2A 1B The News Reporter...2018/06/26 · By Allen Turner [email protected] The president of the Co-lumbus County Homebuilders Association had seven pairs of sympathetic ears

By Allen [email protected]

The president of the Co-lumbus County Homebuilders Association had seven pairs of sympathetic ears but got no action from Columbus County commissioners last week when he appeared before to the board to ask them to increase salaries in the build-ing inspections department to stem a high turnover rate and frequent vacancies among inspectors.

Bill Worley, representing the county’s builders, told com-m i s s i o n -e r s t h a t f u n d i n g levels for salaries in the depart-ment has d r o p p e d f r o m a r o u n d $134,000 an-nually six years ago to $123,000 currently. C o m m i s -s i o n e r s s e e m e d s y m p a -thetic, es-pecially af-ter County Manager Mike Stephens con-fi rmed that he has been shack-led in his efforts to recruit qualifi ed inspectors, including a permanent full time chief inspector to replace the cur-rent “temporary” department head who came to work for the county only until a permanent replacement can be hired,

because of comparatively low salaries the county pays.

While commissioners gen-erally agreed the pay situation for inspectors is problematic, later in the meeting they went ahead and adopted their new budget (see separate story elsewhere in this issue) for the upcoming fi scal year without making any adjustments in the building inspection pay scales.

Worley told commission-ers that builders are having problems getting inspections done in a timely manner. “This is largely due to having un-qualified inspectors and no

leadership,” Worley said. “At this time inspections a re s ch e d -uled based on what days of the week the inspec-tors are go-ing to be in your area of the county.”

T h e C o -l u m b u s C o u n t y B u i l d i n g Inspections Department has a sched-ule posted on its web site

showing that inspections are done on Mondays and Wednes-days in roughly the southern portions of the county, on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the northern half of the coun-ty, and Friday inspections are “to be determined.”

By Margaret High [email protected]

Andrea West arrived to her desk in the human resources department of Columbus Re-gional Healthcare System and typed up an email: “Sadie’s in the house.”

Sadie is West’s dog, a new hire at the hospital. Sadie is a therapy dog, meaning she navigates the expanse of the hospital and uses her calming demeanor to soothe patients.

“She just has such a calm-ing effect on people,” West said.

Sadie doesn’t bark, bite, or get excited unless there is ba-con around. It’s her laid-back personality that precedes her at the hospital.

As she walks through the hallways of CRHS, her red vest reading “Therapy dog” stands out against her black fur. Workers and patients call out to her, and Sadie responds to each coo.

“I thought it was a service that the patients and the em-ployees would really benefit from,” West said. “And they

just love her. When I go around the hospital, people stop me and ask if Sadie is here.”

Nurses and other employ-ees at the hospital parade Sadie around, reducing blood pressure everywhere she goes, as West stays and works in her offi ce. West sends out the email to specialty care departments, notifying those who want to utilize Sadie.

Sadie regularly visits phys-ical therapy. The physical therapists love taking Sadie in, sometimes getting confused as her owners instead of West.

“She walks in the gym and the energy instantly goes up,” Garrett Tolley, the cardio and pulmonary rehab coordina-tor, said. “Everyone wants to

see her, everybody calls her name, everybody asks about her. Patients miss her when she’s not around.”

When the door opens into physical therapy and the jin-gle from her collar becomes audible to patients, they all lift their heads. Wide smiles spread from patient to patient as they look adoringly at the boxer, black lab, and Great Dane mix. Her white and black face scans the room unassum-ingly, picking up on all the patient’s non-verbal queues.

“If a patient is having a bad day, or a patient is a little bit distressed, she’s very keen in that regard,” Tolley said.

One day, Sadie walked into the room and went over to a pa-tient without prompting. Im-mediately, the patient wrapped their arms around Sadie and started crying.

“(The patient) said, ‘You don’t know how much I needed this today,’” West said.

As Sadie sits on the car-peted fl oor in physical therapy, she oozes tranquility. There’s

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Sadie doesn’t bark, bite, or get excited unless there is bacon around. It’s her laid-back personality that precedes her at the hospi-tal.

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A DMV offi cer walks past an 18-wheeler that hit a car in the eastbound lane of U.S. 74 west of Chadbourn Friday, then crossed through the median guard cable and hit another car. The truck then missed hitting large trees as it plowed into the woods adjacent to the westbound lane. No one had life-threatening injuries. Traffi c was snarled for a couple of hours.

“You recently hired an in-spector who was a prison guard with no inspection certifi cations and is now go-ing to be our inspector. You got him at a cheap salary and can train him. Th e problem with that is that once he has his certifi cation he will leave for higher pay elsewhere and we will start this over the over again.”

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A happy group held a ribbon-cutting at the YMCA swimming pool in Fair Bluff Saturday on the occasion of the pool’s offi cial opening. A similar ceremony will be held Saturday when the YMCA pool

in Whiteville opens at the for-mer Whiteville Country Club.

Lauren Cole of the Co-lumbus Regional Healthcare Foundation and Dick Jones, CEO of the fi ve-county South-eastern N.C. YMCA, presided over the ceremonies and were joined by pool staff, local dig-nitaries and the president of

the private pool group that is leasing the facility in Fair Bluff to the YMCA.

Cole, along with Terri Priest of Columbus Regional, began last August exploring the possibility of opening public swimming pools in the county in cooperation with the YMCA. Cole said that

Jeff Axelberg, president of Lumbee Pool in Fair Bluff, approached them and said, “It’s time to convert the pool in Fair Bluff to a public pool, and they wanted to get behind the movement with the YMCA to be a part of that.”

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no panting, drooling, fi dgeting, or any other sign of excess energy. Sadie does her job, allowing patients to pat her head and feed off her calming presence.

“The staff gets as much benefi t out of her as the pa-tients do,” Tolley said. “She really has done wonders for the staff.”

The red vest fi nds itself sit-ting under West’s feet as she attends leadership meetings for the hospital. Workers take turns petting Sadie’s head before opening up packets of information on hospital policy.

Sadie is also used as a teach-ing tool around the hospital.

“I walk down the hall with her and some of the workers are afraid of her because they

were taught to be afraid of dogs,” said Nancy Barden, a physical therapist. “I’ll stop and talk to them and say you don’t need to be afraid of this dog, she’s a good dog.”

The training opportunity has already shown progress within the hospital, despite Sadie’s short two-month em-ployment.

Jeremy Simmons, the resi-dent chaplain at CRHS, said Sadie is helping him overcome his fear of dogs. The two usu-ally spend a lot of time in the Donayre Cancer Center, forc-ing Simmons to stick around her, despite initially wanting to run the other direction.

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Simmons has progressed from staying on the opposite side of the room to leading her

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Sadie is a welcome distrac-tion to those receiving chemo-therapy treatment. Her warm brown eyes and wagging tail help patients escape the con-fi nes of heart monitors and I.V. drips. She reminds them to be happy again.

“A hospital is very dehu-manizing,” Tolley said. “Sadie kind of re-humanizes a very dehumanized environment. It’s not as cold and calculating; she makes it very warm.”

It took two years of training for Sadie to develop her skills, but her natural disposition led her to the job. West said the only time Sadie gets worked up is in the mornings before Sadie gets to the hospital.

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He gave commissioners numbers based on his own re-search showing that between 2006 and 2012, the county em-ployed one Level 3 inspector at a salary of $55,000, a Level 2 inspector who earned $45,000 and a Level 1 inspector who made $34,000. From 2012-2016 the county had a Level 3 in-spector it paid $53,000 and a Level 2 inspector making $42,000 and was one inspector short. Currently, the county has a Level 3 inspector who works four days a week and earns $63,000 annually and two uncertified inspectors who are paid $30,000 a year, Worley said.

