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President Donald Trump tosses a hat during a campaign rally in Montoursville, Pa., Monday, May 20, 2019.

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NEWS BRIEFING

City tries to stop store from flying US flag Officials from the city of Statesville have filed a lawsuit to force a recreational vehicle store to take down a U.S. flag which they say is too large.

The flag is 40 feet by 80 feet and flies above Gander RV. City officials say the store was granted a permit to fly a U.S. flag, but it’s nearly twice what city codes allow.

Fines of $50 a day have been levied retroactive to Oct. 15, amounting to approximately $11,000. Gander RV has rejected the city’s requests to take down the flag.

Marine Corps Harrier jet crashes in North Carolina Officials say a Marine jet has crashed but the pilot ejected from the aircraft and was taken to a hospital. A statement posted to Facebook from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point says the AV-8B Harrier crashed Monday night near Havelock.

There were no reports of injuries on the ground or property damage. The pilot’s condition was not immediately known. The crash site was cordoned off by military officials.

Tennessee House speaker to resign amid text message scandal Tennessee’s House Speaker Glen Casada announced Tuesday he plans to resign from his leadership post following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus amid a scandal over explicit text messages. The last Senate speaker resignation came in 1931.

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MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. — President Donald Trump voiced confidence Monday in his ability to win a repeat victory in Pennsylvania in 2020 and took a fresh swipe at one of his leading Democratic rivals, telling rallygoers that native son Joe Biden had abandoned them by representing Delaware in the Senate.

Biden moved to neighboring Delaware with his family when he was a boy, and later represented the state in the Senate for more than three decades.

Trump’s Pennsylvania visit was intended to boost Repub-

ELEVATE THE CONVERSATION

RDU opens new security lanes

By David Larson North State Journal MORRISVILLE — With a 6.2 percent increase in traffic for April 2019, reaching a record-high 150,000 travelers over Mother’s Day and college graduation weekend, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority announced May 20 the opening of two new security lanes at Terminal 2, bringing the total to 12.

“We’re trying to accommodate the significant growth we’ve had,” said Michael Landguth, president and CEO of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority, to North State Journal at the airport’s press conference in front of the checkpoints.

“Since 2013, we’ve seen a 42 increase in overall customers, and about 39% of that 42% growth is coming right through this checkpoint [Terminal 2].”

To man these two new checkpoints at the terminal, the TSA is hiring 31 new agents. RDU will hire

up to two more staff to help guide travelers to the right location and to answer any questions.

“TSA is proud to partner with Raleigh-Durham International Airport to ensure the traveling public is safe and support the two additional security screening lanes at the Terminal 2 Checkpoint,” Beth G. Walker, TSA federal security director, said in a statement. “Terminal 2 Checkpoint will now have a total of 12 lanes to better accommodate travelers as passenger volumes continue to rise at RDU.” RDU announced May 3 that there would be 16 additional flights from the airport in time for the summer peak travel season. This came as the result of expansions from American Airlines and Frontier Airlines, as well as the addition of a new carrier, Spirit Airlines, the airport’s 11th.

Among the 16 new flights are nonstop offerings to Phoenix, BalSee RDU, page A2

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lican congressional candidate Fred Keller over Democrat Marc Friedenberg in a Tuesday special election for an open House seat. “We’ve got to win tomorrow, Fred,” Trump told a cheering rally crowd at a hangar at Williamsport Regional Airport.

Trump’s visit to the key battleground state came two days after Biden held a campaign rally in Philadelphia, and the former vice president wasn’t far from Trump’s mind.

“He left you for another state, and he didn’t take care of you,” Trump said. He also referred to the former vice president by the See TRUMP, page A2

Craft beer bill heads to governor’s desk

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — A bill making changes to the distribution of craft beer swiftly passed the Senate Monday and is headed to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk.

House Bill 363, the Craft Beer Distribution and Modernization Act, passed the Senate by a vote of 38-3. The House passed the bill in mid-April by a vote of 104-8.

The bill, sponsored by Reps.

David Lewis (R-Harnett) and House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne), will insert a classification for brewers into the current three-tier system of producers, retailers and wholesalers, as well as alter caps on self-distribution.

Breweries under current law can only self-distribute 25,000 barrels of their products to retailers before being required to transfer distribution and pricing to a wholesaler. House Bill 363 would double that limit to 50,000 barrels if what they sell in total volume to taprooms and other retailers doesn’t exceed 100,000 barrels.

North Carolina was ranked number one in the South for craft beer breweries in 2018. The state currently has over 300 breweries and brewpubs spanning from the mountains to the coast, up from the 59 craft breweries in 2011.

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“We’re trying to accommodate the significant growth we’ve had.”

Michael Landguth, president and CEO of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority timore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, New Orleans, Albany, Columbus, Jacksonville, Philadelphia and Tampa.

“We are very excited about all the growth we’ve seen,” Landguth said. “I think we’re a barometer of what it looks like all across this region. This region is exploding with growth, and as a result, we’re growing as well. I think the local economy is so hot right now, we’re trying to build the capacity, whether it’s airfield capacity, terminal capacity, checkpoint capacity, as fast as we can to accommodate that so we don’t have long wait times for our customers and their entire journey is as seamless as possible.”

The Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is also experiencing rapid growth, with a record in 2018 of 46.4 million passengers in 2018 — a 34% increase from 2008 totals.

In the Airports Council International 2018 preliminary rankings, CLT was listed as the “sixth-busiest airport” in the nation. The airport was also listed as the seventh overall globally in aircraft movements.

The increased traffic led to the recent addition of five new lanes on the “Elevated Roadway and Terminal Curb Front.”

“The opening of five lanes on the upper roadway will have an immediate impact. Traffic flow will improve, creating a smoother drive for picking up and dropping off passengers,” Brent Cagle, CEO of Charlotte Douglas, said in a statement. “Expansion of the hub, Charlotte region and the airport’s strong customer demand have placed us on a path of continued growth for the foreseeable future that we welcome.”

Members of the senior class at Saint Mary’s during the commencement exercises on Sunday, May 19, 2019.

Stephanie Prestage, of Clinton, graduate from Saint Mary’s on Sunday and will attend the Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance in the fall.

Cokie Roberts delivers Saint Mary’s commencement address NSJ Staff RALEIGH — Saint Mary’s School in Raleigh held commencement exercises on Sunday to close its 177th academic session. The ceremony was held on the school’s Hillsborough Street campus on the historic “Grove.”

The senior class totaled 61 seniors.

In keeping with Saint Mary’s tradition, Student Government Association President Stephanie Woods ‘19 and Senior Class President Cammie Griffin ‘19 marched at the head of the line of seniors.

Valedictorian Paige Stevenson ‘19 of Ontario, Canada, delivered the valedictory address.

Josie DeRonja ‘19 of Raleigh, delivered the senior commence-

TRUMP from page A1 nickname he has coined for him: “Sleepy Joe.” “Sleepy Joe said that he’s running to, quote, ‘save the world,’” Trump said. “Well, he was. He was going to save every country but ours.”

Biden said Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, that he is running on a pledge to restore the soul of America. He has frequently talked on the campaign trail about the president’s divisive rhetoric and said another four years of Trump would “fundamentally change the character of this nation.”

Trump uses his campaign ral-

ment address, having been elected by her classmates as the senior commencement speaker.

Political commentator and best-selling author Cokie Roberts delivered the commencement address. Ms. Roberts is the grandmother of graduating senior Regan Roberts ‘19. The Chorale and Voice Ensemble offered special music, No Time, by Susan Brumfield.

Following the final singing of the year of the School Hymn, Chief Marshal J’Lah Johnson ‘20 stood at the top of the steps of Smedes Hall, directly beneath the lantern adorned with Saint Mary’s blue ribbons, to drop the handkerchief and declare the 177th session at Saint Mary’s to be offi-

lies to disparage various Democratic candidates for president, but he has been heavily focused on Biden, suggesting he may be worried about the possibility of facing off next year against the longtime politician.

The president, who spoke in the open air with Air Force One behind him, highlighted the economy’s performance under his leadership and suggested those numbers make him virtually unbeatable.

“Politics is a crazy world, but when you have the best employment numbers in history, when you have the best unemployment numbers in history ... I don’t know,

PHOTOS BY COLIN MURASKO | SAINT MARY’S

Political commentator and best-selling author Cokie Roberts gave remarks at Saint Mary’s 2019 commencement on Sunday, May 19 in Raleigh. cially closed. After the traditional handkerchief drop, the marshals walked into Smedes Halland and closed the doors on another Saint Mary’s commencement.

Baccalaureate preceded the

commencement exercises in the historic Saint Mary’s Chapel with Chaplain Ann Bonner-Stewart presiding. Saint Mary’s graduating class boasts 100 percent college acceptance.

how the hell do you lose this election, right?” Trump said. The current unemployment rate of 3.6% is actually the lowest since 1969, when it stood at 3.5%. Unemployment was even lower than that in the early 1950s, and much lower, under 2%, during three years of World War II. Keller himself offered a rousing endorsement of Trump, saying he wants to go to Congress to be a vote for the president. Keller told Trump the people of this region of Pennsylvania “have been behind you since Day One, and, Mr. President, our support for you is as strong today as it ever was.”

“In 2016, Pennsylvania put

Donald Trump over the top.

And in 2020, we’re going to do it again,” Keller said.

Biden is making a big play for his native Pennsylvania, opening his presidential bid in Harrisburg and capping a three-week rollout with Saturday’s event in Philadelphia, the city where he also established his campaign headquarters.

In the fight to deny Trump reelection, no places will matter more than Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, three states the Republican president carried by razor-thin margins in 2016.

Trump campaigned in Michigan and Wisconsin earlier this year.

BEER from page A1 In March, Cooper proclaimed April 2019 to be “NC Beer Month” while visiting the Highland Brewing Company in Asheville.

The proclamation notes that craft beer represents $2 billion annually and 12,000 jobs state-wide.

According to the most recent data from the Brewers Association the craft beer industry continues to grow with retail sales increasing by 8%, to $26 billion, and craft beer sales have risen to over 23% of the $111.4 billion U.S. beer market.

Another alcohol-sales-related proposal still pending action in the Senate is House Bill 389, titled ABC/Univ Athletic Facility.

The bill was introduced by Bell and Senate Majority Whip Rick Gunn (R-Alamance).

House Bill 389 will let public colleges and universities sell alcohol at venues located on the grounds of the school such as stadiums, arenas and athletic facilities. Community colleges are not included in the bill.

Under current law, alcoholic beverage sales are banned on university and college venues unless an exception is made. House Bill 389 creates such an exception by authorizing permits to be issued for alcoholic beverage sales at university or college venues once the Board of Trustees has voted and notified the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABC

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Brewmaster Ryan Slicker, takes a hydrometer reading to see how fermentation is coming along, at Fury Brewing in North Huntingdon Township, on Friday, on Jan. 25, 2019.

Commission) of the vote results.

Proponents of the bill have argued the positives of potential financial profit for institutions who wish to sell alcohol at events, but some critics said underage drinking at sporting event locations on campus might be hard to spot or

control.

The bill does have a note attached which says that the General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division is unable to determine “which educational institutions, if any, would apply for the permits” in the bill.

House Bill 363, the Craft Beer Distribution and Modernization Act, passed the Senate by a vote of 38-3.

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NC woman sues Project Veritas, founder for libel

By Emery P. Dalesio The Associated Press

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Robert F. Smith, left, laughs with David Thomas, center, and actress Angela Bassett at Morehouse College on Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Atlanta.

Graduation speaker pledges to pay class of 2019 student debt “On behalf of the eight generations of my family that have been in this country, we’re gonna put a little fuel in your bus.”

Robert F. Smith

By Mike Schneider The Associated Press ATLANTA — A billionaire technology investor and philanthropist says he will provide grants to wipe out the student debt of the entire graduating class at Morehouse College — an estimated $40 million.

Robert F. Smith, this year’s commencement speaker, made the announcement Sunday morning while addressing nearly 400 graduating seniors of the all-male historically black college in Atlanta. Smith is the Founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm that invests in software, data and technology-driven companies.

“On behalf of the eight generations of my family that have been in this country, we’re gonna put a little fuel in your bus,” Smith told the graduates. “This is my class, 2019. And my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans.”

The announcement elicited stunned looks from faculty and students alike, before the gradu-

ates broke into the biggest cheers of the morning. Morehouse said it is the single largest gift to the college.

Smith, who received an honorary doctorate from Morehouse during the ceremony, had already announced a $1.5 million gift to the school. The pledge to eliminate student debt for the class of 2019 is estimated to be $40 million.

Smith said he expected the recipients to “pay it forward” and said he hoped that “every class has the same opportunity going forward.”

In the weeks before graduating from Morehouse on Sunday, 22-year-old finance major Aaron Mitchom drew up a spreadsheet to calculate how long it would take him to pay back his $200,000 in student loans — 25 years at half his monthly salary, per his calculations.

In an instant, that number vanished. Mitchom, sitting in the crowd, wept.

“I can delete that spreadsheet,” he said in an interview after the commencement. “I don’t have to

live off of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I was shocked. My heart dropped. We all cried. In the moment it was like a burden had been taken off.”

His mother, Tina Mitchom, was also shocked. Eight family members, including Mitchom’s 76-year-old grandmother, took turns over four years co-signing on the loans that got him across the finish line.

“It takes a village,” she said.

“It now means he can start paying it forward and start closing this gap a lot sooner, giving back to the college and thinking about a succession plan” for his younger siblings.

Morehouse College president David A. Thomas said the gift would have a profound effect on the students’ futures.

“Many of my students are interested in going into teaching, for example, but leave with an amount of student debt that makes that untenable,” Thomas said in an interview. “In some ways, it was a liberation gift for these young men that just opened up their choices.”

Jimmy Carter finds a renaissance in 2020 Democratic scramble

By Bill Barrow The Associated Press ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter carved an unlikely path to the White House in 1976 and endured humbling defeat after one term. Now, six administrations later, the longest-living chief executive in American history is re-emerging from political obscurity at age 94 to win over his fellow Democrats once again.

A peanut farmer turned politician then worldwide humanitarian, Carter is taking on a special role as several Democratic candidates look to his family-run campaign after the Watergate scandal as the road map for toppling President Donald Trump in 2020.

“Jimmy Carter is a decent, well-meaning person, someone who people are talking about again given the time that we are in,” Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said in an interview. “He won because he worked so hard, and he had a message of truth and honesty. I think about him all the time.”

Klobuchar is one of at least three presidential hopefuls who’ve ventured to the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, to meet with Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, who is 91. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, also have visited with the Carters and attended the former president’s Sunday School lesson in Plains.

Carter had planned to teach at Maranatha Baptist Church again Sunday, but he is still recuperating at home days after hip replacement surgery following a fall as he was preparing for a turkey hunt.

“An extraordinary person,”

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In this Sept. 18, 2018 file photo, former President Jimmy Carter answers questions from students during his annual town hall with Emory University freshman in the campus gym in Atlanta.

Buttigieg told reporters after meeting Carter. “A guiding light and inspiration,” Booker said in a statement. Klobuchar has attended Carter’s church lesson, as well, and says she emails with him occasionally. “He signs them ‘JC,’” she said with a laugh.

It’s quite a turnabout for a man who largely receded from party politics after his presidency, often without being missed by his party’s leaders in Washington, where he was an outsider even as a White House resident.

To be sure, more 2020 candidates have quietly sought counsel from Trump’s predecessor, Barack

Obama. Several have talked with Bill Clinton, who left office in 2001. But those huddles have been more hush-hush, disclosed through aides dishing anonymously. Sessions with Carter, on the other hand, are trumpeted on social media and discussed freely, suggesting an appeal that Obama and Clinton may not have.

Unlike Clinton, impeached after an affair with a White House intern, Carter has no #MeToo demerits; he and Rosalynn, married since the end of World War II, didn’t even like to dance with other people at state dinners. And unlike Obama, popular among

RALEIGH — A disabled North Carolina woman is suing the right-wing group Project Veritas and its founder James O’Keefe over how her assault outside a 2016 Donald Trump campaign rally was portrayed in a video.

Jurors in Asheville were sequestered before testimony Tuesday in the federal libel trial expected to last all week.

Shirley Teter, 71, of Asheville, sued O’Keefe, Project Veritas and its tax-exempt social welfare affiliate Project Veritas Action for what her lawyers described as targeting an innocent, private person for “ridicule, contempt, or disgrace.” Project Veritas has used disguises and hidden cameras to uncover supposed liberal bias and corruption.

Teter joined a crowd of protesters outside a Trump rally on Sept. 12, 2016, at an arena a block from her downtown Asheville senior housing apartment. The disabled woman was assaulted and knocked to the ground, police said. A South Carolina man was arrested days later, but charges were later dropped.

A month later, Project Veritas Action Fund released an online video purporting to show Democratic operatives describing a plan to incite violence at Trump rallies. The heavily edited video led to Wisconsin-based Democratic activist Scott Foval cutting ties with the Democratic National Committee.

The video, which featured Foval, described plans to position supporters in event locations so they could ask Trump questions while reporters were nearby, Teter’s attorneys said in court filings. The video, and a later one focused on Teter, omitted Foval telling interviewers pretending to work for a wealthy donor that Teter’s assault “was not preplanned” and “we haven’t paid a single person to get beat up at a rally,” her attorneys said.

“We stand by our reporting in the video that is the subject of this defamation lawsuit,” O’Keefe tweeted on an account confirmed by a Project Veritas spokesman.

“We did not alter the meaning of his (Foval’s) statements, and we preserved the video recording in its original state. We issued the report because the public has a right to know the issues raised in these videos.”

