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US appeals court upholds Trump abortion rules Seattle In a victory for the Trump administration, a U.S. appeals court upheld rules that bar taxpayer-funded familyplanning clinics from referring women for abortions.

The 7-4 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned decisions issued by judges in Washington, Oregon and California. The court had already allowed the administration’s changes to start taking effect while the government appealed those rulings.

Beginning March 4, the rules will also prohibit clinics that receive federal money from sharing office space with abortion providers, which critics said would force many Title X providers to find new locations, undergo expensive remodels or shut down — further reducing access to the program.

Planned Parenthood, which served 1.6 million of the 4 million patients who received care through Title X, has already left the program in protest, giving up about $60 million a year in federal funding.

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UN study: 1 of every 3 Venezuelans is facing hunger Caracas, Venezuela One of every three people in Venezuela is struggling to put enough food on the table to meet minimum nutrition requirements as the nation’s severe economic contraction and political upheaval persists, according to a study published Sunday by the U.N. World Food Program.

A nationwide survey reveals a startling picture of the large number of Venezuelans surviving off a diet consisting largely of tubers and beans as hyperinflation renders many salaries worthless.

“The reality of this report shows the gravity of the social, economic and political crisis in our country,” said Miguel Pizarro, a Venezuelan opposition leader.

In addition to food, the survey also looked at interruptions in access to electricity and water, finding that four in 10 households experience daily power cuts.

Four in 10 also reported recurrent interruptions in water service, further complicating daily life.

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Buffett says economy is slowing amid virus fears Omaha, Neb. Billionaire Warren Buffett says the viral outbreak in China has slowed economic growth, but he remains confident in the long-term future of American business.

Buffett said the reports he gets from Berkshire’s assortment of more than 90 businesses and stock investments show that business is a little softer now than it was six months ago, but he remains optimistic.

“Twenty or 30 years from now, American business — and probably all over the world — will be far better than it is today,” Buffett said.

Many of Berkshire’s roughly 1,000 Dairy Queen stores in China are closed and many of Berkshire’s other companies are suffering supply chain problems.

Investors speculate about Buffett’s successor because he is 89 although he has no plans to retire. Buffett said Berkshire’s board talks about succession at every meeting and knows which company manager it would pick as Berkshire’s next CEO. “We’re well prepared on succession,” Buffett said.

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Chinese coronavirus has infected over 80,000 people, killed 2,700 The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The latest figures reported deaths in Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Iran, Taiwan, France, and the Philippines.

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Worried Democrats rush to slow frontrunner Sanders

By Steve Peoples The Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Worried Democrats intensified their assault against the party’s presidential front-runner, Bernie Sanders, as the Vermont senator marched toward South Carolina’s weekend primary eyeing a knockout blow.

At least three leading candidates, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg, reinforced their anti-Sanders rhetoric with paid attack ads for the first time.

And a new political group was spending big to undermine Sanders’ standing with African American voters.

“Socialist Bernie Sanders is promising a lot of free stuff,” says a brochure sent to 200,000 black voters in South Carolina by The Big Tent Project, a new organization trying to derail Sanders’ candidacy. “Nominating Bernie means we reelect Trump. We can’t afford Bernie Sanders.”

The multi-pronged broadside just days before South Carolina’s first-in-the-South primary represents the Democrats’ most aggressive attempt to knock Sanders down. It reflects growing concern within his party that the self-described democratic socialist is tightening his grip on the presidential nomination while they fear he’s too extreme to defeat President Donald Trump this fall.

It also underscores the precarious state of Biden’s campaign. The former vice president has long been viewed as the unquestioned front-runner in South Carolina because of his support from black voters. But as the contest nears, Sanders is also making a strong play here. If he can eat into Biden’s base of support, that would raise fundamental questions about the future of Biden’s candidacy.

Sanders shifted new staff into the state from Nevada, expanded his South Carolina advertising

and added events to his schedule.

Sanders senior adviser Jeff Weaver said there was an “air of desperation” to the fresh attacks on his candidate.

“You’ve got candidates, you’ve got super PACs, all piling on to stop Bernie Sanders,” Weaver said. “They know he has the momentum in the race.”

Biden still predicted he would win “by plenty” in Saturday’s contest, the first with a sizable black population to weigh in.

Beyond South Carolina, polls suggest Sanders will perform well when more than a dozen states vote in the March 3 Super Tuesday contests. That’s when critics fear Sanders could build an insurmountable delegate lead.

Sanders was the focus of Buttigieg’s first attack ad of the 2020 campaign. In the ad, Buttigieg highlights Sanders’ call for a government-financed health care system as an example of the Democratic front-runner’s “polarization.”

Biden released an online ad accusing Sanders of trying to undermine President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign with a possible primary challenge. Sanders, of course, ultimately did not challenge Obama from the left.

“When it comes to building on President Obama’s legacy, Bernie Sanders just can’t be trusted,” the Biden ad says.

And Bloomberg released a new ad of his own assailing Sanders’ record on gun control, citing the senator’s endorsement by the National Rifle Association when he first ran for Congress decades ago.

While he once had the NRA’s backing, Sanders proudly proclaims his “F” rating from the pro-gun organization now. And just last week, several gun control advocates who survived the Parkland, Florida, school shooting endorsed him.

Still, Bloomberg tweeted: “The See SANDERS page A2

Race to replace Meadows explodes with candidates

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal ASHEVILLE — With the surprise retirement announcement from Republican Rep. Mark Meadows last year and his district being newly re-drawn, the NC-11 race has drawn a slew of contenders from both sides of the aisle.

There are five Democrat candidates: Gina Collias, Morris “Moe” Davis, Michael O’Shea, Phillip Price and Robert Woodsmall.

The Republican side has more than twice that with eleven: Charles Archerd, Lynda Bennett, Madison Cawthorn, Jim Davis, Dan Driscoll, Dillon Gentry, Steven Fekete, Joseph Wayne King, Joey Osbourne, Vance Patterson, and Albert Wiley, Jr. As a result of nonpartisan redistricting that took place last year, the district was redrawn to eliminate a boundary line that split Asheville into two congressional districts.

The new district covers 17 counties: Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, McDowell, Polk, Henderson, Transylvania, Jackson, Haywood, Swain, Macon, Clay, Graham, Cherokee and

half of Rutherford.

Only state Sen. Jim Davis (R-Macon) has been elected to and currently holds a political office, representing the seven counties in District 50 since 2011. He also served as a Macon County commissioner from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 10.

FEC filings show Davis has pulled in $87,971 with $39,407 cash on hand as of Feb. 20. In addition to his fundraising, the American Dental Association Independent Expenditures Committee has spent $95,780 supporting Davis.

Davis, an orthodontist by profession, picked up endorsements from state Sen. Ralph Hise (R-Madison), Macon County Sheriff Robbie Holland, Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran, state Rep. Kevin Corbin (R-Macon), and Cherokee County Commissioner Cal Stiles.

So far, Davis is the only NC-11 candidate that has earned an “A” rating from and is endorsed by the NRA. Top priorities for Davis include job creation, defending the Trump tax cuts, protecting the See MEADOWS page A2

Immigration public charge rule implementation takes effect

By Anita Snow The Associated Press PHOENIX — Pastor Antonio Velasquez says that before the Trump administration announced a crackdown on immigrants using government social services, people lined up before sunrise outside a state office in a largely Latino Phoenix neighborhood to sign up for food stamps and Medicaid.

No more.

“You had to arrive at 3 in the morning, and it might take you until the end of the day,” he said, pointing behind the office in the Maryvale neighborhood to show how long the lines got.

But no one lined up one recent weekday morning, and there were just a handful of people inside.

With new rules taking effect that disqualify more people from green cards if they use government benefits, See IMMIGRATION page A2

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Volume 5 of the North State Journal

Lauren Rose Design Editor

IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO that our readers saw Volume 1, Issue 1 of the North State Journal. On that first-ever front page of the only statewide newspaper in North Carolina, the headlines of the day still reverberate across our state, nation and world.

The first headline, “New congressional maps face further scrutiny,” was a shout into an echo chamber of politics that have profoundly affected our state and federal governments. Four years on, those maps, and our state legislative maps, are still being challenged.

The second headline, “Charlotte policy sparks controversy,” details the kindling of a fire that still burns in this country over gender and identity politics.

Some say the General Assembly’s response — a bill that asserted state law supremacy over local ordinances and forever known as H.B. 2 — was the undoing of the state’s first Republican governor in a generation. (For the record, I don’t think it was). One fact that remains is that the bill’s author, Dan Bishop, is a member of Congress. I also haven’t heard much about H.B. 2 since the last campaign commercials aired in the

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MEADOWS from page A1 unborn, defending the Second Amendment and fighting the opioid epidemic.

Lynda Bennett has garnered the endorsement of the outgoing Meadows, which drew some criticism. Bennett is a friend of Meadows’ wife, Debbie Meadows. According to a report by Politico, Bennett had registered a campaign website on Oct. 28, giving the impression that Bennett had advanced notice of Meadow’s retirement announcement.

Bennett, a real estate broker and the vice-chair of the Haywood County GOP, also picked up endorsements from U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, the House Freedom Fund, the Senate Conservative Fund, and the Asheville Tea PAC. Wayne King, Meadows’ former deputy chief of staff, has racked up endorsements from local officials such as Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin; former Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan; Woodfin Mayor Jerry VeHaun and state Rep. Michele Presnell (R-Yancey).

2016 gubernatorial race.

A piece on that initial first page might be the foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency. The one-paragraph brief “SCOTUS pick withdraws” ends with “Senate Republicans held firm to their vow not to act on any nominee by President Barack Obama for the job.” Justice Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation as the replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia still sits atop the president’s list of accomplishments.

Another headline, “53 tornadoes hit central N.C.,” is one I could do without. There were only five tornadoes. That was the first typo I found in the North State Journal. There have been some since, but that first one resulted in my permanent response to typos — “I’m glad we get to do it again next week.” I hope we can continue to get better every week of this fifth volume of the North State Journal.

While I have learned more about newspapers — how to make them and how the industry works — I have also learned more about our remarkable state. Since Volume 3, our tradition has been to adopt a tagline for the individual volume beyond our official tag-

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, the observance of Jesus Christ’s withdrawal into the desert for 40 days where he fasted, prayed and was ultimately tempted by Satan. Ash Wednesday starts Lent with a focus on repentance and prayer through fasting and confession.

In many churches, congregants will attend a special service where ashes will be places on their foreheads.

Often the ashes result from the burning of palm branches from the previous year’s Palm Sunday.

King, who works in NC-11 but does not reside there, has raised $55,115 and has approximately $34,084 cash on hand. His top priorities include protecting the Second Amendment, securing the border and supporting the construction of President Trump’s border wall.

Fundraising is generally a leading indicator when it comes to winning a primary or general election. In that area, with the help of independent expenditures, Lynda Bennett is out in front.

According to FEC filings, Bennett has raised $99,397, spent $3,070, and has cash on hand of $96,327. Outside political groups are also advertising in support of Bennett.

Advertising, media, and mailer buys for the month of February so far total $591,107 across three spenders: the House Freedom Action Fund, the House Freedom Fund and the Senate Conservatives Action Fund.

Dan Driscoll is not far behind Bennett, raising $104,225 and reporting cash on hand of $100,017.

In support of Driscoll, a U.S.

line — “Elevate the conversation” — to help define the new volume.

In Volume 3, we sought to become “Your home state newspaper,” and in Volume 4 we toasted “Here’s to the land of the long leaf pine.” In this election year, when readers need truth over spin, we will aim to be, rather than to seem. We will elevate to a standard heralded by Cicero, Aeschylus, Cato and even Plato with our state’s motto: Esse quam videri.

Our goal will remain to bring you the news with truth and beauty. Our writing, photography and design have been lauded since that first issue, and we aim to maintain our foundation. But, Volume 5 will introduce new elements. Firstly, a new voice from our new editor Matt Mercer will be evident in our news reporting.

Matt joins the masthead with Cory Lavalette, David Larson, Lauren Rose, Frank Hill and Emily Roberson, who have all contributed to our success and are the reason we are entering our fifth year of publication.

You will see more variety in our design, more investigative and data-driven journalism, and a conscious effort to touch every county from Murphy to Manteo

Matthew 6: 5-6; 16-21 5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.

Verily I say unto you, They have

Army Iraqi war veteran, the Honor Fund has spent $360,822 in media buys and digital ads so far for February. Describing himself as an entrepreneur, Driscoll runs an investment firm that helps small businesses.

Charles Archerd is a retired certified public accountant and real estate investor. He has $55,521 cash on hand and ran for Buncombe County Commission chair in 2016.

Madison Cawthorn has reported cash on hand of $78,562 and describes himself as a millennial small business owner.

Joey Osbourne currently has $24,244 cash on hand and his website says he’s the CEO of Authority Franchise Systems LLC, a company he founded in 2009.

His profile on LinkedIn says he’s the founder and CEO of Mosquito Authority.

Vance Patterson’s latest filings indicate he has cash on hand of $105,444. Patterson is a businessman in the area of industrial manufacturing. In 2012, Patterson ran for the seat and finished second in a runoff with Meadows.

lishing what Sanders called a “massive literacy program” when he took power.

The House GOP campaign arm called on several House Democrats — including three facing reelection this fall in South Florida — to say if they’d support Sanders should he become the nominee. Mem-

their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

The Word is a weekly devotional in the North State Journal.

tone, discourse, and direction of the country.”

Michael O’Shea, who was born in Asheville, identifies as a “millennial progressive Democratic candidate.” He has a reported $5,008 cash on hand.

Phillip Price, a businessman who runs Antique Reclaimed Lumber, has cash on hand of $4,292 and has run for the NC-11 seat before. His 2018 bid for 11th Congressional District Democratic nomination was successful, beating current opponent Robert Woodsmall in the primary, but eventually losing to Meadows in the general election.

Robert Woodsmall is a retired Brevard College professor and retired Air Force major. He has $4,878 cash on hand. Woodsmall was a volunteer for the Transylvania County Planning Board in 2019 and served as executive director for the VISION Transylvania leadership program.

Morris “Moe” Davis is a retired Air Force attorney, judge, and retired Air Force colonel. As of Feb. 12, he has cash on hand of $30,698.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during First in the South Dinner, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Charleston, S.C.

Sanders was also in a dispute with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an establishment group that advocates for strong U.S.-Israel relations. Sanders said he would skip the group’s conference because he was concerned about the event giving airtime to “leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights.”

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, called that characterization “offensive” and “irresponsible.”

Rep. Elaine Luria, a Virginia Democrat who is Jewish, issued a statement condemning Sanders’ remarks, which she said “contribute to the divisive rhetoric often used when discussing the issue of Israel’s right to exist.”

Watching the tumult from afar during a trip to India, Trump predicted a long and messy primary season ahead for his rivals.

“It could go to the convention, it really could,” Trump said. “They are going to take it away from Crazy Bernie, they are not going to let him win.”

He added, “I actually think he would be tougher than most of the other candidates because he is like me, but I have a much bigger base.”

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2020 could cause problems for vulnerable House and Senate candidates across the country.

Republicans working to win back the House majority jumped on comments Sanders made in a CBS News “60 Minutes” segment aired Sunday in which he praised the late Cuban ruler Fidel Castro for estab-

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Albert Wiley’s latest campaign report shows zero dollars cash on hand and a total of $1,807 raised.

This is his ninth run for congress since 1984. Like King, he does not live in the district but is a resident of Atlantic Beach. The former nuclear engineer and physician at the U.S. Navy Radiological Defense Lab has promised to move back if he wins.

Two candidates — Steve Fekete and Dillon Gentry — have not filed campaign finance reports with the FEC. Fekete is a retired UPS automotive technician who in the past ran for a seat on the Caldwell County Commission and Gentry is an entrepreneur who ran in the primary for District 5 against U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx in 2018.

No PACs or outside groups have yet made independent expenditures for any Democratic candidate in the primary.

Gina Collias, an attorney who also worked as a real estate broker, has cash on hand of $14,644.

She was a Republican until 2016 when she switched parties because she was “concerned over the

SANDERS from page A1 NRA paved the road to Washington for Bernie Sanders. We deserve a president who is not beholden to the gun lobby.”

Sanders may benefit most from the sheer number of candidates still in the race. There are still seven high-profile Democrats fighting among themselves — and splitting up the anti-Sanders vote — to emerge as the strongest alternative to him.

There was no sign Monday that any of those candidates were close to getting out.

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who finished in a distant fifth or sixth place in Nevada over the weekend, announced plans to launch a $4.2 million ad buy across several Super Tuesday states.

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer has yet to spend money on an anti-Sanders campaign, but he went after him by name before more than 100 voters at a breakfast in Hilton Head.

Steyer warned, “We can’t nominate someone who is going to divide us.”

There were also new signs that Sanders’ emergence as the possible face of the Democratic Party in

in this volume. Issue 1 of Volume 5 coincides with Ash Wednesday and unveils a new weekly scripture passage on A2 which harkens back to newspapers of prior eras but will bring ancient wisdom to our pages. Our editorial calendar is still evolving, but we are committed to highlighting stories from our state’s top two industries — agriculture and military — as often as possible.

We will also be unveiling unique celebrations of every county in North Carolina, starting with an ambitious “best athlete” feature helmed by award-winning journalists Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest.

We will also carry our Volume 5 changes onto the web. Soon we will unveil a new website and hopefully (finally) bring the Murphy to Manteo section online.

We will report the news, tell the stories and push for the truth.

While every issue won’t be full of happy news, we will strive to be, rather than to seem.

bers including Rep. Donna Shalala weren’t happy.

“I’m hoping that in the future, Senator Sanders will take time to speak to some of my constituents before he decides to sing the praises of a murderous tyrant like Fidel Castro,” the first-term Democrat tweeted.

North State Journal for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Three Republicans want to unseat Attorney General Josh Stein

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein has no primary challengers this year, but three Republicans want to unseat him.

Sam Hayes, Christine Mumma and Jim O’Neill are the Republicans running to be the one to face Stein, a well-financed incumbent currently sitting on cash-on-hand of over $3.8 million — half a million of which Stein himself loaned to his campaign.

According to campaign finance reports, roughly 30% of Stein’s donations came from individuals outside of the state; and over 290 of them from California alone.

Notable donations to Stein’s campaign include the maximum donation of $5,400 each from George Soros and from presidential candidate Tom Steyer.

Stein was a state senator for Wake County for eight years. The 2016 race for attorney general was close, with Stein beating Republican Buck Newton by an extremely thin margin of just over half of one percent.

Prior to running for state senate, Stein worked for former U.S. Sen John Edwards from 1997 to 2000. He was also a Senior Deputy Attorney General for Consumer Protection from 2001-2008.

Stein holds an B.A. in history from Dartmouth College and a J.D. and M.P.P. in Law and Public Policy from Harvard University.

He is married and has three children.

Hayes’ most recent filing shows

his cash-on-hand coming in at $10,401, with $21,450 raised overall so far this cycle including a loan to his campaign from himself of $10,000.

“After nearly 150 years of Democrats controlling the Department of Justice, it’s time for a change.

We need experienced, conservative leadership, and I am the only conservative in this race. I have the background and, in fact, I have already been doing the work that the past two AGs have refused to do” says Hayes on his website.

Hayes is an attorney who graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 1994 with a major in Economics and a minor in Business Administration.

He has served as general counsel in two cabinet agencies, in the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality during Gov. Pat McCrory’s term and later in the Department of the State Treasurer in 2017.

Hayes lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife Adriane and their two children.

Christine Mumma’s finance reports show contributions from individuals this cycle making up $85,486 of the $338,031 total she has raised. The remainder comes largely from two loans Mumma to her campaign totaling $252,500.

Notable donations include $500 from Jim Blaine, former staffer to Sen. Berger and influential political consultant.

“The former News & Observer Tar Heel of the Year. The candidate who believes in the sanctity of life, will defend the rule of law,

and is unafraid, honest, and ready to stand up to put principles before politics,” said Mumma’s website.

Mumma launched a TV ad going after Jim O’Neill, claiming that he supports the release of illegal alien criminals back into society.

In his own web ad, O’Neill says he “works daily with ICE” and pledges that if elected, he will get rid of sanctuary cities.

Mumma’s ad is likely drawing from a Feb. 6 joint press conference held by Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr. and O’Neill. At that conference, Kimbrough announced that Winston-Salem will stop honoring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers on illegal aliens who were arrested in Forsyth County.

The main theme of her campaign site is criminal justice reform. Since 2001, she has served as executive director of the N.C. Center on Actual Innocence.

Mumma went to UNC Chapel Hill for her undergraduate degree in Business Administration. She worked for nine years in finance and business management before decided to go to law school. Mumma attended UNC law and clerked for the late state Supreme Court Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake, Jr. Mumma, who lives in Durham, is married and has three children.

The most recent campaign filing show $322,312 current cashon-hand for O’Neill, with roughly 96% of his receipts coming from individual contributions.

“Jim believes it’s time for an Attorney General with prosecutorial experience,” said O’Neill on his

campaign website. “As North Carolina’s Attorney General, Jim will focus on clearing the decades-old backlog of untested rape kits, defending capital case murder convictions, combating the heroin and opioid crisis, and bringing a mission of safety, security and justice to the state.”

O’Neill has one web ad titled “Dishonesty” that is directed at Christine Mumma. O’Neill’s ad also raises state bar accusations about Mumma, claiming she acted unethically and dishonestly. It also describes Mumma as “an activist lawyer,” and claims she set a convicted child rapist free.

The individual in the case the ad refers to, Joseph Abbitt, was exonerated of charges he raped two teen girls in 1991 after a motion to vacate the convictions against him was jointly filed by Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office, where O’Neill works and the N.C. Center on Actual Innocence, where Mumma worked.

The joint motion was based on new DNA evidence taken from the body of the victim that didn’t match Abbitt. Winston-Salem Police said evidence from a sheet did match Abbitt, that there was a rush to free him and maintained that he was still their main suspect. In 2015, just five and a half years after being released, Abbitt died as the result of a head-on traffic collusion.

His campaign has been endorsed by fellow Republican district attorneys and sheriffs from across North Carolina including Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page.

O’Neill has served as Forsyth County District Attorney since Nov. 2009. He is a graduate of Duke University and received his law degree from the New York Law School. O’Neill lives in Winston-Salem with his wife, Dr. Oona O’Neill. They have three children.

NC remembers Rep. Linda Johnson of Kannapolis

By David Larson North State Journal RALEIGH — State Rep. Linda Johnson (R-Cabarrus), senior chair for House Appropriations and K-12 Education, passed away Feb. 18 after a short battle with several interrelated diagnoses. The response by those in her hometown of Kannapolis, in state government in Raleigh and across the state continued for days by those whose lives she had affected.

Johnson, 74, served 10 terms in the North Carolina General Assembly and was known as a tough negotiator and tireless worker. It was these work habits that her legislative assistant, Rhonda Todd, said led her to, at times, push past health concerns.

“Her family and the constituents of North Carolina were her priority and her passion. Rep. Johnson had minimal personal time at the end of her day, which eventually impacted her health,” Todd said, citing her role as a primary negotiator for a $28 billion budget and the K-12 education policy chair.

Todd said Johnson had anticipated using the adjournment of the legislature to address some health concerns but sitting long hours in budget negotiations had taken a toll on her health. The pain from a needed hip replacement was also exacerbating her elevated blood pressure.

During an appointment with her orthopedic surgeon, Johnson’s blood pressure was dangerously high and she was advised to seek immediate emergency assis-

IMMIGRATION from page A1 droves of immigrants, including citizens and legal residents, have dropped social services they or their children may be entitled to out of fear they will be kicked out of the U.S., said Velazquez.

The guidelines that aim to determine whether immigrants seeking legal residency may become a government burden are part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to reduce immigration, particularly among poorer people.

The rules that critics say amount to a “wealth test” were set to take effect in October but were delayed by legal challenges alleging a violation of due process under the U.S. Constitution.

The Supreme Court last month cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward while the rules were litigated in the courts.

tance. While being treated for her elevated blood pressure, Johnson had imaging to her head which revealed cancerous tumors on her brain — but the blood pressure ended up being the cause of death.

After her passing, leaders of the state, from both chambers of the legislature and from both political parties, released statements mourning her passing and celebrating her life.

“I know I speak for all my colleagues that she represented the very best of North Carolina and will always be remembered for her kind nature and powerful voice for public schools,” said N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain).

“Rep. Johnson’s spirit and enthusiasm will be missed in the General Assembly,” said Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden).

“She was a fierce advocate for ed-

ucation and never lost her focus amid even the most stressful budget negotiations.”

Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, ordered flags across the state be lowered to half-mast and released a statement, saying, “Kristin and I send our deep condolences to the family and friends of NC Rep. Linda Johnson. She served our state with honor and distinction and we are grateful for her life and service.”

The North Carolina Research Campus, a public health research facility in Kannapolis which Johnson fought hard to fund, said they were going to hold a celebration of her life.

Kannapolis Mayor Darrell Hinnant, according to Todd, also indicated he was considering having funeral services at the city hall so more people could attend, as well as creating a “Linda Johnson Day.”

“I was shocked that my friend had passed. We raised our kids in the same neighborhood,” Hinnant said in a social media post.

“The legislature is going to miss Linda, our region will miss her.

And I will miss her too. Pray for Ronnie, Roger and Byron, I know that would be her departing request.”

Johnson loved painting, gardening, her church and her family. She met her husband, Ronnie, when they were only 5 years old and were married 54 years. Those close to them described them as sweethearts and their relationship as “lightning in a bottle.”

“The Johnson home was a refuge,” Todd said. “Their home was always available to nurture the body and soul.”

People came over because they knew Johnson and her family would welcome them. Sometimes people would just be there inside waiting for them when they got home. One of Johnson’s three sons, Ben, died unexpectedly in 2019, and this tragedy weighed heavily on the family. But Ben had been the same type of compassionate person as his mother, according to the stories that flooded in about him after his death.

When a neighbor’s husband was deployed to Iraq, he just began mowing their lawn every week without being asked.

“That’s just the type of people they are. They’re just remarkable,” Todd said. “Servanthood was Rep. Johnson’s passion. Linda was truly a Proverbs 31 woman. In her personal, spiritual and elected life, she was a faithful servant.”

A 5-4 vote Friday by the high court sided with the Trump administration by lifting a last injunction covering just Illinois, giving the White House a resounding win.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a blistering dissent, criticizing the administration for quickly turning to the Supreme Court after facing losses in lower courts and suggesting that her conservative colleagues handled the litigation inconsistently in their desire to give Trump a victory.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Saturday that the change will “reestablish the fundamental legal principle that newcomers to our society should be financially self-reliant and not dependent on the largess of United States taxpayers.”

Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy Homeland Security secretary, said on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” that the change is “not

a moral judgment on individuals, it is an economic one.”

He said the government expects “people seeking to be longterm immigrants here, and maybe join us as citizens, will be able to stand on their own two feet.”

He said the rules were “a major priority for the president.”

Federal law already requires those seeking permanent residency or legal status to prove they will not be a burden to the U.S. — a “public charge,” in government lingo. But the new rules include a wider range of programs that could disqualify them, including using Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers.

The nonprofit Migration Policy Institute in Washington said in an August policy paper that it expects “a significant share” of the nearly 23 million noncitizens and U.S. citizens in immigrant families who use public benefits will drop them.

Julia Gelatt, a senior policy analyst with the institute, noted that the rules apply only to social services used after Monday and do not affect citizens or most green card holders. Refugees vetted by federal agencies before their arrival, as well as people who obtain asylum, are not affected.

The guidelines don’t apply to many programs for children and pregnant and postnatal women, including Head Start early childhood education and WIC. Cynthia Aragon, outreach coordinator for the nonprofit Helping Families in Need in Phoenix, said that because of the confusion, she is steering people to private sources of aid, like food banks and church-run clinics.

“I think people will start applying for government services again after it becomes clearer how things are going to work,” Aragon said.

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Silence is golden for one book club

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal DURHAM — Silence can be golden, and one book club that has multiple chapters across the state agrees.

Members of the Silent Book Club (SBC) meet up monthly in various spaces like microbrew pubs or coffee houses and have often been characterized as a “cocktail hour for introverts.”

Meetings usually open with a no-pressure social session where members can mingle and talk about what they’re reading before settling in for a relaxing session of silent reading. And there’s also no assigned reading list. Participants can read whatever they want.

No tech interruptions are allowed during SBC. All electronic devices and phones must be put down or shut off. The clubs are mainly adults, but the age range varies depending on the club and location of the meetings.

North Carolina is home to at least 10 SBC’s across the state, spanning from Asheville to Greenville. In central North Carolina, there are two SBC clubs, one in Raleigh and one in Durham.

“I attended and was immediately hooked. I’ve been going for almost two years now.” said Rebecca Fortune, who hosts both the Raleigh and Durham SBC’s.

The Durham SBC is held on the second Tuesday each month at the popular hard cider taproom Bull City Ciderworks. The average attendance of the SBC in Durham runs 50 to 60 people with a peak of 90 attendees in 2019.

Fortune said she inherited the Durham location meetings after the original host was unable to continue running them. She said that the Raleigh club is newer and has yet to find a steady place to meet. Right now, the Raleigh attendance has had around 10 members on average showing up.

“Bad Cat Coffee is really interested in doing a Silent Book Club, so we trying to partner with them to help add to the Raleigh event listings,” said Fortune.

Both the Durham and Raleigh SBC’s have a Facebook presence that announce dates and times of upcoming meetings as well as book suggestions and literary news. Raleigh can be found by searching for @SBCRaleigh and Durham by searching for @SilentBookClubDurham.

To the west of Durham, Maria Perdomo helped start a chapter of the SBC in Greensboro after learning about it from National Public Radio.

“I love reading and really enjoy sharing that love with other people but I’ve never joined a book club because I don’t like feeling pressure to finish a book in its entirety or having to go at the pace of others,” Perdomo told NSJ. Perdomo and her friend, Eddison Wilkinson, act as co-hosts each month for the club at the Scuppernong bookstore.

“I started the Greensboro SBC chapter to meet new people in town and create a safe space where we can share the books we like or don’t like and be comfortable enough to share a little bit about ourselves too, through literature.”

Perdomo said.

According to Perdomo, the Greensboro SBC has been able to create a small community of silent readers and at their last meeting an attendee said, “reading is a way to broaden your view from the comfort of an armchair.”

I can’t wait to see where this armchair takes our community,” said Perdomo.

For those in the Greensboro area interested in joining, the group has a Facebook page with more information which can be found by searching for @SilentBookClubGSO. The SBC has continuously added chapters all around the world after its initial co-founding in 2015 by three friends, Guinevere de la Mare, Laura Gluhanich, and Kristin Appenbrink. Gluhanich and de le Mare began hatching the idea of a book club that could be a stressfree reading escape back in 2012.

In 2019, the SBC got a boost in interest after Oprah’s “O” magazine did a story on book clubs and now more than 170 SBC’s meet worldwide.

For more information or to find an SBC near you, visit: https://silentbook.club/

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Neighbors including Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee have seen companies such as BMW, Kia, Nissan, Volkswagen and Volvo all set up plants in their states. In 2018, the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite finished second Megasites behind a site in Huntsville, Alabama, for a major Toyota-Mazda project.

