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NCGA, Cooper draw battle lines to start 2017 legislative session Cooper, joined by Democrat lawmakers, pushes for higher education spending and repeal of H.B. 2, while Republicans balk at tax increases with confidence of super-majority

By Jeff Moore North State Journal RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened for the second time in 2017 last week with Republican and Demo-

crat lawmakers, as well as Gov. Roy Cooper, laying the foundation for their budget and legislative priorities over the long session. Although no votes were held, and legislative committees held no meetings, policy pronouncements and bill filings shed some light on where the political battle lines will be drawn between the divided branches of state government.

Those lines were starkest that separate the priorities of the Republican-dominated North Carolina Senate and the Old North State’s Democratic governor.

At an event Wednesday, Cooper pushed back against corporate tax reductions enacted by the General Assembly as part of larger tax reductions and reforms over the past couple of years. He described a zero-sum game in which his desired increases in education spending are pitted against the Republican legislative majority’s focus on continued tax reductions, or “corporate giveaways.”

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Through the gold doors The N.C. General Assembly returned to work this week to launch the long session. The first session with Gov. Roy Cooper in the Executive Mansion, both sides hope to find areas of agreement, but pending lawsuits, Cooper’s focus on Medicaid expansion and the GOP’s veto proof majority signals some rocky roads ahead.

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Trump to name high court candidate next week

NC cities may lose federal funding over sanctuary city policies President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to look at federal funding to sanctuary cities to figure out “how we can defund those streams.” Sanctuary cities are ones that offer some level of protection to illegal immigrants despite federal immigration laws. In N.C., the cities that have pledged that protection include Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Last week in Winston-Salem the city council heard arguments from groups asking for a city resolution limiting how much the city will help enforce federal immigration laws.

In 2015 then-Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a bill outlawing sanctuary cities under threat of losing state funding.

NC flu deaths climb to 16 RALEIGH - Three more deaths in N.C. from the flu brings the total this winter to sixteen according to the N.C. Department Health and Human Services. Flu season is considered to begin October 1 and since then twelve of the victims have been older than age 65. In the 20152016 flu season there were 59 flu-related deaths across the state. The department recommends a flu shot, particularly for those in high risk groups. They also say to wash hands frequently and stay home or keep children home when sick to avoid spread.

Supreme Court has been down a justice since February death of Antonin Scalia

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President Donald Trump, watched by (L-R) Vice President Mike Pence, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, head of the White House Trade Council Peter Navarro and senior adviser Jared Kushner, signs an executive order Jan. 23 in the Oval Office of the White House that places a hiring freeze on non-military federal workers.

Action-packed first week for new administration While many pundits spent Trump’s first week in office arguing about inaugural crowd size and protests, the new president spent his week ticking off to-do items on a Republican wish list

By Donna King North State Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s first week in the White House was a flurry of activity including six executive orders and a multitude of memos and directives that indicate his policy priorities.

In addition to instituting a freeze on any new federal hiring

or regulations, as of Friday he had signed four executive orders from the first steps toward repealing the Affordable Care Act to ordering that construction begin on a border wall. Then-President Barack Obama also signed five executive orders in his first week in office.

Trump also issued memos that withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal he repeatedly pointed to during the campaign as a failure.

Congress had not ratified it yet.

Another memo stopped millions in U.S. funds from going to global health projects that fund or refer abortion services. Two other memos directed that the construction of the Keystone See WHITE HOUSE page A2

Executive Orders Affordable Care Act The order directs federal agencies to minimize the impact of Obamacare, by interpreting regulations and penalties as loosely as legally permissible.

Infrastructure The order expedites the environmental review process for large infrastructure projects.

Border Security The order adds 5,000 border officers and directs the Dept. of Homeland Security to begin construction of a nearly 2,000-mile wall along the southern U.S. border with Mexico using federal funds.

Immigration The order adds 10,000 immigration officers and directs the secretary of Homeland Security to examine where federal funding to sanctuary cities could be cut off.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump, poised to restore the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, said this week he would name his pick on Feb. 2, with three federal appeals court judges among those under close consideration. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the Democrats would fight Trump on any choice they considered to be “not mainstream.”

This after Trump met with Senate Republican and Democratic leaders on Tuesday at the White House to discuss his nomination to fill the lingering court vacancy caused by the death more than 11 months ago of long-serving conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. The lifetime appointment as a Supreme Court justice requires Senate confirmation.

Leonard Leo, a conservative lawyer advising Trump, said the president “has definitely narrowed his focus” and is “looking very seriously” at a short list of candidates.

Among the frontrunners are three conservative jurists: Neil Gorsuch, a judge on the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; Thomas Hardiman, who serves on the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; and William Pryor, a judge on the Atlanta-based 11th See SCOTUS, page A2

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WHITE HOUSE from page A1 Pipeline resume and prioritizes the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The early decisions were interpreted as promising by the U.S. stock market and industry leaders.

“Markets will be focused on whether [Trump] continues to show a high degree of commitment to implementing his pre-election promises and whether he gets onto detailing his fiscal plans,” said Victoria Clarke at Investec.

Those close to the Trump administration say the president’s day begins at 4 a.m. and senior staff are on the job by 5:30 a.m.

There is reportedly even talk of a possible “second shift” of staff in the Oval Office to keep up the pace.

On Friday Trump turned his attention to international relations, welcoming Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May to the White House for his first meeting as president with a foreign leader.

The pair held a press conference where May said that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has invited Trump for a state visit later this year and he has accepted. May also said sanctions on Russia must stay in place, something Trump has declined to comment on.

However, relations between Trump and Mexico’s president were not so sunny, with a meeting between the two leaders scrapped after Trump floated an idea to use a 20 percent tariff on Mexican imports to pay for the border wall.

Trump later reported that in a phone call with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday they agreed to work to improve ties.

“We had a very good call,” Trump said at a news conference Friday at the White House. “I have been very strong on Mexico. I have great respect for Mexico ... but, as you know, Mexico with the United States has outnegotiated us and beat us to a pulp through our past leaders. They’ve made us look foolish.”

Also Friday, Trump reached out to the Rust Belt states that helped propel him into office by launching a manufacturing jobs initiative. He tapped U.S. business executives and labor union officials to help with the effort.

The group will “seek informa-

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A depot used to store pipes for TransCanada’s planned Keystone XL oil pipeline is seen in Gascoyne, N.D., on Nov. 14, 2014.

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People in Mexico wave at U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border fence near San Diego on Nov. 10, 2016.

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President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May gesture at one another as they hold a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 2017.

Janet Wooten, of Maple Hill, right, along with Jeanne Moss, of Burgaw, back right, and Alfred Wooten, back left, compete during a tobacco stringing contest in the Heritage Circle at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh on Oct. 14, 2016.

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Contracts for tobacco purchases mark launch of the season for farmers

By Donna King North State Journal R A L EIGH/ W I NSTON- SALEM — This is the week N.C.’s tobacco growers anticipate ahead of growing season. Starting Thursday, tobacco companies were signing contracts with growers committing to how much of the crop they will purchase.

“The hope is that the contract amounts are the same as last year, but that’s probably optimistic,” said Loren Fisher, professor of crop and soil science at NC State University. “It might be down 5 percent. It’s a bit of a moving target.”

While the tobacco market is fairly stable, with domestic and international demand the same as last year, mergers and corporate purchases may shift how much each company buys. Last week, British American Tobacco agreed to a $49.4 billion takeover of Winston-Salem-based Reynolds American, creating the world’s biggest listed tobacco company.

The deal values the whole of Reynolds, maker of Camel and Newport, at around $86 billion.

It also marks the return of BAT to the lucrative and highly regulated U.S. market after a 12-year ab-

sence, making it the only tobacco giant with a leading presence in American and international markets.

The international markets are key for N.C. growers. Approximately 70 percent of N.C. and U.S. tobacco is exported. Brazil and Zimbabwe are the biggest competitors to U.S. tobacco. Those two nations are competing harvest this time of year and beginning marketing.

According to Fisher the impact of the corporate mergers on N.C. tobacco growers has yet to be seen, but bigger factors in the contract amounts are the value of the dollar overseas and international production rates.

Looking forward for growers, design of the Plant Sciences Initiative at NC State is underway.

From an idea to groundbreaking in just 18 months, the initiative received an $85 million grant from the Connect NC bond, a $45 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation and millions more in other grants and donations.

The facility will house multidisciplinary teams of everything from engineers to plant scientists, economists and data managers. It is planned to be an incubator for the next generation of agriculture

innovation. It’s a unique approach in a research arena where science came in the form of white papers, not real-life, in-the-soil projects.

“The projects will be already funded to push discoveries out the door,” said Steve Lommel, director of the N.C. Agricultural Research Service. “Our goal is to have a pipeline to put it out to growers, and tobacco will be a big beneficiary of that.”

For N.C., it means an infusion of technology and a new generation of farmers with a variety of skills.

“N.C. is a specialty crop state.

Sweet potatoes, blueberries, turf — they don’t get the big science attention that other crops do,” said Lommel. “This will deliver big science innovations to those specialty crops.”

The facility will be available to undergraduate and graduate school students for learning beyond soil and seed science.

“If you’re a farmer nowadays you have to understand big data, weather and have at least one outof-the-country experience,” said Lommel.

The Plant Science Initiative facility is expected to open in August 2021 on Centennial Campus in Raleigh.

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

“Judges Gorsuch and Hardiman and Pryor have received a lot of attention from the president,” Leo said. “He knows who they are. He is familiar with their records. He’s clearly impressed with their backgrounds.”

All three were appointed to the bench by Republican former President George W. Bush.

“I’ll be making my decision this week. We’ll be announcing next week,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We have outstanding candidates, and we will pick a truly great Supreme Court justice.”

The leading candidates all have strong conservative credentials.

Gorsuch joined a ruling in 2013 saying that owners of private companies can object on religious grounds to a provision of the Affordable Care Act health insurance law requiring employers to provide insurance covering birth control for women.

Hardiman wrote an opinion in 2013 embracing a broad interpretation of the U.S. Constitution’s right to bear arms.

Pryor has been an outspoken critic of the court’s 1973 landmark ruling that legalized abortion.

Leo said all three are “very much in the mold of Justice Scalia,” who was among the most conservative members of the court.

“I anticipate what we’re going to get from the president is

tion and perspectives from a diverse range of business leaders … on how best to promote job growth and get Americans back to work again,” said the White House in a statement.

Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, was also on the job Friday.

She pledged to overhaul the world body and warned U.S. allies that if they do not have Washington’s back then she is “taking names” and will respond.

Haley made brief remarks to the press as she arrived at U.N. headquarters in New York to present her credentials to U.N. chief Antonio Guterres.

“Our goal with the administration is to show value at the U.N. and the way that we’ll show value is to show our strength, show our voice, have the backs of our allies and make sure that our allies have our back as well,” Haley said.

“For those that don’t have our back, we’re taking names, we will make points to respond to that accordingly,” she added.

Meanwhile on Friday Vice President Mike Pence fired up tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered in Washington on Friday for the 44th March for Life, celebrating a political shift in their favor with the election of Trump.

“Life is winning again in America,” Pence told the demonstrators on the National Mall, near where Trump was sworn in a week ago before hundreds of thousands.

The March for Life also is taking place in the same area where even more massive crowds flooded Washington a day after Trump’s inauguration in favor of women’s rights, including abortion rights.

This week U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) invited Trump to address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28. In what will be first address to House and Senate Republicans since taking office, Trump is expected to try to rally party lawmakers to take quick action on his priorities. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the pace of legislative action may frustrate Trump.

“President Trump comes from a different world,” McCarthy told reporters. “Out in the business community, he likes things done fast, and he’s going to continue to push them.”

a highly qualified, well-credentialed conservative jurist,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters ahead of the meeting with Trump.

Trump can name Scalia’s replacement because the Republican-led U.S. Senate, in an action with little precedent in U.S. history, last year refused to consider Democratic President Barack Obama’s nominee, appeals court judge Merrick Garland.

Obama, who handed over power to Trump last Friday, nominated Garland on March 16, but Republican senators, led by McConnell, denied Garland the customary confirmation hearings and vote.

Since Scalia’s death, the court has been deadlocked ideologically with four conservative justices and four liberals. A conservative replacement for Scalia would reinstate the court’s narrow conservative majority in place for decades.

Trump’s fellow Republicans have a 52-48 majority in the Senate. Democrats, irate over Garland’s rebuff, potentially could try to block the nomination using procedural hurdles.

Tuesday’s meeting included McConnell and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee that will consider the high court nominee, along with Schumer and Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.

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U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumps-up as members of the Supreme Court (L-R) Stephen Bryer, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito look on at the inauguration ceremonies on the West front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.

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Cooper calls for increased state education spending, including teacher raises

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A private school director sits with a young child on the steps at Foundation For The Carolinas during the Private School Fair hosted by Children’s Scholarship Fund. It was one of 600 events across North Carolina celebrating National School Choice Week.

National School Choice Week Celebrates Equal Education In its fifth year, NSCW consisted of 21,293 nationwide events, including 600 in N.C.

By Emory Rakestraw for the North State Journal This week, the fifth annual National School Choice Week took place with 21,392 events across the country. Held each January, NSCW has now grown into the largest event celebrating equal education opportunities. Across the U.S, over 600 mayors and county leaders issued proclamations recognizing the week and an estimated 6.4 million people attended events across the country. Throughout North Carolina, public, private, charter, and home schools came together to raise awareness with over 600 events.

Tuesday morning in Charlotte, over 20 private schools set up informative tables at Foundation for the Carolinas. The schools ranged from Northside Christian Academy, a K-12 with 450 students, to The John Crosland School that specializes in ADD and ADHD, as well as a small performing arts academy. All schools present accept scholars from both Children’s Scholarship Fund-Charlotte (CSF-C) and Parents for Educational Freedom (PEFNC) opportunity scholars.

In 1998, the late Theodore Forstmann, who was a founding member of the investment fund Forstmann Little & Co., partnered with the late John Walton of Walmart to set up the Children’s Scholarship Fund.

That same passion for education found its Charlotte counterpart in philanthropist and investor Julian H. Robertson, Jr., of Salisbury, who with a $1.5-million donation matched by CSF started the Charlotte branch.

Today, Ann Barnes works as the Executive Director with Lisa Clark Watford as Program Administrator. The maximum

“You’ve seen school choice explode in North Carolina over the last few years and that’s attributed to a lot of hard work by a lot of people.”

— North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest

award per each child is $2,500 on an income-basis and provides for students K-8. The nonprofit is backed by contributors with 100% of every dollar going to scholarships. Today, 89% of families with CSF-C scholars report better behavior and academics.

Compared to their peers at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools with a 71.1%-86.5% graduation rate, 95% of CSF-C scholars receive their high school diploma on time.

Children’s Scholarship Fund is one of the many organizations across the nation that strives to give children access to equal education. When looking at statistics, 80% of low-income students nationwide are not proficient in reading by 4th grade, which is why opportunity scholarships are helpful in crafting a future generation of learners and leaders.

Another organization devoted to developing equal education in North Carolina is Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina. Throughout NSCW members traveled across North Carolina for events and grant awards. Brian Jodice, Vice President of Communications and Outreach, said the main event of the week was visiting various “accelerator schools.” A branch of charter schools, accelerator schools strive to bring quality, equal education to high poverty and rural areas, “The first two

years [for charter schools] are make or break. We’re traveling to accelerator schools to visit and drop off grants upwards of $15,000.” said Jodice Their first stop was the Girl’s Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW), a 6th grade school with 100 students. With the grant, GLOW can now build their program through 12th grade. In addition to visiting accelerator schools, Jodice said, “We’re holding a series of private school leader meetings throughout different sections of the state, like Bertie county and rural schools.” Thursday saw a luncheon in Raleigh, “With families from different walks of life and policy makers through school choice to discuss where we’re at now and options in the future.”

Beyond North Carolina, major NSCW events included the 2nd annual Capitol Hill Rally in Washington, D.C. The event drew hundreds, many of whom were private school students awarded the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP).

One of many across the country, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Rep. Luke Messer (R-Ind.) led the D.C. rally which was attended by chairwoman of the House Education Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC.C) and included a speech from House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

NSCW also came at a pivotal time for President Trump’s nominee for education secretary, Betsy DeVos. This week, Democrats requested a second confirmation hearing for DeVos, a Michigan billionaire and proponent for school choice who has lobbied for charter schools.

In an interview with Civitas Institute, North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Dan Forest (R) said National School Choice Week was “somewhat of a celebration and somewhat of an awareness as well...You’ve seen school choice explode in North Carolina over the last few years and that’s attributed to a lot of hard work by a lot of people.”

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper criticized the Opportunity Scholarship program Wednesday saying it diverts spending away from traditional public schools. His comments came at the Public School Forum’s annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast in Raleigh where the advocacy group presented their annual Top 10 Education Issues 2017, a report outlining the group’s agenda on what they say are most pressing challenges facing public schools. The meeting came the same day the N.C. General Assembly opened the legislative long session.

“I have opposed vouchers because of the lack of accountability. We really don’t know what these schools are or how they are performing,” Cooper said in an interview taped at the breakfast for Education Matters, a program that airs on UNC-TV public television and is hosted by Public School Forum executive director Keith Poston.

Among the group’s priorities this year is increasing teacher, principal and assistant principal salaries, expanding professional development for teachers, and bringing back the N.C. Teaching Fellows scholarship as a way to draw more college students to the profession.

“Kids just aren’t getting into teaching anymore. We have to show them that we value them. You start with pay, and then you reward them for becoming better teachers,” said Cooper of the program that was eliminated in 2011. It awarded up to $26,000 in scholarships to 500 college students annually who agreed to teach in public schools for at least four years. The program cost the state $13 million per year.

Public School Forum also called to “prevent exclusivity, inequity and resegregation under the guise of choice,” saying that charter schools, now numbering 168 including two online charters launched in 2015, were not accessible to all kids because of a lack of transportation and food services.

Their report also called for increasing state spending on child care subsidies and N.C. pre-K and Smart Start programs as a way to ensure earlier grade-level reading success. Finally, they said a primary goal of their agenda was to “maintain a focus on race in public education.” The group called for studies on racebased education outcomes, saying the move toward neighborhood schools in the 1990s allowed the “resegregation” of the public school system.

“With an overwhelmingly white teaching workforce (84 percent) that now instructs a student population that is increasingly diverse, the sector must seek to diversify as well as improve practices to be more culturally responsive,” the report read.

Cooper’s pitch at the breakfast echoed one that he is delivering to other groups around the capital and the state. He is urging business leaders to push lawmakers for more spending on public education, the repeal of H.B. 2 and expansion of the state’s Medicaid program.

“Kids just aren’t getting into teaching anymore.

We have to show them that we value them.

You start with pay, and then you reward them for becoming better teachers.”

— Gov. Roy Cooper

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Keith Poston, left, president and executive director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina, questions Gov. Roy Cooper, right, during a taping of their program Education Matters.

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By Donna King North State Journal CHARLOTTE — Former lawmaker Ruth Culbertson Samuelson of Charlotte was laid to rest Friday in a service at First Baptist Church in Charlotte. Her funeral was attended by hundreds of friends, family and former colleagues. She had been receiving hospice care during the final weeks in her battle with cancer.

“Ruth was an amazing public servant and friend; she will be greatly missed,” said N.C. House Majority Leader John Bell. “She was everything that was right with North Carolina politics.”

Samuelson decided not to run for reelection three years ago despite having earned a critical leadership role in the N.C. House Republican caucus. Representing Mecklenburg County for eight years, she served in the House as the Republican conference chair under Tillis, then the House Speaker. The position was created for her by Tillis and the Republican leadership because she had a needed ability to recruit new GOP candidates for office and generate donations to campaigns.

“Ruth Samuelson was a loving wife, dedicated mother, tireless public servant and one of our closest friends,” Tillis said in a statement following her death. “Her life was in private as it was in public; grounded in

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west Buncombe property tax skyrockets Buncombe County The 2017 Buncombe County property tax base is now reported at $31.5 billion, a $6.8 billion — or 23 percent — increase since the county’s 2013 assessment. Property owners in downtown Asheville have seen the most increase with property value growing 44 percent. The hike could result in $41 million in extra revenue from property owners.

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Harrah’s casino considers $200 million expansion Jackson/Swain counties (Qualla Boundary) The already impressive Harrah’s Cherokee Casino might soon see a makeover. Earlier this month, tribal leaders for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians approved a $200 million plan that will add 100,000 square feet of convention space and 600-800 hotel rooms. With the new look, Harrah’s is looking to appeal to families and also the 11.6 million annual visitors at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Asheville Citizen-Times

Hickory man could face death penalty in murder Catawba County Tina Swink, 49, and her son, Mickey Swink, 32, appeared in court Wednesday facing, among other charges, one felony count of first-degree murder in relation to the Oct. 31 death of Patricia Swink, Tina’s aunt. District Attorney David Learner said they would not pursue the death penalty for Tina but stated that she might face life in prison with no parole. Mickey’s case will be tried as a capital murder case and, if convicted, he could be sentenced to death. Both are currently in Catawba County Detention Center without bond and will face administrative hearings on June 26.

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Duke Energy to hold hearing for proposed microgrid Haywood County The N.C. Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing Feb. 7 to gather opinions on the proposed microgrid atop Mount Sterling. The relatively small project will cost Duke Energy $1 million and power the emergency communications tower at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The hearing is said to be standard protocol and will include representatives from Duke Energy. If approved, the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2017.

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UNCSA student nominated for Oscar

Asheboro woman appears on game show “Jeopardy!”

Randolph County Stephanie Cornelison, 28, appeared on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” on Wednesday. Cornelison grew up watching the show with her grandparents and started taking online tests when she 18. In July 2015 she was picked for an audition in Tampa. She placed second.

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Forsyth County Lucas Hedges, 20, a student at UNC School of the Arts was nominated this week for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Manchester by the Sea.” The film gained five other nominations, including Best Picture. Hedges plays 16-year-old Patrick, who is left in the care of his depressed uncle after the death of his father. Lucas is currently on leave from UNCSA while working on other projects. Six other Oscarnominated films have UNCSA ties.

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Greenville child battling cancer meets NBA MVP Curry

Sea turtles released Carteret County Twenty-seven rehabilitated sea turtles who were rescued from cold water shock earlier this winter have returned to the ocean. The turtles were treated at the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island’s STAR Center. Members of the Coast Guard, including some crew members’ children, released the turtles into Gulf Stream waters two Saturdays ago.

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Pitt County Before the Charlotte Hornets’ home game on Wednesday, Ahmad Cobb, a Wintergreen Elementary School second-grader suffering from cancer, got to meet one of his idols. Golden State Warriors player and NBA MVP Stephen Curry took time to sit courtside and take a few pictures with his No. 1 fan. Cobb is currently battling Astrocytoma, a form of brain cancer.

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Wind farm battle continues

Eddings family expecting twins Mecklenburg County Hadley and Gentry Eddings announced last Sunday they are expecting twins, two years after a devasting crash killed both their children. Matthew Deans, 28, was sentenced to 27-32 months in prison after he rear ended the Eddings’ car while driving on Highway 17. Twoyear-old Dobbs was killed instantly, and Hadley was pregnant at the time and the baby also passed away after an emergency C-section. Gentry, the pastor at Forest Hills Church, and Hadley announced their news on Facebook, posting, “We ask you to add two more Eddings to your prayers! We are expecting twins this summer!”

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Greensboro Urban Ministry seeks food donations Guilford County Rev. Myron W. Wilkins reached out to the public Monday for food donations.

The organization distributed approximately 50,000 pounds of food within the first days of January but now says there’s only a week’s supply left. The program serves on average 102 people a day. Dropoffs are accepted from Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 1 p.m. on Saturday at 305 W. Gate City Blvd.

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Pasquotank County The battle to start operations for Amazon Wind Farm continues. The development commission issued their own letter to President Donald Trump’s transition team stating the $400 million investment would be worthless if shut down and would “constitute an unprecedented confiscation of a fully approved private-sector capital investment by the government and send a terrible message to other businesses considering investment in North Carolina.” The commission letter was a rebuttal to an earlier letter signed by 10 state legislators and a retired general saying the wind farm posed a security threat. Navy investigations concluded there would be no interference from the wind farm.

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Residents narrowly escape devastating house fire Dare County Three residents of a Nags Head Home were woken up early Wednesday by smoke alarms and a fire that destroyed their home. Neighbors were also evacuated as a safety measure with the neighboring house receiving minor damage. The fire is currently under investigation, but the residents lost all of their belongings. A GoFundMe page has been set up with half of the $30,000 goal already raised as of Friday.

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Walt Gray to head operations of N.C. State Health Plan

By Jeff Moore North State Journal RALEIGH — The State Health Plan has a new head of operations. Walt Gray, formerly the chief deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation, was hired as director of Health Plan Operations. He reports to the COO of the State Health Plan, Caroline Smart, and then to the Health Plan director, Mona Moon.

The State Health Plan provides health care coverage to more than 700,000 state employees and retirees, including teachers, current and former lawmakers, state university and community college personnel, and their dependents.

