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Mexico’s Treasury Secretary Arturo Herrera, left, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland, second left, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, center, Mexico’s top trade negotiator Jesus Seade, second right, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, hold the documents after signing an update to the North American Free Trade Agreement, at the national palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 10. 2019.

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Multiple killed in New Jersey shooting, including an officer Jersey City A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City Tuesday that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack. One officer was pronounced dead at a hospital and multiple other people were found dead at the scene, Mayor Steven Fulop said without indicating how many were killed. A second officer was struck in the shoulder by gunfire, and two others were injured by shrapnel, Fulop said. AP

Navy: Flight training suspended for Saudi students

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Washington, D.C. The U.S. Navy says flight training has been suspended for about 175 Saudi Arabian students at three bases in Florida in the wake of the deadly shooting by a Saudi Air Force officer on Friday. Navy Commander Clay Doss says classroom training is going on, and flight training for other students will resume. He says its not clear how long the flight standdown for the Saudi students will continue. A Saudi student shot and killed three military members and injured eight others at a Pensacola naval base.

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RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is telling North Carolina public school teachers his side of the story about why the extended state budget impasse means educators haven’t received meaningful raises this year. Cooper’s office on Friday said it sent a letter to public school principals across the state with the request that it be forwarded to teachers and staff. The letter was dated Dec. 5 and was received by teachers across the state on Dec. 6. In the letter, the Democratic governor urges educators to tell legislators to negotiate with him over a better pay plan for teachers and other school personnel. He said he offered a compromise in July and expressed willingness in October to work with Republican lawmakers on education pay separate from the budget. “Unfortunately, you haven’t been afforded the respect you deserve in the legislative budget process,” Cooper wrote, adding: “I am doing my part. Now we need them to do theirs.” Legislative leaders responded, calling the letter “inappropriate.” “Governor Cooper is using his office and taxpayer resources to email our state’s education professionals regarding a political matter, using misleading information,” said House Rules Chair, Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett). “The truth is, Gov-

ernor Cooper has vetoed every teacher pay raise that’s been sent to him.” “Teachers need raises, not political rhetoric from the NCAE and Governor Cooper,” said Lewis. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest penned his own letter to teachers, saying “the governor has not provided a full picture of teacher pay raises and education spending in North Carolina.” Forest’s letter also said the N.C. Association of Educators was blocking teacher pay raises and education funding for “partisan reasons” and asked teachers if the NCAE really is representing teacher interests. “Does the NCAE really speak for all of you or would you rather like to have seen your 6th and 7th consecutive raises, school construction funds, school supplies and more school support funds released?” said Forest. The deadlock began in June when Cooper vetoed the full two-year budget in part because he wanted average teacher pay at more than twice what the GOP budget offered. Republicans say Cooper is to blame for the impasse because he won’t let go of his Medicaid expansion demand. They also point to a standalone educator pay bill that Cooper vetoed last month as proof he isn’t serious about helping teachers. In Cooper’s Dec. 6 letter, he claimed that he offered in OcSee COOPER page A2

Democrats, White House forge new North American trade deal By Andrew Taylor The Associated Press WASHINGTON D.C. — House Democrats and the White House announced a deal on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win Tuesday on the same day that impeachment charges were announced against him. Both sides hailed the deal as a win for American workers. They said the revamped U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was a significant improvement over the original North American Free Trade Agreement, with

Democrats crowing about winning stronger provisions on enforcing the agreement while Republicans said it will help keep the economy humming along. “There is no question of course that this trade agreement is much better than NAFTA,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in announcing the agreement, saying the pact is “infinitely better than what was initially proposed by the administration.” Trump said the revamped trade pact will “be great” for the United States. See TRADE, page A2

Certificate of need law will be tested in court By David Larson North State Journal RALEIGH — A trial court is allowing Forsyth County doctor Gajendra Singh’s case challenging the state’s controversial “certificate of need” laws to proceed. A late November ruling denying the state’s motion to dismiss the case moves Singh once step closer in his constitutional challenge. Singh and other opponents of certificate of need laws, which control who can operate certain medical equipment, have tried for years to get the rules repealed, saying allowing more health providers in the market would open up competition and lower costs. The state’s motion to dismiss argued that Singh needed to apply for a CON before challenging the process. The judge’s denial of this motion gives Singh standing to sue, allowing the case to proceed. “The injury itself is the entire CON application process,” Josh Windham, an Institute for Justice attorney who represents Dr. Singh, told NSJ. “Requiring someone to apply for a CON in the first place is the injury. It would make no sense See CON page A2

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Let’s cancel ‘OK Boomer’ in 2020, and the humblebrag, too

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TRADE from page A1 “It will be the best and most important trade deal ever made by the USA. Good for everybody Farmers, Manufacturers, Energy, Unions - tremendous support. Importantly, we will finally end our Country’s worst Trade Deal, NAFTA!,” the president said in a tweet. The trade pact is Trump’s top Capitol Hill priority along with funding for his long-sought border fence. In Mexico City, Trump’s sonin-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland joined Mexican officials to sign the updated version of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, or USMCA, at a ceremony in Mexico City’s centuries-old National Palace. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard congratulated the negotiators for reaching a second set of agreements to answer U.S. concerns about labor rights in Mexico, and regional content.

COOPER from page A1 tober to “set aside” Medicaid expansion, which had been his primary budget demand. Cooper’s original budget proposal was for a 9.1% raise over the biennium. The General Assembly’s budget, which he vetoed because it did not include Medicaid expansion, offered a 3.8% raise. For non-certified staff, Cooper’s original proposal was “$500 or 1.5%, whichever is greater.” On July 9, Cooper’s compromise offer was an 8.5% raise for teachers over the next two years, a 5% non-instructional staff raise and a 2% cost of living adjustment for retirees. Medicaid expansion was also still one of the terms. In the Oct. 24 press release, Cooper claimed to have “offered to negotiate teacher pay raises separately from the rest of the budget.” The release included a letter to legislators dated Oct. 18 in which Cooper said he was willing to discuss teacher pay “independent of other elements in the budget.” Cooper’s Oct. 18 letter also said that a minibudget was “not an effective way to meet the state’s needs,” however, the governor had already signed multiple pay-related minibudgets. On Nov. 1, the legislature sent a minibudget to Cooper with a teacher pay raise of 8.3% over the biennium. Teacher pay would be raised 3.9% in year one

Double-wristing Wearing two timepieces has been around since the 18-century dandy and his double pocket watches, intended to culturally elevate as opposed to making sure he was really, really on time. Later, Marlon Brando pulled off the twowrist tango but, you know, he was Brando. Young celebs have caught on, Chris Pratt, Johnny Depp and Drake included. These days it’s all about the digital add-on, plus a statement piece. Can you see our side eyes? Humble-bragathon For the truly humble, we appreciate you. For the passive-aggressive, not so much. Merriam-Webster sums up the humblebrag nicely: “To make a seemingly modest, self-critical, or casual statement or reference that is meant to draw attention to one’s admirable or impressive qualities or achievement.” Just own yourself. The dictionary titans say the term has been around since 2002. It was

“Mission accomplished!” Ebrard told the gathered officials. Lighthizer praised the joint work of the Trump administration, Democrats, business and labor leaders to reach an agreement, calling it “nothing short of a miracle that we have all come together.” “This is a win-win-win agreement which will provide stability for working people in all three countries for years to come,” Freeland said. “That is no small thing.” A U.S. House vote is likely before Congress adjourns for the year and the Senate is likely to vote in January or February. “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we have reached an historic agreement on the USMCA. After working with Republicans, Democrats, and many other stakeholders for the past two years we have created a deal that will benefit American workers, farmers, and ranchers for years to come,” Lighthizer said. “This will be the model for American trade deals going forward.” NAFTA eliminated most tariffs and other trade barriers involving the United States, Mexico and

and an additional 4.4% in year two, contingent on Senate Democrats joining in an override of the governor’s budget veto. The minibudget also included a 4% raise over the biennium for non-instructional support staff. UNC System/Community College employees would also see a 4% increase over the biennium. Senate Democrats declined and the governor vetoed the bill, calling it “paltry.” Cooper vetoed the 2017 and 2018 budget bills that contained teacher raises. The 2018 budget offered a raise of 9.9%. Republicans had large enough seat margins during those years to override the vetoes. But they no longer have veto-proof majorities. “Gov. Cooper speaks of respecting teachers but blocking much needed raises doesn’t demonstrate much gratitude for their hard work,” Republican Sen. Deanna Ballard of Watauga County, an education budget-writer, said in a release. “My momma taught me: ‘Watch what a man does, and not necessarily what he says,’” said Ballard. “Three times over the past three years Republicans have sent teacher pay raises to the Governor – three times he vetoed them.” The legislature reconvenes in mid-January. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Influencer fatigue Is it the end of the line for influencers? Greg Petro, writing for Forbes.com, declared in November: “Consumers, especially younger ones, are losing trust in paid influencers and looking instead to organic grassroots communities where their like-minded peers are sharing content and commentary about brands and products they actually love.” Rock on, Greg! Side note, exactly how many followers does one need to score an influencer gig? Asking for a friend.

By Leanne Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK — Either loudly sing your own praises or don’t in the new year, but let’s leave the humble brag behind, along with a few other oversaturated, cloying or just plain silly cultural quirks that deserve a big goodbye. Among them are pop-up shops, cancel culture and the ever-present “OK Boomer” retort on social media. With much ado about something, here’s our annual Over It list of things that should remain in 2019:

According to The Boston Globe, TikTok videos with the “OkBoomer” tag have been watched more than 44 million times and counting.

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The word humblebrag is displayed on a computer screen on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in New York. later popularized by the comedian, TV producer and writer Harris Wittels, who died in 2015. Pop-ups There’s one for ketchup. There’s one for ice cream. There’s one for “Friends.” There are tons with the sole mission of selling you merch, as opposed to selling you merch while also being mildly entertaining. The Business of Fashion notes that Amazon and other digital disruptors have contributed to traditional retailers closing thousands of stores. The prime but empty real estate is up for grabs on short-term leases for ever-rotating tenants. Pop-ups are now a “strategy” on both ends, from commercial land barons to the sellers of goods, luxury to goofy. Some aren’t mad about it. We’re all popped out.

kind that are truly threatening and make people feel unsafe. There is most definitely something wrong with the mob mentality that swirls on social media unchecked. The cancel culture is often stoked by sheeples with no interest in drilling down to truths. Mean for mean’s sake or 100% willing to gulp gossip is not cool. We say, think before you cancel. We need cancel truth. Unite!

Reviews and surveys Everybody is looking for feedback of all kinds, all the time. Don’t be so needy! Just send the toilet brush. Your survey doesn’t just take “a minute.” You have all the reviews you need. If we had something to say, we’d say it. We’re putting the incessant requests for service and purchase reviews and surveys high on the annoying list alongside the onslaught of robocalls. Spousal gushing

Once upon a time in Memeland there was an older dude who trashed Millennials and GenZers for Peter Pan syndrome. For that, younger folks have declared 2019 the year of “OK, Boomer,” as in Baby Boomer. Not that the yoots and their pejorative for intransigence, intolerance and tech phobia among their elders is entirely wrong, mind you. It’s just time to calm down a bit. The phrase “OK, Boomer” has a richer history. As the legend goes, it surfaced on Reddit in 2009 and on 4chan in 2015.

It’s your anniversary. It’s your wife’s birthday. We get it. You’re married or you have an otherwise significant other and you want your social media world to know all about how you actually feel about the big day, the big event, so you post a pic, and your words go something like this: “To my angel spouse, the perfect love of my life. You complete me.” The reality at home might be more like this: “If you eat my leftovers, I will end you!” Or maybe true love is alive and flourishing. Love is grand, but in the words of 4-year-olds the world over: “Ewwwww.” In the words of far more cynical grownups, “Get a room!”

Canada. Critics, including Trump, labor unions and many Democratic lawmakers, branded the pact a job killer for the United States because it encouraged factories to move south of the border, capitalize on low-wage Mexican workers and ship products back to the U.S. duty free. Weeks of back-and-forth, closely monitored by Democratic labor allies such as the AFL-CIO, have brought the two sides together. “There is no denying that the trade rules in America will now be fairer because of our hard work and perseverance. Working people have created a new standard for future trade negotiations,”said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “President Trump may have opened this deal. But working people closed it.” Business groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce also chimed in to support the long-delayed agreement. “We are optimistic this development will open the door to final approval of USMCA on a bipartisan basis by the end of the year, which will especially benefit American farmers, manufacturers, and small

businesses,” Thomas Donohue, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement. “This agreement has been the result of painstaking bipartisan negotiations over the past year, and would not have been possible if not for the willingness of President Trump to work patiently with Democrats to get something done that he knew was in the best interests of American workers, farmers and manufacturers,” said Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, a former U.S. trade representative. The pact contains provisions designed to nudge manufacturing back to the United States. For example, it requires that 40% to 45% of cars eventually be made in countries that pay autoworkers at least $16 an hour — that is, in the United States and Canada and not in Mexico. The trade pact picked up some momentum after Mexico in April passed a labor-law overhaul required by USMCA. The reforms are meant to make it easier for Mexican workers to form independent unions and bargain for better pay and working conditions,

narrowing the gap with the United States. Conservative Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Pat Toomey offered a rare GOP voice against the accord, which he said veered to the left and “undermines the free flow of capital” from the U.S. to its trading partners. “This is basically NAFTA with a few modernizations, and some restrictions on trade and an expiration date. If people think that’s a huge improvement than I guess they’ll be happy with it,” Toomey told reporters. “If people think free trade is important, they’ll presumably see it as the step backward that I see it as.’’ Toomey said Democrats had outmanuevered the administration, an assessment that Pelosi shared. “We ate their lunch,” Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues in a closed-door meeting, according to an aide in the room. But Vice President Mike Pence released a statement praising Trump’s leadership and claiming Democrats “have finally acquiesced” in allowing a vote on the trade pact.

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chine in his area, preventing him from purchasing one for his imaging practice. For a while, he used a loophole in the law that allowed him to rent a mobile MRI. But after realizing a single year of renting would cost him more than purchasing an MRI machine, Singh decided to take the issue to court. Sen. Joyce Krawiec, a Republican state legislator who represents Forsyth County, where Singh’s practice is, has been leading the charge to repeal CON for years. “I would absolutely love for Dr. Singh to win his case, because I don’t think we’ll ever get a full repeal unless the court decides we can,” Krawiec told NSJ. “The hospitals are just so powerful, and I just can’t get the support from my colleagues to get it done [legislatively].” Krawiec said after six editions, her latest attempt at CON repeal “fell apart” this session. “We even put it in the budget, but then the governor vetoed that,” Krawiec said. She said she still hopes to get some form of CON passed before the 2019-2020 session is over. “It’s not surprising,” Windham said of the legislative attempts at repeal failing. “It seems like a CON bill is under consideration every year in North Carolina, and every year, like clockwork, the hospitals are able to convince legislators to keep the monopoly in place. But that’s why we felt the need to litigate this matter, because legislative reform is going nowhere.” For a year and a half, the case didn’t seem to make much progress, but with this latest decision by the

judge, opponents of CON see a new hope for repealing the regulations. “We are very excited that our lawsuit will continue,” said Dr. Singh said in a statement on IJ’s website. Singh’s lawyer, Windham, agreed in calling the decision exciting. “It’s an exciting thing that the trial court decided to deny the government’s motion to dismiss here, because what it’s saying is that whether it’s going to be over the next couple weeks or the next few months, this case is finally going to move forward.” Krawiec will be watching closely, saying she is “pulling for him.” “He will make my job so much easier,” Krawiec said of her attempts to repeal CON. “If Dr. Singh wins his case that would be a wonderful step towards lowering health care costs.” At the moment, Windham said there is confusion over what the next steps for Singh’s case will be. He said the two sides are debating which venue will be more appropriate and then, sometime in December, will likely send the court a “motion for clarification” on where the case will proceed. Windham says if they don’t hear back by early 2020, they plan to ask for the case to be scheduled in their current venue and to proceed with discovery. “At some point it becomes a miscarriage of justice if you are just waiting around in a procedural wormhole,” Windham said. The case, Singh v. NCDHHS, was originally filed July 31, 2018 in the Wake County Superior Court.

