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NC beaches named among “Best Beaches” in the U.S. Raleigh Prime spots along N.C.’s coast made the annual list of “Best Beaches in the U.S.” by Dr. Steven Leatherman, also known as “Dr. Beach,” of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University.

Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach on Ocracoke Island and Lighthouse Beach in Buxton — both in the Outer Banks — were in the top ten on the list. Leatherman ranks the beaches on 50 criteria, including water and sand quality, amenities, pests and views.

Kapalua Bay in Maui took first.

FBI make arrest in planned July 4 attacks on Cleveland, Philadelphia Washington, D.C. The FBI has arrested an American citizen who admitted to planning to bomb Cleveland's Fourth of July celebrations and then stand by and watch "it go off," federal officials say.

Demetrius Pitts, 48, who had expressed allegiance to the al Qaeda militant group, was arrested on Sunday after a meeting with an undercover FBI agent where he said he planned to plant a bomb at a parade and intended to target other locations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

Pitts also suggested giving the children of military personnel remote control cars packed with explosives during the parade so the kids would unwittingly detonate the bombs, the FBI said. Pitts was charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

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U.S. Supreme Court issues key rulings as Kennedy announces retirement

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Expect a hot July 4th as heat wave sizzles East Coast NC faces a heat advisory this week and officials are urging people to take it seriously

By Rich McKay Reuters ATLANTA — Sweltering temperatures, flirting with 100 degrees Fahrenheit, will blister parts of the U.S. Midwest and East Coast this week, sizzling at least through the Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.

More than 113 million Americans are under heat warnings or advisories stretching from the Mississippi Valley, up to Philadelphia, Chicago and bending over to New York, Boston, Baltimore and

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Washington D.C., said Patrick Burke, a meteorologist with the NWS Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.

"Hot is the only word for it," Burke said.

Over the weekend, most of central N.C. was under a heat advisory. Temperatures were in the mid90s, but the heat index made it feel as though the temperatures were 100-105. Temperatures for the Independence Day week are expected to break records, so officials across the country are urging residents to hydrate and check on neighbors and relatives. The hot weather is dangerous for young children, the elderly and people with health problems.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump says he and a committee are working from a list of constitutionalist candidates to replace retiring justice Anthony Kennedy. Kennedy’s announcement last week sent shock waves through liberal circles because, although a conservative, Kennedy has for years provided a swing vote, siding with left-leaning justices on social issues like abortion access and gay marriage.

His retirement gives Trump an opportunity to deepen his imprint on the nation's highest court, after restoring its 5-4 conservative majority last year with the selection of Neil Gorsuch. The high court appointments are one of the reasons that conservative voters said in 2016 that they voted for Trump, and recently they have gotten much of what they’ve hoped for.

Key votes side with conservatives Ahead of Kennedy’s announcement, the court voted 5-4 in several key cases, including a ruling that found unions cannot garnish membership dues from the wages of public sector employees who elect not to join the union. The decision was a blow to organized labor, which has

had dwindling membership in recent years.

The high court also upheld President Trump’s travel ban on visitors from countries that the U.S. State Department has deemed non-compliant with vetting and security rules.

Also on Thursday, the long-awaited decision on N.C.’s election maps came down. The U.S. Supreme Court threw out part of a lower court ruling that had invalidated a series of state legislative districts drawn by Republicans lawmakers at the N.C. General Assembly. The justices said the complainants failed to prove that the lawmakers intended to diminish the clout of black voters, called racial gerrymandering.

Earlier in the week in a separate case, the justices stopped short of issuing a clear ruling on the constitutionality of political gerrymandering but threw out a lower court ruling that had struck down N.C.’s Republican-drawn U.S. House districts. They directed that the decision be revisited in light of its ruling in a Wisconsin gerrymandering case earlier in June that also preserved a Republican-drawn electoral map.

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on a case from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled the Rowan County Board of Commissioners could not open their public meetings in prayer because it violates the U.S. Establishment Clause. The case was brought by three residents of Rowan CounSee KENNEDY, page A2

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RALEIGH — A shorter than usual short legislative session wrapped up last Friday after only six weeks. During this time though, legislative leaders main-

tained a productive schedule and achieved a large number of policy objectives before heading home to begin focus on their general election campaigns.

The legislature’s main task during a short session is to pass adjustments to the biennial budget, which they did over the veto of the governor. After opening session to a large teacher protest, the legislature increased teacher pay by 6.5 percent on average — increasing the raises teachers have

received over the past five budgets to nearly 20 percent. The pay floor for state workers was raised to a “living wage” of $15 and state workers in general were granted at least 2 percent raises. Many, like state troopers (at 8 percent) and principals (at 7 percent), received more than this minimum.

The session also saw the addition of six constitutional amendments to the November ballot.

These include a voter ID requirement, a 7 percent income tax cap,

the right to hunt and fish, increased legal protections to victims of crime, adjusting the organization for the elections and ethics board and the creation of a new model for filling judicial vacancies.

The busy last few weeks included strong resistance from Gov. Cooper, who vetoed 10 bills including the budget this session. He has vetoed 23 total since becomSee SESSION, page A2

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KENNEDY from page A1 ty, assisted by the ACLU, who were offended by the Board’s prayers. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of N.C. found in favor of the complaining citizens, and the Fourth Circuit later affirmed the decision. Rowan County says they will still have prayer at their meetings, but it will not be delivered by a county commissioner.

Vacancy could drive voter turnout Democrats hope that the 5-4 conservative lean of the court will bring more liberal voters to the polls for November’s midterm election, which could determine which party controls Congress. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday, 90 percent of Democrats said the vacancy would make them more likely to vote for a Democratic Senate candidate in the Nov. 6 election, compared with 81 percent of Republicans who said the issue would make them more likely to vote for a Senate candidate from their party. The Senate votes to confirm or deny judicial candidates for federal courts, including Supreme Court nominees.

President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, both Republicans, have said they expect the Senate to vote on a Supreme Court nominee well

Maryland shooting adds to growing conversation about civility in public discourse Police have not released an official motive for the shooting at a newspaper that killed five last week

By Donna King North State Journal GREENSBORO — About two hours after the shooting in a Maryland newspaper office that killed five people on Thursday, a small newsroom in Ogden, Utah received a telephone call from a man asking about the ideological bent of the newspaper.

“There was no specific threat made by this person, but he did go off on the liberal media and fake news and suggested that liberals deserve to have violence done against them,” said Kyle Hansen, news editor of the Ogden Standard-Examiner.

The caller hung up when asked to identify himself. The newspaper reported the call to police. The building entrances were checked and the news staff had a meeting about how to handle such calls, Hansen said.

The threat comes on the heels of Trump press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her family being thrown out of a Virginia restaurant and harassed for hours on the street. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California) told a group of supporters last week to block Trump staffers when out in public.

“If you see anybody from the cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, and a gasoline station, you get out and you cre-

ate a crowd to push back on them and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere,” Waters told the crowd.

One year ago this month, Congressman Steve Scalise was wounded in a shooting at the Republican caucus softball team practice. Also, last year at Berkley, protesters rioted in opposition to conservative speaker Ben Shapiro, causing millions of dollars in property damage.

“The reason for the increased tension is simple,” wrote John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center in a recent column.

“As more is at stake, the battle over who makes decisions grows more contentious. Government has grown by leaps and bounds, and the decisions that are being made have far-reaching consequences for our checkbooks and personal freedoms. A century ago, federal government spending was only about 2 to 3 percent of GDP. If the government was still that small, people likely wouldn’t care as passionately about election outcomes.”

Liberals say that Donald Trump started it. They point to his Twitter account, which frequently features insults directed at other elected officials, world leaders and the news media. His comments, they say, have sparked a widespread fear and hatred of journalists.

John Robinson, former editor of the News & Record in Greensboro, said journalists should increase their security measures, as the level of quality public discourse decreases, “particularly since the president of the United

SESSION from page A1 ing governor in 2017. This veto power is mostly symbolic because Republicans have supermajorities in both houses. By keeping their caucuses voting together, legislative leaders can override these vetoes and have done so in a majority of cases.

After adjournment, Gov. Cooper’s office accused Republicans of spending “the end of session stacking the November ballot with hasty, misleading attempts to rewrite the state constitution to create barriers to the ballot box and roll back the foundational checks and balances of state government.”

The governor is hoping his veto will soon be more than just a statement. If his party increases their share of state House seats, the supermajority that allows Republicans to override his veto will

before the November elections.

Republicans hold a margin of 5149 seats in the Senate. But Republican Senator John McCain, who has an aggressive form of brain cancer, has been absent from the Senate for months, meaning that if all Senate Democrats vote against Trump's eventual nominee, it would take only one Republican defection to defeat his pick.

Matt Mackowiak, a Republican strategist, said it was still far too early to know how the court nominating process would play out at the polls.

He said Democratic senators running for reelection in conservative states, like West Virginia and Indiana, face a "lose-lose" scenario: risk angering their base voters by supporting Trump's pick, or vote no and harm their chances among the Republicans and moderates they still need to win.

"The fact that there's a modest enthusiasm disadvantage isn't all that meaningful because there's already an enthusiasm gap for Republicans," he said, noting Democratic anger toward Trump.

The short list The White House is expected to use the same promotion and coaching strategy it used for the confirmation of Gorsuch last year. The top five contenders for the lifetime appointment are all appeals court

The next legislative session at the N.C. General Assembly is scheduled for Tuesday, November 27, 2018. be broken. Right now Republicans hold 75 out of 120 seats and they need 72 to maintain that three-fifths stronghold. Margins in the state Senate are similarly thin.

While the session is adjourned for now, it was not a “sine die” adjournment that would have officially ended the session for this term. Instead, legislators only adjourned until Nov. 27. This leaves Republican leaders some leeway to secure some of their achievements, namely any constitution-

judges and fairly young.

Among them is Brett Kavanaugh, 53, of Maryland U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Kavanaugh worked for Bush during the recount of the 2000 presidential election results.

Prior to that, he helped draft the "Starr report" recommending the impeachment of Democratic President Bill Clinton.

Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is also high on the list. Barrett was born in 1972, and prior to her current seat, she was most recently a professor at Notre Dame Law School in Indiana.

Thomas Hardiman, 52, of Pennsylvania 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is also on the short list, having been appointed in 2007 by then-President George W. Bush.

Hardiman has drawn criticism from liberals for a dissenting opinion in a gun control case.

Raymond Kethledge, 51, of Michigan 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is also a primary contender. He was named by Bush in 2006, and prior to that, he spent most of his career in private practice. Kethledge ruled against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in a case brought by conservative Tea Party groups that said the agency had targeted them because of their political views.

The entire list of 25 candidates is available on www.whitehouse.gov.

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Kim Wither says a prayer at an impromptu memorial outside of the Capital Gazette, the day after a gunman killed five people inside the newspaper’s building in Annapolis, June 29.

States has declared that the news media is the enemy of the people.

“Given what we know about some of the crazies out there, they may see that as justification to go shoot up the place,” Robinson said.

However, others say that blaming the president for the Maryland shooting is a stretch. Police have not shared the Maryland newspaper attacker’s motive, but it appears that politics are an unlikely cause. He lost a defamation lawsuit against the paper in 2013 and has frequently posted threatening comments about the paper ever since.

Still, the shooting has rattled newsrooms across the country which have long cultivated opendoor ties with their communities as a business model. Reporters Without Borders, a press freedom advocacy group, called the Maryland shooting “a new tragedy for

journalism, which is the victim of increasing violence globally — even in democracies.”

According to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, 13 journalists have been physically attacked in the United States so far this year and 45 were physically attacked in 2017.

“This is really nothing new,” said Don Rowley, editor of the Daily Sun, whose six-day-a-week paper circulates to roughly 7,000 people in northern Arizona.