It falls under the Department of Treasury, led by the newly elected Secretary Dale Folwell, a Republican.

Before joining D.O.T., Gray served as administrator of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, where he oversaw budget, personnel and intergovernmental/ legislative affairs.

Then-Gov. Pat McCrory also appointed him as a member of the North Carolina Supplemental Retirement Plans Board of Trustees in 2013, where he served on the Board’s Audit Subcommittee.

Gray received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Wofford College, and a master’s degree in accountancy and MBA from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

faith and focused on serving others.

“As Speaker of the House, there was no one I counted on more than Ruth Samuelson,” he added.

She was also a fierce opponent of abortion, leading legislative efforts to pass and override then-Gov. Beverly Purdue’s veto of a bill that required an ultrasound and 24-hour waiting period for an abortion.

Known for her energy, knowledge of policy and ability to navigate choppy political waters, and finding solutions on divisive issues, Samuelson co-chaired the Environmental Review Commission because of her reputation for being a defender of environmental causes. She pushed to expand solar energy and tighten coal ash regulations.

As a Mecklenburg County commissioner, where she served her county for four years before being elected to the House, she fought for a greenway through the county. A hiking trail along the Little Sugar Creek section now bears her name.

“Ruth bravely fought this disease with the same strength, grace and dignity that have defined her life’s work,” said Tillis. “In doing so she left a final legacy of unshakable faith and unwavering hope that should inspire us all.

“As we mourn her loss and pray for her family, we rejoice in knowing that the faith that guided Ruth’s life has now carried her home.”

Conrad to take oath as new Superior Court judge CHARLOTTE — Adam M. Conrad will take the oath of office as a Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases this week. Judge Conrad was appointed in 2016 by then-Gov. Pat McCrory. Conrad is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received his law degree from the University of Georgia.

He clerked for the Honorable David B. Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the Honorable Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court. Since 2007, Conrad has been in private practice with King & Spalding, LLP in Charlotte.

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EDITORIAL | dREW ELLIOT

Farmers fight back

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The way self-styled “environmental” organizations work has a history of results, which is why the same scene repeats, with merely the actors and sets rearranged: Scare people over an issue that may or may not have a grain of truth, drum up a media storm, extort concessions from businesses or regulatory agencies, claim victory over evildoers, go to donors and ask for more money. Extra points if you can work in innocent children, greedy corporate fat cats, or Republicans.

A familiar face in these battles is the New York City-based Waterkeeper Alliance. The group is led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who, after a lifetime of womanizing and at least one bout of drug addiction, has been trying to reinvent himself as the savior of the environment.

When the Waterkeeper Alliance first turned its resources against hog farming, the battle looked to proceed as usual.

But they have run into problems.

First, farmers in eastern North Carolina aren’t playing their expected role, as have so many lambs before them. They formed a group called NC Farm Families that is challenging every scare tactic put out by the environmental groups.

Second, the Waterkeepers and their friends have simply gotten sloppy. It’s hard to tell whether the sloppiness is because of the unexpected resistance of farmers or whether the Waterkeepers always operate this way and Farmers in eastern North have seldom been held to Carolina aren’t playing their account. Nevertheless, it’s getting embarrassing for expected role, as have so them. many lambs before them.

In October, as was reported here and probably nowhere else, the Waterkeepers were caught feeding a lie to the Washington Post about flooding during Hurricane Matthew.

The flooding was causing plenty of devastation, but not in the areas where they had active scare projects. Hog lagoons, which had been a problem in earlier floods, were performing as designed (less than 1 percent of lagoons were inundated).

Coal ash ponds held as well, with only one small spill reported.

Apparently assuming no one would call them on it, the Waterkeepers passed photos of flooded — but contained — hog lagoons to the Post as evidence of disaster. But one of the photos was actually of a wastewater treatment plant, not a hog farm. Oops!

The latest flub seems to be more of the same. The Waterkeepers’ allies are pushing a story of a neighbor who complained about the smell of the adjacent hog farm.

The problem? According to the farm group, the incident happened in 1998, and the farm took action to correct the situation, moving the spray field farther from the neighbor’s house and planting trees as a barrier.

Based on the record of the Waterkeeper Alliance and its friends, the North Carolina group gets the benefit of the doubt here. The environmentalists have been rattled, and the cracks in their tried-and-true business plan are showing.

Don’t expect either side to back down soon. While it’s unfortunate that people will spend time and resources on this fight instead of addressing real environmental problems (e.g., more than 60 million gallons of untreated human waste that spilled during the flood), it’s good to see the families of North Carolina fighting back.

EDITORIAL | RAY NOTHSTINE

Long past time to rethink education Factories are great for producing high quality identical products, but not necessarily the best way to educate a child. In There are his inaugural address, Donald Trump rightly many great skewered the herd mentality in many schools, public calling it “an education system flush with cash, schools but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge.” in North Fortunately, here in North Carolina there are Carolina, more options and choices for parents, but more but even a should be done. Gov. Roy Cooper is wrong to great school threaten to terminate the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program. The limited program does not automatically currently offers a voucher for a little over 5,000 low-income students to attend a qualified mean it is the private school. right fit for “Vouchers should not be on the list when you have limited funds,” Cooper remarked about every child. his impending budget proposal. That makes absolutely no sense. The program saves money, given that the voucher is less than the state’s per-pupil expenditure.

Cooper won’t do it only because he’s reflexively partisan, but he’d be smart to at least embrace a more reform-minded look at education that is beyond simply throwing more money at the same problems. Despite spending

billions more than any country in the world on education, the United States lags behind almost two dozen other first-world nations when it comes to test scores.

There are many great public schools in North Carolina, but even a great school does not automatically mean it is the right fit for every child. And of course, many parents are locked out of good schools simply for having the wrong zip code.

Some citizens fret about institutional racism, and sometimes rightly so, but much of that is embedded within our educational system.

South Carolina’s Sen. Tim Scott, a vigorous supporter of more choices for parents, likes to talk about how he wishes he had more opportunities being a low-income minority child in a single-parent home. Far too many with Scott’s potential never escape.

For many of our societal problems, Scott likes to say, “Education is the closest thing to magic in America.” Proponents of more choices in education are right to call it the greatest civil rights issue of our time.

Giving North Carolinians increased access to school choice helps educators and parents ask the deeper question about the purpose of

education. It should never be about empowering a bureaucracy for partisan purposes, but instead to benefit the child. “True education is meant to develop the individual human being, the person, rather than to serve the state,” declared the conservative intellectual Russell Kirk. That is best realized by allowing students access to greater opportunities.

Educational choice allows and encourages parents to take more ownership over the education of their children. It expands competition and more importantly can liberate a child from future poverty and low expectations. North Carolina can be a national leader on this issue, but it will take more than partisan bickering and merely pouring more money into a system where too many underachieve.

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Guest Opinion | VIRGINIA FOXX

GARLAND S. TUCKER III

On Obama’s legacy he transition from Barack Obama to Donald Trump had not even ended T before speculation began about Obama’s

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Rep. Virginia Foxx looks over House Speaker Paul Ryan’s right shoulder as he signs a bill repealing Obamacare at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7.

Expensive and unsustainable, Obamacare must go Republicans are on a rescue mission to provide the American people with the relief they desperately need.

In recent years, citizens from North Carolina — including working families, small business owners, and education leaders — have expressed their frustrations and concerns with the 2010 health care law. Working with the new Trump administration, Congress is taking the steps necessary to repeal the failed law and provide a pathway to better, more affordable care.

Former President Barack Obama promised Americans affordable care, more choices, and better competition. Instead, many are experiencing double-digit premium increases, higher deductibles, cancelled health care plans, and the loss of their preferred doctors.

Individuals aren’t the only ones being harmed.

A recent report from the American Action Forum found that roughly 300,000 small business jobs were lost, and 10,000 small businesses closed, as a result of Obamacare’s costly effects. Obamacare has simply not lived up to any of what was promised, and working families in our state — and all across America — have suffered the consequences.

Right here in North Carolina, 57-year-old Steve, from West Jefferson, watched his health care premiums increase from $600 a month to $1,950 a month over the past four years. In Kernersville, Patricia saw her premiums increase 80 percent this year. She is now paying more for less, as her benefits have decreased and her deductible is $6,550.

In Advance, a 70-year-old retiree named Terry is working part-time to help pay his wife’s health care premiums, which increased by $300 a month to $887 a month. Michael in Winston-Salem is paying an $831 monthly premium and a $14,300 deductible to cover himself and his daughter. These numbers are not just unaffordable — they’re outrageous.

Unfortunately, the bad news only gets worse. This year, North Carolinians are finding themselves with fewer options as two of the state’s three insurers have dropped out of the Obamacare marketplace.

In October, the Washington Post reported that this disruption forces more than 250,000 people in our

state to find new health insurance and leaves 95 of North Carolina’s 100 counties with only one insurer.

North Carolinians, like so many other Americans, are fed up. The current situation is unsustainable.

That’s why Republicans are on a rescue mission to provide the American people with the relief they desperately need. It’s time to repeal this disastrous health care law and implement positive reforms to provide all Americans access to affordable, patientcentered health care.

For years, Republicans have worked to undo the damaging effects of Obamacare. We’ve put forward reforms that would expand coverage, lower health care costs, and promote a healthy workforce. Now, Congress has the opportunity to make these goals a reality. Earlier this month, Congress took its first steps toward repealing Obamacare and providing a stable transition to the affordable, patient-centered health care Americans deserve.

We will replace this flawed law and provide step-by-step solutions that give working families more control and more options. All Americans should be able to choose the health care plan that best fits their needs — not one dictated to them by Washington bureaucrats. We will expand options for employers who want to provide their employees with coverage and promote a healthy workforce.

We will ensure protections for those who are most vulnerable so that — regardless of age, income, medical conditions, or circumstances — everyone will have access to high-quality health care that is truly affordable.

We have only just begun this process to deliver relief for families and small businesses being hurt

by Obamacare. However, through these meaningful reforms, we will fix our broken health care system and provide a pathway to better, affordable care for all Americans.

Rep. Virginia Foxx, from Watauga County, is chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Editoral | Drew Elliot & Ray Nothstine

Senate Democrats in disarray out of the gate New CIA director Michael Pompeo was confirmed by the U.S. Senate 66-32, with yea votes from 14 Democrats, Maine’s independent senator, and all but one Republican.

That’s the headline, but the details reveal less about Pompeo and more about Democrats’ challenges in being the opposition party to the White House for the first time in eight years.

Pompeo, formerly a U.S. Representative from Kansas, was confirmed Jan. 23. But the “vote to proceed” to consider his nomination passed 89-8 on Jan. 20. Republicans expected nomination fights, but they thought they had a deal to confirm Pompeo. North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, a Republican from Winston-Salem, was frustrated by the petty delay tactics.

Burr, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was joined by the Intel Committee’s vice chairman Sen. Mark Warner in approving of Pompeo. Warner, a Democrat, noted that while he and Pompeo “disagree on many issues… I support his nomination. I believe he can be a good leader for the CIA and will cooperate with the

oversight of the (committee) and Congress.”

The hold-up was apparently that Sen. Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, couldn’t convince his fellow Democrats to let it go — especially Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden.

Wyden, at least in Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s opinion, “wanted to delay it until today so presumably there would be less competition for air time on the evening news.” It certainly appears that way.

Wyden has long been an advocate for freedom from government intrusion by law enforcement (though not other forms of government intrusion). He has often made common cause with libertarian-minded politicians to oppose surveillance of citizens and other matters he deems antithetical to freedom. (The only Republican to vote against Pompeo’s nomination was Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a true libertarian.)

Thus, Wyden had honest reasons to use the opportunity of the confirmation process to raise issues he thinks are important. But as the vote to proceed showed, he used the extra time for little more

than political grandstanding and whipping his fellow Democrats — many of whom have voted in the past to authorize the same intelligence tools that Wyden has consistently opposed — to get a less lopsided confirmation vote.

As the theatrics were finally concluding, Burr took to the floor to vent about the unnecessary delays.

“In fact, there is a little game going on with Rep. Pompeo, and I think it is similar to what we are going to see with other nominees,” Burr said. “But let me tell you why this ought to be different. This ought to be different because of what is at stake. The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency should be somebody who is above reproach, somebody who understands that integrity is everything — not just with the Congress of the United States but with the employees of the CIA. With the House overwhelmingly in GOP hands, a disorganized minority in the Senate will only prove a boon to President Donald Trump by making Democrats look petty and inept. It has not been a strong start for the loyal opposition.

legacy. The truth is that it is too early to tell.

Every president’s legacy is ultimately defined only after the passage of at least a generation and with the accompanying consensus of historians. Certainly one of the big questions at this point is just how much of Obama’s legislative and regulatory programs will survive Trump and the Republican Congress.

We’ll know the answer to that soon.

Nonetheless, partisans on both sides are offering assessments. Ever the glib articulator, Obama was busy in his final days in office trying to solidify public perceptions around two key points.

In an interview with David Axelrod, Obama flatly posited that, had he only been on the ballot in November, he would have easily defeated Trump. Hence, the myth of Obama the indomitable vote-getter. While we can never know who would have prevailed in an Obama-Trump shootout, the facts do not support his image of an electoral superman.

Obama’s eight year tenure was an electoral disaster for his party. The Democrats lost over 1,000 state legislative seats, 12 governorships, 42 House seats, and 10 Senate seats. As Bill Bennett mused recently, “If only we had no 22nd Amendment, Obama could have had a third term ….and that would have finished off the Democratic Party for good!”

Obama’s administration was in the fact the opposite of honest and transparent.

It was the most scandal ridden administration in recent history.

In addition, Obama is the only president in the last 120 years who was re-elected to a second term with fewer popular votes, a smaller percent of the popular vote, and fewer Electoral College votes than he received in his first-term election. Few remember that polls showed Romney pulling ahead of Obama in October 2012. Suddenly, on Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy slammed the east coast and recovery efforts took precedence over politics. Obama, was thus offered a timely opportunity to appear presidential — aided by a big bear hug from Republican Gov. Chris Christie — while Romney had to withdraw all remaining advertising until Election Day. Romney’s momentum was halted, and Obama won — albeit with a margin considerably smaller than in 2008.

The second area receiving presidential spin was the question of honesty and transparency. After promising in 2008 to provide the most transparent, honest administration in history, Obama in 2017, according to his adviser Valerie Jarrett, “prides himself on the fact that his administration hasn’t had a scandal.” It would not be an exaggeration to conclude that Obama’s administration was in fact the opposite. It was the most scandal ridden administration in recent history.

Just think back over the list: IRS abuses, including targeting conservative groups for audits; Operation Fast and Furious, when the Justice Department lost control of thousands of guns, some of which were used to commit crimes; State Department emails, when Secretary of State Clinton clearly violated security policy but met with only a reprimand.

Of course there was Benghazi, where the death of four Americans was compounded by a cover-up; the Office of Personnel Management, when federal personnel files were hacked from government computers; the Veterans Administration, when vets died after being consigned to months-long waiting lists.

Then there was immigration, where after correctly stating that he was not constitutionally authorized to write new immigration policy, Obama acted “because Congress wouldn’t act.”

And, as a final gesture before leaving office, Obama issued two of the most reprehensible pardons in U.S. history: a traitor who had divulged top-secret material and endangered many lives, and a revolutionary terrorist who was responsible for the deaths of several Americans.

In each of these, there was a consistent stonewalling of inspector general investigative efforts and refusal to cooperate with Congress. Still, there is sufficient public record to allow historians to come to the conclusion that this was hardly a scandal-free presidency. In fact, future historians may well add another scandal to the list above: the consistent failure of the mainstream media to cover this administration critically. It’s not hard to understand why Trump discovered the benefits of Twitter, as an antidote for biased reporting.

We’ll have to wait for history’s ultimate judgment, but we can be pretty certain that it will fall well short of Obama’s hopes.

Garland S. Tucker III is chairman of Triangle Capital Corporation in Raleigh and author of Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Changed America- Jefferson to Reagan.

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An H-IIA rocket carrying Japan’s first military communications satellite lifts off from Tanegashima space port on Tanegashima Island, southern Japan, on Jan. 24.

New York man linked to Islamic State gets 20 years prison for New Year’s Eve plot An upstate New York man was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State for his role in preparing a New Year’s Eve attack in 2015 at a local club or bar. Emanuel Lutchman, 26, of Rochester, was sentenced by the federal court in that city, following his Aug. 11 guilty plea, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

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Soldiers on camels take part in a rehearsal for India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 23.

Florida airport shooting suspect indicted on 22 criminal counts

San Bernardino massacre yields second immigration conviction

Arkansas governor signs abortion law banning common procedure

German population hits record high of 82.8 million due to migrants

A federal grand jury has indicted on 22 criminal counts an Iraq war veteran suspected of killing five people in a mass shooting at a Florida airport this month, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday. Esteban Santiago, 26, is accused of opening fire in the baggage claim area of the Fort Lauderdale airport on Jan. 6.

The charges against him include multiple counts of violence at an airport resulting in death and injury, as well as firearms crimes.

The Russian-born wife of the California man accused of supplying guns used by another couple who killed 14 people in San Bernardino pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal immigration fraud charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Mariya Chernykh, 26, is the second person convicted in an immigration fraud scheme linked to the December 2015 massacre by Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law on Thursday a bill banning the most common abortion procedure employed in the second trimester of a pregnancy, placing it among the most restrictive abortion legislation in the United States.

The law, which takes effect later this year, prohibits dilation and evacuation, a practice that abortion rights’ advocates say is the safest method of ending a pregnancy but which supporters of the legislation call “barbaric.”

Germany’s population grew by 600,000 last year to reach a record high of 82.8 million people due to the number of migrants who have arrived in the country, the Federal Statistics office said on Friday. In a preliminary estimate for 2016, the office said the population eclipsed the previous record of 82.5 million from 2002, even though the number of deaths in 2016 exceeded the number of births by between 150,000 and 190,000.

Iraqi forces gain control of Mosul from jihadists for the first time in two years In three months of Iraq’s biggest military operation since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, government forces have seized most of east Mosul

By Maher Chmaytelli Reuters MOSUL — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi confirmed this week that government forces had taken complete control of eastern Mosul, 100 days after the start of the U.S.-backed campaign to retake Iraq’s second-largest city from ISIS insurgents who seized it in 2014. A U.S.-led coalition is providing critical support to an offensive by Iraqi forces to take back Mosul, the largest city under control of ISIS. The U.S. is also providing financial support to Iraq.

The Sunni Muslim jihadists are expected to put up a fierce fight as they are cornered in a shrinking area of Mosul along the western half of the city across the Tigris.

The jihadists have had control of the area for two years and it could prove more complicated to take than the east. The western part of the city has streets too narrow for armored vehicles, allowing militants to hide among an estimated 750,000 civilians who are still there.

“We are racing against the clock to prepare for this,” U.N. humanitarian coordinator Lise Grande told Reuters. Humanitarian agencies were setting up displaced people camps accessible from western Mosul and pre-positioning supplies in them, she said.

“The reports from inside western Mosul are distressing,” she said in a separate statement. “Prices of basic food and supplies are soaring. ... Many families without income are eating only once a day.

Others are being forced to burn furniture to stay warm.”

Government forces on Tuesday finished clearing the last eastern pocket held by militants — the northern suburb of Rashidiya, Maj. Gen. Najm al-Jubbouri, commander of the northern front, told

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A displaced Iraqi boy holds a white flag as his family flees during the battle between Iraqi rapid response forces and ISIS militants at the Tigris River frontline between east and west of Mosul, Iraq, on Jan. 25.

the local Mosuliya TV channel.

“I now call on these [armed forces] heroes to move quickly to free what remains of Mosul, especially the [western] side,” al-Abadi told a news conference in Baghdad.

He also said new U.S. President Donald Trump has sent messages offering to increase the level of assistance to Iraq. Trump has made the fight against IS a foreign policy priority.

The militants blew up a landmark hotel in western Mosul on Friday in an apparent attempt to prevent advancing Iraqi forces from using it as a base or a sniper position once fighting shifts west of the Tigris. The Mosul Hotel, shaped like a stepped pyramid,

Pentagon starts reviewing F-35, presidential aircraft in cost-cutting effort

By Phil Stewart Reuters WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis ordered cost-cutting reviews of two major aircraft acquisition programs, the F-35 fighter jet and Boeing’s next-generation of Air Force

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Men soar through the air on a wooden sledge during a traditional Bavarian horn sledge race, known as “Schnablerrennen,” in Gaissach near Bad Toelz, Germany, on Jan. 22.

One presidential plane, according to Pentagon memos released on Friday.

The review of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program, which President Donald Trump has derided as being too expensive, would have two parts: one looking at how to cut costs, and the other determining

stands close to the river.

State television said the army had set up temporary bridges across the Tigris south of the city limits to allow troops to cross in preparation for the offensive on western districts.

Mosul’s five permanent bridges across the Tigris have been damaged by U.S.-led air strikes, and ISIS blew up two.

If the militants lose Mosul, that would probably mark the end of their self-proclaimed caliphate that has ruled over millions of people in Iraq and Syria. Iraqi authorities and their U.S. allies still expect the fighters to wage an insurgency in Iraq and inspire attacks against the West.

“We’re going to get it done for less than that, and we’re committed to working together to make sure that happens.”

— Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on keeping the cost of a new Air Force 1 to less than $4 billion

ncga from page A1 the characterization, posting a statement on his official Facebook page in response.

“It’s the first day of session, and Roy Cooper is already trying to set up a road block against tax cuts for N.C. families, small businesses and job creators,” wrote Berger.

Berger asserted that any reversal of corporate tax reductions constituted a “massive tax hike”, something Cooper explicitly said was not necessary to further raise teacher salaries while on the campaign trial.

“Legislative Republicans have already provided public school teachers an average 15.5% pay raise since 2013 and have already committed to increasing average teacher pay to $55,000 – WITHOUT raising taxes!” exclaimed Berger in his post.

Cooper also released a blog post this week that reiterated a trifecta of policy priorities, harmonizing with statements this week from Democrat state lawmakers: Increased education spending and teacher pay, expanding eligibility thresholds for Medicaid, and repealing the notorious House Bill 2.

“It’s irresponsible to allow our tax dollars to be spent on health care in other states that have expanded Medicaid when that money could be invested right here at home to create jobs and keep our families healthier,” wrote Cooper. His attempt at bypassing the legislature to expand the entitlement program via amendment to the State Medicaid Plan was temporarily restrained by a U.S. District Court earlier this month.

The governor continued his call for an unconditional repeal of H.B. 2 after repeal efforts stalled in late 2016, pointing out that based on the most recent votes there are sufficient numbers to relieve the state of its perceived stigma.

“This disastrous law has cost our economy thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars and is continuing to drive businesses away from our state,” wrote Cooper. “I know that a bipartisan majority in both the House and Senate are ready to fully repeal H.B. 2.”

While pushes to expand Medicaid and repeal H.B. 2 have

whether the F/A-18E/F, with improvements, could be an effective, cheaper alternative, the memo said.

Costs for Lockheed’s F-35 program had escalated to an estimated $379 billion. The program accounted for 20 percent of the company’s total revenue of $46.1 billion last year.

The review of the Air Force One replacement, which Trump has also called too expensive, would look at the plane’s requirements and systems and identify courses of action to reduce acquisition and sustainment costs.

In December, Trump extracted a promise from Boeing CEO Dennis

proven futile and elusive, respectively, education initiatives stands to see the most legislative action in 2017, albeit from different philosophical starting points.

“Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you value,” said Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue (D-Wake) at a press conference Wednesday at which Democrats advocated for increased education funding and decreased class sizes.

To that end, a bipartisan group of senators filed Senate Bill 9, to establish a joint task force that will, with the State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction, study various weighted student formula funding models and develop a new funding model for the elementary and secondary public schools based on a weighted student formula.

House Bill 13 would allow for more wiggle room in adhering to student/teacher ratios from Kindergarten through third grade, giving a three student buffer and thus slightly larger class sizes.

A bicameral bill was also filed (S.15/H.B. 23), to provide more teacher allotments to geographically isolated schools for which consolidation is infeasible.

Beyond education, 2017’s House Bill 2 would provide property tax exemptions to the families of fallen first responders.

Rep. Jon Hardister (R- Guilford), a primary sponsor of the bill, said he was honored to sponsor the legislation.

“We have a duty to protect first responders and their families,” said Hardister. “These are the people who risk their life everyday to protect us.”

Additional bills were filed to study North Carolina’s unfunded liability in the state retiree health fund, and add a constitutional amendment prohibiting eminent domain except for public use.

When the legislature returns next week, committee meetings will be in full swing and budget negotiations are expected to commence. Looking forward, Republicans hope to pass further regulatory reform measures and the expiration of solar energy mandates this year will place taxpayer subsidization of renewable energy concerns in the spotlight.

Muilenburg that the cost of replacing Air Force One would not exceed $4 billion.

“We’re going to get it done for less than that,” Muilenburg told reporters last month, “and we’re committed to working together to make sure that happens.”

On Friday, a Boeing representative said the company had been providing information to the Trump administration for some weeks and was committed to providing equipment to the military as affordably as possible.