Cancel the cancelers There’s nothing wrong with calling out bad behavior, a bad person or bad practices, especially the

to make him suffer that injury before he could challenge it.” The hospitals, organized through the North Carolina Healthcare Association, are the main opposition to ending the CON laws. Cody Hand, senior vice president of advocacy and policy at NCHA, told NSJ, “The fact that he never even tried to get a CON is troubling to me — that anybody that hasn’t been harmed can proceed with a lawsuit.” Hand and NCHA argue that because of money lost in indigent care, hospitals need areas to make up the difference, and CON laws help them do that. “Hospitals are required under federal law to do a lot of services that nobody else is required to do,” Hand said. “As long as we live in an environment where we have to treat anybody who walks in our door, and can’t even refer them for better care, we need the CON law to make sure we have the resources available and the providers available to treat those patients.” “I understand the position the hospitals are in,” Windham said. “The entire market is incredibly regulated. But the solution to overregulation when it burdens one part of the market isn’t to shackle everybody else. It’s to make the lives of hospitals easier on the regulatory side, so that they’re not having to lobby legislatures to tamp down on additional competition.” Dr. Singh brought the lawsuit after a CON board determined there was no need for another MRI ma-

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Sen. Tillis ‘very confident’ in winning possible primary

New adjutant general of NC National Guard named

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By A.P. Dillon North State Journal

RALEIGH — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis said on Monday he’s “very confident” that he’ll win any Republican primary he may be in — a reference to a North Carolina GOP congressman mulling an 11th-hour statewide challenge of him due to recently redrawn House maps. Speaking to reporters after filing candidate paperwork at the State Board of Elections, Tillis said he hasn’t spoken to U.S. Rep. Mark Walker specifically about Walker’s immediate political future.

A Walker spokesman said last week that the Greensboro Republican may challenge Tillis for the party’s Senate nomination or one of two GOP House colleagues in their March 3 primaries. Walker had announced in June that he wouldn’t challenge Tillis, but political recalculations are possible since the General Assembly redrew boundaries that would make it difficult for Walker to get re-elected in his 6th District. Tillis has received President Trump’s reelection endorsement. “The president has endorsed my campaign because he understands that I’ve committed to the

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In this March 14, 2019, file photo, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., attends a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. reform agenda he’s put into place,” he said in downtown Raleigh. “I’m’ very confident that if we have a primary, we will win it.”

‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges By Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump, declaring he “betrayed the nation” in his actions toward Ukraine as they pushed toward historic proceedings that are certain to help define his presidency and shape the 2020 election. The specific charges aimed at removing the 45th president of the U.S.: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by the chairmen of the impeachment inquiry committees, said somberly at the U.S. Capitol that they were upholding their solemn oath to defend the Constitution. Trump responded angrily on Twitter: “WITCH HUNT!” Voting is expected in a matter of days by the Judiciary Committee, and by Christmas in the full House. The charges, if approved, would then be sent to the Senate. The Republican majority in the Senate would be unlikely to convict Trump. But first there would be a trial filled with bitter accusations and recriminations just as voters in Iowa and other early presidential primary states begin making their choices. In the formal articles announced Tuesday, the Democrats said Trump enlisted a foreign power in “corrupting” the U.S. election process and endangered national security by asking Ukraine to investigate his political rivals, including Democrat Joe Biden, while withholding U.S. military aid as leverage. That benefited Russia over the U.S. as America’s ally fought Russian aggression, the Democrats said. Trump then obstructed Congress by ordering current and former officials to defy House subpoenas for testimony — some testified anyway — and by blocking access to documents, the charges say. By his conduct, Trump “demon-

strated he will remain a threat to national security and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, “ the nine-page impeachment resolution says. After decrying the Democrats’ announcement, Trump headed to Pennsylvania for a reelection campaign rally. First, he tweeted, “To Impeach a President who has proven through results, including producing perhaps the strongest economy in our country’s history, to have one of the most successful presidencies ever, and most importantly, who has done NOTHING wrong, is sheer Political Madness,.” The outcome, though, appears increasingly set as the House presses ahead toward impeachment as it has only three times in history against U.S. presidents. In outlining the charges, Democrats said they had no choice but to act because Trump has shown a pattern of behavior that, if left unchecked, poses risks to the democratic process ahead of the 2020 election. “Our president holds the ultimate public trust. When he betrays that trust and puts himself before country, he endangers the Constitution; he endangers our democracy; he endangers our national security,” said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the Judiciary chairman, announcing the charges before a portrait of George Washington. “Our next election is at risk. ... That is why we must act now.” Nadler said, “No one, not even the president, is above the law.’’ Chairman Adam Schiff of the Intelligence Committee said, “We stand here today because the president’s abuse of power leaves us with no choice.” Trump’s allies immediately plunged into the fight that will extend into the new year. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said Democrats are trying to “overthrow’’ the administra-

tion. Campaign manager Brad Parscale said Democrats are “putting on this political theater because they don’t have a viable candidate for 2020 and they know it.” The president’s son, Eric, embraced his father’s penchant for name calling, assailing Pelosi and “her swamp creatures.” In drafting the articles of impeachment, Pelosi faced a legal and political challenge of balancing the views of her majority while hitting the Constitution’s bar of “treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” Some liberal lawmakers wanted more expansive charges encompassing the findings from special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Centrist Democrats preferred to keep the impeachment articles more focused on Trump’s actions toward Ukraine. The final resolution attempted to find common ground by linking the findings in the Ukraine inquiry to the Mueller probe in two lines, without specifically mention the Russia investigation. It said the abuse of power was consistent with “previous invitations of foreign interference in United States elections” while the obstruction charge was consistent with Trump’s previous efforts to undermine “United States government investigations into foreign interference.” As the House chairmen arrived at a closed-door meeting of the chamber’s Democrats after the announcement, they were greeted with applause. Democratic leaders say Trump put his political interests above those of the nation when he asked Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a July phone call to investigate his rivals, including Democrat Joe Biden, and then withheld $400 million in military aid as the U.S. ally faced an aggressive Russia. They say he then obstructed Con-

Candidate filing ends Dec. 20. Five Democrats have already filed to run for their party’s Senate nomination.

gress by stonewalling the House investigation. The articles say Trump “used the powers of the presidency in a manner that compromised the national security of the United States and undermined the integrity of the United States democratic process.” The first article, on abuse of power, says Trump “corruptly” solicited Ukraine to investigate his political rivals and required the investigations if the country expected the release of military aide that Congress had already approved as well as a White House meeting with Zelenskiy. The second article, obstruction of Congress, says that Trump has “directed the unprecedented, categorical and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas” issued by the House, and that such behavior was “offensive to, and subversive of” the Constitution. “In the history of the republic, no president has ever ordered the complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry or sought to obstruct and impede so comprehensively the ability of the House of Representatives to investigate ‘high crimes and misdemeanors,’” the second article reads. Trump insisted in a new tweet that when he asked Ukraine’s president “to do us a favor” with the investigations, “’us’ is a reference to USA, not me!” Democrats, however, say Trump’s meaning could not have been clearer in seeking political dirt on Biden, his possible opponent in the 2020 election. When asked Monday night if she had enough votes to impeach the Republican president, Pelosi said House member must vote their consciences. “On an issue like this, we don’t count the votes. People will just make their voices known on it,” Pelosi said at The Wall Street Journal CEO Council. The next steps are expected to come swiftly after months of investigation into the Ukraine matter, which followed special counsel Mueller’s two-year Russia probe. In his report, Mueller said he could not determine that Trump’s campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia in the 2016 election. But he said he could not exonerate Trump of obstructing justice and left it for Congress to determine.

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From left, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., announce they are pushing ahead with two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — charging he corrupted the U.S. election process and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.

RALEIGH — A changing of the guard, so to speak, has occurred for North Carolina’s National Guard with the naming of a new chief administrator, known as the adjutant general. N.C. Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Todd Hunt takes over command as the 41st adjutant general of the North Carolina National Guard, replacing retiring Major General Gregory Lusk. The National Guard in North Carolina includes 12,000 soldiers and airmen. “General Hunt has been a trusted member of the leadership team and critical to the Guard’s success, particularly during natural disasters,” said Gov. Roy Cooper in a press release. “I am confident that his reputation for preparation and swift response will mean the N.C. National Guard is always ready when called.” The governor also thanked Lusk for his nine years of service, which spanned across the terms of three governors. “Brigadier General Hunt is a proven professional and leader. He cares deeply about our soldiers and airmen, North Carolinians and the country,” said Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks in a statement. “His skills and broad experience will without a doubt serve the Guard and the public well, as he builds on the solid foundation already in place.” Brig. Gen. Hunt had previously been assigned as the director of joint staff and assistant adjutant general for maneuver since Oct. 2016, managing day-to-day operations for multiple combat arms maneuver units. Hunt, who is a Durham native, was promoted to brigadier general Nov. 9, 2016. Lusk said of his replacement that the governor “has selected the right leader” to lead the N.C. National Guard. “BG Hunt is a consummate, professional Soldier with a breadth and depth of experience in domestic and international operations,” said Lusk. According to his bio, Hunt attended East Carolina University, earning a Bachelor of Science in geology and a minor in military science. He received his commission in 1987 through the school’s Army ROTC Dept. and in 1990 he completed completing initial rotary-wing aviation training at Fort Rucker in Alabama. In addition, Hunt’s education includes a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, and he is a graduate of the Naval Post Graduate Program for Executives in Homeland Defense and Security. Hunt has deployed twice overseas; once to Kuwait and once to Afghanistan. He has commanded multiple NC Army National Guard aviation units and has served in the past as vice chief of staff for the North Carolina National Guard. Along with his wife Kim and their two sons, Hunt now resides in the town of Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. At a retirement ceremony for Lusk held on Nov. 22, Col. Glenn McNeill, commander of the State Highway Patrol, presented Lusk with an appreciation plaque. The ceremony at the National Guard Joint Force HQ in Raleigh was attended by state law enforcement and other officials, including the governor. “Major General Lusk has been a friend, a guiding light and a mentor not only to me, but to so many thousands of people around the state and around the world,” Hooks said of Lusk at the ceremony. “His impact has really been global.”

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Toys for Tots is in its 72nd year donating toys to children in need around the country. The program, an official mission of the Marine Forces Reserve, has collected and distributed more than half a billion toys, handling more than $200 million in donations each year and giving holiday gifts to more than seven million children a year. Toys for Tots has partnered with several of the largest toy and book manufacturers in the world. The program is very active in the state of North Carolina, as demonstrated by the green counties indicated in this map. Visit www. toysfortots.org for more information.

N.C. Republicans hold Hall of Fame awards By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The North Carolina Republican Party Hall of Fame banquet was held Saturday Dec. 7 at the North Raleigh Hilton. The NC GOP’s Hall of Fame started in 1982 and became a biennial event beginning in 1985. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, Congressman Ted Budd (NC-13) and Congressman Mark Walker (NC-6), were in attendance as special guests, along with Tommy Hicks, co-chairman of the RNC, and Dr. Ralph Reed, the founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition. Awards given out at the event included the Charles R. Jonas Award, which honors commitment to the party through an elected position, and the J.E. Broyhill Award, given to a recipient who has represented the ideals of the party through grassroot engagement. Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson took home the Charles R. Jonas’ Award, which bears the name of the former 10-term U.S. Representative who over the course of his career from 1954 to 1972, served districts 8, 9 and 10. The J.E. Broyhill is named after James Edgar Broyhill, who built the Broyhill Furniture empire and served on the Republican National Committee from 1948 to 1965. This year the award went to Broyhill’s grandson, J. Edgar “Ed” Broyhill In addition to being the namesake and grandson of J.E. Broyhill, Ed Broyhill is the son of James T. Broyhill, former U.S.

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Woman fatally shot ex-husband accused of breaking into home

Majority on western N Carolina county commission leaves GOP Transylvania County The majority on the all-Republican county commission are now registered unaffiliateds because three have announced they’ve left the GOP. Transylvania County Commission Chairman Mike Hawkins, Vice Chairman David Guice and Commissioner Page Lemel announced their decision this week. Two of the five commissioners remain registered Republicans. The three didn’t cite a particular incident leading to their decision. The three said in a prepared statement that this “is not an action we do happily, and it is not a choice we take lightly.” The seats of Hawkins and Lemel are up for reelection in 2020.

Macon County A woman fatally shot her ex-husband after he broke into her home and attacked a man sleeping there with a metal pipe. Christopher Prince disconnected a security camera at his former wife’s Franklin home and used a knife to unlock her bedroom door. The woman had sought a protective order against him. Prince used a metal pipe to strike a sleeping man multiple times over his body and head. The victim wasn’t identified but is in critical condition. The ex-wife shot Prince in the head, killing him. Prince was wanted in Henderson County for felony first-degree burglary charges.

Judge buys board games for jurors

Walmart bans customer for too many negative reviews

Guilford County Jurors asked a judge to buy them board games to pass their time. And he made it happen. Bill Davis, a Guilford County District Court judge went to the jury room to thank the jurors for their time and asked what would make their stay more enjoyable. Last year, he got jurors charging stations, so they could use laptops and cell phones while they waited. When he heard they wanted board games, Davis paid for those too. He bought cards, checkers, chess, Scrabble, Apples to Apples, Sushi Go! and Fluxx. He added Clue as a joke.

Lee County Melissa Meeks found out that she was no longer allowed to shop in the Sanford Walmart last month. A regular customer, she’s been blacklisted for leaving too many negative reviews online. Meeks claimed she was “just being honest” when she complained about several orders. The store attempted to make good by giving refunds and gift cards, but when that didn’t stop the negative reviews from coming, they cancelled her online account.

EAST Man imprisoned for 43 years sues over wrongful conviction Wilson County An 82-year-old man is suing authorities over a wrongful murder conviction that kept him behind bars for 43 years. The federal lawsuit by Charles Ray Finch was filed against Wilson County, its current sheriff, two former deputies and two staffers of the State Bureau of Investigation. It accuses the agencies of corruption, alleging that former deputies framed Finch for murder, SBI agents covered for the sheriff’s office and SBI general counsel later hid evidence that would have cleared Finch. In 1976, Finch was convicted of fatally shooting a gas station owner in a botched robbery.

