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NEWS BRIEFING

Randy Ramsey named permanent chairman of UNC Board of Governors Raleigh The UNC Board of Governors named Randy Ramsey, a Beaufort businessman, as permanent chair. He previously was the interim chairman following the resignation of Harry Smith. Ramsey was first appointed to the Board of Governors in 2017 and previously served on the N.C. State University Board of Trustees.

Wendy Murphy of Wallace was named vice chair, and Pearl BurrisFloyd of Dallas was named secretary.

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Local officials seek to exert more influence in reopening discussions A group supporting more local control of the Coronavirus response and elimination of restrictions on churches gathered outside the Randolph County Courthouse Monday night. The Randolph County Commissioners passed a resolution asking the governor to ease business and religious restrictions.

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Deadline delay, downturn hit state revenues Raleigh North Carolina revenue collections fell dramatically in April as tax filing deadlines were delayed and commercial transactions slowed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The revenue decrease means North Carolina has collected $731 million less during the first 10 months of the fiscal year compared to the same period a year ago.

These reductions compound challenges that legislative budget-writers and Gov. Roy Cooper face in operating state government during the outbreak. The legislature’s top economist wrote in late March that overall revenue could fall $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion below forecasts through June 2021 due to the downturn. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) suggested last week the revenue shortfall could reach $4 billion.

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Fauci testifies before Senate committee Washington, D.C. Underscoring the seriousness of the pandemic that has reached Congress and the White House, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other experts testified by video from their homes.

Sen. Lamar Alexander chaired the hearing by video, though several members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee did attend at the Capitol.

Fauci’s testimony before a Senate committee came as more than two dozen states have begun to lift their lockdowns as a first step toward economic recovery.

More COVID-19 infections are inevitable as people again start gathering, but how prepared communities are to stamp out those sparks will determine how bad the rebound is, Fauci told the senators.

“There is no doubt, even under the best of circumstances, when you pull back on mitigation you will see some cases appear,” Fauci said.

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Tillis, Cunningham take US Senate battle online Aaron Simpson, a spokesman for Cunningham’s campaign, told NSJ they are also full steam ahead RALEIGH — Primaries are with a virtual campaign. A May 11 long past, the general election press release from the campaign in November is only six months said Cunningham was “barnaway, and yet, both incumbent storming the state online” to keep his pledge to “go places North Carolina Sen. where Democrats don’t Thom Tillis and Demoalways win or even go.” crat challenger Cal Cun“Cal’s campaign ningham, a veteran and has always been about former state senator, are “While the meeting North Caronot giving speeches in COVID-19 linians where they are, front of large crowds or and that continues to be shaking hands at din- outbreak true during coronaviers. The candidates for has changed rus,” Simpson told NSJ. one of the nation’s most “While Cal and the camclosely watched rac- the way paign staff are following es, upon which control candidates the governor’s guidelines of the U.S. Senate may and working remotely, rely, instead are try- are camCal is able to continue ing to find ways to raise paigning, listening to folks across money and earn votes Senator the state through virtufrom behind computer Tillis is not al town halls and social screens. media.”

“In addition to being a missing a The May 11 press reresource for North Carlease by Cunningham olinians on COVID-19, beat, as he said the candidate has our campaign has continues “shifted his entire camadapted to this new enpaign online. He has vironment reaching out to reach out held nearly 30 virtual to voters through vir- to North events, including countual events, like our re- Carolinians ty by county town halls, cent weekend of action roundtables with muwith RNC Chairwom- through nicipal and community an Ronna McDaniel, so virtual leaders, and discussions that we can continue to with agriculture and rubuild the resources and events.” ral community leaders.” organization that will Polling, as is usually be necessary to win in Tillis campaign the case in North CarNovember,” Tillis camolina’s U.S. Senate racpaign spokesman Anes, has been tight. A drew Romeo told NSJ. After the event with McDan- WRAL-TV poll taken from April iel, Tillis’ campaign released a 23-26 found Cunningham leadstatement saying, “While the ing 41% to Tillis’ 39% with 20% COVID-19 outbreak has changed undecided.

Fundraising had favored Tilthe way candidates are campaigning, Senator Tillis is not missing a lis until this point — the incumbeat, as he continues to reach out bent having a long head start in a to North Carolinians through virtual events.”

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Rising pressure on Roy Cooper over church limits Legislators, law enforcement, churches question worship restrictions NSJ staff RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper received pushback on his multiphase reopening of the state over language in the current order which, critics say, unnecessarily restricts church services more than secular institutions. Those who have spoken out on the issue so far include state senators, the N.C. Sheriffs’ Association, the N.C. Association of Chiefs of Police and a number of churches.

Phase one of Cooper’s reopening plan allows people to frequent retail establishments but instructs religious communities against indoor services unless it is “impossible” to have the services outside.

On May 8, 18 state senators sent Cooper a letter asking him to clarify “what conditions make it ‘impossible’ for a worship service to take place outside.” The senators, all Republicans, said the clarification was needed so that citizens could exercise First Amendment rights “without fear of potential criminal penalties if they don’t reach the correct interpretation of ‘impossible.’”

In a joint statement, Sens. Kathy Harrington (R-Gaston) and Carl Ford (R-Rowan) said, “Gov. Cooper’s absurd state order is unconstitutional on two grounds: it treats churches differently than commercial establishments, and it treats some religions differently than others. It’s plainly unconstitutional.”

Sens. Harrington and Ford continued, “Gov. Cooper’s order also has content-based restrictions: The Governor has prevented more than 10 people from meeting in a chapel for a worship service, but he simultaneously allows 50 people to meet in that same chapel in the same pews if the worship service involves a funeral. There is no health and safety distinction between these two gatherings in the same chapel.

It is a content-based restriction on the free exercise of religion, and it is unconstitutional.”

Cooper has yet to respond publicly to the senators. However, in a letter to a church group, Cooper’s general counsel William McKinney said, “the decision to bring an enforcement action based on violation of the governor’s executive orders is a decision for local law enforcement, including the District Attorney.”

On Friday afternoon, the N.C. Sheriffs’ Association’s executive committee issued a resolution asking for Cooper to amend his newest Executive Order 138 to allow indoor worship services.

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“Freedom of religious worship embodied in the U.S. and N.C. Constitutions is held dear by our citizens and cannot be diminished with unreasonable and unjustified disparate treatment in law.”

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The sheriffs said they believe that “the restrictions and recommended guidelines that apply to persons who gather to worship should be no more stringent than those that apply to businesses that are allowed to remain open.”

The N.C. Association of Chiefs of Police also sent a letter on May 10 requesting a change in Cooper’s executive order. In language similar to the state’s sheriffs, the N.C. ACP’s letter said, “The North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police respectfully requests that Executive Order No. 138 be amended to allow worship services with restrictions similar to those applying to the operation of retail businesses.”

The letter, signed by N.C. ACP’s president, Chief David Hess of the Roxboro Police Department, added, “Freedom of religious worship embodied in the U.S. and N.C. Constitutions is held dear by our citizens and cannot be diminished with unreasonable and unjustified disparate treatment in law.”

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THE WORD: DOUBTING THOMAS DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN John 20:27-29 (KJV) The Easter Daniel 6: 23, 25-26 TheSecond story of Sunday Daniel isof one of theapproaches, most familiar tales of the and Christians are Daniel’s reminded of theissued first a decree that for Bible.

King Darius, master, 27 Then saith he to 23 Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded Sunday Christ’s resurrection.

Jesus 30 daysfollowing no prayers could be made except to Darius himself.

Reach that they should take Daniel up out of the den.Thomas, So Daniel was hither had met with most of the His rule, disciples afterbe Mary If any person violated he would thrown to the finger, and behold my taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurtthy was found upon Magdalene them Histopresence. hands; and reach lions. Danielalerted continued to of pray God and was condemned him, because he believed in his God. 25 Then king Darius wrotehither thy hand, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in alland the thrust earth;it Thomas wasden. notThe withking them theyDaniel met to be killed but to the lions’ didwhen not want into That my side: and be not Peace be multiplied unto you.

26 I make a decree, in every Jesus, and he said he would not believe in the was compelled by others that his decrees had to be followed. faithless, but God believing. dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the resurrection until he had seen the wounds of that God Ultimately, Daniel survived the encounter saying 28for And Thomas of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast ever, and his the crucifixion for himself. sent an angel to close the jaws of the lions because Daniel answered and said unto kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall him, My Lord and my be even unto the end.

Eight days after resurrection, Thomas was blameless for the disobeying the king.

God. 29 Jesus saith unto had his doubts removed when he saw him, Thomas, because Jesus and examined His wounds. While thou hast seen me, thou Jesus blessed those who believed in His hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, resurrection based on faith, He nonetheless and yet have believed. was willing to prove Himself to Thomas.

Thomas had proven a devoted and loyal disciple and Jesus did not condemn him for “The Incredulity of Saint Thomas” by Caravaggio (c. 1601–1602, currently housed in Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Potsdam, Germany). his skepticism.

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Dollars in millions

transportation sales tax revenue, shutting down certain business- causing major traffic backups.

Florida announced that it is aces. But some states have not. which also is down.

Washington, site of the first celerating work schedules by sev“We were hoping to bid it out failed to produce results.

In the meantime, some road for construction very soon, but coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., eral weeks on about $2 billion Neal Robbins Publisher and bridge projects already have then COVID-19 and all that, so suspended work on 92 of its 100 worth of bridge and road projects.

Matt Mercer Editor in Chief In Maryland, a westbound that timeline is kind of in the air,” active highway projects as a rebeen put on hold.

Cory Lavalette Managing/Sports Editor The North Carolina Depart- said West Plains administrator sult of a stay-at-home order for lane of the Chesapeake Bay Frank Hill Senior Opinion Editor ment of Transportation has Tom Stehn, a former state high- most workers. The halted proj- Bridge near Annapolis recentEmily Roberson Business/Features Editor slashed its expected construction way engineer. “It was a high pri- ects include major ones in Seattle ly re-opened to vehicles followDavid Larson Associate Editor and Spokane, as well as improve- ing repairs. The $27 million projprojects from 131 down to 38 for ority for us.”

Though ambulances are run- ments to an Interstate 90 pass ect was completed well ahead of the upcoming budget year, a $2 Lauren Rose Design Editor ning as usual and detours are through an avalanche-prone area schedule, partly because of light billion reduction.

Published each Wednesday traffic amid the coronavirus panOhio has delayed projects until well-marked for visitors, “ob- of the Cascade Mountains.

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POSTMASTER: “Every project is sort of at risk for public transit and transporat $785 million could be at risk May ballot. Supporters had conSend address changes PUBLIC DOMAIN without federal help, McKenna cerns about pushing a property of running out of quality weather tation projects in a nine-county to: North State Journal region.

But the D.C. coronavirus outdays to complete the work,”of said tax hike forPeter roads,Paul sidewalks and said.

“Daniel in the Lions’ Den” By Flemish artist Rubens (c.1614–1616); National Gallery Art in Washington, 3101 Industrial Dr., Suite 105 Raleigh, N.C. 27609 Among the immediate de- bike lanes while local business- Jeremy Reed, construction engi- break interrupted work on state ferments: a new highway inter- es are suffering financially and neer for the state’s transportation legislation needed to place the measure on the ballot. change to provide direct access many residents are without work. agency.

It now could be 2022, or even Pennsylvania originally halted “They’re going to show up on to the expanded Ozarks Medical RESTRICTIONS from page A1 Center in West Plains. The cen- voters’ day and just glance and all road construction work. But 2024, before supporters can make another Church push for ainpublic vote on it has since allowed work to prothink, `I’m notpage raising ter’s hospital, physician and spe- CHURCH from A1 my taxes sessions, Youngsville, use of different rooms or munity the measure, saidclarification John Grubb, ceed on 61 critical About which cialty clinics are among the area’s right now, no way!’” said Mike Ri- online staying on their properties if they had sought on services.

The projects. indoor section chiefgovernor’s operatingorders officer of the Bay 800drops road and projects, ley, co-chairman of the Go Bend then largest employers, serving about coalition are not year-round residents. related to the bridge 10-person cap ifat the of churches announced Area Council, a business-backed $7 billion, remain hold.

2020 they Coalition that support- outdoor 40,000 patients in eight rural Saturday A similar situation to Surf and non-retail gatherings. services areon “not possible” worship intend to sue Cooper group. said that contrast, some statesmenhave policy edthe thelimits measure.

“We’re and going counties of southern Missouri over City’s actions has arisen in Dare In hisadvocacy letter, McKinney if none of the previous on churches as-to and By we’re inorders a poor economy, takenindoor advantage of a lull in traf- the “If comecalling back tothe voters, now just tioned and northern Arkansas. and Currituck counties, resultgovernor’s “account for distancing measures sembly, limitsbut unconstiwhich it looks we’re goingthe to fic betomet. speed up transportation and felt like the wrong time.”

The state had allotted more tutional. ing in the filing of a federal lawcontinue tolike accommodate can be in, that would an projects. crews have fundamental statesdocument have classified than $1.2 million to cover half A Most suit by six property owners rights have and been liberties Return Construction America is represented guidance was road islotCarolinians.” of stimulus and an awable shutJr.down construction essential work bybeen the road construction costs. The sued whose permanent residences are North McKinney David C. to Gibbs of thehighway Chris- ofawful

by Cooper’sasoffice that speful lot ofthe job orders creation,” heasaid. lanes during prime hours without that can continue despite orders tian other half was to come from local cifically in neighboring states. said were “generLaw Association.

On April 22, also covers the topics of “reliLaw-enforcement checkpoints gious services and mass gathering 2020, Restore America sent a let- ally applicable limitation on mass have been set up on roads leadrestrictions.” The guidance docu- ter to Cooper alleging that his ex- gatherings,” and that indoor woring into various towns and counment is not dated and claims that ecutive order “unconstitutionally ship services of more than 10 peoties. “some occurrences, including reli- restricts churches’ freedom to as- ple were prohibited because they The town of Beaufort has a gious services, are exempted from semble.” That letter was signed by involved “people who are otherWORSHIP from page A1 chokepoint near I-70 to repel the order’s definition of mass gath- 195 pastors, and according to the wise in close proximity and relanon-residents. One needs a valgroup, Cooper did not respond to tively stationary for extended peering.” id form of government-issued ID Benham and others showed up The guidance was sent to law- the letter. riods.” with a Carteret County address, to the Charlotte clinic after receiv- makers on May 11 by Lee Lilley, At May 12’s briefing from the “He has curtailed church assema COVID-19 Entry Pass issued ing calls that the police were there Cooper’s director of legislative af- bling and limited attendance to Emergency Operations Center by the town or documents provdemanding that the group’s mem- fairs. While this guidance is sup- a maximum of no more than ten in Raleigh, Cooper sidestepped ing you are an essential worker bers leave the area. When they re- posed to clarify the matter, it actu- people per service,” said Pastor Ron a question about the church seror are performing an essential fused to leave, eight were given ci- ally seems to contradict itself.

Baity, president of Return Amer- vices. While it was expected he service. tations of “violation of emergency The guidance says there “is no ica, in the release. “At the same would address the issue, Cooper Ocracoke is also requiring prohibitions and restrictions” — a limit” to the number of people who time, he has allowed ABC stores, made no mention in his prepared documentation in order to gain Class 2 misdemeanor. can attend outdoor worship so long abortion centers, hardware stores, remarks of any changes in the exentry to the town.

“They’re saying there were 50 as social distancing is employed or Wal-Mart stores, vapor shops, NA- ecutive order. N.C. Department of The public’s use of the Atlanpeople there,” Benham said on with no social distancing if congre- SCAR, and others to operate at Health and Human Services sectic Ocean has been banned by the discrepancy between his ac- gants remain in their cars. much larger capacities. This is dis- retary Mandy Cohen added that Atlantic Beach, Salter Path, Incount and the “official” account. When it comes to indoor wor- crimination against the church!” walking around outdoors was a PHOTO VIA NC DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY dian Beach and Emerald Isle. In “Just look at the video. The video ship, the guidance says that there is Cooper’s general counsel McK- safer activity than gathering in the aGov. joint press release, the at towns shows clear evidence.

It isina lie. It a 10-person cap in a confined space inney had responded to another same place indoors seated for exRoy Cooper speaks the Emergency Operations Center said “swimming, surfing, is wrong. The police department, and suggests using multiple event church, Sovereign Redeemer Com- tended periods of time.

Raleigh on Tuesday, May 12.kiting,” and “non-motorized recreCharlotte Observer, the mayor’s ofational water access” are all profice — they’re all wrong.” hibited.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a Wrightsville Beach officials friend of Benham’s, tweeted out in SENATEclosed from page A1 to the already beaches support of him later the same day, FUNDRAISING public but will now also be fining calling the arrest unconstitutional ROBERT CLARK | NORTH STATE JOURNAL 12 “Because elected Dems violators to $500.

If one and saying, seat with up a six-year term.

Tillisinhas cludes theand finehas jumps are pro-abortion, they are abusing Attendees of Northwood Temple Church in Fayeteville’s 2020 Easter drive-in service listen in on raised court $11.7 costs, million $6.5 $11.7M $11.7M to $650.cash on hand, a strong adtheir power—in a one-sided way— their radios from inside their cars as Pastor John Hedgepeth delivers his sermon. million Officials Wilkesboro and to silence pregnancy counselors.” vantage overin Cunningham’s $7.7 North on Cruz 10 also put a petition on his site millionWilkesboro raised and announced $3 million cash nion sets, with sealed wafers and April 8 that only per which asks signatories to “Tell crimination against religious in- ‘drive-in’ services.” on hand.

But in one the person most recent The very next day, Wilming- cups of juice, but had to call off the family be allowed saw entrya into Democratic Governor Roy Cooper stitutions and religious believers,” quarter,will Cunningham jump any stores. raised, Children canthan only acthat if 8 abortion is ‘essential’ then said Barr in a statement. “Thus, ton police posted that drive-in ser- plan to distribute them after word in money more doucompany them if for no the other suitpregnancy services are essential, government may not impose spe- vices “will not be considered a vi- from the city. bling Tillis’ totals same pe“They said don’t do communion, able canmillion watchfor them. too. Stop discriminating $7.7M against cial restrictions on religious activi- olation,” so no legal action would riod person with $4.4 Cunninggood man. I try to do ty that do not also apply to similar be taken against the churches, but and I’m a $7.3M Last week,million Cooper a people of faith!” ham to $2.1 for issued the sitting police still urged “all churches and what the mayor says,” Hedgepeth new executive order containing U.S. 6 Attorney General Wil- nonreligious activity.” senator. $6.4M with said. “We’re law-abiding. I want to “Where a state has not acted houses of worship to continue multiple layers of newneeded restric-to liam Barr has received a flood of “Cal Cunningham tions the few stores still complaints from religious people evenhandedly, spendonheavily toretail win his primary, $5.7M it must have a com- virtual services, including for Eas- do things the way they said and let them know we’re cooperating with allowed or able to remain around the country who, like Ben- pelling reason to impose restric- ter.” leaving our campaign in aopen. strong $4.7M them.”

In Fayetteville, drive-in sertions on places of worship and This newentering order begins at 5 p.m. ham, believe their rights are being position the second quar4 $4.4M Benham, though, said he will April 13 and runs for 30 days. violated by local and state govern- must ensure that those restrictions vices were allowed, and Northter,” said Tillis’ campaign managare narrowly tailored to advance wood Temple Pentecostal Holi- not be cooperating with Charto executive ments. er According Luke Blanchat by press order release 131, only five people per 1,000 A tweet from Barr’s commu- its compelling interest,” said Barr. ness Church had an Easter service in reaction to those numbers.

“That $3Mlotte’s demands for his group to square of retail space orwe 20% nications said, wefeet know full well that will 2 director, Kerri Kupec, “Religious institutions must not be at 10 a.m. Pastor John Hedgepeth stop counseling women outside told NSJ the church promoted the the abortion clinic, even after the of firetomarshal occupan-in said, “During this sacred week for singled out for special burdens.” $2.1M need ramp upposted our fundraising Drive-in church services have celebration and was expecting po- arrest, since he believes the city’s cy limits can be in with a store at one many Americans, AG Barr is monorder to keep pace [New York the letter and spirtime.

Markings must be placed itoring govt regulation of religious been another touchpoint in North tentially hundreds of cars. The ser- requests violate NRSC DSCC Sen.] Chuck Schumer’s liberal do6nor feet apart inthat areas where peoservices.

0 While social distancing Carolina, especially during the vice could be heard on 92.7 FM to it of the law. machine is coalescing bewe are,TV ofad course,” allowsince attendees to sing Cash along to Wake County gov-Raised ple like checkout lines, policies are appropriate during Easter season. hindgather, our opponent.”

Total raised Total spent onthe hand “Heck yeah Reserved said whenby asked whethhymns played inside the sanctuary Benhamspending andThe stores must observe cleanthis emergency, they must be ap- ernment made clear that drive- Jan. coronavirus pandemic is not national 1, 2020 is still present at that ing Additional plied evenhandedly & not single in services would not be permit- and listen to Hedgepeth’s sermon er his group justmeasures. affecting the race by recomforcing a party committees mendations in the order include out religious orgs. Expect action ted. Some churches, like Plymouth from a raised platform outside, all clinic. “We haven’t stopped. Every change in campaign tactics.

The Baptist Church in Raleigh, had while congregants remained in- day they’re open, we’re there.” plastic shields atand registers and from DOJ next week!” way politicians their party’s Benham said demand for aborcontact-free checkouts.

On Tuesday, Barr announced planned to have a drive-in service side their vehicles. leaders are seen to have handled the Sen. Thom Tillis Calchurches Cunningham (D) tion hasn’t slowed down, and his “Other are not open. forced to cancel, as (R) reThe order overrides lo-at that his office had filed a statement but were response will also have an any impact They are going to have it by vid- group offers a social service that cal that set a differin support of a church in Missis- ported by Carolina Journal. the prohibitions polls.

Gov. Roy Cooper made clear in eo, or by online streaming, but I is federally protected because the entRomeo occupancy rate that in order sippi after the city fined congretold NSJ Tillis,toin maintain “uniformity” across the gants $500 per person for attend- his executive order 121 that reli- wanted to do it live,” Hedgepeth mothers are offered housing assishis capacity as a U.S. senator, has state.” with Cooper’s ing parking lot services. Barr’s gious entities were subject to the told NSJ. “I wanted to do it in a tance, child-care assistance, menhad 35 As telephone town hallspreviand 57 torship much more. way d never done it. Drive-in. limitation. ous executive orders, also noted that citizens the10-person hidingand from tough questions in histhey’ constituents, North Caro- or administration was slow to re- ing elected officials in Washington, media interviews on municipalithe pandem- andstatement “The day I was while Drive-up.

Youregarding can still be Wilmington Departties and individual stores can townarrested, halls closed to residents, theprivate pan- supporter-only to this crisis andPolice has failed to lina Tillis.permitted to attend near- spondThe ic, adding “our campaign has ensup- likewere I was being cuffed, two mothers in yourand car.”Cunningham’s attacks the mentarticulate put out a similar directive act even stricter measures than by drive-in restaurants, with clearly media,” Romeo told NSJ. their plans.

Hereto demic, “North Carolinians see even a clear plemented those efforts through soto go onto mobile ultraHedgepeth said the mayor sent chose local churches on April 7 on Face- are false. described the new initiatives directives.to difference their windows open.

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Agriculture sector sees more Audit of NCDOT shows federal dollars to stay afloat agency overspent by $742 million

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — Between food purchase programs and small business loans, agricultural businesses will be getting additional help to navigate and survive the impact of COVID-19.

Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue detailed a plan for $470 million in Section 32 food purchases to occur in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. These purchases will be in addition to any previously announced, allowing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to purchase surplus food for distribution to communities nationwide.

“President Trump has authorized USDA to support our farmers affected by this national emergency and this action to purchase food and deliver to those in need further demonstrates his unwavering support for the American people during these unprecedented times,” said Secretary Perdue in a statement.

Under the food purchase plan, Agricultural Marketing Service will buy fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy and seafood products. The type and quantity of the food purchases will be determined by industry requests, market analysis and food bank needs. Solicitations will be sent out by AMS in June with deliveries expected to start in July.

“America’s farmers and ranchers have experienced a dislocated supply chain caused by the Coronavirus. USDA is in the unique position to purchase these foods and deliver them to the hungry Americans who need it most,” said Perdue.

In addition to Section 32 purchases, through other available funds the USDA plans to purchase $4.89 billion of American-grown-and-produced

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue holds a townhall meeting at the University of Mount Olive, with local producers and students in Mount Olive, NC, on February 11, 2019. agricultural products for the remainder of the fiscal year. Farmers to Families Food Box Program will receive $3 billion, another $850 million will go to the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the Support Program for Farmers will get $573.6 million.

In addition to food purchases, more funding is also headed towards the agribusiness sector.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced last week that agricultural businesses will now be eligible for the agency’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan and EIDL Advance programs.

“These low-interest, long-term loans will help keep agricultural businesses viable while bringing stability to the nation’s vitally important food supply chains,” said U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza.

The EIDL portal has been re-

opened as a result of funding authorized by Congress through the Paycheck Protection Program and the Healthcare Enhancement Act signed into law by Trump.

Agricultural businesses with 500 or fewer employees are eligible if they are involved in the “legal production of food and fiber, ranching, and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries (as defined by section 18(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 647(b)).”

New EIDL applications will be accepted by the SBA on a limited basis. According to the agency, any agricultural businesses that submitted an EIDL loan application prior to the legislative change will not have to re-apply. All other EIDL loan applications submitted before the portal stopped accepting new applications on April 15 will be processed on a first-in, first-out basis.

Homeschool group opposes measures in two proposed bills

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — A homeschool advocacy group has come out against measures included in two bills being proposed by the North Carolina legislature.

On May 6, North Carolinians for Home Education announced that their legislative committee had voted to oppose both House Bill 1047 and it’s Senate equivalent, SB 706. The working title for each is “Educ. Changes for Military-Connected Students.”

The bills “have the potential to create more harm than good,” the group said in a statement posted to its website.

The group say that these bills will impact all homeschools in the state by adding burdensome regulations and unnecessary requirements that would apply to all non-public schools, both homeschools and private schools.

State law currently does not require filing of an NOI for changes in address, number of students or age of students. The bills propose to require every homeschool in the state to file a “notice of intent to operate” or simplified NOI

“This requirement adds an unnecessary burden to homeschool families that could cause them to be out of compliance and result in legal difficulties.”

NCHE every year, even if there were no changes from the previous year.

“This requirement adds an unnecessary burden to homeschool families that could cause them to be out of compliance and result in legal difficulties,” the NCHE says.

The NCHE also opposes the state gathering information on military homeschool families as the Department of Defense and state military commands provides the data needed to give information and resources to military families.

Additionally, the NCHE says data collection on military families in the state could pose a threat to the safety and security

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of those families. The group says online database can be hacked and exploited, which would endanger North Carolina homeschools that have military connections.

NSJ reached out to the primary sponsor of the Senate’s version, Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown (R-Onslow).

“We deeply value the contribution homeschools make to our educational community across the state,” said Brown. “This bill was drafted in response to concerns from military school liaison counselors that they were unable to readily identify military connected students in private or home-school settings who stood to benefit from the resources and programming available to military connected students in the public school setting.”

“Further, this bill does not require homeschools to re-register every year. It simply requires them to notify the state that they are still in operation,” said Brown.

“Moving forward, we want to ensure all of our military connected students in North Carolina have the programming and resources they need to succeed.”

RALEIGH — A recently published audit of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s finances shows the department exceeded its projected cash spending plan for state fiscal year 2019.

The department had projected $5.94 billion but ended up spending $6.68 billion. That represents $742 million, or 12.5%, in overspending, which resulted in the department being “in danger of falling below the statutory cash floor.”