While North Carolina continues to vie for a game-changing manufacturer to pick our state, the battle has also heated up among sites that supporters believe are best-suited to handle the job. Some of the sites have agreed to Megasites work together, forming the “Carolina Core,” and run from the Greensboro sites through Chatham and Lee counties. In Brunswick County, twin 1,000+ acre sites sit just miles from Wilmington ports and rail lines.

WEST Power outage hits county after issue with lines Swain County More than 7,500 customers in Swain County were without power last Thursday after a massive outage from Duke energy.

The customers affected represented about 64% of all customers in the area. Duke Energy said the outage was caused by an object coming into contact with power lines. Crews were able to restore service to about 5,000 of the customers by the end of the day, and the remaining 2,500 were expected to get it back by Friday.

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Rutherford County Kent Morgan Shehan, 56, was arrested after a seven-hour standoff with police in a trailer park near Ellenboro. Police responded after Shehan began shooting at the park’s landlord. He then fired at responding officers. Police didn’t return fire but did use teargas to help bring him into custody. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and discharging a firearm into an occupied property

Clay County Southwire Cable announced that it plans to close its manufacturing plant in Hayesville next month. The plant manufactures wire and cable products. It employs 45 people in the area. Company officials said that the employees will be eligible to transfer elsewhere within the company or take severance packages. The plant is scheduled to close on March 31.

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Chatham County A group of protestors with Confederate flags demonstrated at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center on Saturday. The center was hosting a public event that included four scholars leading a panel discussion titled “The Civil War Today” on historical perspective on Confederate monuments.

Early voting was also taking place at the center.

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Yancey County The Yancey County Planning and Economic Development Commission confirmed that the Hickory Springs Manufacturing plant in Micaville will close permanently this spring. The plant, which has been in operation for more than 50 years, will shut its doors between April 23 and May 6. The company has 22 plants around the state and produces springs for bedding and furniture.

Lincoln County Scott Andy Norman, 34, got angry with his mother during an argument, caused damage to three vehicles and set a mobile home on fire. Norman threw items on the fire in the mobile home and broke windows in three vehicles with a stick, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said.

When firefighters arrived, the back of the mobile home was fully engulfed in flames. Investigators haven’t determined what led to the argument. They said both Norman and his mother refused medical treatment by emergency personnel.

Norman was charged by deputies with second-degree arson and injury to personal property.

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Wake County NC State University got a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help the school fund apprenticeship programs in the artificial intelligence industry. The apprenticeships will be aimed at current information technology employees, including those from underrepresented backgrounds, who may be unemployed or looking to start a new tech career. The grant will go toward establishing the university’s new Artificial Intelligence Academy, where participants can take courses for free and receive instruction from IT companies such as IBM.

Perquimans County The Perquimans County Sheriff’s Office warned of a new online fraud that has targeted residents in the area. Victims receive an email and, upon opening it, get a notification that their computer has been infected by a virus. The warning includes a number to call to help with the problem.

If a victim calls the number, they’re told that their financial accounts are at risk and they’re instructed to move money, in small amounts, into a “dummy account” to help catch the scammer.

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Catawba County The fire that damaged the historic Balls Creek Campground in September was a case of arson, according to results received by police from the crime lab.

The Sept. 29 blaze destroyed 40 cabins and damaged nine others. Over 30% of the campground was impacted by the fire. It was considered suspicious by investigators. Soil samples were tested and revealed signs of an accelerant.

Chowan County Nebraska Plastics Inc. will build a $1 million manufacturing facility in Edenton. The vinyl fence company said the new plant will create 22 new jobs in the area. The move will be aided by a $60,000 performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund. The plant will produce fencing and railing under the brand name Country Estate Vinyl Products.

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Greene County A convicted murderer has been killed in a prison fight. Officials said 23-yearold Andre A. Young-Johnson was fatally injured Friday morning when he was struck with a homemade weapon in a housing unit at Maury Correctional Institution. He was pronounced dead about half an hour later. Young-Johnson was serving a 25-year sentence after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the 2017 strangulation death of a man in Mecklenburg County. The other offender who was involved in the incident was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Brunswick County Police say that a person fishing off of a pier has found a dead pit bull stuffed inside a back pack. The dog was found Saturday in Sunset Beach. The Sunset Beach Police Department said the back pack had been weighed down with dumbbells. Police said they believe the female pit bull had been in the water for about one or two days. The dog was also in an emaciated condition. Police are continuing to investigate the incident.

RALEIGH — Last week, it was reported that North Carolina businessman Tom Hendrickson had switched his support from Joe Biden to Mike Bloomberg.

Hendrickson is the leader of the Democratic dark money group called Moving NC Forward. The 501(c)4 group has raised money in support of Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein and WRAL reported the group had promised “access to Cooper and his staff.”

Bloomberg’s campaign announced in December of last year that Hendrickson’s daughter was picked as Bloomberg’s state political director.

Hendrickson is no longer listed in the state employee directory for the governor’s office.

Kathryn “Katie” Hendrickson was hired in January 2017 to work as the deputy director of Boards and Commissions in Cooper’s office. She had previously been a transition aide for the Cooper campaign.

The job of the deputy director of Boards and Commissions is to identify and vet individuals for the governor to appoint to the state’s various boards and commissions.

While serving in this role, Katie Hendrickson’s parents, Jill and Tom

Hendrickson, have been appointed to several boards.

In November 2017, Jill Hendrickson was appointed to the Tryon Palace Commission. The following month, her husband Tom was appointed to the Global Transpark Authority and later was appointed again to the Marine Fisheries Commission in August 2018.

Tom Hendrickson has been a longtime donor to Cooper, donating $15,100 to his campaigns since 2000.

Documentation available on Moving NC Forward shows the group has the same address as that of Nexus Strategies, a political consulting firm run by Scott Falmlen, who is the former Cooper for NC campaign’s custodian of books and a former campaign treasurer when Cooper ran for attorney general.

Records show that Perkins Coie attorney Jonathan Berkon helped to set up Moving NC Forward. Berkon and former Hillary Clinton campaign attorney Marc Elias were the attorneys who represented Democrat Dan McCready during the NC-09 ballot proceedings.

Records filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State in 2019 detail the group brought in close to $1 million.

The records show Moving NC Forward received grants from businesses totaling $897,000, had unrestricted contributions of $28,000 and had other unlisted assets of $423,650.

Saturday marks the last day of early voting NSJ staff EARLY VOTING continues across North Carolina through Saturday.

As of Tuesday, over 323,000 North Carolinians had taken advantage of early voting for the upcoming March 3 primary.

Registered Democrats made up 45% of the early vote turnout, with Republicans at 27% and unaffiliated voters at 26%. Of the unaffiliated voters, by a 62- to 37-point margin, unaffiliated voters are choosing a Democratic primary ballot — likely to vote in the

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“Early voting gives North Carolina voters an opportunity to vote at their own convenience, and also to register if they have not already done so,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections. “We hope voters take advantage of this opportunity in this important election year.”

On Tuesday, polls in North Carolina will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. You can find your polling location on the State Board of Elections website at www.ncsbe.gov.

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

Victory or death: What would Washington say today

If men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on a matter… reason is of no use to us; the freedom of speech may be taken away, and, dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the slaughter.

WE VISITED OUR SON, his French wife and our grandson in Fredericksburg, Virginia last weekend. As Providence would have it, Mount Vernon was celebrating the 288th birthday of George Washington on the “real” President’s Day, Feb. 22.

Since we can see Washington’s childhood home right outside of the window of my son’s home across the Rappahannock River, we decided to pay a visit to “President Washington” up the road.

We met “President Washington” and took the obligatory photo. We could imagine what had to be going on inside of his head as he watched the news and followed current events on social media.

“What the heck is going on here in the United States of America today? I hear there is a socialist who is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president to be one of my successors. What does this word ‘socialist’ mean as a political party anyway?”

“Socialism wasn’t even invented until half a century after you passed away, Mr. President.

Some guy named Karl Marx said things were so miserable in the industrial age in England that one day the workers of the world would unite and overthrow all of the bourgeoisie and take over control of the government and economy.”

“Miserable? Most people I see here today at Mount Vernon appear to be well-fed and prosperous. What would the workers do if they ran a global business? Would they have the experience and talent to do so?”

“Do you mean to tell me that we fought a bloody war against the capricious, oppressive and unfair leadership of King George III to win freedom from monarchial rule only to have a guy running for president in 2020 who wants to take over complete control of

our economy and personal freedoms and make American citizens do what he wants them to do, not allow them to make their own decisions and keep their own money?”

“That is pretty much it, Gen’l. Bernie Sanders and his followers want to take away money from successful people and give it to lower-income folks. Socialists want everyone, including rich people, to have free health care coverage; free college educations and a guaranteed minimum wage.”

“What is a ‘minimum wage’?”

“Forget about it, Mr. President.”

“What about free will? What about freedom of choice? Is there still the fundamental freedom to worship as you see fit, speak out loud in public as you choose, print what you want in a newspaper, or assemble with whoever you so well please?”

“Well, Mr. President, not really. There is this thing in America today called ‘political correctness’ where a certain group of political elites have censored speakers who say or do something in the political arena with which they disagree. Many college campuses have canceled speeches by conservative speakers simply because many of the students and almost all of the faculty disagree with them.” “(I)f Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter… reason is of no use to us; the freedom of Speech may be taken away, and, dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter.” 1 “Well-said, Mr. President. A lot of people feel the same way today. Do you have any other advice for us here in the 21st century?”

“In politics as in philosophy, my tenets are few and simple. The leading one of which, and indeed that which embraces most others, is to be honest and just ourselves and to exact it from others, meddling as little as possible in their affairs where our own are not involved. If this maxim was generally adopted, wars would cease and our swords would soon be converted into reap hooks and our harvests be more peaceful, abundant, and happy.” 2 “Our son almost named our grandson Rochambeau, Mr. President.”

“I wish it had been Lafayette.”

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EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

Bernie Sanders is getting his 2016 revenge

Democratic strategist James Carville opined that “if the DNC was running a carnival parade, we’d never get out of the chute.”

IN THE 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, momentum is on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ side.

In the Iowa caucuses, the Vermont senator finished slightly behind former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg in the delegate count, but received more votes. He outright won the New Hampshire primary popular vote and tied Buttigieg in the delegate count. Sanders was the runaway winner in the Nevada caucuses Saturday, winning 47% to Joe Biden’s 21%.

The South Carolina Democratic primary is Saturday and “Super Tuesday” follows a few days later. But Sanders is also closing in on Joe Biden in Palmetto state polls, and Sanders has a comfortable polling lead in delegate-rich California, which is the big-prize Super Tuesday state.

With national polls, state polls, and state primaries/caucuses all breaking in his favor at such a crucial point in the nomination contest, Sanders and his supporters have to be feeling that what’s happening is revenge for how the Democratic National Committee colluded against him in the 2016 primaries in favor of Hillary Clinton, their eventual nominee.

But though Sanders is no doubt feeling pretty good about where he stands in the 2020 race, a contingent of prominent “anybody but Trump” Democrats and Never Trumpers are suddenly panicking at the very real possibility of an admitted socialist like Sanders running against President Trump in the fall.

MSNBC “Hardball” host Chris Matthews, a Democrat, took a moment as Nevada caucus results were coming in to compare Sanders’ victory there to the Nazis invading France in 1940.

“I was reading last night about the fall of France in the summer of 1940,” Matthews noted. “And the general, Reynaud, calls up Churchill and says, ‘It’s over.’ And Churchill says, ‘How can that be? You’ve got the greatest army in Europe. How can it be over?’ He said, ‘It’s over.’”

Of Sanders’ string of good luck in the last month, the campaign decline of “moderate” Democrats like Biden, and the inability of the party to provide full election results on the same night, Democratic

strategist James Carville opined that “if the DNC was running a carnival parade, we’d never get out of the chute.”

Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, who identifies herself as a “conservative” Never Trumper but who now endorses and promotes Democrats, tried to console herself and her fair-weather followers over the possibility of Sanders winning both the nomination and general election.

“For those frightened of a Sanders presidency the most likely outcome will be nothing. His inability to work with his own party let alone the other side will likely result in paralysis. That is the GOOD news,” Rubin tweeted Saturday after it became clear Sanders would be victorious in Nevada.

Bill Kristol, also a self-described conservative Never Trumper, pleaded with former President Obama to campaign on behalf of Joe Biden in advance of the South Carolina primary.

“A Sanders nomination would relegate your presidency to an insignificant prelude to two terms of Trump or one of Trump & one Sanders. Passivity is a choice. Act. Go to SC & fight for Joe,” Kristol said in a tweet addressed directly to Obama.

In the meantime, Sanders appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday, and defended his past praise for murderous Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, who died in November 2016.

“When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing? Even though Fidel Castro did it?” Sanders said to CNN’s Anderson Cooper after stating he was “very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba.”

Along with that sense of revenge has perhaps come a feeling of inevitability for Sanders, to the point he feels like he can say anything at this point and still win the Democratic nomination for president.

The scary thing on that front is that he might be right.

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

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GUEST OPINION | PETE KALINER

Unchallenged ideas are easy to hold

Shutting down an opponent’s speech is a coward’s defense. It betrays a lack of confidence in one’s ability to defend a position.

I’LL LET YOU IN on a secret: The best calls to a radio show are usually the ones from people that disagree with the host.

They create tension. And, like a surreptitiously usurped champagne bottle on The Bachelor, tension is often very compelling.

These calls create uncertainty. Who will “win” the argument? Will the caller humiliate the host?

Will the host swat down specious arguments and expose the fallacy of the caller’s argument? We’re all listening to find out!

They create fans. People appreciate the effort to engage in a debate — especially if their opinion wins. But even if they disagree with the victor, they appreciate being heard. Some of the highest praise I’ve ever received came from the people who disagreed with me the most.

By now you might be wondering why the airwaves aren’t flooded with these kinds of callers and rowdy debates. For starters, only a small percentage of listeners are interested in being live on the radio — let alone arguing with a host. A lot of people don’t like the way their voice sounds on recordings they hear, so they will never call in.

It’s intimidating and scary.

It’s also scary for the host, because you don’t know whether you’re going to lose the argument. Live radio is working without a net. If somebody calls in and beats you in a debate, there’s really nothing you can do about it.

You can’t delete the comment. You can’t click a button to block the audience from hearing your failure. It’s already been broadcast. Some hosts will simply move on, pretending it didn’t happen. But listeners know what they heard.

So, as a host, there is a lot to lose by taking that call.

It’s safer to stay insulated from the uncertainty. It’s safer in the echo chamber.

WALTER E. WILLIAMS

An unchallenged idea is easy to hold.

Remember 2012 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin’s assertion that pregnancy rarely occurs as a result of “legitimate rape?” It cost him the election.

Do you think that was the very first time Akin had ever said this opinion out loud? Is it more or less reasonable to believe that friends, family, and colleagues never heard him express this opinion before he said it on a TV show?

Of course not.

He probably explained his view to many people over the years. And he was probably never challenged on it. He probably never had to defend it — either publicly or privately.

And the first time he tried, he collapsed.

Over the past 20 years, this has been the general approach to the abortion debate among a lot of radio hosts, reporters, and media personalities. Most ignored the debate because it’s emotionally charged, medically technical, and uncomfortable.

A lot of content creators abandoned the issue. In recent years, pro-lifers have engaged. And polling shows they’re winning the argument.

This is why it’s so important to actually have the debate.

We must be willing to hear and analyze opposing views. One cannot truly know his own argument without knowing his opponent’s. Shutting down an opponent’s speech is a coward’s defense. It betrays a lack of confidence in one’s ability to defend a position.

Sadly, however, it is a frequent tactic deployed in service of ineptitude, ignorance, and authoritarianism.

Those entering the political arena attempting to influence society are compelled to have their ideas challenged. Not protected. To engage in the debate.

Not silence it.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | JOEL FORD

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A sign at the entrance of a polling station in East Greenwich, R.I., advises voters that identification is required in this file photo.

Voter identification in North Carolina Voter identification proposals often get caught up in the false conclusion that an ID requirement necessarily suppresses votes, particularly for black citizens like myself.

I’M A DEMOCRAT, and I sponsored legislation with Republicans to implement photo voter identification in North Carolina.

I have always been my own man with my own thoughts and my own opinions. Hopefully, you will — as I have — reach your own conclusion informed by your personal convictions, free from the intrusive pressures of those who wish to form your opinion for you.

I didn’t support the previous iteration of voter ID, which a federal court ruled unconstitutional, because I believe it would have made it more difficult for some to vote, including communities of color. Still, as some of my colleagues also said during debate over the bill, I disagree that the Republican sponsors had racist motivations, which has become the unfortunate narrative in the years since.

I submitted my own bipartisan photo voter identification proposal back then. I did so because I believed then, as I do now, that requiring voters to show identification is a reasonable step to secure the most sacred act in a democratic republic.

Voter identification proposals often get caught up in the false conclusion that an ID requirement necessarily suppresses votes, particularly for black citizens like myself. That concern requires vigilance, but it is no more an absolute truth than the charge that all opponents of voter ID support fraud at the ballot box. But it is natural for any discussion of voting requirements to raise suspicions. Our country fought a war to eliminate the scourge of slavery, and even then, the white powers-that-be came up with new, creative ways to continue black subjugation.

Because of our history, all discussion of legal

requirements governing the right to vote demand cold scrutiny.

Scrutiny, though, is different from pre-ordained conclusions from partisans with interests other than good policy. That game does not interest me and I will not play it.

Fifty-five percent of voting North Carolinians cast a ballot to amend their constitution to require a photo identification when voting. The will of those 2 million voters should serve as a guiding light for the legislature and should not be casually dismissed.

The task before the Senate was to respect the will of the people while bridging the gap between historical injustices, present needs and future consequences.

African-Americans talk about wanting a “seat at the table;” well now that we have one, I think it’s important to participate in the legislative process to improve outcomes and protections for our community.

And that is what I did.

I considered the product developed by my Republican colleagues a good-faith starting point which could be improved even further, and to their credit, the Republican-led Senate accepted a large number of ideas and amendments offered by the Democrats.

My line-in-the-sand was a change to allow voters to obtain free photo identification cards through the early voting period, and the Republican sponsors agreed.

This back-and-forth, conducted with trust and good faith, is what creates good policy.

Joel Ford

Stop, question and frisk BEFORE FORMER New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg threw his hat into the 2020 presidential race, he defended the New York Police Department’s use of “stop, question and frisk” policing.

At a United States Naval Academy’s 2019 Leadership Conference, Bloomberg said, “We focused on keeping kids from going through the correctional system ... kids who walked around looking like they might have a gun, remove the gun from their pockets and stop it.” He claimed that as a result of his policy, New York’s murder rate fell from 650 a year to 300 the year he left office.

In the cases of Terry v. Ohio, Sibron v. New York, and Peters v.

New York, the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1968, granted limited approval to officers to stop, question and frisk, even though they lacked probable cause for an arrest, if the officer believed the subject to be dangerous.

The Court’s decision made suspicion of danger to an officer grounds for a “reasonable search.”

The stop, question and frisk policy has taken on racial overtones because most of the people stopped are black men. Let’s look at the numbers. Last year, NYPD data showed that 93% of suspects arrested for murder were black or Hispanic. Ninety-six percent of those nabbed in shootings were also minorities.

Eighty-eight percent of New York City’s homicide victims were black or Hispanic, as were 96% of shooting victims. While these percentages have been roughly the same for decades, New York police have brought the absolute number of crimes, including homicides, way down from its 1990 peak at 2,245 to 289 homicides in 2018. Since blacks and Hispanics are the major victims of homicide, as a result of the NYPD’s proactive response to crime, possibly tens of thousands of blacks are living today who would otherwise be dead.

For a law-abiding black person to be stopped, questioned and frisked — in a word or two, be racially profiled — is truly insulting.

However, to analyze the policy, let’s look at the origins of racial profiling or any other kind of profiling. First of all, policemen are neither mindreaders nor are they equipped with X-ray vision. That means good policing requires learning how to use an easily observed physical characteristic as a guess or proxy for some other difficult-to-observe characteristic. Thus, the reason people profile is that information is costly and they seek methods to economize on information costs.

One way to do that is through profiling.

The reality is that race and other behavioral characteristics are correlated, including criminal behavior. That fact does not dispel the insult, embarrassment, anger and hurt a law-abiding black person might feel when being stopped by police, being watched in stores, being passed by taxi drivers, standing at traffic lights and hearing car door locks activated or being refused delivery by merchants who fear for their safety in his neighborhood.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a politician in pursuit of his own agenda. President Donald Trump is also a politician in pursuit of his own agenda. Both will deny their support for and talk down the policy of stop, question and frisk in an effort to curry favor with black voters. Most Bloomberg and Trump supporters don’t live under the horrible conditions that so many blacks live under in high crime cities like Baltimore, St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit. Black people must ask what needs to be done to stop criminals from preying on them and making so many of their communities economic wastelands.

If stop, question and frisk can contribute to that goal, so be it.

They need not listen to politicians, academics, talking heads on the news and others.

I’ll add that even if the police, intimidated by leftists, are not doing their job to safeguard black residents in high crime communities, that doesn’t mean that black people should not organize to take independent measures to protect themselves.

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

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NATION & WORLD Trump makes grand visit to India

By Jill Colvin The Associated Press AHMEDABAD, INDIA — Prioritizing pageantry over policy, President Donald Trump basked in India’s welcoming embrace on a day that featured a mega-rally with cheering crowds, a mutual-admiration show with his counterpart and a sunset tour of the famed Taj Mahal.

Trump used Day One of his whirlwind 36-hour visit to India to reaffirm close ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tease progress on a trade deal down the road. But the day was largely devoted to a trio of enviable photo-ops: the largest rally of Trump’s presidency sandwiched between visits to a former home of independence leader Mohandas Gandhi and the Taj Mahal.

In his first hours on the subcontinent, Trump received the adulatory reception that has eluded him on some foreign trips. More than 100,000 people packed the world’s largest cricket stadium, nearly all of them wearing white caps with the name of the event, “Namaste, Trump.”

But miles away in the capital of New Delhi, police used tear gas and smoke grenades to disperse a crowd of clashing protesters hours before Trump was due to arrive, as violence broke out over a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims.

Trump opened his rally speech in Ahmedabad on Monday by declaring that he had traveled 8,000 miles to deliver the message that “America loves India, America respects India and America will always be faithful and loyal friends to the Indian people.”

He praised India as a place where different faiths “worship side by side in harmony” and made no mention of the new law that is raising fears that the country is moving toward a religious citizenship test. And yet, he emphasized his own administration’s efforts to secure its borders and crack down on “radical Islamic terrorism.”

The sunbaked city bustled around him, its streets teeming with people eager to catch a glimpse of the American president. The president’s motorcade traveled newly cleaned roads planted with flowers and featuring elaborately costumed dancers and musicians as well as hundreds of large billboards featuring the president, Modi and first lady Melania Trump. Tens of thou-

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U.S. President Donald Trump reviews a guard of honor during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Indian Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.

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Ivanka Trump, the daughter and assistant to President Donald Trump, tours the Taj Mahal, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Agra, India. sands lined the route, making an impressive showing.

His first stop was Gandhi’s home, where Trump donned a prayer shawl and removed his

Trump defends Modi, refuses to weigh in on citizenship law

By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press NEW DELHI — Defending the host who has showered him with pomp and pageantry, President Donald Trump refused to speak out publicly against a controversial new Indian citizenship law pushed

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has sparked deadly protests over discrimination against Muslims.

Asked about the protests as he wrapped up a whirlwind two-day visit to India, Trump said he had raised the issue of religious freedom with Modi and the prime minister was “incredible” on the subject.

“He wants people to have religious freedom,” said Trump. The president himself proposed temporarily barring all Muslims from entering the U.S. during his 2016 campaign and successfully implemented a travel ban that targets travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries.

Trump was winding up a visit to the continent that saw him showered with praise and adulation at every stop. Cities were plastered with billboards heralding his arrival, his travel routes were lined with enthusiastic crowds, and elaborately-costumed dancers and musicians, including some on camels, entertained him at every turn.

On Tuesday, protesters in sev-

eral areas of northeast Delhi defied orders prohibiting the assembly of more than five people and threw stones and set some shops and vehicles on fire, a police officer said.

Some homes were attacked with rocks.

Trump, for his part, returned to domestic squabbles as he lashed out at a pair of liberal-leaning Supreme Court justices and his Democratic rivals, warning of economic calamity if he loses his reelection race in November.

The Republican president also said he had not been briefed on intelligence suggesting Russia is meddling in the 2020 election, either to bolster him or Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.

“Nobody ever told me that,” he said at a news conference. He added: “I want no help from any country and I haven’t been given help from any country.”

Trump had joked at the beginning of the news conference that he would be “very, very conservative” in his answers to avoid diverting attention from his “fantastic two days” in India.

Instead, he quickly launched into attacks, including criticizing Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, the latter for a blistering dissent that was critical of the Trump administration’s rush to claim emergencies when asking the Supreme Court to

shoes to walk through the humble ashram. He inspected the spinning wheel used by the famed pacifist and saw a statue of monkeys representing Gandhi’s man-

review cases.

“What Justice Sotomayor said yesterday was highly inappropriate,” he said, suggesting she and Ginsburg should recuse themselves from cases involving him or his administration.

In late March, the Supreme Court will hear two cases over subpoenas for Trump’s tax, bank and financial records. The president wants the justices to reject demands for the records issued by House committees and the Manhattan district attorney.

Earlier, at a meeting with Indian business leaders, Trump abandoned the tradition of avoiding domestic political squabbles while traveling abroad and criticized the Democratic candidates who are competing for the right to challenge his reelection bid in November, warning of economic turmoil if one of them defeats him.

He said he believes the U.S. economy is being held back by the upcoming U.S. election and claimed that, “if the wrong person gets elected, everything will come to a halt” and unemployment will soar.

Trump spent much of Tuesday meeting with Modi and emerged saying he was optimistic about the prospects of ultimately completing a trade deal with India despite moves by both sides that created doubt about the ability to reach an agreement. He offered few details about what was discussed.

“Our teams have made tremendous progress on a comprehensive trade agreement and I’m optimistic we can reach a deal that will be of great importance to both countries,” Trump told reporters. He said that if a deal happens, it will likely be “towards the end of the year.”

The two countries have been engaged in a trade standoff since

tra of “See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil.” Then it was on to a far more boisterous setting: the mega-rally at the world’s largest cricket stadium.

A battery of carefully chosen Modi loyalists and workers from his Bharatiya Janata Party lined the road to accord the president a grand welcome, which had the feel of a carnival. Tens of thousands of police officers were also on hand to keep security tight and a new wall was erected in front of a slum, apparently to hide it from the president’s motorcade.

Modi, a noted hugger, figuratively and literally embraced Trump at the start of the “Namaste Trump” rally that was, in a way, the back half of home-andaway events for the two men. Both had attended a “Howdy Modi” rally in Houston last year that drew 50,000 people. Trump lavished praise on both Modi and the democracy he leads, highlighting an effort to lift residents out of extreme poverty.

“India gives hope to all of humanity,” he told the crowd.

The stadium was packed with revelers, many of whom wore Trump and Modi masks as they sat in 80-degree heat. Before he arrived, the crowd listened to a medley of Bollywood hits and songs from Trump’s usual campaign rally playlist, including El-

ton John numbers that seemed to puzzle some in the chanting, colorful crowd.

Trump, whose foreign visits typically are light on sightseeing, told reporters traveling with him that he was eager to see the Taj Mahal, which he’d never visited, and later delighted in the immense white marble 17th century mausoleum in the city of Agra.

As daylight began to fade, Trump and his wife posed for photos, including some in front of the iconic bench where Princess Diana sat alone in 1992 in what became an enduring image.

“Really incredible, an incredible place,” Trump told reporters as he stood in the structure’s shadow.

Local media had warned of the dangers of the monkeys that inhabit the landmark and pester tourists for food and, on occasion, menace both visitors and slingshot-carrying security guards.

But the animals were successfully cleared from the site before the Trumps’ visit.

Trump’s trip comes as he is in the midst of an election year and after he was acquitted by the Senate on impeachment charges.

Foreign trips offer powerful political imagery for presidents facing reelection: They can be feted on the world stage while their rivals in the opposing party slog through visits to diners in early-voting states and clash in debates. This trip, in particular, reflects a Trump campaign strategy to showcase him in his presidential role and provide counter-programming to the Democrats’ primary contest.

The visit also comes at a crucial moment for Modi, a fellow populist, who is saddled with a steep economic downturn and unfulfilled campaign promises on job creation. Trump will spend Tuesday in New Delhi, a bustling, noisy, colorful capital that also is dotted with half-finished construction projects stalled due to disappearing funding. Trump announced at the stadium that India would soon buy $3 billion of American military equipment.

But trade tensions between the two countries have escalated since the Trump administration imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum from India. India responded with higher penalties on agricultural goods and restrictions on U.S. medical devices. The U.S. retaliated by removing India from a decades-old preferential trade program.

Trump voiced optimism during the rally that a deal could be reached but also lightheartedly said of Modi: “Everybody loves him, but I will tell you this: He’s very tough.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace after giving a joint statement in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.

Trump imposed tariffs on Indian steel and aluminum exports. India responded with higher penalties on U.S. agricultural goods and restrictions on medical devices, prompting the U.S. to strip India of its decades-old trade preferences.

The day began with an elaborate welcome ceremony in front of the grand Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace in New Delhi, continuing the pomp and pageantry the Indian government had lavished on Trump a day earlier.

Cannons fired as the president’s armored car rolled through the palace gates accompanied by red-uniformed guards on horseback. The ceremony included hundreds of military officials, marching with instruments and swords, as well as an official greeting by India’s president and Modi.

“The last two days were amazing in every sense of the word,” Trump

said, describing the trip as “unforgettable,” “extraordinary” and an expression of “love.”

Trump also addressed the coronavirus outbreak, which has begun to spook the U.S. stock market. Trump said the administration had asked Congress for an additional $2.5 billion to help get the U.S. ready “just in case something should happen” and to assist countries he says are ill-equipped to deal with the virus’ spread on their own.

Trump capped the visit as the guest of honor Tuesday at a state banquet. The president and first lady Melania Trump were shown around the presidential palace in New Delhi and were introduced to a delegation of Indian officials before they were seated for a dinner.

Trump says India is “very, very special” to him. The Republican president has cultivated a close relationship with Modi since taking office.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020

SPORTS

NC colleges ready for spring football, B3

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Among the things Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski criticized following the Blue Devils’ loss at NC State was his team’s lack of energy on the sidelines.

How Duke’s Hall of Fame coach responded to historic loss

the Wednesday SIDELINE REPORT NCHSAA WRESTLING

Fitch becomes first female to win state wrestling title Greensboro Uwharrie Charter junior Heaven Fitch became the first female to win a North Carolina state wrestling championship, winning the 106-pound weight class in the 1A bracket last weekend in Greensboro. Fitch defeated Robbinsville’s Luke Wilson by majority decision to win the title. Fitch was named outstanding wrestler for the 1A tournament. Uwharrie Charter finished second to Avery County for the 1A team title. The other schools win team titles were Central Academy of Technology & Arts (Monroe, 2A), Enka (Candler, 3A) and Hough (Cornelius, 4A).

