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President Donald Trump stands behind congressional candidate state Sen. Dan Bishop (R-Meck) at a rally in Fayetteville on Monday.

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NEWS BRIEFING

NC special elections North Carolina is in the national political spotlight as voters from Charlotte to Manteo headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in what President Donald Trump called the “first steps” to removing Rep. Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-Pitt) faced off against Democrat Allen Thomas in the Third Congressional District to replace Walter Jones, who died earlier this year. In the Ninth District, Sen. Dan Bishop (R-Meck) met Democrat Dan McCready, who previously lost the seat in the 2018 election that was overturned due to alleged illegal ballot harvesting.

Check nsjonline.com for results from both elections.

Michael Jordan pledges $1 million for hurricane relief Hornets owner and six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan is pledging $1 million to organizations assisting with Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas. Jordan, who owns property and frequently visits the Bahamas, says as the recovery and relief efforts continue, he will be tracking the situation closely and working to identify nonprofit agencies where the funds will have the most impact.

Apple unveils a cheaper iPhone, pricing for streaming TV Apple unveiled new iPhones that are largely unchanged from previous models and accompanied by an unexpected price cut for the cheapest model, underscoring the company’s efforts to counteract a sales slump of its flagship product. The company’s new models are so similar to last year’s lineup they may be upstaged by Apple TV Plus, the company’s upcoming video service, which is rolling out on Nov. 1 at $5 per month.

Apple also announced a new videogame subscription service which will cost $5 a month when it rolls out on Sept. 19.

Called Apple Arcade, the service will allow subscribers to play more than 100 games selected by Apple and exclusive to the service.

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Trump touts ‘Promises Made, Promises Kept’ at Fayetteville rally

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NC visit aimed to bring out vote for special congressional elections

STATE ELEVATE THE CONVERSATION

General Assembly begins redrawing state legislative maps Sept. 18 deadline looms as GOP navigates court requirements

By Gary D. Robertson The Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators, who are redrawing dozens of General Assembly districts that judges deemed illegal partisan gerrymanders, turned Monday to considering district lines generated by a key expert for those who successfully sued over the maps.

The House and Senate redistricting committees met to figure how they would enact new boundaries for the 2020 election by a court-mandated Sept.

18 deadline. Last week, a threejudge panel declared Republican mapmakers violated the state constitution by manipulating districts created in 2017 to help elect a maximum number of GOP candidates and make it nearly impossible for Democrats to win majorities.

Republicans have held legislative majorities since 2011 and have been sued repeatedly this decade over electoral maps they’ve drawn. They disagree with the unanimous decision from state court. But they are not appealing the ruling, which orders that election results and other partisan data like voter registration be omitted from the process of shaping districts.

It’s “an unprecedented moment in the history of redistricting in North Carolina,” said Sen. Paul Newton (R-Cabarrus), Senate redistricting committee co-chairman. “Never before has this legislature been ordered not to consider partisanship in drawing maps ... the rules of the road have now changed.”

The ruling came barely two months after the U.S. Supreme Court decided partisan gerrymandering was not the purview of federal courts, but suggested it could still be acted upon by state courts.

“If the justices in Washington, D.C., won’t protect people’s constitutional rights — won’t ensure that all voters have a fair opportunity to participate in our democracy — then the courts of North Carolina will fix the problem themselves,” said Stanton Jones, a chief lawyer in the lawsuit filed by Common Cause, the state Democratic Party and Democratic voters.

Jones and others spoke at a news conference before the committee meetings in which they urged GOP lawmakers to fully carry out the court’s demands. The court said remapping of 57 House districts and 21 Senate districts must be conducted “in full public view.”

The three judges cited evidence from the files of now-deceased Republican mapmaker Thomas Hofeller to declare he See REDISTRICTING, page A3

By David Larson North State Journal FAYETTEVILLE — President Donald Trump got on stage at around 7 p.m. at Fayetteville’s Crown Expo Center with a cheering crowd of supporters to greet him. Vice President Mike Pence, Donald Trump Jr. and the two local Republican congressional candidates they were there to support — state Sen. Dan Bishop, running in the NC-9 special election, and state Rep. Greg Murphy, running

in the NC-3 special election — each addressed the crowd as well.

“The most valuable thing, the most valuable commodity we have on the campaign trail is the president’s time,” Tim Murtaugh, director of communications for the Trump campaign, told North State Journal moments before the president began his speech. “So the fact that we’re here for this special election is a big indicator of what we think of North Carolina.”

He said with the national convention in Charlotte and other recent visits from the president, they see North Carolina as a key part of their map to victory.

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Landowner suits, natural disasters put DOT in fiscal hole Map Act cases could reach $1 billion in state liability

By Dan E. Way For the North State Journal HURRICANE DORIAN debris removal and road repairs will further stress the cash-strapped N.C. Department of Transportation, which already has furloughed hundreds of personnel, and scrubbed work on hundreds of projects.

Making matters worse, State Board of Transportation Chairman Mike Fox told North State Journal NCDOT could plunge deeper into financial jeopardy if the General Assembly overrides Gov. Roy Cooper’s state budget veto. That’s because the new spending plan places additional spending requirements on the state highway department.

Fox said NCDOT might have to go to the legislature for more funds, and floated the idea of creating a departmental reserve fund to alleviate future cash-flow predicaments.

He said the current dilemma was unavoidable due to court rulings and past weather events that put NCDOT in a $600 million hole.

Hurricane Matthew in 2016, Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storm Alberto in 2018, and mudslides in the state’s western regions required masSee DOT, page A2

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ICON LECTURE PREVIEW

“The New Antisemitism: Hate on the American Campus and in our Communities.”

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CHAPEL HILL — An upcoming ICON lecture will tackle the issue of the disturbing increase of antisemitism and the growth of the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment movement (BDS) on American college and university campuses.

The lecture will be given by Prof.

Miriam Elman, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and a world-renowned expert on conflict and the Middle East.

Elman has written extensively on the BDS movement at the website Legal Insurrection and in numerous chapters and reports related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the pathological nature of anti-Israel groups and the rise of campus antisemitism.

About 12 years ago, Elman said she saw things “getting nasty” on the campus, which at first seemed to be a larger phenomenon of intolerance to diverse viewpoints and the shutting down of speech and speakers.

“There seemed to be an increasingly hostile environment to just a normal kind of scholarship that you would do on conflict and terror and militarized conflict,” said Elman. “It was sort of around the start of the boycott divestment and sanctions movement on campus around 2005 to 2006.”

The hostility “heated up” with the first Israel-Hamas war in 2008-2009.

“Nobody wanted to hear about how theory or political science

practice applied to this conflict. It was a rally. It was a teach-in and it was meant to be a teach-in,” said Elman of a speaking engagement from that time period.

Elman went on to describe how anti-Israel protesters started screaming “genocide to Israel” and “down with Zionism” and said that was the first time she had felt threatened as a faculty member and was afraid she could be hurt physically.

“It had turned into something that was anti-intellectual. The street had come onto the campus,” said Elman.

In addition to her academic role, Elman is the executive director of the Academic Engagement Network (AEN), an organization opposed to the anti-Israeli Boycott Divest & Sanction movement.

AEN is a network of several hundred faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the country which was formed to promote academic freedom, freedom of expression, and dialogue on Israel.

On her work with AEN, Elman said the organization has around 700 faculty members on over 230 campuses around the country who joined with AEN because they are fed up with what they see happening.

“What we’re seeing, for example, are Jewish students who identify as Zionist, conservative students, and sometimes Christian students who are being ostracized, isolated, marginalized, shamed, and not able to field an organization like other groups might be able to,” Elman said.

“Identities are besmirched and the administration says nothing.

“There seemed to be an increasingly hostile environment to just a normal kind of scholarship that you would do on conflict and terror and militarized conflict.”

Prof. Miriam Elman That’s not acceptable on the campus and that’s not acceptable to us or our organization,” said Elman.

Elman says the BDS movement has “hot spots” around the country in areas they believe will yield the next thought leaders, journalists or state department employees, and that D.C. schools are particularly problematic.

Elman’s lecture is timely, given the uptick in BDS activities by the Durham City Council and on the campuses of both UNC Chapel Hill and Duke Universities.

The Durham City Council voted in 2018 to make Durham the first city in the United States to boycott a police training program with Israel. As a result of that vote, the Durham City Council and its police chief C.J. Davis are facing a civil discrimination lawsuit filed by multiple legal groups on behalf of two Israeli volunteer police officers.

“That was a great example of [BDS] using institutional mechanisms and decision-making processes to foist this on a commu-

TRUMP from page A1 “We’ll be back to North Carolina quite a bit,” Murtaugh added.

“It’s an important state.”

Murtaugh said in the 2016 race, Eric Trump’s wife, Lara, who is a native of Wilmington and a graduate of North Carolina State University, was tasked by then-candidate Trump with winning the state.

“She’s one of our best campaign weapons. She’ll hit the campaign trail sometime soon,” Murtaugh said, saying Lara Trump would likely be given the lead role in the state again but is resting after recently giving birth.

In the president’s speech, he was clear that he wanted to run on his record up to this point.

“We are entering this campaign with the best record, the best results, the best agenda and the only positive vision for the people of North Carolina,” President Trump said. “And I’ve said it, and I say it loudly and proudly, I don’t believe there’s been any president or any administration that has done more in two and a half years than we have as a group.”

Murtaugh said that in 2016, the president made a lot of promises in the state about turning around

DOT from page A1 sive maintenance and recovery.

Average cleanup costs jumped to $210 million a year the past three years. It averaged just $65 million annually from 2004 to 2015.

A state Supreme Court decision in 2016 said the state Map Act was unconstitutional, and the legislature repealed it, leaving NCDOT to pay damages. The agency had barred development on land designated for future highway corridors. The court ruled that was an unlawful taking of property because landowners weren’t compensated, and their property values dropped. The department paid $300 million to landowners last year, and the total could reach $1 billion.

By law NCDOT must maintain a cash balance equal to 7.5% of its budget, which would be $282.3 million, a legislative staff member said. If it drops below that level “they may not enter into any further transportation project contract commitments until the cash balance has been regained.”

During a Transportation Board meeting Thursday, NCDOT Chief Operating Officer Bobby Lewis said unofficial figures place the cash balance between $380 million and $400 million at the end of August, a razor thin margin for an agency that spends several billion dollars annually. Spending will be “extremely tight” through at least

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Supporters wait for President Trump to take the stage at a rally in Fayetteville on Sept. 10, 2019. the economy, bringing back manufacturing jobs to North Carolina and fighting to make the nation strong on the world stage — and kept his word.

“In 2020, the campaign’s message will be, ‘I made promises to you, and I kept them,’” Murtaugh said. “The president did that. He promised to make America great again, and now the promise is to keep America great — to keep going.”

The president’s campaign claims they are not paying any attention to primary opponents,

saying Trump’s approval ratings within the GOP are over 90%.

According to Murtaugh, Republican challengers like Joe Walsh of Illinois or Mark Sanford of South Carolina “do not even rise to the level of being a distraction. We don’t give them a second thought. They’re completely irrelevant to what we do day-to-day.

We’re focused on November 2020 and who our eventual Democratic opponent will be.”

In his speech Monday, Trump painted the special election races as part of that larger picture.

“Our first task is a giant victory tomorrow,” Trump said. “Right here in the great state of North Carolina with your support tomorrow, we take the first steps to firing Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi and winning back the House in 2020.

We need everybody to get your friends, get your family, get your neighbors and get out and vote for Dan Bishop, and get out and vote for Greg Murphy.”

Bishop asked the audience to “send a congressman with backbone” to Washington, D.C., by voting for him the next day, Sept.

December.

“We have taken a lot of painful action” to avoid going below the minimum cash balance, Lewis said. The department suspended employment of about 500 temporary and contract employees across multiple job classifications.

Permanent hiring is continuing, but at reduced levels.

The department adjusted its spending plan to 10 percent below its base budget, which equates to more than $320 million below the conference budget.

NCDOT suspended preliminary engineering activities, and some right-of-way acquisition on roughly 900 projects statewide.

Lewis hopes that will be no more than a three- to five-month pause.

“We’re focusing on targeting our resources towards activities that benefit the public the most in the short term,” Fox said during the meeting.

“The recent financial decisions do not affect the scheduled projects that are already currently under way, that have been awarded but not started construction, or are scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months,” Fox said.

Projects will go forward if they’re funded by N.C. Turnpike Authority bonds; state Build NC bonds for critical highway projects not covered by federal money; federal grants; or GARVEE bonds — financial instruments backed by

anticipation of future federal receipts.

“We’re still looking at about $2.5 billion in projects to be let across the state this fiscal year,” Fox said.

After the meeting Fox said decisions on what projects to curtail are based on the same data-driven formula used to create the State Transportation Improvement Program. Lower priority projects were the first to get pushed back.

“Everyone can rest assured there’s no favoritism, or one area’s going to get more than another,” Fox said.

Fox said the General Assembly and Cooper have been supportive, and could play a role in Hurricane Dorian recovery.

“If we had a $100 million storm bill and it looked like we were running off a cliff with our cash balance, that’s where we would have to go,” Fox said. “Potentially it can come out of the rainy day fund.”

Unlike other state agencies, DOT is not funded through the General Fund, Fox said. It is mainly funded from motor fuels tax, vehicle tax and registration fees.

“I think it’s premature to discuss any kind of DOT funding related to Hurricane Dorian as right now the focus should be on ensuring people who have been affected by the storm have basic needs like food, water and shelter. As far as ways to handle the DOT funding issues long term, Senate leadership is certainly willing to listen

to any ideas that will prevent problems with DOT projects in the future,” said a spokesman for Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham.

At Cooper’s request, the General Assembly already passed Senate Bill 605 on a bipartisan vote earlier this year to provide NCDOT a $90 million loan from the General Fund’s unreserved fund balance. Other money was shifted to NCDOT from the Office of Recovery and Resiliency, which was set up to streamline natural disaster recovery efforts, along with an immediate repayment of funds for budgeted, time-sensitive economic development projects.

Fox said it hasn’t made sense for NCDOT to have its own reserve fund “because you want us to be spending our money on projects.”

“But that may be where we have to look at working with the legislature and the Governor’s Office on doing something like that so we don’t end up in a jam in the future,” Fox said.

Clouding NCDOT’s financial picture is the 2019-20 budget that directed the agency to spend more money on airports, coastal ports, and the North Carolina Railroad.

“It’s $100 million more going out without anything coming in to take its place,” Fox said. “We’re already in the hole, and it’s not time to dig deeper.” He hopes that new funding obligation could be addressed if the budget is revised.

nity,” said Elman of the Durham Council vote.

In March of 2019, the DukeUNC Consortium for Middle East Studies hosted a conference titled “Conflict Over Gaza.” During the conference, a performance by Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar went viral after undercover footage was released by filmmaker Ami Horowitz. In the clip, Nafar sings a song called “Mama, I fell in love with a Jew,” where he tells the audience, “You look beautifully antisemitic.”

Congressman George Holding (R-NC) sent a two-page letter to Education Secretary Betsy Devos asking for an inquiry into the “reports of severe anti-Israeli bias and explicit anti-Semitism” at a joint UNC-Duke conference which was funded through $235,000 in federal grants. The Dept. of Education responded on June 17 that a formal investigation of the conference had been initiated.

This past August, the Zachor Legal Institute filed a complaint with N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein (D), asking for an investigation into possible terror recruitment activities at Duke University.

The complaint alleges that anti-Israel groups covered travel expenses of students sent to a “resistance leaders” training camp in an area in the Middle East controlled by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and Hamas, both of which are designated as terrorist organizations.

Prof. Elman’s lecture will be given on Sept. 24 and tickets can be purchased through the ICON website at http://www.iconlectureseries.com.

10 when the final vote was taken.

Contrasting himself with his potential 2020 general election opponents, Trump said none of them would be able to stand up to China on trade, to Mexico on borders or to NATO on getting them to pay “their share” of the alliance’s military budget.

“China has taken advantage of our country for decades, and I guarantee you one thing — none of these Democrats, whether it’s Pocahontas or Sleepy Joe, none of them, would be able to do a thing about it, and nobody would ever think of helping the farmers who have been targeted by China.”

Murtaugh said the campaign believes they can expand their map beyond those states Trump won in 2016, and they are now targeting Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, Colorado and New Mexico. He said that “even Oregon is on the edge of possibility.”

For North Carolina, Murtaugh said it is one they are “going to pay special attention to.” He said there is already full-time staff on the ground in the state and there is cooperation among the RNC, the state party and Trump Victory Campaign to begin establishing infrastructure early.

Projects moving forward While the number of N.C. Department of Transportation projects being put on hold due to cash flow problems is approaching 1,000, some long-needed work in critical areas is going forward, N.C. Board of Transportation Chairman Mike Fox said.

Those include: Widening I-440 from four to six lanes from the Wade Avenue exit in Raleigh to Walnut Street in Cary, that could begin at the end of this month or early October.

Widening I-26 in Asheville from four to eight lanes, with work to start at the end of this month or early October.

A contract is expected to be awarded Sept. 17 to widen I-26 from four to six lanes in Henderson County.

A $404 million contract was awarded to widen I-95 from four to eight lanes between Exit 56 at Eastover and Exit 71 outside Dunn.

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Long-term victims of 9/11 recognized at Ground Zero

By Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press NEW YORK — When the names of nearly 3,000 Sept. 11 victims are read aloud today at the World Trade Center, a half-dozen stacks of stone will quietly salute an untold number of people who aren’t on the list.

The granite slabs were installed on the memorial plaza this spring.

They recognize an initially unseen toll of the 2001 terrorist attacks: firefighters, police and others who died or fell ill after exposure to toxins unleashed in the wreckage.

The unusual addition reflects a memorial that is evolving as the aftermath of 9/11 does. And for families like Joanna Reisman’s, the new 9/11 Memorial Glade gives their loved ones a place in the landscape of remembrance at ground zero.

A firefighter’s widow, she emphasizes that the losses thousands of families suffered on Sept. 11 were horrific.

“We just have to recognize that there were others, too,” says Reisman, whose 54-year-old husband, Lt. Steven Reisman, searched through the World Trade Center debris for remains, and then died in 2014 of brain cancer. He was 54.

Subtle and sculptural, the memorial glade features six stone pieces inlaid with steel salvaged trade center steel. They jut from the ground along a tree-lined pathway.

Unlike the plaza’s massive waterfall pools memorializing people killed on 9/11 — those whose names are read at anniversary ceremonies — the boulders are not

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In this May 30, 2019 file photo, people gather around stones that are part of the new 9/11 Memorial Glade, on the grounds of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York. inscribed with the names of those they honor. There is no finite list of them, at least not yet.

Instead, nearby signs dedicate the glade “to those whose actions in our time of need led to their injury, sickness, and death,” including first responders, recovery workers, survivors and community members at the attack sites at the trade center, at the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The collapse of the trade center’s twin towers produced thick dust clouds, and fires burned for months in the rubble.

Many rescue and recovery workers later developed respiratory and digestive system ailments potentially linked to inhaled and swallowed dust. Some were diagnosed with other illnesses, including cancer.

Research continues into whether those illnesses are tied to 9/11

toxins. A 2018 study did not find higher-than-normal death rates overall among people exposed to the dust and smoke, but researchers have noted more deaths than expected from brain cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and certain other diseases; an unusual number of suicides among rescue and recovery workers. Studies also have suggested that highly exposed workers may face more problems, including somewhat

Doorbell cameras and privacy: Who is watching?

doorbell systems are capturing.

Law enforcement agencies around the country have begun working directly with Google and Amazon and other camera manufacturers.

Amazon’s Ring comes with an app called Neighbors which law enforcement agencies can join and view publicly uploaded videos. Neighbors is a free app that anyone can use — even if they don’t own a doorbell camera. The app allows police to request additional data from Ring for areas “where an incident may have occurred.”

Both Google and Amazon have stated they require warrants before granting access to any footage they have stored. Private property owners do not have to share their

footage, but thousands do, and the ease of access by law enforcement to publicly shared footage has raised other privacy and legal concerns.

Recently, it was discovered that Ring has been working behind the scenes on doorbell camera partnerships with over 400 police forces across the country. Amazon has dubbed these partnerships with police the “new neighborhood watch.”

These partnerships grant law enforcement automatic request ability for video from any Ring device in a specific area and during a specific time. Ring customers can decline the request for their footage, but any posted publicly are fair game and Ring has admitted

that footage deleted by a user or subscriber can be saved to fulfill legal obligations.

In Amazon Ring’s terms of service, video will be given to “law enforcement authorities, government officials and/or third parties” if the company thinks it is needed to comply with a legal request.

Partnerships are one way that police are getting video access.

Another way is the creation of voluntary camera registries which are popping up in cities and towns nationwide. These registries have been criticized as a way for police to get around having to get a warrant as they usually would for such footage.

Beyond registries, police in Washington, D.C. have a program that pays homeowners or property owners up to $500 for access to their private cameras. The City of Hammond in Indiana is using matching funds from Ring to give $125 discounts for up to 500 city residents to purchase certain Ring devices.

The Fayetteville Police Department is partnering with Amazon and will be using its Neighbors app.

“Five thousand Ring users in the city of Fayetteville, and that’s was really impressive about this because we get 5,000 cameras,” Fayetteville Police’s Major Nolette told WTVD in June of this year.

Surveillance footage has also made its way to the Charlotte Police Department in at least two cases, where cameras caught attempted home invasions on camera.

only districts generated by Chen that scored best on principles like compactness and minimizing split voting precincts and municipal boundaries would be considered. Amendments could be considered to ensure pairs of incumbents aren’t placed in the same proposed district, forcing them to compete against one another for reelection.