The county’s current head inspector, Wayland Townsend, is retired and works only part time, traveling from Lumber-ton four days a week. Because the other two inspectors in his department lack certification, he has to sign off on all their work and rides with them as they go to construction jobs.

Townsend said Monday that he was hired “temporarily” until the county could find someone to take the position full time but that, thus far, the county has been unable to find someone and believes that the salary offered is the primary reason for that.

Worley told commissioners last week, “What we have is more money spent on a Level 3 inspector, less money on in-spectors with no certification and less overall salaries than 12 years ago,” Worley said. “You are going to continue down the road of no leadership and no qualifications until something goes wrong and there is a lawsuit.”

Worley said that in North Carolina, most Level 1 inspec-tors earn $34,000 to $40,000 an-nually, while Level 2 inspectors make $42,000 to $55,000 a year. “Columbus County doesn’t really need a Level 3 inspec-tor,” he said. “With the type of building going on here, we could get by with a Level 2 inspector.”

“I’ve been in the construc-tion business for a long time,” Worley said. “Maybe I’ve been here too long, but we’re worse off now than we’ve ever been before. I hate that we’ve gotten to this point. We let some good people slip through our fin-gers. Something like 30 percent of the building inspection jobs across the state are open and, when you get into that situa-tion, sometimes you have to reach a little deeper into your pocket to get people to come.”

Commissioner Ricky Bul-lard, himself a licensed build-ing contractor, agreed with Worley’s remarks. “I would support raising inspectors’ salaries, but I can’t do it by myself. There have been quali-fied people who have talked to

us but they would have to take a $4,000-5,000 pay cut to come here, and you can’t blame them for not coming.”

He continued, “Bill (Wor-ley) was very easy on our ears tonight. This whole board has heard me whine about this is-sue over and over. I’d like for Mr. Stephens to explain that we have no control over who is hired. We can express our con-cerns but the county manager does the hiring.”

Stephens answered, “If you can find me somebody with the credentials, I’ll be glad to hire them, I’d love to have them, but I don’t have anybody in the county with the credentials.” Worley replied, “If you raise the pay, you can.” Stephens an-swered, “I don’t raise the pay. These guys,” gesturing toward the commissioners, “raise the pay,” Stephens said.

The county manager agreed with Worley’s assessment that the county doesn’t really need a Level 3 inspector. “I need a Level 2 with full certification,” he said. “If our main guy walked out of here tomorrow, we’d be in a world of problems. I’ve reached out to the Dept. of Insurance (which certifies and regulates inspectors), to their retirees and to the (inspectors’ professional) organization, but I can’t get anyone. I’m trying, I really am. I know you guys are frustrated, sitting there waiting on somebody to do inspections. I realize you have problems.”

Commission Chair man Amon McKenzie told Worley, “We’re in the process of taking care of the situation. We’ve asked our county manager to make it right and he’s working on it. We realize it’s a problem area. Everything you’re say-ing, we’ve all gotten a dose of it already and we don’t need a second dose of it tonight. The main thing is that we’re going to handle it. Give our county manager and our board time to get it on track.”

Worley replied, “I hope you can get it on track, because it’s not on track now.”

Other builders have said that the inspections depart-ment is doing the best it can with the resources it has. Joe Gore, who operates Gore’s Construction in the Chad-bourn area, said over the weekend, “I’m not having any trouble right now,” said Gore, who did not attend last Mon-

day’s meeting. “My biggest problems came awhile back when most of their inspectors quit. Until they pay their in-spectors more money, they’re going to lose inspectors. I hear they are fixin’ to lose one over money now. The commission-ers need to get off some more money and pay them what they’re worth.”

The Chadbourn builder continued, “Waitus Green (a former county chief building inspector who now works in the Charlotte area) would have come back. He wanted to come back home. He’s got all his certifications and from what I hear he would come back home but, if they aren’t going to pay enough money they’re going to have to put up with this B.S.”

Gore emphasized that he has no problems with current employees in the inspections office. “We work together. The fact that they’re doing half the county one day and the other half another day isn’t a prob-lem. We work together and plan around their schedule. If I have an emergency, they work with me.”

He continued, “The only real problems I had was over a year ago when they were down to just one inspector in the of-fice by himself and his daddy had died, so he took time off to see to his daddy’s funeral ar-rangements, and I don’t blame him. I’m good friends with all the inspectors, but I’ve heard about the amount of money they’re making and there’s no way I’d take that job for that kind of money and then have to put up with the kind of bull they have to put up with. I haven’t seen their pay stubs but, from what I’ve heard, I’d tell them to stick it where the sun doesn’t shine.”

He said, “Nobody’s going to stay here for the little bit of money the county pays. It’s for certain that I wouldn’t. I know a guy who left here and now is doubling what he made in Columbus County. That’s the county’s fault. The county should pay these boys more money than what they’re paying.”

Gore added, “Going from new inspector to new inspector is just tough, and 90 percent of the problem is that our guys are not paid enough. As far as the working relationship, I have no problem with the boys in our inspections office.”

Bill Worley, president of the Columbus County Home-builders Association, asks county commissioners to in-crease salaries in the county’s inspection department.

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An inmate at the Columbus Correctional facility in Bruns-wick was stabbed June 20.

Inmate Joshua Terry, 24, was stabbed by another in-mate in the shoulder area, ac-cording to the sheriff ’s offi ce. The incident was reported at 7:46 p.m.

The victim could not iden-tify or describe the alleged assailant, and Corrections Offi cers were unable to fi nd a weapon, according to the

sheriff ’s offi ce. The incident was the fi fth assault involving a weapon at Columbus Correc-tional this year.

In unrelated attacks, two guards and three prisoners were reported injured in two incidents at Central Prison in Raleigh this week as well. The inmates were in the maximum security section of the prison when the attacks occurred. One of the guards was seri-ously injured.

Shopping spree sends one to jail

A $1,900 shopping spree in January resulted in the cus-tomer going to jail last week.

Leah Sondra Hooks, 33, was charged with obtaining prop-erty by false pretenses after allegedly using a Belk charge card to purchase $1,903 in mer-chandise Jan. 4. Hooks listed

her address as 6000 Cherry Grove Rd., Cerro Gordo. She was released on bond.

Hooks is alleged to have added her name to Cynthia Brown’s Belk card without permission, and used the card to purchase a number of items.

Race car stolen at Chadbourn

A race car valued at $50,000 was stolen near Chadbourn June 20.

Sheriff ’s office reports show that Jeffrey Lee Allen of 2780 Joe Brown Hwy. South contacted authorities shortly after noon when he found the

customized Chevrolet Camaro, its transport trailer and thou-sands of dollars worth of rac-ing equipment were missing.

The car, trailer, extra tires, generator, battery charger and other equipment were valued at $71,500.

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An all-out campaign by local fi re departments helped make a number of homes safer Saturday.

Volunteers with Evergreen, Chadbourn-Klondyke, Lake Waccamaw, St. James and Whiteville installed 242 smoke alarms and visited 110 homes as part of a cooperative effort between local fi re offi cials, the State Fire Marshal, and the American Red Cross.

County departments in-stalled 79 smoke alarms and visited 47 homes, according to

County Fire Marshall Shan-non Blackmon. Chief David Yergeau reported that the city installed 163 alarms in 63 homes. City fi refi ghters also handed out more than 60 door hangers to provide residents with more information about smoke alarms.

The city canvass turned up some worrisome results as well, City Emergency Man-agement Director Hal Lowder said. Firefi ghters found 78 non-working alarms and 12 homes with no alarms at all.