Wisconsin’s Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel concluded last year that the secretly recorded videos of Foval revealed no evidence of election fraud or other state crimes.

O’Keefe’s attorneys contend Teter became a public figure after speaking to the news media about the assault and so must prove to jurors that Project Veritas published the videos knowing they were false or with reckless disregard for their truth or falsity.

“She used that altercation to advocate against Trump in the media and with activist organizations,” defense attorneys said in a court filing. Though releasing the videos, Project Veritas Action “had no intent to defame Plaintiff.”

Teter’s lawyers said jurors should consider awarding her money damages not only for her injuries but to punish Project Veritas, which rewards employees and raises funds under “a business model that uses deception to produce highly publicized content, without fear of the consequences. These tactics demonstrate reckless disregard for the truth.”

Democrats but polarizing for conservatives and GOP-leaning independents, Carter is difficult to define by current political fault lines.

He’s an outspoken evangelical Christian who criticizes Trump, yet praised Trump for attempting a relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Carter touts his own personal relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I have his email address,” Carter said in September.

For years, Carter has irked the foreign policy establishment with criticism of Israel.

He confirmed that he voted for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist, over Hillary Clinton in Georgia’s 2016 presidential primary. In 2017, Carter welcomed Sanders, who’s running again this year, to the Carter Center for a program in which the two men lambasted money in politics. Carter called the United States “an oligarchy.”

Yet Carter has since warned Democrats against “too liberal a program,” lest they ensure Trump’s re-election.

Klobuchar credited Carter with being “ahead of his time” on several issues, including the environment and climate change (he put solar panels on the White House), health care (a major step toward universal coverage failed mostly because party liberals thought it didn’t go far enough) and government streamlining (an effort that angered some Democrats at the time). But she also alluded to how his presidency ended: a landslide loss after gas lines, inflation-then-unemployment, and a 14-month-long hostage crisis in Iran. “Their administration was not perfect,” she said.

Carter is enough of an enigma that he is the only living president not to draw Trump’s ire or mockery, even if Republicans have caricatured Carter for decades as a failure. Trump and Carter chatted by phone this spring after Carter sent Trump a letter on China and trade. Both men said they had an

amiable conversation.

Buttigieg said he and Carter “talked about being viewed as coming out of nowhere” and how Carter ran two general election campaigns entirely on the public financing system that now sits unused as candidates collectively raise money into the billions.

Klobuchar recalled Carter telling her that “family members would disperse to different states and then they would all come back on Friday, go back through the questions they had gotten.”

Then “he would talk about how he would answer them” so they’d all be prepared on their next trips, she said.

It was “a different era,” Klobuchar added, recalling that Carter said he felt “high-tech because they had a fax machine on his plane.” Indeed, Klobuchar, born in 1960, wasn’t old enough to vote for Carter until he sought a second term. Booker, 50, recalls voting for Carter, but in a gradeschool mock election. Buttigieg, 37, wasn’t even born when Carter left office.

Nonetheless, Klobuchar said she regularly meets Iowans who remember Carter and his family members campaigning in 1975 before his rivals and national media recognized his strength. She said sometimes refers in the campaign to how her fellow Minnesotan and Carter’s vice president, Walter Mondale, remembers their term: “We obeyed the law.

We told the truth. We kept the peace.”

Whatever the reasons for the renewed attention, Carter allies say they hope the 2020 campaign is part of bolstering his reputation as a president.

“People are tired of hearing that he was a better ex-president than president,” said DuBose Porter, a former Georgia Democratic chairman who has known the Carters for decades. “Of course he’s done amazing things at the Carter Center, but he did great things for the country, and we’re proud of it.”

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The first traceable claim for a bicycle dates back to 1817 and belonged to German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany and was called “Laufmaschine” (German for “running machine”).

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High school pulls yearbooks with Trump quotes Sixth grader wins Richmondaward County handwriting

All yearbooks distributed at Richmond College High School near WakeEarly County The iconic, family owned soft drink Sage Rockingham Collier was recognized have beenrecently taken back Gaston County will ring in 100 years with a grand as theafter sixth-grade national the discovery of champion yearbook quotes The Gastonia DMV offices areSalisbury getting celebration in downtown in thedeemed 2019 Zaner-Bloser National inappropriate.

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by N.C. House Majority Le Assembly as the N.C. Association of County season Vivian Howard administrative leave over a month ago.

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Cooper on his belief in the importance of Life,”ticket Howard lead theDay class on Georgefor giftedChef’s a $1 lottery for Mother’s buy in 1994.

Newman said thetraffic and still expect potential Bell echoed the governor in point local governance.

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VISUAL VOICES

EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

“I will never compromise!”

Not passing along mountains of debt to our children and grandchildren is one example where a principle is different from values.

CANDIDATEs on the campaign trail routinely make this bold proclamation: “I will never compromise!”

Have they ever heard about The Great Compromise of the Constitutional Convention of 1787? The Missouri Compromise? The FDR/Robert Doughton compromise to pass Social Security in 1935 in return for the Blue Ridge Parkway coming through North Carolina?

The whole concept of America as a self-governing constitutional democratic republic rests entirely on the intelligent practice of compromise. To assert otherwise shows a complete misunderstanding of American history.

What does “never compromising” mean exactly? Do they really mean never compromising their “values”? Or their “principles”? Or their “political goals”?

Politicians have a very hard time understanding the difference between all three. As a consequence, they usually collapse all three into one pot and then fail to accomplish anything major because they can’t separate their values from their principles and political goals.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) may be the most “principled” of all politicians. Even though everything he says is wrong and won’t work, his values line up with his principles and political goals, and he is consistent at least.

By contrast, take every conservative candidate for Congress for the past 20 years. They promise, in order, to: 1) Cut Your Taxes! (check); 2) Strengthen the Military! (check); 3) Protect Your Gun Rights! (check) and 4) Balance the Budget! (oops).”

Then they sign the “No Tax Hike” pledge; the “Balanced Budget Pledge” and the “Keep Social Security and Medicare Safe!” pledge.

Immediately, they violate their values, principles and their political goal promises. It is impossible to cut taxes, leave entitlements alone and balance the federal budget to name one glaring example of such hypocrisy.

It comes across as lying to the American public. No surprise there.

Lying has never been a virtue in any walk of life. It is a disqualifying trait for anyone who purports to run as a candidate of values from any scope of ethics, morals, religious belief or philosophical outlook on life.

Core values are fundamental beliefs that form a person’s outlook on life and daily behavior. Universally accepted norms of honesty, fairness and justice usually make up the bedrock infrastructure of a person’s identity.

“Principles” are the tactics by which a person executes their personal values. Not passing along mountains of debt to our children and grandchildren is one example where a principle is different from values.

A political “goal” is very different from a personal “value” or “principle.” A political goal can be balancing the budget; cutting taxes, strengthening the military, protecting Second Amendment rights or opposing infanticide. Making legislative compromises to achieve your stated policy objectives does not have to violate your underlying values of honesty unless you confuse political goals with values and principles.

If a core value is “honesty,” don’t sign competing pledges. If a core principle is to “do the right thing,” don’t keep voting to spend more money while blaming everyone else for the $22 trillion national debt.

Compromising on taxes to balance the budget does not violate personal principles or values if a representative’s No. 1 political goal is “balancing the budget.” If their No. 1 political goal is to cut taxes under any circumstance, then any concern they have about balancing the budget leaves only one choice to maintain their stated value of honesty: reduce the rate of growth in federal spending, especially in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid since mandatory entitlement programs make up 61% of the budget today.

If an elected official doesn’t know how to count to 218 in the House and 51 in the Senate in order to get a compromise passed, then we as a nation have a much greater problem than them trying to understand the difference between values, principles and political goals.

One other core value humans have always admired is “courage.”

Wouldn’t it be nice to see some in Washington today?

GUEST OPINION | STACEY MATTHEWS

It’s OK to undermine election results as long as you’re a Democrat

I did win my election. I just didn’t get to have the job.

DEMOCRAT BETO O’ROURKE appeared on ABC’s “The View” last week in an attempt to relaunch his 2020 presidential campaign, which had stalled after a promising launch back in March.

He wanted to hit the right notes with the all-female, mostly liberal panel. Among other things, he talked about the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election and how Democrat Stacey Abrams was a “real hero” who handled her defeat with “grace.”

Those of us who have paid attention to what Abrams has consistently said in the six months since that election were left scratching our heads after hearing O’Rourke’s effusive praise for her “grace.”

Because she hasn’t been the least bit graceful about anything. She has repeatedly refused to concede. Even more troubling, she continues to tell people that she won it.

“I did win my election. I just didn’t get to have the job.” she said back in March.

“I don’t concede that I lost. I acknowledge that I’m not the governor of Georgia,” Abrams told Vanderbilt University students that same month. “That’s made plain every day I don’t walk into the Governor’s Mansion.”

On that November night when she acknowledged Republican Brian Kemp had more votes than she did, Abrams made it clear she was not actually conceding.

“This is not a speech of concession, because concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true or proper,” she announced in front of a crowd of supporters.

Several days later, she would say in an interview that the governor’s race “was not a free and fair election.”

For the last six months, Abrams has given speeches, written opinion pieces in major newspapers, and appeared on countless talking head shows and political forums where she’s made similar remarks.

She is rarely, if ever, questioned on her election claims by the mainstream media. Conservative fact checkers have weighed in and have made convincing cases that Abrams’s claims are incorrect, but

major national newspapers to date have not critically reviewed what she’s asserted. Official fact-check organizations have not analyzed her statements.

Since her defeat back in November, Abrams has repeatedly undermined the election process in the state of Georgia to much fanfare, applause, amens, nods and winks from the same media and pundit classes who roundly excoriated presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016 for not committing to accepting the election results if he wasn’t declared the winner.

Abrams isn’t the only one saying her election was “stolen.” Other Democrats — in addition to O’Rourke — who have said this in so many words include Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.), who is also a presidential candidate, Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio) and Hillary Clinton.

“If she had a fair election, she already would have won,” Clinton said about a week after the election last year. “Stacey Abrams should be governor, leading that state right now,” Clinton would later assert in a March speech in Selma, Ala. But in the 2016 presidential race, Clinton — who pundits and pollsters predicted would trounce Trump in November — sang a different tune on respecting the outcome of an election. In October of that same year, Clinton tweeted that “Donald Trump refused to say that he’d respect the results of this election. That’s a direct threat to our democracy.”

That same month, another Democrat posted their thoughts on Twitter on what they thought about Trump’s refusal to say that he’d accept the outcome of the election.

“Trump’s refusal to concede the election if he loses proves he is a petty man uninterested in our national stability,” said the Democratic minority leader of Georgia’s House of Representatives.

That Democrat was Stacey Abrams.

Stacey Matthews is a veteran blogger who has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah and is a regular contributor to Red State and Legal Insurrection.

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GUEST OPINION | JENNA ROBINSON

NC Promise should be for NC students The NCGA provides much more funding than other states; North Carolina ranks sixth nationally in per-student operating expenditures for public four-year institutions.

IN 2016, North Carolina legislators created the NC Promise Tuition Plan to help students who struggle to afford college —a s well as bolster enrollment at several UNC campuses.

The $51 million plan reduces in-state tuition for undergraduates at participating UNC System schools to just $500 per semester and out-of-state tuition to $2,500 per semester.

The plan launched at three universities last fall: Western Carolina, UNC Pembroke and Elizabeth City State. The universities in the program are all in economically struggling rural areas. They are also all close to the North Carolina border.

By at least one metric, the program is already a success. It helped all three schools to significantly increase enrollment. First-year enrollment increased at UNCP and ECSU by 20 percent. At WCU, it increased by more than 10 percent. And undergraduate transfer rates increased by even more: 57 percent at ECSU, 56 percent at UNCP and 40 percent at WCU. No other school in the system experienced more than 3 percent enrollment growth.

Legislators originally allocated $40 million to NC Promise from the state’s general fund. But when enrollment grew, another $11 million had to be added. The program’s biggest beneficiaries are outof-state students, mostly from Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina. They stand to save more than $10,000 per year in tuition costs.

Given that large expenditure, it’s important to ask: Should North Carolinians be subsidizing the education of out-of-state students?

This is not the first time the topic has been debated. Since the mid-1980s, North Carolina has mandated that at least 82 percent of first-year students be North Carolina residents, i.e. an 18 percent cap on nonresident freshmen. Policymakers believed that North Carolina universities should be, first and foremost, reserved for North Carolina students.

But now, at least one NC Promise school has exceeded the cap — 28.5 percent of Elizabeth City State’s 2018 freshman class came from outside North Carolina. And in March, ECSU requested that the UNC Board of Governors raise its out-of-

state nonresident cap to 30 percent for the next two years. The BOG declined to increase the cap.

Instead, it agreed not to fine ECSU if it exceeds the 18 percent cap in 2019 and 2020.

John Newsom reported in the Greenboro News & Record that several Board of Governors members think the time is right to re-evaluate the out-ofstate cap. BOG member Lou Bissette said at a recent board meeting, “A lot of our institutions have changed. A lot of their needs have changed. We’re in more competitive situations with some out-of-state universities. We might not end up doing a thing, but I think it’s something I’d like to see this board take a look at.”

Other members have voiced their support for the cap. BOG member Steve Long argued in a 2016 board meeting that the policy has an important purpose. “Parents are concerned about the accessibility of NC State, Carolina, East Carolina, all of our schools. There is a policy reason for having the 18 percent cap,” said Long.

But changing the cap and asking North Carolinians to pay for it are two different issues.

UNC Chapel Hill often comes close to the 18 percent cap — or, as in 2011, 2012, and 2016 — violates it. But at Carolina, out-of-state students pay their own way, for the most part. UNC Chapel Hill’s nonresident undergraduate tuition for the coming school year is $35,929.

The North Carolina General Assembly has a long history of generously funding the UNC System.

Last year, state appropriations made up 41 percent of the system’s total operational budget. The NCGA provides much more funding than other states; North Carolina ranks sixth nationally in perstudent operating expenditures for public four-year institutions.

Providing struggling students access to higher education is a worthy goal. But North Carolina taxpayer money should be reserved for North Carolina students. UNC institutions can continue to provide access: by closely monitoring spending and keeping in-state tuition low across the board.

Jenna A. Robinson, Ph.D., is president of The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal.

GUEST OPINION | MICHELLE LAWS

New drug pricing model hurts medical innovation The reality is that sick patients who rely on medicines to live and to heal rely on the biopharmaceutical industry to continue to research and develop the best life-saving drugs possible.

THROUGH MY experience working in the policy arena at the state and federal level, including during my time at NAMI-NC and in Washington, I have seen many different policy proposals come across my desk. Many of the proposals on the surface appeared, and for the most part, were sound and well thought-out proposals with the intent of improving health and social wellbeing of some of our nation’s most vulnerable populations.

However, I have also witnessed policy proposals that sounded good on the surface but in fact, would have or did have adverse consequences on the target population, including in some instances for persons receiving critical and necessary public services.

The latter outcome may very well be the case for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)’s proposed mandatory demonstration Internal Pricing Index (IPI) model, which could significantly impact future medical innovation and deliver a major blow to patients, the biopharmaceutical sector and ultimately our economy.

The proposed International Pricing Index (IPI) model would change the way medicines covered by Medicare Part B are priced, replacing our current system with price setting and payment policies from selected foreign governments with socialized health care systems.

Here’s why that’s a bad idea.

In the market-based system we use now, the Average Sales Price (ASP) actually works pretty well. It takes into account negotiated manufacturer rebates and discounts, and by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) own admission, has successfully decreased prices for the most common Part B drugs. Switching to a methodology that relies on the systems of 14 foreign countries that are known to mandate lower prices would set Medicare patients up for the same problem many patients in other countries face — reduced access to the most effective treatments because their health-care systems won’t pay a fair price.

In addition to access issues, another major problem with price controls affecting how Medicare pays for Part B drugs is what it would do to

the sectors that help make us the world leader in medical innovation and drug development.

Unfairly cutting reimbursements would discourage innovation and the private-sector R&D that is key to finding new treatments.

It would also put additional financial pressure on individual medical providers and small clinics, potentially forcing them out of the Medicare market. Fewer providers and stalled bio initiatives would obviously hurt patients who need access to cutting-edge drugs, but it would also diminish investment and employment in an industry that plays a big role in the North Carolina economy.

While questions are sometimes raised about the biopharmaceutical industry, the reality is that sick patients who rely on medicines to live and to heal rely on the biopharmaceutical industry to continue to research and develop the best life-saving drugs possible. The biopharmaceutical sector is a $92.6 billion industry in North Carolina. It directly and indirectly supports more than 314,000 jobs and generates over $4 billion in tax revenues to pay for public services like first responders and schools.

Furthermore, the cost of Medicare Part B medicines is a relatively minor part of total Medicare expenditures. Drug therapies made up just 8 percent of Part B spending in 2016 and Part B drug spending accounts for only 3 percent of total Medicare spending. That small sum is hardly worth implementing a risky experiment that could have very serious consequences for beneficiaries, especially those who are among the most medically fragile.

While we, as patient advocates, should continue to support initiatives to reduce healthcare costs; these efforts must not result in policies that undermine the scientific advancements that we have made and continue make in drug research and development. I urge all North Carolinians to oppose the HHS Medicare Part B IPI demonstration.

Michelle Laws is the Director of Policy and Public Advocacy for the National Alliance On Mental Illness-North Carolina

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WALTER E. WILLIAMS

Socialist promises PRESIDENTIAL contenders are in a battle to out-give one another. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) proposes a whopping $50,000 per student college loan forgiveness. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposes free health care for all Americans plus illegal aliens. Most Democratic presidential candidates promise free stuff that includes free college, universal income, “Medicare for All” and debt forgiveness.

