlawful partisan gerrymanders favoring the GOP. The new boundaries shifted Greensboro-area and Raleigh-area districts to seats favoring Democrats. Now the state House and Senate — still in Republican control — will redraw the map again.

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Senate bill seeks to balance political discussions in K-12 classrooms Districts would be required to post materials for parental inspection

RALEIGH — A bill to combat biased political lessons and require balanced political discussions in North Carolina K-12 classrooms has been filed in the N.C. Senate.

Senate Bill 700, titled Balanced Political Discussion in Classrooms, was filed earlier this month and would require the State Board of Education to make sure curriculum and materials “reflect balanced political viewpoints.” The bill does not include any penalties for noncompliance.

Specifically, the bill states that “When the viewpoint of one of the two major political parties in the United States is presented through materials, assignments, lectures, or other instruments for instruction in any classroom or other area of the school, the viewpoint of the alternative political party shall also be presented and given equal weight during the same instructional unit.”

Primary sponsor Sen. Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson) says this is a bill that he has had in the works for several weeks.

“The impetus [for the bill] is simply that I continue to get reports from concerned parents and students that there is much discussion taking place in classrooms around political opinion and that more times than not it’s not presented in a balanced way,” Edwards told North State Journal in an interview.

“And I would never imply, that we should not expose our children to what’s going on in the world around them and how it affects them directly and indirectly,” said Edwards.

“But I do believe that we should insist that each side of a political opinion is represented.”

Edwards said that if it “our sincere goal is to educate the total mind of children,” then there is a responsibility to make sure that all viewpoints are represented.

In additional to requiring balanced viewpoints, the bill also has a section requiring school boards to post the materials students are being asked to read and understand.

Edwards says this is so that parents can be aware of the materials that their children are asked to view and have the opportunity to be able to weigh in if they feel that they should do so.

“What this bill does is not an ex-

ception to some of the professionals teaching standards that are already in place,” said Edwards, referring to the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards guide.

Edwards pointed out that the second standard of that guide says teachers should establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students.

“I believe that diversity should also include those that may have a different political view point than their teachers or their peers,” said Edwards.

Edwards did not offer any examples of reports from parents; however, a recent report by The Washington Free Beacon detailed a controversial lesson given by a history teacher at Ardrey Kell High School in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district. The lesson “downplayed the Holocaust and likened 19th-century Americans to Nazis.”

As of April 19, the Biden administration’s Department of Education submitted a new rule to the Federal Register which would force schools to utilize Culturally Responsive Teaching, a Critical Race Theory derivative, into history and civics courses. The proposed rule uses as an example the controversial and historically inaccurate “1619 Project.” It also quotes “antiracist activist” Ibram X. Kendi to support inserting “anti-racist practices into teaching and learning” on a national scale.

Wake County parent and founder of the Carolina Teachers Alliance Amy Marshall says that more and more districts are “incorporating ‘”social justice’ teacher training and curriculum, which does not forward student academic achievement.”

Marshall provided a few examples, which included a diversity inventory given at Heritage High, where students had to list their sexual preferences; and a Black Lives Matter video justifying rioting and looting during June 2020 George Floyd protests in Raleigh, which was shown to students at Moore Square Magnet.

“We at Carolina Teachers Alliance would like to see local school districts move away from non-academic teacher trainings and non-academic curriculum and replace that with core-subject area achievement-driven curriculum and teacher training,” Marshall said in an email to North State Journal. “NC’s teachers need to have the freedom to decline prescribed social justice curriculum in favor of unbiased academic curriculum.”

purchases in North Carolina into the 21st Century by eliminating our Jim Crow-era permit system and requiring background checks at point of sale,” Grassroots North Carolina president Paul Valone said in a statement.

Grassroots North Carolina is a 501(c)4 firearm advocacy group dedicated to preserving constitutional freedoms and protecting the right to bear arms.

“Given that a recent UNC

School of Law paper found that in Wake County, black applicants are being denied permits three times more often than whites, it is clear that racism in issuing permits continues to this day,” said Valone. “Consequently, we are calling upon Democrat legislators to join in repealing this racist law.”

The bill was approved by the House Rules, Calendar and Operations Committee on April 20.

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Republican judicial candidates band together for 2022 slate

By Matt Mercer North State Journal RALEIGH — Six Republicans are seeking to replicate a successful strategy used by the party’s judicial candidates in 2020.

Two seats on the N.C. Supreme Court and four on the N.C. Court of Appeals will be on the ballot in the state’s 2022 elections with majority control up for grabs on each court.

Current Court of Appeals Judge Richard Dietz and N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts general counsel Trey Allen are teaming up for the two Supreme Court contests.

Dietz, a Pennsylvania native, was a partner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP before his election in 2014 to the Court of Appeals. Dietz graduated first in his class from Wake Forest University School of Law and served as research editor of the Wake Forest Law Review. He also earned a master’s degree in judicial studies from Duke University School of Law. Allen, a Robeson County native, obtained a bachelor’s degree from UNC Pembroke and a law degree from UNC Chapel Hill. He began his legal career as a judge advocate in the United States Marine Corps and his military service included a deployment to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After being honorably discharged, Allen completed a clerkship with Justice Paul Newby and later joined the faculty at UNC Chapel Hill. He was appointed general counsel for

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Caldwell said the reason for the change in position is that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has progressed over the years.

“One of the big problems in the past was the mental health records were not uploaded into NICS by the state,” said Caldwell.

“A number of years ago the Gen-

the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts earlier this year.

While at the School of Government, Allen argued that municipalities lacked statutory authority to impose civil fines for violations of Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive orders.

Another candidate, however, has already announced she would also run for the Republican nomination for one of the seats.

Court of Appeals Judge April Wood, who was elected in November 2020, announced at two regional Republican party meetings on April 24 that she would run for the Supreme Court as well — setting up at least one prospective primary campaign.

Wood said in remarks and on Facebook that she wanted to run for the Supreme Court in 2020 and was “talked out of it,” but would seek to move to the high court after two years on the appellate court.

Court of Appeals incumbents Chief Judge Donna Stroud and John Tyson are seeking re-election and will be joined by Michael Stading and Julee Flood.

Stroud, a Kinston native, earned her Juris Doctor cum laude from the Campbell University School of Law in 1988 and ranked first in class for each year of law school.

She has served on the Court of Appeals since 2006 and was appointed chief judge earlier this year.

Tyson, a Cumberland County native, has served for nearly 20 years on the Court of Appeals and was most recently elected in 2014.

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eral Assembly funded that project and the Administrative Office of the Courts worked very carefully with the clerk of courts to get to get that data – all the way back to 1985 – uploaded into the NICS system.”

Caldwell explained that the pistol permit purchase was an alternative to NICS. He said that since firearm sellers are performing NICS checks on purchasers, pistol permits were now “duplica-

Court judge in Mecklenburg County, announced his candidacy in late January for the N.C. Court of Appeals. He was elected to the bench in 2018. He also serves as a JAG Officer in the U.S. Air Force, was sworn as a special assistant U.S. attorney, and formerly worked as an assistant district attorney in Mecklenburg County.

“Conservatives all over North Carolina are counting on a judge who will defend their values and freedoms on the Court of Appeals, and I will do exactly that. I couldn’t be more thankful for the support of so many North Carolina conservatives who have encouraged me to run so far,” said Stading.

Stading is a North Carolina native and attended UNC Chapel Hill. He earned his law degree from Campbell University and lives in Mint Hill.

Flood lives in Wake County and is a graduate of the University of Florida (BS, MS), the University of Maine (MPA), the University of New Hampshire (JD) and the University of Tennessee (PhD). She worked as a visiting fellow at Elon Law and has completed clerkships in federal and state appellate courts in Maine, New Hampshire, Tennessee and North Carolina.

Flood is also in-house counsel and advisor for a multi-state veterinary-services business she co-founded that employs approximately 50 people. She also works as an attorney at the Court of Appeals, with collective experience supporting nine judges and justices in federal and state appellate courts.

tive.”

“The sheriffs feel like it was a very valuable system that has just outlived its use,” Caldwell said.

“So, they are in favor of the General Assembly repealing it.”

Several state statutes would be repealed or altered by the bill, such as ending the records of permits kept by a sheriff.

“We are encouraged to see that the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association now agrees to bring gun

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WEST Epic Games CEO saves oldgrowth forests Buncombe County The founder of Epic Games is donating a large stretch of North Carolina’s Appalachian highlands to be preserved as a haven for wildlife. Asheville-based nonprofit Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy announced the donation of 7,500 acres in the Roan Highlands by Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Cary’s Epic Games. County deed registers value the properties in the tens of millions of dollars.

The Roan Mountain donation consists of dozens of contiguous parcels of land rising to 5,300 feet, including old-growth forests and rare plants and animals, some on the endangered species list.

Burke County Jessie DeWayne Gibson, 34, shot by his grandfather after breaking into his home, has died. His grandfather, George William Gibson Sr., 76, is hospitalized because of complications from Gibson assaulting him. Gibson forced his way into his grandfather’s home in Hickory, attempted to steal money and assaulted him at gunpoint. George Gibson, who was home alone, shot his grandson and didn’t realize who had attacked him because of the face covering. District Attorney Scott Reilly determined no charges would be filed against George Gibson because he feared for his life.

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Alamance County Civil rights groups have settled a dispute with police over courthouse protests against a Confederate monument. The settlement guarantees that the grounds of the old Alamance County Courthouse must remain open to the public to exercise their First Amendment rights, requires the sheriff’s office to acknowledge that swear words are protected speech even if they’re directed at law enforcement officers, and also requires sheriff’s employees to undergo racial bias training. The plaintiffs sued on July 2 after local demonstrators felt they were being prevented from exercising their right to assemble and protest.

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Randolph County Michael Hamilton, 48, faces charges after animal control officers found three dead dogs in his home and other dogs who were on the verge of death. Two of the dead dogs were left in cages and one was in a box under a shed. Five dogs found at the house were still alive. Deputies also seized multiple extremely malnourished dogs from the house, who are now in the care of Randolph County Animal Services.

Hamilton was charged with three counts of felony kill animal by starvation, five counts of abandonment and five counts of cruelty to animals.

Woman charged after fatal traffic accident Lenoir County Charges have been filed against a woman after investigators said she ran a stop sign and hit another car, killing the couple inside.

Kimberly Barrett, 42, is charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to stop at a stop sign in connection with the accident in Lenoir County. Antonio Rhem, 37, and Regina Rhem, 39, were heading south on Wallace Family Road northeast of Kinston, while Barrett was heading westbound on Tilghman Mill Road. The couple’s vehicle landed on its top in a nearby yard after the collision.

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Columbus County Former Chadbourn police chief William Anthony Spivey, 35, who resigned two weeks ago amid an investigation into missing evidence, is accused of taking a variety of narcotics, thousands of dollars in cash and firearms from the evidence locker. He is charged with 73 offenses, including 31 counts each of stealing or destroying evidence and embezzlement by a public official. Spivey is also charged with trafficking opium or heroin and trafficking by fraudulent or forging prescriptions. Items missing from the evidence room were $32,000, two handguns and a rifle, 367 doses of Xanax and hydrocodone, Oxycontin and methadone.

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Macon County Michael Bruce Thompson, 52, pled guilty to sexually abusing a child as part of a plea bargain that will result in at least nine years in prison. Thompson entered the plea to charges of attempted firstdegree statutory sex offense and taking indecent liberties with a child. He’ll serve a minimum of 108 months and up to 190.

He also must spend 30 years on the sex offender registry. Thompson molested a child between November 2018 and May 2019.

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7-year-old fatally shot while riding in car with his mom

8-month-old wounded in drive-by shooting Cleveland County An infant has been hospitalized after a drive-by shooting, according to police.

The 8-month-old girl was shot around 10 p.m. Tuesday inside a home in Shelby. “The mother says they were in bed together,” Shelby Police Lt. Scott Champion said. “She was holding the baby at the time the shots rang out and the baby was struck.” Police said the girl, who had a bullet lodged in a lung, was flown to a children’s hospital in Charlotte. No suspect information was immediately released.

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Catawba County A 7-year-old boy was fatally shot while riding in a car with his mother, authorities said. The shooting happened Wednesday in Hickory. Officers responding to a 911 call about a shooting into a vehicle arrived to find Zakylen Greylen Harris with an apparent gunshot wound to the neck, Hickory police said. The child was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Two other children were in the vehicle at the time of the shooting. Neither was injured.

Police described the suspect vehicle as a small, dark-colored SUV, possibly with multiple occupants.

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Woman purposely drove into teens playing basketball Pitt County Daina Renee Forrest, 35, of Greenville, was charged with driving her car into a yard where three black teenagers were playing basketball, injuring one of them. Forrest had been driving around and threatening the three teens by waving a knife and cursing.

One teen was taken to the hospital for treatment. Deputies said when they searched her car, they found marijuana, crack cocaine and a knife. Forrest was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and a count of felony cocaine possession.

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Outer Banks Wright Brothers memorial gets autonomous shuttle Dare County The site of the world’s first powered flight launched a pilot project to test the safety and efficacy of another transportation innovation.

The Wright Brothers National Memorial on the Outer Banks kicked off a three-month trial run of a self-driving shuttle to tote tourists around the park. The N.C. DOT and National Park Service say it’s the country’s first electric, self-driving transit shuttle to be tested at a recreational public lands site.

Through mid-July, the shuttle, which operates at speeds between 8-12 mph, will take passengers from the park’s museum to the First Flight bronze sculpture and back.

elected to statewide office. She was elected to the N.C. Court of Appeals in 2008 and as an associate justice on the state Supreme Court in 2014.

Gov. Roy Cooper named her chief justice in 2019, passing over the more senior associate justice, Republican Paul Newby. Beasley lost the chief justice race in 2020 to Newby by 401 votes.

Despite her past electoral successes, Beasley faces a challenge in Democratic state Sen. Jeff Jackson, a progressive white male candidate who raised nearly $1.3 million between the time he entered the race in late January and the end of March. Jackson has a much wider social media following, can generate attention through his work in state government and has been campaigning on a tour of all 100 counties.

Former state Sen. Erica Smith, who unsuccessfully sought the 2020 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, is trying again to pull off a victory. Virologist Richard Watkins and Beaufort Mayor Rett Newton are also seeking the Democratic nod. Joan Higginbotham, another black female, is still considering a run. She is a retired NASA astronaut and the wife of longtime Charlotte City Councilman James “Smuggie” Mitchell.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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Henderson County The Henderson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to end the requirement that workers and visitors at county-owned buildings must wear masks. The county decided to drop the mask mandate due to rapidly dropping COVID infections in the area. Workers and visitors can still opt to wear masks if they choose to. The decision appears to be in violation of the governor’s statewide mandate.

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RALEIGH — Former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley formally declared her bid for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, joining several other Democrats in the race to fill the open seat.

“For too many families across North Carolina, the doors of opportunity have been closed. They’ve been left behind and ignored for too long,” Beasley said in a video message. “I’m running for Senate because it’s time for that to change.”

Beasley enters the race leading recent polling conducted by Cardinal Point Analytics.

In a poll of 250 Democratic voters taken last week, Beasley led state Sen. Jeff Jackson 32% to 26%.

Just two black women have served in the Senate, and with Kamala Harris’s departure to become Joe Biden’s vice president, there are currently no black women senators. Beasley is looking to change that.

“Whether it’s health care, education, the ability to find work that supports a family or retire with dignity, too often Washington only responds to the wellconnected,” she said in her video. “As we come out of this pandemic, now more than ever, that needs to end.”

Beasley enters the race with strong name recognition as a former judge

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Percent of population vaccinated with at least one dose by county

Gov. Roy Cooper said on April 21 that he could lift most, if not all, of his imposed restrictions due to COVID-19 — but only if enough residents are vaccinated against the virus.

Cooper and N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen said at the latest COVID-19 briefing that achieving two-thirds of all adults getting vaccinated would provide enough protection to lift emergency restrictions.

“Each shot in an arm is a step closer to putting this pandemic in the rearview mirror,” said Cooper. “North Carolinians have shown up for each other throughout this entire pandemic and we need to keep up that commitment by getting our vaccines.”

Cooper’s orders, however, could soon be running up against legislative changes before June 1.

The N.C. Senate and N.C. House of Representatives both have pending legislation to curb the governor’s emergency powers, and a final bill will likely be passed by both chambers.

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By Matt Mercer North State Journal RALEIGH — Sen. Thom Tillis hasn’t forgiven former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker for disparaging comments made in 2019.

Following a court-ordered redistricting session in 2019 when Walker’s seat became much more Democratic, he teased a Senate run against Tillis, and the conservative Club for Growth PAC commissioned a poll to boost Walker in the race.

Walker instead opted to start planning a 2022 run.

In a CNN story that mentions top Republican candidates — former Gov. Pat McCrory, who announced his campaign two weeks ago; U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, who is expected to join the race; and Walker — Tillis said, “I have no support for Mark Walker.”

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“I don’t think he’s right for the job.

You look at his body of work. There’s not a lot to rely on,” Tillis added.

According to the article, Walker responded that McCrory had hired Tillis’ political strategists and that he is “still aggravated” that he and Trump met to discuss a primary challenge.

“We’re no stranger to taking on the establishment, whether it’s Thom Tillis or others,” Walker said. “I’ll match my body of work with Thom Tillis’ body of work any day of the week in the six years that we served [in Congress].”

Sen. Richard Burr, the man the candidates are running to replace, joined in criticism of Walker.

Burr reportedly said of Walker’s firstquarter fundraising effort, “That’s not gonna get you a Senate race.”

Walker raised $209,000 in the first three months of 2021 and had approximately $913,000 cash on hand.

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

Wealthy investors should ‘cancel’ Biden’s capital gains tax hike

One wealthy investor told me his investment fund hasn’t paid any capital gain tax in years due to sophisticated programs that match portfolio gains with losses.

PRESIDENT BIDEN, with the help of the same old gang who did such a great job holding back the economy under President Barack Obama, last week unveiled his proposal to double the capital gains tax rate to 39.6% and “really stick it to rich people!” for a second time in as many weeks.

Democrats like to tax things they hate, such as cigarettes and gasoline, so people will use less of each. Apparently, they don’t understand the same principle applies when applying higher tax rates to corporate and capital gains taxes as well — they will get far less of both with much higher rates.

Biden’s first attempt was to raise the corporate tax rate to 28%, which will not even cover the cost in lost revenue for their repeal of the Trump SALT restrictions. Rich people in New York and California will receive most of the SALT tax-repeal benefits, not the average taxpayer.

President Biden didn’t say exactly how he and the IRS were going to outsmart the smartest financial people in the world on Wall Street or in any major corporation. They think they can browbeat sophisticated investors into paying every cent they think rich people owe without them changing any behavior or finding new ways to shelter income from taxation.

Capital gains taxes are perhaps the most volatile of all tax revenue since they are totally dependent on economic conditions at time of sale. Capital gains tax collections in a given taxable year have ranged from a high of 5.9% of all federal revenues to a low of 2.8%.

In 2018, federal capital gains tax revenue from all sources, including average-income Americans, was $158.4 billion. Overall tax collections are expected to be $3.7 trillion in 2020.

Biden’s proposal will affect anyone making over $1 million per year, which can, and will, ding hundreds of thousands of moderate-income farmers and small businesses that sell assets after a lifetime of hard work and investment. Depending on how long an asset has been held, a good part of capital gains is nothing but good old inflation, not real capital gains.

Close to 86,000 people with incomes over $1 million filed a Schedule D in 2020 declaring capital gains or losses. Many are very sophisticated investors who can outsmart any congressional representative, U.S.

senator, Capitol Hill staffer or president when it comes to maximizing profit and minimizing tax payments.

What White House and congressional Democratic leaders don’t seem to realize is that uber-wealthy people have a plethora of options to minimize their tax exposure. About half of all capital gains reported each year are offset by capital losses, which lowers capital gains tax payments by 50%.

One wealthy investor has told me his investment fund hasn’t paid any capital gain tax in years due to sophisticated programs that match portfolio gains with losses. Wall Street has smart people who know how to use computers as well as any in the Silicon Valley.

Wealthy investors should band together to “cancel” Biden’s capital gains tax hike by pairing as much loss as they can against capital gains profit and essentially drive any new projected tax revenue gains by the Biden White House to zero over the next three years. They should “go on strike,” in effect, against the ravenous taxing and spending spree leftist Democrats and Biden are on right now.

The left may feel better about their futile attempt to soak the rich and bask in the accolades of their fellow comrades in arms. However, sophisticated investors will have the last laugh, again, as they always do.

When all is said and done, the only people who are going to be hurt by the Biden capital gains tax hikes are the same people who get hurt by any tax hike: average-to-marginally-higher-income taxpayers who cannot afford to pay expensive lawyers and tax accountants to avoid getting hit by adrenaline-fueled Democratic tax spasms.

Wait until they see what Biden and the Democrats want to do with inheritance taxes and stepped-up basis, which is a subject Kelly Johnston deals with on the opposite page.

Many of them are probably #NeverTrumpers and moderate Democrats and Republicans who voted Joe Biden into office in the first place.

C’est la guerre.

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson made quite the splash at House hearing last week

“The notion that black people must be protected from a free ID to vote is not just insane, it’s insulting.”

Lt. Gov Mark Robinson

IF THERE’S ONE THING that’s fun to watch about the usually tame proceedings that occur during House hearings, it’s when someone comes along and shakes things up.

“Shaking things up” is exactly what happened last week when North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, appeared before a Democrat-led House subcommittee hearing on the Voting Rights Act and supposed voter discrimination.

Also appearing remotely was fellow North Carolinian Rev. Bill Barber, leader of the national Poor People’s Campaign and a frequent Democratic guest for events related to voting rights. He also led the radical left-wing “Moral Monday” movement here in North Carolina.

But while Barber’s remarks were predictable, Robinson’s set Democrats on edge.

Robinson, who is the first African-American lieutenant governor in North Carolina history, ripped into Democrats during his opening statement, stating that it was “preposterous” and “insulting” to suggest black Americans were incapable of understanding how to obtain a valid form of voter ID. “Am I to believe that black Americans who have overcome the atrocities of slavery, who were victorious in the civil rights movement, and who now sit in the highest levels of government cannot figure out how to get a free ID to vote?” he asked.

“That we need to be coddled by politicians because they don’t think we can figure out how to make our voices heard? Are you kidding me?” Clearly, he was outraged. “The notion that black people must be protected from a free ID to vote is not just insane, it’s insulting.”

Robinson then pointed to a recent trip Vice President Kamala Harris made to the state, using it to argue that Democrat claims of respecting diverse black voices ring hollow with black conservatives like himself and others.

“Just a few days ago the vice president went and visited the very place I mentioned earlier, the lunch counter in Woolworth’s, to see the place where history was changed,” he said. “You know who wasn’t invited to be there with her? My good friend and civil rights icon

Clarence Henderson. The person whose picture is in history books, the person who actually sat in the chair and endured to make sure that black voices were heard.”

As to why? Robinson got right to the point. “The goal of some individuals in government is not to hear the voices of all black Americans; it is to hear the voices of those that fit their narrative, and ultimately that help keep one group in power.”

It was when Robinson and Texas Congressman Chip Roy had an exchange about the Republican vs. Democrat record on civil rights and voting rights that things got especially interesting.

After Roy noted how ridiculous it was for Democrats to suggest Republicans are trying to revive the Jim Crow era considering their history of opposing the racist laws that were put in place by Southern Democrats, Robinson again refused to mince words.

He told Democrats to “stop using me, as a black man, as your pawn… to push your agenda. I’m sick of it.” This caused an eruption among Democrats on the subcommittee, especially flamboyant committee chair Rep. Steve Cohen (TN), who proceeded to make use of his gavel numerous times to try to keep Roy and Robinson in check.

It wasn’t the first time in history a Southern Democrat tried to use their power to shush a black citizen, and sadly it won’t be the last. But the symbolism of it all was rather striking considering the hearing was, in part, about black voices allegedly being suppressed at the ballot box in the South.

At a time when it seems so many voices are being silenced due to fear of being “canceled,” Robinson establishing himself as a voice to be reckoned with is a welcome, refreshing change.

Media analyst 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, April 28, 2021 COLUMN KELLY D. JOHNSTON

COLUMN | SHAWN KREST

A story of race and police with a melancholy ending

In addition to ROTC, Jathan is in Raleigh Police Explorers and has done roleplay training with police in traffic stops and approaching suspects. He knew just what to do.

THE RALEIGH POLICE OFFICER cut me off mid-sentence.

“Lewis and...,” he said, giving me the name of the street I live on. “Right?”

I nodded. So did he.

“I heard that call go out last night,” he said.

“We had a lot of people headed your way.”

I was standing in front of the North Raleigh police station discussing the incident that took place at our house the night before. My son, Jathan, is a member of Sanderson High’s Air Force JROTC program and drill team.

He’d been practicing with a mop, but his advisors suggested he get a dummy rifle, so it would be the same weight, size and shape as what they used in drill.

It arrived Tuesday — a rifle-shaped hunk of wood with a few pieces of metal simulating the trigger and chamber, looking more like a musket than an assault weapon. He went out after dinner to practice the 30-step drill he’s trying to perfect.

Within 10 minutes, the police pulled up at our house.

At this point, I should probably stop the narrative to point out a couple pieces of background information: I am white. Two and a half years ago, I married Jathan’s mother, who, like all three of her kids, is black.

Later, we listened to the 911 call. A neighbor described Jathan as “a tall, bald AfricanAmerican man, carrying a rifle with a strap.

He’s standing in the middle of the road, talking to himself.”

Our street dead ends in a cul de sac. There are no sidewalks, meaning the only place to walk is in the road. And Jathan was calling out the 30 steps, not “talking to himself.”

The description, however, paints a very different picture. Tall black man, rifle, standing in the middle of the road, talking to himself — it sounds like someone unhinged, with serious mental problems, about to go on a rampage.

Thankfully, this story doesn’t end in tragedy. In addition to ROTC, Jathan is in Raleigh Police Explorers and has done roleplay training with police in traffic stops and approaching suspects. He knew just what to do.

He set down his rifle, took several steps away from it and kept his empty hands visible. He identified himself as an ROTC member and

an Explorer. To their credit, the responding officers quickly surmised that the situation was not as described over the phone.

At first, I was furious with the unidentified neighbor. After hearing stories of what’s happened with blacks and police, how could someone choose those words and phrases, almost hand-picked to guarantee an aggressive police response?

When I tweeted the story and news outlets began reporting it, commenters ripped the caller, calling her racist, hateful, “Karen,” even evil.

Here’s the thing: After going back and forth on it over several sleepless nights, I’ve come to conclusion that, when our neighbor called 911 the other night, she wasn’t calling in a hit on Jathan. She wasn’t acting out of mean-spirited racist hate.

She was describing what she saw.

And that’s a problem that’s even more upsetting, deeper, and much harder to fix.

After dinner, she went to her window and, when she looked at my son, she saw a large black man, with a rifle, standing in the middle of the road, talking to himself.

She sounds scared on that 911 call, and the operator tries calming her, telling her to lock her doors. At one point, she’s panicked, because her dogs are barking … as if that will cause the maniac outside to target her house first.

She looked at my son and feared for her life.