State Fire Marshal Michael Causey is pushing the pro-gram due to the spike in fi re-

related deaths this year. A total of 91 people have died statewide in fires in North Carolina in 2018.

“Our goal is to educate as many people as possible about home fire safety and more importantly, provide them with smoke alarms and the resources they need to take extra precautions from home fi res,” Causey said in a press release.

Residents with questions about smoke alarms can call the county fi re marshal’s offi ce at 740.6610 or the city emer-gency management office at 842.8046, ext. 2004.

Smoke alarm campaign sees big response

Fire departments across the county participated in a door-to-door canvass this week-end, installing and inspecting smoke alarms. Chief State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor visited Evergreen and other departments as part of the event. Pictured with Taylor are Columbus County Fire Marshal, Shannon Blackmon and Evergreen Fire Chief Shane Barnhill.

Investigators with Bladen, Columbus and New Hanover counties located a stolen boat last week using the Bladen Air 1 Helicopter. The Bladen Sheriff’s offi ce received a tip and responded to a wooded area off Woodyard Road in Sandyfi eld, near the Columbus-Bladen county line. The $40,000 boat was reported stolen from Market 17 Marine in Wilmington on May 11.

A bread truck being operated by an alleged drug suspect was towed Thursday in downtown Whiteville.

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and deliver.Andrews was stopped by

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Communications will soon be easier for all first respond-ers in the city of Whiteville.

The city’s director of emer-gency service, Hal Lowder Jr., said Whiteville is in the process of switching over to the FirstNet communica-tions system. An outgrowth of “push-to-talk” telephone systems that never achieved popularity, FirstNet uses dra-matically upgraded technol-ogy to allow police, fire and all emergency services more reliable communications in day-to-day responses as well as major emergencies.

“When Hurricane Matthew hammered our state,” Lowder said, “our communications were rendered completely ineffective.”

Dispatching units for all county agencies became com-plicated during the storm’s aftermath, as radio systems were overwhelmed and some parts of the network out of service.

“In that situation, First-Net’s communications plat-form and push-to-talk capa-bilities could’ve been a huge help. We never hope for emer-gencies, but they still happen. And next time we’ll be ready in ways we haven’t always been in the past,” Lowder added.

FirstNet is the only system built for the purpose of serv-

ing first responders, Lowder explained. It is designed and supported by AT&T. While the FirstNet network will initially be in Whiteville, Lowder said, it will eventually be available statewide. The cellular crossover technol-ogy allows communications statewide as well as locally, similar to how the VIPER radio network was supposed to function. The VIPER sys-tem, introduced during the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, is in use by many departments across the country but has been plagued with reliability and coverage problems.

Unlike VIPER, Lowder said, FirstNet allows the city to quickly access more service when needed.

During Matthew, Lowder said, officials used a combi-nation of radio communica-tions and cellular telephones to communicate with other agencies while trying to co-ordinate assistance. FirstNet will streamline that process. “When a major event occurs, it’s important to share data with other responders,” he said. “As more agencies join FirstNet, it will drive a greater level of interoperability. This will help us communicate with ease across agencies, jurisdic-tions and even state lines.”

FirstNet will work with the city to design and install the new system, Lowder said.

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Whiteville Rotary Club President Jim Brooks, right, presents retiring Whiteville High School math teacher Sunil Tane-ja with a special portrait created by Rotarian Fuller Royal. Known to his students as “Mr. Tan,” Taneja taught at the school for 18 years. He was also a favorite guest of the Rotarians. He was born, raised and educated in India, worked throughout Europe and the Middle East and will eventually retire with his wife to their home in New Zealand.

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Lake Waccamaw Commis-sioners are expected vote to appoint a replacement for the late Jimmy Stanley at their July 10 meeting.

Stanley, 77, died suddenly June 16. He was first elected to the town board in 2011, repre-senting the East Ward. He was also Mayor Pro Tem.

Mayor Daniel Hilburn said he consulted with Chris May of the Cape Fear Council of Gov-ernments, and state law calls for a new commissioner to fill out the remainder of Stanley’s unexpired term until the next regular town elections.

“We don’t have a regular election until next year,” Hil-

burn explained. “The board’s choice will serve a year and four months.”

Hilbur n – who was ap-pointed to replace the late T.J. Barrett on the board before being elected mayor – said he considers Gray Rogers a likely candidate for the position. Rog-ers ran a late but brisk write-in campaign for the East Ward seat won by Stanley.

“The board can appoint whoever they wish, of course,” he said, “but Rogers is from here. He’s a lifelong resident, and he loves the lake. I’m sure the board will appoint a good person for the job.”

One of the first tasks facing the new commissioner will be interviewing and hiring a town manager to replace

Harry Foley, who retires in a few weeks.

Hilburn said that due to the July 4 holiday, the interview process was delayed until late July. He said he expects a can-didate to be named for the town manager post in early August, and at the latest by Sept. 1.

“In the meantime, when Harry retires, Chris (May) will be acting as our interim man-ager,” Hilburn said. “He helped us out before, and he knows the town. He was a town manager before he went to the Council of Governments. He’ll be here a couple days a week or on call if we have an emergency.”

Foley will officially leave the manager’s office July 31. He has served in the post for three and a half years.

Commissioners to appoint replacement for Stanley

While there will be a brief respite from the crippling heat to start the week, lower temperatures will come with a price.

The National Weather Ser-vice reported Monday morn-ing that there is a chance of se-vere thunderstorms through Tuesday. The storms may be accompanied by damaging winds. A cold front moving slowly through the area is expected to produce numerous showers and thunderstorms over the area this afternoon

into Tuesday.Rainfall amounts of one

to three inches are expected with locally higher or lower amounts possible. Localized flooding is possible but wide-spread flooding is not ex-pected.

After Tuesday, isolated to scattered showers and storms are possible through the re-mainder of the week.

Near to below normal tem-peratures are expected Tues-day and Wednesday, otherwise temperatures are expected to

be above normal again this week. Normal highs this time of year are upper 80s to lower 90s. Normal lows are in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

Whiteville recorded its first 100 degree temperature in two years last week, and nearly topped that number Sunday. Numerous backyard weather stations had area tempera-tures hitting the triple-digits. Heat indices — the “feels like” temperature — are expected to return to dangerous levels through at least Thursday.

Big storms, then more hot weather for this week

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Axelberg himself said that members of the board of Lumbee Pool had been talking among themselves about ways of keeping the pool, which had experienced financial difficul-ties in recent years, open.

“It kind of all happened at once,” Axelberg said. “We learned from Lauren that they and we had similar visions for what we wanted to see happen, but we didn’t have the money to make it happen. For that to happen, for the pool to be an asset to Fair Bluff like we wanted it to be, we needed a partner.”

Axelberg continued, “The Y shared the same vision we did, as far as teaching people to swim and as far as inclu-siveness and as far as it being about community, so it all just kind of worked out from there.”

While Cole and the YMCA

were talking with Lumbee Pool in Fair Bluff, similar discussions were taking place with former Whiteville Coun-try Club and, as a result, the YMCA will operate two public swim-m i n g p o o l s in Columbus County this summer.

M e m b e r -ships for the YMCA include several types, all of which w i l l a l l o w participants to use either the Whiteville or Fair Bluff pools, as well as YMCA fa-c i l i t i e s i n Wilmington. Memberships will be good through Septem-ber. Family memberships are $250, individual memberships are $100, individual student memberships for ages 13-17 are $75, as are individual

memberships for seniors 62 and older. In addition, day passes are offered for $5 a per-son per day (with a maximum charge of $20 a day per fam-ily). Swimming lessons – eight

sessions over a t wo - we e k period – will be offered for all age groups for $80.