“Newspaper people make people mad on a daily basis. It sort of comes with the territory.”

Cash strapped newspapers have had to choose between hiring a security guard or a reporter, said Robinson, now a lecturer in journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill.

“After today, I think most reporters would say hire another security guard.”

At the Capital Gazette, they are moving forward and will continue to cover the news. They run several newspapers out of the Annapolis office. They include one of the oldest newspapers in the United States, The Gazette, which traces its origins back to 1727. One of the group’s flagship papers, The Capital, plans to publish a Friday edition, several reporters with the group said.

“I can tell you this: We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow,” reporter Chase Cook wrote on Twitter a few hours after the shooting.

al amendments that may have passed earlier in the month. Democratic leaders, who are hopeful of eliminating their rivals’ veto-proof majority, see this as an attempt to sneak a few last-minute items in after a potential election loss.

Asked why the legislature needed to come back after the Nov. election, Speaker Tim Moore said, "We want to have the option of coming back — assuming that these constitutional amendments pass — if we need to adopt legislation along those lines, to consider that, plus things that may come up between now and then.”

On the Senate floor, the last day was one of heartfelt goodbyes.

Sen. Chad Barefoot (R-Wake) decided earlier this year to retire in order to spend more time with his young family. He tearfully expressed his gratitude to his colleagues and told them come by

his home anytime.

Sen. Bill Cook (R-Beaufort) also choked back tears as he recited lines from the iconic North Carolina-honoring poem, “The Old North State.” Cook, along with Sens. Joel Ford, Tommy Tucker, Ronald Rabin and Shirley Randleman, among others, will not be returning.

Jim Blaine, Senate Leader Phil Berger’s chief of staff, often called the 51st senator due to the influence he wielded as an unelected staffer, will also be leaving his role. Sen. Berger called him forward and recalled their partnership in making a lot of the policy achievements of the last years come to pass.

Next year’s session will be a “long session” with some new faces. Long sessions are the first sessions of a legislator’s two-year term and occur on the odd-numbered, non-election years.

“Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job.”

President Donald Trump said on Friday, after the newspaper shooting that killed five.

HEAT from page A1 in the mid-90s, but the humidity will push the heat index up, making it feel like 100-105. Baltimore, MD, and Albany, NY, might hit 99 degrees.

"It's going to be a hot week everywhere east of the Rockies," Burke said. "At risk populations should definitely seek cool shelter."

Cities across the region, from the Mississippi river to the East Coast, have set up cooling centers to keep people out of the dangerous heat. Over the weekend, Charlotte set one up in First Ward Elementary School with help from the Red Cross. More are expected to open in other areas of the state as temperatures soar.

The "Don't Fry Day" campaign from the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention says this week is especially important to get their word out. They are hoping that sun protection, sunburn and sun safety stay at the top of people's minds while they celebrate the nation's favorite summer holiday. So far, their #DontFryDay has more than 12 million impressions on social media.

"Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., yet it is highly preventable," said Jenn Nguyen of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.

They say their message took off on Twitter when basketball player Dwayne Wade, a guard for the Miami Heat, accounted for most of the celebrity impact. His tweet addressed heat stroke prevention — not sun safety — but included the DontFryDay hashtag.

"This speaks to the power of celebrities and influencers in helping us get the message out there," said Sherry Pagoto of the University of Connecticut in Storrs. "At the same time, it also speaks to the importance of scientists building their own social media audience as well."

"So many myths need to be busted when it comes to sun protection and sun exposure," she added. "Some people think tanning is safe, that it's a healthy look and that sunscreen causes cancer.

Public health officials have their work cut out for them."

In June this summer, there were approximately 1,319 heat-related illnesses reported from N.C. emergency rooms and more than 75 percent of those were from male patients, mostly between ages 25 and 44 years old, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.

Most of the visits were in hospitals in the Piedmont (48 percent) and Coastal (43 percent) regions.

Approximately 16 percent of all visits were seen in hospitals in the Sandhills area of N.C.

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Hickory, N.C. — With Gov. Roy Cooper in attendance, the NCWorks Commission met recently to approve new Career Pathways, certify Career Centers and celebrate local innovations in workforce development. The group held its quarterly meeting at Moretz Mills in Hickory, marking the first time the Commission has met in western North Carolina.

Moretz Mills features an event venue and space for a variety of businesses in a historic, renovated hosiery mill. NCWorks Commission Chair Kevin Trapani said it was fitting that they meet in such a repurposed facility, since the state’s workforce services often help North Carolinians “refocus and repurpose their lives.”

In his opening remarks, Governor Cooper said he often hears that workforce development is complicated and challenging, but, he added, “It’s too important not to step up and make sure we do workforce development the right way, allowing for local differences and local innovations, but also making sure we have a statewide strategy that will be successful.”

Led by a private sector chair, the 33-member NCWorks Commission includes representatives from the business community, heads of state workforce agencies, educators and community leaders. The Commission, which is designated as the state’s Workforce Development Board under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, recommends policies and strategies to enable the state’s workforce and businesses to compete in the global economy.

By Liz Moomey North State Journal RALEIGH — Now is the time to pursue a job in IT, according the the North Carolina Technology Association’s latest IT Job Trends report.

This year, jobs in the IT sector have increased from 18,883 to 22,309 tech job postings in May, and have increased by 10.9 percent since May 2017. Brooks Raiford, the CEO of NC Tech, explained the boost has come in the last several months.

“What’s encouraging about this is our May numbers being the highest of the last 12 months, but actually the last three months — May, April and March — all higher than any of the other months,” Raiford said. “We are in a period of what seems to be a stronger hiring season.”

Of the top 10 metro areas in North Carolina, seven of them have seen an increase in IT job postings in the last year. Together, Durham and Chapel Hill have had an increase of 50.3 percent since last May. The Charlotte/ Concord/Gastonia metro area has had a 0.6 percent increase, but boasts the most postings of 7,716. Raleigh follows with 7,139 postings at a 15.8 percent increase. Other metro areas that increased their IT job postings are Fayetteville, Greensboro/ High Point, Wilmington and Burlington.

Raiford said the smaller metro areas vary in being a good or bad job market because one big

employer hiring can impact the whole region.

“I don’t think anybody would be shocked to learn the Triangle and Charlotte are where the bulk of the number of job openings are, but it is interesting to note that the remainder of the top 10 metropolitan areas sometimes fluctuate as to where they show up on the chart,” Raiford said.

“Usually that’s because a large employer in a small metro area might have a hiring initiative one month or for a quarter, and that might spike that metro up the list for a while just because that one employer has an initiative with a lot of openings.”

Compared nationally, North Carolina is No. 3 for tech sector job growth. According to the North Carolina State of Technology Industry Report (ncstir.com), N.C.’s technology industry has grown by 17.4 percent, compared to 7.7. percent nationally.

Raiford also said an increase sometimes means a decline is in the future, especially understanding that June is the last month in the quarter, plus the last months of the year are when hiring decreases when looking at previous years.

“What I’ve seen over time is there are certain things you can predict fairly safely,” Raiford said. “One of them is at the final quarter of the year, you’re going to see a slowing down and the beginning of a year you’re going to see a ramping up.

“To be honest, when we see a ramp-up like this, it tends to be followed by a pause. I would predict there might be a slight holding steady or decline in the next couple of months. I hope I’m wrong, but if I’m following pat-

22,309 IT jobs that were posted in May in North Carolina, up 10.9 percent from the previous year

795,602 IT jobs that were posted in May in the U.S., up 11.7 percent from the previous year terns, I wouldn’t be surprised.”

The employers of the tech talent aren’t necessarily tech industries, Raiford explained.

“You see a lot of nontech companies having large tech operations that are doing hiring,” he said. “A great example of here in the Triangle is places like Fidelity Investments, Credit Suisse, etc., who are banks, but they have huge tech hubs here. … It’s interesting to me how many big employers of tech talent are not tech companies.”

The top 10 hirers of tech talent included: Oracle, IBM, Accenture, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Deloitte, Lowe’s, Cisco, SAS, and DXC Technology.

For more information about the report, visit nctech.org/talent.

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Flash back to 1939. The young men attending Wake Forest College were not allowed to leave campus without a jacket and tie.

They’d walk the two blocks from school to downtown to catch a movie or pick up their dry cleaning, and more likely than not, stop at Shorty’s for a hot dog and a game of pool.

This familiar scene has been played out since 1916. If you stop by Shorty’s around noon on a Saturday afternoon, you’ll likely find a line out the door.

On an average Saturday, they’ll serve up more than 800 hot dogs to the hungry throngs of Wake Forest families, young and old. One of the oldest customers is 95 years old, and attended Wake Forest College before it moved to WinstonSalem in the late 1950s.

As the years passed and many businesses opened and closed, Shorty’s has been a constant fixture on White Street. In fact, owner Chris Joyner is the fourth generation of Joyners to run the business – the only place in town that can boast that continuity.

Locals aren’t the only ones who make the trip to Shorty’s.

Visitors have come from other states as well. According to Chris, people often hit Shorty’s first when they come into town – before heading to visit their relatives.

Carroll O’Connor and Arnold Palmer were regulars during their time at Wake Forest College. In fact, O’Connor told people he developed his Southern drawl shooting nine ball in the back of Shorty’s.

Today, both young men and women stop here after high school, continuing the nearly 100-year old tradition.

So, what makes Shorty’s hot dogs so darn delicious? It’s the chili, according to pretty much anyone you ask. Get a couple smothered with the stuff and topped with slaw. It doesn’t get any better. Just don’t ask for the chili recipe.

That will remain a secret forever.

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RALEIGH — The N.C. Republican Party and the N.C. Democratic Party issued their lists of official judicial endorsements after a recent meetings of party leadership.

The North Carolina Republican Party is endorsing incumbent NC Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson, Court of Appeals candidate Chuck Kitchen, Court of Appeals candidate Andrew Heath and Court of Appeals candidate Jefferson Griffin.

“When it comes to the statewide judicial races, North Carolina Republicans have spoken," said NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes. “We have selected qualified judicial candidates that respect the rule of law, the North Carolina and U.S. Constitutions and understand that the role of our judges is to show judicial restraint in judging and not to legislate from the bench.”

Meanwhile, the N.C. Democratic Party is also getting geared up for campaign season. Party Chair Wayne Goodwin announced that the NCDP is endorsing civ-

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il rights attorney Anita Earls in her challenge to Barbara Jackson for the state Supreme Court, as well as John Arrowood, Allegra Collins, and Toby Hampson for seats on the N.C. Court of Appeals.

“I am honored to announce our party’s endorsement of our statewide nominees for the judiciary,” NCDP Chairman Wayne Goodwin said. “Each of our endorsed nominees has the intellect, integrity and strong moral compass necessary to rule without fear or favor from the bench.”

Party endorsements of judicial candidates have not generally happened in past election cycles. The NCGOP made a temporary rule change to allow the party to endorse in judicial races where multiple Republican candidates are possible. The NCDP also said it was breaking with tradition and endorsing judicial candidates because the judicial primaries were cancelled this year amid legislative changes to the judicial election districts.

The elections, judicial and legislative, will be held statewide on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

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Max Ledbetter went to Glenwood Madison County Elementary School, and now he’s Three prisoners sued the N.C. Y: 59.4 trying to give back as part of his Eagle Department of Public Safety after Scout project. Ledbetter is collecting they claim they were denied treatment K: 6 money to try to make sure that every for Hepatitis C virus. The ACLU argues denying treatment to the prisoners violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and the eighth amendment to the constitution, which prevents cruel and unusual punishment. Prisons are allowed to deny treatment if the inmate’s sentence will expire before treatment is complete, or if a prisoner has mental health conditions or drug and alcohol violations within a year.