“If we choose any of Dr. Chen’s modeling runs, we know that our base map will be a compliant map, a fair map in the eyes of the court,” Newton said. Democrats on the committees generally supported using Chen’s maps, given the time crunch, but others raised cautions about it.

However, some Democratic senators on Tuesday voted against a motion by Newton in the Senate

redistricting committee to adopt Chen’s maps as a starting point.

Their reason was because Chen did not have home address data for some of the legislators elected in 2018. Without that data, some incumbents could be “double bunked” meaning that sitting members could be drawn into the same district.

The Democratic opponents of the motion argued that the committee should select a map that entirely ignores incumbency data and then consider amendments to rectify double-bunking. Senate Republicans argued that the committee should adopt maps that already consider incumbency for most legislators and then address double-bunking through amendments.

The committee voted to select

the maps created by Chen with several Democrats voted against it.

Newton said, “Our priority is to adopt maps that maximize compliance with the court’s order. The nonpartisan maps that we proposed adopting as a starting point were drawn by the Democratic Party’s own mapmaker and already used by the court as a model of compliant, nonpartisan districts. That the Democrats would vote against their own expert’s maps defies logic.”

The court’s order, which requires public transparency, is leading to actions directed at improving public access. The state House and Senate redistricting committees on Tuesday started live-streaming their meetings to comply with the courts order that

By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The increase in popularity of doorbell cameras has led to privacy concerns and an interest from citizens wanting to know their rights when it comes to surveillance technology.

The top doorbell camera systems being used right now are Amazon’s Ring and Google’s Nest.

Both offer software that allows owners to monitor their homes and locations of the cameras, but privacy advocates have raised concerns neighborhoods are becoming surveillance heavy, that the footage isn’t always what it seems, and minorities might be targeted more heavily than others.

That neighbor next door or even halfway down the street could be watching you, your house or the whole block.

The cameras in doorbell systems are often such a high-resolution that they can capture images of homes across the street and even down the block in startling detail. While designed for a doorway or porch area, homeowners have installed cameras on decks, roofs, driveways and patios.

Amazon was recently criticized for filing a patent to put its controversial “Rekognition” facial-identification software into Ring doorbells with the express purpose of automatically flagging “suspicious” people. Critics charge the Amazon facial-id software is unreliable, prone to misidentification and has potential for abuse.

Homeowners are not the only ones interested in what these

REDISTRICTING from page A1 privately drew most of the 2017 House and Senate districts several weeks before lawmakers actually set mapmaking criteria.

Republican redistricting leaders proposed separately in Monday’s committee meetings that replacement districts be based on a set of 1,000 simulated House and Senate maps generated by Jowei Chen, a University of Michigan redistricting expert who testified for the plaintiffs in the July trial.

The judges appeared to find persuasive Chen’s findings that the 2017 maps displayed Republican bias, compared to the maps he generated by computer that left out partisan and racial considerations.

Under the GOP proposals,

JESSICA HILL | AP PHOTO

In this Tuesday, July 16, 2019, file photo, Ernie Field pushes the doorbell on his Ring doorbell camera at his home in Wolcott, Conn.

higher death rates and a modestly higher risk of heart trouble, than less-exposed colleagues.

Over 51,000 people have applied to a victims compensation fund that makes payments to people with illnesses potentially related to 9/11; it has awarded over $5.5 billion so far. After impassioned advocacy, lawmakers this summer ensured it won’t run out of money .

None of that was foreseen when the memorial design was chosen in January 2004. But the selection jury “knew that we’d be picking something that allowed for an evolution of the site,” says member James E. Young, a retired University of Massachusetts Amherst professor.

As attention grew to the deaths of ailing 9/11 rescue, recovery and cleanup workers, some memorials elsewhere began adding their names . A remembrance wall focused on them was dedicated in 2011 in Nesconset, on Long Island.

But the trade center memorial has a “responsibility — especially where it’s located, on sacred ground — to continue to tell the story,” says John Feal, who lost part of a foot while working as a demolition supervisor there and later founded a charity that maintains the Nesconset memorial.

Ground zero memorial leaders had misgivings at first, memorial CEO Alice Greenwald says.

They noted that the health problems were documented in the below-ground Sept. 11 museum, though it gets far fewer visitors than the memorial plaza. And the leaders felt protective of the memory of people killed on 9/11.

Responders and health advocates “could see what we couldn’t see right away ... that this was really something that needed to be commemorated, as much as documented,” Greenwald said.

Plans for the $5 million glade, designed by memorial plaza architects Michael Arad and Peter Walker, were ultimately announced in 2017.

Since doorbell cameras, their associated apps and police programs are fairly young, there are very few statistics for effectiveness or number of arrests when doorbell camera footage is involved, however, sometimes an arrest is made.

That was the case in July in Raleigh when the Wake County Sheriff was able to track down a Peeping Tom after a North Raleigh neighborhood posted home surveillance footage of the perpetrator.

While the Wake County Sheriff’s office said that they do not have any agreements with local neighborhoods who use apps like Ring and Nextdoor, Wake Sheriff spokesman Eric Curry said they would not rule out entering into such partnerships in the future.

Before purchasing a system, it’s important to know the rules for recordings in one’s state, whether it be audio, video or both. The North Carolina Electronic Surveillance Act says that only one party needs to give consent to record and that a person can record through the doorbell camera in the state without the consent of anyone who may appear on the camera.

If the camera system has audio, one person must consent to that recording and it is permissible for a person to share such a recording. When in doubt, some homeowners have resorted to placing warning signs about surveillance cameras on their property, but most do not.

Amazon’s Ring can cost anywhere from $99 for the base model to $250 for its Doorbell Pro model. Google’s Nest Cameras typically cost between $199 and $349 and require subscription recording plans ranging from $5 a month to $30 a month.

the remapping must be conducted “in full public view.”

The Senate also has brought in a state lottery machine with pingpong balls inside to pick certain maps at random, in keeping with transparency.

The final House and Senate maps would have to be approved by both chambers. Redistricting plans aren’t subject to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto.

Exactly how or whether new maps would improve Democratic chances to take back majorities in 2020 aren’t immediately clear. Democrats would need to win six additional House seats or five Senate seats to flip one or both chambers. Whichever parties win majorities in 2020 will control the once-a-decade redistricting the following year.

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President Donald Trump proclaimed this week as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. For more than 180 years, HBCUs have made extraordinary contributions to the general welfare and prosperity of our country by advancing the educational pursuits of African Americans and many others. While HBCUs comprise just 3% of all nonprofit colleges and universities, they enroll nearly 10% of all African American college Livingstone College students. They also account for Rowan County 17% of African Americans who earn their bachelor’s degrees and 27% of those who earn degrees in science, technology, Johnson C. Smith engineering, and math fields.

Mecklenburg County North Carolina is home to eleven HBCUs, from as far west as Mecklenburg County and east as Pasquotank. This week’s map shows all of the HBCUs in the state.

WEST Assessment team to gauge safety of river Buncombe County An assessment team is taking a look at the Nantahala River to see if boaters, rafters and fishermen can use it again. A technical team launched boats last week to assess potential hazards and to lessen risks associated with landslides. The U.S. Forest Service closed an 8-mile section of the river to boating due to debris. Four landslides on Aug. 25 brought down 5,000 cubic yards of debris onto U.S. 19/74 in the Nantahala Gorge. While the road was cleared on Aug. 26, tons of other debris in the river created potentially hazardous conditions.

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Henderson County Officials for the North Carolina Mountain State Fair say a Ferris wheel-like ride has been temporarily closed after a spoke tumbled off while the ride was in motion. Passengers were on board the Space Wheels ride Saturday night when a part broke and fell into a fenced-off area nearby. The part that broke wasn’t major, according to fair officials, and didn’t cause the ride to malfunction. Operators unloaded passengers and closed the ride.

No injuries were reported.

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Lawsuit: Airline accused white man of trafficking black son Orange County A white Hillsborough man says Frontier Airlines staff falsely accused him of sex trafficking his 12-year-old adopted son, who is black. Peter DelVecchia, 55, is suing the airline and several workers. DelVecchia and his son were flying to Las Vegas in March when a crew member accused him of trafficking the boy, who was moved to another seat. Workers denied the boy’s requests to return to his seat, refusing to believe they were family. DelVecchia is suing for discrimination and false imprisonment.

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22-year-old swimmer drowns in Lake Norman

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Columbus County Authorities are searching for suspects in the slaying of a Whiteville couple and their 5-year-old son. Deputies responded Saturday morning to a report of gunshot victims at a home near Whiteville and found four wounded people. It says the fourth victim was hospitalized and expected to survive. Authorities identified the dead as 5-year-old Alexis Cipiran Trujillo, 25-yearold Nancy Trujillo Espinoza and 29-year-old Leonel Cipiran Noyola. Reports identify the wounded person as Alexis’ grandmother, 51-year-old Rafaela Noyola Jaramillo.

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Wilson County Forrest Bradley Faulkner, 42, and Ashley Lynn Nichols, 32, were arrested for drug possession and child abuse after they were impaired while driving with small children in the car. Police received a tip that the couple was passed out in a store parking lot in Eureka. By the time police arrived, they were awake and leaving the parking lot. Police arrested them on charges of heroin possession, DWI, fictitious registration and several other crimes.

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Swain County The room tax revenue income for Swain County exceeded $1 million for the first time in the 2018-19 fiscal year. The money is generated by a 4% room tax, and it’s used to help market tourism in the region.

The jump in revenue came primarily from increases in traffic to Airbnb and other short-term rental applications.

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Iredell County Authorities have recovered the body of a 22-year-old man who drowned in Lake Norman. Allen Vang, an officer with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission which leads investigations into deaths on the state’s waterways, said the man drowned Saturday evening after he jumped from a boat and his life jacket slipped off. The man’s body was recovered around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Two people drowned in the same area of the lake last year.

Watauga County Danny Dunn was killed last month when the small plane he was piloting crashed in the woods near Deep Gap. Dunn took off and flew for about 10 minutes before going down nearby. The plane burst into flames. Dunn was able to crawl a short distance from the wreckage and suffered burns to 70% of his body. He was airlifted to the hospital and later died.

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Man dies on Appalachian Trail

No charges filed in girls’ volleyball team bus crash Cleveland County North Carolina Highway Patrol says no charges will be filed against the driver of a bus that plunged 30 feet down a wooded embankment, injuring high school volleyball players on board. Investigators couldn’t determine if the crash was caused by a mechanical defect or by the driver. The bus was carrying a high school girls’ volleyball team back from a match Aug. 26 when it crashed near Coxes Creek Mountain. The bus lodged in a wooded area, punctured by tree limbs. Fourteen people were transported to hospitals with injuries that weren’t life-threatening, including one who was airlifted.

Durham County Authorities in Tennessee have identified a man who went into cardiac arrest and died along the Appalachian Trail. The Carter County Sheriff’s office identified the man as 53-year-old David Ladley Swanson.

Swanson was a Durham resident. A preliminary autopsy report released Tuesday shows he died of cardiac arrest. Swanson’s body was found in the Carver’s Gap area of the trail. The area falls along the North Carolina and Tennessee border in a remote area near Roan Mountain.

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funds and funding to test old sexual assault evidence kits held by law enforcement.

All were contained in the budget that’s been sidelined following Cooper’s veto. Cooper last month signed four state employee and law enforcement pay measures approved unanimously by the GOP-controlled General Assembly. But he vetoed another one addressing the state’s long-planned shift to managed care for Medicaid. He wants to expand Medicaid to more able-bodied adults.

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RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican legislators are continuing to advance pieces of the budget vetoed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper that they believe can win bipartisan support.

The House and Senate appropriations committees met on Tuesday to discuss additional “mini-budget” bills. The legislation addresses school and prison safety and earmarks more disaster relief

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8-year old publishes second book Bertie County Eight-year-old De’Zyre Williams of Plymouth continued her prolific writing career with the release of her second book, “Close Friends: Friends Who Love Each Other.” It’s a sequel to her first published work “Close Friends” which hit the shelves last May. The series features a pig, mouse and zebra who are friends. The third-grader’s book was released on Sept. 10.

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Water customers shocked by high bills Harnett County Harnett County residents were surprised by outrageously high water bills, the result of a new employee who provided inaccurate meter readings. One customer’s water usage was reported at 32,000 gallons of water, six times higher than his previous monthly usage.

Another resident was billed $49,000 for supposedly using 8 million gallons of water. The county adjusted his bill to $105. The county has adjusted about 150 bills and plans to give customers 50 percent off next month.

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s chief justice announced new rules Tuesday for attorneys that quadruple the amount of time they can take off from court appearances after the birth or adoption of a child.

Chief Justice Cheri Beasley announced that the Supreme Court has amended the rules of practice for North Carolina lawyers to make parental leave available for attorneys practicing in North Carolina courts.

The announcement was made at a press conference at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh. The rule changes make it possible for N.C. attorneys to designate up to 12 weeks without court appearances when a child is born or

adopted.

The Supreme Court amended Rule 26 of the General Rules of Practice and Rule 33.1 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure during its conference in September. Under both rules, an attorney is allowed three weeks of secured leave in a calendar year for any purpose, and 12 additional weeks that can be taken in the 24 weeks after the birth or adoption of the attorney’s child.

A “secure-leave period” is one complete calendar week that is designated by an attorney during which the trial courts and the appellate courts will not hold a proceeding in any of the attorney’s cases.

The announcement came after the Judicial Branch previously announced a new policy providing up to eight weeks of paid parental leave for employees of the court system.

NC gets $51M in federal aid for storm damage The Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina will get some much-needed money to help with mounting repair costs the state has incurred in response to devastating hurricanes and other storms.

The Federal Highway Administration said in a statement Tuesday that North Carolina would get $51 million for the cost of repairing roads and bridges.

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There’s also money related to the damage from a 2018 storm that caused landslides in western North Carolina. Steve Abbott, a spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, said by phone that the money provide some relief for the storm-ravaged state.

North Carolina has recently incurred hundreds of millions of unanticipated storm costs. Overall, the FHA awarded $871 million to states and territories.

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

‘The Resistance’ — to what exactly?

Despite Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, I have had the highest sales I can remember.

ELDERLY LEADERS of “The Resistance” movement — think Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren— grew up in the ’60s protesting the Vietnam War; talking about peace and love; burning bras to support women’s rights and demanding freedom from government oppression.

Back then, they wanted to “Resist the Establishment.” “Fight the Man.” “Question Authority.” Everywhere.

A funny thing though happened over time. These same “resisters” never seemed to want to “Fight the Man” in Washington when power was in the hands of liberal presidents they agreed with such as Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

They wanted to give them more power, not less. Giving more power to centralized government officials as adult voters went against everything they said was wrong with America as student protesters.

We went to Ocracoke over Labor Day where I bought a T-shirt from the owner behind the counter who seemed to be about my age. She had a “RESIST” sign prominently displayed, so I had to ask if it meant the same thing to her now as during the protests of the ’60s.

“It means I resist President Trump!” she said very nicely.

“Do you resist him personally or specifically on certain policies?” I asked as politely as I could.

“He is just not a very good person,” she said.

“We have had plenty of presidents who were not ‘very good people.’

Neither Bill Clinton nor JFK was a sterling paragon of moral virtue, you know.”

“Trump is a fascist.”

“Many commentators called him Benito Mussolini when he was elected in 2016. There haven’t been any brownshirts in jackboots breaking windows and dragging people off to concentration camps on the news lately.”

“He treated children at the border terribly,” she offered as a rebuttal.

“It is tough to take care of children separately when their parents enter this country illegally. If we don’t have a nation of laws, people around the world would stop wanting to immigrate legally or illegally to America.”

“He wants to make abortion illegal,” she said.

“Abortions are still legal around the country,” I said. “There have been

some restrictions on taxpayer funding for abortion, but large majorities of Americans have always opposed taxpayer-funded abortions.”

“Do you think President Trump is racist?” I asked. “Would he restore the Jim Crow laws from the Old South?”

“I think he would if he could,” the shop owner replied.

“President Trump signed a criminal justice bill in December 2018 that would free disproportionately larger numbers of black and Latino prisoners incarcerated for minor drug offenses. Why would a truly racist president ever do that?”

“Can I ask you one final question, ma’am, before I buy this nice T-shirt which I hope you sell at a profit to stay in business?”

“Sure. Go ahead.”

“How has your business been the last couple of years?”

“Despite Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, I have had the highest sales I can remember,” she blithely offered.

“If your business under Trump has been better than it ever was under Obama, why would you want to ‘resist’ that prosperity?”

“President Obama was a good president. He wanted to help people,” she argued.

“We help millions of people when we have a growing economy where everyone can find a job to support themselves and their families. Isn’t that better than having them all on government welfare?

“You are part of ‘The Resistance’ to President Trump which seems more personal in nature,” I said. “I agree with the idealism of our youth — I still don’t trust the concentration of massive amounts of power in the hands of a very few elected or appointed government officials in Washington to tell the rest of us what to do all the time.

“Wouldn’t it be nice if liberals, conservatives and independents could band together to ‘Resist the Establishment’ regardless of who is in power?

Try to make our government smaller and quit spending so much money and building so much debt for our children to pay?”

She just smiled and said goodbye.

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

Democrats are all about female empowerment until a Republican woman is empowered

Women attack me relentlessly instead of being proud that we have more women doing those types of jobs.

SARAH SANDERS may no longer be White House press secretary, but she’s still got a lot to say.

Sanders, who retired from the White House in late June, talked about a variety of topics during an interview on Fox News last Friday where she started her role as a political contributor for the network.

A few things she said, in particular, caught my attention after she was asked if she still took “any heat” from the public stemming from her former role in President Trump’s administration.

Sanders replied that she had not been thrown out of any more restaurants as had happened in the infamous Red Hen incident from summer 2018 where the co-owner asked her to leave the eatery because Sanders’ presence as a representative of the Trump administration made employees feel uncomfortable.

But reaction to her differs from place to place, she said. In her conservative home state of Arkansas, she has few problems. But in more liberal parts of the country like New York, the reaction is mixed.

And instead of responding in kind to people who do confront her, she smartly nods and smiles and moves on instead of giving agitators what they want.

She also noted that even though she was the first mother to be a White House spokesperson and only the third woman, the vast majority of criticism she received and still receives is from other women.

“What I find interesting is 99 percent of the people that come over to say something negative, and to attack you, are women,” Sanders stated.

“I find that very startling from a group of people that claim to be the champions of women empowerment.

“Women attack me relentlessly, instead of being proud that we have more women doing those types of jobs,” she concluded.

Liberal commentators reacted to Sanders’ remarks by saying, in so many words, that the reason these women confront her is because she worked for Trump, who they view as “anti-woman.” They look at Sanders, in turn, as a betrayer of women.

But the reality of it is that Sanders would be attacked no matter what

Republican president she worked for.

Republicans believe differently than Democrats on a number of women’s issues. Republicans generally are pro-life. They understand that demands for an “equal pay” bill are not based on reliable data. They also reject the victimhood mentality that is so prevalent in feminist circles, where movement leaders shamefully pretend that things are worse now for women than they were 100 years ago.

Believing differently on these issues does not make a person antiwoman. It certainly doesn’t make a woman anti-woman. But in the fever swamps of the left, unless you march in lockstep with liberal women 100% on all issues you are a misogynist (if you’re a man).

If you’re a woman who disagrees, you’re an inauthentic woman, subservient to the patriarchy and a willing accomplice to “setting women back decades.”

There is no room for disagreement. You are either with feminist Democrats or you are the enemy.

Back in 2016 when Hillary Clinton was running for president, President Bill Clinton’s Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said on the campaign trail “there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.” Albright was none-too-subtly trying to shame Sen. Bernie Sanders’ female voters into switching their votes to Hillary Clinton during the primary season.

But that same “special place in hell” script doesn’t apply when the party labels are reversed, as any Republican woman who has ever run for office knows very well. Because for Democrats, female empowerment is a wonderful thing unless the empowered female is a Republican.

Sarah Sanders will be reminded of this all over again if she decides to run for governor of Arkansas in 2022.

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

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GUEST OPINION | DAN FOREST AND PAM EVETTE

Pass the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement FOR MONTHS, our two states and the nation have debated our country’s proposed new trade deal, the United States-MexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA). While there is always a giveand-take when it comes to negotiations, what both North and South Carolinians need to know is that this deal is a win for our region. It creates a level playing field for all businesses and encourages free and fair trade. USMCA will modernize our trade relationships to support a 21st-century economy that is everchanging and rapidly evolving.

As lieutenant governors, one of our main responsibilities is to promote economic growth, and under the new provisions negotiated in the USMCA, the agreement will greatly benefit our states and improve trade conditions for our business communities.

After nearly a quarter century of broken promises by Washington, our nation’s unbalanced and out-of-date trade deals have left American workers, manufacturers and farmers at a distinct economic disadvantage. Unlike the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the USMCA incentivizes American manufacturing, expands market access for American agricultural products, protects the intellectual property of American innovators, cuts red tape for small businesses, and ensures that our trading partners follow enforceable and reasonable environmental standards.

Many farmers in both of our states benefitted under NAFTA, but this agreement improves upon the previous trade deal by continuing to expand the list of exportable agricultural goods while preventing other countries from undercutting our markets and ending discriminatory treatment of U.S. products abroad.

This renegotiation will additionally encourage and enhance the vehicle, aviation and auto parts export market for North and South Carolina by reducing the administrative burden on vehicle and parts producers and encouraging more domestic investment.

