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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019.

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UNC BOG chair resigns The chairman of the UNC Board of Governors says he’s stepping down early from his position but will remain on the board. UNC said in a news release Tuesday that Board of Governors Chair Harry Smith of Greenville is resigning effective Oct. 1. Smith plans to remain as a board member through the end of his term in 2021. He tells media outlets that he’s resigning because of the overwhelming demands of being the chair while running businesses.

Judge OKs Duke University paying $54M in hiring lawsuit A federal judge is closing a lawsuit that Duke University is settling over claims that it and nearby University of North Carolina conspired to hold down salaries of thousands of medical workers by not hiring staff away from each other. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles on Tuesday finalized the deal in which the Durham university will divide more than $50 million among current and former employees.

Their payouts will average around $6,000 depending on salary and how long they worked at Duke or UNC’s Chapel Hill campus. UNC was dropped as a defendant last year because the public institution could invoke constitutional limits on federal lawsuits against states.

NC wild herd lost 28 horses in Dorian A North Carolina wild horse manager says more than half of one herd is thought to be dead after Hurricane Dorian storm surge slammed their island home.

Manager Woody Hancock said 28 of the 49 horses on Cedar Island, between the Outer Banks and the mainland, are suspected dead.

He says the herd is lesser-known than the Corolla heard on the northernmost parts of the Outer Banks. That herd didn’t suffer any losses. He said 21 of Cedar Island’s horses survived, some managing to swim to safety. But dead horses have been washing up on beaches, while others remain missing.

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Trump rejects globalism, urges pressure on Iran President addressed United Nations Tuesday The Associated Press NEW YORK — President Donald Trump stood before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and rejected “globalism” and liberal immigration policies while exhorting the world to act against Iran’s “bloodlust.”

Trump took aim at China, Venezuela and what he called a “growing cottage industry” of radical activists intent on pushing for open borders that harm national security and sovereignty. In a later meeting

with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he fended off fresh questions from reporters about a growing movement by Democrats to impeach him.

As he addressed the General Assembly, Trump lambasted the World Trade Organization for giving China preferential treatment that he said was undeserved. He slammed socialism for bringing ruin to Venezuela. But he reserved much of his ire for Iran, which he called “one of the greatest threats” to the planet.

“Not only is Iran the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, but See UNITED NATIONS page A2

The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, acquiescing to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election year clash between Congress and the commander in chief.

The probe centers on whether Trump abused his presidential powers and sought help from a foreign government for his reelection. Pelosi said such actions would mark a “betrayal of his oath of office” and declared: “No one is above the law.”

Pelosi’s brief statement capped a frenetic stretch on Capitol Hill, as details of a classified whistleblower complaint about Trump burst into the open and momentum shifted swiftly toward an impeachment probe.

The charge was led by several moderate Democratic lawmakers from political swing districts, many of them with national security backgrounds and serving in Congress for the first time.

After more than two-and-ahalf years of sharp Democratic criticism of Trump, the formal impeachment quest sets up the party’s most urgent and consequential confrontation with a president who thrives on combat — and injects deep uncertainty in the 2020 White House race.

Trump has all but dared Democrats to take this step, confident that the specter of impeachment led by the opposition party would bolster his political sup-

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Trump, who was meeting with world leaders at the United Nations, previewed his defense in an all-caps tweet: “PRESIDENTIAL HARRASSMENT!” Pelosi had barely finished speaking as he began a mini-blizzard of tweets assailing her announcement.

At issue are Trump’s actions with Ukraine. In a summer phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, he is said to have asked for help investigating Democrat Joe Biden and his son Hunter. In the days before the call, Trump ordered advisers to freeze $400 million in military aid for Ukraine — prompting speculation that he was holding out the money as leverage for information on the Bidens. Trump has denied that charge, but acknowledged he blocked the funds.

Ahead of Pelosi’s announcement, Trump authorized the release of a transcript of his call with Ukraine’s president, predicting it would show no evidence of wrongdoing. The transcript is to be made public on Wednesday.

“You will see it was a very friendly and totally appropriate call,” Trump said.

Linberg asks court to dismiss federal charges Insurance executive was indicted for attempted bribe

By David Larson North State Journal RALEIGH — Months after being at the center of an insurance industry bribery case that ended with his indictment, political donor and insurance magnate Greg Lindberg’s legal team asked the court to dismiss charges.

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, lawyers for Lindberg filed a motion to dismiss the indictment against him “for failure to state an offense,” because the offense he is charged with, they believe, defines “official acts” by a government official too broadly.

The indictment states that Mike Causey, while commissioner of the N.C. Dept. of Insurance, asked Lindberg for campaign contributions in exchange for reassigning a deputy who was overseeing Lindberg’s business.

Lindberg agreed to give the payments, not knowing that Causey was working with the FBI and was recording their conversations.

Lindberg is charged, along with John D. Gray, John V. Palermo and former N.C. GOP Chairman Robin Hayes, with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and bribery conSee LINBERG, page A2

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RALEIGH — The NC State University’s 1,400-ton granite Memorial Bell Tower, which sits on a 700-ton concrete base, will be getting some much-needed attention over the next year with roughly $6.5 million in restoration and completion work.

Vance Sykes, a member of the class of 1907, is credited with the idea of building a monument as a way to honor NC State alumni who died fighting in World War I. That idea turned into a bell tower that cost over $150,000 to build and is known as “a legend in stone.”

The Memorial Bell Tower stands at 115 feet tall and is one of the most readily-identifiable symbols associated with NC State University. It was completed in 1937, being formally dedicated on Nov. 11, 1949.

In the 82 years since the completion of the tower, time has taken its toll.

Fencing went up in late August in preparation for the restoration of the Memorial Tower that will begin this Fall and

is expected to last just over a year.

Items to be addressed during the repairs and renovations include extensive water damage, a revamp of Henry Square, a new HVAC system and various accessibility issues.

While the interior and exterior of the tower will both be updated, the most important part will be the installation of a 55-bell carillon and playing cabin just below the clock area.

Up until now, only a recording of bells chiming had ever flowed from the tower.

The 55 bells are a gift from Bill and Frances Henry of Gastonia. The Henry family also has an endowment to provide need-based scholarships which was established by Bill and his brother, George.

Joining those 55 bells will be a bell purchased by the Class of 2010 as a result of the Finish the Bell Tower campaign.

The traditional red lights that adorned the tower have been removed for safety reasons, however, the renovation does include plans to install new red lights and additional white lights that will be used to highlight the new bells.

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LINBERG from page A1 cerning programs receiving federal funds, and aiding and abetting.

The defense, in the memorandum in support of its motion to dismiss, responded to this charge, saying, “But a staffing change is not an official act within the meaning of McDonnell’s first step—because a personnel move is not like a ‘lawsuit, hearing, or administrative decision.’”

This is a reference to a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court decision that found former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was wrongly convicted of brib-

ery charges because federal prosecutors had defined “official acts” of government officials too broadly.

The unanimous decision was written by Chief Justice John Roberts.

“Mr. Lindberg did not request any outcome regarding the Department’s past or future examinations of his company. Instead, he simply sought a fair and reasonable regulatory examination by a competent and neutral decision-maker,” the motion said.

The motion cited a second Supreme Court case, Skilling v. United States, another bribery case, this one dealing with former En-

ron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, to say the 9-0 decision limited “honest-services fraud to cases involving ‘core’ bribery or kickbacks.” They added that “Mr. Lindberg did not profit from the alleged scheme, because his request for a personnel move did not affect the outcome of any matter pending before the Department of Insurance.”

Lindberg’s defense team also advances a theory that the government’s position on what constitutes honest services fraud would “cast a pall of potential prosecution” over citizens’ demands for better government. They gave an

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NCDOT TO CONDUCT PUBLIC MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 26 FOR THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OF RAIL CROSSINGS AT TORY PATH ROAD IN UNION COUNTY

Project No. F-14288 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting for the proposed closure of Tory Path Road over the CSX Rail line adjacent to Waxhaw Highway and the extension of Helms Road on new alignment to connect to Tory Path Road in Waxhaw.

The meeting will be held on September 26, 2019 at The American Legion Post #208 located at 801 E. South Main Street in Waxhaw from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the meeting hours. NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and receive comments regarding the project. Please note that no formal presentation will be made. All comments received will be taken into consideration as the project progresses.

As information becomes available, it may be viewed online at the NCDOT Public Meeting Website http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/publicmeetings/ Anyone desiring additional information may contact Anamika Laad, N.C. Rail Division Project Engineer at (919) 707-4705 or by email at alaad@ncdot.gov. Comments should be submitted by October 10, 2019 NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Diane Wilson, Senior Public Involvement Officer, at 919-707-6073 or by email at pdwilson1@ncdot.gov as early as possible, so that these arrangements can be made.

Persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800481-6494. union_north-state-journal_F-14288.indd 1

Aquellas personas que no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.

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Iran’s leaders are fueling the tragic wars in both Syria and Yemen,” Trump told world leaders. “All nations have a duty to act. No responsible government should subsidize Iran’s bloodlust.”

The Trump administration’s hardline Iran policy got a boost on Monday from Britain, France and Germany, which blamed Iran for an attack on Saudi oil facilities earlier this month and said the time had come to negotiate a new deal with Tehran to replace the landmark 2015 nuclear accord from which Trump withdrew last year.

U.S. officials said they hope the new European stance would galvanize opposition to Iran and boost the “maximum pressure” campaign that the administration has pursued by increasing sanctions on the Islamic republic. There had been speculation, fueled by Trump himself, that he might meet in New York with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, but officials said that prospect was increasingly unlikely, particularly after the joint statement from Britain, France and Germany.

Trump did, however, raise the possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough, saying, “The United States has never believed in permanent enemies. We want partners, not adversaries.”

Trump, facing reporters’ questions about Ukraine during his meeting with Johnson, said there was nothing inappropriate in his contacts with Ukraine’s president, which he said were aimed at fighting corruption. He later tweeted that the government on Wednesday would release a transcript of his talk with the Ukrainian president showing it was a “totally appropriate call.”

The president implored the world’s leaders to prioritize their own nations, with strong borders and one-on-one trade deals, rejecting sweeping transnational organizations and alliances.

“The future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots. The future belongs to strong, independent nations,” Trump told a murmuring crowd at the General Assembly. “Globalism exerted a religious pull over past leaders, causing them to ignore their own national interests. Those days are over.”

Though denouncing Iran’s aggression, Trump did not explicitly blame Tehran for recent strikes against oil facilities in Saudi Ara-

example in their legal memo of a person “who pledges to contribute to a senator based on her support for a particular nominee now risks prosecution under the government’s theory.”

The U.S. District Court for Western North Carolina, where the case is being tried, will now have to determine whether to approve this motion and dismiss the charges, or to continue with the trial. Bobby Jones with the Charlotte office of the Western District told NSJ on Tuesday that they had no comment on the motion and that it would be addressed in court.

bia. Iran has denied orchestrating the attack, which Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has deemed “an act of war.”

Trump urged Tehran to follow the example set by North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, even though the autocrat continues to hold a tight grip on his nuclear weapons.

Trump, who has met with Kim for a pair of summits and a historic step into North Korea, said this week that another meeting “could happen soon.” He provided few details, and it wasn’t clear what officials were doing behind the scenes to set up a meeting to break the diplomatic impasse over the North’s development of nuclear-armed missiles targeting the U.S. mainland.

“While anyone can make war, only the most courageous can choose peace,” said Trump, praising Kim. He also delivered a bellicose warning to Venezuela. He denounced the government of Nicolás Maduro and declared that he awaited the day “when Venezuela will be free and when liberty will prevail throughout this hemisphere.” He called socialism “the wrecker of nations” and “destroyer of societies.”

His call came just a day after the United States and more than a dozen Latin American countries agreed to investigate and arrest associates and senior officials of Maduro’s government who are suspected of crimes such as drug trafficking, money laundering and financing terrorism.

He underscored the need for a fair trade deal with China, threatening more tariffs as China agreed Monday to purchase 600,000 tons of U.S. soybeans following trade talks in Washington last week. And linking sovereignty to strong borders, Trump chastised other governments for not doing their part on immigration.

“One of our most critical challenges is illegal immigration,” Trump said. He decried “radical activists” who “encourage illegal migration,” declaring that their policies are “not just. Your policies are cruel and evil.”

This was Trump’s third speech to the world body. In his 2017 speech, he dubbed Kim “Little Rocket Man” and denounced North Korea from the podium like he did to Iran this year. In last year’s speech, his praise for his own administration’s accomplishments drew laughs from the assembled leaders.

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The story behind Biden’s son, Ukraine and Trump’s claims

By Meg Kinnard The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2014, then-Vice President Joe Biden was at the forefront of American diplomatic efforts to support Ukraine’s fragile democratic government as it sought to fend off Russian aggression and root-out corruption. So it raised eyebrows when Biden’s son Hunter was hired by a Ukrainian gas company.

The Obama White House said at the time that there was no conflict because the younger Biden was a private citizen. And there’s been no evidence of wrongdoing by ei-

ther Biden.

Yet the matter is back in the spotlight following revelations that President Donald Trump prodded Ukraine’s president to help him investigate any corruption related to Joe Biden, now one of the top Democrats seeking to defeat Trump in 2020. Trump’s private lawyer Rudy Giuliani has also publicly urged Ukrainian officials to investigate the Bidens.

Hunter Biden was named a paid board member of Burisma Holdings in April 2014. The company’s founder was a political ally of Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s Russia-friendly president, who was

driven out in February 2014 by mass protests.

Yanukovych’s ouster prompted the Obama administration to move quickly to deepen ties with Ukraine’s new government. Joe Biden played a leading role, traveling to Ukraine and speaking frequently with its new Western-friendly president.

The younger Biden’s business role raised concerns among anticorruption advocates that Burisma was seeking to gain influence with the Obama administration. At the time, the company ran a natural gas extraction operation in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed

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by Russia after Yanukovych was pushed from power.

Hunter Biden has denied using his influence with his father to aid Burisma. He remained on the board through early 2019, often appearing at energy-related conferences abroad representing Burisma’s interests.

On Saturday, the former vice president said he never speaks to his son about his overseas business dealings.

The matter, however, has continued to be questioned by Trump and his allies. They’ve pointed in particular to Biden’s move in March 2016 to pressure the Ukrainian government to fire its top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, who had previously led an investigation into Burisma’s owner.

Biden was representing the official position of the U.S. government, a position that was also supported by other Western governments and many in Ukraine, who accused Shokin of being soft

on corruption.

Corruption has continued to fester in Ukraine. In May, the country’s new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, came into office with no political experience but with bold promises to put an end to the corrupt practices.

Around this time, Giuliani began reaching out to Zelenskiy and his aides to press for a government investigation into Burisma and Hunter Biden’s role with the company.

In a Fox News interview on May 19, Trump claimed the former Ukrainian prosecutor “was after” Joe Biden’s son and that was why the former vice president demanded he be fired. There is no evidence of this.

Ukraine’s current prosecutor, Yuriy Lutsenko, was quoted by Bloomberg News in May as saying he had no evidence of wrongdoing

by Biden or his son. Bloomberg also reported that the investigation into Burisma was dormant at the time Biden pressed for Shokhin’s ouster.

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In this Oct. 11, 2012, file photo, Hunter Biden waits for the start of the his father’s, Vice President Joe Biden’s, debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky.

UNC denies claims of bias in Middle East studies program

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal CHAPEL HILL — A letter from the U.S. Dept. of Education to the Terry Magnuson, Ph.D., the Vice Chancellor for Research at UNC-Chapel Hill raises questions that activities undertaken by the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies (CMES) are not qualified under Title VI. “It appears from your APRs that the Duke-UNC CMES offers very little serious instruction preparing individuals to understand the geopolitical challenges to U.S. national security and economic needs but quite a considerable emphasis on advancing ideological priorities,” wrote Assistant Secretary of Education Robert King.

Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 gives Congress the power to authorize undergraduate and graduate grants for schools with International Education programs, including language studies and international business, and public policy.

The letter states that the DukeUNC CMES has failed to separate activities “lawfully funded” under Title VI from ones that aren’t, and those activities are “plainly unqualified for taxpayer support.”

The letter is the result of an investigation by the U.S. Dept. of Education that began in June into the Duke-UNC CMES’ Conference on Gaza after receiving a letter from North Carolina Congressman George Holding.

Holding’s April 15 letter questioned the conference’s bias against Israel, pro-BDS themes and the use of $235,000 in taxpayer funds after filmmaker Ami Horowitz’s video of conference attendees remarks and a rap song performed went viral. The rap performance was the “main entertainment” and as the crowd sings “I’m in love with a Jew,” the rapper tells them that they “look beautifully antisemitic.”

“The Department of Education’s findings paint a deeply troubling picture. The Duke-UNC

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In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listens during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington.

Consortium for Middle East Studies’ use of federal taxpayer funds to promote a biased, ideologically driven agenda is irresponsible and immoral,” said Rep. Holding in a press statement.

“I appreciate the Department of Education’s diligence in examin-

ing this matter and am thankful they are taking the necessary steps to ensure taxpayer dollars are used appropriately and responsibly in the future,” said Holding.

Assistant Secretary King’s letter also says that the Duke-UNC program “appears to lack balance”

of religious minorities in the Middle East and that the activities for K-12 students and teachers have a “considerable emphasis placed on the understanding the positive aspects of Islam,” and an “absolute absence” of positive aspects for any other belief system.

“Many of topics and titles listed under the area studies section of your prior APRs have little or no relevance to Title VI,” King wrote.

King also wrote that teacher-training activities put on by the Duke-UNC CMES “lack lawful focus on language development and instead advance narrow, particularized views of American social issues.”

In addition, King’s letter charges that the Duke-UNC CMES studies in foreign language instruction and advancing the security and economic stability of the United States are out of alignment with Title VI and have taken “a back seat” to other priorities.

In order to receive future Title VI funding, the letter directs the Duke-UNC CMES to develop and implement “effective institutional controls” to safeguard future Title VI grants and provide a revised list of upcoming activities. Each of those activities must include descriptions of how it promotes “foreign language learning and advances the national security interests and economic stability of the United States.”

Other requirements placed on the Duke-UNC CMES include prioritization of foreign language instruction as required by law, providing the U.S. Dept. of Education with a full list of courses in Middle East studies, and including “academic rank and employment status” of each instructor involved.

UNC-Chapel Hill denied the allegations in a response letter sent Friday, Sep. 20, according to the Associated Press. In the response, Vice Chancellor Magnuson defends the Duke-UNC CMES program, stating that it has been a leader in Middle Eastern language studies for years and does offer instruction on national security and economic issues.

Magnuson also said the consortium has hosted events on the persecution of religious minorities in the Middle East, citing a visit to a Jewish center and presentations on Christianity in Lebanon.

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Cooper vetoes annual North Carolina regulatory cleanup bill

Fall is here and the North Carolina mountains will be a favored destination as leaves begin to change color. This week’s map estimates the timing of fall color peaks for western North Carolina. Created by scientists at Appalachian State University, the map combines the effects of both elevation and latitude on fall color.

According to biologist Howard Neufeld, some maples, dogwoods and sourwoods are beginning to color up at the tips of their branches on Grandfather Mountain. Neufeld said that “cool nights and mornings are important for color development” and that he thinks the mountains will get “decent colors this fall.”

The Associated Press RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed the annual legislation pitched

by Republicans as reducing and streamlining North Carolina regulations.

The Democratic governor said Friday that he believes a few provisions in the 25-page Regulatory Reform Act of 2019 are threats to public health and safety.

Gubernatorial vetoes apply to an entire bill’s content.

Cooper cites one item that would

RALEIGH — Republicans leading the North Carolina General Assembly say state judges should sign off on new legislative boundaries that the judges directed be drawn when they ruled 2017 maps were skewed illegally by GOP bias.

Attorneys for Republican lawmakers filed a legal memorandum explaining how dozens of House and Senate maps approved last week were created and

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Hayesville hosts annual Cherokee festival

App State bars fraternity for 3 more years Watauga County Appalachian State University has barred a fraternity from campus until 2023, extending a suspension levied in 2017. The school has removed its official recognition of Tau Kappa Epsilon. The fraternity applied for reinstatement in April after the school initially suspended it in February 2017 over violation of school policies.

App State told a fraternity official in May that while the fraternity was suspended, he learned of several problems, including problematic social media posts about the fraternity and referral of several chapter members to ASU student conduct proceedings.

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Teen hospitalized after accidental shooting Caldwell County An 18-year-old, whose name was not immediately released, was hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself.

According to police, the teen was walking while carrying a gun, tripped, and it went off. Reports from nearby neighbors said it appeared he’d been hit in the head. The teen was reportedly talking to authorities who responded, and he was airlifted to a nearby hospital.

alter the state fire code so that doorstep garbage and recycling containers can sit in certain apartment complex hallways temporarily. The governor says that could pose safety risks for residents and emergency responders.

The governor also says a provision on septic system permits could hurt public health and threaten clean water.

The legislature will get the chance to override the veto. None of Cooper’s eight previous vetoes this year has been overridden to date.

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Clay County The eighth annual Cherokee Heritage Festival was held on Saturday in Hayesville, with guests exposed to the Native American culture through storytelling, native plant nature walks and exhibitions of basket and jewelry making. There were also tours of the historic Old Clay County Jail, which was built in 1912 and used for 60 years.

It’s now home to a collection of Native American tribal artifacts.

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Blue Cross North Carolina CEO charged with drunken driving Randolph County Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina issued a statement saying that its president and CEO, Patrick Conway, was in a car accident in June. Conway crashed on Interstate 85 in Randolph County.

No one was injured, but Conway’s two daughters were in the car at the time. He was charged with driving while impaired and misdemeanor child abuse. A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 8. Blue Cross said its board of trustees has reviewed the incident and decided to retain Conway, citing his leadership skills.

Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins has been arrested for allegedly trying to get someone to kill one of his deputies he feared was about to expose him for using racially offensive language. Wilkins ignored a threat the department received threatening to kill deputy Joshua Freeman and later counseled the person making the threat of how to conduct the crime. Wilkins has been sheriff since 2009 and was reelected in 2018. He’s allowed to remain in the position while awaiting the results of his case.

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Home buying scam costs woman nearly $100,000 Rutherford County A woman in Rutherfordton found the home she wanted to buy last month, but an email from scammers impersonating her lawyer cost her $95,000. Marthie Irby received a series of emails with instructions on how to wire the down payment before the closing date. Irby sent the money, then followed up with a phone call to her lawyer and then realized she’d been tricked. Police are attempting to find the person responsible.

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Fire department under investigation after losing fundraising money Vance County The State Bureau of Investigations is looking into the Vance County Fire Department for losing benefit money from a community fundraiser. The fire department held a benefit for the family of 10-year-old cancer victim Raegan Owen. They held a chicken-plate sale and also sold T-shirts. Money raised has allegedly disappeared, and a complaint with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office was referred to the state.

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Deputies treated for narcotic exposure after traffic stop

Cumberland County Officials in Cumberland County say the Department of Health was told Saturday that a person affiliated with Methodist University was hospitalized with a “possible diagnosis of a bacterial meningitis infection.” They did not say if the ill individual is a student. Officials say they are coordinating with the school and the state to provide antibiotics to anyone who had direct close contact with the individual. The university sent a campuswide notification Saturday.

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Craven County Two sheriff’s deputies had to be treated for narcotic exposure after a traffic stop in which the motorist they pulled over was arrested. The Craven County Sheriff’s Office said two of its deputies stopped 49-year-old Reginal Smith of Vanceboro near New Bern. During the search of the vehicle, the two deputies showed signs of narcotic exposure. The deputies were taken to a hospital, where they were treated and released. Smith was charged with felony possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Mosquitoes swarm N.C. county after Hurricane Dorian

Lincoln County Norman Jefferson Nolen, 77, was arrested after he opened fire when deputies knocked on his door last Wednesday night. Police responding to a “shots fired” report knocked on Nolen’s door. Nolen fired shots through the door, just missing the deputies.

