Jamestown News - September 20, 2023

Reading dialog as an actress aids in writing it

By no RMA B. denni S FREELANCE WRITER ndworddesign@gmail.com

Some experts suggest that by changing careers every 10 years or so you will finally be what you are meant to be. This might not be true for everyone, but for Fiona Davis that formula seems to have worked.

Davis is a bestselling author with seven historical fiction novels to her credit. Her books are set in iconic New York City buildings. In addition to history, they include bits of mystery, romance and glamor.

“A lot of the books have two time lines, which is a style I like

to read,” Davis said. “It is good for historical fiction because it shows how things have changed yet remained the same, especially when it comes to women.”

Davis’ novels have been translated into 20 languages and have been chosen as “One Book, One Community” reads. The Lions of Fifth Avenue was a “Good Morning America” book club pick. She also has had articles published in The Wall Street Journal and O The Oprah Magazine.

“I read a lot as a child, but could never have imagined writing a book,” she said.

Davis was the featured speaker at the 2023 fall High Point Literary League luncheon, held

As part of the inaugural General Federation of Women’s Clubs National Day of Service, Sedgefield Woman’s Club is teaming up with a local food pantry to help feed people in the community.

Members are promoting a food dropoff on Sept. 30 from 10-11 a.m. to benefit the David Wilson Food Pantry at Lutheran Church of Our Father, 3304 Groometown Road, Greensboro. The pantry is located in God’s Garage, a separate building at the back of the church.

Items most needed are: fresh and perishable items, eggs, bags of apples or oranges, gallons of milk (any type), and one-pound packages of meat or chicken (no large packages).

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Sept. 13 at the High Point Country Club. Using PowerPoint, she shared highlights from several of her books. She also explained how her writing career developed through a series of professions.

A resident of New York City, Davis first came there as an actress. She appeared on Broadway, as well as in off Broadway and regional theater productions. When she realized her female actress friends were having trouble getting roles, she began to consider changing careers.

“I took a test to see the type of work I was best suited for and it indicated I should be a journalist or a cop,” Davis said with a smile. “I decided to attend the Columbia

Journalism School. While working as an editor and journalist, I came across a story that I could not use as an article, but thought it would be a good story, the kind I would enjoy reading. It became the basis for my first novel.”

Her books are a mix of fact and fiction, but Davis makes the distinction clear in her author’s notes. She spends several months researching and approximately the same amount of time creating her first draft. Then comes the process of editing her work –numerous times.

“I figure out who my characters are, how I can construct them and

Academic excellence and service are key to recent scholarship

By no RMA B. denni S FREELANCE WRITER ndworddesign@gmail.com

Cora Hicks was honored as the High Point Literary League’s 2023-2024 scholarship winner at the group’s fall luncheon Sept. 13. Looking at her accomplishments, it is easy to see why the High Point University senior was selected. Not only is she working toward a double major in English and psychology with a minor in Spanish, she also has a phenomenal list of honors and service.

While at HPU, Hicks has participated in Alpha Phi Omega, a community service fraternity; served as a University Ambassador; as vice president of Cause for Paws, a group that volunteers at animal shelters; and is an Honors mentor and tutor. She tutors at Kirkman Park Elementary in High Point, a Spanish immersion school, where she is able to use her knowledge of the language. Hicks also is a member of the university’s rowing team and she received first-runner-up in

Spookywoods returns in time for Halloween

By CAR ol BR ook S FREELANCE WRITER cab1hp@gmail.com

It’s back – all of the monsters, spooky houses and scary monsters you love. It’s Kersey Valley Spookywoods.

Open Sept. 23-Nov.

4, the scares intensify as Halloween approaches.

This year visitors can experience a haunted forest like no other and mind-bending mazes that will challenge your wits.

There are heart-pounding rides that will make your heart race and live entertainment that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Not to mention 15 haunted buildings to explore, more than 180 monsters lurking in the shadows and unbelievable special effects.

Spookywoods is one of the most popular haunted attractions, according to America Haunts, which listed it as “legendary.”

“Scary meets adventures for the best of times … from Club Spooky and corn mazes to a haunted trail where haunting goes all out,” the America Haunts post states about Spookywoods.