Brothers, 16 and 8, die in crash on highway Hyde County Two brothers, ages 16 and 8, have been killed in a single-car crash along state Highway 94 in Swan Quarter, authorities say. The driver overcorrected the vehicle and ran it off the road, causing it to overturn and land upside down in a canal. The brothers were pronounced dead at the scene. Their official causes of death are unclear. There were no other passengers. Authorities say an investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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Fire on Cold Mountain is now controlled

Buncombe County A federal trial is scheduled to begin for a man charged with anonymously threatening to lynch a Muslim-American man campaigning for a state Senate seat in Virginia. Joseph Cecil Vandevere’s trial is set to get underway Thursday morning in Asheville. Vandevere was charged with interstate communication of a threat to injure a person in connection with a tweet directed at Qasim Rashid. The tweet included a picture of a lynching and read, “VIEW YOUR DESTINY.” Rashid, a Democrat, lost his bid to oust an incumbent Republican state senator.

Haywood County The U.S. Forest Service says the fire on Cold Mountain has been officially declared as controlled. Forest Service spokeswoman Adrianne Rubiaco said that the blaze came under control on Monday. She also said that the entire Shining Rock Wilderness protected area is now open. The fire on the 6,000-foot summit was first reported on Nov. 21 and covered about 50 acres. The blaze expanded to 220 acres and forced the temporary closure of the 18,000-acre wilderness area. Crews had dug containment lines to stop the fire from spreading to homes.

Fired waiter accused of adding tips to customers’ bills

Indicted sheriff accused of ignoring suspension

Wake County Dalton Michael Chobanian, 26, turned himself in to authorities Monday, after being accused of adding tips to customers’ bills. Chobanian is accused of adding money to as many as 60 transactions at Abbey Road Tavern while he worked there as a waiter. Chobanian would add $5 or $10 to patrons’ final bill, taking a total of $550 from customers. Abbey Road owner Mike Montgomery says he plans to pay back every customer who was affected. Chobanian has been fired. Chobanian is charged with obtaining property by false pretenses.

Granville County Granville County sheriff Brindell Wilkins was suspended in September and charged with obstruction of justice. Despite the pending charges, Wilkins has allegedly continued to work at his job. He’s been accused of showing up to two sheriff’s office events despite being suspended. Wilkins’ charges came from a 2014 attempt to have a deputy killed before he could report Wilkins for using racially-offensive language. He’s showed up at a staff meeting and a discussion on the new detention center.

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Sheriff: Woman had smoked before fatal oxygen tank explosion

Highway extension plans leave residents worried about future

representative for 24 years and briefly a U.S. senator. A third award, the John P. East Memorial Award, recognizes a deceased individual who not only believed in the ideals of the Republican Party but also demonstrated their commitment to advancing those ideals in North Carolina at any level. This year’s East Award went to Congressman Howard Coble, who served in the 6th Congressional District for 30 years, from 1985 to 2015. He also served as a representative in the N.C. House in 1969 and then again from 1979 to 1984. Coble, who passed away on Nov. 3, 2015 at the age of 84, was a lawyer by trade, practicing for over 20 years. John Porter East served in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to his death on June 29, 1986. East was a protégé of Sen. Jesse Helms or as one media outlet dubbed him, “Helms on Wheels,” a reference to the fact East was a wheelchair bound paraplegic since 1955 due to polio. After his death, East was succeeded by J.E. Broyhill’s son, James. East was not seeking reelection and James Broyhill had already secured the nomination prior to East’s death. Gov. Jim Martin appointed Broyhill to fill the seat for the four-month remainder of East’s term. Additional awards by district went out to Lynda West, Duane Cutlip, Mary Boughton, Patricia Randall, Lee McMillan, Evonne Parker, Adrain Arnett, Eleanor McGinnis, Mark Schenck, Pat C. Smith, Betty Budd, John Aneralla and Kelly Gallimore.

Cooper leaves the state without giving notice

Trial set for man charged with threatening Muslim candidate

Brunswick County Efforts to expand the Carolina Bays Parkway are underway, but first officials must decide which route the road will take. The North Carolina and South Carolina departments of transportation presented nine potential corridors the road could take. Once completed, the road will be between 19 and 22 miles in length with nine controlled interchanges to keep traffic flowing. It will be a four-to six-lane highway connecting with U.S. Highway 17 south of Shallotte. Some residents could lose property depending on which path is taken. Hundreds of people turned out in Sunset Beach to learn about the potential paths.

Nash County A Zebulon woman died when the cigarette she was smoking ignited her oxygen tank and caused a small explosion and fire, authorities said. The Nash County Sheriff’s Office said that 61-year-old Belinda Coble died Tuesday morning. Coble was being administered oxygen for medical issues and was smoking a cigarette, which caused the tank to ignite. Authorities said it caused a small explosion and fire that killed her. Her husband was asleep in another room and awoke to the smoke alarm. He put out the flames and called 911. Authorities believe his wife was already dead.

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper traveled to California recently for a meeting of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), but few knew about it until after the trip was over. According to Cooper’s campaign, the DGA paid for the governor’s travel, which spanned Monday through Wednesday. Daily schedules sent out by the governor’s press office did not indicate the governor had left the state and said only that the governor “will be holding meetings and conducting other business.” Transparency in the governor’s outof-state travel has been a recurring issue, with Cooper being accused of not properly notifying the lieutenant

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governor and the media of his travels. The North Carolina Constitution says, “During the absence of the Governor from the State, or during the physical or mental incapacity of the Governor to perform the duties of his office, the Lieutenant Governor shall be Acting Governor.” In 2017, Cooper left the state during the last weekend of September without telling the Forest. Earlier this year in June, during the budget controversy, the governor made an unannounced trip to New York City. “The Governor has only informed the LG of one out of state trip over the last 2.5 years. Last week was not that instance,” Jamey Falkenbury, Forest’s Director of Communications said at the time.

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

Socialism is supposed to be better than full employment in America?

Close to 100 million white Americans are working, while 19.5 million AfricanAmericans are working full-time jobs as well as 28.3 million HispanicAmericans.

FRIDAY’S JOB REPORT from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was a head-turner for everyone in the labor force, job-seekers and every politician with any sense at all. It should be a major alarm bell for Democrats and their operatives who insist on denigrating free market capitalism and chasing their tails on the impeachment merry-go-round. There were 266,000 new jobs were created in November; experts expected only 166,000 jobs to be created. That includes 41,000 that were solid manufacturing jobs, not flipping-burgers-at-McDonald’s jobs. The number of jobs created in October and September was revised upward by 41,000 jobs. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, a 50-year low. By contrast, the unemployment rate in socialist countries keeps inching up, not down. France’s unemployment rate is 8.6%; Sweden’s rate is 6.6% and the Godfather of all socialist disasters, Venezuela, is sporting a 26.4% unemployment rate. Does anyone in the United States really want to emulate any of those results? If socialism is so great, how come so many people around the world are not able to find a job? Doesn’t the government create enough jobs for them to do, even if it is menial work? Percentages don’t tell the whole story; real numbers do. There are 158 million Americans working today, the highest in history. Close to 100 million white Americans are working, while 19.5 million AfricanAmericans are working full-time jobs as well as 28.3 million HispanicAmericans. There are 10.4 million Asian-Americans working today; only 2.6% of Asian-Americans are unemployed. And 74.5 million female Americans of all races are working today. People have watched the total U.S. stock market increase in capitalization by $10 trillion according to the Wilshire 5000 index, up 54% since Election Day 2016. Close to 100 million households out of 130 million total households in America own mutual funds or stock portfolios in personal, IRA or 401(k) accounts that are increasing, not decreasing, for retirement or consumption purposes. Not a single Democrat in Congress or the Senate voted for the Tax

Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 that has contributed heavily to this state of low unemployment and increase in wealth for people who vote. Republicans will run ads against every incumbent Democrat for the next year reminding voters that they had nothing to do with this return of prosperity they are enjoying. 5.8 million Americans are unemployed. Roughly 7 million jobs are unfilled in America today. There is no shortage of jobs available. There are not enough properly trained people with specific skills looking for work to fill those jobs. Real wages went up 3.5% in November. Although most of the growth in wages is tied to educational and trained technical skills ability, it is still a sign of growth and job opportunity in the American economy regardless of the dystopian view of America put out by the dour Marxian view of the economy by socialist Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. If you watch MSNBC or CNN all day long, you would be led to believe these are the worst of times in the United States. Nothing could be further from the truth based on these recent economic numbers. Thankfully, most normal people don’t binge-watch cable news shows. Out of 350 million people, only an average of 5 million people, or 2.5% of the entire population, watch any cable news shows on any given evening: 2.4 million viewers for FOX News; MSNBC at 1.5 million and CNN at 1 million. They are usually the same viewers every single night. Close to 200 million adults are doing important things after work such as reading or playing with their kids, going to the Y to get some exercise, going to church, or less important things such as watching “Dancing With The Stars” or NFL football. They are not watching the latest on the impeachment hearings or propaganda from either side. “Are you better off now than you were in 2016?” Millions of voters are going to have a tough time saying no.

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

Democrats escalate their attacks on the media. Where’s the outrage? IT’S NO BIG SECRET that the relationship between President Trump, other Republicans and the media is highly adversarial. Some would suggest that’s putting it mildly. Either way, it is without fail that every day, press stewards like CNN’s Brian Stelter are dramatically reporting about how Republican attacks on the press are a “threat to our democracy.” The First Amendment is under assault, they say, because Trump, in particular, treats some of their fellow journalists with disdain and I don’t hate anyone. contempt. In some instances, he does whatever he can to avoid talking to I was raised in a them. On some level, I get it. As a member of the press myself, I wouldn’t way that is a heart want to be on the receiving end of the types of blistering attacks Trump full of love, and subjects some reporters to in response to some of the questions they always pray for ask, but that also holds true for Democrats who have treated the press the president, and similarly. Such has been the case in recent weeks with Democratic leaders like I still pray for the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). president. Just last week, Pelosi clashed with former Fox News reporter and current Sinclair journalist James Rosen after he asked her as she was walking off the stage whether or not she “hated” President Trump. Pelosi changed direction and marched up to Rosen, pointing down and gesturing to him animatedly in a manner befitting a supreme queen looking downward to angrily address her lowly subjects. “As a Catholic, I resent your using the word ‘hate’ in a sentence that addresses me. I don’t hate anyone. I was raised in a way that is a heart full of love, and always pray for the president, and I still pray for the president. I pray for the president all the time. So, don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.” The transcript doesn’t do it justice. Watch the video. It was more about the tone and the mannerisms she used, and what she said at the end. Nevertheless, many of the same people who have decried Trump’s treatment of the media cheered Pelosi on for “taking down” a reporter — because Rosen, who was monitored and spied on by President Obama’s

Justice Department, asks questions liberals don’t like. This was also barely a month after Pelosi mocked Rosen during another presser, snidely addressing him as “Mr. Republican talking points.” Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, took aim at The Hill opinion writer John Solomon as the committee’s public impeachment inquiry hearings got underway last month. “I’m not speaking to The Hill anymore. Sorry,” she snapped to another writer for The Hill after citing Solomon’s work on the Ukraine issue. Solomon has written investigative reports that go against established Democratic narratives on the Joe/Hunter Biden/Ukraine story, and for that, Speier punished another reporter who happened to write for the same publication. Solomon was also a target of House Intel Committee chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who was blasted by Republicans after he crossed a line last week by way of releasing the personal phone records of, among others, ranking member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), two of President Trump’s personal attorneys including Rudy Giuliani, as well as Solomon. The information was included in the committee’s impeachment inquiry report. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wrote an op-ed critical of Schiff’s tactics, stating Schiff “is doing exactly what he has accused President Trump of doing: using his power to investigate his political opponents.” Oddly enough, media stewards like Stelter have had little to nothing to say about any of these Democratic attacks, which is further proof they hold Republicans and Democrats to different standards on these matters. In summary, attacks on the press are not considered a “threat to our democracy” as long as Democrats are the ones doing the attacking. 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

40M Americans are involved in services to assist the elderly

Forty million Americans voluntarily provide a wide range of services to assist the elderly. The services range from preparing meals and providing transportation to grooming and simply being a companion. Fifty-eight percent of these caregivers are women. Most of these eldercare providers (58%) are assisting a parent or grandparent. Another 25% provide support for another relative and 16% help a friend or neighbor. A total of 8 million Americans provide care for an elderly person while also having children living at home.

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In this Nov. 6, 2015 file photo, an elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa.

GUEST OPINION | ANDREW LANGER

Senate drug plan helps government, hurts patients

It takes more than $2.6 billion, on average, for scientists to bring one new drug to market. Research firms rely on revenue from successful drugs to fund future endeavors.

NANCY PELOSI has a plan to lower drug prices. The Speaker of the House just released a new bill that would impose a slew of new taxes and allow the government to meddle with private businesses. We’ve come to expect this type of extremism from Pelosi and House Democrats. Unfortunately, Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee have put forward a strikingly similar plan. Like Pelosi’s bill, the Senate package would impose new taxes on innovators. While this plan would save the government money in the short-term, it wouldn’t do anything to reduce patients’ out-of-pocket costs. Over time, it would make it harder for researchers to develop new cures. The Senate Finance Committee’s package would restructure Medicare’s “Part D” prescription drug benefit. Right now, 45 million Americans rely on Part D for drug coverage. Rather than administering the benefit itself, the federal government subsidizes private insurers who sell Part D plans to patients. These insurers compete for beneficiaries’ business by offering quality plans at affordable prices. As a result of this competition, average monthly Part D premiums are around $32 — half of original Congressional Budget Office projection. Nine out of 10 seniors are satisfied with their Part D coverage. Unfortunately, the Senate Finance Committee is willing to compromise this successful program to generate some short-term savings. For instance, the bill would penalize drug companies who raise their prices in Medicare faster than the rate of inflation. This policy is supposed to prevent drug companies from raising prices. In reality, it would encourage

manufacturers to launch medicines at higher list prices, raising costs for beneficiaries. The bill would also impose a 20-percent manufacturer tax on drugs sold in Medicare’s “catastrophic phase.” Currently, once Part D beneficiaries spend $5,100 out of pocket, the government and their insurer pay for 95 percent of each drug they take. The Senate bill would shift a majority of that burden onto manufacturers. This would cost biotech firms $55 billion over the next decade. Like the “inflation penalty,” this new tax won’t help patients. If the 20-percent manufacturer liability takes effect, 98 percent of beneficiaries won’t see their out-of-pocket costs drop. Some could even see their pharmacy bills go up. These policies would also siphon money away from the search for new treatments. It takes more than $2.6 billion, on average, for scientists to bring one new drug to market. Research firms rely on revenue from successful drugs to fund future endeavors. The Senate bill’s new taxes would cut into drugmakers’ ability to recoup research costs and earn a return. That means more than 4,000 drugs currently being developed for Alzheimer’s, cancer and other diseases could die in the lab. There’s no doubt that the Senate Finance Committee’s plan would deliver short-term savings to the government. But it would do so at the expense of medical progress, without helping patients at the pharmacy counter. Andrew Langer is president of the Institute for Liberty.