Following a brief standoff, Nolen was arrested and charged with one count of felony assault on a law enforcement officer

Hyde County Mosquitoes have swarmed Hyde County in the days since Hurricane Dorian brought heavy rainfall to the area.

Officials say the mosquitoes are “twice as bad as they were” before the hurricane.

Dorian skirted the North Carolina coast earlier this month and made landfall on the Outer Banks. The mainland portion of Hyde County does not have a mosquito control program after determining six years ago that it wasn’t cost-effective.

County officials are urging people to wear pants and long-sleeve shirts, avoid being outside at dawn and dusk, and to use mosquito repellent.

The Associated Press GREENVILLE — An anesthesiologist will replace recently sworn-in U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy in the North Carolina House.

The state Republican Party says Pitt County GOP leaders on Monday chose Dr. Perrin Jones to serve out the remainder of Murphy’s two-year term representing the 9th N.C. House District. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is now obligated by state law to appoint Jones to the seat.

The seat became open after Murphy won North Carolina’s 3rd U.S. Congressional District seat in a special election two weeks ago following the February death of U.S. Rep. Walter Jones Jr. Jones is a Charlotte native who went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University medical school. He is past president of the North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists.

The House is in recess until next week.

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comply with standards the judges laid out.

The lawyers wrote on Monday that their clients disagree with the partisan gerrymandering ruling, but followed the judgment to create an “unimpeachably fair, nonpartisan and transparent” process.

The plaintiffs who sued in the case have until Friday to make any objections to the plans. The judges could approve the districts as they are or alter them with the help of an outside expert.

Nash County Steven Strange, of Bailey, is accused of defrauding a Connecticut company out of more than $350,000 through a charity matching gift program. Strange allegedly used his company’s matching gift program by submitting fraudulent records of donations to a charity he created, from 2016 to 2019. He fabricated cashier’s checks that were counterfeit variations of original sample checks. He’s charged with wire fraud. He worked for North Carolina-based Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp. If convicted, Strange faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.

Confidentiality over NC mapmaker’s files extended 1 month The Associated Press RALEIGH — A Wake County judge has given himself more time to decide whether more computer files from a Republican mapmaker can be made public.

Wake County Superior Court Judge Vince Rozier agreed on Tuesday to extend until Oct. 27 a temporary confidentiality order that a three-judge panel previously issued covering nearly all of Thomas Hofeller’s documents.

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redistricting lawsuit and the order was to expire Friday.

Rozier was named to handle confidentiality questions because the three judges are now scrutinizing state House and Senate districts approved last week. Court filings suggest Hofeller’s files contain other information being sought by several parties. Some documents already surfaced in a federal census case.

Hofeller died last year. Redistricting lawsuit plaintiffs subpoenaed his daughter for the documents.

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

President Trump versus Elizabeth Warren 2020

The national Democrat Party is far more liberal and less moderate than any time since 1972 when Sen. George McGovern was their nominee against President Richard Nixon.

WHEN PUNDITS look at who is running for president, they focus on two things: poll numbers and the amount of money raised.

They should look at two other things: how many people show up at their rallies and who is the second choice of other candidates.

Joe Biden is the “safe” choice for Democrats at the moment and is leading most polls with roughly 30% of the Democrat primary vote.

But no one is running to hear him give a speech. Bernie Sanders draws larger and far more enthusiastic crowds on a regular basis.

The Democratic candidate who seems to have the momentum today is Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. She and Sanders are the second-choice candidates named in various polls.

Warren has a very professional campaign underway according to reports. She has the money to build support in the early caucus/primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire where she should do well.

If she can survive the Feb. 29 South Carolina primary, the huge “Super Tuesday” primary on March 3 presents her a golden opportunity to leapfrog Biden since 14 states will be holding primaries, including North Carolina and delegate-rich California for the first time ever.

Political people can usually feel when a candidate is resonating with voters. In December 2015, I went to a Donald Trump rally at Dorton Arena in Raleigh. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about him running for president since “everyone knew” he did not have a ghost of a chance to be the Republican nominee much less the next president of the United States.

Ten thousand other people showed up. On the Friday night before Christmas week. The only other Republican event I have ever attended with that much energy and enthusiasm was in October 1984 when President Ronald Reagan campaigned for Republicans in the state in front of 35,000 flag-waving people at Southpark Mall in Charlotte.

I told longtime political friends in Washington who were “100% sure” Jeb Bush would be the nominee they needed to go to a Trump rally to see what was going on, which they never did, of course. There were no

investment bankers or country club Republicans at the Dorton Arena event. They were mostly hard-working middle-class folks who saw Trump as someone who would “shake things up” in Washington.

Elizabeth Warren might be the right person at the right time for the current state of the far more leftist Democrat Party. The national Democrat Party is far more liberal and less moderate than any time since 1972 when then-Sen. George McGovern was their nominee against President Richard Nixon.

McGovern got blown out by Nixon. Nixon won 49 states, received 61% of the popular vote and won 520 electoral votes to McGovern’s 17.

A senior Democrat expert recently said that Biden had to be the nominee or else “we are going to get blown out in North Carolina next year”. North Carolina has been trending more liberal blue than Southern Democrat blue for the past 30 years. However, North Carolina as a whole has not moved as far left as California and New York so any candidate way to the left of Biden would alienate many non-urban Democrats and independents in the state. They would either vote for Trump or stay at home, which is like giving half a vote to Trump.

Be forewarned: 2020 will not be 1972. Warren or any Democrat nominee will win California, New York and Illinois handily plus various other dependable blue states that will give them close to 200 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. President Trump will start with roughly the same number of dependable red states and electoral votes, 200, as well.

Don’t count Elizabeth Warren or any Democrat out of winning the White House in 2020. After all, 100% of the experts “just knew” Donald Trump would never “be the nominee” or “defeat Hillary Clinton” in 2016.

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

The rise and fall of Sen. Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign

In politics, as in all things, glory can be fleeting.

AFTER THE FIRST Democratic debate in June, Sen. Kamala Harris was on top of the world.

The 2020 presidential candidate from California had bested longtime frontrunner Joe Biden during a heated back and forth over his remarks about busing and working with segregationist senators in the 1970s to get things done. As a result, her polling numbers grew and her campaign fundraising received a significant boost.

The MSM and liberal political commentators began treating Harris like the invincible presidential candidate.

But in politics, as in all things, glory can be fleeting.

Two short weeks after the debate, her polling numbers started falling.

The media was pressing her on her continued racially tinged attacks on Biden. The answers she gave weren’t adding up.

By the time of the second debate at the end of July, her campaign was in a freefall. Support from black and female voters dropped dramatically.

That support cratered even more after her poor debate performance, which saw lower-tier candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii get the best of Harris in an eye-opening exchange over her troubling criminal justice reform record as California’s attorney general.

Post-debate polling showed how badly the Harris campaign had been damaged in the span of four weeks. Where she had been at 27% among black supporters in early July, she was down to 1% in early August. Where she had been at 24% among female supporters at the start of July, she was down to 7% in early August.

August and September haven’t been any kinder to Harris. A national poll taken the first week of September put Harris just 3 points ahead of Gabbard, whose campaign numbers she had mocked after Gabbard had one-upped her at the second debate.

A more recent poll shows Harris in fifth place — in her home state of California. No primary candidate has ever gone on to win their party’s nomination after failing to win their own state.

What has caused Harris to fall out of favor with Democratic voters? A combination of things.

As it turns out, black voters were turned off by her repeated attacks on Biden. The broadsides did not sit well with those who remember — and who have been frequently reminded of — his eight years as President Obama’s vice president.

In addition to that, a report from national news outlet Bloomberg quoted several California Democrats suggesting Harris was too prone to flip-flopping on important issues. “Either you know what issues you support and you have the courage to stand up for them or you don’t,” noted one female voter.

The beneficiaries of Harris’ decline have been Warren most notably and, to a lesser extent, Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders. A July analysis done by McClatchy DC noted that both Warren and Harris draw their “support from the party’s more affluent, college-educated wing — particularly women” and that Warren more so than Harris was winning over women voters.

Recent polls also show voters are viewing Warren as more “electable” than they did a few months ago, which is a contributing factor to why her numbers are rising. Electability has been a top requirement from Democratic voters since the 2020 campaign season kicked into high gear at the first of the year.

All of this just goes to show that when it comes right down to it, while Democratic party leaders and figureheads put a strong emphasis on identity politics when it comes to picking candidates, their rank and file voters are putting other factors first.

Priorities like who they feel can win the election, who they believe will best represent them in office, who they think will stand firm on the issues that matter most to them.

With this information in mind, Harris is having to recalibrate her campaign. Unfortunately for her, it may be too late.

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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NUMBER OF THE DAY | SCOTT RASMUSSEN

78% of registered Democrats view former Vice President Joe Biden favorably

A ScottRasmussen.com survey conducted September 14-16 found that former Vice President Joe Biden is viewed favorably by 78% of registered Democrats nationwide.

Biden, who currently leads the national polls in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, is viewed unfavorably by just 14%.

Biden’s two top challengers, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, also earn positive reviews from fellow Democrats.

Sanders is now viewed favorably by 72% of Democrats and unfavorably by 19%. Warren earns positive reviews from 64% and negative assessments from 19%.

WALTER E. WILLIAMS

Youth and ignorance

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in Laconia, N.H.

GUEST OPINION | GARLAND TUCKER III

The lost art of saying “no”

Though the people support the Government, the Government should not support the people.

IN MARCH 1929, outgoing President Calvin Coolidge offered some sage advice to his successor Herbert Hoover. On the drive from the White House to the Capitol, the typically dour Coolidge noted wryly, “As president, you have to stand every day for three to four hours to meet all sorts of visitors. Ninetenths of them want something they ought not to have. If you keep dead-still, they will run down in three minutes or less. If you even cough or smile, they will start all over again.”

None of Coolidge’s successors — including Hoover— has tried to heed Silent Cal’s advice.

Coolidge was on to something important. He had a clear understanding that there are many things government cannot do successfully, and he never hesitated to say so.

When the Boston police force went out on strike in 1919, Gov. Coolidge sympathized with the police force’s demands, but he famously ended the strike with these words, “There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime.”

When Congress passed the McNary-Haugen Bill to offer assistance to America’s hard-pressed farmers, Coolidge, himself from a Vermont farm family, vetoed it as “a tax for the special benefit of one particular group.”

During the great Mississippi River flood crisis of 1927, there was tremendous pressure on Coolidge to go offer federal aid to the flood-ravaged areas.

Instead, he sent Commerce Secretary Hoover to coordinate state and private relief agencies and otherwise kept the federal government out of it. He acted similarly when his home state of Vermont experienced terrific flooding.

Can you imagine a modern politician passing up these photo-ops?

As a politician, Coolidge practiced the art of saying “no” to constituents when it was not in the best interest of the country as a whole or contrary to the constraints of constitutional government.

Surprisingly, he was able to deliver this message consistently while racking up a long string of electoral successes. He based his adherence to economy in government on practicality — business-like discipline of balanced budgets— and on morality. He believed well-meaning progressive programs designed to assist voters ultimately led to debilitating dependency.

People believed Coolidge when he said, “I am for economy in government — not to save money, but to save people.”

Another historic snapshot illustrates how far our

modern thinking has drifted away from limited government. In 1887, Congress presented President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, with the Texas Seed Bill. A drought had devastated Texas farmers and a sympathetic Congress appropriated a modest $10,000 expenditure for agricultural seeds. Cleveland promptly vetoed the bill. He noted that the need could easily be met from charitable contributions — which it ultimately was.

More importantly, he wrote, “Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character.” Cleveland concluded by insisting that “though the people support the Government, the Government should not support the people.”

In the decades since Cleveland and Coolidge, politicians have steadily become more compliant to voter demands for assistance. There are few politicians today — Republican or Democrat — who will take consistent, principled stands for limited government, reduced spending and balanced budgets.

It’s obviously far easier to say “yes” than “no.” Whether it’s health care, homeownership, education, small business, import/export banking and on and on, there are seemingly endless demands for government spending and assistance.

The federal government is now expected to act where its intervention was never contemplated by the Constitution and where it has not been — and can never be — economically effective. It is no accident that three of our most troubled industries — housing, education and health care — have been seriously disrupted by well-meaning government programs.

It seems to be impossible for any modern politician to respond candidly to voter demands by saying, “No. The government just cannot do this effectively.

We should leave it to the private market.” Instead, politicians are over-eager to appear responsive and to promise relief from every economic and social problem — and the result is a $22 trillion deficit.

Our well-intentioned politicians are simultaneously bankrupting the country while producing a citizenry that is dependent on government. They need to recover the lost art of saying “no.”

Garland S. Tucker III is a Raleigh business executive, historian and author. His latest book is “Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, from Jefferson to Reagan.” He is a candidate for U. S. Senate in the North Carolina 2020 Republican primary.

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CAMILLE PAGLIA is a professor of humanities and media studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she has been a faculty member since 1984. Paglia describes herself as transgender, but unlike so many other transgender people, she is procapitalism and hostile to those who’d restrict free speech.

She’s a libertarian. As to modern ideas that include “gender-inclusive pronouns” such as zie, sie and zim, Paglia says it is lunacy. In a 2017 interview, Paglia was especially irritated by the thought police running college campuses today. In defending University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson, who has become a pariah for his refusal to cave in to nonsensical gender-inclusive pronouns, Paglia said that the English language was created by great artists such as Chaucer and Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Joyce. She added: “How dare you, you sniveling little maniac, tell us how we’re gonna use pronouns! Go take a hike.”

On feminism, Paglia criticizes what she calls the “anti-sex and repressively doctrinaire side of feminism.”

She calls it “victim feminism” and complains that “everything we’d won in the 1990s has been totally swept away. Now we have this endless privileging of victimhood, with a pathological vulnerability seen as the default human mode.” Everyone must yield to it “in the workplace, in universities, in the demand for safe spaces.” Paglia adds, “What I am saying throughout my work is that girls who are indoctrinated to see men not as equals but as oppressors and rapists are condemned to remain in a permanently juvenile condition for life.”

Paglia’s bold statements got her in a bit of hot water last April. University of the Arts students demanded that she be fired over public comments she’d made that were not wholly sympathetic to the #MeToo movement, as well as for an interview with the Weekly Standard that they called “transphobic.” That latter denunciation is particularly slapstick since Paglia describes herself as “transgender,” writes Tunku Varadarajan, Hoover Institution’s institutional editor, in his Aug. 30 Wall Street Journal article “A Feminist Capitalist Professor Under Fire.”

The students’ demand that Paglia be fired fell on deaf ears. Fortunately, there are a few college presidents with guts and common sense. President David Yager is one of them. He wrote in an open letter to students: “Artists over the centuries have suffered censorship, and even persecution, for the expression of their beliefs through their work. My answer is simple: not now, not at UArts.”

There’s another part of this story that’s particularly interesting considering today’s young peoples’ love of socialism. Paglia says that children now “are raised in a far more affluent period. Even people without much money have cellphones, televisions, and access to cars. They’re raised in an air-conditioned environment. I can still remember when there was no airconditioning.”

Paglia says: “Everything is so easy now. The stores are so plentifully supplied. You just go in and buy fruits and vegetables from all over the world.”

Young people ignorant of history and economics “have a sense that this is the way life has always been. Because they’ve never been exposed to history, they have no idea that these are recent attainments that come from a very specific economic system.” Young people led by the likes of Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez fail to realize that capitalism has “produced this cornucopia around us. But the young seem to believe in having the government run everything, and that the private companies that are doing things for profit around them, and supplying them with goods, will somehow exist forever.” For the feminists, Paglia says, “I insist that capitalism has produced the glorious emancipation of women.”

Today, they can “support themselves and live on their own, and no longer must humiliatingly depend on father or husband.”

Reading Varadarajan’s article made my day knowing that there’s at least one intelligent radical feminist.

But what else is to be expected from anyone who’s a libertarian capitalist?

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

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NATION & WORLD Top United Kingdom court: Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal The Associated Press LONDON — In a decision that undermines British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s authority, Britain’s highest court ruled unanimously Tuesday that Johnson broke the law by suspending Parliament in a way that squelched scrutiny of his Brexit plan.

The historic move by the U.K. Supreme Court offered a ringing endorsement of Parliament’s sovereignty and slapped down what justices viewed as the legislature’s silencing by the executive.

The ruling upended the prime minister’s plan to keep lawmakers away until two weeks before Britain is due to leave the European Union.

The Supreme Court said Johnson’s suspension was “void” and never legally took effect, opening the door for Parliament to resume its duties Wednesday morning as if nothing had happened.

House of Commons Speaker John Bercow welcomed the decision, saying citizens were “entitled” to have Parliament in session to review the government and enact laws.

The ruling also established that Johnson had involved Queen Elizabeth II — one of the most revered and respected figures in British life — by giving her improper advice when he sought her permission to shutter Parliament for five weeks.

The justices made clear they were not criticizing Elizabeth, who as a constitutional monarch was required to approve the prime minister’s request.

The British government said Johnson spoke to the queen after the ruling, but did not disclose details of the conversation.

Johnson said he objected to court’s decision but would comply.

“I have the upmost respect for our judiciary. I don’t think this was the right decision,” Johnson said in New York, where he is attending the U.N. General Assembly. He said the suspension of Parliament “has been used for centuries without this kind of challenge.”

The ruling could not have been clearer. Reading a unanimous decision by the 11 highest judges in the land, Supreme Court President Brenda Hale said the prime minister had acted illegally.

“It is impossible for us to conclude, on the evidence which has been put before us, that there was

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This cover image released by Little, Brown and Company shows “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know,” by Malcolm Gladwell. any reason — let alone a good reason — to advise her majesty to prorogue Parliament for five weeks,” she said. “We cannot speculate, in the absence of further evidence, upon what such reasons might have been. It follows that the decision was unlawful.”

The suspension “had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification,” Hale said.

The ruling forced a chastened Johnson to cut short his trip to New York to fly home overnight in time for Parliament’s unexpected session, where he will undoubtedly face a crescendo of calls to resign after his judicial humiliation.

The demands started on the courthouse steps moments after the verdict came in when Scottish National Party lawmaker Joanna Cherry, one of the legislators who had brought the legal challenge, said he must step down immediately.

“His position is untenable, and he should have the guts for once to do the decent thing and resign,” she said.

The prime minister remains on a collision course with Parliament over his determination to sever Britain from the European Union on Oct. 31 even if no divorce deal is reached. Parliament has passed a law requiring him to seek an extension if there is no deal, but Johnson says he will not do that under any circumstances.

He may be tempted to defy Parliament, but the Supreme Court ruling on the suspension suggests the courts will not look kindly on such a tactic.

Labour Party legislator Jon Trickett said the opposition will seek to have Johnson appear Wednesday in Parliament to explain his actions.

“I suspect we will be summoning the prime minister to Parliament to make a statement,” he said. “We want to hear what legal advice he

Gladwell returns with science, stories about strangers Still, there’s no quibbling with Gladwell’s storytelling.

His great gift has always been his ability to make social science and psychology interesting.

By Rob Merrill The Associated Press “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know,” Little, Brown and Co.,

by Malcolm Gladwell A Malcolm Gladwell book used to be an event in the publishing world. What subject would the curious writer deep dive into next?

From “The Tipping Point” to “David and Goliath,” Gladwell blended his nerdy fascination for scientific studies with easy-to-digest stories to make his point. It was a unique approach that produced five New York Times bestsellers.

Fast forward to the Podcast Age. In 2019 anyone who wants to hear Gladwell opine on subjects from McDonald’s french fries to the LSAT can download “Revisionist History” and carry his voice in their pocket, listening whenever they want.

All of which is to say that for this reviewer, “Talking to Strangers” felt a little flat. For fans that don’t get a weekly dose of Gladwell in their ears, it may feel much fresher. Certainly the subject is new and not something he’s done a podcast about — why can’t we better understand strangers? — but the execution this time around feels a little more scattershot.

He opens and closes with the story of a black woman who was pulled

over by a white police officer. She was dead three days later, hanging in her jail cell; her death was ruled a suicide.

In between there are chapters about pedophilia at Penn State, Neville Chamberlain’s misreading of Adolf Hitler and the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, to name a few.

They all feature strangers in one way or another, but they don’t really tie together in any tidy way. One chapter we’re learning about “coupling” — how behaviors link to specific circumstances or conditions — the next it’s Default to Truth — how we assume honesty from people. I certainly didn’t finish the book with any unified strategy for better understanding strangers.

Still, there’s no quibbling with Gladwell’s storytelling. His great gift has always been his ability to make social science and psychology interesting. The stories here are ripped straight from the headlines and they do make you stop and think. “The Queen of Cuba” is particularly eye-opening, proof that even in the world of international espionage the truth is often too crazy to believe.

Bottom line: Gladwell has written and now talks about topics that this introvert finds more interesting, but readers who love the Gladwellian approach will find enough here to put it on their shelf.

was acting on, why he ended up in court and being ruled in this quite extraordinary way.”

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and other opposition leaders from a wide array of parties called for Johnson to step down.

Johnson strode to power in late July after easily winning a Conservative Party leadership race to succeed Theresa May. He boldly promised Britain would leave the European Union by the Oct. 31 deadline and dominated the news in his first weeks at 10 Downing Street while Parliament was on its summer break.

Since then, however, he has suffered a remarkable string of defeats.

He lost six consecutive important votes in Parliament, saw his working majority in Parliament evaporate, had his own brother step down from a government post in protest and even failed to get the legislature to back his call for a national election.

Now his suspension of Parlia-

ment has been nullified, and feisty lawmakers may use the sessions to look for new ways to make sure Britain does not leave the EU without a deal in place.

It is also possible, although no one in the public will ever know, that the queen — who has been holding weekly private meetings with prime ministers since the days of Winston Churchill — will have questions about Johnson’s advice and requests.

Nonetheless, Johnson plans to press on with his Brexit strategy.

He reiterated Tuesday that Brexit will happen Oct. 31 and said he is focused on reaching a new deal with the EU before then.

“As the law currently stands, the U.K. leaves the EU on Oct. 31 come what may. But the exciting thing for us now is to get a good deal. And that is what we are working on,” Johnson said in New York. “And to be honest, it is not made much easier by this kind of stuff in Parliament or in the courts.”

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

SPORTS

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Appalachian State fans and staff celebrate after the Mountaineers defeated North Carolina 34-31 in Chapel Hill. It was App State’s first win over a Power Five school since its move to FBS.

App State relishes win over UNC but moves forward

the Wednesday SIDELINE REPORT NBA

Carter to play final season with Hawks Atlanta The Atlanta Hawks are bringing back the NBA’s oldest player for one final season.

Vince Carter, 42, averaged 7.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 76 games for the Hawks last season, his 21st season in the NBA. Carter played three seasons at North Carolina and was selected fifth overall in the 1998 draft and was the Rookie of the Year with the Raptors.

The Hawks are Carter’s eighth NBA team, and if the Florida native makes it to January he would become the first player in league history to play in four different decades.

Nets: Injured Durant likely won’t play this season New York Nets general manager Sean Marks says the expectation is Kevin Durant won’t play this season, although the AllStar forward will have a say in determining when he’s ready. Durant is recovering from surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon. He was injured while playing for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. He left the Warriors to sign with the Nets in July. Marks says Tuesday that Durant’s recovery is going well and believes he wants to play this season. But he says the team is taking a long-term approach and planning on Durant not playing.