New this year is the Icons of Horror, where shadows in the dark woods hide 1980s iconic slasher killers from your favorite movies. Additionally, Endora’s Brew is a new photo-op inside a bubbling

cauldron. Props and costumes are available. Cash is accepted for parking and tickets. However, this year, to improve safety, speed and efficiency, shops and food services only accept credit, debit and mobile payments. A Kersey Valley Gift Card may be purchased with cash and any remaining balance will be given at your visit’s end.

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the North Carolina Poetry Society contest.

After realizing a need for students on campus to have access to business and dressier attire, Hick helped found Thrift Point. The group collects gently used clothing from students and creates pop-up shops to provide affordable clothing to others. Proceeds from sales are donated to local community non-profits.

The HPU English faculty selects the High Point Literary League scholarship winners.

“We go though a list of requirements and vote during a secret meeting,” said Virginia Leclercq, an assistant professor of English. “It is nice to acknowledge seniors, but that is not a requirement. However, it was an easy meeting this year.”

“I just found out a couple of weeks ago that I had received the scholarship,” Hicks said. “I cannot thank the High Point Literary League enough and I am very honored to know the professors think of me this

BABBLING BROOKS: ACC goes coast-to-coast

By CAR ol BR ook S FREELANCE WRITER cab1hp@gmail.com

When Jim Phillips became the Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner in 2021, taking over after the retirement of John Swofford, there were 15 members in the conference: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech Louisville Miami North Carolina N.C. State Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest

The ACC headquarters was also in Grandover, a community in Greensboro. Grandover is located beside Sedgefield, just 1.5 miles from where ACC was founded at Sedgefield Country Club in 1953 with seven schools that left the Southern Conference states. The ACC completed its move to Charlotte just last month and the Grandover office is for sale.

Charter members were UNC, N.C. State, Wake Forest, Clemson, Duke, South Carolina and Maryland. Virginia joined later in 1953. South Carolina left in 1971, followed by Maryland in 2014.

The ACC expanded in 1978, adding Georgia Tech, and in 1991, Florida State. It expanded again in 2004-5, adding Virginia Tech, Miami and Boston College – all from states along the Atlantic coast. There were now 12 schools in the conference. The number swelled to 16 with the addition of Notre Dame, Syracuse, Pittsburg and Louisville.

When those last four schools joined the ACC in 2013 and 2014, there was talk questioning how these universities – whose states did not have an Atlantic Ocean coastline – were able to become a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pitt might be excluded because it is close to the ocean, but the others are inland.

Member schools got even farther away from the Atlantic coast when, on Sept. 1, 2023, ACC school presidents and chancellors voted to add University of California in Berkeley, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., starting in the 2024–25 school year. (Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina and North Carolina State opposed the expansion. State later voted for it.) That makes 18 schools, with two on the Pacific coast, and more than two times the original number.

Gone are the days when a less-bloated ACC could play two games a year with each other school, each having a home-court advantage. Rivalries like UNC vs. Duke remain home-home games but many others are gone.

Many fans are noted for traveling long distances to watch their teams play. Currently, the longest distance is Miami to Boston at 1,493 miles. The shortest is Chapel Hill to Durham at 9 miles. Will fans travel to Texas or California for games?

While the schools already travel long distances to play non-conference schedules, now there will be

more expense not only for fans but for the teams traveling across the country for conference games. Boston College and Miami will more than double their travel time going to Stanford in 2024. BC is 3,135 miles away and Miami is 3,023.

Dave L. Bloliek Jr, UNC board of trustees chair, told Inside Carolina, “Although we respect the academic excellence and the athletic programs of those institutions, the travel distances for routine in-conference competitive play are too great for this arrangement to make sense for our student athletes, coaches, alumni and fans.”

Why is the ACC not comprised of only schools on the Eastern Seaboard? Part of the reasoning has to do with the realignment of NCAA sports conferences. Several schools left their conference, which left a small number of schools remaining. The ACC snapped up three of the best. There is another reason for the expansion. Money.

The ACC will receive more compensation from ESPN to cover media rights, divided up between the 18 schools, but the three new schools would receive less the first few years. CBS Sports estimates the ACC will receive approximately $72 million in additional medial rights. With the addition of the new teams, will we see a new conference name? The APCC, AtlanticPacific Coast Conference, perhaps.