It’s easy to point out the bad guy — the racist, the supremacist, the person motivated by hate. The bad apple. Unfortunately, most of the bad things that happen aren’t the fault of people like that.

The Karen videos on social media, the cop who grabs a gun instead of a taser, the neighbor who tells a 911 operator, “He looks like he might come into my yard,” they are people just like all of us, who, in a moment, due to some type of bias or innate reaction, can’t see what’s really there, and they’re afraid.

My son, and people who look like him need to worry that things like this can happen to them at any time, even when they’re right in front of their home. And that will only change when the rest of us realize that things like this can happen to us too — before we’re dialing the phone.

to Wyoming. We have the cleanest coal in the world. It is STILL one of the cheapest and most reliable forms of power production. We still get about twice as much energy from coal as from wind and solar. And even if we were to move toward “renewables,” as the Texas power outages this winter should have taught us, coal is essential as a backup power source when wind turbines don’t turn and solar panels freeze over.

Don’t for a minute believe that shutting down American coal production will save the planet from warming. Nikkei Asia reports that China has “an addiction to coal,” and its use of coal is rapidly rising, not falling.

The Chinese are expected to build hundreds of new coal-fired power stations over the next decade. India, Vietnam, Indonesia and other Asian nations with a combined population that is at least five times that of the U.S. are also banking on coal as a major source of cheap power for decades to come. For every coal plant the U.S. shuts down, the rest of the world builds at least 10 new ones. Gee, that will stop global warming.

There is something wretched about rich, college-educated “humanitarians” pontificating about the sacrifices that must be made to stop global warming, but then they come up with plans that make other people — often who make far less money than they do — suffer all the pain. If climate change meant every college professor, media personality and milliondollar donor to the Environmental Defense Fund had to lose their livelihoods, I doubt they would be so supportive of this green economic “transformation.”

The victims of the new energy policies in Washington are the blue-collar workers whose job losses will continue to stack up. And the worst betrayal of all is that the unions are in on it.

Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation and an economic consultant with FreedomWorks.

Kelly D. Johnston is a retired corporate executive and former Secretary of the US Senate. He blogs at kellyjohnston.substack.com

Unions sell out their own workers for the Biden energy plan

Nikkei Asia reports that China has “an addiction to coal,” and its use of coal is rapidly rising, not falling.

How one Biden tax proposal will hit the middle class hard PRESIDENT BIDEN’S “Made in America Tax Plan,” which we’re about to see in detail, is designed to pay for his $2 trillion “infrastructure,” as very broadly defined, “plan.”

Last year, candidate Biden promised to repeal the “Trump Tax Cuts.” Biden also promised not to raise taxes on incomes of less than $400,000 per year. Those two promises conflict. Most of the so-called Trump Tax Cuts contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 benefited not only corporations, but everyone with across-the-board tax rate reductions. Congress, of course, will determine the final fate of any tax bill.

You will be told that the tax plan only taxes the wealthy. But corporations do not ultimately pay taxes — they collect them in the form of higher prices for goods and services. Taxes are a cost of doing business. Even if you take Democrats at their word, what about taxes on transfers of property and assets, like houses, family businesses, family farms, and stock, to heirs?

Meet “stepped-up basis.” Here’s how it works. Say you’re a 60-year-old almost-retiree whose 90-yearold parent just passed away. You inherit their Florida home they bought in 1980 for $100,000.

It’s value is now $500,000. Hopefully, it won’t be complicated by a reverse mortgage or other debt secured by the value of that home. You sell it for $500,000. Thanks to “stepped-up basis,” you should owe no federal capital gains tax on the sale.

But what happens if you sell after congressional Democrats and President Biden successfully eliminate What happens this so-called “loophole?” if you sell after You’ll owe capital gains congressional taxes. Why? Because you sold Democrats and the property for $400,000 more than your parent paid President Biden for it 41 years ago. successfully What about inflation? eliminate There’s no adjustment for this so-called inflation under tax law.

Assuming a capital gains “loophole?” tax rate of 20% (and that You’ll owe rate could go up), you will capital gains owe about $80,000 to taxes.

Uncle Sam. For people with incomes over $1 million, Biden may raise capitalgains taxes to match the highest personal income tax rate of 39.5%, or even higher.

And that’s not including state capital-gains taxes, where they exist.

There’s talk that the Biden plan may exempt the first $1 million of “unrealized” gains, but that’s a shallow threshold for many family businesses and farms. There is also talk this change may be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2021 which would be completely unfair to anyone who inherits property in the interim.

Some Democratic politicians think “stepped-up basis” is a “tax loophole” that needs to be closed.

“The stepped-up basis loophole is one of the biggest tax breaks on the books, providing an unfair advantage to the wealthiest heirs every year.” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).

Wealthy heirs who call themselves “patriotic millionaires,” and say they are glad to pay higher taxes, are happy to be generous with your money as well. Let them pay whatever they want in taxes or at least not cash any tax refunds sent to them.

Thanks to budget and reconciliation rules in Congress, Republicans cannot stop Democrats with the Senate 60-vote supermajority threshold to stop legislative filibusters. Democrats only need a simple majority of 51 votes to pass the bill. Today’s Senate is equally divided, with Vice President Kamala Harris available to break any tie. At least Senate rules will not allow them to include eliminating the Electoral College, making the District of Columbia a state, or increasing the size of the Supreme Court.

For now.

These Democrats seem to think this money isn’t yours; it’s the government’s. They clearly believe that they can spend it better than you. It doesn’t take long before that may extend into other private property, and your pensions and IRAs may be next.

Even without the details of Biden’s tax plan, the phones of financial and tax advisors are already ringing off the hook. If stepped-up basis is eliminated, expect market disruptions as Americans unload properties, stocks, farms and businesses to pay today’s “lower” tax rates before any higher tax rates or “loophole” reductions take effect.

If you’ve done the responsible thing and invested wisely, built a successful family business or a farm, and saved money to pass along to your heirs — the American Dream — you may be about to experience the pain of America electing a tax-happy president to the White House, with a compliant Senate and Congress to boot.

COLUMN | STEPHEN MOORE

ANOTHER PRO-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN union just told its rank-and-file members: Sorry, guys; you are all fired.

Last week, the United Mine Workers of America union endorsed Biden’s energy policies.

Yes, you read that right. The coal-mining union bosses have embraced a bill that outlaws coal mining.

This is about as dumb as the Pipefitters Union endorsing Biden for president. He repaid them with his first act as president — killing the Keystone pipeline. So now we have the Pipefitters Union against pipelines and the coalminers’ union against coal.

Did anyone bother to actually ask the rankand-file members what they thought? Can they get their union dues back?

They should. The livelihoods of more than 50,000 coal miners just got sold down the river by their own union bosses.

And for what? So these miners can be given Biden welfare checks, or so mining jobs, which typically pay $75,000 a year, can be replaced with solar panel installation? Ask any miner about that trade, as I have, and they will laugh in your face.

United Mine Workers of America president Benedict Arnold — actually, his name is Cecil Roberts — conceded that his union members “may lose a few more jobs here,” but he defended his capitulation to the Biden anti-coal radicals by saying: “We’re trying to, first of all, insert ourselves to the extent that we can in this conversation because our people, a lot of coal miners in this country, their families have suffered already some traumatic losses.”

So his solution is to make the trauma a whole lot worse thanks to his Neville Chamberlain appeasement to the green energy fanatics of his industry.

Cecil, why not instead DEFEND your industry? It’s not a heavy lift.

America was built on coal. We are the king of coal. We have 500 years’ worth of this energy resource in states from West Virginia

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Legislator’s ‘equity coaching’ organization involved in Wake County schools’ Critical Race Theory course Rep. Graig Meyer’s ‘Equity Collaborative’ paid tens of thousands to coach and train district staff on implicit bias, privilege and other Critical Race Theory elements

Critical Race Theory Definition: CRT analyzes the role of race and racism in perpetuating social disparities between dominant and marginalized racial groups.

(DeCuir & Dixson; Ladson-Billings; Ladson-Billings & Tate, 1995)

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — An “equity coaching” organization co-founded by a North Carolina state representative was scheduled to offer professional development training on the controversial Critical Race theory to Wake County Public School teachers and staff.

The course, which was titled “Intro to Critical Race Theory,” was to be conducted by a member of the Equity Collaborative, an organization co-founded and run by state Rep. Graig Meyer (D-Orange).

The Equity Collaborative website says it is a “national consulting firm,” and their goal is to “help organizations develop their own capacity to create educational equity and social justice by addressing bias and oppression.”

Records on file with the N.C. Secretary of State show that Equity Collaborative was formed as a limited liability corporation in 2014 by Jamie Almanzán and Meyer. According to the organization’s website, Almanzán is a “facilitator, teacher, curriculum developer and leadership coach” who is the owner of “The Equity Collaborative in Oakland, California.”

The “Intro to Critical Race Theory” training course was posted to WakeLearns, the internal portal that houses teacher and staff development and training.

“Deep inside the Equity Collaborative brain, we see schools through the lens of Critical Race Theory. Join us to explore how CRT helps explain everything about why public schools continue to perpetuate inequities, possibly permanently,” the course description read.

The course was pulled by the district after North State Journal filed a records request for the course materials.

Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) communications director Tim Simmons said in an email to North State Journal that the instructor for the course was Equity Collaborative’s Almanzán and that the class materials are “retained by the Equity Collaborative, and not WCPSS.” Simmons also said that the class was dropped from the WCPSS catalog “as soon as the listing was discovered.”

“The course did not go through the normal approval process and we are currently reviewing how ‘intro to Critical Race Theory’ was inserted into the district catalog,” Simmons wrote. “Critical Race Theory is not the basis for any curricula developed in WCPSS because it does not cleanly align with the district’s efforts to ensure equity for all staff and students.”

Meyer told North State Journal in an email that the Equity Collaborative “did offer this workshop one time last summer.” Statements of Economic Interest filed

by Meyer over the years as a legislator include his work and ownership of Equity Collaborative.

“We do not release our contract or payment terms, so I cannot share any information about that.

And we also do not share materials as they are proprietary,” Meyer said when asked about course

CRT’s purpose is to unearth what is taken for granted when analyzing race and privilege, as well as the profound patterns of exclusion that exist in U.S. society.

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materials and payments from WCPSS. “I’m sorry that I can’t be more helpful at this time.”

While Meyer did not share any materials, the Equity Collaborative website does have a page containing presentation slides, one of which is a 31-slide presentation dated May 7, 2020, titled “Intro to Critical Race Theory.” The presentation materials include the “Five Tenets of Critical Race Theory,” which include Counter-Storytelling, Permanence of Racism, Whiteness as Property, Interest Convergence and Critique of Liberalism.

The Intro to Critical Race Theory presentation defines Critical Race Theory using a 1995 paper on the role of the theory in higher education, stating that “CRT analyzes the role of race and racism in perpetuating social disparities between dominant and marginalized racial groups.” Using a 2007 paper outlining the use of Critical Race Theory in academic administration, the Equity Collaborative’s slides say the purpose of Critical Race Theory is to “unearth what is taken for granted when analyzing race and privilege, as well as the profound patterns of exclusion that exist in U.S. society.”

Other services detailed on the Equity Collaborative website include an “advanced practice series” titled “Equity Leadership through a Critical Race Theory Lens,” which focuses on “applying Critical Race Theory as a form of practice for interrupting systemic racism and creating more equitable learning environments.”

The advanced series description says these “conversations are for equity practitioners who are ready to move from changes in their own practice to changes that interrupt the existing system of schooling.” There are five sessions in the series, the first of which is the course removed by WCPSS. WCPSS supplied North State Journal with the request for proposal and Equity Collaborative’s response, as well as $97,000 in invoices and $207,500 worth of service contracts that had purchase orders attached.

The service contracts include various professional-development coaching sessions at a rate of $1,500 per person, job-embedded coaching sessions at $2,500 a day and a two-day “Racial Equity Institute” priced at $9,000 a day. One agreement, dated Feb. 3, 2020, was for a speaker to give

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“The course did not go through the normal approval process and we are currently reviewing how ‘intro to Critical Race Theory’ was inserted into the district catalog" Wake County Public Schools communications director Tim Simmons a “National School Counseling Presentation.”

The largest service contract totaled $90,000 for professional development and coaching sessions allegedly held between Nov. 1, 2018, and June 25, 2019.

As with the Intro to Critical Race Theory slides on the Equity Collaborative website, past coaching and professional development presentations are also available to view.

One presentation, “District Equity Coaching: Creating An Equitable School District Through Coaching,” contains a scenario where “conscious or unconscious bias and racism” is blamed for minority student behavior issues and their failure to grasp concepts in a white female veteran teacher’s classroom.

Another past offering, “Intro to Equity,” focuses on concepts of “privilege, bias and oppression” and how they create inequities in schools. It includes a list of who is oppressed and a list of the priv-

Biden expanding summer food program for 34M schoolchildren

By Josh Boak The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months, using funds from the coronavirus relief package approved in March.

The Agriculture Department announced that it will continue through the summer a payments program that replaced school

meals because the pandemic left many children with virtual classes. Families of eligible children would receive $6.82 per child for each weekday. That adds up to $375 per child over the summer months.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called the summer benefits a “first-of-its-kind, game-changing intervention to reduce child hunger in the United States.”

Stacy Dean, deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition and

consumer services at Agriculture, said that Congress previously approved limited funding for pilot programs to test the effectiveness of the payments. But the coronavirus relief package allowed it to be rolled out nationwide.

Conservative critics have warned that the spending, if made permanent, could undermine the willingness of poorer Americans to work.

Besides the food aid, the relief package allowed parents to

ileged – male, white, heterosexual, gender-conforming Christians in the United States who are ages 25 to 45, have a college education and were raised in two-parent families. That presentation was given at Apex Middle School by Meyer in 2018.

What is Critical Race Theory?

It is an offshoot of Marxist Critical Theory, which divides all aspects of society into two groups, oppressed and oppressors. The modern version of Critical Race Theory, in short, is identity-based Marxism.

Modern Critical Race Theory, which began to evolve during the mid-1970’s continuing up through the 90s, substitutes race for class. It was around that time that Critical Race Theory shifted from being viewed through a legal lens to a much broader one that assumes racism is the norm and is embedded in every person and societal structure — both past and present.

Critical Race Theorists often use terms like “social justice,” “privilege,” “equity,” “diversity” and “inclusion.” The definitions of these terms can be fluid and expansive. For example, equity has been used by Critical Race Theorists to propose things such as slavery reparations, and the redistribution of wealth or property.

Notable “antiracist” Ibram X. Kendi takes Critical Race Theory’s idea of equity even farther.

He has suggested that a national Department of Antiracism be established to monitor and penalize persons or organizations the department might deem as being racist.

Critical Race Theory is a national issue What has been happening locally with Critical Race Theory in the classroom is about to get a national boost.

On April 19 of this year, a new American History and Civics rule was submitted by President Joe Biden’s Department of Education. The new Biden rule includes support for “Culturally Responsive Teaching,” a form of teaching that claims to bridge race and culture gaps between teacher and student. It, however,

assumes the race of the teacher is the main obstacle or reason for poor student achievement.

Culturally Responsive Teaching is a derivative of Critical Race Theory that often includes deconstruction of racial identities such as teachers being asked to examine their privilege, power and implicit bias.

In a letter dated March 21, 2021, assistant superintendent of the WCPSS Office of Equity Affairs (OEA) Rodney Trice wrote an email to the WCPSS board members about “the emails and calls some of us have received about Critical Race Theory.”

Trice’s email follows an article in City-Journal written by Christopher Rufo detailing the “EdCamp Equity” event that included Critical Race Theory and social justice themes. Rufo wrote that one session of the camp’s events implied parents “should be considered an impediment to social justice,” after noting a teacher had stated, “You can’t let parents deter you from the work.”

Despite the Equity Collaborative’s numerous trainings over the years and the previous existence of the Intro to Critical Race Theory course, Trice told the school board that “Critical Race Theory has not been and is not incorporated in the PL plans/offerings within the district.”

In recent years, WCPSS has included “Culturally Responsive Teaching,” and similar variants have been included in district’s professional-development offerings. The Equity Collaborative’s leadership training centers on this kind of teaching, stating that educators should “move towards teaching practices that prioritizes student thinking.”

In 2019, the OEA paid $3,900 to attend a seminar in Colorado called “Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain.” The seminar was led by Zaretta Hammond, a self-described “trained facilitator in anti-bias processes” who authored a book with the same name as the seminar.

The OEA subsequently recruited WCPSS teachers to participate in Hammond’s study, called “Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain Cohort.”

receive roughly $250 a month starting in July for each child between the ages of 6 and 17. Qualifying families with a child under 6 would receive $300 monthly. The payments are part of an enhanced child tax credit that would expire at the end of this year, according to the terms of the most recent coronavirus relief package.

Democratic lawmakers have called for making the enhanced tax credit permanent, with six Democrats including Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey issuing a joint statement last week.

“Expansion of the child tax credit is the most significant policy to come out of Washington in generations, and Congress has an historic opportunity to provide a lifeline to the middle class and to

cut child poverty in half on a permanent basis,” the April 20 statement said.

When the school year ends, children have traditionally shifted to other forms of food aid such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. Yet administration officials said that summer feeding programs tend to reach less than 20% of the number served during the school year.

Children could qualify for the new summer benefit if they are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals during the school year or if they are under age 6 and live in a SNAP household. Children already on SNAP would get the benefits as a supplement to what they already receive.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021

SPORTS

Q&A with new UNCG coach Mike Jones, B3

JEFFREY CAMARATI | UNC ATHLETICS

Rising sophomore receiver Josh Downs is one of the players UNC quarterback Sam Howell will look to this fall to replace the targets given to Dazz Newsome and Dyami Brown last season.

Future bright for UNC football

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The annual spring game showcases the Tar Heels’ youth

Former Wake coach Manning named assistant at Maryland College Park, Md. Maryland hired former Wake Forest coach Danny Manning as an assistant on Mark Turgeon’s staff Monday, reuniting a couple of old college teammates. Manning, who played with Turgeon at Kansas in the 1980s, spent the past year as an analyst for ESPN. He was fired by Wake Forest after posting a 78‑111 overall record, including 30-80 in the ACC, and finishing with a losing record in five of six seasons with just one NCAA Tournament appearance.

Manning won the NCAA title and was player of the year at Kansas in 1988, the season after Turgeon left, and was an assistant on Bill Self’s staff when the Jayhawks were national champions in 2008.

Manning, 54, coached at Tulsa from 2012-14 before getting the head job at Wake Forest.

He was the No. 1 pick in the 1988 NBA Draft and played 15 professional seasons.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Jacksonville State blows out Davidson in FCS playoffs Jacksonville, Ala. Zion Webb threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for one, Uriah West ran for two scores and Jacksonville State scored five touchdowns in its first six possessions to beat Davidson 49-14 on Saturday in an opening-round FCS playoff game. Webb threw for 239 yards and ran for 68 and West ran for 76, and the fourth‑seeded Gamecocks (10‑2) never trailed. Coy Williams ran for 62 yards on 16 carries and scored a touchdown for Davidson (4‑3), which was making its first postseason appearance in 52 years. Jacksonville State will host Delaware on Saturday at 3 p.m.

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

Not so fast.

Not only has the rumor floated that the Panthers might be considering taking a quarterback — perhaps Ohio State’s Justin Fields — with the eighth pick, but they’ve also reportedly been in contact with multiple teams about flipping Darnold before he even suits up for a minicamp.

“There’s actually several of them that we’re excited about,” general manager Scott Fitterer said of the college quarterbacks who might be available when the Panthers pick. “But we’re not going to get into exactly who.”

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that Carolina had a high grade on Fields and may pull the trigger on him at eight. That would allow the team to move Darnold, whose situation seems to have gotten complicated, perhaps to produce more predraft smoke.

Darnold was a first-round pick in 2018, and the NFL deadline to pick up his fifth-year option is May 3. For Darnold, that would mean an $18.858 million contract for the 2022 season. After trading for him, it was thought the team would pick up the option, but nothing has happened so far, and Fitterer said nothing will happen

THE NFL DRAFT will kick off Thursday, and the focus in Chapel Hill will be on the players that the Tar Heels are losing to the League.

Last weekend, however, the Tar Heels wrapped up spring practice with the annual spring game, and the focus was on UNC’s future.

It’s a future that appears to be very bright, indeed.

“This will be a tremendous video for us here in a couple hours,” coach Mack Brown said of breaking down game film from the Blue-White scrimmage, “where we can start looking at the guys that we need to separate at every position, but specifically the young ones.”

The Tar Heels will undoubtedly miss running backs Michael Carter and Javonte Williams, receiver Dyami Brown and linebacker Chazz Surratt, who should all hear their names called in the NFL Draft. The cupboard they leave behind, however, is far from empty.

One area where the Tar Heels don’t need an influx of new talent — at least for one more year — is at quarterback, where Sam Howell demonstrated that the loss of so much skill position talent won’t impact his ability to get the ball downfield. Howell was 6 of 10 in the spring game for 118 yards and a touchdown.

Howell had a 48-yard bomb to Josh Downs, who showed that the Heels won’t be lacking in targets for Howell. In addition to Downs, a rising sophomore, UNC receiving was led by Antoine Green, who had two catches, including Howell’s touchdown, and rising sophomore Emery Simmons, who pulled in a 44-yarder.

“I think we can continue to see how good Josh Downs can be,” Brown said. “He’s really fast. He’s quick. He’s tough. He gets open. He can catch. I couldn’t see the first ball. I don’t know if it was a drop or not, but he made some outstanding plays. We’re continuing to be pleased with Antoine Green.”

The Heels may not need any help at quarterback, but they’re getting some. The spring game marked the UNC debut of Drake Maye, an incoming freshman who enrolled early. A former Alabama commit, Maye instead will play at his father’s alma mater — Mark was UNC’s starting quarterback in the mid-1980s.

The younger Maye was 3 of 8 for 19 yards and showed mobility in the pocket. On one play, he sidestepped the pass rush, bought time and hit sophomore Justin Olson for a 40-plus yard completion on the sideline. It was waved off, however, when referees incorrectly ruled Olson out of bounds before he caught the ball.

Maye also FaceTimed older brother Luke — a former Tar Heel basketball national champion — after the game to get his feedback on Drake’s performance.

Maye will get the chance to battle sophomore Jacolby Criswell for the backup job.

“I think both of those guys can be really good,” Brown said. “So that’s exciting that they’re here. I’ve seen some really good plays by both of them. And

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Despite trading for Sam Darnold, the Panthers could still be interested in Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields with the eighth overall pick in the first round of Thursday’s NFL Draft.

Where there’s smoke: Panthers keeping everyone guessing as draft nears Carolina could trade, move or stay put with the eighth overall pick

By Shawn Krest North State Journal EVERYONE, REMAIN calm.

Please put on your own gas mask before helping others with theirs.

Put your headlights on low beam.

If you have a wet towel, roll it up and put it on the floor to block the crack in the door.

It’s NFL Draft week, you see, and the Carolina Panthers have thrown up a smoke screen to end them all.

At the moment, the Panthers are slotted to pick eighth in the first round. They might stay there and fill a need. They might move.

They could swing a major deal.

The Panthers’ draft war room seems to feature the road sign from “M.A.S.H.,” with arrows pointing in every direction, and the rest of the NFL is left to wonder which one they’ll end up following on Thursday.

Last month, the Panthers traded for Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, seeming to fill that major need on the roster and take at least one possible draft day direction off the table.

“I think we can continue to see how good Josh Downs can be. He’s really fast.

He’s quick.

He’s tough.

He gets open. He can catch.”

UNC coach Mack Brown on rising sophomore receiver Josh Downs

North State Journal for Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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4.28.21

TRENDING

Tom Robson: The former major league player and coach who started his pro career with the Durham Bulls in 1967 has died. He was 75.

Robson died of natural causes on Tuesday in Arizona, according to the New York Mets.

Taken by the Mets on the 50th round of the 1967 amateur draft, Robson played two seasons in the majors, both with the Texas Rangers. He was a member of manager Bobby Valentine’s coaching staffs with the Rangers from 1986-92 and Mets from 1997‑2000 and in 2002.

Beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

NASCAR

Brad Keselowski won for the sixth time at Talladega on Sunday, matching Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the most career wins at the Alabama track. The victory means all three Team Penske cars have qualified for the postseason after just 10 races. Joey Logano, one of the Penske drivers, called for NASCAR to change its “dangerous” rules for superspeedways after his car went airborne on the 59th lap.

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“It’s hard to imagine it not working for two more (innings).”

Diamondbacks pitcher and N.C. native Madison Bumgarner after his seven‑inning no‑hitter in the second game of Arizona’s doubleheader against the Braves.

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Sean Lee: The Cowboys linebacker announced Monday he was retiring after 11 mostly injury‑plagued seasons in Dallas.

The 34‑year‑old is eighth in team history with 995 tackles. A second‑round pick out of Penn State in 2010, Lee is fourth among Dallas linebackers with 14 interceptions despite missing all of 2014 after tearing a knee ligament in the first offseason practice. He was an All‑Pro in 2016.

Jeff Bridich: The Colorado Rockies general manager announced Monday he was stepping down, ending a tumultuous tenure that included two playoff appearances and a falling out with Nolan Arenado that ultimately led to the star third baseman’s offseason trade. The Rockies said the decision was a mutual agreement with Bridich, who was in his seventh season as GM. The team will appoint an interim general manager for the rest of the season before launching a search following the postseason.

NBA

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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“NASCAR’s decision to revoke my prior approval has been devastating.”

NASCAR Truck Series driver Jennifer Jo Cobb on the sanctioning body blocking her from driving in Sunday’s race at Talladega.

PRIME NUMBER

85 Three-pointers in April for Warriors guard Stephen Curry, a new NBA record for the most in a month, after he made seven in Golden State’s 117113 win Sunday over Sacramento. His April total surpassed James Harden’s NBA record of 82 in November 2019.

The Warriors played late Tuesday against Dallas and also have one more game this month on Thursday in Minnesota.

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Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford missed Sunday’s game after he tested positive for the coronavirus. The 59-year-old Clifford, who coached the Bobcats and Hornets from 2013‑18, received his second dose of the Moderna vaccine last Thursday and said he was feeling no side effects from the virus.

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Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey has left Baylor to return home and take over the LSU women’s basketball team, the school announced Sunday. The 58-yearold Mulkey, who won three national championships at Baylor, is a native of Tickfaw, Louisiana. Mulkey replaces Nikki Fargas, who stepped down earlier this week.

NHL

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Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin will need season-ending shoulder surgery. The 24-year-old was injured in Saturday’s game against Montreal.

Hanifin — who was drafted fifth overall by the Hurricanes in 2015 and played three seasons in Carolina before being traded to the Flames in 2018 — has four goals and 11 assists in 47 games this season.

North State Journal for Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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Q&A WITH NEW UNCG BASKETBALL COACH MIKE JONES

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Mike Jones was introduced last Friday as the new men’s basketball coach at UNC Greensboro, replacing Wes Miller.

Mike Jones on taking over the Spartans The new UNCG coach discusses replacing Miller, continuing the program’s success and how he still uses his zoology degree

even though there’s a lot of hard work to do. We try to incorporate that into our culture, and it’s worked out well for us.