NASCAR

Bell promoted to Cup Series in Leavine Family Racing seat Charlotte Christopher Bell has been promoted to NASCAR’s top series and will drive for Leavine Family Racing in 2020. Leavine is an affiliate of Joe Gibbs Racing, which along with Toyota has Bell under contract. The logjam of drivers at the Cup level for Gibbs forced Bell, 24, to be farmed out to Leavine’s single-car operation. Leavine last month released Matt DiBenedetto from the seat, clearing the way for Bell to be promoted from the Xfinity Series, where he has has 15 victories through 68 starts.

The Mountaineers’ first victory over a Power Five school since 2007 sets up a potentially big season in Boone

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

heading into the conference schedule, then Florida State is even more of a wild card.

The Seminoles have outscored their opponents by a whopping 56-9 margin in the first quarter of their games. But because they haven’t been able to sustain those fast starts, they’re still just 2-2 (1-1 ACC) after squandering second half leads against Boise State and Virginia.

Even their wins have been less than impressive, having to go to overtime to survive a challenge from Louisiana-Monroe before rallying to beat a rebuilding Louisville squad a week ago.

Those early-season struggles have put second-year coach Willie Taggart squarely on the hot seat — to the point that a young fan in Tallahassee even set up a lemonade stand to help raise money for Taggart’s $17 million buyout.

It’s a drama that has led many around the ACC — and nationally, for that matter — to dismiss Florida State as the college football equivalent of the Titanic taking on water fast.

But Doeren isn’t among them.

“If they play like the first quarter for four quarters, they’re killing people,” the Wolfpack coach said. “They’re up 56-9 at the end of the first quarter right now, so I’m

CHAPEL HILL — The postgame celebration in the corner of Kenan Stadium’s East end zone on Saturday was a familiar one for Eliah Drinkwitz.

He had already taken part in two of them as the offensive coordinator at NC State.

This one, however, was different.

Not only was Appalachian State’s history-making 34-31 win against North Carolina Drinkwitz’s first major triumph as a college football head coach, but it also helped him accomplish a goal he set for himself — or, more accurately, set for him — when he was hired to replace former coach Scott Satterfield last December.

“When we took this job, the big thing was to do something that hasn’t been done before,” Drinkwitz said after the Mountaineers’ first victory against UNC in its first game against the Tar Heels since 1940.

“That’s how you keep moving forward as a program. Since we had been a (FBS) team, we had not beaten a Power Five team. In my job description was ‘to elevate the program.’

To beat a Power Five team is a way to elevate the program. We did that today.”

But that’s not all App State did Saturday.

Beating its higher-profile in-state rival on its own home turf didn’t just bring joy and bragging rights to a school and fan base itching to stake its claim as North Carolina’s best after averaging 10 wins a year over the past four seasons. Combined with Central Florida’s loss at Pittsburgh earlier in the day, it also put the Mountaineers in position to make a splash nationally.

If they can win their other Power Five matchup at South Carolina on Nov. 9 and run the table in the Sun Belt Conference, which they’re favored to do, the Mountaineers could legitimately find themselves playing in one of the New Year’s Six bowls come Jan. 1.

As exciting a prospect as that might be, App State’s ambitious first-year coach isn’t looking that far ahead.

At least publicly. “(I’m) proud of our team, proud of our university, proud of all of our alumni for our win Saturday,” Drinkwitz said at his regular weekly press conference Monday. “It was a big game, a lot of excitement, a lot of energy. But for us, we’re moving on. Our goal is to win the Sun Belt championship and a bowl game with class, integrity and academic excellence.”

While the Mountaineers (3-0) have put the UNC game behind them and turned their attention to the next task at hand, starting with Saturday’s conference opener against Coastal Carolina, the importance of

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NC State could turn to quarterback Bailey Hockman during ACC play, which starts for the Wolfpack on Saturday at Florida State.

Questions, including at QB, await both Wolfpack, Seminoles

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

NC State travels to Tallahassee to face fallen powerhouse Florida State RALEIGH — Ready or not, the NC State football team is about to begin the ACC portion of its 2019 schedule.

Whether the Wolfpack is actually ready or not is hard to say based on its four nonconference tests leading up to Saturday’s conference opener against Florida State.

Coach Dave Doeren’s team began the season with lopsided wins against outclassed in-state rivals before having some of its flaws exposed in a road loss at West Virginia. After sleepwalking through the second half of its final tuneup against Ball State last Saturday, the book is still out just where the Wolfpack fits into the ACC Atlantic Division pecking order.

But sophomore quarterback Matthew McKay is anxious to start finding out.

“It’s a little different getting into ACC play,” McKay said on Tuesday. “There’ll be better opponents, as you know. But I’m excited to get down there and get things going.”

As enigmatic as State might be

“To beat a Power Five team is a way to elevate the program.

We did that today.”

Eliah Drinkwitz, App State coach

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TRENDING

Ned Yost: The Kansas City Royals manager announced Monday that he will be retiring at the end of the season, ending a 10-year tenure that included two American League pennants and that dramatic 2015 championship. The 65-year-old Yost, who has been on a year-toyear contract, will retire as the club’s career wins leader with 744 to date. He is the only manager to lead the Royals to back-to-back World Series, losing to the Giants in seven games in 2014 and beating the Mets in five the following year.

Brayden Point: The Tampa Bay Lightning signed the restricted free agent forward to a $20.25 million, three-year contract on Monday.

Point will count $6.75 million against the salary cap through the 2022-23 season.

Point’s contract ends a long stalemate with the Lightning that caused the budding 23-year-old star to miss most of training camp. Point put up 92 points last season for the Presidents’ Trophywinning Tampa Bay Lightning, who were upset in the first round of the playoffs.

Andre Emmett: The former Texas Tech basketball standout, the team’s all-time leading scorer, was shot to death early Monday near his home in Dallas.

Emmett, 37, was sitting in his vehicle outside his home at about 2:30 a.m. when he was approached by two people who displayed a handgun, police said.

An altercation ensued and Emmett was shot as he ran away, police said. Emmett died at a hospital. Emmett scored 2,256 career points from 2001-04 with the Red Raiders.

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Major League Baseball’s playoff picture is starting to come into focus. The Astros and Yankees have already clinched spots in the American League, while the Dodgers, Braves and Cardinals have punched their tickets in the National League.

Three teams are battling two Wild Card spots in the AL, with Oakland leading the Rays and Indians. The Nationals and Brewers have built a cushion over the Cubs in the NL with only a handful of games remaining.

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“Hopefully Kyle doesn’t start dressing like Cam.” Panthers coach Ron Rivera on quarterbacks Kyle Allen and Cam Newton.

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“Will not be playing in the @NFL anymore.”

Embattled receiver Antonio Brown in a tweet after the Patriots became the second team to release him in two weeks.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone clashed Saturday with another rookie umpire, and this time, veteran crew chief Joe West stepped in. Boone was ejected

by West, the Asheville-born and Greenville-raised umpire at third base, in a scene similar to an earlier season confrontation with a young umpire.

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Lionel Messi won his sixth FIFA player of the year award, while Megan Rapinoe won her first at a lavish ceremony on Monday. Rapinoe was rewarded at the FIFA Best awards for leading the United States to the women’s World Cup title in July, as was Jill Ellis who won the women’s coach award.

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73 Votes in The Associated Press Top 25 football poll for Wake Forest, the 26th-most in the country and 31 short of No. 25 Michigan State.

Appalachian State received 24 votes, good for 32nd.

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Martin Truex Jr. completed his season sweep at Richmond on Saturday night, best his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates for his NASCAR Cup Seriesleading sixth victory of the season and second in two playoff races. The two wins to open the postseason have given Truex a 21-point lead over Kevin Harvick.

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Duke heads to Virginia Tech to face familiar foe The Blue Devils open ACC play with a Friday night trip to Virginia Tech

By Shawn Krest North State Journal DURHAM — Don’t look for a chess match between coaching staffs when Duke heads to Virginia Tech on Friday night.

“This is the 12th time we’ve played (Hokies defensive coordinator) Bud Foster,” Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. “He’s seen everything we do. I’ve seen everything he does. You’ve got to put players in position to execute.”

Then he added, “Not gonna be a lot of secrets in Blacksburg, Friday night.”

With the familiarity between the two staffs, perhaps the biggest secret will be just how good Duke is.

The Blue Devils have played three games, but it’s tough to get a read on the team.

So far, we’ve established that Duke is not the equal of Alabama, who blew out the Blue Devils in the opener.

“They were the most talented team we’ve seen so far,” defensive end Chris Rumph II said.

And we’ve established that Duke is better than NC A&T, who is a power at the FCS level, winning last season’s HBCU national championship. The Blue Devils blew out the Aggies in week two.

Duke is also better than Middle Tennessee State, a Group of Five team picked to finish in the middle of the Sun Belt East Division. The Blue Devils seized control of the road game from the outset and won going away.

So, three weeks into the season, it’s been established that the Blue Devils aren’t up to the caliber of a perennial College Football Playoff power but are better than an average Group of Five team.

Now it’s time for ACC play.

The opener, in prime time on ESPN, with Metallica echoing

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Duke quarterback Quentin Harris and running back Mataeo Durant will look to lead the Blue Devils past Virginia Tech on Friday night. through Lane Stadium, is going to be a key test for the Blue Devils against a fellow contender in the Coastal Division.

Duke seems to be relishing the challenge.

“We started the season off playing Alabama,” receiver Scott Bracey said, dismissing any concern over the hostile environment.

“We’re always going to show up,” Rumph said. “On Fridays, Saturdays. It doesn’t matter if we’re playing on Facebook Live.”

The Blue Devils did exactly that two weeks ago. Now it’s time to show they’re ready for the big stage.

“As an athlete, every player likes those environments,” Cutcliffe said. “Yeah, it’s going to be problematic to hear. When momentum goes in their direction,

it can become harder to regain it.

“Or,” Cutcliffe added, pounding his fist against his heart, “you find out that there’s something in you that you hope lives there and stays there. I think you embrace those times.”

Duke’s offense has some mixed news on the injury front. Jake Bobo, out all season with a broken collarbone, is expected to play. The sophomore receiver is versatile enough to play several spots, allowing Cutcliffe to work him in without slashing the playing time for the freshmen receivers who have stepped up.

The news isn’t as promising on running back Brittain Brown.

Cutcliffe said he’s been practicing and would make the trip to Blacksburg. Sophomore Mataeo Durant, who has gotten time in Brown’s absence, made his first

appearance on Duke’s depth chart, a sign that perhaps Brown will be out a while longer.

Despite claims that there are no secrets in the game, Cutcliffe’s offense has put plenty of different looks on tape for the Hokies to prep for.

“Their offense is a mix of everything,” Tech coach Justin Fuente said. “They’ve got options looks, spread looks.”

In addition to standing tall in the road atmosphere, the Blue Devils need to contend with Hokies quarterback Ryan Willis.

The senior is completing 64.6% of his passes, the highest rate of his career, and his passer rating of 145 is also his best season. He’s also a threat on the ground, rushing for nearly 400 yards since the start of last season.

“Ryan Willis does a good job

UNCW’s Bass joins NCAA golf committee The Seahawks athletic director takes on a key role in Division I golf

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal JIMMY BASS is a 16-handicap golfer. It’s a number that doesn’t figure to improve much anytime soon.

That’s because as a newly appointed member of the NCAA Division I men’s golf committee, the UNC Wilmington athletic director will be spending more time in meeting rooms than on the course.

But that’s OK with Bass.

As a career administrator who has dedicated his professional life to college sports and advocating for the young people that participate in them, he’s more interested in furthering the cause of college golf than working on his own game.

“This committee has done a really good job of doing what’s in the best interest for the game of college golf,” Bass said. “An offshoot of that is that the fact that they’re looking out for the best interests of the student-athletes that are competing. I think it’s a unique sport. I’m excited about serving and I’m excited about growing the game.”

Bass expressed an interest in serving on the committee when he was made aware of the opening several months ago through the Colonial Athletic Association commissioner’s office.

Even though UNCW doesn’t have a football program, he is technically the golf committee’s representative of the Football Championship Subdivision. He is also the only athletic director serving on the seven-member board which, among other things, is responsible for scouting, selecting and seeding the 64-team NCAA tournament field.

A total of 292 schools compete in men’s golf at the Division I level.

Although he won’t be sure of his exact role or the committee’s other functions — besides working closely with the College Golf Coaches Association — until he attends his first meeting, Bass is sure of one thing he’ll do until he settles in.

“It’s going to be a task of listening,” Bass said. “There are some terrific golf coaches on this committee and obviously we’ve got some terrific golf programs in our region, so I think you’ve got to listen.”

One thing he won’t be able to hear is the discussion involving

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UNC Wilmington athletic director Jimmy Bass was named to the NCAA Division I men’s golf committee. his own school’s inclusion into the field. As is the case with the NCAA basketball committee, he’ll have to leave the room when — or if — that happens.

Fortunately for Bass, there’s a good chance the Seahawks will play their way into the field since they’ve won the CAA championship in each of the past two years and return a talented squad again this season.

That doesn’t mean coach Daniel Bowden won’t have anything to lobby his boss about.

“Daniel called me almost immediately and said what can we do about hosting a regional,” Bass said with a chuckle. “Honestly, the regionals are already set through 2022. They do a lot of work in advance so people can plan, and I know it’s very competitive.”

College golf has experienced a

significant growth over the past decade thanks to the switch to a more television-friendly eight-team match play format for its national championship tournament. The exposure those events have gotten from The Golf Channel has also helped add to their popularity.

The championship event is scheduled to be played for the next three years at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

It’s a scenic but challenging course — though for Bass and the other members of the Division I men’s golf committee, the biggest challenge won’t be the play on the course but rather all the other little details that go into staging such an important event.

“It’s very competitive,” Bass said.

“There’s a lot of pressure involved, so it will be trying to keep everybody’s nerves calm.”

“There are some terrific golf coaches on this committee and obviously we’ve got some terrific golf programs in our region, so I think you’ve got to listen.”

Jimmy Bass, UNC Wilmington athletic director

of managing the game,” Rumph said. “If we can stop the run and do a good job rattling him, that will help.”

The job of rattling Willis falls on Rumph and his teammates on Duke’s defensive line. It doesn’t sound like they’ll be getting much help from any trickery in the defensive scheme.

“The toughest thing is they’re always really good in the offensive line,” Cutcliffe said. “To create a pass rush, you can pressure. You can rush five or six or, on occasion, seven. But to depend upon that is never what we hope.

So some guys are going to have to win some battles.”

In other words, no blitzes. No trick plays. Just what Duke does, against what Tech does.

Not gonna be a lot of secrets in Blacksburg on Friday night.

APP STATE from page B1 the victory cannot be overstated.

That’s especially true for a group of seniors that had come so agonizingly close to pulling off a breakthrough FBS victory earlier in their careers.

There were overtime setbacks to Tennessee in 2016 and Penn State last season, along with a one-point home loss to Wake Forest in 2017 in which the Deacons blocked a potential game-winning field goal with less than a minute remaining.

It was somehow fitting that Saturday’s victory was secured when one of those long-suffering seniors — linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither — got his hand on a last-second field goal attempt by the Tar Heels’ Noah Ruggles, causing it to fall far short of its mark.

“This program has definitely had some heartbreaking losses, but Coach Drink coming in here with a new mindset, everybody kind of got a fresh start from everything,” said junior wide receiver Thomas Hennigan, who had six catches for 90 yards. “These seniors have been through it all, countless hours, and it’s awesome to get those guys a big win during their last year.”

The postgame celebration both on the field with their fans and in the locker room with their teammates was epic in proportion. The challenge now is to avoid the hangover that often comes with such jubilation.

“Human tendency is to sit there and pat yourself on the back,” Drinkwitz said. “It’s my job and the coaching staff’s job, it’s the leaders on this football team’s job to put last week behind us.

“We’ll have a heck of a blowout banquet at the end of the year and, we’ll all tell war stories from the UNC game and all that bull crud. But right now, we’re focused on this (Coastal Carolina) game, this moment in this moment in time.”

Junior running back Darrynton Evans, whose three touchdowns helped secure the win in Chapel Hill, said he’s not concerned about a possible letdown.

“That’s one thing Coach Drink emphasizes, to be 1-0 for the week,” Evans said. “So we’re not trying to overlook anyone else that we play.”

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Hurricanes trade Faulk to Blues in package that includes Edmundson Carolina cleared cap space and added a former first round pick by dealing the longtime defenseman

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Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen threw for four touchdowns starting in place of Cam Newton, leading Carolina to a win last week at Arizona.

The Panthers’ uncertain quarterback future Kyle Allen stars while Cam Newton recovers

By Shawn Krest North State Journal In his second year in the NFL, Cam Newton did a public service announcement ad for Play 60, an NFL-sponsored initiative to get kids to be active at least 60 minutes a day.

In the ad, a kid thanks Newton for speaking at his school about the importance of exercise and nutrition.

“And I’ll grow up to be big and strong like you?” the kid asks.

“Absolutely,” Newton responds.

“And play in the NFL?” the kid adds.

“Yes, sir,” says Newton.

“And be drafted No. 1?”

“Maybe.”

“And become starting quarterback of the Panthers?”

Newton’s smile begins to fade.

“OK,” he stammers.

“And you can be my backup?”

“Excuse me?”

“And make Panthers fans forget about you?”

“What?” Newton whispers.

“And become your mom’s favorite player?”

The spot ends with the kid “loosening my arm” in preparation.

That commercial was filmed in 2012. Kyle Allen was 16 at the time — far older than the precocious kid.

There’s also no truth to the rumor that Jackie Newton, Cam’s mother, was browsing Allen jerseys in the Panthers’ team store.

Still, the performance of the second-year Panther in Newton’s absence has fans talking and leaves Newton’s future in Charlotte far from certain.

There are plenty of caveats, which we’ll get into shortly, but the numbers are these: Allen has wins in both of his

NC STATE from page B1 sure they’re talking about being a four-quarter football team.

“They’re like all of us. You want to play your best football for four quarters. They’ve got really, really talented players on that field. Their offensive skill is elite at every spot.”

There is, however, a question as to who will be at quarterback for the Seminoles on Saturday.

Starter James Blackman is listed as day-to-day with a knee injury that forced him to the sidelines during the third quarter of last week’s win against Louisville. But he might not play even if he’s ready physically, thanks to the performance of his replacement Alex Hornibrook.

A graduate transfer from Wisconsin, Hornibrook completed 15 of 20 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns to lead the team to victory.

Florida State might not be the only team in the game ready to make a quarterback change. There are also subtle signs that the Wolfpack may also be ready for some new blood under center after a second half against Ball State that saw McKay complete only one of his seven passes for a single yard.

Adding to the speculation is the fact that Doeren and his staff found a way to work backup Bai-

NFL starts — last year’s season finale at New Orleans and last Sunday at Arizona. That’s as many wins as Newton has in his last 10 outings. Cam has two road wins since November 2017, a span of 11 Panther road games in which Newton played.

Allen had two touchdowns against the Saints and four against the Cardinals. Newton has a total of four in his last six starts. His last four-touchdown game was in December 2017.

So, is Newton on the verge of getting Play 60ed? Is Kyle Allen the Panthers quarterback of the future?

Here come those caveats.

Newton battled a shoulder injury that required surgery for the second half of last year, a nagging problem that got so bad his backup had to come in to throw Hail Mary passes for him at the end of halves.

This season, while working his way back from the shoulder procedure, he’s also been battling a foot injury that kept him out of the Arizona game and will keep him off the field against Houston as well.

There’s also the point that Allen’s success has come against a Saints team that was resting regulars in preparation for a playoff run and the 31st worst defense in the league in Arizona.

Still, Newton has had a vocal group of critics on social media from the time he entered the league, from his postgame fashion choices to his press conferences which often resemble improve routines. Many people haven’t forgiven him for failing to jump on a fumble in Carolina’s Super Bowl loss, and the resulting post-game press conference he left early after several short, grumpy answers to questions.

Allen was the anti-Cam after the Cardinals game, wearing a team polo shirt to take questions — no fedoras, no babush-

ley Hockman into the game plan for a meaningful series early in the second quarter of last Saturday’s game.

Asked Tuesday if the competition for the starting quarterback job has been reopened, Hockman smiled coyly and said only that he’s “not at mercy to say that.

“I’m just working my hardest.

Matt is too and so is (third-stringer) Devin (Leary),” said Hockman, who started his college career at Florida State before transferring to a junior college last year. “That’s all we can do, just come to work.”

Regardless of who takes the first snap, Doeren said that his team won’t approach this game any differently than the four that preceded it simply because it’s a conference opponent.

“You can look at it from the outside in and, all right, now the stakes are different. For us, they’re not,” Doeren said. “We’re looking at this as the next game, the next opportunity.

“I said that from the beginning of the season, our players were very adamant about having a 1-0 mentality each week and not getting too up or too down trying to play to the level of your competition. That’s going to be the same message no matter who we’re playing because that’s what these guys have asked for.”

kas, no custom-made loafers or suits with short pants.

“Just doing my job and playing football,” Allen said.

He praised his offensive line, coaches and receivers without referring to them by nicknames.

“For me, it’s just football, man,” he said. “Have a plan when you come to the line and play. Don’t make it more difficult than it needs to be. One play at a time.”

Coach Ron Rivera — who blamed the team’s lack of deep throws on Newton’s choices in Week 1, denied Newton was injured following the Week 2 loss and stormed out of a press conference of his own when he was frustrated by all the Newton questions — also seemed to throw a bone to the anti-Newton hoard in his weekly press conference.

After announcing that Newton would miss this Sunday’s game, he said, “I think Kyle’s performance was what we needed. He came out and played very well and did the things we were hoping he would do. I think what it does is just energize us at a time we needed a little bit of energy.”

So where does that leave Newton?

He’s injured — breaking down if the dozens of Twitter doctors out there are accurate and facing the prospect of a coach who seems to be ready to move on without him, with the safe, corporate back-up guy.

Obviously, if Allen keeps stringing together wins and four-touchdown games, he’ll continue to get the ball, but what happens when, perhaps as soon as this Sunday in Houston, he struggles against a tough — or even average — defense?

The next few weeks will go a long way toward determining which quarterback on the roster Panthers fans will be forgetting about and who will be Mom’s favorite player — at least until that Play 60 kid is ready.

RALEIGH — What has been rumored for years finally became reality Tuesday: Defenseman Justin Faulk, the longest-tenured Hurricanes player, was traded to the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. Carolina gets back another defenseman, Joel Edmundson, and 2018 first round pick Dominik Bokk. The Hurricanes also sent a 2020 fifth round pick to the Blues and received a 2021 seventh round pick.

The trade is another change on arguably the best defense in the NHL. The Hurricanes traded Calvin de Haan during the offseason, but then Carolina added Toronto free agent Jake Gardiner shortly before the start of training camp.

The four-year deal given to Gardiner — who, like Faulk, is used to manning the point on a top power play unit — was the writing on the wall for the 27-year-old Faulk, who is in the final year of the six-year, $29 million contract he signed during the 2013-14 season. Extension talks between the Hurricanes and Faulk’s representation during the offseason had the two sides far apart.

“It’s never easy when you’re moving pieces out. It’s not easy,” Hurricanes GM Don Waddell said in a teleconference of trading Faulk.

“But, again, we felt the return was going to help our hockey club not only today but certainly down the road.”

Faulk nixed a deal to Anaheim earlier in training camp, enacting his modified no-trade clause after he and the Ducks could not come to terms on a contract extension.

The writing in Faulk’s contract with Carolina allowed him a 15-team trade list, and Anaheim was one of the teams that needed Faulk’s approval to facilitate a trade. St. Louis was not on that list, according to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, but the Blues wanted to hammer out an extension to execute the deal. Faulk agreed to a seven-year extension with the Blues worth $45.5 million that will kick in next season.