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Deep Gap bridge to be named for fallen soldier Watauga County U.S. 221/U.S. 421 is being widened into a four-lane median highway in Deep Gap. As part of the project, a new overpass bridge will be constructed and named after Sgt. Dillon Baldridge.

The 22-year-old was killed on June 10, 2017 by a Taliban infiltrator while serving in Afghanistan. The bill to name the bridge after Sgt. Baldridge was passed just a little over a year after his death.

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A joint operation with the Drug Enforcement Administration, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, Eden Police Department and the Reidsville Police Department led to the bust. Jazmin Latisha Prunty was arrested on charges of trafficking marijuana, and misdemeanor child abuse. Police are asking the public for the leads on Damon Blackwell, who is wanted in connection with the case.

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Polk County A new law enforcement center is nearly complete and will have its ribbon cutting on July 19. The facility will provide a jail with 60 beds, a big improvement over the 25-bed building built in the 1970s. The existing building had plumbing problems and was plagued by leaks. The county expected to fund the building with a six-cent tax increase but was able to complete the project with just a two-cent hike.

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G.M. CEO responds to Graham fourth-grader’s letter Alamance County Fourth graders at E.M. Holt Elementary School were given the assignment to write to a public figure.

Ten-year-old Brianna White chose Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors and first female to head a U.S. carmaker. Barra wrote back, sending White a personal letter and a model of a silver Corvette. White’s father works for a local Chevy dealer, which Barra mentioned in her letter.

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grandson of the mayor of Taylortown, was killed on Friday during a highspeed chase with police. Barrett, an Aberdeen native, is the grandson of mayor Ulysses Barrett Jr. The Honda Accord the younger Barrett was driving turned around and fled a police checkpoint, then crashed into a tree trying to escape police pursuit. The SBI is investigating the crash.

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candidate for House District 48, lost the support of his party after his controversial comments surfaced.

Among other things, Walker claimed that God is a white supremacist, Jews are satanic and U.S. soldiers are being poisoned by the government. The N.C. GOP cut ties with him prior to his November election against Democrat Garland Pierce, the incumbent.

was dying. So eight years ago, they began buying buildings in the hope of renovating them. The couple currently owns 35 commercial and residential buildings in the town. The rest of the community has also pitched in, and the town now has upgraded internet and is decorated with 2,400 pink roses.

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Elizabeth City man pleads guilty to shooting wife Chatham County manager announces retirement

Interior Department plans to let people kill endangered wolves

Chatham County Renee Paschal, the Chatham County manager, will retire effective Oct. 1. Paschal informed the Board of Commissioners and her staff of her decision last week. She steps down after 30 years of service in government at the state and local levels. The board appointed assistant county manager Dan LaMontagne as interim manager, effective Oct. 1.

Dare County U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials presented a proposal that would allow North Carolina residents to kill endangered red wolves that leave a protected federal wildlife refuge and travel on private property. There are already believed to be fewer than three dozen red wolves in the state, and the plan is expected to cut the size of the population in half.

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Pasquotank County Frank Mansfield pleaded guilty to shooting and killing his wife Phyllis in court last Wednesday. The 74-year-old shot his 73-year-old wife after realizing she needed to move to assisted living.

The couple had been married for 53 years, and Phyllis suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Mansfield was initially charged with second-degree murder be pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter.

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RALEIGH — North Carolina’s unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent in May as the state added 12,280 jobs over a month, according to data released recently by the state Department of Commerce.

The new jobs mean that North Carolina added 64,944 jobs since May 2017, and the state’s unemployment rate decreased 0.2 of a percentage point from a year ago.

The number of people unemployed dropped 5,969 in May to 213,611 and decreased 6,727 over the year. The total number of people employed in North Carolina reached 4,774,254.

The new figures came out the same day that Sensus USA, Inc., a provider of advanced metering technologies to utilities and municipalities, announced that it will expand its operations in Durham County, creating 301 new jobs over five years. According to the N.C. Dept. of Commerce, the company will invest $4 million in North

Carolina by the end of 2019.

Sensus already employs more than 600 people in the state through various operations in the Raleigh-Durham area, including a headquarters office, research and development operations and a manufacturing facility. Sensus is consolidating its footprint in the area and acquiring space to accommodate growing operations and new jobs.

“Xylem provides innovative products and compelling solutions to water and energy customers across the globe,” said Colin Sabol, Xylem Senior Vice President and President, Measurement & Control Solutions.

“We look forward to recruiting and hiring dedicated hardware and software engineers, supply chain managers and technical support engineers in North Carolina with assistance from the Governor, Department of Commerce and its partners.”

Salaries for the new positions will vary by position with an average salary of $94,927.

The current average wage in Durham County is $67,537.

NC focuses on safer roads in July 4 week

By NSJ Staff RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Monday that it will suspend most road construction on busy highways during the Independence Day holiday. Where possible, lanes closed for construction will be reopened from early morning Tuesday, July 3, through the evening of Thursday, July 5.

Visit www.driveNC.gov for details on when and where the roadways will be adjusted.

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The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program also says that its Operation Firecracker campaign will be in full swing this week, aimed at catching impaired drivers. Sobriety checkpoints will be in place in all 100 counties through Sunday, July 8, in an effort to get drunk drivers off the roadway.

According to the Department of Public Safety, in 2018, more than 130 people have lost their lives as a result of alcohol-related crashes in North Carolina.

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EDITORIAL | NEAL ROBBINS

Supreme Court’s ruling on public unions a celebration of freedom

Our Independence Day celebrations remind us that we once had to dissolve the political bands of a government that fundamentally failed its people.

OVERSHADOWED by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy last week, the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Mun. Employees, Council 31 would have been the top story in most other weeks. Janus — a case where Justice Kennedy joined a 5-4 majority on the Supreme Court — is a huge victory for those who value freedom of speech.

The crux of Janus is the argument that public employees should not be compelled to pay union dues when they do not want to be a member of the union. That notion seems simple enough. But, a 1977 Supreme Court case, Abood, held that if a union was designated as a collective bargaining agent, nonmembers can be required to pay dues to the union for the alleged benefit of the collective bargain.

Mark Janus, an Illinois state employee whose unit is represented by a public-sector union, refused to join the union because he opposed many of its positions and sued seeking to avoid subsidizing an organization with which he disagreed. Janus’ case was rejected by the trial court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals citing the Abood case as precedent.

Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the Court

in Janus, said, “Abood was wrongly decided and is now overruled.” In the opinion, Alito and his colleagues in the majority recognized the loss of revenue from nonmembers may require unions “to make adjustments in order to attract and retain members.” The Court found that a person’s freedom of speech, of association, and to not be required to support a group he opposes trumps the needs of unions for revenue.

This case does not significantly affect North Carolina because we do not have collective bargaining for state employees. But, the case is a major indicator that our individual liberties are still respected in a broader sense.

Barry Goldwater once said, “Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences; wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism.”

As we celebrate our independence and remember the time when we dissolved the political bands of a government that had fundamentally failed its people, we should celebrate this decision that reminds us that we cannot be forced to conform our beliefs or abdicate our right to speak for ourselves.

Mr. Janus was portrayed as a free rider by the union who demanded a portion of his wages in support of a cause he opposed. The Supreme Court recognized Janus’ rejection of this label saying, “He argues that he is not a free rider on a bus headed for a destination that he wishes to reach but is more like a person shanghaied for an unwanted voyage.”

The Supreme Court has held in favor of our individual liberties in this case. Our Independence Day celebrations remind us that we once had to dissolve the political bands of a government that fundamentally failed its people. In this time of intentional crises and media-driven hysteria, the division of our people and even the likelihood of civil war are dominating our political narrative. With both sides of the aisle moving from disagreeing to being disagreeable, we should celebrate our differences and our God-given right to liberty.

Last week, the Supreme Court gave us another reason to celebrate.

Neal Robbins is the publisher of the North State Journal.

EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

The Second American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 2018

We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity to declare independence from the collectivist spirit of governance where the few want to control the lives of many.

IN THE COURSE of human events, it becomes necessary from time to time for a nation of diverse people to reassess the political bands which have connected them together.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

To secure these rights, and to defend against the tyranny of a few against the many, we have a democratic republican form of selfgovernment deriving their just powers from the consent of the free people governed.

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to register to vote to amend it and make it a better government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers that shall seem most likely to affect their safety and happiness.

Prudence will dictate that government programs long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and experience has shown that mankind is more disposed to suffer than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations evinces a design to reduce them under excessive government control, it is their right, it is their duty, to change such government, and to provide new safeguards

for their future security.

Returning to our roots: • Every citizen is entitled to their own personal freedom as long as they do not impinge on the freedom to which others are entitled to pursue their dreams and ambitions.

• The primary purpose of government is to provide secure physical defense from all threats, domestic and foreign, to allow individual freedom and creativity to flourish personally and professionally.

• America always will be a “nation of laws,” not whims.

• Each citizen will be responsible for their own actions and personal and family welfare.

• Where the private sector can do the job, government should stay out of it.

• Where the private sector cannot, government can help people as temporary means of support.

• Where state and local government can provide, the federal government will not.

• The success of any assistance program, for individuals or businesses, will be measured not by how many people depend on it but how many people become independent of taxpayer help and are relieved of government dependence.

• “Taxation ‘with’ representation” should produce a fair consumption tax to replace all extant federal taxes.

• A defined contributions retirement program that will enrich each participant will replace Social Security.

We have reminded our elective officials over the past eight decades of the creeping impediments of inept and over-reaching government interference into our lives.

We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity and urged them to take corrective action such as curbing the growth of our national debt, but they have been deaf to the voice of justice and consanguinity.

We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity to declare independence from the collectivist spirit of governance where the few want to control the lives of many. From this date on, we will do everything humanly possible to boost the independent spirit of what makes us all Americans.

We, therefore, the People of the United States of America, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, publish and declare, these Free and Independent citizens have full power to pursue freedom, gain knowledge, learn a trade, establish Commerce; take care of their families, speak and worship freely and to do all other acts and things which Independent people may of right do.

And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

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GUEST OPINION | ADAM MICHEL AND RANDI DORAN

Washington spending restraint is key to tax reform’s success If you like your tax cut and want to keep it: Washington must control its spending habit.

MORE THAN $21 TRILLION IN DEBT, it looks like Washington has forgotten some basic economics.

Peacetime and a strong economy are universally agreed upon criteria for when governments should start to reduce spending and pay down the debt, and we’re not doing it.

Instead, Washington is in the process of passing appropriations that are a dramatic departure from anything resembling fiscal or economic sanity.

The now-certain return of trillion-dollar deficits threaten to undermine Republicans’ most significant legislative and economic accomplishment: tax reform.

In stark contrast to government spending, properly designed tax cuts let people keep more of their own money and expand economic opportunity.

Tax reform’s promise was simple. American families will send about $2,000 less to Washington each year.

But that won’t last if we continue to have deficits of $5,600 per family per year, as we did in fiscal year 2017.

U.S. agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office and international bureaucracies such as the International Monetary Fund all seem to agree that tax reform will boost the U.S. economy, but unprecedented levels of debt and large deficits threaten to drag economic growth back down in the following years.

The Heritage Foundation’s 2019 “Blueprint for Balance” presents a path out of America’s rocky financial straits. It provides specific recommendations and detailed policy reforms that aim to strengthen America’s economy, society, and defense.

Most notably, the Heritage budget achieves surpluses and begins to pay down the debt in 2024 and permanently extends the 2017 tax cuts.

Tax reform already has created opportunity for

businesses and workers. More than 600 businesses have said that they have offered new and improved benefits to their workers because of the tax reform — higher wages, bigger bonuses, and better retirement plans.

Layoffs are rare and employers are hiring.