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Kansas new No. 1, Duke 7th in AP poll New York Kansas is back on top of the college basketball rankings after knocking off Baylor in a matchup of Big 12 heavyweights, while the Bears dropped to No. 2 in The Associated Press men’s poll Monday. The Jayhawks received 62 of 64 first-place votes from the national media panel to take over the No. 1 ranking for the second time this season.

Duke dropped one spot to seventh after its blowout loss at NC State.

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Marshall-ECU game date moved to honor 1970 crash victims Greenville Marshall and East Carolina will open the 2020 football season a week earlier than scheduled, on Aug. 29, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed 75 people on the Marshall football team’s chartered plane while returning from a game at East Carolina on Nov. 14, 1970.

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The Hurricanes acquired center Vincent Trocheck from the Panthers on Tuesday for two roster players and two prospects.

Hurricanes land Trocheck, Skjei, Vatanen in trades Carolina swapped Erik Haula, Lucas Wallmark, Frederik Claesson, three prospects and two conditional draft picks on trade deadline day

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes certainly want to win a Stanley Cup in 2020, but they’re more interested in improving their team in the present and for the future.

The Hurricanes added one rental at Tuesday’s NHL trade deadline, acquiring defenseman Sam Vatanen from the New Jersey Devils, but reshaped their offense and defense with the additions of center Vincent Trocheck and defenseman Brady Skjei.

Trocheck, acquired from the Panthers, has two more full years remaining on his contract at a $4.75 million cap hit, while the 25-year-old Skjei carries a $5.25 million cap hit through the 202324 season on a deal he originally signed with the Rangers.

So while the Hurricanes believe they filled holes to help them now, the deadline moves are more about the team’s long-term goals of being a contender for years to come.

“It’s a strong message that we’re here to win. … We look forward to taking that next step,” Hurri-

canes general manager Don Waddell said during a Tuesday evening press conference.

As Brind’Amour said earlier in the day, “you have to give up something to give something,” and Carolina gave up two roster players and a wealth of assets to make the three trades.

The stiffest price was for the left-handed Skjei, which cost the Hurricanes a 2020 first round pick. The Rangers will receive the lesser of Carolina’s two first-rounders in this year’s draft. They hold Toronto’s first round pick, which is top-10 protected for the Maple Leafs, and their own.

“Skjei’s a big body, good defender,” Waddell said of the 6-foot3, 214-pound blueliner, who has eight goals and 15 assists in 60 games this season. “Can add a little bit offensively, but he’s a defender. Plays the game hard, plays the game the right way.”

For Trocheck, 26, Carolina sent four players to Florida. Pending unrestricted free agent Erik Haula and 24-year-old Lucas Wallmark were dealt to the Panthers along with two prospects — Eetu Luostarinen, a former second round pick in his first AHL season, and defenseman Chase Priskie, who was signed as a college free agent last offseason and is in his first professional season.

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The Blue Devils were blown out by NC State, leaving Coach K to wonder what’s next

By Shawn Krest North State Journal DURHAM — There are bad losses, and then there are losses that send you to the history books.

The Duke Blue Devils suffered the latter type of loss when they went to NC State last Wednesday, trailing wire-to-wire and losing 88-66 in Raleigh.

It was Duke’s worst defeat since losing by 22 to Louisville in March 2013, and the worst ACC loss by the Blue Devils since Jan. 23, 2013, by 27 in Miami. It was Duke’s worst loss to an unranked foe since January 1978 (74-50 at NC State) and its worst loss as a ranked team to an unranked opponent since March 18, 1968, when St. Peter’s beat the No. 10 Blue Devils 100-71.

Faced with his team’s most significant blowout in more than a half-century, Mike Krzyzewski pulled no punches postgame, saying his team “was not competitive tonight,” claiming that NC State was hungrier, and his team was unprepared to play.

“Our team obviously felt tonight,” he charged, “that they didn’t need a win.”

“I was angry,” Krzyzewski said later. “I was angry at them.”

The team laid an egg at the worst possible time. With the regular season winding down, Duke’s hopes of a top NCAA seed and a long run in the tournament depend on the Blue Devils being at their best. The team that lost in Raleigh seemed as far from its peak as it was possible to get. Duke’s next game was less than 72 hours away, Saturday against a Virginia Tech team that led Duke by double digits in the first matchup.

Fans and observers on press row often joke after a poor Duke effort about the fate in store for the Blue Devils when Krzyze-

“I was angry at them.

But in order to change, you have to be angry at yourself” Mike Krzyzewski

wski gets them behind closed doors. “I’d hate to be a fly on the wall in that locker room,” an announcer will say as the team heads to halftime after a rough first 20 minutes. Krzyzewski is known for a temper that has broken watches, clipboards and, at times, spirits.

Krzyzewski needed to find a way to get his team past the humiliating loss and ready to play again on Saturday. The question wasn’t “What happened?” but “What do we do now?”

Coach K offered a rare glimpse inside the locker room and practice gym doors to explain what happened over the next two days, as Duke tried to recover from a loss that could have torpedoed its season.

The game’s not over Krzyzewski was angry, but that wasn’t sufficient.

“In order to change,” he said, “you have to be angry at yourself.”

He set about finding evidence that would get the players angry with themselves.

“These kids need to see,” he said. “If you just tell them, they never have the depth that their visual will give them, along with what you say.”

So he scheduled a film session.

“After State, we got in late, had a short meeting and came back the next day,” he said. “For See DUKE, page B4

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TRENDING

Madison Bumgarner: The Arizona Diamondbacks lefthander has been competing in rodeo events under the alias Mason Saunders and even won $26,560 in a teamroping competition in December, according to a story published Sunday by The Athletic. Bumgarner told the website he has discretely competed in rodeos for a while, including in March of last year two days before pitching for the in a spring training game. The Hickory native has been roping since he was 15 or 16 years old.

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

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Duke’s Bryce Jarvis struck out a career-high 15 while retiring all 27 batters in Friday’s 8-0 win over Cornell, becoming the first pitcher to throw a perfect game in the school’s 131-year history and the 31st perfect game since the NCAA began tracking the statistic in 1957. It was the first perfect game since East Carolina’s Jake Kuchmaner threw one against Maryland last March 17.

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“When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died.”

Michael Jordan, speaking Monday at a public memorial for Bryant.

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Chico Adrahtas: The former University of Minnesota assistant hockey coach is being investigated by the school amid allegations that he sexually abused players more than 30 years ago.

The Athletic detailed Adrahtas’ exit from the Gophers program after several people went to the school’s athletic director at that time to report allegations of sexual abuse. Adrahtas denied to The Athletic last week that he ever sexually abused anyone.

Sabrina Ionescu: The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball star accomplished something never done before in college basketball, by a man or a woman. Ionescu became the first player in NCAA history to reach 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds and notched her record 26th career tripledouble, too, in No. 3 Oregon’s win over fourth-ranked Stanford on Monday night. The senior now has 2,467, 1,041 assists and 1,003 rebounds in her career.

It was her eighth tripledouble of the season.

BOXING

MLB

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“Something he’ll never forget, and something we won’t either.”

Hurricanes forward Warren Foegele after emergency backup goalie David Ayres stopped 8 of 10 shots to help Carolina to a stunning 6-3 win in Toronto.

PRIME NUMBER

15 Straight home wins dating back to last season for the NC Central men’s basketball team after the Eagles beat Howard on Monday. NC Central started the season 3-10 but is 11-3 since and 10-3 in the MEAC, a half-game behind NC A&T — the last team to beat them at home, a 51‑48 Aggies’ win on Jan. 26, 2019.

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The Red Sox have named Jerry Narron to be bench coach under interim manager Ron Roenicke, the team announced Saturday. The 64-yearold Narron, a native of Goldsboro, has spent 32 years as a player and coach in the majors, including being Roenicke’s bench coach when he managed the Brewers from 2011-15.

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Tyson Fury dropped Deontay Wilder twice Saturday night in their heavyweight title rematch of a draw in December 2018, winning the title when Wilder’s corner threw in the towel as he was taking a beating in the seventh round. It was the first loss for Wilder — who has already said he wants a rematch — in 44 fights.

NASCAR

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Ryan Newman, who was in a spectacular crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 two weekends ago, says he plans to race again. The 42-year-old Roush Fenway Racing driver was hospitalized for about 42 hours after the crash. There is no timetable for his return to the No. 6, which was driven by Ross Chastain on Sunday at Las Vegas.

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Life on the bubble again a reality for NC State Coach Kevin Keatts and the Wolfpack aren’t looking ahead after missing out on an NCAA Tournament bid last season

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal RALEIGH — Bracketology is an inexact science. And it changes daily, especially this time of year as college basketball teams with holes in their postseason resumes jockey for position on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.

It’s an almost annual rite of spring for NC State, which is once again scraping to earn one of the final few spots in the 68-team field.

The Wolfpack helped its cause considerably last week by playing its best game of the season in a meaningful 88-66 rout of thenNo. 6 Duke. Even with Saturday’s 67-61 loss to No. 8 Florida State in its second straight game against a top-10 opponent, coach Kevin Keatts’ team was in an advantageous situation going into Tuesday’s rivalry showdown with North Carolina.

But a lot can and will happen in the 2½ weeks remaining until Selection Sunday.

So the best thing redshirt senior wing C.J. Bryce and his teammates can do is keep winning as many games as possible. And just as important, avoid any more bad losses that will be fresh on the se-

HURRICANES from page B1 But the Hurricanes think they got back exactly the type of player they needed in Trocheck: a right-handed center who can contribute in all situations and make Carolina harder to play against in all three zones.

“I don’t think anybody likes playing against him,” Hurricanes defenseman Jake Gardiner said. “He’s one of those guys, he kind of does it all. He’s good defensively, offensively. ... He’s just kind of a pest out there. He finishes his checks, kind of annoying to play against. So he’s a guy who you definitely want on your team.”

While Brind’Amour lamented the loss of two of the team’s “brothers,” he also sees how Trocheck — who has 36 points in 55 games this season — can be a perfect fit for his system.

“Well, that’s why we gave up so much,” he said. “We essentially gave up four players for him, two prospects who we really think highly of too, in that deal. So we gave up a lot to get a player that we think fits ... exactly what we’re all about, and it fills a need that we definitely had. That’s why, in these deals, they hurt, right?”

Alternate captain Jordan Martinook, who will center the fourth line in place of Wallmark, agreed that the trade deadline is hard on everyone.

“It’s definitely hard, definitely sad to see two friends go,” he said.

The Hurricanes also added Vatanen, a veteran right-handed defenseman who can hopefully fill part of the massive hole left by the injuries to both Dougie Hamilton and Brett Pesce.

But not immediately — Vatanen hasn’t played since Feb. 1 after suffering a lower-body injury blocking a shot for the Devils.

“We expect him back sometime in early March,” Waddell said.

To get the 28-year-old Vatanen, who will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, Carolina sent New Jersey forward prospect Janne Kuokkanen, journeyman defenseman Frederik Claesson and a conditional draft pick. The pick will be a fourth-rounder if Vatanen plays in five regular season games and could move to the third round if he plays 12 regular season games.

For the Hurricanes to make it all work under the salary cap, the Devils retained half of Vatanen’s $4.875 million cap hit.

The team also moved Hamilton to long-term injured reserve.

The move frees up Hamilton’s cap hit so Carolina could add its three new players, though Waddell said if he Hamilton was able to return during the regular season, the team would have enough available space for him to rejoin the roster.

Both Hamilton and Pesce could return for the postseason and play, since the salary cap is not in effect during the playoffs.

lection committee’s mind when the time comes for it to make its decisions.

“I feel like we’re going to continue to play hard every single game,” Bryce said. “You can’t worry about what’s happened in the past. You have to continue to move forward, and we’re going to do that with (the FSU) game also.”

The Wolfpack saw its NET ranking drop only one spot — from 51 to 52 — as a result of that loss to the Seminoles.

NET (an acronym for NCAA Evaluation Tool) rankings are a new analytic adopted by the NCAA last season to replace the old, less accurate RPI (Ratings Percentage Index). Among the factors used to determine the NET are game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin and net efficiency at both ends of the court.

The value of wins and losses are weighted by quadrants.

Quadrant 1 includes teams ranked in the top 30 for games played at home, the top 50 for neutral site games and the top 75 on the road. Quadrant 2 includes teams ranked from 31-75 at home, 51-100 at neutral sites and 76-135 on the road. Quadrant 3 includes teams ranked from 76-160 at home, 101-200 at neutral sites and 135-240 on the road while Quadrant 4 includes all other games.

State’s 17-10 overall record (8-8 ACC) going into Tuesday’s action included five wins against Quad 1 opponents, the most of any ACC team. The Wolfpack was 9-7

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Redshirt junior guard Devon Daniels and the Wolfpack need a strong finish to the regular season to help make their case for an NCAA Tournament bid. against Quad 1 and 2 competition.

As solid as its credentials appear to be, Keatts isn’t taking anything for granted. That’s because last year, the Wolfpack was left out of the NCAA Tournament field despite having a NET ranking of 30 — higher than four teams that did get in, along with each of the “first

four out” of the bracket.

“We can only control what we can control,” Keatts said after another of his team’s signature wins, a 53-51 victory against defending national champion Virginia in Charlottesville on Jan. 20.

“I’ve decided this year not to look at the NET. The other thing I’ll say

is about the ACC. Everybody that you talk to, all the talking heads, are saying that the ACC is down. I don’t agree with that. I think the ACC is just balanced. I think we’re still one of the top conferences in the country.”

If there’s one thing State has going for it coming down the home stretch, it’s that it finally appears to be healthy. With the return of graduate forward Pat Andree from a foot injury Tuesday, all nine of the Wolfpack’s eligible scholarship players are once again available.

That hasn’t happened much this season. Seven of those nine players have missed at least one game because of injury or suspension.

State is 12-3 this season when all of its top eight scorers have been in the lineup and contributing. It is 5-7 in games in which one or more of its key players has been missing.

“We’re a good basketball team when we’ve got everybody healthy, and we’ve talked about it all year long,” Keatts said.

One thing the coach and his players don’t talk about much is where they stand on the NCAA Tournament bubble.

“We just talk about the next game because I’m not sure they can handle that,” Keatts said. “If I put pressure on them and say we have to win this game for NCAA hopes, I’m not sure we would respond like we did (against Duke).

So we just talk about the opportunities we have and taking advantage of them.”

Spring practice gives college teams early look at 2020 fall rosters North Carolina’s seven FBS schools are trying to find answers before the season

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal COLLEGE BASKETBALL is rapidly heading toward Selection Sunday and baseball season is just now getting into the swing of things. But for football coaches and fans across the state, the next month is the most important time of the year until their own games begin in September.

Spring football means different things to each program depending on the number of players they have returning and what they’re trying to accomplish over the 15 offseason workouts allowed by the NCAA. At North Carolina, it’s an opportunity to fine-tune an offense and defense that could potentially challenge for an ACC Coastal Division title after making major strides in Mack Brown’s first season back with the Tar Heels.

For coach Dave Doeren and NC State, it’s a chance to put last year’s 4-8 disappointment into the past, get five new assistants up to speed with their personnel and perhaps find some clarity in a murky quarterback situation.

Appalachian State, meanwhile, will be making yet another transition as Shawn Clark takes over as its third coach in as many years.

In between those extremes, Duke, Wake Forest, East Carolina and Charlotte will all be donning the pads and beginning the work they hope will result in a successful 2020 season.

Here’s a look at what to expect from the state seven FBS teams.

UNC Brown’s arrival completely changed the vibe around the Tar Heels’ locker room almost from the day he arrived. Gone is the negativity that hung over the program for the final two seasons of Larry Fedora’s tenure and in its place is a belief that UNC is poised for a breakout season this fall.

It has the horses to do more than just return to a bowl, with 10 of 11 starters on offense coming back, including ACC Rookie of the Year quarterback Sam Howell, 1,000yard receivers Dazz Newsome and Dyami Brown, and running backs Michael Carter and Javonte Williams.

With so much returning talent on the offensive side of the ball, much of the focus this spring will be on restocking a defense that has holes to fill on both the line and secondary. The good news is that converted quarterback Chazz Surratt, the ACC’s leading tackler last season, has decided to return for

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Appalachian State coach Shawn Clark led the Mountaineers to a New Orleans Bowl win in his first game as coach and has a wealth of returning pieces for the 2020 season. his senior season.

NC State Doeren cleaned house after last season, completely revamping his staff with changes that include new coordinators on both sides of the ball.

On defense, at least, Tony Gibson was already in the program and has a good handle on what needs to be done — especially on a line that graduated three key contributors and lost two others to transfer. Offensively, new coordinator Tim Beck comes from Texas looking to breathe some life into an attack that averaged an ACC-low 16 points per game against conference competition in 2019.

The biggest question coming into the spring is at quarterback, where Devin Leary and Bailey Hockman both got playing time last season.

They’ll be battling redshirt freshman Ty Evans and early enrolling true freshman Ben Finley — brother of former Wolfpack starter Ryan Finley — for the starting job.

Wake Forest Like UNC, the Deacons return a large number of key performers from a team that set records on its way to a fourth straight bowl appearance — including three firstteam All-ACC selections.

End Carlos “Boogie” Basham, who led the ACC with 18 tackles for loss and was second in the league with 11 sacks last season, headlines a defense that returns 11 upperclassmen. Offensively, wide receiver Sage Surratt — Chazz’s younger brother — is back and healthy again from the shoulder injury that prevented him from leading the conference in receptions, while

kicker Nick Sciba is well on his way toward becoming the leading scorer in school history.

Despite losing starter Jamie Newman as a graduate transfer to Georgia, the Deacons are set at quarterback, where junior Sam Hartman has thrown for 23 touchdowns in his 13 career games to date. The biggest concern this spring will be developing a line to protect him after losing All-ACC tackle Justin Herron and two other starters.

years, and his job this spring will be finding a scheme to fit the personnel returning from a unit that ranked 11th in the 12-team American Athletic Conference and 111th nationally in scoring defense, allowing an average of 33.7 points per game.

On the other side of the ball, the task is much more defined — continue to build what has the potential to be an explosive offensive unit around the talents of junior quarterback Holton Ahlers.

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Appalachian State

Coach David Cutcliffe has not yet announced his team’s spring practice schedule. But once he does, the Blue Devils will go through it without the quarterback penciled in to be their starter in 2020 — Clemson graduate transfer Chase Brice.

In addition to working to develop a backup, Cutcliffe and new offensive line coach Greg Frey will also concentrate on getting reps for a young offensive front that struggled at times in 2019. The receiving corps is also young, but there is some talent and experience there with Jalon Calhoun, Eli Pancol and Darrell Harding Jr. all having gotten playing time as true freshmen.

Defensively, the outlook is much more settled with a bulk of the starters back, especially up front — where 22 of 36 sacks return — and in the secondary.

Clark, the Mountaineers’ longtime offensive line coach, inherits a veteran roster from one-and-done Eliah Drinkwitz. Eight starters, including quarterback Zac Thomas, return on offense while five defense and both specialists are back from a team that went 13-1 and finished No. 19 in the final AP poll.

With more than 20 seniors on the 2020 roster, experience will help ease the transition to another new coach this spring.

East Carolina Coach Mike Houston’s second spring will have a heavy emphasis on improving a defense that was the Pirates’ glaring weakness a year ago. Blake Harrell has replaced Bob Trott as the Pirates’ sixth defensive coordinator in the past six

Charlotte Coach Will Healy will look to build on the 49ers’ first bowl season, but he has major holes to fill this spring. His main task will be finding replacements for running back Benny LeMay, offensive lineman Cam Clark and defensive end Alex Highsmith — all three of whom are currently at the NFL Combine.

In addition to the breaking in new starters, Healy will also be working with three new coaches, including offensive coordinator Mark Carney, who served as the team’s quarterbacks coach in 2019.

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What to watch for in the high school basketball playoffs The NCHSAA championships tipped off Tuesday night

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

PHOTO COURTESY LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL

Rowan County won the Little League Softball World Series last year, and now the tournament is coming to North Carolina after Greenville signed an agreement to be the host city for the next five years.

Greenville new home for Little League Softball World Series North Carolina will host the tournament for 11- and 12-year-old girls for at least the next five years

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal A TEAM from North Carolina had to travel to Oregon to win its second Little League Softball World Series championship since 2015 last summer.

For the next five years, the World Series will be coming to North Carolina.

Little League International tournament committee chairman Patrick W. Wilson last Thursday announced that the organization’s national championship tournament for girls between the ages of 11-12 will be relocated from Portland, Oregon — where it has been held for the past 26 years — to Elm Street Park in Greenville.

The five-year deal will keep the event in Eastern N.C. at least through 2024. The event is the third major national tournament to be held in the state, joining the American Legion World Series in Shelby and the NCAA Division II College World Series that has been held at the USA Baseball Training Complex in Cary since 2010.

“Looking at the facilities that Greenville has to offer, they’re outstanding with the stadium and the backdrop set in,” said Sara Thompson, director softball development for Little League International and the tournament director for the Softball World Series.

“The Weingartz (family) has been a tremendous asset to the Little League program and the number of tournaments they’ve hosted, and with also the community support behind it, we thought it would be a terrific fit.”

Elm Street Park, the home of Greenville Little League, was first opened in 1951 and was nearly destroyed by floodwaters from Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Improvements that have been made since then have transformed the park into a stateof-the-art venue for youth baseball

DUKE from page B1 every one of our games, we give … the game’s not over until you get feedback.”

Those expecting a paint-peeling tirade from Krzyzewski as he went through the players’ mistakes, however, will be let down.

“I showed a lot,” he said. “But what I did was have each of my assistants take different aspects of it. So they heard it from different voices. Sometimes, they express things better than I would.

But they have to see.”

It was more than bad passes, ill-advised shots and missed assignments on defense.

“We showed bench shots,” Krzyzewski said. “Where they were comatose. If you told them that, not that they wouldn’t believe you, but they wouldn’t believe you to the depth. It’s not a matter of busting their chops.

It’s a matter of being honest with them.”

This is us The message from the film session was unmistakable.

“This is who we are,” he said.

“We’re going to go on the court now.”

The practice court: where for generations, coaches have exact-

and softball.

Stallings Stadium, the crown jewel of the facility featuring covered seating and a 40-foot long climate-controlled press box, was opened in 2012.

Located nearby the campus of East Carolina University, Elm Street Park has served as host for numerous Little League District and State tournaments over the past 25 years.

The local organization has also sent its boys teams to the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1998 and 2017.

“Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park is a one-of-a-kind venue that will provide all who attend the Little League Softball World Series with memories that will last forever,” said Brian Weingartz, president of the Greenville Little League.

It is estimated that the Softball World Series will bring approximately $1 million of economic impact to Greenville and Pitt County.

“This is an exciting announcement for the City of Greenville,” Greenville Mayor P.J. Connelly said in a statement. “We are thrilled that Little League International has selected our city as its new home for the Little League Softball World Series and that families from around the world will now have the opportunity to enjoy our first-class facilities and the other aspects of Greenville that make it a great place to live, work, and visit.”

This summer’s event will be contested among 10 teams, nine regional champions and the North Carolina state champion, which will get an automatic bid as the tournament’s host. Starting in 2021, the field will expand to 12 teams.

North Carolina has long been a youth softball hotbed, with teams from the state representing the Southeast Region at the World Series eight times since the tournament’s inception in 1974. Rowan County has won two of the past five Little League World Series titles.

Last year’s team, coached by Steve Yang, rolled through the postseason with a 17-0 record before traveling to Portland and clinching the championship trophy with a 4-1 win against River Ridge, Louisiana.

ed their pound of flesh from underachieving teams. Krzyzewski again took a different tack, however.

“There’s not going to be animal drills or anything like that — crazy-ass things,” he said. “What there’s going to be are things we need to improve on. We had a really good, hard practice (on Thursday). We couldn’t have the same practice on Friday or else we’d be dead (for the game). So on Friday, we talked about attitude and belief.”

Krzyzewski had come up with four keys to turning around the team following the loss.

“Whenever there’s adversity, the single greatest gift that God has given to you is attitude,” he said. “You are in control of attitude. No one else. It’s on you. So, in order to change things around, you have to have attitude.

“The second thing you have to have is belief. You have to believe in yourself and your group,” he added. “On that day, we talked about attitude and (told them) we believe in them. You have to believe in each other. The third thing is preparation. So now, we’re going to go on the court, and we’re going to prepare.”

After a light practice that Vernon Carey later described as “not too bad at all,” it was time for

“Looking at the facilities that Greenville has to offer, they’re outstanding with the stadium and the backdrop set in ... we thought it would be a terrific fit.”

Sara Thompson, Little League International

“We probably are more concerned about the facilities and not necessarily the strength of the program,” said Little League’s senior director of communications Brian McClintock. “We certainly take that into account … and it’s a great opportunity for the growth of the game in North Carolina. We hope that being in Greenville continues to bring excitement and more opportunities for girls in those communities.”

Greenville and the Little League Softball World Series already have a connection in ECU assistant softball coach Jessica Hirschbuhl, who played in the tournament in 2002.

“That’s a kind of small-world connection we have there,” McClintock said.

That’s not the only connection with ECU that helped make Greenville such an attractive landing spot for the Softball World Series.

“We’re hoping to share the support that community has for ECU,” McClintock said. “Certainly, the hotels and amenities structure inside the City of Greenville will make it a great home for us. It’s not too big a city that is overwhelming, but it has a great presence and a great community atmosphere to it.”

Thompson said that if things go well in Greenville, there is a good chance the contract to hold the World Series will be extended.

“We would absolutely love to make Greenville the home of the Little League Softball World Series for the next five years and beyond,” she said.

THE NCHSAA 2019-20 basketball playoffs began on Tuesday night across the state. While the results came after press time, here’s a look at some of the items of interest across the brackets.

Top seeds: The top seeds in the four brackets are Garner (21‑5) and North Mecklenburg (26-1) in 4A, Westover (25-0) and Mount Tabor (23-3) in 3A, South Granville (26-0) and Forest Hills (25‑0) in 2A and North Edgecombe (23‑2) and Lincoln Charter (24‑2) in 1A. Every undefeated team in the state got a top seed in their class.

Slipping in: A total of 36 teams made it into the playoffs despite having a losing record. The worst record belongs to Carolina International, which got a No. 30 seed in the 1A bracket despite a 7-23 record. The highest-seeded losing team is Mitchell, a No. 8 seed in 1A despite a 9-12 mark.

Defending champs: All of last year’s state champions and 15 of the 16 teams that made their final fours are back to try to defend their titles.

Bishop McGuinness, who took last year’s 1A title as a No. 9 seed, will have an even tougher road this year as the No. 21 seed at 12‑13. The team McGuinness beat, Henderson Collegiate, is back as a No. 6 seed at 21-10. Washington County (10 seed) and North Rowan (7) are also back from last year’s final four.

In 2A, defending champion Farmville Central is a No. 3 seed at 24-2. Runner-up Forest Hills is an undefeated top seed. Final Four teams East Lincoln (10 seed) and Greene Central (19) are also back.

At 3A, champion Southwest Guilford is the 22nd seed at 12‑13. Runner-up Williams is a No. 23 seed. Final four team Cox Mill (2 seed) is back, but semifinalist Eastern Alamance didn’t make the cut.

In 4A, South Central will need to spring some upsets to defend its title from the 24th seed at 9-16. West Charlotte, who made the title game as a No. 6 a year ago, is now at No. 14 with a 15-10 record. Semifinalists R.J. Reynolds (5 seed) and Millbrook (7) return.

Boys/girls double: Several teams will look to win boys’ and girls’ state championships. A total of five teams have a top-four seed for each program.

Holmes is a second seed in 1A for boys and No. 4 for girls.

In 2A, Farmville Central is a third seed for boys and the top

15 Out of the 16 high schools who won NCHSAA boys’ championships in 2019 that made the tournament again this year.

seed for girls. Kinston is a second seed for boys and third for girls.

Freedom is the best bet in 3A. The boys are a No. 3 seed and the girls are top-seeded at 25-0.

In 4A, Northwest Guilford boys have a second seed, while the girls are at fourth.

Of the 32 teams with topfour seeds in their various brackets on the boys’ side, 27 are also in the girls’ playoffs.

North Edgecombe, East Carteret, West Columbus, Hilbriten and South Granville are the only schools whose girls didn’t make the cut.

College prospects: Several top college prospects will be in action in the NCHSAA playoffs. Apex Friendship features 2020 three-star power forward Nick Farrar, an NC State signee. Apex Friendship is a No. 8 seed in 4A with an opening round bye.

North Mecklenburg, top-seeded in 4A, features Georgia Tech signee Tristan Maxwell, a three-star shooting guard. North Meck also has a bye in the first round.

Two-seed Olympic, with a bye in the first round of the 4A playoffs, has VCU signee Josh Banks at shooting guard.

Georgia State signee Kaleb Scott is a small forward for No. 20 Holly Springs. Uncommitted senior small forward Silas Mason is on 3A Ben L. Smith, which holds a No. 9 seed.

Rutgers commit Dean Reiber plays power forward for No. 3 Northwest Guilford.

Among the top juniors in the brackets is Leesville Road’s Carter Whitt. The four-star point guard is the top prospect in the state for the class of 2021. Kinston small forward Dontrez Styles and Millbrook small forward Eric Van Der Heijden are next.

Farmville Central includes NC State class of 2021 commit Terquavion Smith at twoguard.

The playoffs began Tuesday night, and the first four rounds will continue through next week. Regionals start on March 7, and the state championships will be held on March 14.

Krzyzewski’s fourth component.

“The final is (game day) — it’s execution — and you turn adversity or something that was bad into an opportunity that makes you better.”

Tell the truth and move on Duke went out on Saturday and quickly dispatched Virginia Tech, winning 88-64 in a game that was never close. Would they have turned in a similar result if Krzyzewski had chosen to vent his anger and pB4.LLWSunish the team? Perhaps. We’ll never know. Although down the road, when things aren’t going well in a win-or-go-home tournament game, it’s possible this week’s approach may pay dividends, as the team can apply the lessons learned to adjust its attitude and belief on the fly.

“I think we grew as a group this week,” Krzyzewski said.

“Sometimes you get punched and knocked out, but then you get up and figure out why. Hopefully, we don’t get knocked out again, but if we do, we’re going to do the same thing. We’re not going to throw them under the bus, say they’re not good, say we don’t believe (in) them or that they’re idiots. We’re going to tell them the truth and move on.”

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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski implemented a four-part plan to get the Blue Devils back on track following their blowout loss at NC State.

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2020 Mazda CX-9

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAZDA

The three-row Mazda CX-9 is refined but faces stiff competition With the updated Palisade and Explorer at the next dealer, it’s a big ask

By Jordan Golson North State Journal BOSTON — For seven years, I lived in a small tourist town in Southwest Colorado. Thanks to nearby Mesa Verde National Park and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, not to mention mind-bogglingly beautiful scenery, we had a constant flow of Texans and Californians wanting to see “The West.”

For a remote town of some 20,000 people, Durango, CO was remarkably well-stocked with amazing restaurants. Thanks to our tourist friends as well as a well-heeled second-home community, Main Street was lined with top-notch eateries that wouldn’t be out of place in any major city across the country.

Whether we wanted sushi, steak, greek, whatever — we were absurdly spoiled for choice. It was heaven. Though I live in Boston now, which saw its own culinary resurgence in the half-decade I was away, I still miss the restaurants of Durango.