Lockheed Martin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

SUNDAY, January 29, 2017

Soaring Seahawks UNC Wilmington guard Jordon Talley (4) drives the ball to the basket against Campbell University at Gore Arena in Buies Creek on Dec. 14, 2016.

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Tiger switches to TaylorMade clubs

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Tiger Woods announced this week he plans to make the switch to Taylormade equipment as he transitions off of Nike equipment. The Swoosh announced it would no longer make golf clubs moving forward, making Woods a free agent for clubs. He eventually chose TaylorMade and will be transitioning to the company’s woods, irons and wedges moving forward.

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Cousins non-commital on Washington future Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins is once again slated to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. And once again he is remaining noncommital about his future with the club. Asked at the Pro Bowl about his contract, Cousins said he would “love to build on something in Washington” but would wait and “see if the decision makers let that happen.” Cousins is expected to either receive the franchise tag from the Redskins or hit the open market. nba

Hornets Walker named NBA All-Star reserve Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker was selected as an All-Star Game reserve guard, the league announced this week. Walker is averaging 23 points on 45.9 percent shooting from the field, along with 5.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game. Walker refused to take any communication from family and friends about his selection, instead watching the announcement on TNT. Walker is the first Hornets/ Bobcats All-Star selection since Gerald Wallace in 2010. ncaa baseball

UNCW’s Feight picked as CAA POY The Colonial Athletic Association announced its preseason baseball awards this week, and UNC Wilmington was prominant in virtually every category. The Seahawks netted eight first-place votes from the league’s nine coaches (William & Mary received one). UNCW also placed five players on the 2017 All-CAA Preseason Team, including junior catcher Nick Feight, who was the conference’s preseason selection for Player of the Year.

UNCW basketball building impressive tournament resume

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Wake Forest forward John Collins (20) leaps for a basket against a host of NC State defenders in the first half of the college basketball game at PNC Arena in Raleigh, Jan. 21, 2017.

John Collins developing into a physical force in the ACC for Wake Forest

By R. Cory Smith North State Journal Keyshawn Woods watched the entire season last year from the bench after transferring to Wake Forest from Charlotte. During that time, he got to watch the gradual development of John Collins as a freshman who played limited minutes on a young team to an impact player late in the season.

This year Woods has seen Collins develop further. Except now he’s going from a sparsely-used freshman to a full-fledged force in the paint for the Demon Deacons.

With three wins already in the conference after winning just two last year, Woods noted the turnaround is largely due to Collins’ ascension to one of a bright young star in the ACC. “John Collins is a bad man,” Woods said. “There’s really no other way to say it.”

With the added minutes — Collins has gone from 14.4 last season to nearly 25 — he’s doubled nearly every statistical average this season. His 17 points, nine rebounds and 1.6 blocks are all up from 7.3, 3.9 and 0.7, respectively, as a freshman.

Coming out of West Palm Beach, Fla., Collins was a 3-star prospect who was only offered by one other ACC program (Miami). The lack of pressure and expectations, plus serving in a backup role, gave him room to grow.

“This year has been pretty big for myself,” Collins said. “I learned a lot last year playing behind [Devin Thomas]. I only got moderate minutes, but now that I’ve been thrust into a leadership role, I think I’ve responded well under adversity and taken full advantage of it.”

That development hasn’t gone unnoticed around the rest of the ACC. After he led the Deacs to their first road win in the conference in nearly three years in Raleigh, NC State took note.

“Collins has really become a really good player in our league,” NC State head coach Mark Gottfried said prior to facing Wake Forest.

“He has really developed well.”

Following his performances against Miami and NC State, Collins was named the ACC Player of the Week. Collins finished the games with an average of 24 points See Collins, page B3

ILMINGTON — Only three times in its 33year history has the Colonial Athletic Association sent more than one team to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

The CAA is the definition of a one-bid league, and it’s a designation UNC Wilmington would like to keep intact this season.

Doing so would mean that the favored Seahawks won the CAA tournament and earned the league’s automatic bid for the second straight year. But at 19-2 overall (8-0 in the conference), coach Kevin Keatts and his team are building a resume that could potentially give them a safety net just in case things don’t go according to plan come March.

The question is, how many wins might it take to ensure at least an at-large tournament bid?

Keatts won’t even venture a guess. All he’s concentrating on these days is keeping his players focused on the task at hand: piling up as many victories as possible between now and Selection Sunday.

“I’m not the committee,” the UNCW coach said after last Saturday’s win against Drexel. “There’s a lot of good basketball teams out there, so we just want to control what we can control and we’ll live with whatever the results are.”

The Seahawks made a name for themselves last spring by pushing Duke to the limit in the first round of the NCAA tournament. They’re doing their best to get back for another shot at the postseason by going through the first half of the CAA schedule without a loss while winning their eight games by an average margin of 13 points.

They’ve also begun to show up on the national radar by garnering enough support to finish 26th in this week’s USA Today coaches poll while steadily rising among the list of “others getting votes” in the Association Press media rankings.

They’re currently No. 27 in the RPI and 48th according to KenPom, numbers that would have them on the cusp of at-large territory should that become necessary.

“I’m not the committee. ...

We just want to control what we can control and we’ll live with whatever the results are.”

— UNCW basketball coach Kevin Keats

See UNCW, page B6

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Hail to the Chiefs: ACC coaches join the Eight Presidents Club Coach K is one of three ACC coaches to win under eight different administra­ tions

By Shawn Krest North State Journal Mike Krzyzewski was home recovering from back surgery when his Duke Blue Devils beat Miami earlier this week, but he still hit a career milestone.

Krzyzewski’s record got credited for the victory, giving the Hall of Fame head coach wins in eight different presidential administrations.

Based on North State Journal research, that moves Coach K into a tie for fourth place all-time.

The Eight Presidents Club is elite territory. The group includes Krzyzewski’s mentor, Bob Knight, and his longtime rival, Dean Smith. It also, as of this week,

includes two other current ACC coaches.

Syracuse and Louisville have recorded wins in the week since inauguration day, which brought Jim Boeheim and Rick Pitino into the Eight Presidents Club.

Coastal Carolina has lost two straight games, but, assuming they win some time in the next four years, coach Cliff Ellis will also add an eighth president to his record.

Former Maryland and Davidson coach Lefty Driesell, who began coaching in the final months of the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration, holds the NCAA Division I record with wins under 10 different presidents.

Coaches with wins under most presidents Coach, School

Presidents

Years

Lefty Driesel, Maryland/Davidson

10

1960-2003

Phog Allen, Kansas

9

1905-1956

Ray Meyer, DePaul

9

1942-1984

Mike Krzyzewski, Army/Duke

8

1975-

Jim Boeheim, Syracuse

8

1976-

Rick Pitino, Kentucky/Louisville

8

1976-

Bob Knight, Army/Indiana/TT

8

1965-2008

Jim Calhoun, Northeastern/UConn

8

1972-2012

Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV/Fresno

8

1968-2002

Dean Smith, North Carolina

8

1961-1997

Lou Henson, HS/NMSU/Illinois

8

1962-1996

Norm Stewart, SC of Iowa/Missouri

8

1961-1999

Ed Diddle, Western Kentucky

8

1922-1964

Don Haskins, Texas Western/UTEP

8

1961-1999

Norm Sloan, Pres/Citadel/Florida/NCSU

8

1956-1989

Cliff Ellis*, S. Ala/Clemson/Auburn/C Carolina

8

1975-

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NC State hoping to use Duke win as a springboard after rough start

By R. Cory Smith North State Journal

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ollowing a historic win in Cameron, the Wolfpack has a tough test on Sunday against yet another ranked opponent It’s been nearly a full week since NC State’s first win over Duke in Cameron in 22 years, a victory that ended a four-game losing streak for the Wolfpack. The win also marked State’s second win in the previous six games, a mark that didn’t sit well with freshman Dennis Smith Jr. “Everybody wanted to win; we got tired of losing,” Smith said. “We felt like we were getting bullied a couple of games. We wanted to come out and show some toughness, and that’s just what we did.”

Smith proved he was sick of losing, finishing with a career-high 32 points and six assists against Duke.

It was Smith’s third game with at least 30 points and six rebounds — the rest of the ACC has two such games.The last freshman to score 32 or more points in Cameron? J.J. Reddick on Jan. 15, 2003.

But the days since haven’t been about the Duke win. Coach Mark Gottfried celebrated with his team Monday night, then moved on. In a loaded ACC that currently has six teams in the AP Poll, taking your foot off the gas pedal isn’t exactly an option. Luckily, a win over Duke was a huge boost for the Pack.

“This game gives us great confidence now,” Gottfried said following his 400th win. “We have the belief we can do something good.”

While Smith was the headliner on Monday, it was Ted Kapita who had the most shocking game. After sitting out two straight games due to reasons neither he nor Gottfried would discuss, Kapita played 19 minutes against Duke and responded with his first double-double.

Kapita’s 14 points and 10 re-

bounds came on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from the line. The freshman fouled out and was hit with a technical after hanging on the rim during a dunk, but was easily one of the catalysts for NC State’s win.

Going with Kapita was a tough decision for Gottfried with other players having to lose minutes, but it’s one that could pay dividends moving forward in the ACC. “I felt like he deserved a chance,” Gottfried said. “I made the decision to bring him off the bench first, and really that was some of BeeJay [Anya]‘s minutes. I thought he came in and gave us a big lift. He played really well in just about every phase of the game.”

Along with Kapita’s sudden outburst, the Pack can rely on play from Abdul-Malik Abu and outside shooting from Maverick Rowan again. Following slow starts to the season, both have been on fire recently with Abu averaging 19.5 points and eight rebounds over the last two games while Rowan is at 15 ppg and nearly six rebounds in the last four games.

Tack on the fact that two of the Pack’s three wins in conference have come over ranked teams, and momentum suddenly appears to be on NC State’s side.

“We’re going to carry this over to Louisville,” Smith said. “Hopefully we’ll have the same intensity. It’s another road game, so we just want to come out and compete as hard as we can.”

History isn’t exactly on NC State’s side, with the Wolfpack losing its last three games in conference after defeating a ranked opponent. Is there any doubt in Kapita’s mind that he can pull off the feat?

Not with Smith driving the bus.

“The man, he believes in himself,” Kapita said. “He believes he can do everything. ... We believe in him too. When he plays hard, we all play hard. He’s unbelievable.”

“We’re going to carry this over to Louisville.

Hopefully we’ll have the same intensity. It’s another road game, so we just want to come out and compete as hard as we can.”

— NC State guard Dennis Smith Jr.

Krzyzewski may be sorry to see Donald Trump in the White House. The eight years of Barack Obama resulted in the most wins of his coaching career.

Coach K Record by President President

Wins-Losses

Win Percentage

Gerald Ford

22-17

.564

Jimmy Carter

59-49

.546

Ronald Reagan

179-78

.696

George HW Bush

122-27

.819

Bill Clinton

205-49

.807

George W. Bush

232-48

.829

Barack Obama

238-57

.807

Donald Trump

1-1

.500

The 238 wins under a president isn’t an NCAA record. Kentucky coach John Calipari posted a 247-50 record under Obama.

While Coach K had plenty of success during the Obama years, over his career, he hasn’t shown a political preference. Under Republican presidents, his winning percentage is .765 (556-171), while under Democrats, he’s at .764 (502155).

Over in Chapel Hill, the Hall of Fame coaches aren’t quite as nonpartisan. Dean Smith’s winning percentage under Republicans was more than 50 points higher (.798 to .744).

Roy Williams, who just earned a win in his sixth different presidential administration, has a similar record to Smith’s when it comes to political parties. He’s 30 points better under Republicans (.807 to .778).

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Top, Wolfpack guard Dennis Smith Jr. (4) drives to the basket against Duke forward Harry Giles (1) in the first half at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 23. Left, NC State head coach Mark Gottfried talks with Smith on the sidelines.

Roy Williams Record by President President

Wins-Losses

Win Percentage

Ronald Reagan

14-3

.824

George HW Bush

104-28

.788

Bill Clinton

225-52

.812

George W. Bush

233-53

.815

Barack Obama

224-76

.747

Donald Trump

2-0

1.000

Dean Smith Record by President President

Wins-Losses

Win Percentage

John Kennedy

23-15

.605

Lyndon Johnson

110-43

.719

Richard Nixon

131-38

.775

Gerald Ford

60-14

.811

Jimmy Carter

95-29

.766

Ronald Reagan

234-46

.836

George HW Bush

101-35

.743

Bill Clinton

125-34

.786

Smith was a well-known supporter of liberal and activist causes who was approached about running as a Democrat against Jesse Helms. While it may seem surprising that he thrived under

Republicans, it could just be that he worked a little harder for the chance to take his team to the White House after winning a title — so he could offer some advice to person in charge.

COLLINS from page B1 and eight rebounds on 17-of-22 shooting from the field. He followed that up with 23 points and 12 rebounds at Syracuse, his first double-double in ACC play.

Since the start of conference play, no ACC player is shooting better than Collins’ 61 percent from the floor. So what’s the secret to his rise as one of the best big men in the conference? Simply put, coach Danny Manning is allowing Collins to flourish this season.

“Coach has given me the confidence to go out there and do what I do,” Collins said with a laugh. “That’s exactly what all the coaches tell me, ‘Just go do what you do.’

It’s allowed me to just let go and do my own thing out there.”

Part of that free rein has meant dealing with some of the foul trouble that comes along with young players. While he’s only fouled out once this season against NC State, getting in early trouble against teams like UNC and Florida State — he collected his second foul at the 11:55 mark in the first half in both games — meant the Deacs were forced to play without him for 20 minutes or less.

Not surprisingly, Collins finished with a combined eight points and six rebounds in

those games, his lowest totals on the year.

“Foul trouble for me has been a reoccurring problem and something I know I need to fix,” Collins said. “What I can provide the team goes away when I commit stupid fouls early on. We’re a young team, so we need everyone playing at full speed. So I have to be more mindful of to help my team out.”

When Collins himself is at full speed, Woods said there’s very little he can’t do for Wake.

“The things that John Collins can do for us are huge,” Woods said. “He can block, he can rebound, he can score with anybody, he can shoot the 15-footer, he can do whatever he wants to do down low. It’s totally on him what kind of player he wants to be. This year, he’s been amazing.”

Currently ranked fifth in the conference in both rebounds and blocks, Collins is blossoming into one of the best players in the ACC. As for his own thoughts on his play, the 6-foot-10, 235-pounder isn’t afraid to share where he feels he ranks in the conference.

“I feel like I’m up there. I think my play speaks for itself,” Collins said. “I think I’ve proven myself enough to say that. If I can stay out of foul trouble moving forward, I think I can make myself a clear frontrunner for the best big man in the ACC.”

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ACC releases 2017 Schedule Breaking down the ups and downs, the highs and lows for the Big Four now that the Atlantic Coast Conference has released its full schedule for the 2017 football season. The next football season, game and tailgate is only as far away as you want it to be.

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North Carolina

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NC State head coach Dave Doeren gets ready to lead his team on to the field before the football game against Wake Forest at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, , Oct. 1, 2016. The North Carolina State Wolfpack defeated the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

North Carolina Tar Heels linebacker Kemmi Pettway (52) reacts after the college football game at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, Saturday, November 5, 2016. The against the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48 - 20.

Duke quarterback Daniel Jones (17) is swarmed by teammates after scoring a second-quarter touchdown during the college football rivalry game against North Carolina on Nov. 10, 2016 at Wallace Wade Stadium.

Wake Forest running back Cade Carney (36) carries the ball for a touchdown during a football game against Duke at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C. on, Sept. 10, 2016. Wake Forest beat Duke 24-14.

ow difficult is NC State’s football schedule in 2017? It includes the H defending national champion, the reigning

HE earliest meeting ever against rival Duke highlights North Carolina’s 2017 T football schedule that was announced this

leven bowl teams and the earliest rivalry game with North Carolina in e history highlight Duke’s 2017 football

ake forest was handed a brutal stretch out of the gate when the W Atlantic Coast Conference released its full

Heisman Trophy winner and an up-andcoming SEC opponent.

That doesn’t include the annual matchup against Florida State, a team that’s clearly eying a return to the top of the Atlantic Division after a slightly down 2016 season.

And it’s also worth noting the Wolfpack would be hard-pressed to face a more difficult schedule than Dave Doeren’s team saw in 2016, an up-and-down season that featured road games against Clemson (a lastsecond, gut-wrenching loss) and Louisville (an absolute bludgeoning), plus a home game against Florida State (another late loss).

In Doeren’s fifth season, the Wolfpack will still face those three teams, as well as the entire Atlantic Division as it does every year, but gets the benefit of Clemson and Louisville coming to Raleigh. With road trips to Tallahassee to take on Florida State and Winston-Salem to take on Wake Forest, the road schedule actually shapes up more favorably for the Pack than it did during the previous season.

There is no layup to start the year for Doeren, however. The season might well hinge on playing South Carolina at Bank of America Stadium in the opening week.

Marshall and Furman at Carter-Finley Stadium follow that SEC matchup.

Where the schedule gets really tricky is in late September and early October, when the

Pack squares off against FSU, Syracuse and Louisville in consecutive order.

The Orange isn’t necessarily a tough matchup for the Pack, but it’s a must-win game that happens to be sandwiched between two of the most athletic teams in the conference.

Not to mention the game against the Cardinals, on a Thursday, will come on a short week. Facing Lamar Jackson with less than a week to prepare for the 2016 Heisman winner isn’t exactly a favorable three-week schedule to start ACC play.

With a bye week on Oct. 21, Doeren should have time to recuperate from the trying stretch heading into Notre Dame.

The Tigers are on the docket after the Irish, however, making for yet another tough turnaround before facing Boston College, Wake Forest and North Carolina to close out the season.

Despite a tough regular season stretch where it lost four of five conference games last year, the Pack finished the 2016 slate with a massive victory over rival UNC to advance to the Independence Bowl.

State then finished with a convincing win against Vanderbilt courtesy of huge games from returning starters in Jaylen Samuels, Ryan Finley, Reggie Gallaspy and Nyheim Hines.

Given the heroics of several key pieces heading into next season, this could be shaping up to be Doeren’s best year in Raleigh.

week by the ACC. The Tar Heels and Blue Devils will stage their annual battle for the Victory Bell on Sept. 23 at Kenan Stadium. It will be the first time in the 102-game history of the matchup that it has ever been held in the month of September. The earliest previous meeting between the neighboring teams came on Oct. 10, 1925.

The Duke game will be part of an early test for UNC, as it looks to rebuild its offense after losing starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky, its top two rushers, three best wide receivers and two offensive linemen.

But at least it’s a test that will be administered mostly on familiar territory — the Tar Heels host multiple Power 5 schools at home in the month of September and will not be forced to travel further than Norfolk during that month.

Coach Larry Fedora’s team will play their first two games next season and five of their first seven at Kenan Stadium, before the Tar Heels face what figures to be the toughest road games on their schedule.

The 2017 schedule has UNC opening at home on Sept. 9 against California — a team coming off a 5-7 record that will be playing its first game under a new coaching staff — before jumping right into ACC play the following week against Louisville and Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson.

The Tar Heels will then travel to Old Dominion before returning home to play Duke on Sept. 23.

Again, it cannot be stated enough: this is the earliest these two old rivals have played since 1925. It’s a departure from tradition, but it could make for a dramatic early season matchup between the two teams who play just a few highway exits apart.

After another road trip to Atlanta to play Georgia Tech on Sept. 30, UNC will start October with back-to-back home games against Notre Dame and Virginia.

Whether that front-loaded schedule will be enough to allow the Tar Heels’ offense to establish an identity and gain confidence with either sophomore Nathan Elliott or highly-touted redshirt freshman Chazz Surratt under center is yet to be seen.

It will need to be, considering the difficult stretch they’ll face heading into the second half of the season.

It’s a three-game stretch against ACC Coastal Division rivals that begins with a trip to Virginia Tech on Oct. 21, followed by a home date with Miami and a Thursday night contest at Pittsburgh, with an open date sandwiched in between on Nov. 4.

The schedule wraps up with a home game against Western Carolina on Nov. 18 and a Thanksgiving weekend finale at NC State on Nov. 25.

Unlike last year, all of the Tar Heels home games will be played on Saturdays. And it will reveal this team’s true nature early.

schedule, a slate of games that will make a bounceback season difficult for the Devils.

An Oct. 7 road trip to Virginia is the Blue Devils’ only game against a team that missed a bowl game last season. Duke’s 12 opponents combined for a 94-61 (.606) record last season.

The Blue Devils play seven home games, including the first three matchups of the year. Duke opens with non-conference tilts against NC Central, Northwestern and Baylor.

Duke then opens ACC play with a road game at archrival UNC. This will be the earliest the two teams will play in the 103-year history of the series. The previous earliest game was on Oct. 10, 1925. Seventy three of the last 74 Victory-Bell games, and 87 of the last 90, have been held in November.

A grueling September concludes with a Friday night home game against Miami, the fifth straight bowl team to open the season, on Oct. 29. The one bonus of September for Duke, however, is the team doesn’t need to leave the state of North Carolina until it heads to Charlottesville.

October opens and closes with trips north. Duke opens the month with a game at Virginia and closes at Virginia Tech. In between, the Blue Devils have home games against Florida State and Pitt.

In addition to the early test against North Carolina, the Blue Devils have their latest bye week since 2012, and just their third November bye in the last 12 years, getting the weekend of Nov. 4 off.

The extra time will help the Blue Devils prepare for back-to-back weeks against triple-option offenses, first in a nonconference road game at Army, then with a home game against Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson was none too pleased about Duke getting to warm up against an option team before hosting the Yellow Jackets.

Duke finishes the season with a road game at Wake Forest, giving the Blue Devils six straight games against bowl teams and three straight against bowl winners to end the year.

Remarkably, the Blue Devils only have to travel outside of North Carolina or Virginia once during the season. By virtue of their assigned road games — Duke plays North Carolina, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Virginia on its conference schedule — the Blue Devils will be centrally located for the majority of the season.

The only real difficult travel occurs when Duke heads to West Point to play Army late in the year. Blacksburg is probably the longest distance they will have to travel, because of the drive west and the north.

The Blue Devils struggled to a 4-8 record last season, missing a bowl game for the first time since 2011.

football schedule this week.

Like the rest of the Atlantic Division outside of Louisville and Clemson, the Demon Deacons will have to face both the defending national champion and Heisman Trophy winner.

Both of those games come in October, which rivals September for the scariest stretch of games for the Deacs in the fall.

Before the Demon Deacons ever reach their open week, three road tests against Boston College, Appalachian State and Clemson will be telling signs of where the 2017 season is heading. Tack on a home game against Florida State prior to the bye and Louisville, NC State and Duke after the break at home and the Deacons are in for one of the toughest schedules in the ACC. Though the late September and early October games should give coach Dave Clawson nightmares, the chance to open up at 3-0 for a second straight year looks pretty likely. Presbyterian and Utah State finished a combined 5-18 last season and a road game against Boston College early in the season should set up well for Wake.

It is worth noting a second week trip to Chestnut Hill is not the sort of freebie warmup game many FBS schools have grown accustomed to.

After that initial start, the road starts to

get especially bumpy for Clawson’s team, even with an in-state game that is close to home.

The trip to Boone will be the Deacons second road game in the first four weeks of the season, and traveling to Western North Carolina hasn’t been a gimme for any team. With Appalachian State rattling off a combined 21 wins and a bowl game victory in the last two seasons, the Mountaineers have several key offensive and defensive pieces — look out for Jalin Moore — to give Wake some trouble on the road.

Games against Florida State, Clemson and Louisville all come within a five-week stretch, a slightly unrewarding span.

The Seminoles and Tigers are back-toback games (FSU at home, Clemson in Death Valley) before the Deacons open week. Then a road trip to Georgia Tech is followed by Louisville, which is followed by a road trip to Notre Dame. Coming away from that six-week stretch with just two wins would be extremely impressive.

The Deacs schedule winds down with a road trip to Syracuse before hosting instate rivals NC State and Duke. Following down years for all three teams, there is plenty of talent returning for each program in by far the toughest conference in football this past year.

Wake took a huge step forward last year under Clawson, but it will need an exceptional stretch of football to make another leap given their 2017 schedule.

Date

Opponent

Location

Date

Opponent

Location

Date

Opponent

Location

Date

Opponent

Location

Sat. Sept. 2

South Carolina

Charlotte, N.C. (Belk Bowl)

Sat. Sept. 2

California

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 2

NC Central

Durham, N.C.

Thurs. Aug. 31

Presbyterian

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 9

Marshall

Raleigh, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 9

Louisville

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 9

Northwestern

Durham, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 9

Boston College

Chestnut, Mass.

Sat. Sept. 16

Furman

Raleigh, N.C.

Sat, Sept. 16

Old Dominion

Norfolk, Va.

Sat, Sept. 16

Baylor

Durham, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 16

Utah State

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 23

Florida State

Tallahassee, Fla.

Sat. Sept. 23

Duke

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 23

North Carolina

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 23

App State

Boone, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 30

Syracuse

Raleigh, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 30

Georgia Tech

Atlanta, Ga.

Fri. Sept. 29

Miami

Durham, N.C.