Overspending in operations and maintenance was the largest, coming in at $578 million, with $124 million more under construction projects. The remaining $108 million in overspending fell under categories listed as “other.”

The audit comes after NCDOT acknowledged a budget shortfall which forced the department to cut future construction contracts by $2 billion. NCDOT said in an email to NSJ that their latest estimate is for a budget shortfall of at least $300 million for the remainder of the current fiscal year.

N.C. State Auditor’s audit, identified three areas which caused the department’s overspending. One of the three areas was that the NCDOT spending plan was not based on actual cost estimates of specific projects.

The other two areas identified in the audit fall under the chief engineer’s office, which did not properly monitor highway division compliance and did not enforce highway division compliance. The current chief engineer Tim Little was installed in the position in September 2017 by former department Secretary James Trogdon.

In addition to correcting these three areas, the audit said that the state legislature should consider “requiring a level of oversight for the Highway Fund and Highway Trust Fund similar to the level of oversight provided for the state’s General Fund.”

Included in the audit’s findings was the revelation that “no formal documented process was in place” for communicating goals, objectives, and responsibilities needed to comply with the department’s spending plan.

“According to the CFO, the Chief Engineer was responsible for communicating to the division engineers of the 14 highway divisions and ensuring that the plan’s objectives were met,” the audit says.

The audit also suggested that lawmakers consider additional oversight measures, such as requiring NCDOT to periodically report on advance construction and cited and outstanding advance construction balance of $4.8 billion as of Jan. 21, 2020.

“We provided our response and comments about the audit and its findings to the Auditor’s office and it is included in the report that was released Tuesday (pages 27-40). There isn’t anything to add to that,” NCDOT assistant director of communi-

“They overspent their budget by billions of dollars and took money out of the Highway Trust Fund, which basically hasn’t been touched for 15 years.”

Dale Folwell cations Steve Abbott said in response to a request for comment

by NSJ. Rep. John Torbett (R- Gaston), who sits on the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee, tells NSJ that he will be looking at the audit.

“It is at least my intent, and some of my colleague’s intent, to look at a reform in the way we spend in the Department of Transportation,” said Torbett.

Torbett said there was some good to come out of the auditor’s report and that nothing bad was done with the money as it all went to road projects and construction, but that someone should have “put their foot on the brake faster.” He also noted that the NCDOT had to make some unusually large expenditures last year including over $300 million on hurricane damage and over $400 million for Map Act related litigation. Despite the movement of those funds, Torbett said the department “still overspent.”

The NCDOT’s overspending has been noticed by credit rating agencies, and the state’s credit score could take a hit has a result, according to remarks made

by Folwell during a teleconference earlier this month.

“They overspent their budget by billions of dollars and took money out of the Highway Trust Fund, which basically hasn’t been touched for 15 years,” said Folwell, adding that the Highway Trust Fund is critical because “it is what we used to pay interest on debt” that NCDOT has incurred over the years.

When asked what official knew there were serious financial issues at the NCDOT, Folwell said that, “Trogdon has known about this. The governor has known about this for almost two years now.”

In late October 2019, Folwell sounded the alarm that the NCDOT had spent $2 billion beyond its designated revenue of $7 billion for fiscal year 2019. Included in that overspending was $1.1 billion in “short-term” loans from the Highway Trust Fund to the Highway Fund between April 2018 and April 2019 that had not been approved by the treasurer.

Folwell said the overspending showed a “lack of managerial control” and called on Cooper to fire Trogdon. Cooper refused, instead issuing a statement that characterized Folwell’s concerns as “not credible.” Four months after Folwell called for Trogdon’s firing, Cooper announced Trogdon had resigned.

Prior to working at the NCDOT, Trogdon had worked for a year at the SAS Institute located in Cary as national transportation director. As of March 2020, he is back at SAS as a “principal transportation industry consultant.”

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Court of Appeals judges create summer appellate seminar NSJ staff RALEIGH — Court of Appeals judges Richard Dietz and Phil Berger Jr. have created a five-week summer seminar for law students who have lost summer internship placement due to COVID-19.

The seminar is designed to provide law students with practical knowledge and experience in what would otherwise be a lost summer for learning and application.

The focus will be on appellate practice from the trial court through the conclusion of the appellate process.

Students will examine the structure of appellate review, how judges decide

With college commencements canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Carolina universities have gotten creative to celebrate the Class of 2020. In many cases, that includes enlisting help on campus and in the community.

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington sent a message on social media thanking parents for helping their kids reach graduation, even if they won’t see their kids in caps and gowns. Also, more than 150 employees volunteered to send handwritten notes to the more than 2,600 graduates.

The effort started with UNCW faculty members calling each of the graduates. It culminated at noon Saturday, when the school asked local residents to show their appreciation by shooting videos of themselves cheering on graduates, faculty and staff from their homes.

Elsewhere, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invited the graduating class to join a Sunday watch party on social media to let them and their families celebrate until a live ceremony can be held. The city of Greensboro is honoring graduates from North Carolina A&T State University and UNC Greensboro by lighting buildings in the downtown area in the respective school’s colors of blue and gold.

cases, the unique procedural and jurisdictional issues that arise on appeal, and emerging issues in civil and criminal law that frequently make their way to appellate courts.

Students in the seminar will be given interactive lectures, recommended readings, and suggested writing assignments. Students will also have the option to volunteer for research assignments to gain insight into the work of an appellate law clerk.

The seminar will run from June 1 through July 1 and will be offered at no cost to students attending law schools in North Carolina.

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2 killed in shooting at Asheville restaurant parking lot

Two minor earthquakes strike western NC Henderson County The U.S. Geological Survey says that two earthquakes struck western North Carolina in just over 24 hours. The most recent quake hit about a mile from Valley Hill late Monday evening.

The 2.1-magnitude tremor was more than 6 miles deep. On Sunday night, a 2.3-magnitude tremor was detected about a mile southwest of Valley Hill. That quake was 5 miles deep. People in the region reported experiencing “weak” shaking but no damage. The area has a history of earthquake activity. Severe seismic activity doesn’t happen often there.

Buncombe County Police say two people have died after being shot inside a car at the parking lot of a Wendy’s. Asheville Police found Javon Malik Brown, 23, of Asheville, in the parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds. He died at the scene. Police found a badly injured Deonte James Ellison, 19, from Arden, in a crashed car at a nearby intersection. He died at a nearby hospital, and was found to have suffered a gunshot wound. Asheville Police believe both were shot while inside the car at the Wendy’s parking lot. Police are looking for two persons of interest.

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Armed suspect shot, killed during car chase Alamance County Authorities shot and killed a suspect accused of pointing a gun at officers during a chase through two counties. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office began chasing the suspect before crossing the county line and Alamance deputies and Mebane police joined. The suspect exited the vehicle in Graham and pointed a gun at law enforcement. An Alamance deputy and Mebane officer each fired at the suspect, who was struck and killed.

No officers were injured. The suspect and officers were not immediately identified, nor was the reason for the chase. The officers were placed on administrative leave pending a review.

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Man charged in fatal shooting Wilkes County A North Carolina man has been charged with murder after a fatal shooting in Wilkes County. Daniel Martin, 56, was arrested Sunday after a shooting in the town of State Road. The Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office said Martin, who lives in the nearby town of Thurmond, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. The sheriff’s office did not identify the person who died. Martin was arrested at the scene and sent to jail with no bond.

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Rescuer falls to death during recovery effort Jackson County A search team member fell to his death while trying to help recover a body at the base of a waterfall. Eldon Jamison, 71, was assisting in the search for 24-yearold hiker Chandler Manuel when he fell from a rope to the bottom of Whitewater Falls in Cashiers. Jamison was a 40-year member of the Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad. The accident happened as nearly 20 climbers were repelling down the falls to look for Manuel, who fell into the water. A North Carolina National Guard helicopter team helped recover Jamison’s body.

High Point transit system to require masks for riders Guilford County Starting Monday, High Point Transit passengers have to wear protective masks or face coverings. A news release from the city said the mask must cover passengers’ noses and mouths. Passengers without a face covering will be given a disposable mask, the release said. High Point Transit will continue to operate farefree until further notice, the city said, but passengers must have an intended destination.

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Randolph County The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro announced the birth of five American red wolves on April 21. The animals are critically endangered. The five pups were born as part of its American red wolf breeding program. They and their mother are all healthy. The pups were named after plants found in North Carolina. The males are Oak, Cedar and Sage. The females are Lily and Aster. It brings the number of red wolves in the Zoo’s breeding program to 25. That makes it the second-largest pack in the nation after Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington.

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Lawyer: Deputy led armed group to black teen’s home New Hanover County New Hanover Sheriff’s deputy Jordan Kita faces criminal charges after leading a group of armed people to the wrong home in search of a missing girl. He’ll be charged with trespassing and breaking and entering. Kita led an armed group May 3 to the home of Dameon Shepard, a senior at Laney High School. The all-white group tried unsuccessfully to force its way into the home of Shepard, who is black, looking for Lekayda Kempisty, a missing 15-yearold. She was later found safe. Kita’s group was searching for someone who used to live next door. Kita has been fired.

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Sheriff: Missing woman’s body found on boyfriend’s property Surry County Brandon Thomas Shaw, 35, was charged with murder after investigators allegedly found the body of his missing girlfriend buried on his property. The Surry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home where Shaw lived with Sierra Kathleen Henderson Ashburn to investigate a missing persons report. Shaw reported Ashburn missing early Wednesday morning, then provided investigators with information that led them to where the 28-year-old was buried. Officials said Ashburn died following an argument with Shaw, but did not comment further on the circumstances.

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Bear paw print makes an impression on Outer Banks beach Carteret County Park rangers are telling beachgoers at Cape Lookout to be on the lookout for a black bear. A park biologist found a bear’s paw print in the sand on South Core Banks, part of the chain of Outer Banks barrier islands. It’s rare for bears to make their way onto the barrier islands, but they’re excellent swimmers and can generally make their way across inlets to hop from island to island. Park officials don’t believe the bear is a threat to humans or horses on the island but urge parkgoers to clean up their trash.

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Child killed in hit and run Robeson County A child, whose name and age were not immediately released, was killed in a hit and run accident last Friday. The child was hit on N.C. 72 near Lowe Road in Robeson County. Police are seeking any information anyone has on the crash. People with information are encouraged to call the North Carolina Highway Patrol at 252862-5374.

Significant safeguards planned for Republican second primary in 11th Congressional District

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Outer Banks counties announce date for reopening to visitors Hyde County Currituck, Dare and Hyde counties announced plans to lift coronavirusrelated visitor restrictions, although they warned of the need to continue to practice social distancing amid the ongoing pandemic. Restrictions on entry for visitors will be lifted at noon on Saturday, May 16. Specifically, Ocracoke nonresident property owners will be allowed entry starting on May 11. All non-resident property owners are being advised to bring their own supplies to sustain themselves in their homes. Reopening to visitors on May 16 allows seven days for local businesses, attractions, and accommodation providers to prepare to follow new operating requirements.

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RALEIGH — The runoff election in the 11th Congressional district Republican primary, between Lynda Bennett and Madison Cawthorn, will take place as planned on June 23, with significant safeguards to protect against the spread of COVID-19.

All three voting options — absentee by-mail, in-person early voting and inperson voting on Election Day — will be available to eligible Republican and unaffiliated voters in the district.

“Voters should not fear disease when they cast their ballot. We want them to know that elections officials are taking many steps to protect them and their fundamental right to vote in this second primary,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections. “Efforts during this second primary will help us better prepare for any disease pandemic we may face in November.”

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The State Board of Elections has enacted precautions to protect inperson voters and poll workers at early voting sites and Election Day precincts.

They include: having masks available for all poll workers and voters who do not bring their own; providing singleuse pens for voters to mark their ballots and single-use cotton swabs for voters using touchscreen voting machines; enforcing social distancing for all poll workers and voters with markings or barriers to prevent voters in line from standing too close together; providing hand sanitizer, gloves and face shields for voters and poll workers; having special sanitation kits at each precinct to ensure poll worker protection and clean facilities; and thorough cleaning of voting sites before and after the election.

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Trump administration, the expected need for hospital beds at to isolate those who are most vulnerable and let everyone else work.

Corinthians 1:4, which reminds us our Lord “comforts us in all our helping small businesses keep people on the payroll, while d Sadly, this exact scenario has played out in numerous cities across week.

She posted a video about it on Facebook and did an interview with this difficult time.

Through faith and by helping one another, I am gatherings, church services and many more celebrat Some believe it came out of a economic and financial means.

Diplomacy has obviously not worked from our are being told to remain jobless and at home for an undetermined answers. the data.

State Republican leaders have, too. ourselves, and our communities safe.

But we should also still continue message of church services become be expected living in aa free as Michigan, peak outbreak was revised down by over 120,000, the number of Which raises the third question: What exactly can we do?

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Can we sporting events, If you are celebrating the Easter season, I urge you to also whole. temporary ice than to build redundant manufacturing plants elsewhere purely totalitarian governments do.

They take advantage of every weakness In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration and pray we can all continue to keep fait free citizens mandated that we do, but along the way I’ve also had questions about We should all continue to do what we can to keep our families, to do, last I to normal as though theyquestions are conspiracy theorists orRoxboro. are peopletowho shape, or form. So while weashould remain vigilant and stay safe,Roxboro at Americans with the Jessica Wesley hair salon case out of Nevertheless, Wesley received visit from police officers theprovide oming assecurity they know, what they thatsacrifices will allow the economy reopen. create contact tracing systemaUntil for 330 million — and reflect on this message and beuntil comforted, so that we may live out then, thesafety Lenten and Easter seasons a mes defiance concerts, family national and safety reasons as well as supply and delivery they find in adversaries and keep pushing they win or the money to buy a 3-D printer and plastic to make face shields for necessary guidelines and remain confident th are the data.

State Republican leaders have, too. ourselves, and our communities safe.

But we should also still continue otherwise don’t care if they get themselves or others sick. the same time we shouldn’t get comfortable with this so-called “new living in a free checked. rs, but concerns. answer First, what is reporters the true coronavirus fatality rate?

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We’ve seen case fatality rates — the number of deaths by estimates in terms of death and the upper-end estimates in temporary In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration and pray we can allterms continue to keep faith, prac China. Chinese direct investment in thewhen U.S. did isthe about $65 billion by flu) during Perhaps COVID-19 China’s Chernobyl.

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I anticipate more cases the longer the statewide stay-atof death, particularly among elderly patients, can be variable.

Some financial they need to start answering serious questions, or they will fall prey revenue spread over a few years. $18 billion in lost revenue is representatives to hold China accountable in tangible ways for suffering from the H1N1 virus (swine flu) during the 2009 pandemic, Shelley’s response to the judge’s offer shouldisgo down in history as a home order stayslack in place and the longer owners go without the sources suggest the number dramatically underestimated, since to the same of institutional faith to business which all other American imal dust compared to the $6 I’ve trillion+ Plan extra we areprecautions, now this disaster. been Marshall trying to take because all of this brings up defining moment for freedom-loving people everywhere. money they need to keep their businesses afloat.

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A number of institutions are already giving it a try: Income Share Agreements (ISAs). ISAs are contractual agreements in which students receive education funding in exchange for a predetermined percent of post-graduation income over a certain number of years. The percent of income and number COLUMN | FRANK DOWD of years can change based upon a student’s major and income potential.

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500,000 North Carolinians New York City roam the parks, harassing scofflaws resources. war and hastened by China’s unleashing of Covid. while reserving the right to return to stronger praise. haveThe signed up for unemployment in the past three who only want a breath of fresh air and a little Here’s a question for you. Which resulting re-shoring of international supply restrictions if necessary.

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Charlotte Pipe Foundry a time, 118-year old U.S. rather on politicians ability of experiences.

Social distancing will be thethe new norm Politicians getand ridiculed all is the except when I doubt whether and the the coronavirusWe need parameters and rules to protect manufacturer of cast iron and plastic pipe and government to impose taxes.

— those markings on the floor telling customers we need them to make monumental decisions.

So I caused financial crunch will give college vulnerable. The highest at-risk residents, those in fittings, with plants around the country.

Some advocates of wealth taxeswho and are a where to stand line arewould here for each of youseven reading along — What would you do? and university administrators, nursing homes andin prisons, seegood. tight The rules stay ask other forms of taxationamight crossbreed between parrotargue and jellyfish, that the they gutsare andtemporary backbonemeasures to restoretoacademic get us over the COVID-19 crisis.they Do not respectability.

Far too often, get much buy that argument.

The great Nobel of their political support from campus Laureate economist Milton grievance people who are Friedman members of the once said, “Nothing is more permanent faculty and diversity and multicultural than a temporary government program.” administrative offices.

The telephone tax was levied on wealthy The best hope lies with boards of Americans with telephones in 1898 to trustees, though many serve asWar. yes-men help fund the Spanish-American for the university president.

I think That tax was repealed over 100 years that a goodinstart would bethe to objectives find 1950sofor 1960s Letters addressed to the editor may be sent to letters@nsjonline.com or 3101 later 2006.

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Letters must be signed; include the writer’s phone number, city and state; and be no longer than 300 words. Letters them today’s curricula. us, blinding Americans onAnother the taxeshelpful writer’s phone number, city and state; and be no longer than 300 words. Letters toolpay. would be to give careful consideration they Let us not allow a crisis to may bemay edited for style, length when necessary. for op-eds be edited for style, lengthor orclarity clarity when necessary.

IdeasIdeas for op-eds should should to eliminating all classes/majors/minors bamboozle us again. containing the word “studies,” such as sentto toopinion@nsjonline.com. opinion@nsjonline.com. bebe sent Walter E. Williams is aor professor of women, Asian, black queer studies. economics at by George Mason University.

I’d bet that restoring the traditional academic mission to colleges, they would put a serious dent into the COVID-19 budget shortfall.

’s okay to ask questions about when e begin to get back to normal How the pandemic is reshaping our world What would you do?

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North State Journal for Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry officially moving to Stanly County

By David Larson North State Journal ALBEMARLE — Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, a North Carolina-based manufacturer and distributor of plumbing systems since 1901, announced it would be relocating its foundry operations to Oakboro, North Carolina. As the nation’s top manufacturer of cast iron and plastic pipe and fittings, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry has seven plant locations across the United States and distributes worldwide. The company plans to create approximately 400 new jobs in Stanly County and invest at least $325 million at the new facility.

“Charlotte Pipe and Foundry is excited about this generational move of our foundry from downtown Charlotte to Oakboro and Stanly County,” said Roddey Dowd, Jr., CEO of Charlotte Pipe.

“We are particularly grateful to the Stanly County Board of Coun-

ty Commissioners and the Stanly County Economic Development Commission for their support, as well as the Stanly County Manager who has worked, and continues to work, hand-in-glove with Charlotte Pipe to facilitate this project. We also thank the town of Oakboro for its splendid cooperation.”

County manager Andy Lucas explained that in the format of a 20-year tax incentive agreement, Charlotte Pipe will pay the entirety of the taxes it owes annually and the county will issue a grant in the name of 80% paid, as long as the company meets certain benchmarks.

“This is one of these once-in-alifetime type projects,” Lucas stated. “I can’t even put into words how significant it is for our community.”

According to Lucas, the anticipated taxes to be paid by the company are around $28 million, and that includes deprecia-

“This is one of these oncein-a-lifetime type projects.

I can’t even put into words how significant it is for our community.”

Andy Lucas, Stanly County manager tion over time. In addition, the incentive amount on that 80% grant is around $22 million, which will likely change based on the investment.

The company has to meet job and investment benchmarks each year to receive the full 80%, and if not, the grant amount is prorated.

In addition to the business itself, commissioners mentioned the housing, retail, restaurant and professional services that

will likely plant their roots in the county to accommodate Charlotte Pipe’s new facility, even further boosting the county’s economy.

“This was the worst-kept secret in American history,” state Sen. Carl Ford (R-Rowan), whose district includes Stanly County, joked in reference to the Project Blue Sky moniker that has been used for years to signify the Charlotte Pipe relocation. “I’ve heard people talking about it way before I started representing Stanly County, back when I was in the House representing Rowan and Cabarrus County. And right now, they’re a little jealous, to be honest.”

The plan for the new facility includes a one-time rail scale payment of $215,000 that will be cost shared with For Stanly, a non-profit fundraising group for economic development.

In addition, there is a 10-year natural gas line extension re-

imbursement payment structure where Charlotte Pipe will pay $358,452 to Piedmont Natural Gas for the installation of this line. The county will then reimburse the company for that annual payment for a period of 10 years.

“On behalf of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, I want to thank the board for your thoughtfulness and thoroughness over the past month months in evaluating this facility,” the company’s attorney, Charles Brown, said. “We recognize the countless hours that county employees have invested in this project to try to make it a reality.”

“The Stanly County Board of Commissioners is very excited to welcome and encourage the location of Charlotte Pipe to the Town of Oakboro. Charlotte Pipe’s investment and job creation will transform our local economy. The multiplying effect of this investment will spur more private sector investments and further grow our economy. On behalf of the Board, we sincerely appreciate Charlotte Pipe’s decision and look forward to forging a strong public-private partnership to strengthen Stanly County’s economic position and workforce for many years to come,” stated Matthew Swain, chairman of the Stanly County Board of Commissioners.

Elon Musk becomes champion of defying virus stay-home orders state orders.

The order in the Bay Area has been extended until the end TESLA CEO Elon Musk has of the month, but the counties emerged as a champion of de- plan to allow some limited busifying stay-home orders intend- ness and manufacturing starting ed to stop the coronavirus from May 18, the same day Detroit auspreading, picking up support — tomakers plan to reopen auto asas well as critics — on social me- sembly plants. Some auto parts plants were to restart production dia.

Among the supporters was this week.

The Detroit automakers’ President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday morning tweeted that 150,000 U.S. workers are repreTesla’s San Francisco Bay Area sented by the United Auto Workfactory should be allowed to open ers union, which has negotiated despite local health department for added safety precautions. Tesorders that it stay closed except la’s workers do not have a union.

Musk, whose company has for minimum basic operations.

“It can be done fast & safely,” sued Alameda County seeking to the president tweeted, joining overturn its order, threatened to many of Musk’s 34 million Twit- move Tesla’s manufacturing opter followers who back the defi- erations and headquarters from the state. ance.

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has reAmong Musk’s biggest critics is California Assemblywoman sponded to Musk, tweeting that Lorena Gonzalez, who used an the company should come to expletive to describe the CEO af- North Carolina. “Low taxes, best ter his threats to relocate his op- business climate, and people who erations to Texas or Nevada. She want your business” said Forest said the company is disregarding on May 9.

Tesla contends in worker safety and bulthe lawsuit that Alalying public officials. meda County can’t be Tesla’s factory remore restrictive than opened Monday with orders from Newsom.

Musk practically dar- California The lawsuit says the ing local authorities to state law governor’s coronaviarrest him. The plant rus restrictions refer to apparently continued allows a federal guidelines clasoperations on Tues- fine of up to sifying vehicle manuday, and it wasn’t clear whether Tesla met a 5 $1,000 a day facturing as essential businesses that are alp.m. PDT deadline to or up to 90 lowed to continue opsubmit a site-specific days in jail erating. plan to protect worker for operating No agency appeared safety. ready to enforce the The restart defied in violation order against Tesorders from the Alala. County Sheriff Sgt. meda County Public of health Ray Kelly said any enHealth Department, orders. forcement would come which has deemed the from Fremont police. factory a nonessential Geneva Bosques, Frebusiness that can’t fully open under virus restrictions. mont police spokeswoman, said The department said Monday officers would take action at the it warned the company was op- direction of the county health oferating in violation of the coun- ficer.

County Supervisor Scott Hagty health order, and hoped Tesla will “comply without further en- gerty, who represents Fremont, forcement measures” until the said he’s been working on the county approves a site-specific issue for weeks trying to find a way for Tesla to reopen in a way plan required by the state.

State law allows a fine of up to that satisfies the health officer. $1,000 a day or up to 90 days in He said officials were moving tojail for operating in violation of ward allowing Tesla to restart May 18, but he suspects Musk health orders.

The plant in Fremont, a city of wanted to restart stamping opmore than 230,000 people south erations to make body parts of San Francisco, had been closed needed to resume assembling since March 23. It employs about electric vehicles.

Tesla has a plan to main10,000 workers.

Public health experts have tain worker safety, including the credited the stay-home orders wearing of gloves and masks, inwith slowing the spread of nov- stalling barriers between workel coronavirus, helping hospitals ers and maintaining social dishandle an influx of cases. The tancing. Haggerty said the coronavirus causes mild or mod- company initially pushed back erate symptoms for most peo- on checking employee temperaple. But it has killed more than tures before boarding a compa80,000 people in the U.S., with ny bus to get to work. But Tesla relented, he said, and agreed to the death toll rising.

Alameda County was among check workers.

Musk has been critical about six San Francisco Bay Area counties that were the first in the na- the stay-home order since the tion to impose stay-at-home or- company’s April 29 first-quarders in mid-March. Gov. Gavin ter earnings were released. He Newsom has repeatedly said that called the restrictions fascist and counties can impose restrictions urged governments to stop takthat are more stringent than ing people’s freedom.

By Tom Krisher The Associated Press

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In this March 14, 2020, photo, a couple wearing face masks walk past the Merlion statue in Singapore.

‘Tale of 2 outbreaks’: Singapore tackles a costly setback

By Eileen Ng The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Weeks after two of his roommates were diagnosed with COVID-19, Mohamad Arif Hassan says he’s still waiting to be tested for the coronavirus. Quarantined in his room in a sprawling foreign workers’ dormitory that has emerged as Singapore’s biggest viral cluster, Arif says he isn’t too worried because neither he nor his eight other roommates have any symptoms.

Still, the 28-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker couldn’t be blamed if he were more than just a bit concerned.

Infections in Singapore, an affluent Southeast Asian city-state of fewer than 6 million people, have jumped more than a hundredfold in two months — from 226 in midMarch to more than 23,800, the most in Asia after China, India and Pakistan. Only 20 of the infections have resulted in deaths.

About 90% of Singapore’s cases are linked to crowded foreign workers’ dormitories that were a blind spot in the government’s crisis management. Arif’s dorm complex, which has 14,000 beds, accounts for 11% of total infections, with over 2,500 cases.

This massive second wave of infections caught Singapore off guard and exposed the danger of overlooking marginalized groups during a health crisis. Despite warnings from human rights activists as early as February about the dorms’ crowded and often unsanitary living conditions, no action was taken until cases spread rampantly last month.

Singapore’s costly oversight was also an important lesson to other countries in the region with large migrant populations. Neighboring Malaysia recently announced mandatory coronavirus testing for its more than 2 million foreign workers after dozens were diagnosed with COVID-19.

The slip-up highlighted Singapore’s treatment of its large population of low-wage foreign workers, who play an integral part in the economy but live on the fringes in conditions where social distancing is impossible. The misjudgment was also an embarrassment for

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s government ahead of a general election anticipated in the next few months that is expected to be the last for Lee, who has led Singapore since 2004 and is planning to retire soon.

Singapore’s nanny-state government, which won global praise for its meticulous contact tracing and testing in the early stages of the crisis, quickly moved to contain the problem by treating the flareup in the dorms as a separate outbreak from that in the local community, a policy that some say is discriminatory.

The government shut schools and nonessential businesses island-wide on April 7. So-called “safe distancing ambassadors” were recruited to remind people to wear masks and stay at least a meter apart from each other in public places, or face heavy penalties.

Meanwhile, all construction sites and dorms were locked down and foreign workers largely confined in their rooms. More than 10,000 foreign workers in essential services were moved to safer sites to reduce crowding, and testing was ramped up to include people with no symptoms.

In Arif’s S11 Punggol dorm — advertised as the cheapest in Singapore — police have mounted a 24-hour patrol of the 13 multicolored housing blocks located in the island’s northeast.