Their socialist predecessors made promises too. “Freedom and Bread” was the slogan used by Adolf Hitler during the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi) campaign against president Paul von Hindenburg.

Hitler even promised, “In the Third Reich every German girl will find a husband.”

Stalin promised a great socialistMarxist society that included better food and better worker conditions.

China’s Mao Zedong promised democratic constitutionalism and the dream that “farmers have land to till.”

These, and other promises, gave Mao the broad political support he needed to win leadership of the entire country in 1949.

Socialism promises a utopia that sounds good, but those promises are never realized. It most often results in massive human suffering. Capitalism fails miserably when compared with a heaven or utopia promised by socialism.

But any earthly system is going to come up short in such a comparison. Mankind must make choices among alternative economic systems that actually exist.

It turns out that for the common man, capitalism, with all of its alleged shortcomings, is superior to any system yet devised to deal with his everyday needs and desires. By most any measure of human well-being, people who live in countries toward the capitalistic end of the economic spectrum are far better off than their fellow men who live in countries toward the socialist end. Why? Capitalism, or what some call free markets, is relatively new in human history. Prior to capitalism, the way individuals amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. With the rise of capitalism, it became possible to amass great wealth by serving and pleasing your fellow man.

Capitalists seek to discover what people want and produce and market it as efficiently as possible as a means to profit. A historical example of this process would be John D. Rockefeller, whose successful marketing drove kerosene prices down from 58 cents a gallon in 1865 to 7 cents in 1900.

Henry Ford became rich by producing cars for the common man. Both Ford’s and Rockefeller’s personal benefits pale in comparison to the benefits received by the common man who had cheaper kerosene and cheaper and more convenient transportation. There are literally thousands of examples of how mankind’s life has been made better by those in the pursuit of profits.

Here’s my question to you: Are the people who, by their actions, created unprecedented convenience, longer life expectancy and a more pleasant life for the ordinary person — and became wealthy in the process — deserving of all the scorn and ridicule heaped upon them by intellectuals and political hustlers today?

In many intellectual and political circles, the pursuit of profits is seen as evil. However, this pursuit forces entrepreneurs to find ways to either please people efficiently or go bankrupt.

Of course, they could mess up and avoid bankruptcy if they can get government to bail them out or give them protection against competition.

Nonprofit organizations have an easier time of it. As a matter of fact, people tend to be the most displeased with services received from public schools, motor vehicle departments and other government agencies. Nonprofits can operate whether they please people or not. That’s because they derive their compensation through taxes. I’m sure that we’d be less satisfied with supermarkets if they had the power to take our money through taxes, as opposed to being forced to find ways to get us to voluntarily give them our money.

By the way, I’m not making an outright condemnation of socialism.

I run my household on the Marxist principle, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.”

That system works when you can remember the names of all involved.

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

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North State Journal for Wednesday, May 22, 2019

NATION & WORLD Swiss voters approve tighter gun laws, lining up with the EU The Associated Press GENEVA — Swiss voters on Sunday approved a measure to tighten the Alpine nation’s gun laws, bringing the country in line with many of its European partners despite the objections of local gun owners, official results showed.

The Federal Chancellery said provisional results showed nearly 64% of voters nationwide agreed to align with European Union firearms rules adopted two years ago after deadly attacks in France, Belgium, Germany and Britain.

The vote was part of Switzerland’s regular referendums that give citizens a direct say in policymaking. It had stoked passions in a country with long, proud traditions of gun ownership and sport and target shooting. Switzerland, unlike many other European nations, allows veterans of its obligatory military service for men to take home their service weapons after tours of duty.

The Swiss proposal, among other things, requires regular training on the use of firearms, special waivers to own some semi-automatic weapons and serial number tracking system for key parts of some guns. Gun owners would have to register any weapons not already registered within three years, and keep a registry of their gun collections.

Supporters of the measure, who included the Swiss parliament and

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Meeting rooms and a poster of the committee against the EU gun laws and policies, prior to the committee’s meeting in Burgdorf, Switzerland, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Swiss voters clearly accepted EU’s stricter gun control at the national ballot. executive branch, said similar measures adopted by the EU after deadly extremist attacks are needed to ensure strong police cooperation and economic ties with Switzerland’s partners in Europe’s Schengen visa-free travel zone. They insisted it will not block law-abiding citizens from obtaining legal guns, but would simply do more to track them.

Switzerland is not an EU member, but it is in the Schengen zone.

Opponents insisted the proposal would violate Switzerland’s constitution and do little to fight extremism or crime. They said the weapons used in recent attacks in Europe weren’t obtained legally.

They argued the proposal cracks down mainly on lawful gun owners in Switzerland and rams through

what they see as the latest diktat from Brussels.

Jean-Luc Addor, a populist Swiss People’s Party lawmaker from the southwestern Valais region, said adopting the EU directive would be “unjust, freedom-killing, useless, dangerous, and above all, anti-Swiss.”

“With no effect on the fight against terrorism, it will only hit

honest, law-abiding citizens who possess legal weapons,” he wrote on his website. “It’s the epitome of injustice.”

Carmelo Lagana, project manager for foreign trade at economiesuisse, the country’s top business federation, insisted Switzerland would suffer if Swiss police couldn’t continue to have access to Schengen-zone databases. He also said the country had an important say in negotiations with the European Union.

“It is Switzerland, as a member state, that has participated at every level the work to modify this European directive and it was exactly able to introduce some exceptions to preserve Swiss shooting traditions,” he said. “You should know that the European Union wanted initially to totally forbid the acquisition of semi-automatic weapons, and in the end, we have a directive that doesn’t ban it.”

Switzerland hasn’t faced major extremist attacks like those that have hit France, Belgium, Britain and Germany in recent years, leaving scores dead.

Ahead of the vote, most of Switzerland’s major political parties — except for the populist Swiss People’s Party — favored the measure, with support strongest among Socialists and Greens.

The rift on the issue has fallen along a rural-urban divide, with city dwellers more inclined to back the EU directive.

In this Friday, May 17, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Hawkins, from Houston, Texas, signals an MV-22 Osprey to land on the flight deck of the Nimitzclass aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.

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Saudis say they don’t want war, but will defend themselves

By Aya Batrawy The Associated Press DUBAI — Saudi Arabia does not want war but will not hesitate to defend itself against Iran, a top Saudi diplomat said Sunday, after the kingdom’s energy sector was targeted this past week amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf.

On Sunday night, a rocket crashed in the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone, landing less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy, further stoking tensions. No casualties were reported in the apparent attack.

Adel al-Jubeir, the minister of state for foreign affairs, spoke a week after four oil tankers — two of them Saudi — were targeted in an alleged act of sabotage off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and days after Iran-allied Yemeni rebels claimed a drone attack on a Saudi oil pipeline.

“The kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not want war in the region and does not strive for that... but at the same time, if the other side chooses war, the kingdom will fight this with all force and determination and it will defend itself, its citizens and its interests,” al-Jubeir told reporters.

A senior Iranian military commander was similarly quoted as

saying his country is not looking for war, in comments published in Iranian media on Sunday.

Fears of armed conflict were already running high after the White House ordered warships and bombers to the region earlier this month to counter an alleged, unexplained threat from Iran. The U.S. also has ordered nonessential staff out of its diplomatic posts in Iraq.

But President Donald Trump appears to have softened his tone in recent days, saying he expects Iran to seek negotiations with his administration. Asked on Thursday if the U.S. might be on a path to war with Iran, the president answered, “I hope not.”

Sunday night’s apparent rocket attack was the first such incident since September, when three mortar shells landed in an abandoned lot inside the Green Zone.

There was no immediate comment from the State Department or the U.S. Embassy in Iraq on Sunday’s attack.

Associated Press reporters on the east side of the Tigris River, opposite the Green Zone, heard an explosion, after which alert sirens sounded briefly in Baghdad.

Iraqi military spokesman Brig.

Gen. Yahya Rasoul told The Associated Press that a Katyusha rocket fell near the statue of the Unknown Soldier, less than a mile from the

U.S. Embassy. He said the military is investigating the cause but that the rocket was believed to have been fired from east Baghdad. The area is home to Iran-backed Shiite militias.

As tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran, there have been concerns that Baghdad could once again get caught in the middle, just as it is on the path to recovery. The country hosts more than 5,000 U.S. troops, and is home to powerful Iranian-backed militias, some of whom want those U.S. forces to leave.

The U.S. Navy said Sunday it had conducted exercises in the Arabian Sea with the aircraft carrier strike group ordered to the region to counter the unspecified threat from Iran. The Navy said the exercises and training were conducted Friday and Saturday with the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group in coordination with the U.S. Marine Corps, highlighting U.S. “lethality and agility to respond to threat,” as well as to deter conflict and preserve U.S. strategic interests.

The current tensions are rooted in Trump’s decision last year to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world powers and impose wide-reaching sanctions, including on Iranian oil exports that are cru-

cial to its economy.

Iran has said it would resume enriching uranium at higher levels if a new nuclear deal is not reached

by July 7. That would potentially bring it closer to being able to develop a nuclear weapon, something Iran insists it has never sought.

Energy ministers from OPEC and its allies, including major producers Saudi Arabia and Russia, are meeting in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss energy prices and production cuts. Iran’s oil exports are expected to shrink further in the coming months after the U.S. stopped renewing waivers that allowed it to continue selling to some countries.

OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers have production cuts in place, but the group of exporters is not expected to make its decision on output until late June, when they meet again in Vienna.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, meanwhile, has called for a meeting of Arab heads of state on May 30 in Mecca to discuss the latest developments, including the oil pipeline attack.

The kingdom has blamed the pipeline attack on Iran, accusing Tehran of arming the rebel Houthis, which a Saudi-led coalition has been at war with in Yemen since 2015. Iran denies arming or training the rebels, who control much

of northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa.

“We want peace and stability in the region, but we won’t stand with our hands bound as the Iranians continuously attack. Iran has to understand that,” al-Jubeir said.

“The ball is in Iran’s court.”

Al-Jubeir also noted that an investigation, led by the UAE, into the tanker incident is underway.

The state-run Saudi news agency reported Sunday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss regional developments. There was no immediate statement by the State Department about the call.

An English-language Saudi newspaper close to the palace recently published an editorial calling for surgical U.S. airstrikes in retaliation for Iran’s alleged involvement in targeting Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure.

The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, was quoted Sunday as saying Iran is not looking for war. But he said the U.S. is going to fail in the near future “because they are frustrated and hopeless” and are looking for a way out of the current escalation. His comments, given to other Guard commanders, were carried

by Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019

SPORTS

Hurricanes will try to build on successful season, B4

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Kyle Larson does a burnout after winning the NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night in Concord.

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Chip Ganassi Racing driver raced his way into the field to earn $1 million prize at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Shaw, St. Aug to share football stadium Raleigh Two historically black colleges in Raleigh will share a football stadium. Shaw University announced on Thursday that it’s reached an agreement with St. Augustine’s University for both schools to play their home games at the George Williams Athletic Complex on the St. Augustine’s campus. Before the agreement, Shaw had spent the last 12 years playing home games at Durham County Memorial Stadium, 32 miles from its campus. The schools are both members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

NFL

Panthers sign free agent WR Robinson Charlotte The Panthers have signed free agent wide receiver Aldrick Robinson to a oneyear contract. Financial terms of the deal were not announced Friday. Robinson played in 14 games last season with the Vikings and had 17 receptions for 231 yards and a career-best five touchdowns.

He has previously played for San Francisco, Atlanta and Washington. Robinson has played in 84 games with five starts during his career and has caught 86 passes for 1,422 yards and 14 touchdowns.

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Pelicans hire former Duke star Langdon as GM New Orleans The Pelicans have hired Brooklyn Nets assistant general manager Trajan Langdon to serve as New Orleans’ GM under new executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin.

Langdon, whose hiring was announced by the Pelicans on Sunday, is a former Duke and NBA player who also played professionally in Russia, Turkey and Italy. The 43-year-old has served as Nets assistant GM since 2016. New Orleans won the NBA’s draft lottery last week, giving the club the option to select likely first overall pick Duke’s Zion Williamson.

By Pete Iacobelli The Associated Press CHRIS KEANE | USGA

Helen Alfredsson celebrates after winning the 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open on Sunday at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines.

Alfredsson atones for past stumbles, wins at Pine Needles The Swedish golfer made 13 straight pars on Sunday to win the second annual U.S. Senior Women’s Open

“I’m completely elated.

Exhausted. That probably goes before elated.”

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

Helen Alfreddson

SOUTHERN PINES — The U.S. Senior Women’s Open has given players over the age of 50 an opportunity to get back out onto the course and relive their past glory.

For Helen Alfredsson, it was more like a return to some of her worst golf nightmares.

Twice, in 1993 and 2008, she faltered in the final round of a U.S. Women’s Open on the way to frustrating runner-up finishes. She also squandered a four-shot lead in 1994 by playing her final 29 holes in 24-over par.

It seemed as though history might be repeating itself Sunday when the 54-year-old Swede made double bogey on the fifth hole at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club to drop out of a tie for the lead, two shots behind England’s Trish Johnson.

This time, though, Alfredsson used the experience of those close calls to stay calm and finish with 13 straight pars — a run of steady play that earned her that long-awaited first U.S. Golf Association title.

Her final round 71 put her at 1-over for the four-day tournament, two shots ahead of Johnson, Hall of Famer Juli Inkster and the star-studded field that converged on Pine Needles for the second U.S. Senior Women’s Open.

“Nothing ever makes up for the tournaments you didn’t win,” Alfredsson said after collecting the

$180,000 winners share and a 10-year Senior Open exemption.

“But this is a USGA championship and everyone wants to win one of those.”

Playing with her husband, former NHL star Kent Nilsson, on her bag as caddie, Alfredsson was the only player in the tournament to post two rounds in the 60s. She followed up an opening 75 with a pair of 69s on Friday and Saturday.

While those low scores put her into contention, it was her ability to avoid big numbers that pulled her through to the finish on a sweltering Sunday in the Sandhills. She was able to save par after missing the green three times on the back nine.

In the meantime, it was her competitors that faltered.

Johnson, whose 5-under 66 on Saturday was the low round of the tournament, dropped shots with back-to-back bogeys on 13 and 14 and never recovered. Inkster didn’t make enough putts to completely erase the four-shot deficit with which she started the day.

She settled for her second runner-up finish in as many U.S. Senior Women’s Opens, while Michelle Redman and Jane Crafter tied for fourth, four shots back.

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four,” Bowyer said. “Where I come from, you get punched in the nose for that, and that’s what he got.”

Larson had not reached Victory Lane since winning four times in 2017, his most successful Cup season. While this win carries no points, it surely fuels Larson and his team with renewed confidence this season.

“It’s been a struggle. I’ve had a lot of bad luck,” Larson said.

“These last few weeks have gone pretty smooth for us. To get a win, a big win, hopefully this is the turning point in our season.”

Kyle Busch won the opening stage. Harvick took the second and Logano won the third before Larson triumphed in the final, 15-lap stage.

CONCORD — Kyle Larson got a push to the front from Kevin Harvick in the final stage, then held off the defending champion to win the NASCAR All-Star Race on Saturday night.

Larson wasn’t part of the elite field when the day began, racing his way in by winning the Monster Energy “To get Open earlier at Char- a win, a lotte Motor Speedway. big win, Now, he’s got $1 million for the win and hopefully Pit problems plenty to celebrate in a this is the season where he’s had Harvick said the race only three top 10s and turning was a letdown since he his biggest highlight point in our had the fastest car and was a frightening, airfailed to win. He said the borne crash at Tallade- season.” flaws came on pit road. ga Superspeedway last “It was just unfortunate month.

Kyle Larson the way pit road went to“It feels amazing,” night because it wasn’t Larson said. “I came close to winning a couple of years even close of anybody having a good car like we had tonight,” ago. It feels good to close it out.”

Larson did it with a decisive he said. “Good night for perforshove through the pack by Har- mance, a bad night on pit road.” vick, a two-time All-Star champion who was eager for a third. Lar- Extra time son was sixth in the next-to-last Two of the three segments of restart with 12 laps left when he found enough space to squeeze the Monster Energy Open and between Kyle Busch and Joey Lo- the first stage of the All-Star Race gano. Harvick jumped on Lar- needed extra laps to determine a son’s bumper and powered him winner. William Byron outlasted Bubba Wallace in the openinto the lead.

Harvick didn’t count on Lar- ing race’s first stage to become an son keeping it, though. Larson, a All-Star. Wallace held on against Chip Ganassi Racing driver, of- Daniel Suarez in the second segten had Busch and Harvick side- ment as he advanced into the by-side in his rearview mirror but main event. A late caution in the first stage of the All-Star Race held them off to take the victory.

Harvick was second, Busch forced Busch to go extras to hold was third and Logano was fourth. off Harvick.

Soon after Larson took the checkered flag, pole sitter Clint Larson flip Bowyer ran to Ryan Newman’s NASCAR said it won’t recomcar and began raining punches through the window before mend any changes after an extenthe two were separated by a crew sive review of Larson’s frightening, barrel-roll crash at Talladega member.

Newman said Bowyer last month. NASCAR senior vice “chopped” him on the track and president John Probst said it was hit him once more later in the determined that damage to Larson’s front right tire in a last-lap race.

“Doesn’t take much of a man crash led to his No. 42 car liftto try and fight somebody with a ing off the track surface, hitting helmet on. I think he should be the wall and rolling over severembarrassed of himself,” New- al times before coming to a stop.

Probst worked with the Chip Gaman said.

Bowyer said he didn’t know nassi Racing team on the extensive analysis of the accident. They why Newman hit his car.