The third part of it is getting better every day. We call it fighting for inches. We want to use all three of those components to create our program. Obviously, they’ve already had success doing things one way, so we’re not going to come in here and reinvent the wheel. But there are certain things we emphasize we think can be effective.

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal WES MILLER and Mike Jones were hired for their first college basketball head coaching jobs only a few months apart in 2011. Both took over programs in disrepair and turned them into consistent winners.

So when Miller decided to leave UNC Greensboro for a higher-profile job at Cincinnati on April 14, it was somehow fitting that Jones was hired to replace him.

The 55-year-old Jones — who grew up as the son of an ABA and NBA player and played his college ball at Howard — went 174150 in his 10 seasons at Radford, twice winning Big South Conference Coach of the Year honors while leading the Highlanders to the NCAA Tournament in 2018 and winning the league’s regular season title twice in the past three years.

His reason for leaving a successful program for a new challenge was similar to those of Miller — the opportunity was just too good to pass up.

As Jones hits the ground running putting together a staff and recruiting players, the new Spartans’ leader sat down with the North State Journal to discuss his move along with a few other subjects, including how he still uses his degree in zoology.

What made you decide it was time to leave Radford, and what was it about the UNCG job that made it so attractive?

The second part of that question is easy. The success Coach Miller has had over a long haul was good and it just went up a notch over the past five years. So anytime some-

UNC from page B1 they’re gonna have a load to replace the guy that we’ve got now.”

The Tar Heels will need to replace most of the production at running back, where Carter and Williams depart. Ty Chandler got his first carries wearing blue after transferring from Tennessee. He had 10 yards on two rushes.

“I am really, really impressed with Ty Chandler as a person, a leader. He’s fit in,” Brown said.

“He’s made the transition well. I saw him in the dressing room. I don’t think he knows the fight song yet because he was struggling with it a little bit. So that’s gonna be fun as we get ready to get him going. These guys are gonna have to help him step up. But he’s fast. He’s strong.”

How do you describe your preferred style of play?

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Mike Jones spent a decade at Radford, going 174-150 with one NCAA Tournament appearance, before accepting the job at UNC Greensboro. body has that kind of success in a tough league like the Southern Conference, you think, “OK, this is a pretty good job.” Then when you look a little closer, you see a lot of good players that played here, it’s in a metropolitan area that’s a basketball hotbed. It was obviously attractive for a lot of reasons.

With the first part, there was no ideal time to leave Radford and I wasn’t ever thinking that I had to leave at this time or that time.

Some opportunities came up in the last few years because of the success we had, and I looked at some of those and tried to figure out which one might be good for me. But it just happened to be the one this year.

“You have a culture of guys that already know how to win and work hard. That’s a big thing.”

Mike Jones, new UNCG basketball coach

It starts with relationships and those take time, but we talk about having a brotherhood. A lot of teams talk about it. We try to go a step beyond that and to really build it from the ground up, start-

ing from the first day we’re on the job, getting to know people, letting them get to know us, having meaningful conversations so you feel like you know who that person is. Things are taken less personal when you really know someone.

When you build those relationships, they help everything else.

From there, we talk about having fun because we’re fortunate.

We get to work in a profession where we get to work with 17-to24-year-olds, and that’s supposed to be the most fun time of your life. You’re in college and you’re just trying to figure things out, but you want to enjoy life.

And we want them to enjoy life

Early enrollee Caleb Hood had 35 yards, and returning backups DJ Jones and Josh Henderson each rushed for scores.

Hood, a former quarterback, is making the transition to running back.

“There was a third down and four. He makes eight, and I thought there were about three there,” Brown said. “So that’s gonna be really fun to watch him because every snap he takes is from his transition from quarterback to the running back. He’s going to get better. I compare him to the Chazz Surratt experiment. Every day Chazz plays, he’s better.”

The Tar Heel defense, which began its youth movement last year when several up-and-coming linemen were worked into the rotation, continued to show signs of being

just as special as the offense next season.

“On defense, there’s Des Evans,” Brown said. “Des Evans has had a great spring. He’s becoming a better pass rusher at 6-foot-6, now he’s 265. So that helps us. Jahvaree Ritzie of the young ones has rushed the passer really well this spring. Both those freshman linebackers I think can be really good.

And our trial and error right now, with Ja’Qurious Conley as safety and Don Chapman at nickel, we feel like is working. So we’re making a lot of progress, we feel like, in that area.”

On a team loaded with veteran talent, youth is being served, which bodes extremely well for the future of Carolina football, even as the parade of Tar Heels past head to the NFL.

You’ve talked about establishing a culture for your program. What exactly do you mean by that?

We’re a defense- and rebounding-oriented team, just as they were previously. That led to a lot of success at both programs, so we’re certainly going to continue that. We do things a little differently in that they used a really good 1-2-2 zone that was problematic for everyone they played against. We’re more man-to-manoriented in our press, but within our halfcourt we’re trying to keep people from scoring easily and contesting shots.

Offensively, we like to play up-tempo. We like being in attack mode as much as possible, and we really just share the ball, get everybody involved and try to get the best shot we can every time down the floor.

Who are some of your influences in coaching?

I’ve worked for some great coaches. I learned a lot from (former Richmond, West Virginia, Michigan and Cleveland Cavaliers coach) John Beilein, a future Hall of Famer in my opinion. I worked with him for three years, and he’s still a big mentor of mine. I met Shaka (Smart) later in my career and had two unbelievable years with him at VCU. But then also (former Georgia coach) Dennis Felton, who I played college basketball with. He was and continues to be a big influence on me.

I’ve been real fortunate.

How much, if any, pressure is there to follow Coach Miller and continue the success he achieved with the program?

This job, having the experience of 10 years, helps coming in the door. But it is a different job than the one I just left. So I have to learn how to sustain the success they’ve had here and try to build on the foundation that’s already been laid.

You have a culture of guys that already know how to win and work hard. That’s a big thing. A couple of the guys I’ve talked to say they know what’s expected of them and how hard you have to work. They live in the gym and that’s good. But certainly, there are expectations that are placed on our program to win because they have won and enjoyed it, so we have to continue to win.

I’ve grown to respect Wes over the years. He and I both got the jobs at the same time 10 years ago.

We’re slightly different in age, but we got the job 10 years ago, and the job that he has done along with his staff, particularly over the last five (years), has been remarkable. It’s a reason why I’m here, because he’s built something that I admire, that is admired around the country, is respected around the country.

So how did a guy with a degree in zoology end up coaching basketball?

I went to school to be a doctor, and at Howard University we had three majors if you wanted to be a doctor. One of them was zoology.

So I majored in zoology.

I’ve always loved basketball and I’ve always been around it. Even though I went to school for one thing, basketball was never far away. And when I got an opportunity to become a coach, I jumped on it. And the rest is history. We name some of our plays after animal families, so that’s the only way I use my zoology degree right now. That was a long time ago. I’m glad I remembered something.

JEFFREY CAMARATI | UNC ATHLETICS

UNC quarterback Sam Howell threw for 7,227 yards and 68 touchdowns with just 14 interceptions in his first two seasons in Chapel Hill.

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Minor leagues return to NC with plenty of top talent MLB prospects are prepared to play across the state

By Shawn Krest North State Journal FOR THE FIRST TIME in 20 months, Minor League Baseball teams across the nation — including North Carolina — will take the field next week.

While the pandemic won’t keep teams off the field this year, fans will still notice COVID-related changes to the ballpark experience.

For starters, the season is starting a month later than usual. Teams will also have longer homestands and road trips to consolidate travel, spending entire one-week stretches in one place.

Crowds will be smaller and spread out. Most teams are using a pod seating system, meaning fans can come to games in groups of two or four and sit together, with their group socially distanced from others. There will also be less wandering and socializing permitted than in a nonpandemic season.

With fans paying more attention to the action on the field, it’s only fitting that they’ll likely get a chance to see the top prospect in baseball, for at least part of the season.

Wander Franco, the most promising minor leaguer in the Rays’ — or any other team’s — system, is expected to start the season with the Durham Bulls.

While the cancellation of last

season makes it difficult to project which player will go where since their level-to-level progression through the minor leagues was interrupted, it’s a safe bet that Franco will be just a heartbeat away from the major league team. The 20-year-old shortstop played in Class A in 2019 but spent last season on the Rays’ taxi squad, meaning he could be called up in case of injury or illness. There was even speculation he’d be activated for the team’s postseason run to the World Series.

In all likelihood, he’ll start the season as a Bull and be the most exciting prospect to come through the team since Wil Myers spent about two months in Durham before getting called up and winning Rookie of the Year in 2013.

He won’t be the only top Rays prospect in Durham. Pitcher Luis Patiño, who spent time in the big leagues with the Padres last year, has been in the alternate site to start the season and will likely be transferred to the Bulls until the Rays are ready for him in Tampa.

He was the main reason the team traded ace (and former Bull) Blake Snell to San Diego in the offseason.

Further loading the Bulls roster, left-handed pitcher Shane McClanahan is also slated to start the year with Durham. While the team didn’t end up calling up Franco to make his MLB debut in the postseason, they did use that plan with McClanahan, who pitched in the postseason but is still waiting to

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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, baseball’s consensus top prospect, will likely start the season with the Durham Bulls. make his regular season Rays debut.

The Bulls will also have plenty of talent ready to replace Franco when he makes the move to the majors. Vidal Brujan is one of the top 100 prospects in baseball, and the switch hitter will likely come through Durham at some point, if he doesn’t start the season there, perhaps learning to play outfield to clear a path to the Rays for him.

Flame-throwing reliever Shane Baz and two-way player Brandon McKay, who played in Durham in 2019, are other top prospects that Bulls fans will likely see.

Across the state, the Charlotte Knights will showcase the top minor league players in the White Sox system, although fans likely missed a wave of major league talent to rival the Rays due to last season’s cancellation. Position players Nick Madrigal, Luis Robert and Andrew Vaughn are already playing in Chi-

cago with the big club, as are pitchers Michael Kopech and Garrett Crochet.

Pitcher Jonathan Stiever, outfielder Blake Rutherford and first baseman Gavin Sheets — a Wake Forest product — should all be key contributors to the Knights this year and likely see a promotion to the White Sox at some point.

Fans can also see future Knights and White Sox stars across the state, as Chicago’s two Class A teams are both located here — the Winston-Salem Dash and the rebranded Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. Pitchers Jared Kelly, Matthew Thompson and Andrew Dalquist as well as position players Bryan Ramos, Benyamin Bailey and DJ Gladney are the names to watch as they start their minor league journey.

Elsewhere in the state, Brewers prospects Hedbert Perez and Freddy Zamora could be the top

Defender Kaleigh Kurtz and the North Carolina Courage are competing in the NWSL Challenge Cup ahead of the 2021 season that will begin May 15.

PANTHERS from page B1

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NC Courage adjusting to roster overhaul Coach Paul Riley is taking a long view as his team waits for players to return from injury and other commitments

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal THE NORTH CAROLINA Courage beat expansion Racing Louisville 3-2 on Monday to stay alive for a spot in the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup tournament.

But that’s not the goal coach Paul Riley has in mind as he works to get his team back into championship form.

While getting to the Challenge Cup final and bringing home the trophy would be nice, Riley’s sights are set on the 24-game regular season that begins May 15 with an eye toward repeating the league title the Courage won in 2019.

“I said last week it’s a work in progress,” said the veteran coach from Liverpool, England, whose team is 2-1-0 in the Challenge Cup with one game remaining in the group stage — Saturday against the Orlando Pride in a pandemic-limited sellout at WakeMed Soccer Park. “We have four players still to come in down the road, plus two or three major injuries.

So I think you’ll see half a change in the lineup by the time we get into midseason. But I’m still happy with the team.”

Despite returning a veteran core that includes U.S. Nation-

players on the Class A Carolina Mudcats. The Greensboro Grasshoppers, now affiliated with the Pirates, could feature two of the top three players in the Pittsburgh system in second baseman Nick Gonzales and pitcher Quinn Priester.

Both of the Texas Rangers’ Class A teams are in the state in the Hickory Crawdads and Down East Wood Ducks. Middle infielders Maximo Acosta and Luisangel Acuna are likely going to see time at one or both places, along with pitchers Cole Winn and Hans Crouse.

Finally, the Fayetteville Woodpeckers will feature Class A talent for the Astros that could include pitcher Ale Santos and outfielder Colin Barber.

After a year away, fans in the state will get to play “I knew him when” with some of the most promising up-and-coming major leaguers in the pipeline.

al Team member Lynn Williams, Brazilian ace Debinha and captain Amy Erceg, the Courage has undergone a significant roster reboot since last summer’s run to the Challenge Cup semifinals.

Gone is world-class striker Crystal Dunn, who was traded to Portland in a three-way deal that allowed her to be closer to her husband, who is the Thorns’ head trainer. So is Abby Dahlkemper, a 2018 NWSL Defender of the Year finalist who signed to play for Manchester City of the English women’s league.

Complicating matters is a back injury that will keep fellow defender Erceg out at least until the start of the regular season and perhaps longer.

With Jaelene Daniels also having retired and Addisyn Merrick being lost in the expansion draft, many of the players on the field are still just getting to know one another let alone learning how to play together.

Especially on defense, where Merritt Mathias is back after missing the past 18 months with an ACL tear, Carson Pickett has been acquired in a trade with Orlando, and several others have been moved around into different positions and roles.

“When you look at our back six in previous years versus our back six coming into this season … the back six is looking very new,” said midfielder Meredith Speck, one of the returning starters. “Everyone is doing their best to make it as easy as possible, and I think we’re definitely starting to find our rhythm.

“We have four players still to come in down the road, plus two or three major injuries.

So I think you’ll see half a change in the lineup by the time we get into midseason.

But I’m still happy with the team.”

Paul Riley, North Carolina Courage coach “This week, in particular, we’ve been going over a lot more of our tactical issues. (They’re) things that feel like basics, but when you’re working with new people, simple communication that may be felt more natural in the past is now very much important because people are still figuring out the tendencies of the people around them.”

Although the Courage’s defense was better in Monday’s win than it was in its previous effort — a 4-2 loss to Gotham FC — Speck and her teammates still have plenty of work left to do.

The team has given up at least two goals in each of its three games thus far in 2021. That’s a major departure from last year’s Challenge Cup in which the Courage conceded only one goal in its three group stage games before being eliminated in the quarterfinals with a 1-0 loss to Portland.

And yet, Riley said he’s not

planning to make any drastic tactical changes in an attempt to shore things up, preferring to rely on an explosive offense led

by Jessica McDonald, along with Debinha and Kristen Hamilton — each of whom scored a goal on Monday — to carry the Courage until all its key players are back in action.

“I’ve been going about it in the same renegade style that we always play,” Riley said. “Without Abby Erceg and Abby Dahlkemper in the back, we probably need to be a little more conservative in the midfield and a little more conservative with the fullback situation.

“I haven’t been because I see the big picture, and the big picture is probably three, four, five, six months from now. So I want to make sure the fullbacks play the way we want them to play. But certainly, with our center back situation not the way it should be, we have to be a little more conservative. We’ve been caught in transition a lot, and it’s something we’ve been working on.”

While Riley acknowledged that the defense “has to get better if we’re going to get to the heights of the last few years,” newcomer Pickett is confident that it eventually will.

“The good thing about the culture here is that if you have a good culture and a good locker room, you can quickly adjust on the field,” Pickett said. “There are new players, but the chemistry between everyone is really good and I think we’re going to continue to get better and better.”

until after the draft.

“We have a strong plan in place,” Fitterer said of picking up the option, and smoke alarms throughout the Carolinas began to shriek.

Of course, there’s also the possibility that Fields will be gone by the time the Panthers pick. Much of the posturing may be a head fake on Fitterer’s part to try to keep Denver from moving out of the No. 9 spot. The Broncos are in desperate need of a quarterback and could be tempted to trade up to get their man.

Or perhaps Fitterer is trying to provoke a Denver move to allow another player to fall to Carolina’s spot. It’s all part of the 32-way three-dimensional chess game that keeps everyone scrambling in the days and hours leading up to the first pick.

The Panthers could be looking to fill another need, perhaps taking Northwestern offensive tackle Rashawn Slater to help bolster the line and protect Darnold.

All this, of course, assumes that the Panthers plan to stick around and use the eighth overall pick.

There’s a good chance they won’t. The latest rumor to waft out of the Panthers’ bonfire is that the team is looking to trade down — a staple of the Seattle Seahawks in the years Fitterer was a member of that front office.

A report by ESPN said the Panthers have talked to at least five teams about moving down in the draft, presumably to help get back some of the draft picks they lost when they traded for Darnold.

“We’re very open to moving back,” Fitterer said. “It just depends on how the first seven picks go.”

Perhaps the maneuvering to keep Denver in place is to allow the Panthers to trade with a quarterback-hungry team looking to jump the Broncos — perhaps Pittsburgh, New England or Philadelphia.

“We’ll have to take a look at the players that are available when we pick and how many of those players can help us that we’ve identified, how far we can trade back and still get one of those players without trading out of the level,” Fitterer said. “We don’t want to trade out of a certain level where the talent dips. We know exactly where that is in this draft. We’ll see what the options are.

“We’re more than willing to listen to other teams, and if they want to offer picks and we can go back and get one of the players we want and get multiple picks to help build this team, that’s what we’ll do.”

He might have said more, but the smog began to thicken, and it became hard to breathe.

The smoke will begin to clear on Thursday, and we’ll see where the Panthers end up.

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CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask

By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go without a face covering outside in some cases, too.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the updated guidance Tuesday in yet another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 570,000 people in U.S. For most of the past year, the CDC had been advising Americans to wear masks outdoors if they are within 6 feet of each other.

The change comes as more than half of U.S. adults have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, and more than a

third have been fully vaccinated.

“It’s the return of freedom,” said Dr. Mike Saag, an infectious disease expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who welcomed the change. “It’s the return of us being able to do normal activities again. We’re not there yet, but we’re on the exit ramp.

And that’s a beautiful thing.”

More people need to be vaccinated, and concerns persist about variants and other possible shifts in the epidemic. But Saag said the new guidance is a sensible reward following the development and distribution of effective vaccines and about 140 million Americans stepping forward to get their shots.

The CDC, which has been cautious in its guidance during the crisis, essentially endorsed what many Americans have already been doing over the past several weeks.

The CDC guidance says that fully vaccinated or not, people do

not have to wear masks outdoors when they walk, bike or run alone or with members of their household. They also can go maskless in small outdoor gatherings with fully vaccinated people.

But from there, the CDC has differing guidance for people who are fully vaccinated and those who are not.

Unvaccinated people — defined by the CDC as those who have yet to receive both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson formula — should wear masks at outdoor gatherings that include other unvaccinated people. They also should keep using masks at outdoor restaurants.

Fully vaccinated people do not need to cover up in those situations, the CDC says.

However, everyone should keep wearing masks at crowded outdoor events such as concerts or sporting events, the CDC says.

The agency continues to rec-

ommend masks at indoor public places, such as hair salons, restaurants, shopping centers, museums and movie theaters.

Dr. Babak Javid, a physician-scientist at the University of California, San Francisco, said the new CDC guidance is sensible.

“In the vast majority of outdoor scenarios, transmission risk is low,” Javid said.

Javid has favored outdoor mask-wearing requirements because he believes they increase indoor mask-wearing, but he said Americans can understand the relative risks and make good decisions.

“The key thing is to make sure people wear masks indoors” while in public spaces, he said.

He added: “I’m looking forward to mask-free existence.”

“The timing is right because we now have a fair amount of data about the scenarios where transmission occurs,” said Mercedes Carnethon, a professor and vice chair of preventive medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

What’s more, she said, “the additional freedoms may serve as a motivator” for people to get vaccinated.

Survey: Business economists more optimistic about US growth Washington, D.C. The accelerated rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, along with the Biden administration’s rescue aid policies, have brightened the outlook for the U.S. economy as it extends its recovery from the pandemic recession. That is the view of a majority of business economists that emerges from a survey being released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics. The results, based on responses from 97 NABE members earlier this month, found that two-thirds say the vaccines and the administration’s policies have increased their optimism.

An equally large proportion say the vaccine rollout and a new presidential administration have had a positive effect on their companies’ sales and hiring, up from only 37% who said so in a survey done in January. In addition, 35% of the economists say they think the economy will grow at a robust rate of at least 6% over the next year. Only 4% of the economists had predicted growth that strong in the January survey. In a further sign of their brightening outlook, nearly twothirds of the business economists reported that their companies’ sales had increased over the past three months. That’s up from just over half of the respondents who said so in January.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, left, Department of Health and Human Services Chief Science Officer for COVID Response David Kessler, center, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, right, talk before the start of a House Select Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021.

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Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebound in March Washington, D.C. Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded 0.5% in March as U.S. factories recovered from February weather disruptions.

However, the recovery was not as strong as most had expected due to ongoing supply chain disruptions that continue to ensnare U.S. manufacturers. It was the tenth time in the past 11 months that factory orders have increased with February being the exception, when orders declined 0.9% as severe winter storms raked much of the country. Orders in a closely watched category that tracks business investment plans also rebounded, increasing 0.9% after having fallen 0.8% in February, the Commerce Department reported Monday. Excluding the volatile transportation sector, orders would have risen 1.6% in March after having dropped 0.3% in February.

Orders in transportation fell 1.7% as a 5.5 advance in demand at auto plants was offset by a 46.9% plunge in orders for commercial aircraft, a sector that has been hit hard by plunge in air travel since the pandemic started a year ago.

There have also been a string of cancellations for Boeing’s 737 Max, both due to lower traffic and technical issues with the aircraft.

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EU launches legal action against vaccine-maker AstraZeneca

By Lorne Cook The Associated Press BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive branch said Monday that it has launched legal action against coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca for failing to respect the terms of its contract with the 27-nation bloc.

The AstraZeneca vaccine has been central to Europe’s immunization campaign, and a linchpin in the global strategy to get vaccines to poorer countries. But the slow pace of deliveries has frustrated the Europeans and they have held the company responsible for partly delaying their vaccine rollout.

European Commission spokesman Stefan De Keersmaecker said that Brussels launched the legal action against AstraZeneca last Friday “on the basis of breaches of the advance purchase agreement.”

He said the reason for the legal action was that “some terms of the contract have not been respected” and that “the company has not been in a position to come up with a reliable strategy to ensure a timely delivery of doses.”

AstraZeneca’s contract with the EU, which was signed by the Commission on behalf of the member countries last August, foresaw an initial 300 million doses for distribution among member countries, with an option for a further 100 million.

The British-Swedish drugmaker had hoped to deliver 80 million doses of that in the first quarter of 2021, but only 30 million were sent. According to the

MATTHIAS SCHRADER | AP PHOTO

In this Monday, March 22, 2021 file photo medical staff prepares an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the vaccine center in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany.

Commission, the company is now set to provide 70 million doses in the second quarter, rather than the 180 million it had promised.

AstraZeneca said in a statement that it “regrets” the Commission’s decision to take legal action and that it will “strongly defend” itself in court.

“We believe any litigation is without merit and we welcome this opportunity to resolve this dispute as soon as possible,” As-

traZeneca said. It said deliveries are improving “following an unprecedented year of scientific discovery, very complex negotiations, and manufacturing challenges.”

“We are making progress addressing the technical challenges and our output is improving, but the production cycle of a vaccine is very long which means these improvements take time to result in increased finished vaccine

doses,” it said.

The company said it wants to continue “working constructively with the EU Commission to vaccinate as many people as possible. Many thousands of our employees working around the clock have been driven by a passion to help the world at no profit.”

The AstraZeneca vaccine is cheaper and easier to use than rival shots from Pfizer and Moderna and has been endorsed for use in over 50 countries, including by the 27-nation EU and the World Health Organization.

While U.S. authorities are still evaluating the vaccine, the Biden administration announced this week that will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.

The Commission has publicly criticized the company on several occasions, and last month it launched a dispute resolution mechanism aimed at amicably addressing their differences.

Brussels said that its focus is to ensure timely deliveries of vaccines.

It since said that its option for extra AstraZeneca doses will not be taken up.

Last week, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that a new vaccine contract is set to be concluded with BioNTech-Pfizer for 1.8 billion doses for the 2021-23 period. She said the deal will ensure doses for booster shots, vaccines adapted to new variants, and, potentially, vaccines for children and teenagers.

Von der Leyen said that the EU, home to around 450 million people, has “already passed 123 million vaccinations” and is on track to have vaccinated 70% of all adults by July. Previously the target had been September.

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2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Duramax Diesel

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHEVROLET

This diesel is an engineering marvel My first-ever engine review

By Jordan Golson North State Journal SAN DIEGO — When I write car reviews, I don’t typically say very much about the engine and drivetrain unless there’s something particularly interesting or unique about that car’s engine or drivetrain.

This is because most car buyers don’t really care about things like 0-60 times or how many gears a transmission has. Those are features and statistics, and they’re an imperfect measurement of an automobile.

I’m a fan of the Good-BetterBest school of cars, and it looks a bit like a bell curve. There aren’t any genuinely terrible new cars sold today, so at worst, you’re getting something that’s Good. I’ll call that the bottom 20% of the market.

Sometimes these cars have engines that really are too weak (Subaru CrossTrek, anyone?) and should probably be avoided, and I’ll mention that in my review.

Then there’s the class of Better, or the middle 60%. When I review these cars, I’ll include a throwaway line about the engine or drivetrain as it’s not worth mentioning in depth. They get the job done, but

there’s nothing to get excited about.

Then there’s that top 20% where the magic happens. Whether it’s the perfect majesty of a RollsRoyce V12, the throaty bark of a Lamborghini V10, or even the brilliance of a Toyota Corolla Hybrid’s effortless 52 miles per gallon — these are engines worth discussing.

And so it is again with my test car this week: the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe. I’ve already reviewed two of the Tahoe’s sister vehicles, the GMC Yukon and the Cadillac Escalade. I encourage you to read those reviews because the broad strokes are similar, especially between Yukon and the Tahoe. The Escalade is a bit... wilder.

But under the hood of my Tahoe is an engine that is so firmly lodged in the Better category that I can’t help but write hundreds of words about it. It’s the 3-liter six-cylinder “baby” Duramax turbodiesel that was in the works at GM for more than a decade.

It gives terrific fuel economy (for a giant truck, anyway) and fantastic torque in everyday driving. I find it far preferable to the extraordinarily thirsty 6.2-liter V8 that I had in the Yukon and the Escalade and heartily recommend it to anyone buying a GM full-size SUV or half-ton pickup. That’s even more impressive because the 6.2-liter V8 is already an upgrade over the

smaller 5.3-liter V8 that comes standard in most Tahoe trims.

It sports 277 horsepower, which doesn’t sound like a lot, but horsepower is a poor quantifier of engine performance. Because it’s a diesel and because it has a turbocharger, the baby Duramax has gobs of torque with which to pull away from stoplights or accelerate on a hill, or when you’re trying to pass someone and you need to accelerate from 55 to 75 mph as quickly as

possible.

The Tahoe’s diesel engine excels in all these scenarios while delivering an EPA-estimated 21/28/24 city/highway/combined in the RWD trim that I drove. That’s a healthy improvement over the 14/19/16 on offer from the 6.2L 4WD Yukon. It’s worth noting that the 4WD diesel fares a little worse, getting 20/26/22 — but that’s still far better than the traditional gasoline engine.