Mexico and Canada are the top two destinations for the export of goods for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). For the first time in a United States trade agreement, the USMCA specifically outlines how American SMEs can engage and prosper in international trade through information-sharing tools and decreased onerous red tape. It will bring more predictability to cross-border transactions while promoting enhanced accountability and transparency in the promulgation of regulations.

Trade deals in the past have disproportionately affected workers, farmers and manufacturers. For far too long, our nation has allowed these bad deals to ignore the interests of our citizens.

That changes with USMCA. This agreement is focused around protecting the interests of North and South Carolinians, as well as bringing back family-supporting jobs. We believe the USMCA deal provides American workers and farmers with the necessary protections and framework for robust economic growth in the 21st century.

We urge our members of Congress to pass this trade deal as soon as they come back from their August recess. Economic prosperity must take precedence over partisan politics. This is a win — not only for our region but for our entire country.

Dan Forest is lieutenant governor of North Carolina and Pam Evette is lieutenant governor of South Carolina

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | MIKE LONG

Why 20% of NC families are no longer in the public school ‘system’ I HAVE BEEN ASKED many times why 20% of North Carolina families are no longer in the public school system — a number that is growing by the day.

Let me share a real story to illustrate one of the reasons.

Out of respect to the family involved, I have kept their identity anonymous. But I believe this story sadly illustrates how frequently “the system” puts its priorities above the interests of individual families, forcing them to explore other options or flatout flee.

A family of four recently moved to a new neighborhood and must send their school-age child to a new school. Their preference was to attend the local year-round school because they believed it would enable their child to stay more academically engaged throughout the year. In addition, the family was very interested in the year-round school’s STEM-enhanced classes, in a desire to further their child’s interest in science and math (the little one has shown a quick propensity to both subjects).

Shortly before closing on the house, the mother visited the year-round school. The school was able to pinpoint an open seat for the family’s student. Their child was enrolled in the yearround school, the mom received a carpool tag and classroom assignment, and she was told, “We’ll see you next Monday to start right away.”

A very satisfied “customer,” right? Not so fast.

Minutes after leaving the year-round school, the mom received a call from the data manager at the year-round school informing her that they made a mistake — they cannot enroll their child after all even though a seat was available. The year-round is an application school, and the family was instructed to enroll their child in their base school first and then apply for the year-round option.

Upon calling the school system “we were told there is a spot available for our daughter at the year-round application school,” the message back to the family was that the school might not need another student at the year-round school, and that “the school doesn’t understand the 30,000-foot view. We might need your student at the base school instead of the year-round school.”

There it is.

We, “the system,” might need your student in one school instead of another.

The family then went through a pair of application and appeal processes, but they were denied entry into the year-round school.

This family specifically wanted to have their children in the local public schools. They believe in a strong public school system.

But “the system” drove them away by denying even the most basic request of access to a year-round rather than traditional calendar school.

How is this any different than a system placing its needs before those of the student and the family? I have personally seen, time and time again, this sort of prioritization of bureaucracy and government control placed above people in my 35 years in education.

We have long believed at Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina that the educational decisions regarding where a child should go to school are best left in the hands of those closest to them, their parents and families. When we empower parents with educational choice and prioritize the needs of families and children over systems, we have a greater shot at success in education in our state.

Mike Long is president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC).

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | GREGG THOMPSON

The Corporate Transparency Act is anything but transparent THE TRICK TO WRITING good legislation is coming up with something that doesn’t have bad side effects. Case in point: The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 now being considered in Congress.

Supporters say they’re trying to help the government stop crime. In practice, it would put North Carolina’s small, family-run businesses in a tough spot.

Put simply, it would require most small businesses with fewer than 20 employees to provide the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) with information on everyone with at least a 25 percent ownership stake in the business. The idea is that these reports would help law enforcement crack down on money laundering and other financial crimes.

The problem is that the Corporate Transparency Act would create extra costs and more paperwork for North Carolina’s small businesses while raising serious privacy concerns.

Paperwork is already a big problem for small businesses.

According to the latest NFIB Small Business Problems and Priorities survey, federal paperwork ranks 12th out of 75 potential problems facing small businesses. If the Corporate Transparency Act becomes law, it would make federal paperwork an even greater distraction for entrepreneurs and divert time and resources the owners should spend on running and growing their businesses.

Unlike big corporations, small businesses don’t have teams of lawyers and compliance officers to keep up with new mandates, handle the paperwork and file the forms.

Small businesses, meanwhile, have an owner. Often as not, the person who’s responsible for filling out and sending in all those federal forms is the same person who works the register, sweeps up

and signs the checks.

Those federal forms are a huge hassle for North Carolina’s small businesses.

According to proposed Corporate Transparency Act, owners would have to report the name, date of birth, address and current driver’s license or passport number of everyone with at least a 25 percent stake in the company and who “receives substantial economic benefits from the assets” of a small business. We’re still waiting to hear how the Treasury Department will define “substantial economic benefits.”

If a small business fails to file the paper, the owner could face a $10,000 fine, three years in prison, or both.

Just as troubling is the potential here for a massive breach of privacy. This legislation would give the federal government broad access to owners’ personal information — information that could be used by law enforcement for practically any reason and without a subpoena or warrant.

The Corporate Transparency Act is problematic legislation that would shift the reporting requirements from big banks, which are in the best position to handle the reporting requirements, to millions of small businesses, which are in the worst position to handle them.

That’s why NFIB is asking North Carolina’s congressional delegation to vote against the Corporate Transparency Act. It would place an unfair burden on law-abiding entrepreneurs and small business owners and make it even harder for them to grow their businesses and create new jobs.

Gregg Thompson is North Carolina state director of NFIB, the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization.

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Ground zero turns 18 ON SEPT. 10, 2001, exactly one day before the phrase “ground zero” came to mean the unthinkable, the unbearable, Amherst professor Jennie Traschen went on record calling the American flag a symbol of “terrorism and death and fear and destruction and oppression.” With that one statement, Traschen foretold how the radical left would respond to 9/11 — to the terrorism, death, fear and destruction that would transfix our nation the very next day.

By late afternoon on Sept. 11, University of Texas professor Robert Jensen had composed an op-ed calling the jihadists’ suicide mission “no more despicable than the massive acts of terrorism … the United State has committed.” Closer to home, UNC Chapel Hill professor Gerald Horne declared that “the bill has come due, the time of easy credit is up. It is time to pay.”

Osama Bin Laden himself had once declared, “We believe the worst thieves in the world today and the worst terrorists are the Americans.” That comment had come in bin Laden’s 1998 interview with ABC News, and three years later the radical left would seem to agree.

The backlash against our bin Laden sympathizers was swift and resounding, and for a time those aberrant voices were eclipsed by images of heroism at ground zero — and by the real experts on the history of jihad.

But in the space of two hours on Sept.

11, my role in the classroom had shifted from discussing “Othello” to facing students whose only question was: “Why do they hate us?” — and I made it my mission to study for answers.

My other challenge involved persuading a young Saudi woman to show up for class on Sept. 12. I had arranged to meet Norah outside our classroom so we could walk in together, and the scene that followed is indelible.

I had promised there’d be no scowling in my class but never guessed that when Norah appeared, murmuring “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry,” 19 young women would crowd around her, assuring her that no one would connect her to the carnage they’d witnessed on live TV. I still remember my students’ gesture as the moment that confirmed my faith in American decency.

In the weeks that followed, when students learned that to fly an American flag might invite charges of “jingoism,” they asked if I saw our flag as a symbol of arrogance and aggression. By that time, I had read Bernard Lewis’s new history “What Went Wrong” and knew a bit about Eastern contempt for Western prosperity but did not say out loud that the greater mystery concerned the sometime Western contempt for Western prosperity — and the American flag.

On the first anniversary of 9/11, I clipped a New York Times editorial I wish had been written in the immediate aftermath of that gruesome day. In a column titled “Moral Lessons of 9/11,” Thomas Friedman quoted a directive by journalist Larry Miller: “Listen carefully: We’re good, they’re evil — nothing is relative. Say it with me now and free yourselves. You see, folks, saying ‘We’re good’ doesn’t mean ‘We’re perfect.’… The plain fact is that our country has, with all our mistakes and blunders, always been and always will be the greatest beacon of freedom, charity, opportunity, and affection in history. If you need proof, open all the borders on Earth and see what happens. In about half a day, the entire world would be a ghost town, and the United States would look like one giant line to see ‘The Producers.’ … So here’s what I resolve: To never forget our murdered brothers and sisters. To never let the relativists get away with their immoral thinking.

After all, no matter what your daughter’s political science professor says, we didn’t start this.”

Perhaps in response to Miller’s directive, in 2003, the Young America’s Foundation launched the 9/11: Never Forget Project, which each year provides resources to schools that wish to commemorate 9/11 by mounting displays of 2,977 flags, one for each victim the jihadists claimed on that other Date Which Will Live in Infamy.

Today’s displays will have a special meaning for college freshmen who also turned 18 this year. I hope they’ve seen footage of their counterparts in Hong Kong waving the Stars and Stripes and calling on us to “liberate” their Chineseruled city. And I hope that all Americans are grateful that Old Glory is still a beacon of hope for beleaguered subjects who are struggling to gain their freedom.

Just picture a patriot, hunched over her laptop, tapping out the tenets of a steadfast faith.

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NATION & WORLD Trump dismisses national security adviser John Bolton

By Zeke Miller The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Tuesday forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and other global challenges.

The two men offered opposing accounts on Bolton’s less-thanfriendly departure, final shots for what had been a fractious relationship almost from the start.

Trump tweeted that he told Bolton Monday night his services were no longer needed at the White House and Bolton submitted his resignation Tuesday morning. Bolton responded in a tweet of his own that he offered to resign Monday “and President Trump said, ‘Let’s talk about it tomorrow.’”

Trump said that he had “disagreed strongly” with many of Bolton’s suggestions as national security adviser, “as did others in the administration.”

The departure comes at a trying moment for the Trump administration on the world stage, weeks ahead of the United Nations General Assembly and as the president faces pressing decisions on a host of foreign policy issues.

Since joining the administration in the spring of last year, Bolton has espoused skepticism about the president’s whirlwind rapprochement with North Korea and has advocated against Trump’s decision last year to pull U.S. troops out of Syria. He masterminded a quiet campaign inside the administration and with

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In this April 9, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with national security adviser John Bolton in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington at the start of a meeting with military leaders. allies abroad to persuade Trump to keep U.S. forces in Syria to counter the remnants of the Islamic State and Iranian influence in the region.

Bolton was also opposed to Trump’s now-scrapped notion to bring Taliban negotiators to Camp David last weekend to try to finalize a peace deal in Afghanistan.

One Republican familiar with the disagreements between Trump and Bolton said the adviser’s opposition to a possible meeting between Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was

a precipitating factor in the dismissal. French President Emmanuel Macron has been trying to broker such a meeting, possibly on the sidelines of the upcoming U.N. General Assembly, in the hope of salvaging the international Iran nuclear deal that Trump withdrew from.

In Tehran, Hesameddin Ashena an adviser to Rouhani said in a tweet that dismissal of Bolton was a result of the “resistance” of Iran, adding that “cornering and omitting Bolton is a strong sign of failure of maximal pressure policy of

the U.S.” Pompeo said Trump has been clear that he is willing to meet with Rouhani “with no preconditions.” Speaking at an unrelated briefing at the White House, Pompeo acknowledged that he had often disagreed with Bolton on issues.

“There were many times that Ambassador Bolton and I disagreed. That’s to be sure,” Pompeo said.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who appeared with Pompeo, said: “The president’s view of the Iraq war and Ambassador Bolton’s was very different.”

Asked if world leaders should expect changes in Trump’s foreign policies going forward, Pompeo replied: “I don’t think any leader around the world should make any assumption that because some one of us departs that President Trump’s foreign policy will change in a material way.”

Bolton and his National Security Council staff were also viewed warily by some in the White House who viewed them as more attuned to their own agendas than the president’s — and some administration aides have accused Bolton’s staff of being behind leaks of information embarrassing to Trump.

Bolton’s ouster came as a surprise to many in the White House.

Just an hour before Trump’s tweet, the press office announced that Bolton would join Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a briefing. A White House official said that Bolton had departed the premises after Trump’s tweet and would no longer appear as scheduled.

White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said Charles Kupperman, the deputy national security adviser and a former Reagan administration official and defense contracting executive, would fill Bolton’s role on an acting basis.

Trump said he would name a replacement for Bolton next week.

Judge reinstates nationwide halt on Trump asylum policy plan The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — A U.S. judge in California on Monday reinstated a nationwide halt on the Trump administration’s plan to prevent most migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled in Oakland that an injunction blocking the administration’s policy from taking effect should apply nationwide.

Tigar blocked the policy in July after a lawsuit by groups that help asylum seekers. But the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals limited the impact of Tigar’s injunction to states within the area overseen by the appeals court.

That meant the policy was blocked in the border states of California and Arizona but not in New Mexico and Texas.

In his ruling, Tigar stressed a “need to maintain uniform immigration policy” and found that nonprofit organizations such as Al Otro Lado don’t know where asylum seekers who enter the U.S. will end up living and making their case to remain in the country.

Trump said he disagreed with the judge’s ruling.

“I think it’s very unfair that he does that,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for a trip to North Carolina.

“I don’t think it should be allowed.”

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement that a sole judge shouldn’t have the ability to exert such a broad impact on immigration policy, and noted the administration’s request to the Supreme Court to set aside the injunction is still pending.

North Korea fires 2 projectiles after offering talks with US The Associated Press

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In this June 26, 2019, file photo a worker sorts through items and places orders at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Staten Island in New York.

Looking to hire 30,000, Amazon plans nationwide job fairs

By Joseph Pisani The Associated Press NEW YORK — Amazon is going on a hiring spree.

The online shopping giant is holding job fairs across the country next week, aiming to hire more than 30,000 people by early next year, a 5% bump in its total workforce.

Amazon is looking for all kinds of workers, from software engineers who can earn more than $100,000 a year, to warehouse staff paid at least $15 an hour to pack and ship online orders. The company said all the positions are permanent full-time or parttime jobs that come with benefits.

And the hiring spree is not relat-

ed to the usual increase in hiring it does to prepare for the busy holiday shopping season.

The job fairs may be a necessity for Amazon. With unemployment near a 50-year low, workers have more options and employers need to work harder to fill empty positions. Earlier this summer, Amazon announced a program to get more of its employees into tech roles, pledging to retrain 100,000 workers and teach them new skills.

Amazon said the hiring events will take place Sept. 17 in six locations where it thinks it can find the strongest talent: Arlington, Virginia — where it’s building a second headquarters; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Nashville,

Tennessee; and its hometown of Seattle.

“I encourage anyone willing to think big and move fast to apply for a job with us,” said Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, in a statement to The Associated Press. “You’ll get to invent and see Amazon making even bolder bets on behalf of our customers.”

The high number of job openings, which Amazon said is the most it’s had at one time, shows how fast the company is growing.

Started as an online bookstore more than two decades ago, Amazon now produces movies, makes voice-activated gadgets and has plans to send satellites into space to provide internet service.

Amazon already has more

than 650,000 employees worldwide, making it the second-biggest U.S.-based private employer behind Walmart Inc. And that number will likely rise: Amazon’s second headquarters in Arlington is expected to employ 25,000 people in the next 12 years. And the company is moving into more industries, including health care and advertising.

Holding a nationwide job fair is unusual for a large company, said Mike Horrigan, president of the nonprofit W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. But he said it may be a good way for a company like Amazon, which needs to fill thousands of jobs in a tight job market, to quickly screen candidates with the right skills.

“This is a way to generate a lot of momentum and attention,” said Horrigan. “It makes a lot of sense.”

At the hiring events next week, Amazon said about 1,000 recruiters will help candidates apply for positions, prepare them for job interviews and give them more information on the roles.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched two projectiles toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, hours after the North offered to resume nuclear diplomacy with the United States but warned its dealings with Washington may end without new U.S. proposals.

The launches and demand for new proposals were apparently aimed at pressuring the United States to make concessions when the North KoreaU.S. talks restart. North Korea is widely believed to want the United States to provide security guarantees and extensive relief from U.S.-led sanctions in return for limited denuclearization steps.

The North Korean projectiles fired from its South Phyongan province, which surrounds its capital city of Pyongyang, flew about 205 miles across the country and in the direction of the waters off its east coast, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Ministry.

Tuesday’s launches were the eighth round of launches since late July and the first since Aug. 24. The previous seven launches have revealed short-range missile and rocket artillery systems that experts say would potentially expand its capabilities to strike targets throughout South Korea, including U.S. military bases.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

SPORTS

NASCAR Cup Playoffs start Sunday at Las Vegas, B4

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Mack Brown’s Tar Heels and Dave Clawson’s Demon Deacons will play Friday in a rare nonconference game between ACC teams.

Wake-UNC rivalry renewed, minus the ACC

the Wednesday SIDELINE REPORT COLLEGE FOOTBALL

UNC loses starting CB, center to injuries Chapel Hill North Carolina announced starting cornerback Patrice Rene will miss the rest of the season with a torn knee ligament. Coach Mack Brown also said Monday that starting center Nick Polino is out indefinitely with a lower body injury but hopes he can return by the end of the season. Brown says Rene tore his right anterior cruciate ligament. Both he and Polino left the Tar Heels’ victory over Miami on Saturday night early.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Duke probe finds no evidence Nike paid Williamson Durham Duke says an investigation has found no evidence that former basketball star Zion Williamson received improper benefits.

School spokesman Michael Schoenfeld said in a statement Saturday that a “thorough and objective” probe led by investigators outside the athletic department found “no evidence to support any allegation” that would have jeopardized Williamson’s eligibility. Duke athletic director Kevin White said in April that the school would investigate after lawyer Michael Avenatti accused Nike of paying Williamson’s mother to persuade him to attend a college affiliated with the shoe company. Williamson was taken first overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Draft after earning Associated Press player of the year honors as a freshman at Duke.

BOWLING

Tan wins PWBA Players Championship in Raleigh Raleigh Top-seeded Cherie Tan dominated the QubicaAMF Professional Women’s Bowling Association Players Championship in Raleigh last week, winning her first major championship. The 31-yearold from Singapore topped Shannon O’Keefe 245-204 in the final, taking home the $20,000 first place prize.

The cross-state rivals will play a nonconference game Friday and both are looking to improve to 3-0

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Veteran defensive tackle Gerald McCoy had one tackle in his debut with the Panthers.

am I missing here, Gerald? You’re talking about something silly.

Come on, man — stop. If you’re mad, you’re mad, but don’t put it on the organization that the organization did it. Every NFL team has to move on. … He’s a damn good player. A damn good player.

But not even close [to a legend].”

McCoy has taken note of all the disrespect. When asked about his time with Tampa this week, he replied simply, “I don’t know. Ask Warren Sapp.”

McCoy is still close to players on the team. He exchanged messages with receiver Mike Evans and quarterback Jameis Winston after opening weekend.

“I told Evans, ‘Screw you. You screwed up my fantasy team,’” McCoy joked.

To Winston, who had a rough Sunday, McCoy’s advice was simple. “I told him, ‘Keep your head up,’” he said. “The media’s going to try to tear him down and say, ‘Same old Jameis.’ I just told him, ‘Keep your head up, man. Next game. … Well, not THIS game.

Skip this game. Do bad this one.

Then fix it the third week.’”

In fact, McCoy has been so chummy with his former teammates that one of his new Panther colleagues has passed a rule. Safety Tre Boston is going to make sure McCoy limits his contact with Bucs players during Thursday’s pregame.

“Four hugs and four conversations,” Boston declared.

McCoy doesn’t think his friendships after nine years in Tampa

ACC MEMBERS North Carolina and Wake Forest are separated by about 75 miles as the crow flies. But as far as football is concerned, they might as well be light-years apart because of the conference’s divisional alignment.

So when the Tar Heels and Deacons play one another for the 107th time dating back to 1888 Friday night in Winston-Salem, in a game that won’t count in the ACC standings, they’ll do so more as strangers than rivals.

“Our football team is very aware of the history of this game, the tradition,” Wake coach Dave Clawson said at his regular weekly press conference on Tuesday. “It’s the oldest rivalry in North Carolina. It is a big, big deal and we do not minimize it.

What’s weird about it is just our lack of familiarity with them.”

The relationship between UNC and Wake predates their entry into the ACC as charter members in 1953. They met on the football field every fall between 1919 and 2004, when the conference expanded, split into divisions and turned the Tar Heels and Deacons into twin siblings separated at birth.

Because the league only plays two cross-division games per year with one coming against a permanent partner — NC State in UNC’s case, Duke for Wake — the teams have met only four times over the past 14 years and aren’t scheduled to play again until 2022.

It’s such an unnatural arrangement that both sides agreed to a home-andhome series in which they will, at least technically, be nonconference opponents. The return game in Chapel Hill is scheduled for 2021.

Players on both sides are looking forward to renewing the in-state rivalry as much as the fans. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. Friday with television coverage on ESPN. “We play NC State and Duke every year and then the other team you hear about it Wake,” UNC offensive tackle Charlie Heck said at the ACC’s Football Kickoff media event this summer. “So you would think we’d play them every year.”

“I’ll play Carolina tomorrow in the backyard just to play them. Conference or not, I don’t care,” Deacons running back Cade Carney said at that same event. “It’s a rival. We both get excited to play this game and, like I said, I’d play them even if it didn’t even go on the record.”

The matchup is even more personal for two players that will face each other for the first time on Friday. Chazz Surratt

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See RIVALRY, page B3

Panthers’ McCoy ready for reunion with old team Hard feelings linger as the Panthers prepare for the Bucs Thursday night

By Shawn Krest North State Journal CHARLOTTE — There are plenty of storylines going into the Panthers’ Thursday night game against the Bucs.