“After the race, he comes and share the information with the runs into my back and turns me other NASCAR Cup Series teams all around. I pull up next to him this week at the next competition and he dumps me into (turn) meeting.

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TRENDING

Boogie Ellis: The former Duke commitment signed his national letter of intent to play at Memphis, joining a vaunted recruiting class for coach Penny Hardaway going into his second season. The 6-foot-2 combo guard from San Diego was released from his commitment to Duke earlier this spring. Ellis is the No. 32 prospect nationally on 247Sports’ composite rankings.

John Davidson: The longtime hockey player, broadcaster and executive is going back to the New York Rangers. Davidson was hired as team president Friday hours after leaving his post with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

He returns to New York where he spent parts of eight seasons as a Rangers goaltender and was a TV analyst for almost a decade.

The 66-year-old succeeds Glen Sather after the Hall of Fame executive shifted to an advisory role under owner James Dolan.

Davidson will oversee the hockey operations department while Jeff Gorton remains general manager.

Reuben Foster: The Redskins linebacker injured his left leg during an offseason practice and was taken off the field on a cart. Foster went down clutching at his left knee during the first practice of organized team activities Monday. His left leg was stabilized before he was carted off. Washington claimed Foster off waivers from the 49ers after a domestic violence arrest in Tampa, Fla., in November. Prosecutors did not pursue a case against the 25-yearold, dismissing the firstdegree misdemeanor battery charge.

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AUTO RACING

Retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive the pace car for the Indianapolis 500. Earnhardt will drive the Corvette Grand Sport Official at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to lead the 33 drivers to the green flag May 26. The NBC Sports analyst will be part of the broadcast team. It will be Earnhardt’s first trip to the Indy 500.

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“If they want to pay a ticket to yell at people, that’s fine.”

Padres second baseman Ian Kinsler on criticism of him by fans during his apology for using profanity following a home run Thursday in San Diego.

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“We are so sorry that this happened.”

Ohio State president Michael Drake on a report that a team doctor, the late Richard Strauss, sexually abused at least 177 male students.

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Taking one of the most memorable trips in the 149-year history of Pimlico Race Course, Bodexpress followed the leaders after throwing off Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez and at one point appeared to be a contender in the 13-horse race. Velazquez was not injured in the fall.

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Illinois defensive end Bobby Roundtree severely injured his spine in a weekend swimming accident near his Florida home. There were no details on what happened or an update on his condition. The rising junior has started 20 games in his first two seasons and has 11½ sacks.

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6 Consecutive wins for Kyle Busch in the NASCAR Truck Series, tying a series record, with his win Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch, in his fifth and final trucks start of the season, won for a series-best eighth time at Charlotte — finishing first or second 11 of 13 races.

MLB

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Tarboro’s Montrezl Harrell joined Clippers teammate Lou Williams and Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis as finalists for the NBA’s Sixth Man Award. Harrell went to North Edgecombe High School before spending his final prep season at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia. A second-round pick (32nd overall) by Houston in the 2015 NBA Draft, Harrell averaged 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds this season for Los Angeles.

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B3 NC State’s Will Wilson is one of several players from the state expected to be picked in the first round of next month’s MLB Draft.

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MLB teams eye NC products ahead of draft Elon and Campbell could have first-round picks for the first time, while Duke, NC State and UNC all have top prospects

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal JORDYN ADAMS was all set to become a two-sport star at North Carolina last spring, having signed an NCAA letter of intent to play both football and baseball for the Tar Heels. But the five-star wide receiver and outfielder from Cary’s Green Hope High School opted instead to specialize on the diamond after being selected by the Los Angeles Angels with the 17th overall pick in last year’s Major League Baseball draft.

State colleges will again be a focus early in this year’s draft, which begins on June 3. Only this time the most prominent players whose names will be called have already been on campus for at least two years.

NC State shortstop Will Wilson and UNC first baseman Michael Busch, along with right-handed pitchers George Kirby of Elon and Seth Johnson of Campbell are all projected to be first-round picks.

There is also a possibility that Duke lefty Graeme Stinson, who has missed most of his final college season with an injury, could also join them.

Of the group, Wilson considered to be the most polished major league prospect.

Though not as quick afoot as Trea Turner, the most recent Wolfpack shortstop to go in the first round, Wilson has earned high marks from scouts because of his quick hands and baseball instinct.

They’re qualities that helped him earn ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors, an award that was announced on Monday.

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound junior from Kings Mountain opened eyes with his performance for Team USA last summer, then solidified his status as one of the nation’s top college players by hitting .356 with 16 homers for State this

season.

“He’s a ballplayer,” Wolfpack coach Elliott Avent said of his star, who is ranked No. 23 by MLB. com. “He’s just an old-school, hard-nosed player who grinds it out. He just plays so hard and is a good baseball player.”

While Wilson has earned acclaim for his defense, UNC’s Busch is considered one of the best pure hitters in the draft. Although his average is down this season at .281, he has still pounded out 12 homers and driven in 50 runs heading into this week’s ACC Tournament.

The big question surrounding the left-handed hitting Minnesota native is where he projects to play defensively.

He has spent most of his career with the Tar Heels at first base, but at 6-foot, 207 pounds, is considered too small to play the position professionally. He spent last summer playing second base in the Cape Cod League and has also seen action in the outfield.

“I was in left field for the last three weeks in the fall. I never

played the outfield, but I feel I adjusted to it pretty quickly,” Busch said earlier this season. “I have played in the infield and feel comfortable at all those positions. I think I can help the team offensively and defensively, so whichever position they want me to play, I will play.”

The uncertainty about where he fits in will likely give some teams pause, but not enough to knock him out of the first round. He is rated as the No. 28 prospect in this year’s draft.

As for the two pitchers, both Kirby and Johnson are poised to make history as the highest drafted players ever from their school.

Kirby, ranked No. 21, is likely to become Elon’s first first-rounder after a junior season in which he struck out 105 hitters while issuing only six walks in 82⅔ innings — the best ratio on the country — while going 8-1 with a 2.07 earned run average.

Already hitting the low- to mid90s on the radar gun, Kirby figures to add even more velocity once he begins to put some bulk onto his

slender 6-4, 205-pound frame. He also boasts a better-than-average curve, slider and changeup.

Johnson, meanwhile, isn’t nearly as polished after starting his career as a light-hitting shortstop at Louisburg Junior College. He only began concentrating on his pitching after transferring to Campbell this season.

He’s still very raw, but despite pedestrian statistics for the Camels this season, (3-3, 4.55 ERA, 76 strikeouts in 59⅓ innings), he’s drawn considerable interest because of a fastball that tops out at 98 mph, a crisp slider and a delivery one scouting director described to MLB.com as the best in the draft. He is the 29th-ranked prospect by MLB.com.

An even bigger draft day wild card could be Duke’s Stinson.

Considered one of the top pitchers in the country — if not the best overall — after leading the Blue Devils to an NCAA Super Regional last season, his stock began dropping as did the velocity on his fastball from the mid-90s to the mid-80s. He was eventually shut down after five starts with what was described as a hamstring injury.

“Everything he’s doing now is in preparation for the draft,” Duke coach Chris Pollard said.

ACC Baseball Tournament spends one final week in Durham NC State, North Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest are all looking to make an impression

By Shawn Krest North State Journal DURHAM — The ACC Baseball Tournament is having one final fling in Durham before it heads off to parts unknown next year.

Durham Bulls Athletic Park is hosting the event for the ninth time and the fifth time in the last seven years. The stadium’s regular tenant, the Durham Bulls, will no longer be able to request that the International League allow them to hit the road for a week in May so the DBAP can host the tourney, however.

So the tournament will have a new home next year and, unless the International League reconsiders, for the foreseeable future.

The last call, for a while anyway, promises to be an entertaining one. It will feature all four in-state teams, a chance to bid farewell to a Hall of Fame coach and six teams currently ranked in the nation’s top 25.

As usual, the tournament will feature pool play, with the winners of each pool advancing to a single elimination final four over the weekend.

Unfortunately for fans of the home state schools, three of the four North Carolina schools find themselves with the toughest paths to the weekend.

Pool C, home to NC State, Wake Forest and Florida State, appears to be the Pool of Death. The Wolfpack are ranked No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches poll and the Seminoles are No. 22. The Deacs don’t have a national ranking, but they do feature the newly crowned ACC Player of

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Wake Forest first baseman Bobby Seymour, the ACC Player of the Year, leads the Demon Deacons into this year’s conference tournament. the Year in sophomore first baseman Bobby Seymour.

The Pack are the No. 3 overall seed in the tourney, thanks to their second-place finish in the Atlantic Division. They led the conference in pitching with a 4.21 ERA in conference games. NC State also has two first-team All-ACC position players in catcher Patrick Bailey and shortstop Will Wilson. Bailey tied for the

league lead in doubles, while Wilson was the defensive player of the year and is fourth in the league in batting for the entire season.

Six-seed FSU has the emotional advantage. Legendary coach Mike Martin is retiring after this season after 2,022 wins, and the Noles will likely need to take home the tournament title in order to extend Martin’s 39-year streak of NCAA

bids to an even 40 — every year he’s been Florida State coach.

The Deacs made it in as the 10th seed and will look for a strong week from Seymour, who led the league in batting at .377 and has a national-best 92 RBIs, the most by a college player in 11 years.

Pool D actually has a slightly better combined record (.659 to .644) and the same conference record

(.544) as Pool C. North Carolina (15) and Miami (18) are both in the Top 25. The Hurricanes are the No. 4 seed, while the Heels are No. 5.

UNC DH/utility player Aaron Sabato was named the Freshman of the Year after his 10 home runs in conference games were third in the league. No. 9 Virginia, one of four teams in the field (along with Notre Dame, Boston College and Wake) with a sub-.500 conference record, rounds out the field.

Duke was assigned to Pool B, where the Blue Devils will be the seventh seed and playing on their home field away from home. Duke shook off a slow start to the year to go on an impressive late-season run to earn a spot in the conference tournament. Still, the Blue Devils likely still have to post a few wins this week to earn an NCAA bid.

They’ll have to do it against Georgia Tech, the tourney’s No. 2 seed and Coastal Division champion, and Notre Dame, who slipped in as the 11th seed despite having a losing overall (24-28) and ACC (13-17) record this year. The Yellow Jackets feature Coach of the Year Danny Hall and are actually the highest-rated ACC team in the Top 25 at No. 6.

None of the local teams will have to worry about top seed Louisville until the weekend single-elimination round begins. The Cardinals won the Atlantic for the fourth time in five years with a 21-9 record and are ranked No. 8 nationally. Pitcher of the Year Reid Detmers struck out 138 batters in 89⅓ innings while holding foes to a .170 average.

The Cardinals are joined in Pool A by eighth-seeded Clemson and 12th seed Boston College. The Tigers finished 15-15 in conference this year, their worst record since 2008. The Eagles were six games below .500 in conference play and just three-games over break-even in all games.

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Little, Lecque among winners at NBA Draft Combine Coby White, Cam Reddish, Cody Martin also improved draft stock

By Shawn Krest North State Journal AS EXPECTED, several players with links to North Carolina helped themselves in last week’s NBA Draft Combine in Chicago.

One of the biggest winners in the predraft showcase was NC State recruit Jalen Lecque.

The high schooler is eligible for the draft after taking a postgrad year at the Brewster Academy, and, after his Chicago performance, the odds of him ever suiting up for the Wolfpack are getting slimmer by the day.

Lecque captured everyone’s attention by having the highest max vertical leap of anyone tested. His 43 inches was a halfinch more than anyone else. His 35-inch standing leap was second best. He also participated in day one of scrimmages, scoring four points with four rebounds and four assists. After reportedly getting positive feedback from several teams, Lecque decided he’d done enough and sat out day two.

Like many of the first-round prospects, Nassir Little didn’t scrimmage. The Tar Heels freshman still helped himself immensely in Chicago. He impressed teams with his 7-foot‑1¼ wingspan and had the seventh-best max vertical leap (second-best among guards). His three-quarter court sprint time of 3.24 was second-best time for guards.

He participated in the shooting drills, hitting 80 percent in on-the-move shooting, the thirdbest overall performance of the combine. He also hit 80 percent from the left corner and 80 percent from the top of the key, both second best among guards.

Several outlets also reported that Little was very impressive in his interviews with teams, speaking frankly about his disappointing stats in his one year in Chapel Hill.

Former NC State standout Cody Martin, who transferred to Nevada to finish his college career, didn’t even start the week with an invitation to the combine. His performance at the two-day G League Combine earned him the chance to stay in Chicago when the NBA officials arrived. He made the most of his chance, scoring 21 points on 9-of-20 shooting in two scrimmages, adding 12 rebounds and 11 assists. He also ranked among the testing leaders for guards in wingspan (fourth at 6-foot-10¼), height without shoes (fourth at 6-foot-4¾) and shuttle run (fifth at 2.99 seconds).

A top-five finish in any testing is going to capture the attention of teams, and UNC’s Cameron Johnson turned one in, running the lane-agility test in 10.52 seconds (Martin was in third place

OPEN from page B1 Redman’s 68 was the best of the final round. Defending champion Laura Davies finished ninth at 8-over.

No one, however, was able to mount a serious charge thanks to Alfredsson’s ability to string together pars.

“She kept making putts that I would have had to have her eventually miss, and she didn’t miss one,” Johnson said. “That’s very impressive because it doesn’t matter how you do it, you get the ball in the hole and she did.”

Although Alfredsson’s victory earned her an automatic exemption to the upcoming U.S. Women’s Open, she said she plans to skip the event in order to recover from the physical and mental stress of the past week and to savor her first career USGA title.

The seven-time winner on the LPGA Tour, who also earned 11 victories on the European Tour, no longer plays on a regular basis.

“I’m completely elated. Exhausted. That probably goes before elated,” Alfredsson said. “You just have a hard time believing it because when you’re out there, you keep grinding and grinding and you’re trying to just stay focused on what you’re doing, not let your thoughts slip, and that’s something that is also very difficult when you don’t play as much.”

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North Carolina’s Nassir Little participates in the first day of NBA Draft Combine last Thursday in Chicago. at 10.44). Teams should also have taken notice of Johnson’s size.

His standing reach (8‑foot‑7) was second best among guards, his wingspan (6‑foot‑10) was fifth, and his height without shoes (6-foot-7) was tops among guards.

Duke’s Cam Reddish was the only Blue Devil to participate in the measurements, although he sat out the drills and scrimmages. His 8-foot-9½ reach and 4.7 percent body fat were impressive. Reddish also appears to have helped himself with productive meetings with prospective teams. The Knicks, who pick third overall, are reportedly very intrigued by the one-and-done freshman, and he also met with the Lakers (fourth overall pick) while in Chicago. Reddish told the media he’d received feedback that he’d be taken between the third and 10th pick.

Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett, Reddish’s two Duke teammates, didn’t participate in any of the measurement or drill activities but were on hand to meet with teams. Williamson got a big clue to his likely home when New Orleans won the draft lottery, giving the Pelicans the chance to pick first overall, a spot Williamson is expected to fill.

UNC’s Coby White didn’t scrimmage or drill, focusing on meeting with teams after get-

ting measured. He was the focus of plenty of rumors in Chicago, with the Bulls reportedly very interested in taking him at No. 7. Supposedly, however, another team that picks before Chicago has promised White they’ll take him if he’s available.

Wake Forest’s Jaylen Hoard didn’t wow with his drills. The one-and-done freshman was near the bottom in vertical leap (27½ standing, 35½ max) and lane agility (11.44) and shuttle run (3.32). He did a little better in the scrimmages, scoring 17 points on 6-of-16 shooting in the two games, with 11 rebounds and three assists.

Havelock’s Ky Bowman, who left the state to play at Boston College, was among the smaller prospects in the measurements and didn’t have eye-popping run times to counteract it. As was the case in college, however, he impressed once the games started. Bowman scored 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting in the two games with five boards and seven assists.

The other area prospects invited to the G League Combine didn’t receive an invitation to stay for the NBA version. That group included Duke’s Javin DeLaurier, UNC’s Luke Maye, Shaw’s Amir Hinton, former NC State player Caleb Martin and Campbell’s Chris Clemons.

was the highest finisher with a tie for 14th. Her 11-over score was good enough to earn her automatic entry into next year’s Senior Women’s Open in New Jersey.

The top 20 finishers qualified for 2020. That was good news for Whiteville’s Maggie Will, who tied for 19th at 18-over, but not so good for former UNC golfer Cathy Johnston-Forbes, whose 19-over score left her tied for 21st.

Regardless of the results, Andrews called the tournament a victory for Pine Needles and the

legacy of its late owner and soonto-be Hall of Famer, Peggy Kirk Bell.

“It was an awesome week, so much fun to have all my family and friends here, all my extended family from the LPGA Tour,” said Andrews, the lead golf instructor at Pine Needles. “This has been my family for my life, so to have all of them here playing on my home golf course here at Pine Needles, the course was in beautiful shape. They did a great job out there keeping it where we could play it.”

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Relevant again, Hurricanes look to build on deep run The team’s trip to the Eastern Conference Final has raised expectations

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal RALEIGH — Following Game 1 of the 2018-19 season, Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour — convinced his team had outplayed the Islanders in a 2-1 overtime loss at PNC Arena — apologized to the fans.

“At the end of the day, the unfortunate part is people came here and they wanted to see a win, and I hate it that they have to go home and go, ‘We lost the game,’ Brind’Amour said. “That’s the frustrating part.”

In what felt like a lifetime later — 224 days, if you’re counting — Brind’Amour gave another heartfelt apology to the fans following Carolina’s 4-0 loss to the Bruins last Thursday that completed Boston’s sweep of the Eastern Conference Final and ended the Hurricanes’ season.