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Author Fiona Davis was guest speaker at the recent High Point Literary League 2023 fall luncheon. Her historical fiction novels are based in New York City buildings.

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Photo by Norma B. Dennis Cora Hicks, seated, was selected as the 2023-2024 High point literary league recipient. with her is Virginia leclercq, assistant professor of english at High point University.

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From the Front

100 years of history

But that was a long time ago and it’s hard to remember after so many years.

Don’t worry. There is help, in the form of The North Carolina Historical Review, which is published four times a year by the North Carolina Office of Archives and History.

By d.g. MARtin

What can we learn from our state’s history?

Many of us learned the basics in the eighth grade.

This year the Review is marking 100 years of service. Since 1924, it “has been a definitive source for the study and understanding of North Carolina history. Regular features include carefully researched, handsomely illustrated articles that explore North Carolina and southern history from the colonial period to the present and cover a variety of subjects; reviews of books about state, regional, and national history; an annual bibliography of books pertaining to North Carolina subjects; an annual index; and a listing, printed annually, of theses and dissertations related to North Carolina subjects.”

For those of us who treasure the past and the lessons it can teach, the Review is a welcome asset.

Why? Each issue brings a variety of articles, book reviews, and other historical resources, such as graduate theses and dissertations, almost too much in each issue for one person to assimilate.

The listing of the contents of each of last year’s issues makes that point:

Volume 99 (2022)

January: “Facing East from Tryon Mountain: New Vantages on the ‘Great Wolf,’ Rogues, and Regulators” by Stuart H. Marshall; “The Role of Baptist and Meredith College Leadership in White Supremacist

Advocacy and Policy in Early Twentieth-Century North Carolina” by Daniel L. Fountain; and “Dog Racing in North Carolina, 1948–1954: A Failed Attempt at Legalized Gambling” by Robert Pierce Patrick Jr.

April: “How Mary Became Angady [sic]: Creating an Emancipated Identity” by Adrienne Berney; “Like a Herd of Cattle Terrified by the Scream of a Panther: White Panic, Phantom Uprisings, and the Disfranchisement of Free Men of Color in Antebellum North Carolina” by Lucas P. Kelley; and “The Tar River Region and the Internal Improvements Movement in North Carolina, 1796 to 1834,” by Eric Medlin.

July: “A Fresh Voice from the South” by Jeffrey J. Crow, “Gender and Jim Crow: Sarah Dudley Pettey’s Vision of the New South” by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore; “A Hank of Hair Here, a Piece of Bone

There: Glenda Gilmore’s Feminist Political History” by Keira Williams; “Glenda Gilmore and the Search For a New Southern History” by Robert Greene II; “From the Personal to the Theoretical: Reflecting on Glenda Gilmore’s Gender and Jim Crow” by Martin Summers; “Retrospective: Glenda Gilmore’s ‘Gender and Jim Crow: Sarah Dudley Pettey’s Vision of the New South and “Black Women’s Activism in North Carolina” by Brandi C. Brimmer; “Gender and Jim Crow Twenty-Five Years Later” by Elizabeth Gillespie McRae; “Re-visioning the Southern Past: Strategies of Narration in Gender and Jim Crow” by Jane Dailey;

and “Everything Has a History” by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore.

October: “The First March on Raleigh: North Carolina College School of Law and the Fight for Educational Equality” by Crystal R. Sanders; “A Capitol Controversy: The Mysterious Firing of William Drummond” by Catherine W. Bishir.

The coverage of topics of gender and race shown above reflets the increasing prominence of women authors. In the early days of the Review the authors were mostly white and male and the topics largely political and economic. From the early years and continuing until recently, the Civil War and Reconstruction have been regular topics.

The most recent issue of the Review, titled “100 Years,” documents the changes in topics covered during current times. It promises that future issues will be responsive to changing times without abandoning its duty to put the state’s past in perspective.

Happy birthday to the Review and many happy returns— four times every year.

Subscriptions to the Review are $30 per year ($20 for students). Make payment to: Editor, North Carolina Historical Review Historical Research Office 4610 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699–4610

D.G. Martin, a retired lawyer, served as UNC-System’s vice president for public affairs and hosted PBS-NC’s North Carolina Bookwatch.

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the timeline I want to follow,” Davis said.