It’s a short week and a divisional game, with both teams coming off of a loss.

It’s also the only time this year the two NFC South rivals will meet is this hemisphere. Game two will take place in London.

Tampa has a new coach and an embattled quarterback. The Panthers need to find answers after a frustrating loss in Sunday’s opener.

All of that takes a back seat, however, because Thursday is the Gerald McCoy game.

McCoy came to the Panthers in the offseason after being released by the Bucs following six Pro Bowl seasons. Feelings are often frayed when player and franchise disagree on how much he has left, and this is no exception.

The Bucs have been less than respectful to McCoy’s legacy with the team, immediately giving away his number to Ndamukong Suh. Former Bucs great Warren Sapp also took a shot at the departed McCoy, telling ESPN he didn’t qualify as a Bucs legend.

“He didn’t have no chips in his game,” Sapp said. “No Defensive Player of the Year. … What

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

“It’s the oldest rivalry in North Carolina. It is a big, big deal and we do not minimize it.”

Dave Clawson, Wake Forest coach

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TRENDING

Erik Jones: The 23-year-old driver has signed a contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2020 season. Jones has two career Cup victories in three-plus seasons and 100 starts.

He won the July race last year at Daytona and took the checkered flag last week at Darlington. Jones is part of the JGR stable that includes two-time Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin, Cup Series champions Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. Jones raced his rookie season in 2017 on a one-year loaner contract to Gibbs’ sister team, the now-defunct Furniture Row Racing.

Rafael Nadal: The 33-year-old Spainard won his fourth U.S. Open title and 19th Grand Slam trophy overall by holding off Daniil Medvedev’s comeback bid with a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 victory. Nadal took the first two sets against the 23-year-old Russian, but Medvedev rallied and won the third and fourth set to to force a fifth. Nadal’s win leaves him just one major championship away from rival Roger Federer’s record for men.

Antonio Brown: After a preseason of controversy — from foot problems and helmet issues to arguments with the Raiders front office and his eventual release — the star receiver signed a one-year deal with the defending champion Patriots.

Brown had to sit out New England’s season opener, a Sunday night blowout of the Steelers, but will be eligible to play this week against Miami. Brown can earn up to $15 million on the contract, with $9 million guaranteed.

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

NFL

With quarterback Nick Foles out indefinitely after suffering a broken clavicle in the Jaguars’ Week 1 loss to Kansas City, former ECU quarterback Gardner Minshew is in line to start for the Jaguars. Minshew, a sixth-round pick this year who played two years with the Pirates before spending his final collegiate season at Washington State, was 22 of 25 for 275 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in relief of Foles on Sunday.

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“We don’t want anybody except a good night’s sleep.”

UNC coach Mack Brown after Tar Heels fans chanted “We want Clemson” following the win over Miami.

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MLB

TENNIS

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“It’s good experience to be humbled.”

NC State coach Dave Doeren on freshman running back Zonovan Knight learning from being overconfident during camp.

ANDREW ONG | USTA

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Raleigh’s Abigail Forbes advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open Junior Tennis Championships, losing to eventual champion Maria Camila Osorio Serrano of Colombia 7-5, 7-6 (3). Forbes also teamed with Texas’ Savannah Broadus to reach the doubles quarterfinals in Flushing, New York.

The Red Sox have parted ways Sunday with president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski less than a year after winning the World Series. Boston had won three straight AL East titles but will miss the postseason this year. The 63-year-old joined Boston in 2015 after leading roles in Miami and Detroit.

PRIME NUMBER

11-3 Combined record of North Carolina’s seven FBS teams through two weeks of the college football seasons. Two of the losses — East Carolina’s to NC State and Charlotte’s to Appalachian State — came in head-to-head matchups, and the other was Duke’s loss to Alabama.

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The United States won the Walker Cup for the first time in a dozen years, overcoming a two-point deficit at the start of Sunday’s final day to beat Great Britain 15½ tom 10½ at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England. Wake Forest’s Akshay Bhatia and Greensboro’s Alex Smalley were both on the winning American team.

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Houston’s first win with East Carolina comes just days after death of father Athletic director Jon Gilbert presented the Pirates coach with the game ball following ECU’s 48-9 victory over Gardner-Webb

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By Brett Friedlander North State Journal The celebration inside the East Carolina locker room on Saturday was going to be an emotional one no matter what.

The 48-9 victory against Gardner-Webb was the first for the Pirates under new coach Mike Houston and the first at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium since the opening of the impressive new Towne Bank Tower.

But the numbers on the scoreboard and the hopeful atmosphere in the stands had little to do with the tears Houston shed among his players and again as he addressed the media during his postgame press conference.

Rather, they were an emotional release at the end of a difficult week that saw Houston’s father pass away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness.

“To me, that’s the highlight of the day, it really is, to be able to share that with those kids,” Houston said of the victory and the celebration that followed it. “I think back to Dec. 3 last year, in this very room right here, seeing the looks on their faces the first night I talked to them, then celebrating with them in there. That was incredible, that was special.

We’re trying to build something special here. That bond we have in that locker room is a big key to it.”

Houston learned of his father’s deteriorating condition on Monday and immediately left to visit him in his hometown of Franklin. He made a return trip for the funeral three days later while coordinators Bob Trott and Donnie Kirkpatrick prepared the team for its home opener.

The Pirates did what they could to comfort their grieving coach by putting on an inspired performance that included two backs rushing for more than 100 yards each, sophomore quarter-

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Mike Houston’s first win as East Carolina coach, Saturday’s 48-9 victory over Gardner-Webb, came the week his father died after a prolonged illness. back Holton Ahlers accounting for three touchdowns and a defense that intercepted two passes while holding the opposition to a single score.

Afterward, Houston was awarded a game ball by athletic director Jon Gilbert, who hired him only days after his own arrival in Greenville last December. He responded by singing the ECU fight song and joyfully embracing his players as they celebrated their victory.

“Him being able to go out there and coach a football game under the circumstances he and his family have gone through, it means a lot to us,” Ahlers said afterward. “Obviously, we’re praying for him. We’re always playing for him.”

Williams’ absence, trade rumors loom over start of Hurricanes camp Carolina is looking to build on its trip to last season’s Eastern Conference Final

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal RALEIGH — Last Wednesday’s Carolina Hurricanes media day wasn’t so much about who was there but rather who wasn’t.

Justin Williams, the team’s 37-year-old captain, had announced two days earlier that he was still unsure about his future on the ice and would “step away” — but not officially retire — from hockey.

So, naturally, he was a big topic of discussion.

“He’s going to be missed,” goalie Petr Mrazek said. “He’s a great teammate for us, and I know we’re going to miss him. But he knows what’s best for him … and I wish him luck.”

There is, however, still a chance Williams could return later in the season if his fire to play is not yet fully extinguished.

“We leave the door open for him,” coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “Certain players, I guess, earn

RIVALRY from page B1 is a linebacker for the Tar Heels while his younger brother, Sage, is a wide receiver for the Deacons, which means that there’s a realistic chance the two will meet on the field at some point during the game.

And it won’t be for a hug.

“He’s been talking a little bit of trash, talking about hitting me and stuff,” Sage said. “Bragging

It was a gesture that resonated with Houston — and not just because it was an outward sign that his players, most of whom were recruited by his predecessor Scottie Montgomery, are beginning to form a strong bond with him and are buying into the program he’s attempting to build.

“The way they responded this week is just really incredible,” the former James Madison coach said. “They were constantly checking on me and I don’t want them doing it, I want them focusing on the game. But it says a lot about them that they have those thoughts.”

Those thoughts have now turned to the next game on the schedule, Saturday at Navy.

Houston said that ECU will

have to play much better than it did against last week’s FCS opponent to have a chance at beating an American Athletic Conference rival. But for all the mistakes that need to be cleaned up, the Pirates’ coach said his late father would have been proud of the effort his team put forth under such difficult circumstances.

“He would have found something we could have done better, I promise you that,” Houston said.

“But he was always proud of the way our teams competed. When I think back to growing up, I think that was the thing he tried to teach me. No matter what, you’re always going to go out and compete. I think he would’ve been proud of our team tonight and the way they competed.”

“Obviously, we’re praying for him. We’re always playing for him.”

ECU quarterback Holton Ahler on coach Mike Houston

“He’s going to be missed. ...

He’s a great teammate for us, and I know we’re going to miss him. But he knows what’s best for him … and I wish him luck.”

Petr Mrazek on Justin Williams

that right to have that little bit of freedom and he’s definitely one of them.”

Jordan Martinook added: “When you lose a guy that was a major part of turning the culture in here, every guy in this room might have to take a baby-step forward.”

Also missing from Wednesday’s festivities was defenseman Justin Faulk. In and of itself, that wasn’t all that alarming — plenty of the team’s players were not at PNC Arena as they trickled into Raleigh from across the globe. But with contract talks stalled between the 27-year-old and the Hurricanes, trade talk that has seemed to follow the free-agent-to-be throughout his career again simmered.

Then last Friday’s surprise signing of defenseman Jake Gardiner to a four-year contract brought those Faulk rumors to a boil.

Suddenly Carolina’s defense — which seemed set after Calvin de Haan was traded to Chicago this offseason — was again crowded. The addition of Gardiner, the type of power play quarterback the team has lacked in recent seasons, made Faulk’s future with the team even murkier, and the team’s intention of dealing him floated to the

surface Monday.

Team sources confirmed there is a deal in place with Anaheim that hinges on Faulk waiving his no-trade clause — the Ducks are among the 15 teams the Minnesota-born defenseman had blocked per his contract. Faulk’s decision could come down to whether or not he will sign a contract extension with Anaheim.

Faulk, now back in Raleigh, participated in player-led skates Tuesday, but declined to comment on the trade talks, the News & Observer’s Chip Alexander reported.

With the official start of training camp set for Thursday with physicals and testing followed by Friday’s first on-ice session, the Hurricanes are certainly hoping they can push the latest off-ice distractions into the background and get back to the business of building off last season’s trip to the Eastern Conference Final.

“The run was great, but now it’s over,” Mrazek said. “You have to look forward and it’s going to be, I believe, a special year for everyone.”

rights in the house are definitely up for grabs, especially with the UNC-Wake Forest rivalry.

“It’s the first time I’ll be on the field with him for a while, since I was a (high school) junior. But this time I’ll be going against him, so it will be a little different.

It’s going to be exciting. It’s going to be a great game and a great atmosphere.”

What was once looked upon as a novelty because of its designa-

tion as a nonconference game has become a much more meaningful matchup thanks to the results of the first two weeks this season.

The fact that the Deacons come in at 2-0 is hardly a surprise, given the amount of talent they have returning on both sides of the ball and the less-than-intimidating opponents they’ve played.

The Tar Heels, on the other hand, are one of the major sur-

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Last week’s signing of defenseman Jake Gardiner to a four-year contract has left the long-term future of Hurricanes blueliner Justin Faulk in doubt.

prises of the young college football season with wins against South Carolina and ACC Coastal foe Miami in their first two games with Hall of Famer Mack Brown as their coach.

And from the sound of things, they’re hungry for more.

“It seems like their total focus is on trying to get to 3-0.” Brown said. “And they understand the importance of that.”

Brown also stressed the signif-

icance beyond his team’s record of winning games against instate rivals. Even those that don’t count in the ACC standings.

“It’s really important to me for our fans,” he said. “When they wake up on Monday morning and go to work, they do not want their counterpart at Wake Forest laughing about their football team. I learned that long ago.

Don’t mess up close to home because it smells.”

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Cup playoffs get underway Sunday at Las Vegas Seven-time champ Jimmie Johnson didn’t make the cut, but there are plenty of familiar faces — and some new ones — chasing a title

reached the playoffs in just his second Cup season and is, along with Blaney, one of North Carolina’s two championship hopefuls. Byron is still looking for his first win in NASCAR’s top series, but he registered three top-fives this season and has already more than doubled his top-10s from his rookie campaign. He has one playoff point entering the Las Vegas race.

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal THE 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs field is set after Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Newman grabbed the 16th and final spot Sunday at Indianapolis.

It’s a group with plenty of championship experience — there are six former Cup Series title holders among the qualified drivers, though seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson missed the postseason for the first time in his career.

Here’s a look at all 16 drivers who qualified for the playoffs, which start Sunday at Las Vegas and include a stop in North Carolina on Sept. 29 for the second “roval” race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The 10-race battle for the Cup will end Nov. 17 at Homestead.

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Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing

The 2018 champion enters the postseason atop the point standings for the second straight year.

One of three drivers with four wins so far this season, Busch led the Cup Series with 10 stage wins, 21 top-10s and tied for the most top-fives with 13. He starts the playoffs with 45 points already banked, and “Rowdy” has one win (2009) in 16 Cup races at Las Vegas.

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Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing

If you’re trying to find a driver who could win his first title this season, Hamlin is the one to bet on. The 38-year-old was one of the three drivers with four wins and also tied Busch with 13 top-fives.

He’ll start the postseason with 30 points but is still looking for his first win at Las Vegas where’s he’s

IN THE MIX

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Kyle Busch (18) is one of the favorites entering the NASCAR Cup playoffs, but Charlotte native William Byron (24) is among the young drivers trying to break through this postseason. struggled to just two top-fives and seven top-10s in 15 visits.

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Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing

You might be noticing a theme by now: the Gibbs team is the one to beat. Truex is in his first year with the team after winning the title in 2017 and finishing second a year ago with the now defunct Furniture Row Racing. He won four races as well and banked 29 postseason points, but he was out of the top 10 in each of the regular season’s final three races.

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Joey Logano Team Penske

You never count out the defending champ. Logano’s 2019 (two wins, nine top-fives) wasn’t dominant by any measure, but neither was his resume entering last year’s playoffs. That didn’t keep “Sliced Bread” — who starts with 28 points —from winning his first title. Last year he toppled two eightrace winners, and this year he’ll have to overcome the three-headed Gibbs monster.

FORMER CHAMPS

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Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing

The 2014 champion finished th ird last season despite matching Busch with eight wins, and Harvick’s finished third or better in the final standings seven of the last nine seasons. He’s tied with Logano with 28 points to start the playoffs, but could make a dent in Busch’s lead with a win at Las Vegas — he’s won there twice before, including last year’s spring race.

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Brad Keselowski Team Penske

The 2012 champ won three times this season and has 24 points entering the playoffs. His 966 laps led were second only to Busch, and he has three wins in 12 career Cup races at Las Vegas and finished second there in the spring. That should give him the perfect opportunity to advance to the next round — like he did last year with a win in the Las Vegas playoff race.

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Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing

Busch had just five top-fives this season and hasn’t been close to winning a second championship in the last decade. That said, the 2004 Cup winner — who won at Kentucky this year and has 11 points entering the playoffs — ranked sixth in average finishing spot this season (11.8) and is hoping to have better postseason luck in his first season with Ganassi.

YOUNG GUNS

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High Point’s Ryan Blaney won last year’s inaugural “roval” race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and this year that race is the third stop in the Cup Series’ 10-race postseason.

Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports

The 23-year-old son of racing royalty has already made a name for himself with five career wins — one on a super speedway, one on a short track, another on a 1.5-miler and two road course victories.

He’ll need to exhibit that versatility to enter the Cup Series’ upper echelon. His 18 points put him seventh to start the playoffs, so he should have a cushion in the first round of races.

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Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports

Even with Johnson’s decline, Hendrick has a stable of drivers on the rise with Elliott, William Byron and the 26-year-old Bowman.

Bowman got his first career win this season at Chicagoland, but he’s had a rough go since then with a 10th-place finish at Michigan his best showing in the last nine races following his victory.

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Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing

Jones is “the other guy” in Gibbs stable, but the 23-year-old is likely the future of the Cup Series’ current top team. Jones got his first win of the year — and second of his career — two weeks ago at Darlington and enters the playoffs with five points. He’s never led a lap at any of the first four playoff tracks, so he’ll need to find some magic to move on.

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Ryan Blaney Team Penske

The High Point native is yet to reach Victory Lane this season after winning one race in each of the previous two years, but Blaney’s seven top-fives are already just one shy of the career-high eight he had last season and starts with four playoff points. He won the inaugural Charlotte “roval” race last year, and that is the third stop on the playoff schedule this season.

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William Byron Hendrick Motorsports

The 21-year-old from Charlotte

Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing

Larson has now gone two seasons without a win after winning four back in 2017. But he had eight top-10s in the final 11 races of the regular season, including runner-up finishes at Chicagoland and Darlington. It will take more of that — and likely a win or two along the way — for Larson, who enters the playoffs with five points, to make noise.

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Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing

The veteran driver had the best season of his career last year, finishing fifth, and he was nearly as good in 2019. While Almirola didn’t get a win this season and enters the postseason with one playoff point, he averaged a 14.8-place finish (the second-best of his career behind last year’s 12.8). Both his career wins have come on super speedways, and the series visits Talladega in the fifth postseason race.

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Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing

Bowyer reached the postseason despite having six DNFs — tied for the most with Ryan Preece in the series — but finished the regular season with a seventh at Bristol, sixth at Darlington and fifth at Indianapolis. The 2012 championship runner-up has won just twice in the last seven seasons (both last year) but was third at the CMS “roval” last year.

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Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing

In his first season with Roush, the 41-year-old got the team into the postseason with an eighthplace finish at Indianapolis last weekend. He’s no stranger to the playoffs — Newman finished second in 2014 — but he’s facing an uphill climb with no playoff points banked and only one top-five all season. Any kind of run will need to start at Las Vegas, where he has nine top-10s in 20 races there.

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Race name Time South Point 400 7 p.m.

Federated Auto Parts 400 7:30 p.m.

Bank of American ROVAL 400 2:30 p.m.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 2:30 p.m.

1000Bulbs.com 500 2 p.m.

Hollywood Casino 400 2:30 p.m.

First Data 500 3 p.m.

AAA Texas 500 3 p.m.

Bluegreen Vacations 500 2:30 p.m.

Ford EcoBoost 400 3 p.m.

MCCOY from page B1 will impact his performance against the Bucs.

“Some people play against their old team, and they’re like, ‘I’m not shaking they hands,’ and all that,” McCoy said. “No. I mean, I’m not going to be all buddy-buddy. I’m gonna try to kill everything moving, but ain’t no hard feelings.

There’s some people in the building I don’t like, but whatever. They know I don’t like them. I don’t have to say who it is.”

In addition to working out the emotions against his old team, McCoy needs to become accustomed to his new defense. He appeared to struggle Sunday and said afterward that the Panthers’ system of rotating defensive linemen out every few plays was difficult for him.

“We’ve got to figure that out, to be honest,” coach Ron Rivera said. “You want to try to keep guys as fresh as you can — they wore down a little at the end — but if we can keep a positive rotation. If we play 70 snaps, I’d like to see him somewhere in the 4550 range. We need to make sure that’s where he’s at. He’s an impact player, and we’ve got to get guys like him on the field the majority of the time.”

Of course, last Sunday, the Pan-

“I’m not going to be all buddy-buddy. I’m gonna try to kill everything moving, but ain’t no hard feelings” Gerald McCoy

thers had 77 snaps on defense, and McCoy was in for 40, just off of Rivera’s stated target.

“I think the key is, he’s going to have to learn to get used to it,” Rivera said after reviewing the numbers. “It’s difficult for guys who are used to playing 65-70 plays per game. They need to understand the rhythm. It’s about being ready to play at crunch time.”

For McCoy, crunch time comes Thursday night.

“I do know guys that play their former teams tend to be amped up a little bit more, a little more hyped,” Rivera said. “Especially for a guy who’s had such a great career there. Hopefully he can contain it and then cut loose and have a big day Thursday.”

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Gerald McCoy was drafted by the Buccaneers and spent nine years in Tampa Bay, but the six-time Pro Bowler was released by the team after last season and then signed with the Panthers.

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Treasury unveils plan to privatize Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

By Marcy Gordon The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has unveiled its plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out at a total cost to taxpayers of $187 billion.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, along with regulator Mark Calabria, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, testified Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee on the plan for returning Fannie and Freddie to private ownership. The companies have become profitable again and have fully repaid their bailouts. Under the plan, the companies would be privately owned, government “sponsored” entities, and their profits would no longer go to the Treasury but instead be used to build up their capital bases as a cushion against possible future losses.

The administration’s plan calls for returning Fannie and Freddie to private ownership and reducing risk to taxpayers while seeking to preserve homebuyers’ access to 30year, fixed-rate mortgages, a pillar of housing finance. The Treasury Department published the plan last week and submitted it to President Donald Trump, who called for it in March.

While not prominently in the public eye, the two companies perform a critical role in the housing market. Together they guarantee roughly half of the $10 trillion U.S. home loan market.

Fannie and Freddie, operating under so-called government conservatorships, have become profitable again in the years since the 2008 rescue and have repaid their bailouts in full to the Treasury.

The plan “would preserve the longstanding government support

of the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loan,” Mnuchin said Tuesday. “That support, however, should be explicitly defined, tailored and paid for.”

Mnuchin acknowledged that for prices of 30-year mortgages to remain close to current market levels, some level of government support would be needed. He said Congress should authorize an explicit, paidfor guarantee “backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government” for qualified mortgages.

The guarantee also should be available to competitors of Fannie and Freddie as mortgage financers, he said.

The administration initially looked to Congress for legislation to overhaul the housing finance system and return the companies to private shareholders. But Congress hasn’t acted, and now officials say they will take administrative action for the core change, ending the Fannie and Freddie conservatorships. They haven’t given a timeline for the administrative action.

“The Trump plan will make mortgages more expensive and harder to get,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, the committee’s senior Democrat.