Unemployment is close to historic lows at 3.8 percent, which is the lowest rate since 2000. Small businesses are more optimistic than ever, as measured by the National Federation of Independent Business’ Small Business Optimism Index, and businesses are again increasing investment in America. New business investments in real estate, equipment, and factories jumped more than 21 percent compared with the first quarter of last year.

Yet, the growth from tax reform could be more than 50 percent larger over the long run if American workers and investors were certain their new lower taxes would continue. The 2017 tax cuts are largely temporary, and a sustainable budget is a necessary precursor to permanently cut America’s taxes.

In other words, if you like your tax cut and want to keep it: Washington must control its spending habit.

The 2019 “Blueprint for Balance” sheds light on what our federal budget and economy could look like under a more sustainable federal fiscal policy.

If Congress wants the American people to continue to prosper, it must urge Congress to consider the recommendations in the Heritage blueprint to begin the process of unleashing a stronger country.

Adam Michel focuses on tax policy and the federal budget as a policy analyst in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Randi Doran is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. This article originally appeared in The Daily Signal.

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“The Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull

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Days after the fighting began, Congress followed the nation and declared independence The following is an excerpt from Scott Rasmussen's book, Politics Has Failed: America Will Not. The Declaration of Independence deserves its place as one of the most important documents in the history of the world. But, despite its significance, the Declaration did not lead the nation to independence or inspire people to take up arms and begin a revolution. Instead, the Continental Congress acted 443 days after the War of Independence began.

Historian Kevin Phillips points out that Colonial authorities “began to exercise power twelve to eighteen months before” the Declaration was approved and they had already achieved a “de facto independence.” In fact, by the end of 1775, most of the Royal Governors had been forced to flee the colonies. By then, “a few square miles of Boston represented the sole remaining seat of British occupation, authority, and might.”

Long before colonial politicians declared the nation’s independence, men like Levi Preston had already made it a reality. On April 19, 1775, an 18-year-old Preston joined hundreds of his neighbors standing up to the British in what became known as the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Seven decades later,

historian Mellen Chamberlain tracked down Preston to find out what led him to fight on that day.

The historian assumed it might have been the Stamp Act or Tea Tax, but Preston said he never saw a stamp or drank any tea. “The boys threw it all overboard.” Trying a different approach, Chamberlain asked about the writing of “Harrington, Sydney, and Locke about the eternal principles of Liberty.” Preston must have thought the young man daft: “I never heard of those men.” He added, “The only books we had were the Bible, the catechism, Watt’s Psalms and Hymns, and the almanac.”

At this point in the discussion, the young historian must have been a bit frustrated. So, he again asked why did a teen-aged Levi Preston choose to fight?

“Young man,” Preston replied, “what we meant in going for those Redcoats was this: we always had been free and we meant to be free always! They didn’t mean that we should.”

This passion for freedom “acquired strength in the United States from the fact that it did not develop simply within a single sphere of life. Rather, it permeated every aspect of the behavior of the whole society.” Respected historians Oscar and Mary Handlin noted that

“American freedom possessed a political aspect.” It “was also social in character … and gave people of every sort a conviction that they had an important stake in the freedom of the communities.”

And, critically important, “the evolution of voluntary religious, economic, cultural, and philanthropic organizations offered alternatives to state action.”

It was this attitude, deeply embedded in the colonial culture, that inspired the revolution. The politicians followed.

“Jefferson’s contribution was to state compellingly ideas and beliefs that had already worked their way into American political culture.” He put into words what the American people already believed. The Continental Congress merely confirmed what had already taken place.

That’s the way it always works in America. The culture leads and the politicians lag behind. And, more than two centuries after independence was declared, American culture remains deeply committed to the founding ideals of freedom, self-governance, and equality.

Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics and technology for Ballotpedia.

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College destruction of black students AMY WAX, a University of Pennsylvania law professor, has come under attack and scathing criticism because she dared criticize the school's racial preferences program. In an interview with Brown University economist Glenn Loury, discussing affirmative action, Wax mentioned how racial preferences hinder the ability of blacks to succeed academically by admitting them into schools at which they are in over their heads academically. At Penn's seventh-ranked law school, Wax said, she doesn't think that she has ever seen a black law student graduate in the top quarter of his class, and "rarely" is a black student in the top half.

That got her into deep trouble. Penn students and faculty members charged her with racism. Penn Law School Dean Ted Ruger stripped Wax of her duty of teaching her mandatory first-year class on civil procedures. I'm guessing that Penn's law faculty members know Wax's statement is true but think it was something best left unsaid in today's racially charged climate. Ruger might have refuted Wax's claim. He surely has access to student records. He might have listed the number of black law students who were valedictorians and graduated in the top 10 percent of their class. He rightfully chose not to — so as to not provide evidence for Wax's claim.

One study suggests that Wax is absolutely right about academic mismatch. In the early 1990s, the Law School Admission Council collected 27,000 law student records, representing nearly 90 percent of accredited law schools. The study found that after the first year, 51 percent of black law students ranked in the bottom tenth of their class, compared with 5 percent of white students. Two-thirds of black students were in the bottom fifth of their class. Only 10 percent of blacks were in the top half of their class.

Twenty-two percent of black students in the LSAC database hadn't passed the bar exam after five attempts, compared with 3 percent of white test takers.

The University of Pennsylvania controversy highlights something very important to black people and the nation. The K-12 education that most blacks receive is grossly fraudulent. Most predominately black schools are costly yet grossly inferior to predominately white schools and are in cities where blacks hold considerable political power, such as Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia. In these and other cities, it's not uncommon for there to be high schools where less than 17 percent of the students test proficient in reading, and often not a single student in such schools tests proficient in math. Nonetheless, many receive high school diplomas.

It's inconceivable that college administrators are unaware that they are admitting students who are illprepared and have difficulty performing at the college level. There's no way that four or five years of college can repair the academic damage done to black students throughout their 13 years of primary and secondary education. Partial proof is black student performance at the postgraduate level, such as in law school. Their disadvantage is exaggerated when they are admitted to prestigious Ivy League law schools. It's as if you asked a trainer to teach you how to box and the first fight he got you was with Anthony Joshua or Floyd Mayweather. You might have the potential to ultimately be a good boxer, but you're going to get your brains beaten out before you learn how to bob and weave.

The fact that black students have low class rankings at such high-powered law schools as Penn doesn't mean that they are stupid or uneducable. It means that they've been admitted to schools where they are in over their heads.

To admit these students makes white liberals feel better about themselves. It also helps support the jobs of black and white university personnel in charge of diversity and inclusion. The question for black people is whether we can afford to have the best of our youngsters demeaned, degraded and possibly destroyed to make white liberals feel better about themselves. You might ask, "Williams, without affirmative action, what would the University of Pennsylvania Law School do about diversity and inclusion?" I'd say that's Penn's problem.

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

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Chaos in Merkel's coalition after Seehofer dangles resignation Berlin German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday will make a last-ditch effort to end a migration row with her conservative allies by holding more talks with her interior minister, whose offer to resign cast doubt over whether her fragile government can survive. Horst Seehofer offered to quit his ministerial post and the chairmanship of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) at a marathon party meeting on Sunday to discuss whether immigration proposals Merkel brought back from Brussels last week were acceptable.

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Fans inside the Rostov Arena before the Belgium vs. Japan match during the World Cup.

U.S. has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year, Bolton says Washington, D.C. White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk of North Korea's weapons programs could be dismantled within a year, as the United States and North Korea resumed working-level talks.

Bolton told CBS's "Face the Nation" that Washington has devised a program to dismantle North Korea's weapons of mass destruction — chemical, biological and nuclear — and ballistic missile programs in a year, if there is full cooperation and disclosure from Pyongyang.

Belgium detains two accused of plotting attack on Iranian meeting in France Brussels Belgian authorities have detained two people suspected of plotting a bomb attack on a meeting in France of Iranian political group People's Mujahideen of Iran, prosecutors said on Monday.

The two were intercepted by Belgian police on Saturday, with more than a pound of TATP, a home-made explosive produced of easily available chemicals, as well as a detonation device found in their car.

Kremlin says Crimea not on agenda at PutinTrump summit Moscow The Kremlin said on Monday the Crimean peninsula which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014 is an inseparable part of Russia and not a subject on the agenda at President Vladimir Putin's meeting with President Donald Trump in Helsinki this month. Putin is open to looking for compromises with Trump on all other issues, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on a conference call with reporters.

Roche ‘highly encouraged’ by Tecentriq results in breast cancer London Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday that a trial showed its immunotherapy Tecentriq plus the chemotherapy Abraxane significantly reduced the risk of disease worsening or death in people with metastatic triple negative breast cancer. The company, citing its IMpassion130 study, said it also recorded an encouraging overall survival benefit for the PD-L1 positive population, whose tumors express a protein that help them evade immune system detection, at interim analysis.

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A firefighter carries a water hose past sheep close to scorched moorland as it burns during a moorland fire at Winter Hill, near Rivington, Britain, on July 1.

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A demonstrator in Manhattan holding a sign participates in the “Keep Families Together” march to protest Trump administration’s immigration policy. Protests in cities across the country on June 30 were organized by some of the same groups that planned the Women’s March and the March for Our Lives. Ten days before the march, Trump ended the policy of detaining illegal immigrant parents and children sepately.

Military enthusiasts take part in a re-enactment of a World War II battle on the eve of Independence Day at the “Stalin Line” memorial near the village of Goroshki, Belarus, on July 2.

Mexican Lopez Obrador wins historic election landslide for left Obrador to be first leftist president in decades, Trump tweets congratulations

By Christine Murray and Diego Oré Reuters MEXICO CITY — Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won Mexico's presidency in a landslide victory on Sunday, setting the stage for the most left-wing government in the country's democratic history at a time of tense relations with the Trump administration.

The 64-year-old former Mexico City mayor won with the widest margin in a presidential election since the 1980s, according to an official quick count that showed him taking more than half the vote -- some 30 points ahead of his nearest rival.

Pledging to eradicate corruption and subdue drug cartels with a less confrontational approach, Lopez Obrador will carry high expectations into office, while his efforts to reduce redistribute wealth will be watched closely by nervous investors.

His government could usher in greater scrutiny of foreign investment and a less accommodating approach to the United States.

Investors are closely watching to see whether his four-year-old MORENA party ends up with a majority in Congress, a result that would allow him more freedom to change economic policy.

Rivals Ricardo Anaya, a former head of the center-right National Action Party (PAN), and ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate Jose Antonio Meade, conceded defeat within minutes of exit polls.

"The new project of the nation will try to seek an authentic democracy," Lopez Obrador said in a midnight speech to thousands of people in Mexico City’s Zocalo city square. In a conciliatory speech promising central bank independence and economic prudence, along with respect for individual freedoms.

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Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures as he addresses supporters after polls closed in the presidential election, in Mexico City, on July 2.

"I want to go down in history as a good president of Mexico," he said.

In a posting on Twitter, Trump congratulated the leftist on his victory.

"I look very much forward to working with him. There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!"

Trump tweeted.

The United States, which has been at odds with Mexico and Canada over the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), has launched a probe into whether to slap tariffs on imported autos. Results are expected within months.

How Obrador handles relations with Trump, who has also sparred with Mexico over the U.S. president's call for a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border, will help define the new administration which will take office on Dec. 1.

Once an agitator famously photographed in a blood-splattered shirt after being hit with a truncheon at a protest, Obrador has mellowed with age and picked a team to reassure investors that his plans will not roil the economy.

"We have witnessed today a very profound reshaping of the country's political map," Goldman Sachs economist Alberto Ramos said. "The balance of power at the federal and local levels has definitely shifted to the left, with unclear implications for the nearterm policy direction."

Lopez Obrador first came to global attention as Mexico City mayor, a post he left to run for president in 2006. Narrowly losing, he cried fraud and launched street protests many thought would end his political career.