P e o p l e can go to the YMCA Face-book page to get an applica-tion form or drop by either s w i m m i n g pool to apply and sign up.

The 18-per-son staff will

be split up and rotate between the pools in Whiteville and Fair Bluff. They include 11 lifeguards, five front desk at-tendants and two co-manag-ers. Jones said, “Safety is our top priority and we wanted to

make sure we have sufficient staff to have two lifeguards on duty at all times and have the attendants to focus on the front gate so the lifeguards aren’t distracted from their important duties.”

The Columbus Regional Healthcare Foundation and the YMCA teamed up after Jones and former hospital CEO Carla Hollis began talk-ing last year about ways to improve health and wellness in Columbus County. Hol-lis asked Cole, who recently retired as a vice president at Southeastern Community College, to lead the steering committee.

“We did a needs assessment here and it had one of the highest response rates in the nation of similar assessments conducted by the YMCA,” Cole

said. “Aquatics was one of the key points that came out here as people would like to see, so that’s why we’re starting out focusing on the pools.”

Community response has been excellent, she said. The Columbus Children, Youth and Families group headed by Rhonda Dutton has donated $2,500 to help get the YMCA aquatics programs started here. Fair Bluff Mayor Billy Hammond wrote a generous personal check Saturday and the Columbus Regional Hos-pital Auxiliary has made a similar donation in honor of Dr. Sam Wheatley. “Sam has been a big supporter of the YMCA and he has fought for years to have a ‘Y’ in Colum-bus County,” Cole said. “As a matter of fact, he has been going and swimming at the YMCA in Wilmington. Now he won’t have to do that.”

Information soon will be distributed on “Swim for Life,” a water safety program the YMCA will have here. Completion of that program will be required before people can sign up for swimming les-sons, which will be for all age groups, adults, seniors, teen-agers and younger children, including kindergarteners.

Cole offered a “two-thumbs up” for the 11 lifeguards who recently completed certifi-cation training, along with co-managers Madison Hege and Jenifer Hester. “They have endured and made it through, and I am proud of them,” said Cole. One of those 11 lifeguards is Emilee Britt, who Cole called a “legacy” life-guard because Britt’s grand-father, Jim Turner, was the first lifeguard at the Fair Bluff facility when Lumbee Pool opened in the early 1960s.

Britt said that one of the reasons she appreciates what a big responsibility being a

lifeguard is comes from con-versations with her grand-father, who once had to pull an unconscious swimmer from the bottom of the pool in Fair Bluff. That swimmer survived with no permanent injuries, thanks to Turner’s quick action.

Lauren Cole officially opens the Fair Bluff YMCA pool with a ribbon cutting on Satursday morning. Staff photo by Allen Turner

Memberships will be good through Septem-ber. Family member-ships are $250, individual memberships are $100, individual student mem-berships for ages 13-17 are $75, as are individual memberships for seniors 62 and older.

Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina will (for the first time in several years) host a professional rodeo at the B&GH Farm and Exhibition Center on Bill Thompson Lane this August.

The 2018 State Farm Rodeo will be held at 8 p.m. on Aug. 17 and 18. Gates will open at 6 p.m. for the event sponsored by local State Farm agents David Ward and Mary Williamson.

“We are thrilled that our lo-cal State Farm representatives have signed on to support this popular event,” said B&GH President Gary Faircloth. “A rodeo is something we wanted to bring back to the area and found the perfect partners to make it possible.”

Working with Thomas Litton Rodeo, this event is a Southern Rodeo Association sanctioned event. This means it will include top riders par-ticipating in bull riding, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, team roping, barrel racing,

steer wrestling, breakaway roping and bareback riding.

“Rodeos have always been successful at our arena,” said President Emeritus Bill Thompson. “In addition to the riding events, we will have a variety of vendors on hand for our guests to visit throughout the evening.”

There will be additional en-tertainment acts throughout the evening.

“We want this to be an eve-ning of entertainment for the entire family,” said Equine Manager and Events Coor-dinator Amanda Thompson. “We want the experience to be one that our audience will not forget.”

Admission is $12 each night with children 6 and under admitted free. All proceeds benefit the children of Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina.

For more information, con-tact Amanda Thompson at 910-640-9852.

Rodeo coming to Boys & Girls Homes Exhibition Center

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Obituaries

Kelly YFC summer enrichment program

The Kelly Youth Focus Center is registering for its Summer En-richment Program Tuesday, June 19-Thursday, June 21 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Stop by and fill out an applica-tion. Bring all information at time of registration. The first day of class will be Tuesday, June 26 and ends on Thursday, July 26.

The center is located at 215 S. Brown Street in Chadbourn.

For more information call Hattie Kelly at 654-5300 or 918-7583.

GLORIA JEAN ASHLEYCOLUMBUS COUNTY --

Gloria Jean Ashley, 73, died Sunday, June 17, 2018 at home with her family at her side.

Visitation for relatives and friends was held Friday, June 22 at Walter’s Chapel AME Zion Church, 15111 Sam Potts Hwy. in Bolton. A homegoing celebration was held Saturday, June 23 at the New Townsend Temple Ministries, 273 Smith Lane in Bolton. Interment was in Restwell #1 Cemetery in Bolton. Dunn Funeral Home in Burgaw handled the arrange-ments.

FAYE SURLESBLADENBORO -- Faye Sur-

les, 68, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed-ward and Bonnie Davis Surles; and sister, Patricia Martin.

The family received friends Saturday, June 23 at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home in Elizabethtown followed by a fu-neral service with Rev. Thomas McCuddy officiating. Burial was in the Allen Cemetery in Dublin.

She is survived by one son Michael Bass of Tar Heel; one daughter, Rhonda Hodge of Tar Heel; one brother, Ray Surles of Elizabethtown; and one grandchild.

SHIRLEY TEMPLE OXENDINE GORE

TABOR CITY -- Shirley Temple Oxendine Gore, 76, died Thursday, June 22, 2018 at her home. Born June 24, 1941 in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Donald Oxendine and Lillie Mae Hunt Oxendine. In addi-tion to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Ray Oxendine, Jerry Oxendine, R.D. Oxendine; and four sisters, Vestie Oxendine, Maebelle Gibson, Lois Tyler and Brenda Oxendine.

Final rites were held Mon-day, June 25 at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. Visitation was held Monday, June 25 at the church. Burial was in the church cem-etery. Inman Ward Funeral Home of Tabor City handled the arrangements.

She is survived by two sons, Charles Lynn Oxendine and Royce Lenwood “Sam” Gore Jr., both of Tabor City; four brothers, Bruce Oxendine and Lynwood Oxendine, both of Lumberton, L.B. Oxendine of Gastonia, Carl Lee Oxen-dine of Charlotte; one sister, Linda Helms of Monroe; one granddaughter; and one great grandson.

TERRY WAYNE NANCEBLADENBORO -- Terry

Wayne Nance, 68, died Friday, June 22, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Helen Nobles Nance; three brothers, Jerry Nance, Larry Nance, Gerry Nance; and sis-ter, Shirley Haney.

A graveside service was held Sunday, June 24 in the Singletary Cemetery in But-ters with Revs. Anthony Har-din and Cory Nance officiating. The family received friends after the service at the home of Gloria Nance, 1941 Berry Lewis Road, Bladenboro. Blad-en-Gaskins Funeral Home in Elizabethtown handled the arrangements.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Gloria C. Nance of the home; two sons, Terry Nance Jr. and Cory Nance, both of Bladenboro; one daughter, Amanda N. Garner of Tar Heel; two sisters, Janice Dow-less of Bladenboro, Sara Lewis of South Carolina; and six grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to First As-sembly of God, P.O. Box 748, Bladenboro, N.C. 28320.