Arif, who was sharing a room with 11 other workers, said one of them was moved to an army camp in early April to help ease overcrowding. Shortly afterward, another roommate was hospitalized with a fever, and on April 17 another was isolated with light symptoms. Both tested positive for the coronavirus.

Arif said he hasn’t been tested yet because thousands of residents of his dorm will probably have to be tested. But he said he was comforted by Singapore’s top-notch medical facilities and its relatively low number of deaths from the virus.

He gets food delivered to his room, free Wi-Fi on his cellphone and, most importantly, he said the government has pledged that the workers’ salaries will be paid.

“I am not worried because the

government is taking good care of us like Singaporeans,” said Arif, who has lived in Singapore for seven years. “Right now, we take our temperature twice a day, try to stay a meter apart from each other and constantly use hand sanitizer.”

Once belittled as a tiny red dot on the global map, Singapore has relied on overseas workers to build infrastructure and help power its growth into one of the world’s wealthiest nations.

Some 1.4 million foreign workers live in the city-state, accounting for 38% of its workforce. At least two thirds are low-wage, transient migrants from across Asia performing blue-collar jobs that locals shun, with many working in construction, shipping, maintenance or as maids.

Roughly 250,000 of the migrants live in 43 privately run dormitories mostly tucked away in the outskirts far from Singapore’s stunning skyscrapers and luxury malls. Workers sleep in bunk beds in rooms usually packed with 12 people, sometimes up to 20, with a required minimum living space of 48 square feet per person.

Another 120,000 migrant laborers live in factory-converted hostels or temporary facilities at work sites, where conditions are sometimes even more dismal.

Since last month, the government’s infection data has separated foreign workers’ cases from those among the general population. Although cases continue to rise among foreign workers, they have declined in the local community. The government plans to gradually reopen the economy on Tuesday before island-wide restrictions end June 1, eager to show that it has remedied the situation and that the measures have worked.

“The larger narrative that cannot be missed is the tale of two outbreaks in Singapore,” said Eugene Tan, a law professor at Singapore Management University. “The outbreak that Singaporeans should pay attention to is the local community. The other outbreak of foreign workers is getting its due attention from the government, but it should not be one that Singaporeans should be unduly concerned about.”

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020

SPORTS

‘Uncanceled’ takes on the NHL, B4

TERRY RENNA | AP PHOTO

NASCAR will make its return Sunday at Darlington Raceway, pictured in 2016, in front of empty stands, the first of three races — two in the Cup Series — in four days.

the Wednesday SIDELINE REPORT

Start your engines: NASCAR returns this weekend

AUTO RACING

Hamlin wins iRacing event at reborn North Wilkesboro Charlotte Dale Earnhardt Jr. set out to have North Wilkesboro Speedway immortalized, and Saturday night it came true — virtually. Earnhardt led a cleanup effort of the track so it could be scanned and used with the iRacing platform, and it was unveiled in the final NASCAR virtual race, won by Denny Hamlin, before the Cup Series heads back to the track for real this coming weekend. North Wilkesboro, a 5/8ths-mile track in Wilkes County, was an original stop on NASCAR’s schedule in 1949 and was last run by stock car’s top series in 1996.

MEMORABILIA

Shoeless Joe card sells for $492K Raleigh The 1910 Shoeless Joe Jackson tobacco card that a Raleigh man found amongst his father’s old baseball card collection fetched a winning bid of $492,000 in an auction run

by Heritage Auctions last week. Ben Foster found the card featuring Jackson, which originally belonged to his greatgreat-uncle and was given to his father, among 585 T206 tobacco cards that were found in an old metal lunch pail in a partially finished room in his parents’ basement.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Wake Forest’s Sarr transferring to Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Former Wake Forest center Olivier Sarr said Wednesday he is transferring to Kentucky.

The 7-foot center averaged 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds last year and has one year of eligibility remaining. Sarr will have to sit out the 202021 season, but Kentucky said he will seek a waiver for immediate eligibility because of the coaching change at Wake Forest.

The Cup Series will race Sunday and next Wednesday at Darlington and then compete twice at Charlotte the following week

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal KARL B. DEBLAKER | AP PHOTO

East Carolina linebacker Jordan Williams was selected first overall in the Canadian Football League draft by the BC Lions.

ECU’s Williams gets Canadian citizenship, taken 1st in CFL Draft The linebacker’s mother was born in Toronto, making the 25-year-old eligible for dual-citizenship and the league’s draft

“I just wanted job security.

I wanted football not to be a hobby but be a career.”

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

Jordan Williams

IT STARTED WITH A casual conversation, little more than small talk in a car between strangers just getting to know one another.

It turned out to be the opportunity of a lifetime for Jordan Williams.

The former East Carolina linebacker was simply hoping to extend his playing career by finding a spot on a Canadian Football League roster when he caught the eye of then-Ottawa RedBlacks coach Rick Campbell at free agent combine in Indianapolis last year.

Anxious to learn more about him, the team flew Williams to Canada for what amounted to a job interview. As luck would have it, the most important question was asked on the ride from the airport to the team’s headquarters.

“They asked me, ‘Where are you from? Where’s your mom from?’ just trying to get some background information so they know who they’re bringing in,” Williams said

on a Zoom conference last week. “I told them that my mom was born in Toronto. And the driver was like ‘hmmm,’ because he probably knew.”

What the driver knew that Williams didn’t at the time is that even though the player was born in Baltimore and attended Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville, he qualified for dual citizenship because of his mother’s Canadian origin.

And that made him a much more valuable commodity in a league that emphasizes “homegrown” talent.

So instead of signing a free agent contract to play for the RedBlacks, Williams sat out the 2019 season while filing the paperwork that would make him eligible for the following year’s CFL Draft, which is open only to “nationals.”

See CFL, page B4

THE NASCAR CUP Series is ready to return, though it will feature no fans in the stands and a Southeast-heavy schedule that will begin Sunday and see four races in 11 days with Sunday-Wednesday doubleheaders at both South Carolina’s Darlington Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR’s top series last raced March 8 at Phoenix, a win

by Joey Logano and Team Penske, before the season was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. For Logano, it was his second win in the Cup Series’ first four races before the stoppage, and he has even more to race for after his wife, Brittany, gave birth to their second child, Jameson Jett, last Thursday.

It will start with a Cup Series race at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Darlington followed by an Xfinity Series race Tuesday and a second Cup race Wednesday. The teams will then head back north for a similar schedule in Concord: the Cup Series’ Coca-Cola 600 will be Sunday, May 24, followed by Xfinity and Gander Truck Series races Monday and Tuesday, respectively. The Cup Series will then race again the following Wednesday (May 27) at CMS. The one-day events — held at these two tracks because they are within driving distance of NASCAR’s hub in and around Mooresville — will not have qualifying (except for the Coca-Cola 600) or practice.

Here’s a refresher on what happened through the Cup Series’ first four races and what’s to come.

“I’ve enjoyed this iRacing series, but I’m definitely ready to get going in my real car.”

William Byron

at Las Vegas and Phoenix), Denny Hamlin (Daytona 500) and Alex Bowman (Fontana) have already earned spots in the NASCAR Playoffs with wins.

Harvick is a good bet to earn his automatic bid in one of the next four races. He is one of eight active drivers to have won previously at Darlington and also has three career victories at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has the most active wins at both tracks with three at Darlington and a whopping eight at CMS, but his last Cup Series win was in June 2017 at Dover.

Kenseth replaces Larson Kyle Larson had arguably been the most consistent driver at Darlington in recent seasons, compiling a second and two thirds in the four races there since 2016.

But Larson is out at Chip Ganassi Racing after he used a racial slur during an iRacing event, and 2003 Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth was picked to take over in the No. 42 Chevy.

Kenseth last raced a full schedule in 2017, finishing in the top 10 in the standings for the 13th time in his career.

“I know I have a lot of work ahead of me to get up to speed in a relatively short period of time, but I’m looking forward to the challenge,” the 48-year-old Kenseth said in late April following the announcement.

Harvick’s No. 4 team to beat

Newman ready to go

While the No. 4 did not earn a win in the season’s first four races, Kevin Harvick piloted his Stewart-Haas Racing car to top 10s in each stop on the Cup Series schedule so far. Logano (wins

Also getting back in the driver’s seat is Ryan Newman, whose horrific crash in the season-opening Daytona 500 was not only a See NASCAR, page B4

North State Journal for Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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5.13.20

TRENDING

Mary Pratt: The former All‑American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher, believed to be the last living member of the original Rockford Peaches, has died at age 101. Pratt, who also played for the Kenosha Comets, pitched in the women’s league from 1943-47, including on the first Peaches team — which was featured in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own” — in 1943. Pratt also taught physical education for 46 years.

Alex Morgan: The U.S. national soccer team star became a mom last week. Morgan announced Saturday on social media that she gave birth to daughter Charlie Elena Carrasco at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Charlie weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces.

Morgan and husband Servando Carrasco, a midfielder for the LA Galaxy, announced in October that they were expecting their first child. Morgan was on the U.S. team that won the World Cup last summer in France and hopes to return following her maternity leave in time for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Gene Bess: The all-time college basketball victory leader has retired from Three Rivers College. Bess, 85, announced the decision Saturday. His son Brian, a longtime assistant, took over the top job at the junior college. Bess was 1,300-416 in 50 seasons at Three Rivers — 143 more victories than NCAA Division I leader Mike Krzyzewski of Duke — and led the Raiders to national titles in 1979 and ’92.

He became the leader in 2001 by surpassing UNC’s Dean Smith and Broome (N.Y.) Community College’s Richard Baldwin with his 880th win.

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

NFL

Philip Rivers isn’t done playing pro football yet, but he has his next job lined up once he hangs up his cleats. The new Indianapolis Colts quarterback, a four-year standout at NC State, was introduced Friday as the head coach-in-waiting at St. Michael Catholic High School in his home state of Alabama. Rivers, 38, signed a one-year deal with the Colts after playing the past 16 seasons with the Chargers.

BARRY REEGER | AP PHOTO

“I’m trying to learn how to swim.”

Panthers second-round pick Yetur Gross-Matos on what he’s doing to pass the time during the coronavirus pandemic.

CHARLIE RIEDEL | AP PHOTO

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

AUTO RACING

GREGORY PAYAN | AP PHOTO

“I know that sounds a little demented to say I’ve had fun going through this.”

TERRY RENNA | AP PHOTO

PRIME NUMBER

Kyle Larson, who was fired from his NASCAR Cup Series ride last month after using a racial slur during an iRacing event, returned to a race car last Friday, finishing 10th in a World of Outlaws race in Iowa. Larson was fired

by Chip Ganassi Racing two days after the incident and was replaced by Matt Kenseth in the No. 42.

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NHL

UFC President Dana White on the process of putting on fan-free UFC 249 last Saturday night.

Number of rounds in this year’s Major League Baseball amateur draft, cut from 40 rounds in an effort to lower the amount of signing bonus money spent to counteract revenue losses from the coronavirus pandemic. The decision, agreed upon by MLB and the players’ association, figures to save teams close to $30 million.

RICHARD SHIRO | AP PHOTO

Gardner-Webb’s Jose Perez, who scored at least 15 points a game for the Runnin’ Bulldogs each of the last two seasons, is transferring to Marquette.

The 6-foot-5 guard from the Bronx, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, will have to sit out the 2020-21 season before he can play for the Golden Eagles.

DAVID ZALUBOWSKI | AP PHOTO

The Washington Capitals placed Brendan Leipsic on unconditional waivers to terminate his contract last Friday after he made disparaging comments about women and teammates in a private social media chat. The 25-year-old, who has played for six organizations in as many pro seasons, commented on the physical appearance of several women and called two teammates losers.

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HARNETT COUNTY

GUILFORD COUNTY

HALIFAX COUNTY

HAYWOOD COUNTY

HENDERSON COUNTY WEEK 9

From Guilford to Henderson North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series, led by Brett Friedlander, will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some will be obvious choices, others controversial, but all of our choices are worthy of being recognized for their accomplishments — from the diamond and gridiron to racing ovals and the squared circle. This week’s five profiles come from Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood and Henderson counties.

KYLE ERICSON | AP PHOTO

Gibsonville’s Torry Holt set numerous receiving records at NC State and then went on to be one of the NFL’s top offensive threats and a key part of the St. Louis Rams’ “Greatest Show On Turf.”

Guilford County

TORRY HOLT TORRY HOLT IS BATTING .500 when it comes to Hall of Fame elections over the past year.

In December, the former NC State and St. Louis Rams wide receiver was inducted into the college football shrine at a blacktie ceremony in New York. Less than a month later, the Gibsonville native was announced as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Even though he fell short of enshrinement on the latter in his first year as a finalist, the twin nominations solidified Holt’s standing as one of the best at his position ever to play the game.

Not that his numbers didn’t already speak for themselves.

He caught 42 touchdowns passes while earning prep All-America honors during a standout career at Eastern Guilford High School. After a year at Hargrave Military Academy working to improve his SAT scores, he set his sights on rewriting the entire receiving chapter in the NC State record book.

Holt still holds Wolfpack school records for receiving yards in a career (3,379), season (1,604) and game (255 against Baylor in 1998). His 15 catches against Wake Forest in his senior season is also still tied for the most in school history, while his 88 catches in 1998 stood as a State record until Jakobi Meyers finally surpassed it in 2018.

“I’m just a representation of all the great wide receivers that came from North Carolina State University, like Mike Quick, Haywood Jeffries, Eddie Goins, Jericho Cotchery, Koren Robinson ... the list goes on and on,” the 1998 ACC Player of the Year said. “I’m an example of that. I’m going into the College Football Hall of Fame, but all of those guys are going in with me because they showed me how to do it the right way.”

Nicknamed “Big Game” because of his penchant for playing his best when the stakes were highest, Holt became an integral part of the Rams’ “Greatest Show on Turf” after being selected with the sixth overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft.

Holt caught 52 passes with six touchdowns in helping his team to Super Bowl XXXIV as a rookie. He went on to record 1,300 or more receiving yards in six straight seasons, an NFL record, while going to seven Pro Bowls in 11 seasons and ranking 13th all-time in career receiving yardage at 13,382.

Halifax County

TOM TOPPING IT WOULD BE INCONCEIVABLE today for a consensus All-America tackle from a Power 5 school to turn down the opportunity to play pro football for a job

in the business sector. But in 1958, that’s exactly what Tom Topping did when he decided to accept an offer to work for Rodeway Express rather than become a member of the San Francisco 49ers, who had drafted him following his college career at Duke.

The average NFL salary was just under $7,000 per year at the time, so the decision made financial sense — especially since Topping went on to become president of the company.

Topping was just Tom Topping as successful on the athletic field as he was in the boardroom. He was a three-sport star at Roanoke Rapids High School, where he earned all-conference honors in both basketball and football and allstate recognition in football on his way to winning the Sam Owen Athletic Award as the overall sports MVP of his senior class of 1953.

In his first varsity season with Duke, as a sophomore in 1955, he helped the Blue Devils to a 7-2-1 record and a share of the ACC championship with Maryland.

As a senior in 1957, he was named Most Valuable Player on a team that got off to a 5-0 start, finished second in the conference and played in the Orange Bowl against Oklahoma.

Topping was a first-team All-ACC selection that season, earning mention on six different All-American teams along with an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl, an opportunity that led to him being drafted by the 49ers.

He was inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989, only a year before his death at the age of 55.

Harnett County

ERIC SWANN SWANN IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF someone who made it to the NFL — and stayed there for a decade — without the benefit of having played college football.

It wasn’t by design, of course. The native of Swann Station, a tiny crossroads in rural Harnett County, was all set to attend NC State.

But because he suffered from attention deficit disorder and struggled to take tests, he was unable to score high enough on the SAT to qualify academically.

Eric Swann Rather than going to State as a nonqualifer under the NCAA’s Proposition 48, Swann instead chose to attend Wake Tech while working as a maintenance worker at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. He eventually

left school to play for a semi-pro team in Massachusetts.

At 6-foot-5, 317 pounds, Swann caught the interest of several NFL teams, especially after posting a 40-yard dash time of 4.8 seconds. Projected to go toward the end of the first round, he became the surprise of the 1991 draft when the Arizona Cardinals took him with the sixth overall pick.

Although the selection was widely panned by the media, Swann justified it by becoming one of the premier defensive tackles in the NFL. Former Cardinals coach Buddy Ryan, upon joining the team in 1994, said that Swann “may be the best defensive lineman I’ve ever seen.”

Over his nine years with the Cardinals, along with one final season with the Carolina Panthers, he amassed 46.5 sacks, 463 tackles and a pair of interceptions while twice earning All-Pro recognition.

And those numbers might have been even higher had he not been plagued by a series of injuries.

One of those injuries came in 1993 when he suffered a broken ankle. Years later, offensive lineman Brian Baldinger admitted that he injured Swann intentionally as retaliation for a chop block the previous season.

In 1998, Swann signed a five-year contract with the Cardinals worth $25 million and a $7.5 million signing bonus, which at the time was the richest contract in franchise history.

AP PHOTO

Haywood County’s Joey Shankle won a bronze medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

fraternized with one another. But that didn’t stop Shankle and Calhoun from befriending one another and training together every evening on Duke’s track.

Upon their triumphant return from Australia, both men were honored with a parade down Main Street, led by bands from both of their schools.

“Here in Durham they trained together and became fellow athletes and close friends,” Mayor E.J. Evans said that day in awarding Shankle and Calhoun keys to the city. “This is the peak of experience that few athletes can achieve.”

Shankle continued to achieve great things and go fast after he graduated from Duke, first as a naval aviator, then for 28 years as a pilot for American Airlines.

Henderson County

SAM GASH A 12-YEAR NFL VETERAN, GASH made history in 1999 even though his accomplishment isn’t listed in any record book. While playing for the Buffalo Bills, the Hendersonville native became the first back in league history to be selected to the Pro Bowl without having carried the ball during the regular season. That’s a testament to how respected he was as a hard-hitting fullback.

Gash, an eighth-round draft choice by the New England Patriots in 1992, was a two-time Pro Bowler who won a Super Bowl championship ring with the Baltimore Ravens in 2000. He gained 327 yards on 121 carries in his career while also catching 169 passes for 1,674 yards and 15 touchdowns.

But it was his prowess as a blocker that helped him become one of the most unsung players in NFL history.

“I was a complementary player, a battering ram,” Gash told the Baltimore Sun in 2007. “I knew it, accepted it and appreciated it. I took joy in blocking a guy, creating a crack in the defense and watching (him) run past for 15 yards. For me, that was like scoring a touchdown.”

As much as Gash reveled in his role, he didn’t set out to become an anonymous worker bee. He rushed for 4,526 yards in three seasons at Hendersonville High School between 1984-86 and was a talented enough runner to have caught the eye of legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno.

He went on to become the lead blocker for stars Blair Thomas and Richie Anderson while earning a reputation as a dependable short-yardage runner with 16 career touchdowns. He was the captain of a 1991 team that went 11-2 and finished the season ranked No. 3 in the nation.

After he retired from the NFL, Gash began a coaching career that saw him serve tenures as an assistant with the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.

Haywood County

JOEL SHANKLE KNOWN AS THE “ONE-MAN TRACK team” because of his talent and versatility as a hurdler, long jumper and decathlete, Shankle was the ACC’s first Athlete of the Year in 1954. He earned the honor after winning four individual events for Duke at the conference championship meet. He also won the NCAA championship in the long jump a year later while also finishing third in the 110-meter hurdles before being selected to represent the United States in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

A native of the tiny Haywood County community of Fines Creek, Shankle went on to win a bronze medal in the 110-meter high hurdles. His most significant Olympic contribution, however, may have been the social impact of his relationship with the gold medal winner in his event — fellow American Lee Calhoun.

Although Calhoun also attended college in Durham — at NC Central — athletes from the neighboring schools rarely

DAVID DUPREY | AP PHOTO

Hendersonville’s Sam Gash was an elite blocking fullback during his NFL career, playing 12 seasons with New England, Buffalo and Baltimore and winning a Super Bowl with the Ravens in 2000.

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Uncanceled: The 1994-95 NHL lockout The NHL played just 48 regular season games because of the work stoppage

By Shawn Krest North State Journal THE COVID-19 pandemic that caused all major sports to grind to a halt for close to two months is unprecedented in the world of athletics. That doesn’t mean that we haven’t seen games wiped off the schedule en masse in the past, however. It just usually came about as a result of labor strife.

In an ongoing series, we’ve looked back at the major work stoppages in the NFL, NBA and MLB and tried to see what would have happened if they’d played a full season. Since we don’t have real games to look forward to, the least we can do is try to uncancel as many old ones as we can.

So far, we’ve reconstructed the 1981 and 1994 MLB seasons, as well as the 1982 and 1987 NFL seasons and the 1998-99 and 2011-12 NBA campaigns.

Now we move on to the NHL. The first major stoppage in pro hockey (there was a brief strike in 1992 that caused about 30 games to be postponed and replayed later), was in the 1994-95 season. A lockout-shortened that season to 48 games.

As we’ve seen in other sports, a shortened regular season seems to lend itself to playoff upsets. In the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs, we saw top-seeded Quebec lose to the eighth-seeded Rangers in the first round of the Eastern Conference and both the No. 2 (Calgary, to San Jose) and No. 3 (St. Louis, to Vancouver) seeds go down in the first round out West.

The fifth-seeded New Jersey Devils advanced to the Stanley Cup Final and swept the top seed in the West, Detroit, to take the Stanley Cup. Can they hold onto it in a full 84game season?

Let’s start uncanceling games and find out.

As a reminder, we’re not using computer or video game simulations or statistical tricks. Instead, we’re using actual action that took place on the ice. Basically, for each canceled game, we’ll use the next time those two teams played (at the same venue) as a “makeup game.”

For example, we would use games from the 2020-21 NBA and NHL seasons to fill in any holes left by the coronavirus in this year’s schedule.

Eastern Conference The Devils made their road even tougher, going 14-16-6 in the makeup games to drop from the fifth

seed to the No. 8 seed. Philadelphia, which took the Atlantic Division by eight points in the 48-game season, expanded its margin to 15 points.

Quebec, up by four in the Northeast, was caught by Pittsburgh but won the head-to-head tiebreaker to take the top overall seed in the East.

Buffalo went 14-19-3 in the makeups to drop out of the playoffs. Florida went 18-12-6 to snatch the Sabres’ spot.

Western Conference Detroit seemed determined to wash away the sting of getting swept in the Final. The Red Wings dominated the makeup games, going 25-9-2 and winning the Central by 26 points. Meanwhile, Calgary more than doubled its margin in the Pacific, winning the division by 15 points. Toronto went .500 in the makeup games to drop from the No. 5 seed to No. 7. Dallas went 8-19-7 to go from the eighth seed to last place in the Central.

The Pacific had even more churn.

Edmonton won 19 makeup games to leapfrog five teams and earn a playoff berth. The Ducks won 16 to go from last place in the Western Conference to the eighth seed. The Sharks helped open the door by going a woeful 8-25-3 in the makeup games to drop from a seventh seed to dead last.

Playoffs Eighth place in the East? No problem for New Jersey, which upset top seed Quebec, four games to one, in the first round. The other top seeds in the Eastern Conference — Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Boston — all advanced. Jersey then took out No. 4 Boston in five games to advance to the Eastern Conference Final against the Flyers, which beat the in-state rival Penguins in seven. The Devils topped the second-seeded Flyers in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final as a No. 8 seed.

Out West, top-seeded Detroit had an early scare, nearly blowing a three-games-to-none lead over eighth-seeded Anaheim before winning in seven to advance. Second-seeded Calgary wasn’t as lucky, losing to No. 7 Toronto in six games.

The third-seeded Blues beat Edmonton in six, and the No. 4 Blackhawks swept Vancouver.

In the second round, Detroit dispatched Chicago in five, while underdog Toronto continued its magical postseason run with a fourto-one series win over the Blues.

Detroit ended the Leafs’ Cin-derella season with a four-game sweep in the Western Conference Final.

That led to the same Stanley Cup Final, Detroit against New Jersey, and the Devils again swept away the Red Wings to hoist the Cup.

WINSLOW TOWNSONS | AP PHOTO

Bill Guerin and the Devils won the franchise’s first Stanley Cup in the lockout-shortened 1994-95 NHL season, but New Jersey might not have even reached the postseason if a full 84-game season had been played.

1994-95 NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE

UNCANCELED NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE

Playoff Atlantic Division W L T Points Position Philadephia Flyers 28 16 4 60 2 New Jersey Devils 22 18 8 52 5 Washington Capitals 22 18 8 52 6 New York Rangers 22 23 3 47 8 Florida Panthers 20 22 6 46 Tampa Bay Lightning 17 28 3 37 New York Islanders 15 28 5 35

Playoff Northeast Division W L T Points Position Quebec Nordiques 30 13 5 65 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 29 16 3 61 3 Boston Bruins 27 18 3 57 4 Buffalo Sabres 22 19 7 51 7 Hartford Whalers 19 24 5 43 Montreal Canadiens 18 23 7 43 Ottawa Senators 9 34 5 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Playoff Atlantic Division W L T Points Position Philadephia Flyers 48 25 11 107 2 Washington Capitals 39 31 14 92 5 New York Rangers 40 34 10 90 6 Florida Panthers 38 34 12 88 7 New Jersey Devils 36 34 14 86 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 33 41 10 76 New York Islanders 25 52 7 57

Playoff Northeast Division W L T Points Position Quebec Nordiques 52 22 10 114 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 55 25 4 114 3 Boston Bruins 43 32 9 95 4 Montreal Canadiens 38 38 8 84 Buffalo Sabres 36 38 10 82 Hartford Whalers 35 44 5 75 Ottawa Senators 20 55 9 49

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Playoff Central Division W L T Points Position Detroit Red Wings 33 11 4 70 1 St. Louis Blues 28 15 5 61 3 Chicago Blackhawks 24 19 5 53 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 21 19 8 50 5 Dallas Stars 17 23 8 42 8 Winnipeg Jets 16 25 7 39

Playoff Pacific Division W L T Points Position Calgary Flames 24 17 7 55 2 Vancouver Canucks 18 18 12 48 6 San Jose Sharks 19 25 4 42 7 Los Angeles Kings 16 23 9 41 Edmonton Oilers 17 27 4 38 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 16 27 5 37

Playoff Central Division W L T Points Position Detroit Red Wings 58 20 6 122 1 St. Louis Blues 42 30 12 96 3 Chicago Blackhawks 44 33 7 95 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 32 40 12 76 7 Winnipeg Jets 29 46 9 67 Dallas Stars 25 44 15 65

Playoff Pacific Division W L T Points Position Calgary Flames 43 32 9 95 2 Vancouver Canucks 31 35 18 80 5 Edmonton Oilers 36 43 5 77 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 32 44 8 72 8 Los Angeles Kings 27 42 15 69 San Jose Sharks 27 50 7 61

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NASCAR from page B1

iRacing bump for Byron?

The decision paid off on April 30 when the BC Lions selected him as the No. 1 overall pick, ensuring him of a much more lucrative contract than he ever would have received had he entered the league classified as an “international.”

“I just wanted job security,” Williams said of his decision to wait on the draft rather than signing to play right away. “I wanted football not to be a hobby but be a career. So I went the national route and that’s why I’m here today.”

The fact that he’s with the Lions has a lot to do with Campbell. The coach Williams impressed so much by his performance at the CFL combine — a 4.48 40-yard dash, bench pressing 20 reps and recording a 39-inch vertical jump — was hired by BC in December.

Campbell was so excited about the possibility of Williams playing for him that BC traded up with Calgary for the first overall pick only minutes before the draft began to make sure that nobody else could get their hands on the athletic 25-year-old linebacker.

It’s a move Williams said took him by surprise.

“I first found out from my agent,” Williams said. “He was like, ‘Oh my goodness, BC just traded up.”

I was like, ‘Who are they going to trade up for?’ I thought they were going to get this D-end they liked, and the next thing you know, here’s Rick Campbell (calling): ‘Hey Jordan, how you doing?’ It’s hard to put into words it’s so awesome.”