“That’s just, that was a dud game for them to come watch,” Brind’Amour said. “I apologize for that, but tremendous support for our team.

“It means a lot to me, but it means a lot to our players and this organization to see the people not just coming back, but the way they do it and the way they get behind our group. It’s a real community feel. There’s something special.

And it was great.”

Opening night featured a sellout crowd of 18,680, and seven months and 12 days later a thunderous group of 19,041 — nearly 400 with standing-room-only tickets — saluted a team that at times inspired, at other times frustrated, but from opening night on convinced anyone watching that its fate wouldn’t be dictated by effort.

“Maybe they don’t know any better,” Brind’Amour said after earning his first home win on Oct. 7, an 8-5 victory that saw Carolina score four unanswered goals in the final 15 minutes of the game. “But I just like that they just kept digging in.”

It was effort that helped Carolina out of its decade-long hole and — as both Brind’Amour and captain Justin Williams are fond of saying — back to relevance.

“The goal was to get relevant,” Brind’Amour said after the team clinched its playoff berth. “That was the first thing. I felt like we’d kind of fallen off the map.”

The roadmap back to relevance will face a new task next season: building off of the team’s first successful campaign in a decade.

And there are questions to be answered.

Will Williams, a free agent who will be 38 on Oct. 4, be back for another season?

“I haven’t made a decision yet,” Williams said Monday at the team’s end-of-season availability.

“You don’t do those things irratio-

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nally. You put thought into it. You put perspective. You find out inside whether you have the full capabilities emotionally and physically to do it. … If I have everything again, then I’ll be here. But I haven’t gotten that far yet.”

And who will be in goal next season, with both Petr Mrazek and Curtis McElhinney up for new contracts, and AHL Goaltender of the Year Alex Nedeljkovic with little left to accomplish in the minors? General manager Don Waddell said Tuesday he’d like to re-sign both Mrazek and McElhinney, while having Nedeljkovic available as the No. 3 or an NHL option if one of the other two doesn’t return.

“I would love to stay,” Mrazek said,” while McElhinney added, “I don’t know where they’re at in terms of their depth, so we’ll see.

Hopefully, it’ll work out and I’ll be back.”

Then there are the strides needed to rise to the next level. The team is armed with depth — both in the organization and with draft picks — and will have some holes to fill.

Micheal Ferland, acquired last offseason from Calgary in the blockbuster trade that also brought Dougie Hamilton to Raleigh, is a free agent and said again Monday he would like to return, but he will likely be looking for a longer and more lucrative deal than Carolina is willing to offer.

“Certainly like the element, no doubt about it,” Brind’Amour said Tuesday of Ferland’s combination of skill and toughness. “And really what we’re talking about, every team likes. … Sign me up. We’ll take ’em all.

“Having said that, Micheal missed a big portion of the year and the playoffs, and we didn’t really miss a beat. So, it’s an element you want to have on your team, for sure. It’s just tough to play against.”

The Hurricanes have also been trying to add talent to their forward corps all season. The team took a step in the right direction with the trade for Nino Niederreiter in mid-January, but it still wants to add more firepower.

Regardless of how they proceed, the Hurricanes have a tall task to match the chemistry they built as a team and the bond forged with their fans while also improving.

“We have to turn the page and we have to do it again,” Brind’Amour said. “And we have to get even better. We have to get more out of everything.

“That’s the challenge.”

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Survey: Small business optimism up 1.7 points in April NSJ Staff RALEIGH — Optimism among small business owners continued its steady climb in April, with the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index increasing 1.7 points to 103.5, according to a new study released last week.

The NFIB report showed that sales improved in April, the inventory soft spot seen in last month’s report rebounded, and profit trends posted a very solid advance. Job creation plans gained, hiring remained strong, and expectations for sales, business conditions, and credit conditions all improved.

“America’s small and independent businesses are rebounding from the first quarter ‘shut down, slow down’ and don’t appear to be looking back.

April’s Index is further evidence that when certainty and stability increase, so do optimism and action,” said NFIB President and CEO Juanita D. Duggan. “The continued economic boom is thanks, in a major way, to strong growth in the small business half of the economy.”

State-specific data is unavailable, but NFIB State Director Gregg Thompson said, “Entrepreneurs here believe things are going in the right direction, so they’re willing to reinvest in their businesses and grow their staffs.”

A net nine percent of all owners (seasonally adjusted) reported higher nominal sales in the past three months, a fourpoint improvement, and the net percent of owners expecting higher real sales volumes rose one point to a net 20 percent of owners. The net percent of owners reporting inventory increases fell three points to a

net two percent (seasonally adjusted). This is consistent with the significant build up in the first quarter that added nearly one point to GDP growth, and owners slowed additions to wait and see how much customers reduced the excess stock.

The net percent of owners viewing current inventory stocks as “too low” improved two points to a net negative four percent as fewer owners viewed stocks as excessive.

The net percent of owners planning to expand inventory holdings rose from a negative one percent to two percent, a three-point gain, indicating that strong sales gains resolved the excessive Q1 inventory build and owners are ready to place new orders and build inventory.

“The ‘real’ economy is doing very well versus what we see in financial market volatility. Many jobs are being created, and GDP produced with no substantive inflation pressure.

The pace of economic growth has accelerated, and consumers and small businesses are an important part of the improvement in sales,” said NFIB’s Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg.

The frequency of reports of positive profit trends improved five points to a net negative three percent reporting quarter on quarter profit improvements, a very solid gain. Twenty-seven percent plan capital outlays in the next few months, unchanged. While investment spending has been solid for the past two years, more will be needed to make up for the years of weak investment spending starting in 2008.

From the start of the recovery in Q3 2009 through 2016, the average percent reporting capital outlays was 54 percent and

was as low as 44 percent (September, November, December 2009 and August 2010). After 2016, the average has been 60 percent, with a high of 66 percent reached in February 2018.

Recent productivity numbers suggest that the revival in small business investment has started to pay off with gains in worker productivity.

As reported in the April NFIB Jobs Report, 24 percent of owners cited the difficulty of finding qualified workers as their Single Most Important Business Problem, one point below the record high. Fifty-seven percent reported hiring or trying to hire (down three points), but 86 percent of those hiring or trying to hire reported few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill. Thirty-eight percent of all owners reported job openings they could not fill in the current period, down one point from the record high.

Overall, reports of rising compensation are holding at historically high levels, with reports of higher worker compensation rising one point to a net 34 percent of all firms. Plans to raise compensation were unchanged at a net 20 percent.

Owners expecting better business conditions increased two points to a net 13 percent and those expecting easier credit conditions increased three points. Four percent of owners reported that all their borrowing needs were not satisfied, up one point and historically very low. Two percent reported that financing was their top business problem (up one point) compared to 24 percent citing the availability of qualified labor, 16 percent citing taxes, and 15 percent citing regulations and red tape.

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C2 Honda jet division expanding NC production space Greensboro Honda’s jet division is expanding its headquarters in North Carolina.

Greensboro-based Honda Aircraft Co. announced Monday it is expanding its global headquarters with an extra 82,000 square feet for expanded wing assembly and more parts storage for the private jets rolling off the production line. The company says the added space will increase productivity by allowing more wings to be assembled at the same time as the rest of the sevenseat HondaJet Elite. Honda Aircraft spokeswoman Jessica Ketner says the expansion due for completion in July 2020 won’t result in added hiring, though employment is expanding steadily. Ketner says the company has 1,500 employees in Greensboro.

HondaJets are designed to fly higher than commercial airliners and are used for business or charter travel, and could be used as air ambulances.

American Airlines sues unions, accusing workers of slowdown Fort Worth, TX American Airlines accuses its mechanics and their unions of conducting an illegal work slowdown to gain leverage in contract talks, and the airline is asking a federal judge to stop the activity.

The airline says mechanics have caused about 900 cancellations or long delays since early February by taking an unusually long time to repair planes and refusing to work overtime. On Monday, American filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Fort Worth against the Transport Workers Union and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which together represent American’s aircraft mechanics. American says the slowdown will affect 3,400 passengers a day if it continues into summer. The Transport Workers had no immediate comment. The IAM did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Seeing a twisting road ahead, Ford cuts 7K white-collar jobs

By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — Ford revealed details of its long-awaited restructuring plan Monday as it prepared for a future of electric and autonomous vehicles by parting ways with 7,000 white-collar workers worldwide, about 10% of its global salaried workforce.

The major revamp, which had been under way since last year, will save about $600 million per year by eliminating bureaucracy and increasing the number of workers reporting to each manager.

In the U.S. about 2,300 jobs will be cut through buyouts and layoffs. About 1,500 have left voluntarily or with buyouts, while another 300 have already been laid off. About 500 workers will be let go starting this week, largely in and around the company’s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, just outside Detroit.

The layoffs are coming across a broad swath of the company including engineering, product development, marketing, information technology, logistics, finance and other areas. But the company also said it is hiring in some critical areas including those developing software and dealing with self-driving and electric vehicles.

In a memo to employees, Monday, CEO Jim Hackett said the fourth wave of the restructuring will start on Tuesday, with the majority of U.S. cuts being fin-

ished by May 24.

“To succeed in our competitive industry, and position Ford to win in a fast-charging future, we must reduce bureaucracy, empower managers, speed decision making and focus on the most valuable work, and cost cuts,” Hackett’s wrote.

It’s the second set of layoffs for Detroit-area automakers, even though the companies are making healthy profits. Sales in the U.S., where the automakers get most of their revenue, have fallen slightly but still are strong.

In November, General Motors announced it would shed up to 14,000 workers as it cut expenses to prepare for a shift to electric and autonomous vehicles. The layoffs included closure of five fac-

tories in the U.S. and Canada and cuts of another 8,000 white-collar workers worldwide. About 6,000 blue-collar positions were cut, but most of laid-off factory workers in the U.S. will be placed at other plants mainly that build trucks and SUVs. Both companies have said the cuts are needed because the companies face huge capital expenditures to update their current vehicles and develop them for the future.

At GM, the cuts brought withering criticism from President Donald Trump and Congress, especially the closing of a smallcar factory in Lordstown, Ohio.

Trump campaigned on bringing factory jobs back to the industrial Midwest. GM has since an-

nounced a possible deal to sell the Lordstown plant to a startup electric vehicle maker, but it hasn’t been finalized.

Ford’s white-collar employees had been fearful since last July when the company said the restructuring would cost $7 billion in cash and hit pretax earnings by $11 billion over the next three to five years. Many have been upset that it took so long for the company to make decisions.

Factory workers have not been affected by the restructuring thus far, as the company has retooled car plants so they can build more popular trucks and SUVs. The layoffs, while large, weren’t as bad as many had expected. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas predicted 25,000 white-collar job cuts late last year, a number that Ford would not deny.

Hackett said in the memo that Ford is departing from past practices and letting laid-off employees stay a few days to wrap up their jobs and say good-bye to colleagues. In the past, laid-off workers would have had to pack up and leave immediately.

“Ford is a family company and saying goodbye to colleagues is difficult and emotional,” Hackett wrote.

Hackett told workers that under the restructuring, managers now will have seven people reporting to them on average, up from five before changes were initiated began. That reduces management bureaucracy by one-third from before the “Smart Redesign” began.

Before the restructuring, Ford had 14 organizational layers, but that will drop to nine or less by the end of the year, Hackett’s memo said.

FCC chairman backs T-Mobile-Sprint deal in key endorsement New York A key federal regulator says he backs T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of rival wireless carrier Sprint, a crucial step for the deal’s approval.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said Monday he supported the deal because the two companies promised to expand mobile internet access in rural areas and roll out 5G , the next generation of mobile networks. The companies promise to make fast internet available to 99% of Americans within six years after the deal’s close under threat of penalties if that timeline is not followed. T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. also said Monday that they would sell Sprint’s prepaid cellphone brand Boost Mobile to address antitrust concerns.

The Obama administration rebuffed the companies’ earlier effort to merge, as well as an attempted deal between AT&T and T-Mobile, on concerns that such deals would hurt competition in the wireless industry. Shares of T-Mobile rose $2.93, or almost 4%, to $78.29, while Sprint’s stock soared 19% to $7.34. Shares of Verizon and AT&T also rose.

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Stanley Black & Decker bringing Craftsman production back to US With a $90 million investment, a new facility in Texas will take over production of Craftsman tools from China, to accompany existing sites in N.C., S.C., among others NSJ Staff FORT WORTH, TX — Stanley Black & Decker announced last week that it is moving production of Craftsman wrenches, ratchets, sockets and more back to the United States from China.

The company will break ground on a 425,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth, Texas, this summer, and the factory is set to be up and running by late 2020.

About 500 people will be employed at the new $90 million facility, which will utilize robots and fast-forging presses to boost output compared to the older forging machinery now used in China. This will keep production costs in-line with those in China, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Alliance for American Manufacturing said that “the news is especially encouraging because it’s not just a single factory going up — it’s part of an entire American-made rebranding of the iconic Craftsman line.”

In 2017, Stanley Black & Decker bought Craftsman from struggling retailer Sears, which had offshored production of the tools to China to save cash outflow.

Experts at the time warned that Sears had made a shortsighted decision when they offshored — the quality of the tools noticeably declined, and people stopped buying them.

“We ended up simply buying the brand because the products had been left to de-volve over time to the point where they weren’t high quality, respectable products they once were,” Stanley Black & Decker CEO Jim Loree told TheStreet last year. “They had migrated from made in America to virtually everything being made in China and Mexico. They were in sad shape.”

When Stanley Black & Decker bought Craftsman, the company made a strategic decision to bring

“The news is especially encouraging because it’s not just a single factory going up — it’s part of an entire American-made rebranding of the iconic Craftsman line.” statement from Alliance for American Manufacturing production back to the United States to recapture some of what made the tools special in the first place.

That effort began in 2018, when the company launched what it dubbed a “refreshed brand identity” of Craftsman that centered around Made in America.

More than 1,200 new products were unveiled, and about 40% of Craftsman products were American-made.

The goal was to reshore even more — Stanley Black & Deck-

er is aiming to make about 70% of Craftsman tools in the United States over the next few years, Loree said.

In addition to the new Fort Worth facility, the company also recently opened its “Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence” in Connecticut, which houses a team of about 50 industry experts who work on advanced manufacturing technologies and workforce development efforts.

Stanley Black & Decker operates about 30 manufacturing facilities in the United States, making power tools in North Carolina, tool chests and rolling cabinets in Missouri, tape measures in Connecticut and utility knives in South Carolina.

As the company works out the details of this major transition, it joins companies like Whirlpool and Caterpillar in bringing back production to more automated factories in the United States, with the strategy of making products where people buy them. Craftsman is still reliant on foreign-made parts for some of its tool components, although Loree said that he is ready to ship suppliers out of China if a trade deal between the United States and China isn’t reached.

But overall, it appears Stanley Black & Decker’s decision to double-down on U.S. production is paying off — the company projects the brand will hit $1 billion in revenues by 2021.

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By Jordan Golson For the North State Journal THE RACE TO BE the first $100,000 pickup is going strong, though it’s unclear whether any of the truck makers actually wants to win it. Ford, RAM, Chevy and GMC are all inching ever closer and, though there seems to be an endless appetite for pricey wares amongst luxury truck buyers, we’re not quite to the $100k mark yet.

Though full-size trucks start around $28,000 for a bare-bones unit, the average is right around $40,000 according to Kelley Blue Book. The RAM 1500 Big Horn Crew Cab that I tested was decidedly more expensive, with an allin sticker price of $57,335.

With that in mind, I climbed (literally, it’s quite a tall truck) behind the wheel and was immediately overwhelmed by the number of USB ports this thing has.

It might not be your first thought when climbing into a new pickup, but golly this thing has a lot of places to plug in your gadgets.

There are four in the front console, two USB-A and two USB-C for newer devices. Then there’s the same setup for rear-seat passengers. Then there are two more 110-volt power outlets (like you’d find in your house) to plug in laptops, lights, blenders and who knows what else, and even an old-fashioned 12-volt cigarette lighter adapter (though no actual cigarette lighter).

There are cupholders everywhere, even in the doors, along with cavernous storage in the center console. In the back, the

seats fold up and away so you have the entire floor to load stuff into, and then there are secret definitely-not-for-smuggling compartments hidden beneath the floor mats. There are two glove compartments.

And I’m only halfway done with places to put stuff because then there’s the entire truck bed.

And 8,200 pounds of maximum towing (as spec’d, north of 11,000 pounds available). So, OK. There are a lot of places for stuff, which is terrific for a pickup that’s going to be used as everything from a mobile office to a soccer team transportation vehicle.

With a proverbial truckload of creature comforts like heated seats, CarPlay and Android Auto from an 8.4-inch touchscreen (a giant 12-inch iPad-esque unit is available, though you annoyingly lose actual knobs for the temperature settings), power-adjustable pedals, a remote-start system, and a frankly enormous panoramic sunroof (a $1,495 option that’s worth every penny), you’ll enjoy your time in the RAM — if you option it up with toys. This one is only halfway optioned, too.

Our unit had four-corner air suspension ($1,795), which made the ride smooth-ish — it’s good for a truck, but if you’re used to a sedan or crossover, it’ll leave something to be desired. It also allowed the truck to be lowered for easier ingress and egress, though we couldn’t figure out how to do that automatically. And, if it did, I don’t know that I’d want the thing raising and lowering every time I turned it off. Ten years of that will do a number on your air bags.

Though a full safety suite with adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking is available, it’s not standard. Ours has blind-spot monitoring with backup cross-path detection ($595), but the fancier safety options are elsewhere. This is disappointing, given Ford offers all that standard in the F-150. But it’s better than Chevy and GMC which, very disappointingly, don’t offer full automatic emergency braking in its newest generation trucks.