“We are excited to add Justin to our core group for the next eight years,” Blues GM Doug Armstrong said. “He’s a Top-4 defenseman who averages over 23 minutes a game and we are confident he will be a strong addition to our club.”

In return for Faulk, the Hurricanes get Edmundson, a stay-athome defender who had two goals and nine assists in 64 regular season games with the Blues last season. He then had seven points in 22 playoff games, helping St. Louis win its first Stanley Cup. The addition of Edmundson,

“We felt the return was going to help our hockey club not only today but certainly down the road.”

Don Waddell, Hurricanes GM 26, fills a void left by de Haan, who averaged 18:31 a night and played 1:59 a night on the penalty kill last season. Edmundson averaged 2:05 of shorthanded time per game last season for the Blues and logged 19:23 overall — fourth among St. Louis defensemen. The Brandon, Manitoba, native was a second round pick of the Blues in 2011 and played four seasons in St. Louis.

“Joel is a big, physical presence on defense, who knows what it takes to win a championship,” Waddell said in the press release announcing the deal.

The trade frees up some cap space for Carolina, who shipped out Faulk’s $4.83 million hit for Edmundson’s $3.1 million, a savings of more than $1.7 million. Edmundson, a left-handed D, should slot on the Hurricanes’ third pairing As part of the trade, the Hurricanes also received Bokk, the 25th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. The German winger had eight goals and 23 points in 47 games with Vaxcjo HC in 2018-19, his first full season in the Swedish Hockey League. That ranked sixth on the team and third among under-20 players in the SHL. The Athletic’s Corey Pronman ranked Bokk the 50thbest prospect in the NHL earlier this month, calling the 6-foot-2, 181-pound right-handed shot “full of skill.” Pronman did question Bokk’s consistency and effort, but called him “an excellent passer who makes flashy passes routinely.” North State Journal’s 2018 NHL Draft Composite Rankings had Bokk as the No. 32 player in last year’s draft. International Scouting Services ranked Bokk 28th in the draft, saying he “has the natural tools to lead his team in all offensive aspects.”

While Carolina will miss the 85 goals Faulk scored in his eight seasons in Raleigh — he’s the top-scoring defenseman in team history — his departure also leaves a leadership void. Two of the players who wore letters for Carolina last season, captain Justin Williams and Faulk, are now not on the roster. That leaves Jordan Staal, who wore an “A” with Faulk last season after sharing the captaincy with him in 2017-18, as the lone returning captain.

Defenseman Jaccob Slavin has been a fill-in alternate captain at times, and center Sebastian Aho is one of the favorites to replace Williams if coach Rod Brind’Amour decides to name a new captain ahead of the season.

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Matthew McKay has started at quarterback in NC State’s first four games, but he is facing a challenge from backup Bailey Hockman.

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Duke’s new freshmen embrace challenge of following Zion Coach Mike Krzyzewski has a mix of new and experienced players for the coming season

By Joedy McCreary The Associated Press DURHAM — With one giant leap, Cassius Stanley knocked Zion Williamson out of the Duke record book. His familiar No. 1 jersey now belongs to Vernon Carey Jr. The Blue Devils’ latest crop of freshmen is embracing what seems like a tough job — following Williamson and his star-studded class in Durham.

“We feel that we’re a totally different team than last year,” freshman Wendell Moore said Monday.

“Yeah, they had the star power in the three or four guys who left, but we also have that same star power.”

Turning the roster over is nothing new for the Blue Devils, who annually send one group of oneyear players to the NBA only to bring in another collection right behind them. Seventeen of the program’s 19 one-and-dones have passed through since 2011, including at least three in each of the last three seasons.

The current group faces a unique challenge — creating its own identity with the memories of Zionmania still so fresh.

“I don’t think we think about it like that,” Stanley said. “We just come in and bring our own thing.

We’re all different in our own right, and I think we don’t look at each other like us freshmen, how we’re going to do it. We’re really (placing) importance on being inclusive with everyone. I think, as a team, it’s more just what we are.

As a team, we can be this. It’s not just the freshmen following (Williamson). It’s a team following it.”

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Duke’s Tre Jones (3) laughs with Joey Baker (13), Mike Buckmire (51), Cassius Stanley (2), bottom left, and Wendell Moore (0) during the Blue Devils’ media day at Cameron Indoor Stadium Monday in Durham. fits.

The good thing, coach Mike “This group has both maturity Krzyzewski said, is that the curand talent, along with talent and rent team has its talent spread “There’s not a Zion (or) even immaturity with the young guys, more evenly throughout the rosmakes it a more balanced team,” ter, with Moore, Carey and Mat- an RJ. Those guys were just he added. thew Hurt settling into big-man ahead of the game.”

Krzyzewski had good reason to roles and Stanley in the backfeel relaxed: His is one of the few court. Team defense figures to be programs that can replace such even more of a priority this season, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke coach a talented crew of one-and-doKrzyzewski said. nes with a class this talented. AcLast season, Williamson and cording to Scout.com, Duke has RJ Barrett might have been so much more skilled offensively the game,” said a relaxed Krzyze- the nation’s third-best incoming than some teammates that it cre- wski, speaking publicly for the freshman class, behind Memphis first time since a school investiga- and Kentucky. ated an imbalance.

And for all the buzz that Wil“There’s not a Zion (or) even an tion found no evidence that WilRJ. Those guys were just ahead of liamson received improper bene- liamson brought to the program,

his team fell a step short of the Final Four — the second straight year Duke was knocked out in a regional final.

Because of its balance, and with Tre Jones back for a second season at point guard, the current group might have the potential to make an even deeper run.

That’s not to say this team is completely lacking in sizzle, though.

Stanley made quite a statement last week when the school posted to Twitter a video of him breaking Williamson’s 1-year-old program record for the vertical leap at testing. School officials did not specify how high either Stanley or Williamson jumped.

“I always knew I was athletic, but I guess you see Zion, and he is what he is,” Stanley said. “He’s just so great, and being able to have a record like that and be in the same conversation with him is a blessing.”

A year ago, Williamson, Barrett and Cameron Reddish were the centerpieces of a group that seemed to be equal parts basketball team and cultural phenomenon.

They played a road game with Jay-Z in the stands. They received shout-outs from LeBron James and Stephen Curry at the NBA All-Star game. And only Williamson could blow out a shoe and have it turn into a national story — and maybe even cause Nike’s stock price to dip.

Williamson won national player of the year honors while averaging 22.6 points and 8.9 rebounds, but the knee injury he suffered when his Paul George sneaker blew out cost him seven games. Duke wasn’t the same team when he returned, falling to Michigan State a step shy of the program’s first Final Four since 2015.

The three freshmen each went in the top 10 of the NBA Draft, with Williamson going first overall to the New Orleans Pelicans.

His old jersey number went to Carey, and the son of a former NFL offensive lineman said he feels no apprehension about following the face of college basketball in 2018‑19.

“I’m just creating my own path,” Carey said.

KU receives notice of allegations from NCAA in men’s hoops

By Dave Skretta The Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on Monday that alleges significant violations within its storied men’s basketball program, including a responsibility charge leveled against Hall of Fame coach Bill Self.

The notice includes three Level 1 violations tied primarily to recruiting and cites a lack of institutional control. It also includes notice of a secondary violation in football tied to then-coach David Beaty that involved the use of an extra coach during practice.

The school said in a statement that it “strongly disagrees with the assertion that it ‘lacks institutional control.’ In fact, the university believes the record will demonstrate just the opposite.”

“The University of Kansas has high standards of ethical conduct for all our employees, and we take seriously any conduct that is antithetical to our values and missions,” Kansas chancellor Doug Girod said.

“While we will accept responsibility for proven violations of NCAA bylaws, we will not shy from forcefully pushing back on allegations that the facts simply do not substantiate.”

Girod also said that the school would “stand firmly behind coach Self,” who delivered its fifth national championship in 2008 and has a team that could contend for another title this season.

The NCAA’s Stacey Osburn declined to comment on “current, pending or ongoing investigations.”

“I have always taken pride in my commitment to rules compliance and led programs that operate with integrity,” Self said, “and I am proud of the success that we have achieved at each program along the way. Every student-athlete who has ever played for me and their families know we follow the rules.

“These allegations are serious and damaging to the university and to myself,” he added, “and I hate that KU has to go through this process. With our staff’s full cooperation, these allegations will be addressed within NCAA procedures with urgency and resolve.”

Kansas had been in the NCAA’s crosshairs since early this summer, when Vice President Stan Wilcox said at least six schools were likely

A person familiar with the situation says the University of Kansas, whose basketball program is led by Bill Self, received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on Monday that alleges significant violations.

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to receive notices of allegations for Level 1 infractions.

NC State was the first of them, getting a notice July 10 of two violations, including a failure-to-monitor charge leveled against former coach Mark Gottfried.

Arizona, Auburn, Creighton, Louisville, LSU and USC have also been under the microscope.

Level 1 infractions are considered the most severe by the NCAA, and often include postseason bans, the forfeiture of wins and championships and the loss of scholarships. But the notice itself is only the beginning of a process that can often take more than a year — the school typically sends a response to the NCAA enforcement committee, setting off an exchange of information.

Ultimately, a hearing will be scheduled and Kansas will be allowed to present its case. The NCAA will then issue its ruling, often within several months, and the school retains the right to appeal.

Kansas was among the most prominent college basketball programs swept up in an NCAA probe into a pay-for-play scheme that began with an FBI investigation into apparel company Adidas.

The inquiry centered on a former employee, T.J. Gassnola, who

testified in October that he had made payments to several recruits for schools tied to Adidas. Among them were a $90,000 payment to the family of then-Kansas recruit Billy Preston and $2,500 to the guardian of current forward Silvio De Sousa.

Gassnola, who avoided prison time by cooperating with the investigation, said he also paid $20,000 to Fenny Falmagne, De Sousa’s guardian, to pry the prospect loose from an agreement with Maryland.

Self said last October that “when recruiting potential student-athletes, my staff and I have not and do not offer improper inducements to them, or their families, to influence their college decisions, nor are we aware of any third-party involvement to do so.”

Gassnola testified that Self was unaware of the payments, but text messages and phone records indicate a close relationship with the national championship-winning coach. And an attorney for former Adidas executive James Gatto told a jury that his client approved the payment to Falmagne only after Self and his longtime assistant, Kurtis Townsend, requested Gassnola to provide it.

“The evidence, I submit, shows

that Kansas’ head coach knew of and asked for a payment to be made to Silvio De Sousa’s handler,” the attorney, Michael Schachter, said at the time. “More than that, coach Self requested just the kind of help that Mr. Gassnola arranged as a condition for coach Self to permit Adidas to continue their sponsorship agreement with the University of Kansas.”

In April, the school signed a 14year, $196 million extension of its apparel and sponsorship deal with Adidas. The deal, which is worth $14 million annually, runs through the 2030-31 school year.

Gatto, former Adidas consultant Merl Code and handler Chris Dawkins have been found guilty of felony charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the case. Gassnola was given probation as part of his cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors.

While Gassnola appeared to try to shield Self from the FBI probe, their relationship came out in text messages presented by defense attorneys at his trial. In one exchange, Gassnola texted Self that “I talked to Fenny,” and the coach replied, “We good?” Gassnola said, “Always. That’s light work.”

Later, Gassnola texted about

keeping Self and Kansas happy with lottery picks. Self responded: “That’s how (it) works. At UNC and Duke.”

De Sousa was declared ineligible for two full seasons by the NCAA and sat out last season before declaring for the draft. He withdrew when the NCAA approved his appeal to play this season.

The Jayhawks had their run of 14 consecutive Big 12 championships end this past season when Kansas State and Texas Tech tied for the crown. But with several returning stars and another elite recruiting class, the Jayhawks were expected to be a top-five team in the AP preseason poll.

“We strongly disagree with the allegations regarding men’s basketball,” Kansas athletic director Jeff Long said. “We fully support coach Self and his staff, and we will vigorously defend the allegations against him and our university.

“As for the football violations,” Long said, “we fully met the requirements and our responsibility to the NCAA by self-reporting the violations when our compliance procedures uncovered the issues. I am confident in our process to respond to the allegations and look forward to resolving this matter.”

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This image released by Focus Features shows Elizabeth McGovern, from left, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox, right, in a scene from the film “Downton Abbey.”

‘Downton Abbey’ overpowers Brad Pitt, Rambo at box office

By Jake Coyle The Associated Press NEW YORK — Raise your tea cups! The big-screen encore of “Downton Abbey” handily (but very politely) thumped both Brad Pitt’s “Ad Astra” and Sylvester Stallone’s “Rambo: Last Blood” in theaters over the weekend in one of the more unlikely box-office upsets.

“Downton Abbey” debuted with $31 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, royally trumping the $19.2 million-opening for “Ad Astra” and the $19 million debut for “Rambo: Last Blood.” Neither the draw of Pitt in space nor a bandanna-wearing Stallone could match the appeal of a tea party with old friends.

While the stout performance of “Downton Abbey” had come to be expected in the lead-up to release, it was still striking. The debut marked the best first weekend ever

for Focus Features in its 17-year history. It ranks as the best opening for any specialty studio in a decade.

“We always knew that there was a tremendous amount of love for ‘Downton Abbey,’” said Lisa Bunnell, Focus’ distribution chief. “But as we started on working with promotions and special events for the movie, we realized that the love for ‘Downton Abbey’ goes way beyond what we even thought it was going to be.”

Coming four years since the series finale, “Downton Abbey” returns most of the original cast and was penned by its creator, Julian Fellowes. To drum up excitement, Focus hosted dress-ups and “Downton” parties. While the film drew a healthy number of younger moviegoers (31% under 35), its audience was predictably largely female 74 and older (32% over 55) — a seldom-catered-to demographic.

Critics greeted the film warm-

ly (85% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) but audiences were even more enthusiastic, giving it an A CinemaScore. Having already played for a week in some international territories, “Downton Abby” has already brought in $61.8 million worldwide.

Reviews were similarly strong for James Grey’s “Ad Astra,” which premiered earlier in the month at the Venice Film Festival. It sits at 83% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and comes on the heels of plaudits for Pitt in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood” (which has grossed $344.6 million worldwide thus far).

But the film, in which Pitt plays an astronaut journeying through the solar system to reach his space-explorer father (Tommy Lee Jones), was a pricey one — especially for an artfully made drama predicated more on father-son psychology than sci-fi spectacle. The

production cost around $100 million for 20th Century Fox, which was earlier this year acquired by the Walt Disney Co. Disney postponed the release of “Ad Astra” from May to September.

The result for “Ad Astra” follows disappointing returns for a handful of Fox films released under Disney, including “Dark Phoenix” and “Stuber.” ‘’Ad Astra,” which added $26 million overseas, will hope good reviews give the film some legs in the weeks ahead.

“It’s been a very rough go for many of the Fox releases,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore. “I think this is a solid debut. It’s certainly an expensive movie. Anytime you swing for the fences with an outer space film, you have to spend quite a bit of money.”

Lionsgate’s “Rambo: Last Blood” is the fifth “Rambo” movie going back to the 1982 original, “First Blood.” Fashioned as the franchise’s final installment (Stallone is now 73 years old), it did about the same as the previous 2008 reboot, which opened with $18 million before ultimately grossing $113 million worldwide. “Last Blood” got especially terrible reviews, though; it’s only 31% fresh on Rotten Toma-

toes.

That trio of new releases outperformed a pair of strong holdovers.

After two weeks at the No. 1 spot, Warner Bros.’ “It Chapter Two” slid to fourth with $17.2 million. The STX’s stripper tale “Hustlers,” starring Jennifer Lopez, earned $17 million in its second weekend.

Those very divergent options in theaters added up to a lot of choice for moviegoers. The weekend was up 30% from the same frame last year, according to Comscore.

Below are 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.

1. “Downton Abbey,” $31 million.

2. “Ad Astra,” $19.2 million.

3. “Rambo: Last Blood,” $19 million.

4. “It Chapter Two,” $17.2 million.

5. “Hustlers,” $17 million.

6. “The Lion King,” $2.6 million.

7. “Good Boys,” $2.5 million.

8. “Angel Has Fallen,” $2.4 million.

9. “Overcomer,” $1.5 million.

10. “Hobbs & Shaw,” $1.5 million.

Emmy Awards viewership plunges to 6.9 million people

By David Bauder The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Emmy Awards plunged to a record-low viewership of 6.9 million, illustrating a collective shrug by the public for an annual program that celebrates the best of television and is designed to build excitement for a new season.

The Nielsen company said the audience for Fox’s host-less show on Sunday was down 32% from 2018, which was previously the smallest ever. It’s the first time the Emmy audience has slipped below 10 million people.

Competition from an NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns was blamed for siphoning off some viewers. More likely, it was because of how television has changed and is less and less of a communal experience.

“The Emmys used to matter because it was all the TV you watched, pitted against each other,” tweeted Myles McNutt, a cultural critic and professor at Old Dominion University. “But now, the Emmys are more likely a place where shows regular people had no idea existed compete with shows they have a vague understanding of.”

Television’s most popular script-

ed show, CBS’ now-retired “The Big Bang Theory,” wasn’t nominated for best comedy. Amazon’s “Fleabag” won that Emmy. It’s not clear how many people have even seen the streamed series.

Of the 132 Emmy Awards handed out this year, only 18 went for work on broadcast networks. Except for two awards for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” broadcast programs were shut out of Sunday’s telecast.

It wasn’t that long ago, back in 2013, that 17.8 million people watched the Emmy Awards, Nielsen said. The largest Emmy audience in Nielsen’s record book was the 35.8 million people who watched in 1986.

For people who want to follow the awards casually while watching something else, news about winners spreads quickly on social media, further diminishing the incentive to tune in. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” was the biggest winner with 12 Emmys this year, while the HBO limited series “Chernobyl” won 10.

The awards are shown in late September primarily to generate excitement for the broadcast networks’ new season, which begins this week. ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox rotate as the host network.

It’s easy to envision a time when those networks lose interest in the

Emmys, given how members of the television academy overlook them. But the broadcast schedule won’t change soon, since the rotation is locked in through 2026.

Emmy Winners A select list of winners at the Primetime Emmy Awards.

Drama Series: “Game of Thrones” Comedy Series: “Fleabag” Actor, Comedy Series: Bill Hader, “Barry” Actress, Comedy Series: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag” Actor, Drama Series: Billy Porter, “Pose” Actress, Drama Series: Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve” Directing, Drama Series: Jason Bateman, “Ozark” Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Writing, Comedy Series: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag” Reality-Competition Program: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Limited Series: “Chernobyl” Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Jharrel Jerome, “When They See Us” Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie: Patricia Arquette,

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Marisa Tomei arrives at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

“The Act” Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Ben Whishaw, “A Very English Scandal” Actress, Limited Series or Movie: Michelle Williams, “Fosse/Verdon.”

Writing, Limited Series: Craig Mazin, “Chernobyl” Television Movie: “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”

Writing, Variety Series: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” Variety Sketch Series: “Saturday Night Live” Variety Talk Series: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Julia Garner, “Ozark”

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The new Volvo XC60 Polestar Engineered is gold

By Jordan Golson For the North State Journal BANFF, Alberta, Canada — I’ve had an affinity for Volvo wagons ever since I was a toddler. In the mid-80’s, my father had a gold one (the 245 Turbo), and I grew up listening to the turbo whine and thinking it sounded like a siren. By my teenage years, Dad had another gold wagon (the 850), and I used it to snag my first moving violation (illegal U-turn, $20) and deliver a whole bunch of pizza (to pay for the ticket, you see). These days, I have my own Volvo V60 (in black, not gold) and though the turbo whine is hidden much better these days, it’s an excellent suburban explorer and highway cruiser.

But, after a recent trip to Canada to test the latest crop of Volvos, it may be that the best Volvo *isn’t* a wagon. It’s the new 2020 Volvo XC60 Polestar Engineered — a mom-mobile SUV that’s hopped up on the automotive equivalent of quad-shot espressos and whatever color of Red Bull strikes your fancy.

Much like it did last year with the S60 sedan, Volvo took its excellent XC60 compact crossover and handed it over to its in-house Polestar division for a reworking. To the uninitiated it might look like a regular XC60, but look closer and you’ll see the Midas touch all over the place — literally.

Volvo worked with renowned Swedish suspension maker Öhlins to install manually-adjustable (and ridiculously fancy) shock absorbers at all four corners. I have no doubt that 99% of these XC60s will never have their shocks manually adjusted, but people will show off the gold adjustment knobs (housed under the hood, inside a bright white front strut bar) to their friends. Oh, and the shocks are bright gold, too.

Then there’s the Akebono brakes, with 14.6-inch ventilated discs up front paired with six-piston calipers. These help the XC60 stop, naturally, but also regenerate power under braking to recharge the on-board 11.4kWh battery. The calipers are, of course, bright gold.

The pièce de résistance of the XC60 Polestar Engineered (and indeed, all the current Polestar Engineered Volvos) is the golden seat belts. I don’t know why I love colored seat belts so much, but they make me smile like a three-year old seeing Santa Claus for the first time. Climb into this car and you know there’s something special going on.

And with all my ranting about golden parts, we haven’t even gotten to the performance yet. Volvo calls this the Twin Engine setup, with a super- and turbocharged,

The fact that there’s a 11.4 kWh battery running through the middle of the car keeps the car green, but also delivers a $5,000 federal tax credit and a ballpark electric-only range of around 20 miles. two-liter, four-cylinder engine driving the front wheels. Out back, a battery-powered electric motor drives the rear wheels. Between the two, it creates something Volvo calls “E-all wheel drive” and it’s good enough for a combined 415 horsepower and 494 lb-ft of torque.

I haven’t tried this curious AWD setup in the winter yet, but Volvo assures me that it works in slippery conditions and the system works like a more traditional all-wheel drive system.

There are a host of drive modes to help, depending on what task lies ahead. An All-Wheel Drive mode keeps power going to all four wheels at all times for slippery conditions, while a Power mode keeps things optimized for performance driving. For more relaxed driving, there’s a Pure mode that prioritizes electric operation (the battery and motor can get the XC60 up to 78 mph without the internal-combustion engine kicking in), as well as a Hybrid mode that leaves the computers to figure out what is best.

Hold and Charge modes are available to keep the battery charged, or to use the gas engine to charge the battery up. I could go on for another column or two talking about all these different hybrid-electric modes, but rest assured that Volvo has things figured out on this front. You charge the battery by plugging it in to a 110v or 220v charger at your home, as well as any J1772 Level-2 charging station when you’re out an about.

The fact that there’s a 11.4 kWh battery running through the middle of the car (which Volvo says helps reduce the risk of batteries being pushed into people in a crash) keeps the car green, but also delivers a $5,000 federal tax credit and a ballpark electric-only range of around 20 miles.

And I didn’t even get into the safety features and stunning Polestar-exclusive rims and... I’m out of space. You’ll just have to trust me, I guess.

The 2020 XC60 Polestar Engineered starts at $72,045 and is available now at your local North Carolina Volvo dealer.

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An Audi A5 4.0 TDI Quattro car is displayed at the IAA Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019.

Frankfurt auto show gives glimpse of future offerings The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany — The headwinds buffeting the auto industry made themselves felt at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with companies confronting a slowdown in sales due to global trade uncertainty and pressure from governments to lower emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Signs of the times at this year’s show included a slew of new, market-ready electric cars led by Volkswagen’s ID.3 compact that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said his company’s massive scale will enable it to make profits on large numbers of affordable electric cars it aims to sell in the next several years.

Electric competitor Tesla has

not yet turned a profit while analysts say fellow German automaker BMW has lost money on its i3 electric.