PAUL THURMAN HARDIEWHITEVILLE -- Paul Thur-

man Hardie, 89, died Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center. He was the son of the late Viola Best Hardie and William Henry Hardie and the husband of the late Mary Lou Summersett Hardie and Dora Lee Milligan Hardie. He was also preceded in death by a son, Ronald Keith Hardie; and six siblings, June Hardie, Elbert Hardie, Ernest Hardie, Willie Hardie, Lucille H. Hewett and Cecil H. Gore.

Over the years he was em-ployed by Braxton’s Auto Parts, FCX, Anvil Knitwear, as a carpet installer and a retired farmer.

The family received friends Monday, June 25 at Worthing-ton Funeral Home in Chad-bourn. A graveside service was held Tuesday, June 26 at Columbus Memorial Park in Whiteville with Rev. Willie Al-len officiating.

He is survived by one son, Donald Ray Hardie of Denton; two stepchildren; four grand-children; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center, 206 Warrior Trail, Whiteville, N.C. 28472.

JAMES BRENNAN PURKALL III

TABOR CITY -- James Bren-nan Purkall III, 69, formerly of Charlotte, died Monday June 18, 2018 at his residence. He was the son of the late Pauline Wray Purkall and James Bren-nan Purkall Jr.

He honorably served his coun-try in the U.S. Coast Guard for four years and later at the Pentagon as an Administrative Writer for more than 12 years.

Interment will be in the Culpeper National Cemetery in Culpeper, Va. at a later date. Worthington Funeral Home in Chadbourn is handling the ar-rangements.

He is survived by three daughters, Annette Smith, Michele Woods and Rebecca Jones, all of Virginia Beach, Va.; one brother, Don Purkall of Columbia, S.C.; and seven grandchildren.

ANN HAZEL YOUNGHALLSBORO -- Ann Hazel

Young, 84, died Friday, June 22 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center in White-ville. She was the daughter of the late Luther and Emily Hazel of Hallsboro.

Arrangements are incom-plete and will be announced by Smith Funeral Home of Whiteville.

She is survived by one daughter, Annie Lorraine How-ard of Hallsboro; one sister, Lottie Mae Hazel of Baltimore, Md.; and five grandchildren.

Friends may visit the family at the home of Dina Hazel, 114 Jackson Lane in Whiteville

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National HIV Testing Day June 27

The DREAM Center will partner with Walgreens Wednesday, June 27 to particiapte in National HIV Test-ing Day. Free testing will be held from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Walgreens. All tests are confidential.

First BC Field and Fun Day June 27

First Baptist Church will hold a Field and Fun Day Wednesday, June 27. There will be volleyball, corn hole, soccer and a free meal will be provided.

The church is located at 412 N. Madison Street.

For more information call the church office at 642-2139.

Fort Fisher State Historic Site summer programs appeal to all ages

Wildlife Commission says July 4 is Free Fishing Day Gas prices trend cheaper, but increases are likely looming

AMA urges federal action to respond to insulin price hikes

Fort Fisher will hold the ‘School of the Soldier’ Friday, June 29, from 10 am-2 p.m. The program is free and open to the public and will be held in the grove of trees behind the fort.

Fort Fisher State Historic Site’s 2018 summer program schedule continues Friday, June 29, with the Junior Re-serves family activity, ‘School of the Soldier.’ This family-friendly activity will feature costumed interpreters enlist-ing visitors in the Fort Fisher garrison.

As they experience garri-son life and the joy of wearing a wool uniform, visitors of all ages will learn about the manual of arms and proper military marching, as well as observe how to safely load a musket. Costumed interpret-ers leading the program will conduct periodic firings of the site’s reproduction 1853 Enfield rifle and 1858 Lorenz rifle. This free program will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the grove of trees behind the fort.

Saturday, June 30, the ‘Beat the Heat’ lecture series will feature John R. Morrison, a retired US Navy Captain and historian who will present “The Roots of Colonial Resis-tance to the Stamp Act and the Road to Revolution.” In his discussion, he will address the issues of currency and money as a basis of understanding North Carolina’s resistance to Parliament’s Stamp Act of 1765. The free lecture starts at 2 p.m. in the museum’s Spen-cer Theater. All Fort Fisher programming is made possible through the generous support of the Friends of Fort Fisher, its sustaining members, New Hanover County, the town of Carolina Beach, and the town of Kure Beach.

Fort Fisher State Historic Site is located at 1610 Fort Fisher Blvd. S, Kure Beach,

N.C. The site is part of the Di-vision of State Historic Sites in the N.C. Department of Nat-ural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR), the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state’s natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational and economic future of North Carolina.

Led by Secretary Susi H. Hamilton, NCDNCR’s mission is to improve the quality of life in our state by creating opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, his-tory, libraries and nature in North Carolina by stimulating learning, inspiring creativity, preserving the state’s history, conserving the state’s natural heritage, encouraging recre-ation and cultural tourism, and promoting economic de-velopment.

With insulin prices spiking, the American Medical Associa-tion (AMA) urged the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to moni-tor insulin pricing and market competition and take enforce-ment actions as appropriate. The health care system is feel-ing the reverberations of the ongoing price increases and delegates at the AMA Annual Meeting supported a call to ac-tion. From individual patients to the Medicaid and Medicare programs, the pricing poses financial burdens that can’t continue unchecked.

“It is shocking and uncon-scionable that our patients struggle to secure a basic medi-cine like insulin,” said AMA Board Member William A. McDade, M.D., PhD. “The fed-eral government needs to step in and help make sure patients aren’t being exploited with ex-orbitant costs. The AMA also plans to educate physicians and policymakers on ways to tackle this problem, and trans-parency from manufacturers and PBMs is a good place to start.”

Uninsured patients paying cash for their prescriptions are exposed directly to high insu-lin prices. Insured patients are

also directly impacted by high insulin prices when they are still in the deductible period, when the drug prescribed is not covered by their insur-ance, when a nonpreferred formulary status for a par-ticular insulin product leads to a higher patient cost-share, and when a Medicare Part D beneficiary is in the “donut hole.” Insulin prices also im-pact health plans/payers and PBMs. The impact of insulin expenditures on Medicare and Medicaid has been notable. For example, expenditures for just one long-acting insulin analogue, glargine, were the second largest of all Medicare expenditures in 2015.

Insulin is one of the many essential drugs across all cat-egories of pharmaceuticals – brand name, specialty, and ge-neric – to experience remark-able price increases. The mean price per milliliter of insulin increased almost 200 percent, from $4.34 per milliliter in 2002 to $12.92 per milliliter in 2013. To date, at least five states and a federal prosecutor are demanding information from insulin manufacturers and PBMs. Class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of patients.

In addition to seeking sup-port from the federal govern-ment, the AMA plans to dis-seminate model state legisla-tion to promote increased drug price and cost transparency and to prohibit “clawbacks” and standard gag clauses in contracts between pharmacies and PBMs that bar pharma-cists from telling consumers about less expensive options for purchasing their medica-tion.

The AMA called for physi-cian education regarding price and transparency. Physicians will be in a stronger position to help their patients afford insu-lin if information systems can integrate price information. These efforts are in line with the AMA’s grassroots cam-paign and website, TruthinRx.org, which shines a light on the opaque process that phar-maceutical companies, PBMs and health plans engage in when pricing prescription drugs and to rally grassroots to call on lawmakers to demand transparency. Similarly, the AMA expressed support for initiatives, including those by national medical specialty so-cieties, that educate physicians about the cost-effectiveness of various insulin therapies.