Ours had a 5.7-liter HEMI V8 good for 395 horsepower and 410 LB-FT of torque. We didn’t tow anything, but I have no doubt that this would handle most fullsize towing tasks with aplomb.

There are a few different engine options, including a mild-hybrid option for the V8 that adds an extra 130 pound-feet of torque for a best-in-class 12,750 pounds of total towing. There’s also the Pentastar 3.6L V6 that also has the mild-hybrid version, as well as an EcoDiesel V6 that’s returning to the lineup later in the year.

EPA-rated fuel economy is 15/21 city and highway on the 4x4 V8. RAM’s 8-speed automatic transmission is terrific.

Whether you’re looking for the top-of-the-line city-themed Limited or the Laramie Longhorn (Western-themed), or the offroad ready Rebel, or the workhorse Tradesman — and that’s not even all the trim levels — the RAM 1500 is a serious challenger to the Ford F-150’s longstanding pickup truck Iron Throne.

The RAM 1500 is available now at dealers around North Carolina.

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BMW celebrates M5 with special edition Staff reports BMW’s M group recently unveiled a limited production M5 model to commemorate three and a half decades of the 4-door performance sedan. Based on the current M5 Competition — the most powerful M5 ever produced — the 2020 M5 Edition 35 Years will be limited to 350 units globally. The U.S. spec cars will be produced in September and October of this year and feature exclusive exterior and interior appointments.

The exterior of the limited model will be finished in Frozen Dark Grey metallic paint with a special pigmentation to create the appearance of a matte surface finish. The car will also sit on 20-inch alloy wheels in Graphite Grey and are exclusive to this model. The M compound brake

system calipers are finished in high-gloss black, another visible feature unique to the M5 Edition 35 Years.

The interior features M Sport seats in Merino black leather with contrasting beige stitching. The center console, door trim sections and instrument panel area are finished in gold anodized aluminium carbon, another exclusive to the M5 Edition 35 Years model.

The first M5 rolled out of the BMW M garages in 1988 on the E28 chassis. The E28 M5 was the fastest production sedan of its time and you could have it in any color, as long as it was black.

The super sedan has undergone five iterations to reach the current model year and special edition sedan. The current generation of M5 sedan is the fastest M5 ever and produces 600 hp from its 4.4L twin-turbocharged V8.

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2019 Corvette to Pace 103rd Indianapolis 500 This is the 16th time Corvette will lead ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’

The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The 2019 Corvette Grand Sport will serve

as the Official Pace Car for the 2019 Indianapolis 500 presented

by Gainbridge, leading 33 drivers to the green flag on May 26 for the 103rd running of the legendary race.

It marks the 16th time a Corvette has served as the Pace Car, starting in 1978, and the 30th time a Chevrolet has led the field dating back to 1948, when a 1948 Fleetmaster Six convertible

paced the race. No other brand or vehicle has served as the 500 Pace Car more than Chevrolet and the Corvette, respectively.

“Chevrolet is honored to lead the way for the 500 once again,” said Steve Majoros, director of Chevrolet passenger car and crossover marketing. “The Grand Sport is a particularly excellent choice as its wide body and aerodynamic features are steeped in

racing heritage.”

“We continue to be grateful for our long-running partnership with Chevrolet,” Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles said. “It’s such a strong bond that has proven integral to the success of our events.”

Chevrolet has a storied history with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Chevrolet was founded in 1911, the year of the inau-

gural 500-mile race, and company co-founder Louis Chevrolet, along with brothers Arthur and Gaston, competed in early Indy 500 races. Arthur competed in the 1911 race and Gaston won in 1920.

The race will be televised live on NBC for the first time, with the pre-race show starting at 11 a.m. EDT on May 26. Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio will provide live coverage of the race to its affiliates and on Sirius 216, XM 209, indycar.com, indycarradio.com and the INDYCAR Mobile app powered by NTT DATA.

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The 2019 Corvette Grand Sport will serve as the Official Pace Car for the 2019 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, leading 33 drivers to the green flag on May 26 for the 103rd running of the legendary race

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Alongside Cannes mainstays, fresh faces try to stand out

By Jake Coyle The Associated Press MATI DIOP only realized long after her Dakar-set “Atlantics” had been selected to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival that she had made history. Diop, the 36-year-old French-born filmmaker of Senegalese heritage, is the first black woman in competition for Cannes’ top honor, the Palme d’Or. The 72nd Cannes Film Festival, which opened last week, will feature a lot of familiar faces who have long made Cannes their home, including Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach and Jim Jarmusch, whose zombie comedy “The Dead Don’t Die” will open the festival and mark the director’s ninth time in competition in Cannes.

But Cannes is also where a new cinematic voice can be catapulted onto cinema’s world stage. Diop, who has made a number of acclaimed shorts and who starred in Claire Denis’ “35 Shots of Rum,” will make her feature film debut in Cannes. She’s one of four female directors in the festival’s 21-film main slate, which ties Cannes’ previous high, in 2011.

“I’ve been through all kinds of different emotions from the announcement until now,” said Diop by phone in Paris where she was busy putting the finishing touches on “Atlantics.” ‘’But it’s very stimulating for me to be part of this specific edition that is remarkable for its novelty. It’s a selection in which there are more women, in which there are first feature films, where Africa is represented.

“This gives me the feeling of being part of some new excitement,” she added. “In a way, it’s a turning point for the festival.”

Whether this year’s edition of Cannes will indeed open a new chapter in the prestigious 72-year history of the French Riviera fes-

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Model Bella Hadid poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Pain and Glory’ at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2019. tival remains to be seen. Certainly, the tremors of last year’s Cannes — where 82 women protested gender inequality on the red-carpeted steps of the Palais des Festivals — are still being felt.

One of the primary figures of that demonstration was Agnes Varda, the French New Wave pioneer who died in March at 90. As a tribute, this year’s official Cannes poster is a picture of Varda shooting her first feature, 1955’s “La Pointe Courte,” peering through a raised camera while standing on the back of a man.

Whether Cannes has done enough to adjust to the #MeToo era is sure to be a prominent subject throughout the festival. This year’s selection committee, for the first time, was half women. Still, some have criticized the festival’s selections — about 25 percent directed by women, in total — as a slight and unconvincing improvement. (By comparison, women directed 40

percent of the Berlin Film Festival’s selections, and 46 percent of those at Sundance.)

“In the time that Agnès Varda started, it was hard for women to be directors,” Thierry Fremaux, artistic director of Cannes, told IndieWire. “More and more, it’s not easy, but it’s easier. We have more female directors in films schools, in universities, and in the industry.

It’s logical that at a film festival like Cannes, we have had more women over time, because we have paid more attention.”

Tradition and progress are always in tension at Cannes. For the second straight year, this year’s in-competition selections will feature no Netflix releases. Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” was last year set to premiere at Cannes before French distributors — aiming to preserve the country’s theatrical window — pushed the festival to require that all films up for the Palme d’Or have a release planned

in French theaters. Netflix withdrew its films , including “Roma.”

(This year, the streamer does have one movie, “Wounds,” in the parallel section Directors’ Fortnight.)

Netflix could still be a presence at Cannes’ film market, the world’s largest. Amazon Studios, which has released its films first in theaters, will have the first streaming series to debut at Cannes. The first two episodes of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 10-part crime drama “Too Old to Die Young” will premiere at the festival.

But some things never change.

Tom Bernard, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, will, as he’s done for decades, be frantically riding a bicycle racing from one screening to the next in search for the specialty distributor’s next acquisition — and, hopefully, a seat. “There’s always discovery,” said Bernard.

Sony Pictures Classics has two films in competition: Almodóvar’s “Pain and Glory” and Ira Sachs’ “Frankie.” Bernard believes that while the streamers may be deeper pocketed, those pledging a theatrical release can offer a different kind of prominence.

“Everybody has a very unique thing to offer. We have to offer a theatrical experience, a long run in the theaters in the U.S., a long run in all of the various windows of the movie, so that it reaches many more people over the long run,” said Bernard. “Whereas a lot of the streaming services, it’s a one-and-done proposition.”

This year’s Cannes, where Alejandro Iñárritu will preside over the jury that will decide the Palme d’Or, has some of the Hollywood glitz that has perhaps gone wanting in recent years.

Twenty five years after “Pulp Fiction” won the Palme d’Or, Quentin Tarantino was back on the Croisette Tuesday with his 1969 Los Angeles saga “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” with Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.

The Elton John biopic “Rocketman” also splashed down this week. “The Dead Don’t Die” has brought Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and Adam Driver back to Cannes as well.

Jarmusch has been coming to Cannes since 1984’s “Stranger Than

Paradise.” For him, the festival has been a lifeblood to his artistic freedom.

“In the old days, it was essential for me in my ability to sell the films,” said Jarmusch. “I would often have them premiere there before all the world sales were made so that was incredibly helpful which allowed me to continue as I have having creative control over my films. Cannes is kind of wrapped up in that.”

Other Cannes regulars include the Dardennes brothers (“The Young Ahmed”), Xavier Dolan (“Matthias and Maxime”) and Terrence Malick (“A Hidden Life”), the notoriously press-shy filmmaker whose last Cannes entry, “The Tree of Life,” won the Palme d’Or in 2011.

But part of this year’s excitement is in the new faces. Among those in competition for the first time are Mali-born Ladj Ly’s “Les Misérables” and China’s Diao Yinan (“The Wild Goose Lake”). In Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar, American filmmakers Danielle Lessovitz (“Port Authority”), Annie Silverstein (“Bull”) and Michael Covino (“The Climb”) will all be screening features for the first time in Cannes.

So will Robert Eggers, whose 17th century puritan nightmare “The Witch” was an indie hit in 2015, announcing the arrival of a filmmaker of meticulous period research and genre ambition. His “The Lighthouse,” playing in Directors’ Fortnight, stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as turnof-the-century lighthouse keepers.

Eggers shot it in 35mm and in black and white using old lenses and old-looking filters.

“It takes place on a remote and mysterious island off the coast of Maine but there’s a way in which it should feel ‘once upon a time,’” said Eggers. “Even though it’s rusty, dusty, crusty, musty and grounded in reality, it still has some things about it that should feel like a storybook.”

Dappled in sunshine and splendor along the Mediterranean, Cannes can feel like a different kind of storybook, shining a beacon for cinema. The seas are often rough, and always changing.

TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 17-CVS-2116 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CABARRUS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK NATIONAL FOR GSR MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-4, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-4, Plaintiff, V.

ADAM C. GIBBS, ROBIN M. GIBBS, TEACHERS CREDIT UNION, BRADFORD PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE and SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., Defendant(s).

AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Order filed on December 11, 2017 in the above-captioned matter and pursuant to applicable law, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., as Commissioner, will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Cabarrus County Courthouse, 277 Union Street South, Concord, North Carolina on June 3, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. that certain parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the County of Cabarrus, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 160 of Bradford Park, Phase I, Map 3,

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Keisa Lynette Martin (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Keisa Martin) to Andrew Valentine, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of July, 2007, and recorded in Book 7679, Page 78, in Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on June 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Number Four, in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Andy J. Wilson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Andy Wilson) to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of March, 2010, and recorded in Book 09097, Page 0343, and Modification in Book 12926, Page 0197, in Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Adam S. Reilly to McMillan & Psaroudis PA, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of July, 2014, and recorded in Book 11031, Page 0126, in Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on June 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Number Eleven (11), in the City of Concord, in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tax Parcel Number: 11-028-0028.00 Property Address: 32 Cumberland Court, Concord, NC 28025

Lying and being in the City of Kannapolis, Number Four Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina and being all of Lot No. 1 on the plat entitled EDDIE L. RODGERS SUBDIVISION, as surveyed and platted by Zackie L. Moore, PLS, dated November 29, 2005 and which property is more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at an existing 5/8” iron rod, the corner of the Kathy G. McCombs (Lots 1-4, Dixie Park, Deed Book 2981, Page 40 and Book 3048, Page 107); thence N. 62-55-00 W. 55.00 feet to a new iron rod, the point of BEGINNING; thence from said point of BEGINNING a new line, S. 26-25-09 W. 87.68 feet to a new iron road; thence a new line N. 62-55-00 W. 129.60 feet to a new iron rod in the edge of the right of way of Little Texas Road (SR2154); thence N. 11-50-48 E. 90.87 feet to a 5/8” bent existing iron rod with nail, a corner of Larry M. Coggins (Book 1865, Page 189); thence with Coggins, S. 62-55-00 E. 152.46 feet to the point of BEGINNING, being and containing 0.284 acres, more or less, as surveyed and platted by Zackie L. Moore, PLS, as stated above. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 109 South Little Texas Road, Kannapolis, North Carolina.

12:00 PM on June 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEINGallofLot103ofWILLOWBEND,PHASEI,assame is shown on map thereof recorded in Map Book 23 at Page 24 in the Cabarrus County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 531 Viking Drive Southwest, Concord, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agree-

LYING AND BEING in Number Eleven (11) Township, City of Concord, County of Cabarrus, State of North Carolina on the North side of Cumberland County and on the West side of Plott Drive and being Lot Number Two (2) in the S. FRANK DAVIS SUBDIVISION, as surveyed and platted, a map of which is duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina in Map Book 12, Page 69 and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at an iron set in the Northwest corner of the intersection of Cumberland Court and Plott Drive and runs thence with the North right-of-way of Cumberland Court, South 75-05-00 West 100 feet to an old iron, corner of Lot Number 3; thence with Lot Number 3, North 14-3618 West 159.70 feet to an old iron in Lot Number 1; thence with Lot Number 1, North 75-23-17 East 101.72 feet to an old iron in the West right-of-way of Plott Drive; thence with the right-of-way of Platt Drive, South 13-59-00 East 159.18 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 0.369 acres according to a survey by J. Lawrence Blackley, R.L.S., dated September 20, 1988 to which map and survey reference is hereby made and a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 32 Cumberland Court, Southwest, Concord, North Carolina.

as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 23, Page 101, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Address of property: 9604 Oliver Court, Harrisburg, North Carolina 28075 Parcel Number: 55065272260000 Present Record Owners: Adam C. Gibbs and spouse, Robin M. Gibbs The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold to the highest bidder. The Commissioner reserves the right to require certified funds not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). The successful bidder shall also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Commissioner’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. Section 7A-308(a)(1) unless the person entitled to enforce the instrument is exempt from paying these sums.

For back title see Deed Book 6558, Page 152.

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments.

The Commissioner reserves the right to sell the real property either as a group or on an individual basis whichever will bring the highest bid(s). Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

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

pursuant to G.S. 1-339.29 against the party or parties to this proceeding in possession by the presiding judge or clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Respectfully submitted this, the 18th day of April, 2019.

HUTCHENS LAW FIRM Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., Commissioner /s/ JEFFREY A. BUNDA N.C. Bar No.: 34432 6230 Fairview Road, Suite 315 Charlotte, NC 28210 Telephone: (704) 362-9255 Facsimile: (704) 362-9272 Telecopier: (704) 362-9272

An order for possession of the property may be issued

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ment, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

nation. 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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BEING the same property conveyed to the grantor herein by deed from Walter Thomas Pierce and spouse, Elizabeth Ward Pierce and Kevin Patrick Pierce and spouse, Gail Dixon Pierce and Kevin Lamar Broome and spouse, Colleen Pierce Broome and Nanette Pierce filed Contemporaneously herewith.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of re-

cord and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

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

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Frank A. Martinez and Kathy A. Martinez to Kevin C. Link, P.C., Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of May, 2017, and recorded in Book 12498, Page 0125, in Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on June 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 105, Map, Bentridge, Covington Subdivision, as same is shown on Map thereof recorded in Map Book 35 at Page 30, Cabarrus County, North Carolina Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4855 Aldridge Place Northwest, Concord, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative 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,

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY 17-SP-183

Being all of Lot 85 of Stonewyck Subdivision as shown on map thereof recorded in the Cabarrus County Registry in Map Book 25 at Page 59, reference to said map being hereby made for a more particular description.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jerry D. McMahan and Elizabeth P. McMahan, in the original amount of $182,557.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB, dated July 14, 2008 and recorded on July 15, 2008 in Book 08340 at Page 0265, and modified by Loan Modification dated December 28, 2015 and recorded on February 1, 2016 in Book 11769 at Page 0133, Cabarrus County Public Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Stone Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, on May 31, 2019 at 2:00 pm , and will

18 SP 714 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Eric O. Weidemann and Jody A. Weidemann to David B. Craig, Trustee(s), which was dated September 22, 2004 and recorded on October 20, 2004 in Book 5612 at Page 19, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale 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 June 5, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit:

19 SP 239 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Mario F. Zepeda and Mayling M. Moncada a/k/a Mayling Zepeda to Neal G. Helms, Trustee(s), which was dated April 7, 2003 and recorded on May 9, 2003 in Book 4522 at Page 104 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on February 19, 2019 in Book 13378, Page 298, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale 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 June 5,

CUMBERLAND 18 SP 1186 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by William K. Robinson and Kesha A. Robinson to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated August 14, 2015 and recorded on August 14, 2015 in Book 09705 at Page 0407, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

18 SP 692 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Markis M. Guy, a married man to John B. Third, Trustee(s), which was dated July 31, 2017 and recorded on August 1, 2017 in Book 10142 at Page 0236, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

19 SP 360 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Tax ID: 04-099C-0085.000 Said Property is commonly known as 2125 Norwich Ct, Kannapolis, NC 28081 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or major fraction thereof, of the final sale price. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), a minimum Ten Dollar ($10.00) fee will be collected. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), a maximum Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) fee will be collected. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars

SITUATE IN THE CITY OF GOLD HILL, TOWNSHIP OF CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, LYING AND BEING IN NUMBER SEVEN (7) TOWNSHIP OF CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON THE WEST SIDE OF MT. OLIVE ROAD (SR 2446), ADJOINING THE PROPERTY OF BUSBIN-WHEELER, INC. AND OTHERS, AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, BEGINNING AT A NAIL IN THE CENTERLINE OF MT. OLIVE ROAD (SR 2446), CORNER OF BUSBIN-WHEELER INC. (MAP BOOK 18, PAGE 6) AND RUNS THENCE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF MT. OLIVE ROAD SOUTH 21-28-00 WEST 131.40 FEET TO AN EXISTING NAIL, AN OLD CORNER, THENCE NORTH 68-04-00 WEST 574.02 FEET PASSING AN IRON STAKE IN THE LINE AT 30.02 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIPE IN LINE, A REAR CORNER OF HOYLE WHITE (DEED BOOK 531, PAGE 611),THENCE WITH THE LINE OF WHITE NORTH 05-44-00 EAST 153.03 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON STAKE IN LINE, A REAR CORNER OF BUSBIN-WHEELER, THENCE WITH THE LINE OF BUSBIN-WHEELER, RUSSELL E. WOODS, JR. AND BUSBIN-WHEELER AGAIN, SOUTH 6-37-00 EAST 615.83 FEET (PASSING AN IRON STAKE IN LINE AT 304.84 FEET, CORNER OF BUSBIN-WHEELER AND WOODS)TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1.896 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS SURVEYED AND

2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 37 of AUTUMN RIDGE II, Phase 1, Map 2, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Map Book 32 at Page 7 of the Cabarrus County Public Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1084 Chapel Creek Road Southwest, Concord, NC 28025.