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to make a statement at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019.

WALTER E. WILLIAMS

Morality of free markets DR. RICHARD EBELING, professor of economics at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and my longtime friend and colleague, has written an important article, “Business Ethics and Morality of the Marketplace,” appearing in the American Institute for Economic Research. Its importance and timeliness is enhanced by so many of America’s youth, led by academic hacks, having fallen prey to the siren song of socialism. In a key section of his article, Ebeling lays out what he calls the ethical principles of free markets. He says: “The hallmark of a truly free market is that all associations and relationships are based on voluntary agreement and mutual consent. Another way of saying this is that in the free market society, people are morally and legally viewed as sovereign individuals possessing rights to their life, liberty, and honestly acquired property, who may not be coerced into any transaction that they do not consider being to their personal betterment and advantage.” Ebeling says that the rules of a free market are simple and easy to understand: “You don’t kill, you don’t steal, and you don’t cheat through fraud or misrepresentation. You can only improve your own position by improving the circumstances of others. Your talents, abilities, and efforts must all be focused on one thing: what will others take in trade from you for the revenues you want to earn as the source of your own income and profits?” For many people, profit has become a dirty word and as such has generated slogans such as “people before profits.” Many believe the pursuit of profits is the source of mankind’s troubles. However, it’s often the absence of profit motivation that’s the true villain. For example, contrast the number of complaints heard about profit-oriented establishments such as computer stores, supermarkets and clothing stores to the complaints that one hears about nonprofit establishments such as the U.S. Post Office, the public education system and departments of motor vehicles. Computer stores, supermarkets and clothing stores face competition and must satisfy customers to earn profits and stay in business. Postal workers, public teachers and department of motor vehicles employees depend on politicians and coercion to get their pay. They stay in business whether customers are satisfied with their services or not. In a free market society, income is neither taken nor distributed. Income is earned by serving one’s fellow man. Say I mow your lawn. When I’m finished, you pay me $50. Then, I go to my grocer and demand, “Give me two pounds of sirloin and a six-pack of beer that my fellow man produced.” In effect, the grocer asks: “Williams, what did you do to deserve a claim on what your fellow man produced?” I say, “I served him.” The grocer says, “Prove it.” That’s when I pull out the $50. We might think of dollars as “certificates of performance,” proof of serving our fellow man. Free markets are morally superior to other economic systems. To have a claim on what my fellow man produces, I’m forced to serve him. Contrast that requirement to government handouts, where a politician says to me: “You don’t have to get out in that hot sun to mow your fellow man’s lawn. Vote for me and I’ll take what your fellow man produces and give it to you.” Ebeling says that those deserving condemnation are those who use government coercion to gain at the expense of others. There are thousands of such examples: government subsidies at taxpayers’ expense, paying farmers not to grow crops or guaranteeing them a minimum price paid for through tax dollars and higher prices for consumers, regulations that limit entry into various professions and occupations, regulations that limit consumer choice, and corporate handouts and bailouts. In a word or so, our protest should not be against capitalism. People should protest crony capitalism, where people use the political arena to buy government favors. If millennials and others want to wage war against government favors and crony capitalism, I’m with them 100%. But I’m all too afraid that anti-capitalists just want their share of the government loot. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

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NATION & WORLD France’s Macron wants EU to move quickly on Brexit talks By Kelvin Chan The Associated Press PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the European Union to move forward quickly on Brexit talks after Britain holds a general election on Thursday. Macron said EU members need to preserve “the method that has

worked up to now, that is to say: unity.” He spoke Tuesday at a meeting in Paris with the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, at the presidential Elysee Palace. The EU’s heads of states and governments are meeting Thursday and Friday at a summit in Brussels. Macron called on the bloc to defend its interests “without yielding to pressure.”

Michel said the EU leaders will discuss the bloc’s future relationship with Britain on Friday. “We will, of course, take into account the results of the (U.K.) election,” he said. British voters go to the polls Thursday in a key parliament election that will affect the U.K.’s future ties with the bloc. Britain is now scheduled to leave the EU on Jan. 31.

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French President Emmanuel Macron waits for the arrival of European Council President Charles Michel prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.

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NCHSAA football title games set, B4

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NC State’s Elissa Cunane drives for a layup against Maryland’s Kaila Charles during the Wolfpack’s 66-59 win last Thursday at Reynolds Coliseum.

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Charlotte poised to get MLS team New York Major League Soccer will try to reach an agreement for its 30th team to be in Charlotte, which could start play as soon as 2021. Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper made a presentation to MLS owners last Thursday. Tepper would own the team, which would play at Bank of America Stadium, home of his NFL franchise. MLS Commissioner Don Garber all but confirmed the expansion fee will be $300 million. North Carolina FC and NC Courage owner Steve Malik has also tried to lure MLS to Raleigh but did not make a formal bid, according to the league.

Stanford women beat UNC on PKs to win NCAA soccer title San Jose, Calif. Kiara Pickett drilled home a penalty kick after freshman goalkeeper Katie Meyer saved the previous shot to lift Stanford past North Carolina 5-4 on penalty kicks after a scoreless draw Sunday night in the NCAA championship game. The Cardinal (24-1) won their third overall title and first since 2017. North Carolina (24‑2‑1) lost for the fifth time in 26 national appearances. The Cardinal outshot the Tar Heels 21-12, including a 6-4 margin on goal. Stanford also took 14 corner kicks to UNC’s three.

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Lenoir-Rhyne knocked out of DII playoffs Hickory Lenoir-Rhyne’s perfect season came to an end Saturday when the Bears were beaten at home 43-38 by West Florida in the regional final of the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Argonauts (11-2), led by quarterback Austin Reed, who threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns, will face Ferris State in the seminfinals. The Bears (13-1) rushed for 277 total yards — including two fourth-quarter touchdowns by Ryan Carter — but a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the game with 3:49 remaining failed. A final drive ended with an interception by West Florida with 63 seconds remaining.

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In his first season back in Chapel Hill, North Carolina coach Mack Brown led the Tar Heels back to the postseason — they earned a bid to the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland, against Temple — with a win at rival NC State in the regular season finale.

NC State knocked off Maryland at home last week, serving notice to the ACC and the rest of the country

A half-dozen bowl games with NC ties

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Five teams from the state made the postseason, along with a last hurrah for Belk By Shawn Krest North State Journal For the second straight season, five teams from North Carolina will be playing in college football’s postseason. Here’s a preview of the five bowl games with local interest, plus the Charlotte-hosted Belk Bowl. Deacs head to Big Apple Wake Forest extended its bowl streak to four straight years, the longest in school history. The Demon Deacons head to New York for the Pinstripe Bowl, against Michigan State. The game will kick off at 3:20 p.m. on Dec. 27 on ESPN. Wake opened the season with five straight wins and visions of a battle of unbeatens against Clemson. Upset losses to Louisville and Virginia Tech lowered the team’s sights to a possible Orange Bowl bid. An overtime loss to Syracuse in the finale ended any chances of that, however. Instead, the Deacs will face a Michigan State team that needed to beat Rutgers and Maryland in the last two weeks to get bowl eligible after a five-game midseason losing streak had coach Mark Dantonio on the hot seat. Heels return to bowl In a season filled with games that went down to the final seconds, it should come as no surprise that North Carolina didn’t become bowl eligible until the last week of

Appalachian State won its second straight Sun Belt Conference championship game, capping off the self-proclaimed “best regular season in state history.” The team’s ambitious social media post cited its 12 regular season wins as evidence. App knocked off UNC at Kenan in a signature win, then followed that up with a win over South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium. The reward for those regular season heroics, however, had to be a bit of a letdown. For the second straight year, App will head to the New Orleans Bowl. Their five-year bowl run, with a 53-12 record, has earned the Mountaineers trips to two Camilla Bowls, a Dollar General Bowl and two New Orleans Bowls. The game kicks off at 9 p.m. on Dec. 21 on ESPN. The opponent will be UAB, which went 9-4 but got demolished by FAU in the

RALEIGH — Given the way the NC State women’s basketball team began the 2018-19 season, it’s understandable why coach Wes Moore and his players aren’t all that impressed with the 9-0 start they’ve fashioned this year. “Last year’s team only went 21-0,” Moore said last Thursday after a 66-59 win against then-No. 10 Maryland in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. “So I don’t think we’re quite there yet.” That notwithstanding, the homespun Wolfpack coach admitted that he’s excited about the possibilities of what his current team can become. He should be. Unlike a year ago, when four key players were lost to season-ending knee injuries — leaving State with little depth and even less gas in the tank for the important games at the end — Moore is finally dealing from a full deck of healthy players. He’s also dealing with an ACC that is suddenly wide open with the dramatic drop-off of perennial national power Notre Dame, which is just 5-6 after playing in the national championship game each of the past two seasons. Most of all, though, there’s the talent and versatility of a Wolfpack squad that returns most of the important pieces from a 28-6 season that ended in the Sweet 16 while adding a stellar class of newcomers. Currently, four players are averaging double-figure scoring — 6-foot-5 sophomore Elissa Cunane (14.9 points per game while also leading the team in rebounding at 10.4), sophomore sharpshooter Kai Crutchfield (10.8 points), junior power forward Kayla Jones (10.2 points) and senior point guard Aislinn Konig (10.0 points). Freshmen Jakia Brown-Turner (8.8 points) and Jada Boyd (7.0 points) are not far behind. The lineup is so talented and the chemistry so good, Moore finds himself with the enviable problem of trying to find enough playing time for his reserves, especially the multitalented Boyd. “We’re excited about Jada Boyd and we need to get her out there more,” the Wolfpack coach said. “But it’s tough because (Jones) is hard to take off the court.” State, which has jumped up to No. 9 in the national rankings, indicated how good it can be against Maryland on a night when it clearly wasn’t at its best. Worn out from a long trip home from winning a tournament in Hawaii only a few days

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the regular season. A win over rival NC State sent the Heels back to the postseason for the first time since 2016. UNC will play Temple in the Military Bowl. Despite the football team’s social media posts about playing in “our nation’s capital,” the game will be held in Annapolis, Maryland, although, in UNC’s defense, many of the bowl week activities will take place in D.C. The game kicks off at noon on Dec. 27. Temple, which went 8-4 this year, is headed to its fifth straight bowl, a streak that includes losses to Wake Forest in the 2016 Military Bowl and Duke in last year’s Independence Bowl. Return trip for App State

“We needed a win like this, against a top‑10 program.” Wes Moore, NC State coach

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Cam Newton: The Panthers quarterback will have surgery on his injured left foot this week, interim coach Perry Fewell said last Wednesday. Newton suffered a Lisfranc injury in the preseason and started two games in the regular season before being placed on injured reserve. Carolina must make a decision on Newton’s future after the season. Newton will cost $21.2 million under the salary cap next season, but the team can save $19 million by trading or releasing him. Joe Gibbs: The NASCAR team owner was honored with the Bill France Award of Excellence, capping a year in which he was elected to NASCAR’s Hall of Fame, won his fifth Cup championship as a car owner and thoroughly dominated the competition. The award named for NASCAR’s late founder is not given every year. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the last recipient in 2017 and it was not awarded last year. There have been only 26 winners since the award began in 1965. Gibbs received the award from Ben Kennedy, the great-grandson of its namesake. Tony Gibson: NC State has promoted the coach to defensive coordinator last week following the firing of Dave Huxtable. Gibson had joined the Wolfpack in January to coach safeties while carrying the title of codefensive coordinator as NC State moved to a 3-3-5 defensive alignment during a fourwin season. Gibson had previously coached at West Virginia. In a statement, head coach Dave Doeren says Gibson has “a strong vision for what we need to do on defense.”

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Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence threw four touchdown passes and the defending national champions dismantled No. 22 Virginia 62-17 in Charlotte for its fifth consecutive ACC title Saturday night. The Tigers will face Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 28, while LSU and Oklahoma will play in the other semifinal at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. The two winners will meet Jan 13 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans for the national title.

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“It would have been a great honor 20 years ago.” Susan Miller, daughter of the former baseball players union leader Marvin Miller, on her father’s posthumous induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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USWNT star Megan Rapinoe has been named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated. Rapinoe, FIFA Player of the Year and a two-time World Cup winner, including this year’s tournament in France, is just the fourth woman in the award’s 66-year history to win the honor unaccompanied.

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NC State sophomore forward Jericole Hellems has been released from a hospital and is in “good spirits” after an injury in Saturday’s win at Wake Forest, the school said. Hellems had fallen on a rebound attempt and banged the back of his head on the court with 28 seconds left.

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NC State challenges NCAA charge tied to payment for Dennis Smith Jr. The school says the college sports governing body has not proven the former point guard ever received money By Aaron Beard The Associated Press RALEIGH — NC State is challenging NCAA charges based on allegations that an Adidas representative paid $40,000 to the family of former basketball star Dennis Smith Jr. through a former Wolfpack assistant coach to ensure Smith’s commitment to the school. NC State is arguing that the NCAA has not proven money was actually provided to Smith or his family, noting that Smith — who entered the NBA Draft after one year in Raleigh — denied receiving money in an interview with the school earlier this year. The school released its response Monday to four violations filed in July by the NCAA in the wake of college basketball’s corruption scandal. A key element of those charges was court testimony last year by government witness T.J. Gassnola that he delivered $40,000 to former Wolfpack assistant coach Orlando Early intended for Smith’s family in 2015. The NCAA has alleged that Gassnola was acting as an outside consultant for Adidas — which has an apparel deal with the school — with the goal to “ensure Smith’s commitment” to the Wolfpack. But the school’s response questions Gassnola’s credibility and states there is no corroborating evidence to support his “vague testimony.” Additionally, the school argues that $40,000 wired to Gassnola in October 2015 did not

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Former NC State coach Mark Gottfried and point guard Dennis Smith Jr. are at the center of an NCAA investigation into the FBI’s findings of corruption within college basketball. come from Adidas. University officials say the money came from Martin Fox, described as someone “affiliated with professional basketball player agents and business managers” with no apparent relationship with Adidas. “The logical conclusion is that

Fox attempted to secure Smith Jr. as a client once he turned professional,” the school’s response states. NC State also argues the rest of the case, focused largely on improper complimentary admissions on the men’s basketball guest pass

list, doesn’t rise to major violations. The school states that all but 10 of 160 allegations of improper complimentary admissions would have been permissible had they been handled in a different way procedurally. The school self-imposed mi-

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nor penalties for the remaining charges, including a future scholarship reduction, recruiting restrictions and a $5,000 fine. Much of the case centers around Early, though former head coach Mark Gottfried is charged under the NCAA provision of head-coach responsibility for violations within his program. Current coach Kevin Keatts, who replaced Gottfried in March 2017, and his staff have not been accused of wrongdoing. NC State is the first case tied to college basketball’s corruption scandal to make its way through the NCAA infractions process. Kansas also faces NCAA charges after being named in a federal criminal case involving improper payments to recruits and their families, which grew out of an FBI investigation into Adidas. Schools have a 90-day deadline to respond to charges filed in a Notice of Allegations, though the NCAA in September suspended all deadlines for cases related to the federal corruption investigation into the sport. NC State was roughly two weeks from its October response deadline at the time, and the NCAA last month set a new response deadline for Monday. Now the NCAA enforcement staff has 60 days to file its own response, which typically leads to a hearing with a panel of the infractions committee followed by a ruling weeks to months later — a schedule set to carry this case through the rest of the college basketball season.