A flashpoint came over the issue of affordable housing. Fannie and Freddie currently have mandated targets for helping low-income and minority borrowers to buy homes.

Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, the panel’s chairman, has previously proposed legislation to overhaul the housing finance system. He said at the hearing that the administration’s plan is close to his proposal, but “my strong preference remains to fix it through comprehensive legislation.”

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., implored the officials to put a proposal before Congress. “This whole thing is a car wreck; it’s a dumpster fire,” Kennedy said. Put it before the committee, “and let senators be senators.”

Before the Great Depression of the 1930s, financing for mortgages was mainly provided by life insur-

ance companies, banks and thrifts, with little government support.

Fannie was created in 1938 to buy loans issued by the Federal Housing Administration. Freddie was established in 1989.

They are called government-sponsored enterprises. Before they were taken over in 2008, they were private companies but still enjoyed an implicit guarantee that the government would step in and rescue them if they failed.

That’s what happened after the collapse of the housing market and the wave of mortgage defaults.

The companies don’t make home loans. They buy them from banks and other lenders, and bundle them into securities, guarantee them against default and sell them to investors. Because the companies are under government control, investors are eager to snap up the “safe” securities.

Administration officials say the government should have only a limited role in housing finance, and that the current system leaves taxpayers exposed to potential bailouts again. Some lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, agree with that view.

Senior Treasury officials told reporters last week that the government’s far-reaching power in this area means the Federal Housing Finance Agency can determine who gets a home mortgage, the price and terms of the loan, how it is made and then serviced and what happens if a borrower defaults.

Experts say changes are unlikely anytime soon, and likely after 2020. Some conditions will have to be met for the companies to be deemed ready for privatization.

They include ensuring the companies have sufficient capital to operate, and to continue on their own in the event of a severe economic downturn.

Other changes outlined in the plan would have to be approved by Congress. They include replacing

NEW YORK — Activist hedge fund manager Elliott Management is making a new $3.2 billion investment in AT&T, roughly a 1% stake, and calling for changes at the company such as selling assets and paying down debt.

The move comes as AT&T readies a streaming service following its $81 billion purchase of Time Warner. It plans to launch HBO Max in the spring of 2020 as more people cut the cord and move to streaming services. It joins an increasing-

ly crowded field with Disney, Comcast, Apple and others readying their own streaming services.

But Elliott said AT&T has yet to come up with a “clear and strategic rationale” as to why it needs to own Time Warner. A federal appeals court cleared the deal in February .

AT&T said it a statement it will review Elliott Management’s proposals and said many of the actions proposed are things the company is already doing.

On Twitter, President Donald Trump called the disclosure of an activist investor “great news” for

AT&T, which owns news channel CNN, long a target for Trump’s tweets. He again criticized the network’s news coverage on Twitter and also went after MSNBC, owned

by Comcast.

Elliott sent a letter to AT&T’s board saying it should look into divesting noncore assets like DirecTV and its Mexican wireless operations. Elliott said it has identified opportunities for more than $10 billion in savings, but that its plan represents $5 billion in cost cuts. It called on the company to stop making large acquisitions and instead

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repurchase stock and commit to growing its dividend. The investor also suggested separating the CEO and chairman positions at the Dallas company. Randall Stephenson has held the roles since 2007.

Elliott believes the stock can top $60 by the end of 2021.

AT&T has said the idea behind the merger with Time Warner was to help AT&T — which claims about 25 million of the 90 million U.S. households that are pay TV customers — compete better with online rivals like Netflix, YouTube and Hulu.

“The merger of these innovative

companies has already yielded significant consumer benefits, and it will continue to do so for years to come,” AT&T General Counsel David McAtee said in a statement when the deal was cleared by a federal appeals court in February.

AT&T’s HBO Max service will offer HBO content, other video from the Warner Bros. studio — like “Friends” — and new series and movies that are exclusive to the service. AT&T has not announced a price.

Founded in 1977 by Republican billionaire Paul Singer, Elliott Management has stakes in or owns a wide array of organizations including online retailer eBay, bookseller Barnes & Noble and soccer team AC Milan.

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C2 NC sets up forum to report storm damage to historic property Raleigh North Carolina’s Historic Preservation Office has set up an online forum so local governments and residents can report damage to historic properties caused by Hurricane Dorian. The office wants information about wind and flooding to historic structures, cemeteries and state highway historical markers. With that information in hand, the office can offer aid, technical expertise and consultation with federal and state entities. The Historic Preservation Office offers technical advice and consultation for the restoration of damaged historic properties in North Carolina at no charge.

A building must be at least 45 years old, but it doesn’t have to have any special historic designation. In addition, the office’s website offers tips for drying out flooded buildings, documenting damage for insurance purposes and other technical advice.

August hiring slower, while unemployment remains historically low Washington, D.C. U.S. employers added a modest 130,000 jobs in August, a sign that global economic weakness and President Donald Trump’s trade war with China may have begun to slow hiring.

The job gains were lifted by the temporary hiring of 25,000 government workers for the 2020 Census. Excluding all government hiring, businesses added 96,000 jobs, the fewest since May. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate remained 3.7%, near the lowest level in five decades, for the third straight month.

The rate was flat for a positive reason: Americans surged into the workforce, lifting the proportion of adults working or looking for work to its highest level since February.

Job gains have averaged 150,000 a month for the past six months, down from 223,000 for all of last year.

Small business hiring gains in August outpace early summer numbers New York Small businesses hired at a healthy pace in August after three dismal months, according to a report from payroll provider ADP. ADP said its customers with under 50 staffers created 66,000 jobs last month. That was after adding just 1,000 in July and cutting 11,000 in June and 34,000 in May. ADP’s numbers are subject to significant revisions and can, as the August report shows, have wide swings. It’s too early to tell if owners, who have been worried about the economy and feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s trade tariffs, are feeling more confident about hiring.

Companies have also struggled to find qualified candidates for their open positions. Small businesses have averaged 29,000 new jobs a month in 2019, compared to 52,000 new staffers a month last year.

TREASURY from page C1 Fannie and Freddie’s affordable housing goals with the intended “tailored support” for firsttime homebuyers and low- and moderate-income borrowers.

Administration officials acknowledge it’s hard to predict what the impact on borrowing costs would be. But they maintain that by removing government restrictions, the plan would likely expand the supply of mortgages and possibly lower costs.

Purdue Pharma says settlement talks in opioid cases not over N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein heads national settlement efforts with OxyContin manufacturer, saying that negotiations have stalled and bankruptcy filings are expected; company expresses intent to continue settlement negotiations

By Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press CLEVELAND, OHIO— OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and lawyers representing local governments both said Sunday that they’re interested in continuing negotiations to settle lawsuits over the toll of the opioid crisis a day after two state attorneys general told colleagues that their talks with the company were at an impasse and that they expected the company to file imminently for bankruptcy.

The statements add another layer of uncertainty to attempts to strike a deal with a company that’s portrayed as a prime villain in the national opioid crisis.

In a statement, the company said, “negotiations continue and we remain dedicated to a resolution that genuinely advances the public interest.”

The company said it is prepared to defend itself in litigation, but that “Purdue Pharma believes a settlement that benefits the American public now is a far better path than years of wasteful litigation and appeals.”

A company spokeswoman declined to answer further questions about whether and with whom any negotiations are now taking place.

Earlier in the day, Paul Hanly, a lead lawyer for the group of local governments, unions, hospitals and others suing the drug industry in federal court, said in a statement that any breakdown in talks didn’t represent his group of clients.

Those plaintiffs, he said, “will continue to explore resolution of our clients’ claims against Purdue and the Sacklers, whether with or without the states and within or without bankruptcy court.”

A bankruptcy filing, if it happens, could change the landscape

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In this August 2018 file photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses protest outside Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. instantly for a complicated series of lawsuits.

“It seems that there will be little money for plaintiffs, if Purdue takes bankruptcy and the Sacklers are not kicking in any money for settlement,” said Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law. Nearly every state and about 2,000 local governments have sued companies in the drug industry over the toll of opioids, which have been linked to more than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. over the last two decades. The suits cast Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue as a particular villain, saying the company’s marketing of its drugs downplayed addiction risks and led to more widespread opioid prescribing, even though only a sliver of the opioid painkillers sold in the U.S. were its products.

On Saturday, two state attorneys general leading settlement negotiations with the company — Tennessee Republican Herbert Slatery and North Carolina Democrat Josh Stein — sent an email to their colleagues saying talks were at an impasse and that they “expect Purdue to file for bankruptcy protection imminently.”

A representative for the family declined to comment on the email, which was obtained by The Associated Press.

Purdue has said for months that it wants to reach a deal that would settle all state and local government claims against it, but it also has threatened to file for bankruptcy protection. Bankruptcy would mark a major shift in the multidistrict litigation being overseen by a federal judge in Cleveland. It would likely take Purdue out of the first federal trial over the opioid crisis, scheduled to start Oct. 21.

If the company opts for bankruptcy, a judge would have a lot of say over how to divide Purdue’s assets.

The value of the private company, already relatively low, could continue dropping, leaving little to split among thousands of plaintiffs. The company also could go out of business. That’s a big change from settlement proposals that would have kept the company operating in some form. Under one proposal, governments could have seen $10 billion to $12 billion over time, including at least $3 billion from the Sacklers as part of a deal that would have Purdue into a “structured bankruptcy.”

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who has been part of the negotiations, said the attorneys general did not believe the deal would have been worth that much.

Volkswagen bets big on electric.

Will consumers buy in?

The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen is rolling out what it bills as the breakthrough electric car for the masses, the leading edge of a wave of new battery-powered vehicles about to hit the European auto market. The cars are the result of massive investments in battery technology and new factories driven by environmental regulation and concerns about global warming.

But it’s not at all clear whether consumers are ready to buy them.

Electric cars remain a niche product with less than 2% of the market due to higher prices and worries about a lack of places to charge. It adds up to a risky undertaking for the companies.

“The industry has spent billions developing its new generation of electric vehicles,” wrote analyst Max Warburton at research firm Bernstein. “Clean sheet designs with dedicated platforms...have been engineered at great cost. Battery pack assembly plants have been built. Huge cell supply contracts with Asian suppliers have been signed.”

“But this money is being spent without convincing evidence that customers are waiting for these cars.”

Volkswagen is betting that the ID.3, with a roomy interior, brisk acceleration and battery range of up to 550 kilometers (340 miles) for the top model, will change things. The company argues that the base price of under 30,000 euros ($33,000) means the ID.3 is “an electric car for everyone.” A key competitor, Tesla’s Model 3, goes for about 44,000 euros ($48,520) in Europe.

The ID.3 is going on display ahead of the Frankfurt Mo-

tor Show on Monday. Volkswagen is also revealing a new logo; both moves are aimed at underlining the company’s transformation since its 2015 diesel scandal, in which the company was caught using software to cheat on emissions testing and paid more than 30 billion euros ($33 billion) in fines and penalties. The company is positioning itself as younger and more oriented toward digital services and zero local emissions electric driving.

The company touts the ID.3 as a historic vehicle, the third chapter in the company’s history following the Beetle, which became a symbol of postwar German prosperity, and the Golf, of which Volkswagen has sold more than 35 million since 1974.

Volkswagen will start selling it in Europe next year, while in the United States it will first launch an electric SUV at an as-yet unspecified date.

The German company is deploying massive financial and manufacturing capabilities to make a success of its electric cars, saying it will have invested 30 billion euros in this area by 2023. It has sunk 1.2 billion euros into a factory in Zwickau in eastern Germany to make the ID.3, the first of eight electric-car plants worldwide including one in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company, which sold 10.8 million vehicles last year, aims for 40% of its sales to be electrics by 2030.

Analysts warn that the industry could be saddled with slow-selling products that would undermine their earnings in a weakening global car market. Electrics were only 1.8% of the European market through the first six months of the year.

That’s because the launch of

“We are proceeding on the assumption that there will be many incentives in the market in 2020-2021. ...

They are simply condemned to sell these things.”

Dudenhoeffer of the CAR Center electric cars is so far mainly driven by regulation, not consumers.

Above all, companies are rushing to make electric cars to meet tighter rules on carbon emissions and pollutants, particularly in the European Union and China.

The EU has new limits on emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas blamed for global warming, that will kick in fully in 2021 to comply with the Paris climate accord. Cars will have to produce no more than 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer, the equivalent of requiring mileage of 66 miles per gallon under U.S. measurements.

Failure to comply means a fine for every gram of C02 over the limit per car. In practice, that means each electric car sold could be worth more than 10,000 euros ($11,000) in avoided fines, according to Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, direct of the CAR-Center for Automotive Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany.

China, a major market for German carmakers, is also pushing for lower-emission vehicles. Regulatory pressure for electric uptake is less certain in the U.S., where the Trump administration has sought to relax standards set by the Obama administration.

According to the email sent Saturday, the company rejected proposals from the states that could have been worth less money but came with greater assurances that the Sacklers would deliver $4.5 billion.

If the company files for bankruptcy, the Sacklers could still be exposed to lawsuits. At least 17 states have sued one or more family member, and Shapiro said he intends to join them.

But that could be a legally tenuous option for two reasons.

“One big problem is it may be very difficult for states to convince judges to rule that family members are personally liable,” Tobias said. “And even if that happens, plaintiffs may have problems levying on the Sacklers’ assets, if they are offshore.”

Forbes magazine estimated in 2016 that the Sacklers had assets of more than $13 billion. New York’s attorney general has issued subpoenas for financial records of Sackler-connected entities in an effort to find how the family moved money overseas. The Associated Press found last month that a system of trusts and companies makes it difficult to trace the family’s money.

“This will be a challenging road forward,” Shapiro said in an interview.

So far, electrics are most popular in wealthier countries with per capita incomes over 40,000 euros ($44,100) a year, such as Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. In poorer countries, electrics are nowhere to be seen. Just 293 were sold in Slovakia and 315 last year in Greece.

Incentives play a big role. In Norway, where electrics were over 30% of the market last year, incentives amount to 11,600 euros in tax breaks.

Finding a place to charge is another issue. Tesla has its own network of highway fast-charging stations. A consortium of automakers including Volkswagen aims to have 400 highway charging stations by 2020. But many more are required if electrics are to become mass market cars.

While Volkswagen has been aggressive about electric cars, others are taking a more gradual approach. Daimler has the EQC sport-utility, which shares parts with an existing internal combustion vehicle. That means lower new investment spending. BMW is launching its iX3 electric SUV and an electric Mini. BMW’s experience shows the hazards: it was first with an all-electric car, the i3 city car in 2013, but according to the Bernstein analysis lost money on it and cancelled a successor.

Other new electric cars at the show include Daimler’s Smart fortwo and, at the high end of the market, Volkswagen’s Porsche is bringing out the Taycan coupe, a direct challenge to Tesla’s Model S. In all, some 20 new electric models will hit the market by 2021.

If demand is lacking, carmakers may have to offload the cars through sales to rental companies and corporate fleets, require employees to take them as company cars, or subsidize sales with generous financing, all of which would sap profits.

“We are proceeding on the assumption that there will be many incentives in the market in 20202021,” said the CAR Center’s Dudenhoeffer. “They are simply condemned to sell these things.”

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Tory Burch celebrates Princess Diana with fashion week show

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Janelle Monae performs at the Ralph Lauren show during New York Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.

Janelle Monae rocked Ralph Lauren’s jazz club of yesteryear

By Leanne Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK — Janelle Monae brought down the house Saturday at Ralph Lauren’s New York Fashion Week show, where “the house” was a jazzy nightclub of yesteryear that Lauren created inside a Wall Street building to debut his fall collection.

The singer hopped on a table and danced to the ground as she performed before the huge roomful of guests instructed to wear black-and-white evening attire — although actor Henry Golding missed that memo, showing up in a stunning blue velvet tuxedo instead.

Sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid were among the models who navigated a grand staircase of the art deco club inspired by the glamorous see-and-be-seen New York of the 1920s and ‘30s as they showed off Lauren’s sparkly dresses and tuxedo-inspired evening looks.

They walked amid the small,

“I mean, this is one of my favorite things to do, just sit in a jazz club. And look at this beautiful art deco room.

It’s phenomenal.”

Henry Golding white-clothed tables that seated guests, including actress Cate Blanchett dressed in a sleek black jumpsuit.

Models wore black-and-white looks mixed with opulent tones of amethyst, crimson, sapphire blue and yellow in satin, velvet, lame, sequined cashmere and faux fur.

Lauren threw in some flirty leather dancer’s skirts and beaded tops paired with miniskirts. A short black sequin cocktail dress featured the brand’s Martini Polo Bear.

Bella wore a slinky red gown

while Gigi walked in a silver jacket tuxedo look. When Monae took the stage, accompanied by a jazz orchestra, the models left posed positions at the bar to clap, whoop and dance the night away.

Golding was impressed.

“This is insane,” he told The Associated Press as he grabbed a drink at the bar. “I mean, this is one of my favorite things to do, just sit in a jazz club. And look at this beautiful art deco room. It’s phenomenal.”

Ralph’s Club continues Lauren’s penchant of late for immersing his fashion week crowds rather than marching models down a runway. In the past, he has enticed his guests to his rural home north of the city for a jaunt in his garage.

Ralph’s Club follows Ralph’s Cafe.

“It just was the right time,” Lauren told the AP after the show as the evening wound down. “We’re celebrating. There are a lot of things in the world that are not so wonderful. Every once in awhile, it’s nice to dance.”

NEW YORK — From a linen and leather pant to a macrame tweed skirt, Tory Burch looked to one of the most important fashion icons of the 20th century for inspiration at New York Fashion Week: Princess Diana.

At Sunday’s show held at the Brooklyn Museum, Burch said she made sure “to be careful not to be too literal, because she’s clearly a style icon but that’s not what was so interesting to me.”

What was interesting, she said, was Diana’s humanitarian work, “her fearlessness, her being a mom that protected her family and just how strong of a woman she was.” Burch said she tried to capture that strength and style in outfits that included linen dresses with rope sashes, a wool sweater with a sequined collar and a silk twill skirt.

And, bonus, she put sneakers on her models with a range of looks in her spring-summer 2020 collection.

Diana, divorced from Prince Charles and the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, died in a 1997 car crash in Paris that also killed her boyfriend, Dodi

Fayed, and the car’s driver.

Model Karolina Kurkova, who sat in the front row, said she was excited about the collection.

“I think every girl growing up wants to be a princess. It was my dream, too, to be a princess,” she said. “I mean, I do of course follow the royal family, and it’s good to see how they’re doing. And Princess Diana, she was very special.”

Other guests spoke of how much they admired Burch’s aesthetic and message. Burch said in her show notes that the collection brings together English garden florals, a restrained volume and her own take on the 1980s.

Writer-director and transgender rights activist Janet Mock said that to her, Burch is about “empowerment and ambition.”

“For me, I just love clothes and I think that her clothes are actually wearable and they’re accessible,” she said.

Actress Alexandra Daddario said she was excited that Burch’s show was her first experience at fashion week.

“I love Tory Burch. I’ve been wearing Tory Burch for years,” she said. “I’m from New York. I feel like it’s great New York street fashion. It’s a really cool way to kick things off.”

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Fashion designer Tory Burch speaks in an interview during the New York Fashion Week at the Brooklyn Museum in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019.

Hilfiger joins with Zendaya for joyous ‘70s Harlem party

By Jocelyn Noveck The Associated Press NEW YORK — Tommy Hilfiger never shies away from spectacle when it comes to his runway shows, and his return to New York Fashion Week after several years was no exception.

For his latest collaboration with actress and singer Zendaya, Hilfiger brought the fashion world uptown to the Apollo Theater in Harlem — actually, to a street just outside the famed theater, where the designer set up a stage filled with musicians and dancers to celebrate Harlem-inspired fashions of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s.

The show began with a sole musician on trumpet, then moved on to an addictive soundtrack of funk music and classics like Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” and James Brown’s “Get Up Offa That Thing.”

Models sashayed joyously down the runway in pantsuits featuring tailored jackets and high-waisted, wide-legged trousers in hounds tooth prints or polka dots or animal prints. There were tweed wrap coats with big belts, accompanied by pageboy caps. Accessories included lots of chunky platform shoes, scarves and big, wide-brimmed hats.

The clothes were more luxurious than Hilfiger’s typical sporty style, with lots of leathers and velvets and faux fur. In a backstage interview, he said he chose Zendaya as a collaborator for what he sees as her intrinsic sense of style.

“I just thought If I could get a little eyedropper of that sense of style brought into my company, we’d be cool,” said Hilfiger, who

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Designer Tommy Hilfiger is seen after the Tommy Hilfiger show during Fashion Week in New York, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. previously partnered with supermodel Gigi Hadid on collections.

“And she gave me more than an eyedropper, she turned on the faucet.”

Zendaya said she and her design team were given a lot of leeway.

“He just let me do whatever I wanted to, which was great,” she said of Hilfiger. “He told me I

could be as creative as I wanted.”

Hilfiger said the collaboration brought his company a new dimension.

“This is a reinvention for us, because it took us to another area of fashion that we’ve never been into,” the designer said.

The huge cast of models was a diverse crowd, in terms of size, background, gender and age.

Among them: supermodel Winnie Harlow, a pregnant Ashley Graham, and veteran Alek Wek, who beamed as a fan in the audience rose to his feet to bow down in tribute.

Many of them pranced joyously to the soundtrack, played by musicians who were set up inside classic American convertibles of the period. The musicians were from

Vy Higginsen’s Harlem-based performance training center, the show notes said, called the Mama Foundation for the Arts.