Williams’ rise to the top of the CFL Draft board completes an unlikely football journey that saw him start his college career at Shaw before transferring to ECU as a preferred walk-on. He eventually earned a scholarship and went on to start 25 games for the Pirates, finishing his career with 252 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks,

reminder of how violent stock car racing can be but also the incredible safety standards implemented by NASCAR teams.

Newman missed the three races following Daytona while recovering, and Ross Chastain drove the Roush Fenway Racing No. 6 to three top-10s as his replacement.

Newman will most likely need to win a race — something he’s accomplished just once in the past six-plus seasons — to return to the Cup Series Playoffs, and he’s never reached Victory Lane at Darlington nor Charlotte.

Still, his 12.6 average finish at Darlington — bolstered by seven top-fives in 21 career Cup Series races there — is his second-best (behind Richmond) among active tracks

If NASCAR’s iRacing results counted toward the Cup Series standings, everyone would be looking up at William Byron. The Charlotte native won three of the six events he entered and surely hopes the momentum from the virtual racing world carries over to real life in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24.

The 22-year-old is still looking for his first Cup win and had just one top 10 in the first four races of the season (10th at Phoenix).

“I’ve enjoyed this iRacing series, but I’m definitely ready to get going in my real car,” Byron told The Associated Press after the virtual race at Dover on May 3. “Racing anything, whether it’s a box car or anything with an engine, is going to give you confidence if you are winning.”

KARL B. DEBLAKER | AP PHOTO

Jordan Williams’ mother was born in Toronto, making him eligible for dual-citizenship and, therefore, able to be taken in the CFL Draft. two forced fumbles and an interception. He had 11 games of 10 or more tackles over his final two seasons.

He went to training camp with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent last season but didn’t make the team before turning his attention north of the border.

Although the rules are different in Canada, with a longer field and fewer downs per possession, Lions GM Ed Hervey thinks Williams has what it takes to make a smooth transition.

“I think we have the luxury of our head coach getting to know him in Ottawa as an American player,” Lions general manager Ed Hervey told the website CFL.ca.

“His film speaks for itself. His film shows he can play football and we believe athletically his game will translate to the Canadian game.”

As excited as Williams is to get started, it appears he’ll have to wait a little longer before getting to play his first game as a Canadien citizen.

In testimony before a House of Commons committee last week, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrose said that the CFL’s 2020 season will likely be canceled and that the future of the league is “very much in jeopardy” because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Training camps have already been postponed. The CFL’s 18game schedule is set to begin on June 11.

JOHN RAOUX | AP PHOTO

Chip Ganassi Racing lured Matt Kenseth out of retirement to replace fired driver Kyle Larson in the No. 42.

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ncdot Loan program is short-term fix, CASH REPORT not cure-all, for businesses For the week ending May 8, 2020

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THE BRIEF THE OUTBREAK of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed.

Following are developments Tuesday related to national and global response, the workplace and the spread of the virus.

Travel & lodging • Hotels, rental cars, cruises, flights, anything associated with getting away from it all, is on hold. Quarterly numbers from airlines and the rest of the travel industry this week and last were abysmal. Job cuts have begun.

• Hyatt will begin laying off about 1,300 people next month. The hotel chain has slashed costs through pay cuts for executives as well as work and pay reductions for workers, but it has not been enough to staunch the bleeding.

• Brussels Airlines will let 25% of its workers go as part of a massive cost-cutting plan.

The Lufthansa subsidiary in Belgium, which employs 4,000 people, has suspended its flights and plans to reduce its fleet from 54 to 38 aircraft as part of its restructuring.

Governments & central banks • The U.S. is trying to determine how best to reopen the economy while limiting risk. There have been red flags from nation’s that have already attempted to do so.

• People in Singapore will be able to get professional haircuts or pop into the bakery Tuesday as the government loosens restrictions, three weeks before a partial lockdown ends. Barbers and hairdressers, food manufacturers and outlets as well as laundry shops are among select businesses that can open their doors under strict rules.

• Britain’s Treasury chief extended a job retention plan to the end of October, but said that from August the government might pay less than the current 80% of workers’ salaries as it grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last laugh • Peloton Interactive Inc. began trending late last year and not in the way any company would desire. A commercial for Peloton was described as “dystopian,” and “sexist,” and the blowback was so severe, shares of the company plunged. What a difference a pandemic makes.

In a regulatory filing Tuesday, Peloton said it’s topped 1 million aggregate connected fitness subscribers during lockdown.

By Joyce M. Rosenberg The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Trump administration has dispensed about $530 billion to millions of small businesses to cushion them from the sharp downturn induced by the coronavirus.

But questions remain about the short and long term effects of the aid. How effective will the Paycheck Protection Program be? How does loan forgiveness work? What are the tax consequences for businesses?

Some small business owners say the program’s low-cost loans have enabled them to forestall layoffs or rehire staff – and they appreciate that the loans are forgiven if they spend the bulk of the money saving jobs.

However, even with these incentives, the program is running up against a brutal reality: unemployment is rising to Depression-era levels and a deep recession has settled upon Main Streets across the country even as states begin to restart their economies.

A challenge for many small businesses is deciding how to use the money. To have the loan forgiven, at least three-quarters of the money must go toward paying workers. But with the economy frozen and their customers at home, some owners are reluctant to recall staff that they don’t need.

Below is a more detailed look at the program’s successes, failures and unknowns.

What are the benefits for companies?

The Small Business Administration has so far approved loans to nearly 4 million businesses. Now in its second round of funding, an increasing number of loans are going to the smallest companies. The average loan size in the $349 billion first round of funding was $206,000; as of Wednesday the average loan size for the second round was $75,000. Proponents like Marco Rubio, R-FL, head of the Senate small business committee, note that many loans are being made by community banks to local businesses.

The immediate infusion of cash

vider ADP. That includes businesses waiting for their PPP loans. And many companies are putting plans to hire new workers on hold, according to a survey the advocacy group National Federation of Independent Business took of its members last month.

Some workers called back to work after being laid off must choose between working and collecting unemployment benefits that for some might be more lucrative.

The federal government is giving unemployed workers $600 a week through July 31 to supplement state benefits.

Owners are finding that some employees are too nervous to go back, especially to workplaces with a great deal of contact with the public. If owners report those workers to state governments, they stand to lose their unemployment benefits.

What’s still up in the air?

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In this April 29, 2020 file photo, a man walks past a closed business in Shaker Heights, Ohio. has allowed businesses to keep workers on the payroll or rehire them., as well as pay rent or mortgage interest and utilities.

The loan money means many laid-off workers could get their jobs back. And it ensured a paycheck for those who are still working.

Were there drawbacks for companies that got loans?

Many owners are worried they won’t get the loan forgiveness the program promises and will be forced to repay the money. The fears come from the requirement that companies spend 75% of the loan money on workers’ pay for the loans to be forgiven. But owners whose businesses remain shut say they need money for reopening; restaurants, for example, need to order food.

Katie Vlietstra, an executive at the National Association for the Self-Employed, questions whether instead of forgiveness, the loans should be converted to grants. She says data still to be collected about the program may help answer whether, in the case of another pandemic, “is this the right vehicle in which to support small businesses?”

What are the tax consequences?

The IRS has started to address

some of these tax consequences with the issuance of Notice 202032, which clarified that no deduction is allowed under the Internal Revenue Code for PPP loan expenses if the payment of those expenses results in forgiveness of the PPP loan under section 1106(b) of the CARES Act, and that forgiven amount is excluded from gross income via section 1106(i) of the CARES Act. David McCallum, special counsel with Nexsen Pruet lawfirm in Raleigh, sees potential complications on the horizon regarding the different timelines under which businesses have received loans.

“Depending on how quickly (or slowly) the SBA processes PPP loan forgiveness applications, some businesses (and accountants) could run into some compliance issues when it’s time to file 2020 tax returns since PPP loan forgiveness is not a given when the loan is issued and therefore it is uncertain if the expenses funded by the PPP loan are deductible,” says McCallum.

“The deductibility can only be determined after the forgiveness amount is determined.”

Were there drawbacks for workers?

Businesses with up to 499 workers cut more than 11 million jobs in April, according to payroll pro-

With over 33 million Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits the past three months, one way to judge the success of the program is how many businesses can now afford to rehire them. “(Unemployment) claims and bankruptcies will give us a sense of whether the aid got there quick enough to prevent a catastrophe,” says Joe Brusuelas, chief economist with the accounting and advisory firm RSM US. The trade group American Bankruptcy Institute reported that Chapter 11 reorganization filings rose 18 percent in March and 26 percent in April from a year earlier as fallout from the virus began to be felt.

A loan from the program can help a business — and its employees — through an immediate cash crunch. Still, it’s expected that many more small struggling businesses will file for bankruptcy protection or shut down, if not in the near future, then down the road.

Business like retailers and restaurants have an uncertain future if they must continue to operate with social distancing requirements.

Once businesses have the money, it falls to them to adapt to the changed environment, says Erik Asgeirsson, a senior executive at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

“It’s a bridge to keep businesses going and then all businesses will need to review their business model,” Asgeirsson says of the program.

NSJ staff contributed to this report.

Cubicle comeback? Pandemic will reshape office life for good

By Kelvin Chan The Associated Press LONDON — Office jobs are never going to be the same.

When workers around the world eventually return to their desks, they’ll find many changes due to the pandemic. For a start, fewer people will go back to their offices as the coronavirus crisis makes working from home more accepted, health concerns linger and companies weigh up rent savings and productivity benefits.

For the rest, changes will begin with the commute as workers arrive in staggered shifts to avoid rush hour crowds. Staff might take turns working alternate days in the office to reduce crowding. Floor markings or digital sensors could remind people to stand apart and cubicles might even make a comeback.

“This is going to be a catalyst for things that people were too scared to do before,” said John Furneaux, CEO of Hive, a New York Citybased workplace software startup.

The pandemic “gives added impetus to allow us and others to make changes to century-old working practices.”

Hive plans to help employees avoid packed rush hour subway commutes by starting at different hours, said Furneaux, who tested

GYMS from page B5 Johnson said.

Crossfit RDU members were given the option to stay at full price, go to $75 per month for online classes, or cancel until the gym is up and running again. “We continued our normal programming as if everyone was still coming to the gym,” Johnson said. “I make a video each day as if I am coaching a class at the gym and post it on our Facebook page. Our nutrition coach has continued to provide coaching and resources to our clients. We also have an on-site physical therapist that has been posting mobility and movement content as well.”

Governor Cooper has yet to announce when fitness centers can

positive for COVID-19 antibodies.

In Britain, the government is considering asking employers to do the same.

At bigger companies, senior executives are rethinking cramming downtown office towers with workers. British bank Barclays is making a “long-term adjustment in how we think about our location strategy,” CEO Jes Staley said. “The notion of putting 7,000 people in a building may be a thing of the past.”

That is already happening in China, where lockdowns started easing in March. Beijing municipal authorities limited the number of people in each office to no more than 50% of usual staffing levels, required office workers to wear face masks and sit at least 1 meter (3.3 feet) apart.

At a minimum, the COVID-19 crisis could be the death knell for some recent polarizing office trends, such as the shared workspaces used by many tech startups to create a more casual and creative environment. Cubicles and partitions are making a return as the virus speeds the move away from open plan office spaces, architects say.

Design firm Bergmeyer is reinstalling dividers on 85 desks at its Boston office that had been removed over the years. That “will return a greater degree of privacy to

the individual desks, in addition to the physical barrier which this health crisis now warrants,” said Vice President Rachel Zsembery.

There’s no rush to return. At Google and Facebook, employees will be able to work remotely until the end of the year. Other firms have realized they don’t even need an office.

Many changes are expected to remain in place even after the COVID-19 threat ends, as companies prepare for new disease outbreaks or other emergencies.

The work from home trend will only continue to accelerate, according to consultancy Gartner.

After the pandemic, 41% of employees expect to work remotely at least some of the time, up from 30% before the outbreak, according to 220 human resources executives it surveyed. Workers who do return will likely welcome wearing office attire once again as a signal things are going back to normal, Gartner said.

Not all companies can go fully remote, especially big corporations with thousands of staff. Even so, they’re thinking carefully about who should return to the office and who can and should continue to work from home.

At Dell, more people are going to work from home but “we’re still go-

ing to need offices,” because some jobs are best done there, said Chief Digital Officer Jen Felch. She cited customer support staff, who can access more resources at the office to diagnose equipment problems.

More than 90% of Dell’s 165,000 full-time global staff are working remotely during the pandemic, compared with 30% before it started. Once lockdown sends, she estimates that number will be above 50%.

The outbreak is also going to force companies to take hygiene much more seriously.

“The amount of people cleaning and sanitizing an office is going to shoot through the roof,” said Brian Kropp, Gartner’s chief of human resources research.

Extra attention will go to places like conference rooms, which will have to be cleaned between uses, bringing added disruption, he said.

Or companies could do away with in-person meetings altogether.

“What’s the point of sanitizing everybody’s desk if you’re getting them all in the same room,” said Hive’s Furneaux, who said he’s thinking carefully about how to hold events such as “all-hands meetings” for his 70 staff. “We might get the weird scenario of in-office conference calls.”

open again, still the facilities are moving forward publishing extensive guidelines for when they are allowed to operate. “We’ve always functioned with extreme cleaning measures, but the new guidelines address best practices for cleaning and disinfecting, which are two different things,” Fox said. “We feel confident that we can reopen safely because our clients don’t share equipment and we have the ability to easily social distance, clean and disinfect.”

Barre 3 is taking a number of measures to ensure their clients feel safe working out once things do reopen. Perhaps the biggest change for those who are familiar with barre is that the equipment will not be shared, and the instruction will no longer be

hands on. Additionally, they are updating bathrooms with touchless sinks and towel and soap dispensers and decreasing class sizes to allow for at least 6 feet of space between stations. Disinfectant wipes will be readily available should anyone wish to disinfect their props before use, and they will allow at least 30 minutes between classes so the staff can disinfect the building.

Crossfit RDU, which is 14000 sq. ft., is taking similar precautions. Johnson has divided the gym into two separate rooms, limited class sizes, and says each class will consist of the same group of people each day to limit the amount of people a client comes in contact with. Each person will also get their own dedicated space

and equipment that they will only share with the same people each day. “So the same person that is at station 1 at 5:30, 6:30, or 9:00 for instance will be the same person from that class each day,” he said.

Uncertain about what the longer-term impact of the coronavirus will be on gyms as a whole, both Ms. Fox and Mr. Johnson acknowledge that while the pandemic may permanently change how when and where Americans choose to work out there will always be an appetite for shared group exercise experiences. For the time being, it is at least comforting to know we can all get outside as the weather continues to improve. “People need movement now more than ever both mentally and physically,” Fox said.

North State Journal for Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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honda passport

This is a capable SUV, but I have some concerns

By Jordan Golson North State Journal

PHOTOS COURTESY OF HONDA

BOSTON — I get to drive a different car every week. Though my neighbors might think I’m a drug dealer, I’m just a car journalist, testing a wide array of vehicles — from the economical to the luxurious, the svelte to the monstrous — so I can bring you a weekly column examining the pluses and minuses in the hope that it might help you make a better automotive purchasing decision or at least entertain you for a few minutes.

I’ve driven hundreds of vehicles in my half-decade of being a motoring journalist, but the Honda Passport was only the second Honda I’ve ever driven. It just sort of worked out that way. So, it was nice to get behind the wheel of the new Passport, Honda’s two-row midsize SUV, for a lengthy test drive.

And I really like the Passport.

It’s a touch smaller than Honda’s three-row Pilot, the venerable and long-running mall-crawler SUV. It’s well laid out inside, with large, friendly buttons to control everything. It’s all very simple and straightforward.

There’s a big red start/stop button. There are large buttons to change into Drive or Park or Reverse. There are large cupholders, including the most usable door-cupholder I’ve seen. There’s a big Honda logo in the middle of the steering wheel, and a big bin between the seats to store stuff in.

There’s a big windshield to look out of and large windows to roll up and down. There’s a surprisingly small sunroof and a small mirror that pops down from the console in the ceiling to let you look at the kids in the back seat.

The center infotainment screen large and responsive and a magnet for fingerprints, and also a touch too far to the right, away from the driver. The climate controls are easy to use and laid out well, except for the temperature controls should be knobs and not up/down buttons.

The black rims looked excellent on my $44,900 Passport AWD Elite test car, especially against the Obsidian Blue Pearl color scheme and the trunk is incredibly spacious.

And then there’s the Honda Sensing system, which includes radar cruise control, an active lane keep assist system, road departure mitigation and more.

And it reminds me of a sixteenyear-old driver who isn’t quite used to driving yet. The adaptive cruise system gets on and off the throttle far too often. If a car in front of you is going slower than your chosen speed (like when you’re in traffic), the car gets on and off the throttle constantly. I can’t figure out why — I can’t tell if it’s trying to apply the throttle and brake at the same time or if it’s trying to stay at a specific distance from the car in front or what. It’s unnerving.

PRICING

Base: $33,085 As-Tested: Passport AWD Elite $44,900

SAFETY RATING

Overall NHTSA Safety Score: Five Stars

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If you’re going below your set speed and the car in front of you gets out of the way, the system takes too long to begin accelerating. Conversely, if a car moves in front of you, it takes too long to begin braking, and then when it does, it brakes unnecessarily aggressively. So it’s not just that the car is being conservative — it responds too slowly to changes in traffic conditions.

Then there’s the lane departure alert system. Most cars beep at you or vibrate the seat or vibrate the steering wheel to notify you that you’re departing your lane. The Honda Passport wobbles the steering wheel — it doesn’t vibrate it, it actually turns the wheel minutely back-and-forth to warn you that you’re leaving your lane.

I find fault with a system that uses the steering input device itself to tell you that you need to pay more attention to what’s going on.

Alerting me that I’m leaving my lane? That’s great. Doing so by wobbling the wheel that I need to use to remedy the situation? That’s weird and I don’t like it.

It’s particularly frustrating because everything else about the car is really good. The engine and the transmission and the handling and the seating position and cargo space and on and on are all praiseworthy. But the driver assist system is wonky at best.

That all said, I am a pedantic car journalist whose job it is to nitpick about these things — but if you’re in the market for a Honda Passport, I’d make sure to try before you buy, especially if you plan to use this car in traffic.

It’s so close to greatness, but I wouldn’t stamp this Passport just yet.

TAKE NOTICE

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JIMMIE LEE CRUSE AND LUCY H CRUSE DATED SEPTEMBER 24, 2001 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3449 AT PAGE 238 IN THE CABARRUS COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on May 26, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Jimmie Lee Cruse and Lucy H Cruse, dated September 24, 2001 to secure the original principal amount of $89,990.00, and recorded in Book 3449 at Page 238 of the Cabarrus County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

Address of property: Dr, Mount Pleasant, NC 28124

CABARRUS IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CABARRUS COUNTY 19SP658

CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP969 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SHERILYN FALUTA DATED JULY 20, 2016 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9904 AT PAGE 234 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-

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tained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on May 15, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Sherilyn Faluta, dated July 20, 2016 to secure the original principal amount of $77,233.00, and recorded in Book 9904 at Page 234 of the Cumberland County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: gate Cv, Hope Mills, NC 28348

3101

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Tax Parcel ID: 56705346200000 Present Record Owners: Jimmie Lee Cruse and Lucy H. Cruse And Being more commonly known as: 1275 Preston Dr, Mount Pleasant, NC 28124 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Jimmie Lee Cruse and Lucy H. Cruse.

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

Tax Parcel ID: 0414-05-6239Present Record Owners: Sherilyn Faluta And Being more commonly known as: 3101 Westgate Cv, Hope Mills, NC 28348 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Sherilyn Faluta.

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

out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is March 27, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-106888

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of

are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on

or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is March 16, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-105322

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pen & paper pursuits sudoku

solutions From May 6, 2020

TAKE NOTICE

CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 19 CVS 3588 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, v.

Tarheel Supply, Inc.; All Lawful Heirs of Sherrell D. McDuffie a/k/a Shirrell D. McDuffie; James L. McDuffie; Any

DAVIDSON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION DAVIDSON COUNTY 19SP187 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY GERALD HOYLE AND PATRICIA HOYLE DATED APRIL 4, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1691 AT PAGE 0817 IN THE DAVIDSON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

JOHNSTON 20 SP 9 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 Betty E. Joyner to Tiffany L. Davis, Trustee(s), which was dated November 4, 2008 and recorded on November 4, 2008 in Book 3620 at Page 329 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on February 3, 2020 in Book 5517, Page 256, 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 fore-

WAKE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WAKE COUNTY 19SP2987

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY HAROLD MAJOR, JR. AND JONIKA MAJOR DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 15039 AT PAGE 1672 AND MODIFIED

BY AGREEMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 26, 2019 IN BOOK 17368, PAGE 2661 IN THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

Spouse of James L. McDuffie; Jamar McDuffie; Any Spouse of Jamar McDuffie; Boles Holding, Inc. f/k/a Boles Heating & Air Conditioning Supply, Inc..; First Citizens Bank & Trust Company successor by merger to First Citizens Bank; All Lawful Heirs of Betty M. Walker a/k/a Barbara M. Walker; Dora Walker-Herring; Any Spouse of Dora Walker-Herring; Bettina Walker Dorman; Any Spouse of Bettina Walker Dorman; Skip Walker a/k/a Ed Coleman Walker II; Any Spouse of Skip Walker a/k/a Ed Coleman Walker, II

That the Court enter an Order declaring that Plaintiff’s Deed of Trust, recording on June 29, 2005, in Book 6925 at Page 184, is a valid, first position lien on the entire Subject Property and that its lien is superior to the claims of all other defendants in this action; That the Court enter an Order declaring that Defendants All Lawful Heirs of Betty M. Walker a/k/a Barbara M. Walker; Dora Walker-Herring; Any Spouse of Dora Walker-Herring; Bettina Walker Dorman; Any Spouse of Bettina Walker Dorman; Skip Walker a/k/a Ed Coleman Walker II; and Any Spouse of Skip Walker a/k/a Ed Coleman Walker II have no interest in the Subject Property; That the Court enter an Order quieting title to the Subject Property in the name of Defendant James L. McDuffie, as the sole record owner, subject to Plaintiff Deed of Trust on the entire Subject Property; In the alternative, that a constructive trust, resulting trust, or equitable lien be declared in favor of Plaintiff upon the interest of Defendant James L. McDuffie and Sherrell D. McDuffie a/k/a Shirrell D. McDuffie in the entire Subject Property, consistent in all regards with the terms and conditions of the Deed of Trust, and that such constructive trust, resulting trust, or equitable lien be declared a valid, first priority lien upon the entire Subject Property;

That the Court direct that the final Order resulting from this action may be recorded in the public lands records of Cumberland County, North Carolina for the purpose of establishing record notice of this proceeding in the chain of title to the Subject Property; and For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than June 9, 2020, (41 days after date of first publication run on April 29, 2020) and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays the Court as follows: That the Tract 2 Vesting Deed, recorded in Book 4731 at Page 0851, be reformed to correctly reflect the intended Grantee as “Shirrell D. McDuffie” and the intended Grantor as “Betty M. Walker,” with said reformation relating back, nunc pro tunc, to the original recording date, September 30, 1997; That the Tract 2 Quit Claim Deed, recorded in Book 09378 at Page 0772, be reformed to correctly reflect the intended Grantor as “Shirrell D. McDuffie,” with said reformation relating back, nunc pro tunc, to the original recording date, February 18, 2014; That the Tract 1 Quit Claim Deed, recorded in Book 09406 at Page 0051, be reformed to correctly reflect the intended Grantor as “Shirrell D. McDuffie,” with said reformation relating back, nunc pro tunc, to the original recording date, April 3, 2014; That the Deed of Trust, recorded in Book 6925 at Page 184, be reformed to correctly reflect the intended Grantor as “Shirrell D. McDuffie” and to include a complete legal description for the entire Subject Property, with said reformation relating back, nunc pro tunc, to the original recording date, June 29, 2005;

of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on May 20, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Davidson County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Gerald Hoyle and Patricia Hoyle, dated April 4, 2006 to secure the original principal amount of $293,400.00, and recorded in Book 1691 at Page 0817 of the Davidson County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.

Address of property: 282 Mountain Shore Dr, Denton, NC 27239

Tax Parcel ID: 09021C0000004 Present Record Owners: The Estate of Patricia Hoyle And Being more commonly known as: 282 Mountain Shore Dr, Denton, NC 27239 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Patricia Hoyle.

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

and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate

the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is April 1, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 19-105125

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 May 19, 2020 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain property situated in the County of JOHNSTON, and State of NORTH CAROLINA, being described as follows: THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND, LOT 5, CONTAINING 0.235 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN FINAL PLAT OF PEA FIELD, PHASE II, PREPARED BY L. DENNIS LEE, P.A., FILED 04/18/2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 66, PAGE 151, JOHNSTON COUNTY RECORDS, NORTH CAROLINA. REFERENCE BEING MADE TO SAID PLAT FOR A MORE FULL AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF SAID PROPERTY. BEING A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY CONVEYED IN General Warranty Deed from Ernest Y. Wilkinson and Lois B. Wilkinson to Thaddeus Joyner and Betty E. Joyner,

dated 10/20/1995, recorded 10/20/1995, in Deed Book 1475, Page 259, in the Register of Deeds for Johnston County, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 510 W 7th St, Kenly, NC 27542.

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 Betty E Joyner.

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

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-08204-FC01

NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on May 18, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Wake County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Harold Major, Jr. and Jonika Major, dated November 30, 2012 to secure the original principal amount of $149,897.00, and recorded in Book 15039 at Page 1672 of the Wake County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty

is intended.

Address of property: 3908 Cold Harbour Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610 Tax Parcel ID: 0247532 Present Record Owners: Harold Major, Jr. and Jonika Major And Being more commonly known as: 3908 Cold Harbour Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Harold Major, Jr. and Jonika Major.

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

fered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Or-

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

The date of this Notice is March 26, 2020.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 18-100652

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Any Spouse of Dora Walker-Herring 1630 Roxie Fayetteville, NC 28304

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Senate committees embrace social distancing Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., greet each other with an elbow bump before the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is to testify before the committee.

WHAT’S HAPPENING State sues towing company for pricegouging amid virus

By David Larson Stanly County Journal

Mecklenburg County Authorities filed North Carolina’s first price-gouging lawsuit against a towing company for predatory towing and booting practices. A temporary restraining order was issued on Charlotte’s A1 Towing Solutions and owner David Satterfield for allegedly violating the state’s price gouging statute. They are banned from conducting towing business until a court hearing. The lawsuit alleges they improperly booted and towed trucks that were delivering necessary supplies, including food and water. The company booted trucks that had permission to park and charged drivers more than $4,000 to release their trailers.

The company also allegedly doubled towing prices and charged inflated fees.

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Principal sorry for racial remark during meeting Mecklenburg County Charlotte’s Ardrey Kell High School Principal David Switzer apologized after making a reference to “colored folks” during a staff meeting about cultural training. “I thought I said persons of color,” Switzer said before apologizing.

Switzer’s comments come amid a string of racial incidents at Ardrey Kell. Last year, one white athlete was disciplined after sending a photo of a monkey to her black teammate on Snapchat, and another white basketball player was barred from playing in a game after he used racial slurs against a predominantly black high school on social media. Switzer has been principal since 2010.

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Oakboro Town Council Second arrest made in February shooting death moving on funds, rezoning in Charlotte Pipe project

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commissioners passed a resolution with a vote of 6-0.

In the format of a 20-year tax OAKBORO — The town of incentive agreement, Charlotte Oakboro’s hope of receiving at Pipe will pay the entirety of the least $325 million in new taxable taxes it owes annually and the investment and at least 400 new county will issue a grant in the jobs is no longer just a pipe dream name of 80% paid, as long as the company meets the established or a rumor.