Now, his victory is a stinging rebuke to the PRI, which has governed Mexico for 77 of the past 89

years, and its conservative rival, the PAN, which ended one-party rule in Mexico by beating the PRI in 2000, but then lost power 12 years later.

While the PRI's big-tent approach to politics defies easy categories, Lopez Obrador has pitched himself as the most left-wing leader in Mexico since Lazaro Cardenas came to power in 1934, distributing land to peasant farmers and nationalizing foreign industry, including oil companies.

Like Cardenas, Lopez Obrador plans to help poor farmers, though he has stressed he will not expropriate private property.

He has been vague on policy details. Seeking to corral support from economic nationalists, leftist liberals and social conservatives, he has pledged to “combat inequality,” increase pay and welfare spending, and run a tight budget.

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SPORTS

Two anthems, two countries, two languages, no problem for Cary teen, B3 Call him LA-Bron LeBron James takes a moment to collect himself during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. It turned out, that would be his last game in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform as he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent.

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Lebron signs with Lakers Less than 20 hours after the start of NBA free agency, the biggest name was off the market. LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for a reported four years, $154 million. James has led his teams to the last eight NBA Finals, the last four with the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning three titles. He has won four MVP awards and three NBA Finals MVPs. The news attracted several other veterans to sign with the Lakers, including Indiana’s Lance Stephenson and Golden State’s JaVale McGee. Free agent guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also agreed to resign with Los Angeles.

The team is believed to be involved with free agent center DeMarcus Cousins and may trade for Kawhi Leonard.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Triangle teams have strong showing in Director’s Cup Three area teams finished in the top 15 of the Learfield Director’s Cup standings for the 2017-18 school year. The cup is awarded to the team that has the best performance across all sports. Duke finished No. 11 in the cup standings, its highest finish since the 2013-14 school year.

The Blue Devils were led by strong seasons in baseball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s lacrosse. UNC finished in the top 15 for the 19th straight year, with a No. 13 ranking.

The Tar Heels were led by men’s soccer, field hockey, women’s lacrosse and baseball.

NC State had its best finish in the history of the cup, placing No. 15. Wake Forest (48), NC A&T (99), UNC-W (123), UNC-G (173), Appalachian State (204), Elon (217), East Carolina (240), Davidson (249) and NC Central (291) also earned points.

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Wake Forest coach Danny Manning, arguing a call in a December 2017 game, returned from a stint coaching USA Basketball to begin molding the 2018-19 Deacs.

Manning has Wake basketball moving forward Deacons’ coach focused on team after stint with Team USA

By Brett Friedlaner North State Journal WINSTON-SALEM — Danny Manning spent the past few weeks as an assistant to Kansas’ Bill Self working to transform a group of talented individuals into the U.S. national team that won a gold medal at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Canada.

That could prove to be a valuable experience considering the makeup of the team to which the Wake Forest basketball coach returned.

The Deacons’ roster includes six new scholarship players, a collection of freshmen and graduate transfers brought in to fill the void left by the departure of five underclassmen since the end of a disappointing 2017-18 season.

It’s a talented group, headlined by five-star recruit Jaylen Hoard, but one that will require a great deal of work to turn into a cohesive unit capable of competing in the ACC. “I’m still piecing it together,” Manning said last week before beginning the process at a summer workout. “I knew what (the new players) were when I recruited them and what I thought they would bring to the table.

“Once you see them on the court and I try to piece things together defensively and offensively, there are a lot of different thoughts that run through my head when I’m in here with the guys in the gym. But I’m loving it, because we’re so versatile.”

The primary source of Manning’s enthusiasm is a nationally ranked recruiting class considered by many to be the best in program history.

The centerpiece of that group is Hoard, a sleek 6-foot-8, 210-pound wing who grew up in France but played his high school ball in High Point at See MANNING, page B3

“They are eager to learn … sponges.

It’s been fun for me to be back in the gym.”

Danny Manning, Wake Forest coach

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes ended an era Sunday at the opening of free agency, allowing longtime goaltender Cam Ward to leave and bringing in Petr Mrazek as his replacement.

Ward, the 25th overall selection in the 2002 NHL Draft, spent the past 13 seasons with the Hurricanes, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP his rookie season in 2006 when the Hurricanes captured their only Stanley Cup. His part in the team’s playoff drought — now at nine years — contributed to Ward’s departure, even though last season he outplayed high-priced acquisition Scott Darling. He signed a one-year deal in Chicago worth $3 million.

“Nothing against Cam Ward — Cam Ward’s been a great player for this franchise,” Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said of the franchise leader in wins, who will back up Corey Crawford in Chicago. “But we felt at 26, there’s still upside in front of (Mrazek). We knew where Cam was in his career, and we’re going to wish him the best of luck. But the age was a big factor for us.”

Waddell made getting a goalie his lone priority on July 1, opting to wait to make other additions or see if more trades become avail-

able as teams miss out on targeted free agents.

In Ward’s place comes the Czech netminder Mrazek, who played the first 166 games of his career with the Red Wings before being traded to Philadelphia in February.

“There was nobody that had been a starter in the league except for Petr. … We felt that there’s still upside,” Waddell said of the goalie market. “And the other thing that was very appealing when I talked to Petr on the phone when we did the interview with him, he said, ‘I want to go someplace on a one-year deal and prove that I’m the guy to be the No. 1 guy.’”

Mrazek had a breakthrough season in 2015-16, going 27-16-6 with a 2.33 goals-against average and .921 save percentage, earning him a two-year extension worth $4 million a season from Detroit. But he regressed the next two seasons, hovering near a .900 save percentage and allowing more than three goals a game.

He was outdueled for the Red Wings starting job by Jimmy Howard, and he was dealt to the Flyers in February but struggled to regain form.

“The last two years I changed my style a little bit and I was moving in the net a little too much,” Mrazek said Monday in a conference call with Raleigh media. “I worked on the stuff to be more patient in the net, waiting for the shot. Last season I established that a little more and it’s something I’m working on right now in the offseason.”

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After 13 years in the Carolina Hurricanes net, goalie Cam Ward is moving on to Chicago.

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J.R. Sweezy: The former NC State Wolfpack defensive standout was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday.

Sweezy, who converted to the offensive line in the NFL, was the team’s starting right guard last season, his second with Tampa.

He had previously played four seasons with Seattle, starting 49 games. Sweezy missed the end of last season and offseason OTAs recovering from a leg injury but had been cleared to practice again.

Team Russia: The World Cup host nation advanced to the Quarterfinals with an upset victory over Spain. Russia will play Croatia, which toppled Denmark, on July 7.

Uruguay and France will also play each other in the Quarterfinals, and Brazil will face Belgium.

Sweden, Switzerland, Colombia and England will play today to determine the final Quarterfinal match.

Kyle Brnovich: The Elon righthander earned a win over Chinese Taipei for Team USA during the International Friendship Series held in Durham and Cary last week.

Brnovich is one of 18 players who has already been named to the team’s final roster that will compete for the 42nd USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Series and 7th USA vs. Cuba International Friendship Series later this summer.

Four other local players are currently hoping to earn one of the six-toeight remaining spots on the roster: NC State catcher and Greensboro native Patrick Bailey, NC State infielder and Kings Mountain native Will Wilson, East Carolina left-handed pitcher Jake Agnos and Duke lefty Graeme Stinson.

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356 Former Durham Bull Mallex Smith had the longest homerless streak in the Major Leagues, before the Tampa outfielder went deep off of Houston reliever Brad Peacock on Sunday.

Smith, who hit three homers in 45 games with the Bulls last year, last hit a MLB homer on July 21, 2017, off of then Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish. Smith has six career home runs in three years with the Braves and Rays.

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Tito Ortiz will face nemesis Chuck Liddell later this year in the third bout of their bitter rivalry. Liddell knocked out Ortiz in 2004 and again in 2006. Both fighters are coming out of retirement—Ortiz last fought in January 2017, Liddell in 2010— to headline the first-ever MMA fight promoted by Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions.

Tiger Woods tied for fourth in the Quicken Loans National in Potomac, Maryland over the weekend. Woods shot a final round 66 to finish two shots out of second place. Woods’ 21 birdies in the tournament tied winner Francesco Molinari for most in the field. Woods struggled with the putter, however, making just 60 of 73 from inside 10 feet.

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Cary teen sings U.S. and Taipei anthems at DBAP

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

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Joe West, arguing with San Diego manager Andy Green, was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

Thick skin, sense of humor help colorful umpire West become a Hall of Famer The former Elon quarterback was recognized by his home state after four decades as one of Major League Baseball’s best umpires

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal RALEIGH — Joe West didn’t set out to be a Major League Baseball umpire.

He was actually a football player at Elon, working some local high school games for a little extra cash during the offseason, when he caught the attention of Malcolm Sykes, the Carolina League’s director of umpires.

“He saw me work and said ‘If you’re going to do this, you ought to learn how to do it right,’” West recalled recently upon his induction into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. “So he took me to some clinics. He taught me little things like how to take your mask off without your hat coming off, which is a big thing because if you take your mask off and your hat falls over your eyes, you miss the play at the plate.

“When I went to umpire school at the end of my senior year, I always thought if I didn’t make it I could come back and coach football. Then I finished first in the class.”

West was no slouch as a football player. After transferring to Elon following a season at East Carolina, he quarterbacked his team to three conference championships and was named Most Valuable Player on a 1973 squad that played for the small college national championship against Abilene Christian.

His accomplishments were so impressive that he was inducted into Elon’s Hall of Fame in 1986.

Football, however, became a distant memory for West once he began a rapid rise through the minor league ranks to become the

MANNING from page B1 Wesleyan Christian Academy.

A consensus top-25 player, the five-star prospect is the Deacons’ highest-rated recruit since Al-Farouq Aminu in 2008.

Joining him among the Deacons’ new freshmen are a trio of four-star players — fellow forward Isaiah Mucius, shooting guard Sharone Wright Jr. and point guard Jamie Lewis.

“They are eager to learn … sponges,” Manning said of the four youngsters. “It’s been fun for me to be back in the gym. The time with USA Basketball was a great opportunity and a wonderful experience, but you kind of miss out on being with your guys a little bit. Being back in the gym

youngest umpire in Major League history when he was promoted to the big leagues in 1976 at the age of just 23.

He has gone on to call games in six World Series’, eight league championship series’ and three All-Star Games while becoming one of only three umpires to work more than 5,000 career games.

Because of his longevity and a colorful personality that has earned him the nickname “Cowboy Joe,” the Asheville native who grew up in Greenville has become one of the most recognizable umpires in the game.

That kind of notoriety isn’t always a good thing when you’re in a stadium full of fans who don’t agree with a call you made against their home team. “(Fellow umpire) Doug Harvey told me one day ‘Don’t let them ruin your day,’” West said. “‘You’ve got a job to do, go do it. If they get out of line, kick them out.’ That was the greatest piece of advice I was given by any umpire.”

In addition to developing a thick skin, being an umpire for as long as he has helped West develop a healthy sense of humor.

When asked about the funniest thing he ever heard from a fan at a game, he related a story told to him by another umpiring colleague, Ed Vargo.

“This lady yelled at Eddie that if he were her husband, she would put poison in his coffee,” West said. “He stopped the game, walked right over to her and said ‘If you were my wife, I’d drink it.’”

Light moments such as that are few and far between though.

For a man used to being booed on a regular basis, he said the reception he received at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony was especially meaningful. It isn’t often an umpire receives a standing ovation, as he did back in May at the Raleigh Convention Center when he was introduced along with 14 others entering the state sports shrine.

with them has been refreshing to me, because this is the team we coach year round.”

As important as the young newcomers will be to whatever Wake achieves this season, they are still just freshman whose transition to the college game can vary wildly depending on the individual.