Sat. Sept. 30

Florida State

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Thurs. Oct. 5

Louisville

Raleigh, N.C.

Sat. Oct. 7

Notre Dame

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Sat. Oct. 7

Virginia

Charlottesville, Va.

Sat. Oct. 7

Clemson

Death Valley, S.C.

Sat. Oct. 14

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Sat. Oct. 14

Virginia

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Sat. Oct. 14

Florida State

Durham N.C.

Sat. Oct. 14

OPEN

OPEN

Sat. Oct. 21

OPEN

OPEN

Sat. Oct. 21

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Va.

Sat. Oct. 21

Pittsburgh

Durham, N.C.

Sat. Oct. 21

Georgia Tech

Atlanta, Ga.

Sat. Oct. 28

Notre Dame

South Bend, Ind.

Sat. Oct. 28

Miami

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Sat. Oct. 28

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Va.

Sat. Oct. 28

Louisville

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Sat. Nov. 4

Clemson

Raleigh, N.C.

Sat. Nov. 4

OPEN

OPEN

Sat. Nov. 4

OPEN

OPEN

Sat. Nov. 4

Notre Dame

South Bend, Ind.

Sat. Nov. 11

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Thurs. Nov. 9

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Sat. Nov. 11

Army

West Point, N.Y.

Sat. Nov. 11

Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

Sat. Nov. 18

Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Sat. Nov. 18

Western Caroliina

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Sat. Nov. 18

Georgia Tech

Durham, N.C.

Sat. Nov. 18

NC State

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Sat. Nov. 25

North Carolina

Raleigh, N.C.

Sat. Nov. 25

NC State

Raleigh, N.C.

Sat. Nov. 25

Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Sat. Nov. 25

Duke

Winston-Salem, N.C.

2016

2016

7-6

overall record for the 2016 season

3-5

ACC record for the 2016 season

2015

7-6

overall record for the 2015 season

8-5

overall record for the 2016 season

5-3

ACC record for the 2016 season

2015

3-5

ACC record for the 2015 season

11-3

overall record for the 2015 season

2016

2016

4-8

overall record for the 2016 season

1-7

ACC record for the 2016 season

2015

8-0

ACC record for the 2015 season

8-5

overall record for the 2015 season

7-6

overall record for the 2016 season

3-5

ACC record for the 2016 season

2015

4-4

ACC record for the 2015 season

3-9

overall record for the 2015 season

1-7

ACC record for the 2015 season

North State Journal for Sunday, January 29, 2017

B6

Everything you need to know about NASCAR’s tricky new race format NASCAR unveiled some huge tweaks to the racing format that make every lap count, drivers are mixed on the new look

By R. Cory Smith North State Journal MADELINE GRAY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

UNC Wilmington guard Denzel Ingram (10) warms up before the game against Campbell University at Gore Arena in Buies Creek on Dec. 14, 2016.

The UNCW Seahawks defeated the Campbell Camels 75 - 96.

UNCW from page B1 “Kevin has done such a great job of recruiting to Wilmington, to this facility, to this school that there’s not much you can exploit and take advantage of,” Drexel coach Zack Spiker said.

“They’ve got an answer for every coverage. They’ve got personnel and depth at every position. When their best players are good, they’re tough to beat.”

The scary thing about UNCW is that it’s tough to determine which players are actually its “best.”

All five starters have led the team in scoring at least once this season, with four averaging in double figures. Sophomore guard C.J. Bryce, Flemmings and senior guard Denzel Ingram rank among the top seven scorers in the conference while Cacok is second in the CAA in rebounds and Ingram first in assist-to-turnover ratio.

Not only is UNCW among the nation’s best in adjusted offensive efficiency, its full-court pressure defense is forcing turnovers on nearly 24 percent of its opponents’ possessions.

If the Seahawks are able to win out, they’d finish the regular season with 29 wins. Add another victory or two in the CAA tournament and they’d be hard to pass over should they suffer an upset loss at the worst possible time.

As strong as their position might be at this moment, though, the Seahawks know that things can change in an instant if they get caught reading their press clippings and let their guard down.

“We know teams aren’t going to lay down for us,” senior forward Chris Flemmings said.

“We’ve just got to make sure we’re focused every game,” added sophomore center Devontae Cacok, who pulled down a school-record 24 rebounds Saturday and leads the nation with an .803 field goal percentage.

“We just have to go out and play the game, give it our best shot and leave it all on the court.

“We don’t [worry about] records like that. It’s just a record. Anybody can beat on any night. That’s just how we see it.”

It’s an attitude that comes directly from Keatts, who is conscious of the attention his program is starting to generate and is doing as much as he can to keep his team from getting caught up in the hype.

“I’m not going to lie and say I’ve got guys that don’t read Twitter,” Keatts said. “They know what’s going on, but honestly I never talk about it. I let (the media) do that. They’ll read it and retweet it. Their girlfriends and parents will retweet it.

“But we will stay in the moment.”

At the same time, the former Louisville assistant isn’t blind to the importance of his team’s success.

And not just on its postseason resume.

“It’s an honor for the hard work that’s been put into the program,” Keatts said. “It’s more rewarding for the community, the fans and the students because they’ve got behind us. Obviously our guys will be happy.

“For me, I’m excited for everybody else, but I understand there are polls and they change every week. If we’re not in the top 25, I don’t care. If we are, I still don’t care.

“We still have another game to play.”

n recent years, NASCAR has made drastic changes to its Ipostseason format, which has in-

creased pressure on drivers in the fall. Earlier this week, the sport wiped away nearly all of those changes and implemented an entirely new system for every single race and the playoffs.

Each race will now be in three stages, with the driver taking the checkered flag still holding the most chips. But with each section of the race, drivers inside the top 10 will collect points while those on the outside earn nothing.

There will also be new playoff points awarded that will carry over until the postseason, which is no longer known as “The Chase.”

Is your head spinning yet? Here’s a full explanation of every change along with what the drivers have to say about the new tweaks.

What changes will take place this season?

Starting from the drop of the green flag at the Daytona 500, the NASCAR season will immediately have a new look.

First, races will be divided into three stages each, with the number of laps in each stage determined in advance according to the race length and the venue. The top 10 drivers in each of the first two segments will score championship points, 10 going to the winner, nine to second place, eight for third, descending down to 10th place.

Each of those breaks will bring out a caution flag and offer drivers a chance to break from action and visit the pits if necessary. It also

allows broadcasters to take a commercial break when the race is not under green flag laps, which was often a point of contention with NASCAR fans in the past.

“Simply put, this will make our great racing even better,” Brian France, NASCAR chairman and CEO, said in a statement.

“I’m proud of the unprecedented collaboration from our industry stakeholders, each of whom had a common goal — strengthening the sport for our fans.”

The race winner will still earn 40 championship points, while second place earns 35, with each succeeding position worth one point less. Unlike previous years where the points were completely wiped away, playoff points from the first two stages along with five bonus playoff points for winning the race will carry over to the first three rounds of the playoff in the final 10 races.

One component remaining the same will be the finale in Homestead-Miami Speedway. Regardless of playoff points earned during the first 35 races, the first ever Monster Energy NASCAR Cup will be awarded to the driver who finishes with the best result of the final four.

Drivers Reactions With any rule change, there will be drivers who love the move and hate it. But early on, it appears most big names across the sport believe the changes will help attract attention to the sport and have a renewed optimism about the direction the sport is heading.

One driver that nearly every NASCAR fan was ready to hear from, of course, was Dale Earnhardt Jr. Despite missing half of the season in 2016, Earnhardt is excited to return to the sport with a chance to make the playoff with strong racing throughout the season, even if he doesn’t earn a win.

“You can have a guy go out there

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) celebrate winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship after the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

and he leads 75 percent of the event and finishes last and gets one point (under last year’s format), and it’s not indicative really of how strong he was in that event,” Earnhardt said. “Now everything matters, everything in the middle. It gives the racing substance that I thought was missing from a driving standpoint. So I’m really excited about it. ... A lot of things we do bring fan interest only or driver interest only, and I think this does both.”

Unlike in past years where Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart missed several races and still made the Chase, failing to earn points under the new system will make the journey to the updated postseason far more difficult.

Denny Hamlin, a driver who has missed four races in 2013 due to a back injury, noted just how important every weekend will be on the NASCAR schedule.

“There are no off weeks,” Hamlin said. “Every single race matters. ...

Not only that, but every lap of every

race matters. From our standpoint, you always felt a little bit relaxed once you got a race win, and you would sometimes maybe go into test mode or something” Last year’s champion, Jimmie Johnson, has spent his entire career adapting to new formats.

He’s the only driver to have won a championship in the original Chase format and the previous system after clinching his seventh title last year.

Johnson admits the new format isn’t exactly conducive to his driving style, but it improves the overall quality of racing in every component.

“We might leave points on the table in that first segment because our qualifying isn’t where we want it to be,” Johnson said. “It’s just not one of my natural strengths. So, it’s going to force people to be more aggressive and more competitive in some situations, not all.

“I don’t see any downside in that.”

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) blocks a shot from Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones (3) in the first period of the NHL game at PNC Arena in Raleigh, Jan. 10, 2017.

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Hurricanes’ remaining schedule offers shot at second half playoff push

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal ALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes entered the R All-Star break at 21-20-7, seven

points out of a playoff spot after Thursday’s 3-0 loss to the Kings extended their season-long losing streak to five games.

There were glimmers of hope in Thursday’s loss, most notably a better performance from struggling goaltender Cam Ward and the team’s defense in front of him.

Still, coach Bill Peters said the loss left “a bad taste” in the mouths of the Hurricanes, one they’ll swish around for four days before returning to PNC Arena to play the first of 34 games left on the schedule.

Despite the condensed nature of this season’s schedule — a nuisance to every NHL team — due to the World Cup of Hockey, the balance of Carolina’s schedule is actually favorable compared to the first 48 games.

Until recently, home ice has been incredibly friendly to the

Hurricanes, with the team holding a 15-6-1 record at PNC Arena.

Nineteen of Carolina’s remaining 34 games will be in Raleigh, though an improvement on their road performance (an Eastern Conference-worst 6-14-6) will be essential to any playoff push.

The Hurricanes get two long stretches at home. The current split three-game home stand that started with the Kings game gives the team — with the exception of All-Star Justin Faulk — the option to stay in Raleigh from Jan. 24 through the home game against Edmonton Feb. 3. That’s 11 days without hockey travel.

Then the team’s five-day bye week — a new feature to the schedule this season — leads into a fivegame homestand. The Hurricanes will return from Dallas following the 2 p.m. game on Feb. 11 and not go back on the road until the day before their Feb. 28 game at Florida. In all, that should make for 15

full, travel-free days right before the NHL’s March 1 trade deadline.

Even with those breaks, Carolina’s game frequency is squeezed the rest of the way: through the first 48 games of the season, the Hurricanes played one game every 2.104 days; for the final 34 it will be once every 2.029 days. Remove the five-day rest from the bye, and that frequency ramps up to 1.882 days per game.

There’s also the matter of who you face the rest of the way. Carolina has played 29 of its first 48 games against current playoff teams (all of this based on point percentage), compared to 19 against non-playoff teams.

The rest of the schedule unfolds differently. Half of Carolina’s opponents the rest of the way (17 of 34 games) sit outside the playoff picture at the All-Star break.

That includes having two games each against the NHL’s two worst teams, Colorado and Arizona.

It will be crucial for the Hurricanes to take advantage of teams currently out of a playoff spot as they have so far this year (11-4-4), but more importantly find a way to compete against the NHL’s best ones.

After starting the year 6-4-1 against the current playoff teams, Carolina has been 3-12-2 since, including Thursday’s loss to Los Angeles that pushed the Kings back into eighth out West (again,

based on points percentage).

The good news is they face those teams mostly at home: 11 of Carolina’s 17 games remaining against the current playoff-bound teams will be in Raleigh, and the Hurricanes are 5-2-1 on home ice against the top eight in the Eastern Conference through 48 games.

With the conference bunched up — all eight teams outside the playoff are within seven points or closer of No. 2 wild card seed Philadelphia — beating anyone in the conference, specifically in regulation, can vastly alter the standings.

If the Hurricanes make it to March and haven’t raised the white flag on the season by selling off expiring contracts (defenseman Ron Hainsey, and forwards Jay McClement, Derek Ryan and Viktor Stalberg could all fetch modest returns), or even added reinforcements, then the home stretch could also play in their favor.

Six of Carolina’s final nine games are at PNC Arena, and even the road offers opportunities: the Hurricanes close the season in Philadelphia on April 9.

If Carolina can come out of the break with a renewed purpose, perhaps the season finale will be with a playoff spot on the line — and a chance for the Hurricanes to end their eight-year postseason drought.

North State Journal for Sunday, January 29, 2017

B7

Foul Trouble: How ACC coaches keep their players in the game

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

T

he whistle blows. Hands go up in the air. Players put on their best shocked and outraged looks.

And, on the sideline, a coach has a decision to make.

Foul trouble is something every college coach has to manage, essentially every game. In the 57 games that have been played so far this ACC season, a team has managed to avoid foul trouble exactly twice— Virginia in a game at Boston College and Pitt at home against Miami. The other 112 times ACC coaches have been in a conference game, they’ve had at least one player hit the three foul mark.

Save them from themselves Coaching by the book would recommend taking a player in foul trouble out of the game for awhile to save him from the stretch run when the game will be decided.

UNC coach Roy Williams went to that strategy early, after all of his big men picked up two early fouls against Florida State, which resulted in some mixing and matching.

“Some weird lineups out there,” Williams said. “First time in 29 years as a coach I’ve ever had five guys out there with no post player, but we had Kennedy [Meeks] with two, Luke [Maye] with two, Isaiah [Hicks] with two and trying to get them, because I wanted to have them at the end of the game as opposed to the last two minutes of the first half.”

On the surface, it seems that the strategy worked. 6-6 Theo Pinson was able to defend 7-1 Michael Ojo in the post and buy time until it was safe to play the bigs again.

But did it? Meeks played a season-low 13 minutes in the game and scored just six points. He didn’t play in the final 11:34 of the game — the time Williams was trying to save him for — after picking up his fourth foul.

Would it have been better to have Meeks play a normal game, at the risk of fouling out, rather than breaking up his night with long stretches on the bench?

In addition to the daylight-savings-time idea of taking minutes from a player now to have them later, another argument for sitting him is that he can take a few minutes to get control of his emotions, see how the game is being officiated and, presumably, make adjustments to his play once he returns to the floor, making him less likely to pick up

another foul.

The numbers so far this season indicate that simply doesn’t happen. In ACC play, 342 players have picked up three fouls in a game.

They’ve gone on to pick up a fourth foul 168 times, or 49.1 percent of the time.

When a coach sits a player for some period of time immediately after he picks up foul number three, he goes on to get a fourth foul 48.8 percent of the time.

When a player gets four fouls, he’s actually more likely to foul out if he sits down (24 percent of the time) than if he stays in the game (20 percent).

Chart 1: Coaches managing 3 fouls

Chart 2: Coaches managing 4 fouls

School

3 fouls

Left in game

Percent

School

4 fouls

Left in game Percent

MIA

19

17

89.47%

ND

4

3

75.00%

SYR

19

17

89.47%

PITT

8

6

75.00%

BC

27

24

88.89%

SYR

12

8

66.67%

NCSU

28

23

82.14%

VT

12

8

66.67%

ND

16

13

81.25%

BC

17

11

64.71%

GT

25

20

80.00%

DUKE

11

7

63.64%

VT

23

18

78.26%

MIA

9

5

55.56%

PIT

18

14

77.78%

GT

11

6

54.55%

CLE

17

13

76.47%

LOU

19

10

52.63%

Rolling the dice

UNC

21

16

76.19%

FSU

8

4

50.00%

In the ACC, coaches seem to have noticed this, and, unless it’s extremely early in the game (Georgia Tech’s Corey Hayward is the only player to get first-half minutes with three fouls this season), they’re willing to gamble and leave a player in the game. Coaches have only sent a player to the bench with three fouls 85 out of 342 times this season, a rate of about 25 percent. Even after four fouls, coaches are willing to take their chances, keeping him in the game 56 percent of the time.

As Charts 1 and 2 show, teams that don’t foul as often (Miami, Syracuse, Notre Dame) are more likely to let it ride when a player has three or four fouls, assuming the trouble is a fluke.

Coaches are also much more likely to trust an experienced player to stay out of trouble, while protecting a younger one.

UNC’s Isaiah Hicks has struggled with foul trouble throughout his career, but Roy Williams will often leave him in, instead of pulling him out to protect him. Hicks, a senior, has spent a total of five minutes, 17 seconds on the bench in foul trouble this ACC season.

Meanwhile, sophomore starter Kenny Williams, who is far less likely to get into foul trouble, has been benched for 7:43.

Similarly, Duke upperclassmen Amile Jefferson, Grayson Allen and Matt Jones have combined to miss a total of 7:22 to foul trouble. Each of Duke’s freshmen contributors have missed more than that on their own — Frank Jackson 17:21, Harry Giles 15:31, Marques Bolden 10:08 and Jayson Tatum 7:47.

As Chart 3 shows, the different approaches for different players has worked for Duke, who leads the ACC in playing time and production from players in foul trouble.

FSU

23

17

73.91%

WF

18

9

50.00%

LOU

31

21

67.74%

UNC

9

4

44.44%

WF

30

19

63.33%

NCSU

18

8

44.44%

DUKE

28

16

57.14%

UVA

5

2

40.00%

UVA

17

9

52.94%

CLEM

6

2

33.33%

Total

342

257

75.15%

Total

167

93

55.69%

Chart 3: Production from foul-trouble players School

Points after 3 fouls

Points after 4 fouls Foul Trouble points

Foul trouble playing time

DUKE

65

17

82

173:01

GT

49

17

66

130:09

SYR

43

22

65

108:43

NCSU

57

7

64

157:11

VT

44

18

62

130:18

WF

53

8

61

138:37

UNC

44

7

51

114:20

BC

40

8

48

115:51

LOU

38

10

48

129:31

MIA

35

13

48

105:11

FSU

35

35

100:04

ND

27

8

35

79:54

CLEM

17

2

19

86:09

UVA

15

2

17

85:25

PITT

12

3

15

74:26

Total

574

142

716

ECU's Jones, other in-state players drawing rave reviews at Senior Bowl

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal Zay Jones put together the best season any wide receiver in college football has ever had with an FBS-record 158 catches for 1,746 yards in 2016.

And yet, as the final Biletnikoff Award voting showed, there are those that still didn’t take the East Carolina star seriously.

Whatever doubts his detractors may have had — from his speed, the system in which he thrived to the fact that the Pirates aren’t a Power 5 team — are quickly being dispelled with his performance at the Senior Bowl this week.

For many draft hopefuls, the practice sessions leading up to Saturday’s all-star game are far more important than the game itself as they go through what amounts to a job interview in front of coaches, general managers and scouts from every NFL team.

Jones, one of four in-state players on the Senior Bowl rosters, is among those whose stock is rising as he shows the the folks on site in Mobile, Ala., what those in North Carolina have known all along.

North Carolina wide receiver Ryan Switzer, NC State running back Matt Dayes and Charlotte defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi are the others representing local schools.

“Jones might have the record for all-time receptions at the FBS level, but analysts still found flaws in his overall game,” Cole Thompson of USA Today’s DraftWire wrote.

“As usual, Jones is proving the doubters wrong. Jones finished the day with only one drop and was able to beat man coverage by some of the top corners in the country. As the week progresses,

don’t be surprised if Jones’ list of flaws shrinks considerably.”

Arthur Arkush of Pro Football Weekly is another of Jones’ growing number of converts, even though he still seems a little confused about the size of the school for which he played.

“One of the bigger stories thus far of Senior Bowl week has been the emergence of small school receivers Cooper Kupp [of Eastern Washington] and Zay Jones,” he wrote. “Neither [is] playing like the moment of the competition is too big, but instead at times making their foes appear that way.”

Jones will be playing for the North team in Saturday’s game.

Another in-state receiver, UNC’s Switzer, will be playing for the South. Like his ECU rival, the Tar Heels’ all-time leading receiver is in a position of having to win over his skeptics during the Senior Bowl workouts.

While he’ll never completely be able to overcome the stigma of his small stature, the 5-foot-8½, 179-pound Switzer has come up big on the field while drawing rave reviews from the likes of NFL. com’s Daniel Jeremiah.

“Switzer impressed me with his route-running ability, his quickness in and out of breaks and his ability to separate. He has a knack for getting open,” Jeremiah wrote.

To cast him as a slot receiver-only is doing him a disservice. He runs routes where he can get open on the perimeter. As for a comp, he reminds me of how Cole Beasley has impacted the Cowboys in terms of being a pass-catcher who can get open on third down and move the chains.”

Adam Hoge of WGN radio in Chicago relayed a conversation with an NFL assistant coach who was even more glowing in his

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North squad wide receiver Zay Jones of East Carolina (left) runs the ball past safety Lorenzo Jerome of Saint Francis (PA) (22) during Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Jan. 26, 2017.

Reese’s Senior Bowl Date: Saturday, Jan. 28, Time: 2:30 p.m. ET Location: Laad Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama TV: NFL Network Radio: Sirius XM Local prospects: Ryan Switzer (UNC), Zay Jones (ECU), Matt Dayes (NCSU), Larry Ogunjobi (UNCC)

praise of Switzer.

“He’s super explosive,” the unnamed coach told Hoge. “No one here will cover him.”

Defensive players on the South team have had just as much trouble catching up with State’s Dayes, who according to Bucky Brooks of NFL.com, has been the top run-

ning back performer at practices this week.

“He’s shown outstanding footwork, great balance and excellent body control,” Brooks wrote. “He’s been mentioned as a draft sleeper. I believe he’s going to be one of those third-down backs who can come in and make a huge splash right away.”

Brooks also said one scout described Dayes to him as the “best blocker” of the running back group at the Senior Bowl, a testament to his all-around game.

Kyle Crabbs of FanRag Network was also high on Dayes, a player he described as lacking “the fanfare of his contemporaries here in Mobile.”

“Dayes showed some nice burst,” he wrote after practice Wednesday. “I liked how naturally he caught the ball working out of the backfield and his ability to step on the toes of LBs before

breaking into space enabled him to work over defenders with a good deal of consistency.”

On the defensive side, Pro Football Focus liked what it saw from Charlotte’s Ogunjobi, who will be playing for the North team on Saturday.

“Ogunjobi didn’t receive a ton of exposure this season, but he graded very well during the season,” the website reported. “In the first practice, Ogunjobi was able to disrupt run plays with the same penetrating style that earned him a 14.2 run-stop percentage during the season (No. 2 among all FBS defensive tackles).

However, Ogunjobi showed that he isn’t just a one-trick pony, as he was also very effective as an interior pass-rusher in the one-onone drills.”

Kickoff for the Senior Bowl is 1:30 p.m. with television coverage on the NFL Network.

North State Journal for Sunday, January 29, 2017

B8

Five most intriguing matchups on 2017 ACC football schedule

ACC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal HE 2016 COLLEGE FOOTBALL ended less than a month ago, T but for those of you who can’t wait

for a new season to begin, the ACC announced its 2017 football schedule on Tuesday to help whet your appetite.

In all, conference teams will play 56 games against one another spread out over 13 weeks while also playing 22 nonconference games against Power Five opponents — the most of any conference in the nation. The ACC schedule also features 26 matchups with nonconference opponents that played in bowls last season and seven games against nonconference teams ranked among the top 25 in the final 2016 Associated Press poll.

Although North Carolina, NC State, Duke and Wake Forest won’t be involved in any of those games, there are still plenty of intriguing matchups on their respective schedules.

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Game of the week: A look at the best the 2017 schedule has to offer A week-by-week look at the best game in North Carolina and across the ACC

defending national champions come to town. The ACC gets an extremely early start on its rivalries as Miami-Florida State is on the undercard this week.

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

Week 4 (Sept. 23)

THE ACC FOOTBALL schedule for 2017 was released by the league office on Tuesday. ACC teams will be playing at least 29 games in the state of North Carolina.

That total doesn’t include the ACC Championship Game, traditionally held in Charlotte. The game was moved to Orlando, Fla. last year, in a mid-season decision inspired by North Carolina’s controversial HB-2 legislation.

On the initial schedule release, no location was given for this year’s ACC Championship Game, scheduled for Dec. 2.

Here’s a week-by-week look at the best the state, and conference, has to offer in 2017.

Best in-state game: Duke at North Carolina: With apologies to Wake Forest at App State, the earliest-ever Victory Bowl game gets the nod this week. Duke pulled off an upset of UNC last season, and the Tar Heels will be looking for vengeance at home.

Week 1 (Aug. 31-Sept. 4)

Best in-state game: Miami at Duke: The Blue Devils are the team to watch for the third straight week, as Miami returns to Wallace Wade for the first time since the eight-lateral final play.

Games in North Carolina: Four Best in-state game: NC State and South Carolina square off in a border war at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte for the Belk College Kickoff Game. It will be State’s 25th trip to Charlotte and first since the Belk Bowl loss to Mississippi State in 2015.

It’s State’s first regular season game in the Queen City since beating ECU in 2004.