On May 18, the town council benchmarks of $325 million or will consider a number of rezon- 400 jobs created.

The resolution also included ining requests by Oakmont Acquisitions, a subsidiary of Charlotte centives for the town, such as the construction of an elevated water Pipe and Foundry.

The council unanimously ap- tank, sewer connections and water proved a resolution on May 5 that lines. Lucas estimated that the towill grant tax break incentives to tal costs of the upgrades would be $8.1 million.

Charlotte Pipe to assist “I believe those numthe company in its rebers are probably conlocation to Oakboro, a servative,” he told the plan that has been talkOakboro Town Couned about for 12 years un- “I’m happy cil. “That’s a good thing der the moniker “Proj- to say that because when you’re goect Blue Sky.” “I’m happy to say we can strike ing and seeking funding, you want to have enough that we can strike out out Project money and not be short.”

Project Blue Sky and The North Caroliput Charlotte Pipe on Blue Sky and there,” Mayor Joyce Lit- put Charlotte na Department of Commerce Utility Develtle said in regard to how opment Fund and the future resolutions will Pipe on Golden Leaf Foundation be addressed. there.” have each offered OakIn order for a new faboro $2.5 million to help cility to be built on the Mayor with the cost of the upplots of land that are grades. currently zoned as res- Joyce Little Lucas mentioned that idential, the plots will federal grants will likehave to be rezoned to a heavy industrial designation. The ly be able to cover the remaining Stanly County Board of Commis- gap of around $3 million. Stansioners has already approved simi- ly County has offered to provide lar rezoning requests by Oakmont. Oakboro with $3.5 million for a “We’re really excited about this natural gas line, which will beopportunity, and we’re going to come a public utility and taxable have fun and we’re going to pro- investment for the town.

N.C. Rep. Wayne Sasser vide a lot of good jobs down here,” Roddey Dowd Jr., CEO of Char- (R-Stanly) was a speaker during lotte Pipe, said at the meeting. “I the public hearing portion of the thank you from all of our 1,550 as- town council meeting.

“It’s a great time not just besociates for this opportunity.”

“This has the opportunity to cause we have the opportunibring unprecedented growth to ty to bring big business, jobs and Stanly County,” added Charles economic growth and that type Brown, a representative for Oak- to Oakboro and western Stanly, but the quality of the organimont Acquisitions.

Last week, county manager zation that’s coming here,” Sasser Andy Lucas presented to the Oak- said. “We’re dealing with a compaboro council the same information ny that’s been in business in North that he shared at the Stanly Coun- Carolina for 100 years and they’re ty Board of Commissioners spe- going to be a business here in Oakcial meeting on May 4, where the boro 100 years from now.”

By Jesse Deal Stanly County Journal

ALBEMARLE — Last week, SCJ posted an update on the investigation into the homicide of Tristan Edward Crump. Donte Langhorne-Hagins, 25, had been arrested in Virginia for the murder and extradited back to Stanly County to await trial.

Albemarle Police Chief David Dulin told SCJ on May 5 that, “It is still an ongoing investigation, and we are looking at more than him [Langhorne-Hagins] for this crime.” He said they believed the homicide was a conspiracy involving more than one person in the death, so “depending on where our leads take us, there could be more arrests in the near future.”

Dulin and the APD didn’t wait long to make another arrest. On May 8, the APD announced they

had arrested a second suspect, Devaunte Daiquon Collins, 27, of Badin. Collins was given the same charges as Langhorne-Hagins — Felony Murder and Felony Conspiracy to Commit Murder.

In the May 8 press release, the Albemarle Police Department said, “Multiple interviews have been conducted, which has turned up an additional person responsible for Mr. Crump’s death.”

Collins was arrested “without incident” and is being held in the Stanly County Jail. He was not given a bond. Collins will appear in court on the charges May 18, 2020.

The APD says they are still investigating and seeking information on the case. If anyone in the public has information they believe is relevant, they’re asked to call 704-984-9511 where they can leave an anonymous tip.

Fiberon expanding in Stanly Co. with $20 million investment

By David Larson Stanly County Journal NEW LONDON — On May 7, Fiberon, a company that manufactures decking and railing products made of PVC and composite materials, announced their plans to “upgrade and expand” operation in New London.

“We are grateful that Fiberon has chosen to reinvest and expand the manufacturing operation at their New London facility,” New London Mayor Tate Daniels said in the press release.

Beginning with $110,000 from a Rural Building Reuse grant, Fiberon is pledging to invest over $20 million in the next three years to overhaul their New London facilities. Late last year, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the grant would be awarded to their project. The funds will be given to Stanly County, who will then distribute them to Fiberon after the project is complete.

“We are extremely excited about Fiberon’s success, expansion plans and decision to grow

its manufacturing capacity in our community,” said Matthew Swain, chairman of the Stanly County Board of Commissioners. “This is another example of a company finding success in Stanly County due to our business-friendly environment, lower cost of doing business and proximity to Charlotte.”

A major employer in the area, Fiberon started operations in the county in 1997. The company is part of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS), and focuses on manufacturing “wood-alternative decking, railing, cladding, and fencing” in an eco-friendly manner.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to upgrade our facility and further streamline manufacturing for our Fiberon products,” said Mike Huskey, Fiberon vice president of Operations and Supply Chain. “We will continue to grow operations in Stanly County and look forward to maintaining our position as one of the ‘Companies of Choice’ for Albemarle and New London.”

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Richfield,Albemarle, passed away May 3.

♦ Patricia Ann Russell, 57, of Albemarle, passed away May 3.

DEATH ♦ Barbara Faye Mills Davis, NOTICES 63, of Richfield, passed away May 4.

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♦ Marcell Lowder Moore, 91, x Sylvester “Corey” Maske, 27, of of Albemarle, passed away Albemarle, died April 4.

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Stanfield, died April 6. of ♦ Earl James Greene, 76, Eugene “Gene” Oakboro,x Jason passed away onEfird, 94, of May 4. Stanfield, died April 7. x Tony Monroe Smith, 72, of

♦ Jesse Lee Thompson, Rockwell, died April 8.37, of Albemarle, passed away x Joyce Joyner Price, 75, of Badin, May 4. died April 8. x Danny Paul Luther, 65, ♦ Billy “Bill” R. Aldridge, 81,ofofNorwood, died April 9.

Norwood, passed away May x Evelyn Lela Stamper, 90, of 5.

Oakboro, died April 10.

♦ Willie Jay Curlee, of x Jerry Dickson84, Huneycutt, 78, of Locust, died April 11. May Norwood, passed away 5. x Shirley Mae Haire, 73, of Albemarle, died April 11.

♦ Ted Lanny Talbert, 70, of x Betty Jane Keever Rogers, 87, of Norwood, passeddied away Albemarle, AprilMay 11. 6. x Pauline Elizabeth Almond Tucker, ♦ Vida Lee Yow Williams, 84, of 98, of Albemarle, died April 11.

Locust, passed away May 7.

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Methamphetamine, F (F), at Third St, Albemarle, NC, on Paraphernalia (M), and 3) NC, on 5/7/2020 x Oxendine, Misty Lee (I 781 Leonard Av, Albemarle, 4/13/2020 ♦ Clark, Carlos Fidal Arrest on chrg ♦ Mcclendon, Victor Lamar /F/34) of Fta Possession Of Firearm By on 04/09/2020♦ Taft, Ashley Rachelle (W (B M, 50) Arrest on (B M, 54) Arrest on chrg of x Hill, James Wilson (W - Release Order (M), at NC Felon (F), at 223 S Second /F/27) Arrest on chrg of chrg of Misdemeanor Poss/sell Nontaxpaid Alc x Leggett, Timothy James /M/38) Arrest on chrg of 1) Hwy 24/27, Albemarle, NC, St, Albemarle, NC, on 1) Misdemeanor Larceny Larceny (M), at 720 S Bev (F), at 416 Richardson (W M, 32) Arrest on chrg Surrender By Surety (M), 2) on 4/8/2020 5/9/2020 (M), 2) Counterfeit of Felony Possession OfPoss 5+Surrender Second St, Albemarle, on

By Surety (F), and St, Albemarle, on x Oxendine, Misty Lee (I Cocaine (F), at 161 W Main (F), and 3) Surrender

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05/08/2020. /F/34) Arrest on chrg of St/s First St, Albemarle, on atFalse 126 S Third St, Albemarle, Alexandra (W /F/18) Obtain Property Misd Prob Viol Out♦OfKearns, County Douglas Edward Dawn on 4/13/2020 Cited on Charge 04/09/2020 of Drive Pretense (F), atNC, N Main St/ ♦ Khan, Melissa (M), atchrg NC 24/27, NC, (W F, 27) Arrest on (W on M, 31) Arrest on chrg After Consumingx<Tompkins, 21 Pine St, Norwood, NC, on Christopher x Gomez-garcia, Ruben 4/8/2020 of Larc Merchant Prod of Int Child Abuse-serious (202000330), atDwayne 16019 (W M, 20) 5/7/2020 Arrest on (U /M/51) Arrest on chrg Code Fraud (F), at 781 Physical Injury (F), at 126 x Freeman, Michael Lee (W Indian Mound Rd/bowers chrg of Possess Marijuana of Detainer (F), at 126 S ♦ Weil, Travis Darb (W /M/41) Arrest on chrg of 1) Leonard Av, Albemarle, on S Third St, Albemarle, on Upon To 1/2 Ounce (M), at Third St, Albemarle, NC, on Rd, Norwood, NC, Financial Card Theft (F), 2) /M/30) Arrest on chrg 05/04/2020.

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825 Mountain Creek Rd/ 4/13/2020 5/9/2020 Financial Card Fraud (f) (F), of Possession Of Stolen talbert Dr, Albemarle, on ♦ Morris, M, 23) Theft ♦ Hammonds, Candace x Frick, (W William and (B 3) Identity (F), at ♦ Rorie, Avera Carnell (B Firearm (F), at N MainAdam St/ Houston 04/11/2020 Arrest on chrg of Simple Anastasia (I F, 34) Arrest /M/28) Arrest on chrg of Scj, on 4/7/2020 /F/49) Cited on Charge pine St, Norwood, NC, on x Tompkins, Christopher 1) Misdemeanor Larceny Possess Sch Vi Cs (M), on chrg of Misdemeanor of Open Cont After Cons 5/7/2020 x Pennington, Lawrence Dwayne (W M, 20) Arrest on (M) and 2) ObtainatProperty 100 Rock Creek Dr, Larceny (M), at 781 Alc 1st (202000329), at Glenn J (W /M/60) Arrest chrg of Assault ♦ OnRich, Female False Pretense (F), at 41 Brandon Cole (W Albemarle, on 05/05/2020 Leonard on chrg of 1) Breaking And Av, Albemarle, on 8051 Us 52 Hwy(M) S/nc at 731 825 Mountain Creek Willow Street, Badin, NC, on /M/24) Cited on Charge 05/09/2020.

Or Entering Hwy, Norwood, NC, on Rd/talbert Dr, Albemarle, on 4/10/202 ♦ Crossley, Xavier Shalif (f) (F) and 2) of Speed In Excess Of 35 Larceny After Break/enter 5/9/2020 04/11/2020 (B M, 24) Arrest on ♦ Hobbs, Mikeem Naquan Mph (i) (202000313), x Winley,atJamel Stephen L (F), at Pennington Rd, on of Resisting Public (B M, 39) Arrest on chrg Thompson, Shawn Lacy /M/30) Arrestchrg on chrg ♦ Akers, Edmundx Earl (W 4/7/2020 8112 Us 52 Hwy(BS/lanier Officer (M), at 718 of Assault With Deadly M, 60) on Norwood, chrg of Misdemeanor Larceny /M/41) Arrest on(Bchrg of ArrestRd, NC, on x Huneycutt, Richard Leonard Av, Albemarle, on Weapon (M), at 900 Fox Misdemeanor5/7/2020 Larceny (M), at 44717 Nc 8 Hwy/ 1) CommunicateofThreats Stephen (W /M/65) Arrest 05/05/2020.

Run Dr, Albemarle, on at 781 Leonard Av, kerr Rd, New London, NC, on (M), 2) Injury To (M), Personal on chrg of 1) Conspire B&e ♦ Alcala, Armando (U 05/10/2020.

Albemarle, on 04/12/2020 4/10/2020 Property (M), and 3) Bldg-felony/larceny (F) and ♦ Wall, Malik Bryant /M/52) Arrest on chrg Harassing PhonexCalls Godwin, Kathryn Strawn x Powell, Thomas(B Holden 2) Conspire To Commit M, 21)(W Arrest on ♦ Fesperman, Cliffie Louise Detainer (M),/M/22) at 133Cited on Charge (no Threat Made)(W (M), atArrestof F, 41) on chrg of of Felony Larceny (F),(W at Scj, on Arrest on chrg of chrg of Possess Stolen F, 55) S Kendall Felony Possession Sch Ii St/welch Speed In Excess Of 35 Mph 4/7/2020 28267 Kendalls Church Motor Vehicle (F), at Simple Assault (M), at 1037 St, Norwood, NC, on Cs (F), Av, (i) (202000244), at 605 N Rd, Albemarle, NC, on at 781 Leonard 135 Carpenter Av/s Coble Av, Albemarle, on 5/6/2020 Albemarle, on 04/12/2020 Main St/collins Av, Norwood, x Hetland, Michael Shane (W 5/8/2020 Fourth St, Albemarle, on on chrg 05/11/2020. /M/42) Arrest of Dv NC, on 4/10/2020 ♦ Dunevant, Richard 05/07/2020. x Smith, David Wayne (W M, Protection Order Violation ♦ Millsap, Stephone ♦ Wall, Devontae Jayshun 55) Arrest on chrg of Assault x Dye,Arrest James Chase (W (M), at 141 Turner St, Thomas (W /M/39) Dashun (B /M/19) Arrest ♦ Tyndall, Justin Dale (W (B M, 19) Arrest on chrg On Female (M),on at 312 Martin /M/20) Arrest on chrg of Norwood, NC, on 4/7/2020 chrg of 1) Possess on chrg of 1) Felony M,(M), 27)at Arrest on chrg of of 1) Dis Weap Occ Dwell Luther King Jr Dr, Albemarle, Assault On Methamphetamine (F), 2)Female x Pennington, Lawrence Possession Of Marijuana Second Degree Trespass / Moving Veh (F), 2) on 04/12/2020Simple Possess8318 742 Oakboro, Oakboro, Sch Iv Cs J (W /M/60) Cited on (F) and 2) Possess Marij NC, on 4/9/2020(M), at 636 NcGlenn 24-27 Communicate Threats (m) (M), x Hartsell, Jean (Wand F, 3) Possess Charge of Dwlr Impaired Rev Paraphernalia (M), at 602 Debra Bypass E, Albemarle, on (M), at 126 S Third St, Drug Paraphernalia Arrest of Possess x Dye, Jeffery (W /M/22) (2001069), at Pennington Marion St, Badin,28) NC, on on chrg Albemarle, Heroin (F), at 199 Ncat 24-27 Arrest on chrg of05/07/2020.

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(M), Old Charlotte 5/8/2020 Bypass W, Albemarle, on Assault Nc Larry4/7/2020 Rd, Albemarle, NC, on (M), at 8318 ♦ Dunn, Dewayne ♦ Burns, Marcus Dwayne 04/08/2020 Hwy 742, Oakboro, NC, on ♦ Leak, Jocqui Rayshun (B 5/6/2020 (W M, 51) Arrest on chrg (B M, 37) Arrest on chrg 4/9/2020 /M/18) Arrest onx chrg of 1) of Driving While Impaired of Felony Possession Sch Misenheimer, Laura ♦ Faggart, Darmarcus Breaking And OrEvelyn Entering (W F, 48) Arrested x James, Thomas(M), Owen (W at 199 Nc 24-27 Ii Cs (F), at 147 S Bell Av/ Shykeim (B /M/25) Arrest (f) (F) and 2) Larceny Afterof Dwlr on Citation Impaired /M/44) Arrest onBypass chrg of Dv W, Albemarle, on eastover Av, Albemarle, on on chrg of 1) Resisting Break/enter (F),Rev at 40460 (20-01605), at 651 Nc Protection Order05/07/2020.

Violation, 05/11/2020.

Public Officer (M), 2) at 44145 Catfish 24-27 Bypass E/henson St, M (M), Martin Rd, New London, Trafficking,opium Rd,Or New London,♦NC, on Kearns, Douglas Edward NC, on 5/7/2020Albemarle, on 04/08/2020 Heroin (F), 3) Other - Free 4/9/2020 (W M, 31) Arrest on chrg of x Brooks, Michael Lee J (W ♦ Simons, Jasmine Text (M), 4) Dwlr Not Abuse (m) (M), at 303 /M/36) Arrest on chrg of x Rankin, KarenaChild Quincanya Symone (B /F/26) Arrest Impaired Rev (M), 5) Fail N Broome 1) Assault By Strangulation (B /F/21) Arrest on chrg of St, Albemarle, on chrg of 1) Assault Phy Stop Stopsign/flsh Red Lt on 05/08/2020.

Inj Emergency Prsn (F), (i) (M), 6) Speeding (M),

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They’re treated as though we as a society simply must accept without and dad, the Easter holiday has reminded me of just how much we hope, inspiration and supplies to peopl Here in North Carolina, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper stated during question what the government tells us about when it’s safe to begin the have to be thankful and hopeful for, even in the midst of this global workers on the front lines of the corona a recent coronavirus press briefing that “we just don’t know yet” if the process of returning back to normalcy.

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While people throughout our commu No. The government works for us, and we have the right to ask those when did state’s stay-at-home orders will extend into May. For me, my faith is an important part of my daily life and decision I am glad initiatives we have passed in Easter seasons If he does decide to extend it, questions should be asked as to the questions. And the longer stay-at-home orders are in place all over the ioning making.

As I celebrated Easter with my family, I reflected on 2 Protection Program, are supporting se justification for it. And the answers should notabe vague ones like “we country, and the stricter some of them get in states, such as Michigan, provide nment Corinthians 1:4, which reminds us our Lord “comforts us in all our helping small businesses keep people o must do this out of an abundance of caution.” the more people, sitting at home feeling isolated and/or anxious about message of affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any relief will soon reach families and work levels It will need to be explained in detailhope to the people of this state who when they can get back to providing for their families, will demand that we will affliction, with the comfort which we ourselves are comforted by continue working on common sense an are being told to remain jobless and at home for an undetermined answers. me a once again enjoy God.” we can defeat the coronavirus and keep amount of time why models predicting hundreds of thousands of cases Leaders at the local and state levels should be as forthcoming as they hing? sporting events, If you are celebrating the Easter season, I urge you to also whole. are reliable. can be with those answers — and again, not vague answers, but answer is what reflect and be comforted, that we may live out Until then, the Lenten and Easter se concerts, family To date, I’ve gone along with what the state has asked and thenon this message with details that give theirso statements believability.

God’s example and comfort all those in need around us during hope that we will once again enjoy spo itizens mandated that we do, but along the way I’ve also had questions about We should all continue to do what we can to keep our families, gatherings, COLUMN | DENNIS PRAGER this difficult time.

Through faith and by helping one another, I am gatherings, church services and many the data. State Republican leaders have, too. services ourselves, and our communities safe. But we should also still continue church in a free confident we will emerge out of this pandemic stronger than ever. own temporary Unfortunately, when certain types ofand questions get asked, there is to ask questions about the data, because while reasonable stay-at-home sacrifices for the greate many more ty were In this same spirit, I continue to be inspired they by stories humanity are over. sometimes a disturbing tendency among some people to treat those measures are understandable, shouldofalso have an expiration date. after our own osed neighbors helping neighbors.

I wish everyone celebrating Easter, a simply questioning the data and asking when we can start getting back This is all new to Americans, and it is not normal. Not in any way, temporary In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration and pray we can all continu last I to normal as though they are conspiracy theorists or are people who shape, or form. So while we should remain vigilant and stay safe, at money to buy a 3-D printer and plastic to make face shields for necessary safety guidelines and remain sacrifices are sick. otherwise don’t care if they get themselves or others the same time we shouldn’t get comfortable with this so-called “new ked. health care workers out of his own home. through this together.

Since when did questioning government normal.” over. at all levels become a bad “How many names have blacks gone through in my lifetime? ‘Colored,’ Three years ago, I living wrote aincolumn explaining left-right differences Not on 35one little bit. thing? That is what free citizens a free society were supposed ‘Negro,’ ‘African American,’ ‘black.’ That’s four different titles for the same different subjects. Any one or two of them would make for a major political/ to do, last I checked. human being. What was wrong with ‘Negro’? What was wrong with ‘colored’? cultural divide. Thirty-five make the divide unbridgeable.

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Some sources suggest the don’t and when they hope to know what they don’t. left-wing teachers, the world would be a much finer place if the left valued I sent this person a recording of my speech proving I never said anything few years. $18 billion in lost revenue is representatives to hold China accountable in tangible financial ways for number has been overestimated, given that classification for cause We’re grown-ups, and we’re willing to follow their advice.

But truth. remotely like what he charged.

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It does not working from home or losing a job, it may be to “rejoice and seniors throughout Cumberland County.

States over The crisis cost the U.S. at least $2.4 trillion in added providers. to remain thankful for their work and service, this week I also wanted , Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper stated during question what the government tells us about when it’s safe to begin the abided by recommendations and orders.

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Corinthians 1:4, which reminds our Lord “comforts us in all our small businesses people on the direct ame of a economic financial means.

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Are affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any relief will soon reach families and workers.

Please know that I’ll to bring China into the civilized world of 21st century health, hygiene offer, and I am proud to the lead the effort in Congress to get these families the outstanding public school head start teacher.

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Through faith and by helping one another, I am gatherings, church services andbeen. many more celebrations after our rndency is to offer is, unless an exogenous event happens such as the Chernobyl are doing for our community. resources and flexibility for our teachers and schools.

As we all to a new among people to treat those measures are understandable, they should also have an expiration date. church some services e open or closed, whether we ought to pursue — Sweden style — a Americans are not going to stay home for months on end, and confident we will emerge out of this pandemic stronger than ever. own temporary sacrifices for the greater good of the country and oftatheir meltdown in 1986.

Some experts believe that event, not the Star Wars I am continuing to work for you, and if you or someone you know needs normal for our daily lives and education, I’ll continue to make sure teachers and and asking when we can start getting back This is all new to Americans, and it is not normal. Not in any way, and many more more liberalized society that presumes wide spread, or whether we they certainly will not do so on the basisare of ever-evolving models, In this same spirit, I continue to be inspired by stories of humanity over. assistance with a federal agency, please contact my offices in Concord, schools have all of the resources they need to prepare our students. ly $120 program of Reagan, led directly to the dissolution of the Soviet Union are conspiracy theorists or are people who shape, or form. So while we should remain vigilant and stay safe, at afterdown our own ught to lock further. neighbors especially as statistics roll in that look everyone like the lower-end model Pinehurst or Washington I amas here to help and be a resource to thanking teachers, last week we also kicked off Military helping neighbors.

IFayetteville, wish celebrating Easter,D.C. as well Passover, a joyous equipment y get themselvesinor1989. others sick.In addition theour same time we shouldn’t get comfortable with this so-called “new for you.

Appreciation Month, a time to honor our service members and their families.

We’ve seen case fatality rates — the number of deaths divided by estimates in terms of death and the upper-end estimates in terms temporary In Concord, a high school senior named Tanner used his own celebration and pray we can all continue to keep faith, practice 5 billion by Perhaps COVID-19 China’s Chernobyl. ning government at all levels become aisbad normal.” atenumber Journal Wednesday, April 15, 2020 he offor identified COVID-19 cases —aare but both the numerator ofpossibility economic damage.

We need transparency honestyand from our confident that we will get money to buy 3-D printer and plastic to make face shields for necessary safetyand guidelines remain sacrifices are Senators in Washington already talking about the itizens living in a free society were supposed Not one little bit. nd the denominator are likely wrong.

We don’t know how many scientific experts — we need to know what they know, what they health$1.2 caretrillion workers hisowe ownthem home. through this together. nt in China inout debtofwe as one way to get over. of China forgiving eople have actually died of coronavirus.

Some they sources suggest the don’t and when they hope to know what they don’t. ufacturing China to “pay” for the damage have caused the US. Don’t hold your go along in all this, of course, is my family. I’m Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah umber beenbreath overestimated, given that classification for cause We’re grown-ups, and we’re willing to follow their advice. But lion in has waiting Ifor a Chinese to ahappen ask your elected ing the virus, and I’m worried will.

After “Jubilee” and is regularbut contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection. f death, particularly among elderly patients, can be variable.

Some they need to start nue hold China accountable in tangible financial ways for answering serious questions, or they will fall prey irusis(swine flu) representatives during the 2009topandemic, ources suggest the number is dramatically underestimated, since to the same lack of institutional faith to which all other American etra areprecautions, now this disaster. because all of this brings up

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT HOCKEY

AHL cancels rest of season, playoffs Springfield, Mass.

The American Hockey League canceled the rest of its season Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting its focus toward an uncertain future.

While the Calder Cup will not be handed out for the first time since 1936, the 31-team AHL hopes to return next season. That remains uncertain; one possibility is that no fans would be allowed in arenas.

The 84th season for the NHL’s top minor league was suspended March 12 with 209 games remaining.

The Charlotte Checkers, the top affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, are the league’s reigning champion.

BASEBALL

AP: MLB owners OK plan that could lead to July start New York Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans. Spring training could start in early to mid-June, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

MLB officials were slated to make a presentation to the union Tuesday. An agreement with the players’ association is needed, and talks are expected to be difficult — especially over a proposal for a revenue split that would be unprecedented for baseball.

NBA

Agent seeks Williamson’s answers on improper benefits Miami The marketing agent who has sued NBA rookie Zion Williamson wants the former Duke star to answer questions about whether he received improper benefits before playing his lone season with the Blue Devils. Prime Sports Marketing and company president Gina Ford filed a lawsuit last summer in a Florida court, accusing Williamson and the agency now representing him of breach of contract. That came after Williamson had filed his own lawsuit a week earlier in North Carolina to terminate a five-year contract with Prime Sports after moving to Creative Artists Agency LLC.

Hamlin wins virtual race at reborn North Wilkesboro Speedway

Danny Hamlin

The track, last used by the Cup Series in 1996, was cleaned up by a group led

by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and scanned into the iRacing platform

By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Denny Hamlin closed NASCAR’s iRacing Series with a victory at a simulation of throwback North Wilkesboro Speedway.

The Daytona 500 winner was instrumental in organizing his fellow Cup drivers for the invitational series that started after the series was suspended. Hamlin, who races barefoot on a top-of-the-line simulator, won the opening iRacing event on March 22.

NASCAR closed out its virtual series at North Wilkesboro Speedway, an original venue on NASCAR’s schedule in 1949 that was abandoned after the 1996 season as NASCAR began to expand outside its Southern footprint.

Jeff Gordon won the last race at the 0.625-mile short track that featured a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch.

After years sitting idle, the track has been badly damaged by weather and neglect and overgrown with

“Can’t wait to get back.

Can’t wait to see you guys in the real world starting next week.”

JOHN RAOUX | AP PHOTO

Denny Hamlin closed out NASCAR’s iRacing Series with a victory Saturday at a simulation of North Wilkesboro Speedway, which was last used by the Cup Series in 1996. weeds.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., an early iRacing enthusiast, recently led a clean-up effort of the iconic speedway so that iRacing could laser scan it and add it to the tracks on the virtual platform. It is not yet on iRacing for public use but was made available for NASCAR’s final race of its invitational esports venture. The track has been simulated as it was in 1987 and will be

available for the public to race in June.

To win at North Wilkesboro on Saturday, Hamlin on four fresh tires chased down leader Ross Chastain and nudged him out of the way. Chastain retaliated by hitting Hamlin’s car after the checkered flag.