Garments from the show were immediately available for purchase in this “See Now, Buy Now” collection, which marked the globe-trotting Hilfiger’s first New York Fashion Week show in three years.

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entertainment David Lee Roth heading to Las Vegas for series of shows

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This image released by Netflix shows Eddie Murphy in a scene from “Dolemite Is My Name,” which will be shown at the Toronto Film Festival.

In ‘Dolemite Is My Name,’ a return to form for Eddie Murphy

By Jake Coyle The Associated Press TORONTO — It took Eddie Murphy more than a decade to get a movie made about Rudy Ray Moore. Judging by the response to the film at the Toronto International Film Festival, the wait was worth it.

“Dolemite Is My Name” drew some of the best reviews of Murphy’s career, following the film’s premiere over the weekend in Toronto.

It had been a while. Murphy’s last two leading performances — 2016’s “Mr. Church” and 2012’s “A Thousand Words” — were little seen and little loved.

But “Dolemite Is My Name” was a passion project for the 58-yearold comedian. He long ago met with Moore, who died in 2008 at the age of 81, to discuss making a movie about the comedian. Moore’s famous character — the straight-

talking, kung fu-fighting pimp Dolemite — was his stand-up persona and star of the 1975 Blaxploitation classic “Dolemite.”

“I never let go of the idea. It was always something I thought could be a great movie. I had been sitting on the couch. I took some time to do nothing,” Murphy said in an interview. “It goes back to when Rudy was alive. I literally went to see him at a club. It just didn’t come together. And there was no Netflix back then.”

“Dolemite Is My Name,” directed

by Craig Brewer (“Hustle & Flow”), will be released by Netflix in theaters Oct. 4 and begin streaming on Oct. 25. It’s penned by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who memorably wrote another tale about an inexpert filmmaker: “Ed Wood.”

“Dolemite Is My Name” chronicles the ramshackle, threadbare making of “Dolemite” with Wesley Snipes playing director D’Urville

Martin. It’s a paean to low-budget moviemaking and a celebration of creating something out of nothing, outside a movie system that made scant room for African-American stories.

For Brewer, a Memphis, Tennessee, native, it’s a testament to the independent filmmaking of his youth.

“I came up in my career as a guerrilla filmmaker. You show up and you shoot. You don’t have permits. You don’t have professionals help you. You just have a bunch of other people like you who have a blind passion,” Brewer said.

“Sometimes those passion projects turn into something wonderful even though they’re terrible.”

For “My Name Is Dolemite,” the reception in Toronto was electric — especially for a performance that for many recalled Murphy’s performances of the ‘80s. During the standing ovation that followed the film’s premiere, cast member Keegan-Michael Key suggest-

ed the lengthy applause shouldn’t stop for Murphy. “ We should just stand all night and clap for him,” Key said.

The film has helped kick off a comeback for Murphy. After years of working seldom if at all, Murphy is currently shooting a sequel to “Coming to America,” also with Brewer directing and Snipes co-starring. Later this year, the former “Saturday Night Live” castmember will host the show for the first time since 1984. And after years away from the stage, he’s plotting a return to stand-up, with a tour planned for next summer.

But before all that, Murphy was again performing stand-up, only as Rudy Ray Moore and outfitted in the costumes designed by Oscar-winner Ruth Carter for “My Name Is Dolemite.” The filmmakers recognized what a privileged sight they were watching.

“Eddie comes in as Rudy and he starts telling jokes. And like Eddie does, he goes completely off book. If something comes, he just rolls into it,” Brewer said. “Then he left and I turned to the audience and said, ‘Y’all, do you realize what just happened? I don’t think he’s done that in like years!

Decades!’

‘It: Chapter Two’ scares up $91 million with debut

By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A robust audience turned out to catch “It: Chapter Two” in movie theaters this weekend, but not quite as big as the first.

Warner Bros. says Sunday that “It: Chapter Two,” the only major new release, earned an estimated $91 million from North American ticket sales in its first weekend from 4,570 screens.

Trailing only its predecessor that debuted to a record $123.4 million in September 2017, the launch of “It: Chapter Two” is the second highest opening for a horror film ever and the month of September, which before “It” was not a strong month for blockbusters. Both were directed by Argentine filmmaker Andy Muschietti.

Jeff Goldstein, who oversees domestic distribution for Warner Bros., called the debut “sensational” and isn’t concerned that “Chapter Two” didn’t hit the heights of the first.

“How many movies open to $91 million? That was lightning in a bottle,” Goldstein said. “You don’t get lightning in a bottle twice. You get close though.”

Based on Stephen King’s novel, “It: Chapter Two” brings the Losers Club back to Derry 27 years later to take on the demonic clown Pennywise, and stars James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain and Bill Hader as a few of the adult “losers.” The sequel cost around $79.5 million to make.

Reviews were a little more mixed than for the first — 86% versus 64% on Rotten Tomatoes — but audiences were consistent. Both films got a B+ CinemaScore.

“Andy Muschietti does an incredible job of scaring the stuffing out of audiences,” Goldstein said. “I think our team, starting with New Line in making this and our market-

Las Vegas David Lee Roth — the highkicking lead singer of the rock band Van Halen — is jumping to Las Vegas. The rocker will have a mini-residence at the House of Blues in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. He’ll be performing Jan. 8, Jan. 10-11 and March 18, March 20-21, March 25 and March 27-28. Tickets go on sale Saturday. Roth said in a statement: “A weekend with me is interactive way beyond just music. It starts with the best food on Earth. The fellas smoke their three cigarettes for the year and we all stay up way past our bedtime!” He’ll join a long list of artists with Vegas residencies that includes Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Aerosmith, Pitbull and Gwen Stefani.

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This Sept. 28, 2015 file photo shows David Lee Roth performing at Ak-Chin Pavillion in Phoenix, Ariz.

Groundbreaking photographer Robert Frank dies at age 94 New York One of the 20th century’s greatest photographers, Robert Frank, has died at age 94. Frank died Monday on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, The New York Times reports, citing Peter MacGill, whose Manhattan gallery has represented Frank’s work since 1983.

Frank’s seminal book “The Americans” captured singular, candid moments of 1950s America through stark and unconventionally cropped images. It also helped free picture-taking from the rules of clean lighting and linear composition. Frank also was a filmmaker, creating more than 30 movies and videos, including a cult favorite about the Beats and a graphic documentary of the Rolling Stones’ 1972 tour. Black-andwhite Super 8 pictures by Frank were featured on the cover of the Stones’ “Exile On Main Street,” one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most acclaimed albums.

Lawyer: John Hinckley interested in music industry job

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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in New Line Cinemas’ horror thriller “It: Chapter 2.” ing team in bringing it to audiences around the globe, have hit the mark right on. They nailed it.”

Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian noted that, unlike most horror films which tend drop off significantly after opening weekend, “It: Chapter Two,” like its predecessor and some of the recent high-quality horror films could have “incredibly long playability.”

“It: Chapter Two” is also a big win for Warner Bros., which had a few disappointments this summer with “The Kitchen” and “Shaft,” but also have a few films that could really take off, including “Joker,” out Oct. 4, and another King adaptation, “Doctor Sleep,” out Nov. 8.

The rest of the top 10 was populated by holdovers: “Angel Has Fallen” took a distant second with $6 million and “Good Boys” placed

third with $5.4 million. In limited release, the documentary “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” performed well in its first weekend, grossing $115,500 from seven locations.

After a down summer for the industry as a whole and a year that is still running 6% down, “It: Chapter Two” is a promising start to the fall movie season, which runs from the day after Labor Day weekend through November.

“It’s really important to have a movie to get the momentum going,” Dergarabedian said.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.

Final domestic figures will be re-

leased Monday.

1. “It: Chapter Two,” $91 million ($94 million international).

2. “Angel Has Fallen,” $6 million ($7.6 million international).

3. “Good Boys,” $5.4 million ($2.3 million international).

4. “The Lion King,” $4.2 million ($13.4 million international).

5. “Overcomer,” $3.8 million.

6. “Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw,” $3.7 million ($15.7 million international).

7. “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” $2.3 million.

8. “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” $2.3 million ($701,000 international).

9. “Ready or Not,” $2.2 million ($2.3 million international).

10. “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” $2.2 million ($2.3 million international).

Washington, D.C. The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan is interested in getting a job in the music industry, possibly in California. That’s what a lawyer for 64-yearold John Hinckley Jr. told a judge at a court hearing Tuesday in Washington.

But a prosecutor said that would give the government “great pause.” Hinckley spent decades living at a psychiatric hospital in Washington after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in Reagan’s 1981 shooting. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman has gradually allowed him more freedom and in 2016 allowed him to begin living at his mother’s Virginia home. Hinckley currently lives under a set of conditions including regular visits with mental health professionals, but Friedman said Tuesday he believes some of those conditions can be loosened.

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TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 19 CVS 611

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CABARRUS Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Conrad Y. McEachern; Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC; Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jeremy B. Wilkins, Commissioner, pursuant to the Order/Judgment entered in the above-captioned case on August 12, 2019 (“Order”), and by virtue of the appointment, power and authority contained in that Order, has been authorized and ordered to sell the property commonly known as 8105 North Drive, Mount Pleasant, NC 28124 (“Property”). Said Property is secured by the Deed of Trust executed by Conrad Y. McEachern, dated September 9, 2005 and recorded on October 19,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 453

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by C. Kay Lambert and Michael Bruce Carroll (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Carolyn Kay Lambert) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of March, 2006, and recorded in Book 6851, Page 278, 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 September 23, 2019 and will sell to the highest bid-

2005 in Book 6311 at Page 047 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on August 12, 2019 in Book 13653, Page 0264 of the Cabarrus County, North Carolina Registry. The Property shall be sold together with improvements located thereon, towards satisfaction of the debt due by Conrad Y. McEachern, and secured by the lien against such property in favor of Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company.

The Commissioner, will offer for sale to the highest bidder at a public auction 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 September 25, 2019 at 1:00PM the following described real property (including all improvements thereon) located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina and described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN NUMBER EIGHT (8) TOWNSHIP, CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Tract One: Lying And Being In Number Eight (8) Township Of Cabarrus County, North Carolina And Being Lot Numbers 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164 And 165 (158 Through 165, Inclusive) As Shown On The Map Of The J. B. Mcallister Property, As Surveyed And Platted, As Copy Of Which Plat Is Filed In The Office Of The Register Of Deeds For Cabarrus County In Map Book 5, Page 78, To Which Map Book And Page Reference Is Hereby Made For A Complete Description Thereof

By Metes And Bounds; Less And Excepted From The Above

Described Property Is That Portion Which Has Been Conveyed Prior Hereto To Rether Frick And Wife Ollie Lowder Frick And Recorded In The Cabarrus County Registry.

Tract Two: Lying And Being In Number Eight (8) Township Of Cabarrus County, North Carolina And Being All Of Lot Number 166 Of The J. B. Mcallister Property, As Surveyed And Platted, A Copy Of Which Plat Is Filed In The Office Of The Register Of Deeds For Cabarrus County In Map Book 5, Page 78, To Which Map Book And Page Reference Is Hereby Made For A Complete Description Thereof By Metes And Bounds.

Being The Same Lot Or Parcel Of Ground Which By Deed Dated July 15, 1993 And Recorded Among The Land Records Of Cabarrus County In Book 1095 Page 166, Was Granted And Conveyed By Opha Allman Manus And Husband Donald Lee Manus; Marjorie Hershberger Allman (Widow); Emma Freeze Allman Richardson (Widow); Nancy Allman Milhorn And Husband Stephen Allan Milhorn; Boyce Bane Allman, Jr. And Wife Donna C. Allman; Laura Anne Allman (Unmarried); Gray Mckale Allman (Unmarried); And Boyde Lane Allman And Wife Arlene M. Allman, Unto Conrad Y. Mceachern.

The above described property will be sold, transferred and conveyed “AS IS, WHERE IS” subject to liens or encumbrances of record which are superior to such Deed of Trust, together with all unpaid taxes and assessments and any recorded releases. Neither the Commissioner nor the holder of the debt secured by such Deed of Trust, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Commissioner or the holder of the

debt make any representation 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 and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. The Commissioner shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed, without any covenants or warranties, express or implied.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 1-339.29 (c) in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the judge or 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. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current record owners of the property as reflected on the records of the CABARRUS COUNTY Register of Deeds’ office not more than ten (10) days prior to the date hereof are All Lawful Heirs of Conrad Y. McEachern.

A cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchasing

price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price of bid in cash or certified check at the time the Commissioner tenders a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price of bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for under North Carolina law.

The sale will be reported to the court and will remain open for advance or upset bids for a period of ten (10) days 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 confirmation of 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 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.

JEREMY B. WILKINS, Commissioner 5431 Oleander Drive, Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 202-2800 Phone (888) 207-9353 Facsimile

der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that real property situated in the County of Cabarrus, State of North Carolina:

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

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 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.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1261316 (FC.FAY)

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 September 25, 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: Real property in the City of Fayetteville, County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, described as follows: Being all of Lot 8B, containing 1.84 acres, Division of Lot 8, Section II, The Landing according to a map same duly recorded in Book of Plats 73, Page 58, Cumberland County Registry.

Being all of that certain property conveyed to ERNEST CARTER, III. and wife, VIRGINIA H. CARTER from JERRY D. MATTHEWS and wife, REBA D. MATTHEWS, by deed dated April 24,1997, and recorded April 25,1997, in Book 4671, Page 293 of official records. WHEREAS, ERNEST CARTER, III and VIRGINIA H. CARTER, husband and wife, held title to the property as tenants by the entirety. VIRGINIA H. CARTER died on February 10, 2008, as evidenced by a Death Certificate of record in the State of North Carolina, thereby vesting fee simple title to the above described premises in ERNEST CARTER, III by operation of law as the surviving

tenant by the entirety. Commonly known as: 6891 Harvest Court, Fayetteville, NC 28306 Parcel ID: 9494-20-5822 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 6891 Harvest Court, 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 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 Chrystal J. Whisenhunt and husband, Bradley W. Whisenhunt.

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.: 19-08587-FC01

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 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.

Being the same property conveyed to the Grantor by Deed recorded in Book 706, Page 113 Cabarrus County Registry, to which deed reference is hereby made for a more particular description of this property. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 290 Scaley Park Trail, Concord, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 4680-68-0694-0000 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).

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 447

The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Cabarrus, State of North Carolina in Deed Book 1970 at Page 176 and is described as follows:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Charles F. Piper, III and Annette K. Piper, (Annette K. Piper and Charles F. Piper, III, both deceased)(Heirs of Charles F. Piper, III: Julie P. Poole and Karen P. Pearson) to Fidelity National Title Insurance Co, a Nebraska Corporation, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of June, 2015, and recorded in Book 11450, Page 0224, 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 September 16, 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:

Lying and being in the City of Concord, No. 2 Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being Lot No. 3 of Foxlaire, Section 1, a map of said property being on file in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in Map Book 18, Page 15, specific reference thereto being hereby made for a more complete description thereof by metes and bounds. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1209 12th Fairway Drive, Northwest, Concord, North Carolina.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 783

ignated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on September 16, 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: Lying and being situate in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jose Ruiz and La’Anka Ruiz aka La’Anka McClain-Ruiz and Jose Posados to Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes, PA, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of February, 2009, and recorded in Book 08581, Page 0026, and Modification in Book 11166, Page 0245, 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 des-

CUMBERLAND 19 SP 1041 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 Chrystal J. Whisenhunt and Bradley W. Whisenhunt to Advantage Title Company, Trustee(s), which was dated September 30, 2016 and recorded on October 4, 2016 in Book 9958 at Page 0687, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

19 SP 584 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 Scott Lamothe and Shala Lamothe to NC Titles, Trustee(s), which was dated December 5, 2007 and recorded on December 11, 2007 in Book 7765 at Page 0773, 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 Septem-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 761

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Erin R. Gibson to National Title Network, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of October, 2012, and recorded in Book 09020, Page 0367, 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 September 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1013

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Conrad M. Goetsch to Vantage Point Title, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of November, 2016, and recorded in Book 9994, Page 0708, 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 September 16, 2019 and will sell to the high-

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to

the

following

exceptions:

Restrictions appearing of record in Book 507, Page 564; Book 704, Page 137; Book 862, Page 78; and amended in Book 1037, Page 23, Cabarrus County Registry; Recorded plat indicates 50’ front setback line; All easements, restrictions, rights-of-way, zoning laws, ordinances and any exceptions of record affecting the property hereby conveyed.

APN:

02-028-0013.50

Being all of Lot 176, Hallstead Phase 1, Map 2, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Map Book 54, Page 6-7, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 729 Nannyberry Lane, Concord, North Carolina.

ber 25, 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: For informational purposes Canterbury Road, Fayetteville,

only: 4619 NC 28304

BEING all of Lot 217 of SHERWOOD PARK, SECTION VIII, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 29, Page 49, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Being the identical property as conveyed to Scott R. Lamothe and wife, Shala Lamothe on 10/01/02, in Book 5859, Page 174 in the Cumberland County Public Registry.

PIN: 0416-30-7645 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 4619 Canterbury Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304.

North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, and is described as follows: Being all of Lot 106, in a Subdivision known as College Downs Revision, Section Two according to a plat of same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 42, Page 30, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6609 Wesleyan Court, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: 0521-72-1203Trustee 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

est bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in or near City of Fayetteville, Cross Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of lot number 23 in a subdivision known as Hillendale, section one and the same being duly recorded in book of plats 42, at page 25, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1140 Vesper Lane, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

A.P.N. 0429-84-2073 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).

Commonly known as 1209 12th Fairway Dr NW, Concord, NC 28027 However, by showing this address no additional coverage is provided

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 Scott R. Lamothe and wife, Shala Lamothe.

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-

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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.

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.: 19-05083-FC01

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

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

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TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND 19 SP 533 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 Alicia E. Spath to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated April 23, 2013 and recorded on April 24, 2013 in Book 09170 at Page 0242, 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

19 SP 174 AMENDED 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 Ronald C. McLaurin, II to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated November 30, 2007 and recorded on December 4, 2007 in Book 7760 at Page 167, 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 September 25, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for

19 SP 882 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 H. Moore to National Title Network, Trustee(s), which was dated January 3, 2010 and recorded on January 11, 2010 in Book 08321 at Page 0235, 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 September 18, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumber-

19 SP 690 AMENDED 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 Noah R. Gaylor and Nicole S. Gaylor to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated October 21, 2011 and recorded on October 26, 2011 in Book 08749 at Page 0471, 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 September 18, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

19 SP 826 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 Stephen J. Hoag and Carol E. Hoag to National Title Network, Trustee(s), which was dated February 2, 2010 and recorded on February 18, 2010 in Book 08340 at Page 0675, 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 Septem-

19 SP 1002 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 Daniel Laurore and Tina Laurore to Investors Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated January 27, 2017 and recorded on January 27, 2017 in Book 10026 at Page 0555, 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 Septem-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 760

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lawrence Myers to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of June, 2015, and recorded in Book 09661, Page 0358, 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 September 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at point in the eastern margin of Vestal Ave-

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 602

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Erik Wilkins (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Erik E. Wilkins) to Trustee Services of Carolina LLC, James P. Bonner, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of September, 2006, and recorded in Book 7382, Page 705, 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 September 23, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 25, 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 No. 2, in a subdivision known as “CYPRESS POND, PHASE 1” according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 110, page 105, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 3584 Pioneer Drive, Hope Mills, NC 28348.

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

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

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 Alicia Elizabeth Spath.

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

Said property is commonly known as 817 Blawell Street, Stedman, NC 28391.

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 Ronald C. McLaurin, II.

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

land 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 All Lawful Heirs of William H. Moore.

Being all of Lot No. Seventeen (17), in a subdivision known as “The Oaks at Windwood, Section One”, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 119, Page 18, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry.

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

Being all of Lot No. 9, Block “E”, in a subdivision known as Revised Map of West Area Heights, Section Two, per Plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 27, Page 67, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5037 Houston Road, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

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

Beginning at an iron pipe, said iron pipe being on the western right of way, 60 foot of Halifax Drive and being the dividing point of Lots 21 and 22, Block D, Cottonade, Section I, as recorded in Book of Plats 21, Page 32, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina; thence with the dividing line of aforesaid lots, South 59 degrees 27 minutes West 171.60 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 11 degrees 13 minutes East 107.50 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 61 degrees 21 minutes East 61.20 feet to an iron pipe; thence with a new line North 34 degrees 24 minutes East 205.92 feet to an iron pipe on the western right of way of aforesaid mentioned street; thence along the right of way, an arc distance of 67.98 feet with a radius of 211.10 feet to the point and place of beginning, and being the major portion of Lot Twenty-one (21), Block “D”, of Cottonade Subdivision, per plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 21, Page 32, Cumberland County, North Carolina, Registry.

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

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

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 Noah Gaylor and wife, Nicole Gaylor.

Said property is commonly known as 402 Halifax Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28303.

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

ber 18, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

BEING all of Lot No. EIGHTY (80), in a subdivision known as “LAKE RIM ESTATES, SECTION 111, PART TWO”, according to a plat of the same recorded in Plat Book 55, Page 69, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 9589 Mountain Home 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

ber 18, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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 Steven J. Hoag.

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

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

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

TAKE NOTICE 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-04564-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.

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

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

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.: 15-05534-FC03

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

Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-23538-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

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.

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.: 19-06009-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.

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.