It does all this, and it can even tow up to 8,200 pounds when properly equipped, but most people will never tow anything heavier than a small horse trailer or a boat with their full-size SUV. If you’re hauling that much weight on the regular, you’ve already opted for a heavy-duty pickup.

The irony of the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal is twofold. For one, everyone else was pulling the same testing shenanigans that Volkswagen was — it’s just that VW was the first to get caught. And second, those VW diesel engines were fantastic. They were torquey and excelled in everyday driving, pesky pollution aside.

There’s a dirty secret to the horsepower numbers that most carmakers cite: they peak at very high RPMs that average drivers will never reach. But torquey turbocharged engines like this baby Duramax? It generates 95% of its 460 lb-ft of torque at just 1,250 RPM, and then peak torque runs all the way from 1,500 to 3,000 RPM. That means you’re in the prime torque band nearly continuously.

In plain English, that means it’s way better to drive. It’s more fun, it’s more efficient, and thanks to all manner of fancy technology, diesel engines aren’t weird and finicky anymore.

Yes, you should probably plug it in if you park it outside in frigid weather. But other than that one minor caveat, this diesel is nonpareil.

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features Local concepts on the rise: art advocacy and modern heirloom jewelry

By Elizabeth Lincicome North State Journal RALEIGH — As the nation struggles to put the last year of political and social unrest, mass shootings, and a global pandemic in the rearview mirror, two new Raleigh-based businesses, Artsuite and Lily Booth, are giving us something to look forward to. From coast to coast, Americans have been forced to limit social gatherings and give up many of their favorite past times including the ability to experience the arts firsthand and even patronize local artisans, designers, and craftsmen.

Artsuite, is an innovative new concept created by local art collectors and advocates Marjorie Hodges and Allen Thomas, Jr. The business is geared towards building direct connections between artists, galleries, collectors, and their communities, in what the owners describe as their attempt “to make art more accessible.” Hodges and Thomas have worked with some incredible talents including Brooklyn-based Hank Willis Thomas, Tim Lytvinenko and Scott Avett and are increasingly active in North Carolina’s arts community. Those who know them say the pair are amazing advocates for art and artists in general.

Artsuite unveiled its first proj-

ect this past October, a public art installation titled “Love Over Rules” by Hank Willis Thomas.

Willis says his piece was an homage to his cousin, Songha Willis, who was murdered in Philadelphia in 2000. “When I received the opportunity to create a public art installation, I thought about him and how his last words could inspire people every day, reminding them to be generous,” Thomas says. “Love is a verb of action... not an action of receiving, but an action of giving. My question is what do you do to give love? How is love breaking the rules you have in your life?”

Love Over Rules is a work in neon installed on the exterior of a once-vacant building facing Raleigh’s Union Station at 302 S. West Street in the heart of Raleigh’s Warehouse District. The project will be on display through June 2021.

In addition, throughout this spring and summer, Artsuite is partnering with the gallery at the Umstead Hotel and Spa to present a group show of prominent local contemporary artists inspired by the natural world. Participants include Hannah Cole, Jim Lee, Tim Lytvinenko, Beverly McIver, Thomas Sayre, Randy Shull, Shelley Smith, Leah Sobsey and Damian Stamer. Hodges personally contacted the artists to curate their interpretations of nature. In

addition to public projects, Artsuite’s work will include a robust online platform showcasing artists from around the world sharing their stories.

For those eager to step out on the town after a long year of being shut in by the pandemic, why not treat yourself to some custom jewelry sourced by local jewelers and entrepreneurs Lily and Brian Booth. While the duo is best known for their flagship shop Booth Custom Jewelers in Raleigh’s Five Points neighborhood, her new venture, Lily Booth, is a beautiful new take on the idea of heirloom jewelry. The pieces all have a sense of history and timelessness, reimagined for a modern woman. Think of the Lily Booth Collection as heritage jewelry with a modern touch — timeless rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets featuring gold, platinum, diamonds and other gemstones. The designer says she creates each piece in her namesake line to be open to interpretation.

“I am inspired by the idea that fine jewelry is personal,” says Lily. “I want the wearer to imbue it with their own essence and meaning.” The owners say they feel the new collection and the idea of creating a connection between the past, the present, and the future is even more relevant now after the last year everyone has endured.

PHOTO COURTESY ARTSUITE

Artsuite founders, Allen Thomas, Jr. and Marjorie Hodges.

“I am inspired by the idea that fine jewelry is personal.

I want the wearer to imbue it with their own essence and meaning.” jewelry designer Lily Booth

‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at a social distanced Oscars

By Jake Coyle The Associated Press CHLOÉ ZHAO’S “Nomadland,” a wistful portrait of itinerant lives on open roads across the American West, won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards, where the China-born Zhao became the first woman of color to win best director and a historically diverse group of winners took home awards.

In the biggest surprise of a socially distanced Oscar ceremony held during the pandemic, best actor went to Anthony Hopkins for his performance in the dementia drama “The Father.”

The award had been widely expected to go to Chadwick Boseman for his final performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” The night’s last award, it ended the ceremony on a down note, particularly since Hopkins wasn’t in attendance.

Hours later, Hopkins made a belated victory speech from his Welsh homeland and paid tribute to Boseman, who he said was “taken from us far too early.”

The “Nomadland” victory, while widely expected, nevertheless capped the extraordinary rise of Zhao, a lyrical filmmaker whose winning film is just her third, and which — with a budget less than $5 million and featuring a cast populated by non-professional actors — ranks as one of the most modest-sized movies to win Hollywood’s top honor.

(Zhao’s next film, Marvel’s “Eternals,” has a budget approximately 40 times that of “Nomadland.”)

A plain-spoken meditation on solitude, grief and grit, “Nomadland” stuck a chord in a pandemic-ravaged year. It made for an unlikely Oscar champ: A film about people who gravitate to the margins took center stage.

“I have always found goodness in the people I’ve met everywhere I went in the world,” said Zhao when accepting best director, which Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) was the only previous woman to win. “This is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves and to hold on the goodness in other no matter how difficult it is to do that.”

With a howl, “Nomadland” star Frances McDormand implored people to seek out her film and others on the big screen. Released by the Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures, “Nomadland” premiered at a drive in and debuted in theaters, but found its largest

MARK TERRILL | AP PHOTO

Regina King, left, and Aldis Hodge arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. audience on Hulu.

“Please watch our movie on the largest screen possible,” McDormand said. “And one day very, very soon, take everyone you know into a theater, shoulder to shoulder in that dark space, and watch every film that’s represented here tonight.”

Soon after, McDormand won best actress, too — her third such win. Only Katharine Hepburn, a four-time winner, has won best actress more times.

The most ambitious award show held during the pandemic, the Oscars rolled out a red carpet and tried to restored some glamour to a grim year. For the first time ever, this year’s nominees were overwhelmingly seen in the home during a pandemic year that forced theaters to close and prompted radical change in Hollywood.

More women and more actors of color were nominated than ever before, and Sunday brought a litany of records and firsts across many categories, spanning everything from hairstyling to composing to acting. It was, some observers said, a sea change for an awards harshly criticized as “OscarsSoWhite” in recent years, leading the film academy to greatly expand membership.

The ceremony — fashioned as a movie of its own and styled as a laid back party — kicked off with

opening credits and a slinky Regina King entrance, as the camera followed the actress and “One Night in Miami” director in one take as she strode with an Oscar in hand into Los Angeles’ Union Station and onto the stage. Inside the transit hub (trains kept running), nominees sat at cozy, lamplit tables around an intimate amphitheater. Some moments — like Glenn Close getting down to “Da Butt” — were more relaxed, but the ceremony couldn’t just shake off the past 14 months.

“It has been quite a year and we are still smack dab in the middle of it,” King said.

Daniel Kaluuya won best supporting actor for “Judas and the Black Messiah.” The win for the 32-year-old British actor who was previously nominated for “Get Out,” was widely expected.

Kaluuya won for his fiery performance as the Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, whom Kaluuya thanked for showing him “how to love myself.”

“You’ve got to celebrate life, man. We’re breathing. We’re walking. It’s incredible. My mum met my dad, they had sex. It’s amazing. I’m here. I’m so happy to be alive,” Kaluuya said, while cameras caught his mother’s confused reaction.

With the awards capping a year of national reckoning on race and coming days after Minneapo-

lis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for killing George Floyd, police brutality was on the minds of many attendees. King said that if the verdict had been different, she might have traded her heels for marching boots.

Travon Free, co-director of the live-action short winner “Two Perfect Strangers,” wore a suit jacket lined with the names of those killed by police. His film dramatizes police brutality as an inescapable time loop like a tragic “Groundhog’s Day” for Black Americans.

Best supporting actress went to Youn Yuh-jung for the matriarch of Lee Isaac Chung’s tender Korean-American family drama “Minari.” The 73-year-old Youn, a well-known actress in her native South Korea, is the first Asian actress to win an Oscar since 1957 and the second in history. She accepted the award from Brad Pitt, an executive producer on “Minari.” “Mr. Brad Pitt, finally,” said Youn. “Nice to meet you.”

Hairstylists Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” became the first Black women to win in makeup and hairstyling. Ann Roth, at 89 one of the oldest Oscar winners ever, also won for the film’s costume design.

The night’s first award went to Emerald Fennell, the writer-director of the provocative revenge

thriller “Promising Young Woman,” for best screenplay. Fennell, winning for her feature debut, is the first woman win solo in the category since Diablo Cody (“Juno”) in 2007.

The telecast, produced by a team led by filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, moved out of the awards’ usual home, the Dolby Theatre, for Union Station. With Zoom ruled out for nominees, the telecast included satellite feeds from around the world. Performances of the song nominees were pre-taped and aired during the preshow.

Pixar notched its 11th best animated feature Oscar with “Soul,” the studio’s first feature with a Black protagonist. Peter Docter’s film, about a about middle-school music teacher (Jamie Foxx), was one of the few big-budget movies in the running at the Academy Awards. (It also won best score, making Jon Batiste the second Black composer win the award, which he shared with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.)

Another was Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” which last September attempted to resuscitate moviegoing during the pandemic. It took best visual effects.

David Fincher’s “Mank,” a lavishly crafted drama of 1940s Hollywood made for Netflix, came in the lead nominee with 10 nods and went home with awards for cinematography and for production design. Netflix led all studios with seven Oscars but again — after close calls with “The Irishman” and “Roma,” again missed out on the top award.

“My Octopus Teacher,” a film that found a passionate following on Netflix, won best documentary. Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round” won best international film, an award he dedicated to his daughter, Ida, who in 2019 was killed in a car crash at age 19.

The red carpet was back Sunday, minus the throngs of onlookers and with socially distanced interviews. Casual wear, the academy warned nominees early on, was a no-no. Stars, limited to a plus-one, went without their usual battalions of publicists.

But even a good show may not be enough to save the Oscars from the historic ratings slide.

Award show ratings have cratered during the pandemic, and this year’s nominees — many of them smaller, lower-budget dramas — didn’t come close to the drawing power of past Oscar heavyweights like “Titanic” or “Black Panther.”

North State Journal for Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Harry and Meghan to lead ‘Vax Live’ fundraising concert The Associated Press PRINCE HARRY and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s poorest countries.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will appear at “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World,” to be taped Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and air on ABC, CBS, FOX, YouTube and iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations on May 8, Global Citizen, the anti-poverty nonprofit, announced Tuesday.

Harry and Meghan are also leading an effort to raise money for the vaccine-sharing program COVAX, which hopes to produce $19 billion to pay for the vaccines for medical workers.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will also appear during the broadcast as part of the “We Can Do This” initiative to increase confidence in COVID-19 vaccines. French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Croatian Prime Andrej Minister Plenković will also appear at the concert, which will be hosted

by Selena Gomez and headlined by

Jennifer Lopez.

Foo Fighters, Eddie Vedder, J Balvin and H.E.R. are also set to perform at the concert, with hosts Chrissy Teigen, David Letterman, Gayle King and Jimmy Kimmel and actors Ben Affleck, Nomzamo Mbatha, Olivia Munn and Sean Penn now also set to appear. The event is part of a growing chorus seeking wider, more equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

As of April, 60 nations had still not yet received any COVID-19 vaccines, Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans told the Associated Press.

“Last autumn, I called for the sharing of the doses ordered by our countries, to ensure both solidarity and health security,” Macron said in a statement. “With the European vaccine sharing mechanism via the COVAX initiative that France is inaugurating, we are in concrete solidarity in the fight against the virus, which does not care about borders. Today I call on all my colleagues to join this momentum and make a commitment at Vax Live.”

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In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear at the Creative Industries and Business Reception at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Johannesburg.

TAKE NOTICE

CABARRUS NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 21 SP 89

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by SITTM Inc. to J. Hayden Harrell, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of September, 2019, and recorded in Book 13741, Page 0147 - 0163, in Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 3, 2021 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Number Four (4), in the City of Kannapolis, in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY 21 SP 71 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Maurice Sylvester Bailey and Hurshel Parker, in the original amount of $62,059.98, payable to CitiFinancial Services, Inc., dated December 12, 2005 and recorded on December 13, 2005 in Book 6425, Page 66, Cabarrus County Registry.

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

CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 21SP56 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DALLAS T. WARREN, JR. DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7725 AT PAGE 46 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

21 SP 97 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Lying and being in Number Four (4) Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, on the north side of Venus Street and being Lots EIGHT (8), NINE (9) and TEN (10), Block “B” of JACKSON PARK, a map of which is on file in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina in Map Book 3, Page 23, and being more particularly described as follows:

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

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

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

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to

2:00PM on May 6, 2021, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain parcel of land in Number Four Township and City of Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, State of NC, as more fully described in Book 5435 Page 241 ID# 4-34-19.00, being known and designated as Lots Nos. 9 and 10, Block C Map of New Texas, filed in Map Book 7 at Page 10. And being more particularly known as Metes and Bounds property.

Being the same property conveyed by Fee Simple Deed from Paulette Bailey, unmarried to Hurshel Parker and Emma E. Parker, dated 07/14/2004 recorded on 07/14/2004 in Book 5435, Page 241 in Cabarrus County records, State of NC. Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 137 Waco Avenue, Kannapolis, NC 28083. Tax ID: 56232789180000 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina

General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof with a maximum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

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

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina

General Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §4521.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.

Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the

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

Anchor Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee

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 May 10, 2021 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 Dallas T. Warren, Jr., dated September 18, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $85,500.00, and recorded in Book 7725 at Page 46 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.

Tax Parcel ID: 0429-77-8640 Dallas Present Record Owners: Warren, Jr.

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.

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.

BEGINNING at set MAG Nail on the north side of Venus Street, corner of Lots 7 and 8, said nail being S. 85-16-31 E. 75.00 feet from an existing 3/4” iron pipe; thence with the line of Lot 7 and 8, N. 04-56-46 E. 149.90 feet to an existing 3/4” iron pin, corner of Lot 7 and 8, said pin being in the line of Kannapolis Board of Education (Book 512, page 562); thence with the line of the Board of Education and with the rear line of Lots 8, 9 and 10, S. 85-37-31 E. 75.00 feet to an existing 2” iron pin (disturbed), corner of Lots 10 and 11; thence with the line of Lots 10 and 11, S. 05-00-00 W. 150.36 feet to an existing 1” iron pipe (disturbed); thence with the right of way of Venus Street, N. 85-16-31 W. 74.86 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 0.258 acres more or less, as platted and surveyed by Rodrick A. Sutton, PLC, August 30, 2007.

BEING the same property conveyed to the grantor herein by deed from Smokey Mountain Equity LLC filed contemporaneously herewith.

Address of property: Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311

762 Gayron

2021 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:

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And Being more commonly known as: 762 Gayron Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Dallas T. Warren, 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

RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 12,

Said property is commonly known as 4512 Woodswallow Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28312.

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 Barry Maieritsch and wife, Heidi Maieritsch.

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

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,

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on May 3, 2021 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 10, in a subdivision known as Recombination and Zero Lot Line Subdivision for Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 116, Page 165, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 428 Vanstory Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

(1).

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Barry Maieritsch, and Wife Heidi Maieritsch to NETCO, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated November 24, 2015 and recorded on January 8, 2016 in Book 9784 at Page 570, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James Smith and Gwendolyn Smith to Jeff Dunham, Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of June, 2006, and recorded in Book 7274, Page 038, and Re-recorded in Book 7342, Page 511, and Re-recorded in Book 7447, Page 830, and Additional Deed of Trust in Book 7247, Page 041, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 21 SP 109

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Henry J. Baran and Lee Baran (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Henry J. Baran, Heirs of Henry J. Baran a/k/a Henry J. Baran, Jr.: Lee Baran, Dea Farrell, Cyndl Ison) to Resource Real Estate Services, LLC, Trustee(s), dated July 21, 2016, and recorded in Book No. 09910, at Page 0449 in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated

BEING ALL OF LOT 249 IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS BAYWOOD, SECTION FIVE, PART ONE, AND THE SAME BEING DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 91, PAGE 61, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Property Address: 428 Street, Fayetteville, NC Parcel Identification No.: 0437-70-8204

Vanstory 28301

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

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

for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 3, 2021 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 3 as shown on plat of the Rayconda West, Section Three Subdivision as shown on a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 85, Page 54, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1973 Culpepper Lane, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Being the same lot or parcel of ground which by Deed dated December 1, 2004 and recorded December 16, 2004 among the Land Records of Cumberland County, State of North Carolina, in Book 6742, Page 644 was granted and conveyed by Antonio Mafnas and wife, Cynthia C. Mafnas unto Henry H. Baran aka Henry J. Baran, Jr. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-

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

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

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

for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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John P. Fetner McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 404-474-7149 (phone) 404-745-8121 (fax) jfetner@mtglaw.com

The date of this Notice is April 19, 2021.

LLG TRUSTEE LLC Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 18-103356

Parkway,

Suite

400

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

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.: 19-21570-FC01

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord,

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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 LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1284471 (FC.FAY)

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CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 309

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Gin Cheng Chen (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Gin Cheng Chen) to Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, Trustee(s), dated November 2, 2007, and recorded in Book No. 7746, at Page 0466 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 21 SP 122

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert A. Bell as to a 1/4 Interest (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Robert A. Bell, as to a 4/24 Interest and William J. Milbourne, III, as to a 2/24 Interest) to F. Stuart Clarke, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of July, 2011, and recorded in Book 8677, Page 769, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 10, 2021 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at a stake on the Southwest side of the Yadkin Road, at a point or place of said road and the intersection of the Fort Bragg Reservation line, thence along and with said Yadkin Road, South 39 degrees East 1.51 chains to a stake; thence South 67 degrees West 15.51 chains to a stake in L.A. Fillyaw’s line; thence along and with the Fillyaw Line, in a Northeasterly direction 5.23 chains to a stake in the Fort Bragg Reservation line; thence along and with the Fort Bragg Reservation line, North 86 degrees East 13.71 chains to the place of BEGINNING. Containing five acres, more or less.

SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at a stake in the South

19 SP 1622 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael S. Noack and Angela D. Noack to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated April 5, 2010 and recorded on April 7, 2010 in Book 08369 at Page 0623, 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

20 SP 855 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael John Rawlings to The Real Estate Law Firm, Trustee(s), which was dated July 2, 2015 and recorded on July 2, 2015 in Book 9680 at Page 487, 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

DAVIDSON 19 SP 367 AMENDED 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 Jimmy M. Starkey and Gloria J. Starkey to Jay W. Dunsing, Trustee(s), which was dated February 18, 1999 and recorded on February 22, 1999 in Book 1121 at Page 0906 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on February 22, 2021 in Book DE 2459, Page 1043, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned,

FORSYTH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 21 SP 120

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ronald Franklin Kale (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ronald Franklin Kale, Heirs of Ronald Franklin Kale: Dawn Kale, Karamy Kale a/k/a Karamy Myers, Kip Kale, Casey K. Cain, Zacharias Kale) to Stewart Title Guaranty Company, Trustee(s), dated February 24, 2020, and recorded in Book No. RE 3510, at Page 2301 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

STANLY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION STANLY COUNTY 20SP99 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RONALD ANTHONY HARRISON AND MARIAN HARRISON DATED MAY 19, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1060 AT PAGE 452 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 16, 2010 IN BOOK 1314, PAGE 579 IN THE STANLY COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority

UNION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 42

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Mary Geneva Nash a/k/a Geneva Nash (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Mary Geneva Nash) to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated September 21, 2015, and recorded in Book No. 6534, at Page 122 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

courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 10, 2021 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in or near City of Fayetteville, Cross Creek Township, Cumberland County, NC and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Unit 204, in a subdivision known as Fountainhead Condominiums, Phase Three, according to a plat of the same being duly recorded in Condo Book 7, Page 144, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 206 Fountainhead Lane, Unit #204, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Property Address: 206 Fountainhead Lane #204, Fayetteville, NC 28301 Tax ID#: 0437-24-4567

By Fee Simple Deed from Elmwood Partners, LLC as set forth in Deed Book 7668, Page 0358 and recorded on 8/8/2007, Cumberland County Records.

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

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also

being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

property is sold.

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

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line of the Yadkin Road, approximately 100 feet from the point of intersection of the Yadkin Road and the Fort Bragg Reservation line; thence South 61 degrees 23 minutes West 4 chains and 90 links to a stake; thence South 37 degrees 45 minutes East 2 chains and 55 links to a stake, Alex Stewart’s line; thence along and with Stewart’s line, in a northeasterly direction, 4 chains and 90 links to a stake in the southwest line of the Yadkin Road; thence along and with the Yadkin Road, North 37 degrees 45 minutes West 1 chain and 49 links to the point or place of BEGINNING. Containing one acre, more or less.

and Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company, dated November 1, 1956, and recorded in Book 719, Page 511, of the Cumberland County Registry, and running thence North 65 degrees 01 minutes East 164.4 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 37 degrees 45 minutes East 125.0 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 42 degrees 09 minutes West 162.83 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 37 degrees 45 minutes West approximately 189.8 feet to the BEGINNING. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6505 & 6511 Yadkin Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Right and easement of ingress and egress over and upon a strip of land described as follows: BEGINNING at a point, said point being North 42 degrees East 25.4 feet from the third corner (counting the beginning corner) of the tract described in the deed of trust from Tom West and wife, Carrie B. West, to Howard Holderness, Trustee, and Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company, dated November 1, 1956, and recorded in Book 719, at Page 511, of the Cumberland County Registry, and running thence South 42 degrees West 25 feet to the said corner; thence North 37 degrees 45 minutes West 336.60 feet to a stake, the fourth corner of the tract described in said Book 719, Page 511; thence North 65 degrees 01 minutes East 25 feet to a point; thence South 37 degrees 45 minutes East approximately 325 feet to the beginning.

Deed References: Book 2578, Page 864 and Book 2971, Page 430.

8. Quitclaim Deed recorded in Book 7709, Page 756.

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

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

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FOURTH TRACT: BEGINNING at a point, said beginning point being North 65 degrees 01 minutes East 25.6 feet from the fourth corner (counting the beginning corner) of the tract described in a deed of trust from Tom West and wife, Carrie B. West, to Howard Holderness, Trustee,

LESS AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM AND/OR SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. CP&L Right of Way recorded in Book 641, Page 200; 2. Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Permit recorded in Book 746, Page 476; 3. Deed to Dept. of Transportation recorded in Book 3391; Page 493; 4. PWC Easement recorded in Book 3430, Page 277; 5. Non-warranty Deed recorded in Book 6889; Page 767; 6. Warranty Deed recorded in Book 6889; Page 773; 7. Boundary Line Agreement recorded in Book 6889, Page 785; and

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

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

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

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

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

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 May 5, 2021 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 164 as shown on a plat entitled STEEPLECHASE, SECTION TWO, PART TWO duly recorded in Book of Plats 119, Page 190, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4404 Jockey Whip Lane, Parkton, NC 28371.

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

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

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.: 19-18615-FC01

courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2021 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 8 in a subdivision known as MT. VERNON ESTATES, Section ONE and the same being duly recorded in Book 69, Page 28, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Property Address: 8529 Independence Drive, Hope Mills, NC 28348 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 8529 Independence Dr, 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 Michael John Rawlings.

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.: 20-07870-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 3, 2021 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: BEING all of Lot No. 33 of Pineywood Estates, a plat or map of which is duly recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 72 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 507 Hill Street, Thomasville, NC 27360.

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

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Gloria Jean Starkey and Jimmy M. Starkey.

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.: 19-06996-FC01

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on May 5, 2021 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Pfafftown in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain property situated in the City of Pfafftown, in the County of Forsyth, and State of North Carolina, being known and designated as Lot No. T5 as shown on the plat of Long Creek Village, Section 1, Phase 2, as recorded in “As Built” Plat Book 51 at Page 53, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1591 Crestlawn Trail, Pfafftown, North Carolina.

Pfafftown, NC 27040

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.

APN: 6809-85-7242.000 Commonly known as: 1591 Crestlawn Trail,

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §4521.23.

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.

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 10:00AM on May 5, 2021 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Stanly County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Ronald Anthony Harrison and Marian Harrison, dated May 19, 2005 to secure the original principal amount of $113,600.00, and recorded in Book 1060 at Page 452 of the Stanly 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: 1057 E Main St, Albemarle, NC 28001 Tax Parcel ID: 19720 Present Record Owners: The Estate of Ronald Anthony Harrison And Being more commonly known as: 1057 E Main St, Albemarle, NC 28001 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Ronald Anthony Harrison.

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 April 14, 2021.

Andrew Vining Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 20-110162

County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on May 6, 2021 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Monroe in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tax Id Number(s): 09273119 Land Situated in the City of Monroe, Township of Monroe in the County of Union in the State of NC Being all that real property known, designated, and described as Lot No. 8 of Brookgreen Subdivision as shown on plat of said subdivision recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 185, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Union County, North Carolina, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 407 Brookgreen Drive.

Monroe, North Carolina.

The property address and Tax Parcel Identification Number listed are provided solely for informational purposes.

Commonly known as: 407 Brookgreen Dr., Monroe, NC 28112-5201 The Deed of Trust was modified by the following:

A Loan Modification recorded on

December 19, 2017, in Book No. 7073, at Page 425.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §4521.23.

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

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

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

in which the property is sold.

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

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THIRD TRACT: BEGINNING at a stake in the southwest margin of the Yadkin Road, about eight miles West of Fayetteville near the Fort Bragg Reservation, at the intersection of a small road, C.J. Cain’s corner, and also in the beginning corner of a tract of 13 1/5th acres, of which this is a part, and running thence with the western margin of the Yadkin Road, North 37 degrees 45 minutes West one chain and forty-nine links to a stake; thence South 64 degrees 30 minutes West four chains and ninety links to a stake; thence South 37 degrees 45 minutes East two chains and fifty-five links to a stake in C.J. Cain’s line; thence with his line, North 42 degrees East four chains and ninety-seven links to the BEGINNING, containing one acre, excepting a small strip taken by the Public Road, and being the same land described in a deed from Gus Karatskis to Tom West, dated the 27th day of March, 1942; recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina, in Book 442, at Page 251. Reference is also made to the deed from Alex Stewart and wife, to Gus Karatskis recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Cumberland County, North Carolina, in Book 439, at Page 45.