Best ACC Game: Florida State and Alabama play in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff in Atlanta, helping to christen the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It may well be the best game in college football that weekend.

Week 2 (Sept. 9) Games in North Carolina: Three Best in-state game: Louisville at North Carolina. The Cardinals and Heisman trophy winner Lamar Jackson visit Kenan Stadium in what promises to be an offensive shootout. The Tar Heels will be breaking in a new quarterback and will be coming off a season-opening home game against Cal, giving the new signal caller a true trial by fire to start his UNC career.

Best ACC game: Louisville at North Carolina: It’s the first conference game of the season, putting it past a competitive slate of games that includes Auburn at Clemson and Pitt at Penn State.

Week 3 (Sept. 16) Games in North Carolina: Four Best in-state game: Baylor at Duke: The Blue Devils haven’t been shy about playing top teams on their non-conference schedule. Recent opponents have included Stanford and Alabama. Playing a Power Five foe is something new for the Bears, however. They’ll take their high-powered offense to Wallace Wade Stadium to start a home-and-home series with Duke. The instate schedule also includes an ACC team’s only trip to Greenville, as Virginia Tech visits ECU. Best ACC game: Clemson at Louisville: Jackson and the Cardinals get a tough test for the second straight week as the

Games in North Carolina: Four

ACC’s best game: NC State at Florida State: The Wolfpack often give the Seminoles a tougher-than-expected game.

Dave Doeren and the Pack will be looking for the upset in Tallahassee.

Week 5 (Sept. 29-30) Games in North Carolina: Three

that will be circled by everyone in the country.

Week 9 (Oct. 27-28) Games in North Carolina: Two Best in-state game: Miami at North Carolina: Louisville at Wake is also a compelling game, but the first team to get a stop may end up winning the shootout at Kenan.

Best ACC game: Georgia Tech at Clemson: The schedule-makers did the national champions no favors. Clemson got the Yellow Jackets and Hokies as divisional crossover opponents. Dabo Swinney will get the customary week off to prepare for Paul Johnson’s visit.

Week 10 (Nov. 4) Games in North Carolina: One Best in-state game: Clemson at NC State: Another week where there’s only one entry for best in-state game, but it’s a good one.

The national champs will get tested in the building where, in the past, such seasons have gone to die (just ask Florida State)— Carter-Finley.

Best ACC game: Clemson at Virginia Tech: A rematch of last year’s ACC Championship Game, held on the Hokies home field, should be must-watch television for those not fortunate enough to get tickets.

Best ACC game: Virginia Tech at Miami: It’s anyone’s guess who will be leading the Coastal at this point in the season, but last year’s winners get a tough road test.

Week 6 (Oct. 5-7)

Games in North Carolina: None

Games in North Carolina: Two Best in-state game: Louisville at NC State: Both games on the in-state schedule are compelling ones, but Louisville at NC State gets the nod over Notre Dame at UNC. The Heisman winner visits Carter-Finley in a Thursday night prime-time showdown.

Week 11 (Nov. 9-11) Best in-state game: Get caught up on household chores. Reintroduce yourself to your family. Or watch all four N.C. teams in road games.

Best ACC game: Louisville at NC State: The Cards and Pack are the game to watch across the ACC, too.

Best ACC game: Florida State at Clemson: The annual main event of the ACC schedule comes extremely late in the 2017 season. So late, in fact, that it’s doubtful if either of the teams will make it this far undefeated, let alone both of them.

Week 7 (Oct. 12-14)

Week 12 (Nov. 18)

Games in North Carolina: Two

Games in North Carolina: Three

Best in-state game: Florida State at Duke: Virginia at North Carolina might be more competitive — and that’s not a given—but the Seminoles visit to Wallace Wade promises to be the more interesting contest.

Best in-state game: NC State at Wake Forest: It’s too early to start putting W’s and L’s next to each team’s 2017 games, but this very well could be a game where one or both teams are fighting for bowl eligibility or for placement in the bowl selection pecking order.

Best ACC game: Georgia Tech at Miami: The Coastal Division promises to be wideopen again, and this interesting clash of styles on Thursday night prime time could help shake things out.

Best ACC game: Boston College vs.

UConn: There may be more competitive games on the docket, but any football game held at Fenway Park gets our attention.

Week 8 (Oct. 21)

Week 13 (Nov. 24-25)

Games in North Carolina: One

Games in North Carolina: Two

Best in-state game: Pitt at Duke: Sure, it’s the winner by default, but the Panthers’ visit to Duke could help determine the Coastal pecking order as the final month of the regular season approaches.

Best in-state game: North Carolina at NC State: Bragging rights, and potentially much more, will be at stake in the annual Thanksgiving Weekend bloodbath.

Best ACC game: Louisville at Florida State: Clemson-FSU has always been the ACC game that captures the nation’s attention, but the rise of the Cardinals has given the conference three annual games

Best ACC game: North Carolina vs. NC State: It may be rivalry week, but give us the Heels and Pack over ClemsonS.C., Florida-FSU, Virginia Tech-UVA, Louisville-Kentucky and Georgia-Georgia Tech any day.

Here are the five best involving in-state teams: Sept. 2, NC State vs South Carolina at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte — It’s become something of a Triangle tradition to play the Gamecocks in prime time on the opening week of the season and this year it’s the Wolfpack’s turn. It’s a game in which coach Dave Doeren and his team will be trying to break another opening night tradition by actually winning the game. This will mark the fifth time in the last 10 years that either State or UNC has opened a season against South Carolina and on each previous occasion, the Gamecocks have come away with a victory — beating the Wolfpack 34-0 in 2008 and 7-3 in 2009 while getting the best of the Tar Heels in both 2013 (27-10) and 2015 (17-13). This will be an important game for both teams trying to build on the momentum they gained with late surges that helped them earn bowl eligibility last year.

Sept. 9, Louisville at UNC — The Tar Heels will get a tough early test with their ACC opener on just the second week of the season. This will be an especially interesting matchup, since UNC will likely have to rely heavily on its defense in the early going while its rebuilding offense finds its rhythm with a new quarterback, running back and receiving corps.

That could be problematic, since defense has been the Tar Heels’ Achilles over the past few seasons and they’ll be facing the reigning Heisman Trophy winner in the Cardinals’ dynamic quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Sept 23, Wake Forest at Appalachian State — The Mountaineers have made an immediate splash since joining the FBS, with back-to-back double-digit win seasons and their first Sun Belt Conference championship in 2016 and they would love nothing better than to knock off their neighboring ACC rival. This will be the first meeting between Wake and App State since 2001 and the first time in 22 games that they’ll be playing in Boone, rather than Winston-Salem — so you can bet coach Dave Clawson’s team will be greeted by a raucous and hostile atmosphere at The Rock. Even under the best of circumstances, the Deacons have had their trouble with the Mountaineers. The teams have split their last four games against one another, with the average margin just 6.3 points.

Sept. 23, Duke at UNC — Saturday, Sept. 23 will be a big day for college football in our state with two major matchups being held on the same day. The annual battle for the Victory Bell will be an interesting one simply because of the rivalry, but this year’s meeting will hold extra meaning since it is the first Duke-UNC game ever to be played in the month of September. The outcome will also go a long way toward determining which of the young teams will be in a better position to challenge in the Coastal Division as the season moves along.

Nov. 25, UNC at NC State — The showdown between the Tar Heels and Wolfpack has supplanted the once-traditional UNC-Duke battle as the new season-ending rivalry game and it’s lived up to the old “you can throw the records out” billing more times than not. The home team has lost this game in each of the past four years and upsets such as last year’s Wolfpack win in Chapel Hill have become the rule rather than the exception. This year’s game promises to be a must-see matchup regardless of what’s at stake.

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Braille a pathway for NC inmates

Don’t hibernate...celebrate!

Enjoy the fun side of winter with events that include the polar plunge in Chetola Lake, winter beer garden, Winterfeast, WinterPaws dog show, winter fashion show, ice carving demonstration, kid activities, and more! blowingrockwinterfest.com

February 1-3 Southern Farm Show Raleigh Over 400 exhibiting companies make the Southern Farm Show the largest agricultural exposition in the Carolinas and Virginia.

A tradition at the N.C. State Fairgrounds each February, the show hosts key industry events, and is known as the region’s annual meeting place for farmers and agricultural leaders. Free admission and parking make the show a can’t-miss for farmers, as well as allied professionals including landscapers and excavation contractors. southernshows.com

February 3 Wine About Winter Salisbury Tour the wines of Rowan County, North Carolina and beyond Salisbury during this 4th annual wine tasting crawl!

Enjoy this event as a night out with friends or make it a date night. Shops and restaurants will each be assigned a specific wine and participants will be given a walking map.

A free hop-on, hop-off trolley service will be provided for the evening. Remember: no wine or whining on the sidewalks! public.ticketbiscuit.com

February 3-5 photos by Eamon queeney | north state journal

Inmate Allen Mayes reads braille aloud as he works with fellow inmate Malcolm Pfeiffer-El, not pictured, to translate the index of a textbook at the Braille Transcription Servies Office in Scotland Correctional Institution outside of Laurinburg, N.C.

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal alcolm Pfeiffer-El grew up speaking both English and German M and has since learned two more languag-

es. The 40-year-old’s fourth language and his love for music led him to being the 51st person to be certified by the Library of Congress in Braille Music transcription.

Pfeiffer-El, Offender No. 0555827, is serving life in prison at Scotland Correctional Institution in Laurinburg for the first-degree murder of Christopher Wayne McLamb in Benson on Dec. 12, 1996.

“When I arrived here at this institution, I was housed with some guys who were in the Braille program,” Pfeiffer-El said.

“And I was just interested in the Braille program because I’ve seen it as an opportunity to learn something that I can use when I get out in society.”

The Braille program at the Scotland County facility is part of Correction Enterprises, a self-sufficient entity within the North Carolina Department of Public Safety that operates 31 plants in 25 of the state’s 51 prisons.

The training programs at the plants vary, said Karen Brown, who has been director of Correction Enterprises for 15 years. There are several sewing plants, road sign-making facilities, a farm, printing operations, eyeglass manufacturing, furniture making, and more.

Not all of the programs operate in the black for Correction Enterprises, which receives no state money. On top of paying its approximately 2,700 inmates, the organization is responsible for paying out $6.5 million in other allocations outside of its operations.

Pfeiffer-El is one of just 22 in the Braille translation program and makes the highest hourly rate — 28 cents an hour. Every inmate with Correction Enterprises can earn bonuses but can make a maximum of $21 a week.

It’s the training and soft skills inmates like Pfeiffer-El receive with Correction Enterprises that represent the value.

“They don’t know how to talk to a su-

Carolina Chocolate Festival Morehead City The annual Carolina Chocolate Festival takes place at the Crystal Coast Civic Center and is packed with activities from tastings, demonstrations, and bake-offs to golfing and relaxing at the spa. All the proceeds from the festival benefit local charities and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Carteret County charities in the past. carolinachocolatefestival.com

February 4 Krispy Kreme Challenge Raleigh

Inmate Allen Mayes, right, reads braille aloud as he works with fellow inmate Malcolm Pfeiffer-El, left, to translate.

pervisor, they don’t know how to interview, they don’t know how to present themselves, they don’t know how to talk about what skills they do have, they don’t know how to communicate, they don’t know how to work in teams,” Brown said.

“There’s none of that when they’re coming to us. So we start with the very basics.”

The Braille translation room looks much like any cubicle-filled office space, and it’s easy to forget the five men working to translate Braille under the supervision of petite, middle-aged Correction Enterprises Braille supervisor Cindy Stubbs are anything other than normal 9-to-5 employees. Two correction officers check in on occasion, but are down the hall overseeing several vocational rooms.

“To be able to come down here every day is an honor, it’s a blessing. So we don’t want to do anything that’s going to put that in See Braille, page C6

“If you have time, take advantage of your time.

That’s what I strive to do and these guys strive to do.”

— Malcolm Pfeiffer-El

2,400 calories, 12 doughnuts, five miles, one hour. The mantra of the Krispy Kreme Challenge epitomizes the test of physical fitness and gastrointestinal fortitude.

What started as a challenge among 10 friends has transformed into a nationally publicized charity race, and the No. 1 tradition to complete before graduating from NC State. Runners travel 2.5 miles through historic downtown Raleigh to Krispy Kreme, where they attempt to consume one dozen original glazed doughnuts. Then, they must run 2.5 miles back to the Memorial Belltower on campus. All proceeds are donated to the N.C. Children’s Hospital. krispykremechallenge.com

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​ uick and dirty guide Q to your first mud run

By Alton Skinner For the North State Journal Obstacle course races are the fastest growing segment of endurance racing.

As people look for a different type of experience than just a 5K or 10K more and more events are being created.

With events like the Warrior Dash, Tough Mudders, and others frequently held in North Carolina, perhaps you have the urge to cross the finish line covered in mud.

Although each event is slightly different, you can expect to crawl, climb, run, jump, carry heavy objects, scale over walls or logs, and of course, at some point you will encounter water and mud.

Here are some quick tips to help you survive and thrive in your first mud run.

• Get off the treadmill and the asphalt. Mud runs are basically trail runs with obstacles thrown in your way. Get used to running on soft, uneven ground. Sometimes head to your local park or trails and take your runs off road.

• Train like you race. When you sign up for your event, spend some time on the website to get an idea of the obstacles on race day. Are there walls to climb, monkey bars to cross? How hilly is the course, how far apart are the obstacles? All of these determine how much strength, interval, and steady cardio training need to be in your plan.

• Mix up your methods of training.

You don’t need brute strength to do well in mud runs. Exercises like ladder drills, cone sprints, and box jumps all work muscles that you’ll use on race day.

• Hydration station. While 10K’s and other road races have numerous water stations, many obstacle races only have one — or sometimes none. Start hydrating a couple days before your race. Drink a lot of water and focus on increasing your electrolytes intake as this will prevent the cramping up many first-timers experience.

This sample workout should get you started.

• Warmup / Stretching: warm up and basic stretching.

• You can do a circuit of: running in place, jumping jacks, air squats, and high knees for 30 seconds each for at least five minutes. Your running can be done on a treadmill or take it outside and do bodyweight versions of the drills during your run.

• After each total half mile run, add five pullups or lat pulldowns and 20 pushups.

1/4 mi. run, 20 kettlebell squats (35 lbs.)

1/4 mi. run, 20 dumbbell lunges, (20 lbs.), 5 pullups, 20 pushups 1/4 mi. run, 20 dumbbell calf raises (30 lbs.)

1/4 mi. run, 20 sit ups, 5 pullups, 20 pushups 1/2 mi. run, 20 kettlebell squats (35 lbs.), 5 pullups, 20 pushups 1/2 mi. run, 20 dumbbell lunges (20 lbs), 5 pullups, 20 pushups 1/4mi. run, 20 calf raises (30 lbs) 1/4 mi. run, 20 situps, 5 pullups, 20 pushups 1-mi. run Total mileage above is 3.5 miles.

Alton Skinner is a health and fitness expert with over two decades of experience training athletes and author of “The Golfer’s Stroke Saver Workout.”

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Contributors to this section this week include: Samantha Gratton Laura Ashley Lamm Cory Lavalette Emory Rakestraw Alton Skinner Liz Moomey

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history marked January 29, 1920

President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation establishing the Nantahala National Forest. The area that is now Nantahala has a long history.

Explored by early naturalists William Bartram and André Michaux, the forest initially included lands in Georgia and South Carolina in addition to those in North Carolina. When the national forests were reorganized in 1936 to follow state boundaries, Nantahala’s boundaries were changed to cover more than 500,000 acres in Macon, Jackson, Transylvania, Graham, and Swain counties adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Nantahala is the largest of North Carolina’s four national forests and features a number of notable attractions, including the Appalachian and Bartram trails; Whitewater Falls near Cashiers, which are the highest falls east of the Rocky Mountains; and the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, famous for its 400-year-old trees. Nantahala and the nearby Pisgah National Forest attract more than 5 million visitors each year.

Information courtesy of N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

just a pinch Many favorite herbs can be grown in water alone and add a wonderful addition of green in your kitchen during the winter months. This is all you need: a plant cutting to root, a glass or plastic jar (preferably with a narrow neck to support the plant and keep it upright), and water.

Four herbs to spice up your winter windowsill:

Basil

This herb will love your warm kitchen as long as you make sure to keep it in the line of light.

Lemon balm

This fragrant herb is good in direct or indirect light. Change the water often to tamp down white mildew.

Mint

Either spearmint or peppermint also add a fresh smell and bring an air of warmer days when added to tea or mixed drinks.

turn the page In the spirit of the C.S. Lewis quote, “A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest,” we reached out to Downtown Books in Manteo for their topfive children’s book must-reads no matter your age.

“Where the Red Fern Grows”

by Wilson Rawls “The Secret Garden”

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

“The Jungle Book”

by Rudyard Kipling “A Wrinkle in Time”

by Madeleine L’Engle

and of course …

“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

by C. S. Lewis

Rosemary

This herb of remembrance may take a little longer to root, but it is worth the effort. Some believe rosemary increases memory and concentration.

Luke Bryan to sing national anthem at the Super Bowl Reuters Country music singer Luke Bryan has been tapped to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.

His performance, which marks his first time appearing at the Super Bowl, will come as part of the pregame show. Super Bowl LI will be played at NRG Stadium in Houston on Feb. 5.

The announcement was made by the NFL and FOX. A two-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association entertainer of the year, Bryan has sold nearly 8 million albums and had 17 No. 1 singles. His latest album, “Kill The Lights,” is certified

platinum and has sold 3.5 million tracks.

Last year’s national anthem was performed by Lady Gaga, Luke Bryan who gave a rousing rendition decked out in a glittery red pantsuit. The pop star will be headlining this year’s halftime show.

Other performers who have sung the anthem on the high-profile stage include: Idina Menzel, Renee Fleming, Alicia Keys, Billy Joel, and Garth Brooks.

Both the pregame and halftime show will be executive produced by Ricky Kirshner.

Kriston Lee Pumphrey will perform both the anthem and “America the Beautiful” in American Sign Language on behalf of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).

Last year’s Super Bowl, a 2410 victory by the Denver Broncos over the Carolina Panthers, was the third most-watched in the history of the game, averaging 111.9 million total viewers, according to Nielsen. Viewership peaked at 115.5 million from 8:30-9 p.m. ET for the halftime show.

The Super Bowl airs Feb. 5 on FOX.

timeless A single switch behind the Goldsboro Nuclear incident

By Emory Rakestraw For the North State Journal With decades between the Goldsboro B-52 crash and the release on what really happened, it’s a blessing both North Carolina and the entire East Coast were spared from destruction.

On January 24, 1961, just three days after John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural address as president, a B-52 Stratofortress stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base met with a tanker for aerial refueling. During this time, a fuel leak was noticed in the right wing. While a routine refueling, something was different: the B-52 was carrying two 3-4 megaton mark 39 nuclear bombs that possessed 260 times the destruction power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Advised to assume a holding pattern, the refueling ended, ground control was notified, and the B-52 waited mid-air for all fuel to be consumed.

By the time the aircraft reached its assigned position, some 37,000 tons of fuel were being lost per minute. The pilot and crew immediately headed back to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, but at around 10,000 feet over cotton fields and farmland in Faro, the pilots lost control. The crew ejected at 9,000 feet. Five men landed safely, one bailed but did not survive the landing, and two died in the crash.

The aircraft broke apart at around 1,000-2,000 feet, releasing the two nuclear bombs on board. On one of the bombs, three of the four arming mechanisms deployed, including a parachute which allowed the bomb to safely land upright.

Photo courtesy of Dean Jeffrey

The North Carolina highway historical marker sign in Wayne County noting the location of the nuclear near miss of 1961.

At 700 mph the second bomb plummeted to the ground. While partially armed, an unclosed high voltage switch prevented full arming. The first bomb was an easy recovery. Lt. Jack Revelle was assigned as the bomb disposal expert and confirmed the arm/safe switch was in the safe position.

The tail end of the second bomb was discovered 20 feet in the ground. Uncontrollable groundwater flooding prevented the full recovery.

After the event, the Pentagon assured the bombs were fully disarmed, and thus, safe despite speculation on just what a narrow miss the Goldsboro event was. It wasn’t until 2013 under the Freedom of Information Act a 1969 formerly classified document by Parker F. Jones revealed the truth. Eight years after the incident, Jones titled his rebuttal document, “How I learned to Mistrust the H-Bomb,” a nod to Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and

Love the Bomb.”

As a senior supervisor responsible for the mechanical safety of nuclear weapons at Sandia National Laboratory, Jones’ document parallels a study by physicist Dr. Ralph Lapp, who was in charge of the Manhattan Project that developed the first nuclear bombs. Lapp writes that Goldsboro was an “incident” and “five of the six interlocks had been set off by the fall ... only a single switch prevented the 24 megaton bomb from detonating and spreading fire and destruction over a wide area.”

Jones provides his response in the right side of the document and on the second page, reports his own summary of the incident seeing Goldsboro as an error in engineering rather than an accident.

“The MK 39 Mod 2 bomb did not posses adequate safety for the airborne alert role in the B-52 ...

When the B-52 disintegrates in the air, it is likely to release the bombs in a near normal fashion.”

The document was obtained

by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser and published in The Guardian on September 20, 2013.

It took 52 years for the real truth to be revealed, while the U.S. government ensured their nuclear arsenals posed no safety threat.

Today, the history of the Goldsboro event merely exists on paper and a small marker in Eureka which reads, “Nuclear Mishap.”

North Carolina author and historian Joe Sledge notes the long dispute but also regards the true victims, “The event that happened in Faro is more than an empty piece of field and a roadside marker. It is a reminder of what men and women did day and night in service and need for their nation. For three of the crew, Frank Barnish, Eugene Richards, and Gene Shelton, they would return to the earth one last time, never to leave it again. Their lives and deeds should be held in high regard.”

While that same high regard was simultaneously displayed and hidden beneath the pages of a classified document, Schlosser concluded in his book on the nuclear arms race, “Command and Control,” that between 1950 to 1968 there were 700 accidents and incidents involving 1,250 nuclear weapons occurred.

Had the information been made public earlier, there’s no concrete guarantee that it would have changed anything. The Goldsboro incident was indeed tragic. As Jones said in his report, “The unalterable conclusion is that only effective safing device during airborne alert was the readysafe switch .... One simple, dynamo-technology, low voltage switch stood between the United States and a major catastrophe!”

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Be your best self: ‘Distinguished Young Women’ teaches self-worth Shelbi Long, DYW of New Hanover County, assists children with a Be Your Best Self project during her visit with a local elementary school in Greensboro.

By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal e healthy. Be studious. Be ambitious. Be responsible. Be B your best self. Be distinguished.

These are all phrases that countless young women across North Carolina and the nation are quite familiar with. These philosophies are part of the Distinguished Young Women program, a national scholarship program, with state and local affiliates, that promotes and rewards strong academics in the classroom, leadership in the community, and talent in young women.

Founded as America’s Junior Miss in 1958, it is the largest and oldest scholarship program of its kind for high school girls at the junior and senior level.

“The program is built to be an experience for all young women involved so they may learn more about themselves, gain skills to help them be successful and to prepare them to seek a higher education,” said Casey Chudy, chair of the DYW of North Carolina program.

Local programs are held in counties throughout the state with winners gathering this past week in Greensboro to select a state winner to compete at nationals in June. There are five components of competition: scholarship, interview, fitness, self-expression, and talent.

“These five elements help develop and show a well-rounded girl which stays in line with our platform of being your best self,” said Chudy.

“Scholarship encourages studiousness. Interview helps them share their goals and discover what drives them to achieve those goals.

Fitness encourages healthiness through exercise. Self-expression allows them to share their ideas while learning to speak in public.

Talent allows them to shine for 90 seconds showcasing their personal skills,” added Chudy.

The organization’s service platform is the Be Your Best Self Program which encourages girls to follow the five pillars: be healthy, be involved, be studious, be ambitious, and be responsible.

“What one can learn through the Distinguished Young Women program coupled with Be Your Best Self transcends into everyday life,” said Martha Bennett, the 2016 DYW of North Carolina.

“Becoming aware of what is healthy for you through exercise, building confidence and expressing yourself, strengthening your skills and talents, learning who you are as a person, and encouraging hard work in school and college are the key components,” she added.

During their week in Greensboro, participants visit local elementary schools presenting programs and activities relating to the

Photos courtesy of the Distinguished Young Women of North Carolina

Distinguished Young Women of North Carolina Class of 2017

Breanna Alligood, DYW of Pitt County, works with children at an elementary school in Greensboro teaching about the DYW platform of Be Your Best Self.

Be Your Best Self campaign.

“Visiting with a fifth-grade classroom was an emotional experience for me. I brought every student a rainbow fish and talked with them about the fact that while each fish is different, we should accept one another and love the person we are,” said Shelbi Long, DYW of New Hanover County.

“One child, Maurice, had the biggest smile on his face when I walked into the room. He said, ‘I don’t have anything about me that’s special.’ I told him his smile was one of the most wonderful parts about him,” she added.

The Be Your Best Self Program

is one the Distinguished Young Women implement in their local communities as well.