“Two guys going for the same spot,” said Hamlin, who said Chastain tried to block his move.

Hamlin closed the iRacing Series with two wins in seven races.

William Byron led the series with three victories but did not compete Saturday.

NASCAR is scheduled to resume racing next Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, where the series will compete without spectators.

“Can’t wait to get back. Can’t wait to see you guys in the real world starting next week,” Hamlin said.

NASCAR quickly pivoted from real racing when its season was suspended March 13 during the coronavirus pandemic to the virtual platform. Its broadcasts set several esports viewing records for broadcast partner Fox, but the novelty wore off after Bubba Wallace was fired by a sponsor for rage quitting a race and then Kyle Larson used a racial slur while on the platform Easter Sunday. He was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing for the incident.

The Cup Series will race Sunday and the following Wednesday at Darlington, then follow the same two-races-in-four-days schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the Coca-Cola 600 on May 24 and a second race May 27.

UFC 249 ushers in fan-free, mask-filled era of sports After more than two months with nearly no sports, the mixed martial arts promotion held the first of three events in an eight-day span

By Mark Long The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Kicks, punches and grunts echoed through the empty arena. Coaches, commentators and camera clicks resonated like never before.

Blood, sweat, swollen eyelids and face masks signaled the return of UFC, the first major sporting event to resume since the coronavirus shuttered much of the country for nearly two months.

UFC 249 ushered in a new look for sports, too. One without fans and amid several safety precautions.

It was definitely different — two fighters adjusted their approaches because of what they

heard announcers say — and a welcome reprieve for a sportscraved country that went nearly eight weeks with few live events.

“We did this for you, to bring sports back,” fighter Tony Ferguson told fans following his loss in the main event.

Five hours after President Trump congratulated UFC for restarting the sports world, Justin Gaethje stunned heavily favored Ferguson (26-4) in the finale. Gaethje earned a TKO in the fifth and final round of the headliner that was deemed an interim lightweight title bout. It essentially gives Gaethje (22-2) the right to fight titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov next. Nurmagomedov was unable to fight this weekend because of travel restrictions.

Gaethje flipped over the top of the cage and back in following the biggest victory of his career. He then screamed repeatedly.

“I want the real one,” he said as he threw down the interim belt.

“We’re going to prove by next Saturday that professional sports can come back safely.”

Dana White, UFC president “There’s no other fight I want right now.”

The stacked card saw 33-yearold Henry Cejudo, with blood gushing from his forehead and running down his chest, defend his bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz and then announce his retirement in the middle of the octagon.

“I really do want to walk away, but money talks,” said Cejudo, an Olympic gold medalist in 2008.

“It gets stagnant. I want to leave on top.”

The event also included heavyweight contender Francis Ngan-

nou pummeling another opponent, former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy winning for the sixth time in eight fights and former welterweight champion and fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone losing his fourth straight.

Trump grabbed the spotlight early. His taped message was played during ESPN’s broadcast of the undercard.

“I want to congratulate (UFC President) Dana White and the UFC,” Trump said. “They’re going to have a big match. We love it.

We think it’s important. Get the sports leagues back. Let’s play. Do the social distancing and whatever else you have to do. We need sports. We want our sports back.”

UFC 249 was originally scheduled for April 18 in New York but was postponed in hopes of helping slow the spread of COVID-19.

The mixed martial arts behemoth will hold three shows in eight days in Jacksonville — the next on Wednesday followed by another Saturday.

NFL

Longtime passrushing tutor Teerlinck dies at age 69 Indianapolis John Teerlinck, a passrushing guru who taught some of the NFL’s best defensive players how to get to the quarterback, has died at age 69, the Indianapolis Colts announced Sunday.

Three of his students — the late Chris Doleman, John Randle and Kevin Greene — went on to have Hall of Fame careers. Four more players — Al “Bubba” Baker, Neil Smith, Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney — all finished their careers with at least 100 sacks. In all, 31 of his understudies made the Pro Bowl.

JOHN RAOUX | AP PHOTO

A worker wipes down the octagon between bouts during the UFC 249 last Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida.

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West Jordan ‘The Stanly’s Last Dance’ Poole added to project 2021 Alldirector talks American Bowl roster on Jordan’s Bulls The game for top college recruits is The 10-part Jan. 9 in Sandocumentary Antonio will air over five Sundays

By Jesse Deal By TimCounty Reynolds Stanly Journal The Associated Press ALBEMARLE — In January, a Colt will a kid in the stands be JASON playing HEHIR football was at the Alamodome in in Boston Garden on April 20, 1986, the day that San Antonio.

Michael Jordan football scored standout a playoff-record West Stanly Jordan 63 points.

Poole committed on Friday to play in the It was a Christmas gift—from his father, 2021 All-American Bowl the 21st editionwho stuck a note promising “Two tickets of the annual East vs. West matchupto —the af- Air Jordan Show” in his stocking that holiday ter receiving an invitation to participate. season.

It’s a giftinvited Hehir will for“Blessed, andnever committed,” the get, though his current seat for 6-foot-1, 225-pound two-way player from another show is account OakboroJordan announced onof hissorts Twitter considerably better.

“I wouldn’t Friday.

Hehir is the director of the The All-American Bowl will be televised call it a ESPN Netflix production live onand NBC on Jan. 9, 2021, “The at 1 p.m. and Last Dance,” a 10-part documenfeatures the top 100 high school challenge. I tary series that debuts April 19 football players in the nation and ac- would call it tells the to story Jordan’s finalBowl Chicording theofAll-American cago BullsCommittee, season in 1997-98 that a privilege.”

Selection which conculminated in a sixth NBA title. sists of the All-American Bowl Hehir’s task: Take 10,000 hours of Jason Hehir, and 247Sports. archived footage, adddecades, interviews Over the past two the “The with more than 100 people, and director Averageofyards bowl has featured 450 NFL draft turn it into about 8½ hours of teleLast Dance” picks, 66 Super Bowl champions, per carry for vision.

160 Pro Bowl selections and 17 Poole during “I wouldn’t callfinalists. it a challenge,” Heisman Trophy Hehir said.

“I would call it a privilege.” his junior NBC Sports analyst and The series was moved up two months to proAll-American Bowl media direcvide content-starved fans with somethingseason new tor Gus Ramos recently named to watch during the coronavirus pandemic.

Poole, who has primarily been reESPN originally planning to cruitedwas as an outside linebacker, as release “one of the documentary in June, coinciding with the fasting rising prospects in the nation.” what would been back this season’s NBA Finals.

The have running and defensive back, It will run senior over five ending now a rising at Sundays West Stanly, hasMay re- 17, with two one-hour broadcasts each week. ceived offers for the 2021 season from 11 “I’m happy That if we can bringfive a little bitNorth of light to FBS schools. includes from people in a(Appalachian dark time here,” HehirCharlotte, said. “Sports Carolina State, are such an indelible our cultural fabric Duke, East Carolina part and of NC State), three and lacking that ... there’s a significant hole out-of-state ACC schools (Virginia Tech, in enjoyment thatLouisville) people feel,and the escape Virginia and offers that frompeople can feel from everyday life that sports brings South Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Old Dous.” minion.

The accelerated launch South has only added to a Virginia, N.C. State, Carolina, hectic time for Hehir and his team.

Virginia Tech and East Carolina were the There hasto been first schools givemuch offersanticipation to Poole, whoabout now the documentary, which in Hehir’s mind came sits at No. 40 in 247Sports’ rankings of the together much faster than such a project usually top statewide recruits. does.

Poole’s junior season was cut short when do an hourlong archival he “Normally, missed theto Colts’ final three games (in-documentary from start finish, it takes about cluding a playoff game)todue to a right shoulader year from the inception of the idea to the injury. Those three games turned out to research doing all the2-2) shooting to getting be WesttoStanly’s (8-3, only losses of theit all together, season. storyboarding it out, mapping it out, editing, getting notes back, it takes about a Despite that setback, Poole still manyear,” Hehir “We’re doing of 10 21 of those. aged to put said. up career-highs touch-And we had a1,534 little rushing bit over two years do ityards so we’re downs, yards andto13.6 already working at five times our normal rate.” per carry in 2019. He also had four receivpandemic and further matters. ingThe touchdowns 282complicates receiving yards.

Hehir his team areoffinishing up while On theand defensive side the ball,things he recordseparated, connecting through Zoom meetings ed 36 tackles, with 24 of them being solo efbut largely in isolation at their own laptops to forts. getCollege the last pieces the story ready to air.of scoutsofhave taken notice The documentary deeper than at just4.6 1997Poole’s speed — he goes has been timed 98, though that season is the overriding theme. seconds in the 40-yard dash, comparaIt serves as a retrospective Jordan’s blealso to the 4.65-second averageoffor outsidebasketball life, from his college at North Carolinebackers participating indays the NFL Comlina through his rise atop the NBA. bine, according to a five-year report that acHehir for knows therefrom is an2000 ongoing buildup and counted records to 2012. anticipation surroundingselection, the documentary, As an All-American Poole isand still feels nervousness.

He met with Jordan eligible for the All-American Bowl Play-several over Award, the course the project, includer oftimes the Year theofAnthony Muñoz ing three sit-down interviews that are part of Lineman of the Year Award, the Defensive the documentary.

Player of the Year Award, the All-American “I hope people as much as we Bowl Manthat of the Yearwill andlike theit All-Ameridid,” Hehir said. can Bowl MVP Award.

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MATT YORK | AP PHOTO KEVIN L. DORSEY | NC A&T ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PHOTO

NCAA President Mark Emmert is trying to navigate the return of college sports amid the ongoing coronavirus North Carolina A&T receiver Elijah Bell, pictured in 2017 against North Carolina Central, is among the HBCU draft pandemic. hopefuls who was affected by the canceled events due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Emmert: Unlikely all adjust schoolsafter HBCU NFL hopefuls will start seasons same time canceled pro days,atcombine “Just “I think it’s because unlikely we are from is everybody smaller going to be schools in the same doesn’t place at the mean time same we can’t and that will compete.” create some of those De’Montrez difficulties.”

Burroughs, South Carolina Mark Emmert, State receiver NCAA president

The NCAA coronavirus pandemic The is trying to make has made it even harder plans to resume sports for under-the-radar players with an uncertain timetable to make an impression on teams

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press

By Kyle Hightower The Associated Press Mark EmNCAA President mert says the coronavirus is DE’MONTREZ Burroughs making it unlikely all schools looked at it as his best to acwill be ready to beginshot competcomplish his NFL dream. ing in college sports at the same The South Carolina State setime. nior receiver dates cirThe goal, hehad saidthe Friday night, cled histeam calendar. the is for on every to haveFirst, an equal Bulldogs’ annual pro day on amount of preparation time beMarch 19, followed a week latfore its season starts, and there er by the NFL combine could be first-ever some competitive inevent held for draft prospects equities caused by schools havfromvaried Historically Black ing timelines for Colleges reopenand Universities who didn’t reing campuses. ceive invitations to thewith national Emmert appeared Dr. combine in Indianapolis.

Brian Hainline, the NCAA’s chief He leftofficer, for spring the medical in an break interview week before his pro day with evshown on the NCAA’s official erything ready to go.

He had film Twitter account Friday night. packages distributeconference to scouts.

Major tofootball He was also thinking about what commissioners have stated their he would interviews goal is forsay allin130 teams inwith 10 representatives from41 NFL teams conferences across states to and what ask idols likesame Pro begin the to season at the Football Hall of Famer differDeion time.

As states impacted Sanders, who would be there. ently by the COVID-19 pandem“It was on a chance to schedules, be able to ic reopen different showcase our talent,” Burroughs the possibility rises that the seasaid.will “Just we start are from son lackbecause a uniform date smaller schools doesn’t mean we and number of games.

can’t “I compete.” think we should assume Butgoing that toopportunity that’s be the case,”never Emcame. mert said.

South Carolina State’s plan pro For football, the working day the of HBCU combine and beis sixand weeks conditioning came part of a growing list of practice before playing games, events canceled because of the though that’s not “set in stone,” coronavirus Hainline said. pandemic. While small school and borderline draft “All the various (NCAA) memprospects from across the counber committees and the confertry will by aabout: lack ofWhat simences arebeallhurt talking ilar events, HBCU players does it mean if we have that may sort be scenario hit hardest without of where we’vethem got and difthe Regional Combine Invitaferent opening times or different tional that HBCUEmmert players said. in reopening models,” cent yearsdoes had itpreviously used to “What mean if you look boost their draft stock. at a conference, for example, if “When you’re coming of an a conference has someout schools HBCU, you know that the teams open and some not?” he added. are going to be lookingschedule at Divi“You can’t run a regular sion I talent first,” said Kansas if you’ve got that scenario.

How City Chiefs back do you adjustdefensive all the rules to Alex proBrown, SC State alum.as“With vide as amuch flexibility you this HBCU that’s difpossibly can combine, to let student-athferent.have I wish we had that when letes a good experience in I wasseason?” coming out. It was gonna that be FBS a chance to have the teams schools are all required by looking at those guys.”

NCAA rules to play at least nine Only including four HBCU were games, fiveplayers at home. selected in the 2019 draft with The FBS season is scheduleda full predraft process, 32 to begin around Labor though Day weekmadewith Weeka1 rosters. end, handful of teams The 51the players invited to Lathe starting Saturday before HBCU were trying to bor Day combine on Aug. 29. position themselves to do the Most teams are scheduled to same.

The list also included Florplay 12 regular-season games ida A&MThanksgiving University quarterback through weekend.

Ryan Stanley and North The first weekend of Carolina Decem-

Central linemanplays Dariber eachdefensive FBS conference a us Royster, the Mid-Eastern league championship game. Athletic “WeConference aren’t goingoffensive to have and one defensive players of the year,can renational time when everyone spectively. start preseason, so there’s going “Does extra help? to be a little bit ofexposure inequity there,” Yes, it does.

But once it’s taken Hainline said. “The most importaway it limits certain guys to the get ant thing is what’s going to be their film out there,” said Morminimum amount of time necesgan State coach Tyrone sary that you have to be Wheatin preley, a first-round pick the New season, for example, by before you Yorkstart Giants in 1995. “It limits the can football.” proEmmert scouts said frommember actuallyschools seeing these guys one-on-one, to and conferences are workinglook toat them and physically place eyes ward moving forward together. on“I them. get some ofeverybody the questhinkToit’s unlikely tions answered up close peris going to be in the sameand place at sonal.” the same time and that will cregetting a chance he to ateAside somefrom of those difficulties,” run the 40-yard dash and comsaid. plete other also strength and aagility Emmert reiterated comdrills in front of scouts from the mon refrain from college sports NFL’s 32 franchises, players were leaders in recent weeks: There going the chance can beto noget college sports to on intercamview with team executives onstuthe puses that are not open to first day of the HBCU combine dents. event.

“If you don’t have students areyou stilldon’t conducting inon Teams campus, have stuterviews by phone video condent-athletes on and campus,” he ferencing, those are itcapped said.

“That but doesn’t mean has to at three week, said Aube up andper running in theagent full norgustine Wiggins, whose mal model, but you’ve got toclients treat include Burroughs. the health and well-being of the “It’s harder interathletes at leasttoasgarner much as the est and understand where the inregular students. So if a school terest is for clients than in years doesn’t reopen, then they’re not past,” to Wiggins said.sports.

“It’s a slightly going be playing It’s redifferent pivot.” ally that simple.”

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Georgia attorney general requests Backup coronavirus hospital federal probe in handling of Arbery case in Memphis worries residents

By Jeff AmySainz Adrian The Associated AssociatedPress Press ATLANTA MEMPHIS,— Georgia’s Tenn. —attorney Faced general Sunday the U.S. with theonthreat of asked overburdened Department of Justice to country investihospitals, states across the gate the handling of the killing of are converting convention centers, Ahmaud Arbery, and a black man who sports facilities performance authorities died treatment at the hands of spaces intosay backup sites two white men as he ran through a for coronavirus patients. neighborhood.

What some Memphis, TenArbery was shot and Feb. nesse, residents don’t getkilled is why in 23.

Nocity, arrests were made until their a shopping center inthis the month, national outrageblack, over middle after of a predominantly the case swelled when video surlow-income residential neighborfaced thatbeen appeared hood has chosen.to show the shooting.

City and state officials are con“We are to patients a comcerned thatcommitted an influx of plete and transparent of from Memphis, as well review as nearby how the Ahmaud Arberyand caserural was Mississippi, Arkansas handled from thewill outset,” Attorney west Tennessee, strain hospiGeneral Chris Carr in a across statetals. Their fears aresaid echoed ment.

“The family, the community the country: Governors, mayors and the state experts of Georgia anhealth indeserve numerous swers, willresearching work with others states and arewe also and in law enforcement at the state and constructing makeshift medical federal level to find those answers.” facilities.

Attorneys forCity, Arbery’s In New York they’remothturner father Carr for ingand to the Javitsapplauded Center convention reaching out to federal site; in Chicago, the officials.

McCormick “WeConvention have requested the involvePlace Center; and in ment ofUtah, the DOJ we first took Sandy, thesince Mountain Amerthis case,”Center. attorneys S. Lee Merica Expo ritt,The Benjamin Crump and of L. EngiChris U.S. Army Corps Stewart said in ascouting statement.

“There neers has been locations are far too many questions in Tennessee, and officialsabout here how case was and why havethis compiled a handled list of 35 possiit took 74 days for They two ofhaven’t the killers ble backup sites. reto be arrested andlist, charged in Mr. leased the whole but Gov. Bill Arbery’s death.”

Last week, a Justice Department spokesman said the FBI is assisting

nity volunteer Homer Osborne said he understands the need to help coronavirus patients, but he questions why officials chose Gateway.

“There are a lot of poor people in this neighborhood that come here and shop,” said Osborne, who was buying food at the center for a home delivery service he’s providing during the virus outbreak.

“People won’t want to come over here. It’s just going to kill this area.”

He also cited a widespread fear of being unnecessarily exposed to the virus.

“All around, people are scared,” he said.

Their fears are not unfounded.

In this majority-black city along the Mississippi River, lawmakers and community leaders have been sounding the alarm over what they see as a disturbing trend of the virus killing African Americans at a higher rate.

Nutbush resident Patricia Harris wondered aloud if city officials were “trying to contaminate” the neighborhood.

Activist Earle Fisher, an AfriADRIAN SAINZ | AP PHOTO can American Memphis pastor, understands the anxiety. “This This Friday, April 3, 2020 photo, shows Gateway Shopping Center is an honest and reasonable conin Memphis, Tenn.

JOHN BAZEMORE | AP PHOTO cern and skepticism,” Fisher said.

A memorial at the spot where Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed is shown Friday, May 2020, in for “I think it’s par for8,the course Brunswick Ga. a few: the Mu- a Chinese restaurant and other black people to be righteously Lee has disclosed skeptical of governmental intersic City Center in Nashville, the businesses.

Locating a treatment center for vention that did not consult with Chattanooga Convention Center, On Saturday, the GBI confirmed The father patients and sonthere said they in investigation the — DOJ on the ground first.” pos- people thethe Knoxville Expo and Center all coronavirus it hasMcGowen, obtained other photos of Arbery matched the say: ap- that would assistfrom if a federal crimeneighis un- thought Doug the city’s chief es two problems, residents sites away residential that might the pearance a burglaryexpose suspectthem who video covered. operating officer,shed saidlight the on GateIt could of potentially borhoods.

The Journal-Consaid had amid been recorded a case.

Shortly after the video’s Cenleak, they way site wasAtlanta being considered beto the virus concerns on that The Gateway Shopping published footage accomfrom a camera some time be- stitution Gregory 64, and his surveillance cause it could potentially blacks are contracting COVID-19 ter in theMcMichael, Nutbush neighborhood cameraofatbeds. a Brunswick son Travis McMichael, 34,The werecenar- fore. modate hundreds He said at higher rates; and it could force surveillance of Memphis is different. nearconverted where Arbery was shot Arbery’s Wanda Coorested and charged murder some if it were to a treatment of themother, stores they rely on to home ter features a Save Awith Lot grocery someone Jones, has said she thinks her that and aggravated assault. Thea arrests site, shows it would hold who onlyappears mildly to ill close. store, a Rent-A-Center, Fami- per Arbery walking into a home son, a and former high be came hoursaafter officials asked the 25-year-old coronavirus patients who couldunbe Nutbush resident commuly Dollar, beauty supply shop, GBI to start investigating. The in- school football player, was just jog- der construction. Arbery then came quiry was previously in the hands ging in the neighborhood before he back out and ran down the street.

Someone else comes out across the was killed. of local officials.

street the construction site, quicklyfrom transported to a hospital and then a vehicle drivesworsen. off farther should their conditions down the street, nearsaid where Memphis officials theTravis GateMcMichael lives. way site was put on the list in reLawyers for Arbery’s say sponse to a request fromfamily the state’s the video bolsters position coronavirus team to their identify large, that Arbery did nothing wrong, and available buildings where an altershows he did not commit a felony. nate treatment facility could be loUnder cated. Georgia law, someone who isn’t a sworn officerspace can ar“The task police of finding to rest andhundreds detain another person only shelter of potential paif a felony is committed in the tients is not one of choice butpresneence of the citizen. cessity,” thearresting officials said in a state“Ahmaud’s actions at this empment. ty home under construction in For Nutbush residents,were their no way felony under Georgia law,” fear ofa contracting the virus is the lawyers wrote in a social mematched with the worry that they dia post.

“This video confirms that could lose stores that are vital to Mr. murder was not justithe Arbery’s neighborhood.

Officials hafied theifactions the men who ven’tand said stores of would close if pursued him facility and ambushed him the Gateway was opened. were unjustified.”

If they did, shopping would beAlsomore Sunday, Georgia come difficult forauthorities residents, said they had arrested 20-yearespecially for those whoaare old or old investigating an onhaveman no after means of transportation line threat against peopleaway. protestto stores located farther ing“For the killing Arbery. peopleof who don’t have a Several hundred people hadHarprocar, what do they do?” asked tested thespoke case to Friday in Brunsris, who The Associated wick, near the site where Press while lugging a bottleArbery of dewas fatally tergent, a shot. package of bottled wasaid statefrom policethe arrestterThe andGBI other items Save ed Rashawn Smith charged A Lot to her car.

Sheand noted that a him withstore dissemination of inforgrocery recently closed near mation relating to terroristic acts. her house and she already has to He wasfarther taken to into in Midtravel getcustody to Gateway. way, a town we about miles north of “When do50 things, we’ve Brunswick. got to consider the people in the Earlier in theshe day,said. the “We GBIdon’t said neighborhood,” it had to “been made of a Faceneed make theaware neighborhood book contains worsepost thanthat it already is.”a threat to future related to Ahmaud U.S.protests Rep. Steve Cohen, a MemArbery.” phis Democrat, said the decision Investigators later said they bedoesn’t make sense. lieve thesure threat wasare a hoax.

“I’m there other places “Smith created Facebook User that would work, aand they should ID an unwitting individual to haveof used those rather than go post threat,” neighborhood,” the GBI tweetinto aa hoax residential ed.

Cohen said.

It was not immediately clear if Smith has an attorney who could comment on the charge.

OPEC, oil nations agree Iran says10M missile to nearly barrelkills cut 19 sailors in training accident By Karimi TheNasser Associated Press The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab EmirTEHRAN, — A ates — OPEC,Iran Russia andmissile other fired during an Iranian oil-producing nations on military Sunday training mistakenly struck finalizedexercise an unprecedented proaduction naval vessel instead its intendcut of nearlyof 10 million ed targetorina waters thesupply, strabarrels, 10th ofnear global tegic Strait of Hormuz, killing 19 in hopes of boosting crashing pricsailors wounding 15 others, es amidand the coronavirus pandemic Iranian authorities said Monday. and a price war, officials said.

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obituaries

Jason Efird

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ASON EUGENE “GENE” EFIRD, 94, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at his home in Stanfield.

ILLY “BILL” R. ALDRIDGE, Gene was born October 9, 1925, in 81, of Norwood passed away Cabarrus County to the late Simeon Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in his home.

Jason Efird and the late Sarah Ella A public viewing will be held Burris Efird. In addition to his from 11 am until 1 PM on Friday parents, he was preceded in death by at Cedar Grove United Methodist his wife, Jewell Little Efird; sisters, Church. A private service and Mary Lambert, Fannie Almond, burial will follow with Rev. Mary Minnie Furr, Wilma Burleson and Hatley, Rev. Steven Aldridge and Aileen Huskey; and brothers, Homer Chase Aldridge officiating.

Efird, Getus Efird and Wayne Efird, Born February 19, 1939 in Sr. Stanly County, NC, he was the son A private funeral service will be of the late Thomas High Aldridge held on Saturday, April 11, 2020 and Mary Vernell Biles Aldridge. at Love’s Grove United Methodist He was a member of Cedar Grove Church Cemetery in Stanfield United Methodist Church and officiated by Rev. Jim White. Burial retired from NC Natural Gas. will follow at the Love’s Grove United He is survived by his wife of 56 Methodist Church Cemetery, 4360 years, Carolyn Simpson Aldridge Polk Ford Road, Stanfield. of the home, sons Thomas Survivors include son Gerald Aldridge and wife Pamela of Wayne (Gail) Efird of Albemarle; Norwood and Steven Aldridge daughter Lisa Efird (Mark) Hartsell and wife Erin of Norwood, sisters of Stanfield; granddaughters, Margie Tyson of Conover and Kelly Efird Barbee and Lauren Frances Crisco of Oakboro, five Hartsell (Justin) Crump; and greatgrandchildren Hannah Aldridge, grandsons, Ian Patrick Simmons and Brandon Aldridge, Hailey Elliot Jacob Simmons.

Aldridge, Chase Aldridge and Memorials may be made to Love’s Trent Aldridge.

Grove United Methodist Church, PO The family requests Box 276, Stanfield, NC 28163-0276. that memorials be made to Community Hospice and Home Care, 1024 Albemarle Rd. #904, Troy, NC 27371.

Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Aldridge family.

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Tony Smith

Merle Helms

ONY MONROE SMITH, 72, of Rockwell, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at ARL surrounded JAMES GREENE, his home by family.76, A of Oakboro, passed private family service willaway be held. on Monday, May 4,can 2020 at hisat Online condolences be made home. stanlyfuneralhome.com Mr. was born11, April TonyGreene was born August 194720, 1944 in Stanly County to the late in Stanly County to the late Pearlie James Greene and AsburyWilliam Smith and Emmer Leethe late Nora Greene.

Smith.

He Bell was the son inHe lawwas of Pat also preceded death sister,at and Mick Caglein where heby worked Barbara Lynnfor Greene. the fish house many years until The family will receive he opened Anchor House Seafood friends fromHe 2:00 3:00 pm, in Rockwell. andpm his -wife Becky Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Hartsell owned and operated Anchor House Funeral Home of retiring Albemarle.

The for 25 years before in 2009. funeral service follow at 3:00 Mr. Smith was a will charter member pm Hartsell Funeral and at deacon at Open DoorHome’s Baptist Lefler Chapel officiated ChurchMemorial in Richfield.

He loved the by Rev. Jonathan Waits and Lord and his family abundantly.Rev. Tony Steve Barbee. Burial willfather, followand was a wonderful husband, at Big Lick Baptist Church in grandfather and could fix anything Oakboro. he put his hands on.

Survivors include wife, Sue Mr. Smith is survived by his wife Greene of Oakboro; daughter, Becky Cagle Smith of the home, Kimberly andRobbie husband sons WalterBlalock Smith and Billy; ScottKayla Morgan and wife Smith;sons, daughter Henderson Melindie and Russell Morgan (Brandon); grandchildren Danielle, and wife Amanda; daughter, Dustin, and Steele Smith, Keaton Amy Stegall and husband and Ella Henderson; brotherTim; David grandchildren, Spencer Morgan Smith; sisters Kay Kriechbaum, and Pavin Chunn, Mckenzie Karen Stevenson, Ruby Eudy, and Edwards and husband Dorothy Smith (Nick). Corey, Ariana, Brock, and Victor He is preceded in death by Morgan; great-grandchildren, brothers Joe Smith, Wayne Smith, Fraley, Brixtan, andSmith, WileyRobert Claude Smith, Wade Edwards; sisters, Glenda Smith, and sister Mary Morris.