Parcel

ID:

0430-61-0560

Being the same property conveyed to Ronald Franklin Kale by Special Warranty Deed from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, dated August 15, 2018, recorded on August 20, 2018 as Book RE 3421, Page 259. Instrument 2018032323-00170

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UNION 20 SP 463 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 Shannon L. Metcalf and Louis Metcalf a/k/a Metcalf Louis to Erin P. Krause, Trustee(s), which was dated December 6, 2013 and recorded on December 6, 2013 in Book 6145 at Page 410, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 11, 2021 at 12:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT NUMBER 21 OF PROVIDENCE PINES, SECTION 1, AS SHOWN ON THAT PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET F, AT FILE NUMBER 76, UNION COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 6822 Loblolly Circle, Waxhaw, NC 28173.

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

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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 21 SP 117

Being all of Lot 105, Phase 1B of Cornerstone Subdivision, as same is shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet F at File 386, Union County, North Carolina Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2301 Jacobs Court, Monroe, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Harris and Julia Harris (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David Harris and Julia Harris) to N. Deane Brunson, Trustee(s), dated March 13, 2003, and recorded in Book No. 2095, at Page 541 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 May 13, 2021 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Monroe in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

WAKE AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 822

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Christine M. Thompson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Christine M. Thompson) to National Corporate Research, Ltd., Trustee(s), dated June 25, 2007, and recorded in Book No. 12632, at Page 1926 in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on May 10, 2021 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Garner in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly

18 SP 2234 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 Darryl W. Edwards to Jovetta Woodard and Patricia Robinson, Trustee(s), which was dated April 16, 2010 and recorded on May 4, 2010 in Book 013931 at Page 00864, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 12, 2021 at 10:00 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY 19 SP 62 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sherry BowlinBraswell and Donald K. Braswell, in the original amount of $417,000.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Equity Services, Inc., dated April 27, 2006 and recorded on May 4, 2006 in Book 11941, Page 825, Wake County Registry.

The Deed of Trust was modified by the following:

A Loan Modification recorded on February 2, 2015, in Book No. 06375, at Page 0403.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §4521.23.

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/

ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against JB YOUNG, deceased, of Wake County, N.C., are notified to exhibit

The Deed of Trust was modified by the following:

A Loan Modification recorded on January 25, 2016, in Book No. 16273, at Page 425.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §4521.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as

property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: The following described property in the County of Wake, State of North Carolina: Lot 1 of Springdale Woods, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Wake County Registry.

And being according to

more said

describe the same a Deed recorded 11661, Page 939.

particularly described Deed as follows:

BEING all of Lot 1, Springdale Woods Subdivision, according to plat recorded in Book of Maps 1978, Page 446, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 8801 Leesville Road, Raleigh, NC 27613.

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

4, 2021, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 25, Harrison Place Subdivision, as shown on map entitled “Harrison Place, Cary, Wake County, North Carolina,” dated May 18, 1988, prepared

by Bass, Nixon & Kennedy, Inc., Consulting Engineers, and recorded in the Wake County, North Carolina Registry in Map Book 1988, Page 1335, and said map being incorporated by reference.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Wake County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on May

Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 101 Canberra Court, Cary, NC 27513. Tax ID: 0173199 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof, or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent

17 SP 2899 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

conducting the sale on May 5, 2021 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:

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by William H. Tanner, Jr. to Marcus Becton, Trustee(s), which was dated August 28, 2006 and recorded on August 29, 2006 in Book 012138 at Page 01476, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

20 SP 1919 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 Legacy of TAS, Inc., a Delaware Corporation to T. D. Service Company, Trustee(s), which was dated February 26, 2019 and recorded on February 26, 2019 in Book 017369 at Page 01163, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 5, 2021 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: BEGINNING AT A STAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 746

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas P. Farrell (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Thomas P. Farrell and Erin K. O’Neil) to Chris Cope, Trustee(s), dated February 16, 2011, and recorded in Book No. 14271, at Page 2148 in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on

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 Shannon L. Metcalf.

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

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

the same to the undersigned on or before August 2, 2021, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent

described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron in the southern right of way of Dubose Street at the corner of Edgebrook Drive; thence running along the right of way of Dubose Street South 47 degrees 20’ East 105.50 feet to an iron; thence continuing South 42 degrees 40’ West 163.89 feet to an iron; thence North 33 degrees 32’ 43” West 108.63 feet to an iron; thence North 42 degrees 40’ East 138.00 feet to an iron, according to a survey by Vernon Wayne Johnson, R.L.S., dated June 9, 2000, and being all of Lot 94 and a portion of Lot 93, Edgebrook Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 1969, Page 315, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1211 Dubose Street, Garner, North Carolina.

Being and intending to premises conveyed in 10/31/2005, in Book

RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

effective date of the termination.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale

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

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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 Darryl Edwards.

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.: 18-10928-FC01

(5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

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

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to

a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §4521.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.

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

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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written

PENN ROAD, 195 FEET IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION MEASURED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF PENN ROAD FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERN SIDE OF NORTH STATE STREET; RUNS THENCE SOUTH 11 DEGREES 15 MINUTES WEST 136.70 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE IN THE SOUTHERN LINE OF LOT 131 ON MAP TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREINAFTER MADE; RUNS THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 50 MINUTES WEST 65.20 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; RUNS THENCE NORTH 11 DEGREES 15 MINUTES EAST 134.50 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE IN THE SOUTHERN LINE OF PENN ROAD; RUNS THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERN LINE OF PENN ROAD SOUTH 78 DEGREES 45 MINUTES EAST 65.0 FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING, AND BEING THE WESTERN PART OF LOT 131 AND THE EASTERN PART OF LOT 132 OF CAPITOL HEIGHTS, RALEIGH, N. C., ACCORDING TO SURVEY BY D. C. SHEARIN; DATED OCTOBER 31, 1969. FOR MAP OF CAPITOL HEIGHTS SEE BOOK OF MAPS 1945, PAGE 113, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 714 Penn Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604.

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 Legacy of TAS, Inc. 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

May 3, 2021 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Wake Forest in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 58 of Pemberley Subdivision, Phase 1A, Map 1, as shown on that certain plat dated March 1, 2001, prepared by Rice and Associates and recorded in Book of Maps 2001, Page 494, Wake County Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 328 Stone Monument Drive, Wake Forest, North Carolina.

The Deed of Trust was modified by the following:

A Loan Modification recorded on March 12, 2015, in Book No. 15944, at Page 2476.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §4521.23.

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).

File No.: 20-01045-FC01

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

Said property is commonly known as 3812 Sue Ellen Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604.

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

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587

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.

are asked to make immediate payment.

This 28th day of April 2021.

Charlene F. Young, Executor, c/o Lisa

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 William H. Tanner, Jr.

Being all of Lot 5, Summit Ridge Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in Book of Maps 1976 at Page 12, Wake County Registry.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Aaron B. Anderson Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5710 Oleander Drive, Ste. 204 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 202-2940 Fax: (910) 202 2941 File No.: 17-08030-FC02

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.: 20-05873-FC01

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

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Shooting in NC city under review

Balloons are seen tied to a fence in Elizabeth City, N.C., Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the scene where a North Carolina deputy shot and killed a black man while executing a search warrant on Wednesday, authorities said.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Stanly Concert Band and Pfeiffer University Concert Band reunite for live show

County adds swift-water rescue team Union County The Monroe Fire Department and Union County Emergency Management announced the formation of the county’s first swift-water rescue team. It will be the only qualified rescue team between Charlotte and Robeson County. The team will respond to rescue operations during floods in the area and can also be deployed throughout the state. The team consists of 33 members and can be broken into three 10-member units.

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Police planned to offer vaccine to arrested protesters Mecklenburg County As part of the preparation for the announcement of the Derek Chauvin verdict last week, police arranged for anyone arrested during possible protests to be given the opportunity to receive a vaccine. Protesters taken into custody would have been isolated and offered the first shot of the Moderna vaccine. After Chauvin was declared guilty on all counts, there were no protests in the area, and police used alternative methods of distributing the vaccine.

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Concord restaurant wins Burger Madness Cabarrus County The inaugural winner of the Cabarrus Burger Madness competition was named after a month-long battle between local restaurants. Chef Barrett Dabbs of Johnny Roger’s BBQ & Burgers in Concord won the top prize with the Candied G.O.A.T. Burger. It included goat cheese, candied bacon, smokehouse aioli and onion frizzles. Twelve local restaurant entered burgers into the competition. All proceeds went toward Cabarrus Blessing Boxes.

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By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — After a year on pause, the local live-music scene is up and running once again thanks to a performance by the Stanly Concert Band and Pfeiffer University Concert Band this past Thursday night.

In a collaborative effort, the two bands joined forces and presented a free hour-long concert at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center that focused on material from the classical music genre.

Concert narrator Andy Cotton addressed the crowd with an introduction as the show began.

“Because of COVID-19 restrictions, it’s been a year since we’ve been able to present an open concert to the public, so we’re very excited to be here and to see you,” Cotton said. “Our concert features selections from classic band literature as well as current repertoire.

We hope you hear one of your fa-

vorites among the selections.”

The 28 performers on stage reached all the way back to the year 1597 for their opening tune, “We Gather Together,” a traditional Dutch folk song that the band dedicated “to the frontline responders and essential workers and as a welcome-back piece for the band.”

The group’s following number, “Moving at the Speed of Sound,” focused on the brass, woodwind and percussion sections on stage; that tune was followed by a rendition of English composer Ray Vauhan Williams’ “My Bonny Boy,” which was originally debuted by a military band in 1923.

With the second half of the performance, the band moved into long-form songs and medleys, such as American Spectacular — containing Shenandoah; Simple Gifts; America, the Beautiful; and Battle Hymn of the Republic — as well as Emperata Overture.

“The band is about 40% capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions,

“Because of COVID-19 restrictions, it’s been a year since we’ve been able to present an open concert to the public, so we’re very excited to be here and to see you.”

Andy Cotton but we hope to be back to full membership soon,” Cotton told the crowd as the musicians on stage prepared for their final stretch of the show. “The mission of the Stanly County Concert Band is to provide lifelong participation in music and enhance the cultural life of Stanly County with free or lowcost performances.”

It was announced that the band will hold its next concert on May 6

Stanly schools announces 6-week learning recovery program for summer Program available for all K-12 students

By David Larson Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — After many difficulties for parents and students during the global COVID-19 pandemic, Stanly County Schools has announced a “six-week learning recovery and enrichment program” to be held this summer.

Students in all grades, kindergarten through senior year in high school, can participate. Unlike much of the learning held over the last year, though, this program will be exclusively in person, as required by House Bill 82 passed unanimously through both chambers of the state legislature and signed by Gov. Roy Cooper.

“These sessions will be offered in person only as face to face instruction ...There will not be a virtual option for this program.” a statement released by SCS H.B. 82 requires that “each local school administrative unit shall offer a school extension learning recovery and enrichment program outside of the instructional school calendar.”

It states that, “The purpose of the program shall be to provide in-person instruction on specific subjects, as well as offer additional enrichment activities, to

students in kindergarten through grade 12 to address learning losses and negative impacts students have experienced due to COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 school year.”

“These sessions will be offered in person only as face to face instruction,” the district said in their announcement. “There will not be a virtual option for this program.”

The district has not decided the number and location of the sites for the program, as it will depend on how many students register.

One parent reacted on the district’s Facebook page, where the announcement has been shared 100 times, by saying, “Worth a try for the kids to help them with catching up and getting stronger in their foundation.” Another parent responded to their comment

at 7:30 p.m. at Albemarle’s Market Station, a restored train station that has been converted into an event venue by Albemarle Downtown Development. That performance will kick off the 21st season of the Albemarle Parks & Recreation Summer Concert Series, “Thursdays at the Station.”

“I had so much fun at our Stanly County Concert Band concert tonight!” musical director Carmella Hedrick posted on the band’s Facebook page. “Thanks to all for their hard work and perseverance during the restrictions of the past year. We played some great pieces and had a great time! So honored to be a part of this wonderful ensemble!”

The band’s efforts are supported by the N.C. Art Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, and are provided with funding assistance by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Stanly County Arts Council.

by saying, “I signed my kids up as soon as they posted it.”

The program will have a different focus depending on which grade the student is in. For kindergarten, first and second grade, the focus will be on reading and math. Grades 3-5, as well as 6-8, will focus on reading, math and science. Those in high school will focus on end-of-course instruction, credit recovery and an elective course.

The schedule for sessions will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Sessions will be held from June 14 to July 29.

There will, however, be an 11-day break in the middle.

“There will not be any sessions held from July 1 to July 12 in observance of the Independence Day holiday,” the announcement said.

Stanly County Schools asks that parents interested in their child attending visit the district’s website or Facebook page to fill out a short survey and to enroll.

The district says they need this information to know how many students to plan for. They ask that the survey be completed by May 7.

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WEEKLY CRIME LOG ♦ Earnhardt, Larry Wayne (W /M/41) Arrest on chrg of 1) Larceny Of Motor Vehicle (f) (F) and 2) Felony Probation Violation (F), at 24941 Bus 52 Hwy, Albemarle, NC, on 4/25/2021 ♦ Bouvier, Chelsey Linda M (W /F/31) Arrest on chrg of 1) Surrender By Surety (F) and 2) Surrender By Surety (F), at Scj, Albemarle, NC, on 4/24/2021 ♦ Covington, Keith (W /M/41) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possess Marijuana Up To 1/2 Ounce (M), 2) Simple Possess Sch Vi Cs (m) (M), and 3) Felony Possession Sch I Cs (F), at Hwy 731/ Fork Rd, Norwood, NC, on 4/22/2021 ♦ Morris, Davey Logan (W /M/31) Arrest on chrg of Defraud Drug/alc Test 1st (M), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, NC, on 4/22/2021 ♦ Strong, Veronica (B /F/43) Cited on Charge of Dwlr Impaired Rev (202100349), at 16279 Us 52 Hwy S/ pineridge Rd, Norwood, NC, on 4/22/2021 ♦ Cadell, Carl Nmn (B /M/32) Arrest on chrg of 1) Felony Possession Sch Vi Cs (F), 2) Maintain Veh/dwell/place Cs (f) (F), 3) Pwimsd Marijuana (F), and 4) Possess Marij Paraphernalia (M), at 636 24 Nc24 Bypass, Albemarle, NC, on 4/22/2021 ♦ Simmons, Ian Patrick (W /M/21) Arrest on chrg of 1) Assault On Govt Official/ emply (M), 2) Resisting Public Officer (M), 3) Flee/elude Arrest W/mv (M), and 4) Dwlr Impaired Rev (M), at Running Creek Ch Rd, Locust, NC, on 4/21/2021 ♦ Black, Rhedonna Marie (W /F/36) Arrest on chrg of 1) Surrender By Surety (F), 2) Surrender By Surety (M), 3) Fta - Release Order (F), and 4) Fta - Release Order (F), at 222 N. Main St, Norwood, NC, on 4/21/2021 ♦ Aker, Jennifer Marie (W /F/35) Arrest on chrg of 1) Felony Possession Sch Ii Cs (F), 2) Simple Possess Sch Vi Cs (m) (M), and 3) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at Nance Road, Stanfield, NC, on 4/21/2021

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DEATH NOTICES Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny (M), at 315 South Second St., Albemarle, NC, on 4/21/2021

♦ Brown, Micheal Anthony (B M, 45) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 439Grigg St, Albemarle, on 04/24/2021

♦ Ridley, Bryant Oneal (B /M/46) Arrest on chrg of 1) Pwisd Cocaine (F), 2) Pwisd Marijuana (F), and 3) Possess Marij Paraphernalia (M), at 40212 Us 52 Hwy N/ ♦ austin Rd, New London, NC, on 4/21/2021

♦ Burch, Trevor Austin (W M, 24) Arrest on chrg of Fugitive From Justice (F), at 812Nc 24-27 Bypass E, Albemarle, on 04/24/2021.

Phifer, Krenisha Takyla (B /F/30) Arrest on chrg of Simple Assault, M (M), at Norwood, NC, on 4/20/2021 ♦ Furr, Dava Marie (W /F/24) Arrest on chrg of 1) Simple Possess Sch Iv Cs (m) (M), 2) Felony Possession Sch Ii Cs (F), and 3) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at Lake Glenn Dr., Stanfield, NC, on 4/20/2021 Coney, Mark (W /M/50) Arrest on chrg ♦ of 1) Pwimsd Sch Iii Cs (F), 2) Sell Sch Ii Cs (F), and 3) Deliver Sch Ii Cs (F), at 126 South 3rd St, Albemarle, NC, on 4/20/2021 ♦ Arce, Victorino Benitez (W /M/43) Arrest on chrg of Communicate Threats (M), at 12655 Philadelphia Church Rd, Stanfield, NC, on 4/20/2021 ♦ Mills, Brandon Van (W /M/37) Cited on Charge of Dwlr Impaired Rev (202100345), at 222 N Main St, Norwood, on 4/20/2021 ♦ Friend, Tammy Renee (W F, 46) Arrest on chrg of Driving While Impaired (M), at2000 Us 52 North, Albemarle, on 04/25/2021 ♦ Horne, Terry Eugene (B M, 61) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny, M (M), at781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, on 04/25/2021 ♦ Harward, Bobby Dale (W M, 50) Arrest on chrg of Felony Possession Sch Ii Cs (F), at1607 Nc 24-27 Bypass W, Albemarle, on 04/25/2021 ♦ Brown, Angelia Bettina (B F, 52) Arrest on chrg of Simple Assault (M), at 439 GriggSt, Albemarle, on 04/24/2021.

♦ Crump, Rico Millard (B M, 25) Arrest on chrg of Felony Probation Violation (F), at126 S Third St, Albemarle, on 04/21/2021 ♦ Waddell, Paul Junior (B M, 37) Arrest on chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny (M), at 781Leonard Av, Albemarle, on 04/19/2021. ♦ Cripps, George Washington (W /M/45) Arrest on chrg of Governor`s Warrant (F), at 126 S Third St, Albemarle, NC, on 4/26/2021 ♦ Page, Gerald Woodson (W /M/48) Arrest on chrg of 1) Pwimsd Methamphetamine (F), 2) Pwimsd Sch Ii Cs (F), and 3) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at Nc 138 Hwy/old Aquadale Rd., Norwood, NC, on 4/26/2021

♦ Joyce Eveline Fowler, 82, of New London, passed away Saturday, April 17 ♦ Rebecca Staton Laton, 73, of Albemarle passed away April 19 ♦ Stacy Sides Burleyson, 45, of Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, April 20 ♦ Rita Almond Estridge, 82 of Badin passed away April 22 ♦ James “Jake” Warren Foster, 84, of Albemarle, passed away Friday, April 23 ♦ Melvin Thomas Green, 87, of Locust passed away Sunday, April 25

♦ Burleson, Eric Lee (W /M/33) Arrest on chrg of 1) Possess Methamphetamine (F), 2) Simple Possess Sch Vi Cs (m) (M), and 3) Possess Drug Paraphernalia (M), at E Main@nc Hwy 24/27, Albemarle, NC, on 4/26/2021 ♦ Morris, Michael Anthony (B /M/41) Arrest on chrg of Possession Of Stolen Firearm (F), at 201 Stanly County Courthouse, Albemarle, NC, on 4/26/2021 ♦ Scott, Anthony Todd J (B /M/26) Arrest on chrg of 1) Larceny Of Firearm (F), 2) Obtain Property False Pretense (F), and 3) Possession Of Firearm By Felon (F), at 201 Stanly County Courthouse, Albemarle, NC, on 4/26/2021 ♦ Coe, Alana Mckenzie (W /F/26) Arrest on chrg of Probation Violation (M), at 333 N Cemetery St, Richfield, NC, on 4/26/2021

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Drone operators challenge surveyors’ turf in mapping dispute

By Sophia Eppolito The Associated Press RALEIGH — When Michael Jones started a side hustle shooting drone photos and videos for realtors, his clients wanted more: images with property lines on them, to better understand where their fences should be.

It seemed like a good use of emerging technology that met an obvious consumer demand, and Jones was careful to add a disclaimer: His maps weren’t meant to replace the proper surveys that are often needed for such things as mortgages, title insurance and land use applications.

But after two years of steady business, Jones was slapped by the state of North Carolina in 2018 with an order that grounded his drone. The Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors said he faced criminal prosecution for surveying without a license.

Eager to deploy a technology that’s disrupting the staid practice of surveying nationwide, Jones sued last month, accusing the board of violating his First Amendment rights.

“I would just like to have the right back to fly,” Jones said. “I myself don’t feel like I’m offering any surveying, and more or less, I’m telling people this is not accurate mapping, this is only for visual, and all of my clients understood that.”

Jones is one of many drone pilots coming into conflict with regulations designed to protect surveying professionals, whose exclusive roles are being disrupted now that it’s possible to nearly precisely combine line drawings with images to better resolve property disputes.

Jones’ lawsuit represents the cutting edge of this coming disruption, according to David Benowitz, head of research at Drone Analyst and a former employee at DJI, the world’s largest commercial drone manufacturer. “This has been rumored about and talked about for years now. Drones have really changed the game in surveying.”

The challenge goes both ways; Surveyors would need Federal

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Michael Jones operates his drone in Goldsboro on Friday, April 2, 2021.

Aviation Administration approval to professionally fly drones, and drone operators would need to pass state licensing exams to produce legal surveys. Neither side wants to take on the training and expenses.

But Kurt Carraway, executive director of the Applied Aviation Research Center at Kansas State University, said licensing boards should do more to embrace partnerships by researching the accuracy of drone mapping and encouraging the use of drones, particularly in places where a surveyor can’t safely do the work.

“I would think that with the continued development of technologies and positional accuracy that it’s likely that drone data can be captured in a way that is compliant with those surveying standards,” Carraway said.

A final notice Jones got from the

board in 2019 ordered him to stop engaging in “mapping, surveying and photogrammetry, stating accuracy, providing location and dimension data and producing orthomosaic maps, quantities and topographic information.”

The board declined to comment to The Associated Press, but said it will file a formal response to the lawsuit.

Jones, 44, of Goldsboro, said he couldn’t afford a lawyer, so he abandoned drone mapping, resulting in over $10,000 in lost business. This January, a libertarian law firm offered to represent him.

Sam Gedge, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, plans to argue that Jones has the right to freedom of speech by taking photos and videos and producing artwork for clients. He’s seen similar disputes in Mississippi, Oregon and California.

In the Mississippi case, the Virginia-based law firm reached a settlement in December that allows Vizaline, a real estate analytics firm accused of performing unlicensed surveying, to use public data to draw property lines on satellite photos.

“Many states have enforced their laws in a way that is under the radar,” Gedge said. “They just send warning letters to people ... and for most people who receive that letter, as Michael did, you’re going to knock it off, because nobody wants to be the target of a government enforcement proceeding.”

Walter Lappert, a 35-year-old Tampa, Florida, resident, founded two drone-manufacturing companies that now partner with engineers to provide mapping services, Triad Drones and Charlotte UAV. He said he lost out on a good chunk

of a $300,000 Charlotte-area government contract because surveyors objected to his drones.

Lappert said he understands the board’s desire to protect an industry that has consistently been undercut in recent years by unlicensed drone operators who can do a less-than-accurate job for substantially less money. “Inexperienced people are going out and taking jobs and sub-par delivering on what the actual technology can do,” he said.

He’s compromised by partnering as a sub-contractor with engineering firms or surveying companies, but he’d like to do the work on his own.

“Service work is the best bang for the buck,” Lappert said. “I can go out in one day and make $25,000 doing service work versus it might take me three months to sell a $100,000 drone.”

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

COLUMN | REP. RICHARD HUDSON

Where’s the bipartisanship Biden promised?

Last week, they also reintroduced their disastrous “Green New Deal” which will totally dismantle our economy and upend the way we live, travel and even eat.

THESE ARE CHALLENGING times and you deserve better than the partisanship coming from Washington.

I was encouraged by President Joe Biden calling for unity in his inaugural address. But I’ve been disappointed since then, as he and Speaker Nancy Pelosi have pushed their agenda without making any real efforts toward bipartisanship.

Just last week, House Democrats advanced a bill without any Republican support to make Washington, D.C., a state and add two liberal senators to Congress. This partisan agenda is not what our country needs right now. But I’m still working to solve problems.

In fact, last week I joined with Democrats G.K. Butterfield and David Price, along with Dan Bishop, to introduce the Lumbee Recognition Act. This bipartisan legislation will secure long overdue federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe.

Along with Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis and Rep. Deborah Ross, I introduced legislation to consolidate Fort Bragg into one federal judicial district to better support those at and around the base.

I cosponsored the Lower Costs More Cures Act to help lower the price of prescription drugs, support seniors and patients, stand up to China, and encourage innovation to bring more drugs to market.

I’m working on a bipartisan bill that actually funds infrastructure, but Democrats have introduced a partisan bill with just 25% in it for infrastructure.

Last week, they also reintroduced their disastrous “Green New Deal” which will totally dismantle our economy and upend the way we live, travel and even eat. Additionally, over 10 years, the

estimated price tag for the “Green New Deal” is up to $93 trillion.

Instead of socialist policies that will bankrupt our country for generations, last week I joined Leader Kevin McCarthy to champion solutions that will improve our environment and actually grow our economy, including a bill I introduced to support the deployment of new, safer advanced nuclear energy.

In addition to pushing a partisan agenda, President Biden is also ignoring the border crisis he created.

Even with the crisis continuing to get worse, House Democrats voted last week against requiring illegal immigrants who have unlawfully entered the United States to get a COVID test before being allowed to fly across the country — even though American citizens are required to produce a negative COVID test before coming back into America.

This national security, public health and humanitarian crisis is totally self-inflicted. We have solutions to fix our border, including finishing the wall, reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” policy, maintaining Title 42 authority to protect our public health, requiring a negative COVID test before releasing migrants, and sending a clear message around the globe: don’t come to the United States illegally.

As I have said, I want to work with President Biden to produce results and policies that improve Americans’ lives. Unfortunately, the recent partisan actions in Washington do nothing to meet the monumental challenges before us and only further divide us. Rest assured, I will always fight for our shared values and common-sense solutions.

COLUMN | MICHAEL BARONE

The ebbing of the ‘misperception that bigotry is everywhere’

8 in 10 African Americans believe black men are more likely to be killed by police than die in an auto accident, as did 53% of white Biden voters, but only 15% of white Trump voters.

HOW WILL FUTURE HISTORIANS explain this? From 2001 to 2014, majorities of Americans, including supermajorities of blacks and non-Hispanic whites, told Gallup pollsters that “race relations” were either very or somewhat good.

Then, after the election and re-election of the first American president of African descent — in each case with majorities of the popular vote and electoral votes — perceptions suddenly plunged.

Only around 50% of non-Hispanic whites rated race relations as good in 2015, 2019 and 2020. The percentage of blacks taking that view fell to 51% in 2015, before Donald Trump’s election as president, to 40% in 2019 and to 36% in 2020.