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

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 June 5, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 25 as shown on a plat entitled “CAMDEN WOODS, SECTION 3” duly recorded in Plat Book 128, Page 8, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4020 Fallberry Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

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

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

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued

pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

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($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

minate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is Elizabeth P. McMahan and Jerry D. McMahan.

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

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

PLATTED BY CHARLES E. MOON. R.L.S., DECEMBER 21,1988, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON. SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR MT. OLIVE ROAD. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 11425 Mount Olive Road, Gold Hill, NC 28071.

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

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 Mario F. Zepeda and wife, Mayling Zepeda.

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

(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 William K. Robinson and wife, Kesha A. Robinson.

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 5, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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.

BEING all of Lot 21, in a subdivision known as Revere’s Run, Section Two, and the same being duly recorded in Plat Book 80, Page 61, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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 Markis M.Guy.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5326 Amberhill Court, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

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

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 5, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

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 Clem Specht, Jr.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Clem Specht, Jr. and Gladys Specht to Shapiro and Kriesman, Trustee(s), which was dated May 1, 2003 and recorded on May 7, 2003 in Book 6086 at Page 139, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

BEING all of Lot 28, Section One, Briarwood Hills Subdivision, recorded in Map Book 26, Page 43, Cumberland County, 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

Said property is commonly known as 2618 Fordham Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304.

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property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 5, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

BEING all of Lot Number 728A in a subdivision known as LOTS 728A & 728B ARRAN LAKES WEST, SECTION NINE and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 76, at page 93, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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 Dmuntre T. Nathan.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Dmuntre T. Nathan to Kelly B. Baumgardner and Jerry B. Flowers, Trustee(s), which was dated February 13, 2018 and recorded on February 13, 2018 in Book 10251 at Page 0184, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 6447 Bailey Lake Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304.

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

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

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

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NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Charles Parker, Jr. and Sharon D. Parker to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated December 27, 2016 and recorded on January 4, 2017 in Book 10012 at Page 0710, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Stern & Eisenberg Southern, PC Attorneys for Stone Trustee Services, LLC David R. DiMatteo #35254 Christopher J. Culp #13466 5970 Fairview Road Suite 126 Charlotte, NC 28210 (704) 879-2777 (803) 929-0830 Posted: ____________________ By: _______________________

Stone Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By:

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c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

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19 SP 58 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sharon S. Morrison and Charles E. Morrison III to Rebecca W. Shaia, Trustee(s), which was dated November 7, 2005 and recorded on November 9, 2005 in Book 7063 at Page 781, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 5, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 5, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 13 IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WELLINGTON PLACE, SECTION TWO ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF THE SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 73, PAGE 83, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY. SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS RECORDED IN BOOK 3574, PAGE 323, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY. DEED TYPE: GENERAL WARRANTY DEED BETWEEN DOUGLAS E. NEWTON AND WIFE, TONJA NEWTON AND CHARLES PARKER, JR. DATED: 11/15/2007, RECORDED DATE: 11/16/2007 IN BOOK: 7747, PAGE 0440. CONSIDERATION: $10.00

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot No. 84 in a Subdivision known as REMINGTON, SECTION I, PART ONE, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 77 Page 39, Cumberland County Register of Deeds.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1195 Helmsley Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 524 Anona Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

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

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 Sharon S Morrison.

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

current owner(s) of the property is/are Charles Parker, 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.

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-01026-FC01

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

mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-23483-FC01

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200

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Attorney At Law

liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Eric O. Weidemann and Jody A. Weidemann.

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-20171-FC01

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

provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-00356-FC01

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

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

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

File No.: 18-10556-FC01

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

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 Morgan D. Denny And Mark E. Denny, H&W.

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

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

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Mark A. Kalscheuer to Tom Wood, Trustee(s), which was dated July 7, 2017 and recorded on July 11, 2017 in Book 10127 at Page 0829, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 29,

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Laura M. Hamilton and David W. Hamilton to Steve Bunce, Attorney At Law, Trustee(s), which was dated February 4, 2013 and recorded on February 4, 2013 in Book 09103 at Page 0897, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

BEING all of Lot Number 47 in a subdivision known as WOODMARK and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 56, at page 5, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Said property is commonly known as 6908 Woodmark Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

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

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

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 May 29,

19 SP 409 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Morgan D. Denny and Mark E. Denny to WFG National Title Insurance, Trustee(s), which was dated July 31, 2013 and recorded on July 31, 2013 in Book 09258 at Page 0884, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

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

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 May 29, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 408 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Albert J. Powell and Debbie W. Powell to Kathryn Richards & Jerry B. Flowers, III, Trustee(s), which was dated May 23, 2016 and recorded on May 24, 2016 in Book 09866 at Page 0838, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 29, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

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

SITUATEDINTHECOUNTYOFCUMBERLAND,STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, BEING KNOWN AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 325, LEGION HILLS, SECTION 4, PART l, REVISED, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 96, PAGE 46, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA.

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.

(5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property is commonly known as 3863 Goodhope Lane, Hope Mills, NC 28348.

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 Mark A. Kalscheuer.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 1628 Turkey Run Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28312.

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 Laura M. Hamilton and husband, David W. Hamilton.

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.

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

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

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

BEING all of Lot 167 in a Subdivision known as CEDAR FALLS, SECTION TWO, PHASE TWO, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 124, Page 172, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

BEING all of Lot 48, in a subdivision known as Fairfield, Section Two, Part One, and the same being duly recorded in Plat Book 88, Page 21, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 9485-36-7636 Property Address: 2454 Celtic Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 2454 Celtic Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306.

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

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 Albert J. Powell.

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

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

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.

request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-02316-FC01

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

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

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

File No.: 18-08503-FC01

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

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

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

File No.: 19-03172-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

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

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-03166-FC01

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

File No.: 18-00974-FC01

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-00440-FC01

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Yohan M. Diazgomez and Flor Guadalupe Hernandez De Diaz to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated March 9, 2011 and recorded on March 9, 2011 in Book 08603 at Page 0283, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

19 SP 370 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-03329-FC01

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Eleanor F. Woods to Kathryn Richards and Jerry B. Flowers, III, Trustee(s), which was dated April 26, 2016 and recorded on April 27, 2016 in Book 09848 at Page 0642, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 5, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

the sale on May 29, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

Said property is commonly known as 5324 Sierra Court, Fayetteville, NC 28303.

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 Yohan M. DiazGomez and wife, Flor Guadalupe Hernandez DeDiaz.

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.

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

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

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

Being all of Lot 2, Block K, in a Subdivision known as Ponderosa, Section Two, according to a plat of same being duly recorded in Plat Book 30, Page70, Cumberland County.

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

Being all of Lot No. 8, Block Edenroc as per plat thereof duly recorded in Book of Plats 25, Page 3, Cumberland County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 901 Edenwood Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28303.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant

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.

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-03159-FC01

PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-02905-FC01

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TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 510

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Cassandra Powers to Frances Jones, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of June, 2008, and recorded in Book 7916, Page 0114, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on June 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY 18-SP-284 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jerome Lassiter and Angelina Lassiter, in the original amount of $55,000.00, payable to The Secretary of Veteran Affairs , dated May 24, 2000 and recorded on May 24, 2000 in Book 5277 at Page 0178, Cumberland County Public Registry, North Carolina.

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT I: PIN#0408-53-4947

Property Address: 5207 Dakota Court, Fayetteville, NC 28303

BEING all of Lot No. 967 in a Subdivision known as Foxfire, Section 6, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 38, page 34, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina and the same property as conveyed in Deed Book 4498, Page 44, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23.

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

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

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

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the pur-

TRACT

II:

PIN#0408-53-5927

BEGINNING at a point, said point being the northeastern corner of Lot No. 967, Foxfire, Section 6, as recorded in Plat Book 38, page 34, Cumberland County Registry; thence with the eastern property line of said Lot South 37 degrees 16 minutes West 90.04 feet; thence North 71 degrees 31 minutes East 109.3 feet to a point; thence North 59 degrees 01 minutes West 61.52 feet to the beginning and being the triangular shaped parcel adjacent to Lot No. 967 as shown on the recorded plat of Foxfire, Section 6.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5207 Dakota Court, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Being all of Lot 99, Colony Village, Section One, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 86, Page 62, Cumberland County, North Carolina. Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7425 April Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Tax ID: 9487-65-2564 Said Property is commonly known as 7425 April Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28314

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Stone Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on May 27, 2019 at 11:00 am, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or major fraction thereof, of the final sale price. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), a minimum Ten Dollar ($10.00) fee will be collected. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), a maximum Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) fee will be collected. A deposit of five percent

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 517

12:00 PM on June 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 1, Brookrun, Section 1, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 85, Page 180, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7304 Shillinglaw Circle, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert D. Grundy, (Robert Dale Grundy. Jr. aka Robert D. Grundy, deceased) (Heirs of Robert Dale Grundy. Jr. aka Robert D. Grundy: Margaret Grundy Gilbert) to Robert M. Couch, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of March, 2004, and recorded in Book 6471, Page 428, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 1000

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Foti and Michelle Moore to Donald C. Hudson, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of May, 2010, and recorded in Book 08405, Page 0384, in Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on

DAVIDSON 18 SP 277 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Donald G. Jones And Janet K. Jones to Richard M. Pearman, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated October 8, 2008 and recorded on October 8, 2008 in Book 1888 at Page 1611, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina.

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

19 SP 154 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Howard W. Cromartie and Judy H. Cromartie to M. Patricia Oliver, Trustee(s), which was dated July 9, 2007 and recorded on July 9, 2007 in Book 1800 at Page 1026, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina.

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

JOHNSTON NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 200

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Glenn T. Shaw and Katharine D. Shaw to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of August, 2013, and recorded in Book 4338, Page 386, in Johnston County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smith-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 175

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Austie Matheny and Richard W. Matheny to Newman and Newman, Attorneys at Law, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of April, 2015, and recorded in Book 4579, Page 766, in Johnston County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on June 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder

This conveyance is made subject to restrictive covenants, easements and rights-of-way of record.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this

June 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 523 as shown on a plat entitled “ZERO LOT SUBDIVISION OF SECTION D-1, PART 1-PART OF TRACT #3 & TRACT #2, KINGS GRANT CLUB”, duly recorded in Book of Plats 112, Page 127, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 623 Little Bridge Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-

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 June 3, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 3 as shown on map titled “Final Plat Southgrove” which is recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 55 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Davidson County, North Carolina; save and except any portion thereof previously conveyed.

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

Said property is commonly known as 283 Grove Court, Thomasville, NC 27360.

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

at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 3, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING Lots Nos. One Hundred Forty One (141) and One Hundred Forty Two (142) of ARLONA HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT, SECTION 1, see Plat Book 5, Page 19, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Davidson County, North Carolina. Also see Deed Book 161, Page 363; Deed Book 207, Page 39; Deed Book 235, Page 165 and Deed Book 284, Page 477, Davidson County Registry and File 04E432 in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Davidson County, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 104 Harrington Avenue, Lexington, NC 27292.

field, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on June 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situated in Boon Hill Township, Johnston County, North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows: BEINGallofLotNo.21,CamdenPlaceSubdivision,asshown on a map recorded in Plat Book 78, Pages 173-176, Johnston CountyRegistry,towhichplatreferenceisherebymadefora more full and complete description of said lot. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 134 Camden Place Street, Princeton, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars

for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING a house and Lot No. 12 of the Henry H Whitley Subdivision known as Sunrise acres located in Smithfield Township, as shown on plat thereof prepared by William Ragsdale, Jr., Registered Civil Engineer, and recorded in Plat Book 10, page 15, Registry of Johnston County. This lot fronts 85.59 feet on the west side of Cloverdale Drive and runs back along the southern boundary line of Sunrise Avenue between parallel lines 200 feet. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 207 Cloverdale Drive, Smithfield, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this

(5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is Angelina Lassiter and Jerome Lassiter.

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after

chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not

more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the 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

October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

By: ________________________________________ Attorney At Law Stern & Eisenberg Southern, PC Attorneys for Stone Trustee Services, LLC David R. DiMatteo #35254 Christopher J. Culp #13466 5970 Fairview Road Suite 126 Charlotte, NC 28210 (704) 879-2777 (803) 929-0830

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: 1269585 (FC.FAY)

Posted: ____________________ By: _______________________

Stone Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not 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

ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective

on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this 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: 1244411 (FC.FAY)

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

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

Said property 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 Donald G. Jones and wife, Janet K. Jones.

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

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 Howard W. Cromartie and wife, Judy H. Cromartie.

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.

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: 1268888 (FC.FAY)

By: COPY _____________________ 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.: 18-05815-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

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

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-02657-FC01

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

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not

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

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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: 1262922 (FC.FAY)

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: 1268914 (FC.FAY)

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TAKE NOTICE JOHNSTON NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 684

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Doris J. Lempe, (Doris J. Lempe, deceased)(Heir of Doris J. Lempe: Frederick George Lempe, II) to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of July, 2015, and recorded in Book 4630, Page 321, in Johnston County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location des-

ONSLOW AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 68

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Christopher J. Dagati and Colleen P. Dagati to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of October, 2015, and recorded in Book 4369, Page 251, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on May 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 683

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Paris L. Maxie and Shelbi L. Maxie to Commonwealth Land Title Company, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of November, 2016, and recorded in Book 4546, Page 375, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on June 6, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly de-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 109

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Rolando G. Ventura and Kenzie B. Ventura, (Kenzie B. Ventura, deceased) to Tantum & Humphrey, P.A., Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of January, 2010, and recorded in Book 3353, Page 166, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on May 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 254

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Carlos F. Garcia and Tiffany M. Garcia to John W. Gaffney and Joan C. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of December, 2013, and recorded in Book 4097, Page 393, in Onslow County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on May 30, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Richlands, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and

18 CVS 3157 PUBLICATION DATES: 2019

May 15, 2019 and May 22,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in a judgment bearing the caption “Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, vs. Jonathan Vela; Jennifer Vela and Substi-

RANDOLPH 17 SP 304 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Joseph Rebolledo and Claudia Rebolledo to Konrad K. Fish, PA, Attorney at Law, Trustee(s), which was dated October 27, 2005 and recorded on October 28, 2005 in Book RE1944 at Page 2646, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 28,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY 19-SP-81 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael Darren Garvin and Cynthia Baum Garvin , in the original amount of $134,117.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Solely as Nominee for Countrywide Bank FSB, dated November 21, 2008 and recorded on December 1, 2008 in Book RE2106 at Page 152, Randolph County Public Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Stone Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Randolph County, North Carolina, on May 29, 2019 at 2:00 pm , and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

ignated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on June 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tax ID Number(s): 15091027

sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028

4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1230104 (FC.FAY)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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: 1252599 (FC.FAY)

ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this 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

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

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

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less

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

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

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tute Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, Defendants” 18 CVS 3157 Onslow County and pursuant to the terms of the judgment, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale that certain property as described below. Said sale will be held in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the courthouse door and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 20, Block B , as shown in plat prepared

by Barden Lanier, Registered Surveyor, entitled, “WESTGATE SUBDIVISION, SECTION III” being recorded in Map Book 21, Page B-76, in the Office of the Register of Deeds on Onslow County, North Carolina.

Subject to Restrictive Covenants recorded in Book 593, Page 117, Onslow County, North Carolina.

sale will be due and payable from the purchaser at the sale.

A cash deposit or certified check (no personal check) in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the high bid will be required at the time of the sale.

The sale will be held open for ten days for upset bids as required by law.

This the ___ day of April, 2019.

BY: _____________________________

Susan R. Benoit, Commissioner

2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit:

thence continuing along Gaffney’s line North 14° 20’ 48” East 209.97 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence continuing along Gaffney’s line North 80° 12’ 24” West 202.20 feet to the beginning and containing 1.787 acres, all according to a survey for Chad Preston Whitaker and Angela H. Whitaker

by Jerry King Surveying, Inc., dated July 9, 1999 and designated as Job #2012 W.