If you want to enjoy July 4 without spending a lot of money, take a free ride. You can legally fish in any public body of water from 12 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. all day Wednesday, July 4.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission invites anglers and would-be anglers of all ages to go fishing — for free all day on July 4. Everyone in North Carolina — resident and non-residents alike — can fish in any public body of wa-ter, including coastal waters, without purchasing a fishing license or additional trout fish-ing privilege.

Although no fishing license is required, all other fishing regulations apply, such as length and daily possession limits, as well as bait and tackle restrictions.

To give anglers a better chance of catching fish, the Commission stocks a variety of fish in waters across the state — including trout and

channel catfish. The agency also provides access to fishing sites across the state, including public fishing areas and boat-ing access areas. The interac-tive fishing and boating maps on the Commission’s website list more than 500 fishing and boating areas, many of which are free, that are open to the public.

Started in 1994, free fishing day is an annual tradition, sponsored by the Commission and authorized by the N.C. General Assembly. It always falls on July 4.

On all other days of the year, a fishing license is not required for anglers 15 years and younger, but anyone age 16 and older must have a fishing license to fish in any public wa-ter in North Carolina, includ-ing coastal waters. Purchasing a license online is quick and easy. Other ways to purchase a license are:

• Call the Commission at 1-888-248-6834. Hours of opera-

On the week, the national gas price average is two cents cheaper at $2.90. Today’s na-tional average is only one cent more expensive than a month ago, but 60 cents more expen-sive than a year ago.

Nationwide, 44 states have less expensive or steady gas price averages compared to last Monday. However, the cheaper trend may be revers-ing. Gasoline demand spiked in the latest Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) report, in fact setting a new all-time record at 9.88 million b/d for the week ending June 8. As demand skyrockets, U.S. gaso-line inventories plummeted 2.27 million barrels, to land total inventories at 237 million bbl, which is 5.7 million below stocks last year at this time.

“If demand continues to strengthen and inventories de-crease in the weeks ahead, mo-torists can expect gas prices do a reversal and start to increase again,” said Tiffany Wright, AAA Carolinas Spokesperson.

“AAA expects the national gas price average to range between $2.85 and $3.05 through Labor Day, likely seeing the sum-mer’s highest prices in June.”

Prices across the Carolinas have remained steady on the week. North Carolina’s $2.71

average is 3 cents less than it was a week ago, 4 cents less than it was a month ago, and 56 cents more than this time last year. South Carolina’s $2.54 is 4 cents less on the week, 9 cents less on the month, and 57 cents higher than this time last year.

BOBBY JEREAL ‘B.J.’ VEREEN

CERRO GORDO -- Bobby Jereal “B.J.” Vereen, 79, died Monday, June 25, 2018 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was the son of the late Claude Ver-een and Evelyn King Vereen.

Arrangements will be an-nounced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.

tion are 8 a.m.-5 p.m.;• Visit a local Wildlife Ser-

vice Agent. For more information on

fishing in public, inland wa-ters, visit the Fishing Page.

BERNARD JOHNSONWHITEVILLE -- Bernard

Johnson, 59, died Sunday, June 23 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center.

A memorial service will be held at noon Thursday, June 28 in the Union Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Kevin Joyner officiating.

He is survived by his sister Jacqulyn Burney.

Family and friends will be received at Jacqulyn Burney’s residence at 111 Covey Run, Apt. A in Whiteville.

CORETTA JACOBSRALEIGH -- Coretta Jacobs,

65, died Sunday, June 23 at Transitions Hospice Care.

Union Funeral Home in Whiteville is handling the ar-rangements.

JAMES EDWARD FULLARD

GREEN SEA, S.C. -- James Edward Fullard, 52, died Mon-day, June 25 at McLeod Re-gional Medical Center in Flor-ence, S.C.

Arrangements are incom-plete and will be announced by Westside Funeral Home in Tabor City.


Columbus County com-missioners last Monday gave final approval to a budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, a budget that marks a slight increase in funding over last year but falls far short of what had been requested by department heads.

The $56.9 million budget general fund budget repre-sents a 1.03 percent increase over last year, while the total budget, which includes enter-prise funds such as water and solid waste, shows a 1.02 per-cent increase to $72.8 million.

The ad valorem property tax rate remains at 80.5 cents per $100 valuation under the new budget, while slight water rate increases are included.

Although commissioners increased capital outlay fund-ing for Southeastern Com-munity College to $353,920 – $209,000 more than originally recommended by County Man-ager Mike Stephens – commis-sioners (as recommended by Stephens) didn’t approve $12.4 million from other appropria-tions that had been requested by the county’s various depart-ments.

Education overall took the biggest hit from what had been requested. While SCC received more than had been recommended for capital out-lay, other school funding came in $2.3 million less than the schools had sought with the county school system’s cur-rent expenditures and capital outlay requests taking big hits.

County schools requested $6.2 million for current ex-penses but got $753,983 less; Whiteville City Schools got $18,258 less than the $2.02

million requested for current expenses, and SCC saw its cur-rent expenses request of $1.4 million decrease by $21,529.

Although SCC’s capital outlay budget increased by $290,000 to $353,870, the county schools’ capital outlay budget was cut to $505,002, nearly $1.2 million less than the $1.7 million requested. The city schools had their capital out-lay request dropped to $204,832, $1,905 less than requested.

The sheriff ’s department received $1.3 million, not in-cluding detention center fund-ing, $322,702 l e s s t h a n Sheriff Lewis Hatcher had asked for. De-tention center expenditures were budget-ed at $716,153, $89,698 less than request-ed by Hatcher.

Total Dept. of Social Ser-vices were cut by $207,500 to $437,200, while DSS expendi-tures for public buildings were cut by $7,459 to $70,459.

The minor home repairs expenditures budget saw an increase to $45,000, $20,000 more than had been requested.

Other requests by various departments are as follows. The first figure shows what the department head asked for above and beyond what he or she got last year. The second figure shows how much of that request was not approved. In most cases, however, depart-ments got more than last year, just not as much as they had asked for.

T a x a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ,

$59,400, $9,400; court facili-ties, $89,155, $6,155; elections, $101,178, $23,678; non-depart-mental expenditures, $280,720, $195,805; public buildings ad-ministration, $8,274, $2,274; Miller Building expenditures, $10,200, $200; emergency ser-vices, $93,400, $23,800; fire marshal $5,864, $25,414; ani-mal control, $55,000, $11,400; airport, $10,500, $900; building inspections, $14,000, $6,500; parks and recreation, $30,000, $10,000; and special appropria-tions, $228,420, $17,534.

Under the approved bud-g et , county e m p l o y e e s will receive a 3.5 percent cost of living a d j u s t m e n t increase. In preparing the budget, Ste-phens had to grapple with s i g n i f i c a n t increases of five percent in premiums for health insur-ance for coun-ty employees.

Health insurance costs include 38 retirees, whose average premium is $1,928 a month, or $878,973 total.

Capital and noncapital out-lay in the proposed budget includes purchases of 10 ve-hicles and associated equip-ment for the sheriff ’s office, replacement of showers in the detention center, 170 new computer monitors for the Dept. of Social Services and a van for parks and recreation.

Also budgeted are a new dental van and a car for the health department, remodel-ing of the old mental health hall, three HVAC replacements

for the DSS, administration and Miller buildings, a truck for the maintenance depart-ment, a GPS system for central garage fleet cars and five vans and equipment for transporta-tion.

The proposed public utili-ties budget includes purchase of two trucks and the solid waste budget includes capital outlay purchases of an exca-vator, roof repairs, concrete repairs, a roll off truck and two roll off containers.

Also included is the second of three disbursements of $125,000 for the fire training fa-cility previously approved by commissioners. Of the total of $2,359,654 in capital and non-capital outlay costs, $1,669,896 will come from the general fund balance, or “rainy day” savings.