My favorite was always East

By Southwest. You wouldn’t ex-

pect a sushi joint in the middle Rockies to blow you away, but the chefs were creative and I was always delighted with whatever they came up with. My favorite was the BLT&T roll, which swaps seaweed for lettuce and adds tuna to the lunchtime staple. Topped with a garlic pesto aioli and I could eat it every day for lunch.

As I slipped behind the wheel of Mazda’s three-row CX-9 SUV, I found myself thinking about all those restaurants. See, the Mazda CX-9 is a very nice premium

three-row SUV. My test unit, a top-of-the-line Signature trim, was $47,385 with all the toys.

It has Mazda’s excellent 2.5-liter turbocharged Skyactiv engine, all-wheel-drive, 20-inch wheels, a full safety suite including adaptive cruise control, a lovely Bose sound system, nice leather, and on and on.

There’s a five-year 60,000mile powertrain warranty and a three-year 36,000-mile bumperto-bumper. It has three-zone climate control (the rear seats are the

third-zone). It seems well-built, assembled in Mazda’s Hiroshima, Japan plant and shipped over to the states.

I particularly like the headsup display and the easy-to-read dashboard, which is common to all Mazdas. Too many carmakers end up filling every available inch with icons and graphics that you just don’t need. The infotainment is not the best (I’ve complained about Mazda’s user interface before so I won’t belabor the point), but the screen is solid and CarPlay

works well.

Visibility is good and the handling and drive performance are excellent, with the little turbocharged four-cylinder delivering 20/26/23mpg city/highway/combined. The inside is luxurious and all the buttons and touchpoints are lovely. However.

Like with all those amazing restaurants in Durango, we are spoiled for choice in this segment.

The Hyundai Palisade (which I reviewed here last year) is tremendous, as is its sister-vehicle the Kia Telluride, and at the top-trim you’re at the same price point as this Mazda. There’s the Honda Pilot, the Ford Explorer, the Subaru Ascent and the Volkswagen Atlas.

If you don’t really need the third-row, you’re starting to get into the price range of the smaller luxury SUVs as well. But it’s the Palisade that really gives the Mazda a run for its money. Of course, the Hyundai is brand new and any new vehicle is going to have an advantage in tech features, but it also looks better (Hyundai is killing it in design these days), has quilted leather and heated and ventilated rear seats in the Limited trim, as well as a far better warranty, running 10-years or 100,000 miles on the powertrain.

And the Hyundai’s lane-centering functionality is so far beyond what most other vehicles have that, for commuters especially, it’s hard to recommend anything else.

Viewed in a bubble, the Mazda CX-9 is great. As a vehicle, it’s comfortable and luxurious and you’d be perfectly happy owning it. But when you look at the competition, it’s a much tougher comparison.

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a modern take on vintage motor inns Themes of North Carolina meld with mid-century modern in the highly anticipated Longleaf Hotel

By Lauren Rose North State Journal RALEIGH — Few design movements cultivate the feelings of comfort and clarity in such a way that the mid-century modern one does. Textbook mid-century mod design is clean, efficient and puts equal emphasis on the function and form of a piece.

Simplicity, striking color and connection to nature are some of the biggest goals, and design of this nature allows the artist to utilize aspects of the visual aesthetic — color, texture, pattern — while also highlighting the function of a piece. Think a sleek coffee table with a pop of color to draw attention. Less excess, more function.

The new Longleaf Hotel embraces a slightly warmer, “Grandpa Joe” tone of mid-century modern. A warm color palette, terrazzo counters and period décor are among the enticing elements of mid-century mod for guests to enjoy in an atmosphere of revitalized comfort within every space of the hotel.

Originally built as a travel lodge in 1964, the building was acquired by Loden Properties in 2019 and updated to give modern amenities to the motor inn experience.

Loden’s vision for the property was providing an inviting and comfortable space interlaced with North Carolina aesthetics encapsulated in a mid-century modern, vintage motor inn vibe. With a location at the northern entrance to downtown Raleigh, the site was perfect for a project with this goal to harken visitors to a simpler time and provide guests with a relaxing and memorable experience.

Christina McDonald, creative director at Loden, dove deeper into the vision for the Longleaf Hotel. She met with the North State Journal to discuss the distinct design of the mid-century mod movement that has been incorporated into the design of the hotel.

NSJ: Was the vintage motor inn theme something Loden had always conceptualized for a building or did the theme originate with this particular building?

McDonald: “It was very particular to this building, but it was absolutely in line with the kinds of things that interest us. We are interested in adaptive reuse, looking at existing properties and ways to breathe new life into them. We had done some research, and there is a trend across the United States to take old mid-century mod motor inns and breathe new life into them.

“This property, in particular, stood out to us because of the location. It’s an incredibly visible location as the ‘gateway’ into downtown as you’re coming from the north heading south. So, it was an amazing opportunity to have an impact on the city and make a statement.”

NSJ: The mid-century mod theme is clearly present through various facets of the design, such as a distinguished color palette and period décor on display. Is the furniture of the time period refurbished? Recreated?

McDonald: “None of the furniture is original because the nature of the hotel as a hospitality suite setting. We wanted the furniture to stand the test of time. When you think of mid-century modern, everyone immediately thinks about that Sputnik, a very specific mid-century mod look.

We wanted things that were a little more understated. That more lived-in mid-century look with the wood paneling and the leather and things that were about form and function. So, we weren’t going for the super retro look.

“I think that’s why folks really respond to it. Because it feels good. It feels right. It’s really comfortable.”

NSJ: What are some other midcentury mod aesthetics that have been incorporated into the form of the hotel?

McDonald: “You’ll see lines throughout in the pieces we’ve used, and in the wood flooring and paneling that was really important to us. We touched on the colors of the time period, the materials, bringing in terrazzo … because those things are super important to that era. And then there was the idea of combining the mid-century aesthetic with North Carolina.”

NSJ: Longleaf’s website highlights the NC-native longleaf pine as the inspiration for the form and atmosphere of the hotel. What are the ‘North Carolina’ touches around the hotel?

McDonald: “Throughout the hotel, most of the snacks we are carrying in the rooms are manufactured in North Carolina. We have Carolina Kettle Chips, Videri chocolate. It was important to us to work with local. Local, in this case, isn’t just necessarily Raleigh or the Triangle, but North Carolina as a whole. We’ve used artisans throughout the state to help create this environ-

ment. Liz Kelly Pottery has done a special line for us, and Rise & Ramble created for us custom-dyed throw pillows and robes.

Bull City Designs did our headboards and working units in the rooms. So, yeah, keeping it local was really important for us.

“And actually, now that you mention it, all of the beer that we carry is local as well. Matt Fern (who is running Delicatessen, the hotel’s restaurant) is responsible for that. It’s funny, on his menu it’s all these North Carolina beers and then he’s got the out-of-town guest beer section which has the beer from Asheville. Which I thought was kind of cute.”

NSJ: It’s early in its opening, but what have you been hearing from guests of the Longleaf Hotel so far?

McDonald: “We’ve gotten some really great responses, and almost all positive. Everyone is saying that they were super surprised at the quality of the stay. The quality of the comfort of the rooms, the little details. We very much want the lounge to be a place that’s not only for out-of-town guests but for locals to enjoy also. So, we’re also starting to see people coming into the lounge and hanging out.”

NSJ: The hotel as a gathering place for locals is a consistent theme being highlighted involving the function of Longleaf. Could you see a hotel and lounge like this changing the get-together culture in downtown Raleigh?

McDonald: “I definitely could, and we would love that. We would love for this to become one of those sort of local hangouts.

We are already seeing it become a popular coffee spot with people, particularly in state government, having meetings here in the morning. And, again, we haven’t done a ton of advertisement and promoting yet, so it’s great that it’s on people’s radar.”

NSJ: Do you foresee any future hotels like this one, or is this motor inn theme going to be specific to Longleaf?

McDonald: “Longleaf will be totally unique. Loden Properties develops hospitality — this is what we do. But we don’t see opportunities like this too much in this market because there usually isn’t as stable as this kind of place is. When you think about Raleigh or Durham, there aren’t a lot of examples of these kinds of mid-century properties that are out there. We’ve looked at some in other markets, but this was a super fun project that took us a year to complete — which was pretty short.”

NSJ: What else should potential guests know about a stay at the Longleaf or other interesting facts about the hotel?

McDonald: “We talked about the longleaf pine as a symbol of North Carolina and as inspiration for the hotel. It’s an endangered species that’s native to the Southeast. Our notion is to team with the Triangle Land Conservancy, which acquires and owns large tracts of land for their amazing mission. There is a piece of land that we’ve talked with them about regarding actually transplanting longleaf pines from the hotel to that property when they are too big for us to maintain. So that’s a fun little thing we are doing.

“Another thing, I’m not sure if it was mentioned, but we are interested in being environmentally responsible. I know people say that all the time, but we are trying to stay away from single-use plastic. In the showers, there are no disposable mini shampoo bottles, and instead, there are actually refillable containers in the showers.

We also have cisterns throughout the property that collect all of the rainwater, which is a really responsible way to help with stormwater management. That rainwater can also be used for irrigation throughout the property for all of the landscaping, and then whatever is extra can slowly be channeled away to avoid creating major stormwater runoff issues that some of these urban settings have.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF LODEN PROPERTIES

The Longleaf Hotel’s interior is pictured in these photos provided by Loden Properties. The Longleaf Hotel is a mid-century modern themed boutique hotel located in downtown Raleigh.

NSJ: Is there a target demographic behind the mid-century mod concept? Perhaps an aging population that wants to reminisce?

McDonald: “No, not at all. It’s interesting — because of our location, we felt like there will be a lot of government. But we wanted to really speak to not just people who are looking to reminisce because, again, this isn’t overly mid-century. We wanted to keep the bones of the structure, and we wanted to be clearly of this time. Certain things harken to the mid-century, but generally, this is a modern hotel with modern amenities.

“We really felt like people who were looking for a different experience would be interested in this concept. Whether that be a millennial, a Gen X, boomer, it’s for someone who’s looking for something that’s different from what you would expect from a branded hotel experience.”

The Longleaf Hotel is located at 300 N. Dawson St. in Raleigh, and bookings are now available.

Examples of the Longleaf Hotel’s amenities in each room include North Carolina-produced snacks and refillable shampoo and soap dispensers. Liz Kelley Pottery designed a line of pottery specifically for the hotel, as shown above.

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entertainment

Box office goes ‘Sonic’ again but hears ‘Call of the Wild’ mocked at a rally by President Donald Trump, bringing in $3.2 million in North America, where it has earned nearly $50 million.

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

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The hedgehog edged the sled dog by a nose at the box office.

“Sonic: The Hedgehog” zoomed to the top of the box office with a take of $26.3 million in its second weekend while audiences ignored critics and heeded “The Call of the Wild” as the Harrison Ford CGI dog flick finished a close second with $24.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

It was a strong weekend for both films, with each outperforming expectations and overcoming early doubts about design problems.

Paramount Pictures’ Sega video game adaptation “Sonic the Hedgehog” was a laughingstock when its first trailer was released last year, but after a delay and a title-character makeover, the film has now spent two weeks atop the box office and brought in over $200 million globally.

20th Century Studios’ “The Call of the Wild” was also mocked by many on social media for its CGI dog — the first five film adaptations of Jack London’s 1903 novel all used real ones — and reviews were decidedly mixed with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 62 percent, but moviegoers bought into the digital dog and his 77-year-old co-star, who would have won the

20TH CENTURY FOX VIA AP

This undated image provided by 20th Century Fox shows actor Harrison Ford as John Thornton from the film “Call of the Wild.” weekend were it not for a late surge from “Sonic.”

“For ‘Call of the Wild’ heading into weekend the estimates were all over the place, as low as 10 million for the weekend, some saying it could do 15, maybe 20,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore. “So like ‘Sonic’ it over-performed.”

In a very distant third with $7 million was “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey” in its third week.

The weekend’s other wide re-

lease, “Brahms: The Boy II” starring Katie Holmes, was fourth with just $5.9 million.

That was a disappointing opening at a time of year when horror films often do well. 2020 appears to be bucking that trend with family films thriving in the early weeks of the year. “’Sonic’ and ‘Call of the Wild’ represent two PG-rated movies where that void in the marketplace for families is the key to their success in this part of the year, a time

that’s usually dominated by awards holdovers and R-rated films,” Dergarabedian said.

And those family audiences may be why critics didn’t matter for the top two films.

“PG-rated films are more immune to reviews and are more about the audience. If a kid wants to go see a film, they’re going to go see it” he said.

Best picture winner “Parasite” continued its post-Oscars surge in a week where its victory was

1. “Sonic the Hedgehog,” 26.3 million, ($38.3 million international).

2. “The Call of the Wild,” $24.8 million, (15.4 million international).

3. “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey,” $7 million, (10 million international).

4. “Brahms: The Boy II,” $5.9 million, ($2.2 million international).

5. “Bad Boys for Life,” $5.86 million, ($8.1 million international).

6. “1917,” $4.4 million, ($9.4 million international).

7. “Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island,” $4.2 million, ($3.9 million international).

8. “Parasite,” $3.1 million, ($8.9 million international).

9. “Jumanji: The Next Level,” $3 million, ($1.3 million international).

10. “The Photograph,” $2.8 million.

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

By Michael R. Sisak The Associated Press NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault against two women and was led off to prison in handcuffs, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.

The 67-year-old Weinstein had a look of resignation on his face as he heard the verdict that could put him away for the rest of his life.

The charges carry up to 29 years behind bars.

“This is the new landscape for survivors of sexual assault in America, I believe, and it is a new day. It is a new day because Harvey Weinstein has finally been held accountable for crimes he committed,” District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said. “Weinstein is a vicious, serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten, rape, assault and trick, humiliate and silence his victims.”

Weinstein’s lawyers said they will appeal.

“Harvey is unbelievably strong.

He took it like a man,” defense attorney Donna Rotunno said. “He knows that we will continue to fight for him, and we know that this is not over.” Another of his lawyers, Arthur Aidala, quoted Weinstein as telling as his legal team:: “I’m innocent. I’m innocent. I’m innocent. How could this happen in America?”

The jury of seven men and five women took five days to find Weinstein guilty of raping an aspiring actress in a New York City hotel room in 2013 and sexually assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006 by forcibly performing oral sex on her.

He was acquitted on the most serious charges, two counts of predatory sexual assault, each carrying a sentence of up to life in prison.

Both of those counts hinged on the testimony of “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra, who said Weinstein barged into her apartment, raped her and forcibly performed oral sex on her in the mid-1990s.

Judge James Burke ordered Weinstein taken to jail immediately. Court officers surrounded Weinstein, handcuffed him and led him out of the courtroom via a side door without the use of the walker he relied on for much of the trial. The judge said he will ask that Weinstein, who had been free on bail since his arrest nearly two years ago, be held in the infirmary after his lawyers said he needs medical attention following unsuccessful back surgery.

Sentencing was set for March 11.

The sexual assault charge carries up to 25 years in prison, while the third-degree rape count is punishable by up to four years.

The verdict followed weeks of

MARK LENNIHAN | AP PHOTO

In this Jan. 6, 2020, file photo, Actor Rose McGowan, right, speaks at a news conference as actor Rosanna Arquette, center left, listens outside a Manhattan courthouse after the arrival of Harvey Weinstein in New York. often harrowing and excruciatingly graphic testimony from a string of accusers who told of rapes, forced oral sex, groping, masturbation, lewd propositions and that’s-Hollywood excuses from Weinstein about how the casting couch works.

The conviction was seen as a long-overdue reckoning for Weinstein after years of whispers about his behavior turned into a torrent of accusations in 2017 that destroyed his career and gave rise to #MeToo, the global movement to encourage women to come forward and hold powerful men accountable for their sexual misconduct.

In addition to the three women he was charged with attacking, three more who said they, too, were attacked by Weinstein testified as part of an effort by prosecutors to show a pattern of brutish behavior on his part.

“Weinstein with his manipulation, his resources, his attorneys, his publicists and his spies did everything he could to silence to survivors,” Vance said after the verdict. He saluted the women who came forward, saying they changed the court of history in the fight against sexual violence” and “pulled our justice system into the 21st century.”

The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sex crimes unless they grant permission, as Haleyi and Sciorra did.

While Weinstein did not testify, his lawyers contended that any sexual contact was consensual and

that his accusers went to bed with him to get ahead in Hollywood.

The defense seized on the fact that the two women he was convicted of attacking had sex with him — and stayed in contact with him through warm and even flirty emails — well after he supposedly attacked them.

In the end, that argument didn’t seem to gain any traction. Instead, the jury had trouble with Sciorra’s allegations. Four days into deliberations, the jurors sent out a note indicating they were deadlocked on the two predatory sexual assault counts but had reached a unanimous verdict on the others.

The judge told them to keep on deliberating.

In the case of the unidentified woman he was accused of raping, the jury acquitted Weinstein of first-degree rape, which requires the use of force or the threat of it, and found him guilty of third-degree rape, which involves a lack of consent.

After the verdict, jury foreman Bernard Cody was asked as he left court how the deliberations were for him personally and responded: “Devastating.” He did not elaborate.

The hard-charging and phenomenally successful movie executive helped bring to the screen such Oscar winners as “Good Will Hunting,” “Pulp Fiction,” “The King’s Speech,” “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Shakespeare in Love” and nurtured the careers of celebrated filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith.

Weinstein now faces charges in Los Angeles. In that case, an-

nounced just as the New York trial was getting under way on Jan. 6, authorities allege he raped one woman and sexually assaulted another on back-to-back nights during Oscars week in 2013.

The New York trial was the first criminal case to arise from a barrage of allegations against Weinstein from more than 90 women, including actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Salma Hayek and Uma Thurman. Most of those cases were too old to prosecute.

“For the women who testified in this case, and walked through traumatic hell, you did a public service to girls and women everywhere, thank you,” actress Ashley Judd tweeted after the verdict. She accused Weinstein of damaging her career by spreading lies about her after she rejected his advances.

During the trial, Weinstein regularly trudged into the courthouse stooped and unshaven, using his walker — a far cry from the way he was depicted in court as a burly “Jekyll-and-Hyde” figure whose eyes seemed to turn black with menace when his anger flared.

“If he heard the word ‘no,’ it was like a trigger for him,” his rape accuser testified.

One woman said that when she laughed off his advances, he sneered, “You’ll never make it in this business. This is how this industry works.”

The jury heard lurid testimony that Weinstein injected himself with a needle to get an erection, that his genitals appeared disfigured, that he sent Sciorra a box of chocolate penises and that he once

showed up uninvited at her hotel room door in his underwear with a bottle of baby oil in one hand and a video in the other.

The prosecution’s task was made more complicated because Haleyi testified that she had sex with him two weeks after she was supposedly attacked, while the rape accuser whose name was withheld said she had a sexual encounter with him more than three years afterward.

Like Haleyi, she sent Weinstein friendly and sometimes flirtatious emails, such as “Miss you big guy” and “I love you, always do. But I hate feeling like a booty call.”

During a cross-examination from Weinstein’s lawyers so exhaustive that she broke down in tears on the stand, the woman said she sent the flattering emails and kept seeing him because she was afraid of his unpredictable anger and “I wanted him to believe I wasn’t a threat.”

To blunt that line of questioning, prosecutors called to the witness stand a forensic psychiatrist who said that most sexual assault victims continue to have contact with their attackers and that they hope what happened to them “is just an aberration.”

During closing arguments, Rotunno charged that Weinstein had become “the target of a cause and a movement” — #MeToo — and asked the jury to ignore “outside forces.” She said the case against Weinstein amounted to “regret renamed as rape,” arguing that the women exercised their free will to try to further their careers.

Rumors about Weinstein’s behavior swirled in Hollywood circles for a long time, but he managed to silence many accusers with payoffs, nondisclosure agreements and the constant fear that he could crush their careers if they spoke out.

Weinstein was finally arrested in May 2018, seven months after The New York Times and The New Yorker exposed his alleged misconduct in stories that would win the Pulitzer Prize.

Among other men taken down by the #MeToo movement since the scandal broke: news anchors Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose, actor Kevin Spacey and Sen. Al Franken.

Weinstein, the product of a working-class family from Queens, achieved success at two movie studios he created with his brother Bob: Miramax — named for their parents, Miriam and Max — and then the Weinstein Co., which went bankrupt after his disgrace.

A tentative settlement was reached last year to resolve nearly all lawsuits stemming from the scandal. It would pay Weinstein’s alleged victims about $25 million, but he would not have to admit any wrongdoing or personally pay anything; the studio’s insurance companies would cover the cost.

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TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CABARRUS COUNTY 16SP317 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KESHA S CARR DATED MARCH 11, 2013 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 10422 AT PAGE 58 IN THE CABARRUS COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-

16 SP 343 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by David L. Kluttz to Charles N. Myers, Trustee(s), which was dated January 11, 2005 and recorded on January 13, 2005 in Book 5752 at Page 264 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on September 17, 2014 in Book 11116, Page 037, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina.

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

20 SP 2 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Walter J. Wilson to Thomas E. Black, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated December 6, 2012 and recorded on December 7, 2012 in Book 10282 at Page 0125, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina.

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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 430

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Roosevelt Myers and Kimberly Y. Myers, (Roosevelt Myers, deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Kimberly Y. Myers and Roosevelt Myers) to Morris/Hardwick/Schneider, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 7579, Page 322, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 602

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Crystal R. Timmons and Ricky D. Timmons to John B. Third, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of April, 2016, and recorded in Book 11897, Page 0137, 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 March 2, 2020 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: Lying and being in the City of Kannapolis, Num-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 582

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joshua Joe Martin to John B. Third, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of February, 2019, and recorded in Book 13380, Page 69, 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 March 2, 2020 and will sell to the highest bid-

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

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

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

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

20 SP 4 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 George L. Hast and Margaret Ellen Hast to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated February 23, 2017 and recorded on March 20, 2017 in Book 10057 at Page 0068, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

tained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on March 4, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Kesha S Carr, dated March 11, 2013 to secure the original principal amount of $143,355.00, and recorded in Book 10422 at Page 58 of the Cabarrus County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 1492 Mat-

thew Allen Cir, Kannapolis, NC 28081 Tax Parcel ID: 5613 51 9046 0000 Present Record Owners: Kesha S. Carr And Being more commonly known as: 1492 Matthew Allen Cir, Kannapolis, NC 28081 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Kesha S. Carr.

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.

For additional information, please see Auction.com.

The date of this Notice is January 30, 2020.

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

at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 4, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 72 of Meadowcreek, Phase 1, Map 2, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Map Book 45 at Page 78 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 8423 Dawson Lane, Locust, NC 28097.

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 David L. Kluttz.

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.: 13-04177-FC02

11, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot No. 86, of WELLINGTON CHASE SUBDIVISION, PHASE 3A, MAP 2, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 59, Page 64, Cabarrus County Registry.

Drive, Concord, NC 28027-2814.

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 Nicole A. Wilson.

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 pri-

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

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.: 19-21145-FC01

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

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

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

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),

whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1266064 (FC.FAY)

arc of a circle having a radius of 72.54 feet, an arc distance of 34.55 feet to an iron stake; thence continuing with the South side of Windy Rush Road North 64-30-00 East 54.60 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 0.396 acre, more or less, as surveyed and platted by Mel G. Thompson, P.L.S., December 19, 2001; Subject to the Right of Way for Windy Rush Road. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 311 Windy Rush Road, Kannapolis, North Carolina.

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

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

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

and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1286081 (FC.FAY)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this 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: 1284663 (FC.FAY)

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

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

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

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

Canaski.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-05712-FC01

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

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

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

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

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

pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-00079-FC01

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 4, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 86, IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WESTWOOD, SECTION TWO, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF THE SAME BEING DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 29 PAGE 12, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 312 Rainier Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

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

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

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 pri-

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

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.: 19-20823-FC01

Being the same property conveyed from Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, Inc., conveyed to David Strang aka David J. Strang and wife, Heidi Strang aka Heidi A. Strang,

by Deed recorded June 28, 2011, in Deed Book 9616, at Page 142, in the Cabarrus County Public Registry.

Being a part of the same property conveyed from Shiloh Farms, Inc., conveyed to Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, Inc., by Deed recorded February 8, 2006, in Deed Book 6534, at Page 274, in the Cabarrus County Public Registry Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 2560 Treeline

on March 2, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of LOT 0005 of Mountain Laurel Subdivision same as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 52 Page 6 of the Cabarrus County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2530 Mountain Laurel Avenue, Northwest, Concord, North Carolina.

The property hereinabove described was a portion of the property acquired by Grantor by instruments(s) recorded in Book 3900 Page 261 of the Cabarrus County, North Carolina Public Registry.

Being the tract or parcel also identified as 2530 Mountain Laurel Ave. NW, Concord, NC 28027; and Parcel ID number: 56005632150000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

ber Four (4) Township of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, on the South side of Windy Rush Road and being all of Lot Number SIX (6) of the Subdivision of OLDE COLONY, an unrecorded plat by Billy B. Long, R.L.S., and more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron stake on the South side of Windy Rush Road, front corner of Lot Numbers 5 and 6 (said point being 536.0 feet in a Western direction along the Southern edge of Windy Rush Road from the Southwestern corner of the intersection of Windy Rush Road and Colony Drive) and runs thence with the dividing line of Lot Numbers 6 and 5 (Harvey L. Largen [Deed Book 599, Page 31]) South 12-28-00 East 149.87 feet to an iron stake, rear corner of Lot Numbers 5 and 6 in the line of Elmwood Park Subdivision; thence with the line of Elmwood ark Subdivision as it curves in a counterclockwise direction along the arc of a circle having a radius of 342.24 feet, a distance of 46.85 feet to a stake; thence continuing with the line of Elmwood Park South 58-54-02 West 90.10 feet to an iron stake, rear corner of Lot Numbers 6 and 7 (Joe B. Williams, Book 2343, Page 272); thence with the line of Lots Numbers 6 and 7 North 03-45-14 West 179.94 feet to an iron stake on the South side of Windy Rush Road, front corner of Lot Numbers 6 and 7; thence with the South side of Windy Rush Road as it curves in a counterclockwise direction along the

der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lots 20, 21 and 22 in Block G, as same is shown on map of Centerview Addition, Kannapolis, NC, said map being recorded in Map Book 4, Page 72, Cabarrus County Public Registry. Said property more commonly known as 513 Dodge Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083. Parcel no. 5613-85-2133-0000. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 513 Dodge Street, Kannapolis, North Carolina.

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B10 CUMBERLAND 20 SP 6 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 Alfonzo D. Whittington, Jr. and Dorothy Whittington to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated December 15, 2006 and recorded on December 18, 2006 in Book 7451 at Page 336, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

17 SP 524 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Dustin R. Juracek and Meagan A. Rivera Juracek to Investors Title Insurance, Trustee(s), which was dated May 22, 2013 and recorded on May 28, 2013 in Book 09199 at Page 0807, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

19 SP 1081 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 Darnell T. Powell, Geraldine Powell and Eddie Lee Hightower to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated July 9, 2008 and recorded on July 14, 2008 in Book 7938 at Page 118, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 4, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 626 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Dustin L. Freeman and Brandie L. Dean to First American Title, Trustee(s), which was dated April 12, 2018 and recorded on April 13, 2018 in Book 10286 at Page 0448, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 4, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

19 SP 1363 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Trina Y. Harris to Angela M. Burton, Trustee(s), which was dated November 7, 2014 and recorded on November 10, 2014 in Book 09540 at Page 0743, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

closed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 4, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 42 in a Subdivision known as KINGS MILL, SECTION FIVE & RECOMBINATION OF LOTS 42, 43, 44 KINGS MILL, SEC 2, PB 107 PG 111 & RECOMBINATION OF LOT 54, KINGS MILL, SEC 3, PG 114, PG 019 according to a plat of same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 117, Page 98, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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.: 19-20258-FC01

It is the intention of this deed of trust to convey with the above described property that certain manufactured home located on said proeprty which manufactued home has been converted to real estate and is more particularly described as one 2007 Fleetwood Vogue with vehicle identification number NCFL641A/B58572-VO13.

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

Said property is commonly known as 711 Pond Mill Court, Hope Mills, NC 28348-2668.

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 Alfonzo D. Whittington Jr and Dorothy Whittington.

at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 4, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 14, HOLLY CHASE, SECTION THREE, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF THE SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 106, PAGE 172, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 7717 Redwood Avenue, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

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

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

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 pri-

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

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.: 14-12391-FC02

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

BEGINNING at the northeast corner of the J. B. Burke one-half acre tract, as described in deed recorded in Book 463, Page 24, Cumberland County Registry, and running thence with the northwestern line of said J. D. Burke onehalf acre South 38 degrees 35 minutes West 414.48 feet to a stake, the northwest corner of said J. D. Burke one-half acre; thence with the southwestern line or said J, D. Burke one-half acre South 40 degrees 55 minutes East 53.46 feet to a stake in the old line, the Southwest corner of said J. D. Burke one-half acre; thence with the old line South 38 degrees 35 minutes West 125.34 feet to a stake, the southwest corner of the tract of which this is a part; thence North 56 degrees 15 minutes West 103 feet to a stake; thence North 38 degrees 35 minutes East 554 feet to a stake in the southwestern line of the J. T. Burke lot; thence South 40 degrees 55 minutes East 50 feet to the beginning point, being a part of the land described in the deed from Walter H. Wood and wife Eunice Lea Wood, which is duly recorded in Deed Book 4176, Page 171, Cumberland County Registry.

Said property is commonly known as 4205 Dwight Cir, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

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 Eddie Lee Hightower, Darnell T. Powell and wife, Geraldine Powell.

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.

BEGINNING AT A STAKE IN THE EASTERN MARGIN OF 5TH STREET, SAID STAKE BEING SOUTH 12 DEGREES 31 MINUTES EAST 100.5 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE EASTERN MARGIN OF HARRILL STREET WITH THE SOUTHERN MARGIN OF RUTHERFORD STREET, AND RUNS THENCE AS SAID EASTERN MARGIN OF HARRILL STREET SOUTH 12 DEGREES 31 MINUTES EAST 130.0 FEET TO A STAKE, THENCE NORTH 77 DEGREES 29 MINUTES EAST 140.00 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE EASTERN LINE OF THE HARRILL PROPERTY, THENCE AS SAID LINE NORTH 12 DEGREES 31 MINUTES WEST 130.00 FEET TO A STAKE, THENCE SOUTH 77 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 140.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. BEING A PORTION OF LOT 13 AND 14 OF THE B.F. HARRILL SUBDIVISION IN SPRING LAKE, NORTH CAROLINA. SEE MAP OF SAID SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 16, PAGE 33, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY. ADDRESS: 505 S FIFTH STREET, SPRING LAKE, NC 28390 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: BEING known a plat Page

all of Lot Number 10 in the subdivision as Arran Lakes, Section VI, according to of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 43, 46, Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 4, 2020 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

Title to the above described property conveyed to Trina Y. Harris from Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation by Special Warranty Deed dated and recorded July 11, 2008 in Book 7937 Page 332 or Instrument No. 28804.