McClellan husband Clay Memorialand contributions can be and Janette Hatley and husband made to Open Door Baptist Church Stoney; L.NC Greene at 44563brother, Hwy 52, Wayne Richfield, and wife brother-in28137 or toPatricia; Hospice and & Palliative Care law, RodneyCounty Lovell.at 5003 Hospice of Cabarrus Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

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Earl Greene

MBarbara Davis B

ERLE LORRAINE AUSTIN HELMS, 72, of Marshville, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at McWhorter Hospice House ARBARA FAYE MILLS DAVIS, in Monroe.

63, of Richfield, passed away Lorraine was born April 28, 1947 Monday, May 4, 2020 at Atrium in Monroe to the late Homer David Health Cabarrus in Concord.

Austin and Jewell Delphia-Jane Barbara was born September 8, Austin. She was also preceded in 1956 in Stanly County to the late death by brothers, A.D. and Teddy DeWitt and Vernie Pinion Mills.

Austin; and sister, Joy Austin.

She was also preceded in death by The family will receive friends sister, Ethel Daniels. from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Friday, Services will be held at a later April 10, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral date.

Home of Albemarle. The funeral She is survived by her daughter, service will be at 11:00 am on Lindsey (Paul) Poplin of New Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist London; son, Jeremy (Tina) Davis Church in Marshville, officiated of Salisbury; grandchild, Quinn

by Rev. John Miller and Rev. Leon Davis; sisters, Judy Smith, Lou Whitley. She will lie in state for 30 Archer, Linda Crisco, Kathy minutes prior to the service. She will Wheeler, Kelly Speights, Tammy be laid to rest in the church cemetery.

Deaton, and Susan Mauney; and She is survived by her beloved brothers, Steve and Matthew husband of 47 years, Paul Helms Mills. of the home; son, Alex (Deanna) Helms of Pageland; daughter, Paula (Cristin Brandt) Helms of Mint Hill; grandchildren, Mason, Grant, and Raegan Helms; brothers, Boyce, Royce, Tim Austin; and sisters, Patricia Mullis, and Angel Tarleton.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4600 Park Rd., Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.

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Pauline Tucker

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AULINE ELIZABETH ALMOND TUCKER, 98, passed away peacefully at Trinity Place, Albemarle, NC on April 11, 2020.

Pauline was born on March 22, 1922 in Cabarrus County, NC to the late John Richard Almond and Alice Ada Ann Lambert Almond.

She is survived by her three daughters, Gay Michel (Jack), 84, ILLIE JAY CURLEE, Oak Island, NC; Pamela Rushing of Norwood, passed away (Foreman), Oakboro, NC; Tuesday, May 5, 2020 atKathy his home.

Hunt her Mr.(Marc), CurleeAlbemarle, was born NC; April son,1936 ChrisinTucker (Chris Lear), 16, Stanly County to Washington, DC.Lee SheCurlee will be and greatly the late Claude missed her five grandchildren, the lateby Cora Hinson Curlee.

Heather Rushing Chaney He was also preceded in(Shannon), death Michael Rushing, Elizabeth Michel by brothers,Cecil, Cletus, and Hartzog (Craig), Jr. Clayton Curlee;Jack and Michel, grandson, (Jenn), and Woody Hunt as well as Stephen Eric Sanders. seven great-grandchildren.

Willie enjoyed workingShe on also leaves behind cherished nieces and old cars and woodworking. nephews.

He enjoyed family activities The family expresses especially cook outs. its sincere gratitude to the service staff andwill caregivers A graveside be on at Trinity Place the at care theyPM Friday, May 8, for 2020 3:00 provided at Smith Pauline.

Grove Primitive Baptist A private graveside will be Church Cemetery at service 25711 Old held on Road Monday, April 13, 2020.

A School in Oakboro officiated celebration ofBurleyson.

Pauline’s life and legacy by Rev. Don willSurvivors be held this summer. include wife, Syble In lieu flowers, the family Curlee ofof Norwood; son, Jay requestsofdonations be daughter, made to the Curlee Norwood; BrightFocus at www.

Lisa Boles ofFoundation Burnsville; brightfocus.org. Daniel Curlee, grandchildren, Stephen Daniel Burleson, Krystal Surratt; and seven great-grand children.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Curlee family.

Willy Curlee

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IDA LEE YOW WILLIAMS, 84, of Locust, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at her home.

Vida was born July 23, 1935 in Stanly County to the late Poney INDA TUCKER HATLEY, 69, of Wilson Yow and Emmer Grace Albemarle, passed Monday, Petrea Yow. She was away also preceded April 13, 2020. in death by her beloved husband, LindaLewis was born September Aubrey Williams; and18, five 1950 in Concord to the late Jacob and siblings.

Claris was also preceded SheTucker. will lie She in state on Sunday, in death her brother, Terryam Lee May 10, by 2020 from 10:00 andather twin sister, Brenda -Tucker, 1:00 pm Hartsell Funeral Tucker of Strickland. know Brenda Home Midland.We The graveside and Linda are watching service will beinatHeaven 3:00 pm on over us and laughing.

Sunday at Kinza Memorial LindaChurch was a loving mother, Baptist Cemetery insister, and “Nana.”officiated She was abyvery giving Stanfield, Rev. Roy and loving person. Linda would Lee Barbee. always dosurvived anything by shesons, couldJoel for She is others, especially her family.

Williams of Locust, HarrisShe enjoyedWilliams working atofFastShop #5, (Gina) Oakboro; Locust. Linda will be forever loved daughter, Bonnie (Larry) Smith and greatly missed. of Albemarle; grandchildren, Survivors includeWilliams, her son, Brandon (Brandy) Alan Hatley and wife, Angela, of Meredith (Ben) Bryson, Jordan Albemarle;Williams, brother, Ronnie (Caroline) TylerTucker and wife, Linda, of Midland; (Rachel) Williams, Jaman granddaughter, Leslie Hatley; 1 (Amanda) Smith, Natalee niece; and 2 nephews.

(Zach) Rogers; seven greatThe family willbrother, receive friends grandchildren; Louis from 4:00 pm and - 6:00 pm, Thursday, (Linda) Yow; special friend, April 16,“Jim 2020 at Hartsell James Bob” Lee. Funeral Home Albemarle. will Vidainwas a lovingLinda and devoted be laid tograndmother, rest during a private mother, sister, and committal at Bethel United friend.

Sheservice enjoyed spending time Methodist cooking forChurch, familyMidland. and friends lieu of flowers, pleaseher consider andInquilting.

She loved churcha memorial donation to Bethel UMC, family, and teaching Bible study 12700 Idlebrook Rd, Midland, NC and taking meals.

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L Shirley Haire HIRLEY HAIRE, 73, TedMAE Talbert

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of Albemarle passed away on April 11,LANNY 2020 at Atrium Health70, ED TALBERT, Stanly.

The familypassed will holdaway a private of Norwood, graveside service Haire.

Wednesday, Mayfor 6,Mrs. 2020 at Shirley was born December 12, Woodhaven Court in Albemarle.

1946 in Washington, DC to the19, Mr.Talbert was born July late Charles Richard Bateman 1949 in Stanly County to theand Elizabeth Mulligan Bateman. late JamesMae C Talbert and the survivedHe by her lateShirley AnnieisTalbert. washusband also of 30 yearsin Vaughn preceded death Smith by hisof brother, Albemarle; Sandra Painter James Alansister Talbert. of Gainesville, VA;of half-brother A Celebration Life service Robert Bateman of Stevensville, will be held at a later date.

MD; step-children Heather Survivors include his Smith of Jacksonville, FL and David numerous cousins.

Smith of New London, 4 to Memorials may be NC; made step-grandchildren; nieces Cyndi Hospice of Stanly County and the Hentschel of960 Leesburg, VAStreet, and Uwharrie, N. First Cheryl Hardy of Aylett, Albemarle, NC 28001VA; 16 grandnieces and nephews; and Gus the dog. Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Haire family.

Vida Williams Linda Hatley

Danny Luther

DLoren Charnley

ANNY PAUL LUTHER, 65, of Norwood, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Atrium Health Stanly in OREN CHARNLEY, JR., Albemarle.

76,Luther of Charlotte, passed Mr. was born Marchaway 27, Tuesday, 2020Fulton at Atrium 1955 to theMay late 5, Robert and Health MainLuther. in Charlotte, after Helen Tucker a long andwas valiant fight Danny survived byagainst his wife, cancer.

Denise Burleson Luther of Norwood; Loren was(Karen) born November sons, Jeremy Luther and 23, in Charlotte, to the late Jody1943 Luther; step-sons, Bryan Loren Sr.(Anita) and the late WhitleyCharnley and Gregg Whitley; Mary Pate Charnley.

Grandchildren, Daniel Luther and Survivors of Hunter Zado,include as well ashis hiswife brother, 53 Evelyn Charnley the Bobyears, Luther Jr (Lorena), uncleofJack home; Loren other and daughterLuther son, and several loved nieces, in-law Amy nephews andO’Daniel cousins. Charnley; daughter, Patty Blaney Danny recently retiredand from son-in-law Dave; Amy Charlotte Pipe anddaughter, Foundry after Charnley a dedicatedPaulson 37 yearsand and son-inworked law grandchildren, thereJames; with his sons and severalSam, other Thomas, Maggie, Daniel, Jack friends and family members. and Megan; sister, Janetime Charnley Danny loved spending at Wegner; as well ashis a big extended his lake house with family and family. friends as well as vacationing with his Loren cherished spending time family.

Danny and Denise enjoyed with his to family, listening beachespecially music and being loved to ashag Poppy to every his 6 chance grandchildren. dance they could He a proud decorated Air get.was He was an amazing father, loving Force Vietnam who grandfather and Veteran great friend to remained active inbe theforgotten.

VFW and many. He will never spent many evenings telling A celebration of life will be war stories withonce his the fellow veterans. announced current He went onrestrictions to a long career as a COVID-19 are lifted. computer Hartsellprogrammer.

Funeral HomeHe of was known to love a good with Albemarle is serving themeal Luther friends family. and family, especially BBQ and a party, and watching sports, especially his grandkids and the Panthers.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland. The family will receive friends following the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the VFW Post 6365, 1011 Meadow Creek Church Road, Locust, NC 28097.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is serving the Charnley family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.hartsellfh.com

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Jerry Fincher

ERRY FINCHER passed from this life on April 3, 2020 at 8:05 pm. He was surrounded by his family and holding the hand of the love of THE EARLY morning hisNlife.

Jerry is preceded in death of Tuesday, May 4, 2020, byhours three siblings, two brothers, Billy Bonnie Lowderand Smith, wife of Gilbert Fincher, Larry Richard Roger and mother to Joyce Kim Fincher,Smith, and one sister, Barbra Smith Moore.Yandow and Roger Smith, Jr. He died quietly and peacefully at is survived by his wife, Eleanor Sunrise Assisted Facility Kate Fincher of theLiving home, daughter, in Raleigh, NC. Bonnie moved Cindy Fincher Jacobs of Wingate to the assisted living in facility in NC., son and daughter law, Tommy December 2019,oftoNew be near her (Tiffany) Fincher London husband, Roger Smith.

Bonnie NC., Step Children, Jimmy (Lisa) was mother, grandmother, and Lanier of Locust NC, Wanda (Bob) great grandmother toNC., a whole Krimminger of Locust Eric host of children loved NC., and (Sharon) Lanier ofwho Charlotte adored her. In return, sheWhitson loved Grandchildren-Trey (Gera) each of them, sharing their joys of Midland, Step-grandchildren, and for Washington, them as onlyAaron a Zachcaring (Brittney) wonderful grandmother do.

(Kinsey) Washington, Calebcan (Nayeli) Bonnie was born August 7, Washington, Beth (Robbie) Setzer, 1942, in Albemarle, NC, to the Matthew ( April ) Wallace, Step family of Coburn and Ethel great-grandchildren, Britlyn-Eve Lowder.

Both of herSetzer, parents Washington, Robert George predeceased her. Her father, (Sara) Setzer, Tracy (Rob) Setzer Coburn, was aKatie successful farmer Bumgardener, Underwood, and businessman and hergreat mother Andrew Underwood, Step was exceptional artist and greatan grandchild, Waylon George homemaker.

Bonnie enjoyed the Setzer and brother Donald Lewis love andofaffection of NC. brothers, Fincher Albemarle, Aaron Lane, and sister, Jerryand Fincher will be alaid to rest on Jane.

Her brothers predeceased Wednesday April 8,2020 at 11:00 am her, but her sister, Jane Hartsell, at Canton Baptist Church.

Anyone survives Her brothers her interestedher. in attending, pleaseand RSVP sister enjoyed a close bond with at 704-796-2412.

Dr. Phil McCray Bonnie throughout their lives. and Pastor Tommy Fincher will Her sister, Jane Hartsell, lives in officiate.

Albemarle. Theirs was a warm and loving family.

A visitation will be held on Monday, May 11, 2020 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Hartsell Funeral Home. The family will gather for a private celebration of Bonnie’s life at the graveside in Oakwood Cemetery on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 1:00 PM. A public celebration of her life will be announced at a future date.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, gifts be made to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Smith family. Online condolences may be made at www.hartsellfh.com

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STATE & NATION

US census stirs uncertainty for those displaced by virus

By Mike Schneider The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s not meant to be a trick question, but many filling out their 2020 U.S. census form struggle to answer: How many people were staying at your home on April 1?

The pandemic has fostered sudden, unexpected dislocation, making a typically easy question confusing for the newly displaced.

Some people living in coronavirus hot spots fled their homes or were hospitalized. Students living off-campus moved in with their parents once universities closed.

Travelers got stuck far from home because of health concerns.

Fran Kunitz left St. Louis to visit her sister and brother-in-law in Fort Myers, Florida, in midMarch. She was supposed to fly back on April 1 but nixed those plans. She has a weak immune system and asthma and didn’t want to risk catching the virus on a flight.

Census Bureau guidance puts her in St. Louis, so when she fills out her form, she’ll have to ignore the part about where she was on April 1 — the date that determines

where people are counted once a decade.

“I’m anxious to go home, but everyone tells me not to,” Kunitz said recently from Florida.

The displacement is especially worrisome in New York City, which has been the epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak.

It’s leading to low response rates in wealthy enclaves of the Upper East Side and midtown Manhattan where many residents have left for the Hamptons, Florida or elsewhere. Some believe they need the census ID number that was mailed to them to fill out the form online, but that’s not necessary, said Julie Menin, director of NYC Census 2020.

“It’s a problem that we’re having. People are under the misimpression that if for any reason they have left New York City during COVID, they still believe they need the paper form with a computer code,” Menin said.

People who answer the questionnaire without an ID number are identified and counted by their address.

The response rates are lowest in some of the New York City neighborhoods where the virus hit hard-

“If they are not sure whether they will return to their usual residence after the crisis ends, then they should be counted where they are staying on April 1, 2020.”

Census Bureau est, such as Elmhurst in Queens, which had more than 7,000 confirmed cases in the first few weeks of the outbreak. That coincided with the period in March when most people could begin answering the questionnaire Census Bureau guidelines say a person should be counted where they usually live if they expect to go back there.

“If they are not sure whether they will return to their usual residence after the crisis ends, then they should be counted where they are staying on April 1, 2020,” the agency said.

For college students living away from home, that means at school.

Students living in college housing before the pandemic mostly are being counted by their schools, but it’s confusing for those living off campus who have moved back in with their parents. For graduating seniors, the uncertainty is compounded because they’re not returning to campus. The bureau says they should still be counted at school.

Jake Mershon, who just finished his sophomore year at Florida State University in Tallahassee, moved back in with his mother, her fiance and his sister in Atlanta after on-campus classes shut down in mid-March. His mother included him on the census form for her household, and neither Mershon nor his three roommates filled out a questionnaire for their Tallahassee apartment.

“She was like, ‘Of course, I’ll count you here,’” Mershon said.

“There’s no way I will be counted in Tallahassee because of everything going on.”

The pandemic has forced the Census Bureau to push back its deadline for finishing the 2020 count from the end of July to the end of October. The bureau also is asking Congress for permission to

delay deadlines next year for giving census data to the states so they can draw new voting maps.

The 2020 census will determine how many congressional seats each state gets as well as how some $1.5 trillion in federal spending is doled out.

“It’s hard to think of another census when there’s been this disruption nationwide,” said D’Vera Cohn, a census expert at the Pew Research Center. “Certainly, there have been hurricanes or other national disasters that have displaced people, but this particular set of circumstances seems to be unique, being nationwide.”

As lockdowns started in midMarch, Shana Roen left her apartment in Atlanta for her parents’ home in Orlando, Florida, remembering to bring her census notice.

She filled out the form online at the end of April before heading back to Georgia, where stay-athome restrictions were loosening before the rest of the U.S. “I came down to Florida to be around family and do stuff for my parents and be with somebody rather than by myself in my apartment,” Roen said. “But I put myself down as a Georgia resident.”

Ventilator production could soon surpass hospital needs The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — As requests for ventilators from the national stockpile reached a crescendo in late March, President Donald Trump made what seemed like a bold claim: His administration would provide 100,000 within 100 days.

At the time, the Department of Health and Human Services had not ordered any new ventilators since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in January. But records show that over the following three weeks, the agency scrambled to turn Trump’s pledge into a reality, spending nearly $3 billion to spur U.S. manufacturers to crank out the breathing machines at an unprecedented pace.

An analysis of federal contracting data by The Associated Press shows the agency is now on track to exceed 100,000 new ventilators by around July 13, about a week later than the 100-day deadline Trump first gave on March 27.

By the end of 2020, the administration is expected to take delivery of nearly 200,000 new ventilators, based on the AP’s review of current federal purchasing contracts. That would more than double the estimated 160,000 ventilators hospitals across the U.S. had before the pandemic.

“We became the king of ventilators, thousands and thousands of ventilators,” Trump boasted in an April 29 speech.

But over the past month, demand for ventilators has de-

creased even as the U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus has surged past 80,000. After observing unusually high death rates for coronavirus victims who were put on ventilators, many doctors are using them only as a last resort.

That’s raising the unexpected prospect that the United States could soon be awash in surplus ventilators, so much so the White House is now planning to ship thousands overseas to help boost the virus response of other nations.

Daniel Adelman, a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business who teaches health care analytics, said the U.S. government is now buying more than twice the number of ventilators it needs, even under a worst-case scenario forecasting the spread of COVID-19.

“It seems incongruent with the forecasts that you’re seeing,” Adelman said of the government purchases. “I’d probably rather they order too many rather than ordering too few.”

The Strategic National Stockpile, the federal government’s emergency reserve of medical supplies, had about 16,660 ventilators ready to deploy at the start of March. But as the pandemic intensified, health officials and governors in states with the worst virus outbreaks began expressing concerns that the supply of breathing machines could run out, potentially leaving thousands of critically ill patients gasping for air.

By late March, governors and

members of Congress from both parties were calling on the president to exercise his emergency authority under the Defense Production Act to force U.S. companies to produce ventilators.

Trump had resisted invoking the Korean War-era law, which grants the president sole authority to direct U.S. industrial production of critical supplies in times of national emergency, saying the private sector was stepping up production on its own.

But on March 27, Trump changed course, announcing that he would invoke the Defense Production Act to produce ventilators.

In a typical year, U.S. companies produce about 29,000 ventilators. Though several domestic manufacturers had already announced they were adding extra shifts and hiring additional workers to ramp up production, it was clear additional industrial capacity would be needed to get 100,000 units by the president’s deadline.

On April 8, HHS announced it had reached a $489.4 million deal with General Motors to produce 30,000 ventilators by the end of August. HHS then announced a $336 million contract with Ford and General Electric to make 50,000 ventilators by July 13.

Assuming all the companies meet their deadlines, AP’s analysis shows the national stockpile should surpass 100,000 new ventilators by mid-July. The agency will spend more than $2.9 billion for 198,890 ventilators by the end

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In this April 20, 2020, file photo a ventilator waits to be used for a COVID-19 patient going into cardiac arrest at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y. of 2020, an average per-unit cost of $14,618.

Whether that’s a good deal for U.S. taxpayers is difficult to determine because medical device makers generally don’t publish their prices. AP found several instances where the U.S. government had purchased the same models of ventilators before the pandemic. For example, contracting data does show that in December the Department of Defense bought a single, portable ventilator from Zoll Medical for $12,260.

Under its current contract with Zoll, HHS is purchasing 18,900 of the same model for slightly more than $350 million. That works out to about $18,500 each, which would be a more than 50 percent increase from what the Pentagon paid less than five months ago.

A HHS spokeswoman said Friday the government was paying about $12,100 for each ventilator, and that the additional money was for hoses, face masks and other related supplies needed to

treat COVID-19 patients. The ventilators also came with a wheeled plastic case with power port, which cost an additional $722 each, according to HHS. With nearly 200,000 new ventilators set for delivery to the federal stockpile by the end of the year, Trump is declaring victory.

But it is now unclear whether the stockpile of new ventilators will be needed.

A series of new medical studies has spurred questions about whether ventilators are effective at saving the lives of critically ill COVID-19 patients, causing doctors to reevaluate their use in favor of less intensive forms of respiratory support.

With ventilators to spare, Trump said he now intends to ship thousands overseas.

“We’re giving thousands and thousands of these ventilators away to many countries that have suffered greatly,” Trump said last week. “Tremendous problems all over. And so they’re very happy.”

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Senate committees embrace social distancing Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., greet each other with an elbow bump before the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is to testify before the committee.

WHAT’S HAPPENING Kernersville native stars in Netflix show ‘Outer Banks’ Madison Bailey, a Kernersville native, is one the stars of the show “Outer Banks” which premiered recently on Netflix.

Bailey, 21, plays Kiara, the lone female member of a quartet of friends. The show was co-created

by Jonas and Josh Pate, who were born in Winston-Salem and grew up in Raeford. The supporting cast includes such local actors as Cullen Moss from Winston-Salem, Drew Starkey from Hickory and Nicholas Cirillo from North Wilkesboro, among others. Behind the scenes, Brad Smith, a Greensboro native and UNCG alum, is the cinematographer. And Bailey’s older sister, Katie Bailey, is her stunt double.

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Vivian Burke, long-time city council member, dies at 85 Vivian Burke, a Winston-Salem city council member for more than 40 years and matriarch of a family with a tradition of public service, has died at age 85. Mayor Allen Joines announced Burke’s death on the city’s Facebook page on Wednesday, calling her “a remarkable woman who leaves a legacy of accomplishment that shaped the city that is WinstonSalem today.” For 40 years, from 1977 until 2019, she went without losing a council race.

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Child in critical condition after shooting A child is hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting at an apartment complex. WinstonSalem Police Lt. Gregory Dorn says someone shot the child at an apartment on the city’s north side around 12:40 p.m., news sources reported. Dorn said the child’s exact age will not be released until the child’s parents talk to police at the hospital. While Dorn didn’t say if anyone was in custody, he said investigators aren’t looking for suspects and have confined their investigation to the apartment where the child was shot.

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Wake Forest announces two-pronged approach to commencement Virtual ceremony on May 18, with traditional on-campus ceremony on Halloween TCH staff WAKE FOREST has come up with a plan to handle the Class of 2020’s commencement ceremonies, which was unveiled last week.

The nationwide shutdown and ban on large public gatherings made the traditional ceremony, scheduled this year for May 18, impossible to go on as scheduled.

Wake has taken steps to honor both the original date and the traditional gathering by splitting the two.

“Because of the rapid spread of COVID-19, the governmental directives from the state of North Carolina and the ongoing concern for public health and safety, we have made the very difficult deci-

sion to postpone the Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020,” President Nathan O. Hatch told the undergraduate class of 2020 in an open letter.

The school will hold a virtual conferring of degrees at 7:00 PM on May 18. The ceremony will air on the school’s web page, Facebook page, YouTube Channel and Youku.

“Please plan to join us online for this fun and meaningful moment,” Dr. Hatch told the students, “so you can turn your tassel and toss your cap wherever you happen to be during this virtual event.”

The school still emphasized that an in-person ceremony was an important milestone event.

“Every year, I look forward to shaking graduates’ hands as they walk across the stage on Hearn Plaza and make the transition from students to alumni,” Dr. Hatch said. “The pomp and circumstance, the families with big

“You have given so much of yourselves — I will not ask you to sacrifice the celebration of your Wake Forest career.”

Wake Forest president Nathan O. Hatch cameras and bigger smiles, the faculty congratulating you on your accomplishments — this is the vision I hold for what a Commencement experience should be.”

The school has scheduled that ceremony for 1:00 PM on Saturday October 31. Should public health concerns (such as a second wave of COVID-19 infections) make that date impossible, the backup date is May 22, 2021.

WSSU hold virtual commencement School will hold an in-person ceremony in the future

“Although this is not how I imagined delivering this speech, there is still much to celebrate.”

Student government president William Gibson

TCH staff Winston-Salem State University was forced to postpone its commencement ceremony, originally scheduled for May 8.

“The health and safety of the Ram Family remain our foremost concerns,” the school said in a statement on its website. “Given the projections for the spread of COVID-19, and federal and state regulations about large gatherings, we have made the difficult decision to postpone. … Commencement is a meaningful and momentous day for our graduates, their loved ones, and the university community. We share your disappointment.”

The school plans to hold the ceremony in the future, when current statewide bans on large public gatherings have been lifted. WSSU still went forward with a virtual ceremony on May 8, however.

“While we cannot wait to celebrate with you in person, we could not let this day pass without hon-

Students will be able to register for up to eight tickets to allow friends and family members to attend.

“After you have been asked to sacrifice your final semester on campus — time with your faculty members, experiences with your friends and the comfort of this place to which you have given so much of yourselves — I will not ask you to sacrifice the celebration of your Wake Forest career,” Dr. Hatch said. “I am grateful for your understanding of the broader circumstances, your sacrifice for the greater good, and your resilience as you truly live out the spirit of Pro Humanitate. Class of 2020, you have already distinguished yourselves as individuals ready to lead with character in the face of hardship. As we endure and recover from this pandemic, our world will need you more than ever, and I am extremely pleased to send you out as beacons of hope.”

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WSSU graduates have to wait to march in person but they were able to post photos and quotes in their virtual march on May 8. oring this important milestone in your life,” Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson said in a short speech to open the ceremony, which ran on the school’s website and social media platforms.

“You hold a special place in my heart,” Dr. Robinson told the class.

“Today is about recognizing you and your accomplishments.”

Student government president William Gibson also spoke, telling his classmates, “Although this is not how I imagined delivering this

speech, there is still much to celebrate: life and the abundance of blessings bestowed on us by our creator.”

Senior class president Jarrett Goins spoke last, addressing “the resilient class of 2020.”

The online ceremony then had a virtual roll call, with each graduate getting his or her name announced, along with a graphic on screen saying what degree they earned. Graduates were able to add photos, video clips and 150-word messages to

help personalize their slide in the presentation, which lasted more than two and a half hours. Students used the time to thank family members, including parents and their own children, as well as members of the faculty. Some students included inspirational quotes from everyone from the Bible to actress Kerry Washington.

The school continues to plan the in-person ceremony to honor the class.

“We do not want any of our graduates to miss out on the graduation experience so we will be working to reschedule the ceremony for a later date,” a statement on the website read. “We will engage members of the Class of 2020 in our planning to ensure the event is memorable. One thing is certain: the Ram Family knows how to celebrate this important milestone!”