One item not addressed in the final budget was a plea from the head of the Columbus County Homebuilders Asso-ciation for salary increases in the inspections department (see separate story elsewhere in this issue).

In other business last Mon-day night not previously re-ported, commissioners heard a presentation from Richard Bond of A New Life Ranch, a new equine and cattle opera-tion in the western end of the county; appointed the Adams Company to administer and provide administrative and technical and engineering services for residential haz-ard migration grant funding, heard a departmental update from Emergency Services Di-rector Kay Worley, approved a home and community care block grant of $567,794 for the Dept. of Aging that will

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West Columbus High School held its 52nd Honors and Awards Assembly May 31 in the school auditorium.

The WCHS JROTC pre-sented the colors, Mahaley Ann Jones sang the National Anthem, Principal Jeffrey T. Greene gave the welcome, and Kasey Collins gave the invocation.

The fol lowing Senior Awards and Scholarships were given:

Nolan Blackwell - SCC Dr. W F & Lilma Barefoot Memo-rial Scholarship-SCC Success Scholarship-Spanish II Award

Greyanna Booth - UNCW Chancellor’s Award-Spanish II Award-DAR Award-West-ern Carolina Honors College Scholarship-State Employees Credit Union Scholarship-Wingate University Schol-arship-NC State University Scholarship-Campbell Uni-versity Scholarship

Alexis Bowen - Gene Hill Chemistry Scholarship-Nurs-ing Fundamentals Award-American Red Cross Scholar-ship-CNA Certification-Uni-versity of NC at Wilmington Scholarship-NC State Univer-sity Scholarship-Western Car-olina University Scholarship-Campbell University Schol-arship-UNCW Chancellor’s Award-English IV Award-AP Literature and Composition Award-Spanish II Award-AP Statistics Award-Band-Most outstanding Senior

Allysia Britt - SCC Mona Watts Kahl Scholarship-SCC Success Scholarship-Chad-bourn Extension and Commu-nity Association Award-Me-dia Specialist Award-Tonette Hedgepeth Cox Memorial Scholarship from the Class of 1989-CNA Certification

Chana Brown - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Academic Achievement Award-Universi-ty of NC at Greensboro Schol-arship-UNCW Chancellor›s Award-Spanish II Award-Lead Female Vocal-Musical

Kasey Collins - SCC Trust-ees Academic Scholarship-CNA Certification-UNCW Chancellor›s Award

Christian Dias - Jeff Andel Athletic Award

Ashlynn Dickerson - NC Division of Veteran›s Affairs Scholarship-All American Cheer and Dance Award-UNCW Chancellor›s Award

Titus Floyd - SCC Ora G Watts Scholarship-SCC Suc-

cess Scholarship-SCC Sam T Gore Scholarship

Tatyanna Hawkins - The Annual Danny Keel Scholar-ship

Tanner Hinson - SCC Leatherbury Scholarship

Maurlae›sha Holland - Eng-lish IV Award-Occupational Prep IV Award

Maurtae›sha Holland - Oc-cupational Prep IV Award

Kaylyn Horne - UNCW Chancellor›s Award-CNA Certification-US Marine Core Athlete Award-Flora Woo-ten Smith Scholarship-All American Cheer and Dance Award-Ginny Lu Waddell Athletic Award-NCHSAA 1A Cheer Scholarship-Wendy›s Heisman Award

Carrington Jones - NC Central University Schol-arship-University of NC at Pembroke Scholarship-US Marine Core Music Award-Columbus County Sistas with Degrees-UNCW Chancellor›s Award-Wingate University Scholarship-Spanish II Award

Jade Jones - Advanced Art Award

Le›Aysa Jones - Columbus County Sistas with Degrees-Winston Salem State Univer-sity Scholarship

Mahaley Ann Jones - Lead Female Actress-Musical

Zykhiria Lane - Bennett College Scholarship-UNCW Chancellor›s Award

Racheal Lyttle - Spanish II Award

Nicole McClary - Universi-ty of NC at Pembroke Honors College Scholarship-John-son and Wales University Scholarship-Catawba College Scholarship-Xavier Universi-ty Scholarship-Columbia Col-lege Scholarship-University of NC at Asheville Scholar-ship-Western Carolina Hon-ors College Scholarship-CNA Certification-Outstanding 2018 Senior Award-Las Ami-gas Scholarship-Columbus Regional Healthcare System HOSA Scholarship-UNCW Chancellor›s Award-AP Sta-tistics Award-Band Most Out-standing-Wingate University Scholarship-Arcadia Univer-sity Scholarship-Campbell University Scholarship-Hol-lins University Scholarship

Carolina Moreno - Perfect Attendance

Jordan Nance - SCC Suc-cess Scholarship-UNCW Chancellor›s Award - SCC Co-lumbus County Farm Bureau

ScholarshipBrandon Newberry - Span-

ish II AwardSavannah Nobles - CNA

CertificationChloe Pate - Fair Bluff

Rotary Scholarship-Spanish II Award-CNA Certification-Wingate University Scholar-ship

Tyler Perez-Bullock - Occu-pational Prep IV Award

Emma Small - SCC Lisa Claire Elvington Memorial Scholarship

De›Jour Smith - Advanced PE Award

Andrew Soles - SCC Suc-cess Scholarship-Woodmen of the World Scholarship

Timothy Soles - NC State University Scholarship-Vir-ginia Tech University Schol-arship-Spanish II Award-AP Statistics Award-English IV Award-UNCW Chancellor›s Award-AP Literature and Composition Award-Univer-sity of NC at Asheville Schol-arship-University of NC at Charlotte Honors College Scholarship-SCC Lloyd and Beth Batten Scholarship-SCC Success Schoalrship-SCC Trustees Academic Scholar-ship-Woodmen of the World Scholarship-Golden Leaf Scholarship-US Marine Core Scholastic Award-Columbus County Home Builders As-sociation Scholarship-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Aca-demic Achievement Award

Annela Tiffany - UNCW Chancellor›s Award-Spanish II Award-Director›s Choice Award-Musical

Chaselyn Ward - Proficient Dance Award

Ethan Watson - Technical Theatre Award

Ajada Williams - NC Cen-tral University Scholarship-Elizabeth City State Univer-sity Scholarship-Fayetteville State University Scholarship

Kaleb Wilson - Justin Turbeville Memorial Schol-arship-Columbus County Cattleman›s Association Award-Spanish II Award

A Honor Roll - Greyanna Booth-Alexis Bowen-Kasey Collins-Kaylyn Horne-Nicole McClary-Brian McDuffie-Chloe Pate-Andrew Soles-Timothy Soles-Zachary Spiv-ey

AB Honor Roll - Autumn Bacon-Allyisa Britt-Chana Brown-Ashlynn Dickerson-Tatyanna Hawkins-Adam Hinson-Maurlae›sha Holland-

Carrington Jones-Mahaley Ann Jones-Zykhiria Lane-Cameron Lowery-Racheal

Lyttle-Carolina Moreno-Brandon Newberry-Emma Small-DeJour Smith-Annela

Tiffany-Ethan Watson-Kaleb Wilson

West Columbus High School holds 52nd annual awards ceremony

Judge William Fairley recently swore in new Guardian ad Litem child care advocates for Bladen and Columbus counties. Pictured left to right are Fairley, Brenda Ebron of Columbus, Devonda Bridgers of Bladen, and Edward Brown of Columbus. Guardian ad Litem will have a new child advocate training class on Saturdays starting July 14 in Whiteville. For more information, call 910-641-3095 or visit www.volunteerforgal.org.