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following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot Number 17 in a subdivision known as COLLEGE LAKES, SECTION TEN, PART ‘C’ and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 35, at page 22, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5432 Sandstone Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Less and Excepting: Point of beginning being the south corner of the undersigned, and being N 09 Deg. 50’ 15” E, 11.38 meters from a point in the center line of -L-Sta. 10+00; thence to a point on a bearing of N 04 deg. 04’ 15” E, a distance of 16.54 meters (54.3 feet); thence to a point on a bearing of S 59 deg. 04’ 24” W, a distance of 9.42 meters (30.9 feet); thence to a point on a bearing of S 30 deg. 38’ 49” E, a distance of 7.67 meters (25.2 feet); thence to a point on a bearing of S 30 deg. 38’ 49” E, a distance of 5.88 meters (19.3 feet); returning to the point and place of beginning.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Timothy D. Boone, James White, Jr., and Rachelle B. Boone to Kathryn Richards and Jerry B. Flowers, III, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of November, 2013, and recorded in Book 09330, Page 0319, and Correction Affidavit in Book 09368, Page 0542, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on March 2, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1265

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nakia D. Mangroo, Sean C. Mangroo and Nazira B. Mangroo to Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of October, 2018, and recorded in Book 10393, Page 0555, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1716

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Porter (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David Porter) to National Title Network, Trustee(s), dated December 23, 2010, and recorded in Book No. 8558, at Page 0100 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 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on March 2, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 19 CVS 4931

AMENDED NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff, vs.

Michael J. Maples a/k/a Michael Jon Maples; Jessica Leigh Oakes a/k/a Jessica Maples; Cumberland County; TRUSTEE SERVICES OF CAROLINA, LLC, Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jeremy B. Wilkins, Commissioner, pursuant to the Order/Judgment entered in the above-captioned case on December 2, 2019 (“Order”), and by virtue of the appointment, power and authority contained in that Order, has been authorized and ordered to sell the property commonly known as 8509 Appleridge Drive, Linden, NC 28356 (“Property”). Said Property is

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

Said property is commonly known as 5750 McDougal Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304.

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,

Said property is commonly known as 505 South 5th Street, Spring Lake, NC 28390.

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 Dustin L. Freeman

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 Trina Y. Harris.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-10611-FC01

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

and wife, Brandie L. Dean.

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.

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.: 19-02953-FC01

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

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.: 19-04303-FC01

0520-85-7669 5432 Sand-

stone Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28311 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1288876 (FC.FAY)

of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on March 2, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 51, in a Subdivision known as College Lakes, Section VII, Part “C”, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 40, Page 69, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5212 Remington Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this

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

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1280302 (FC.FAY)

following real estate situated in Hope Mills in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 28, in a subdivision known as Creekbend, as duly recorded in Book of Plats 44, Page 26, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located 4143 Patriot Place, Hope Mils, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 0414-70-9325 Commonly known as 4143 Patriot Place, Hope Mills, NC 28348 However, by showing this address no additional coverage is provided Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in 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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secured by the Deed of Trust executed by Michael J. Maples and Brigette A. Maples, dated December 20, 1994 and recorded on December 21, 1994 in Book 4256 at Page 0707 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on December 20, 1994 in Book 4256, Page 0709 of the Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. The Property shall be sold together with improvements located thereon, towards satisfaction of the debt due by Michael J. Maples, and secured by the lien against such property in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

The Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest bidder at a public auction at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 4, 2020 at 1:30PM the following described real property (including all improvements thereon) located in Cumberland County, North Carolina and described as follows: Being all of Lot 33, Woodland Run, Section One, as shown on plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 56, Page 29, Cumberland County, North Carolina, Registry.

It is the intent of this deed of trust to also convey title to the following described mobile home located on the above

described property: 1991 Hort mobile home, serial number H94499GL-R. Further, it is the interest of the Grantor herein that said mobile home shall be considered as a part of the real property described above.

The above described property will be sold, transferred and conveyed “AS IS, WHERE IS” subject to liens or encumbrances of record which are superior to such Deed of Trust, together with all unpaid taxes and assessments and any recorded releases. Neither the Commissioner nor the holder of the debt secured by such Deed of Trust, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Commissioner or the holder of the debt make any representation 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 and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. The Commissioner shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed, without any covenants or warranties, express or implied.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 1-339.29 (c) in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the judge or

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. 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.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current record owners of the property as reflected on the records of the CUMBERLAND COUNTY Register of Deeds’ office not more than ten (10) days prior to the date hereof are Michael J. Maples.

A cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchasing price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price of bid in cash or certified check at the time the Commissioner tenders a deed for the Property or attempts

to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price of bid at that time, said bidder shall remain liable on said bid as provided for under North Carolina law.

The sale will be reported to the court and will remain open for advance or upset bids for a period of ten (10) days as required by law. If the Commissioner 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 Commissioner. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Commissioner, 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.

JEREMY B. WILKINS, Commissioner 5431 Oleander Drive, Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 202-2800 Phone (888) 207-9353 Facsimile

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CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1721

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Clare L. Weston a/k/a Clare Weston, a/k/a Clare Coe, David A. Coe (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Clare L. Weston and David A. Coe) to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated December 11, 2015, and recorded in Document No. 37193, in Book No. 09771, at Page 0445 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1681 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Austin Lance Bullard (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Austin Lance Bullard) to DTFS, Inc., Trustee(s), dated June 2, 2017, and recorded in Book No. 10104, at Page 426 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 13

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Alfred C. Williams, Polly Williams (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Alfred C. Williams and Polly Williams) to Steve D. Bunce, Trustee(s), dated August 27, 2014, and recorded in Book No. 9500, at Page 362 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 desig-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY 18 SP 1401 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Yancey J. McDowell and Jacqueline M. McDowell in the original amount of $127,432.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Carolina Mortgage Co. of Fayetteville, dated May 22, 2003 and recorded on May 29, 2003 in Book 6111, Page 800, Cumberland County Registry.

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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20sp15 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RICARDO A. CHAN DATED NOVEMBER 23, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 8292 AT PAGE 884 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and hold-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1606 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RAFAEL A. CONCEPCION DATED APRIL 18, 2013 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9167 AT PAGE 556 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and hold-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1699 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CRYSTAL G WILSON DATED APRIL 19, 2013 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9166 AT PAGE 738 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and hold-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19sp1596 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ANTHONY O. OKOBI, JR. AND ANN W. OKOBI DATED NOVEMBER 17, 2017 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 10207 AT PAGE 562 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and hold-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP1478 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RONALD L. BUCHANAN AND GLADYS BUCHANAN DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1999 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 5036 AT PAGE 0398 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 17SP691 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY YOLANDA JOHNSON DATED DECEMBER 3, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7761 AT PAGE 81 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and hold-

note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on March 2, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Hope Mills in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot 11, in a subdivision known as Brightmoor Subdivision, Phase addition to 1-A, an the same being duly recorded in Book 81, Page 25, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5454 Archer Road, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 0414-53-0366 Property Address: 5454 Archer Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348 The Deed of Trust was modified by the following: A Loan Modification recorded on August 6, 2018, Document No. 23842, in Book No. 10355, at Page 0876.

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chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Firm Case No: 1705 - 3460

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the

sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23.

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

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

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

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the pur-

customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on March 2, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Stedman in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 66, in a subdivision known as ROSEWOOD PARK, SECTION II, according to a plat of the same recorded in Plat Book 40, Page 25, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 608 Tulip Court, Stedman, North Carolina.

PIN# 0485-86-8902 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 Oc-

tober 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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nated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on March 2, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 49 in a Subdivision known as ESTATES OF CAMDEN, SECTION TWO, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 128, Page 99, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4121 Saint Ives Court, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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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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 convey-

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

land County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Cumberland County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on March 9, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 12, in a Subdivision known as Williamsburg Plantation, Section One, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 85, Page 15, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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er of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on March 2, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Ricardo A. Chan, dated November 23, 2009 to secure the original principal amount of $96,835.00, and recorded in Book 8292 at Page 884 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 6223 Birchbrook Dr, Hope Mills, NC 28348 Tax Parcel ID:

0404-54-0428Present Record Owners: Ricardo A. Chan And Being more commonly known as: 6223 Birchbrook Dr, Hope Mills, NC 28348 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ricardo A. Chan.

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

and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

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

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

The date of this Notice is February 10, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-108467

er of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on March 2, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Rafael A. Concepcion, dated April 18, 2013 to secure the original principal amount of $75,250.00, and recorded in Book 9167 at Page 556 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 2153 Redstone Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28306 Tax Parcel ID:

0426-21-6802 Present Record Owners: Rafael A. Conception, unmarried And Being more commonly known as: 2153 Redstone Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28306 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Rafael A. Conception, unmarried.

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 Or-

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

The date of this Notice is February 10, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-108293

er of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on March 2, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Crystal G Wilson, dated April 19, 2013 to secure the original principal amount of $67,406.00, and recorded in Book 9166 at Page 738 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 6322 Norton Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tax Parcel ID: 9496-98-6485-

Present Record Owners: The Estate of Crystal G. Wilson And Being more commonly known as: 6322 Norton Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Crystal G. Wilson.

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

and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

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

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

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The date of this Notice is February 10, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-108576

er of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on March 9, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Anthony O. Okobi, Jr. and Ann W. Okobi, dated November 17, 2017 to secure the original principal amount of $49,500.00, and recorded in Book 10207 at Page 562 of the Cumberland County Public Registry.

The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

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

0541-38-4823Present Record Owners: Ann W. Okobi And Being more commonly known as: 216 Treadway Ct, Fayetteville, NC 28311 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ann W. Okobi.

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

including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on

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

The date of this Notice is February 17, 2020.

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

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

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

Address of property: 128 Leona Ave, Fayetteville, NC

28314 Tax Parcel ID:0407-35-6525Present Record Owners: Michael Scott Buchanan And Being more commonly known as: 128 Leona Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Michael Scott Buchanan.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” 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 Or-

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

The date of this Notice is February 17, 2020.

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

er of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:30AM on March 9, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Yolanda Johnson, dated December 3, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $73,841.00, and recorded in Book 7761 at Page 81 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 7339 Hyannis Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tax Parcel ID:

0406-04-2048 Present Record Owners: Yolanda Johnson And Being more commonly known as: 7339 Hyannis Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Yolanda Johnson.

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

and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

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

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

For additional information, please see Auction.com.

The date of this Notice is February 3, 2020.

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

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Firm Case No: 1767 - 3625

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The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 17 grant requests to local governments totaling $5,535,271, Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday. The requests include commitments to create a total of 436 jobs, 211 of which were previously announced. The public investment in these projects will attract more than $82 million in private investment.

The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s team of rural economic development professionals supports the RIA’s work. RIA members review and approve funding requests from local communities. Funding comes from a variety of specialized grant and loan programs offered and managed

by N.C. Commerce to support a variety of activities, including infrastructure development, building renovation, expansion and demolition, and site improvements.

The RIA approved grant requests for these five programs: The Building Reuse Program provides grants to local governments to renovate vacant buildings, renovate and/or expand buildings occupied by existing North Carolina companies, and renovate, expand or construct health care facilities that will lead to the creation of new jobs.

The Economic Infrastructure Program gives priority to jurisdictions in the 80 most economically distressed counties and can help build water and sewer lines, wastewater treatment plants, natural gas lines, public broadband infrastructure, roadways, rail spurs, and other infrastructure allowed under program guidelines.

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Facebook to invest in new fiber route for western NC counties Rural western N.C. communities will benefit from enhanced high-capacity broadband connectivity as the result of a statewide non-profit and the tech giant

By Emily Roberson North State Journal FOREST CITY, N.C. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – MCNC, the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), has announced a collaboration with Facebook to make high-speed broadband available to nearly 30 Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) in the western North Carolina counties of Rutherford, Burke, Caldwell, Wilkes, and Surry.

These North Carolina communities will access high-speed broadband at the CAIs throughout the five counties. These institutions include education, health care and non-profit facilities such as community colleges, charter schools, treatment facilities and government offices where residents will be able to access highspeed connectivity.

“MCNC is excited about this project with Facebook as it will allow us to improve connectivity, redundancy and resiliency of the MCNC network in western North Carolina,” said MCNC President and CEO Jean Davis in a press statement. “Facebook’s efforts to utilize their assets to help the local community is a great model for collaboration.”

The release confirmed that Facebook is constructing a new, high-capacity fiber route from Forest City to Dobson that will be completed in 2020. The intended CAIs initially to be connected include four local education agencies (Burke, Elkin, Rutherford and Wilkes County Schools), four community colleges, three charter schools, the N.C. School for the Deaf, five health care sites including two not-for-profit mental health/substance abuse treatment facilities, five agricultural extension offices, four public safety locations, and the new western campus of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics set to open in 2021 in Morganton.

“Facebook is looking forward to working with MCNC in this innovative way to connect important institutions that serve western North Carolina,” said Facebook Director of Network Investments, Kevin Salvadori. “From health

care to education, it is thrilling to think of more North Carolina residents living in rural communities benefiting from this connectivity.”

MCNC, as the operator of NCREN, has built out networks to serve research, education, nonprofit health care, public safety, libraries, and other community institutions with internet connectivity and services for 40 years. NCREN is the fundamental broadband infrastructure for 750 of these institutions including all K-20 education in North Carolina. MCNC also “leverages NCREN to customize Internet services … and support private service providers in bringing cost-efficient connectivity to rural and underserved communities in North Carolina.”

The announcement indicated that the CAIs impacted in the western counties will benefit from significantly higher broadband speeds due to direct fiber connections to the internet. Additionally, each connection also will be able to leverage other value-added services that MCNC now offers on the network. MCNC’s Davis noted in an interview with NSJ that they were able to successfully direct Facebook’s investment due to long-standing and continued partnerships with telecommunications partners across the state, from private corporations to co-ops to other technology non-profits.

Davis emphasized that one of the most significant features of their infrastructure is its open access network, meaning that the structure is available to any company seeking to provide network capability along the route. The goal of this project and all of their work across the state, said Davis, is to “directly connect these Community Anchor Institutions and at the same time guarantee stability and the best price.”

The Facebook collaboration is being heralded by large and small institutions throughout the region.

“Without a doubt, improving the fiber backbone of the region will enhance the learning experience for hundreds who enroll in the residential program at our new Morganton campus,” said Kevin Baxter, Director of Western Campus Planning for the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a member institution of the UNC System that serves academically-talented high school students. “It will also have far reaching implications for connectivity and STEM education opportunities for several thousand additional students served online and through sum-

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“MCNC is excited about this project with Facebook as it will allow us to improve connectivity, redundancy and resiliency of the MCNC network in western North Carolina.”

MCNC President and CEO, Jean Davis mer learning opportunities.”

In neighboring Elkin City, local city schools Chief Technology Officer Britt Shaw has similar enthusiasm. “Being a smaller school system in North Carolina, currently serving about 1,200 students, Elkin City Schools aims to provide a more individualized learning experience to develop and prepare our students for the future,” he said. “The work Facebook and MCNC are doing to bring affordable, high-speed broadband connectivity and technologies into our area will provide excellent educational opportunities that will help advance our students as well as our small-town economy.”

In 2013, MCNC completed a $144 million expansion of NCREN through the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, which saw more than 1,600 new miles of construction added and boosted the overall network footprint to almost 2,600 fiber miles. In the last six years, the network has continued to grow. With the addition of this new route, NCREN total operated fiber miles in North Carolina will now surpass 4,000 miles.

When asked about existing or future plans for enhancing networks in rural eastern N.C., Davis said that MCNC has “worked hard to expand the physical network in rural areas all around North Carolina.” She specifically referenced their network route from Sanford to Farmville that connects community colleges and hospitals along the way, noting the evolution of and demand for telemedicine in less-populated eastern counties.

Facebook first came to the state to break ground for the Forest City data center in November 2010; it later opened in 2012. The data center, located about 75 miles west of Charlotte, was later expanded in 2015. The North Carolina site is Facebook’s second data center, and features many of the designs used in the company’s first custom-built facility in Oregon.

Footloose Fun in Elizabeth City If you’ve “been workin’ so hard…” then cut loose at “Footloose” in the public power community of Elizabeth City. The beloved, award-winning musical is in the middle of its run at the College of the Albemarle’s (COA) Performing Arts Center (PAC) — and its cheery music and touching story don’t disappoint.

“Footloose” is one of the most celebrated movie musicals, and it gets an invigorating breath of fresh air on the live stage. Main character Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, where he doesn’t expect the ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher. Then, the preacher’s rebellious daughter favors Ren, and in turn her boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation. The heartfelt plot that ensues weaves together intergenerational family love — and contagiously catchy good music. You’re likely to get nostalgic, want to boogie, and sing along all in one show.

Keep your eyes peeled: You might spy a familiar face onstage, as local Pasquotank County performers make up much of the cast.

Performances take place this weekend at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, as well as next weekend through March 1.

Plan your local theatre experience at albemarle.edu.

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the BRIEF Intuit buying Credit Karma in $7.1B deal San Francisco, Calif.

Intuit announced Monday that it is buying consumer finance company Credit Karma in a $7.1 billion cash and stock deal. The agreement would bring together the maker of wellknown personal finance tools such as TurboTax and Mint, with a company that focuses on access to consumer financial products, such as finding the right loan or credit card.

Credit Karma, founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, has more than 100 million members in the U.S., Canada and U.K. It generated nearly $1 billion in revenue in 2019, according to the companies.

Intuit, based in Mountain View, California, said it will pay for the deal in equal portions of cash and its own common stock. The deal value includes an estimated $1 billion in equity awards to be offered over three years. The companies said they expect the deal to close in the second half of 2020, pending regulatory approval.

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Airline, cruise stocks pummeled on fear of spreading virus New York The stocks of American Airlines and several cruise lines were among the worst performers in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index Monday, as investors fret that the new coronavirus could take hold outside China and further disrupt international travel.

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. tumbled about 9%. American Airlines Group Inc. shed 8.5%, and Delta Air Lines Inc. and online travel agency Expedia Group Inc. fell more than 6%. Fears about the new virus’ effect on the global economy grew after a spike in new cases reported in Italy, South Korea and Iran. Italy imposed travel restrictions in some areas to prevent the virus from spreading. China is the world’s second-biggest airtravel market. In the last six weeks, Chinese airlines have canceled nearly the number of seats that airlines offer between the United States and Western Europe during an entire year.

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Ford recalls popular F-150 pickup to fix headlamp problem Detroit Ford is recalling more than 217,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America to fix a problem with the daytime running lights. The recall covers certain F-150 trucks with LED headlights from the 2018 through 2020 model years. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker says the running lights will keep working if the driver moves the headlight switch from auto to the low beam position. U.S. safety standards require vehicles to change to parking lights in that case. The problem could reduce visibility to other drivers, but Ford says it doesn’t know of any crashes.

Dealers will update software to fix the problem.

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Global markets fall sharply as virus cases spread past Asia

By Alex Veiga The Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 1,000 points Monday amid a broad global markets sell-off as a surge in virus cases and a worrisome spread of the disease outside China sent investors running for safety.

The losses wiped out all of the gains for the year of the Dow and the benchmark S&P 500, which was on track for its worst day in more than two years.

More than 79,000 people worldwide have been infected by the new coronavirus. China, where the virus originated, still has the majority of cases and deaths. The rapid spread to other countries is raising anxiety about the threat the outbreak poses to the global economy.

South Korea is now on its highest alert for infectious diseases after cases there spiked. Italy reported a sharp rise in cases and a dozen towns in the northern, more industrial part of that country are under quarantine. The nation now has the biggest outbreak in Europe, prompting officials to cancel Venice’s famed Carnival, along with soccer matches and other public gatherings.

There are also more cases of the virus being reported in the Middle East as it spreads to Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait, among others.

The Dow fell 1,042 points, or 3.6%, to 27,950 as of midday trading. The S&P 500 index skidded 119 points, or 3.6%, to 3,218. The Nasdaq dropped 382 points, or 4%, to 9,193.

Germany’s DAX slid 4% and Italy’s benchmark index dropped 5.4%. South Korea’s Kospi shed 3.9% and markets in Asia fell broadly.

Investors looking for safe harbors bid up prices for U.S. government bonds and gold. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell

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Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. sharply, to 1.35% from 1.47% late Friday. Gold prices jumped 1.6%.

“Stock markets around the world are beginning to price in what bond markets have been telling us for weeks – that global growth is likely to be impacted in a meaningful way due to fears of the coronavirus,” said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer for Independent Advisor Alliance.

The viral outbreak threatens to crimp global economic growth and hurt profits and revenue for a wide range of businesses. Companies from technology giant Apple to athletic gear maker Nike have already warned about a hit to their bottom lines. Airlines and other companies that depend on travelers are facing pain from cancelled plans and shuttered locations.

Crude oil prices plunged 5%.

Aside from air travel, the virus poses an economic threat to global shipping.

Technology companies were among the worst hit by the sell-off.

Apple, which depends on China for a lot of business, slid 4.4%. Microsoft slumped 4.3%. Banks were also big losers. JPMorgan Chase fell 3.1% and Bank of America fell 5.1%.

Airlines and cruise ship operators also slumped. American Airlines slid 10%, Delta Air Lines dropped 7.7%, Carnival skidded 8.7% and Royal Caribbean Cruises gave up 8.2%.

Utilities and real estate companies held up better than most sectors. Investors tend to favor those industries, which carry high dividends and hold up relatively well during periods of turmoil, when they’re feeling fearful.

Gilead Sciences rose 2.8% and was among the few bright spots.

The biotechnology company is testing a potential drug to treat the new coronavirus. Bleach-maker Clorox was also a standout, rising 1.4%.

The sell-off is hitting the market as companies near the fin-

ish of what has been a surprisingly good round of earnings. About 87% of companies in the S&P 500 have reported financial results and profits are expected to grow by more than a half-percentage point when all the reports are in, according to FactSet. In the eyes of some analysts, Monday’s tank job for stocks means they’re just catching up to the bond market, where fear has been dominant for months.

U.S. government bonds are seen as some of the safest possible investments, and investors have been piling into them throughout 2020, even as stocks overcame stumbles to set more record highs.

A bond’s yield falls when its price rises, and the 10-year Treasury has been in such demand that its yield has plunged to 1.35% from roughly 1.90% at the start of the year.

The 10-year yield on Monday touched its lowest point in three years, falling from 1.47% late Friday, and itwas near its intraday record low of 1.325% set in July 2016, according to Tradeweb. The 30-year Treasury yield fell further after setting its own record low, down to 1.82% from 1.92% late Friday.

Traders are increasingly certain that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at least once in 2020 to help prop up the economy.

They’re pricing in a nearly 95% probability of a cut this year, according to CME Group. A month ago, they saw only a 68% probability.

Of course, some analysts say stocks have been rising in recent weeks precisely because of the drop in yields. Bonds are offering less in interest after the Federal Reserve lowered rates three times last year — the first such cuts in more than a decade — and amid low inflation. When bonds are paying such meager amounts, many investors say there’s little real competition other than stocks for their money.

The view has become so hardened that “There Is No Alternative,” or TINA, has become a popular acronym on Wall Street. Even with Monday’s sharp drops, the S&P 500 is still within 4.2% of its record set earlier this month.

No checkout needed: Amazon opens cashierless grocery store

By Joseph Pisani The Associated Press NEW YORK — Amazon is aiming to kill the supermarket checkout line.

The online retailing giant is opening its first cashier-less supermarket, the latest sign that Amazon is serious about shaking up the $800 billion grocery industry.

At the new store, opening Tuesday in Seattle, shoppers can grab milk or eggs and walk out without checking out or opening their wallets. Shoppers scan a smartphone app to enter the store. Cameras and sensors track what’s taken off shelves. Items are charged to an Amazon account after leaving.

Called Amazon Go Grocery, the new store is an expansion of its 2-year-old chain of Amazon Go convenience stores. At 10,400 square feet, the supermarket is more than five times the size of the smaller stores, and stocks more items beyond the sodas and sandwiches found at Amazon Go. The new market stocks fresh baked bread, blood oranges, butternut squash and other food to whip up dinner or stock the fridge.

Amazon is not new to groceries. It made a splash in 2017 when it bought Whole Foods and its 500 stores. It’s also been expanding its online grocery delivery service. But it’s still far behind rival Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, which has more than 4,700

stores. Walmart has also found success with its online grocery service, that lets shoppers buy online and then pickup at stores.

Amazon plans to open another type of grocery store in Los Angeles sometime this year, but the company said it won’t use the cashier-less technology at that location and has kept other details under wraps.

At the new Seattle store, families can shop together with just one phone scanning everyone in.

Anything they grab from the shelf will be added to the tab of the person who signed them in. But shopper’s shouldn’t help a stranger reach something from the top shelf: Amazon warns that grabbing an item for someone else means you’ll be charged for it.

While cashier-less stores remove a major annoyance for customers, waiting in long lines to pay, it also takes away parts of supermarket shopping that some customers may miss. There’s no one to bag groceries at Amazon Go Grocery. Instead, Amazon gives out reusable bags so shoppers can fill them as they shop. And there’s no deli counter, butcher or fishmonger. Instead, packaged sliced ham, steaks and salmon fillets are sold in refrigerated shelves.

Other retailers and startups have been racing to create similar cashier-less technology. Earlier this month, for example, 7-Eleven said it is testing a cashier-less

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In this Feb. 21, 2020 photo, reusable shopping bags are displayed inside an Amazon Go Grocery store set to open soon in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. store inside its Irving, Texas, offices.

Amazon declined to say if it plans to open more cashier-less grocery stores. Since it launched its first Amazon Go store in 2018, the Seattle-based company has opened about 25 of them in big cities, such as Chicago, New York and San Francisco.

At 10,400 square feet, the supermarket is more than five times the size of the smaller stores.

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In this Jan. 8, 2019, file photo, protesters hold signs as they turn their backs on a meeting of the Virginia State Air Quality Control Board in Richmond, Va.

Supreme Court wades into battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline

By Denise Lavoie The Associated Press WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court is set to wade into a long-running battle between developers of a 605-mile (975-kilometer) natural gas pipeline and environmental groups who oppose the pipeline crossing the storied Appalachian Trail.

On Monday, the high court heard arguments on a critical permit needed by developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Backed by the Trump administration, project developers Dominion Energy and Duke Energy asked the high court to overturn a lower court that threw out a permit for the pipeline to cross two

national forests, including parts of the Appalachian Trail, the historic footpath that stretches from Georgia to Maine.

The question before the Supreme Court is whether the Forest Service has the authority to grant rights-of-way through lands crossed by the Appalachian Trail within national forests.

Lawyers for Dominion and U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco argue in legal briefs that the U.S. Forest Service has jurisdiction over land in the George Washington National Forest, where a 0.1mile segment of the pipeline would cross about 700 feet (215 meters) beneath the Appalachian Trail.

But the Sierra Club and other environmental groups say that be-

cause the 2,200-mile (3,540-kilometer) scenic trail is considered a unit of the National Park System, no federal agency can grant a right-of-way for the pipeline. They say only Congress can approve such a crossing.

Dominion is asking the high court to reverse a 2018 ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finding that the Forest Service did not have the statutory authority to approve the trail crossing.

Central to the case is the Mineral Leasing Act, a 1920 federal law that governs rights-of-way through federal land for oil and gas pipelines.

The 4th Circuit said that law allows rights-of-way for pipelines on

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This Feb. 8, 2018, file photo shows signs that mark the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Deerfield, Va. federal land, except for land in the National Park System. The court found that the trail is considered a unit of the National Park System, so the Forest Service doesn’t have the authority to approve a rightof-way.

But Dominion and the federal government argue that the 1968 National Trails System Act, which

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma starts ad campaign for claims The Associated Press OXYCONTIN maker Purdue Pharma launched an ad campaign Monday to tell people harmed by their powerful prescription opioid where they can file claims against the company.

The $23.8 million campaign is part of Purdue’s bankruptcy proceedings as it tries to resolve close to 3,000 lawsuits over its role in the opioid crisis.

Notifying people who may have claims against a company is a standard part of a bankruptcy case. But Purdue’s efforts —worked out with input from a committee of creditors and other interested parties and approved by a bankruptcy judge in White Plains, New York — are unusually expansive.

The Stamford, Connecticut-based company has proposed a settlement that could be worth more than $10 billion over time, including the value of drugs it is producing and a contribution of at least $3 billion in cash from members of the Sackler family that owns the company.

About half the states oppose that deal, saying it doesn’t do enough to hold the company or family responsible in an opioid crisis that has been linked to more than 430,000 deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades.

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This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Online ads starting Monday direct people to a website where claims can be made.

Other versions are to appear later in magazines, newspapers, TV and radio, billboards, mov-

ie theaters, and other places to let people know they have until the end of June to file claims.

Ads are intended to reach 95% of U.S. adults, with those people seeing or hearing the ads an aver-

age of six times. Part of the plan also calls for encouraging news coverage of the claim applications.

Lawsuits against the company have been filed mostly by governmental entities.

designated the Appalachian Trail as a National Scenic Trail, did not transfer lands crossed by the trail to the National Park System. They say the Park Service is charged with overall administration of the trail, while the actual lands crossed by the trail within national forests remain under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.

But individuals harmed by the company can also make claims through the bankruptcy process.

It has not yet been ironed out how much of a settlement may be available to private parties, or which people may receive a piece of it. For instance, it’s still subject to negotiations on whether people who used OxyContin illicitly would be entitled to the same kind of benefits as those who were prescribed the powerful drug and became addicted.

The heart of lawsuits against Purdue is that the company promoted its drugs to doctors especially in misleading ways, downplaying risks and overstating benefits. The company stopped marketing OxyContin about two years ago.

Ed Neiger, a lawyer representing a committee of individuals seeking a say in the Purdue bankruptcy, said the big campaign is important because, unlike in a typical bankruptcy, it’s hard to figure out who all the creditors might be or where to find them.

“A lot of the victims don’t know that they were victimized. They may think that they’re addicts.

They may think that they have a moral failing or a character failing,” Neiger said. “There were people in a boardroom that caused them to become addicted to opioids.”

The cost of the ad campaign is small compared with the other bill Purdue is paying during its bankruptcy, Neiger said.

Purdue isn’t alone in promoting the claims. Monday morning, the top Google result for some searches related to claims against Purdue was from an unidentified law firm promising to help people with the process.

North State Journal for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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TAKE NOTICE DAVIDSON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION DAVIDSON COUNTY 19sp511 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GERALD WILLIAMS AND RUBYE J. WILLIAMS DATED JANUARY 19, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1611 AT PAGE 301 AND CORRECTED

BY AFFIDAVIT RECORDED JULY 27, 2016 IN BOOK 2231, PAGE 1077 IN THE DAVIDSON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on March 2, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Davidson County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Gerald Williams and Rubye J. Williams, dated January 19, 2005 to secure the original principal amount of $90,250.00, and recorded in Book 1611 at Page 301 of the Davidson 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:

19 SP 628 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 Kelli Rae Howard and Mathew A. Howard to Investors Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated November 1, 2016 and recorded on November 1, 2016 in Book 2244 at Page 148, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina.