She noted that acting in plays and reading lots of dialog helped teach her how to write dialog in her novels and to get the plot going.

“It helped me to move characters around and keep them active,” she said, “and because I was once a journalist, I do not often get writer’s block. I keep focused on what I need to say.”

Her latest book, The Spectacular, centers around Radio City Music Hall and the Rockettes. She interviewed many Rockettes who performed in the ’40s and ’50s.

“When researching I look for things that happened during the time in which I am writing,” Davis said. “During the 1950s, the ‘Mad Bomber’ hit the Radio City Music Hall twice.

“I also look for small details to anchor the story.

One question that surfaced in this book was, ‘What is the cost of suppressing your individuality for the good of the common cause?’ I like a hook that does not include the building.”

Davis cannot imagine running out of building to use as settings for her novels. She says she could always go out of the state of New York or even out of the county.

“I might end up doing a story about the gas station on the corner,” she quipped.

literary league facts

• This year is the 42nd anniversary of the group.

• At the fall luncheon, Jeannett Langley turned over the position of president to Julie Delgaudio.

• Brendan Slocumb will be the guest author at the spring High Point Literary League luncheon on March 13, 2024.

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highly. The professors are helpful and encouraging and I like being able to interact with them.”

Hicks is currently applying for a Fulbright Scholarship. She would love to teach in Spain and plans to attend graduate school in the future.

“I may take a gap year before going to grad school,” she acknowledged.

Career possibilities include editing, teaching as a professor, writing poetry or counseling. She has an interest in counseling first responders since her father is a firefighter.

Hicks is the daughter of Clay and Kimberly Hicks who live in the Raleigh area. She has two younger brothers – one a sophomore at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and the other an eighth grader.

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This past October, thousands of gallons of raw industrial wastewater spilled into Bull Run Creek from resin manufacturer Alberdingk Boley at 6008 W. Gate City Blvd.

According to state records, the illicit discharge lasted for a MINIMUM of five days, from Oct. 27 to 31, 2022. The exact length is unknown.

When an event such as this occurs, NC General Statute 143-215.1C requires the publication of a press release within 24 hoursto report any SSO, spill or discharge of “1,000 gallons or more of untreated wastewater to the surface waters of the State of North Carolina,” distributed to “all print and electronic news media that provide general coverage in the county where the discharge occurred.”

Though Alberdingk Boley’s front door address puts it in Greensboro, it discharges on the back side to a tributary, retention pond and Bull Run Creek in Jamestown.

NO notice was given to Jamestown residents, even though: (1) Town Manager Matthew Johnson talked about the October spill in his June 2023 stormwater/ sewer permit renewal application (which is still pending); (2) Johnson’s notes state that Jamestown was a “coordinator” of the cleanup; (3) Bull Run Creek is a Class-IV water supply feeder to Randleman Reservoir; (4) Bull Run Creek flows through town in close proximity to a number of residents’ backyards; (5) Alberdingk Boley’s potential contaminant load is exacerbated by the fact that it’s located on a “Brownfields” designated site where the threat of environmental contamination due

to past use (it was an old Burlington Industries plant) subjects the site to stricter protective standards regarding the disturbance of the soil upon which it sits - so as not to contaminate surrounding land, groundwater and streams.

A recent Freedom of Information Act request to the NC Department of Environmental Quality from a Jamestown resident resulted in an immediate return of documents, including notes recorded by DEQ staff who were onsite for the investigation and cleanup. Quotes and passages from the DEQ notes to file (BIMS 202201637) and Civil Penalty Assessment are shared here, with a link to the source documents at the bottom of this letter:

On Oct. 27, 2022, the Regional Office of the Division of Water Resources (DWR) was notified of “an illicit discharge to waters of the State at the property owned by Alberdingk Boley Inc. at 6008 Gate City Blvd. The spill was called in to Lon Snider (DWR regional supervisor) at 1:42pm on 10/27/22.”

On Oct, 28, 2022, “DWR staff arrived onsite at 10 am and observed and photographed an illicit discharge of process wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Bull Run Creek, via a stormwater outfall on the property.

Bull Run Creek is a WS-IV surface water. Waters in Class WS-IV are used as sources of drinking, culinary, or food processing purposes. These waters are also protected for Class C uses. Class WS-IV waters are generally in moderately to highly developed watersheds or Protected Areas.”