“I hosted a Princess Ball for elementary school girls where I spoke about the Be Your Best Self program and encouraged the girls to be who they are,” said Lindsay Ficklin, DYW of Rutherford County.

At the state level, the Class of 2017 is comprised of 17 winners representing the local programs vying for the title of 2017 DYW of North Carolina with $20,500 in scholarships awarded throughout the competition.

North Carolina has a vast line

Buncombe County Leila Yow

Pitt County Breanna Alligood

Currituck County Miller MacDonald

Roanoke Valley Mira Medlin

Edgecombe County Hannah Webb

Rockingham County Jessie Denny

Greenville Mary-Tate Teany

Rocky Mount Anna Scott Wingfield

Guilford County Caroline Harris

Roxboro Catie Mooney

Iredell County Shayla O’Connor

Rutherford County Lindsay Ficklin

Jones/Onslow County Jillian Brown

Wake County Darian Buck

Lenoir County Katie Harrison

Wayne County Amelia Marriner

New Hanover County Shelbi Long

of notable winners, which include actress Amy Young, better known by her stage name of Bellamy Young, who portrays the first lady on ABC’s “Scandal”. North Carolina has had two national winners, Kim Smith Yandow in 1981, and, most recently, Christina Maxwell in 2012.

“The best part of the program for me is that while this isn’t a pageant with a crown, I still feel like a princess,” said Long. “This program has opened my eyes. I had a fear of not being accepted, but I’ve been welcomed with open arms.

I’m able to just be myself …” … and be distinguished.

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Paul Goldsberry plays the violin during rehearsal.

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Brian Reagin, who plays violin, pulls out an article he keeps tucked in his instrument case along with meaningful photos before rehearsing.

Anita Burroughs-Price plays the harp during rehearsals.

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Erik Dyke writes a notation on his sheet music.

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Illuminating excellence at the North Carolina Symphony

Sheets of music sit on a stand as the North Carolina Symphony rehearses.

By Jennifer Wood North State Journal n January 20 and 21, the North Carolina Symphony welO comed science fiction fans to Mey-

mandi Concert Hall for an evening of musical splendor right in their genre.

The performances were designed to honor the lasting legacy “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” have on popular culture.

Prior to the show the audience was treated to a discussion with “Star Trek” costume designer and prop builder Cheralyn Lambeth.

“Star Trek has had a far-reaching appeal and lasting impact on our world — not just in the arts, but in technology and other ‘real-life’ applications as well,” said Lambeth.

The evening starred lightsabers as well as Raleigh’s own Ira David Wood providing the narration for the reading of “The Day The Earth Stood Still.” In a nod to late actress Carrie Fisher there was a special moment when “Princess Leia’s Theme” was played as a celebration of her work in “Star Wars.”

The North Carolina Symphony has always been a leader in the arts and an integral part of N.C.’s cultural world. At their founding in 1932 the symphony became the first state-supported symphony in the country.

Currently 66 musicians are led by Music Director Grant Llewellyn and Associate Conductor David Glover.

While the Meymandi Concert Hall at the Duke Center for the Performing

Arts in Raleigh serves as their headquarters, they perform a series of concerts across the state from Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, New Bern, Southern Pines, and Wilmington to their Summerfest concert series at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, which always promises seasonal fun.

One of the hallmarks of the North Carolina Symphony is their partnership with education. The symphony has the most wide-ranging education program of any orchestra.

Their symphony in schools project works closely in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to provide curriculum, small ensembles to play in classrooms, and even full orchestra concerts to the delight of more than 52,000 elementary school students every year.

On the horizon for 2017 the North Carolina Symphony has been chosen to play at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. They are among four orchestras participating in the first year of a program called SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras. The gathering is planning to lift up community partnerships and groups that are working on creative new musical programming.

The North Carolina Symphony will further their mission of articulating North Carolina art by presenting work by composers with roots in our state such as Sarah Kirkland Snider, Caroline Shaw, Mason Bates, and Robert Ward.

Upcoming North Carolina Symphony events: All Mozart Southern Pines Series February 1, 8:00 p.m.

February 3, Noon Pinecrest High School Southern Pines Gershwin’s Magic Key NCS Kids Series February 4, 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Meymandi Concert Hall at the Duke Center for the Performing Arts Raleigh Kid-friendly activities including face-painting and the NC Symphony Instrument Zoo in the lobby beginning one hour before each performance

Gershwin’s Magic Key Special Events Concert February 5, 3:00 p.m.

Kid-friendly activities including face-painting and the NC Symphony Instrument Zoo in the lobby beginning one hour before each performance New Bern Riverfront Convention Center New Bern

The North Carolina Symphony rehearses a special science fiction “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” inspired concert.

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“The North Carolina Symphony entertains and inspires more than 250,000 North Carolinians each year, with the highest quality performances of symphonic music.”

Meredith Laing, NC Symphony Director of Communications

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Ackland Art Musuem gifted $25 million in art, expansions

By Liz Moomey North State Journal NC-Chapel Hill’s Ackland Art Museum received the U largest gift in its history, includ-

ing a collection of Rembrandt drawings on Wednesday.

Alumnus Sheldon Peck and his wife Leena donated $25 million, which includes an $8 million endowment to support a new curator and future acquisitions and 134 primarily 17th-century European masterworks, valued at $17 million.

The collection will include seven pieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, a 17th-century Dutch painter and printmaker. With this collection, Ackland will be the first public university art museum in the U.S. and the second university art museum in the nation to own a collection of drawings by Rembrandt.

One of the gifted drawings has an inscription in Rembrandt’s own handwriting, which until the Pecks’ donation was the last known drawing with this kind of inscription in private hands.

“This amazing gift of European Golden Age art treasures — preserved for nearly 400 years and lovingly collected by the Pecks over the past 40 years — delights us today with its timeless beauty and will forever inspire future generations of students, scholars and visitors that come to our historic campus,” said Chancellor Carol L. Folt. “These drawings are a remarkable window through which we glimpse past cultures and times through the eyes of masters. We are honored by the inestimable value of the Pecks’ gift because it advances Carolina’s public mission to serve the people of North Carolina and makes the university a destination for people of all ages from around the world for all time.”

The Pecks have collected masterworks of Dutch and Flemish drawings over the last 40 years.

Photo Courtesy of Jon Gardiner and The Ackland Art Museum

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Ackland Art Museum received its largest gift ever, donated from alumnus Sheldon Peck and his wife Leena — valued at $25 million. A celebration was held on Wednesday on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The drawing will be joined by 100 17th-century Dutch landscape, genre and figural compositions by artists such as Aelbert Cuyp, Jan van Goyen and Jacob van Ruisdael. It will also include 12 17th-century Flemish drawings by masters like Pieter Paul Rubens, Jacob Jordaens and Paul Bril and a group of 15 18th- and 19th-century Dutch drawings.

The endowment will allow the art museum to support a new po-

sition, the Sheldon Peck curator of European and American art and curator of the Peck collection, which will be the Ackland’s first full-time endowed position.

“We are overjoyed with the Pecks’ exceptionally generous gift of art, funds for its stewardship and support for future acquisitions,” said Ackland Art Museum director Katie Ziglar. “Thanks to the new curatorial position their endowment also provides,

we look forward to organizing a series of special exhibitions focusing on masterworks from the Peck Collection. Works of such high achievement and quality will fascinate and delight Ackland visitors for decades to come.”

The Pecks said they hope with this gift the public will have a deeper appreciation for the Dutch masterworks.

“The exceptional vision and profound humanity of the Dutch

masters’ drawings still have the power to surprise and delight 400 years after their creation. I hope many will experience the pleasure and awe these works still elicit in me every time I study one,” said Sheldon Peck. “I am thrilled the Ackland, with its distinguished tradition of commitment to the research and exhibition of drawings, will now be the steward of what Leena and I have brought together.”

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“Star Wars” Cast members John Boyega, left, speaks next to Daisy Ridley, right, during a red carpet fan event.

‘Last Jedi’ title reveal sends ‘Star Wars’ fans into tizzy Reuters Movie studio Disney on Monday revealed that the next “Star Wars” movie will be called “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” setting off rampant speculation from fans about what the title implied for the plot.

The movie, the second of the sequels set 30 years after the original movie trilogy, will follow the adventures of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). It had previously been known only as “Episode VIII.” “We have the greatest fans in this or any other galaxy. In appreciation of the fans, we wanted them to be the first to know the title of the next chapter in the Skywalker saga: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’” movie studio Disney said in a statement.

Rian Johnson is directing the movie, which will be released Dec. 15.

Fisher shot all of her scenes for the movie before her sudden death in December of a heart attack, Disney said at the time of her passing.

Disney has not released plot details for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” but Johnson has said it will immediately follow the events of 2015 release “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” in which Skywalker was revealed to be the last remaining Jedi and had gone

into hiding.

“The Force Awakens” ended with scavenger Rey (Daisy Ridley) discovering her hidden powers, finding Skywalker and ready to start her Jedi training.

Theories about the plot made the #TheLastJedi hashtag the top trending item on Twitter on Monday, with some 152,000 tweets in just one hour. Disney has yet to release any trailers.

Fans noted that Jedi — those belonging to the force for good — can be singular or plural in the “Star Wars” universe.

“If it’s called #TheLastJedi, my honest and bold prediction is that Luke Skywalker has to die,” said Twitter user Nikolas Oliverio. “hold up if rey is the last jedi... what happens to luke.. OR if luke is the last jedi... what happens to rey...” asked a bewildered fan, Ana with 1 n, on Twitter.

The cast for the movie will also include “The Force Awakens” members John Boyega, Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong’o.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” became the third-highest grossing movie of all time, taking some $2 billion at the global box office, after its release in December 2015.

The standalone movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” released in December 2016, has made $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

jeopardy,” Pfeiffer-El said. “So the guys that come down here really want to make sure they’re the best examples, because we don’t want anything to look bad on our supervisors as well, or even with the quality of work we send out.”

The other 17 inmates who train in Braille are not there due to a Christmastime prisonwide lockdown that was slowly loosening in mid-January — a reminder of the realities of prison.

Stubbs herself was incarcerated for 14 years in South Carolina, but was hired upon release by Correction Enterprises to teach Braille after she showed an aptitude for it while serving time.

Pfeiffer-El, who also learned Spanish in prison prior to joining Correction Enterprises’ Braille program three-and-a-half years ago, is one of Stubbs’ prized trainees. Mention of Pfeiffer-El’s certification in Braille music translation leads her to peacock that he aced his test with a 97.

“First time,” she said proudly.

Pfeiffer-El learned several instruments in his youth — clarinet, bass clarinet, bass drum, and some piano and violin — and applies that aptitude to translating music into Braille.

“You need to have a background in music because you need to understand how the music is played,” Pfeiffer-El said. “Because the blind student can’t play and feel the

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Pictures hang on a cabinet at the Braille Transcription Servies Office.

Braille. They have to memorize everything that’s on that sheet of paper before they can actually play it, and it has to be precise.”

Stubbs said she made it through seven of the 32 Braille music lessons before her lack of musical talent caught up to her and she stalled.

Still, she’s an inspiration for the inmates she teaches — proof that dedication can prepare one for life after prison. Brown said Braille has the lowest recidivism rate of any correctional industry in which one can be trained — only 2 percent of those released return to prison.

Convicted of murder months

after his 20th birthday, Pfeiffer-El is more than two decades into his sentence and has earned advanced college degrees and now two languages.

He’s a model prisoner — his record shows just one infraction from 2007 — but the reality is he still committed a brutal crime and is serving his time.

“I’m on a life sentence right now, 21 years on my life sentence,” Pfeiffer-El said. “So in possibly four years I’ll be brought up for review.”

Brown and Stubbs are doing everything they can to prepare him in case he does get out.

And so is Pfeiffer-El.

A look at books and a brailler near a desk at the Braille Transcription Servies Office in Scotland Correctional Institution.

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Mary Tyler Moore, Emmy-winning sitcom star, dead at 80 Reuters mmy-winning actress Mary Tyler Moore, who brightE ened American television screens

as the perky suburban housewife on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and then as a fledgling feminist on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died on Wednesday at the age of 80, a representative said.

Moore, who won seven Emmy Awards for her television work, died in the company of friends and her husband, Dr. S. Robert Levine, representative Mara Buxbaum said in a statement.

She had been seriously ill over the past two years, when she was in and out of hospitals and suffered from heart and kidney problems, close friends said. She was a diabetic, and in 2011 she had a benign brain tumor removed.

Moore also was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1981 film “Ordinary People,” playing a character very different from her TV roles — an icy woman coping with a suicide attempt by her 18-year-old son.

Moore’s eponymous show and “The Dick Van Dyke Show” were both among the most popular sitcoms of their time, with the former ranking seventh and the latter No. 20 on TV Guide’s 2013 list of best television shows.

Moore, asked by Reuters in 2012 when she was given the SAG lifetime achievement award how she wanted to be remembered, said: “As a good chum. As somebody who was happy most of the time and took great pride in making people laugh when I was able to pull that off.”

Ed Asner, who acted alongside Moore in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” mourned her death on Twitter, writing: “my heart goes out to you and your family. Know that I love you and believe in your strength.”

Longtime interviewer Larry King on Twitter called Moore “a dear friend and a truly great person. A fighter.”

Moore had emerged on television in the early 1960s when many of the women in leading roles were traditional, apron-wearing stayat-home moms like June Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver.”

Moore’s bright-eyed Laura Petrie character was prone to moaning “Oh, Rob!” at her husband in moments of exasperation on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” but she chipped away at that stereotype. For one thing, she wore stylish pants rather than house dresses and styled her hair like Jacqueline Kennedy’s.

Moore’s Mary Richards character on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” went even farther. Mary Richards focused on her career as an assistant producer for the news show at television station WJM in Minneapolis and was determined to fulfill the lyrics of the show’s theme song — “You’re going to make it after all” — as she joyously flung her beret into the air in the show’s opening credits.

While she may have had con-

“I’ve had the fame and the joy of getting laughter — those are gifts.”

Mary Tyler Moore servative Midwestern values and been a bit naive and prim, 30-ishMary Richards was, by 1970s television sitcom standards, a budding feminist. She lived on her own, was not hunting a husband and protested that she was not being paid as much as a male counterpart.

“You’ve got spunk!”

Asner, playing Mary’s gruff boss, Lou Grant, summed up her character and their relationship in the show’s first episode.

“You know what?” he growled at her. “You’ve got spunk. I hate spunk!”

“The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” whose seven-year run ended in 1977, had a solid cast and great writers and won the Emmy for best comedy in each of its final three seasons. It was the cornerstone of MTM Enterprises, the company Moore and then-husband Grant Tinker used to launch three spin-offs — “Lou Grant,” “Rhoda” and “Phyllis” — as well as other hit shows such as “The Bob Newhart Show,” “WKRP in Cincinnati,” “Hill Street Blues” and “St. Elsewhere.”

One of New York-born Moore’s first entertainment jobs was appearing as Happy Hotpoint, a singing and dancing pixie in television commercials for Hotpoint appliances. In 1961 she was cast on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

Moore won two supporting actress Emmys for that show and four best-actress Emmys for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

“I’m not an innately funny person,” she told The New York Times.

“I find it an almost overbearing responsibility when I think about having to be funny. I like simply standing next to the funny person.

Just being part of what caused the laughter is great fun for me.”

Moore won an Emmy in 1993 for the TV movie “Stolen Babies,” giving her a total of seven for her career, including one special Emmy in 1974 as actress of the year. She was nominated nine other times.

She was given a special Tony Award for her work in “Whose Life Is It Anyway” on Broadway.

Off-screen struggles Moore’s life was not all awards and perky television characters.

She grew up in New York and Los Angeles with an alcoholic moth-

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Mary Tyler Moore tosses her tam skyward replicating the action shown during the opening credits of her 1970s sitcom, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” in downtown Minneapolis.

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Actress Mary Tyler Moore poses backstage after accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award from presenter Dick Van Dyke at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, 2012.

er, a demanding father and many self-doubts. When she became a mother herself, she felt guilty about not spending more time with her son, Richard, when he was young.

Shortly after “Ordinary Peo-

ple” came out in 1980, Richard, 24, was killed when a shotgun he was handling discharged — a death that was ruled accidental.

Moore’s 19-year marriage to Tinker ended in divorce in 1981 amid what she said was a lot of

Cole Swindell, Duran Duran and Jason Derulo to headline at the North Carolina Azalea Festival

By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal

photos courtesy of the Azalea Festival

Clockwise from top left: Cole Weindell, Jason Derulo and Duran Duran will perform at the North Carolina Azalea Festival this April.

WILMINGTON — Country and pop music stars are traveling south for this year’s North Carolina Azalea Festival. Country artist Cole Swindell with opening acts Michael Ray and CJ Solar, legendary band Duran Duran, and pop sensation Jason Derulo will perform as a part of the annual festival the first week in April.

Cole Swindell gained national recognition with his No. 1 singles “Middle of a Memory” and “You Should Be Here.” The Georgia native is an up-and-coming country music star with numerous accolades in his young career, including 2016 NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) Songwriter/Artist of the Year, 2015 ACM (Academy of Country Music) New Artist of the Year, and was the only performer to claim the CMA’s “Triple Play Award” for having at least

three No. 1 songs in 2015.

Opening for Swindell is fellow musician Michael Ray, an artist with true country roots and an authenticity that’s difficult to find.

Originally from Florida, Ray built up a strong following in his home state before moving to Nashville to sign a recording contract. Also opening is artist CJ Solar, recently named one of the “New Artists You Need To Know” by Rolling Stone Country.

Swindell, Ray, and Solar will be on the Miller Lite Main Stage in Wilmington on Thursday, April 6. Tickets went on sale Saturday through the North Carolina Azalea Festival website, and will be on sale Monday through the Azalea Festival Ticket Office. Tickets are $38.50 and will increase to $48.50 the day of the show.

Duran Duran is a musical group that’s experienced an illustrious musical journey since their debut album in 1981. Their stylish, exper-

drinking and too little talking.

She eventually went into rehab at the Betty Ford Center.

During her time on “The Mary Tyler Moore” show, Moore was diagnosed with diabetes, which affected her vision in later years.

After the end of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” Moore tried two variety shows but neither caught on. Two other shows set in newsrooms — “Mary,” in which she played a newspaper columnist, and “New York News,” starring Moore as a newspaper publisher — also were short-lived.

Moore still appeared frequently in one-off television roles and in plays. In 2003 she quit the Broadway play “Rose’s Dilemma,” however, after playwright Neil Simon sent her a letter shortly before curtain time saying, “Learn your lines or get out of my play.”

In 2013, she appeared on the TV show “Hot in Cleveland” for two episodes.

Moore, who became an activist for diabetes research and animal rights, wed for a third time in 1983, marrying Levine, a cardiologist who had treated her mother.

Tinker, who Moore described as her mentor, died in November.

imental pop music has entertained crowds for decades.

Duran Duran will be performing on Friday, April 7. Tickets are $68.50 and will increase to $78.50 the day of show.

Singer, songwriter and dancer Jason Derulo has come a long way since writing songs for pop icons such as Lil Wayne, Pitbull, Sean Kingston, and others. He is a five-time winner at the BMI Pop Awards and was honored in 2011 as its “Songwriter of the Year.” The Miami native’s song “Want To Want Me” has become the most added track in the history of Top 40 radio.

Opening for Derulo is Morris Day and The Time. Morris Day and The Time played an essential role in the development of the Twin City dance/club sound of the 1980s.

A founding member of Prince’s band, The Time, he remained with the group from 1981 until 1984, when he launched his solo career.

Returning again in 1988, he also performed and recorded with The Time from 1990 until 1991 and then after 1995.

Derulo and Morris Day and the Time will be performing on Saturday, April 8. Tickets are $62.50 and will increase to $72.50 the day of show.

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In 2015, The Weather Channel named our N.C. groundhog weather prognosticator No. 7 on the list of the top 11 “Groundhogs to Watch.” Now is the time for Sir Walter Wally to pop up, look around, and let us all know if we can look forward to an early spring or if we’re in for six more weeks of winter. This year Mayor Nancy McFarlane will serve as the “groundhog whisperer” at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. The event on Thursday, Feb. 2, features games, exhibits, and the always jolly “Groundhog Song.” The fun runs from 9a.m.-1p.m. with the actual shadow ceremony at noon.

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Tennessee bank to acquire Bank of North Carolina for $1.9 billion Bank of North Carolina is being acquired by Pinnacle Bank, the second-largest bank in Tennessee, for a $1.9 billion all-stock deal.

Bank of North Carolina will be merged into Pinnacle Bank with the combined assets of $20 billion making it one of the 50 largest banks in the country.

The acquisition has been approved by both banks’ boards of directors and once finalized give the Nashville-based Pinnacle operations in a dozen of the largest urban markets in the Southeast, including Raleigh and Charlotte.

BNC Bancorp, the holding company for Bank of North Carolina, is based in High Point.

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Adwerx CEO gives employees ‘freedom within framework’ Jed Carlson found his footing with ReverbNation, aims even higher with spinoff

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal URHAM — As Dale Carnegie wrote in “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” his seminal D 1936 self-help book, “You can make more friends in two

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Belgium’s Queen Mathilde and King Philippe meet EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, right, during a traditional New Year reception for EU institutions’ representatives at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belguim.

Trade chief: Courting of EU on trade grows as U.S. withdraws “If anything ... we have seen many of our partners throw more energy and more resources at their negotiations with the EU.” — EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom

By Philip Blenkinsop Reuters BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union’s partners have thrown more energy into trade talks with the bloc since Donald Trump’s election, the EU’s trade chief said Tuesday, warning that those backing trade barriers were “doomed to fail.”

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said EU-U.S. trade negotiations were “firmly in the freezer” and that, while the United States was the EU’s most important partner, there was a long list of countries wanting to deal with the 28-nation bloc.

“If anything, since November, we have seen many of our partners throw more energy and more resources at their negotiations with the EU,” she told a conference at the Bruegel economic think tank in Brussels.

Since his inauguration as president last Friday, Trump has already withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and confirmed plans to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.

Trade was essential for em-

ployment — with some 31 million European jobs dependent on exports — and was a way to spread good values and standards across the globe and to lift people in developing countries out of poverty, Malmstrom said.

Most countries, she said, still shared the same vision, believing in the benefits of open trade and investments.

“Those who, in the 21st century, think that we can become great again by rebuilding borders, reimposing trade barriers, restricting people’s freedom to move, are doomed to fail,” she said.

As the United States withdraws from TPP, the European Union is steadily lining up most of the remaining 11 countries that signed up to the deal a year ago.

The EU already has a pact with Peru, has agreed trade treaties with Canada, Singapore and Vietnam that are yet to take effect, appears close to a trade deal with Japan, is in talks with Mexico, plans to open talks with Australia, New Zealand and Chile, and is looking at the prospect of talks with Malaysia.

“Certainly enough to keep us busy,” Malmstrom said.

months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”

It’s a mantra Adwerx CEO Jed Carlson tries to follow — and, when needed, reminds himself of from time to time — in running the Durham digital marketing company he founded in 2013.

Adwerx was spun out of Reverb­ Nation, the successful maker of marketing and career management tools for independent musicians that Carlson also co-founded in 2006, and has since found similar success to its sister company by altering the landscape of real estate advertising.

Adwerx targets customers for Jed Carlson, realtors with branded advertising, CEO of Adwerx using a similar method ReverbNation unlocked to help musicians.

The company’s success in helping independent realtors led to franchises such as Century 21 and Long & Foster — the parent company of realty companies like Fonville Morisey — coming to them for partnerships.

It’s a long way from Carlson’s start when, after graduating from Bowdoin College in 1995, the 23-year-old joined a cousin in following in the family footsteps and bought a struggling printing and packaging company back home near Minneapolis.

“We bit off way more than we could chew,” Carlson, 43, said of the four-year venture. “That said, we did run the gauntlet and make it through and doubled the size of the business and had some good success. But it was probably the most difficult experience of my life, certainly the most difficult business experience of my life.”

Then after 18 months consulting for a CD pressing plant — his introduction to the music industry and its upcoming digital dilemma — he went to Duke University to pursue a master’s degree in business armed with the “case study” of the printing company.

“I wanted to go to business school really to understand what just happened,” Carlson said. “And that’s exactly what I got.”

He described himself as a sponge at Duke, hearkening back to his first business pursuit and how the coursework and discussions intersected with what he had experienced running his first company.

Throughout graduate school Carlson also thought of the meetings he’d sat in with record company executives as the music industry crumbled around them.

“So listening to those conversations was sort of the last thing that happened to me before I packed my bags, sold my house and went to business school,” Carlson said. “So throughout business school, the music inSee ADWERX, page D3

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Sierra Nevada issues recall of NC plant’s bottles Quality inspectors at Sierra Nevada’s Mills River, N.C., brewery found that some 12-ounce bottles had a flaw that may result in a small piece of glass breaking and falling into the bottle, which poses the risk of injury. The company says it hasn’t received any complaints yet about the bottles packaged and distributed to 36 states and the District of Columbia.