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-03342-FC01

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

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,

nue, the northwestern corner of Lot 11 in the Resubdivision of a portion of Block L, Eccles Park Development, plat of which is recorded in Plat Book 37, Page 36, Cumberland County Registry; and running thence with the eastern margin of Vestal Avenue in a northeasterly direction as it curves to the right along a radius of 337.09 feet, an arc distance of 49.57 feet to the end of said curve; thence continuing with the eastern margin of Vestal Avenue North 39 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 58.00 feet to the southwestern corner of Lot 9; thence with the southern line of Lot 9, South 49 degrees, 07 minutes 27 seconds East 125.15 feet to the southeastern corner of Lot 9; thence South 33 degrees 33 minutes 03 seconds West 52.34 feet to the northwestern corner of Lot 5, Eccles Park Development, Section V; thence South 14 degrees 28 minutes 42 seconds West 34.43 feet to the northeastern corner of Lot 11: thence with the northern line of Lot 11, North 58 degrees 59 minutes 41 seconds West 143.20 feet to the point of the beginning and being a revised survey of Lot 10 in the Resubdivision of a portion of Block L, Eccles Park Development. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2534 Vestal Avenue, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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.

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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 no-

tice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1272010 (FC.FAY)

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).

BEING all of Lot 48, in a subdivision known as La Grange, Section Eleven, and the same being duly recorded in Book 38, Page 69, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Said property is commonly known as 7558 Jennings Lane, Fayetteville, NC 28303.

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

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

18 SP 1154 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

ber 18, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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 Juanita A. Gelpi.

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

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

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

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 Septem-

Said property is commonly known as 4119 Village Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304.

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 Natalie R. Parrish.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1,

17 SP 1696 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BEGINNING at a 1/2 inch iron pin in the eastern line of the tract of which this is a part at a point North 01 degrees 30 minutes East 456.11 feet from the northeast corner of W. R. Lawton’s 2.00 acre tract described in Book 2815, Page 567 and runs thence North 79 degrees 21 minutes West 320.33 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pin in the eastern margin of a 60 foot ingress and egress easement; thence along said margin North 04 degrees 10 minutes West 242.15 feet to a #6 rebar; thence South 88 degrees 29 minutes East 340.16 feet to a #6 re-bar in the aforesaid eastern line; thence along said line South 01 degrees 30 minutes West 291.84 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.00 acres and being a portion of that tract conveyed to the late J. J. Bullock by deed recorded in Book 118, Page 42, Cumberland County Registry.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Natalie R. Parrish to Michael J. Broker, Trustee(s), which was dated April 23, 2008 and recorded on April 24, 2008 in Book 7870 at Page 0304, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert J. Maxwell and Amnuay Maxwell a/k/a Amnuay S. Maxwell to Greg Fisher, Trustee(s), which was dated January 25, 2007 and recorded on January 31, 2007 in Book 7488 at Page 577, 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 September 18, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Unit 2, Stewart’s Creek Condominiums II, Phase 39, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Condominium Book 4, Pages 54-60, Cumberland County Registry, subject to the rights, privileges, appurtenances, easements, obligations, covenants, conditions and restrictions contained and described in the Declaration and together with the undivided fractional interest ion the common areas and facilities as established in the Declaration recorded in Book 3383, Page 335, Cumberland County Registry, and any supplemental amendments thereto recorded in the aforesaid registry. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 978 Stewarts Creek Drive, Unit 2, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 25, 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 29 in a Subdivision known as EVERGREEN SOUTH, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 37, page 44, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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.

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.: 18-09184-FC02

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-10034-FC01

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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.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the

19 SP 1043 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Juanita A. Gelpi to First American Title., Trustee(s), which was dated July 16, 2015 and recorded on July 17, 2015 in Book 09689 at Page 0207, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Said property is commonly known as 6006 Cheshire Court, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

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

CUMBERLAND

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

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 Daniel Laurore.

Being all of Lot 36, Block “A” in a subdivision known as MURRAY FORK, SECTION II, according to a plat of same recorded in Book of Plats 39, Page 4, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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File No.: 19-08004-FC01

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1058

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joshua C. Spradlin and Arin K. Spradlin to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of June, 2015, and recorded in Book 09672, Page 0489, 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 September 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tax Id Number(s): 0406-72-2759Land Situated in the City of Fayetteville in the County of Cumberland in the State of NC

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 803

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Larry D. Edwards and Lovernia J. Edwards to KD Smith, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of August, 2008, and recorded in Book 7976, Page 0214, 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 September 23, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1158

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Gino D. Jeffers to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of September, 2013, and recorded in Book 09286, Page 0310, and Modification in Book 9761, Page 545, 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 September 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real es-

JOHNSTON 19 SP 122 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Also hereby conveyed is the perpetual right and privilege to use a 60 foot ingress and egress easement lying on the west (left) side of the following described lines: BEGINNING at the second and southwest corner of the above-described 2.00 acre tract and runs thence along the western line of said 2.00 acre tract North 04 degrees 10 minutes West 242.15 feet to the northwest corner; thence North 04 degrees 10 minutes West 1,427.66 feet to a point in the southern margin of the Dunn Road, SR 1838 (formerly US 301).

Land Situated in the Township of Rockfish in the County of Cumberland in the State of NC Being all of Lot 29 of that subdivision known as “Beaver Creek North, Section Four”, as per the plat thereof duly recorded in Plat Book 84, at Page 190, Cumberland County Registry, State of North Carolina; to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5721 Charbonneau Court, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Compliance with wetland regulation. In accordance with Title 15 NCAC 2H.0500, the following deed notification applies to Lot 29 of the Beaver Creek North, Section Four, Subdivision, Book of Plats 84, Page 190, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, with respect to each of the aforesaid lot being as follows: “A portion of this lot has been determined to meet the requirements for designation as a regulatory wetland, any subsequent fill or alteration of this wetland shall conform to the requirements of the state wetland rules adopted

by State of North Carolina in force at the time of the proposed alteration. The intent of this provision is to prevent additional wetland fill, so the property owner should not assume that a future application for fill would be approved.

County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain parcel of land in Pearces Mill Township, Cumberland County, State of NC, as more fully described in Book 3935, Page 0317 ID#0425-34-9695, Being known and designated as Lot 30 on revised Plat of Lots 29-31 of Woodcroft Subdivision, filed in Book of Plats 81 at Page 189. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3362 Legion Road, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

Being the same fee simple property conveyed by Warranty Deed from Cumberland Building Company by J. Duane Gilliam, President to Larry D. Edward and Lovernia J. Edwards husband and wife, dated 03/09/1993 recorded on 04/02/1993 in Book 3935 Page 317 in Cumberland County Records, State of NC 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

tate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 32 in a subdivision known as SOUTH CREEK, PHASE 2, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 129, Page 68, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2804 Ally Rayven Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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 September 17, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit:

Also included herewith is that certain 1998 General manufactured home bearing serial number(s) GMHGA1499718957A and GMHGA1499718957B, which is permanently affixed to the real property described above.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1200 Ringwood Road, Eastover, NC 28312.

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 proper-

The property owner shall report the name of the subdivision if any application pertinent to said wetland rules. This covenant is intended to ensure continued compliance with wetland rules adopted by the State North Carolina therefore benefits may be enforced by the State of North Carolina. This covenant is to run with the land and shall be binding on all parties and all persons claiming under them.”

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

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.

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resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return

the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

(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.

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.

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

Said property is commonly known as 127 Plantation Road, Clayton, NC 27520.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 253

BEING all of Lot 53, Blaze Ridge Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in Plat Book 68, Pages 73-75, Johnston County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a full and complete description of said lot. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 46 Blaze Ridge Drive, Smithfield, North Carolina.

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

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

File No.: 17-15882-FC01

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,

‘ The property address and tax parcel identification number listed are provided solely for informational purposes.’

Commonly known as: 5721 Charbonneau Ct., Fayetteville, NC 28304

Being all of Lot 14, South Plantation Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 33, Page 353, Johnston County Registry.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Fern L. Srebrenik to Susan M. Pesner, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of January, 2008, and recorded in Book 3489, Page 71, 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 September 17, 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:

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

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 a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tara Ann Kenney to Hutchens, Senter & Britton, PA, Trustee(s), which was dated March 12, 2008 and recorded on March 13, 2008 in Book 3510 at Page 606, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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.

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 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.

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

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ty 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 Amnuay Bissette Maxwell.

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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.: 10-25288-FC03

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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North State Journal for Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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TAKE NOTICE ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 669

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Graham Daniel Greene and Elisabeth Daun Greene to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of January, 2017, and recorded in Book 4559, Page 694, 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

PUBLICATION DATES: September 4, 2019 and September 11, 2019 File No.: 19 CVS 602 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. Jack Ernest Sanderson and wife, Nesley Kayann Sanderson, and Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 475

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Guile Lang and Ashley Lang to Diedre Rhodes, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of December, 2016, and recorded in Book 4553, Page 484, 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 September 26, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

RANDOLPH 19 SP 204 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 Johnny M. Crane and Annie W. Crane to Southland Associates, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated February 8, 1999 and recorded on February 12, 1999 in Book 1594 at Page 1442 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on February 15, 1999 in Book 1595, Page 105, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 271

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Luis Garcia and Candelaria Garcia to Mark L. McGuire, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of May, 2014, and recorded in Book RE 2389, Page 1197, in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on September

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 209

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James B. Culler, Jr and Irma S. Culler, (James B. Culler, Jr., Deceased) (RECORD OWNER: Irma S. Culler aka Irma Lynn Culler) to J. Wilson Alexander, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of December, 2002, and recorded in Book 1794, Page 2609, in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on September 24, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Grant, in the City of Asheboro, in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

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 September 19, 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: Being all of Lot 25 as shown on that Final Plat entitled, “Indigo Ridge, Section II a Planned Residential Development” Richlands Twp., Onslow Co., NC and recorded in Book 71, Page 128, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 404 Midnight Drive, Richlands, North Carolina.

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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warranties, subject to all taxes, special assessments and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Any assessments, costs or fees resulting from the sale will be due and payable from the purchaser at the sale. The sale will not convey any personal property which may be located on the real property and the Commissioner makes no warranties or representations as to whether improvements to the real property are personal in nature.

A cash deposit (no personal check), or certified 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 5th day of August, 2019.

BY: __________ ________________________ Susan R. Benoit, Commissioner

Post Office Box 2505

Fayetteville, NC 28302

(910) 8646888

COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

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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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.

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 17, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: Beginning at a large post oak, old original corner, and being the Northeast corner of the Mill Lot (now Toomes), and the Southeast corner of the J.B. Field tract; running thence North 86 degrees West along the Toomes line, and crossing the pond, 264.0 feet to an iron stake on the West side of the pond; thence up the bank of the pond the following courses and distances: North 30 degrees East 127.0 feet; North 9 degrees 42’ East 121.0 feet; North 33 degrees 21’ West 62.2 feet; North 82 degrees 27’ West 46.3 feet; South 43 degrees 33’ West 67.4 feet; South 25 degrees 18’ West 92.3 feet; South 28 degrees 23’ West 114.0 feet; South 48 degrees 16’ West 147.9 feet; North 79 degrees 33’ West 114.9 feet; North 54 degrees 04’ West 201.0 feet to an iron pipe on the bank of the pond; thence North 67 degrees 02’ East, crossing the pond, 52.5 feet to an iron pipe 10 feet East of the bank of the pond; thence down the pond, and 10 feet from the bank of the same, the following courses and distances: South 61 degrees 03’ East 175.2 feet; South 79 degrees 51’ East 68.0 feet; North 39 degrees 50’ East 106.0 feet; North 29 degrees 16’ East 114.2 feet; North 25 degrees 48’ East 102.8 feet; North 53 degrees 09’ East 96.0 feet; South 84 degrees 17’ East 91.8 feet; South 44 degrees 13’ East 68.8

feet to a witness tree, original corner of the field tract; thence East along the original field line 253.50 feet to an iron pipe, original Northeast corner of the field tract; thence North 24 degrees 45’ East 105.5 feet to a stake; thence due East 156.0 feet to the center of State Road #2101; thence along the center of said road the following courses and distances: South 10 degrees 30’ West 543.0 feet; South 13 degrees 40’ West 100.0 feet; South 29 degrees West 100.0 feet to a point in the center of State Road #2101; thence leaving the center of said road and running South 62 degrees 50’ West 160.0 feet to a point in the right-of-way of said road, and located 25.0 feet from the center thereof; thence North 4 degrees West 396.0 feet to the beginning, containing 7.05 acres, more or less.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1027 Branson Mill Road, Pleasant Garden, NC 27313.

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 Johnny M. Crane and Wife Annie W. Crane.

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.

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24, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lots Numbers 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33 of the W. W. Church Property, a map of which is recorded in Plat Book 2 at Page 31 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Randolph County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5483 Old Thomasville Road, Archdale, North Carolina.

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 pri-

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.

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 no-

tice 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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two courses and distances: South 69 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds East 137.57 feet to an iron pipe and South 71 degrees 33 minutes 30 seconds East 62.43 feet to the Beginning.

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

(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 Carol Gulias.

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

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

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

10:00 a.m. on Thursday, the 12th day of September, 2019 at the courthouse door, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situate in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 2, containing 0.20 acres, as shown on that map entitled, “Exempt Plat, 3 Lot Division on Hill Lane for Walter D. Giese, Stump Sound Township, Onslow County, NC” as the same is recorded in Map Book 63, Page 213 Onslow County Registry.

Property Address – 212 Hill Lane, Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, 28460 Parcel Number: 014289

The property is being sold “as is”, without

following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 83, as shown on a map entitled, “Section 3 of Pine Forest Acres” which map was prepared by L.T. Mercer, Registered Surveyor, on September 19, 1960 and which is recorded in Map Book 6, Page 78, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 234 Diane Drive, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

SUBJECT to restrictive covenants recorded in Book 298, Page 2, Onslow County Registry.

A map showing the above described property is recorded in Map Book 6, Page 78.

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-

BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the southern right-of-way of Secondary Road No. 2664, which pipe is located the following courses and distances from an iron pipe marking the northeast corner of Pinecrest Country Estates according to a plat of same recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 70, Randolph County, North Carolina Registry: South 16 degrees 28 minutes 30 seconds West 547.45 feet to an iron pipe in the southern right-of-way of said Secondary Road No. 2664; thence along the southern right-of-way of said Secondary Road No. 2664 the following courses and distances: North 87 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds West 137.08 feet; North 86 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds West 20.00 feet; North 80 degrees 55 minutes 15 seconds West 160.62 feet; North 75 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds West 25.00 feet; North 74 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds West 165.58 feet; North 73 degrees West 25 minutes 32 seconds West 94.15 feet and North 71 degrees 33 minutes 30 seconds West 17.57 feet to the beginning corner; thence from said beginning corner South 15 degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds West 1069.40 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 82 degrees 14 minutes 15 seconds West 200.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 15 degrees 17 minutes 10 seconds East 1112.22 feet to an iron pipe in the southern right-of-way of Secondary Road No. 2664; thence along said southern right-of-way of Secondary Road No. 2664 the following

STANLY

THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN COUNTY OF STANLY, AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

19 SP 100 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

BEING A .872 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND BEING BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY WEST MAIN STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE, ON THE EAST BY LOT 5; ON THE SOUTH

BY LOTS 3 AND 6 AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 73, STANLY COUNTY REGISTRY, AND BEING BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE LANDS OF JESSIE B. SMITH, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

NORTH CAROLINA, STANLY COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Carol L. Gulias to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated September 24, 2007 and recorded on October 11, 2007 in Book 1202 at Page 664, 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 September 17, 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:

19 SP 108 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, STANLY COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Wilbert Brandon Almond to Jacqueline B. Amato and Philip M. Rudisill, Trustee(s), which was dated July 22, 2016 and recorded on July 22, 2016 in Book 1571 at Page 905, 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 September 24, 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: Tract One: Lying and being in Tyson Township, Stanly

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-

THENCE WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF LOT 6 S. 0-02-56 E. 10.00 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIPE, BEING A CORNER OF LOT 3. THENCE WITH A LINE DIVIDING LOT 3, S. 88-02-25 W. 148.43 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIPE IN THE LINE OF JESSIE B. SMITH. THENCE WITH THE SMITH LINE N. 0-32-03 E. PASSING AN EXISTING IRON PIPE AT 153.90 FEET FOR A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 166.16 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 0.872 ACRES, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY OF WEST MAIN STREET AS SHOWN ON PHYSICAL SURVEY FOR ROBERT WAYNE EURY AND ANGELA J. EURY, DATED JUNE 29, 1998, PREPARED BY T.W. HARRIS & ASSOCIATES, INC.

THE POINT OF BEGINNING BEING A COMPUTED POINT IN THE SIDEWALK WITHIN THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF WEST MAIN STREET. THAT SAID POINT IS LOCATED S. 76-30-18 E. 80.81 FEET FROM A COMPUTED POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE CENTERLINES OF WEST MAIN STREET WITH AUSTIN ROAD. THENCE A LINE RUNNING WITH THE SIDEWALK N. 80-54-43 E. 210.13 FEET TO A COMPUTED POINT. THENCE WITH THE LINE OF THE UWHARRIE HOMES PROPERTY, S. 4-29-01 E. PASSING AN EXISTING IRON PIPE ON LINE AT 12.12 FEET FOR A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 182.40 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIPE IN THE NORTHERN LINE OF LOT 6.

THENCE WITH THE NORTHERN LINE OF LOT 6 S. 88-0843 W. 33.84 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON ROD ON LINE. THENCE THE SAME BEARING AN ADDITIONAL 41.16 FEET TO A NEW IRON PIPE, BEING A CORNER OF LOT 6.

IT IS INTENTION OF THE GRANTOR HEREIN TO CONVEY ALL HER RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN A PORTION OF LOT 3 AND A PORTION OF LOT 4 AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 73, STANLY COUNTY REGISTRY.

County, North Carolina, on the northwest said of North Carolina State Road No. 1945, and Beginning at a point in the center of said road, which is South 43-04-40 West 0.16 mile from the center of North Carolina State Road No. 1935, and runs thence North 69-13 West 293.09 feet to an iron stake; thence South 35-52-20 West 159.32 feet to an iron stake; thence South 57-49-40 East 255.53 feet to the center of North Carolina State Road No. 1945; thence with the center of said Road, North 43-04-40 East 220.84 feet to the Beginning, containing 1.15 acres, more or less, as surveyed by William G. Martin, R.L.S., on August 10, 1978. Tract Two: Beginning at a new iron pipe in the old line having the following North Carolina Grid Coordinates (N = 163,811.479 meters and E = 497,800.966 meters), said point of beginning being located N. 31-59-27 E. 222.27 feet from an existing iron pipe, and said point of beginning also being located N. 11-29-23 E. 469.05 ground feet from NCGS Monument “Springs” 1974 having the following North Carolina Grid Coordinates (N = 163,671.398 meters and E = 497,772.494 meters), and runs thence from said point of beginning with the line of Bettie F. Hathcock (now or formerly) N. 31-59-27 E. 24.46 feet to an existing iron pipe in the old lines thence S. 61-27-42 E. 255.93 feet with the line of Robert W. Simpson as recorded in Deed Book 317 at page 605, Stanly County Registry, to an existing railroad spike in the centerline of SR #1945 (Rocky River Springs Road); thence with the centerline of SR #1945

S. 39-26-18 W. 55.10 feet to a new railroad spike in the centerline of SR #1945; thence a new line N. 54-36-18 W. 248.76 feet to the point of beginning, and containing 0.229 of acre, subject to the right-of-way of SR #1945, as shown on an unrecorded plat entitled “Division of Land at 33682 Rocky River Springs Road for Robert W. Simpson,” dated August 14,2000 and surveyed and platted by Thomas W. Harris, P.L.S. For reference see deed recorded in Record Book 1143, page 582, Stanly County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 719 West Main Street, Albemarle, NC 28001.

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 33682 Rocky River Springs Road, Norwood, NC 28128.

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

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1279292 (FC.FAY)

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO

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)

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 Wilbert Brandon Almond.

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

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1275490 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1246689 (FC.FAY)

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.: 19-09391-FC01

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.: 19-08724-FC01

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TAKE NOTICE STANLY GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 19 CVS 269 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF STANLY Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., vs.

Plaintiff,

All Lawful Heirs of Wanda F. Perry; Karleen Keziah; Any Spouse of Karleen Keziah; Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC,

Defendant(s).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jeremy B. Wilkins, Commissioner, pursuant to the Order/Judgment entered in the above-captioned case on August 12, 2019 (“Order”), and by virtue of the appointment, power and authority contained in that Order, has been authorized and ordered to sell the property commonly known as 119 Berry Hill Drive, Norwood, NC 28128 (“Property”). Said Property is secured by the Deed of Trust executed by Wanda F. Perry, dated August 3, 2001 and recorded on August 15, 2001 in Book 0810 at Page 0165 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on August 12, 2019 in Book 1677, Page 361 of the Stanly County, North Carolina Registry. The Property shall be sold together with improvements located thereon, towards satisfaction of the

UNION 18 SP 110 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 Keith J Kaplan and Stephanie J Kaplan to Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), which was dated August 31, 2011 and recorded on September 1, 2011 in Book 05588 at Page 0354, 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 fore-

19 SP 416 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 Ronald E. Hester, Jr. and Wendy Hester to Baker Law, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated July 13, 2012 and recorded on July 17, 2012 in Book 05777 at Page 0352, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

debt due by Wanda F. Perry, and secured by the lien against such property in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A..