“It was determined that raw industrial wastewater

(described by personnel as a water-based resin prior to pretreatment) had filled an onsite pit to capacity, overflowed and discharged to the stormwater drain in question.”

“It appeared that wastewater also seeped through the brick walls of the stormwater drain in question and saturated the surrounding soil and grass. Pooling of wastewater on the ground was present. Approximately 750ft downstream, three instream earthen dams were constructed by Alberdingk Boley personnel to contain spill, however the dams were ineffective, and wastewater continued to travel downstream bypassing the dams. The overflow reached the stormwater drain and eventually the stormwater outfall to an unnamed tributary to Bull Run Creek.”

More DWR staff quotes/ observations: “This is an ongoing spill/active flow to creek from stormwater drain. There is seepage of contaminant making its way through brick walls of storm drain at plant. This would indicate severe ground saturation over an extended amount of time. At outfall, milky white substance was still presently flowing. Inspectors walked the entire stream to the end where earthen dams were built. The milky white substance intensified in color further downstream.”

At 12:40 pm on Oct. 28, a DWR employee texted onsite DWR staff that “a complaint had been made in the Adams Farm community (Watercourse Court) concerning a milky colored substance in their storm water retention pond which is approximately 1500-1700 ft downstream of Alberdingk spill.” [The pond and

NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING APROPOSAL TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO N.C. 65 AND N.C. 68 INTERSECTIONS NEAR STOKESDALE IN GUILFORD AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES

STIP Project No. R-5823

STOKESDALE - The public is invited to a meeting with the N.C. Department of Transportation on Sept. 25 to discuss proposed improvements to intersections along N.C. 65 and N.C. 68 in Guilford and Rockingham counties.

Project details, including maps can be found on the NCDOT project web page: https://publicinput.com/NC65-NC68Improvements-Guilford The information will be presented at the meeting allowing for one-on-one discussions with engineers. There will not be a formal presentation.

The meeting will be held Sept. 25 at Stokesdale Town Hall, 8325 Angel Pardue Road, Stokesdale. The public is invited to attend at any time between 5 and 7 p.m.

People may also submit comments by phone at 984-205-6615 (project code 4912), email at US274-IntersectionImprovements@publicinput. com, or mail at the address shown below by Oct. 9, 2023

By Mail: Chris Smitherman

NCDOT Highway Division 7 Project Delivery Team Lead

P. O. BOX 14996 Greensboro, NC 27415

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled people who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Alecia Hardy, Environmental Analysis Unit, at 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1598, 919-707-6072 or ext-arhardy@ncdot.gov as early as possible so arrangements can be made.

Those who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior by calling 1-800-481-6494.

Aquellas personas no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan llamando al 1-800-4816494.

Watercourse Court are actually in the Fox Hollow community, which is in Jamestown’s ETJ.]

DWR employee “T. Lowery arrived at Watercourse Court at 2:39pm” and spoke with the resident who made the complaint. The resident “shared pictures he took on Tuesday 10/25/2022 (inspector saw timestamp on pictures and can confirm they were taken on 10/25 around 5:30pm). The pictures clearly show a white milky substance beginning to enter pond. Therefore, this spill potentially began Tuesday 10/25/2022.”

“Observations of the retention pond revealed complete inundation by the raw industrial wastewater. Mr. Jacobs (with Aberdingk Boley) asked T. Lowery if they should pump entire pond. DWR staff said that was not a decision they could make. Guilford County Environmental Health Supervisor, Ashley Dinkins, does not want the pond pumped down due to aquatic life disturbance.”

Additionally, DWR staff spoke with Carrie Hyler (City of High Point). Hyler’s pretreatment records on file indicated “Alberdingk had a daily flow rate of 4000 gallons. Therefore, this spill is approximated at 12,000 to 16,000 gallons.”

On Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, DWR employee T. Lowery arrived on site at 10am and reported no one else was on site. Staff notes continue:

“A large earthen dam/ berm has been constructed approximately 50ft from influent point to prevent further contamination of pond. Pumps are set up and ready to pump into City of High Point’s collection system” [to East-

side Wastewater Treatment Plant in Jamestown].

“It was decided the City would allow 40,000 gallons/day to be pumped.