To hedge his bets, Manning has also brought in a pair of graduate transfers to add a veteran presence and provide insurance in case it takes some or all of the freshmen longer than expected to develop.

Ikenna Smart is a 6-10, 240-pound big man who started 25 games in helping Buffalo to the Mid-American Conference championship last season. Torry John-

“You don’t get too many applauses where I work.

It’s nice to be in friendly confines where I’m not the most hated person here.”

Joe West upon his induction into the NC Sports Hall of Fame “You don’t get too many applauses where I work,” he said.

“It’s nice to be in friendly confines where I’m not the most hated person here.”

Joining West in this year’s Hall of Fame class were golfer Donna Andrews, baseball players Scott Bankhead, Hal “Skinny” Brown, Frank “Jakie” May and Chris Cammack, baseball coach Mike Martin, football player Wes Chesson, football coaches Bill Hayes and Jack Holley, basketball coach Paul Jones, basketball player and champion surfer Mindy Ballou Fitzpatrick, speedskater Joey Cheek, tennis player Laura DuPont, and administrator Fred Whitfield.

Although being an umpire hasn’t won West any popularity contests, it hasn’t been all bad either.

“It’s been kind of neat and umpiring has opened a lot of doors,” said West, an accomplished country singer whose vocal work has been included on three albums.

“I’ve met three presidents, played golf with major generals from the Marine Corps. One of the nicest letters I got was a thank you card from Barbara Bush after I sent her flowers when she was in the hospital. She said I was her favorite umpire.

“I’ve been there so long now that I’ve actually had people ask me to sign baseballs and stuff for their kids. It’s been very humbling to me.”

son is a sharp-shooting guard who led Northern Arizona in scoring and steals a year ago.

“They will have a role, without question,” Manning said. “Ikenna is the biggest guy on the team and Torry is one of our most experienced guards.”

In addition to learning the basics of the Deacons’ offense and defense, the newcomers will spend a good portion of the summer working to bond with one another. They’ll also have to figure out how their talents fit together with guards Brandon Childress and Chaundee Brown, and bulked up big man Olivier Saar, the three returning regulars that didn’t jump ship after going 11-20 (4-14 ACC) a year ago.

According to Hoard, the pro-

KYLIE ROBINSON had quite a month of June.

For any 14-year-old, getting the chance to sing the National Anthem at a baseball game would be a big deal, but Kylie took things to a different level: Two anthems for two different countries in two different languages in an 18-day span.

The stretch started on June 12, when Robinson got the chance to sing the Star Spangled Banner before the Durham Bulls’ home game against the Charlotte Knights, in front of a crowd of more than 5,000 fans.

That in itself was an accomplishment. The Bulls chose the six dozen anthem singers for their home games prior to the season—a group that includes church choirs, school glee clubs and professionals.

“I’ve done it for my neighborhood swim team,” Robinson said, “and I do it for my school, but this was the first time I’d sung it at anyplace like this—the DBAP.” She’d get an encore much sooner than she expected.

On June 30, with the Bulls on the road, USA Baseball played a game at the DBAP as part of the International Friendship Series. The opponent would be the national team from Chinese Taipei.

It turns out that anthem is in Robinson’s wheelhouse as well.

“I lived in Chinese Taipei from 2013 to 2015,” she explained. “At school, we had to sing it every week, at weekly assembly. So it’s kind of in my brain.”

Robinson goes to a Chinese school in the Triangle every Saturday, so when the Taiwanese community in the area began to organize activities to help welcome the national team, her name came up.

“The people who were putting everything tougher for Chinese Taipei, our crew here, were looking for someone who could sing the anthem,” Robinson said. “They said, ‘Hey, she sang the national anthem already. She’s been here. She’s done this before. Maybe we can get her to sing this anthem.’”

“We all know each other on Facebook,” she added.

Robinson printed out the lyrics to study beforehand, but when she took the field prior to the Team USA game, she held only a microphone.

“That anthem was much more stressful,” she admitted, “because I’d never sang that one in public before.”

Not only that, but there was no music to go along with it. Like her version of the U.S. anthem earlier in the month, Kylie had to sing a capella.

“This one (the Chinese Taipei anthem) is usually not sung a capella. It’s usually done with an orchestra in the background. It’s very big.”

The large contingent from the Chinese Taipei community roared its approval, and even the fans who didn’t understand a word of the song were impressed with Robinson’s voice.

Then, the real experts weighed in.

“The national team all gave me high fives afterward,” Robinson said.

Longtime DBAP veterans couldn’t recall the last time that a singer had done two different national anthems in the same month. The best guess was that someone might have done the U.S. and Canadian anthems prior to a Bulls game back when Ottawa had a team in the International League. Ottawa’s last year was 2007, but, unless someone went with a French version of the song, it’s likely that Robinson is the first to pull off the bilingual anthem feat.

“I’ve done it for my neighborhood swim team, and I do it for my school, but this was the first time I’d sung it at anyplace like this — the DBAP.” Kylie Robinson

Kylie Robinson has made a habit of singing national anthems at the DBAP.

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cess of building chemistry is already well underway.

“It’s a work in progress, but I feel like we’re jelling pretty well,” the freshman said. “We all get along off the court, so I feel that will help us on the court. Even when we (play) pick-up, we find each other pretty well.”

Wake’s dramatic roster shakeup was made necessary by the transfers of guard Keyshawn Woods, and forwards Donovan Mitchell and Rich Washington, along with the ill-advised decisions of center Doral Moore and guard Bryant Crawford to remain in the NBA draft.

Manning dismissed the mass exodus as simply a product of today’s college basketball culture.

Whatever the reason, junior point

guard Childress believes the turnover could end up being addition by subtraction.

“I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s what we needed, but it’s definitely exciting, because a lot of our fans have never seen the freshmen, they’ve never seen the post-grad players that we have and they’re pretty talented guys,” the son of former Deacons All-American and current assistant coach Randolph Childress said. “I’m not predicting anything. All I can really just say is we’re working.

“Even though we have two post-grad seniors, we’re still a young team. We’re still continuing the growth and every day we’re still trying to take another step forward to where we want to be at the end of the year.”

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Hurricanes prospects showing growth Carolina’s annual prospect development camp showed off second overall pick Andrei Svechnikov and reminded everyone about the bright future of Marin Necas

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal RALEIGH — While Raleigh isn’t the most bustling of hockey markets, Day 1 of each year’s Hurricanes prospect development camp brings out pretty much anyone and everyone to get a glimpse at the newest draft picks.

Much of the focus is on the team’s top picks. Last year, 12th overall selection Martin Necas seemed wide-eyed as the scrum around his locker widened and deepened. The year before that, it was Jake Bean and Julien Gauthier who got the star treatment, the burden of first-round expectations slightly showing on their faces.

But things are different in 2018.

Second overall pick Andrei Svechnikov has seemingly brushed off the weight of high hopes that come from the organization, its fans and the hockey world much in the same way he has shown he can shrug off defenders as he barrels down the right wing.

“I think by just looking at him and watching him, the way he handles himself, it’s going to be a lot easier to do that a normal 18-yearold coming in because … I think he’s ahead of the curve on the maturity side,” Hurricanes Coach Rod Brind’Amour said.

Necas has also matured — not only has he grown to a more NHLready 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, but there’s confidence both on the ice and in the locker room that suggests he will likely be in the lineup Oct. 4 when the Hurricanes host the Islanders.

“There’s a comfort level,” Brind’Amour said of Necas. “He goes on the ice, he feels like this is normal. And I think that’s the important thing. He knows us. It’s not like you’re looking around, ‘Who’s this guy?’

“He knows us, and that’s how you get kids to play their best,

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New Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour instructs a group of young players at the Carolina Hurricanes prospect development camp last week. when they’re confident, and they’re comfortable in the environment.

So that’s a reason you bring them to do this camp.”

Bean, who spent a second postdraft year in the Ontario Hockey League because he was among the youngest players in the 2016 draft, is in his third year at development camp and will start his pro career in the fall.

“He was a confident kid already to begin with, but I think just seeing him again this year, you can tell that he’s matured, too,” Brind’Amour said. “And obviously that’s another guy we’re counting on big time to come through for us, whether it’s this year or next year, whenever. At some point, we need this guy to be the player we all think he can be, and he’s definitely taken strides, too.”

Also in Raleigh for the week was defenseman Adam Fox, part of the June 23 trade that brought Dougie Hamilton and Micheal Ferland from Calgary for Elias Lindholm

and Noah Hanifin.

The Flames didn’t think they’d be able to sign the Harvard blueliner — he’s already planned to return for his junior season this fall — but Carolina is hoping it will be able to eventually ink the player The Hockey News ranked the No. 53 prospect in hockey this spring.

“If management thinks I’m ready to make that jump and be able to play at the next level, then it’s something I’ll heavily consider, talk to my family, my adviser about,” Fox said. “For me, it’s not like I thought all the way down the road and have this big thing planned out of what I’m going to do. For me, it’s just day by day.”

And while the Hurricanes hope each player in camp this week can take a small bit of what they learned and, day by day, use it to become a better player, the team expects its two top prospects to set the tone.

Svechnikov and Necas roomed together throughout the week, and

the team took every opportunity to put them on the ice together, including the Saturday’s scrimmage when the duo was teamed up at both 4-on-4 and 3-on-3 play.

“We’re already good friends,” Necas said earlier in the week. “We are in the same room at the hotel. We are two Europeans, and we speak together probably the most.

It’s good. I think we both really enjoyed it.”

Brind’Amour and the coaching staff couldn’t help but get a peek at how the team’s top two prospects look together on the ice.

“That was not a mistake that we kind of threw them together,” he said. “It was kind of just for fun, just to kind of see — sometimes it happens right away, and that’s kind of what we’re obviously hoping for.

“They’re two pretty important pieces to the future of this franchise, so why not get them together as soon as possible and see where it goes from there?”

HURRICANES from page B1 sign with the Hurricanes found new homes on the first day of free agency.

Center Derek Ryan — who made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes at age 29 at the end of the 2015-16 season and played 153 games over the last three years with Carolina — reunited with coach Bill Peters in Calgary, signing a three-year, $9.375 million contract.

Winger Joakim Nordstrom signed a two-year deal totaling $2 million with the Bruins.

Nordstrom was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Hurricanes as a restricted free agent, giving him the option of signing with any team.

Defenseman Jake Chelios, who joined Carolina’s affiliate in Charlotte on an AHL deal in 2015 before earning twoway NHL contracts the last two summers, signed a oneyear, two-way pact with the Red Wings. His father, Hall of Famer Chris Chelios, won two Stanley Cups in Detroit in the 2000s.

Despite a relatively quiet start to free agency, the Hurricanes may not be done reshaping their roster.

The team has been actively shopping former Calder Trophy winner Jeff Skinner, who has one year remaining on his contract and can test the free agent market next summer.

Carolina also has a glut of right-handed defensemen after adding Dougie Hamilton in a draft weekend trade. Justin Faulk, one of the team’s co-captains last season, has had his name in trade rumors and could be the odd-man out if Waddell decides to move one his surplus defenseman.

If Carolina gets restricted free agent Trevor van Riemsdyk signed — Waddell said Sunday the two sides were getting close — that would give the Hurricanes two left-handed defensemen signed to NHL deals. The team could still pursue a third lefty to fill out its roster, specifically if a right-handed defenseman is moved out, but Waddell said the team was both comfortable with moving Brett Pesce to the left side and with its current cast of defenders.

NFL Network’s Top 100 features a dozen N.C. products

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

He also makes the Top 100 for the first time.

THE NFL NETWORK released its annual list of the league’s Top 100 Players, and North Carolina was well-represented on the list.

A dozen players with a connection to our state earned a spot on the list.

Three Carolina Panthers were honored, along with three products of North Carolina colleges.