BOWLS from page B1 Conference USA championship game, 49-6. The party continues in Charlotte

Fifteen in-state products made first-team squads

After four straight losing seasons since joining FBS, the Charlotte 49ers changed head coaches in the offseason, replacing the only coach the program had had — Brad Lambert — with Will Healy. The 34-year-old Healy, who was the second-youngest coach in college football when hired, brought energy and excitement to Charlotte. After a 2-5 start, Healy and the Niners found their footing and finished the season on a five-game winning streak, earning the first bowl bid in program history. The team celebrated in a wild party that included Healy dancing shirtless while wearing the mascot head. Charlotte will face Buffalo in the Bahama Bowl on Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. on ESPN. The Bulls finished 7-5 and enter the bowl on a two-game winning streak.

By Shawn Krest North State Journal Fifteen players from North Carolina made all-conference teams for their college this season. In the ACC, a total of six players made the first team. Sage Surratt was the only local ACC player chosen on offense, after getting 66 catches for 1,001 yards and 11 touchdowns for Wake Forest in an injury-shortened season. His Wake teammate Carlos Basham was chosen at defensive end. He had 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks with three forced fumbles. Kicker Nick Sciba was the third Deacon given first-team honors after setting an NCAA record for most consecutive made field goals. Basham is joined on the defense by Chazz Surratt. The UNC quarterback-turned-linebacker — and brother of Sage — had 110 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and six sacks in his first year on defense. Two North Carolina products who left the state for college also made the first team. Maiden’s Caleb Farley was an All-ACC cornerback for Virginia Tech, and Belmont South Point’s Tanner Muse made the team at safety for Clemson. UNC’s Dazz Newsome and Charlie Heck made the second team, as did Duke’s Noah Gray, Victor Dimukeje and Damond Philyaw-Johnson. Wake’s Dom Maggio and NC State’s Larell Murchison were second-teamers as well, along with Concord’s Hamsah Nasirildeen, now at FSU, and Jackson Springs’ Sean Pollard of Clemson. On the third team or honorable mention were: UNC’s Sam Howell, Michael Carter (RB), Dyami Brown, Jason Strowbridge, Javonte Williams, Michael Carter (all-purpose), Aaron Crawford and Myles Dorn; Wake’s Kendall Hinton, Justin Herron, Nate Gilliam, Essang Bassey, Jamie Newman, Jack Freudenthal, Jake Benzinger, Zach Tom, Justin Strnad and Nasir Greer; Duke’s Chris Rumph, Koby Quansah, Jack Wohlabaugh, Austin Parker and AJ Reed; NC State’s Trenton Gill and Cary Angeline; and Shelby’s Justin Foster, now at Clemson. App State won its second straight Sun Belt conference championship game, and a half-dozen Mountaineers were

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Appalachian State running back Darrynton Evans was named the Sun Belt’s offensive player of the year and to the conference’s first team. honored with first-team berths. Running back Darrynton Evans was first-team All-Sun Belt. He also was named second-team at all-purpose and return specialist. He had 1,516 yards from scrimmage and 22 touchdowns, along with 386 return yards and a score. Evans was also named the Sun Belt’s offensive player of the year. A pair of offensive linemen made the first team — junior Noah Hannon and senior Victor Johnson. Two other linemen — Cooper Hodges and Baer Hunter, of Clemmons — were second-teamers. Demetrius Taylor made first team on defensive line. Taylor had 13 tackles for loss, seven sacks, an interception and four pass defenses with one defensive touchdown on a fumble return. Joining Taylor on the defense was Thomasville’s Akeem Davis-Gaither, who had 92 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and six pass defenses at linebacker. Davis-Gaither was also named the Sun Belt’s defensive player of the year. The final Mountaineer on the first team was defensive back Shaun Jolly, who had five interceptions, including two pick-sixes, and seven pass defenses. App State had four other sec-

ond-teamers, including Josh Thomas, Greensboro’s Thomas Hennigan, Cornelius’ Corey Sutton and Charlotte’s Jordan Fehr. Seven Mountaineers — Zac Thomas, EJ Scott, Desmond Franklin, Noel Cook, Ryan Neuzil, Marcus Williams, Malik Williams — made third team or honorable mention, as did Clayton’s Sterling Johnson, now with Coastal Carolina. We round out the first-teamers in Conference USA, where Charlotte made its first bowl in program history and had three players named to the first team. Running back Benny LeMay represents the 49ers in the backfield after rushing for 1,027 yards and nine touchdowns, adding another 242 yards and four scores receiving. Offensive lineman Cameron Clark also made the first team on offense. On defense, Charlotte defensive end Alex Highsmith was a first-teamer after recording 21.5 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, three pass defenses and two forced fumbles. One North Carolina product made the CUSA second team — Garner’s Keion White, now a defensive end for Old Dominion, earned the spot.

Five 49ers — Chris Reynolds, Victor Tucker, Markees Watt, Jeff Gemmell, Nafees Lyon — made honorable mention, along with Harrisburg’s Brian Chaffin, now at Rice, Wake Forest’s Darius Hodge, now at Marshall, and Greensboro’s Trae Meadows, an NC State transfer now at Western Kentucky. Charlotte’s Dejan Rasuo and Lance McMillan also made the CUSA All-Freshman Team. Around the country, there were a few other North Carolina products on second-team all-conference squads. Winterville’s Kendall Futrell made All-AAC second team at defensive line for ECU. Teammate Jake Verity joined him at kicker. Pirates D’Ante Smith and Greenville’s CJ Johnson made honorable mention. Charlotte Zebulon B. Vance’s Jeremiah Hall made All-Big 12 second team for Oklahoma as a pass catcher. In the SEC, Alabama guard Landon Dickerson, a product of Hickory, made second team. Greensboro’s Javon Leake, now a running back at Maryland, was honorable mention All-Big Ten. Shelby’s Tre Harbison, now a running back at Northern Illinois, was third-team All-MAC.

The NC A&T Aggies return to the Celebration Bowl for the third straight year and the fourth time in the five-year history of the event. The Aggies are unbeaten in the unofficial HBCU national championship game, including wins over this year’s opponent, Alcorn State, in 2015 and 2018. A&T backed into this year’s game after finishing second in the MEAC. Florida A&M, which won the league and had the best record of any HBCU school, is serving a postseason ban after 93 student-athletes across six sports were improperly certified despite not meeting requirements. A&T, 8-3, will take on SWAC champion Alcorn, 9-2, in Atlanta’s Mercedez-Benz Stadium at noon on Dec. 21 on ABC. One last hurrah for Belk Charlotte’s bowl game will soon have its fourth naming sponsor. Previously known as the Continental Tire Bowl and the Meineke Car Care Bowl, Belk has sponsored the game since 2011. This will be the last year of the naming arrangement, however. The traditional ACC-SEC matchup, which also will change in 2020 when the Big Ten gets involved, features Virginia Tech and Kentucky.

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NCHSAA football title games scheduled for Saturday The eight state championship games will be played at four ACC stadiums By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

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Construction of the Wake Competition Center’s two-rink building in Morrisville — which will house the new Carolina Hurricanes’ practice facility — should be completed in May or June.

Wake Competition Center to house new Hurricanes’ practice facility, two rinks The state-of-the-art building, which will become Carolina’s home away from PNC Arena, is set to open in late spring as part of the 30-acre multisport campus

4A: Cardinal Gibbons (12-2) vs. East Forsythe (12-2) Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, 11 a.m.

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal MORRISVILLE — It took more than two decades, but the Carolina Hurricanes will soon finally have a top-notch practice facility to call their own. The team and Ammons Building Corporation announced last Friday that the Hurricanes will be the main tenant of a new tworink facility in Morrisville that is set to open in May or June, with the team moving in ahead of August’s training camp. “This will be a major upgrade for us,” Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell said. “This will be a big thing for us as we try to attract players.” The 120,000-square-foot facility will have a dedicated area for the Hurricanes that includes a state-of-the-art weight room, a locker room and lounge for the players, a coaches office and meeting room, a medical office and treatment area, and a room for equipment storage and laundry. It’s all part of the $30 million Wake Competition Center (WCC) that is only about 3 miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. On top of the building that houses the two ice rinks, the Wake Competition Center is home to volleyball and gymnastics facilities, two soccer fields, and another building that features an athletic training space and orthopedic center. It’s not developer Jeff Ammons’ first foray into ice rinks. Ammons retrofitted an old street-sweeper plant into the area’s other two-sheet facility — The Factory, a popular mixed-use entertainment center in Wake Forest that he sold off in 2015 — in the early 2000s. Ammons also owns Raleigh’s Polar Iceplex — an Olympic-sized rink — and Raleigh Center Ice, the Hurricanes’ current practice facility also known as RCI. “I came here in 2014 and I was asking our players what we could do for them,” Waddell said, “and they kept telling me we need a new practice facility. … As Jeff says, this project has been on our plate for a very long time, and we owe a lot to (Hurricanes owner) Tom Dundon here, because when Tom came in he said, ‘Let’s make

WOLFPACK from page B1 earlier, the Wolfpack committed 28 turnovers and suffered through several defensive lapses. But it still found a way to beat its highly ranked opponent thanks to the hot perimeter shooting of Crutchfield and the powerful inside duo of Cunane and Jones. “It was a good challenge for our team, playing a better team than we have played against,” said Cunane, who was one of two State players with double-doubles against the Terrapins, going for 16 points and 15 rebounds. “I think it was good for us to really test ourselves and see what we’re made of. It turned out pretty

This year’s NCHSAA state championship football games, which will be played on Saturday at four college venues across North Carolina will look a lot like those played a year ago. Of the 16 remaining teams in the eight classifications, nine also played for titles in 2018, with six — Tarboro, Reidsville, Weddington, Shelby, Charlotte Catholic and East Forsyth — attempting to defend their championships. Two of this year’s games will be rematches. But not all of the state finals will feature familiar foes. At the other end of the spectrum are two Raleigh area teams, Leesville Road and Cardinal Gibbons, that will be making their first appearances in a state final. And then there’s Salisbury, which has advanced to the 2AA championship game as an unlikely seventh seed. Here’s a closer look at all eight of the state title matchups:

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An artist’s rendering of the Wake Competition Center’s two-rink facility was on display during last Friday’s announcement that it will be home to the Hurricanes; practice facility. it happen.’ And so that brings us to today.” Waddell said the conditions at RCI precluded the team from using it in its sale pitch to players because the club-turned-rink “was not very good.” “Right now we take them to PNC Arena, we tell them we don’t really have a practice rink — we don’t want to take them over to RCI,” Waddell joked. “So this will be something that we’ll be very proud of, and we’re very happy to partner with Jeff on this project and look forward to spending even more time in Morrisville.” With the move to WCC — the entire WCC project received $3 million in public fund, and the team has paid for up-fitting its 12,000 square feet of space in the ice skating facility and will lease from Ammons — the Hurricanes will hold all their practices in Morrisville except for game day morning skates, which will still take place at PNC Arena. Practices will remain free and open to the public. On top of the Hurricanes using the new facility, Ammons also plans to use the two rinks for college hockey games, public skating, youth hockey, figure skating and more. The building will house a sports academy, restaurant and pro shop. With a 2,000-seat capacity, both Ammons and the Hurricanes also want to attract major youth hockey tournaments to the region. “We’re going to really push, from a hockey standpoint, to try to get as many national tournaments, state tournaments (as we can),” Waddell said. “There’s never been this kind of facility in this region, so we haven’t had an opportunity for these big events. So

now we will.” The team and Ammons also hope WCC becomes part of the hosting rotation for the NHL Prospects Showcase, a summer tournament that features NHL teams’ top prospects, in the coming years. Ammons said he plans to close RCI — which the Hurricanes have used as their practice facility when they were unable to practice at PNC Arena due to other events since 2001 — once WCC is up and running. Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said he will remember RCI fondly despite its inadequacies. “I’ve been here for 20 years. No one remembers when we first got here and we had to shower at the Canes and walk through the lobby in our robes,” Brind’Amour said when referring to when he first came to Carolina in early 2000 before the team used RCI. “So this is a huge upgrade here (at RCI) already. I like it here, it’s been great for us. Obviously, getting a new facility is going to be real special.” In all, the Triangle will have eight sheets of ice with the addition of Wake Competition Center’s two rinks and closing of RCI: two each at WCC and The Factory and single-sheet rinks in Raleigh, Cary, Garner and Hillsborough. Bringing the two rinks to Morrisville will bridge the gap between the Orange County Sportsplex in Hillsborough and the other five rinks in central Wake County. “We felt like this part of the county is sort of underserved,” Ammons said. “Chapel Hill, Durham, growing hockey in those areas is important to us.”

good for us.” The Maryland game was the first real test for the Wolfpack this season, one reason why it isn’t ranked any higher than it already is. “We needed a win like this, against a top-10 program,” Moore said. “I think hopefully this does teach us a lot about ourselves and prepares us for the size, athleticism and pure talent that we’re going to see down the road.” Despite the win, Moore said his squad is still very much a work in progress. But as he pointed out after the game, “it’s nice when you can learn from a win instead of a loss. … There’s

still a lot of stuff that we can get better at.” The good news is that after a busy early-season schedule, Moore and his team will have time to work things out in practice with only two more nonconference tune-ups — against Elon and Chattanooga — between now and their ACC opener at Boston College on Dec. 29. “Hopefully we’ll watch this film and clean this stuff up a little bit and they can recover a little bit and concentrate on getting their schoolwork done,” Moore said. “Then they can enjoy a little break there at Christmas before we come back and crank it up.”