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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY 19 SP 576 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Janesta S. Warley, in the original amount of $118,000.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Wachovia Mortgage Corporation, dated November 3, 2006 and recorded on November 6, 2006 in Book 1742, Page 547, modified by Loan Modification recorded on October 23, 2015 in Book 2199, Page 1671, Davidson County Registry.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the 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 Davidson County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust

JOHNSTON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION JOHNSTON COUNTY 19SP526 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOHN HAWKINS AND KENDRA PACE DATED JUNE 17, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2920 AT PAGE 363 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED JUNE 12, 2007 IN BOOK 4973, PAGE778 IN THE JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

2, 2020 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit:

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ALFONZO LEWIS AND ANNIE LOUISE LEWIS AND CHRISTA LEWIS DATED MARCH 23, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4102 AT PAGE 1 IN THE JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein

19 SP 529 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Herminio Saucedo Valle and Yarleni Saucedo Molina to John C. Warren, Trustee(s), which was dated August 5, 2005 and recorded on August 10, 2005 in Book 2954 at Page 359, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 26

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Donald T. Baker, Lynne Marie Baker (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Donald T. Baker and Lynne Marie Baker) to All Star Title, Inc., Trustee(s), dated October 4, 2013, and recorded in Book No. 4071, at Page 265 in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 5, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Jacksonville in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, and being more particu-

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587

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,

be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Davidson County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on March 10, 2020, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

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

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

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

of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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

kol Way, Clayton, NC 27520 Tax Parcel ID: 05G03027C Present Record Owners: John kins and Kendra Pace

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.

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.

Being all of New Lot “A” as shown on a survey entitled “Exclusion Map for Sharon Parks” a map or plat of which is duly recorded in Plat Book 48, at Page 73, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 511 E Holly Hill Road, Thomasville, NC 27360. Tax ID: 16-192-0-000-0010-A Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof,

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on March 10, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed John Hawkins and Kendra Pace, dated June 17, 2005 to secure the original principal amount of $90,320.00, and recorded in Book 2920 at Page 363 of the Johnston County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

107 North Ni-

contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on March 10, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Johnston County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Alfonzo Lewis and Annie Louise Lewis and Christa Lewis, dated March 23, 2012 to secure the original principal amount of $119,300.00, and recorded in Book 4102 at Page 1 of the Johnston County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 998 Campground Rd, Selma, NC 27576 Tax Parcel ID: 12N10002S

at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 3, 2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 4, Peacock Downs Subdivision as depicted in Plat book 51, Page 452, Johnston County Registry.

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

cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit:

ONSLOW

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-107291

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

19 SP 337 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 3, 2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for

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

The date of this Notice is February 10, 2020.

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.

Said property is commonly known as 122 Peacock Lane, Benson, NC 27504.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Wendy Ivey to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated October 24, 2003 and recorded on November 14, 2003 in Book 2586 at Page 291, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Heirs of Gerald Williams.

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.

Said property is commonly known as 279 Valley Drive, Winston Salem, NC 27107.

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

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

NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY

And Being more commonly known as: 1771 Feezor Rd, Lexington, NC 27292

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.

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 Kelli Rae Howard.

Being Lot No. 15 of Silver Valley Estate, also known as Silver Estates, Section 1, as shown on map recorded in Plat Book 16, page 6 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina.

Address of property:

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION JOHNSTON COUNTY 19SP605

1771 Feezor

Rd, Lexington, NC 27292 Tax Parcel ID: 0602600000069 Present Record Owners: The Heirs of Gerald Williams

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

Property in the City of Smithfield County of Johnston State of NC. in deed dated 6/14/2001 rec’d 6/20/2001 bk 2074 pg 712.

And being more particularly described by metes and bounds according to said deed as follows: BEGINNING at an iron stake in the southern right of way line of Davis Street, said iron stake being located N 66° 59’ 20” W 70.00’ from the point where the southern right of way of Davis Street intersects with the western right of way of First Street; thence the line runs as the Mary Lou Lee line S 23° 00’ W 126.30’ to an iron stake, a corner with Nathan Smith; thence as the Smith line N 67° 03’ 04” W 65.84’ to an iron stake, a new corner; thence as a new line N 22° 44’ 45” E 126.37’ to an iron stake in the southern right of way of Davis Street; thence as said southern right of way S 66° 59’ 20” E 66.40’ to the BEGINNING, containing 8,353 square feet according to map of Ragsdale Engineers dated July 26, 1978.

larly described as follows: Commencing at an existing Parker Kalon nail in the centerline intersection of N.C.S.R. 1327 and U.S. Highway 17, thence leaving said centerline intersection South 53 degrees 24 minutes 48 seconds West 834.03 feet to a set magnetic nail in the centerline of the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 17, thence along said southbound lanes centerline South 50 degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds West 371.07 feet to a set magnetic nail in said southbound lanes centerline, thence leaving said centerline North 24 degrees 57 minutes 04 seconds West 28.52 feet to an existing concrete right-of-way monument in the northern right-ofway line of U.S. Highway 17, thence along said right-of-way line North 40 degrees 17 minutes 23 second West 19.91 feet to an existing concrete right-of-way monument in said northern right-of-way line and being THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from the above described true point of beginning and along the northern right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 17 the following courses and distances: North 50 degrees 07 minutes 11 seconds East 100.02 feet to an existing concrete right-of-way monument, North 39 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds West 9.84 feet to an existing concrete right-of-way monument and North 50 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds East 263.47 feet to an existing iron pipe in said northern right-of-way line, thence leaving said northern right-of-way line North 85 degrees 53 minutes 17 seconds West 190.29 feet to a set iron rod, thence North 88 degrees 34 minutes 04 seconds West 269.95 feet to a 2.5’ diameter pine tree, thence South 35 degrees 36 minutes 04 seconds East 1.00 feet in a set iron rod, thence South 35 degrees 36 minutes 04 seconds East 319.90 feet to an existing con-

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And Being more commonly known as: 107 North Nikol Way, Clayton, NC 27520 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are John Hawkins and Kendra Pace.

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

Present Record Owners: Lewis and Christa Lewis

Annie Louise

And Being more commonly known as: 998 Campground Rd, Selma, NC 27576 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Annie Louise Lewis and Christa Lewis.

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

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 Hermino Saucedo Valle and Yarleni Saucedo Molina.

See Book 841, Page 513, Jo. Co. Reg. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 105 West Davis Street, Smithfield, NC 27577.

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

crete right-of-way monument in the northern right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 17 and being the point and place of beginning. Being the land as described in Deed Book 788, Page 64 of the Onslow County Registry and containing 1.342 acres as surveyed by Charles Francis Riggs, P.L.S. L-2981 on March 4, 2005. The courses contained with in are correct in angular relationship and are referenced to Deed Book 788, Page 64 of the Onslow County Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3665 New Bern Highway, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

BEING the same property conveyed to Donald T. Baker and Lynne Marie Baker from David A. Bargas and Francie C. Bargas, by Deed dated June 27, 2008, and recorded on July 18, 2008, in Book 3099, Page 654.

The improvement thereon being commonly known as 3665 New Bern Highway, Jacksonville, NC 28546.

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

File No.: 19-03750-FC02

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

The date of this Notice is February 18, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-105875

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on

and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

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

The date of this Notice is February 18, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-107899

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

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 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 Wendy Ivey.

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.

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 pur-

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.: 19-12853-FC01

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

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suant 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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North State Journal for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

ONSLOW AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 691

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Julio McWhorter to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of July, 2015, and recorded in Book 4333, Page 759, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 618

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James Carsel and Taylor Carsel (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): James Carsel) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of December, 2016, and recorded in Book 4545, Page 645, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 5, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being

RANDOLPH 19 SP 323 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Russell B. Allred to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated February 23, 2007 and recorded on March 1, 2007 in Book 2014 at Page 2208, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina.

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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 6

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lonnie K. Barrett, Barbara S. Barrett (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Barbara S. Barrett) to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated May 15, 2017, and recorded in Book No. 2546, at Page 1146 in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 10, 2020 and will sell to the highest

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 395

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Shannon R. Poole (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Shannon R. Poole) to Daniel D. Hornfeck, Trustee(s), dated July 1, 2015, and recorded in Book No. 2448, at Page 1076 in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30

STANLY 19 SP 107 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, STANLY COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Alice Hooker Taylor and Fletcher Taylor to J. Kent Trull, Trustee(s), which was dated October 1, 2007 and recorded on October 2, 2007 in Book 1201 at Page 254, Stanly 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

UNION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 19SP407 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ROSEMARY DE MELLO DATED JULY 27, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4637 AT PAGE 214 IN THE UNION COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 766

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sarah Olson, Michael Olson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Sarah Olson and Michael Olson) to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), dated March 28, 2008, and recorded in Book No. 04857, at Page 0881 in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclo-

19 SP 498 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Harry T. Fleck to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated July 9, 2003 and recorded on August 14, 2003 in Book 3179 at Page 052, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

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

the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 12, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 16 as shown on a map entitled, “Final Plat Rolling Meadows Subdivision, Section 2” prepared by Gairy Canady Land Surveying dated June 25, 2007 and recorded in Map Book 53, Page 189, Slide M-63, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 115 Rolling Meadow Drive, Richlands, North Carolina.

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more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 3, as same is shown and delineated on a map of Blue Haven Subdivision, said map being recorded in Map Book 59, Page 237, Slide M-1551, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, reference to said map being hereby made for a more perfect description of said property. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 101 Blue Haven Drive, Hubert, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pur-

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

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resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

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pipe and North 78 degrees 59’ 32” East 15.62 feet to the BEGINNING, and being the same property described by deeds in Book 1169, Page 831 and Book 1267, Page 904

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.

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property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 11, 2020 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe in the southern right of way line of Playground Road, said existing iron pipe being the northwest corner of Lee Stackhouse and also being 314.87 feet from the right of way line of Archdale Road; thence from said beginning point along the western line of Stackhouse in part and L.C. Bingham in part South 02 degrees 27’ 29” West 198.50 feet to an existing iron pipe in the northern line of Lois C. Bingham; thence along the northern line of Lois C. Bingham; thence along the northern line of Bingham South 78 degrees 36’ 13” West 90.04 feet to an existing iron pipe, the southeast corner of D.O. Miller; thence along the eastern line of Miller North 02 degrees 15’ 00” East 198.95 feet to an existing iron pipe in the southern right of way line of Playground Road; thence along the southern right of way line of Playground Road; thence along the southern right of way line of Playground the following courses and distances; North 78 degrees 59’ 32” East 90.63 feet to an existing iron

Property Address: 309 Playground Avenue, Archdale, NC 27263 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 309 Playground Road, Archdale, NC 27263.

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

ty being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Russell B. Allred.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Trinity in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tax Id Number(s): 7726560378 Land Situated in the Township of Trinity in the County of Randolph in the State of NC BEING all of Lot 4 of Kynwood Village, Section 6, a plat of which is duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Randolph County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 18, at Page 76. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4507 Oakview Drive, Trinity, North Carolina.

Commonly known as: 4507 Oakview Dr., Trinity NC 27370-8407 The property address and tax parcel identification number listed are provided solely for informational purposes.

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

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

costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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

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

the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

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

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PM on March 10, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Asheboro in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 26 of the subdivision known as Country Lane Estates as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 17, Page 2, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2332 Westwood Avenue, Asheboro, North Carolina.

of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 3, 2020 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Stanly County, North Carolina, to wit: LYING AND BEING IN SOUTH ALBEMARLE #1 TOWNSHIP, STANLY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOTS NOS. 35 AND 36 AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF FAIRVIEW DIVISION IN BLOCK B, WHICH MAP IS REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR STANLY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, IN PLAT BOOK 3 ON PAGE 235, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION Of SAID LOTS BY METES AND BOUNDS. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 216 Bogan Avenue, Albemarle, NC 28001.

of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on March 9, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Union County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Rosemary De Mello, dated July 27, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $486,000.00, and recorded in Book 4637 at Page 214 of the Union County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 7017 dence Rd South, Waxhaw, NC 28173 Tax Parcel ID:

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

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And Being more commonly known as: 7017 Providence Rd South, Waxhaw, NC 28173 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Rosemary DeMello.

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

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

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 January 16, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-103821

sure sales, at 1:00 PM on March 5, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Monroe in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 27 of Bass Creek Subdivision, as shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet H, File 146 & 147, Union County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2005 Bass Creek Court, Monroe, North Carolina.

This conveyence is made subject to those restrictive covenants recorded in Deed Book 1760, Page 392, Union County Registry.

Parcel ID Number: 091-502-00 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

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

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the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 9, 2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain property situated in the City of Matthews, in the County of Union and State of North Carolina and being described in a deed dated 09/25/2001 and recorded 09/26/2001 in Book 1652, Page 267 among the land records of the county and state set forth above and referenced as follows:

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

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

against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-12281-FC01

Lot 32, Weddington Oaks, Map 2, Plat Book E, Plat Page 519 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 3417 Weddington Oaks Dr, Matthews, NC 28104.

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

North State Journal for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

C6 UNION 17 SP 410 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 10, 2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 1 of THE GARDENS AT PROVIDENCE, Map 1, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet H at File 884 in the Union County Public Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Fanny Corea and Richard Esquer to Charles W. McGuire, Trustee(s), which was dated August 3, 2006 and recorded on August 4, 2006 in Book 04255 at Page 0417, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

BEING in all respects the same property conveyed to Borrower herein by deed recorded contemporaneously herewithin the aforesaid County Registry

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

Said property is commonly known as 1012 Sherringham Way, Waxhaw, NC 28173.

18 SP 354 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at a point in center of the paved Love Mill Road, Ralph Nance’s corner and runs thence with said Nance’s line North 12 degrees West 370 feet to an iron stake, a new corner on said line; thence North 34 degrees 30 minutes East 240 feet to an iron stake, a new corner; thence South 60 degrees 30 minutes East 224 feet to a point in center of the paved Love Mill Road, iron stake on line 26 feet distant; thence with center line of said Road, 1st, South 27 degrees 30 minutes West 314 feet; 2nd, South 30 degrees 30 minutes West 100 feet; 3rd, South 35 degrees 30 minutes West 100 feet to the BEGINNING, and containing 2.15 acres, as surveyed by Ralph W. Elliott, R. L. S., August 7, 1968.

NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Beverly Wayne Hinson and Virginia S. Hinson to Southland Associates, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated December 30, 2002 and recorded on December 30, 2002 in Book 2020 at Page 739 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 13, 2016 in Book 6652, Page 800, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 10, 2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

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

TRACT TWO: BEGINNING at an old iron, common corner of Beverly Hinson property, and runs thence with Hinson’s property line South 34 degrees 30 minutes West 240 feet to an old iron; thence with the Ralph Nance property line North 11 degrees 30 minutes West 319 feet to an iron; thence South 60 degrees East 232 feet to the point of BEGINNING, and containing 0.63 of an acre as surveyed by Ralph W. Elliott, R.L.S., October 3, 1975.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4313 Love Mill

18 SP 110 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Keith J Kaplan and Stephanie J Kaplan to Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), which was dated August 31, 2011 and recorded on September 1, 2011 in Book 05588 at Page 0354, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 10, 2020 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION UNION COUNTY 19sp590 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SUSAN M. THRAILKILL AND BYRON THRAILKILL DATED DECEMBER 22, 2003 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3371 AT PAGE 743 IN THE UNION COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 116 of SKYECROFT Subdivision as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I at Pages 254 through 263 in the Union County, North Carolina Public Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 7921 Skye Lochs Drive, Waxhaw, NC 28173.

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.

will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:30PM on March 11, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Union County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Susan M. Thrailkill and Byron Thrailkill, dated December 22, 2003 to secure the original principal amount of $72,250.00, and recorded in Book 3371 at Page 743 of the Union County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee

Address of property: 7209 Landsford Rd, Monroe, NC 28112 Tax Parcel ID: 03135045 Present Record Owners: S u s a n Thrailkill And Being more commonly known as: 7209 Landsford

WAKE

BEGINNING at an iron pipe set in the western right-ofway line of Cypress Street in the Town of Wendell, said iron pipe being located North 08 degrees 15 minutes East 17 feet from the point of intersection of the western right-ofway line of Cypress Street with the center line of Haywood Street); runs thence from said beginning point North 81 degrees 41 minutes West 145 feet to an iron pipe, said iron pipe being set in the eastern property line of the W.H. Bradshaw property; runs thence with the Bradshaw line North 08 degrees 13 minutes East 104.88 feet to an iron pipe: runs thence South 81 degrees 49 minutes East 145.05 feet to an iron pope set in the western right-of-way line of Cypress Street; runs thence with the western right-of-way line of Cypress Street South 08 degrees 15 minutes West 105.18 feet to an iron pipe, the point and place of BEGINNING and containing 0.35 acres, more or less, according to a survey entitled “House Location for Jonathan P. Huff and wife, Kelly Lassiter Huff, Town of Wendell, Wake County, North Carolina”, prepared by Williams, Pearce and Associates, Registered Land Surveyors, dated August 24, 1992. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 240 South Cypress Street, Wendell, North Carolina.

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 2693

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jessica Miller and Jon Mitchell to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of August, 2003, and recorded in Book 10409, Page 2343, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 2, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 2903

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Obinna Achumba to Gurley & Cookson, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of November, 2006, and recorded in Book 12265, Page 537, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 1641

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas Scott Cooper and Rebecca Jones Cooper (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Thomas Scott Cooper and Rebecca Jones Cooper) to Alie Yates, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of December, 2006, and recorded in Book 12300, Page 1326, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 2754

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Perry D. Powell, III and Judith A. Powell (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Perry Davis Powell, III) to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of March, 2003, and recorded in Book 010027, Page 01085, and Modification in Book 015742, Page 02457, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of

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

Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 344, Windcrest Subdivision, Phases 3, Section 1, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 2006, Page 285-286, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 229 Apple Drupe Way, Holly Springs, North Carolina.

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

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

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

of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 12, Lochaven Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1965, Page 240, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 804 Pamlico Drive, Cary, North Carolina.

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security 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,

Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 30, Greenwood Forest, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1956, Page 1, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 418 Pleasants Avenue, Cary, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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 Fanny Corea.

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

Road, Monroe, NC 28110.

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

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

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

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

Rd, Monroe, NC 28112 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Susan Thrailkill.

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

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.

5710 Oleander Drive, Ste. 204 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 202-2940 Fax: (910) 202 2941 File No.: 16-13691-FC01

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

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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.

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

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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.

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-01157-FC01

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Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

The date of this Notice is January 8, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-107143

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.

costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

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at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential

Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real

Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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North State Journal for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 20 SP 5

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Housekick, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation to Steven Lowry, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of June, 2019, and recorded in Book 017488, Page 01832, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 19SP1715 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SUSAN BEATRICE SMITH AND BOLLING SMITH DATED JULY 5, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 12647 AT PAGE 2662 AND CORRECTED BY AFFIDAVIT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 IN BOOK 16155 PAGE 258 AND FURTHER MODIFIED BY AFFIDAVIT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 IN BOOK 16165 PAGE 975 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and

19 SP 2031 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 David G. Provost to John C. Morisey, Jr. and/or Steven R. Mull both of Wake County, Trustee(s), which was dated July 3, 2006 and recorded on July 3, 2006 in Book 12046 at Page 2178, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 4,

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 17SP2545 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LUCRECIA L. WALTON DATED MARCH 12, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 13876 AT PAGE 2367 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED ON AUGUST 20, 2015 AT BOOK 16124, PAGE 2149 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 19SP3083

for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 9, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Raleigh, in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 19, Block R, Bertie Drive Section of Longview Gardens Subdivision, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 1954, Page 71, Wake County Registry.

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agree-

failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:00AM on March 13, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Susan Beatrice Smith and Bolling Smith, dated July 5, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $174,000.00, and recorded in Book 12647 at Page 2662 of the Wake County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 5101 Plantation Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610 Tax Parcel ID: 0145849

Mial

2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

Address of property: 6 Frogstool Ln, Raleigh, NC 27610 Tax Parcel ID: 1731781964 / 0334833

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2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kevin Lee Boone and Helen B. Boone to Charles Myers, Trustee(s), which was dated October 1, 2007 and recorded on October 5, 2007 in Book 12783 at Page 1720, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 11,

19 SP 2643 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 Martha R. Dickerson to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated April 26, 2010 and recorded on April 30, 2010 in Book 013927 at Page 01134, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 11, 2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 3036 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Joyce M. Young to Investors Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated May 1, 2006 and recorded on May 5, 2006 in Book 11944 at Page 747, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 11, 2020 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

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.

And Being more commonly known as: 5101 Mial Plantation Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Susan Beatrice Smith.

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

Present Record Owners: Walton

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including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

The Estate of

contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:00AM on March 13, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Lucrecia L. Walton, dated March 12, 2010 to secure the original principal amount of $135,000.00, and recorded in Book 13876 at Page 2367 of the Wake County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 1000 Wicksteed Ct, Apex, NC 27502 Tax Parcel ID: 0215031 Present Record Owners: Dayami Lo-

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 11,

Present Record Owners: Susan Beatrice Smith

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

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and hold-

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Joslyn Wendel Rogers, Emily Aurora Rogers, Wayne Rogers, And Cassandra Rogers to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated August 29, 2005 and recorded on August 30, 2005 in Book 011554 at Page 01749, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

the effective date of the termination.

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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.

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DAYAMI LOPEZ AND FRANCISCO R. RODRIGUEZ DATED NOVEMBER 20, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 15024 AT PAGE 1882 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY

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

Said property is commonly known as 12624 Waterman Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614.

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

er of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:00AM on February 28, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Dayami Lopez and Francisco R. Rodriguez, dated November 20, 2012 to secure the original principal amount of $300,162.00, and recorded in Book 15024 at Page 1882 of the Wake County Public Registry.

The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

NOTICE OF SALE

ment, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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 Lawrence D. Foster and wife, Taryn Mele.

BEING all of Lot 10, The Pointe at Falls Lake as shown on plat recorded in Book of Maps 1984, Page 1575-1576, Wake County Registry.

BEING ALL OF LOT 7, PHASE 1, BROOKSTONE SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 1999, PAGE 1935, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 4301 Cobble Creek Lane, Raleigh, NC 27616.

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

2020 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 1, a Portion of Harps Mill Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1993, Page 123, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 7712 Hollyheight Lane, Raleigh, NC 27615.

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

the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 15, Block B of Hillsdale Forest Subdivision Revised according to map recorded in Book of Maps 1962, Page 127, Wake County Registry, and being fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the West line of Fairlane Road, Northeast corner of Lot 16, runs thence with the dividing line between Lots 16 and 15 North 85 degrees 48 minutes West 202.44 feet to a point, Northwest corner of Lot 16; runs thence North 5 degrees 35 minutes East 100.03 feet to a point, Southwest corner of Lot 14; runs thence with the dividing line between Lots 14 and 15 South 85 degrees 48 minutes East 200.03 feet to a point in the West line of Fairlane Road, Southeast corner of Lot 14; runs thence with the West line of Fairlane Road South 4 degrees 12 minutes West 100 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 1, UMSTEAD GLEN SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON PLAT ENTITLED “RECOMBINATION, RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION AND SUBDIVISION PLAT OF UMSTEAD GLEN SUBDIVISION” DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2000, PREPARED BY G.R. BROWN SURVEYING AND THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 2000, PAGE 1128, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY.

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And Being more commonly known as: 6618 Frogstool Ln, Raleigh, NC 27610 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Lucrecia L. Walton.

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

pez and spouse, Francisco R. Rodriguez And Being more commonly known as: 1000 Wicksteed Ct, Apex, NC 27502 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Dayami Lopez and spouse, Francisco R. Rodriguez.

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

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 Wayne Rogers and wife, Cassandra Rogers and All Lawful Heirs of Joslyn Wendell Rogers.

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

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 Kevin L. Boone and wife, Helen B. Boone.

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.

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

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,

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

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.

Said property is commonly known as 1232 Fairlane Road, Cary, NC 27511-5904.

the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Martha R. Dickerson.

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

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 is commonly known as 7131 Ebenezer Church Road, Raleigh, NC 27612.

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

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.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-105895

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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.: 19-07656-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

The date of this Notice is December 20, 2019.

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

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

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

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

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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 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

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

The date of this Notice is February 7, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 17-094590 Client Code: CWF

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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.

For additional information, please see Auction.com.

The date of this Notice is February 7, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-105754

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the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-11004-FC02

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.: 13-00502-FC03

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-16372-FC01

request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-15485-FC01

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WHAT’S HAPPENING Suspected bank robber arrested after chase Union County David William Plyler, 59, was arrested after leading deputies on a chase. The Union County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Plyler was suspected of robbing the Sun Trust Bank branch earlier in the day. Police saw Plyler leaving the scene shortly after the robbery call and pursued him through Pineville before Plyler crashed into a patrol car.

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Parents alarmed over bus fight video Davidson County Parents of children at Davidson County Schools expressed concern over a video that was shared on social media showing a Davidson County High School student repeatedly punching a child from Tyro Middle School while riding on a district school bus. The school released a statement saying that the school responded immediately. Police confirmed that charges had been filed.

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Body of six-month-old found in cemetery Mecklenburg County The body of a missing sixmonth-old boy has been found in a cemetery, and his mother is under arrest. The body of ChiLiam Cody Brown-Erickson was found about 4 a.m.

Saturday at Sharon Memorial Park in Charlotte. The boy’s body was found about six hours after Tamara Jernel Brown, 30, was arrested for common law robbery and two counts of assault on a government official. She reportedly refused to tell police where her son was.

Brown and the boy had been reported missing Thursday night. Authorities had said she may be suffering from a mental health disability.

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Stanly County’s early voting turnout is down

By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — With the final week of early voting underway in Stanly County, turnout has been down across the board compared to the last presidential primary cycle in 2016.

As of Saturday, the number of early voters was tallied at 1,597 people — the overall early turnout four years ago was 4,733 votes. The decrease in numbers has been a factor since the first day of early voting on Thursday, Feb. 13. Only 215 people came out to vote that day compared to the 475 people who voted during the first day in 2016.

Over 70% of the early votes so far

— 1,124 — were conducted at Albemarle’s Stanly County Commons (1000 N. 1st St.) polling site and the other 473 votes were completed at Locust’s Joel Huneycutt Community Room (186 Ray Kennedy Dr.).

“It seems that a lot of the time, the last week of early voting is the busiest week that we have,” Kimberly Blackwelder, director of elections for the Stanly County Board of Elections, told SCJ. “We’ll probably see an uptick in the voting this week.”

The early voting sites are open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29, the final day of early voting. The primary is set for March 3 from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Because of last Thursday’s

snow and winter weather, the sites were closed at 5 p.m. and reopened at 10 a.m. Friday morning.

One change in this primary cycle is the number of site options available. Due to an hourly mandate created by the North Carolina General Assembly and a lack of staffing, Stanly County has been forced to use two early voting sites this time instead of the four sites used in 2016.

“If we open sites other than the Board of Elections office, they’re now required to be open till 7:30 p.m. and to 3 p.m. on Saturdays; that means a longer day than when we had the other sites open in 2016,” Blackwelder said. “They were only open eight hours instead of 11 1/2 hours. It just makes it harder to find people to staff the sites when you’re required to be open for that number of hours.”

The 2020 primary ballot features two sections for federal offices: a presidential preference and a vote for one of North Carolina’s two U.S. Senate positions. The Republican ballot holds incumbent Thom Tillis, Paul Wright, Larry Holmquist and Sharon Y. Hudson as Senate options, while the Democratic

ballot names Cal Cunningham, Erica D. Smith, Steve Swenson, Trevor M. Fuller and Atul Goel.

For the gubernatorial election, Dan Forest and Holly Grange are the Republican primary candidates and incumbent Roy Cooper and Ernest T. Reeves are the Democratic primary candidates.

The GOP ballot also includes four different races exclusive to the county. Republicans Scott Efird and Jann Lowder are running for the Board of Commissioners at-large seat. Meanwhile, Ashley Morgan, Peter Asciutto and Leon Eugene Warren are options for the Board of Commissioners District 5 bid.

Republicans Melvin B. Poole and Rufus S. Lefler III are battling for the Board of Education at-large seat. For the Board of Education District 5 position, Ryan McIntyre and Carla Poplin are the two available candidates.

The Democratic ballot has a few of its own exclusive races — it names Tarsha Ellis and Geoffrey Hoy as options for the N.C. State Senate District 33 nomination, and names Matt Leatherman, Ronnie Chatterji and Dimple Ajmera as N.C. Treasurer options.

11th annual Stanly Winter Wine Festival returns Feb 29

By David Larson Stanly County Journal ALBEMARLE — The Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation will host its 11th annual Stanly Winter Wine Festival from noon to 5 p.m. on Feb. 29.

The event, which highlights area wineries, will be held at Market Station, which is at 100 Railroad St. in Albemarle.

There are 13 wineries participating, according to the event’s website, including three from Stanly County — Dennis Vineyards, Stony Mountain Vineyards and Uwharrie Vineyards, all based in Albemarle.

Lauren Hutchins, who handles public relations for Dennis Vineyards, told SCJ that they’ve been involved in the event since the first year it was put on, and that it’s an important showcase for the growing industry. Named after founder Pritchard Dennis, Dennis Vineyards is Stanly County’s oldest winery, turning 23 years old in March of 2020.

“It’s definitely a good show,” Hutchins said. “We’ve done it since the beginning and it’s gotten bigger every year, with more participants as far as vendors as well as guests coming. More than anything it helps draw awareness to the fact that little old Stanly County does have some wineries.

And so it helps bring tourism to

the area, which is always important.”

Stony Mountain Vineyards, another Stanly County winery which started around the same time as Dennis Vineyards, has also been participating since the festival’s first year.

Stony Mountain Vineyards owner and winemaker, Ken Furr, told SCJ they do about 20 festivals a year, “and this always been a pretty good one for us.”

“We look at the festivals as our form of advertising,” Furr said, and with most of the customer base in Charlotte and the surrounding areas, it has been effective in expanding their pool of potential buyers.

Both winemakers say things have definitely changed over the years as the North Carolina wine industry has grown.

“It seems to have changed in that people are becoming more and more sophisticated about wine,” Furr said. “A festival like this gives you an opportunity to come and taste all kinds of different wines — sweet or dry — and begin to develop your palate. It’s a great opportunity to visit a lot of wineries in one place and try a lot of different varieties.”

Hutchins said a change she is noticing is an increase in wine tourism, even from people traveling a greater distance to get there.

“There are a lot of people who

come into our tasting room here who are from out of state and they just came here to taste our wines; they’re on a wine trail kind of thing,” she said. “So I have seen over the years that it is changing and is becoming more of a destination here for wineries.”

Hutchins, in agreement with Furr, said not only is the festival fun, but it’s a learning experience for consumers. They often show up not knowing exactly which types of wines appeal to them, and by the end, they are better educated on what is out there and can more confidently purchase wine.

Most wineries in central and eastern North Carolina grow exclusively muscadine grapes, which generally produce a sweet, fruity wine. While Dennis Vineyards grows exclusively muscadine on their 12 acres of vineyards, Stony Mountain Vineyards initially tried to grow a wider variety of grapes. The bold experiment ended up hitting a dead-end when deer from nearby Morrow Mountain State Park and Uwharrie National Forest could not be kept away. Furr said, “We finally had to surrender to the deer.”

A healthy benefit of the traditionally Southern muscadine wines is their high levels of resveratrol, a chemical well-known for its antioxidant cancer-fighting properties, as well as for lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.

Those coming to the festival will have more options to choose from beyond the sweet, fruity Southern varieties though. Wineries, like Dennis Vineyards and Stony Mountain Vineyards, import grapes from other regions to be able to offer a wider variety of wines.

As Furr told SCJ, “They ship the grapes in and we make the wine.”