Diess told The Associated Press: “Our approach is different. We come with high volumes, we come with a dedicated platform that is only for electric cars, and we generate a lot of scale because we are investing at the same time in China, in Europe, and in the US.” Volkswagen is showing off the ID.3 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, a battery-powered compact with a base price under $33,000. Volkswagen aims to have 40% of its sales as electrics by 2030 even though such cars are currently less than 2% of the market in Europe.

BMW’s marketing chief says giving customers a broad choice among internal combustion, hy-

brid and battery-powered cars is the right approach to a changing market.

Pieter Nota says the Munich-based luxury automaker delivers “power of choice” to consumers by offering “the drive train that they want and need.” The company will add a battery-only version of its X3 SUV next year to round out conventional and hybrid versions of the vehicle. BMW is even showing off a concept car powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

BMW is relying on the mix of vehicles to comply with tighter C02 emissions requirements in Europe while competitor Volkswagen is making a big push into battery-only cars with its ID.3 coming to market next year despite currently low uptake by consumers of battery-powered cars.

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz showed off a long, sleek battery-powered concept vehicle that could join the luxury carmaker’s model lineup alongside its S-Class flagship sedans.

The Vision EQS is the latest version of the company’s EQ series of battery vehicles, which are a key theme at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

CEO Ola Kallenius said: “What we showed today is the first large-platform sedan, fully electric on a dedicated platform, so we think we can capture even more customers through having a wider offer.”

The concept, with a black LED display instead of a grille, slightly bulging wheel wells and a long, sweeping illuminated line running along the vehicle, is “a hint” of what the production car might eventually look like.

The company says the four-seater car has two electric motors that accelerate it to 100 kph (62 mph) in 4.5 seconds and an exceptional battery range of 700 kilometers (435 miles.) Kallenius declined to specify how the company achieved range beyond what other electrics cur-

rently offer.

Ford Motor Co. says that more than half of its European sales will be electric-powered by 2022 as it unveils a premium model of its Puma crossover that uses recovered braking energy to boost acceleration.

Ford showed off the Puma Titanium X on Tuesday at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicle is a so-called mild hybrid, meaning it can store energy from braking and coasting in a 48-volt lithium-ion battery and send that power to the wheels to assist the gasoline engine when needed.

Ford, which got a late start in developing electric vehicles, last year sold 974,856 passenger vehicles overall in Europe.

It says it will have a battery-only SUV based on the Mustang in 2020. In the meantime it is offering plug-in hybrids that combine battery power with internal combustion engines to lower emissions and increase mileage. Like all automakers, Ford is facing stricter European Union limits on average emissions of carbon dioxide starting in 2021 and must find a lower emission vehicle mix to avoid fines.

Should you buy a rental car?

The Associated Press THE LIFE of a rental vehicle is a tough one: It’s driven by many people and for more miles than average. After about a year of service, the rental company will typically pull the vehicle out of the fleet and sell it as a used car. But in this “second life,” a former rental vehicle can make for a compelling used car value — if you’re willing to accept a few trade-offs.

Edmunds has researched the pros and cons of buying a rental vehicle. We’ve also gathered a small list of vehicles to keep an eye out for that might prove to be a particularly good value. The choices are based on Edmunds’ data and comparisons to traditional dealership pricing.

PROS: — A way to save: Rental companies purchase their vehicles in volume and at a discounted rate.

In turn, they are able to sell them at lower prices than a traditional dealership would. As seen in the examples below, discounts could be 10% or more.

— A newer vehicle for less money: It is not uncommon to find 1- to 2-year-old vehicles, which could potentially get you the latest body style or safety features.

These vehicles would cost thousands more at a franchise dealership’s used car lot.

— Convenient sale process: Avis, Enterprise and Hertz offer no-haggle pricing. Avis and Hertz also offer free two-hour test drives or a three-day “rent to buy” program, which gives you more time to decide if you want the car.

To alleviate buyer’s remorse, Enterprise and Hertz also have seven-day return policies.

— Well-maintained vehicles: Rental agencies are diligent about maintaining their vehicles. All the scheduled maintenance is performed at the manufacturer-recommended intervals.

— Limited warranty: Most major rental companies will give buyers a 12-month or 12,000mile limited powertrain warranty. This coverage is more than you’d get at an independent used car lot, where most of the vehicles are sold as-is. At either place, you will inherit any remaining balance on the vehicle’s factory warranty.

CONS: — Uncertain history: It’s difficult to determine how hard a rental car was driven. While some might be careful with a rental, others may drive the vehicle more aggressively since it isn’t theirs.

— Higher-mileage inventory: The average miles driven per year in the U.S. is about 14,000. But you’ll easily find vehicles in a rental fleet with double or triple that number of miles.

— Potential to be out of warranty: Because of the higher mileage, you might find that the vehicle is past its factory warranty coverage. Any repairs required will likely have to be paid out of pocket.

— Lightly optioned cars: Don’t expect to see top-of-the-line vehicles with a ton of upscale options. Rental companies usually buy base models due to the lower price and simplicity of ordering.

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This undated photo provided by Hyundai shows the 2017 Hyundai Accent, a compact car that might be found for sale on rental car lots for about 12% less than at the average dealership.

VEHICLES TO CONSIDER

2019 Volkswagen Jetta

2017 Hyundai Accent SE

2019 Kia Optima LX

Average sales price for rental models with 10,000-20,000 miles: $14,993

Average sales price for rental models with 40,000-50,000 miles: $10,401

Average sales price for rental models with 20,000-30,000 miles: $15,052

EDMUNDS: “The new Jetta offers a roomy cabin and an impressively smooth ride quality. Quick acceleration from a stop is another highlight.”

EDMUNDS: “The Accent is a top choice for a small sedan thanks to a satisfying combination of performance, utility, comfort and style.”

EDMUNDS: “The Kia Optima continues to offer some of the most feature-packed models you can buy in the midsize sedan segment.”

BUSINESS & economy WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

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Kalyani Precision Machining, Inc. will build a new high-precision machine shop in Lee County, creating 156 jobs over five years, according to the N.C. Department of Commerce. The company will invest $43 million to build the plant in Sanford.

The Dept. of Commerce led the state’s engagement and support for the company as it reached its decision to locate in North Carolina.

The project will create a variety of job functions at the plant including craftspeople, machine operators, and technicians.

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NC State to lead a new center for advanced wireless research Centennial Campus project seeks to integrate the latest wireless network capabilities into mobilization systems for drones and other vehicles

By Emily Roberson North State Journal RALEIGH — The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced last week that the third location for its Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program will be in the heart of North Carolina, in collaboration with NC State and an industry consortium of 30 networking companies and associations in the area. NSF is supporting the development and deployment of a new PAWR platform primarily based in Raleigh and Cary – named Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless (AERPAW) – that will power research on wireless communications, focusing on new 5G network technology for drones, or “unmanned aerial systems (UAS),” and ground mobility at a regional scale.

According to a statement from NSF, “The goal is to accelerate the integration of UAS into the national airspace through new advanced wireless capabilities, while leveraging UAS to advance wireless communications.” “[This] platform will enable significant research into the wireless communications capabilities necessary for mobility systems such as those involving ground vehicles and autonomous drones,” said Erwin Gianchandani, NSF Acting Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. “By enabling experiments that consider three-dimensional, highly mobile, and diverse scenarios, AERPAW will be critically important for enhancing wireless networking capabilities

in our communities, and for furthering the development of innovative new applications that will improve civic services and citizen safety.”

AERPAW will be a first-of-itskind aerial wireless experimentation platform with the goals of accelerating the integration of UAS into the national airspace and of enabling new advanced wireless features for UAS platforms, such as flying base stations for rapidly deployable wireless connectivity. As part of this effort, AERPAW will develop a software-defined, reproducible and open-access advanced wireless platform with production-like networking and experimentation features spanning 5G technologies and beyond.

The AERPAW platform in Raleigh and Cary joins existing PAWR testbeds POWDER-RENEW in Salt Lake City and COSMOS in New York City, all of which are targeting early-stage research in next-generation wireless devices, techniques, protocols and services. These platforms are designed to accelerate the development and commercialization of promising technologies, ensuring continued U.S. leadership in wireless communications while also preparing the emerging workforce for new job opportunities in the digital economy.

The creation, development, deployment and initial operations of the PAWR research platforms are overseen by the PAWR Project Office (PPO), which is funded by NSF and is run by US Ignite, Inc., and Northeastern University. The PPO works closely with NSF and the PAWR Industry Consortium to manage this $100 million public-private partnership. NSF has committed $50 million in cash toward the research platforms over seven years and expects to announce the development and deployment of one additional platform next year. The 30-member PAWR Industry Consortium, consisting of equipment vendors, de-

“NC State is committed to groundbreaking research that benefits our communities.”

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson vice manufacturers and wireless carriers, has committed $50 million in cash and in-kind contributions that include equipment, expertise and human resources.

The press statement indicated that the NSF’s investment in the PAWR program is part of a broader strategy to support smart cities and communities. These research platforms will help to shape the future of wireless networks that will serve as the foundation for critical applications and services in our nation’s neighborhoods and municipalities.

Potential outcomes from research on the AERPAW platform may include: Advanced wireless networks that enable first responders to share real-time data during emergencies.

Utilization of drones to rapidly deploy communication networks during disasters.

Virtual reality systems capable of hosting workforce training programs.

Seamless communication between vehicles and roadway infrastructure to reduce traffic congestion and improve public safety.

After a nationwide search, the NSF reportedly chose North Carolina because of its proximity and connection to area research universities and supportive municipalities. Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless will be led by NC State University, in partnership

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Like many county and regional fairs in our state, Robeson Regional began as a farmers festival; this one was established by the Lumberton Jaycees. Over time, the fair evolved, although it remains firmly planted in those agricultural roots — don’t miss the animal shows or the truck and tractor driving contests.

There are also rides galore, all of the classics you’d expect, including the Ferris wheel and kids’ rides.

But there’s always something new.

This year, Johnny Rocket’s Cycle Circus and Lew-E the clown bring the entertainment factor of the circus to the good ol’ fair setting.

And of course, save your appetite for your favorite fair fare. You’ve got a whole week to make it out, as the fair runs through October 5. See the daily schedule and buy tickets in advance at http://robesoncountyfair.com.

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World postal union rejects Trump’s favored reform plan The Associated Press GENEVA — In a showdown Tuesday at a Universal Postal Union meeting, countries rejected the Trump administration’s favored approach to an international mail problem that is making the U.S. consider leaving the 145-yearold body.

The meeting in Geneva this week is shaping up as a test of the Trump administration’s diplomatic clout. Trump trade envoy Peter Navarro appealed “personally” on

Tuesday’s opening day of the emergency meeting for countries to support Washington’s reform push.

The UPU’s “extraordinary congress” is only the third since the 192-member intergovernmental body was created in 1874 to smooth international mail deliveries.

The Trump administration insists that some postal carriers, such as China’s, aren’t paying enough to have foreign shipments delivered to U.S. recipients and argues the current internation-

al mail system is ill-suited for the 21st-century boom in shipping because of e-commerce.

“The mission here today is to retool this system for the brave new world of e-commerce,” Navarro said in brief remarks to delegates.

“As we say in America, ‘You know what to do.’”

The complaint centers on the reimbursement that the U.S. Postal Service receives for providing final deliveries of bulky letters and small parcels sent from abroad, usually ones not weigh-

ing more than 2 kilograms (about 4½ pounds). Such mail can often include mobile phones, memory sticks or pharmaceuticals.

The 144 UPU members on hand rejected — in 78-57 vote, with nine abstentions — a plan that Navarro called the preferred U.S. option.

That would have immediately set up “self-declared rates” for reimbursement.

Another proposal, a phased approach to such self-declared rates, comes up Wednesday and is the only possible outcome that the

United States would support at the meeting. A rejection could drive the Trump administration to quit the union as threatened on Oct. 17.

Navarro’s participation added a political heavyweight to the gathering, which mostly involves civil servants.

He said under the existing system, the United States is forced to “heavily subsidize” the importation of small parcels “in a way that costs our Postal Service hundreds See WORLD POSTAL, page C2

North State Journal for Wednesday, September 25, 2019

C2 Pain management company files for bankruptcy amid legal woes Greenville, S.C. A pain management company that operated clinics across the Carolinas has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Oaktree Medical Centre submitted the filing last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The Greenville News reports that Oaktree operated 10 medical offices under the name Pain Management Associates. It shut down all of its operations last month, affecting about 23,000 patients and 380 employees.

The development comes as the company faces a series of lawsuits. Federal prosecutors in South Carolina sued Oaktree Medical Centre earlier this year, accusing the company of a series of elaborate fraud schemes that maximized profits at the expense of patients and taxpayers.

Insurance commissioner wants Blue Cross to name interim CEO Raleigh North Carolina’s top insurance regulator wants Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to name an interim chief executive while its current leader awaits resolution of an impaired driving case. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey made the request Friday in a letter to Blue Cross board members about president and CEO Patrick Conway.

News outlets citing court records say Conway was charged with driving while impaired and misdemeanor child abuse following a June interstate crash in Randolph County. No one was injured, but Conway’s two daughters were in the car. A hearing is Oct. 8. Blue Cross said in a statement Thursday that the board had decided to retain Conway, citing his leadership skills. Causey wrote having an interim would promote accountability and transparency with policyholders and the public.

Johnson says he’ll tell Trump: Hands off UK health service

By Jill Lawless The Associated Press NEW YORK — Britain’s prime minister has promised to tell U.S. President Donald Trump that any notion of American firms buying parts of the U.K.’s beloved, state-funded health service will be off the table in future trade negotiations, and that the United States will have to open its markets to British goods if it wants to make a deal.

Boris Johnson said he would draw his red lines for the protectionist president when the two leaders meet this week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Johnson arrived at the global gathering on Monday with a balancing act to effect. He’s trying to persuade European Union leaders to strike an elusive divorce deal with Britain, while also laying the groundwork for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the United States — seen by the government as one of the main prizes of Brexit.

The Conservative prime minister is keen to forge a strong relationship with the Republican president, who has called the British leader “a really good man.”

But Johnson told reporters flying with him to New York that he would tell Trump “that when we do a free trade deal, we must take sure that the (National Health Service) is not on the table, that we do not in any way prejudice or jeopar-

dize our standards on animal welfare and food hygiene in the course of that deal, and that we open up American markets.”

Opponents of Brexit fear the NHS — an overstretched but much-loved institution founded in 1948 to provide free health care to all Britons — will be opened to private U.S. firms as part of trade negotiations. They also have suggested Britain may have to accept chlorine-washed chicken, a U.S. poultry industry practice that is banned in the European Union.

Johnson is likely to be dogged by Britain’s divisive — and stalled — departure from the EU throughout his three-day trip to the U.N.’s annual gathering of world leaders.

More than three years after Britain voted to leave the EU, the departure date has been postponed twice, and the U.K. Parliament has repeatedly rejected the only divorce deal offered. The country is facing a chaotic exit on Oct. 31 unless Johnson’s government can, against the odds, secure a new agreement — or arrange another delay, something Johnson vows he will not do.

The British leader is seeking to persuade a skeptical European Union to give Britain a new divorce deal before the U.K. is due to leave the bloc on Oct. 31. At the U.N. he was holding a series of meetings with EU leaders, including European Council President Donald Tusk, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor

Angela Merkel and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.

Johnson said he didn’t think there would be a “New York breakthrough,” but he was encouraged by the progress talks had made since he took office less than two months ago. He replaced Theresa May, who resigned in failure after her EU withdrawal agreement was rejected three times by Parliament.

“If you think about when I first became prime minister, everybody was saying there’s absolutely no chance whatever of changing the existing agreement,” he said.

“And I think nobody’s saying that (now).”

“I think a large number of the important partners really do want a deal,” he said.

But many leaders of the 28-nation bloc mistrust Johnson, a brash Brexit champion who played a big role in persuading British voters in 2016 to opt to leave the EU. And they say Britain has not come up with proposals for maintaining an open border between EU member Ireland and the U.K.’s Northern Ireland — the key sticking point in the dispute. An open border underpins both the local economy and the peace process that ended years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland Chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Monday that “based on current UK thinking, it is difficult to see how we can arrive at a legally operative solution.”

The U.K. says the border can be kept free of customs posts and other obstacles through a mix of asyet unproven technology and an all-Ireland zone for animals and agricultural products.

“What we are working for is a solution that enables the U.K. and the EU to respect the principles of the (EU) single market ... to allow an open border in Northern Ireland; to respect the achievements of the Northern Irish peace process; but also to allow the whole of the U.K. to come out of the EU,” Johnson said. “And there is a way to do that. I think colleagues around the table in Brussels can see how we might do that. All it will take is a political will to get there.”

Johnson is also facing claims that during his tenure as mayor of London between 2008 and 2016, he gave public money and places on overseas U.K. trade trips to a close friend running a startup business. He refused to comment to reporters when asked repeatedly about the allegations, first reported in the Sunday Times newspaper.

The British government is also bracing for a Supreme Court ruling on whether Johnson broke the law when he suspended Parliament for five weeks ahead of the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline.

Johnson says the suspension was a routine measure to prepare for a new session of Parliament.

Opponents claim he acted illegally to stop lawmakers from interfering with his plan to leave the EU, with or without a Brexit deal.

The 11 justices say they will rule Tuesday morning. A ruling that the suspension was illegal would be a huge blow to Johnson’s authority and could see lawmakers recalled to Parliament immediately.

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept.

23, 2019.

WORLD POSTAL from page C1 of millions of dollars a year and costs our economy tens of thousands of jobs.”

He said “no reasonable person” could support the existing reimbursement system.

Navarro also referenced his White House responsibilities, saying he’s been involved in trade negotiations with a half-dozen Western countries and helped to promote the defense of another half dozen.

“From this broader perspective, I am personally asking you to support the United States position,” Navarro said. “In times like these, where no reasonable person could support the terminal dues system, this is what friends and allies do for each other.”

China’s envoy said her country opposed the option backed by the United States that was defeated Tuesday.

Still, UPU Secretary General Bishar Hussein of Kenya said he was “very optimistic” a deal could be reached and said he hoped the United States wouldn’t leave the organization.

NC STATE from page C1 with Wireless Research Center of North Carolina, Mississippi State University, and Renaissance Computing Institute; additionally partnering with Town of Cary, City of Raleigh, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Purdue University, University of South Carolina, and many other academic, industry and municipal partners.

“NC State is committed to groundbreaking research that benefits our communities,” says NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson. “We’re excited to work with our public and private partners to advance wireless communications and drone interaction.”

CRAIG RUTTLE | AP PHOTO

Stocks climb toward record high again, but recession worries linger The Associated Press NEW YORK — The U.S. economy is sending some worrying signals about a possible recession, yet the stock market has gone on a what-me-worry ride toward record heights.

What gives?

Put simply, while the stock market watches the economy, the two don’t always move in lockstep. If investors see that companies are still bringing in profits, and stocks don’t appear too expensive, they’ll risk an investment even if the economy hasn’t gotten an all-clear on the recession watch.

Last week, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed back to within 1% of their record highs set in July. A big reason is the recent easing of tensions in the U.S.-China trade war ahead of talks scheduled for next month, potentially diminishing the threat to the profits of U.S. companies.

In addition, the Federal Reserve is expected to again cut interest rates. Lower rates make bonds less attractive investments and can, in turn, make investors more willing to sink their money into stocks.

Encouraging data on shopping trends and the job market also buoyed investors’ mood.

Still, there is plenty to be concerned about. Investors know tensions in the trade war can easily escalate up again with another presidential tweet storm, as they painfully saw last month when stocks tumbled nearly 6%. Manufacturing is still weak worldwide.

RICHARD DREW | AP PHOTO

Specialist Lingbo Jiang, and Philip Finale confer as they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019.

And the bond market has sent a signal that has been a fairly good predictor of recessions in the past.

Wall Street isn’t exactly ignoring those signals — there’s a fierce debate among analysts over whether a recession is coming to end what’s become the longest U.S. economic expansion on record.

But history shows that stocks can keep rising until a few months before a recession officially starts, as they did until October 2007, two months before the Great Recession swamped the economy — and the stock market.

“The recessionary signals are still flashing yellow at this point,” said Emily Roland, co-chief investment strategist at John Han-

cock Investment Management.

She pointed in particular to how three-month interest rates for Treasury bonds are still higher than for 10-year Treasurys, a relatively rare occurrence that has preceded past recessions.

Roland talks often with financial advisers who manage money for clients, and the advisers are generally still optimistic about markets going higher. Their clients, though, are typically much more negative.

S&P 500 index funds have returned more than 20% this year, and the largest bond mutual fund has returned nearly 8% — yet many of those clients think they’ve lost money this year, Roland said.

The clients can be forgiven for the confusion, given how volatile the market has been over the last year. After diving nearly 20% in late 2018, the S&P 500 charged out to its best start to a year in decades, only to jerk down, up, down and back up again since May as worries about the trade war intensified.

Economists generally are forecasting slower growth ahead, but few are calling for an outright recession, which would be the first since the 2007-09 Great Recession.

On the encouraging side for the economy is the continued growth in the job market. Employers continue to hire workers, though the pace has been slowing, and wages are rising. That means more shoppers have money to spend. The latest sign of that came from a report Friday that showed U.S. retail sales rose moderately last month, boosted by brisk sales of cars and SUVs. But clouding the outlook is President Donald Trump’s trade war. It has already helped cause the first monthly contraction in U.S. manufacturing in three years.

The larger fear is that all the uncertainty about trade will push businesses and households to get more cautious and pull back on their spending.

That could lead to lower profits for companies, triggering a downward cycle where businesses pull back on hiring, which in turn causes yet more cutbacks in spending.

North State Journal for Wednesday, September 25, 2019

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TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 13

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Garland E. Chapman and Kellie J. Chapman to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of July, 2008, and recorded in Book 08359, 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 September 30, 2019 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: TRACT 1: Lying and being in Number Nine (9) Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, on the south-side of Miami

CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19 SP 732 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Freddie D. Wearrien and Cynthia Wearrien, in the original amount of $71,400.00, payable to Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc., dated May 19, 2000 and recorded on May 22, 2000 in Book 5276, Page 80, 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

19 SP 498 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 Jemon L. Todman and Vernita P. Todman to Holly C. Stevens, Trustee(s), which was dated July 26, 2002 and recorded on July 30, 2002 in Book 5802 at Page 392, 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 1083 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 Harold Rodriguez and Valerie Ann Rodriguez to Transcontinental Title, Trustee(s), which was dated January 3, 2009 and recorded on January 12, 2009 in Book 08050 at Page 0442, 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

19 SP 1082 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 Lance H. Reed and Jasmyn Moon Reed a/k/a Jasmyn M. Reed to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated September 13, 2012 and recorded on September 14, 2012 in Book 08994 at Page 0361, 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 1050 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 Miaicon J. Myers and Brandy M. Myers a/k/a Brandy Barnes to Jeff H. Adams, Trustee(s), which was dated May 25, 2007 and recorded on July 3, 2007 in Book 7634 at Page 0544, 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 1074 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Church Road, and being Lots Numbers SIXTY-FIVE A (65A) and SIXTY-SIX (66) of the GEORGE C. HEGLAR FARM, a map of which is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County in Map Book 9, Page 62, and is more particularly described as follows:

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: 1262251 (FC.FAY)

Lying and being in Number Nine (9) Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, on the south side of, but not adjoining, Miami Church Road, adjoining the property of Aubrey L. McLester, John Michael Campbell, Keith McClamrock, Carlene L. Campbell, and Amanda and Ned Miller, and is more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at an iron stake in the line of Lot Number 66 of the George C. Heglar Farm (Map Book 9, Page 62), corner of Aubrey L. McLester (said stake being S. 65-27-33 E. 129.47 feet from an iron rod in a stump hole, southwest corner of Lot Number 65-A of the George C. Heglar Farm Property), and runs thence with the rear lines of Lots Numbers 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, and 71 of the George C. Helgar Farm S. 67-09-51 E. 463.48 feet to an iron stake, the rear line of Lot Number 71, a new corner of Carlene L. Campbell; thence a new line S. 22-52-12 W. 250.32 feet to an iron pin; thence N. 75-29-29 W. (passing an iron stake on line at 98.99 feet) 421.52 feet to an iron stake in the line of John Michael Campbell; thence with the line of Campbell and McLester N. 07-45-25 E. 323.92 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 2.99 acres according to a survey by Gaylon L. Kelly dated July 20, 1992.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4200 Miami Church Road, Concord, 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

recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Cumberland County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on October 7, 2019, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 47 in a Subdivision known as Hollyhill, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 34, Page 42, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 743 Goodyear Drive, Spring Lake, NC 28390. Tax ID: 0501-09-5461 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 owners of the property are Freddie D. Wearrien and Cynthia Wearrien.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy

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

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

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 October 9, 2019 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 349 IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS CLIFFDALE FOREST, SECTION TEN PART ONE, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF THE SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 61 PAGE 105, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1109 High Kite Place, 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 Jemon L. Todman and Vernita P. Todman.