The Commissioner, will offer for sale to the highest bidder at a public auction 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 September 24, 2019 at 11:00AM the following described real property (including all improvements thereon) located in Stanly County, North Carolina and described as follows: TRACT

ONE:

Lying and being in East Center Township, Stanly County, North Carolina, on the north side of North Carolina State Road N. 1755, and BEGINNING at a new nail in the centerline of North Carolina State Road No. 1755, said point being in a southeast direction 270.96 feet from the intersection of the centerlines of North Carolina State Road No. 1755 and North Carolina State Road No. 1974, and runs thence North 57-52-30 West 122.96 feet to an existing nail in the centerline of North Carolina State Road No. 1755, a common corner of Lots 2 and 3; thence with the dividing line of said lots North 44-13 East 253.87 feet to a point; thence South 54-38 East 90.00 feet to a point, a common corner of Lots Nos. 1 and 2; thence with the dividing line of said lots, South 36-51 West 243.98 feet to the point of BEGINNING, and containing 0.60 acres, subject to the right of way of North Carolina State Road No. 1755, and being all of Lot No. 2 of the J.R. Parker Estate, according to survey of William E. Martin, R.L.S. on August 30, 1983.

LESS

AND

EXCEPT:

Being a 0.03 acre triangular tract of land bounded on the North by lands owned, now or formerly, by Steven R. Cycotte as described in Deed Book 341, Page 428, Stanly County Registry; on the East by lands of Wanda F. Perry as described in Deed Book 336, Page 995, Stanly County Registry, and being more particularly described as follows:

closed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 24, 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 116 of SKYECROFT Subdivision as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet I at Pages 254 through 263 in the Union County, North Carolina Public Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 7921 Skye Lochs Drive, Waxhaw, NC 28173.

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

for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 230 of Hamilton Place, Phase 5, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet 1 at File 889 in the Union County Registry. Being the Identical property as conveyed to Ronald E. Hester, Jr. and wife, Wendy Hester on 12/20/2007, in Book 4767, Page 231, in the Union County Public Registry.

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

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 September 24, 2019 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder

Said property is commonly known as 4103 Waxwood Drive, Monroe, NC 28110.

19 SP 393 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

ber 24, 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:

NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Anthony W. Rinaldi, Jr. and Laura S. Rinaldi to James R. Manion III, Trustee(s), which was dated October 7, 2003 and recorded on October 15, 2003 in Book 3250 at Page 217 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on February 6, 2019 in Book 7309, Page 746, 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 Septem-

19 SP 252 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 Joel Carson to Madison Settlement Services, Trustee(s), which was dated May 22, 2009 and recorded on June 15, 2009 in Book 05150 at Page 0152, Union County Registry, North Carolina.

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

Being all of Lot 30 in Section 4 of Wellington Woods as shown on plat by General Surveyors, Inc. dated November 23, 1979 recorded in Plat Cabinet A File Nos. 199-A of the Union County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 313 Reefton Road, Weddington, NC 28104.

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.

FOLLOWS: BEING A MAJOR PORTION OF LOT 6, BLOCK E OF THE HILLCREST SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 7, AT PAGE 23 OF THE UNION COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

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 September 24, 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:

BEGINNING AT A FOUND IRON PIN IN THE NORTHERLY MARGIN OF SHARON DRIVE (RIGHT-OF-WAY = 60.00 FEET), SAID IRON PIN LOCATED IN THE COMMON FRONT CORNER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND LOT 5, BLOCK E OF THE HILLCREST SUBDIVISION THENCE WITH THE LINE OF LOT 5, NORTH 68-50-00 EAST, 146.00 FEET TO A FOUND IRON IN THE COMMON REAR CORNER OF LOTS 5 AND 6; THENCE WITH THE LINE OF LOT 6, SOUTH 21-33-00 EAST, 151.86 FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTHERLY MARGIN OF SHARON DRIVE; THENCE WITH THE MARGIN OF SHARON DRIVE, ON THE ARC OF A CIRCULAR CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 164.60 FEET AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 229.50 FEET, CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE NORTH 65-14-20 WEST, 211.36 FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 0.38 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON A SURVEY DATED JUNE 26, 2007 BY DERICK L. MILES, PLS.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS

THE PROPERTY HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED WAS ACQUIRED BY GRANTOR BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 4611, PAGE

19 SP 35 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 Tonda Thomas to BNC Credit Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated August 25, 2016 and recorded on August 26, 2016 in Book 06753 at Page 0264, 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 September 24, 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:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 406

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Donna M. Sinnett, (Donna M. Sinnett, Deceased) (Heirs of Donna M. Sinnett: Mieke Lavery, Kristin Sinnett and Unknown Heirs of Donna M. Sinnett) to Gary Bradley, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 04610, Page 0859, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on September 19, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEING all of Lot 112 of Southwinds Townhomes Subdivision, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet N, File 118; a revision of Plat Cabinet L, File, 148, and Plat Cabinet K, Page 698, Union County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular metes and bounds description.

Being the same property conveyed to the Borrower(s) herein by Deed recorded contemporaneously herewith.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1029 Tj Drive, Monroe, NC 28112.

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

All that certain real property situated in the County of Union State of North Carolina, described as follows: BEING all of Lot 4 of EMERALD WOODS as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Book 7, at Page 48, in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5920 Emerald Woods Drive, Indian Trail, North Carolina.

Parcel

Number:

K8-291-027

and

D8-291-027

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

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

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

BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe in the southern line of property belonging to Steven R. Cycotte and being the northeastern corner of Barry N. Page as shown in Deed Book 360, Page 227, Stanly County Registry; thence S. 54-38-00 E 21.31 feet to a new iron pipe in the property of Wanda F. Perry; thence from said new iron pipes, a new line running S. 52.20-26 W. 109.61 feet to a point being in the eastern line of Barry N. Page and the western line of Wanda F. Perry; thence from said point N. 43-56-29 E. 138.33 feet to the point of BEGINNING containing 0.03 acre as shown on a physical and division survey for Ricky Morris, dated August 18, 1988, prepared by Rogell E. Hunsucker, R.L.S. For reference see Deed recorded in Deed Book 336, Page 995, Stanly County Registry. ** BEING IN ALL RESPECTS that same property conveyed from Nick’s Inc., to Wanda F. Perry via Deed recorded on September 9, 1983 in Book 336, Page 995 of the Stanly County Registry, less and except, the property conveyed by Wanda F. Perry to Barry Nick Page and wife, Cathy S. Page via Deed recorded on September 28, 1988 in Book 372, Page 332 of the Stanly County Registry.

TRACT

TWO:

Being a 0.03 acre triangular tract of land bounded on the South by S.R. 1755; on the East by lands owned by Wanda F. Perry as described in Deed Book 336, Page 995, Stanly County Registry; and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a new p.k. nail in the centerline of S.R. 1755 by way of the centerline of S.R. 1755 lying 125.74 feet east of its intersection with the centerline of S.R. 1794; thence from said new p.k. nail a new line in the property belonging to Barry N. Page as shown in Deed Book 360, Page 227, Stanly County Registry, N. 52-38-33 E. 127.97 feet to a point passing a new iron pipe located at 29.05 feet; thence from said new iron pipe with the old line of Barry N. Page, S. 43-56-29 W. 115.85 feet to an existing nail in the centerline of S.R. 1755;

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 Keith J. Kaplan and Stephanie J. Kaplan.

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

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 Ronald E. Hester, Jr. and Wendy Hester.

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

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

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

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

773,

UNION

COUNTY

REGISTER

OF

DEEDS.

Commonly known as 815 Sharon Drive Waxhaw, NC 28173 However, by showing this address no additional coverage is provided.

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

Said property is commonly known as 815 Sharon Drive, Waxhaw, NC 28173.

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

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 Tonda Thomas.

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

resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real

thence with the centerline of S.R. 1755, N. 74-51-39 W. 22.09 feet to the point of BEGINNING containing 0.03 acre as shownonaphysicalanddivisionsurveyforRickyMorris,dated August 18, 1988, prepared by Rogell E. Hunsucker, R.L.S. For reference see Deed recorded in Deed Book 360, Page 227, Stanly County Registry. ** BEING IN ALL RESPECTS the same property conveyed from Barry Nick Page and wife, Cathy S. Page to Wanda F. Perry recorded on September 28, 1988 in Book 372, Page 331 of the Stanly County Registry.

The above described property will be sold, transferred and conveyed “AS IS, WHERE IS” subject to liens or encumbrances of record which are superior to such Deed of Trust, together with all unpaid taxes and assessments and any recorded releases. Neither the Commissioner nor the holder of the debt secured by such Deed of Trust, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Commissioner or the holder of the debt make any representation 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 and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. The Commissioner shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed, without any covenants or warranties, express or implied.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 1-339.29 (c) in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the judge or 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

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 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.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current record owners of the property as reflected on the records of the STANLY COUNTY Register of Deeds’ office not more than ten (10) days prior to the date hereof are All Lawful Heirs of Wanda F. Perry.

A cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchasing price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price of bid in cash or certified check at the time the Commissioner tenders a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price of bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for under North Carolina law.

The sale will be reported to the court and will remain open for advance or upset bids for a period of ten (10) days 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 confirmation of 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 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.

JEREMY B. WILKINS, Commissioner 5431 Oleander Drive, Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 202-2800 Phone (888) 207-9353 Facsimile

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.: 18-01157-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.

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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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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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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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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assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Joel Carson.

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.

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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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

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.

Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-23230-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.

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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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4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1277582 (FC.FAY)

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TAKE NOTICE UNION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 21

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Timothy Michael Merritt and Ashley Elizabeth Merritt (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Timothy Michael Merritt) to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of November, 2016, and recorded in Book 06833, Page 0386, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 55

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Paula J. Tyson Mullis, Chad Everett Mullis, Joe A. Tyson and Geraldine M. Tyson, (Joe A. Tyson and Geraldine M. Tyson aka Martha Geraldine Tyson. both deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Paula Tyson Justice, Brian T. Justice and Martha Geraldine M. Tyson) to R. Cole, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of March, 2006, and recorded in Book 04101, Page 0060, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on September 19, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Monroe, in the Coun-

WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1779

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeffrey Blandford Riddle and Cindy Locklear Riddle (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jeffrey Blandford Riddle) to John L. Matthews or Timothy M. Bartosh, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of May, 2006, and recorded in Book 011981, Page 01687, and Modification in Book 016863, Page 02622, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1822

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Timothy Cooper to Alexis Alan, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of March, 2018, and recorded in Book 017072, Page 00172, 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 September 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North

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City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on September 19, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Real property in the City of Waxhaw, County of Union, State of North Carolina, described as follows: Being all of Lot 37, Harrison Park, Map 3, as the same is shown on a map thereof, recorded in Plat Cabinet H, File No. 299, revised final plat recorded 09/17/2008 in Plat Cabinet K, File No. 740, Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1905 Chadwell Court, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

Being all of that certain property conveyed to Timothy Michael Merritt from Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of Washington D.C., by deed dated January 14, 2013 and recorded January 17, 2013 in Book 05917, Page 0109 of official records.

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ty of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Wingate, Monroe Township, Union County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a nail and cap in the center of State road 1758 also known as Wingate Road, corner of Geneva Tyson (now or formerly (270/362) and runs thence with Tyson North 86 degrees 39 minutes 40 seconds West 433.70 feet to an iron, a new corner; thence a new line North 00 degrees 31 minutes West 92.35 foot to on iron; thence another new line North 89 degrees 29 minutes East 402.0 feet to a nail and cap in the center of State Road 1758 (passing an iron in the margin of said road); thence with the said road South 08 degrees 39 minutes 20 seconds East 55.83 feet; thence South 19 degrees 01 minutes East 68.95 feet to the point and place of beginning and containing 1 acre as shown on survey by James S. Brower, R.L.S. dated December 8, 1977. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 726 Witmore Road, Wingate Road, North Carolina.

Being the same property conveyed by fee simple Deed from Edgar R. Engle and Debbie Sue Engle, husband and wife to Paula J. Tyson Mullis and Joe A. Tyson, dated 07/03/2002 recorded on 07/05/2002 in Book 1860, Page 787 in Union County Records, State of NC.

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 September 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 80, Fairfield Subdivision, Phase 1, as recorded in Map Book 1986, Page 110 of the Wake County Registry.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 816 Kimpton Court, Fuquay Varina, 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-

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 143, Phase 1, Section 3 of Stonegate at St. Andrews Subdivision as depicted in Book of Maps 2005, Pages 2256-2263, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2108 Rainy Lake Street, Wake Forest, North Carolina.

Parcel ID Number: 0338853 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

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

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 18, 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:

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

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Trustee 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 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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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.

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resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return

the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

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

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.

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

Said property is commonly known as 2834 Exeter Circle, Raleigh, NC 27608.

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 Reid Fogleman and wife, Jennifer Fogleman.

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

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

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the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 25, 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:

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Reid Fogleman and Jennifer Fogleman to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated February 8, 2008 and recorded on March 19, 2008 in Book 013008 at Page 00863 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on August 24, 2010 in Book 014045, Page 01497, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Erica R. Hatley and Terence Hatley to Jeffrey M. Henschel, Trustee(s), which was dated May 18, 2006 and recorded on May 19, 2006 in Book 011964 at Page 02164, 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

19 SP 1673 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 Kenney S. Duran and Kathryn E. Duran to The South Law Firm, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated June 21, 2018 and recorded on June 21, 2018 in Book 017162 at Page 01507, 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 Septem-

14 SP 3477 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 Melissa D. Lassiter to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), which was dated December 12, 2008 and recorded on December 18, 2008 in Book 013325 at Page 02596, 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 Septem-

LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF WAKE, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 6, BLOCK 6, LAKEVIEW SECTION OF BUDLEIGH, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 1928, PAGE 47, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 608 Crown Court, Cary, NC 27511.

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 Refined Homes LLC.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1,

ber 25, 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:

DEED.

BEING all of Lot 148, Pirates Cove Subdivision, Section 1, Part A as shown on plat recorded in Book of Maps 1972, Page 125, Wake County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 436 Shorehouse Way, Holly Springs, NC 27540.

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 Kenney S. Duran and wife, Kathryn E. Duran.

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 61 in The Overlook at Holly Glen, Phase 3, Section 2, as shown on the map recorded in Book of Maps 2014, Pages 138-139, 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.

ber 25, 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 43, Section One Four, Phase two, Swallow Hills Subdivision Oxxford Hunt PUD, as shown in Book of Maps 1990, Page 1387, Wake County Registry Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 104 Shaftsberry Court, Cary, NC 27513.

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 Melissa D Lassiter.

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

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.

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.

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1279048 (FC.FAY)

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Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-08481-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 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.: 17-09791-FC01

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

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 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.

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

File No.: 19-08071-FC01

Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-21616-FC01

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TAKE NOTICE WAKE 19 SP 1724 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael D. Devault to Michael Baynes, Trustee(s), which was dated October 28, 2016 and recorded on October 28, 2016 in Book 016586 at Page 01170, 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 Septem-

18 SP 1039 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 Stuart G. Barbour and Theresa M. Barbour to Jovetta Woodard and Patricia Robinson, Trustee(s), which was dated June 7, 2007 and recorded on June 25, 2007 in Book 012617 at Page 01263 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on March 6, 2019 in Book 017376, Page 02562, 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 September 25, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder

17 SP 403 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Samuel Hassell and Amy D. Hassell, husband and wife to W.J. Kellam, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated November 30, 2011 and recorded on November 30, 2011 in Book 014560 at Page 00968, 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 September 25, 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 36 as shown on plat recorded in Book of Maps 2011, Page 370, Wake County Registry and as further

19 SP 1581 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 Tiffany Renee Sanders and Henry P. Shyllon to A. Robert Kucab, Trustee(s), which was dated November 23, 2016 and recorded on November 28, 2016 in Book 016617 at Page 01740, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 768

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Corey Smith to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of May, 2015, and recorded in Book 016015, Page 02683, and Modification in Book 017187, Page 00407, 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 September 16, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 792

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Rose A. Jordan, (Rose A. Jordan (formerly Rose Marie Fentress Jordan), deceased)(Heirs of Rose A. Jordan (formerly Rose Marie Fentress Jordan): Angeleic A. Evans and Demetrius R. Fentress) to Bart Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of June, 1999, and recorded in Book 008339, Page 02131, 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 Septem-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 19 CVS 8476 NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY

ber 25, 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: BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the northern right of way of Ballentine Street: a corner with Lot #2, this point being North 86° 55’ West 254.9 feet from a railroad iron at the intersection of Ballentine Street and Angier Road rights of oway; runs thence along Ballentine Street North 86° 55’ West 110.0 feet to an existing aluminum pipe; thence North 86° 36’ East 110 feet to an iron pipe corner with Lot #2; thence along the line of Lot #2 South 04° 59’ West 149.4 feet to the point of BEGINNING, and being Lot #3 of P.G. Tutor Land.

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

Said property is commonly known as 225 Ballentine Street, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526.

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

for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY OF WAKE, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA: LOT 30, BLOCK 4 OF TOWN/ZEBULON, AS SHOWN ON A MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY IN BOOK OF MAPS 1885, PAGE 68.

BEING AND INTENDING TO DESCRIBE THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED IN A DEED RECORDED 11/25/1981, IN BOOK 2977, PAGE 625.

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

Said property is commonly known as 302 East Horton Street, Zebulon, NC 27597.

v.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Antwan J. Moody and Jacqueline S. Moody aka Jacqueline S. Taylor (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Antwan J. Moody) to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of December, 2007, and recorded in Book 012871, Page 00418, 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 September 23, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

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

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

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 Stuart Barbour and wife, Theresa M. Barbour.

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.

current owner(s) of the property is/are Samuel Hassell and wife, Amy D. Hassell.

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

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.

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BEGINNING at a point in the northern right of way line of Ravenhurst Drive, the southwest corner of Lot 36, Block 21 shown on the recorded map hereinafter referred to: thence a new line through Lot 35, Block 21 three (3) calls as follows: (1) North 09 degrees 11 minutes West 77.07 feet to a point, (2) North 05 degrees 26 minutes East 69.21 feet to a point and (3) South 83 degrees 02 minutes East 5 feet to a point, the northwest corner of Lot 36, Block 21; thence along the dividing line between Lots 35 and 36, Block 21 South 0 degrees 18 minutes East 144.36 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing .0237 acres and being a small portion of Lot 35, Block 21 North Ridge Subdivision recorded in Book of Maps 1972, Page 73, Wake County Registry according to map entitled “Lot Revision, Lot 35 & 36, Block

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 18, 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:

Said property is commonly known as 7701 Haymarket Lane, Raleigh, NC 27615.

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

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property is commonly known as 11721 Coppergate Drive, Unit 104, Raleigh, NC 27614.

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 Laila Farzana.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1,

being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 10, Crystal Creek Subdivision, as recorded in Book of Maps 1996, Pages 1432, Wake County Registry, to which plat reference is to be made for a more complete and accurate description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5749 Stone Crystal Drive, Fuquay Varina, North Carolina.

Being all of Lot 369 Kingston at Wakefield Plantation, Phase III, as shown on Book of Maps 2005, Pages 765-766, Wake County Registry.

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

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-05255-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.

21, North Ridge, Raleigh, N.C.” dated September 24, 1976 prepared by John A. Edwards and Company, Engineers.

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File No.: 19-08066-FC01

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described below and reflected in Deed Book 13033, Page 572 and Deed Book 14537, Page 141, Wake County Registry.

BEING all of Lot No. 36, Block 21, according to plat entitled “North Ridge, Additions to Haymarket Village, Section Four, Part B, North Ridge, Inc., Developer, Raleigh, N.C.”, dated March 24, 1972, prepared by John A. Edwards & Company, Engineers and recorded in Book of Maps 1972, Page 73, Volume I, Wake County Registry.

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.

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

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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.: 17-01877-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

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

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

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.: 18-23234-FC02

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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the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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

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

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

of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

and SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., Substitute Trustee,

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action.

recorded in Book of Maps 1984, Page 1452, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3303 Comstock Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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

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

ber 23, 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 No. 268, as shown on map of Section IV of Worthdale Subdivision, prepared by Peirsn & Whitman Consulting Engineer, and recorded in Book of Maps 1959, Page 350 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 917 Carlisle Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION Defendants.

TO: Jawn C. Atwater 3303 Comstock Road Raleigh, NC 27604

Spouse of Jawn C. Atwater 3303 Comstock Road Raleigh, NC 27604

JAWN C. ATWATER; SPOUSE OF JAWN C. ATWATER;

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 712

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

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.

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

U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Plaintiff,

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.

following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 172, Hunter’s Mark, Phase 3A, as shown on maps thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2004, Pages 1493-1494 (Lot 172 being shown specifically on Page 1494), Wake County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 104 Longbay Street, Garner, North Carolina.

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

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

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

The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: The Plaintiff in the above-entitled action has filed a Complaint for Setting Aside a Quit Claim Deed, Declaratory Judgment, Quiet Title, Rescission of First Trustee’s Deed, Quit Claim Deed, Second Trustee’s Deed and Second Foreclosure Sale, Equitable Lien/Constructive Trust and Equitable Subrogation on the real property owned by Jawn C. Atwater located at 3303 Comstock Road, Raleigh, NC 27604 and more specifically described in a deed of trust recorded in Book 9730, Page 984 Wake County Registry:

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1265145 (FC.FAY)

4317 Ramsey Street Post Office Box 2505 Fayetteville, NC 28302 Telephone: (910) 864-6888

You are required to defend such pleading not later than forty days after the date of the first publication of notice stated above, exclusive of such date, being forty days after September 11, 2019, or by October 21, 2019, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

BEING all of Lot 99, as shown on map entitled “Recombination of Lots 99 & 100, Pine Ridge Subdivision”, as

This the 3rd day of September, 2019.

HUTCHENS LAW FIRM BY: ____________________________________ JOHN A. MANDULAK

Attorney for Plaintiff

resentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028

4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1202433 (FC.FAY)

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