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Argos Therapeutics adding 70 jobs at NC State’s Centennial Campus Durham-based Argos Therapeutics is expanding leasing 40,000 square feet of space at NC State University’s Centennial Campus, creating some 70 new jobs in the continued development of the treatment rocapuldencel-T, which the company hopes will be approved as a protocol for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

“Securing a lease for the CTI facility is a critical step on our path towards becoming a fully integrated commercial-stage biotechnology company,” said Jeff Abbey, president and CEO of Argos.

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BCBS confirms ACA plans still in effect despite order President Donald Trump signed an order to weaken the Affordable Care Act last week, authorizing federal agencies to suspend or delay certain provisions of the ACA. This prompted the state’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, to note that the action would not affect policies being sold for 2017.

The president has limited power to fully dismantle the ACA. However, the order was “more than symbolic,” said Marc Samuels, a health care policy adviser under President George H.W. Bush.

Expecting further concrete action by Congress, ACA advocates in North Carolina are urging residents to sign up for health insurance before the Jan. 31 enrollment deadline.

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Canada to Mexico on NAFTA: You might be on your own

By David Ljunggren Reuters CALGARY, Canada — Canada will focus on preserving its U.S. trade ties during talks to renegotiate NAFTA and may not be able to help Mexico avoid being targeted by the Trump administration, Canadian government sources say.

“We love our Mexican friends.

But our national interests come first and the friendship comes second,” a source said on the sidelines of a cabinet retreat in Calgary, Alberta.

“The two are not mutually exclusive,” the source added.

The comments are some of the starkest yet by Canadian officials, who are increasingly convinced Mexico will suffer the most damage from changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement.

President Donald Trump last Sunday said he planned talks soon to begin renegotiating NAFTA, under which Canada and Mexico send

“Mexico has a huge border problem with the United States in terms of immigration and drugs — Canada does not.”

— Former Canada ambassador Derek Burney most of their exports to the United States.

The Canadian sources stressed Ottawa has not taken any final decision on how to approach the NAFTA talks, since Trump’s opening stance is largely unknown.

The government dismisses the idea that Canada will formally abandon Mexico. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday that Canada supported NAFTA as

a trilateral agreement and noted that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had talked to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto over the weekend.

That said, the government sources noted Mexico and Canada would appear to have little in common. Trump is unhappy about the large U.S. deficit with Mexico and has promised to punish firms with manufacturing bases there.

“Our negotiating positions are totally different. Mexico is being hung out of an skyscraper window by its feet,” said a second government source.

“Mexico is in a terrible, terrible position. We are not,” said another Canadian person involved on the trade file.

Officials familiar with diplomatic contacts between Mexico and Canada said there has been no talk of creating a joint front against the United States over NAFTA on the grounds that such a move would

raise tensions and be counterproductive.

Bilateral trade is critical for Canada, which sends 75 percent of its exports to the United States. Statistics Canada data for 2015 show twoway trade in goods with the United States totaled C$760 billion ($580 billion) compared to just C$26 billion with Mexico.

Canada has a “very special status” and is unlikely to be hit hard by changes to NAFTA, the head of a business advisory council to Trump said on Monday.

Derek Burney, a former Canadian ambassador to Washington, told CTV News on Monday that Canada should distance itself from Mexico on NAFTA. “We have security agreements, both continental and multi-lateral — Mexico does not. Mexico has a huge border problem with the United States in terms of immigration and drugs — Canada does not,” he said.

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Study: Majority of people more loyal to brands that care about them

89% of consumers are loyal to brands that share their values

79% said brands have to show they understand and care about them

56% are more loyal to brands who “get them”

Dow cracks 20,000 News of the Dow Jones Industrial average passing 20,000 plays on television at a Fidelity Investments office in Cambridge, Mass.

By Giselle Abramovich Reuters Put aside engagement, site visits and app downloads for a second.

Companies, instead, should focus on generating “wantedness,” according to a new study by New York digital agency Wunderman.

Traditionally, loyalty has been measured based on consumers’ affinity to a particular brand. Wunderman’s study reverses that concept, maintaining that brands must use data and technology to prove they care and can commit to earning their customers’ business.

“The big takeaway was how much people want brands to make them feel special,” said Jamie Gutfreund, global CMO at Wunderman. “The majority [79 percent] of consumers said that brands have to actually demonstrate that they understand and care about me before they are going to consider purchasing.

“Consumers are comparing all brands to the Amazons and the Ubers of the world because those experiences are so fantastic that they are setting consumer expectations for all of their interactions with marketers and brands,” he added. “That is pretty significant because it reformulates the competitive set and also tells you that you need to have a different approach to your business, customer service, marketing and messaging.”

The study found that 88 percent of U.S. consumers want to engage with brands that are setting new standards in meeting their expectations. In addition, 56 percent said they feel more loyal to brands who “get me” and show a deep understanding of their priorities and preferences. Also, 89 percent are loyal to brands that share their values.

Wunderman’s study also highlights the fact that convenience is critical. Sixty-two percent of consumers believe the best brands succeed in making their lives easier.

“My advice to brands is get to know the consumer and adapt your messaging to deliver the information that the consumer wants,” Gutfreund said. “Consumers know that brands have all this data on them, and so they expect that companies will use it to build and deepen relationships.

ADWERX from page D1 dustry was on my mind.”

Seven months after graduating, ReverbNation was founded in 2006.

From there Adwerx started to emerge, and Carlson eventually left ReverbNation — though he still holds an ownership stake, as his partners there hold in Adwerx — to focus on his current venture.

Carlson said business school hadn’t offered much in the way of preparing him for the management of people, but his reputation as a boss who takes the time to know his workers and their personal situations certainly contributes to the two companies’

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Trump Treasury nominee Mnuchin wants to loosen limits under Volker rule

By Lisa Lambert Reuters

Steve Mnuchin, Trump’s nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary

cultures of being good employers — both ReverbNation and Adwerx have shown up on “best place to work” lists for the Triangle or state.

“That’s just being a good human,” he said.

That doesn’t mean working for Carlson is a breeze: he expects his employees to take ownership of their work and feels that’s the key to finding someone who will fit in at Adwerx.

Carlson said he’s known as “somebody who doesn’t suffer fools. I don’t have a lot of tolerance for people who don’t take ownership. That’s unacceptable. I can’t teach you that.”

That method has worked at ReverbNation and now at Adwerx,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dialing back the Volcker Rule that limits banks’ ability to engage in speculative investments is a top priority for President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, according to a document seen by Reuters on Monday.

In written responses to questions posed by members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Mnuchin said he would use his role as head of the interagency Financial Stability Oversight Council to give the Volcker Rule a stricter definition of proprietary trading.

In “prop trading” a financial firm uses its own money to invest in privately held companies, hedge funds and similar vehicles.

The Volcker rule was designed to limit the type of risk-taking activities that helped land banks in trouble during the financial crisis.

“As Chair of FSOC I would plan to address the issue of the definition of the Volcker Rule to make sure that banks can pro-

“There’s a lot of business books about how to get people to do what you want, basically. But there’s not a lot about just being a good human being and being a communicator, and people will tend to appreciate that.”

— Jed Carlson, Adwerx CEO

vide the necessary liquidity for customer markets and address the issues in the Fed report,” Mnuchin wrote in the document, which also included senators’ questions and was verified by a Senate aide.

Regulators have applied proprietary trading prohibitions to too many activities, he said.

The Fed report found that ambiguity and gray areas in the rule were pushing dealers to conservative strategies to ensure they did not cross the line on the prohibitions.

In the responses Mnuchin also made it clear he believes the rule should only apply to “a bank that benefits from federal deposit insurance.”

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation guarantees retail deposits at about 6,000 banks, including the consumer banking arms of the country’s largest investment banks.

The law currently applies to banks that have access to the Federal Reserve’s discount window or other government backstop.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington state who

with both companies “cracking the code” to make an impact in music and real estate marketing, respectively.

Carlson believes there are other industries Adwerx — with 55 employees and room to grow — can make headway, with just months-old efforts in the mortgage and insurance industries “seeing some early traction, but we can absolutely not declare victory yet.”

Carlson’s professional success has also yielded personal gratification. His office at the American Tobacco Campus is just a 15-minute walk to the Durham home he shares with his wife and three daughters (ages 10, 8 and 3). It’s a

serves on the Finance Committee, wrote that uninsured investment banks also pose risks that the rule, named for former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker, was supposed to address.

“As we saw during the financial crisis, when nonbanking affiliates of FDIC-insured banks failed, they were rescued by their insured affiliates, which in turn were forced to be rescued by taxpayers,” she wrote. “This was the case with State Street Bank, and your former employer, Goldman Sachs, which converted to a bank holding company in order to be eligible for federal bailout funds.”

Mnuchin reiterated that an updated version of the 1933 Glass-Steagall law that had long separated commercial and investment banking should be instated to reduce risks. The law was repealed in 1999.

“A bright line between commercial and investment banking, although less complicated, may inhibit the necessary lending and capital markets activities to support a robust economy,” he wrote.

Mnuchin’s confirmation has been delayed into February.

trek he makes whenever possible so he can decompress between home and work and vice-versa.

“So I walk home, and then my kids run up, they jump into my arms and I try to say that little prayer: This is why you’re doing it,” he said. “Don’t forget. It’s not about the money. All of these people have families that work here, or a lot of them do. It’s about providing. Providing value to our customers, providing value to our shareholders, providing for my children and hopefully doing that in a way that’s still interesting that I want to get up every morning and do it.”

As Carnegie said, “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”

North Carolina is back in business, and business is good!

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TAKE NOTICE Alamance NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 567 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ray A. Harris, (Ray A. Harris, deceased) (Heirs of Ray A. Harris: Zheng Harris and Unknown Heirs of Ray A. Harris) to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire Hutchens, Senter & Britton, PA, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of January, 2015, and recorded in Book 03398, Page 0559, in Alamance County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Alamance County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at #1 Courthouse Square in the City of Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Graham, in the County of Alamance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: Located in the City of Graham, County of Alamance, State of North Carolina, more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot Number Three (3), containing 0.492 acres, more or less, as shown on plat of Landmark Surveying, Inc., dated February 27, 1997, entitled “Final Plat Quakenbush Subdivision”, recorded in Plat Book 57 at Page 170 of the Alamance County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more complete description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 906 Hillcrest Avenue, Graham, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1196509 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 566 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Hal Ireland and Angela N. Ireland (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Angela Norwood Carr) to Brock & Scott, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of April, 2001, and recorded in Book 1502, Page 517, in Alamance County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Alamance County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at #1 Courthouse Square in the City of Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Haw River, in the County of Alamance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Haw River Township, Alamance County, North Carolina more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron stake S. 5 deg. 03 min. E. 80 feet from an old iron stake at the east side of SR 1747 on the corner of the J.A. Cohn property. Thence S. 84 deg. 57 min. W. 200 feet to an iron stake. Thence S. 5 deg. 30 min. E. 80 feet to an iron stake. Thence N. 84 deg. 57 min. E. 200 feet to an iron stake at the middle of SR 1747.

Thence N. 5 deg. 03 min. W. 80 feet to the BEGINNING. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2309 James Boswell Road, Burlington, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1199107 (FC.FAY)

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 109

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 545

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Richard H. Weatherly, III and Pamela Y. Weatherly to First National Investor Services, inc., Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 2584, Page 363, in Alamance County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Alamance County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at #1 Courthouse Square in the City of Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on February 2, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Alamance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL OF LOT THIRTY FOUR (34), Country Club Forest Subdivision, Section 12, as same is recorded in Plat Book 23, Page 6, Alamance County Register of Deeds. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3006 Tanbark Court, Burlington, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Vincent Martin to M. Patricia Oliver, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of November, 2007, and recorded in Book 2645, Page 624, in Alamance County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Alamance County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at #1 Courthouse Square in the City of Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on February 2, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Alamance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: THOSE certain premises comprising a portion of Oak Grove Crossing Condominium having been established under Chapter 47C of the North Carolina General Statutes (North Carolina Condominium Act) and the Declaration of Condominium for Oak Grove Crossing dated September 13, 2004, recorded November 5, 2004, in Book 2160, Page 461, as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 2219, Page 235 (Building #11); as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 2229, Page 744 (Building #2); as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 2269, Page 161 (Building #10); as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 2325, Page 80 (Building #3); as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 2338, Page 406 (Building #7); as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 2419, Page 790 (Building #4); as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 2470, Page 186 (Building #5); as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 2501, Page 150 (Building #6); and as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 2558, Page 174 (Building #9); all in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Alamance County, North Carolina (the “Declaration”), the premises hereby conveyed being more particularly described as follows: 1. UNIT 3C, Phase 1, Map 10, Building #9, Oak Grove Crossing Condominiums (the “Unit”), as described in the Declaration and as shown on the Plan of Condominium which is recorded in Condominium Plat Book 71, Pages 419-420, of the Alamance County Registry; and 2. The Units’ allocated interest in all common elements of the condominium, including the buildings and the improvements on the land described in the Declaration as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 1, Building #1, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 69, Pages 185-187, as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 2, Building #11, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 69, Pages 358-359; as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 3, Building #2, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 69, Pages 399-400, as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 4, Building #10, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 69, Pages 506-507; as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 5, Building #3, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 70, Pages 162-163; as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 6, Building #7, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 70, Pages 205-206; as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 7, Building #4, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 70, Pages 487-488; as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 8, Building #5, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 71, Pages 159-160; as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 9, Building #6, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 71, Pages 233 through 234; and as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1, Map 10, Building #9, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 71, Pages 419-420; all in the Alamance County Registry.

Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 3491-3C Forestdale Drive, Burlington, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1189891 (FC.FAY)

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 531 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Cynthia K. Woods and Husband, Charlie B. Woods to Kenneth J. Weleski, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of January, 2006, and recorded in Book 2368, Page 970, and Modification in Book 3088, Page 226, in Alamance County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Alamance County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at #1 Courthouse Square in the City of Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Pleasant Grove, in the County of Alamance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Pleasant Grove Township, Alamance County North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Charles Woods and NCSR 1901 (Daily Store Road), and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center line of NCSR 1901 (Daily Store Road), corner with Charles Woods (said beginning point being S. 19 degrees 22’ 45” E. 343.07 ft. from an existing iron pin control tie set in the line of Cassie Dean Miles Enoch near the Eastern line of NCSR 1901 and said beginning point also being N. 67 degrees 02’ 20” E. 30.34 ft. from a new iron pin set in the Eastern line of NCSR 1901 (Dailey Store Road), corner with Charles Woods); running thence with the center line of NCSR 1901 (Daily Store Road) S. 31 degrees 30’ E. 120.00 ft. to a point in the center line of NCSR 1901 (Daily Store Road), corner with Charles Woods (said point being N. 67 degrees 02’ 20” E. 30.34 ft. from a new iron pin in the Western line of NCSR 1901 (Daily Store Road), corner with said Charles Woods; running thence across NCSR 1901 (Daily Store Road) and with said Charles Woods S. 67 degrees 02’ 20” W. 367.07 ft. to a new iron pin, corner with Charles Woods; running thence with said Woods N. 31 degrees 30’ W. 120.00 ft. to a new iron pin, corner with Charles Woods; running thence with said Woods N. 67 degrees 02’ 20” E. 367.07 ft. to the beginning and containing 1.00 acres, more or less, as shown in a plat entitled “Property of Charlie Bernard Woods and wife, Cynthia Karen Woods”, as surveyed by Robert E. Boswell, Surveyors and Associates, dated 1/18/85 and recorded in Plat Book 30 at Page 135 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Alamance County, reference to which is made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5624 Byrd Road, Burlington, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190178 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1197653 (FC.FAY)

wake AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 CVS 3503 CMS# 1146608 Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in a judgment bearing the caption “Selene Finance LP Plaintiff vs. Cheryl Marie Kornegay, Cutler Sean Kornegay; Clifton Hailey Prowell; Lisa Ann Deans; Green Tree Financial Servicing Corp, Lien Holder; Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee and the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles Defendants” 16 CVS 3503 Wake County and pursuant to the terms of the judgment, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale that certain property as described below. Said sale will be held in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2017 at the courthouse door and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 204, Willow Creek Subdivision, Phase IV, according to that map recorded in Book of Maps 1991, Page 856, Wake County Registry.

The property is being sold “as is”, without warranties, subject to all taxes, special assessments and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Any assessments, costs or fees resulting from the sale will be due and payable from the purchaser at the sale.

A cash deposit or certified check (no personal check) in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the high bid will be required at the time of the sale.

The sale will be held open for ten days for upset bids as required by law.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This the 9th day of January, 2017.

BY:_____________________________ Susan R. Benoit, Commissioner Post Office Box 2505 Fayetteville, NC 28302 (910) 864-6888

durham NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 908 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tracy Brewer to Constance R. Stienstra, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of August, 2007, and recorded in Book 5731, Page 883, and Modification in Book 7490, Page 446, in Durham County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Durham County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on February 8, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Durham, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situated in the City of Durham City, County of Durham and State of North Carolina: Being all of Lot 4, Section 1, Conlin Acres as shown in Plat Book 105 at Page 189, Durham County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2 Conder Place, Durham, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190777 (FC.FAY)

forsyth AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 1234 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas Reginald Crawford and Tammy Y. Crawford (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Thomas Reginald Crawford) to David C. Eagan, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of June, 1993, and recorded in Book 1786, Page 3626, in Forsyth County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on February 1, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED as Lot No. 23 as shown on the Map of WHISPERING WINDS, Section 1, as recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 115, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5305 Breeze Way Drive, Winston Salem, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1165961 (FC.FAY)

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1552

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 855

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 651

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 4060

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Marie M. Crews, (Marie M. Crews aka Sadie Marie Crews, deceased) (Heirs of Marie M. Crews aka Sadie Marie Crews: Judith Carroll, Janis Mack and Unknown Heirs of Marie M. Crews aka Sadie Marie Crews) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Marie M. Crews aka Sadie Marie Crews) to Daniel D. Hornfeck, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of August, 2011, and recorded in Book RE 3015, Page 2801, in Forsyth County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on February 8, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron stake in the right-of-way for Murray Road (NCSR 1676) and twenty feet from the centerline thereof, the Northwest corner of the property of Roy R. Arrington described in Deed Book 749, Page 392, Forsyth County Registry, and running thence from said point of BEGINNING with Arrington’s northern line South 89 deg. 08’ 51” East 439.85 feet to an iron stake, northeast corner of Arrington in the line of the property of Nannie B. Snyder described in Book 1571, Page 125, Forsyth County Registry, thence with Snyder’s western line North 3 deg. 25 ‘ 29” East 301.91 feet to an iron stake, southeast corner of d. T. Mathis’s property described in Book 649, Page 241, Forsyth County Registry, thence North 89 deg. 21’ 13” West 234.61 feet to an iron stake; thence South 9 deg. 46’ East 202.00 feet to an iron stake, thence South 85 deg. 52’ 19” West 271.79 feet to a point in the right of way for Murray Road; thence South 9 deg. 46’ East 80.00 feet in the said right of way to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 1.951 acres, more or less, according to s survey for Sadie Marie Crews by James R. Burrow, RLS L-904, dated July 1992, and bearing Job No. 2225. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4851 Murray Road, Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Albert Washington, Jr. and Karen O. Washington, (Albert Washington, Jr., deceased) to RT Hayes, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of July, 2004, and recorded in Book RE 2494, Page 794, in Forsyth County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on February 1, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 45 of ARDMORE VILLAGE II, Phase 2, as shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 39, Page(s) 161, Forsyth County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1700 Crossfield Ridge Lane, Winston Salem, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joseph S. Mounts and Jackie R. Mounts to W.J. Kellam, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of October, 2006, and recorded in Book 1797, Page 2014, in Iredell County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Iredell County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 2, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Iredell, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin on the North margin of Alexander Street, said beginning point being also located 165 feet South 89 deg. 30 min. East from the Northeast corner of the intersection of Alexander and Patterson Streets (also being the Southeast corner of Roy L. Moore and wife), and running thence with the line of Moore, North 05 deg. 50 min. West 125.55 feet to an iron pin; thence South 89 deg. 30 min. East 65 feet to an iron pin in the branch; thence in and along the branch, South 16 deg. 40 min. East 129.8 feet to an iron pin in the North margin of Alexander Street; thence with the North margin of Alexander Street, North 89 deg. 30 min. West 85 feet to the BEGINNING, and being a portion of Lot No. Two (2) and Lot No. Three (3) of Block No. One (1) of the L. B. Bristol Property shown on a map recorded in Plat Book 1, at page 189, Iredell County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 816 Alexander Street, Statesville, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William David Brown, Jr. to Constance R. Stienstra, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 22408, Page 920, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING known and designated as all of Condominium Unit #420 of 400 NORTH CHURCH CONDOMINIUM, as described and designated in the DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM under the North Carolina Unit Ownership Act covering said Condominium, recorded in Book 9171, at Page 264 in the Mecklenburg Public Registry, and any amendments or supplemental declarations thereto, and in Unit Ownership File #437 in the Mecklenburg Public Registry. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 400 North Church Street Unit 420, Charlotte, North Carolina.

All of the terms, conditions, provisions, rights, privileges, obligations, easements and liens set forth and contained in the Reciprocal Operating Agreement for the 400 block of North Tryon Street, dated September 29, and recorded in Book 8307, at Page 634, and the Amended and restated Reciprocal Operating Agreement dated July 18, 1997, and recorded in Book 9163, at Page 277 in the Mecklenburg Public Registry (the “ROAD”). Purchaser expressly acknowledges by execution of this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1199030 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1344 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ruth H. Miranda aka Ruth Emaline Hawkes and Jose Alfonso Miranda Bustillo (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ruth Emaline Hawkes) to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated the 6th day of June, 2009, and recorded in Book RE 2899, Page 2426, in Forsyth County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on February 1, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Land situated in the County of Forsyth in the State of NC The land referred to in this exhibit is located in the County of Forsyth and the State of North Carolina in Deed Book 2027 at Page 485 and is described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot No. 10, as shown on the Map of Woodbriar, Section No. 2, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 193, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. For further reference, see Deed Book 1827, Page 4077, Forsyth County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 791 Falconbridge Road, Rural Hall, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1196422 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1185182 (FC.FAY)

iredell NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY 1187750DRS 16-SP-488 UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Indian Investment Group, LLC (hereinafter “Borrower”) dated June 12, 2014 and recorded on June 12, 2014 and recorded in Book 2303 at Page 1656 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Iredell County, North Carolina (hereinafter “Deed of Trust”); and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Iredell County Courthouse, 221 East Water Street, Statesville, North Carolina on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017 AT 12:30 P.M., all of Borrower’s right to the real property described herein below, together with any improvements and fixtures existing or hereafter placed on or attached to the real property, and all other appurtenant rights and privileges, situated, lying and being in Iredell County, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron located in the Northern right-of-way of Old Mountain Road (SR 1002), said iron being in the Eastern property line of Gates W. Cash as recorded in Deed Book 172 at Page 193 in the Iredell County Register of Deeds; thence from said beginning point North 47-06-25 East 172.39 feet to an existing iron; thence North 21-45-50 East 15.17 feet to an existing iron; thence South 8443-23 East 160 feet to an iron thence South 05-16-37 West 143.36 feet to an iron; thence South 53-05-25 West 351.73 to an iron in the center of Old Mountain Road; thence North 38-16-00 West 112.98 feet to an iron in the center of Old Mountain Road; thence North 4706-25 East 30 feet to the point of the BEGINNING. TOGETHER with all right, title and interest Grantor may have in all streets, roads or alleyways adjacent to the property hereinabove described, including but not limited to, any right to use a roadway described in the Dedication of Easement recorded in Book 924 Page 1541, Iredell County Register of Deeds.

And being all that same property as shown on a survey by Jordan Grant & Associates, PLLC dated May 8, 2014, Drawing File No. 20140508, for Indian Investment Group, LLC, to which reference is hereby made.

Address of property:1978 Old Mountain Road, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina Tax Parcel ID:4704-72-2717 Present Record Owner:Indian Investment Group, LLC The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the note holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. § 7A-308(a)(1).

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

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

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This the 9th day of January, 2017.

Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee By: William Walt Pettit, Attorney P.O. Box 12497 Charlotte, NC 28220-2497 Telephone: (704) 362-9255

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1199229 (FC.FAY)

mecklenburg AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 3889 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Keith T. Bankhead to First American Title, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of June, 2008, and recorded in Book 23887, Page 658, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 29 of Slater Ridge Phase 1 as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Map Book 32 at Page 889 in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4437 Biesterfield Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1101389 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1194917 (FC.FAY)

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2724 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sherry L. Brunner to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of October, 2007, and recorded in Book 23102, Page 689, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to in this policy is situated in the State of NC, County of MECKLENBURG, City of CHARLOTTE and described as follows: Being all of Lot 59 of Oakdale Green, Phase 1, Map 1, as same is shown on a revised map thereof recorded in Map Book 36, Page 922, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1139 Hipp Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Being that parcel of land conveyed to Ernest L. Hinton, not married and Sherry L. Brunner, not married, joint tenants with right of survivorship from Mulvaney Homes, Inc. by that deed dated 03/04/2002 and recorded 03/04/2002 in Deed Book 13334, at Page 259 of the Mecklenburg County, NC Public Registry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1187847 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Sunday, January 29, 2017

D6 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2330

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 4272

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2120

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 11 SP 9066

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Brandon Camia and Dante Camia (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Dante Camia and Brandon Mays) to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of December, 2006, and recorded in Book 21492, Page 454, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 71 in Block 14 of Walnut Creek, II-F, Map 1 as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 19 at Page 600 in Mecklenburg County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 8212 Kapplewood Court, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Fatima O. Dockery to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of September, 2007, and recorded in Book 22814, Page 122, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 177 of GLENHAVEN, PHASE 2, MAP 1, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded on Map Book 40 at Page 335 of the Mecklenburg County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7023 Wandering Creek Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Janet Y. Hopkins, (Janet Y. Hopkins, deceased) (Heirs of Janet Y. Hopkins: Janae S. Hopkins, Jeramey Hopkins and Unknown Heirs of Janet Y. Hopkins) to Allan B. Polunsky, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of December, 2012, and recorded in Book 27886, Page 249, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot #6, in Block 4, as shown on the map of Biddle Heights, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Mecklenburg County in Book of Maps 3, page 508, and known as Biddle Heights and Annex, property of the heirs of Mrs. A.B. Welch and others. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2108 Saint Mark Street, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Donnell McKenzie and Malanna Clark (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Malanna L. Clark and Donnell R. McKenzie) to R. Dale Fussell, Atty at Law, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of June, 2005, and recorded in Book 18978, Page 109, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 60 in Block 3 of Four Seasons, as same is shown on a Map thereof recorded in Map Book 15 at Page 233 of the Mecklenburg County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6215 Cross Creek Lane, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1176590 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 4061 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nathan D. Cox (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Cedar Mill Homeowners Association) to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of August, 2009, and recorded in Book 25030, Page 600, and Modification in Book 30177, Page 604, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on January 31, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 274 in Dedar Mill, Phase 1, Map 3, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 47 at Page 701 in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry; reference to which map to which map is hereby made for a more particular. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2229 Sonoma Valley Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1184953 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190911 (FC.FAY)

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 463 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Aqueelah Haye and Hughon Haye to Mecklanburg-Trustee Services of Carolina, LLA, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of July, 2007, and recorded in Book 22592, Page 922, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as all of Condominium Unit 5302 of Firethorne Condominium, as described and designated in the Declaration of Condominium under the North Carolina Unit Ownership Act covering said unit, recorded in Book 5019, page 703, and any amendments or supplemental declarations thereto and in Ownership File #273 of the Mecklenburg County Public Registry, North Carolina. Tax ID#133-044-18 Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 5302 Amity Springs Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Together with the presently effective undivided percentage interest in and to the common areas and facilities as described and set forth in the aforesaid Declaration reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description of said common areas and facilities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1181803 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 4429 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Cassandra D. McCraw (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Cassandra McCraw) to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of April, 2010, and recorded in Book 25579, Page 931, and Modification in Book 30778, Page 178, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 7 as shown upon map of ALLENBROOK recorded in the Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Public Registry in Map Book 14, Page 443, to which reference is hereby made. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1210 Allenbrook Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1198263 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1071090 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 3566 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Romona Franchyell McLaughlin to Louis A. Trosch, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of March, 2007, and recorded in Book 22010, Page 501, and Modification in Book 27937, Page 560, and Modification in Book 31082, Page 752, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 9-B of KINGSTREE, Phase 1, Map 1, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 35, Page 535 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 8848 Starnes Randall Road, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1192592 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Sunday, January 29, 2017

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 4387

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 4910

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeremy D. Peeler and Stephanie A. Peeler to Mitchell L. Heffernan, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of November, 2003, and recorded in Book 16426, Page 361, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 159 of Wellsley Village Subdivision as shown on Map Book 24 at Page 316 in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 10301 Danesway Lane, Cornelius, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by NaQuanya Smalls (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): NaQuanya Dorothy Smalls) to ReconTrust Company, N.A., Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 22400, Page 287, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as all of Lot 10 in Block 1 of that subdivision known as Greycrest Map 2 as shown on map thereof recorded in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry in Map Book 22 at Page 16; reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 13101 Seascape Lane, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Being the identical property as conveyed to NaQuanya Dorothy Smalls on 8/23/2006 in Book 20943, Page 960 in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry.

Being the identical property as conveyed to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on 3/23/2006 in Book 20178, Page 124 in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry.

Being the identical property as conveyed to Connie E. Hutchins on 11/20/2003 in Book 16458, Pages 478 in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1193875 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 4485 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Angela D. Roddey to Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of October, 2005, and recorded in Book 19476, Page 851, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING known and designated as all of Lot 33 of that subdivision known as Capps Hill Village, Phase 2, as shown on a map thereof recorded in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry in Map Book 32, at Page 973, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3703 Silver Ore Lane, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190875 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1165542 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 4025 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Rae Trammel, an unmarried woman (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Sinclair Place At Wallace Farms Owners Association, Inc.) to Chris Kremer, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of September, 2001, and recorded in Book 12724, Page 489, in Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 15, Sinclair Place, Phase 1, Map 1, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 30, Page 395, Mecklenburg County Registry.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 9521 Forest Path Drive, Charlotte, NC 28269 Parcel ID Number: 02758711 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1135006 (FC.FAY)

new hanover NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 693 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Teresa V. Campo and Marty D. Campo (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Marty D. Campo and Teresa V. Campo) to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of December, 2008, and recorded in Book 5366, Page 1082, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: For informational purposes only: 220 Nantucket Court, Wilmington, NC 28412.

Being all of Lot 24, of Section 2, of Colony Green Homes at the Cape as the same is shown on a map thereof duly recorded in Map Book 25 at page 124 of the New Hanover County Registry. Reference to which map is hereby made for a more complete description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 220 Nantucket Court, Wilmington, North Carolina.

Being the identical property as conveyed to Marty D. Campo and wife, Teresa v. Campo on 09/01/00, in Book 2800, Page 967 in the New Hanover County Public Registry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1186296 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 776 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Amy K. Hathcock to Gott & Keenan, PlLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of July, 2006, and recorded in Book 5059, Page 886, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: In New Hanover County: Being all of Lot 83 Section 1 of Fawn Creek Subdivision as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 28 at Page 172 in the New Hanover County Register of Deeds, reference to which map is hereby made for a more complete description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4005 Fawn Creek Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1198642 (FC.FAY)

D7 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 817 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Alyson Murphy to Joseph C. Hearne II, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of March, 2010, and recorded in Book 5476, Page 1778, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 117, Copperfield Extension at West Bay Estate as shown on plat recorded in Map Book/Cabinet 52, Page 323, New Hanover County Registry.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 557 Montego Court, Wilmington, NC 28411.

Parcel ID Number: R04400-001-352-000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1144778 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 764 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John W. Sweeney and Margaret Sweeney (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): John Sweeney and Margret Sweeney) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of November, 2007, and recorded in Book 5253, Page 1669, and Re-recorded in Book 5278, Page 2853, and Modification in Book 5864, Page 780, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 12, Block 8 of Hanover Heights Subdivision according to map and plat thereof as prepared by E.M. Sears, registered Surveyor and recorded in Map Book 5, Pages 64-65 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1110 Midland Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina.

It is specifically understood and agreed that this conveyance is made subject to any and all building restrictions affecting Hanover Heights as the same have been defined by the Hanover Heights Development Company, Inc., and duly recorded in the New Hanover County Registry, Book 509, Page 251, reference to which is hereby made for more particulars.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1198534 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Sunday, January 29, 2017

D8 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 775

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 963

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 984

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1239

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Stephen M. Wolfson and Susan D. Wolfson, (Stephen M. Wolfson, Deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Susan Wolfson and Stephen M. Wolfson) to PRLAP, Inc, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of March, 2004, and recorded in Book 4329, Page 946, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on February 14, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 604, Section 10, Kings Grant Subdivision as the same is shown on a map of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 12 at Page 38 in the New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4618 Trafalgar Road, Wilmington, North Carolina.

Being that parcel of land conveyed to Stephen M. Wolfson and wife, Susan Wolfson from Harold John Vercoe and wife, Allison K. Vercoe by that deed dated 04/27/1994 and recorded 04/27/1994 in Deed Book 1768, at Page 353 of the NEW HANOVER County, NC Public Registry.

Tax Map Reference: R04216-012-007-000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Antwon R. Cox and Nicole C. Cox to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of June, 2014, and recorded in Book 4165, Page 192, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 2, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Jacksonville, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 12, as shown on a plat entitled “Final Plat, Phase III Ashcroft at the Commons Jacksonville Twp., Onslow Co., North Carolina” prepared by Parker & Associates dated March 17, 2005 and recorded in Map Book 49, at Page 9, of the Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 122 Durbin Lane, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Subject to any and all Restrictions and Easements of Record.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Clayton Mills, Jr. and Jolene Mills (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Clayton Mills and Jolene Mills) to Watson Legal, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of August, 2015, and recorded in Book 4351, Page 352, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a pointlocated where the centerline of NCSR #1205 intersects the centerline of NCSR #1206; thence along the centerline of NCSR #1206 as measured in a general Northeastern direction approximately 0.8 miles to a P.K. nail over the centerline of a 36 inch concrete calvert that accommodates the waters of two log branch; thencecontinuing along the centerline of NCSR #1206 as measured in a Northeastern direction 785.01 feet to a P.K. nail; thence leaving the centerline South 25 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 30.00 feet to a concrete monument located on Southeastern right-of-way of said NCSR #1206; said concrete monument being the true point of beginning; thence along the said right-ofway North 64 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 225.00 feet to a concrete monument; thence leaving the said right-of-way and running along H.M. Price’s new line South 64 degrees 30 minutes 00 seonds East 270.00 feet to a concrete monument; thence along Price’s new line South 64 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 225.00 feet to a concrete monumnet; thence North 25 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 270.00 feet to the point and place of beginning, and containing 1.39 acres the courses contained within are correct in angular relationship and referenced to Magnetic North 1983. Being the same property described in Deed Book 1539, Page 38 and a portion of the proeprty described in Deed Book 2347, Page 788, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 937 Five Mile Road, Richlands, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 070045 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jamie Bryan Pugh and Lisa Ann Thomas to Transcontinental Title, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of May, 2008, and recorded in Book 3071, Page 306, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 2, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Jacksonville, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of Land situated in Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 11 as shown on that plat entitled, “Final Plat showing Regency Park, Section 1 of Williamsburg Plantation, Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina” prepared by John L. Pierce & Associates, P.A. and recorded in Map Book 41, Page 157, Slide K-1104, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 217 Newport Drive, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Being the same property conveyed to Jamie Bryan Pugh and wife, Lisa Ann Thomas by Deed from Walter Justin Wallace and wife, Susanne M. Wallace recorded 06/07/2006 in Deed Book 2671 Page 64, in the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1197719 (FC.FAY)

onslow NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1037 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Edward L. Barron and Connie E. Barron (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Edward L. Barron and Connie Elizabeth Barron) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of June, 2009, and recorded in Book 3240, Page 630, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 9A as shown on that plat entitled, “Final Plat Recombination of Lots 9A-9D Section II, Indian Wells at Hunter’s Creek” as recorded in Map Book 34, Page 152, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1165 Pueblo Drive, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1192406 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1187345 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1272 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas E. Faircloth and Leiba T. Faircloth aka Leiba Faircloth (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Leiba T. Faircloth and Thomas E. Faircloth) to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of September, 2009, and recorded in Book 3293, Page 885, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Stump Sound, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 29 and 29A as shown on that plat entitled “Final Plat showing Willow Run (Revised)” Stump Sound Township, Onslow County, NC prepared by John L. Pierce & Associates, P.A., dated June 23, 2004 and recorded in Map Book 46, Page 233, Slide L-374 and as shown on that plat entitled “Final Plat showing lots 26, 29, 30, 31, 29A, 30A, 31A Willow Run (Revised) Stump Sound township, Onslow County, NC prepared by John L. Pierce & Associates, P.A. dated December 16, 2004 and recorded in Map Book 47, Page 150, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 108 Littleleaf Court, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1197107 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1185353 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1270 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Alberto Sanchez, Jr. to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of March, 2008, and recorded in Book 3037, Page 54, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 42, Block G, as shown on a map entitled, “Montclair Section V-C” prepared by Tidewater Associates, In., recorded in Map Book 12, Page 12, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 118 Sheffield Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

SUBJECT to restrictive covenants recorded in Book 396, Page 628, Onslow County Registry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1195946 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1193747 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 987 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Casenoeva R. Saunders and Shava K. Saunders to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of September, 2015, and recorded in Book 4363, Page 518, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of White Oak, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 616 as shown on that map entitled, “Final Plat Sheet 1 of 2 Sterling Farms Phase 3A Part 2 White Oak Township, Onslow County, NC” Owner/Developer: Clearly Development Inc., and recorded in Map Book 70, Page 16 in the Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 406 Pewter Court, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190506 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Sunday, January 29, 2017

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1044

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 464

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 471

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Andrew S. Sherwood and Rachel L. Sherwood to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of August, 2014, and recorded in Book 4185, Page 390, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 2, Lakewood Subdivision, as shown on a map prepared by L.T. Mercer, RLS, dated December 13, 1979, recorded in Map Book 21, Page 3, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 222 Lakewood Drive, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Trevor Strong and Emilee Strong to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of March, 2013, and recorded in Book 3953, Page 622, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Richlands, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 12 as shown on that Final Plat “Garden’s Gate A Planned Residential Development” Richlands Twp., Onslow Co., North Carolina and recorded in Map Book 64, Page 78, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 123 Braeburn Boulevard, Richlands, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Weyman S. Deemer and Ericka C. Deemer to David Brown, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of December, 2006, and recorded in Book RE 2002, Page 887, in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 115 of Heathwood Acres Subdivision are shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 75, Page 8 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2576 Peppertree Ridge Road, Randleman, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190737 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1236 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James A Shubrick and Lucinda Merritt Shubrick (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): James Shubrick) to Charles S. Lanier or Keith E. Fountain, Either of whom may act singularly, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of August, 2006, and recorded in Book 2724, Page 722, and Modification in Book 4405, Page 365, and Additional Deed of Trust in Book 2857, Page 78, and Modification in Book 4406, Page 41, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on February 2, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 28, Final Plat Highland Forest, Section IV, Phase II, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Map Book 31, Page 26, Slide H-14, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 335 Creedmoor Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1185951 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1175595 (FC.FAY)

randolph NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 460 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jessica Leigh Baker (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jessica L. Baker) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 2nd day of April, 2008, and recorded in Book RE 2072, Page 197, in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being Lot 6 of Brookgreen Subdivision, Section 1, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 49, Page 21, Randolph County Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2315 Greenbrook Drive, Trinity, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1198292 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1183605 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 474 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Gary Lee Hickenbottom and Carissa Lynn Hickenbottom to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of February, 2010, and recorded in Book RE 2169, Page 272, in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 7, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at an existing iron pipe on the Southern margin of N.C. Highway 62 and the Eastern margin of Leach Street known as the point of beginning, said point being located North 50 deg. 19’ 04” East a distance of 150.23 feet from an existing iron pipe marking the northwest corner of “Tract 1” as recorded in Deed Book 1442, Page 1423 and as shown on an unrecorded map for Mary Leach Crotts estate prepared by Davis, Martin, Powell & Assoc. dated December 16, 1994; thence with the southern margin of N.C. Highway 62 North 52 Deg. 48’ 29” East, a distance of 200.41 feet to an existing iron pipe under a stump; thence South 47 deg. 11’ 02” East, a distance of 283.01 feet to a new iron pipe; thence South 55 deg. 19’ 06” East, a distance of 75.99 feet to an existing iron pipe, said iron pipe being Marvin K. Andrews northwest corner; thence with Marvin K. Andrews western line south 21 deg 16’ 21” east, a distance of 271.94 feet to an existing iron pipe at a creek; thence North 63 deg.

07’ 08” West, a distance of 327.28 feet to an existing iron pipe on the eastern margin of Leach Street; thence with the eastern margin of Leach Street North 47 deg. 05’ 00” west, a distance of 322.91 feet to the point of beginning; said described tract containing 2.23 acres (97044.59 SQ FT) more or less as per a survey by Four Points Surveyors, PLLC dated January 3, 2010, File name 7224 NC Highway 62. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7224 NC Highway 62, Trinity, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1200415 (FC.FAY)

D9 wake AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 3776 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Donna G. Allen, a separated woman and Marty Britt Allen to Diane A. Wallis, Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of January, 2000, and recorded in Book 8499, Page 2242, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of the tract containing 2.984 acres as shown on a map prepared by James O. Murphy, R.L.S., dated October 13, 1983, a copy of said map being recorded in Book of Maps 1983, Page 1256, Wake County Registry. There is also conveyed an easement for ingress, egress and regress thirty (30) feet in width extending from S.R. 1909 in a northerly direction to the Lot above described as shown on said plat. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4244 Bruce Drive, Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1189993 (FC.FAY)

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 3010 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Christian T. Andresen to Peter F. Makowiecki, Trustee(s), dated the 6th day of December, 2007, and recorded in Book 012866, Page 01830, and Modification in Book 015229, Page 02062, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING KNOWN and designated as Unit No. 4705-D, DUTCH VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM (the “Unit”), a residential condominium located in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, as shown on plats and plans thereof recorded in Condo Book 2007, Pages 432 A1 through 432 A8, Wake County Registry, and as described by that Declaration of Condominium for Dutch Village in Book 12501, Page 863, Wake County Registry (the “Declaration”) as amended, together with the percentage undivided interest in the common elements and facilities declared therein to be appurtenant to said Unit, and all other rights, title, interest, privileges, easements, duties and liabilities appurtenant thereto; which undivided interest shall automatically change in accordance with the terms of said Declaration and in any amendments thereto and shall be deemed to be conveyed effective on the recorded of such amendments as though conveyed thereby. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 4705-D Bluebird Court, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Said property being a portion of the property acquired by Grantor by instrument recorded in Book 12501, Page 798 and Book 12501, Page 803, Wake County Registry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1196746 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Sunday, January 29, 2017

D10 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2254

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 1150

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 3522

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 3266

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Brian I. Burton and Maria Cruz Ces-Carou to Frances Jones, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of January, 2011, and recorded in Book 014226, Page 02682, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 13, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 15, Tuscan Hills as shown on Plat entitled “Tuscan Hills recombination, Subdivision and Tree Conservation Areas” Prepared by Thompson & Associates, PA and recorded in Book of Maps 2008, Page 887 of the Wake County Registry, reference to said plat being incorporated herein by reference for greater certainty of description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2604 Shadow Hills Court, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Christopher A. Colwell and Judith A. Colwell to Richard G. Singer, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of June, 2006, and recorded in Book 12011, Page 2432, and Re-recorded in Book 12416, Page 436, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 13, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 46, according to a plat entitled “Recombination of Lots 46 and 47 Bridgepoint North” recorded in Book of Maps 1986, page 1524, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 10749 Dunhill Terrace, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kenntrice Dunston to National Corporate Research, LTD., Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of September, 2007, and recorded in Book 12770, Page 829, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 13, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 13, Squire Estates Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1983, Page 631, in the Offices of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 5148 Shield Circle, Raleigh, NC 27603 Parcel ID Number: 0127603 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nicole M. Gurner to Newman & Newman, Attorneys at Law, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of September, 2013, and recorded in Book 15454, Page 1543, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot(s) 7, Lakeside Commons Subdivision, according to the plat thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2000, Page 1845, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 509 East Maple Avenue, Holly Springs, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1158686 (FC.FAY)

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1146661 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1177719 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1780 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Richard Cole and Susan Cole and Susan S. Cole, Trustee of the Susan S. Cole Revocable Trust dated 17th day of July 1992, as amended 3rd day of October 2001 (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Susan S. Cole, Trustee, or successor Trustee(s) of the Susan S. Cole Revocable Trust dated the 17th day of July 1992, as amended on the 3rd day of October 2001) to John L. Matthews or Timothy M. Bartosh, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of April, 2003, and recorded in Book 010052, Page 02666, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on February 1, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 175, North Ridge Estates, Phase IV, as shown on that plat recorded in Book of Maps 1988, Page 1250, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1904 Torrey Pines Place, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1182428 (FC.FAY)

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 2380

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2682

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Cynthia A. Driscoll-Fearns, a single woman to David A. Vesel & Assoc., Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of March, 2005, and recorded in Book 11270, Page 2263, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 12, Brookdale Subdivision, according to the plat thereof, Recorded in Book of Maps 1994, Pages 605 & 606, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina.

Together with improvements thereon said property located at 6604 Battleford Drive, Raleigh, NC 27613 Parcel ID Number: 0797432901 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Peter M. Fougerousse and Susanne L. Fougerousse to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of September, 2010, and recorded in Book 014084, Page 01499, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL OF LOT 52 of Weycroft Subdivision, as said Lot is shown on a plat by Michael E. Dickerson, Professional Land Surveyor, of Withers & Ravenel, Inc. entitled “WEYCROFT SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1A, A PORTION OF PHASE 1” dated May 2, 2006 and recorded in the Wake County, North Carolina Registry, in Book of Maps 2006, Pages 1033 through 1035, reference being made to plat for a more particular description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 320 Weycroft Grant Drive, Cary, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1117108 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1193222 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1199987 (FC.FAY)

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 437 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Vonda K. Jennette to Scott A. Korbin, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of May, 1994, and recorded in Book 6149, Page 0079, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 44, Block A, Heather Hills Subdivision, Section 1, according to map recorded in Book of Maps 1967, Volume III, Page 281, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 106 North Shetland Court, Garner, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1174561 (FC.FAY)

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AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1404

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2928

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1490

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2544

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sharen D. Lewis to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of February, 2011, and recorded in Book 014280, Page 01932, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that parcel of land in Wake County, State of North Carolina, being known and designated as Lot 242, Dansforth, filed in Plat Book 2005, Page 1593 and being more fully described in Book 12859, Page 103 dated 11/30/2007 and recorded 11/30/2007, Wake County Records, State of North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 9301 Dansforeshire Way, Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael Alexander Neacsu, (Michael Alexander Neacsu, deceased) (Heirs of Michael Alexander Neacsu: Michael Jenkins, Jr. and Unknown Heirs of Michael Alexander Neacsu) to Maitland Law Firm, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of July, 2014, and recorded in Book 015714, Page 01700, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 9, Green Acres Subdivision, as shown on plat recorded in Book of Maps 1949, Page 4, Wake County Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5100 Clearview Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by George Damon Pope and Amy S. Pope to Atlantis Title Company, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of September, 2012, and recorded in Book 014934, Page 00858, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 1870 in Bedford at Falls River, Phases 30, 32-33, 35-36, Map 31, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2006, Pages 1208-1216 (Page 1209), WAKE County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2611 Royal Forest Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michelle Williams to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of November, 2004, and recorded in Book 011120, Page 01329, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being Lot No. 37 on the Map/Plan of Worthdale Park Subdivision, Section 1, as shown on the plat of record in Plat Book of Maps 1964, Page 74, Register’s Office for Wake County, North Carolina, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete description thereof. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1105 Carlisle Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190623 (FC.FAY)

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1183564 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1183446 (FC.FAY)

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 3096

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 1715

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 691

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Chasity T. McClaston (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Chasity Tenessa McClaston) to CB Services Corp, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of April, 2010, and recorded in Book 013907, Page 00173, and Correction Affidavit in Book 13986, Page 2445, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain parcel of land situate in the County of Wake, State of North Carolina more particularly described as follows:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lorenzo Peterson and wife, Ada Peterson to Grady I. Ingle and Elizabeth B. Ells, Trustee(s), dated the 6th day of January, 2014, and recorded in Book 015558, Page 02090, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 245 of the Village at Rolesville, Tract 5, Phase 3, Section A, as shown on a plat thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2005, Page 2244, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 561 Redford Place Drive, Rolesville, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Agustin Roberto Sabater and Rebecca G. Sabater to John L. Matthews or Timothy M. Bartosh, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of June, 2001, and recorded in Book 008954, Page 00865, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on February 6, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No. 180, Block V, as shown on plat of Section One, Lockwood Subdivision, recorded in Book of Maps 1953, Page 111, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1206 Downing Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1189831 (FC.FAY)

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1177223 (FC.FAY)

Being all of Lot 215, of Beacon Village Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 2002 beginning at or including Page 157. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4216 Beacon Crest Way, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1197651 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1192304 (FC.FAY)

Alamance NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 31 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael Oakley, a free trader, and Kathy Martin, unmarried (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Michael W. Oakley) to Charles R. Cunningham, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of April, 1998, and recorded in Book 1165, Page 901, in Alamance County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Alamance County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at #1 Courthouse Square in the City of Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on February 9, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Alamance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL OF LOT NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN (27), Section Three, Holly Brook, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 57, Page 3 of the Alamance County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more complete description. This description was obtained from a plat of a survey by William L. Bolden Surveying dated February 10, 1998.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 2549 Holly Brook Drive, Burlington, NC 27217. Parcel ID 161743.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1146073 (FC.FAY)