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.: 19-01956-FC01

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on October 9, 2019 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: All That Certain Lot Or Parcel Of Land Situate In Or Near The City Of Fayetteville, Cross Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina And More Particularly Described As Follows: Being All Of Lot 57 In A Subdivision Known As Ascot Subdivision, Section I, And The Same Being Duly Recorded In Book Of Plats 41, Page 22, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Being The Same Property Conveyed To Harold Rodriguez And Wife, Valerie Ann Rodriguez By Deed From William Allen And Wife, Erica Allen Aka William Lewis Allen And Wife, Eerica Nicole Allen Recorded 09/12/2006 In Deed Book 7359 Page 683, In The Register Of Deeds Office Of Cumberland County, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5309 Norfolk

Court, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

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

and wife, Valerie Ann Rodriguez.

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.: 16-16921-FC03

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 October 9, 2019 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 35 in a subdivision known as Middlecreek, Section Two, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 59, Page 83, Cumberand County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 947 Rim Road, 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 Lance H. Reed and spouse, Jasmyn Moon Reed.

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.: 19-10610-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 October 9, 2019 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 349, COLLEGE LAKES, SECTION TEN, PART A, as shown on map thereof recorded in Book of Plats 32, page 44, Cumberland County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 508 Carteret Pl, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

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

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

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.: 19-09896-FC01

9, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA:

Said property is commonly known as 121 Bayshore Drive, Parkton, NC 28371.

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

wife, Ruby S. Kocher.

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.: 19-08465-FC01

This property is conveyed subject to restrictive covenants recorded in Book 3016, Page 223, Cumberland County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1013 Oakstone 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 Malcolm Rose, 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.: 19-08311-FC01

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot No. FOURTEEN (14), in a Subdivision known as RIVERPOINT, REVISED according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 88, Page 47 in the Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry and Revision of Plat Book 87, Page 188 and Plat Book 87, Page 189, Cumberland County Registry.

The above described lot is made subject to a utility easement which is described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot #14 and running thence with the eastern line of Lot 14, South 03 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds East 135.00 feet to a point; thence South 86 degrees 22 minutes 00 seconds West 20.0 feet to a point; thence North 03 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West 113.00 feet to a point; thence South 86 degrees 22 minutes 00 seconds West 3.30 feet to a point; thence North 03 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West 22.00 feet to a point in the Northern line of Lot #14; thence with the Northern line of Lot #14, North 86 degrees 22 minutes 00 seconds East 23.30 feet to the point and place of beginning.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4125 Riverpoint Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306.

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

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.: 19-05145-FC01

BEGINNING at an iron stake on the southern edge of Miami Church Road, corner of Aubrey McLester and runs thence with his line S. 12-34-21 W. 230 feet to an iron pipe in a stump hole; thence with another of his lines S. 66 E. 129.28 feet to an iron pipe; corner of Carlene L. Campbell; thence with her line S. 65-28-15 E. 38 feet to an iron pipe, corner of Ned K. Miller; thence with his line N. 41-12-57 E. 238.94 feet to an iron pipe on the southern edge of Miami Church Road; thence with Miami Church Road N. 64-0203 W. 176.49 feet to an iron stake; thence continuing with the southern edge of Miami Church Road N. 70-32-03 W. 107.52 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 1.20 acres according to a survey by Robert D. Faggart dated March 25, 1992, and is part of that property inherited by Helen Phillips Dorton from her aunt, Mabel Parr Heglar, who died intestate in Mecklenburg County in August, 1967.

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ronald Kocher and Ruby S. Kocher to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated February 24, 2012 and recorded on March 12, 2012 in Book 8852 at Page 0039, 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 October

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THE GRANTOR BY DEED RECORDED 11/07/1997 IN BOOK 4753, PAGE 835 CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, TO WHICH DEED REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPERTY.

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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 October 9, 2019 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 243 of Cliffdale Forest, Section 6 as shown on a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 56, Page 6, Cumberland County Registry.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Malcolm Rose, Jr. to Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), which was dated January 12, 2011 and recorded on January 13, 2011 in Book 08565 at Page 0176 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on July 1, 2019 in Book 10534, Page 0129, 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-

19 SP 1087 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 Charles M. Landreth to Robert M. Couch, Trustee(s), which was dated October 30, 2001 and recorded on November 1, 2001 in Book 5595 at Page 0718, 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 October 9, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

And being according to

more said

particularly Deed as

described follows:

BEING all of Lot No. Three (3) in a Subdivision known as BAY SHORES, SECTION 1, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 43 Page 29, Cumberland County Registry.

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

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TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND 19 SP 595 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 Marvin D. Thomas to F. Stuart Clarke, Trustee(s), which was dated November 12, 2009 and recorded on November 13, 2009 in Book 08284 at Page 0657, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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 October 2, 2019 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 12 in a subdivision known as MORGAN PLACE, SECTION ONE according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 85, Page 16, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5758 Senoma Place, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

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 Marvin Thomas.

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

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

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

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

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2, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

BEING all of Lot 26 in a subdivision known as College Lakes, Section 4, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 27, Page 1, Cumberland County, North Carolina, Registry. Together with improvements located thereon;

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 Carolyn Manuel.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Carolyn F. Manuel a/k/a Carolyn Manuel to Radey & Layton, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated July 23, 2007 and recorded on July 25, 2007 in Book 7655 at Page 0176, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 465 Waterbury Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

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

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Carmen Dantos to First American Title Ins. Co., Trustee(s), which was dated August 3, 2007 and recorded on August 21, 2007 in Book 7678 at Page 0844 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on January 31, 2017 in Book 10029, Page 453, 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 October 2, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 684 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert L. Allen and Ernestine Allen to I.R.E.P., Trustee(s), which was dated November 20, 2002 and recorded on November 25, 2002 in Book 5915 at Page 128, 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 October

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

HAVING A TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF 9497-80-2213A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND KNOWN AS: BEING LOT NUMBER 109 IN WOODCHASE AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDED PLAT/MAP THEREOF IN 6929-193 OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY RECORDS. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1511 Deanscroft Place, 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

2, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 195 SECTION 5 HILLENDALE SUBDIVISION BOOK 49 PAGE 33. BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN A DEED DATED 04/02/1986 AND RECORDED 06/02/1986, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE SET FORTH ABOVE, IN DEED VOLUME 3166 AND PAGE 570.

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.

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 Carmen Dantos.

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

(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 is commonly known as 625 Tanglewood Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

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

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

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

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9, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

BEING all of Lot No. 32 in a Subdivision known as INVERNESS, PHASE TWO, PART ONE, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 107 Page 99, Cumberland County Registry.

DEED.

Said property is commonly known as 3513 Kennicot Court, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

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 Frederick A. Fripp and Tijuana D. Fripp.

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

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

19 SP 729 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

9, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

BEING ALL OF LOT 6, PHASE 8, IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODLAND VILLAGE CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 6, PAGE 180, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA REGISTRY.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Frederick A. Fripp and Tijuana D. Fripp to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated March 27, 2003 and recorded on March 28, 2003 in Book 6038 at Page 323, 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 October

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ana E. Pawloski a/k/a Ana Pawloski to Jeanne White, Trustee(s), which was dated September 9, 2008 and recorded on September 16, 2008 in Book 07984 at Page 0306, 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 October

19 SP 653 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 Jeffrey P. Collier and Irene C. Collier to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), which was dated February 22, 2008 and recorded on February 25, 2008 in Book 7816 at Page 458, 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 October 9, 2019 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 1040 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 James R. Smith to Steve Bunce, Attorney at Law, Trustee(s), which was dated January 5, 2016 and recorded on January 6, 2016 in Book 09783 at Page 0073, 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 October 9, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 3930 Bardstown Court, 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

BEGINNING at an existing concrete monument in the southern margin of SR 2237 (60’ R/W) being the northeast corner of a 0.46 acre tract conveyed to Willie Denise Williams (Book 2935, Page 55, Cumberland County Registry) and running thence along said margin South 82 degrees 41 minutes East 207.46 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin; thence a new line South 15 degrees 46 minutes West 347.81 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin; thence South 81 degrees 13 minutes West 269.88 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin; thence North 07 degrees 43 minutes East 219.59 feet to an existing iron pipe being the southwest corner of the aforementioned Julia D. Williams 0.46 acre tract; thence along the southern line of said tract South 82 degrees 17 minutes East 100.07 feet to an existing iron pipe being the southeast corner of said tract; thence along the eastern line of said tract North 07 degrees 42 minutes East 199.98 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.00 acres and being a portion of that 165 acre tract conveyed to Upton Tyson by deed recorded in Book 2430, Page 793 of the Cumberland County Registry.

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 Ana E. Pawloski.

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

Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348.

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

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

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 Jeffrey P. Collier and wife, Irene C. Collier.

Said property is commonly known as 2388 Smith

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

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

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

BEING all of Lot 34 in a subdivision known as CLIFFDALE POINTE, according to a plat of the same recorded in Plat Book 62, Page 78 Cumberland County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 7304 Melissa Court, 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

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

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.

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.: 19-03124-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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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.

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

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

File No.: 18-24153-FC01

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.

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 16-21436-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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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

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

File No.: 19-00785-FC01

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

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

File No.: 08-15685-FC02

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

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

File No.: 13-11079-FC01

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 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.: 19-05237-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

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.: 19-01460-FC01

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TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND 18 SP 1480 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE 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 October 2, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

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.

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 2247 Hackney Loop, Fayetteville, NC 28304.

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 Raymundo Carrazco, Jr.

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1121

following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property:

($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

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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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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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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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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at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real

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

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

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resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less

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

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

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NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Raymundo Carrazco, Jr. a/k/a Raymundo Carrazco to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated April 30, 2010 and recorded on May 3, 2010 in Book 08386 at Page 0150, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Enrimon B. Kidane and Twomelay Kidane (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Enrimon B. Kidane) to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire Hutchens, Senter & Britton, PA, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of May, 2015, and recorded in Book 09649, Page 0585, 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 September 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1149

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Maryland V. Wilson to Rebecca W. Shaia, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of June, 2005, and recorded in Book 6931, Page 810, 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 October 7, 2019 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:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1141

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jervis H. Collins, Jr. and Debra A. Collins to April Burkett, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of October, 2017, and recorded in Book 10196, Page 0604, 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 September 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1134

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William Anthony Hebert, II and Kimberly E. Hebert (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): William Hebert) to John B. Third, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of July, 2017, and recorded in Book 10136, Page 0694, 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 September 30, 2019 and will sell to the high-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1120

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Steven Dale Faircloth and Carol S. Faircloth, (Carol S. Faircloth, deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Steven Dale Faircloth) to Mark Sgromolo, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of May, 2006, and recorded in Book 7228, Page 489, 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 September 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 886

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Andrew A. Donaldson and Jennie Marie Donaldson to WFG National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of November, 2017, and recorded in Book 10211, Page 0490, 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 October 7, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1075

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Florence B. McFadyen, (Florence B. McFadyen, Deceased) (Heirs of Florence B. McFadyen: Gary Wilds, Tracey Wilds and Unknown Heirs of Florence B. McFadyen) to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of June, 2014, and recorded in Book 09458, Page 0564, 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 September 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real es-

BEING ALL OF LOT 14 IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS HACKNEY HILLS SECTION TWO ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF THE SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 53, PAGE 73 CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in or near the City of Fayetteville, Grays Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 55, in a subdivision known as Brookshire, Section Six, Part Two, Subdivision, a Zero Lot Line, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plat 126, Page 57, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2651 Green Heron Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Assessor’s Parcel No: 0415-97-6075 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

BEING all of Unit 10, in a subdivision known as The Crossings at Morganton, Section 1, Phase Five, and the same being duly recorded in Condo Book 4, Page 143, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 217 Waterdown Drive, Fayetteville Unit 10, 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

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 No. 7, Cypress Pond, Phase I, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 110, Page 105, and Page 106 Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3594 Pioneer Drive, Hope Mills, 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,

est 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 No. 23, in a subdivision known as Eaglewood Forest, Section One, according to the plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 33, Page 27, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5812 Fairway Drive, Hope Mills, 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

and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain property situated in the Township of Rockfish in the County of Cumberland and State of North Carolina. Being more fully described in a Deed dated 02/26/1988 and recorded 02/26/1988, among the land records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 3361 and Page 599. Tax Map or Parcel ID No.: 0405-08-7652. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2094 Windlock Drive, 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

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 10, in a subdivision known as Arden Forest, Section One, according to a plat of the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 54, Page 46, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3901 Bridgeview Drive, 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,

tate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot Number 23, in a Subdivision known as HILLTOP, SECTION 2, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 24, Page 73, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2160 Redstone Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

APN #: 0426-21-3578 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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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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TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 974

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tanya Jones and Andre Jones to Netco, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of May, 2016, and recorded in Book 09871, Page 0808, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1156

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jamie H. Otts and Crystal J. Otts, (Jamie H. Otts, deceased) to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of December, 2016, and recorded in Book 9998, Page 0454, 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 October 7, 2019 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: Real property in the City of Hope Mills, County of Cum-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1111

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Natasha Lee Rippy to William R. Davis, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of January, 2015, and recorded in Book 09586, Page 0602, 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 September 30, 2019 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 Number 1 of the Property of John Wil-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 620

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jenina M. Bellina-Jackson and Joshua Jackson to Donald P. Eggleston, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of July, 2013, and recorded in Book 09242, Page 0221, 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 September 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1144

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Theresa G. Stone to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of November, 1999, and recorded in Book 5190, Page 0262, 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 September 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland,

designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on September 30, 2019 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 Number 31 in a subdivision known as Ridge Manor, Section Two, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 54 at Page 25, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2250 Ridge Manor Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Being the same property or a portion of the same property conveyed to Andre Jones and wife, Tanya Jones by Instrument dated July 01, 2009 from Larry Bailey, divorced filed on July 20, 2009 as Document Number 27212 and in Book 8205 at Page 69 in the Cumberland County records.

Commonly known as: Manor Drive, Fayetteville,

2250 NC

Ridge 28314

Parcel number: 9495-49-2888 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the

berland, State of North Carolina, described as follows: Being all of Lot 53 in a subdivision known as Section One, Pioneer Pointe, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 114, Page 70, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2656 Daniel Boone Lane, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

BeingallofthatcertainpropertyconveyedtoJAMIEH.OTTS AND WIFE, CRYSTAL J. OTTS from ASHBROOK BUILDING GROUP, INC., by deed dated 01/31/2006 and recorded 02/01/2006 in Book 7135 Page 785 of official records.

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0425-50-2240

Commonly known as: 2656 Daniel Boone LN, Hope Mills, NC 28348 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).

son, per plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 36, Page 3, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4616 Sterling Street, 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.

particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 560 in a subdivision known as Kings Grant, Section D-3, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 117, Page 1, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3200 Stratsfield Court, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Parcel Number: 0530-07-9005 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-

North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 546 in a subdivision known as Tiffany Pines, Section 9 Revision, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 56, Page 24, Cumberland County Registry, NC. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1504 Diamond 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 rep-

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

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.

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

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

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resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return

the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

DAVIDSON 19 SP 388 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 Terry Goins to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated February 27, 2014 and recorded on February 28, 2014 in Book 2134 at Page 1974 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on September 5, 2014 in Book 2154, Page 971, 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

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19 SP 376 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY

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: 1275361 (FC.FAY)

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Karen A. Wallace to Gina W. Garver, Trustee(s), which was dated October 31, 2006 and recorded on November 3, 2006 in Book 1742 at Page 0009, 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 October 7, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for

19 SP 404 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 John Marshall Smith to Alex Trullinger, Trustee(s), which was dated May 4, 2007 and recorded on May 7, 2007 in Book 1785 at Page 0814, 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 October 7, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit:

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068

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.

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NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Bernice Worley and Charles L. Worley to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated September 19, 2003 and recorded on September 22, 2003 in Book 1463 at Page 0437 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on July 25, 2014 in Book 2150, Page 104, 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

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19 SP 428 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 Gloria Pieloch to Jacqueline B. Amato and Philip M. Rudisill, Trustee(s), which was dated December 17, 2015 and recorded on December 17, 2015 in Book 4696 at Page 508, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

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

19 SP 269 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kenneth R. Copeland and Theresa Copeland to Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of December, 2014, and recorded in Book 09573, Page 0764, and Judgment in Book 10541, Page 696, 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 October 7, 2019 and will

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 1241

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kyle A. Canamore and Kristen J. Canamore to F. Stuart Clark, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of November, 2011, and recorded in Book 08761, Page 0213, 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 September 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the

DAVIDSON 18 SP 611 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jeffrey Scott Ellenburg and wife Nicki Y. Ellenburg to Vance C Dalton, Jr.., Trustee(s), which was dated April 3, 2013 and recorded on April 3, 2013 in Book 2096 at Page 2017 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on January 24, 2018 in Book 2301, Page 704, 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

sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Seventy-First, in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 299, Harris Place, Section Three, Phase One, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 108, at Page 134, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 829 Scully Drive, 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

County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 50 in a subdivision known as Jacks Ford, Section 3, Plat of the same being recorded in Plat Book 82, Page 134, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5041 Summer Ridge 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,

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 October 7, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

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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(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.

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.

Said property is commonly known as 770 Tilden Nursery Road, Lexington, NC 27295.

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 Jeffrey Scott Ellenburg and wife, Nicki Y. Ellenburg.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

BEING all of Lot 21, Block F, of Wilson Acres as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 11, at Page 3 LESS and EXCEPT the 0.583 acre tract described in Deed Book 863, Page 100 and the 1.888 acre tract described in Book 1039, at Page 1751, Davidson County Registry.

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

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

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

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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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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Allen Ray Hannah to Bradley D. Dinkel of Wake County, Trustee(s), which was dated July 14, 2016 and recorded on July 15, 2016 in Book 4796 at Page 709, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale 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 October 1, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit:

19 SP 210 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 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: 1220071 (FC.FAY)

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.: 17-18743-FC02

NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sylvia Holder Neal a/k/a Sylvia Holder Barnes to Crystal C. Hill, Trustee(s), which was dated September 16, 2008 and recorded on September 18, 2008 in Book 3602 at Page 391, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale 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 October 1, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE IN ONEAL TOWNSHIP, JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C.

ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 757

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joshua M. Junge and Raven Nicole Junge (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Joshua M. Junge) to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of October, 2015, and recorded in Book 4374, Page 40, 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 Sub-

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 October 7, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe in the northwestern right of way line of Whitehart School Road (SR 1787), said iron pipe being Coy Lankford’s corner, and said iron pipe being located North 42 degrees 13’36” East 137.87 feet from an existing PK nail at the centerline intersection of Bowers Road with Whitehart School Road; thence from said beginning point along the line of Coy Lankford North 52 degrees 34’54” West 231.06 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 37 degrees 42’16” East 90.85 feet to an existing iron pipe in the line of Barry Scott Hilton (Book 1348, Page 1990); thence along the line of Hilton South 50 degrees 55’21” East 249.78 feet to an existing iron stake in the northwestern right of way line of Whitehart School Road; thence along said right of way South 50 degrees 15’52” West 85.77 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 0.482 acre, according to a survey prepared by Charles C. Whicker, RLS, dated October 4, 2006, and designated as

cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP, DAVIDSON COUNTY, STATE OF NC, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN BOOK 1643 PAGE 0855, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOTS 43, 44, 45 AND 46 ARLONA HEIGHTS, SECTION 1, FILED IN PLAT BOOK 5 AT PAGE 19.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM WILLIAM E. DARNELL AND BARBARA JEAN DARNELL HUSBAND AND WIFE TO KAREN A. WALLACE, DATED 09/12/2005 RECORDED ON 09/14/2005 IN BOOK 1643, PAGE 0855 IN DAVIDSON COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF NC. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 19 Harrington Avenue, Unit A, Lexington, NC 27292.

Job No. 06-11965.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1471 Whitehart School Road, Thomasville, NC 27360.

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

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 Karen A. Wallace.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP, DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN EXISTING IRON PIPE ON THE WESTSIDE OF CEDAR STREET NSR NO.1226, CORNER TOWADE J. FINNEY AS RECORDED IN BOOK 490, PAGE 250, DAVIDSON COUNTY REGISTRY, THENCE WITH FINNEYS LINE NORTH 40 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 184.06 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIPE LOCATED ON THE REAR LINE OF GREEN NEEDLES PARK SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 72, DAVIDSON COUNTY REGISTRY; THENCE WITH SAID REAR LINE NORTH 49 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 100.00 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIPE, CORNER TO GEORGE C. RIDENHOUR AS DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 521, PAGE 268; THENCE WITH RIDENHOUR AS RIDENHOURS LINE SOUTH 40 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 172.14 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIPE ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF CEDAR STREET; THENCE WITH THE WEST RIGHT OF CEDAR STREET SOUTH 42 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 100.00 FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 0.407 ACRES, MORE OR LESS ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY KIM H. BLACK, RLS

NO.L-3311 DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 1995.

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 30, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit:

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

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

Said property is commonly known as 514 Cedar Drive, Lexington, NC 27292.

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 Terry Goins.

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 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.: 19-10734-FC01

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

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

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 John Marshall 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 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.: 19-08205-FC01

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-06205-FC01

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

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

Said property is commonly known as 195 Proctor Drive, High Point, NC 27265.

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 Bernice Bowman Worley.

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

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,

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 October 1, 2019 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 8, Langdon Farms subdivision, as depicted in Plat Book 79, pages 28-30, Johnston County Registry. Parcel ID: 15H08018P Property Address: 141 Langdon Farms Drive, Smithfield, NC 27577 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 141 Langdon Farms Drive, 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 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 Timothy R. Bourne, Laurie C. Litsch, Robert B. Bourne, and Gloria Pieloch (life estate).