Six players who were born and/or went to high school in our state before leaving round out the list.

Here’s a look at which North Carolina products are among the NFL’s best:

73. Thomas Davis, linebacker, Carolina Panthers.

89. Jimmy Graham, tight end, Packers.

The longest-tenured Wolfpack passer in the league, Rivers posted his highest quarterback rating in four years and his fewest interceptions since 2009. That resulted in a 17-spot jump from last season’s list. He’s one of 22 players to be ranked every year since 2014.

The pride of Goldsboro and Wilson’s Charis Prep returned to the top 100 after missing the cut the last two years, on the strength of his 10 touchdowns, more than in the previous two years combined.. Only four tight ends finished ahead of Graham on the list.

83. Linval Joseph, defensive tackle, Vikings.

The former East Carolina Pirate had a career high in tackles this season, with 77. He also matched his career high with four sacks, and his three forced fumbles matched his career total for the six previous seasons. Joseph returns to the top 100 after a oneyear absence. He was No. 76 in 2016.

The veteran has been the heart and soul of the Panthers defense for years, Davis jumps 16 spots on the list. He’s the sixth-ranked linebacker, and it’s the third straight season he’s made the rankings.

Davis initially said this season would be his last in the NFL, although he has backtracked in recent weeks.

56. Philip Rivers, quarterback, Chargers.

41. Keenan Allen, wide receiver, Chargers.

The Greensboro native and product of Northern Guilford High is the third Chargers player from the state to place in the top 100. Allen returned from a torn ACL to have career highs in catches (102) and yards (1,393), while playing all 16 games for the first time in his five-year NFL career.

That earned him Comeback Player of the Year and a first-ever berth in the Top 100.

76. Melvin Ingram, defensive end, Chargers

25. Cam Newton, quarterback, Carolina Panthers.

The Hamlet-born lineman went to high school at Rockingham’s Richmond High before heading south to play for the Gamecocks.

Ingram made his first career Pro Bowl this past season, after recording 56 tackles and matching his career high with 56 sacks.

Newton rebounded from a disappointing 2016, jumping 19 spots to return to the top 25. He is the seventh-rated quarterback, behind Tom Brady (1), Carson Wentz (3), Drew Brees (8), Aaron Rodgers (10), Russell Wilson (11) and Ben Roethlisberger (18).

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Los Angeles Rams running back and Tarboro native Todd Gurley (30) catches a pass during minicamp at Cal Lutheran University.

12. Luke Kuechly, linebacker, Carolina Panthers.

Only two defensive players— Aaron Donald (7) and Von Miller (9)—finished ahead of the Panthers’ defensive leader. Kuechly moved up eight spots from last year’s No. 20 ranking. He’s the top-ranked Panthers player and one of 18 players (including Newton and Russell Wilson) to make every Top 100 since 2013.

11. Russell Wilson, quarterback, Seahawks.

The three-year Wolfpack starter, before transferring to complete his college career at Wisconsin, Wilson moved up 13 spots to just outside the top 10. He’s the fifth-rated quarterback on the list, one spot behind Aaron Rodgers, and the top-ranked product of a North Carolina university.

6. Todd Gurley, running back, Rams.

The product of Tarboro High returned to the top 100 after a one-year absence. He was No. 22 in 2016, following his 1,100-yard

rookie season. Gurley vaulted all the way to No. 6 after winning AP Offensive Player of the Year and leading the league in rushing touchdowns.

3. Carson Wentz, quarterback, Eagles.

Wentz was born in Raleigh but moved at age three. Still, the Eagles passer went from unranked all the way to No. 3 in just his second pro season, the highest any player has made his debut in the history of the list. Wentz set Philadelphia team records for passing touchdowns in a season last year, while leading his team to a Super Bowl championship that he was forced to watch from the sideline after ACL surgery.

2. Antonio Brown, wide receiver, Steelers.

The second-best player in the NFL spent a year at North Carolina Technical Academy after a failed attempt to qualify at Florida State. He jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 on the list this year, jumping Falcons receiver Julio Jones to finish just behind Tom Brady.

NFL Network top 10 Tom Brady, QB, Patriots (No. 1 last year) 2. Antonio Brown, WR, Steelers (4) 3. Carson Wentz, QB, Eagles (Not rated) 4. Julio Jones, WR, Falcons (3) 5. Le’Veon Bell, RB, Steelers (9) 6. Toddy Gurley, RB, Rams (NR) 7. Aaron Donald, DT, Rams (15) 8. Drew Brees, QB, Saints (16) 9. Von Miller, LB, Broncos (2) 10. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Packers (6) One Carolina Panther ranked in 2017 dropped off of the 2018 list. Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen, who was No. 67 last year, suffered a broken foot in week two and was limited to seven games, 17 catches, 191 yards and one touchdown, all career lows.

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Paul Rudd portrays Ant-Man in Marvel’s Ant-Man & The Wasp, due in theaters nationwide on July 6, 2018.

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Marvel's cinematic universe goes for laughs with first film after Infinity War

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By Owen Gleiberman Variety LOS ANGELES — "Ant-Man and the Wasp" has a pleasingly breakneck, now-you-see-itnow-you-don't surreal glee. It's a cunningly swift and delightful comedy of scale, in which Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), that quipster mensch of a convict-turned-superhero (has there ever been a movie criminal this nice?), shoots around in his miniaturizing metal suit like the world's tiniest gadfly, only to loom up as large as Godzilla. Either way, he always has time to deliver a line like, "Do you really just put the word quantum ahead of everything?" The answer is: Yes. "AntMan and the Wasp" is a fantasy of mutating matter where buildings collapse into Monopoly toys, a Hello Kitty Pez dispenser gets inflated into a freeway battering ram and the most fearless of the characters is injected into an ocean of psychedelic sub-atomic protoplasm.

The director, Peyton Reed, also made the first "Ant-Man" (2015), but at the time he'd never helmed a special-effects blockbuster before, and his inexperience showed. He jammed comedy, action and origin-story mythology into a film that had more amiable spirit than craft.

In "Ant-Man and the Wasp," Reed keeps the entire movie — one-liners, Macy's Parade effects, hand-to-insect-wing combat — spinningly aloft. Always an inspired director of comedy ("Down with Love," "Bring It On"), Reed has learned how to operate the heavy machinery of a Marvel superhero movie yet keep it all light and fast and dizzying.

His combat scenes don't overpower. They're well spaced out and actually make visual sense, like a hypnotic one early on in which Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), a.k.a. The Wasp, confronts a pack of goons in a restaurant kitchen by popping in and out of micro size, sliding along the edges of a tossed carving knife only to burst into her full ninja self to deliver the knockout blows.

Yet part of the fun of "AntMan and the Wasp" is that you don't have to pretend there's anything cosmic at stake. How could you? The plot is an elaborate throwaway. Rudd's Scott Lang is doing all he can to be a good divorced daddy to his daughter, Cassie (Abby Ryder Forston). As he lip-syncs — to the "Partridge Family" theme song! — and digital drums his way through his last few days of house arrest, he is lifted out of his predicament

by Dr. Hank Pym, the physicist and former S.H.I.E.L.D member played, once again, by a triumphantly disgruntled Michael Douglas in a silver coif and goatee who bites down into the role of this cuttingly tormented science geek.

Hank won't rest until he extracts his wife, Janet van Dyne

The Isaacs have a unique style of family harmony with contemporary acoustic instrumentation that appeals to a variety of audiences. Their musical style has been influenced by many genres of music, including bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk and country, contemporary, acoustic and southern gospel. The Isaacs are joined by 14-time Grammy Award-winner Ricky Skaggs who by age 21 was considered a "recognized master" in bluegrass music. Tickets available at greatmountainmusic.com.

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Top, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man hasthe ability to shrink to the size of an ant or grow to enourmous sizes.

Left, Evangeline Lilly plays the Wasp and Michael Douglas plays her father, Hank Pym in Marvel’s AntMan & The Wasp.

The Christmas in July draws thousands to historic West Jefferson. The Festival began in 1987 as a celebration of the Christmas Tree Industry in Ashe County. In 2015, Ashe County was named the no. 1 Christmas tree producer in the U.S. The Festival features traditional mountain music, handmade arts and crafts vendors throughout the region while still celebrating the Christmas Tree industry.

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(Michelle Pfeiffer), from the Quantum Realm, where she's been miniaturized and living for 30 years (one hopes that they have Netflix, or at least QVC), ever since she sacrificed herself by going sub-atomic to defuse a bomb. Hank and their daughter, Hope, have built a tunnel that will theoretically transport them to the Quantum Realm. But the lab on which the project depends — it's housed in a building that looks like a decaying steel-andglass Hollywood talent agency — is also coveted by two forces of People We Don't Want to Root for.

The first of them is Sonny Burch, a trafficker of black-market tech, played by Walton Goggins as the most unctuously literate of oily Dixie sleazehounds.

Then there's Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), a quivering and alienated desperado who, after being damaged as a young girl in a lab accident presided over by her scientist father (a colleague of Hank's), acquired the ability to phase through objects. Her powers are visually vivid yet a tad vague, and so is her goal — to use the lab to set herself free.

John-Kamen plays her like a fallen member of the X-Men turned tremulous indie rock star.

Hank and Hope's desire to reunite with Janet is certainly understandable, and Michelle Pfeiffer has a lovely, wistful presence, yet the plot of "Ant-Man

and the Wasp" is just a MacGuffin, a frame on which to hang the hijinks. The movie is all jokes and movement, fused by the spirit of transmogrification. Scott, who went down to the Quantum Realm before, has a bit of a mind-meld with Janet, which means that in one scene Paul Rudd literally channels Michelle Pfeiffer, and hilariously, by acting indelibly ... sweet.

But even that's just a momentary, let's-try-it-on lark. The movie keeps referencing AntMan's adventure in Germany, where he joined up with the Avengers in order to … well, I'm going to confess that I had no immediate recall of what, exactly, Ant-Man had contributed to the greater scheme of the "Avengers" saga. Instead of pretending it matters, I'll just say that he was there, and that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is probably none too different for it.

That each of these films is somehow "relevant" to the greater MCU is a conceit that isn't always borne out by what's onscreen. Yet Ant-Man, by living in his own universe of wisecracking micro obsession, justifies his existence. Rudd's performance has only gained in confidence (having a hit will do that for you). In "Ant-Man and the Wasp," he's direct and witty and alive, as when he surveys Lilly's Wasp and says to Hank, "Hold on, you gave her wings?" There's a prickly hint of

ego coursing beneath the surface of Rudd's presence. That's what keeps him fresh.

As the Wasp, who with those fluttering wings is a partner (and possible romantic savior) to AntMan's ant-riding cowboy, Evangeline Lilly seizes her moment with a refreshing air of skepticism. Her Hope doesn't trust the whole superhero thing and comes off a stronger heroine as a result. If there's an actor the movie elevates, apart from her and Rudd, it's Michael Pena, who plays Luis, Scott's former cellmate and his colleague in the security-consultant business, with escalating stardom. The film's comic peak kicks off with a nattering debate about what "truth serum" is, and when Luis gets an injection of it, Pena's rapid-fire confessional monolog (with the dialog mimed by the characters he's talking about) has you hanging, in stitches, on every insane word.

"Ant-Man and the Wasp" is a full two hours, yet even when it's pulling out all the stops, the movie never gives you that sinking sensation you can get when a comic-book film's extended climax kicks in, and you feel the visual effects army taking over.

That's because Peyton Reed invests every moment of the movie with personality. That's not quite the same thing as humanity. But it's enough to qualify as the miniature version.

Food, arts and crafts and a children's play are part of this annual tradition in Saluda, which straddles Polk and Henderson counties. The festival begins with the Coon Dog Parade through downtown at noon. For more information, visit saluda.com.