Mr. Jacobs (an Alberdingk Boley employee) was at Alberdingk flushing the stream. T. Lowery instructed Jacobs to remove dam asap when stream is clean. This is a perennial stream that needs continual flow.”

“Mr. Jacobs wanted consultation for remediation of retention pond. DWR staff explained to Mr. Jacobs he would need to consult with an environmental cleanup company. DWR does NOT consult for environmental cleanup. DWR regulates surface water and ensures cleanup is being conducted to prevent further contamination of NC surface waters.”

“Mr. Jacobs called T. Lowery @ 12:30 to inform him the creek is clear and will commence pumping to City of High Point. They will leave the dam in place overnight, and if no issues in the morning, will deconstruct the dam.”

At 2:41pm Mr. Jacobs texts “We flushed 60,000 gallons to the creek and it is now clear. We pumped 40,000 gallons to the sewer and will pump the rest to the pond.”

A Notice of Violation & Recommendation for Enforcement dated Nov. 9, 2022 was issued and sent via certified mail to Thomas Baur (CEO/President) of Alberdingk Boley. The facility received violation notice NOV-2022DV-0323 on Nov. 18, 2022.

Alberdingk Boley was fined $5,692.45. It is not known if any further remediation to the creek, pond, soil and ground water has taken

place, or if more spills have happened since.

The City of High Point’s 2022 Pretreatment Report indicates that a SINGLE TEST SAMPLE of Alberdingk Boley’s pretreated discharge, taken some time during the first six months of 2022, showed a concentration of 1,4-Dioxane of 60.3 ppb (the NC state standard for water supply surface waters is .35 ppbthat’s 35 HUNDREDTHS). No Dioxane sample was taken/reported for the second six months of 2022.

Alberdink Boley’s Toxic Release Inventory report (with the Environmental Protection Agency) through 2021 lists 26 chemicals including formaldehyde, methanol, xylene, butyl alcohol, ammonia, acrylic acid, phosphoric acid, styrene, sulfuric acid, triethylamine, cumene, glycol ethers, butyl acrylate, trichloroethane, trichlorobenzene and more.

Direct links to the sources cited here - state documents, DEQ notes and Brownfields info - may be found at https://bit.ly/octoberspill Why this information was kept from Jamestown residents is a question that needs to be asked of town council candidates who are currently serving on the town council or planning board. Whether the lack of public notice was due to oversight or ignorance, it’s dangerously irresponsible. We deserve better.

Questions and concerns about Jamestown’s stormwater/sewer permit and practices should be directed to isaiah.reed@ncdenr. gov and mike.lawyer@ ncdenr.gov

Susan Clinard Dickenson Jamestown, NC

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GUILFORD 23 SP 1077

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Shelby McNebb AKA Jacqueline McNebb dated March 30, 2021 recorded on April 5, 2021 in Book 8429, Page 1278 of the Guilford County Public Registry (“Deed of Trust”), conveying certain real property in Guilford County to Heather Lovier, Trustee, for the benefit of Quicken Loans, LLC. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the undersigned, 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 28, 2023 at 10:00 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Guilford County, North Carolina, to wit: Land situated in the City of Greensboro in the County of Guilford in the State of NC Land situated in the Township of Morehead -Gilmer in the County of Guilford in the State of NC

Being all of Lot 86 of Churchill Lakes Subdivision as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 139, Page 67, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Guilford County, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 3702 Sherbourne Lane, Greensboro, NC 27405; Parcel #: 44460 A deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, payable to Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, PLLC, 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. Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.30, if the highest bidder at the sale, resale, or any upset bidder fails to comply with its bid upon the tender of a deed for the real property, or after a bona fide attempt to tender such a deed, the clerk of superior court may, upon motion, enter an order authorizing a resale of the real property.

The defaulting bidder at any sale or resale or any defaulting upset bidder is liable for the bid made, and in case a resale is had because of such default, shall remain liable to the extent that the final sale price is less than the bid plus all the costs of any resale. Any deposit or compliance bond made by the defaulting bidder shall secure payment of the amount, if any, for which the defaulting bidder remains liable under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.30.

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 any and all superior liens, including taxes and special assessments.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are the Heirs of Shelby McNebb AKA Jacqueline McNebb. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 4521.29, in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties 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.