They offer 19 wines, including pinot noir, syrah, pinot grigio, merlot and others that require imported grapes. Furr said they partner with farmers in Pennsylvania, New York and California to get the right grapes for their wines.

Dennis Vineyards also produce the dry and European wines that some see as more sophisticated than the sweet Southern wines.

“We also do some fruit wines and some European varieties — drys all the way up to super sweet,” Hutchins said.

Uwharrie Vineyards, Stanly County’s third winery, also produces wines beyond what can be produced with local muscadine grapes, including a riesling and a chardonnay.

The annual event will also have entertainment and food available for those in attendance.

Tickets are available for $25 at GloryBeans CoffeeHouse, LaTDah Boutique, Starnes Jewelers, and McRae Jewelers to those of legal drinking age.

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

VISUAL VOICES

COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO

Michael Bloomberg and the politics of money

If wealth is sin, then chiding the wealthy while living off of them is sainthood.

FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR Michael Bloomberg has been rising drastically in the national polling for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Frightened by that rise, Democratic candidates from center-left to communist have risen as one, declaring that Bloomberg has done the process dirty: By dropping hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising, he has thwarted the process, and thus, the will of the people.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., proclaimed: “It’s a shame Mike Bloomberg can buy his way into the debate. But at least now primary voters curious about how each candidate will take on Donald Trump can get a live demonstration of how we each take on an egomaniac billionaire.” And former Vice President Joe Biden stated, “Sixty billion dollars can buy you a lot of advertising, but it can’t erase your record.”

All of which raises a serious question: Is Bloomberg doing something deeply wrong — is he “cheating” — by spending oodles of his own money on political advertising?

The answer, of course, is no. Tom Steyer, another Democratic billionaire, has spent over $200 million on political advertising, with little response — he won 0.3% of votes in Iowa and 3.6% of votes in New Hampshire. Bloomberg is resonating because he is vying for the moderate lane in the Democratic primaries just as Biden, the wire-to-wire front-runner until the primaries actually began, flamed out completely.

Money, obviously, isn’t everything.

But, say the critics, dollars can buy you an entry ticket into the political race. That’s undoubtedly true. Dollars plus a political case is better than no dollars plus a political case. But it’s also true that dollars become increasingly important in a political system in which candidates can gain outsized attention and vote share by spending money that doesn’t belong to them. Bloomberg, to his credit, is spending his own money.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Warren are pledging to spend everyone else’s. “Stop trying to buy elections!” rings hollow from a cast of characters who have promised Americans “free” health

care, “free” college tuition, “free” child care and “free” housing, among other giveaways.

It also rings hollow from people who have received hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of attention from their like-minded allies in the media. Sanders has earned hundreds of millions of dollars in media attention; so, too, has Warren. Our media act as attention-providing political gatekeepers. For Bloomberg to endaround them is hardly illegitimate.

In truth, the problem for Democrats isn’t Bloomberg’s spending. The problem is that the Democratic Party now treats wealth itself as an indicator of immorality.

This week, Sanders tweeted, “Together, we are going to end the greed of the billionaire class.” Never mind that creating tens of billions of dollars in value via voluntary exchange, employing tens of thousands of people, and providing goods and services to millions is far less indicative of greed than living as a taxpayerfunded, parasitical, self-styled revolutionary for six decades. The size of Bloomberg’s bank account makes him morally suspect in the world of the modern Democratic Party. There’s a reason former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg keeps telling debate crowds that he’s the poorest candidate running, as though lack of financial success is a tremendous indicator of governing ability.

As Trevor Noah recently joked, being called a wealthy person is, for “progressive white people ... like being called the N-word.”

This perspective represents the reversal of the American dream: We should all aspire to government dependency, patting our own backs for our altruism while drawing on the public dime.

After all, if wealth is sin, then chiding the wealthy while living off of them is sainthood. That’s the Democratic line going into 2020.

We’ll see soon enough whether Americans are willing to give up the true American dream in favor of yelling at billionaires.

Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com.

COLUMN | REP. RICHARD HUDSON

Honor our presidents and history by visiting Washington, D.C.

Whether you’re going for a quick business trip, an extended family vacation, or with your school group, my office can help you make arrangements for some of the popular attractions in our nation’s capital.

AS WE CELEBRATED Presidents’ Day this past week, I reflected on the founding of our great nation and the courageous vision President George Washington and our founding fathers fought to implement. Our founding fathers stood tall in the face of tyranny and laid the groundwork for what has become the greatest country in the world and a model used for nations across the globe.

American democracy is a shining beacon of freedom.

As President Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Since our founding, these Godgiven rights protected in the Constitution have been upheld by generations of leaders. Today, President Trump has followed in the steps of Presidents Washington, Lincoln and, my favorite, Reagan, to protect fundamental rights and values, including life and the 2nd Amendment. In Congress, I’m proud to work with the president and serve the people of North Carolina’s 8th District.

While Presidents’ Day is a good reminder to honor the leaders who have served our country throughout history, it also means March is not far behind.

As spring approaches and the weather warms up, there is truly no better time to visit Washington, D.C. There are countless museums, historic monuments and memorials, and great entertainment for all ages. Whether you’re going for a quick business trip, an extended family vacation, or with your school group, my office can help you make arrangements for some of the popular attractions in our nation’s capital. Take a look at the list below to see how we can help make your trip memorable and

assist you with tour requests: • The U.S. Capitol — The U.S. Capitol is a monument, a working office building, and one of the most recognizable symbols of representative democracy in the world. My office has guided thousands of North Carolinians on tours of the U.S. Capitol.

These congressional staff-led tours are available for 8th District constituents.

• The White House — Requests for White House tours must be submitted through your representative or senator. The White House is a popular tour destination, and it receives more requests than any other location in Washington, so tour requests typically need to be submitted 3-6 months in advance, with three weeks being the minimum requirement. I’d suggest you submit the necessary security information as soon as you know you’re interested.

• The Bureau of Engraving and Printing — At the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, you’ll learn all about U.S. paper currency.

You even get to overlook the production floor and see money being printed!

• The Library of Congress — The Library of Congress is the world’s largest and most open research library. The architecture and art are incredible, and there is a lot to learn.

• The Kennedy Center — Take a tour of the Kennedy Center to learn why this national cultural center was established, as well as see the Hall of Nations, the main theaters, and dozens of works of art given to the center.

Please visit my website at Hudson.house.gov or contact my Washington, D.C. office at 202-225-3715 to book any of these exciting tours in Washington D.C. Whether it’s a tour or any other questions, my office is always ready to help and serve.

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT NBA

Bryant remembered at public LA memorial Los Angeles Kobe Bryant’s athletic achievements were only part of the reason roughly 20,000 people gathered Monday for a public memorial service honoring him at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

The event offered another chance to celebrate Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and the other seven victims of the crash with tears, memories and laughs.

The ceremony included speeches from his wife, Vanessa, Michael Jordan and others, and musical numbers by Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera. The event concluded with a screening of “Dear Basketball,” Bryant’s Academy Awardwinning short film about his retirement from the Lakers in 2016.

Logano overcomes missed pit call to win at Las Vegas Matt DiBenedetto was second, piloting the Wood Brothers’ No. 21 to his best career finish

By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The adjustments to a major offseason overhaul at Team Penske continued Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where miscommunication between Joey Logano and his new crew chief led to a botched final pit stop.

Logano still wound up in Victory Lane for the second year in a row, winning a two-lap sprint to the finish that ended under caution.

A caution with six laps remaining forced teams to make strategic decisions, and crew chief Paul Wolfe told Logano to come to pit road for new tires. Logano didn’t hear Wolfe and remained on track,

a move that cycled him into the lead but put him in position to hold off a slew of contenders on fresh tires.

Logano knew it was critical to get his Ford separated from the pack quickly on the restart to have any shot at the win.

“Clean air was going to be key with old tires,” he said. “If I got swallowed up by a couple cars, I was just going to fall backwards really quick.”

Logano got a push from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the restart with two laps remaining, then threw a block on William Byron to maintain his position out front that Logano called “the winning move.

“I was able to get down in front of him and then be able to separate myself a little bit from the field,” he said.

Logano, the 2018 champion, just missed advancing to the championship race last season. At the start of this year, owner Roger Penske announced he’d swapped

24 Career wins for Joey Logano, passing Ricky Rudd for 35th on the Cup Series’ all-time win list.

the crews of Logano, Ryan Blaney and Brad Keselowski, with Logano getting Wolfe, the crew chief who led Keselowski to a Cup title in 2012.

They’ve worked together at the track the last three weeks and Logano praised the new pairing.

“He’s done such a great job, and it’s been fun getting to know each other, and the whole team,” Logano said. “The pit crew was amazing today. I think we gained a spot every time at least. Proud of the effort that everyone has put in over

the offseason.”

Logano had taken the white flag when a crash occurred deep in traffic to bring out the caution, freeze the field and secure the victory for the No. 22 Ford.

The 24th victory of Logano’s career broke a tie with Ricky Rudd for 35th on the NASCAR Cup Series’ all-time win list.

Matt DiBenedetto in a Ford for the Wood Brothers — a Penske partner — for his second race was 0.491 seconds behind to tie his career-best finish.

“This is all just too surreal,” he said. “Tough to be that close, but, hey, this is only the second race of the season. So it was the strength of this team. It’s so cool to have the backing of all the people that allow me to drive this thing.”

Stenhouse was third in a Chevrolet in his second race for new team JTG-Daugherty Racing, followed by Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson, Bubba Wallace, Keselowski and Kevin Harvick. Kyle Larson and Ty Dillon rounded out the top 10.

Ross Chastain drove the No. 6 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing as the replacement driver for Ryan Newman, who suffered a head injury in a crash on the final lap of Monday night’s Daytona 500.

Chastain finished 29th.

MLB

Altus booed, nicked by pitch in spring debut Lakeland, Fla. Astros second baseman José Altuve was loudly booed when he was introduced for his spring training debut, cheered when he struck out and called a cheater by several fans, all a result of the Houston sign-stealing scandal that’s rocked baseball. Altuve was also hit by a pitch, but he showed no signs of being upset when he was grazed on the foot by Tigers reliever Nick Ramirez after the batter before him, Myles Straw, homered in the fifth inning. The 2017 AL MVP was replaced by a pinch runner following the at-bat.

ESPORTS

Overwatch postpones Seoul esports matches due to virus Seoul The Overwatch League is postponing three weeks’ worth of scheduled matches in Seoul amid reports that Asia’s virus outbreak is spreading in South Korea. The league previously postponed matches scheduled for three cities in China this month and rescheduled them for March in Seoul due to the COVID-19 illness, which is caused by a newly identified coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of people, mostly in China. South Korea on Monday reported 161 more cases of the virus in the city of Daegu, bringing the nation’s total to 763 cases and seven confirmed deaths from the outbreak.

TENNIS

Jeanne Evert, former tennis pro and sister of Chris, dies Delray Beach, Fla. Jeanne Evert Dubin, a former world-ranked tennis player and a younger sister of 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert, has died. She was 62. Evert Dubin died Thursday after a 2½-year struggle with ovarian cancer, according to an online obituary posted by Lorne & Sons Funeral Home in Delray Beach, where she lived. Evert Dubin turned pro in 1973 at age 15 and for two years teamed with sister Chris in doubles, and they were ranked as high as No. 4. She reached a careerhigh 28th in the world in 1978, when she retired from competition.

CHASE STEVENS | AP PHOTO

Joey Logano celebrates after winning Sunday’s Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Colts basketball defeated in both conference finals Forest Hills topped West Stanly in the boys and girls Rocky River Conference title games

By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal MISENHEIMER — Both the boys and girls West Stanly basketball teams fell short in their Rocky River Conference tournament finals Friday night.

The third-seeded boys’ squad (16-11, 5-5) suffered a 69-53 loss to first-seeded Forest Hills (250, 10-0), while the second-seeded girls’ team (16-10, 7-3) were defeated by top-seeded Forest Hills (17-7, 10-0) by a score of 6142.

Both teams were set to continue their postseasons with 2A state playoffs openers Tuesday (the games took place after press time). The 25th-seeded boys have a road trip to eighth-seeded Lake Norman Charter (20-6, 9-2), and the 15th-seeded girls have a home matchup with 18th-seeded West Wilkes (18-6, 10-4).

West Stanly junior Austin Medlin was named the boys’ RRC Player of the Year. Medlin, as well as junior Trevor Kelly, were included in the RRC AllConference Team; senior Brack Morgan and senior Ethan Conner were named to the Honorable Mention Conference Team.

On the girls’ side, senior Carmen Bishop, senior Dani Moss and senior Raelee Furr were named to the All-Conference Team; junior Rachel Efird and

JESSE DEAL | STANLY COUNTY JOURNAL

Both the West Stanly boys’ and girls’ basketball teams lost to Forest Hills in the Rocky River Conference title games last Friday at Pfeiffer University. junior Kailey Furr were named to the Honorable Mention Conference Team.

In the boys’ game, the Colts rallied from an early 14-point deficit and found themselves within three points of the Yellow Jackets late in the third quarter.

From that point on, West Stanly was outscored 36-23.

“For half of the game, we played

with them. We just can’t allow them to make their long runs,” said coach John Thompson. “We have to know when to slow the pace of the game down and when to speed it up.”

It was a similar story for the girls’ team: a 16-point deficit was cut down to five points in the third quarter, only to see the Colts outscored 29-15 after that.

“We beat ourselves by not rebounding. We gave up 15 offensive rebounds,” said coach Chad Horn. “It’s hard to beat a team that can score really well when you give up that many offensive rebounds in a game.

Still, our girls played well and played with heart. They didn’t give up in the second half.”

Leading the boys in scoring was Medlin, who had 18 points, five rebounds and two assists; the rest of the starters contributed for a combined 10 points. Freshman Tayshawn Haygood recorded 12 points off the bench with 5-for-9 shooting from the field.

Forest Hills forward Alec Topper led his team with 16 points and eight rebounds. He was assisted by Jalen Huntley and Tyveon Burch, who put up 13 and 11 points, respectively.

As a team, the Colts were only 39.2% from the field (20-51) while the Yellow Jackets made 48% of their shots (24-50).

Leading the girls in scoring was Raelee Furr, who recorded 10 points, five rebounds and an assist.

Six other players scored points in the game, though none of them reach double-figures. Efird had a team-high 11 rebounds to go with five points and four assists.

For the Yellow Jackets, guard Jamyah Bakeney notched 23 points on 8-for-18 shooting.

Starters Tiana Sloan put up 11 points while Hope Benson scored 10.

The Colts converted 42% of their shots (18-43) compared to Forest Hills’ 38.7% (24-62) but were outscored at the free-throw line 11-2.

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STANLY CO. SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK SPONSORED BY STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS Hunter Barrier and Ranfere Garcia for South Stanly.

Unique Carvahlo and Ricardo Bustos for Albemarle.

Tony Rogers and Trent Drake for South Stanly.

PHOTOS BY STARLA WHITLEY | STANLY COUNTY JOURNAL

Wrestling Stanly County Schools Six local wrestlers finished in the top four at last week’s NCHSAA 1A state wrestling championships. Albemarle sophomore Ricardo Bustos (120 pounds) and South Stanly freshman Renfere Garcia (132 pounds) both won matches against Polk County opponents to earn third place in their respective weight classes. Both teams were knocked out of the team competition by eventual champion Uwharrie Charter, but the Bulls secured a sixth-place team finish in tournament. South Stanly had three juniors earn individual fourth-place finishes: Trent Hunter (145), Hunter Barrier (152) and Tony Rogers (220). Albemarle senior Unique Carvahlo finished fourth in the 285-pound division.

Become a part of Stanly County Schools!

Stanly County Schools has an opening for a Speech Language Pathologist serving the K-12 population. Position is a full-time, 10 month position with full benefits. Candidate must hold a current certification from North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

Interested applicants can apply through the SCS website and email resume to Dr. Laura Beachum, Director of Exceptional Children's Program, at laura.beachum@stanlycountyschools.org.

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Mexico scientist accused as Russian spy held without bail

By Curt Anderson The Associated Press MIAMI — A Mexican scientist accused of spying for Russia in Miami will be detained without bail.

The temporary public defender for 35-year-old Hector Cabrera Fuentes said he agreed to remain in jail while his family works to hire a private lawyer.

“If your circumstances change, you could certainly request a bond at a later date,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley told Cabrera at a brief hearing. “We do expect that you will be able to obtain an attorney.”

Cabrera is charged with acting in the U.S. on behalf of a foreign government without notifying the U.S. attorney general and conspiracy to do so.

According to an FBI affidavit, a Russian government official tasked Cabrera with tracking down a vehicle owned by a U.S. government informant.

The FBI says Cabrera and his Mexican wife did this on Valentine’s Day and were recorded by surveillance video at a Miami-area condominium complex. They attracted the notice of security by driving directly behind another car through a gate.

It’s not clear exactly why the

Russians wanted this done, but the affidavit says the informant had previously provided information about Russian intelligence operations and implications for U.S. national security.

Cabrera was detained Sunday while attempting to leave the U.S. at Miami International Airport and subsequently gave a statement to the FBI. Cabrera is listed as an associate professor at the medical school jointly run by Duke University and the National University of Singapore, and was working in Singapore.

According to Cabrera’s statement to the FBI, he has two wives — the Mexican one and a Russian

one. The Russian woman and her two daughters were living in Germany but returned to Moscow last spring to attend to some administrative matters. Then, the Russian government wouldn’t let them leave, the affidavit says.

That prompted Cabrera in May 2019 to visit his family in Moscow, where he was approached by a Russian official whom he had met previously at professional events and exchanges. Cabrera told the FBI he believed the official was an intelligence officer.

It’s common for intelligence agents to insulate themselves by recruiting other people to carry out various tasks. Rarely does the recruit have full knowledge of the entire mission.

The Russian official, according to the affidavit, brought up Cabrera’s family situation in Russia and said, “We can help each other.”

Before Cabrera’s Miami mission to photograph the informant’s license plate, the FBI says the Russian official asked him to

Cabrera is listed as an associate professor at the medical school jointly run

by Duke University and the National University of Singapore, and was working in Singapore.

rent an apartment in the same complex as the informant but not in his real name. Cabrera paid an associate $20,000 to do so in late 2019, the FBI said.

It’s not clear from the affidavit if anything was done with the apartment.

Cabrera, a microbiologist who has held several prestigious posts, is originally from El Espinal in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Another hearing is set for March 3.

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In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speak during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington.

New Army training team heads to Africa

By Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Army, for the first time, will send soldiers from one of its new training brigades to Africa in the coming weeks, expanding the use of the new specialized units as the Pentagon looks at possible troop cuts on the continent.

The plan comes as Defense Secretary Mark Esper eyes potential troop cuts in Africa. as part of a global review aimed at directing more focus on Asia. U.S. lawmakers and allies have voiced opposition to any cuts, and sending the new training teams isn’t likely to affect the overall troop numbers in Africa, at least initially.

For Brig. Gen. Scott Jackson, the deployment to Africa means preparing his soldiers for a new type of mission. As commander of the 1st SFAB, he helped build the inaugural training brigade, and took it to Afghanistan for its first deployment in 2018. Two other SFABs have deployed to Afghanistan since then, so Jackson will now be the first to take the trainers to a new region — one that will be

dramatically different from their war-zone mission.

In Africa, his soldiers won’t have the vast U.S. and coalition support system with its network of bases, supply chains and readily available helicopters and armored vehicles.

“We won’t have the military structure we had in Afghanistan,” said Jackson, in an interview from Ethiopia. The soldiers, he said, may be in downtown areas of cities rather than military-equipped forward operating bases. And they’re likely to be moving about in Ford Broncos, rather than armored trucks.

Part of their training for the mission has focused on improving their ability to sustain themselves for longer periods of time on their own, without the benefits of nearby military storehouses filled with food, supplies, ammunition and medical equipment.

“You can’t get anywhere fast in Africa,” said Jackson, who was attending a major Africa training exercise and getting to know some of the military and national leaders his soldiers will be working with.

He said they also got instruction on how to better work with embas-

JOHN BAZEMORE | AP PHOTO

In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, U.S. Army soldiers hone their longdistance marksmanship skills as they train at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. sies and their staffs.

At the same time, his medics had to take a two-week tropical medicine course so they can be ready to deal with an entirely new set of diseases, bugs and other elements the soldiers will be exposed to.

Jackson was tapped in 2017 to lead the first Security Force Assistance Brigade, after Gen. Mark Milley — then chief of staff of the Army — launched the program to create permanent training teams that could be deployed around the world. Milley is now the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Each SFAB includes a little more than 800 soldiers.

The goal is to use the teams to

advise and assist security forces in other countries, and take the pressure off other Army brigades that have been used to do training but are needed for other national security missions. In addition to the three brigades that have already deployed, three others, including one in the National Guard, are in various stages of development and training.

Esper said that roughly 200 soldiers from the 1st SFAB will replace soldiers from the 101st Airborne who are returning home from Africa, “so that they can train for high-intensity conflict,” in line with the National Defense Strategy. He provided no estimate of the number of 101st infantry soldiers

will come home from Africa, but said the net result would be roughly a wash, numerically.

There are between 6,000 and 7,000 U.S. forces on the continent at any one time, including about 4,000 that are at the U.S. base in Djibouti. Other forces train and advise local forces and conduct counterterrorism missions against militants, such as al-Shabab in Somalia and other al-Qaida-linked groups and Islamic State affiliates in west and north Africa.

“My aim is to free up time, money and manpower around the globe, where we currently are, so that I can direct it” toward Asia or return forces to the United States to improve combat readiness, Esper said. But he has also assured nervous allies that the U.S. won’t totally withdraw from Africa.

Under current plans, about onethird of the training brigade will deploy to various countries in Africa. Officials will not disclose the countries, but acknowledge some will continue an ongoing training mission with the Djibouti military.

The remainder of the brigade will continue to reset and train in the U.S., and then those team would be available to rotate into Africa to replace the first group when it comes home. Jackson said he doesn’t know exactly how many months the teams will be in Africa, but it’s likely to be less than the brigade’s nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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Melanie Lilly

ELANIE ANNE COOK LILLY, 72, of Locust, NC went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 17, 2020 at her home surrounded by family.

Melanie, also known as “Warden”, was born October 5, 1947 in Concord, NC to the late Ralph Calvin Cook and the late Ethel Pauline Morgan Cook.

She was also preceded in death by her son, Gregory Kent Lilly.

Survivors include her significant other of 37 years, John “Terry” Hatley, the only one that could put up with her for that long. She also leaves behind, daughter, Melissa “Pety” Moore and husband Scott of Monroe; daughter, Tammy Morgan and husband Dell of Union Grove, NC; grandchildren, Megan Van Wieren and husband Will; Charlie Love and wife Lauren; Jared Gallarini and wife Ava; Alex Moore; Jordan Lilly; five great grandchildren, Mya, Savannah, Cora, Evander and Indigo; sister Linda Pearce-Starnes; brother Hack Cook and wife Sue; sister Cathy “Jaybird” Lapish (Junior); as well as many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Friday, February 21, 2020 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Concord. A celebration of life will follow at 2:00 pm, officiated by Rev. Will Van Wieren III. Memorials may be made to West Stanly Christian Ministries, P. O. Box 27, Stanfield, NC 28163.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is serving the Lilly family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.hartsellfh.com

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Susan Furr

USAN STOKER FURR, 63, of Troy, NC, passed away on Monday February 17, 2020 at her home. Her memorial service will be 2 Pm Sunday February 23, 2020 in the First United Methodist Church of Troy, NC with Rev. Vanlene Nelson officiating. Visitation will follow the service.

Susan was born June 15, 1956 in Stanly County, NC and was the daughter of the late John Thomas Stoker and Betty Crowell Stoker. Mrs. Furr formerly worked with GHA in Albemarle. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Albemarle. Susan was a member of the ASPCA and was an extremely advocate for animals particularly cats.

Mrs. Furr is survived by her husband Arthur Lee Furr of the home. Other survivors include a stepson Arthur Lee Furr, Jr. of Bartlette, TN and a brother John Thomas Stoker, Jr. of AZ. Memorials may be made to ASPCA, Attention: Linda Tiramani, 520 8th Ave., Floor 7, New York, NY 10018 or to First United Methodist Church, 822 NC Hwy. 109 N., Troy, NC 27371.

Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Furr Family.

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Shirley Fesperman

HIRLEY ANN FESPERMAN, 76, of Albemarle passed away February 19, 2020 in her home.

The family will be receiving friends Friday, February 21 from 6 PM till 8 PM at Stanly Funeral & Cremation Care in Albemarle.

Her funeral service will be Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 11 AM at Immanuel Baptist Church in Albemarle with Rev. Joe Smith and Rev. Tom Brooks officiating.

Burial will follow the service at Fairview Memorial Park.

Born December 22, 1943 in Stanly County, she was the daughter of the late James Crisco and the late Pauline Russell Crisco. Mrs. Fesperman was an active member of Immanuel Baptist Church and loved her church family dearly. Shirley enjoyed camping, arts and crafts, and was always ready to take a cruise.

She is survived by her husband Richard of the home, son, Danny Lingerfelt (Julie) of Oakboro, daughter, Chris Lingerfelt Little (Robert) of High Point, NC, son, Jeff Lingerfelt (Gail) of Columbia, SC, daughter, Lorie Gibson (Marc) of Albemarle. She is also survived by brothers, Max, Roger, and Edward Crisco and grandchildren, Devin and Brent Lowder, Robert and Brooke Little, Joshua, Nathaniel, and Rachel Lingerfelt, Aaron, T.J., and Hannah Gibson.

Shirley is preceded in death by siblings, Bonnie, Lonnie, Harold, Carol, Betty, Marie, Jimmy, and Charles.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Immanuel Baptist Church at 1309 Old Charlotte Rd, Albemarle, NC 28001.

Stanly Funeral & Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Fesperman family.

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James Hill

AMES ROBERT HILL, 81, of Richfield, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord.

Mr. Hill was born June 14, 1938 in Rowan County to the late John Henry Hill and the late Lois Eller Hill.

Robert loved spending time with his family and friends.

He was active in his church serving as a Deacon, a sound technician, served on several church committees, and assisted with Vacation Bible School and other youth activities. Robert also enjoyed working outside and traveling to Gatlinburg with his family. Robert and Carolyn recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

The family will receive friends from 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Sunday, February 23, 2020 in the fellowship hall of Paul’s Crossing Baptist Church, 40461 Paul’s Crossing Road in Richfield. The funeral service will follow in the church sanctuary at 3:00 PM officiated by Rev. Terry Burris and Rev. Glenn Johnson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Survivors include wife, Carolyn Hill of Richfield; son, Michael Hill and wife Heather of Albemarle; daughter, Lisa Hill and fiancé, Tim Humanik both of Charlotte; grandchildren, Michaela, Meredith, and Mallory Hill; sisters, Margaret Lyerly, Linda Cauble and husband Phil, Brenda Cauble and husband Mike, Mary Trexler and husband James; four nieces and one nephew.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Hill family.

Online condolences may be made at www.hartsellfh.com

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Margaret Furr

ARGARET LOVE FURR, of Midland , passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Accordius Health in Concord, NC. Mrs. Furr was born March 4, 1920 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina to the late Charles Dewey Love and the late Mary Ann Etters Love.

She was preceded in death by husband, Joseph Adam Furr.

Margaret taught Sunday School for over fifty years at First Baptist Midland, NC. She loved children and spreading the word about Jesus.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland.

The funeral service will be on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church of Midland and will be officiated

by Reverend Thomas Gibbs .

Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery at 4720 Garmon Mill Rd., Midland, NC. Survivors, daughters, Sherry (Bobby) Eudy of Concord, NC, daughter, Becky Furr of Raleigh, NC, grandson, Jason (Kara) Eudy of Wilmington, NC, granddaughter, Melannie (Matthew) Hager of Locust, NC. Also surviving are great grandchildren, Reese Hager, Elijah Eudy, Julia Eudy, Ryan Hager, Adalyn Eudy, Miles Eudy; sister-in-laws, Grace Furr, Hazel Little, Trullie Smith, Jane Little, Autie Furr, Peggy Furr and many nieces and nephews to many to mention, but all loved.

In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be given to the Ukraine Mission Trip in care of First Baptist of Midland, 4720 Garmon Mill Road, Midland, NC 28107 Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is serving the Furr family.

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Stanly County Journal for Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Dual Language Immersion at Stanly County Schools

This year (2019-2020) Stanly County Schools, in partnership with Participate, Inc., started a Dual Language Immersion program at Endy Elementary.

From the first day of school students have been immersed in their second language, Spanish. The program prepares this group of students to be proficient readers and writers in both English and Spanish. The program is a magnet program, allowing anyone in the Stanly County attendance area to attend. The instruction for the program strictly adheres to the North Carolina State Standards as the guiding curriculum for planning, instruction, assessment and data collection. The program complies with educational mandates

formulated by state and federal regulations.

Students in this program have the opportunity to become proficient and literate in a second language (Spanish). It has been very successful in this first year and the district is planning to expand the program next year. Endy Elementary is currently enrolling students for the Dual Language Immersion Program for rising Kindergarteners for the 2020-2021 school year. Rising first-graders who possess advanced second language skills may also be considered for the program. Interested Parents can contact the school to get more information or visit the school and learn more about the program.

Contact Endy Elementary School at 704-961-3300 for more information!

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Slippery when wet A motorist navigates slippery conditions in Mebane as snow falls on Thursday, Feb. 20. Winter weather hit much of the state last Thursday, closing schools and businesses and adding stress to driving.

WHAT’S HAPPENING Good Samaritan survives 75-foot fall off highway bridge Rowan County FedEx driver Jeremiah Cribb, 24, stopped to help a stranded driver on a highway, fell 75 feet from a bridge and survived. Cribb was driving on Interstate 85 in Salisbury when he saw a driver stranded in the fast lane. Cribb got out to help but jumped out of the way to avoid getting hit by an approaching truck. Cribb thought he was jumping onto a grass median of the same height but instead jumped off the Yadkin River Bridge and landed on a sandbar 75 feet below. Cribb has three fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.

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State trooper injured chasing a speeder Davie County A state trooper, whose name was not immediately released, was injured last week after he crashed while chasing a speeder on Interstate 40 in Davie County. The car was clocked doing 108 in a 70 zone when the trooper began his pursuit. The trooper tried to avoid another vehicle and hit a guardrail before crashing onto the median. He suffered minor injuries. The speeder escaped.

Forsyth County Sheriff responds to negative ad in Attorney General race Bobby Kimbrough Jr. called “sanctuary sheriff”

by AG candidate TCH staff WINSTON-SALEM — Forsyth County sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. came out with a strongly worded statement defending his record on working with ICE. The statement seemingly comes in response to an ad by state attorney general candidate Christine Mumma, who is running for the Republican nomination against Winston-Salem District Attorney Jim O’Neill.

In an ad that has run on television across the state, Mumma faces the camera and attacks O’Neill’s record on supporting federal immigration efforts. Mumma says, accompanied by a screen graphic underscoring the words, that O’Neill “opposed President Trump’s policy of holding illegal immigrants arrested for a crime.”

She then cites a Winston-Salem Journal article from February 2019, saying that O’Neill “supported sanctuary sheriffs releasing

illegal immigrants back onto our streets.” The screen graphic includes photos of O’Neill and Kimbrough.