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Truth, not politics, is at the root of the left-right divide

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DEATH NOTICES ♦ Dr. Kenneth Ernest Bass, 80, of Winston-Salem, died May 6, 2020. ♦ John Henry Booker, 97, of Winston-Salem, died May 6, 2020. ♦ Margaret Bagnal Broderson, 76, of Winston-Salem, died May 8, 2020. ♦ Carolyn Vernon Carter, 90, of Winston-Salem, died May 6, 2020. ♦ Avery Lee Cheek, 87, of Yadkin Co., died May 7, 2020. ♦ William Carl Dotson, 81, of Mt. Airy died May 9, 2020. ♦ Louis Roy Hart, Sr., 55, of Kernersville, died May 9, 2020. ♦ Hans Peter Jensen, II, 71, died May 7, 2020. ♦ Virginia “Lucille” Trent Johnson, 101, of Winston-Salem, died May 7, 2020. ♦ Olga Morris Karahalios, 95, of Winston-Salem, died May 8, 2020. ♦ Luis Antonio Ledesma, 60, died May 6, 2020. ♦ Larry Richard Linville, 71, of Kernersville, died May 9, 2020. ♦ Louise “Foo Foo” Lockemy, 74, of Forsyth Co., died May 6, 2020. ♦ John “Wayne” McInnis, 84, of Lewisville, died May 9, 2020. ♦ Mamie Johnson Mixon, 101, died May 7, 2020. ♦ Norma Lee Orrell, 89, of Winston-Salem, died May 7, 2020. ♦ Rondall Dalton Sears, 88, of Clemmons, died May 6, 2020. ♦ Wallace “Buddy” Stevens, 77, of Atlantic Beach, died May 8, 2020. ♦ Aline Adams Underwood, 92, died May 6, 2020. ♦ John Edward “Ed” Walker, 83, of Wilkes Co., died May 9, 2020. ♦ Barbara Long Welch, 92, of Winston-Salem, died May 7, 2020. ♦ Jack Arnell White, 88, of Clemmons, died May 9, 2020. ♦ Rachel Arrington Wilmoth, 80, of Forsyth Co., died May 7, 2020.

THREE YEARS AGO, I wrote a column explaining left-right differences on 35 different subjects. Any one or two of them would make for a major political/cultural divide. Thirty-five make the divide unbridgeable.

As the thesis itself is not really debatable, what is more difficult to explain are the roots of this divide.

I believe it is commitment to truth.

Since I began studying the left as a graduate student of communism at the Russian Institute of the Columbia School of International Affairs, of one thing I was certain: Truth is not a left-wing value. It is a liberal value, and it is a conservative value, but truth has never been a left-wing value. From Lenin to today’s left, lying, especially about opponents, is morally acceptable as long as it serves the left’s goals of defeating opponents and attaining more power.

Once you realize this, the divide becomes explicable.

Why has YouTube taken down the video of two emergency room physicians who argue that the lockdown may not be called for?

Because the left does not argue with opponents; it shuts them down.

And that is because it has no interest in truth. That’s why the left is pressuring YouTube and Facebook to prohibit anything the left differs with from appearing on their platforms. Just as the Soviets labelled everything in the Western press “imperialist propaganda,” the left labels everything with which it differs “misinformation.”

That is also why virtually every university does whatever it can to prevent conservatives from speaking on their campuses.

And why has The New York Times just received a Pulitzer Prize for what leading liberal historians have labelled its “mendacious” rewriting of American history, known as “The 1619 Project”? Because to The New York Times and the Pulitzer Prize committee, truth is less important than smearing America.

When it cannot stifle opponents, it smears them. Every prominent conservative or liberal opponent of the left has been smeared — which is just another way of saying “lied about” — as being sexist, intolerant, xenophobic, homophobic, Islamophobic, racist, bigoted, misogynistic, white supremacist, transphobic, etc.

Allow me to use an example I know well: me.

In the span of just this past year, I have written about Newsweek’s lie claiming I “mocked” Anne Frank. To Newsweek’s credit, they revised the column and published a corrected headline. Then I wrote about Purdue University’s “vice provost of diversity and inclusion,” who told a Purdue newspaper that I said in a speech I gave at Purdue, “Slavery was not bad.” I sent this person a recording of my speech proving I never said anything remotely like what he charged. After many of my listeners and readers protested to the vice provost and to Purdue’s president, the vice provost wrote me a private letter saying he was sorry if he “misunderstood” me. His charge was public, but his apology was private.

This past week, as pure a lie as the previous two was manufactured

by Media Matters — a left-wing organization whose sole purpose is lying and smearing conservatives — and then picked up by various media.

This is what I said — word for word — on my radio show: “How many names have blacks gone through in my lifetime?

‘Colored,’ ‘Negro,’ ‘African American,’ ‘black.’ That’s four different titles for the same human being. What was wrong with ‘Negro’? What was wrong with ‘colored’? There’s no problem with any of them. Do you know that the NAACP is still the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? And then ‘African American’ — that changed, too. Does it have a dash or hyphen, or not? I don’t remember what was connoted by having a hyphen or not.”

Media Matters declared the comments “racist.”

And the allegation was dutifully picked up by the New York Daily News, which headlined: “Conservative Talk-Radio Host Dennis Prager Bemoans Loss of Racial Slurs, Gets History Lesson.”

And by the Daily Mail, which headlined: “Conservative Talk-Radio Host Dennis Prager, 71, Bemoans the Loss of Racial Slurs in Society to Describe Black People.”

The article, by Daily Mail writer James Gordon, a Media Matters follower (he actually appended a link to Media Matters at the end of his column), claimed: “Prager ... used his show to bemoan society no longer using racist language coined during eras of slavery and segregation.”

Everything about these articles is a lie.

Not one of those titles for blacks is racist. Therefore, I could not possibly “bemoan” the fact that society no longer uses these words.

The term Martin Luther King Jr., every other black leader and every nonblack anti-racist through the 1960s used to described black people was “Negro.” There is, to this day, a major black organization called the United Negro College Fund.

A variant of the term “colored” is regularly used by liberals to this day — “people of color” — to describe nonwhites.

“Black” is used by everyone, including most blacks — except liberals afraid of not using “African American.”

And “African American” is not only not a “racist slur,” but it is also the contemporary left’s preferred term for blacks.

Media Matters created a lie out of whole cloth about me. And those who rely on Media Matters — such as James Gordon at the Daily Mail and Nancy Dillon at the Daily News — repeated it, word for word. I invite both of them to come on my radio show to defend the accuracy of their articles.

Given how many people read or watch left-wing reports and study under left-wing teachers, the world would be a much finer place if the left valued truth.

For the record, my view on race is taken from Viktor Frankl. There are only two races: the decent and the indecent.

If you wish to send either or both of these writers this column and/ or your own thoughts, I can only tell you that your doing so in the cases of Newsweek and Purdue was immensely helpful. We need to fight back.

Nancy Dillon: ndillon@nydailynews.com; twitter.com/ NancyDillonNYDN. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/contactus/ article-3701145/Factual-Inaccuracies.html.

Dennis Prager is a nationally syndicated radio talk-show host and columnist.

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5/8/2020 ♦ Foster, George Douglas (M/37) Arrest on chrg of 1) Stalking (M), 2) Stalking (M), 3) Communicate Threats (M), 4) Cyberstalking (M), and 5) Harassing Phone Calls (M), at 3745 Pine Hall Rd, Walkertown, NC, on 5/10/2020 15:30. ♦ HARRIS, DARRION JAMAL was arrested on a charge of POSS STOLEN GOODS at 1000 WAUGHTOWN ST on 5/11/2020 ♦ Haynes, Elizabeth Ann (F/49) Cited on Charge of Equip - Defective Rear Lamps (202003763), at 199 Westwood Village Dr/lewisville-clemmons Rd, Clemmons, NC, on 5/8/2020 1:33:00 AM. ♦ HONEYCUTT, BRYCE ALLEN was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 1100 SALEM VALLEY RD on 5/9/2020 ♦ Hulin, Bud Barry (M/42) Arrest on chrg of 1) Child Abuse (M) and 2) Contrib Delinq Minor (M), at 1046 Fairweather Dr, Kernersville, NC, on 5/10/2020 20:00. ♦ JOHNSON, MONIQUE LAQUESHA was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 1015 ADDISON AV on 5/7/2020 ♦ JOHNSONMOORE, CHRISTOPHER ISAAC was arrested on a charge of DISCH FA/OCC DWELL at 201 N CHURCH ST on 5/11/2020 ♦ JONES, KIARA SHONTE was arrested on a charge of OFAFTA-SIMPLE ASSAULT at 201 N CHURCH ST on 5/8/2020 ♦ KIMREY, RALPH RICHARD was arrested on a charge of VANDPERSONAL PROP at 999 W WALNUT ST/GRANVILLE DR on 5/8/2020 ♦ LINEBERGER, TERESA EVETTE was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 301 MEDICAL CENTER BV on 5/8/2020 ♦ Maisano, Joseph Benvenuto

(M/32) Arrest on chrg of Ccw, M (M), at 6400 Peaceful Valley Dr/ reidsville Rd, Belews Creek, NC, on 5/7/2020 02:09. ♦ MORGAN, KIMBERLY JEANNE was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 1700 S STRATFORD RD on 5/9/2020 ♦ Nance, Bria Danielle (F/34) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Stolen Goods (F), 2) Drugs-poss Sched Vi (M), 3) Drugs-poss Sched I (F), 4) Drugs-poss Sched Ii (M), 5) Drugs-poss Sched Ii (F), 6) Poss Marijuana Misd (M), 7) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 8) Ccw (M), at 5400 Old Valley School Rd, Kernersville, NC, on 5/8/2020 00:29. ♦ PAIGE, KARON CRYSTAL was arrested on a charge of POSS HEROIN at 1409 E SPRAGUE ST on 5/7/2020 ♦ Parker, Kevin Devonte (M/25) Arrest on chrg of Littering, M (M), at Eb 40/lewisville-clemmons Rd, Clemmons, NC, on 5/9/2020 01:07. ♦ PEGRAM, JOHNATHAN OTIS was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 25 W CLEMMONSVILLE RD on 5/11/2020 ♦ PULIDO, JESUS FREDDY was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 1901 ALTHEA ST on 5/10/2020 ♦ PULIDO, JESUS FREDDY was arrested on a charge of ASSAULTSIMPLE at 1901 ALTHEA ST on 5/10/2020 ♦ Robinson, Faro Lamont (M/45) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Cocaine Fel (F), 2) Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 3) Weap-poss By Felon (F), at 5900 Blk Germanton Rd, Winston Salem, NC, on 5/11/2020 16:28. ♦ Rogers, Michael Jason (M/43) Arrest on chrg of 1) Poss Heroin (F), 2) Drugs-poss Sched I (F), 3) Drugs-poss Sched Iii (M), and 4) Drugs-poss Sched Iv (M), at 5601 Bethania Rd, Pfafftown, NC, on 5/8/2020 09:02.

♦ Segovia, Cristian David (M/18) Arrest on chrg of 1) Assault-point Gun (M), 2) Disch Fa/occ Dwell (F), and 3) Disch Fa/occ Dwell (F), at 2440 Mid Salem Dr, Winstonsalem, NC, on 5/8/2020 09:30. ♦ SESSOMS, DONELL ELTON was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 1499 NEW WALKERTOWN RD on 5/8/2020 ♦ SHANNON, WARNETTA DORETHEA was arrested on a charge of P/W/I/S/D MARIJUANA at 1350 N CHESTNUT ST on 5/9/2020 ♦ SHELLER, DIMURA LAVENTA was arrested on a charge of ASSAULT ON FEMALE at 2201 INDEPENDENCE RD on 5/11/2020 ♦ Smith, Jacob Lee (M/25) Arrest on chrg of 1) Affray (M) and 2) Communicate Threats (M), at 201 N Church St, Winston-salem, NC, on 5/6/2020 18:00. ♦ SNYDER, LANCE ALBERT was arrested on a charge of IMPAIRED DRIVING DWI at 4740 WHITE ROCK RD on 5/10/2020 ♦ TROGDON, CAROLINE JACOBY was arrested on a charge of DRUGS-POSS SCHED II at 201 N CHURCH ST on 5/8/2020 ♦ VANORDEN, JUSTINE ASHLEY was arrested on a charge of ASSLT ON OFF/ST EMP at 3999 UNIVERSITY PW/NORTH POINT BV on 5/9/2020 ♦ Walls, Samantha Jo (F/36) Arrest on chrg of Probation Violation (M), at 5601 Bethania Rd, Pfafftown, NC, on 5/8/2020 09:02. ♦ WILLIAMS, RANDALL LONORRIS was arrested on a charge of 2ND DEGREE TRESPASS at 717 OAK ST on 5/10/2020 ♦ WILLIAMS, RANDALL LONORRIS was arrested on a charge of 1ST DEGREE TRESPASS at 100 SUNNYNOLL CT on 5/11/2020

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SPORTS SIDELINE REPORT HOCKEY

AHL cancels rest of season, playoffs Springfield, Mass.

The American Hockey League canceled the rest of its season Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting its focus toward an uncertain future.

While the Calder Cup will not be handed out for the first time since 1936, the 31-team AHL hopes to return next season. That remains uncertain; one possibility is that no fans would be allowed in arenas.

The 84th season for the NHL’s top minor league was suspended March 12 with 209 games remaining.

The Charlotte Checkers, the top affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, are the league’s reigning champion.

BASEBALL

AP: MLB owners OK plan that could lead to July start New York Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans. Spring training could start in early to mid-June, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

MLB officials were slated to make a presentation to the union Tuesday. An agreement with the players’ association is needed, and talks are expected to be difficult — especially over a proposal for a revenue split that would be unprecedented for baseball.

NBA

Agent seeks Williamson’s answers on improper benefits Miami The marketing agent who has sued NBA rookie Zion Williamson wants the former Duke star to answer questions about whether he received improper benefits before playing his lone season with the Blue Devils. Prime Sports Marketing and company president Gina Ford filed a lawsuit last summer in a Florida court, accusing Williamson and the agency now representing him of breach of contract. That came after Williamson had filed his own lawsuit a week earlier in North Carolina to terminate a five-year contract with Prime Sports after moving to Creative Artists Agency LLC.

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Hamlin wins virtual race at reborn North Wilkesboro Speedway

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The track, last used by the Cup Series in 1996, was cleaned up by a group led

by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and scanned into the iRacing platform

By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Denny Hamlin closed NASCAR’s iRacing Series with a victory at a simulation of throwback North Wilkesboro Speedway.

The Daytona 500 winner was instrumental in organizing his fellow Cup drivers for the invitational series that started after the series was suspended. Hamlin, who races barefoot on a top-of-the-line simulator, won the opening iRacing event on March 22.

NASCAR closed out its virtual series at North Wilkesboro Speedway, an original venue on NASCAR’s schedule in 1949 that was abandoned after the 1996 season as NASCAR began to expand outside its Southern footprint.

Jeff Gordon won the last race at the 0.625-mile short track that featured a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch.

After years sitting idle, the track has been badly damaged by weather and neglect and overgrown with

“Can’t wait to get back.

Can’t wait to see you guys in the real world starting next week.”

JOHN RAOUX | AP PHOTO

Denny Hamlin closed out NASCAR’s iRacing Series with a victory Saturday at a simulation of North Wilkesboro Speedway, which was last used by the Cup Series in 1996. weeds.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., an early iRacing enthusiast, recently led a clean-up effort of the iconic speedway so that iRacing could laser scan it and add it to the tracks on the virtual platform. It is not yet on iRacing for public use but was made available for NASCAR’s final race of its invitational esports venture. The track has been simulated as it was in 1987 and will be

available for the public to race in June.

To win at North Wilkesboro on Saturday, Hamlin on four fresh tires chased down leader Ross Chastain and nudged him out of the way. Chastain retaliated by hitting Hamlin’s car after the checkered flag.

“Two guys going for the same spot,” said Hamlin, who said Chastain tried to block his move.

Hamlin closed the iRacing Series with two wins in seven races.

William Byron led the series with three victories but did not compete Saturday.

NASCAR is scheduled to resume racing next Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, where the series will compete without spectators.

“Can’t wait to get back. Can’t wait to see you guys in the real world starting next week,” Hamlin said.

NASCAR quickly pivoted from real racing when its season was suspended March 13 during the coronavirus pandemic to the virtual platform. Its broadcasts set several esports viewing records for broadcast partner Fox, but the novelty wore off after Bubba Wallace was fired by a sponsor for rage quitting a race and then Kyle Larson used a racial slur while on the platform Easter Sunday. He was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing for the incident.

The Cup Series will race Sunday and the following Wednesday at Darlington, then follow the same two-races-in-four-days schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the Coca-Cola 600 on May 24 and a second race May 27.

UFC 249 ushers in fan-free, mask-filled era of sports After more than two months with nearly no sports, the mixed martial arts promotion held the first of three events in an eight-day span

By Mark Long The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Kicks, punches and grunts echoed through the empty arena. Coaches, commentators and camera clicks resonated like never before.

Blood, sweat, swollen eyelids and face masks signaled the return of UFC, the first major sporting event to resume since the coronavirus shuttered much of the country for nearly two months.

UFC 249 ushered in a new look for sports, too. One without fans and amid several safety precautions.

It was definitely different — two fighters adjusted their approaches because of what they

heard announcers say — and a welcome reprieve for a sportscraved country that went nearly eight weeks with few live events.

“We did this for you, to bring sports back,” fighter Tony Ferguson told fans following his loss in the main event.

Five hours after President Trump congratulated UFC for restarting the sports world, Justin Gaethje stunned heavily favored Ferguson (26-4) in the finale. Gaethje earned a TKO in the fifth and final round of the headliner that was deemed an interim lightweight title bout. It essentially gives Gaethje (22-2) the right to fight titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov next. Nurmagomedov was unable to fight this weekend because of travel restrictions.

Gaethje flipped over the top of the cage and back in following the biggest victory of his career. He then screamed repeatedly.

“I want the real one,” he said as he threw down the interim belt.

“We’re going to prove by next Saturday that professional sports can come back safely.”

Dana White, UFC president “There’s no other fight I want right now.”

The stacked card saw 33-yearold Henry Cejudo, with blood gushing from his forehead and running down his chest, defend his bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz and then announce his retirement in the middle of the octagon.

“I really do want to walk away, but money talks,” said Cejudo, an Olympic gold medalist in 2008.

“It gets stagnant. I want to leave on top.”

The event also included heavyweight contender Francis Ngan-

nou pummeling another opponent, former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy winning for the sixth time in eight fights and former welterweight champion and fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone losing his fourth straight.

Trump grabbed the spotlight early. His taped message was played during ESPN’s broadcast of the undercard.

“I want to congratulate (UFC President) Dana White and the UFC,” Trump said. “They’re going to have a big match. We love it.

We think it’s important. Get the sports leagues back. Let’s play. Do the social distancing and whatever else you have to do. We need sports. We want our sports back.”

UFC 249 was originally scheduled for April 18 in New York but was postponed in hopes of helping slow the spread of COVID-19.

The mixed martial arts behemoth will hold three shows in eight days in Jacksonville — the next on Wednesday followed by another Saturday.

NFL

Longtime passrushing tutor Teerlinck dies at age 69 Indianapolis John Teerlinck, a passrushing guru who taught some of the NFL’s best defensive players how to get to the quarterback, has died at age 69, the Indianapolis Colts announced Sunday.

Three of his students — the late Chris Doleman, John Randle and Kevin Greene — went on to have Hall of Fame careers. Four more players — Al “Bubba” Baker, Neil Smith, Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney — all finished their careers with at least 100 sacks. In all, 31 of his understudies made the Pro Bowl.

JOHN RAOUX | AP PHOTO

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STATE & NATION

US census stirs uncertainty for those displaced by virus

By Mike Schneider The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s not meant to be a trick question, but many filling out their 2020 U.S. census form struggle to answer: How many people were staying at your home on April 1?

The pandemic has fostered sudden, unexpected dislocation, making a typically easy question confusing for the newly displaced.

Some people living in coronavirus hot spots fled their homes or were hospitalized. Students living off-campus moved in with their parents once universities closed.

Travelers got stuck far from home because of health concerns.

Fran Kunitz left St. Louis to visit her sister and brother-in-law in Fort Myers, Florida, in midMarch. She was supposed to fly back on April 1 but nixed those plans. She has a weak immune system and asthma and didn’t want to risk catching the virus on a flight.

Census Bureau guidance puts her in St. Louis, so when she fills out her form, she’ll have to ignore the part about where she was on April 1 — the date that determines

where people are counted once a decade.

“I’m anxious to go home, but everyone tells me not to,” Kunitz said recently from Florida.

The displacement is especially worrisome in New York City, which has been the epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak.

It’s leading to low response rates in wealthy enclaves of the Upper East Side and midtown Manhattan where many residents have left for the Hamptons, Florida or elsewhere. Some believe they need the census ID number that was mailed to them to fill out the form online, but that’s not necessary, said Julie Menin, director of NYC Census 2020.

“It’s a problem that we’re having. People are under the misimpression that if for any reason they have left New York City during COVID, they still believe they need the paper form with a computer code,” Menin said.

People who answer the questionnaire without an ID number are identified and counted by their address.

The response rates are lowest in some of the New York City neighborhoods where the virus hit hard-

“If they are not sure whether they will return to their usual residence after the crisis ends, then they should be counted where they are staying on April 1, 2020.”

Census Bureau est, such as Elmhurst in Queens, which had more than 7,000 confirmed cases in the first few weeks of the outbreak. That coincided with the period in March when most people could begin answering the questionnaire Census Bureau guidelines say a person should be counted where they usually live if they expect to go back there.

“If they are not sure whether they will return to their usual residence after the crisis ends, then they should be counted where they are staying on April 1, 2020,” the agency said.

For college students living away from home, that means at school.

Students living in college housing before the pandemic mostly are being counted by their schools, but it’s confusing for those living off campus who have moved back in with their parents. For graduating seniors, the uncertainty is compounded because they’re not returning to campus. The bureau says they should still be counted at school.

Jake Mershon, who just finished his sophomore year at Florida State University in Tallahassee, moved back in with his mother, her fiance and his sister in Atlanta after on-campus classes shut down in mid-March. His mother included him on the census form for her household, and neither Mershon nor his three roommates filled out a questionnaire for their Tallahassee apartment.

“She was like, ‘Of course, I’ll count you here,’” Mershon said.

“There’s no way I will be counted in Tallahassee because of everything going on.”

The pandemic has forced the Census Bureau to push back its deadline for finishing the 2020 count from the end of July to the end of October. The bureau also is asking Congress for permission to

delay deadlines next year for giving census data to the states so they can draw new voting maps.

The 2020 census will determine how many congressional seats each state gets as well as how some $1.5 trillion in federal spending is doled out.

“It’s hard to think of another census when there’s been this disruption nationwide,” said D’Vera Cohn, a census expert at the Pew Research Center. “Certainly, there have been hurricanes or other national disasters that have displaced people, but this particular set of circumstances seems to be unique, being nationwide.”

As lockdowns started in midMarch, Shana Roen left her apartment in Atlanta for her parents’ home in Orlando, Florida, remembering to bring her census notice.

She filled out the form online at the end of April before heading back to Georgia, where stay-athome restrictions were loosening before the rest of the U.S. “I came down to Florida to be around family and do stuff for my parents and be with somebody rather than by myself in my apartment,” Roen said. “But I put myself down as a Georgia resident.”

Ventilator production could soon surpass hospital needs The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — As requests for ventilators from the national stockpile reached a crescendo in late March, President Donald Trump made what seemed like a bold claim: His administration would provide 100,000 within 100 days.

At the time, the Department of Health and Human Services had not ordered any new ventilators since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in January. But records show that over the following three weeks, the agency scrambled to turn Trump’s pledge into a reality, spending nearly $3 billion to spur U.S. manufacturers to crank out the breathing machines at an unprecedented pace.

An analysis of federal contracting data by The Associated Press shows the agency is now on track to exceed 100,000 new ventilators by around July 13, about a week later than the 100-day deadline Trump first gave on March 27.

By the end of 2020, the administration is expected to take delivery of nearly 200,000 new ventilators, based on the AP’s review of current federal purchasing contracts. That would more than double the estimated 160,000 ventilators hospitals across the U.S. had before the pandemic.

“We became the king of ventilators, thousands and thousands of ventilators,” Trump boasted in an April 29 speech.

But over the past month, demand for ventilators has de-

creased even as the U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus has surged past 80,000. After observing unusually high death rates for coronavirus victims who were put on ventilators, many doctors are using them only as a last resort.

That’s raising the unexpected prospect that the United States could soon be awash in surplus ventilators, so much so the White House is now planning to ship thousands overseas to help boost the virus response of other nations.

Daniel Adelman, a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business who teaches health care analytics, said the U.S. government is now buying more than twice the number of ventilators it needs, even under a worst-case scenario forecasting the spread of COVID-19.

“It seems incongruent with the forecasts that you’re seeing,” Adelman said of the government purchases. “I’d probably rather they order too many rather than ordering too few.”

The Strategic National Stockpile, the federal government’s emergency reserve of medical supplies, had about 16,660 ventilators ready to deploy at the start of March. But as the pandemic intensified, health officials and governors in states with the worst virus outbreaks began expressing concerns that the supply of breathing machines could run out, potentially leaving thousands of critically ill patients gasping for air.

By late March, governors and

members of Congress from both parties were calling on the president to exercise his emergency authority under the Defense Production Act to force U.S. companies to produce ventilators.

Trump had resisted invoking the Korean War-era law, which grants the president sole authority to direct U.S. industrial production of critical supplies in times of national emergency, saying the private sector was stepping up production on its own.

But on March 27, Trump changed course, announcing that he would invoke the Defense Production Act to produce ventilators.

In a typical year, U.S. companies produce about 29,000 ventilators. Though several domestic manufacturers had already announced they were adding extra shifts and hiring additional workers to ramp up production, it was clear additional industrial capacity would be needed to get 100,000 units by the president’s deadline.

On April 8, HHS announced it had reached a $489.4 million deal with General Motors to produce 30,000 ventilators by the end of August. HHS then announced a $336 million contract with Ford and General Electric to make 50,000 ventilators by July 13.

Assuming all the companies meet their deadlines, AP’s analysis shows the national stockpile should surpass 100,000 new ventilators by mid-July. The agency will spend more than $2.9 billion for 198,890 ventilators by the end

JOHN MINCHILLO | AP PHOTO

In this April 20, 2020, file photo a ventilator waits to be used for a COVID-19 patient going into cardiac arrest at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y. of 2020, an average per-unit cost of $14,618.

Whether that’s a good deal for U.S. taxpayers is difficult to determine because medical device makers generally don’t publish their prices. AP found several instances where the U.S. government had purchased the same models of ventilators before the pandemic. For example, contracting data does show that in December the Department of Defense bought a single, portable ventilator from Zoll Medical for $12,260.

Under its current contract with Zoll, HHS is purchasing 18,900 of the same model for slightly more than $350 million. That works out to about $18,500 each, which would be a more than 50 percent increase from what the Pentagon paid less than five months ago.

A HHS spokeswoman said Friday the government was paying about $12,100 for each ventilator, and that the additional money was for hoses, face masks and other related supplies needed to

treat COVID-19 patients. The ventilators also came with a wheeled plastic case with power port, which cost an additional $722 each, according to HHS. With nearly 200,000 new ventilators set for delivery to the federal stockpile by the end of the year, Trump is declaring victory.

But it is now unclear whether the stockpile of new ventilators will be needed.

A series of new medical studies has spurred questions about whether ventilators are effective at saving the lives of critically ill COVID-19 patients, causing doctors to reevaluate their use in favor of less intensive forms of respiratory support.

With ventilators to spare, Trump said he now intends to ship thousands overseas.

“We’re giving thousands and thousands of these ventilators away to many countries that have suffered greatly,” Trump said last week. “Tremendous problems all over. And so they’re very happy.”