The short explanation is that August 2014 saw the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement amid protests about the police killing in Ferguson, Missouri, of an 18-year-old black who had just robbed a convenience store and attempted to seize a policeman’s gun.

May 2020 saw 46-year-old George Floyd die while being restrained by then-officer Derek Chauvin after he was arrested on suspicion of distributing counterfeit money in Minneapolis. This week, a jury convicted Chauvin of second-degree murder, thirddegree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

How common are such deaths? The Washington Post’s database reports 3,630 people have been shot and killed by police since 2015, 3,503 of them men, 1,636 of the men white and 900 black. That’s a higher share of blacks than in the general population but a lower percentage of blacks than who have contact with police. An unhappy fact of life in America is that blacks are about seven to eight times more likely than whites to commit violent crimes.

Floyd’s death generated enormous publicity and a sizable increase in support for the Black Lives Matter movement among whites (to 43% in Civiqs polling) as well as blacks (to 69%).

That support was accompanied by widespread misperceptions of the magnitude of police shootings of blacks. As Canadian political scientist Eric Kaufmann points out, a Quadratics survey in fall 2020 found that 8 in 10 African Americans believe black men are more likely to be killed by police than die in an auto accident, as did 53% of white Biden voters but only 15% of white Trump voters.

Actually, thousands of black men die in auto accidents every year, while fewer than 300 a year, according to The Post, are killed by police. Similar questions showed that similarly wide divergences from reality are apparent on other racially charged questions, and indeed, ordinary people often have enormous misperceptions of

many statistical relationships.

In any case, as Manhattan Institute scholar Coleman Hughes has argued, “The public perception of bigotry has surpassed the reality to such an extent that it has become a moral panic.” Hughes blames “critical race theory and intersectionality” for “the misperception that bigotry is everywhere, even as the data tell a different story: racism exists, but there has never been less racism than there is now.”

That’s not the message sent by President Joe Biden when he decried “systemic racism” while rooting for Chauvin’s conviction (as former President Richard Nixon rooted for Charles Manson’s) and called the new voting law in Georgia — much more accommodating than that in his own Delaware — “Jim Crow on steroids.”

Those views may be as politically problematic as senior Rep. Maxine Waters’ unmistakable call to have more violent riots if Chauvin wasn’t convicted. By 46% to 37%, whites now oppose Black Lives Matter, and a similar number in a national poll support the Georgia election law.

Central cities, starting with Minneapolis, proceeded to “defund the police,” only to see murder rates zoom upward and many black lives end. The 50 largest cities cut their 2021 police budgets by 5%, but a USA Today poll found only 18% nationally favor defunding the police and 58% are opposed.

National polls, by the way, may be understating opposition. The Cook Report’s Amy Walter reports that Republican voters may be especially unwilling to be polled, and a retrospective study of 2020 by five top Democratic pollsters reached a similar conclusion.

As “The Emerging Democratic Majority” co-author Ruy Teixeira points out, Americans’ belief that “discrimination and racism are bad but they are not the cause of all disparities in American society” is “clearly at odds with causes” and views embraced by Democratic activists and “intellectual supporters.”

The ebbing of their view that the America that elected and reelected Obama is just as racist as ever, and maybe more so, may be coinciding with (or caused by?) the emergence from lockdown made possible by America’s vaccination success, just as the spread of the Black Lives Matter view after the death of George Floyd coincided with (or was caused by?) lockdown fatigue. All of this is a sense that it’s time to emerge, into reality.

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.

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT NFL

Bears great McMichael says he has ALS Chicago Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl championship team, says he has been diagnosed with ALS. The 63-yearold McMichael told the Chicago Tribune in an article published Friday that he is battling the condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. He said he decided to go public with his condition because he wanted people to know why he will no longer make appearances or provide analysis of the Bears on Chicago’s WMVP-AM.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Petrino named MVC’s top coach Springfield, Mo. Missouri State coach Bobby Petrino, whose return to the sidelines was delayed until the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was named Missouri Valley Football Conference coach of the year on Thursday. Petrino led the Bears to a 5-1 record, and they were co-champions in the spring conference. Missouri State lost to North Dakota 4410 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday. Petrino came to Missouri State with a 119-56 record in 14 seasons at Louisville, Arkansas, Western Kentucky and again at Louisville. He also coached the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons for 13 games in 2007.

NHL

Stillman signs 3-year extension with Blackhawks Chicago The Chicago Blackhawks announced a three-year contract extension with Riley Stillman on Sunday, just two weeks after it acquired the 23-year-old defenseman in a multiplayer deal with Florida.

The contract runs through the 2023-24 season and carries an annual cap hit of $1.35 million.

The Blackhawks traded forward Lucas Wallmark and defenseman Lucas Carlsson to the Panthers on April 8 for Stillman, forward Brett Connolly, the rights to forward Henrik Borgström and a seventh-round pick in this year’s NHL draft. Stillman, the son of 2006 Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup winner Cory Stillman, was selected by Florida in the 2016 NHL Draft.

PRO WRESTLING

Supreme Court declines to hear wrestlers’ brain damage cases Hartford, Conn.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeals of several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that World Wrestling Entertainment failed to protect them from repeated head injuries that led to longterm brain damage. The former wrestlers asked the high court to review lower court rulings that dismissed the lawsuits because they were filed too late. The plaintiffs include William “Billy Jack” Haynes, Russ “Big Russ” McCullough, Ryan Sakoda, Matthew “Luther Reigns” Wiese and the wife of the late Nelson “Viscera” Frazier, also known as Big Daddy V, who died in 2014.

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Maryland hired former Wake Forest coach Danny Manning as an assistant on Mark Turgeon’s staff on Monday, reuniting a couple of old college teammates.

Maryland hires ex-Wake coach Danny Manning as assistant The former Demon Deacons coach will be reunited with Kansas teammate Mark Turgeon

By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland hired former Wake Forest coach Danny Manning as an assistant on Mark Turgeon’s staff on Monday, reuniting a couple of old college teammates.

Manning, who played with Turgeon at Kansas in the 1980s, spent the past year as an analyst for

ESPN. He was fired by Wake Forest after his team finished with a losing record in five of six seasons and just one NCAA Tournament appearance.

“I’ve known Danny for a long time going back to our days as teammates at Kansas, and I cannot say enough about him as a coach and as a human being,” Turgeon said in a university statement. “He has seen it all in the game of basketball and will bring unparalleled experience to our program.”

Turgeon said Manning has history recruiting in the Washington, D.C., area as well as strong national ties. Manning won the NCAA title

“(Turgeon and I) have known each other for quite some time and been through a lot of battles together over the years.”

Danny Manning and was player of the year at Kansas in 1988, the season after Turgeon left, and was an assistant on Bill Self’s staff when the Jayhawks were national champions in 2008.

Manning coached at Tulsa from 2012-14 before getting the head job at Wake Forest. Maryland is coming off a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and Turgeon recently signed a contract extension through 2026. “(Turgeon and I) have known each other for quite some time and been through a lot of battles together over the years,” Manning said.

“I am excited to help coach build on the success he has had at Maryland.”

Manning, 54, was the No. 1 pick in the 1988 NBA Draft in 1988 and played 15 professional seasons. Maryland hired him almost a year to the day he was fired by Wake Forest after posting an overall record of 78-111 and 30-80 in the ACC. Manning was replaced by Steve Forbes, who went 6-16 overall and 3-15 in the ACC in his first year in Winston-Salem after five seasons at East Tennessee State where he had a .751 winning percentage.

Keselowski uses overtime pass to win for 6th time at Talladega All three Team Penske drivers have now qualified for the the playoffs

By John Zenor The Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brad Keselowski made exactly the right final move this time, winning again at Talladega Superspeedway and demonstrating a painful lesson well learned.

Keselowski’s overtime victory made him the ninth driver to win through 10 NASCAR Cup races this season and avenged an embarrassing Team Penske gaffe in the season-opening Daytona 500.

He and teammate Joey Logano triggered a last-lap crash as Keselowski tried to pass Logano for the victory.

“Daytona, that’s a big one. Oh man, it stings still,” Keselowski said. “But this is a good one. We’ll take it. Beggars can’t be choosers.

I certainly learned some lessons from that race and I tried to apply them, and it all came together there at the end.

“Michael McDowell gave me a good push like he did at Daytona, and I was a little bit smarter with how I handled it.”

Keselowski led just one lap, the last one, in a race that featured 35 lead changes among 27 drivers.

“The whole race I had a couple opportunities to take the lead, but I just kept thinking, ‘Man, keep your car in one piece,’” Keselowski said.

Logano was involved in an airborne wreck and called on NASCAR to change the dangerous racing conditions at Daytona and Talladega.

“On one hand, I am mad about being in the crash and on the other, I am happy to be alive,” Logano said. “On another hand, I am wondering when we are going to

BUTCH DILL | AP PHOTO

Brad Keselowski celebrates after winning Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. stop because this is dangerous doing what we are doing. I got a roll bar in my head. That is not OK. “I am one hit away from the same situation Ryan Newman just went through. I just don’t feel like that is acceptable.”

Newman escaped serious injury racing for the win on the final lap of the 2020 Daytona 500.

The victory, Keselowski’s sixth at Talladega, came after team owner Roger Penske pulled the three Team Penske drivers and affiliate Matt DiBenedetto onto a call this week to discuss his expectations on how they should race Sunday. Penske refused to accept another Daytona disaster when Logano or Keselowski should have won the race but in-

stead of working together the two triggered a fiery crash that also collected a third Penske car.

All three Penske drivers have now claimed spots in the 16-driver playoff field.

William Byron was second, Daytona 500 winner McDowell — the beneficiary of that February blunder — took third and Kevin Harvick a season-high fourth.

“I felt like I was in a good spot again working with Brad and drug back off of him coming off of Turn 4,” McDowell said. “I thought I would have the run but just didn’t suck him down enough.”

DiBenedetto, who led 28 laps, finished fifth but gave away the win with a late lane change that

allowed Keselowski to surge to the front.

Ford drivers took four of the top five spots.

Kaz Grala finished a career-best sixth and was followed

by Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon in a trio of Chevrolets.

Ford drivers took spots nine through 13 and the highest finishing Toyota driver was Christopher Bell in 17th.

Keselowski tied Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon with six wins each at Talladega. But it was his first since the fall race in 2017.

“I would have never dreamed I’d tie Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. here,” Keselowski said.

“That’s something. Those guys are really legends.”

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Pfeiffer men’s lacrosse claims top seed in conference tournament The Falcons will face second-seeded Greensboro on Saturday in the first round of the divisional playoffs

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Alex Smith announced his retirement Monday just over a month after he was released by the Washington Football Team.

Bumgarner pitches 7-inning nohitter, Arizona sweeps Braves The Diamondbacks allowed just one hit in Sunday’s doubleheader against Atlanta

By George Henry The Associated Press ATLANTA — Madison Bumgarner definitely had no-hit stuff, even if the Major League Baseball record book said he didn’t.

Bumgarner threw a seven-inning no-hitter, an achievement that won’t officially count but completed a dominant day of Arizona Diamondbacks pitching for a 7-0 win over the Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep Sunday.

Could he have kept the magic going for a nine-inning game?

“I don’t know. There’s too many variables,” Bumgarner said. “If it worked for seven, it’s hard to imagine it not working for two more.”

After Zac Gallen tossed a one-hitter to win the opener 5-0, Bumgarner did even better.

Bumgarner struck out seven and the only Braves batter who reached base against him came on shortstop Nick Ahmed’s throwing error in the second inning.

Bumgarner casually shook hands with catcher Carson Kelly after Marcell Ozuna lined out to end it. Then the rest of the Diamondbacks joined in and the cel-

ebration livened up around the mound.

“I like to keep it pretty low-key,” the stoic lefty said. “They definitely didn’t, which that’s fine and I appreciate that, too. It’s pretty special for all of us and like I said, I’m just blessed and fortunate to be able to do that and be a part of this.”

The Caldwell County native’s gem won’t go into the official list of no-hitters. MLB’s eight-man committee on statistical accuracy decided in 1991 that a no-hitter was a game of nine or more innings that ended with no hits.

Other pitchers had come close since Commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB switched to seven-inning doubleheaders last year during the coronavirus pandemic.

“It feels good. I just want to say two things before I go celebrate with the guys,” Bumgarner said on a TV interview after the game.

“I want to thank these shadows in Atlanta. They helped me out a good bit. That was awesome.

And I want to thank Rob Manfred for making these seven-inning games.”

There have already been two official no-hitters this season.

Joe Musgrove pitched the first no-no in the history of the San Diego Padres when he topped Texas on April 9. Carlos Rodón of the Chicago White Sox — who starred at NC State — no-hit Cleveland on April 14.

Atlanta’s only hit during the af-

ternoon was by reigning NL MVP Freddie Freeman, who lined a clean single to right-center field off Gallen with one out in the sixth of the opener.

Bumgarner and Gallen, however, are officially credited with shutouts. This made Arizona the first team to throw a pair of complete-game shutouts in a doubleheader since Boston’s Reggie Cleveland and Don Aase at Toronto on Sept. 5, 1977.

Bumgarner (2-2) struck out Ronald Acuña Jr. to begin the seventh, then retired Freeman on a popup that Ahmed went a long way to get. Ozuna lined an easy fly to right fielder Josh Rojas for the final out.

The 2014 World Series MVP with San Francisco, the 31-yearold Bumgarner retired the last 17 batters after Ozzie Albies reached on Ahmed’s error leading off the second.

Making his 300th career start, Bumgarner has won his last two starts with a 0.75 ERA. He posted an 11.19 ERA in his first three starts this season.

“What an unbelievable day,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said.

“First of all Zac goes out and executes, throws a one-hitter and the Bum follows up with basically a perfect game. Outside of a defensive miscue, it was an unbelievable effort by him and facing the minimum amount of hitters — wow, what else can you say? It was a special day for him.”

By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal MISENHEIMER — With the 2021 USA South Athletic Conference men’s lacrosse tournament set to begin this weekend, the Pfeiffer Falcons (10-1, 8-0) locked up a top seed in the East Division after finishing conference play undefeated.

The Falcons will host second-seeded Greensboro (10-2, 6-2) on Saturday at 1 p.m. for the first round of divisional playoff action.

In the West Division, No. 1 Piedmont (5-4, 5-0) will host No. 2 Huntingdon (5-5, 3-2) on Friday at 7 p.m. The winners of the two games will meet for the championship on May 8.

Pfeiffer is coming off its final game of the regular season this past Saturday — a 24-11 home victory over William Peace (4-10, 2-6) that set a new school record for consecutive wins with nine in a row.

After initially trailing the Pacers 3-2, the Falcons responded with 12 unanswered goals to not only take back the lead but run away with it; Pfeiffer held an 18-5 edge at halftime and added six more goals in the second half.

Falcons senior John Allen led Pfeiffer with a record-breaking performance, setting a USA South single-game mark with nine goals. His efforts earned him conference Player of the Week honors.

Sophomore Quinn Becraft added six goals in the win.

The Falcons scored more than 20 goals in six of their 11 games during the regular season. The 13-goal win over William Peace boosted Pfeiffer’s goal differential to 231-99 on the year.

Pfeiffer’s last loss came Feb. 24 when Southern Virginia (6-8, 2-1 Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference) claimed a 22-19 home win over the Falcons in a nonconference game.

Saturday’s matchup between the Falcons and the Greensboro Pride will mark the third meeting between the two squads this season.

Their first contest on March 12 kicked off the beginning of conference play for both schools after each opened the season with four nonconference opponents. Pfeiffer came away with a 16-12 road win over the Pride.

The two teams next met up in Misenheimer on April 14, and the Falcons recorded an 18-8 victory. The two Pfeiffer wins were the only losses for the Pride during the regular season. Since that second matchup, Greensboro has outscored its three opponents by a 43-24 margin.

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Madrid president says Super League clubs ‘can’t leave’ plan Six English clubs left the proposal less than two days after it was announced

The Associated Press MADRID — Real Madrid’s president insists all 12 clubs that signed up for the ill-fated Super League are still bound by contract to launching the controversial breakaway of Europe’s elite soccer teams.

In an interview with Spanish sports daily AS on Saturday, Madrid president Florentino Pérez said the clubs can’t back out like some have announced.

“The fact is, the clubs can’t leave,” Pérez said. “Some, because of the pressure, have had to say they’ll leave. But this project, or something very similar, will happen, and I hope it’s in the near future.”

All six English clubs — Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham — backed away from the proposal within 48 hours of its unveiling last weekend because of a backlash by fans and authorities. Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan followed suit a day later.

Barcelona has maintained its support for a project president Joan Laporta says is “absolutely necessary” for his troubled club’s finances, while acknowledging that the scheme’s critics must be listened to.

Italian heavyweights Juventus and AC Milan admitted the project was going nowhere immediately, while leaving open the possibility of joining a Super League at a later date.

The 74-year-old Pérez, who has presided over Madrid for most of the past two decades, was supposed to be the first chairman of the Super League of 20 teams that would replace the Champions League run by UEFA.

STEPHEN B. MORTON | AP PHOTO

Stewart Cink and his caddie and son, Reagan, plan his shot during Saturday’s third round of the RBC Heritage. Cink became just the fourth golfer to win two PGA Tour events in a season after turning 47 with his win in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Pérez denied reports that U.S. financier JP Morgan Chase had also deserted the project.

“That’s not true, they haven’t left either. They’ve taken time to reflect, like the 12 clubs,” he said. “If something needs to be changed, it’ll be changed, but the Super League is the best project we’ve thought can be carried out.”

The Madrid president maintained his position that the pan-

demic has aggravated the financial troubles big clubs face, including what he said was the dwindling interest of soccer among young people.

He predicted a grim future for his club and others.

“Either we fix this ... or all the clubs go bankrupt,” he said.

“There will be a mutiny of the teams as they go bankrupt, because the only ones who will sur-

vive will be state financed clubs or who have multimillionaire owners, who are willing, for their own entertainment, to lose hundreds of millions (of euros) each season.”

The plan’s critics, which include UEFA, the national leagues, and the clubs not involved, say the Super League will do more harm than good by concentrating revenues in fewer hands.

“If something needs to be changed, it’ll be changed, but the Super League is the best project we’ve thought can be carried out.”

Florentino Pérez, Real Madrid president

ment. area.”

EMPHIS, Tenn. — Faced For Nutbush resident He also cited a widespread fear the threat of overburdened of being unnecessarily exposed to fear of contracting the itals, states across the country matched with the worry th onverting convention centers, Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, Aprilthe 28,virus.

2021 “All around, people are scared,” could lose stores that are ts facilities and performance the neighborhood. Offici he said. es into backup treatment sites Their fears are not unfounded. ven’t said if stores would oronavirus patients. er to protests against law en- really that they want to remake the was In this majority-black along theof Gateway What some Memphis, Tendemographics America sofacility they forcement, many of which turnedcity If they did, shopping wo the Mississippi River, lawmakers e, residents don’t get is why in violent, that swept the nation. stay in power forever? Is that what’s come more difficult for re community leaders been here?” happening Whileand Trump lost to Biden, he wonhave r city, a shopping center in the the obvious path who ar more sounding than 10 million additional especially for those the alarm over whatThis theyis not dle of a predominantly black, for someone who was first electvotes than he did in 2016, which see as a disturbing trend of the vi- have no means of transpo income residential neighbormay have helped the GOP narrow ed to the Senate in 2010 as a polirus killing African Americans at a to stores located farther aw d has been chosen. cy wonk more concerned with cutits gap in the House.

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Democratic congresswoman Milwaukee workers MADISON, Wis.hospi— Ron Johntergent, package Tennessee, will strain from California, for urging people gram that helped black residents. son is in an uncomfortable class of andseized otheronitems Activist Earle Fisher, Afri- terhave Their fears are echoed across the from t to “stay on the street” to pursue jus- an Democrats his own.

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She note can American Memphis pastor, country: The Governors, mayors scrutiny. Prospective Democrattice for Floyd.

Wisconsin Republican is grocery store recently clos understands the anxiety.

“This health the experts in numerous only senator in his partyThis fac- Friday, April 3, 2020 photo, shows Gateway Shopping Center For Johnson, much of the con- ic Senate challenger Tom Nelson, county executive in Johnson’s Outtroversy began when he said he ing reelection next year in a state her house and she already is an honest and reasonable cones are also researching and in Memphis, Tenn. agamie home, has paid wasn’tcern concerned for his safety backed Democrat Joe Biden travel farther to for get to Gat and skepticism,” Fisher said.County tructingthat makeshift medical during the Jan. 6 Capitol protest a billboard in Oshkosh featuring in the 2020 presidential race. But “When we do things “I think it’s par for the course for ities. rather than moderate his politics to because “I knew those were people Johnson’s picture, with the word got to consider the black people to be righteously a Chinese restaurant and other Lee has disclosed a few: the Mun New York City, they’re turn“resign” over his mouth, and the people who love this country.” accommodate potentially shifting she said. “W skeptical of been governmental intersic City Center in Nashville, the businesses. o the Javits convention “Racismneighborhood,” has no place in Wis“Had the tables turned, text: voterCenter attitudes, Johnson is focused and President Trump the consin.” on cultural that appeal to his vention that didwon not consult with need to make the neighb Locating a treatment center for Chattanooga Convention Center, in Chicago, the issues McCormick however, is an election, and on tens thousands party’s overwhelmingly than it astute already is.” people theofground first.” Johnson, worse the Knoxville Expo Center — all coronavirus patients there pose Convention Center; and white in base. businessman, playing to a politicalof Black Doug Lives Matter and antifa” He Mountain has said theAmertrial of former U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, McGowen, the city’s chief sites away from residential neigh- es two problems, residents say: dy, Utah, the stormed the Capitol, “I might have ly active audience by bemoaning, Minneapolis police officer Derek phis Democrat, said the d officer,Johnson said themainly Gate-during It could potentially expose them borhoods.

Expo Center. conservative media been operating a little concerned,” Chauvin in the murder of George doesn’t make sense. way site was being considered beThe Gateway Shopping Cen- to the virus amid concerns that he U.S. Floyd Armydistracted Corps ofjournalists Engi- from said during the interview on na- interviews, his treatment by other “I’m sure Sykes, there aare othe cause it couldconservative potentially news accoms has been scouting locations outlets, said Charlie tionally syndicated covering immigration.

He haster ex-in the Nutbush neighborhood blacks are contracting COVID-19 former conservative radio host inand they radio show. pressed concern over the “great reand it could force modate hundreds of beds. He said that would work, Tennessee, and officials here of Memphis is different. The cen- at higher rates;GREG NASH | AP PHOTO Milwaukee.

Days after his comments about placement” theory.

And he said he compiled a list of 35 possi- ter features a Save A Lot grocery some of the stores they rely on to if it were converted to a treatment have used those rather t “He picks into is playing neighbo the Capitol, suggested the only news mildly was less concerned about pro- In March 3, 2021afileFamiphoto, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks residential site, ithewould hold ill up onawhat close. a this Rent-A-Center, backup sites.

They haven’t re-the store, media was distracted from an in- in that world, and Ron Johnson is test at the U.S. Capitol in January at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Cohen said. patients who could be right Nutbush resident and commuDollar, a beauty supply shop, ed the whole list,would but Gov. Bill if ly right there, now,” said Sykes, flux ofcoronavirus migrants at the U.S.-Mexico than he have been they

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Sen. Johnson may offer insight into GOP’s 2022 positioning

were Black Lives Matter protesters.

Johnson has not committed to seeking a third term in 2022. But his seat probably will be among the most fiercely contested in a campaign year that will decide control of Congress and the future of Biden’s agenda. Johnson’s tactics offer a window into how Republicans may approach the midterm

elections, with a focus on turning out the base.

“I know how just about anything any Republican or conservative will say will get taken out of context and exploited,” Johnson told The Associated Press recently, responding to a question about his comment on the Capitol riot.

“And I understand exactly how the

PEC, oil nations agree o nearly 10M barrel cut

left plays the race card all the time.

I understand that. But there was nothing, nothing racial in my comments at all.”

Johnson is hardly the only Republican taking this approach.

Donald Trump centered his presidential reelection campaign last year on a law-and-order message that was intended as a count-

border by the Chauvin trial in Minneapolis.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson complained that he, a white man, had “less political power because [Democrats] are importing a brand-new electorate.”

Johnson appeared to spur such beliefs during a Fox interview with Larry Kudlow, a former economic adviser to Trump, by asking, “Is it

a devout Trump critic.

Trump has heartily endorsed Johnson even though he hasn’t yet announced his reelection plans.

“He is brave, he is bold, he loves our Country, our Military and our Vets,” Trump said in a statement before a Republican fundraising gathering this month in West Palm Beach, Florida. “He has no idea how popular he is. Run, Ron, Run!”

Ex-South Carolina sheriff is 13th convicted since 2010

bin Salman, a son of King Salman, assented to the deal.

“I go with the consent, so I UBAI, United Arab Emiragree,” the prince said, chuckling, — OPEC, Russia and other roducing on Sunday drawing a round of applause from By nations Paul J. Weber Associated Presspro- those on the video call. ized anThe unprecedented But it had not been smiles and ion cut of nearly 10 million COLUMBIA, S.C. — A laughs forfor weeks after the soels, or a 10th of global supply, mer South Carolina sheriff has called OPEC+ group of OPEC opes of boosting crashing pricbeen convicted in federal court members and other nations failed mid the coronavirus pandemic of abusing his power and stealMarch to reach an agreement a price war, officials said. ing money from government in programs.

This could be the largest re- on production cuts, sending pricEx-Chester County Sheriff es Alex tumbling. Saudi Arabia sharply ion in production from OPEC is the 13th in criticized Russia days earlier over perhaps Underwood a decade, maybe lon-sheriff South Carolina to be convicted of what it described as comments said U.S. Energy Secretary criminal charges since 2010. of the kingdom, which Brouillette, who credited Underwood, 57, could critical face ident Donald peryears in Trump’s prison when he is finds sen- itself trying to appease tenced in few months. on Trump, a longtime OPEC critic. l involvement inagetting duel-A jury Friday found him guilty of conEven U.S. senators had warned parties to the table and helpdeprivation of Saudi Arabia to find a way to to end spiracy, a pricewire warfraud, between rights and federal program theft. di Arabia and Russia.

The felony convictions alsoboost end prices as American shale il pricesUnderwood’s have collapsed as the 35 years in lawfirms en- face far-higher production included a costs. long American troops had been navirus forcement, and the which COVID-19 SAUDI ENERGY career as alargely State Law deployed to the kingdom for the ss it causes have halt-Enforcement Division agent before being lobal travel and slowed down first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, In this photo released by Saudi Energy Ministry, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Minist elected sheriff in Chester County r energy-chugging sectors attacks over concerns of Irani- Energy of Saudi Arabia, third right, chairs a virtual summit of the Group of 20 energy minister in 2012. an retaliation amid regional ten- his office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, April 10, 2020, to coordinate a response to plummet as manufacturing.

It with has UnderConvicted along stated wood the were oil industry in sions. prices due to an oversupply in the market and a downturn in global demand due to the pandem two of his former deputies— Johnny Neal and Robert “They’ve spent over the last U.S., which now pumps more Sprouse — country. after a two-week trial. month waging war on American e than any other The investigation into Underoil producers while we are defend- that Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the deal but its president, Andrés praise. ut somewood producers have been started after he jailed a “The pure size of the cu ing theirs. This is not how friends the United Arab Emirates would Manuel López Obrador, had said ctant to man easefor supply.