Gibbons avenged last year’s second-round loss to Scotland to beat the Scots 22-15 on Friday and earn the first title shot in school history. The Crusaders are led by the passing of Andrew Harvey and the running of Jack Grazen, who averages 142 rushing yards per game. While Gibbons features a balanced offense, East Forsythe does most of its damage on the ground, churning out 303 yards per game. The Eagles also have a flair for the dramatic. Not only did they come from behind in the fourth quarter to beat Scotland in last year’s championship game, but they also held on for a 21-20 win against top-seeded Grimsley in the West Region final last week, stopping a potential game-winning two-point conversion try with just under two minutes remaining. 4AA: Leesville Road (13-0) vs. Charlotte Vance (12-2) Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, 3 p.m. Leesville Road has already cleared one major hurdle by upsetting three-time defending state champion Wake Forest in Friday’s East Region final. The Pride did that impressively, knocking off the Cougars 28-10 behind the running of Tiawan Moore and the passing of Trey Baker. Vance is also coming off an impressive region championship victory as it looks to win the state title that eluded it a year ago. The Cougars outscored Richmond 28-0 in the second half to pull away for a 38-7 victory that saw quarterback Austin Greer throw for two touchdowns and running back Stefon Thompson rush for two others. Greer leads a prolific passing attack that averages 334.5 yards per game. 3A: Southern Nash (15-0) vs. Charlotte Catholic (11-3) Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh, 3 p.m. No one had to work harder to get to a state final this year than Charlotte Catholic. The Cougars had to survive a seven-overtime marathon against Kings Mountain to pull out a 56-49 victory in the West Region final to advance to Saturday’s meeting with Southern Nash. Leading rusher Paul Neel scored on a 1-yard run on the seventh extra possession, then Catholic’s typically stout defense took over — getting an interception from Jacob Schachte off a deflection to end the longest game in state playoff history. On the other side of the bracket, Southern Nash also had sweat out some nervous moments before pulling out a 32-29 victory against Eastern Alamance in a game that saw star running back Quinton Cooley score three touchdowns. Cooley leads a primarily ground-oriented Firebirds offense by averaging 202.8 yards on the ground. 3AA: Lee County (15-0) vs. Weddington (15-0) Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh 7 p.m. This promises to be one of Satur-

day’s best matchups, with defending champion Weddington facing off against unbeaten Lee County. Both teams come into the game off convincing regional final victories, with the Warriors taking down Watauga 49-14 and the Yellow Jackets eliminating New Hanover 34-9. Weddington is led by five-star junior running back Will Shipley, the Gatorade N.C. Player of the Year who starred in his team’s 2018 title victory and rushed for 169 in last week’s win. Lee County features a balanced offense that averages 241.6 yards on the ground, mainly on the running of A.J. Boulware, and 152.1 yards through the arm of quarterback Colin Johnson. 2A: Northeastern (12-3) vs. Reidsville (14-1) BB&T Field Winston-Salem, 3 p.m. This is a rematch of the 2018 championship game, won 31-28 by Reidsville for its third consecutive state title. The Rams look strong again after crushing West Stokes 63-13 in last week’s West Region final. Lionel Long ran for 262 yards and five touchdowns in that game while quarterback Kyle Pinnix threw for three more scores to highlight an offense that averages 51.4 points per game. The Eagles from Elizabeth City will try to slow Reidsville with a defense led by safety Jiheem Hooper, who has amassed 106 tackles and a pair of interceptions this season. Offensively, quarterback DeAndre Proctor pulls the trigger on an attack that administered a 23-8 beating on Clinton in last Friday’s East Region final. 2AA: Salisbury (12-3) vs. Shelby (13-1) BB&T Field Winston-Salem, 11 a.m. Shelby is the defending state champion and a heavy favorite against a Salisbury team that has defied all expectations to get this far. Salisbury’s success has been built around a physical defense that limited Randleman to just 78 total yards (26 on the ground) in the West Region final. Offensively, the Hornets rely on a gritty running attack that saw Mike McLean run for 184 yards and both touchdowns in Friday’s victory. Shelby, meanwhile, averages nearly 250 yards per game through the air behind the passing of Isaiah Bess. A Golden Lions offense that averages 46 points per game will present a stiff challenge to that Salisbury defense. 1A: Northampton Co. (11-3) vs. Robbinsville (14-0) Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, 3 p.m. Robbinsville is making its 16th championship appearance and seeking its first title since 2014. The Black Knights advanced to the final with a 28-14 win against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy in a game that saw leading rusher Rylee Anderson gain 208 yards and score three touchdowns on the ground. The Robbinsville defense also chipped in by intercepting four passes. It probably won’t get the opportunity to pick off that many passes against a Northampton team that stays primarily on the ground. Running back Na’Jae Newsome leads a stable of backs at 112.3 yards per game. But he’s hardly the Jaguars’ only offensive weapon. Three other backs have gained more than 800 yards rushing this season. 1AA: Tarboro (14-0) vs. East Surry (14-0) Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, 7 p.m. In another state championship rematch between two undefeated teams, East Surry will be looking to make a better showing than it did in a 50-10 loss to three-time defending champion Tarboro in 2018. The Cardinals advanced to this year’s final by beating Mitchell 3528 on Friday while the Vikings — who are riding a 44-game winning streak that is the fourth-longest in the nation — easily defeated John A. Holmes 35-6. The matchup is a classic contrast of styles with Tarboro relying on the passing of quarterback Jefferson Boaz, who average 328.4 yards per game through the air, while East Surry averages 286.7 yards on the ground with Khalil Stanton leading the way.

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Beyond ABC’s: Financial literacy courses provide life skills By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — “It changed my life.” That’s what rookie New England Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams said in a recent interview about the financial literacy course he took when in high school. Williams, who just inked a fouryear, $6.6 million deal, is giving credit to that course for his careful spending habits he says led him to invest 90% of his NFL checks while living off the remaining 10%. Williams also wants to make sure courses like the one he took are available to all high school students and says he hopes to one day start a financial literacy program to reach disadvantaged students in urban areas. “For a lot of public schools in inner cities, it’s not required to take any personal finance classes to graduate or even learn about money in that sense,” Williams told Boston. com. “That’s not the real world. The real world revolves around money. It really puts a lot of inner-city kids who don’t have much at a disadvantage.’’ Financial literacy courses go beyond the basics that public education typically offers — delivering re-

al-world skills and knowledge about the stock market, 401(k) plans, managing credit, certificates of deposit, IRA’s and many other finance topics. North Carolina has had some financial literacy integrated into the state’s American History: Founding Principles, Civics and Economics course for some time now, but recently-enacted legislation brings a separate full-credit course on Economics and Personal Finance (EFP) into the picture. “I think it’s been really cool to see North Carolina making big steps in the right direction,” said Lauren Matrazzo, who served as Miss North Carolina in 2018. Matrazzo said that as she crisscrossed the state during her reign, she visited a number of schools, and financial literacy was a prominent topic. “The principals of just basic financial management are not that complicated. Once you have it down, you can apply it for the rest of your life,” Matrazzo said. “But until we can level that playing field and get the same education when it comes to financial management, then I think we’re at a disadvantage.” The North Carolina legislation recommends covering all aspects

of credit in depth, such as the true cost of credit, choosing and managing a credit card, credit scoring and credit reports. Learning how to borrow money for and manage payments for large ticket items like a car, a home and even college tuition is also included. The EFP legislation was championed by Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, who had been working on the concept of implementing enhanced financial literacy courses in N.C. schools since he first took office in 2012. Forest, who is running for governor in 2020, has rolled out an education platform that includes an aspect of financial literacy through a “learn and earn” process. The process highlights students entering the workforce to earn money while working on their postsecondary education. Forest’s plan says this approach keeps kids from being strapped with “tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of debt without a clear career objective.” Going forward, EFP courses will be offered in all North Carolina high schools and the new requirement will also apply to charter schools, regional and laboratory schools, the innovative school district, and the renewal school district.

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It’s Beary Merry Season in New Bern Smack-dab in the middle of downtown New Bern is bear plaza, named for its three hand-carved wooden bears surrounded by benches and a public gathering area. This time of year, the plaza transforms into the heart of Beary Merry Christmas in the Craven County public power community. You can’t miss the 30-foot tree, twinkling with thousands of lights and illuminating a full month of festive magic. A highlight of Beary Merry Christmas is Santa’s house, a sparkly, enchanted place where the jolly man himself spends his holiday weekends. What started many years ago as a little red house on the corner has become the ultimate destination in eastern North Carolina to visit with Santa and take a photo. In those early days, about 100 total Polaroids would be taken; last year alone, Santa took more than 3,000 photos with families from near and far. Santa’s house is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday all December long, with special snow falling every Friday and Saturday from 6-8 p.m. Beary Merry organizers say dancing in the snow is mandatory! If you’re looking for an extra excuse to visit, head to New Bern for the Mistletoe March this Friday, December 13. Get in the spirit at www.bearymerrychristmas.com.

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moon as early as 2024. Bridenstine was in New Orleans to see the first of the “core stage” rockets for NASA’s Space Launch System at the Michoud Assembly Center, where it was built for NASA’s Artemis program. The rocket, 212 feet (65 meters)

tall and more than 27 feet (8 meters) in diameter, is to be loaded on a barge by year’s end for transport to the Stennis Space Center in neighboring coastal Mississippi. There, Bridenstine said, it will undergo tests before being transported to Cape Canaveral, Flor-

ida. According to NASA, the first non-reusable rocket is to be launched for a test flight carrying a spacecraft without a crew, a mission known as Artemis I. A second would later send a crewed spaceSee NASA, page C2

“Just seeing us go back to the moon and doing that in a sustainable way and using that as a stepping bed to move on further than we’ve ever been before, going to Mars, is super exciting.” Jasmin Moghbeli

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C2 Not Truist yet: Braves park keeping SunTrust name for now Atlanta SunTrust and BB&T have combined into a megabank with a new name, Truist, but the completion of their merger won’t immediately change the name of the Atlanta Braves home field. Officials of both companies said in a statement on Monday that Truist is now the nation’s sixth-largest bank serving about 10 million customers. But it could take up to two years for the old brand names to be replaced on larger properties such as the Cobb County baseball park, as well as bank branches, office buildings, websites and automated teller machines, the Atlanta JournalConstitution reported. The company plans to reveal more details about the Truist brand in early 2020, spokesman Thomas Crosson told the newspaper. Clients can continue to use their respective branches, websites and financial advisers, among other services as the transition rolls out over the next two years, Truist said. SunTrust bank was headquartered in Atlanta while BB&T was based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Truist’s headquarters is now in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the company says it has pledged more than $100 million in philanthropic commitments between both states.

Sprint exec messages suggest T-Mobile deal may boost prices By Tali Arbel The Associated Press NEW YORK — Messages by a Sprint executive revealed in federal court suggested he thought an acquisition by T-Mobile might push up mobile-service prices for consumers, undercutting T-Mobile’s argument that its deal will benefit Americans. The text messages, presented by attorneys for a coalition of states suing to block the deal on antitrust grounds, were sent in October 2017 by Roger Sole, Sprint’s chief marketing officer, to Sprint’s thenCEO Marcelo Claure. Sole wrote that customer prices could rise an average $5 per user if a deal went through. He added that prices could also rise at AT&T and Verizon once the wireless market consolidated to three competitors from four. At the time, Sprint and T-Mobile were negotiating terms of an acquisition. Merger supporters argue that a combined T-Mobile and Sprint will emerge as a fiercer rival to Verizon and AT&T that will help keep prices low. In testimony, Sole said he was simply presenting a

“hypothetical” and that he did no formal analysis to arrive at the $5 number. A group of 14 state attorneys general, led by New York and California, are trying to convince a federal judge that the $26.5 billion deal should be blocked. T-Mobile has already notched approvals from key federal regulators, setting up an unusual situation where states officials are seeking to overturn their federal counterparts. The trial, in U.S. District Court in New York, opened Monday and is expected to last several weeks. The states argue that having one fewer mobile carrier would reduce competition and cost Americans billions of dollars in higher phone bills. T-Mobile and Sprint currently provide cheaper alternatives to Verizon and AT&T, and T-Mobile has branded itself the “Un-carrier,” one that has made consumer-friendly changes such as bringing back unlimited-data plans and shattering two-year service contracts. There are concerns that less competition would put an end to these types of changes, although T-Mobile says that won’t happen.

In their questioning Monday of Sole and another Sprint executive, Angela Rittgers, lawyers for the states aimed to demonstrate that the competition between Sprint and T-Mobile was key to lowering prices and bringing unlimited plans back to the wireless market, benefiting consumers. In one example, they showed an email from Claure to Sole, saying Sprint had to match a buyone-get-one-free offer from T-Mobile for the iPhone 8. “We have no choice,” Claure said. T-Mobile defends its deal as good for competition. It says the combined T-Mobile and Sprint will be able to build a better 5G network — a priority for the Trump administration — than either company could manage on its own. It has also promised not to raise prices for three years, The deal got the nod from both the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission, thanks to T-Mobile’s unusual commitment to create a brand-new mobile carrier in a deal with satellite-TV company Dish. T-Mobile agreed to sell millions of customers to Dish and to rent its network to the fledgling rival while it built its own. Absent that arrangement, the Justice Department said, the deal would have been bad for consumers. Dish would start providing cellphone service after buying Sprint’s current prepaid-service business. Dish is also required to build a faster, next-generation network, known as 5G, over the next several years.

The states say the Dish fix isn’t good enough, because Dish wouldn’t immediately be as strong a competitor today as Sprint is. Dish, a satellite TV company with a shrinking customer base, has spent about $21 billion over a decade buying wireless spectrum, the airwaves for transmitting data and calls, although the company hasn’t done much with it. Analysts have long questioned whether Dish intends to build its own network or simply profit by selling the spectrum to others. Postdeal, Dish faces up to $2.2 billion in fines if it fails to create a 5G network that serves 70% of the country by 2023. Dish must “start from scratch,” said Nicholas Economides, a New York University business school professor who joined six economists in criticizing the Dish settlement as inadequate to make up for the loss of Sprint. T-Mobile CEO John Legere has insisted that Dish will be more formidable than Sprint, which has a worse network than its rivals and has been losing customers. That limits its ability to invest in network improvements. Legere is stepping down as CEO next spring. He and Michael Sievert, T-Mobile President and Chief Operating Officer and incoming CEO, are expected to testify later this week. Other notable witnesses include Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus Höttges, who began his testimony Monday. Deutsche Telekom, a Germany company, is T-Mobile’s majority shareholder.

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Line that provides power for Ocracoke to go underground Hatteras The power line that provides electricity to Ocracoke Island will be replaced with an underground cable next year. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore issued a permit to Tideland Electric Membership Corp. to replace an overhead pole line that’s the only source of electricity for the 1,385 electrical customers on Ocracoke, officials said in a news release Monday. The underground cable will connect to the existing underwater power line between the two islands. The 1.75-mile power line is being replaced because of erosion at the south end of Hatteras island and washouts on the road that have increased in recent years, officials said. Construction is expected to take about two months. The overhead line will be removed once the underground cable is installed. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MARK LENNIHAN | AP PHOTO

In this April 27, 2010 file photo, a woman using a cell phone walks past T-Mobile and Sprint stores in New York.

NASA from page C1 craft into space. The third mission, Artemis III, would put a man and woman on the south pole of the moon, with an eye toward a continued presence that would lead eventually to a trip to Mars. “We are making significant progress towards achieving that Artemis III mission and getting our first woman and next man to the south pole of the moon in 2024,” Bridenstine said. Among others attending the NASA event was Jasmin Moghbeli, who is set to graduate from the astronaut training program next year. “Just seeing us go back to the moon and doing that in a sustainable way and using that as a stepping bed to move on further than we’ve ever been before, going to Mars, is super exciting,” Moghbeli said. “And the fact that I’m in the astronaut office now and, you know, to think of the next people to go on the moon, I will know them. And it will be such an incredible thing for girls around the country and around the world to see a woman on the moon for the first time.”