July 7-8 Maggie Valley Summer Arts & Crafts Festival Maggie Valley More than 100 regional craftsmen, including jewelry, woodwork, soaps and candlemakers gather in the N.C. Mountains to trade wares and educate. Chainsaw demonstrations and food vendors are onsite. More information at maggievalley.org.

next week We visit the new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History, in downtown Raleigh, featuring the life of Ernie Barnes, a football player, actor, author and notable painter, through his artwork symbolizing his life growing up in North Carolina.

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 4, 2018

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TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 622

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Pearlie T. Peterson, (Pearlie T. Peterson, deceased)(Heirs of Pearlie T. Peterson: Tommy Allen Taylor and Unknown Heirs of Pearlie T. Peterson) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Pearlie T. Peterson and Tommy Allen Taylor) to Richard H. Lester or G. Robert Turner, III, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of May, 2006, and recorded in Book 6751, Page 350, in Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and the

JOHNSTON 18 SP 249 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Preston Boyd Davis and Larry Davis to Amy Mandart, Trustee(s), which was dated February 18, 2004 and recorded on February 23, 2004 in Book 2638 at Page 439, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

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

18 SP 235 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jedidiah J. Behe and Lennie S. Behe to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated November 5, 2008 and recorded on November 12, 2008 in Book 3622 at Page 419, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

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

17 SP 246 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Linwood E. Burns and Audrey Burns to John M. Mercer, Trustee(s), which was dated April 26, 1999 and recorded on April 28, 1999 in Book 1821 at Page 028, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

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

RANDOLPH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 27

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kevin D. Ford and Dana G. Ford, husband and wife to Thomas G. Jacobs, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of October, 2008, and recorded in Book RE2101, Page 1234, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 190

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William Kristian King to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of February, 2014, and recorded in Book RE2380, Page 815, 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 July 17, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the

UNION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 297

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Stephen Ashley Ferko (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Louis Philippi) to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of June, 2003, and recorded in Book 3106, Page 686, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 349 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tim Britt and Tamara Smith Britt to BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of November, 2007, and recorded in Book 4752, Page 37, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on July 19, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for

holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 16, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Number Four (4), in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Number Four (4) Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina and being all of Lots Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11) and Twelve (12) in Block “A” of MISS ANNA ROGERS HOMEPLACE, recorded in Map Book 3 Page 15 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1304 Lowrance Avenue, Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court

costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 13, 2018 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot #1 containing 30,716 square feet as shown on survey and plat prepared by Byrd Surveying, P.A. , entitled “Recombination Map €“ Property of Willy Stewart Davis” dated 12-10-91 and recorded in Plat Book 36, Page 89, Johnston County Registry.

The above lot is subject to a 30 ft. access easement as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 36, Page 89, Johnston County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 8637 US Highway 301, Four Oaks, NC 27524.

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

An Order for possession of the property may be is-

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale

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

courthouse for conducting the sale on July 13, 2018 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF GARNER, JOHNSTON COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 2649, PAGE 518, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 12, JORDAN RIDGE SUBDIVISION, FILED IN PLAT BOOK 62, PAGE 186.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale

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

BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM GOLDEN PROPERTIES OF NC INC. AS SET FORTH IN BOOK 2649, PAGE 518 DATED 03/01/2004 AND RECORDED 03/10/2004, JOHNSTON COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 197 Galaxy Drive, Garner, NC 27529.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

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

An Order for possession of the property may be is-

located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 16, 2018 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 1, 1.35 acres, according to the survey of same entitled “Survey for Mark A. Thompson”, as recorded in Plat Book 48, Page 218, Johnston County Registry, together with the right to ingress and egress over and upon the 50 foot access easement as recorded in Plat Book 48, Page 218, Johnston County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 233 Cedar Lane, Selma, NC 27576.

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

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of

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

Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 17, 2018 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: Franklinville Township, Randolph County, North Carolina: Lot No. 28 of the Randolph Mills, Inc. Property, Map No. 2, as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 14, Page 74, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina.

Together with a perpetual right and easement to use of water and sewer lines serving said lot according to the terms of the easement agreement dated September 20, 1971, and recorded in Book 1925, Page 179, in said office, and subject to any easement affecting said lot as shown on said plat.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 221 Academy Street, Franklinville, NC 27248 Parcel# 7792464862 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third par-

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

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

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

ever 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.

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: 1151634 (FC.FAY)

County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Real property in the City of Sophia, County of RANDOLPH, State of North Carolina, described as follows: Being all of Lot No. 1 of Keyauwee Forest Subdivision, Phase I, as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 30, Page 90, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3386 Beeson Farm Road, Sophia, North Carolina.

Being all of that certain property conveyed to William Kristian King from Jason R. Powell and wife, Shana S. Powell, by deed dated AUGUST 30, 2007 and recorded August 30, 2007 in Book RE 2040, Page 1888 of official records.

APN#: 7734092802 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

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 Dol-

lars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this prop-

erty 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.

Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on July 12, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain property situated in the City of Indian Trail, in the County of Union and State of North Carolina and being described in a deed dated 1-271995 and recorded 12-04-1995 in Book 829, Page 244 among the land records of the County and State set forth above and referenced as follows: Lot 3, Plat Book D, Page 909. Parcel ID Number: 07114357.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 224 Williams Rescue Road, Indian Trail, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

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

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

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Goose Creek, in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situated in the Township of Goose Creek, County of Union and State of North Carolina: Being all of Lot 67 of Asbury Downs, Phase II, as shown on a Plat recorded in Plat Cabinet C, File No. 889, Union County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4713 Asbury Drive, Monroe, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the

holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily 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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily 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

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 no-

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily 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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily 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 provid-

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

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Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-27337-FC02 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-05422-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

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

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

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

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North State Journal for Wednesday, July 4, 2018

WAKE 16 SP 915 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Crystal I. Butler to George Hamrick, Trustee(s), which was dated February 5, 2007 and recorded on February 6, 2007 in Book 012389 at Page 01252, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

18 SP 1027 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kelly J. Waterman to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated November 20, 2002 and recorded on November 22, 2002 in Book 009749 at Page 00138, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

18 SP 999 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Christopher Davis and Kameron V. Davis to Law Office Of Karen Donaldson, Trustee(s), which was dated October 1, 2015 and recorded on October 1, 2015 in Book 016170 at Page 02621, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

18 SP 1000 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James S. Weatherspoon to Jan G. Griffin, Patricia M. Vogel Or Ronnie D. Blanton, Trustee(s), which was dated December 14, 2005 and recorded on December 14, 2005 in Book 011730 at Page 01564, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

17 SP 2396 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tammy D. Brown to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated March 25, 2013 and recorded on April 1, 2013 in Book 015210 at Page 00263 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on August 18, 2016 in Book 016497, Page 00282, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

18 SP 1040 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael E. Wyde and Lori Wyde to Calder & McWilliam PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated July 14, 2006 and recorded on July 19, 2006 in Book 012068 at Page 00800, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

17 SP 2033 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kerwin L. Downing and Lasonya K. Downing to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated May 7, 2008 and recorded on May 7, 2008 in Book 013088 at Page 01177 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on September 3, 2013 in Book 015428, Page 00295, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

16 SP 2959 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Edgar Fleming to Cyrus A. Holbrook, Trustee(s), which was dated June 21, 2004 and recorded on June 22, 2004 in Book 010884 at Page 02410, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

17 SP 968 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Anias Saimplice and Chilove Saimplice to Calder & Mcwilliam, Trustee(s), which was dated December 7, 2005 and recorded on December 8, 2005 in Book 011721 at Page 02222, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 9, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 161, Farmington Woods Subdivision, as is shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 2004, Page 2141, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 2953 Filbert Street, Raleigh, NC 27610.

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

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole

discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 11, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 13, Monterrey Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 2001, beginning at page 1057. which has the address of 149 MONTESINO DR RALEIGH, North Carolina 27603 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 149 Montesino Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603.

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

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole

discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-03327-FC01

door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 11, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 62, Village at Beacon Hill, Phase 4, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1998, Page 293, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4228 Lake Woodard Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604.

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

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

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Christopher Davis and wife, Kameron V. Davis.

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-03452-FC01

door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 11, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 3, Section 4, Pink Acres, as recorded in Book of Maps 1963, Page 222, Wake County Register of Deeds.

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

Said property is commonly known as 2709 Cowley Road, Cary, NC 27518.

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

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

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of James S. Weatherspoon, Jr. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of

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

door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 11, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 1 Block 1, Tanglewood Townhomes, Tanglewood Cluster Development, as recorded in Book of Maps 2000, Page 1308.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5201 Tanglewood Creek Court, Raleigh, NC 27610.

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

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole

discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 18, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 92, Phase II, of Willow Lake Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 1998, beginning at or including page 1381.

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

Said property is commonly known as 3201 Leebrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27616.

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

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the

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

door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 18, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Town of Knightdale, St. Matthews Township, Wake County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 7 in The Village at Beaver Dam Subdivision, Phase 1-A, as shown on the map recorded in Book of Maps 2007, Pages 435-438 (with said Lot being shown on Page 435), Wake County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 207 Allendown Lane, Knightdale, NC 27545.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five per-

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

An Order for possession of the property may be

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of

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

located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 18, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 30, Kensington Meadows Subdivision, as depicted in Book of Maps 1979, Page 854, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 10616 Chelsea Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603.

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

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

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Edgar Fleming and Gail Fleming Rice and Willie Edwards and wife, Gail L. Edwards.

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole

discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 9, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 136 of Triple Creek at Valley Stream subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 2004, beginning at or including Page 668.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4605 Marathon Lane, Raleigh, NC 27616.

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

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

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

erty pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 4521.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal-

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-17348-FC04 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-02103-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 16-00649-FC02 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-03231-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: July 4, 2018 and July 11, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-10774-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: July 4, 2018 and July 11, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-14532-FC02 PUBLICATION DATES: July 4, 2018 and July 11, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Aaron B. Anderson Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5710 Oleander Drive, Ste. 204 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 202-2940 Fax: (910) 202 2941 File No.: 15-17718-FC02 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

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TAKE NOTICE WAKE 14 SP 1727 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Margaret W. Reeves a/k/a Margaret W. Reaves and Ronald Wayne Reeves a/k/a Ronald Wayne Reaves to First American Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated December 23, 2002 and recorded on December 31, 2002 in Book 009830 at Page 02298 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on January 20, 2010 in Book 013829, Page 01107 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on January 20, 2010 in Book 013829, Page 01110, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned,

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 18, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lots 11 and 12, Block G, Carolina Pines, according to a map recorded in Book of Maps 1946, Page 102, Wake County Registry.

AND, in addition, the parcel described as follows: BEGINNING at a point located North 10 degrees, 38 minutes, West 81 feet from the center line of Sardis Drive, and also being the Northwest corner of Lot 11 recorded in Book of Maps 1946, Page 102; thence North 10 degrees, 38 minutes, West 2 feet to a new iron pipe; thence North 79 degrees, 24 minutes 10 seconds, East 199.98 feet to a new iron pipe, thence South 10 degrees, 31 minutes, East 2 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence South 79 degrees, 24 minutes,

10 seconds, West 199.98 feet to the point and place of beginning, containing approximately 400 square feet as shown on a Plat entitled “Property of Gertrude P. Morgan” by Bobby R. Lee, R.L.S., dated April 14, 1986.

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

Said property is commonly known as 2521 Springhill Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27603.

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

assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Margaret W. Reaves a/k/a Margaret W. Reeves.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this prop-

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Aaron B. Anderson Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5710 Oleander Drive, Ste. 204 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 202-2940 Fax: (910) 202 2941 File No.: 14-04072-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: July 4, 2018 and July 11, 2018