The notice shall also state that 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 [N.C. Gen. Stat. § 4521.16(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.

Cape Fear Trustee Services, LLC, Substitute Trustee, Attorney Aaron Seagroves, NCSB No. 50979 Matthew Cogswell, NCSB

Center Drive, Suite 160

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Sept. 13, 20, 2023

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY

Special Proceedings No. 23 SP 793

Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass

Date of Sale: September 21, 2023

Time of Sale: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Sale: Guilford County Courthouse

Description of Property:

Exhibit A - BEING ALL OF Lot 2, Block R, Section 4 of Hunter Hills Subdivision as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 36, Page 40 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Guilford County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

Subject to easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, and utility lines and rights of way in existence over, under or upon the abovedescribed property.

PIN: 7843686805

Property Address: 1312 Dayton St. Greensboro, NC 27407

Record Owners: Thomas Aaron Simmons, aka Thomas Aaron Simmons, II and Eva Ailene Anderson

Address of Property: 1312 Dayton Street, Greensboro, NC 27407

Deed of Trust:

Book : 8352 Page: 1616

Dated: October 23, 2020

Grantors: Thomas Aaron Simmons, II an unmarried person, and Eva Ailene

Anderson an unmarried person

Original Beneficiary: State Employees’

Credit Union CONDITIONS OF SALE:

This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase 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 so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

Residential real 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 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 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 not 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.

Dated: 8/24/23

Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee

Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P.

Posted on 8/24/23

Nodell, Glass & Haskell 5540 Centerview Drive, Suite 416 Raleigh, NC 27606

September 13, 20, 2023

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF GUILFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 23 SP 638

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James Robertson (PRESENT RECORD

OWNER(S): James Robertson) to Getter Law Offices, Trustee(s), dated August 25, 2011, and recorded in Book No. R 7272, at Page 2697 in Guilford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note 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 Guilford 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, West Door U-G Level in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on October 4, 2023 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following

real estate situated in Browns Summit in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Madison Township, Guilford County, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the grantor’s Southwest corner in the Northern property line of Floyd W. Gordon and running thence North 01 deg. 59 min. East 124 feet to a stake; thence a new division line in the grantor’s property South 83 deg. 32 min. East 90 feet to a stone; thence along another new division line in the grantor’s property South 1 deg. 59 min. West 124 feet to a stone in the northern property line of Floyd W. Gordon; thence with the Northern line of said Floyd W. Gordon North 83 deg. 32 min. West 90 feet to the point of BEGINNING. For reference see deeds in Book 5286, at Pages 0373 and 0375, Guilford County Public Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7412 Friendship Church Road, Browns Summit, North Carolina.

A.P.N. # : 0112308

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §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 N.C.G.S. §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 are expressly 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 its sole discretion, if it believes 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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of the promissory note 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 Guilford 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, West Door U-G Level in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on October 4, 2023 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Greensboro in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the northern corner of McRae Street as it adjoins the eastern boundary of Willow Road and running thence N. 02 deg. 23’ 48” E 50 feet to a new iron pin, the point of Beginning, and continuing N. 02 deg. 23’ 48” E. 49.55 feet to an existing iron pin; thence S. 84 deg. 19’ 40” E. 146.08 feet to a new iron pin; thence S. 00 deg. 59’ 53” E. 50 feet to a new iron pin; thence N. 84 deg. 15’ 06” W. 149.06 feet to the point of Beginning. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1013 Willow Road, Greensboro, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §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 N.C.G.S. §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 are expressly 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 its sole discretion, if it believes 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

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Emmery Dodson Lattimore (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Natasha C. Lattimore) to Richard M. Pearman, Jr., Trustee(s), dated March 22, 2006, and recorded in Book No. 6501, at Page 0113 in Guilford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment

2022, and recorded in Book No. R 8674, at Page 113 in Guilford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note 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 Guilford 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, West Door U-G Level in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on October 4, 2023 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Browns Summit in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEING all of Lot 83 of BROOKE

MEADOWS, SECTION 2, PHASE 2, SHEET 4 OF 5, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 163, Page 68, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Guilford County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2595 McCullum Court, Browns

LEGAL NOTICES

Summit, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §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 N.C.G.S. §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 are expressly 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 its sole discretion, if it believes 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.