Land Situated in the Town of Smithfield in the County of Johnston in the State of NC BEING all of Lot 24, Rose Manor Park Subdivision, Phase No. 2, as shown on map of same duly recorded in Plat Book 13, Page 191, Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 211 Brookside Drive, Smithfield, North Carolina “The property address and tax parcel identification number listed are provided solely for informational purposes, without warranty as to accuracy to completeness and are not hereby insured” Commonly known as: 211 Brookside Dr., Smithfield, NC 27577 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the

and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 112 as shown on that certain map entitled, “Revised Final Plat Showing Planned Residential Development, BRADFORD ESTATES, SECTION III, prepared for CHERRYWOOD DEVELOPERS, INC., Richlands Township, Onslow County, NC”, dated February 18, 2014, prepared

by John L. Pierce & Associates, P.A. and recorded in Map Book 69, Page 110, Cabinet N, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 601 Duncan Drive North, Richlands, North Carolina.

SUBJECT to Restrictive and Protective Covenants recorded in Book 3651, Page 58 and amended in Book 3708, Page 555; Book 3710, Page 913; Book 3740, Page 922; Book 3778, Page 605; Book 3817, Page 725; Book 3893, Page 2, Book 4083, Page 450 and Book 4124, Page 349, Onslow County Registry.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this

scribed as follows: Being all of Lot 16, Section III, Mill Bridge Estates, as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 23, Page 10, Onslow County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 200 Natalie Lane, Hubert, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

BEING all of Lot 2, Block C, as shown on a map entitled “Brynn Marr, Section VI-F”, prepared by Olsen Associates, Inc., Engineers and Surveyors, and recorded in Map Book 26, Page 53, Slide E-81, Onslow County Subject to Restrictive Covenants recorded in Book 928, Page 490, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 828 Shadowridge Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

SUBJECT also to Reservation of Mineral Rights as set forth in deed recorded in Book 518, Page 171, and modified in Book 529, Page 344, with an amendment and partial release recorded in Book 1025, Page 87, Onslow County Registry.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-

being more particularly described as follows: Being all of that 1.3536 acres as shown on that plat entitled, “Recombination Survey for Chris Lynn Lewis, Richlands Township, Onslow County, North Carolina”, prepared by David T. Weston Land Surveying and recorded in Map Book 56, Page 197, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 337 Ridgewood Drive, Richlands, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical,

Beginning at an existing iron pipe in the eastern right of way line of Lewis Davis Road, said beginning point being the Northwest corner of Property of Lantz P. Gaffney as described by deed recorded in Book 782, Page 411, Randolph County Registry; thence along the eastern right of way line of Lewis Davis Road North 13° 46’ 24” East 30.08 feet to a new iron rod; thence along the southern line of Gary L. Whitaker South 80° 12’ 24” East 230.11 feet to a new iron rod; thence continuing along Gary L. Whitaker’s line South 09° 46’ 59” West 30.00 feet to a new iron rod in the northern line of Chad Whitaker; thence along the southern line of Gary L. Whitaker South 80° 13’ 01” East 301.18 feet to an existing iron pipe in the western line of Robert Davis; thence along the western line of Robert Davis, South 06° 36’ 36” West 219.50 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence along the northern line of Dennis Kallam North 80° 14’ 38” West 561.20 feet to an existing iron pipe in the eastern right of way line of Lewis Davis Road; thence along the eastern right of way line of Lewis Davis Road North 13° 51’ 57” East 10.02 feet to an existing iron pipe in the southern line of Lantz P. Gaffney; thence along the southern line of Lantz P. Gaffney South 80° 15’ 06” East 200.45 feet to an existing iron pipe;

BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe in the southern right of way of N.C. Highway No. 49 located 1831.8 feet West along said right of way from the centerline of N.C. Secondary Road No. 1367; thence from said beginning point South 20 degrees 36 minutes 58 seconds East 568.81 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 86 degrees 34 minutes 07 seconds West 219.38 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 20 degrees 32 minutes 40 seconds West 478.86 feet to an existing iron pipe in the southern right of way line of N.C. Highway No. 49; thence along said right of way line North 69 degrees 13 minutes 25 seconds East 199.74 feet to the Beginning, containing 2.405 acres and being Lots No. 9 and 10 of a David Pierce plat (unrecorded).

Tax ID: 7629941984 Said Property is commonly known as 3087 NC Highway 49 S, Asheboro, NC 27205 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each

The property is being sold “as is”, without warranties, subject to all taxes, special assessments and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Any assessments, costs or fees resulting from the

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

Said property is commonly known as 6434 Lewis Davis Road, Randleman, NC 27317.

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

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or major fraction thereof, of the final sale price. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), a minimum Ten Dollar ($10.00) fee will be collected. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), a maximum Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) fee will be collected. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is Cynthia Baum Garvin and Michael Darren Garvin.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the

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 Joseph Rebolledo.

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.

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to

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

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be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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Attorney At Law Stern & Eisenberg Southern, PC Attorneys for Stone Trustee Services, LLC David R. DiMatteo #35254 Christopher J. Culp #13466 5970 Fairview Road Suite 126 Charlotte, NC 28210 (704) 879-2777 (803) 929-0830 Posted: ____________________ By: _______________________

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TAKE NOTICE STANLY

2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Stanly County, North Carolina, to wit:

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BEING Lots Nos. Four [4] and Five [5] in Block “L” as shown upon Map of WOODCREST SECTION THREE, duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Stanly County in Plat Book No. 5 at Page 183.

NORTH CAROLINA, STANLY COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jill C. Underwood to Andrew N. Lock and William T. Morrison, Trustee(s), which was dated July 24, 2014 and recorded on July 24, 2014 in Book 1495 at Page 553, Stanly 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 June 5,

UNION 18 SP 535 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Richard W. Trull and Chyrel E. Trull to Robert C. Kenknight, Trustee(s), which was dated December 26, 2007 and recorded on December 31, 2007 in Book 04775 at Page 0635, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

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

18 SP 745 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sylvia J. Bivens to Netco, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated December 21, 2016 and recorded on December 30, 2016 in Book 06852 at Page 0424, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 4, 2019 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 4 of Bobby S. Poole, Jr.,

WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 371

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Bretz S. Brodie and Nikicia Brodie to Ben H. Colvard, III, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of August, 2005, and recorded in Book 011569, Page 00965, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for fore-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 793

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Terri Lee Rhoades, (Terri L. Rhoades aka Terri Lee Rhoades, deceased)(Heirs of Terri L. Rhoades aka Terri Lee Rhoades: Unknown Heirs of Terri Lee Rhoades) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Terri L. Rhoades) to Jeffery L. Tuttle, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of May, 1999, and recorded in Book 8323, Page 1391, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on June 3, 2019 and will sell to the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 755

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jennifer Stanfield aka Jennifer L. Stanfield (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jennifer Stanfield) to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of August, 2016, and recorded in Book 016508, Page 02056, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on June 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Land situated in the City of Cary in the County of Wake in the State of NC Unit 834, New Kent Village Condominium as designated and described in the Declaration of Unit Ownership under Chapter 47A of the North Carolina General Statues for New Kent Village Condominium, Phase I (The ‘Declaration’)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY 18-SP-87 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Patricia E. Sterling, in the original amount of $191,500.00, payable to Foundation Financial Group , dated May 23, 2005 and recorded on June 1, 2005 in Book 011391 at Page 02317, Wake County Public Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Stone Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Wake County, North Carolina, on May 31, 2019 at 1:30 pm , and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Panther Branch Township, Wake County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 60, South Mountain Subdivision, according to a map recorded in Book of Maps 1994, Page

This conveyance is made subject, however, to the Restrictive Covenants and Building Conditions, Rights of Way and Easement in the subdivision known as WOODCREST, SECTION THREE, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Stanly County.

For reference see Record Book 1128, Page 132, Stanly County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 415 Brenda Drive, Albemarle, NC 28001.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 4, 2019 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of that 3.319 acre tract, as shown on that plat entitled “Parcial Boundary Survey of Robert L. Eudy Estate” prepared by Sidney M. Sandy, PLS L-1396, and dated July 10, 2006, that is recorded in Plat Cabinet J, at File Number 501, Union County Register of Deeds, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 2723 James Hamilton Road, Monroe, NC 28110.

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

as shown on plat recorded in Plat Cabinet E, File #191, in the Union County Public Registry.

Also included herewith is that certain 1996 Fleetwood manufactured home bearing serial number NCFLT69AB12028BS12, which is permanently affixed to the real property described above.

Being the same property or a portion of the same property conveyed to Sylvia J. Bivens, Single, by Instrument dated January 15, 201,0 from Brian Wilson Patton and wife, Kimberly Eades Patton, filed on January 19, 2010, as Document Number 01240, and in Book 05274 at Page 0283, in the Union County records.

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

Said property is commonly known as 6312 Landsford Road, Marshville, NC 28103.

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

closure sales, at 1:30 PM on June 3, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 29, Weathers Hunt Subdivision, as is shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1998, Page 1404, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2205 Pointers Glen Way, Wendell, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, 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,

highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 93 of Brentwood Subdivision, according to map recorded in Book of Maps 1959, Page 236, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3304 Glenridge Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

dated June 6, 1985, recorded in Deed Book 3495, Page 7, Wake County Registry, as amended by the Supplementary Declaration for New Kent Village, Phase II, recorded in Deed Book 3535, Page 726, and as amended by Supplementary Declaration filed for New Kent Village, Phase IV, recorded in Book 3563, Page 508, Wake County Registry, and as amended by Supplementary Declaration for New Kent Village, Phase III, recorded in Book 3594, Phase V, recorded in Book 3696, Page 305, Wake County Registry, as amended by Supplementary Declaration for New Kent Village, Phase IV, recorded in Book 3721, Page 752, Wake County Registry, as amended by Supplementary Declaration for New Kent Village, Phase VII, recorded in Book 3760, Page 347, Wake County Registry (see Unit Ownership File No. 83 Wake County Registry, for plans) together with a .0235506 percent undivided interest in the Limited and General Common Areas and Facilities declared therein to be appurtenant to said unit, which percentage shall automatically change in accordance with amended declarations as the same are filed of record pursuant to the provisions of said declaration, and together with additional common areas such amended declarations, which percentage shall automatically be deemed to be conveyed effective on the recording of each amended declaration as though conveyed hereby. The land upon which the buildings and improvements are located is situated in Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, and is fully described in the Declaration, the Declaration being incorporated herein by reference. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at located at 834 New Kent Place, Cary, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the

1919, Wake County Registry.

Being the same property conveyed to Patricia E. Sterling by Deed dated 5/2/2003 and recorded in Book 10108, Page 1872, Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina.

Tax Id: 0212472 Tax ID: 0699474197 Said Property is commonly known as 4108 South Mountain Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or major fraction thereof, of the final sale price. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), a minimum Ten Dollar ($10.00) fee will be collected. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), a maximum Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) fee will be collected. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00),

($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 Jill C. Underwood.

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

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 Chyrel E. Trull and husband, Richard W. Trull.

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

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 Sylvia J. Bivens.

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

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.

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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.

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.

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

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

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

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sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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

File No.: 16-13913-FC02

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner of the property is Patricia E. Sterling.

File No.: 18-19322-FC01

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

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

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

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued

whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587

Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1257700 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1268529 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028

Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1269336 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

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

Stone Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee __

By:

______________________________________

Attorney At Law Stern & Eisenberg Southern, PC Attorneys for Stone Trustee Services, LLC David R. DiMatteo #35254 Christopher J. Culp #13466

5970 Fairview Road Suite 126 Charlotte, NC 28210 (704) 879-2777 (803) 929-0830 Posted: ____________________ By: _______________________

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be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Wake County, North Carolina, June 7, 2019 at 1:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY 17-SP-1463

Being all of Lot 2, Brentwood Estates, Section 9-E, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1978 page 313, Wake County Registry.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Conrad Marville aka Conrad E. Marville aka Conrad Marville, Jr. (Deceased) and Diane Marville aka Diane E. Marville, in the original amount of $110,500.00, payable to Pinnfund, USA, a California Corporation dated October 10, 2000 and recorded on October 12, 2000 in Book 008706 at Page 01804, Wake County Registry.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Stone Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust

19 SP 490 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 Lonnie Turner, Jr. and Shasta K. Williams to Moore & Alphin, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated September 29, 2005 and recorded on September 30, 2005 in Book 011609 at Page 01171, 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 May 29, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County,

18 SP 2234 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 Darryl W. Edwards to Jovetta Woodard and Patricia Robinson, Trustee(s), which was dated April 16, 2010 and recorded on May 4, 2010 in Book 013931 at Page 00864, 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 May 29, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF WAKE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 16 CVS 8261 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. f/k/a WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-C, Plaintiff, v.

19 SP 712 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 Matthew Trent Crumpler to Joshua M. Whitaker, Trustee(s), which was dated May 29, 2015 and recorded on May 29, 2015 in Book 016033 at Page 00018, 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 June 5, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County,

Said Property is commonly known as 3408 Greywood Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof, or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owners of the property is Diane Marville aka Diane E. Marville.

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

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

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

North Carolina, to wit:

DEED.

Lying and being in the City of RALEIGH, ST. MARY’S Township, WAKE County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

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 Lonnie Turner, Jr. and Shasta K. Williams.

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.

All of Lot 52 in CYMEN COMMONS Subdivision, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2004, Page 466, 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 3611 Cyrus 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 remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR

The County

following described property of Wake, State of North

in the Carolina:

Lot 1 of Springdale Woods, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Wake County Registry.

Beingandintendingtodescribethesamepremisesconveyed in a Deed recorded 10/31/2005, in Book 11661, Page 939.

And being according to

more said

particularly Deed as

described follows:

BEING all of Lot 1, Springdale Woods Subdivision, according to plat recorded in Book of Maps 1978, Page 446, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 8801 Leesville Road, Raleigh, NC 27613.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars

Comstock Wakefield, L.LC.; William M. Loyd III; Elizabeth W. Clement; Leslie Stephen Loyd; Felton L. Simmons; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Calvary Investments, LLC; Unifund CCR Partners; Palisades Collection, LLC; Club Villas Townhomes Association, Inc.; The United Sstates of America; Susan L. Owenby, as Trustee of the William M. Loyd, Jr. Revocable Living Trust Dated December 21, 1999, Defendants.

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

follows:

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays the Court as

North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 5, BUILDING 32, RIDGELOCH TOWNHOMES, PHASE III, ACCORDING THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 1980, PAGE 49, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY. WHICH HAS ADDRESS OF 5710 POOLSIDE DRIVE, RALEIGH, N.C. 27612 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 5710 Pool Side Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612.

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.

19 SP 599 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY

North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in the City of Raleigh, Swift Creek Township, Wake County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Crystal O. Moore to Nathan D. Benson, Trustee(s), which was dated March 2, 2015 and recorded on March 2, 2015 in Book 015934 at Page 02688, 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 June 5, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County,

All of Lot 3044 in Renaissance Park, Phase 11, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2013, pages 984985, 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 1007 Consortium 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.

19 SP 558 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 Mary S. Munroe and Robert V. Munroe to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated November 30, 2006 and recorded on December 5, 2006 in Book 012298 at Page 00993, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 44 of Sunset Lake Subdivision, Phase Three, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 1992 at Page 232 in the Wake County Public Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4816 Clubview Court, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526.

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 June 5,

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.

18 SP 1470 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Phillip S. Wise and Victoria T. Wise to The Fidelity Company, Trustee(s), which was dated June 8, 2012 and recorded on June 13, 2012 in Book 014801 at Page 00179, 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 June 5,

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

($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 Darryl 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

1.

That the Court order a reformation of the Warranty Deed recorded in Book 9875 at Page 1205 and the Deed of Trust recorded in Book 9875 at Page 1208 by the incorporation of the correct legal description of the Property, and that such reformation relate back, nunc pro tunc, to the date of each document’s original recording; 2.

That the Court enter an order declaring Plaintiff holds a valid first priority lien against the Property, relating back, nunc pro tunc, to the original recording of Deed of Trust 1 on January 28, 2003; 3.

That the Court enter an order quieting title to the Subject Property in the names of Elizabeth W. Clement, the William M. Loyd, Jr. Revocable Living Trust Dated December 21, 1999, Leslie Stephen Loyd and Felton L. Simmons, subject to Plaintiff’s Deed of Trust; 4.

That the Court order any Order issued by

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 Matthew T. Crumpler.

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

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 O. Moore.

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the

DEED.

Said property is commonly known as 4912 Highland Park Court, Raleigh, NC 27613.

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 Phillip S. Wise and wife, Victoria Wise.

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

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

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

BEING ALL OF LOT 11, HYDE PARK SUBDIVISION, PHASE 2, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF SAME RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 2005, PAGE 1069, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

(704) 879-2777 (803) 929-0830

Stone Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: ___________________________________ Attorney At Law Stern & Eisenberg Southern, PC Attorneys for Stone Trustee Services, LLC David R. DiMatteo #35254 Christopher J. Culp #13466 5970 Fairview Road, Suite 126 Charlotte, NC 28210

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-01396-FC01

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

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

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

this Court be duly recorded in the office of the Wake County Register of Deeds; and

Alan M. Presel, NC Bar #24470 8757 Red Oak Boulevard, Suite 150 Charlotte, NC 28217 Phone: (704) 643-0290 x1009 Alan.Presel@brockandscott.com Attorney for Plaintiff

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That the Court grant Plaintiff such other and further relief as it deems just and proper.

File No.: 18-10928-FC01

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than 41 DAYS AFTER DAY OF FIRST PUBLICATION of this notice and upon and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This, the 10th day of May, 2019.

BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC

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.

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-23315-FC01

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

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

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

mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-19878-FC02

Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-01562-FC01

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200

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.: 18-06978-FC01

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