The carthree days for no reason precedented, but, then ag Friday that he had agreed with cut another 2 million barrels of treat friends,” said Sen. Kevin nd other nations on Sunday after the man recorded the aftermathMexico of a police chase and wreck Cramer, a Republican from North oil a day between them atop the Trump that the U.S. will compen- is the impact the corona ed to allow to cut only that happened his home.Dakota, before the OPEC+ deal.

OPEC+ deal. The three countries sate what Mexico cannot add to having on demand,” said M 000 barrels a month,near a sticka false pomed Ghulam, an energy an U.S. producers have already did not immediately acknowledge the proposed cuts. point for Underwood an accordcreated initially lice report when the FBI startRaymond James.

“The big Oil Deal with OPEC been reducing output. The Amer- the cut themselves, though Zanhed Friday a marathon ed toafter investigate, which said the But Ghulam and others o conference between na-yardican man stepped out 23 of his into Petroleum Institute laud- ganeh attended the video confer- Plus is done. This will save hundreds of thousands of energy jobs it may not be enough. edatSunday’s global pact, saying it ence. s. The nations together agreed the public roadway and cursed JEFFREY COLLINS | AP PHOTO police, according “This is at least a tempo Officials said other planned cuts in the United States,” Trump said ut 9.7 million barrels toa indictments. day will help get other nations’ stateFBIand agents find In Tuesday, May 21, 2019, photo, suspended Chester Sheriffin Alex Underwood gives like a thumbs-up as helief walks the forout theofenergy industry a tweet.

“I would to thank stand in the deal,County meaning oilthis production to follow thefile would ughout May June.would later owned Underwood skimmed overtime federal courthouse in Columbia, S.C. he group reached the deal just lead of U.S. producers that are try- an 8-million-barrel-per-day cut and congratulate President Pu- the global economy. This i meant for his deputies, used taxs before Asian markets re- ingtoto adjust to plunging demand. from July through the end of the tin of Russia and King Salman of is too big to be let to fail and payer money to fly first-class Saudicommitted Arabia.” a range of prison time.liance showed responsibil and in a 6-million-barrel cut for They’ve Brouillette the U.S. did not ned Monday and as internacializing public corruption out althoughsaid he wants to review the year a Las Vegas conference with his this was agreement,” said Per M The saidfor President beginning in 2021. crimes — make commitments of its al benchmark Brenttried crude Underwood suspended like Kremlin using inmates of months Washington. before deciding the own exact 16 wife and then to cover up case fromcall actingNysveen, as sheriff the when he of ana labor, running a drug “He is will one ofenable the finest I personal reasons. thatover she went had on-duhead Vladimir Putin held a joint “This thepeople rebalancproduction cuts, but was able to ed at just $31 aand barrel was SalindictedRystad in 2019.Energy.

Underwood operation, people haveofever Mooreand said. the exthe— trial, Jake ing ty deputies to build a party “Even tho with protecting Trump and Saudiin King theknown,” oil markets show theDuring obvious thatattorney plunging American shalework producers Underwood joins a long list of the county illegally from being ran for sheriff again in 2020 barn at his home, even pulling of- Moore pointed out what Underdemand because of the pandem- pected rebound of prices by $15 man to express support of the production cuts are small ggle. ficers away from drug stakeouts, wood did for the community, like sheriffs convicted of crimes. Thir- deported, creating false police re- while awaiting trial and received market needed a It also in the short term,” ic is expected to slash U.S.deputies oil pro-at per ideo aired by the Saudi-owned 37%sepof the what vote, the losing to Max ports deal. of stolen creditsaid cardsPutin to helpspoke teenbarrel sheriffs in South Caroli- said hold parties for his prosecutors said. the stock buildi arately withbusiness.

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Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanwed the porters moment that rested. tenced so far initially were given cautious since 2010. prosecutors spe- guilty housePrince Friday Abdulaziz that he will appeal, now avoided.”

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obituaries Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Rebecca Laton

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obituaries

Larry Little

Leona Dennis

Stacy Burleyson

Melvin Green

REBECCA STATON LATON, STACY SIDES BURLEYSON, MELVIN THOMAS GREEN, 87, LEONA MYRTLE CECIL LARRY EUGENE LITTLE, 79, 73, of Albemarle passed away 45, of Albemarle, passed away of Locust passed away Sunday, April DENNIS, 91, of Mount Gilead, of Concord died Monday, April 19, April 19, 2021. A memorial service 2021, at his residence. The family Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

25, 2021 in his home. His funeral passed away Tuesday, April 20, will be held at 3 PM on Friday, Mrs. Burleyson was born July 25, will be 2 PM Wednesday, April 28th 2021 at Atrium Health Stanly in will receive friends for viewing April 23, 2021 in the Stanly 1975 to Debra Walker Huneycutt at Meadow Creek Primitive Baptist Albemarle.

Friday, April 23, 2021, at Bethel Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. and Johnny Adam Sides. She was Church with Elder Eddie Fowler Leona was born June 27, 1929 Church of Midland beginning at 11 Stoney Benfield officiating. The preceded in death by her daughter, and Elder Charles Smith officiating. am. A graveside service at the church in North Carolina to the late family will receive friends from 1 Hayley Sides Burleyson (July 21, Burial will follow in the First cemetery will follow at 12 noon. Rev. Clarence Cecil and the late Mary until 3 PM prior to the hour of the Jeremy Brackett will officiate.

2002) and her stepfather, Charles Baptist Church Cemetery, Locust.

Cecil Thompson. service.

Harrison (March 4, 2013).

The family will receive friends on She was also preceded in death Mr. Little was born in Cabarrus Rebecca was born Oct. 11, 1947 Stacy was an avid reader that Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 PM by her son, Clarence Lee Dennis County March 24, 1942, and was in Wadesboro, NC to Curtis and loved the Lord. She enjoyed at Stanly Funeral and Cremation - CL, her husband, Walter B. the son of Hal Eugene Little and Margaret Hutchins Staton. She spending time with friends and Care of Locust where the body will Dennis - Peanut.

Hazel Black Little. He graduated was a member of Prospect Baptist family, Danny and held a special place in remain until take to the church to Survivors include from Bethel High School in 1960 and Jason Tony Merledaughter, Jerry Church and a resident of Spring her heart for animals. lie in state 30 minutes prior to the Nelda Dennis of Mount Gilead, attended Charlotte College which Efird Smith Helms Fincher Arbor for many years. She was a The Luther family will receive friends hour of the service.

NC, grandchildren; Tonya later became UNCC. He worked dedicated housewife made from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, on Saturday,ERRY FINCHER Born March 30, 1934 in Florida, JimmyAUSTIN Dennis Walke Company in 72, of Clark ofERLE ASONwho EUGENE “GENE” at The Henry ONY MONROE SMITH, LORRAINE ANNY PAUL LUTHER, passed from 94, went home to be with NC, went be with of Shelby, HELMS, 72, of Marshville, 65, of Norwood, away Funeralthis life on April 3, 2020 at 8:05 it her mission toEFIRD, make her house April 24, 2021 passed at Hartsell Cabarrus County, he was the son of NC, Terry Dennis, Charlotte forRockwell, 20 years.

For thetolast Lord Tuesday, April 7, 2020, atyears his his andhis Savior Jesus passed awaySummer Wednesday,(Tim) April 8, unexpectedly AprilA9,funeral pm. He wasthe surrounded by his family a loving home.his She was always Home ofThursday, Albemarle. late Raymond Green and Gladys 30 he Lord owned own autoChrist body great-niece, homemom” in Stanfield. on Wednesday, 8, 2020 2020 McWhorter Hospice House 2020 at Atrium Stanly and holding the hand of the love of considered “super and far service, to Health celebrate herinlife, will Furr Green Voncannon.

In addition ofatAlaska, greatgreatrepair business, Little’sApril Body Shop,atin Cross Gene was born October 9, 1925, in his home surrounded by family. A in Monroe.

Albemarle. his life. Jerry is preceded in death exceeded all expectations of what be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, to his parents he was preceded in niece, Addyson, and greatMidland, NC. Cabarrus County to the late Simeon private family service will be held.

Lorraine was born April 28, 1947 Mr. Luther was born March 27, by three siblings, two brothers, Billy a mother should be.Efird Sheand was pm, at Bethel deathand byLarry a daughter Abram, sisters; beencondolences a lifelong member Jason thealate Sarah EllaHe has Online can be made at great-nephew, in Monroe to the late Homer David 1955atto3:00 the late Robert FultonBear and Creek Gilbert Fincher, Richard Janet Green perfect example of aEfird.

Christian Reformed Church, 18958 Bear Fincher, and and infant sonJoyce Roger, as well as Nellie Dixon and Delphia-Jane Ruby Louise United Church and served Burris In addition to hisof Bethelstanlyfuneralhome.com Austin and Jewell Helen Tucker Luther. onean sister, Barbra parents, he was Rebecca preceded in death by wascommittees born August 11, 1947 Thompson, Austin. Sheand was also preceded in Danny survived by hisinwife, Moore. a sister Jane Morgan and brothers woman, wife and mother.

Creekwas Church Road Mt. Pleasant, many cousins, tirelessly onTony many over wife, Jewell Little Efird; sisters, Stanly County to thewas late Pearlie nieces, deathand by brothers, A.D. and Teddy Denise Burlesonby Luther Norwood; by his wife, had a personalhisrelationship with officiated Rev.of Don Burleyson.He is survived Jack Green andEleanor Bobby Green. nephews. the years.inHis most notable Maryspent Lambert, Fannie Almond, Asburyof Smith and Emmer Lee Austin; and sister, Joy sons, Jeremy (Karen)to Luther and Kate Fincher of the home, daughter, the Lord and has many, In addition her parents, Stacy Melvin attended Bethel School Leona enjoyed herAustin. birds and the Chairman the 1986 Building Minnie Furr, Wilma Burleson and Smith. He was the son in law of Pat The family will receive friends Jody Luther; step-sons, Bryan Cindy Fincher Jacobs of Wingate many hours studying her Bible, is survived by(Anita) her husband, and was ain member of Meadow flowers and when was able Whitley Committee constructed the at herfrom Aileen Huskey; and brothers, Homer andwhich Mick Cagle where he worked 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm,she Friday, and Gregg Whitley; Donald NC., son and daughter law, Tommy praying for others Edward Burleyson, Jr.;and daughter, CreekofPrimitive Baptist Church. loved have her garden new educational building.

Heyears alsountil sheApril Efird,and Getussharing Efird andher Wayne Efird, the fish house for many 10, to 2020 at Hartsell Funeraland Grandchildren, Daniel Luther (Tiffany) Fincher New London faith to everyone Samantha Forsyth; daughter, Erin He worked as(Lisa) a Photo Textile time with herThe family. served ashe a opened fire fighter forHouse manySeafood spend Sr. she met.

Anchor Home of Albemarle. funeralMost Hunter Zado, as well as his brother, NC., Step Children, Jimmy A private funeral service be with in the Rockwell.

HeStore and his wife Becky special servicetowill bewas at 11:00 am spent on Luther Jr (Lorena), uncle Jack NC, Wanda (Bob) She was preceded in death by willyears son, Brandon Tucker;Lanier of Locust Engraver.

He was a wonderful her time daily BobHartsell; Flowes Fire held on Saturday, April 11, 2020 owned andwas operated Anchor House with Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Luther and several other loved nieces, Krimminger of Locustfather, NC., Eric her husband Richard Rayvon daughter, Kaitlyn Burleyson; husband, grandfather, the Lord and reading her Department and a former at Love’s Grove United Methodist 25 years before retiring in 2009.

Church in Marshville, officiated nephews and cousins. of Charlotte NC., Laton. She is survived by her son, Bryan Burleyson; seven (Sharon) Lanier great-grandfather and great-great Bible. member for of the Concord Jaycees.

Church Cemetery in Stanfield Mr. Smith was a charter member

by Rev. John Miller and Rev. Leon Danny recently retired from Grandchildren-Trey (Gera) Whitson son Rick Laton and wife Julie of grandchildren; several nieces and grandfather.

He loved working in He is survived by his wife of 58 officiated by Rev. Jim White. Burial and deacon at Open Door Baptist Whitley. She will lie in state for 30 Charlotte Pipe and Foundry after of Midland, Step-grandchildren, Norwood, daughter Ami Perry nephews. his yard and growing years, Nancy Bryans Little;He one will follow at the Love’s Grove United Church in Richfield. loved the minutes prior to the service. She will a dedicated 37 years and worked Zach (Brittney) Washington, Aaron flowers and and husband Jeff of Tampa, vegetables. daughter,Lord Kimberly Gandy Tony be laid to rest in the church cemetery. there with his sons and several other Methodist Church Cemetery, 4360 and his Little family abundantly.

(Kinsey) Washington, Caleb (Nayeli) Polk Ford Road, Stanfield. was aofwonderful husband, father, and She is survived by her beloved friends and family members.

Washington, Beth (Robbie) Setzer, FL, sister Annette Redwine He is survived by his wife of Swain (Eric) Oakboro; one son, Survivors grandfather could fix anything husband of 47 years, Paul Helms Danny loved spending time at Matthew ( 66 April ) Wallace, Step of Raleigh, Hailey Smithinclude and son GeraldScott Eugene years, Mary Ruth Furr Green, Little and (Cinnamon) of Efird of Albemarle; put his hands on. of the home; son, Alex (Deanna) his lake house with his family and great-grandchildren, Britlyn-Eve husband Luke,Wayne Ryan(Gail) Laton and son Michael Todd Green (Debra) Concord;hegrandchildren.

Hannah daughter Lisa Efird (Mark) Hartsell Mr. Smith is survived by his wife Helms of Pageland; daughter, Paula friends as well as vacationing with his Washington, Robert Setzer, George wife Celeste, Caroline Perry, Jake of Tracy Locust, daughter Nicole Little, Kelsey Elizabeth Little, of Stanfield; granddaughters, Becky Cagle Smith of the home, (Cristin Brandt) Helms of Mint Hill; family. Danny and Denise enjoyed (Sara) Setzer, (Rob) Setzer Susan Smith Perry, Katie Perry, NickBarbee Perryand and (David) Locust, sister Alma Gandy; sisters Kelly Efird Laurenand Savana sonsVictoria Walter Smith and Robbie grandchildren, Mason, Grant, and listening to beach music and loved to Bumgardener, Katie of Underwood, (Justin) Crump; and greatSmith; Henderson Raegan Helms; brothers, Boyce, shag dance every chance they could Andrew Underwood, Step great 7 grandchildren Natalie Perry,Hartsell and great-grandson Little of Stanfield, Judy Little Yorkdaughter (Gene) Kayla and Becky grandsons, Ian Patrick Simmons andBarbee (Brandon); grandchildren Danielle, Royce, Tim Austin; and sisters, get. He was an amazing father, loving great grandchild, Branson Forrest.

Chris Waylon Toole, George Melissa Feguerado, Little (Mike).

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Dustin, and Steele Smith, Keaton Patricia Mullis, and Angel Tarleton. grandfather and great friend to Setzer and Michael brother Donald Lewis In lieu of flowers memorials Smith, Brandon Green, The family wishes to express Memorials may be made to Love’s and Ella Henderson; brother David Memorials may be made to the many. He will never be forgotten.

Fincher of Albemarle, NC. may be made to Hospice of Stanly Bridget Green, Megan sincere appreciation for the support Grove United Methodist Church, PO Smith; sisters Kay Kriechbaum, Alzheimer’s Association, 4600 Park A celebration of life will be Jerry Fincher will be laid to rest on Hayes and and the Uwharrie, 960 N. First Green,atsister-in-law Kathy and excellent provided during Box 276, Stanfield, NC 28163-0276.

Karencare Stevenson, Ruby Eudy, and Rd., Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209. announced once the current WednesdayMark April 8,2020 11:00 am St., Albemarle, NC 28001.

McGinnis of Anyone Monroe and brotherhis illnessDorothy to Hospice Palliative Smithand (Nick).

COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. at Canton Baptist Church.

He is preceded death Hartsell Funeral Home of interested in attending, RSVPof Stanfield, 6 in-law Tarpplease Morgan Care of Cabarrus Countyinand toby brothers Joe Smith, Smith, Albemarle is serving the Luther at 704-796-2412.

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JOHNNY LARAY LOWDER went home to be with His Lord and Savior peacefully at his home in Chen-y Grove, South Carolina, on March 13, 2021, at the age of 67.

Linda Johnny was born on November 2, Pauline Hatley 1953 in Albemarle, North Carolina, Tucker to the INDA late Clarence and Mildred TUCKERRay HATLEY, 69, of Hall Lowder.

Hepassed installed and AULINE ELIZABETH Albemarle, awaycarpet Monday, floor coverings, ALMOND TUCKER, 98, passed April 13, 2020.enjoyed cars, showing away peacefully at Trinity Place, Linda born show September 18, horses, andwas raising chickens.

Albemarle, NC on April 11, 2020.

1950 in Concord to the late Jacob andby Johnny is lovingly remembered Pauline was born on March 22, SheRussell was also Lowder preceded of hisClaris wife, Tucker.

Bridgette 1922 in Cabarrus County, NC to the in death by her brother, Terry Lee the home, sons Douglas (Kimberly) late John Richard Almond and Alice Tucker, and her twin sister, Brenda Dean of Mint Hill, NC, RyanBrenda Lowder JOYCE EVELINE FOWLER, Shirley Ada Ann Lambert Almond.

Tucker Strickland.

We know of the grandchildren Hannah 82, of New London, passedbyaway She is survived her three andhome, Linda are in Heaven watching Haire daughters, Gay (Jack), overAustin us and laughing.

Dean, Dean, and Chance Saturday, April 17, 2021 atMichel Forrest Oak Island, NC; Pamela Rushing Linda was a loving mother, sister, HIRLEY MAE HAIRE, 73, Radford, brother Douglas Todd Oakes Healthcare Center in JAMES “JAKE” WARREN (Foreman), Oakboro, NC; Kathy and “Nana.” She was a very giving of Albemarle passed away on Lowder of New London, NC, sisters Albemarle, NC. FOSTER, 84, of Albemarle, Hunt (Marc), Albemarle, NC; her and loving person. Linda would April Friday, 11, 2020 at Atrium Health Debbie (Ronald) Bailey and Becky She was born April 2, 1939 in passed away April 23, son, Chris Tucker (Chris Lear), always do anything she could for Stanly. The family will hold a private (Aubrey) Albemarle, Stanly CountyWashington, to the lateDC. Burt 2021 at Atrium Health Stanly.

She will be greatly others, Axsom especiallyofher family. SheNC, graveside service for Mrs. Haire. by her five grandchildren, FastShop #5,along andenjoyed Susanworking Gill of at Apopka, FL, Coble and themissed late Molly Smith.

James will have a born visitation on12, Shirley was December Heather son, Rushing Chaney (Shannon), Locust.

Linda will be forever loved with numerous nieces, nephews, Survivors include David Thursday, April 29, 2021 DC from 1946 in Washington, to the Rushing, and greatly missed. late Charles Richard Bateman great-nephews, and his Fowler of NewMichael London, NC. Elizabeth Michel 2pm until 4pm at Stanly Funeraland great-nieces, Hartzog (Craig), Jack Michel, Jr. include her son, ElizabethCare Mae Mulligan Bateman. furry Survivors best friend Tigger.

Hartsell Funeral Home of and Cremation of Albemarle.

(Jenn), and Woody Hunt as well as Alan Hatley and wife, Angela, of Shirley is survived by her husband Johnny struggled for many years Albemarle is serving the Fowler Mr. Foster was born June seven great-grandchildren. She also Albemarle; brother, Ronnie Tucker of 30 years Vaughn Smith of with Rheumatoid family. in Stanlysister County, NC leaves behind cherished nieces30, and1936Albemarle; and wife, Linda, ofArthritis Midland; and Sandra Painter nephews. may be granddaughter, Leslie Hatley; 1 medication induced Liver Disease.

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Methodist Church, Midland. or americanliverfoundation.org, Spokanenieces WA;and a daughter, Kathy nephews; and Gus the In lieu of flowers, the family In lieuLiver of flowers, please consider a Stanly Funeral Cremation American Foundation, PO Box Foster ofdog.

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Rita Estridge RITA ALMOND ESTRIDGE of Badin passed away April 22, 2021. She was born in Wilmington, NC on March 26, 1943. She was the daughter of the late Clifford C. Almond and Belzora Deese Almond. She graduated at the Ridgecrest High School Class of 1961 as Valedictorian of her class. She was also a graduate of St. Andrews University in 1965 with a double major in math and chemistry. She enjoyed gardening and spoiling her grandchildren.

She was a retired 8th grade teacher from West Montgomery Middle School where she was named Teacher of the Year in the Celebrate the life 1999-2000 school year. She was of your loved ones. a member of Badin Presbyterian Submit obituaries Church. and death notices She is survived by her husband to be published in Sammy E. Estridge Jr., two sons, SammyCelebrate E. Estridge 3 and thewife life of your loved SCJ at Kristi and David A. Estridge and obits@stanlyjournal.com ones.

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STATE & NATION

More action, less talk’ distinguishes Biden’s first 100 days

By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The oldest person ever elected president is tugging the United States in many new directions at once, right down to its literal foundations — the concrete of its neglected bridges — as well as racial tensions and partisan poisons tearing at the civil society. Add to that list: a call for dramatic action to combat climate change.

President Joe Biden’s spontaneity, once a hallmark and sometimes a headache, is rarely seen.

Some say he is a leader for this time: more action, less talk and something for the history books.

“This has been a really terrible year,” said Matt Delmont, who teaches civil rights history at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. “There’s so much. We want a new president to be a light forward. From that perspective, it makes sense that you want to get out of the box fast.”

Biden, though, has struggled to manage the border crisis he often neglected in the campaign. He’s earned rare rebukes from some Democrats and shown that a president’s famously empathetic nature does not necessarily mean empathetic treatment of the world’s dispossessed.

Already, Biden has achieved a massive spending package of historic breadth and taken executive actions to wrestle the country away from the legacy of President Donald Trump.

ANDREW HARNIK | AP PHOTO

In this March 11, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. “He ran as the antithesis of Trump — empathetic, decent and experienced,” said former Obama adviser David Axelrod.

Biden’s first months in office were, in many ways, a rejection of what came before.

He evoked his bipartisan deal-making track record of 36 years in the Senate as the example he sought to bring back, though there’s been little bipartisanship in what he’s achieved as president.

Biden has appeared in public far less than his predecessors and given the public fewer set pieces.

That’s in part due to COVID-19 safety concerns, but also because of a sense among his advisers that people were simply worn out from four years of the Trump show.

Biden’s agenda has been more activist than expected, unabashedly liberal and defined by anti-poverty measures and a far-reaching expansion of government.

Though the West Wing attempted to script the first 100 days, Biden faced vivid reminders that presidents are often measured more by how they respond

to events they cannot control.

The record number of unaccompanied children who tried to cross the border from Mexico — 18,890 in March alone — strained the administration’s capacity. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are testing him.

Yet to Axelrod, Biden has moved swiftly and efficiently on the two issues that dominate public concerns — the virus and the economy.

“His team has been competent and focused,” he said. “But, as important, he’s restored a sense of calm and equilibrium to a capital that lived on the jagged edge for four years of Trump.

This meant delays up and down the federal bureaucracy. In the case of vaccines, it meant the Trump administration had done little to facilitate their distribution before Biden took office, prompting his complaint in late February about “the mess we inherited.”

A distribution mess, perhaps, but the Trump administration and Congress had made a huge investment in the development of vaccines. Not only that, but the administration took action to lock in early supplies for the U.S. while many other developed countries still face crucial shortages of doses.

As the number of vaccines manufactured swelled, so did the number that reached Americans’ arms, with more than 4 million shots administered one day in mid-April.

The president became fond of the political trope of underpromising

but overdelivering.

The vaccine deployment was a significant early achievement, in part made possible by Biden’s first legislative success: passing a $1.9 trillion COVID spending bill into law.

Not a single Republican lawmaker voted for the measure, though the White House was claimed that it was a bipartisan bill because it polled well with GOP voters.

Republican opposition to Biden’s next cornerstone legislation, a $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs program, also initially seemed firm. Yet some Republicans worry they will be left defending politically unpopular decisions — like opposing a corporate tax rate increase — while the Democrats may be able to simply pass the mega-package along party lines.

Few people have tried longer to be president than Biden, who also had formed a clear vision of the job. “He really knew how he saw the presidency before he got here,” said White House senior adviser Steve Ricchetti.

Biden talks more quietly now, moves a little slower and has lost weight. Biden has told confidants that he knows tomorrow is never a given.

He speaks of all he wants to do, “God willing.”

“I’m just going to move forward and take these things as they come,” he said at his only formal news conference. “I’m a great respecter of fate.”

TIGRAN MEHRABYAN | PAN PHOTO VIA AP

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, second left, attends a memorial service at the monument to the victims of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the massacre, in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, April 24, 2021.

Armenian Americans celebrate Biden’s recognition of genocide

By Daisy Nguyen The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Armenian Americans celebrated the news Saturday that President Joe Biden formally declared the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of their ancestors by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 1900s to be “genocide,” saying the recognition was long overdue.

His action came after decades of activism, most of which was centered in California, home of the largest Armenian community in the nation.

“He’s the first American president to have the guts to talk about it. I never understood why the U.S. waited this long when they knew the truth about what happened. It’s amazing and I’m very happy he did what he did,” said Varoujan Kioudjian, 74.

He was among hundreds of people who streamed to a hill-

top monument in Montebello, about 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, to mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Dressed in black for the solemn ceremony, they laid flowers around a tomb and said prayers for the estimated 1.5 million Armenians who were killed in the events beginning in 1915 known as Metz Yeghern.

Kioudjian said for as long as he can remember his late father, whose parents were killed in the genocide and grew up in an orphanage, took him to memorials and demonstrations every April 24. That was the day in 1915 when Ottoman authorities began arresting Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople, now known as Istanbul.

“The day April 24 comes around, tears flowed from his eyes, from his heart. It was that sad,” he said.

Outside the Turkish consulate

in Beverly Hills, several thousand people blocked off Wilshire Boulevard, the main artery through the city, to demand that Turkey recognize as genocide the events that began 106 years ago. The demonstrators waved the national flag of Armenia and called for reparations.

Taleen Nazarian, 22, said at the rally that activists like herself have built their identities around fighting for recognition.

“We feel this passion to continue the fight for justice ... and do everything we can to pass it down to the next generation,” she said.

She said she was gratified by Biden’s proclamation.

“It’s still surreal that the day we’ve been fighting for finally came,” she said.

Can Oguz, consul general of Turkey in Los Angeles, said his country vehemently rejects Biden’s statement.

“None of the conditions de-

fined by the international law have been met that would warrant the use of ‘genocide’ concerning the events of 1915,” Oguz said in a email. “Today’s statement will hurt our bilateral relations and undermine dialogue efforts for peace and stability in the region.”