That article quotes Kimbrough as saying, “We will not be an extension of ICE, doing round-ups (and) immigrant investigations.”

O’Neill was not directly quoted in the story, although the article paraphrases him as saying that if undocumented immigrants commit crimes locally, they’ll be arrested, charged and prosecuted locally, then likely deported after serving their sentences.

A recent WSJ article said that Mumma’s ad “liberally paraphrases” the story.

Mumma has the video posted on her campaign’s Facebook page, with a caption saying O’Neill “joined forces with a sanctuary sheriff and opposed President Donald J. Trump’s policy of detaining illegal immigrants arrested for committing crimes in our community. It’s weak. It’s dangerous. It’s disqualifing.”

In a written statement and video, Kimbrough refutes most of Mumma’s points.

“While we recognize it is politi-

cal season, we at the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office resent untrue statements,” Kimbrough’s response begins.

“Since taking office, we have not released one—not even one—violent criminal back into our community that was requested to be held by ICE,” Kimbrough’s statement reads. “According to an ICE agent, he has a ‘phenomenal working relationship’ with us.”

“Do not be drawn in by rhetoric and untrue statements that this is a sanctuary city/county or urban city/county,” he continues, “but let it be known it is the safest city/ counting in the state.”

Kimbrough concludes by urging, “please do not be moved by politicians using poli-tricks to effect the relationships that currently exist in THIS county,” and refers to himself as “not the urban sheriff, not the sanctuary sheriff, but the Sheriff elected by the people of Forsyth County.”

O’Neill did not release a statement, although in an interview with the North State Journal before Mumma announced her plans to run against him, he outlined his feelings on ICE and sanctuary cit-

Wake Forest apologizes for slavery in the university’s past

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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The Associated Press

Officials hold roundtable discussion on gun violence Forsyth County Winston-Salem’s Union Baptist Church hosted a twohour roundtable discussion aimed at ending gun violence in the area. Law enforcement officials, including police chief Catrina Thompson, Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough and district attorney Jim O’Neill, were present to discuss concerns and ideas with members of the public. Chief Thompson said that 31 families lost children to gun violence last year.

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WINSTON-SALEM — The president of Wake Forest University issued a public apology Thursday for the institution’s past involvement in slavery.

President Nathan Hatch’s apology, delivered in a speech during the school’s Founders’ Day ceremonies, comes after a series of events stirred up racial tension on the campus, including anonymous, racist emails sent to faculty members last year. Schools around the South and beyond have been grappling in recent years with what to do about past ties to slavery or white supremacy.

“It is important and overdue that, on behalf of Wake Forest University, I unequivocally apologize for participating in and bene-

fiting from the institution of slavery,” Hatch said during his remarks on campus. “I apologize for the exploitation and use of enslaved people – both those known and unknown – who helped create and build this university through no choice of their own.”

He made no mention of the recent tension on the campus resulting from a threatening email that caused the head of the sociology department to shut down his building and suspend classes for a week. A statement issued after his remarks noted that Hatch last year convened a committee to look at race issues and the legacy of slavery on campus.

During Hatch’s remarks, some students stood up in a silent demonstration. Senior Alexander Holt, who helped organize the gesture, said in an emailed statement

“We owe our very existence in part to the exploited lives of enslaved labor of people of African descent.”

Jonathan Walton, dean of Wake Forest Divinity School before the event that they planned to stand in recognition of the involuntary sacrifices of enslaved people and the continuing impact of slavery’s legacy on current students.

Jonathan Walton, dean of the divinity school, told the audience at Wait Chapel that Wake Forest must acknowledge that “our history is both beautiful and terrible, noble and tragic, honorable and de-

ies. ”The other issue that I find bothersome is that when we’re discussing as a nation the border wall, and the attorney general’s office in North Carolina is bringing suit against the construction of the border wall,” he said. “You know, I’m a person that supports ICE, okay.

ICE’s mission is pretty clear. They don’t have the resources to be pulling into every county across America with empty buses and pulling up in front of Harris Teeter and Walmart and going through the aislles and scooping people up to take them back to their country of origin. They don’t have those resources. So ICE focuses their limited resources on people that commit violent crime, which goes along with what my priority is. This also blends into the conversation about sanctuary cities, because what’s lost on so many people is that the people that are here illegally committing violent crimes are doing it in the community in which they live, right here. So it’s those innocent people living in those communities that have to suffer when we turn ourselves into places that do not support ICE.”

spicable.”

“We owe our very existence in part to the exploited lives of enslaved labor of people of African descent,” Walton said. “Precious people whose humanity was sacrificed to prepare young, white Baptist men for ministry, Baptist young men whose conception of of Christ supported America’s serpentine system of slavery.”

Sierra Deveaux, 19, a sophomore from New York, said Hatch’s public apology resonated with her, but she said there must be a plan that follows up on the apology.

“They need to put action to their words,” Deveaux said. “Through policy on this campus, more transparency on how they go about condemning acts of white supremacy on this campus and making it clear that they do not support white supremacy and making clear through their actions that certain behavior is not OK and that certain behavior will have consequences, and actual, written-down consequences if this is to happen.”

Other universities have apologized for their role in slavery, including the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2018.

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OPINION | BEN SHAPIRO

Bloomberg and the politics of money FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR Michael Bloomberg has been rising drastically in the national polling for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Frightened by that rise, Democratic candidates from center-left to communist have risen as one, declaring that Bloomberg has done the process dirty: By dropping hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising, he has thwarted the process, and thus, the will of the people.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., proclaimed: “It’s a shame Mike Bloomberg can buy his way into the debate. But at least now primary voters curious about how each candidate will take on Donald Trump can get a live demonstration of how we each take on an egomaniac billionaire.” And former Vice President Joe Biden stated, “Sixty billion dollars can buy you a lot of advertising, but it can’t erase your record.”

All of which raises a serious question: Is Bloomberg doing something deeply wrong — is he “cheating” — by spending oodles of his own money on political advertising?

The answer, of course, is no. Tom Steyer, another Democratic billionaire, has spent over $200 million on political advertising, with little response — he won 0.3% of votes in Iowa and 3.6% of votes in New Hampshire. Bloomberg is resonating because he is vying for the moderate lane in the Democratic primaries just as Biden, the wire-to-wire frontrunner until the primaries actually began, flamed out completely.

Money, obviously, isn’t everything.

But, say the critics, dollars can buy you an entry ticket into the political race. That’s undoubtedly true. Dollars plus a political case is better than no dollars plus a political case. But it’s also true that dollars become increasingly important in a political system in which candidates can gain outsized attention and vote share by spending money that doesn’t belong to them. Bloomberg, to his credit, is spending his own money.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Warren are pledging to spend everyone else’s. “Stop trying to buy elections!” rings hollow from a cast of characters who have promised Americans “free” health care,

“free” college tuition, “free” child care and “free” housing, among other giveaways.

It also rings hollow from people who have received hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of attention from their like-minded allies in the media.

Sanders has earned hundreds of millions of dollars in media attention; so, too, has Warren. Our media act as attention-providing political gatekeepers.

For Bloomberg to end-around them is hardly illegitimate.

In truth, the problem for Democrats isn’t Bloomberg’s spending. The problem is that the Democratic Party now treats wealth itself as an indicator of immorality.

This week, Sanders tweeted, “Together, we are going to end the greed of the billionaire class.”

Never mind that creating tens of billions of dollars in value via voluntary exchange, employing tens of thousands of people, and providing goods and services to millions is far less indicative of greed than living as a taxpayer-funded, parasitical, self-styled revolutionary for six decades. The size of Bloomberg’s bank account makes him morally suspect in the world of the modern Democratic Party. There’s a reason former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg keeps telling debate crowds that he’s the poorest candidate running, as though lack of financial success is a tremendous indicator of governing ability. As Trevor Noah recently joked, being called a wealthy person is, for “progressive white people ... like being called the N-word.”

This perspective represents the reversal of the American dream: We should all aspire to government dependency, patting our own backs for our altruism while drawing on the public dime.

After all, if wealth is sin, then chiding the wealthy while living off of them is sainthood. That’s the Democratic line going into 2020. We’ll see soon enough whether Americans are willing to give up the true American dream in favor of yelling at billionaires.

Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com.

♦ Alessio, Mario (M/65) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 3001 Panther Ridge Ln, Lewisville, NC, on 2/23/2020 21:05. ♦ ALEXANDER, JEREMY CORNELIUS was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 600 YELLOWSTONE LN on 2/23/2020 ♦ ALEXANDER, JEREMY CORNELIUS was arrested on a charge of RESISTING ARREST at 4260 BROWNSBORO RD on 2/23/2020 ♦ Anderson, Gena Lynn (F/56) Arrest on chrg of Fugitive Arrest (magistrate`s Order) (F), at 419 Jonestown Rd, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/19/2020 10:03. ♦ Aziz, Najeeb Kaid Abdo (M/47) Arrest on chrg of 1) Drugs-poss Sched Iv (M), 2) Impaired Driving Dwi (M), and 3) Drive Wrong Side - Drive On Right Side Of Highway (M), at 5748 Reidsville Rd/old Flatrock Rd, Belews Creek, NC, on 2/21/2020 23:37. ♦ BELCHER, AMBER MARIE was arrested on a charge of POSS COCAINE FEL at 531 AKRON DR on 2/24/2020 ♦ Boyd, Steven Thomas (M/51) Arrest on chrg of Probation Violation (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/21/2020 13:15. ♦ BUTLER, WARREN HAMPTON was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 4247 REIDSVILLE RD on 2/23/2020 ♦ CANADY, ASHLEY MARIE was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 1499

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DEATH NOTICES ♦ Howard Adams, 96, of Yadkin County, died Feb. 20, 2020. ♦ Marceleen Cook Bodsford, 88, of Clemmons, died Feb. 20, 2020. ♦ Jennie Pardue Cornatzer, 73, of Clemmons, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Bonnie Vernelle Roddy Daniel, 83, of Kernersville, died Feb. 21, 2020. ♦ Hal Edward Essick, Sr., 91, of Winston-Salem, died Feb. 23, 2020. ♦ Maria Teresa Farias, 99, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Valerie Ann Penin Grata, 68, of Oak Ridge, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Ivan Edgar Hawks, 86, of Winston-Salem, died Feb. 20, 2020. ♦ Betty Kay Hill, 67, of Lexington, died Feb. 20, 2020. ♦ Lisa Marie Isenhour, 39, of Kernersville, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Mark A. Keith, 74, of WinstonSalem, died Feb. 21, 2020. ♦ Grant David Kerber, 85, died Feb. 21, 2020. ♦ Melanie Lynn LaFond, 36, died Feb. 20, 2020. ♦ James M. Lee Jr., 85, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Elizabeth Monteze East Lentz, 89, of Winston-Salem, died Feb. 22, 2020. ♦ Elmer Davis Long, 80, of Pfafftown, died Feb. 20, 2020. ♦ James Walter Love, 90, of Forsyth County, died Feb. 22, 2020.

WEEKLY CRIME LOG ♦ Aderounmu, Gideon Adedotun (M/29) Arrest on chrg of 1) Drugs School Property (F), 2) Drug Trafficking (F), 3) P/w/i/ s/d Sched I (F), 4) Drugs-poss Sched I (F), 5) P/w/i/s/d Sched Iv (F), 6) Drugs-poss Sched Iv (M), 7) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 8) Probation Violation (M), at Clemmons Elementary School, NC, on 2/19/2020 13:39.

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♦ CLINTON, FERNANDEZ LAVON was arrested on a charge of SEXUAL BATTERY at 625 W SIXTH ST on 2/24/2020

♦ Hill, Danny William (M/34) Arrest on chrg of 1) Concealing Mdse (M), 2) Larceny/ misdemeanor (M), 3) Drugsposs Sched Iv (M), 4) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 5) Fail To Appear/compl (M), at 4438 New Walkertown Rd, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/21/2020 14:04.

♦ COCKERHAM, WILLIAM BRADLEY was arrested on a charge of ADW - INFLICT INJURY at 201 N CHURCH ST on 2/22/2020 ♦ Cook, Cory Lee (M/33) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fail To Appear/ compl (M), 2) Fail To Appear/ compl (M), 3) Fcso - Civil Contempt Child Support (M), and 4) Fcso - Civil Contempt Child Support (M), at Yadkin Jail, East Bend, NC, on 2/19/2020 14:30. ♦ COX, DENNIS SHAYNE was arrested on a charge of PROBATION VIOLATION at 199 N LIBERTY ST on 2/22/2020 ♦ DOSS, JENNIFER LYNN was arrested on a charge of AFFRAY at 1760 CARRIAGE COVE LN on 2/22/2020 ♦ EVANS, ANGEL LOZADA was arrested on a charge of P/W/I/ S/D COCAINE at 3000 GILMER AV on 2/22/2020 ♦ GAINEY, TRAVIS was arrested on a charge of AFFRAY at 5300 SILAS CREEK PW on 2/22/2020 ♦ GIBBS, VALERIA HINES was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 3899 N GLENN AV on 2/22/2020 ♦Hall, Acie Arthur (M/28) Arrest on chrg of 1) Fail To Appear/ compl (M) and 2) Resisting Arrest (M), at 1949 Pondarosa Dr/nevada Dr, Kernersville, NC, on 2/24/2020 19:47. ♦ Harris, Joshua Allan (M/45) Arrest on chrg of Vio. Protective Order By Courts Another State/ Indian Tribe (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/21/2020 10:30. ♦ Hauser, Raheem Cordeigh (M/25) Arrest on chrg of Possession Control Substance Jail (F), at 201 N Church

♦ Holmes, Terry (M/29) Arrest on chrg of Weap-poss By Felon (F), at 5999 University Pw/e Hanes Mill Rd, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/22/2020 06:09. ♦ Holmes, Terry (M/29) Arrest on chrg of Resisting Arrest, M (M), at 5800 Graham Farm Rd/ germanton Rd, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/22/2020 07:50. ♦ HOWARD, KENNETH ANTOINE was arrested on a charge of COMMUNICATE THREATS at 201 N CHURCH ST on 2/22/2020 ♦ JARQUIN, EDITH CASTRO was arrested on a charge of ASSLT ON OFF/ST EMP at 1407 E TWENTY-THIRD ST on 2/23/2020 ♦ MAPP, CLIFFORD BENJAMIN was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 2825 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on 2/23/2020 ♦ MCCLENDIS, JUSTIN LESEAN was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 934 MAIN ST on 2/23/2020 ♦ NESMITH, JOHN WAYNE was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 2908 STOCKTON ST on 2/22/2020 ♦ Orozco, Giovana (F/29) Arrest on chrg of Fugitive Arrest (magistrate`s Order) (F), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/21/2020 16:17. ♦ PETERSON, SHANTAIN LEVON was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 534 N LIBERTY ST on 2/23/2020 ♦ PHILLIPS, CHARLES THOMAS

was arrested on a charge of BREAKING AND OR ENTERING at 2920 SOUTHDALE AV on 2/22/2020 ♦ Preston, Zachary Adam (M/34) Arrest on chrg of Impaired Driving Dwi (M), at 5198 Reidsville Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 2/20/2020 02:20.

♦ Ronald Lee Lunsford, 73, of Forsyth County, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Monna Vanna Buckman Mann, 94, died Feb. 23, 2020. ♦ Mary Jean Shaffer McCoy, 78, died Feb. 23, 2020. ♦ Marilyn Eugenia Spencer Mott, 80, of Mocksville, died Feb. 20, 2020.

♦ SZAJLAI, RICHARD ANDRE was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT-SIMPLE at 2940 REYNOLDA RD on 2/23/2020

♦ Roger Wayne Neundorf, 87, of Winston-Salem, died Feb. 21, 2020

♦ VIA, KAITLYN HANNAHNICHOLE was arrested on a charge of AFFRAY at 1760 CARRIAGE COVE LN on 2/22/2020

♦ Jo Anne Jordan Pegram, 90, of Greensboro, died Feb. 20, 2020.

♦ Wedderburn, Anthony Elijah (M/26) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Stolen Goods (F), 2) Poss Cocaine Fel (F), and 3) Ccw Firearm (M), at Us 52/w Hanes Mill Rd, NC, on 2/24/2020 01:23. ♦ WHITT, COURTNEY VERONICA was arrested on a charge of AFFRAY at 723 BROOKFORD PLACE CT on 2/22/2020 ♦ Williams, Dominick Devon (M/33) Arrest on chrg of Assault On Female (M), at 2471 Lewisville-clemmons Rd, Clemmons, NC, on 2/22/2020 03:04. ♦ YOUNG, HENRY MANFIELD was arrested on a charge of AFFRAY at 5300 SILAS CREEK PW on 2/22/2020 ♦ Young, Noel Lee (M/36) Arrest on chrg of 1) Adw - Inflict Injury (M), 2) Assault On Female (M), and 3) Communicate Threats (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 2/19/2020 22:35.

♦ James “Ron” Ronald Padgett, 76, died Feb. 21, 2020.

♦ Richard Bernard Porter, 72, of Winston-Salem, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Georgie “Ruth” Keys Prevette, 93, of Winston-Salem, died Feb. 22, 2020. ♦ Carolyn McCullough Pursel, 92, of Homestead Hills, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Terry Michael Sapp, 57, of Colfax, died Feb. 23, 2020. ♦ Gloria Ann Miller Schaaf, 83, of King, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Donald Carlyle Smith, Jr., 76, of Guilford County, died Feb. 22, 2020. ♦ Rachel Ann Crews Solomon, 80, of Kernersville, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Evelyn Davis Sparks, 99 of Winston-Salem, died Feb. 19, 2020. ♦ Micci Elizabeth Swick, 80, died Feb. 24, 2020. ♦ Sally Jean Taylor, 74, died Feb. 21, 2020. ♦ Christopher J. Terry, 51, died Feb. 20, 2020. ♦ Barbara Jean Tilley, 75, of Winston-Salem, died Feb. 20, 2020. ♦ June Dillon Warden, 73, of Forsyth County, died Feb. 23, 2020. ♦ Pearl Elizabeth Baker Yontz, 92, of Winston-Salem, died Feb. 21, 2020.

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT NBA

Bryant remembered at public LA memorial Los Angeles Kobe Bryant’s athletic achievements were only part of the reason roughly 20,000 people gathered Monday for a public memorial service honoring him at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

The event offered another chance to celebrate Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and the other seven victims of the crash with tears, memories and laughs.

The ceremony included speeches from his wife, Vanessa, Michael Jordan and others, and musical numbers by Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera. The event concluded with a screening of “Dear Basketball,” Bryant’s Academy Awardwinning short film about his retirement from the Lakers in 2016.

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Logano overcomes missed pit call to win at Las Vegas Matt DiBenedetto was second, piloting the Wood Brothers’ No. 21 to his best career finish

By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The adjustments to a major offseason overhaul at Team Penske continued Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where miscommunication between Joey Logano and his new crew chief led to a botched final pit stop.

Logano still wound up in Victory Lane for the second year in a row, winning a two-lap sprint to the finish that ended under caution.

A caution with six laps remaining forced teams to make strategic decisions, and crew chief Paul Wolfe told Logano to come to pit road for new tires. Logano didn’t hear Wolfe and remained on track,

a move that cycled him into the lead but put him in position to hold off a slew of contenders on fresh tires.

Logano knew it was critical to get his Ford separated from the pack quickly on the restart to have any shot at the win.

“Clean air was going to be key with old tires,” he said. “If I got swallowed up by a couple cars, I was just going to fall backwards really quick.”

Logano got a push from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the restart with two laps remaining, then threw a block on William Byron to maintain his position out front that Logano called “the winning move.

“I was able to get down in front of him and then be able to separate myself a little bit from the field,” he said.

Logano, the 2018 champion, just missed advancing to the championship race last season. At the start of this year, owner Roger Penske announced he’d swapped

24 Career wins for Joey Logano, passing Ricky Rudd for 35th on the Cup Series’ all-time win list. the crews of Logano, Ryan Blaney and Brad Keselowski, with Logano getting Wolfe, the crew chief who led Keselowski to a Cup title in 2012.

They’ve worked together at the track the last three weeks and Logano praised the new pairing.

“He’s done such a great job, and it’s been fun getting to know each other, and the whole team,” Logano said. “The pit crew was amazing today. I think we gained a spot every time at least. Proud of the effort that everyone has put in over

the offseason.”

Logano had taken the white flag when a crash occurred deep in traffic to bring out the caution, freeze the field and secure the victory for the No. 22 Ford.

The 24th victory of Logano’s career broke a tie with Ricky Rudd for 35th on the NASCAR Cup Series’ all-time win list.

Matt DiBenedetto in a Ford for the Wood Brothers — a Penske partner — for his second race was 0.491 seconds behind to tie his career-best finish.

“This is all just too surreal,” he said. “Tough to be that close, but, hey, this is only the second race of the season. So it was the strength of this team. It’s so cool to have the backing of all the people that allow me to drive this thing.”

Stenhouse was third in a Chevrolet in his second race for new team JTG-Daugherty Racing, followed by Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson, Bubba Wallace, Keselowski and Kevin Harvick. Kyle Larson and Ty Dillon rounded out the top 10.

Ross Chastain drove the No. 6 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing as the replacement driver for Ryan Newman, who suffered a head injury in a crash on the final lap of Monday night’s Daytona 500.

Chastain finished 29th.

MLB

Altus booed, nicked by pitch in spring debut Lakeland, Fla. Astros second baseman José Altuve was loudly booed when he was introduced for his spring training debut, cheered when he struck out and called a cheater by several fans, all a result of the Houston sign-stealing scandal that’s rocked baseball. Altuve was also hit by a pitch, but he showed no signs of being upset when he was grazed on the foot by Tigers reliever Nick Ramirez after the batter before him, Myles Straw, homered in the fifth inning. The 2017 AL MVP was replaced by a pinch runner following the at-bat.

ESPORTS

Overwatch postpones Seoul esports matches due to virus Seoul The Overwatch League is postponing three weeks’ worth of scheduled matches in Seoul amid reports that Asia’s virus outbreak is spreading in South Korea. The league previously postponed matches scheduled for three cities in China this month and rescheduled them for March in Seoul due to the COVID-19 illness, which is caused by a newly identified coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of people, mostly in China. South Korea on Monday reported 161 more cases of the virus in the city of Daegu, bringing the nation’s total to 763 cases and seven confirmed deaths from the outbreak.

TENNIS

Jeanne Evert, former tennis pro and sister of Chris, dies Delray Beach, Fla. Jeanne Evert Dubin, a former world-ranked tennis player and a younger sister of 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert, has died. She was 62. Evert Dubin died Thursday after a 2½-year struggle with ovarian cancer, according to an online obituary posted by Lorne & Sons Funeral Home in Delray Beach, where she lived. Evert Dubin turned pro in 1973 at age 15 and for two years teamed with sister Chris in doubles, and they were ranked as high as No. 4. She reached a careerhigh 28th in the world in 1978, when she retired from competition.

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Joey Logano celebrates after winning Sunday’s Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Arizona GM: D-backs unaware of Bumgarner’s rodeo career The Hickory native has been secretly competing in roping competitions under a pseudonym

By David Brandt The Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Diamondbacks knew Madison Bumgarner lives on a ranch but were unaware of his recently discovered side career as a rodeo participant.

Bumgarner has been competing in rodeo events under the alias Mason Saunders and won $26,560 in a team-roping competition in December, The Athletic reported Sunday.

Arizona general manager Mike Hazen said on Monday he was aware Bumgarner — who was born in Hickory and played baseball at South Caldwell High School — was “a very strong horseman” and added even though he didn’t know about the rodeos, that knowledge wouldn’t have affected the team’s decision to sign the 30-year-old left-hander to an $85 million, fiveyear contract.

The GM said he wouldn’t comment on what the team will allow the 2014 World Series MVP to do in his spare time or any specifics of the contract or guarantee language.

“Madison’s a grown man and we know he’s committed to helping us achieve our goals as a team,” Hazen said. “Those have been the conversations that we’ve had from the time we first talked to him until very recently.”

D-backs manager Torey Lovullo called Bumgarner’s past rodeos

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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws during spring training baseball practice Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz. “a nonissue” and said his new pitcher is a great teammate. The manager said he wants players to have outside lives but also remember what it takes to win.

Bumgarner told The Athletic that he’d be competing in rodeo events for a while, including in March last year, two days before pitching for San Francisco in a spring training game.

“I want him to be safe, I want him to be healthy, I want him to come out and pitch every fifth day,” Lovullo said. “Those will be the types of things we talk about.”

Bumgarner injured his shoulder

in 2017 in a dirt bike accident and missed three months of the season. He apologized at the time and called it a “stupid” decision that likely violated his contract. The Giants are not believed to have pressed the issue with the four-time All-Star.

Lovullo acknowledged that even though he wants Bumgarner to be safe, his star pitcher’s side hustle was interesting.

“I don’t know Mason Saunders yet but he’s a pretty impressive guy, I’ll say that,” Lovullo said with a grin. “I’ve seen pictures of him doing some pretty amazing things.

That’s not easy.”

“I don’t know Mason Saunders yet but he’s a pretty impressive guy, I’ll say that.”

Torey Lovullo, D-backs manager

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Twin City Herald for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

STATE & NATION Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths

By Brian Melley The Associated Press

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 photo, a view of the West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Efraim on the hills of the Jordan Valley.

Netanyahu banks on Trump plan to drive up pro-settler votes

By Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press ATERET, West Bank — With Israel’s prime minister eager to court the votes of the country’s influential West Bank settlers, President Donald Trump’s Mideast plan seemed to be the key to ramping up their support ahead of critical elections next week.

The plan envisions Israel’s eventual annexation of its scores of West Bank settlements — a longtime settler dream. But in the weeks since it was unveiled, Benjamin Netanyahu has stumbled over his promises to quickly carry out the annexation, sparking an outcry from settler leaders and threatening any goodwill he hoped to gain from the plan.

“If there is something that undermines the stability of the campaign in Netanyahu’s eyes, it is attacks from the right,” the columnist Mati Tuchfeld wrote in the pro-Netanyahu daily Israel Hayom. “It is not only the fate of Judea and Samaria that is on the line.

His political fate is as well.” Judea and Samaria is the biblical name for the West Bank.

Israel heads to the polls for the third time in less than a year next Monday. The previous two rounds ended in deadlock, with neither Netanyahu nor his challenger Benny Gantz able to secure a 61-seat parliamentary majority.

Pre-election polls show a similar impasse emerging from the next vote.

Facing a corruption trial two weeks after the election, Netanyahu is desperate to remain prime minister, a position he can use to rally public support as he fights the charges.

In a bid to move the needle in his favor, Netanyahu has spent the

final weeks of the campaign handing out political gifts to different constituents. The Trump plan has been the centerpiece of that strategy.

The plan, announced at the White House in late January, sides with Israel on most of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s main sticking points. Beyond granting Israel sovereignty over large parts of the occupied West Bank, it falls far short of the Palestinian dream of an independent state. Instead, it calls for giving them limited autonomy over a disjointed archipelago of land, and only if they meet a stringent set of demands.

Israel captured the West Bank, along with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, in the 1967 Mideast war. The international community, including a string of U.S. presidents, has long opposed Israel’s settlements, seeing them as obstacles to peace that gobble up Israeli-occupied land sought by the Palestinians for an independent state.

But Trump, backed by a team of Mideast advisers with close ties to the settlement movement, has taken a more lenient approach.

Netanyahu’s enthusiasm for the plan has drawn criticism from even more hard-line settler supporters who believe it doesn’t go far enough.

Although they support the annexation plans, they oppose the establishment of the limited Palestinian state and the proposed creation of settlement “enclaves” surrounded by Palestinian territory. They believe the creation of a Palestinian state — even in its weakened form — endangers Israel in the long term.

Also threatening Netanyahu is the fringe hard-right political party Jewish Power. The par-

ty, led by followers of the late rabbi Meir Kahane, who was expelled from Israeli politics over his racist views, has been Netanyahu’s foil throughout the repeated election campaigns.

Jewish Power’s leaders have rejected Netanyahu’s calls for the party to drop out of the race, despite forecasts that it will not come close to reaching the threshold for entering parliament. That means those votes, which could prop up Likud or the allied pro-settler Yamina party, are likely to go to waste.

The pro-settler vote is typically split between Likud, which mainly appeals to secular nationalists but also has a religious-nationalist cohort, and Yamina, where many settlers find an ideological home.

In a new gesture to the settlers, Netanyahu on Thursday promised to build thousands of new homes in east Jerusalem, including the last remaining open space that could potentially link Palestinian areas of the West Bank to the city.

While it’s unclear whether the recent developments will harm Netanyahu, they have roused longstanding settler wariness of him. Many accuse him of making empty promises and not being committed enough to their cause.

Eli Rosenbaum, a school principal who lives in the Ateret settlement, which under Trump’s plan would be encircled by a Palestinian state, said he wasn’t buying Netanyahu’s pitch.

“Bibi used (annexation) as election spin and he quickly understood that he doesn’t want to do it,” Rosenbaum said from his kitchen, which overlooks a huge Palestinian flag rising from nearby Rawabi, a Palestinian town. “The moment he thought that he received our support, he backed down.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned their deaths Monday in an emotional public ceremony.

The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant in Los Angeles Superior Court said the pilot was careless and negligent by flying in cloudy conditions Jan. 26 and should have aborted the flight that killed all nine people aboard.

The lawsuit names Island Express Helicopters Inc. and also targets pilot Ara Zobayan’s representative or successor, listed only as “Doe 1” until a name can be determined.

The lawsuit asserts Zobayan was negligent in eight different ways, including failing to properly assess the weather, flying into conditions he wasn’t cleared for and failing to control the helicopter.

It was filed the morning that a public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and all the victims, including Zobayan, was held to a sold-out crowd at Staples Center, the arena where Bryant played most of his career.

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel read Zobayan’s name among the victims and encouraged donations to a fund set up for their families.

Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and six of their friends were on their way to a basketball tournament at his Mamba Sports Academy when the helicopter crashed.

Zobayan, Bryant’s frequent pilot, had been trying to navigate in heavy fog that limited visibility to the point that the Los Angeles police and sheriff’s departments had grounded their helicopter fleets.

Under the visual flight rules that Zobayan was following, he was required to see where he was going. Zobayan was cited by the Federal Aviation Administration in May 2015 for violating those rules by flying into reduced visibility airspace, the lawsuit said.

In his last transmission, Zobayan told air traffic control that he was climbing to 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) to get above the clouds. He was 100 feet short of breaking through the cloud cover when the helicopter banked left and plunged into a grassy hillside, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

The NTSB hasn’t concluded what caused the crash in Calabasas, on the outskirts of Los Angeles County, but said there was no sign of mechanical failure. A final report isn’t expected for a year or so.

Calls to Island Express seeking comment were not answered, and its voicemail was full.

The company issued a statement Jan. 30 on its website saying the shock of the crash had prompted it to suspend service until it was appropriate for staff and customers.

Island Express has had at least three previous helicopter crashes since 1985, two of them fatal, according to the NTSB’s accident database. All involved flights to or from the company’s main destination of Santa Catalina Island, about 20 miles off the Southern California coast.

REED SAXON | AP PHOTO, FILE

In this Nov. 21, 2017 file photo, from left, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, wife Vanessa and daughter Natalia Diamante Bryant are seen before a Connecticut-UCLA NCAA women’s basketball game in Los Angeles.