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.: 19-10581-FC01

Tract 1: BEGINNING at a stake in the center of the Dunn-Raleigh Road, where the original property line crosses same, being a corner of the Amos Coats tract and runs as the center of the road North 09 degrees 45 minutes East 160 feet to a stake; thence North 72 degrees 20 minutes East 343 feet to a stake and pointers; thence South 09 degrees 45 minutes West 160 feet to a stake in the old line; thence as that line South 72 degrees 20 minutes West 343 feet to the BEGINNING and contains one (1) acre, more or less, being a portion of the land conveyed by G. W. Weeks, widower, to J. A. Weeks by deed dated December 8, 1928, and by Will from J. A. Weeks to Florence Johnson, Bertie Henry, Mamie Johnson, Thelma Cobb and Velma Weeks Langdon.

point, a new corner with Knottingham Farms, Inc.; thence as a new line with Knottingham Farms as follows: South 10 degrees 00 minutes West 189.19 feet to an iron stake and North 80 degrees 00 minutes West 370.00 feet to the point of BEGINNING and containing 0.81 acre, according to a survey and plat dated 10/22/86 revised 11/20/86 on titled survey for Knottingham Farms, Inc., prepared by Dennis R. Blackmon, RLS, and being a portion of that tract of land conveyed by Deed from Mary S. Johnson to Knottingham Farms, Inc. as shown and recorded in Deed Book 1029, Page 693, Johnston County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 6291 Old Fairground Road and 0.81-acre parcel adjacent to 6291 Old Fairground Road, Benson, NC 27504.

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

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

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.: 19-02324-FC01

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

Said property is commonly known as 573 Barnes Lake Road, Middlesex, NC 27557.

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 Sylvia Holder Neal.

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.: 19-01677-FC01

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: 1283695 (FC.FAY)

Being known and designated as Lots 32, 33 and 34 as shown on the map of Elmer Proctor Subdivision, recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 98, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina.

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

Tract 2: BEGINNING at a point in Ralph Monday’s existing line; said point is on the eastern right of way line of NCSR# 1309 and is located North 72 degrees 40 minutes East 33.77 feet from an existing nail in the centerline of the pavement; thence as Monday’s line North 72 degrees 40 minutes East 310.89 feet to an existing iron stake Monday’s most southeast corner; thence as a line with N/F A.D. Vaughn, North 73 degrees 40 minutes 15 seconds East 104.69 feet to a

BEGINNING AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT IN THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 2108 SAID MONUMENT BEING LOCATED ONE MILE EASTERLY, MORE OR LESS, FROM THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 39 AND STATE ROAD 2108 IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE ARNOLD STENCIL PROPERTY, THENCE N. 05 DEGREES 30 MINUTES E. 210.0 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT, SOUTHWEST CORNER OF S O HINTON PROPERTY, CORNERING, THENCE N. 89 DEGREES 00 MINUTES E. 110.0 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE OF S O HINTON TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT, CORNERING, THENCE S. 24 DEGREES 50 MINUTES E. 129.00 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT, LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF STATE ROAD NO. 2108, CORNERING, THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 2108, S. 57 DEGREES 50 MINUTES W. 175.0 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT, THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING. FOR A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION SEE THE PHYSICAL SURVEY OF PROPERTY FOR SYLVIA HOLDER NEAL, JOHNSTON COUNTY, O NEAL TOWNSHIP, NORTH CAROLINA BY BOYD L. SHOOK, R.S. SELMA, NORTH CAROLINA, ON DECEMBER 12, 1969.

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stitute 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 October 10, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Jacksonville, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain Lot or Parcel of land situated in the City of , Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot Two (2) as depicted on that map entitled, “George’s corner, Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina”, recorded in Map Book 56, Page 212, Slide M-806, in the Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1227 Murrill Hill Road, Jacksonville, 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

BEING THE SAME FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY CONVEYED BY DEED FROM JIM RENFROW and EULA J RENFROW HUSBAND AND WIFE TO SYLVIA HOLDER NEAL WIDOWED, DATED 12/16/1969 RECORDED ON 01/07/1970 IN BOOK 699, PAGE 281 IN JOHNSTON COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF NC.

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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TAKE NOTICE ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 717

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ryan M. Keyton and Morgan L. Keyton to Stuart Clarke at Thorpe & Clark, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of July, 2014, and recorded in Book 4182, Page 177, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 716

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Daniel K. Guest and Robyn C. Guest (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Daniel Keith Guest) to S C Green, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of August, 2008, and recorded in Book 3117, Page 776, 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 October 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 134

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Renard J. Dent and Shaquitta Dent to Donald P. Eggleston, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of January, 2016, and recorded in Book 4409, Page 72, 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 October 3, 2019 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: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 135

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Steven James Johnson and Kim Sumpter Johnson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Steven J. Johnson and Kim Sumpter Johnson) to Mary A. McDuffie, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of July, 2005, and recorded in Book 2494, Page 247, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 727

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas L. Higginbottom and Felecia D. Higginbottom to James I. Godbey, Esq., Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of February, 2009, and recorded in Book 3192, Page 58, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 472

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Stephen Parker and Kristina Parker to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 2nd day of June, 2015, and recorded in Book 4310, Page 252, 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 October 10, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol-

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1246

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Deandre J. Fletcher, A Married Man, Tonette G. Heckstall to Stuart Clarke at Thorpe & Clark, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of February, 2014, and recorded in Book 4113, Page 429, 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 October 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bid-

RANDOLPH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 242

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Brenda Kiss, (Brenda Kiss, deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): John Blackley and Danielle Kiss) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of April, 2006, and recorded in Book RE 1976, Page 96, in Randolph 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 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 the City of Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on October 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

AM on October 3, 2019 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: SituatedinSwansboroTownship,OnslowCounty,North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 118 as shown on that certain map entitled, “Final Plat Showing Planned Residential Development, SAGEWOOD, SECTION III (REVISED), Prepared for BEAVER CREEK INVESTORS INC., SWANSBORO Township, Onslow County, NC”, dated January 16, 2013, prepared

by John L Pierce & Associates, P.A. and recorded in Map Book 66, Page 41-41A, Cabinet N in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 600 Parsley Drive, Hubert, North Carolina.

SUBJECT to Restrictive and Protective Covenants recorded in Book 3804, Page 11 and as amended in Book 3922, Page 523, Onslow County Registry.

Parcel ID Number: 157324 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the

more particularly described as follows: All that certain parcel of land in Richlands Township, Onslow County, State of NC, as more fully described in Book 2685 Page 255 ID# 46A-12 being known and designated as Lot 3 plat entitled Grassy Meadows filed in Map Book 38, Page 124, Slide K-350 prepared by Parker and Associates, Inc. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 105 Grassy Meadows Drive, Richlands, North Carolina.

Being the same fee simple property conveyed by Quit Claim Deed from America Home Links to Daniel Guest and wife, Deanna K. Guest, by deed dated 02/072003 recorded on 02/12/2003 in Book 1971, Page 513. The interest of the said Deanna Kay Myers having conveyed to the said Daniel Keith Guest, dated 06/21/2006 recorded in 06/29/2006 in Book 2685, Page 255 in Onslow County Records, State of NC. 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

Being all of that certain Lot or parcel of land known and designated as Lot No. 2, Block H, Brynn Mar Subdivision, Section II-A, as shown on that map recorded in Map Book 11, Page1, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 309 Brynn Marr Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina. **FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY** THE improvements thereon being known as 309 Brynn Marr Road, Jacksonville, NC 28546.

Tax ID No. 022305 THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY WAS TAKEN IN FEE SIMPLE. BEING the same property which, by General Warranty Deed dated June 24, 2015, and recorded on July 2, 2015 among the Land Records of the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, in General Warranty Deed Book 4325, Page 818, was granted and conveyed by Peter Edward Zielinski and Jane Meredith Zielinski unto Renard J. Dent.

BEINGthesamepropertywhich,byGeneralWarrantyDeed Dated October 28, 2013, and recorded on October 29, 2013 among the Land Records of the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, in General Warranty Deed Book 4076, Page 857, was granted and conveyed by Peter Edward Zielinski

10:00 AM on October 3, 2019 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: Being all of Lot 5, Section II, Acorn Forest Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 17, Page 59, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 110 Laran Road, Jacksonville, 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,

10:00 AM on October 3, 2019 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: BEING all of Lot 16, Block F, The Village in Country Club Hills, Section II, as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 27, Page 40, Slide E-308, of the Onslow County Registry, which map is incorporated herein by reference. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 106 Brighton Street, Jacksonville, 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

lowing real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 44, Block 3, Section III, Sherwood Forest Subdivision, as shown on revised map recorded in Map Book 11, Page 46, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 102 King Richard Court, Jacksonville, 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-

der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot Number 9, as shown and described on a plat entitled, “Revised Final Plat, TRINITY CROSSING, SECTION III, a Planned Residential Development, “ dated 08/13/12, prepared by Parker & Associates, Inc. and recorded in Map Book 66, Pages 150-150A, Cabinet N, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 121 Heaven’s Gate Drive, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Subject to the Declaration of Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions recorded in Book 4010, Page 306, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, 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

the following real estate situated in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property in the County of Randolph, State of North Carolina: Lot 4, of Redding Place, as shown on a map or plat thereof, recorded in Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County in Book 16, Page 49. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4166 Redding Country Road, Trinity, North Carolina.

Being and intending to describe the same premises conveyedinadeedrecorded08/03/1998,inBook1567,Page50.

Parcel

ID:

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Known As: 4166 Redding Country Road 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

sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this no-

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

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and Jane Meredith Zielinski) fka Jane Meredith Critchley) unto Peter Edward Zielinski and Jane Meredith Zielinski.

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

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

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

at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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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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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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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.

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-

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

BEING the same property which, by General Warranty Deed dated July 16, 2013, and recorded on July 17, 2013 among the Land Records of the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina in General Warranty Deed Book 4028, Page 765, was granted and conveyed by Angus S. Reynolds and Emiko Reynolds unto Jane Meredith Critchley and Peter Edward Zielinski.

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: 1282394 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1279289 (FC.FAY)

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: 1244345 (FC.FAY)

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: 1237596 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1280872 (FC.FAY)

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TAKE NOTICE RANDOLPH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY 19 SP 248 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by John B. Blankenship and Jessica M. Blankenship, in the original amount of $124,561.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC, dated November 23, 2015 and recorded on December 1, 2015 in Book 2470, Page 743, Randolph 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 Randolph

19 SP 231 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 Claude R. Curtis and Susan L. Curtis to D.J. Atkins and Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), which was dated February 28, 1990 and recorded on March 1, 1990 in Book 1254 at Page 5 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on January 26, 2011 in Book RE 2217, Page 794; rerecorded/modified/corrected on October 21, 2015 in Book 2464, Page 706 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on January 5, 2017 in Book 2527, Page 568, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 238

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sandra Cliett and Jacob Cliett, (Sandra Cliett and Jacob Cliett, both deceased)(Heirs of Sandra Cliett: Jackiet Cliett, Christina Hughes, Anthony Cliett, Anthony Cliett, John Cliett, Dustin Cliett, Barbara L. Cliett, and Unknown Heirs of Sandra Cliett)(Barbara L. Cliett, deceased)(Heirs of Barbara L. Cliett: Sandra Cliett and Unknown Heirs of Barabar L. Cliett) to Donald T. Ritter, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of April, 1998, and recorded in Book 1551, Page 80, in Randolph 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 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 the City of Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on October 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the North easterly right of way

STANLY Office of Police Department Chief D.E. Dulin NOTICE OF AUCTION

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, STANLY COUNTY 19 SP 22 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kem F. Almond and Tammy G. Almond, in the original amount of $73,500.00, payable to First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, dated December 14, 1998 and recorded on December 18, 1998 in Book 690, Page 838, Stanly 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 Stanly County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Stanly County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on October 10, 2019, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Beginning at an existing iron stake in the centerline of State Road 1919, said iron stake being 0.2 miles from N.C.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 115

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jennifer Marie Wagoner aka Jennifer Marie Hobby and Timothy Eugene Wagoner (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jennifer Marie Wagoner) to Ronald H. Davis, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of July, 2004, and recorded in Book 1011, Page 0902, in Stanly 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 Stanly 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 Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on October 9, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Furr #1, in the County of Stanly, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain Lot or Parcel of land situated in the Furr #1 Township, Stanly County, North Car-

UNION Union 19 SP 89 / Anson 19 SP 13 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 Carl S. Beel and Mia Beel to David W. Dillard, Trustee(s), which was dated July 24, 2003 and recorded on July 29, 2003 in Book 3154 at Page 0505 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on March 1, 2017 in Book 1143, Page 0037, 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

19 SP 247 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 Christy M. Woods a/k/a Christy Woods and John B. Woods to Rhonda P. Hudgens, Trustee(s), which was dated December 15, 2008 and recorded on December 19, 2008 in Book 05019 at Page 0588, 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

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 Randolph County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on October 8, 2019, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot parcel of land more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lot No. 32 of the Reed Creek Farms Property as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 79, Page 5, Randolph County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more definite description.

Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 6020 Griffin Drive, Ramseur, NC 27316. Tax ID: 8723033600 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

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 October 1, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING All of Lot 2, Map 1, of Woodfield Acres Subdivision, as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 30, Page 81, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1532 Providence Church Road, Pleasant Garden, NC 27313.

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

line of Archdale Road, said point being located North 30 deg. 40 min. 56 sec. West 85.42 feet from the Northwest point of intersection of the Archdale Road and Dorsett Street, formerly called Blucher Street; thence along the North right of way line of Archdale Road North 30 deg. 40 min. 56 sec. West 78 feet to a new iron pipe; thence North 48 deg. 27 min. 22 sec. East 367.66 feet to an established iron pipe in an alley; thence along the alley South 37 deg. 10 min.

East 55 feet to a new iron pipe; thence South 36 deg. 33 min.

35 sec. West 28.5 feet to a new iron pipe; thence South 49 deg. 28 min. 35 sec. East 65 feet to an established iron pipe in the West right of way line of Dorsett Street; thence along Dorsetts Street’s West right of way line South 43 deg. 04 min. 05 sec. West 194.70 feet to an established iron stake; thence leaving Dorsett Street North 35 deg. 30 min. 14 sec.

West 41.18 feet to an established iron pipe; thence South 57 deg. 06 min. 24 sec. West 171.68 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, the same being all of Lots 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, and a portion of lot 4, Block B, of the Royer, Griffin, Millikan Lots, a Plat of which is duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Guilford County, North Carolina in Plat Book 6, Page 218 and in the Register of Deeds for Randolph County, North Carolina in Plat Book 9 at Page 43. See survey prepared by Davis-Martin Associates dated 7-26-77, Job No. S-12423, entitled “Property of Eunice Jones Creasey” to which reference is hereby made. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3103 Archdale Road, Archdale, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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 Claude R. Curtis and wife, Susan L. Curtis.

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,

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.

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.

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

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.: 19-09465-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.

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.

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

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

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.

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: 1273816 (FC.FAY)

An auction of unclaimed/seized property will be held at the Albemarle Police Department located at 203 N Second St on October 28, 2017, at 6:00 PM. This will be a cash-only auction. All items will be sold as-is, with no refunds or guarantee. The following items will be auctioned: pin collector set, gym bag, headphones, watches, children shoes, speaker box, assorted jewelry, baseball bat, chainsaw, cell phone cases, assorted rings, shirt, dress, t-shirt, boots, pocketbooks, portable speaker, rail mount sight, air tank, bicycles, and lawnmower. Proceeds from the auction go to the Stanly County School Board.

Highway 138, and running N. 45-59-34 W. 56.75 feet to an existing nail in the centerline of SR 1919, thence running N. 43-52-45 W. 122.03 feet to a new nail in said centerline; thence running N. 39-43-02 W. 71.22 feet to a new iron spike in the centerline of S.R. 1919; thence turning and running N. 26-01-08 E. 425.75 feet to a new iron pipe, said line passing through a new iron pipe at 32.93 feet; thence turning and running S. 54-31-20 E. 120.01 feet to a new iron pipe; thence turning and running N. 35-28-59 E. 137.36 feet to a new iron pipe; thence turning and running S. 38-00-07 E. 203.32 feet to a new iron pipe; thence turning and running S. 35-29-11 W. 548.65 feet to an existing iron stake, the point of Beginning.

This property being 3.34 acres more or less, subject to the right of way of State Road 1919. This description is taken from a survey prepared by Rogell E. Hunsucker, RLS, L-2488 for Kem F. Almond, dated June 13, 1985.

Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 32645 Chapel Road, Norwood, NC 28128. Tax ID: 31986 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

olina and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a P.K. nail set in the centerline of S.R. #1215 (Joes Road), said point of beginning being located the following courses and distances from a P.K. Nail set at the intersection of the centerlines of S.R. #1215 and S.R. 1214 (Austin Road): (1) S 31-19-25 W. 168.81 feet to a nail, (2) S. 3108-43 W. 138.76 feet to a P.K. nail, (3) S. 29-26-45 W. 130.95 feet to a P.K. nail, and (4) S. 27-14-23 W. 88.64 feet to the point of beginning herein, and runs thence from said point of beginning herein with the centerline of S.R. #1215 Three (3) courses as follows: (1) S. 27-14-23 W. 14.39 feet to P.K. nail, (2) S. 24-21-10 W. 99.49 feet to a P.K. nail, and (3) S. 2235-18 W. 46.88 feet to a P.K. nail set in the centerline of S.R. #1215; thence N. 59-03-15 W., passing an iron in the West Right-Of-Way line of S.R. #1215 at 30 feet and continuing an additional 257.79 feet, for a total distance of 287.79 feet to an iron, thence N. 34-02-03 E. 159.82 feet to an iron, thence S. 59-03-15 E., passing an iron in the West Right-Of-Way line of S.R. #1215 at 230.01 feet, and continuing an additional 30.00 feet, for a total distance of 260.01 feet to the point of Beginning, contain 1.00 acre subject to the Right-Of-Way of S.R. #1215 as shown on an unrecorded plat entitled “Property of Nellie H. Huneycutt,” dated January 16, 1997 and surveyed and platted by Billy E. Long, Jr., R.L.S. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 20203 Joes Road, Locust, North Carolina.

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 October 8, 2019 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 9, FRA Realty Company Subdivision of the former Mary McBride Property, as shown in Plat Cabinet B, File 228B in the Union County Public Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 7109 Rushing Road, Peachland, NC 28133.

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 is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on October 8, 2019 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 71 OF OLDE SYCAMORE GOLF PLANTATION, PHASE 1, AS SHOWN ON MAP 1 THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET F, FILE 494, UNION COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 2025 Legend Creek Lane, Matthews, NC 28104.

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

Being the same property conveyed to Jennifer Marie Hobby by deed from Nellie H. Huneycutt recorded 02/13/1997 in Deed Book 622, Page 117, in the Register of Deeds Office of Stanly County, 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 pur-

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 Mia Beel.

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.

($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 John B. Woods and wife, Christy M. Woods.

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

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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 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

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

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,

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 deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 16-05665-FC02

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 11-15471-FC06

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TAKE NOTICE UNION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 121

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Clayton A. Haile and Melanie S. Haile to Charles G. King, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of February, 2002, and recorded in Book 13271, Page 768, and Re-recorded in Book 06905, Page 0670, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 18

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by April Baker-Hood to Paul H. Swan, Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of August, 2007, and recorded in Book 04667, Page 0185, and Re-recorded in Book 04973, Page 0579, and Modification in Book 06731, Page 0850, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on October 3,

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 759

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael Sealy and Shelley Sealy, husband and wife (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Michael L. Sealy and Shelley N. Sealy) to Shapiro & Kreisman, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of April, 2008, and recorded in Book 04888, Page 0558, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on October 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 151

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by George J. Merkel and Carrie B. Merkel (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Carrie B. Merkel) to Radey & Layton, Trustee(s), dated the 2nd day of July, 2007, and recorded in Book 04617, Page 0547, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on October 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 382

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Christopher William Haddow and Lesley Ann LaSalle to Uwharrie Mortgage Inc., A North Carolina Corporation, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of July, 2017, and recorded in Book 06972, Page 0150, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on October 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bid-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 494

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Brian L. Richardson and Alicia H. Richardson to Lenders Title Solutions, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of August, 2016, and recorded in Book 6756, Page 0864, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on October 10, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following

19 SP 428 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 Daniel P. Gawronski to BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee(s), which was dated September 25, 2008 and recorded on October 10, 2008 in Book 04988 at Page 0662 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on June 10, 2019 in Book 7388, Page 558, 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 October 1, 2019 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: Situated in the Township of Marshville, County of Union, State of North Carolina:

19 SP 175 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 Dennis E. Vilchez and Monse Yvette Perez to Christina M. Bramhall, Trustee(s), which was dated January 30, 2013 and recorded on January 30, 2013 in Book 05926 at Page 0793, 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 October

or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on October 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that a certain property situated in the Township of Vance in the County of Union and State of North Carolina.

Being more fully described in a Deed dated 11/10/1994 and recorded 11/14/1994, among the land records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 748 and Page 242. Tax Map or Parcel ID No.: 07132381 Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5029 Poplar Glen Drive, Matthews, 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

2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 4, Phase I of Barbee Farms Subdivision, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet D at File 959, Union County Public Registry, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1021 Barbee Farm Drive, Monroe, North Carolina.

Parcel

ID

Number:

09216108

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-

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the City of Sandy Ridge Township, Union County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being known as all of Lot 19, containing 4.00 acres, more or less, of Providence Farms Subdivision, as same is shown on a map thereof in Plat Cabinet B at File No. 55-A, Union County Public Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2901 Blythe Road, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Being the same premises as conveyed in Deed from Timothy C. Rogers recorded 06/26/89 in Book 456, Page 330 in said county and state.

Tax Id: 06-141-037 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

of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 81 of THE RESERVE SUBDIVISION, Phase 5, Map 2 of 2, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I, File #101 in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 9600 Dodona Drive, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative

der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 109 of CHARLESTOWN, Phase 2, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet J. at File 366 & 367, Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4548 Tradd Cricle, Monroe, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 09363392 Property Address: 4548 Tradd Circle, Monroe, NC 28110 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

real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 153 of FIELDSTONE FARM subdivision, Map 7, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet L. File #144, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Union County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4008 Houndscroft Road, Indian Trail, North Carolina.

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Parcel ID# 07003319.

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

BEGINNING at a point in the center line of U.S. Highway #74, a new corner and runs three new lines, 1st, South 15-00 East (crossing South Edge of pavement 37.6 feet West of Station #4 , as stamped in the edge of said Highway) a total of 270.5 feet (passing an iron stake at 76.1 feet) to an iron stake in a fence; 2nd, South 75-15 West 190 feet to an iron stake on a dam; 3rd, North 14-30 West 300 feet (passing an iron stake at 225 feet to a point in center line of said Highway; thence along center line of said Highway North 84-35 East 189.1 feet to the point of BEGINNING and containing 1.2 acres, more or less.

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FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at an iron in the southern boundary of US Highway 74 Right-of-Way, said iron being a corner of Grantee’s lot and running thence with the southern boundary of US Highway 74 Right-of-Way North 86 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East 45 feet to an iron; thence a new line South 21 degrees 10 minutes 10 seconds East 189.28 feet to an iron in John Griffin’s line; thence with Griffin’s line South 62 degrees 43 minutes West 73.30 feet to an iron, a corner of Grantee’s property; thence with Grantee’s line North 13 degrees 03 minutes 20 seconds West 213.12 feet to the point of BEGINNING and containing 0.27 acres more or less as shown on plat by James S. Brower dated March 13, 1982.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this no-

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

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($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

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.

of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at an iron, said iron being a corner of the Grantee’s property and running thence with grantee’s line North 77 degrees 26 minutes 50 seconds East 190.0 feet to an iron; thence South 13 degrees 18 minutes 10 seconds East 17.50 feet to an iron in John Griffin’s line; thence with Griffin’s line South 62 degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds West 198.43 feet to an iron; thence North 11 degrees 41 minutes 50 seconds West 70.3 feet to the point of BEGINNING and containing 0.19 acres more or less as shown on plat by James S. Brower dated August 12, 1981.

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 Daniel P. Gawronski.

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.

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

Said property is commonly known as 7014 East Marshville Boulevard, Marshville, NC 28103.