George Laurer, inventor of ubiquitous UPC, dies at 94 The Associated Press WENDELL — George J. Laurer, whose invention of the Universal Product Code at IBM transformed retail and other industries around the world, has died. He was 94. A funeral was held on Monday for Laurer, who died Thursday at his home in Wendell, N.C. Sean Bannon with Strickland Funeral Home in Wendell said he had no information on Laurer’s cause of death. Laurer was an electrical engineer with IBM in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park in the early 1970s when he spearheaded the development of the UPC, or bar code. The now-ubiquitous marking, composed of unique black bars and a 12-digit number, allowed retailers to identify products and their prices as they are scanned, usually at checkout. Laurer said in a 2010 interview

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In this Sept. 24, 2015, file photo, tags with bar codes hang at a facility in Flandreau, S.D. that grocery stores in the 1970s were dealing with soaring costs and the labor-intensive require-

ments of putting price tags on all of their products. The bar code led to fewer pricing errors and al-

lowed retailers to keep better account of their inventory. Today, such UPCs are on all kinds of products, services and other items for identification. “To me, it’s just absolutely amazing, because when we were doing this ... I never expected it to be anything like this,” Laurer told WRAL-TV in 2010. He later produced a patent for one of the first hand-held scanners for reading bar codes, according to an obituary provided by the funeral home. A New York native, Laurer served in the Army during World War II and graduated from the University of Maryland in 1951, after which he worked for IBM for over three decades. IBM identified him during the company’s 2011 centennial celebration as a contributor to one of the company’s 100 iconic moments. Laurer told WRAL he was still in awe of the invention, which was celebrated on its 25th anniversary at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. “When I watch these clerks zipping the stuff across the scanners and I keep thinking to myself ... ‘It can’t work that well,’” he said. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Slocum Laurer. Survivors include four children, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Fox News names Hemmer to take over Smith’s time slot New York Veteran anchor Bill Hemmer will replace Shepard Smith on Fox News Channel’s afternoon newscast, the network announced Monday. Hemmer has been with Fox News since 2005, after previously working at CNN. He has most recently been a co-host of Fox’s 10 a.m. news program, which now has an opening to fill. Smith, who had become known for occasionally refuting some of the assertions made on Fox’s prime-time news programs, abruptly quit the network in October. Fox said that under Hemmer, the 3 p.m. Eastern time show would remain a news and not an opinion program. Hemmer will lead all breaking news coverage for the network as part of his new role. He will debut on the program Jan. 20. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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‘Frozen 2’ leads box office again; ‘Playmobil’ flops The Associated Press NEW YORK — “Frozen 2” blanketed multiplexes for the third straight weekend, continuing its reign at No. 1 with $34.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Walt Disney Co. animated sequel has already grossed $919.7 million worldwide. It will soon become the sixth Disney release this year to cross $1 billion, a record sure to grow to seven once “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” hits theaters later this month. Early next week, Disney will cross $10 billion at the global box office this year. But the weekend overall at the box office was yet another disappointing one for the movie industry. A handful of under-performing releases and a relatively thin wide-release schedule hasn’t helped the 5.6% slide in domestic ticket sales from last year, according to data firm Comscore. This weekend produced an outright flop in “Playmobil: The Movie,” the week’s only new wide release. The STX Films release was never expected to do well, but it bombed so thoroughly that it will rank among the worst-perform-

ing wide-releases ever. It grossed $668,000 in 2,337 venues, giving it a per-theater average of just $286. A handful of companies combined to produce the $75 million French film, including Wild Bunch and Pathe. The top five films were almost unchanged from last weekend. Rian Johnson’s acclaimed, star-studded whodunit “Knives Out” remained in second place with $14.2 million, declining a modest 47% in its second week of release. With $63.5 million cumulatively and $124.1 million worldwide, the Lionsgate release has been one of the season’s bright spots. So has James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari,” which stayed in third place with $6.5 million over its fourth weekend. The racing drama, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, has sped to a global take of $168 million for Disney, which acquired the film’s original studio, 20th Century Fox, earlier this year. The film cost about $100 million to make. Melina Matsoukas’ outlaw romance “Queen & Slim” moved up to fourth in its second week with $6.5 million, swapping places

with Marielle Heller’s Mister Rogers drama “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” ($5.2 million in its third weekend). Todd Haynes’ true-story legal drama “Dark Waters,” starring Mark Ruffalo as a defense attorney who takes on the DuPont chemical company, expanded nationwide to 2,011 theaters. The Focus Features release made $4.1 million. Celine Sciamma’s acclaimed period romance “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” opened at two locations with a very strong $33,552 per-theater average. Neon will release the French film wider in February. Some of the weekend’s most widespread movie watching may have been on Netflix, though the streaming service doesn’t disclose viewership tallies or box-office receipts. After a three-week theatrical run, Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” one of the year’s most critically acclaimed films, began streaming Friday. On Friday, Nielsen said Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” last weekend drew an average audience of 13.6 million viewers from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Netflix has said Nielsen numbers,

Broadcast TV shut out of Globe nods, Netflix edges HBO The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Golden Globe TV nominations were most striking not for what they included, but what they didn’t: The traditional broadcast networks were completely shut out in all 55 nominations. It was a crowning moment for Netflix, and not just for the jeweled one on Queen Elizabeth’s head. The streaming service, which dominated the Globe nominations overall, edged out HBO to win the most TV nods on Monday. Netflix got 17 TV nods, to go with its 17 on the movie side. HBO was a close successor at 15. Two Netflix shows got four nods: “The Crown,” in its new Olivia Colman incarnation, in the drama category, and “Unbelievable” in the limited series category, tying with HBO’s “Chernobyl.” The shutout, believed to be for the first time, of the broadcast networks — ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, The CW and PBS — made for a seemingly awkward situation for NBC, which will host the awards ceremony Jan. 5 and covered the nominations live on “Today.” “It’s shocking and weird that NBC will still telecast the Globes even though voters decided that the network’s programs aren’t worthy to compete,” said TV analyst Tom O’Neil of goldderby.com, adding that a similar scenario has

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This image released by BBC America shows Sandra Oh in a scene from “Killing Eve:” On Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, “Killing Eve” was nominated for a Golden Globe for best drama series. gradually been playing out at the Emmys. Perhaps the biggest snub went to the HBO behemoth “Game of Thrones,” this year’s big Emmy winner, which in its final season was nearly shut out, save a leading actor nomination for Kit Harington. Overlooked was Peter Dinklage, an Emmy winner, in the supporting actor category. Also left out: FX’s “Pose,” though star Billy Porter was nominated. Another key snub was a rare bit of bad news for Netflix: Its acclaimed “When They See Us,” about the exonerated Cen-

tral Park Five, was shut out, despite taking two Emmys, including for actor Jharrel Jerome. Its much-admired director, Ava DuVernay, was left off the list, adding to a bad day for female directors — and for diversity in general — across the board. And comedy titan Julia-Louis Dreyfus was bypassed for the last season of HBO’s acclaimed “Veep,” as was Sandra Oh in “Killing Eve,” who not only won the Globe last year, but co-hosted the awards show. Her co-star Jodie Comer, who took the Emmy in September, was nominated for

which only estimate U.S. viewership, reflect an incomplete picture. Amazon likewise didn’t release ticket sales for “The Aeronauts,” which opened in 52 theaters over the weekend. Tom Harper’s film, which cost $40 million to make, stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones as 19th century balloonists. A week before it opens in North America, Sony’s “Jumanji: The Next Level” debuted in 18 international countries where it made $52.5 million. The sequel to 2017’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” which grossed $962 million worldwide, is expected to lead the box office next weekend. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. 1. “Frozen 2,” $34.7 million. 2. “Knives Out,” $14.2 million. 3. “Ford v Ferrari,” $6.5 million. 4. “Queen & Slim,” $6.5 million. 5. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” $5.2 million. 6. “Dark Waters,” $4.1 million. 7. “21 Bridges,” $2.9 million. 8. “Playing With Fire,” $2 million. 9. “Midway,” $1.9 million. 10. “Joker,” $1 million.

her role as a multilingual, chillingly off-kilter assassin in the BBC America drama. The Globes again showed an abiding affection for movie stars who dabble in TV. Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon were nominated for the Apple TV Plus drama “The Morning Show,” not a critical favorite despite its starry cast. The nominations handed Apple its first Globe nominations barely a month after the streaming service launched. Other nominees in the best drama actress category included Oscar winners Colman (“The Crown”) and Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”). All-time Oscar champ Meryl Streep was nominated in the supporting actress category for “Big Little Lies,” as was Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”), Patricia Arquette (“The Act”), Toni Colette (“Unbelievable”) and Emily Watson (“Chernobyl”). Then again, Oscar winners Mahershala Ali (“True Detective”) and Regina King (“Watchmen”) were overlooked for TV nods, as was movie veteran Laura Dern (“Big Little Lies”). Among the network series snubbed were NBC’s popular “This Is Us,” as it was last year, and its star Sterling K. Brown, who won the 2018 Globe and the 2017 Emmy. NBC’s “The Good Place” and “Will & Grace” and ABC’s “black-ish” were other network nominees from recent years that didn’t make the cut. It wasn’t just network shows that fell out of favor: Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a previous best drama series winner, was overlooked as it was last year. Ricky Gervais will host the 77th Golden Globes ceremony.

Dancer born with one hand makes Radio City Rockettes history New York A dancer born with one hand is making hoofer history as the first person with a visible disability ever hired by New York’s famed Radio City Rockettes. “I don’t want to be known as the dancer who has one hand, and not because that’s a bad thing,” Sydney Mesher, who joined the Rockettes this season, told Newsday. “But because I’ve worked very hard to be where I am.” Mesher, 22, is missing a left hand because of symbrachydactyly, a rare congenital condition. The Pace University graduate from Portland, Oregon, was hired by the Rockettes after her fourth audition. She said she has been “mesmerized” by the troupe, which dates to 1925, ever since first seeing them on TV in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Rockettes creative director Karen Keeler caled Mesher “an incredibly versatile dancer with a strong work ethic.” Keeler said Mesher “is smart and determined, with an eye for detail.” The annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular runs through Jan. 5. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami Miami 3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian Christmas party were all part of overthe-top festivities during the week of Art Basel Miami, but it was a banana that stole the show. The most talked-about artwork of the week was titled “Comedian” — a spotty banana duct-taped to a wall by artist Maurizio Cattelan. According to artnet News, two pieces quickly sold for $120,000. The Paris-based Perrotin gallery raised the price to $150,000 for the third piece, which will be sold to a museum. The bananas were bought at a local grocery store. No instructions were given on what to do as the banana ages. The gallery did not respond to several emails from The Associated Press seeking comment. On Saturday, David Datuna removed the banana from the wall, unpeeled it and took a bite as a large crowd documented it with their phones. “I respect Maurizio but it’s art performance. Hungry artist,” he said. “You have more? $150,000,” he joked. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

North State Journal for Wednesday, December 11, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS 19 SP 607 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by John W. Jones, Jr. to Rob V. Budhwa, Trustee(s), which was dated February 6, 2006 and recorded on February 8, 2006 in Book 6534 at Page 98, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale

CUMBERLAND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 734 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Carlton Gillis to Devan L. Shumway, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of April, 2017, and recorded in Book 10079, Page 243, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1053 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dorothy E. Wingate, (Dorothy H. Wingate aka Dorothy E. Wingate, Deceased) (Heirs of Dorothy H. Wingate aka Dorothy E. Wingate: Dorothy Denise Wingate, Michael Logue, Jerry D. Hair, Robert Hair aka Bobby Hair, Richard Logue aka Ricky Logue, Charles Logue aka Pete Logue and Unknown Heirs of Dorothy H. Wingate aka Dorothy E. Wingate) (Robert Hair aka Bobby Hair, Deceased) (Heirs of Robert Hair aka Bobby Hair: Chris Hair aka Christopher Michael Hair, Doug Hair aka Robert Douglas Hair, Joey Hair aka Walter Joseph Hair and Unknown Heirs of Robert Hair aka Bobby Hair) (Richard Logue aka Ricky Logue, Deceased) (Heirs of Richard Logue aka Ricky Logue: Christy Logue and Unknown Heirs of Richard Logue aka Ricky Logue) (Charles Logue aka Pete Logue, Deceased) (Heirs of Charles Logue aka Pete Logue: Heather Allen, Robert Logue and Unknown Heirs of Charles Logue aka Pete Logue) to Jerone C. Herring, Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of January, 2003, and recorded in Book 5960, Page 477, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1225 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jamie M. Miller-Fullinwider to Adelita A. Shubert, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of November, 2012, and recorded in Book 09039, Page 0721, 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 De-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1370 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Christopher L. Hall and Linette Raquel Hall to Joel S. Jenkins Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of March, 2018, and recorded in Book 10272, Page 0537, 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 December 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1451 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David E. Williams, (David W. Williams, Deceased) (Heirs of David W. Williams: David A. Williams) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of October, 2015, and recorded in Book 09737, Page 0177, 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 December 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 18, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 96 of RAMSGATE SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1, MAP 1, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Map Book 44 at pages 57-59 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry. BEING a portion of the property conveyed to Dan Moser Company, Inc. by Deed of Bernard W. Moncur (a/k/a Bernard Williams Moncure, Jr.) dated July 5, 2002 and recorded October 8, 2002 in Deed Book 4060 at Page 210 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

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 December 16, 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 #24, Stonebrook II, Section 4, as recorded in Plat Book 95, Page 80, Cumberland County Registry, in which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description of said real property. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 806 MaKay Court, Hope Mills, North Carolina. Property Address: 806 MaKay Court, 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

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 December 16, 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: BEGINNING at a two inch iron pipe found on the east side of a six-foot board fence and also in Henley’s eastern line and running thence N 13 deg. 55” 30” E. 169.00 feet to an iron stake on the south side of Lattimore Street, near a fire hydrant; thence S 66 deg. 50’ E. 90.00’ to an iron stake between a concrete street marker and a chain link fence, thence along the western side of a chain link fence and then a board fence S 15 deg. 21’ 20” W 169.00’ to a car axle, near the joining of two fences; thence along the northern side of a fence N 66 deg. 24’ 30” W 85.83’ to the BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.34 acre. Together with im-

cember 16, 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 43, in a subdivision known as Rivercliff Villas, Section Three, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 77, Page 67, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2675 Rivercliff 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

County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 190, in a subdivision known as Roslin Farms West, Section 3, Part 1, and the same being duly recorded in Plat Book 136, Page 112, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6740 Running Fox Road, Hope Mills, North Carolina. Parcel

ID:

0412-51-08866

Property Address: 6740 Running Fox Road, 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). The property to be offered pursuant to this

the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Unit 103 of a plat entitled “WOODLAND VILLAGE VILLAS CONDOMINIUMS” and the same being duly recorded in Condominium Book 7, Page 140, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 1930 Harcourt Circle, Unit 103, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Also conveyed with the Unit described above is that certain covered garage Number G10 as shown on a plat entitled “WOODLAND VILLAGE VILLAS CONDOMINIUMS” and recorded in Condominium Book 7, Page 140, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Parcel ID Number: 9496-37-8101-103 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

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 955 Ramsgate Dr Sw, Concord, NC 28025. 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 John W. Jones 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.