The White House had avoided using the term genocide for decades for fear of alienating Turkey, a NATO ally and important power in the Middle East. Biden followed through on a campaign promise to make human rights a central guidepost of his foreign policy. He argued last year that failing to call the atrocities against the Armenian people a genocide would pave the way for future mass atrocities.

“Today is an historic and emotional day for the Armenian people, including members of my own family who are descendants of genocide survivors,” state Sen. Andreas Borgeas, a Republi-

can from Fresno, said in a statement. “After more than a century, the United States has mustered the courage to acknowledge the truth despite the potential political consequences with the Republic of Turkey.”

The survivors, many of them orphans who were brought to the United States, were recognized

by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who proclaimed Saturday a “day of remembrance of the Armenian genocide.”

“Forced to build new lives in all corners of the globe, Armenians bravely forged ahead in the face of unimaginable tragedy.

Thousands made their homes in California, and we are greater for their contributions,” the proclamation states. “Today and every day, let us recommit ourselves to making certain that we never forget the Armenian Genocide, and that we always speak out against hatred and atrocities anywhere they occur.”

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Twin City Herald

GERRY BROOME | AP PHOTO

Balloons are seen tied to a fence in Elizabeth City, Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the scene where a North Carolina deputy shot and killed a black man while executing a search warrant on Wednesday, authorities said.

WHAT’S HAPPENING Winston-Salem couple killed in head-on, wrongway crash Forsyth County Two people were killed after a car traveling in the wrong direction hit their car head on.

A vehicle was driving north on old U.S. Highway 52 when it crossed the center line and drove north in the southbound lane.

A vehicle driving south tried to avoid the car but collided head on with the vehicle traveling in the wrong direction. The victims were identified by the patrol as Jerry Lynn Thomas, 76, and Brenda Wallace Thomas, 75.

Both are from Winston-Salem.

The wrong-way driver was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. Charges are pending.

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office mourns loss of Deputy Mebane Longtime detention officer dies after leukemia battle TCH staff THE FORSYTH County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a long-tenured servant.

Deputy Alina Mebane died after a five-month battle with leukemia.

Mebane served as a detention officer for more than 15 years.

“Today our hearts are heavy and our eyes are filled with tears at the loss of one of our own, Alina Mebane,” Forsyth County sheriff Bobby F. Kimbrough said in a Facebook posting. “We ask for prayers for her family and also for her ex-

“Rest easy, Alina, we have the watch from here."

Department posting on Facebook tended FCSO Family. May God give us all comfort during these difficult days.”

Deputy Mebane and her husband, who is a sergeant with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, have three children. She received her leukemia diagnosis in December 2020.

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and Highway Patrol teamed up to help support Mebane’s battle

with leukemia. They recently held a Meals for Mebane event in early April, with food trucks to raise funds to help with medical expenses. The Red Cross also held a blood drive at the event, and local food trucks donated 400 meals to help all proceeds go to the family.

Despite steady rain on the day, the event raised more than $7,000 for the Mebane family, and the Red Cross received 35 donations, which can be used for up to 107 patients.

The Sheriff’s Office allowed the community to continue to offer support, making the department’s Community Outreach car available in front of the Detention Center over the weekend, allowing members of the community to

drop off cards, donations or anything to honor Deputy Mebane’s life.

“I want to thank the community for their outpouring of prayers at the loss of Mrs. Alina Mebane,” Sheriff Kimbrough said. “As we give honor to her life and to her family during these difficult times, we wanted to give the community the chance to mourn with us. …

Once again we want to thank you, our community, for the outpouring of prayers and phone calls we have received. As always, we are grateful for you as we go through this difficult time. More importantly, please keep the Mebane family uplifted as they go through this difficult time.”

Deputy Mebane joined the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in 2006 and worked most of her career at the Detention Center.

“We mourn a life lost and a light extinguished. Rest easy, Alina, we have the watch from here,” the department posted.

Bottom by her arm and her hair, later throwing her out of the vehicle and onto the ground.

Once on the ground, officers twisted Bottom’s arm behind her back, causing her “shoulder to ‘pop,’ tearing her rotator cuff and causing severe injury,” the lawsuit said.

A Salisbury police officer involved in the stop “bragged about ‘grabbing a handful of dreads,’ and said ‘at that point she earned it,’” the lawsuit said, citing footage from the officer’s body camera.

Bottom said all of the arresting officers were white.

When she asked for medical assistance, she estimated that an hour elapsed before officers called for help, the lawsuit stated. Bottom had surgery to repair the tear but the injury prevents her from raising her left arm above her head, according to the suit.

One of the officers named in the lawsuit declined to comment, but said he no longer works for the po-

lice department. The other officers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Linda McElroy, a spokesperson for the city of Salisbury, also declined to comment on the pending litigation. McElroy said that “the Salisbury Police always strives for positive interactions with our residents and visitors, including in cases where we may suspect criminal activity.”

Bottom pleaded guilty to failing to heed blue lights. She also was charged with speeding and resisting arrest but those were dismissed.

“Ms. Bottom was peaceful at all times, and officers knew they were dealing with an elderly woman,” said Ian Mance, a lawyer with EmancipateNC who represents Bottom. “Our complaint alleges these officers had no reason to use any force, much less the level of force they employed. Ms. Bottom wasn’t even arrested.”

AP

WS/FCS district announces summer learning plans Forsyth County Students needing extra help can enroll in one of more than a dozen summer learning programs unveiled by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School district last week. The programs are available for grades kindergarten through 12th grade and will help students whose academic progress was impacted by the COVID pandemic. The inperson programs last six weeks and are geared to help students academically, physically, socially and emotionally. A total of 16 different programs are available.

FOX 8

Suit: Police tore black librarian’s shoulder in traffic stop The Associated Press RALEIGH — A federal lawsuit filed by a Georgia librarian says white officers used excessive force on the black woman during a traffic stop in North Carolina, adding they pulled her from her car by her hair and tore her rotator cuff.

The suit filed Wednesday by Stephanie Bottom of Atlanta claims she posed no threat to the officers from the Salisbury Police Department and the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office when she was

stopped in May 2019. But officers approached her vehicle with guns drawn and later violated her rights by using excessive force, the lawsuit said.

Bottom, now 68, said she was driving to Raleigh for a funeral in May 2019 when she was pulled over for suspected speeding and failing to heed blue lights.

Bottom said she was listening to music loudly in her car and did not realize she was being pulled over, according to the lawsuit. It alleges alleges that two officers grabbed

Drone operators challenge surveyors’ turf in mapping dispute

By Bryan Anderson The Associated Press RALEIGH — When Michael Jones started a side hustle shooting drone photos and videos for realtors, his clients wanted more: Images with property lines on them, to better understand where their fences should be.

It seemed like a good use of emerging technology that met an obvious consumer demand, and Jones was careful to add a disclaimer: His maps weren’t meant to replace the proper surveys that are often needed for such things as mortgages, title insurance and land use applications.

But after two years of steady

business, Jones was slapped by the state of North Carolina in 2018 with an order that grounded his drone. The Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors said he faced criminal prosecution for surveying without a license.

Eager to deploy a technology that’s disrupting the staid practice of surveying nationwide, Jones sued last month, accusing the board of violating his First Amendment rights.

“I would just like to have the right back to fly,” Jones said. “I myself don’t feel like I’m offering any surveying, and more or less, I’m telling people this is not accurate mapping, this is only for visual, and all of my clients understood

that.”

Jones is one of many drone pilots coming into conflict with regulations designed to protect surveying professionals, whose exclusive roles are being disrupted now that it’s possible to nearly precisely combine line drawings with images to better resolve property disputes.

Jones’ lawsuit represents the cutting edge of this coming disruption, according to David Benowitz, head of research at Drone Analyst and a former employee at DJI, the world’s largest commercial drone manufacturer. “This has been rumored about and talked about for years now. Drones have really changed the game in surveying.”

The challenge goes both ways: Surveyors would need Federal Aviation Administration approval to professionally fly drones, and drone operators would need to pass state licensing exams to produce legal surveys. Neither side wants to take on the training and expenses.

But Kurt Carraway, executive director of the Applied Aviation Research Center at Kansas State University, said licensing boards should do more to embrace partnerships by researching the accuracy of drone mapping and encouraging the use of drones, particularly in places where a surveyor can’t safely do the work.

“I would think that with the

continued development of technologies and positional accuracy that it’s likely that drone data can be captured in a way that is compliant with those surveying standards,” Carraway said.

A final notice Jones got from the board in 2019 ordered him to stop engaging in “mapping, surveying and photogrammetry, stating accuracy, providing location and dimension data and producing orthomosaic maps, quantities and topographic information.”

The board declined to comment to The Associated Press, but said it will file a formal response to the lawsuit.

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OPINION | MICHAEL BARONE

The ebbing of the misperception that ‘bigotry is everywhere’ HOW WILL FUTURE historians explain this? From 2001 to 2014, majorities of Americans, including supermajorities of blacks and nonHispanic whites, told Gallup pollsters that “race relations” were either very or somewhat good.

Then, after the election and re-election of the first American president of African descent — in each case with majorities of the popular vote and electoral votes — perceptions suddenly plunged.

Only around 50% of non-Hispanic whites rated race relations as good in 2015, 2019 and 2020. The percentage of blacks taking that view fell to 51% in 2015, before Donald Trump’s election as president, to 40% in 2019 and to 36% in 2020.

The short explanation is that August 2014 saw the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement amid protests about the police killing in Ferguson, Missouri, of an 18-year-old black who had just robbed a convenience store and attempted to seize a policeman’s gun.

May 2020 saw 46-year-old George Floyd die while being restrained by then-officer Derek Chauvin after he was arrested on suspicion of distributing counterfeit money in Minneapolis. This week, a jury convicted Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

How common are such deaths? The Washington Post’s database reports 3,630 people have been shot and killed by police since 2015, 3,503 of them men, 1,636 of the men white and 900 black. That’s a higher share of blacks than in the general population but a lower percentage of blacks than who have contact with police. An unhappy fact of life in America is that blacks are about seven to eight times more likely than whites to commit violent crimes.

Floyd’s death generated enormous publicity and a sizable increase in support for the Black Lives Matter movement among whites (to 43% in Civiqs polling) as well as blacks (to 69%).

That support was accompanied by widespread misperceptions of the magnitude of police shootings of blacks. As Canadian political scientist Eric Kaufmann points out, a Quadratics survey in fall 2020 found that 8 in 10 African Americans believe black men are more likely to be killed by police than die in an auto accident, as did 53% of white Biden voters but only 15% of white Trump voters.

Actually, thousands of black men die in auto accidents every year, while fewer than 300 a year, according to The Post, are killed by police. Similar questions showed that similarly wide divergences from reality are apparent on other racially charged questions, and indeed, ordinary people often have

enormous misperceptions of many statistical relationships.

In any case, as Manhattan Institute scholar Coleman Hughes has argued, “The public perception of bigotry has surpassed the reality to such an extent that it has become a moral panic.” Hughes blames “critical race theory and intersectionality” for “the misperception that bigotry is everywhere, even as the data tell a different story: racism exists, but there has never been less racism than there is now.”

That’s not the message sent by President Joe Biden when he decried “systemic racism” while rooting for Chauvin’s conviction (as former President Richard Nixon rooted for Charles Manson’s) and called the new voting law in Georgia — much more accommodating than that in his own Delaware — “Jim Crow on steroids.”

Those views may be as politically problematic as senior Rep. Maxine Waters’ unmistakable call to have more violent riots if Chauvin wasn’t convicted. By 46% to 37%, whites now oppose Black Lives Matter, and a similar number in a national poll support the Georgia election law.

Central cities, starting with Minneapolis, proceeded to “defund the police,” only to see murder rates zoom upward and many black lives end.

The 50 largest cities cut their 2021 police budgets by 5%, but a USA Today poll found only 18% nationally favor defunding the police and 58% are opposed.

National polls, by the way, may be understating opposition. The Cook Report’s Amy Walter reports that Republican voters may be especially unwilling to be polled, and a retrospective study of 2020 by five top Democratic pollsters reached a similar conclusion.

As “The Emerging Democratic Majority” co-author Ruy Teixeira points out, Americans’ belief that “discrimination and racism are bad but they are not the cause of all disparities in American society” is “clearly at odds with causes” and views embraced by Democratic activists and “intellectual supporters.”

The ebbing of their view that the America that elected and reelected Obama is just as racist as ever, and maybe more so, may be coinciding with (or caused by?) the emergence from lockdown made possible by America’s vaccination success, just as the spread of the Black Lives Matter view after the death of George Floyd coincided with (or was caused by?) lockdown fatigue. All of this is a sense that it’s time to emerge, into reality.

Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics.

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radar,” Gedge said. “They just send warning letters to people ... and for most people who receive that letter, as Michael did, you’re gonna knock it off because nobody wants to be the target of a government enforcement proceeding.”

Walter Lappert, a 35-year-old Tampa, Florida, resident, founded two drone-manufacturing companies that now partner with engineers to provide mapping services, Triad Drones and Charlotte UAV.

He said he lost out on a good chunk of a $300,000 Charlotte-area government contract because surveyors objected to his drones.

Lappert said he understands the board’s desire to protect an industry that has consistently been undercut in recent years by unlicensed drone operators who can do a less-than-accurate job for substantially less money. “Inexperienced people are going out and taking jobs and sub-par delivering

on what the actual technology can do,” he said.

He’s compromised by partnering as a sub-contractor with engineering firms or surveying companies, but he’d like to do the work on his own.

“Service work is the best bang for the buck,” Lappert said. “I can go out in one day and make $25,000 doing service work versus it might take me three months to sell a $100,000 drone.”

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Bears great McMichael says he has ALS Chicago Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl championship team, says he has been diagnosed with ALS. The 63-yearold McMichael told the Chicago Tribune in an article published Friday that he is battling the condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. He said he decided to go public with his condition because he wanted people to know why he will no longer make appearances or provide analysis of the Bears on Chicago’s WMVP-AM.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Petrino named MVC’s top coach Springfield, Mo. Missouri State coach Bobby Petrino, whose return to the sidelines was delayed until the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was named Missouri Valley Football Conference coach of the year on Thursday. Petrino led the Bears to a 5-1 record, and they were co-champions in the spring conference. Missouri State lost to North Dakota 4410 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday. Petrino came to Missouri State with a 119-56 record in 14 seasons at Louisville, Arkansas, Western Kentucky and again at Louisville. He also coached the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons for 13 games in 2007.

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Stillman signs 3-year extension with Blackhawks Chicago The Chicago Blackhawks announced a three-year contract extension with Riley Stillman on Sunday, just two weeks after it acquired the 23-year-old defenseman in a multiplayer deal with Florida.

The contract runs through the 2023-24 season and carries an annual cap hit of $1.35 million.

The Blackhawks traded forward Lucas Wallmark and defenseman Lucas Carlsson to the Panthers on April 8 for Stillman, forward Brett Connolly, the rights to forward Henrik Borgström and a seventh-round pick in this year’s NHL draft. Stillman, the son of 2006 Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup winner Cory Stillman, was selected by Florida in the 2016 NHL Draft.

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Supreme Court declines to hear wrestlers’ brain damage cases Hartford, Conn.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeals of several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that World Wrestling Entertainment failed to protect them from repeated head injuries that led to longterm brain damage. The former wrestlers asked the high court to review lower court rulings that dismissed the lawsuits because they were filed too late. The plaintiffs include William “Billy Jack” Haynes, Russ “Big Russ” McCullough, Ryan Sakoda, Matthew “Luther Reigns” Wiese and the wife of the late Nelson “Viscera” Frazier, also known as Big Daddy V, who died in 2014.

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Maryland hired former Wake Forest coach Danny Manning as an assistant on Mark Turgeon’s staff on Monday, reuniting a couple of old college teammates.

Maryland hires ex-Wake coach Danny Manning as assistant The former Demon Deacons coach will be reunited with Kansas teammate Mark Turgeon

By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland hired former Wake Forest coach Danny Manning as an assistant on Mark Turgeon’s staff on Monday, reuniting a couple of old college teammates.

Manning, who played with Turgeon at Kansas in the 1980s, spent the past year as an analyst for

ESPN. He was fired by Wake Forest after his team finished with a losing record in five of six seasons and just one NCAA Tournament appearance.

“I’ve known Danny for a long time going back to our days as teammates at Kansas, and I cannot say enough about him as a coach and as a human being,” Turgeon said in a university statement. “He has seen it all in the game of basketball and will bring unparalleled experience to our program.”

Turgeon said Manning has history recruiting in the Washington, D.C., area as well as strong national ties. Manning won the NCAA title

“(Turgeon and I) have known each other for quite some time and been through a lot of battles together over the years.”

Danny Manning and was player of the year at Kansas in 1988, the season after Turgeon left, and was an assistant on Bill Self’s staff when the Jayhawks were national champions in 2008.

Manning coached at Tulsa from 2012-14 before getting the head job at Wake Forest. Maryland is coming off a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and Turgeon recently signed a contract extension through 2026. “(Turgeon and I) have known each other for quite some time and been through a lot of battles together over the years,” Manning said.

“I am excited to help coach build on the success he has had at Maryland.”

Manning, 54, was the No. 1 pick in the 1988 NBA Draft in 1988 and played 15 professional seasons. Maryland hired him almost a year to the day he was fired by Wake Forest after posting an overall record of 78-111 and 30-80 in the ACC. Manning was replaced by Steve Forbes, who went 6-16 overall and 3-15 in the ACC in his first year in Winston-Salem after five seasons at East Tennessee State where he had a .751 winning percentage.

Keselowski uses overtime pass to win for 6th time at Talladega All three Team Penske drivers have now qualified for the the playoffs

By John Zenor The Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brad Keselowski made exactly the right final move this time, winning again at Talladega Superspeedway and demonstrating a painful lesson well learned.

Keselowski’s overtime victory made him the ninth driver to win through 10 NASCAR Cup races this season and avenged an embarrassing Team Penske gaffe in the season-opening Daytona 500.

He and teammate Joey Logano triggered a last-lap crash as Keselowski tried to pass Logano for the victory.

“Daytona, that’s a big one. Oh man, it stings still,” Keselowski said. “But this is a good one. We’ll take it. Beggars can’t be choosers.

I certainly learned some lessons from that race and I tried to apply them, and it all came together there at the end.

“Michael McDowell gave me a good push like he did at Daytona, and I was a little bit smarter with how I handled it.”

Keselowski led just one lap, the last one, in a race that featured 35 lead changes among 27 drivers.

“The whole race I had a couple opportunities to take the lead, but I just kept thinking, ‘Man, keep your car in one piece,’” Keselowski said.

Logano was involved in an airborne wreck and called on NASCAR to change the dangerous racing conditions at Daytona and Talladega.

“On one hand, I am mad about being in the crash and on the other, I am happy to be alive,” Logano said. “On another hand, I am wondering when we are going to

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Brad Keselowski celebrates after winning Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. stop because this is dangerous doing what we are doing. I got a roll bar in my head. That is not OK. “I am one hit away from the same situation Ryan Newman just went through. I just don’t feel like that is acceptable.”

Newman escaped serious injury racing for the win on the final lap of the 2020 Daytona 500.

The victory, Keselowski’s sixth at Talladega, came after team owner Roger Penske pulled the three Team Penske drivers and affiliate Matt DiBenedetto onto a call this week to discuss his expectations on how they should race Sunday. Penske refused to accept another Daytona disaster when Logano or Keselowski should have won the race but in-

stead of working together the two triggered a fiery crash that also collected a third Penske car.

All three Penske drivers have now claimed spots in the 16-driver playoff field.

William Byron was second, Daytona 500 winner McDowell — the beneficiary of that February blunder — took third and Kevin Harvick a season-high fourth.

“I felt like I was in a good spot again working with Brad and drug back off of him coming off of Turn 4,” McDowell said. “I thought I would have the run but just didn’t suck him down enough.”

DiBenedetto, who led 28 laps, finished fifth but gave away the win with a late lane change that

allowed Keselowski to surge to the front.

Ford drivers took four of the top five spots.

Kaz Grala finished a career-best sixth and was followed

by Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon in a trio of Chevrolets.

Ford drivers took spots nine through 13 and the highest finishing Toyota driver was Christopher Bell in 17th.

Keselowski tied Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon with six wins each at Talladega. But it was his first since the fall race in 2017.

“I would have never dreamed I’d tie Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. here,” Keselowski said.

“That’s something. Those guys are really legends.”

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STATE & NATION

Biden’s more action, less talk, distinguish first 100 days

By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The oldest person ever elected president is tugging the United States in many new directions at once, right down to its literal foundations — the concrete of its neglected bridges — as well as racial tensions and partisan poisons tearing at the civil society. Add to that list: a call for dramatic action to combat climate change.

President Joe Biden’s spontaneity, once a hallmark and sometimes a headache, is rarely seen.

Some say he is a leader for this time: more action, less talk and something for the history books.

“This has been a really terrible year,” said Matt Delmont, who teaches civil rights history at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. “There’s so much. We want a new president to be a light forward.

From that perspective, it makes sense that you want to get out of the box fast.”

Biden, though, has struggled to manage the border crisis he often neglected in the campaign. He’s earned rare rebukes from some

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In this March 11, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a primetime address from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Democrats and shown that a president’s famously empathetic nature does not necessarily mean empathetic treatment of the world’s dispossessed.

Already, Biden has achieved a massive spending package of historic breadth and taken executive actions to wrestle the country away

from the legacy of President Donald Trump.

“He ran as the antithesis of Trump — empathetic, decent and experienced,” said former Obama adviser David Axelrod.

Biden’s first months in office were, in many ways, a rejection of what came before.

He evoked his bipartisan deal-making track record of 36 years in the Senate as the example he sought to bring back, though there’s been little bipartisanship in what he’s achieved as president.

Biden has appeared in public far less than his predecessors and given the public fewer set pieces. That’s in part due to COVID-19 safety concerns, but also because of a sense among his advisers that people were simply worn out from four years of the Trump show.

Biden’s agenda has been more activist than expected, unabashedly liberal and defined by anti-poverty measures and a far-reaching expansion of government.

Though the West Wing attempted to script the first 100 days, Biden faced vivid reminders that presidents are often measured more by how they respond to events they

cannot control.

The record number of unaccompanied children who tried to cross the border from Mexico — 18,890 in March alone — strained the administration’s capacity. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are testing him.

Yet to Axelrod, Biden has moved swiftly and efficiently on the two issues that dominate public concerns — the virus and the economy.

“His team has been competent and focused,” he said. “But, as important, he’s restored a sense of calm and equilibrium to a capital that lived on the jagged edge for four years of Trump.

This meant delays up and down the federal bureaucracy. In the case of vaccines, it meant the Trump administration had done little to facilitate their distribution before Biden took office, prompting his complaint in late February about “the mess we inherited.”

A distribution mess, perhaps, but the Trump administration and Congress had made a huge investment in the development of vaccines. Not only that, but the administration took action to lock in early supplies for the U.S. while many other developed countries still face crucial shortages of doses.

As the number of vaccines manufactured swelled, so did the number that reached Americans’ arms, with more than 4 million shots administered one day in mid-April. The president became fond of the political trope of underpromising but

overdelivering.

The vaccine deployment was a significant early achievement, in part made possible by Biden’s first legislative success: passing a $1.9 trillion COVID spending bill into law.

Not a single Republican lawmaker voted for the measure, though the White House was claimed that it was a bipartisan bill because it polled well with GOP voters.

Republican opposition to Biden’s next cornerstone legislation, a $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs program, also initially seemed firm. Yet some Republicans worry they will be left defending politically unpopular decisions — like opposing a corporate tax rate increase — while the Democrats may be able to simply pass the mega-package along party lines.

Few people have tried longer to be president than Biden, who also had formed a clear vision of the job.

“He really knew how he saw the presidency before he got here,” said White House senior adviser Steve Ricchetti.

Biden talks more quietly now, moves a little slower and has lost weight. Biden has told confidants that he knows tomorrow is never a given.

He speaks of all he wants to do, “God willing.”

“I’m just going to move forward and take these things as they come,” he said at his only formal news conference. “I’m a great respecter of fate.”

Armenian Americans celebrate Biden’s recognition of genocide

By Daisy Nguyen The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Armenian Americans celebrated the news Saturday that President Joe Biden formally declared the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of their ancestors by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 1900s to be “genocide,” saying the recognition was long overdue.

His action came after decades of activism, most of which was centered in California, home of the largest Armenian community in the nation.

“He’s the first American president to have the guts to talk about it. I never understood why the U.S. waited this long when they knew the truth about what happened.

It’s amazing and I’m very happy he did what he did,” said Varoujan Kioudjian, 74.

He was among hundreds of people who streamed to a hilltop monument in Montebello, about 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, to mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Dressed in black for the solemn ceremony, they laid flowers around a tomb and said prayers for the estimated 1.5 million Armenians who were killed in the events beginning in 1915 known as Metz Yeghern.

Kioudjian said for as long as he can remember his late father,

whose parents were killed in the genocide and grew up in an orphanage, took him to memorials and demonstrations every April 24. That was the day in 1915 when Ottoman authorities began arresting Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople, now known as Istanbul.

“The day April 24 comes around, tears flowed from his eyes, from his heart. It was that sad,” he said.

Outside the Turkish consulate in Beverly Hills, several thousand people blocked off Wilshire Boulevard, the main artery through the city, to demand that Turkey recognize as genocide the events that began 106 years ago. The demonstrators waved the national flag of Armenia and called for reparations.

Taleen Nazarian, 22, said at the rally that activists like herself have built their identities around fighting for recognition.

“We feel this passion to continue the fight for justice ... and do everything we can to pass it down to the next generation,” she said.

She said she was gratified by Biden’s proclamation.

“It’s still surreal that the day we’ve been fighting for finally came,” she said.

Can Oguz, consul general of Turkey in Los Angeles, said his country vehemently rejects Biden’s statement.

TIGRAN MEHRABYAN | PAN PHOTO VIA AP

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, second left, attends a memorial service at the monument to the victims of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the massacre, in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, April 24, 2021.

“None of the conditions defined by the international law have been met that would warrant the use of ‘genocide’ concerning the events of 1915,” Oguz said in a email. “Today’s statement will hurt our bilateral relations and undermine dialogue efforts for peace and stability in the region.”

The White House had avoided using the term genocide for decades for fear of alienating Turkey, a NATO ally and important power in the Middle East. Biden followed through on a campaign promise to make human rights a central guidepost of his foreign policy. He argued last year that failing to call

the atrocities against the Armenian people a genocide would pave the way for future mass atrocities.

“Today is an historic and emotional day for the Armenian people, including members of my own family who are descendants of genocide survivors,” state Sen. Andreas Borgeas, a Republican from Fresno, said in a statement. “After more than a century, the United States has mustered the courage to acknowledge the truth despite the potential political consequences with the Republic of Turkey.”

The survivors, many of them orphans who were brought to the United States, were recognized by

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who proclaimed Saturday a “day of remembrance of the Armenian genocide.”

“Forced to build new lives in all corners of the globe, Armenians bravely forged ahead in the face of unimaginable tragedy. Thousands made their homes in California, and we are greater for their contributions,” the proclamation states. “Today and every day, let us recommit ourselves to making certain that we never forget the Armenian Genocide, and that we always speak out against hatred and atrocities anywhere they occur.”