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

8, 2019 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

Being all of Lot 131, as shown on a subdivision plat of SHERIDAN, Phase 2, Map 1, recorded in Plat Cabinet J at File 832 & 833 in the Union County, North Carolina Public Registry; reference to which is hereby made for a more particular closing.

Parcel ID: 07-123-290

Said property is commonly known as 3020 Thorndale Road, Indian Trail, NC 28079.

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 Dennis F. Vilchez and Wife Monse Yvette Perez.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental

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.

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 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.: 17-02674-FC02

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

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.

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TAKE NOTICE WAKE 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 19 CVS 8476 NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Plaintiff, v.

JAWN C. ATWATER; SPOUSE OF JAWN C. ATWATER; and SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., Substitute

1241219 - DRS 19-SP-600 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

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 September 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 12, Lochaven Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1965, Page 240, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 804 Pamlico Drive, Cary, North Carolina.

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agree-

Trustee, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION TO: Jawn C. Atwater 3303 Comstock Road Raleigh, NC 27604

Spouse of Jawn C. Atwater 3303 Comstock Road Raleigh, NC 27604 Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action.

The nature of the relief being sought is as

rowers’ rights to the real property described herein below, together with any improvements and fixtures existing or hereafter placed on or attached to the tracts of real property, and all other appurtenant rights and privileges, situated, lying and being in Wake County, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Louis M. Goldberg and Brenda D. Goldberg (hereinafter “Borrowers”) dated October 27, 2017 and recorded on October 31, 2017 and recorded in Book 16955 at Page 2389 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina (hereinafter “Deed of Trust”); and because of the default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Wake County Courthouse, 316 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, North Carolina on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, AT 1:30 O’CLOCK P.M., all of Bor-

Being all of Lot 23, Block A, Timberlake Estates recorded in Book of Maps 1968, Page 91, Wake County Registry.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1978

sure sales, at 1:30 PM on October 7, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 42 of The Park of Sanderford Road, Phase I Subdivision, recorded in Book of Maps 1993, Page 216, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2904 Citrus Glen Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Marjorie Lynnette Debnam (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Marjorie L. Debnam) to J.J. Henderson, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of March, 1996, and recorded in Book 6900, Page 415, and Modification in Book 12080, Page 307, and Modification in Book 12101, Page 915, and Modification in Book 14485, Page 1040, 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 foreclo-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1877

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James C. Bridges and Gene’t A. Rucker to GBTC, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of September, 2016, and recorded in Book 16549, Page 00585, and Modification in Book 017099, Page 00586, 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 September 30, 2019 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: Lying and being in the City of Raleigh, Wake

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1977

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Anthony O. Nwokolo and Ann Marie Alleyne (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ann Marie Alleyne and Anthony Nwokolo) to Coastal Federal Financial Group, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of March, 2013, and recorded in Book 015201, Page 01537, 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 October 7, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more partic-

19 SP 1001 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 Johnnie R. Carter, III and Vicki M. Carter to David J Ferris, Jr, Trustee(s), which was dated November 15, 2002 and recorded on December 2, 2002 in Book 009771 at Page 01001, 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 October 9, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for

19 SP 772 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY

Address of property: 2204 Timberlake Drive, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina Tax Parcel ID: 2224189 Present Record Owners: Louis M. Goldberg and Brenda D. Goldberg The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder.

The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the note holder

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-

Forest Township, Wake County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 281 in Massey Preserve, Phase 3, as shown on the maps recorded in Book of Maps 2015, Pages 557559, Wake County Registry, to which maps reference is made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3544 Massey Ridge Court, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Property Address: 3544 Ridge Court, Raleigh, NC Tax ID# 0428252

Massey 27616

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

ularly described as follows: All of Lot 102 in Greystone P.D.D., Parcel SF-1: The Overlook at Greystone, as shown on the maps recorded in Book of Maps 2006, Pages 2082-2084 (with said Lot being shown on Page 2083,) Wake County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1005 Jewel Creek 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,

cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 4, Block C, Scarsdale Subdivision, as recorded in Book of Maps 1967, Page 164, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5512 Newberry Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609.

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

County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 8, Landings @ Neuse Crossing Subdivision, Phase 1, as shown on plat recorded in Book of Maps 2004, Pages 2155-2158, Wake County Registry.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Bertha Fuxa to Blue Door Homes LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated June 9, 2017 and recorded on June 12, 2017 in Book 016810 at Page 02747, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on October 9, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake

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 is commonly known as 3250 Landing Falls Lane, Raleigh, NC 27616.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS

ment, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of 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: 1212962 (FC.FAY)

follows: The Plaintiff in the above-entitled action has filed a Complaint for Setting Aside a Quit Claim Deed, Declaratory Judgment, Quiet Title, Rescission of First Trustee’s Deed, Quit Claim Deed, Second Trustee’s Deed and Second Foreclosure Sale, Equitable Lien/Constructive Trust and Equitable Subrogation on the real property owned by Jawn C. Atwater located at 3303 Comstock Road, Raleigh, NC 27604 and more specifically described in a deed of trust recorded in Book 9730, Page 984 Wake County Registry: BEING all of Lot 99, as shown on map entitled “Recombination of Lots 99 & 100, Pine Ridge Subdivision”, as recorded in Book of Maps 1984, Page 1452, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon;

said property being located at 3303 Comstock Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.

You are required to defend such pleading not later than forty days after the date of the first publication of notice stated above, exclusive of such date, being forty days after September 11, 2019, or by October 21, 2019, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

This the 3rd day of September, 2019.

HUTCHENS LAW FIRM BY: ____________________________________ JOHN A. MANDULAK

Attorney for Plaintiff

4317 Ramsey Street

or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units:

This the 4th day of September, 2019.

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

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.

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 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 declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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 the 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.

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.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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

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

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 Johnnie R. Carter, III and wife, Vicki M. Carter.

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.

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

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 Bertha Fuxa.

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)

Post Office Box 2505 Fayetteville, NC 28302 Telephone: (910) 864-6888

Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee By: Jeffrey A. Bunda, Attorney 6230 Fairview Road, Suite 315 Charlotte, NC 28210-3253 Telephone: (704) 362-9255

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: 1252441 (FC.FAY)

Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1281660 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street

Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1281748 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-25907-FC03

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

(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.: 19-04275-FC01

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entertainment

JAAP BUITENDIJK/FOCUS FEATURES VIA AP

This image released by Focus Features shows Elizabeth McGovern, from left, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox, right, in a scene from the film “Downton Abbey.”

‘Downton Abbey’ overpowers Brad Pitt, Rambo at box office

By Jake Coyle The Associated Press NEW YORK — Raise your tea cups! The big-screen encore of “Downton Abbey” handily (but very politely) thumped both Brad Pitt’s “Ad Astra” and Sylvester Stallone’s “Rambo: Last Blood” in theaters over the weekend in one of the more unlikely box-office upsets.

“Downton Abbey” debuted with $31 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, royally trumping the $19.2 million-opening for “Ad Astra” and the $19 million debut for “Rambo: Last Blood.” Neither the draw of Pitt in space nor a bandanna-wearing Stallone could match the appeal of a tea party with old friends.

While the stout performance of “Downton Abbey” had come to be expected in the lead-up to release, it was still striking. The debut marked the best first weekend ever

for Focus Features in its 17-year history. It ranks as the best opening for any specialty studio in a decade.

“We always knew that there was a tremendous amount of love for ‘Downton Abbey,’” said Lisa Bunnell, Focus’ distribution chief. “But as we started on working with promotions and special events for the movie, we realized that the love for ‘Downton Abbey’ goes way beyond what we even thought it was going to be.”

Coming four years since the series finale, “Downton Abbey” returns most of the original cast and was penned by its creator, Julian Fellowes. To drum up excitement, Focus hosted dress-ups and “Downton” parties. While the film drew a healthy number of younger moviegoers (31% under 35), its audience was predictably largely female 74 and older (32% over 55) — a seldom-catered-to demographic.

Critics greeted the film warm-

ly (85% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) but audiences were even more enthusiastic, giving it an A CinemaScore. Having already played for a week in some international territories, “Downton Abby” has already brought in $61.8 million worldwide.

Reviews were similarly strong for James Grey’s “Ad Astra,” which premiered earlier in the month at the Venice Film Festival. It sits at 83% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and comes on the heels of plaudits for Pitt in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood” (which has grossed $344.6 million worldwide thus far).

But the film, in which Pitt plays an astronaut journeying through the solar system to reach his space-explorer father (Tommy Lee Jones), was a pricey one — especially for an artfully made drama predicated more on father-son psychology than sci-fi spectacle. The

production cost around $100 million for 20th Century Fox, which was earlier this year acquired by the Walt Disney Co. Disney postponed the release of “Ad Astra” from May to September.

The result for “Ad Astra” follows disappointing returns for a handful of Fox films released under Disney, including “Dark Phoenix” and “Stuber.” ‘’Ad Astra,” which added $26 million overseas, will hope good reviews give the film some legs in the weeks ahead.

“It’s been a very rough go for many of the Fox releases,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore. “I think this is a solid debut. It’s certainly an expensive movie. Anytime you swing for the fences with an outer space film, you have to spend quite a bit of money.”

Lionsgate’s “Rambo: Last Blood” is the fifth “Rambo” movie going back to the 1982 original, “First Blood.” Fashioned as the franchise’s final installment (Stallone is now 73 years old), it did about the same as the previous 2008 reboot, which opened with $18 million before ultimately grossing $113 million worldwide. “Last Blood” got especially terrible reviews, though; it’s only 31% fresh on Rotten Toma-

toes.

That trio of new releases outperformed a pair of strong holdovers.

After two weeks at the No. 1 spot, Warner Bros.’ “It Chapter Two” slid to fourth with $17.2 million. The STX’s stripper tale “Hustlers,” starring Jennifer Lopez, earned $17 million in its second weekend.

Those very divergent options in theaters added up to a lot of choice for moviegoers. The weekend was up 30% from the same frame last year, according to Comscore.

Below are 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.

1. “Downton Abbey,” $31 million.

2. “Ad Astra,” $19.2 million.

3. “Rambo: Last Blood,” $19 million.

4. “It Chapter Two,” $17.2 million.

5. “Hustlers,” $17 million.

6. “The Lion King,” $2.6 million.

7. “Good Boys,” $2.5 million.

8. “Angel Has Fallen,” $2.4 million.

9. “Overcomer,” $1.5 million.

10. “Hobbs & Shaw,” $1.5 million.

Emmy Awards viewership plunges to 6.9 million people

By David Bauder The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Emmy Awards plunged to a record-low viewership of 6.9 million, illustrating a collective shrug by the public for an annual program that celebrates the best of television and is designed to build excitement for a new season.

The Nielsen company said the audience for Fox’s host-less show on Sunday was down 32% from 2018, which was previously the smallest ever. It’s the first time the Emmy audience has slipped below 10 million people.

Competition from an NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns was blamed for siphoning off some viewers. More likely, it was because of how television has changed and is less and less of a communal experience.

“The Emmys used to matter because it was all the TV you watched, pitted against each other,” tweeted Myles McNutt, a cultural critic and professor at Old Dominion University. “But now, the Emmys are more likely a place where shows regular people had no idea existed compete with shows they have a vague understanding of.”

Television’s most popular script-

ed show, CBS’ now-retired “The Big Bang Theory,” wasn’t nominated for best comedy. Amazon’s “Fleabag” won that Emmy. It’s not clear how many people have even seen the streamed series.

Of the 132 Emmy Awards handed out this year, only 18 went for work on broadcast networks. Except for two awards for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” broadcast programs were shut out of Sunday’s telecast.

It wasn’t that long ago, back in 2013, that 17.8 million people watched the Emmy Awards, Nielsen said. The largest Emmy audience in Nielsen’s record book was the 35.8 million people who watched in 1986.

For people who want to follow the awards casually while watching something else, news about winners spreads quickly on social media, further diminishing the incentive to tune in. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” was the biggest winner with 12 Emmys this year, while the HBO limited series “Chernobyl” won 10.

The awards are shown in late September primarily to generate excitement for the broadcast networks’ new season, which begins this week. ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox rotate as the host network.

It’s easy to envision a time when those networks lose interest in the

Emmys, given how members of the television academy overlook them. But the broadcast schedule won’t change soon, since the rotation is locked in through 2026.

Emmy Winners A select list of winners at the Primetime Emmy Awards.

Drama Series: “Game of Thrones” Comedy Series: “Fleabag” Actor, Comedy Series: Bill Hader, “Barry” Actress, Comedy Series: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag” Actor, Drama Series: Billy Porter, “Pose” Actress, Drama Series: Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve” Directing, Drama Series: Jason Bateman, “Ozark” Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Writing, Comedy Series: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag” Reality-Competition Program: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Limited Series: “Chernobyl” Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Jharrel Jerome, “When They See Us” Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie: Patricia Arquette,

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Marisa Tomei arrives at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

“The Act” Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Ben Whishaw, “A Very English Scandal” Actress, Limited Series or Movie: Michelle Williams, “Fosse/Verdon.”

Writing, Limited Series: Craig Mazin, “Chernobyl” Television Movie: “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”

Writing, Variety Series: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” Variety Sketch Series: “Saturday Night Live” Variety Talk Series: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Julia Garner, “Ozark”

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automotive

PHOTOS COURTESY OF VOLVO

The new Volvo XC60 Polestar Engineered is gold

By Jordan Golson For the North State Journal BANFF, Alberta, Canada — I’ve had an affinity for Volvo wagons ever since I was a toddler. In the mid-80’s, my father had a gold one (the 245 Turbo), and I grew up listening to the turbo whine and thinking it sounded like a siren. By my teenage years, Dad had another gold wagon (the 850), and I used it to snag my first moving violation (illegal U-turn, $20) and deliver a whole bunch of pizza (to pay for the ticket, you see). These days, I have my own Volvo V60 (in black, not gold) and though the turbo whine is hidden much better these days, it’s an excellent suburban explorer and highway cruiser.

But, after a recent trip to Canada to test the latest crop of Volvos, it may be that the best Volvo *isn’t* a wagon. It’s the new 2020 Volvo XC60 Polestar Engineered — a mom-mobile SUV that’s hopped up on the automotive equivalent of quad-shot espressos and whatever color of Red Bull strikes your fancy.

Much like it did last year with the S60 sedan, Volvo took its excellent XC60 compact crossover and handed it over to its in-house Polestar division for a reworking. To the uninitiated it might look like a regular XC60, but look closer and you’ll see the Midas touch all over the place — literally.

Volvo worked with renowned Swedish suspension maker Öhlins to install manually-adjustable (and ridiculously fancy) shock absorbers at all four corners. I have no doubt that 99% of these XC60s will never have their shocks manually adjusted, but people will show off the gold adjustment knobs (housed under the hood, inside a bright white front strut bar) to their friends. Oh, and the shocks are bright gold, too.

Then there’s the Akebono brakes, with 14.6-inch ventilated discs up front paired with six-piston calipers. These help the XC60 stop, naturally, but also regenerate power under braking to recharge the on-board 11.4kWh battery. The calipers are, of course, bright gold.

The pièce de résistance of the XC60 Polestar Engineered (and indeed, all the current Polestar Engineered Volvos) is the golden seat belts. I don’t know why I love colored seat belts so much, but they make me smile like a three-year old seeing Santa Claus for the first time. Climb into this car and you know there’s something special going on.

And with all my ranting about golden parts, we haven’t even gotten to the performance yet. Volvo calls this the Twin Engine setup, with a super- and turbocharged,

The fact that there’s a 11.4 kWh battery running through the middle of the car keeps the car green, but also delivers a $5,000 federal tax credit and a ballpark electric-only range of around 20 miles. two-liter, four-cylinder engine driving the front wheels. Out back, a battery-powered electric motor drives the rear wheels. Between the two, it creates something Volvo calls “E-all wheel drive” and it’s good enough for a combined 415 horsepower and 494 lb-ft of torque.

I haven’t tried this curious AWD setup in the winter yet, but Volvo assures me that it works in slippery conditions and the system works like a more traditional all-wheel drive system.

There are a host of drive modes to help, depending on what task lies ahead. An All-Wheel Drive mode keeps power going to all four wheels at all times for slippery conditions, while a Power mode keeps things optimized for performance driving. For more relaxed driving, there’s a Pure mode that prioritizes electric operation (the battery and motor can get the XC60 up to 78 mph without the internal-combustion engine kicking in), as well as a Hybrid mode that leaves the computers to figure out what is best.

Hold and Charge modes are available to keep the battery charged, or to use the gas engine to charge the battery up. I could go on for another column or two talking about all these different hybrid-electric modes, but rest assured that Volvo has things figured out on this front. You charge the battery by plugging it in to a 110v or 220v charger at your home, as well as any J1772 Level-2 charging station when you’re out an about.

The fact that there’s a 11.4 kWh battery running through the middle of the car (which Volvo says helps reduce the risk of batteries being pushed into people in a crash) keeps the car green, but also delivers a $5,000 federal tax credit and a ballpark electric-only range of around 20 miles.

And I didn’t even get into the safety features and stunning Polestar-exclusive rims and... I’m out of space. You’ll just have to trust me, I guess.

The 2020 XC60 Polestar Engineered starts at $72,045 and is available now at your local North Carolina Volvo dealer.

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North State Journal for Wednesday,September 25, 2019

MICHAEL PROBST | AP PHOTO

An Audi A5 4.0 TDI Quattro car is displayed at the IAA Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019.

Frankfurt auto show gives glimpse of future offerings The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany — The headwinds buffeting the auto industry made themselves felt at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with companies confronting a slowdown in sales due to global trade uncertainty and pressure from governments to lower emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Signs of the times at this year’s show included a slew of new, market-ready electric cars led by Volkswagen’s ID.3 compact that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said his company’s massive scale will enable it to make profits on large numbers of affordable electric cars it aims to sell in the next several years.

Electric competitor Tesla has

not yet turned a profit while analysts say fellow German automaker BMW has lost money on its i3 electric.

Diess told The Associated Press: “Our approach is different. We come with high volumes, we come with a dedicated platform that is only for electric cars, and we generate a lot of scale because we are investing at the same time in China, in Europe, and in the US.” Volkswagen is showing off the ID.3 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, a battery-powered compact with a base price under $33,000. Volkswagen aims to have 40% of its sales as electrics by 2030 even though such cars are currently less than 2% of the market in Europe.

BMW’s marketing chief says giving customers a broad choice among internal combustion, hy-

brid and battery-powered cars is the right approach to a changing market.

Pieter Nota says the Munich-based luxury automaker delivers “power of choice” to consumers by offering “the drive train that they want and need.” The company will add a battery-only version of its X3 SUV next year to round out conventional and hybrid versions of the vehicle. BMW is even showing off a concept car powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

BMW is relying on the mix of vehicles to comply with tighter C02 emissions requirements in Europe while competitor Volkswagen is making a big push into battery-only cars with its ID.3 coming to market next year despite currently low uptake by consumers of battery-powered cars.

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz showed off a long, sleek battery-powered concept vehicle that could join the luxury carmaker’s model lineup alongside its S-Class flagship sedans.

The Vision EQS is the latest version of the company’s EQ series of battery vehicles, which are a key theme at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

CEO Ola Kallenius said: “What we showed today is the first large-platform sedan, fully electric on a dedicated platform, so we think we can capture even more customers through having a wider offer.”

The concept, with a black LED display instead of a grille, slightly bulging wheel wells and a long, sweeping illuminated line running along the vehicle, is “a hint” of what the production car might eventually look like.

The company says the four-seater car has two electric motors that accelerate it to 100 kph (62 mph) in 4.5 seconds and an exceptional battery range of 700 kilometers (435 miles.) Kallenius declined to specify how the company achieved range beyond what other electrics cur-

rently offer.

Ford Motor Co. says that more than half of its European sales will be electric-powered by 2022 as it unveils a premium model of its Puma crossover that uses recovered braking energy to boost acceleration.

Ford showed off the Puma Titanium X on Tuesday at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicle is a so-called mild hybrid, meaning it can store energy from braking and coasting in a 48-volt lithium-ion battery and send that power to the wheels to assist the gasoline engine when needed.

Ford, which got a late start in developing electric vehicles, last year sold 974,856 passenger vehicles overall in Europe.

It says it will have a battery-only SUV based on the Mustang in 2020. In the meantime it is offering plug-in hybrids that combine battery power with internal combustion engines to lower emissions and increase mileage. Like all automakers, Ford is facing stricter European Union limits on average emissions of carbon dioxide starting in 2021 and must find a lower emission vehicle mix to avoid fines.

Should you buy a rental car?

The Associated Press THE LIFE of a rental vehicle is a tough one: It’s driven by many people and for more miles than average. After about a year of service, the rental company will typically pull the vehicle out of the fleet and sell it as a used car. But in this “second life,” a former rental vehicle can make for a compelling used car value — if you’re willing to accept a few trade-offs.

Edmunds has researched the pros and cons of buying a rental vehicle. We’ve also gathered a small list of vehicles to keep an eye out for that might prove to be a particularly good value. The choices are based on Edmunds’ data and comparisons to traditional dealership pricing.

PROS: — A way to save: Rental companies purchase their vehicles in volume and at a discounted rate.

In turn, they are able to sell them at lower prices than a traditional dealership would. As seen in the examples below, discounts could be 10% or more.

— A newer vehicle for less money: It is not uncommon to find 1- to 2-year-old vehicles, which could potentially get you the latest body style or safety features.

These vehicles would cost thousands more at a franchise dealership’s used car lot.

— Convenient sale process: Avis, Enterprise and Hertz offer no-haggle pricing. Avis and Hertz also offer free two-hour test drives or a three-day “rent to buy” program, which gives you more time to decide if you want the car.

To alleviate buyer’s remorse, Enterprise and Hertz also have seven-day return policies.

— Well-maintained vehicles: Rental agencies are diligent about maintaining their vehicles. All the scheduled maintenance is performed at the manufacturer-recommended intervals.

— Limited warranty: Most major rental companies will give buyers a 12-month or 12,000mile limited powertrain warranty. This coverage is more than you’d get at an independent used car lot, where most of the vehicles are sold as-is. At either place, you will inherit any remaining balance on the vehicle’s factory warranty.

CONS: — Uncertain history: It’s difficult to determine how hard a rental car was driven. While some might be careful with a rental, others may drive the vehicle more aggressively since it isn’t theirs.

— Higher-mileage inventory: The average miles driven per year in the U.S. is about 14,000. But you’ll easily find vehicles in a rental fleet with double or triple that number of miles.

— Potential to be out of warranty: Because of the higher mileage, you might find that the vehicle is past its factory warranty coverage. Any repairs required will likely have to be paid out of pocket.

— Lightly optioned cars: Don’t expect to see top-of-the-line vehicles with a ton of upscale options. Rental companies usually buy base models due to the lower price and simplicity of ordering.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA VIA AP

This undated photo provided by Hyundai shows the 2017 Hyundai Accent, a compact car that might be found for sale on rental car lots for about 12% less than at the average dealership.

VEHICLES TO CONSIDER

2019 Volkswagen Jetta

2017 Hyundai Accent SE

2019 Kia Optima LX

Average sales price for rental models with 10,000-20,000 miles: $14,993

Average sales price for rental models with 40,000-50,000 miles: $10,401

Average sales price for rental models with 20,000-30,000 miles: $15,052

EDMUNDS: “The new Jetta offers a roomy cabin and an impressively smooth ride quality. Quick acceleration from a stop is another highlight.”

EDMUNDS: “The Accent is a top choice for a small sedan thanks to a satisfying combination of performance, utility, comfort and style.”

EDMUNDS: “The Kia Optima continues to offer some of the most feature-packed models you can buy in the midsize sedan segment.”

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North State Journal for Wednesday, September 25, 2019

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