TAKE NOTICE 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.: 19-11777-FC01

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

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: 1243504 (FC.FAY)

provements located thereon; said property being located at 4943 Lattimore Street, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

cord 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

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 re-

CUMBERLAND 19 SP 424 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

($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.

Parcel ID Number: 0414-82-8832

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: 1277954 (FC.FAY)

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

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

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.

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: 1282724 (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: 1286175 (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: 1287207 (FC.FAY)

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Eric S. Nkusi to Jennifer Kirby Fincher, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated August 6, 2013 and recorded on August 7, 2013 in Book 09264 at Page 0081, 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 1286 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 Carmelo Roa to Investor Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated January 16, 2019 and recorded on January 17, 2019 in Book 10433 at Page 685, 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 Decem-

19 SP 1375 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 Joseph Ezekiel Naulty to West Title Agency, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated May 31, 2016 and recorded on June 1, 2016 in Book 9872 at Page 642, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 634 Georgetown Circle, 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

ber 18, 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 107 as shown on plat of the “Country Club Hills, Section 3, Part 1, Subdivision”, duly recorded in Book of Plats 84, Page 26, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Cumberland County, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3549 Gables Dr, 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

ber 18, 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 93, in a subdivision known as Village at Rockfish, Section Two, Phase One, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 135, Page 72, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. 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 ERIC S NKUSI. 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

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 Carmelo Roa. 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

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property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 16, 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:

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

Beginning at an existing iron rod in the right of way of Sunset Road (SR#1522) and also being corner to the tract of David Hege as described in Deed Book 113, Page 511, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Davidson County, North Carolina; thence with said right of way the following three (3) courses and distances: South 37 deg. 05’ 10” East 39.57 feet to an existing iron rod, South 33 deg. 24’ 32” East 86.08 feet to an existing iron rod and South 29 deg. 48’ 54” East 183.09 feet to a new rod in said right of way; thence North 85 deg. 46’ 39” West 246.69 feet to an new iron rod in the line of the tract of David Hege as described in Deed Book 113, Page 511; thence with the tract of Hege the following two (2) courses and distances: North 04 deg. 16’ 42” East 249.63 feet to a stone (found) recessed 4” and South 85 deg. 46’ 39” East 65.28 feet to the point and place of beginning and containing 0.918 acres, more or less, and being shown as Tract 1A on that survey performed by Brad K. Curry, RLS L-3989, under date of July 16, 2001, revised April 2, 2004, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference.

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.

ber 16, 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.

16 SP 679 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 Jeremy C. Bovender to Don R. House, Trustee(s), which was dated December 29, 2004 and recorded on December 30, 2004 in Book 1579 at Page 1596 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on March 28, 2005 in Book 1599, Page 0433 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 10, 2019 in Book 2353, Page 748, 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

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Said property is commonly known as 777 Sunset Road, Clemmons, NC 27012.

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 Decem-

Said property is commonly known as 241 Cow Palace Road, Lexington, NC 27295.

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

NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Brenda B. Hall to Charles T. Cunningham, Trustee(s), which was dated December 23, 2002 and recorded on December 23, 2002 in Book 1373 at Page 1451, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina.

NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Timothy W. Wilson and Karah E. Wilson to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), which was dated November 20, 2008 and recorded on November 20, 2008 in Book 1894 at Page 1579, 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 December 16, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Timothy E. Maness and Katherine J. Hartness to Thomas G. Jacobs, Trustee(s), which was dated April 28, 2006 and recorded on May 4, 2006 in Book 1696 at Page 1277 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on September 13, 2012 in Book 2071, Page 1767, 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 December 16, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for

JOHNSTON 19 SP 566 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 Dennis Carroll Crocker and Janice Peacock Crocker to Fidelity National Title, Trustee(s), which was dated January 22, 1997 and recorded on January 22, 1997 in Book 1571 at Page 462, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

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BEING all of Lot 350 in a subdivision known as LAKESHORES, SECTION 4, PHASE 1, according to a plat duly recorded in Book of Plats 58, Page 103 Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina

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

Said property is commonly known as 3120 Elgin Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306.

NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY

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BEING LOT 1, SECTION 1, MAP OF ROLLING HEIGHTS, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET OUT IN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE 36, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Being all of Lot 79 of the Final Plat of Planter’s Walk Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 50 Pages 37,38,39, & 40 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. Said property is commonly known as 1922 Planters Walk Drive, 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.

cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING LOTS NOS. 11, 12, 13, AND 14 IN SECTION A PLAT OF LAND FORMERLY OWNED BY JOHN CHAMBERS AND KNOWN AS PART OF THE DAVID LOFTIN LAND AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 20 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 208 Moore Street, Thomasville, NC 27360. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR

at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 17, 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 25, Twin Oaks Subdivision, Section III, Phase III, as more particularly shown on a plat of record in Plat Book 38, page 49, Johnston County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 107 Will 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

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

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 E. Maness and Kathrine J. Hartness. 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

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 Dennis Carroll Crocker. 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.

Aaron B. Anderson Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5710 Oleander Drive, Ste. 204 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 202-2940 Fax: (910) 202 2941 File No.: 19-02662-FC01

Aaron B. Anderson Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5710 Oleander Drive, Ste. 204 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 202-2940 Fax: (910) 202 2941 File No.: 19-12533-FC01

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

ender. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

the 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.: 19-14044-FC01

discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-13571-FC02

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587

File No.: 15-14709-FC03

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.

Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-14683-FC01

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.: 19-04080-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. 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.: 19-05031-FC01

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TAKE NOTICE JOHNSTON 19 SP 184 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 Albert Ray McDaniels and Brandy Nicole McDaniels, husband and wife to Blue Door Homes LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated June 29, 2018 and recorded on June 29, 2018 in Book 5175 at Page 880, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

closed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 17, 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 15, Penny Place Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 32, beginning at or including page 263. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 300 Moore Court, Angier, NC 27501.

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ber 17, 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:

NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Steven J. Lesane a/k/a Steven J. Lessane and Teresa U. Lesane a/k/a Teresa U. Lessane to Moore & Alphin, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated March 17, 2017 and recorded on March 17, 2017 in Book 4926 at Page 742, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

Lying and being in the Wilsons Mills Township, JOHNSTON County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:

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

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

19 SP 122 AMENDED 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 Tara Ann Kenney to Hutchens, Senter & Britton, Pa, Trustee(s), which was dated March 12, 2008 and recorded on March 13, 2008 in Book 3510 at Page 606, 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 Decem-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 450 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William Edward Warner,Laurie Susan Warner, Terrance R. Tucker, Sr. and Bronwyn A. Tucker (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Terrence R. Tucker, Sr. and Bronwyn A. Tucker d/b/a Beerbelly Motorsports, (as to Tracts 4 and 5), William Edward Warner, (as to Lots 9 and 10) and Laurie Susan Warner, (as to Lots 9 and 10 )) to R. Isaac Parker, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of May, 2013, and recorded in Book 4290, Page 134, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on December 17, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real es-

RANDOLPH 16 SP 23 AMENDED 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 Angie Vestal to Alie Yates, Trustee(s), which was dated January 19, 2005 and recorded on January 20, 2005 in Book RE1904 at Page 1576, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at

19 SP 314 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 Aaron E. Ruiz to James B. Witherow, Trustee(s), which was dated November 21, 2000 and recorded on November 21, 2000 in Book 1687 at Page 573, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at

STANLY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 147 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Alicia M. Powe (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Alicia M. Powe) to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of July, 2009, and recorded in Book 1290, Page 276, 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

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.

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

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Said property is commonly known as 15 Creststone Ct., Clayton, NC 27527.

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

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Patrilla Price and Aaron Price to Getter Law Offices, P.A., Trustee(s), which was dated June 23, 2017 and recorded on June 23, 2017 in Book 4980 at Page 68, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

All of Lot 24 in Knolls at the Neuse, Phase 3, Section 1, as shown on a plat prepared by Cooper and Associates, and recorded in Plat Book 83, Page 62, Johnston County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a particular description.

NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property is commonly known as 31 Averasboro Drive, Clayton, NC 27520.

BEING all of Lot 498, Cobblestone Village, Phase 6A, as shown on map recorded in Plat Book 68, Page 451. Johnston County Registry. property known: 31 Averasboro Drive, Clayton, NC 27520 PID#05H04035U Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

ber 17, 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 14, South Plantation Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 33, Page 353, Johnston County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 127 Plantation Road, Clayton, NC 27520. 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.

tate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lots 9 and 10 according to a Plat recorded in Plat Book 47, page 146, Johnston County Registry, said plat being incorporated herein by reference. This being the same property conveyed from Pearl G. Creech et als to Danny P. Watkins, Sr. and wife, Carolyn J. Watkins (now deceased) by deed dated April 8, 1996 and recorded in Deed Book 1519, Page 164, Johnston County Registry. Being all Tract 4 and all of Tract 5 according to a map entitled “Property of Joan J. Johnson Irrevocable Trust,” Banner Township, Johnston County, North Carolina, dated 04/30/2012,draftedbyW.StantonMassengill,PLS,andrecordedinPlatBook77,Page226,JohnstonCountyRegistry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at Lots 9 and 10 North Honeycutt Street and Tracts 4 and 5 West Martin Street, Benson, 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

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 17, 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: Beginning at an existing iron pipe lying in the Eastern right of way line of State Road No. 1162 (Danny Bell Road) being located 258.51 feet North along said right of way line from the Northwest corner of Richard F. Bell Heirs Property and described in Deed Book 1368, Page 1086 Randolph County Registry; thence from said beginning point along said road North 08 deg 34 min 44 sec East 149.10 feet to a new iron pipe; thence from said new iron pipe South 75 deg 50 min 46 sec East 624.60 feet to a new iron pipe; thence from said new iron pipe South 08 deg 34 min 44 sec West 149.10 feet to a new iron pipe; thence from said new iron pipe North 75 deg 50 min 46 sec West 624.60 feet to the point and place of Beginning, containing 2.128 acres according to a survey entitled “Rebecca J. Nance”, dated March 25, 1998, prepared by Jerry C. Callicutt, RLS, and being designated as Job No. J-98-120. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 17, 2019 at 3:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lots Nos. 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 of Brookwood Heights Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 63, Randolph County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1424 Crestwood Ln, Asheboro, NC 27203. 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

in the City of Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on December 18, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Stanly, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 43, Anderson Ridge, Phase 1, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 19, Page 4, Stanly County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular metes and bounds description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 404 Smokehouse Lane, Albemarle, 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

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 Tara Ann Kenney. 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

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

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.

File No.: 19-08052-FC01

Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587

File No.: 10-25288-FC03

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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.

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

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Said property is commonly known as 2579 Danny Bell Road, Asheboro, NC 27205.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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.

File No.: 19-02834-FC01

($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

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

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: 1276005 (FC.FAY)

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

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

North State Journal for Wednesday, December 11, 2019

TAKE NOTICE WAKE AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 2765

Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on December 16, 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: AllthatcertainlotorparceloflandsituatedinWakeCounty,NorthCarolinaandbeingparticularlydescribedasfollows:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John C. Hatzis aka John Hatzis (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): John Chris Hatzis 2016 Trust) to ReconTrust Company, N.A., Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of May, 2013, and recorded in Book 15270, Page 2199, 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

BEING all of Lot 4 Summerset Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in Book of Maps 1992 page 1205 Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7817 Littleman Lane, Apex, North Carolina.

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 3571

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 184, Bingham Station Subdivision, Phase 4, as recorded in Book of Maps 2006, Page 279, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 332 Cinder Cross Way, Garner, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joan Atkins and Smith N. Ansah to Gurley & Cookson, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of February, 2007, and recorded in Book 012411, Page 02289, and Modification in Book 014486, Page 02105, 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 December 16, 2019 and will sell to

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 20 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nicolas Stephen Powlitch (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Nicolas Stephen Powlitch aka Nicholas Stephen Powlitch) to Atlantis Title Company, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of July, 2017, and recorded in Book 016855, Page 01623, 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 December 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 2560 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Luther I. Wright Jr. and Sueli Wright (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ali Bey, Trustee and Grantee of Alibery a Virginia Business Trust) to NexTitle, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of September, 2017, and recorded in Book 016918, Page 02534, 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 December 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Wendell, in the

17 SP 2064 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James K. Gurley and Crystal D. Gurley to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated March 29, 2010 and recorded on March 30, 2010 in Book 013893 at Page 00413 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on May 4, 2016 in Book 016373, Page 02504, 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

18 SP 1966 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Vincent Tanski a/k/a Vincent M. Tanski and Erin Tanski a/k/a Erin E. Tanski to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated November 27, 2006 and recorded on November 27, 2006 in Book 012281 at Page 02220, 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 December 18, 2019 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder

19 SP 1590 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY

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Being that parcel of land conveyed to John Hatzis from John B. Vargo and wife, Suzanne M. Vargo by that deed dated 4/24/2009 and recorded 5/1/2009 in deed book 13512, at page 186 of the Wake County, NC public registry. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the

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-

the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 96, Beachwood Subdivision, Phase 1, according to Plat of the same recorded in Plat Book 1986, Page 2123, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5621 Torness Court, Raleigh, 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,

County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All the real property situate, Lying and being in the City of Wendell, County of Wake, State of North Carolina described as follows: Being all of Lot 24, as shown on a plat entitled Brighton Subdivision of Wendell, recorded in Book 2012, Page 839, a revision of Map Book 2008, Page 757, a revision of Map Book 2008, Page 203, of the Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 19 Stratford Drive, Wendell, 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,

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 18, 2019 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 65 of Myrick Downs Subdivision, Phase IIA, as shown on plat recorded in Book of Maps 1993, Page 1486, Wake County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 102 Little Heath Court, Knightdale, NC 27545. 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

for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 13, Block III, The Villages Subdivision, as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 1984, at Page 380, of the Wake County Registry, North Carolina, to which plat reference 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 5051 Avenida Del Sol Drive, Raleigh, NC 27616. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 141, Chastain Subdivision, Phase Five, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 2001, Page 1129, Wake County Registry.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sean P. Pilotte to John B. Third, Trustee(s), which was dated December 28, 2016 and recorded on December 28, 2016 in Book 16651 at Page 289, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

19 SP 1329 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

ber 27, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Delores Leggett McLeod and Walter Emmett McLeod to Debra W. Still, Trustee(s), which was dated April 29, 1994 and recorded on May 2, 1994 in Book 6113 at Page 160 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on June 20, 1994 in Book 6175, Page 485, 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 Decem-

Said property is commonly known as 6053 Silkwater Court, Raleigh, NC 27610.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS

Being all of Lots 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, and 122 Colonial Heights Subdivision as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1957, Page 20, Wake County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1026 East Woodcrest Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603. 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.

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

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

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

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

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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.: 17-11084-FC01

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

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 Erin E. Tanski and husband, Vincent M. Tanski. 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

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 Sean P. Pilotte. 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)

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 Delores Leggett McLeod and husband Walter Emmett McLeod. 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

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: 1261046 (FC.FAY)

Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1261092 (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: 1285070 (FC.FAY)

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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.

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.: 08-11492-FC03

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

(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.

FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-07459-FC01

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

sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 11-17321-FC07

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