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Lower Cape Fear Hospice will offer a no cost four-week grief program, Coping with the Death of a Loved One, on Mondays, July 9-July 30 from noon-2 p.m. at Angel House Hospice Care Center, 206 War-rior Trail Road in Whiteville. Pre-registration is required; call 515-6689.

Most of us have loved and lost special people in our lives and we understand that coping with grief is a challenging pro-cess. If you and/or your friends and family are having difficulty dealing with the loss of a loved one, we are here to help.

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Lower Cape Fear Hospice is a nonprofit organization dedi-cated to providing the highest level of care and comfort to patients with life-limiting ill-ness; support and counseling to families; and education to the community. For more informa-tion, visit www.lcfh.org.

Lower Cape Fear Hospice sets four-week grief program

Final county budget $12.4 million less than requested by department heads

In a typical budget, de-partment heads request more than they get. Fol-lowing is a breakdown of those requests and what they were actually allo-cated. Friday, The News Reporter will examine de-partmental line items that commissioners increased.

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Much of the Whiteville city council’s meeting to-night (Tuesday) will center on schools as Supt. Kenny Garland will give the board an update on the Whiteville High School construction project and council honors the WHS baseball team for winning the state 2A championship earlier this month.

The meeting gets under-way at 6:30 p.m. in the city’s temporary city hall at 24 Hill Plaza on South Madison Street.

Garland will update coun-cil on developments and progress as Whiteville City Schools begins their $18 mil-lion project to build a new cen-tral building and update some existing buildings. Planning still is underway and actual construction is expected to begin by the fi rst of the year. School offi cials hope the proj-ect will be completed by the middle of 2020.

Mayor Terry Mann will present a proclamation to Coach Brett Harwood and members of the Whiteville High School baseball team for winning the state 2A baseball championship June 1-2. It marked the second straight year that the Wolfpack has brought home the state title.

The board also will recog-nize several city departments for having earned safety awards from the N.C. Depart-ment of Labor. The program is designed to stimulate inter-est in accident prevention and promotion of safety in the workplace. To qualify, the en-tity receiving the award must have had no fatalities and must have had an incidence rate at least 50 percent below the average for a particular industry group.

The City of Whiteville’s police, fire, administration, planning wastewater treat-ment, street, sewer, garage, and parks and recreation departments all received the Department of Labor’s high-est level award – gold – for 2017. It marked the fi rst year of attaining the gold award for the police department, while all other departments received the award for the second consecutive year.

In the only other action item on a short agenda for the evening, council is expected to approve an end-of-year amendment to the fi scal year that ends June 30. That’s something that typically hap-pens in June with most gov-erning bodies as funding sources for interdepartmental expenditures are transferred to keep authorized appropria-tions in balance at year-end.

City council to get update on school construction, honor baseball champs

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The long-awaited bridge over the dam at Lake Wacca-maw could be open by July 4.

“It will defi nitely be ready for Take the Lake,” State Park Superintendent Toby Hall said last week, “but we expect it to be open by July 4.”

The 364-foot, $360,000 bridge will connect both sides of the lake on State Park prop-erty, creating a full loop of the lake for bicyclists and pedes-trians. Fishing platforms will

allow more access for anglers on the bridge, and officials hope the bridge will be a big attraction to visitors to the lake and the park.

Hall said fi nal inspections could occur this week, at which point the bridge will be open for business. An offi cial dedication will be scheduled later in the year.

Since the dam was built before World War II, the only walkway from Waccamaw Shores to the State Park has been a treacherous, some-times slippery path across

the dam itself. While the Take the Lake fi tness challenge at-tempted to use the dam as a bridge several times, safety concerns forced organizers to turn participants around at the dam. Hall said TTL will have the bridge as part of its route this year.

Park offi cials hope the ad-dition of the bridge – which connects two areas main-tained by the State Parks – will encourage more visi-tors to the Waccamaw River portion of the park. Plans are in place to establish a canoe/

kayak landing, additional primitive campsite, and other improvements in the newest section of the park, which can now only be accessed by boat or hiking from the main park facility.

The bridge project saw several delays due to weather conditions both here and elsewhere – production of the custom-built pilings was halted after the manufacturer shifted production to assist in hurricane relief efforts in Texas and Puerto Rico last year.

Lake Waccamaw bridge could be fi nished by July 4Work is nearing completion on the bridge over the dam at Lake Waccamaw. Offi cials hope it will open by July 4.

require a $63,088 local match, approved the potential use of economic development funds for extension of a water line down Midway Road, approved a new contract with Thomp-son, Price, Scott, Adams and Co. to audit the county’s books for the coming fiscal year,

passed a resolution support-ing extension of a natural gas pipeline into the county, named Commissioner Charles McDowell as the board’s voting delegate to the July National Association of Counties an-nual conference, and approved a contract between the county and the state Dept. of Envi-ronmental Quality for the Old Dock Elementary School sewer project.

See a fi ne display of hand-made quilts by Mary Pittman and her aunt, Annie Singletary Davis, at the Bladenboro Art Gallery.

The Bladenboro Art Gallery is located in the Bladenboro Historical Society Building, in the two-story old school house,

at 818 S. Main St., Bladenboro . It is open Saturdays and Sun-days, 2-4 p.m., and other days and times by appointment.

This exhibit will continue until the end of August. Call 910-633-7982. Admission is free. Come see what this area has to offer in arts and crafts.

Quilt exhibit on display at Bladenboro Art Gallery

Staff photo by Jefferson Weaver

Inspectors hard to findbut essential

Sometimes the cost of what the market will bear in terms of salaries is hard to swallow, but with build-ing inspectors, it appears the county will have to up its game.

In an economy where the unemployment numbers are below what is defined by the federal government as “full employment,” good people are hard to find because wealthier, nearby counties are able to throw copious amounts of cash on the table to attract employees.

It’s been a problem with sought-after employees for years – law enforcement officers and social workers are just two of these professions.

The need for building inspectors is a good problem to have because it means that houses and other structures are being built after a long period during The Great Recession where there was little new construction.

The Columbus County Home Build-ers Association knows better than anyone about the need. The county has had to piecemeal a building inspec-tion department in place to meet demand, and there have been a lot of complaints from both contractors and business or homeowners.

The interim director is retired and drives here from Lumberton to work, his staff has little or no certifica-tion, and if these folks do become certified, they could flee to higher-paying counties.

Building inspectors are hard to find in the first place because their skills are sought after in the private sec-tor; in fact, it’s estimated that the vacancy rate state-wide is 30 percent.

The county probably doesn’t need a Level 3 inspector, as suggested by the home builders, but what’s needed first is a full-time department head who will be here for a while. That means finding the right person and paying him or her what the market demands. Other lower-level inspectors will need to be trained and hired.

Public safety must be first in line when it comes to re-taining or higher quality people, but the county doesn’t want to get a reputation of being a hard place to build a business or home.


I wish there was an easy solution to the problems at the Mexican border.

I also wish the politicians on both sides of the issue would shut up and let normal folks figure out a solution.

There is no doubt that peo-ple who cross the borders of the United States without a passport or visa are breaking the law – Title 8 U.S. Code § 1325, titled “Improper entry by alien,” clearly defines that law. A few other federal laws dress 1325 up a little, and fill in some blanks. I suggest you read it yourself, at the library or online.

There’s no doubt that sepa-rating parents from children is a bad thing, a terrible thing. However, parents and children are split apart every single day because the parent breaks one law or another. Endangering a child will get a child snatched from a parent in a hot minute, as well such an act should. Those kids often end up in short- or longterm foster care, which isn’t always the best situ-ation, but is better than what they were facing.

Most of us cannot fathom the love and dedication of foster parents who answer the phone at 3 a.m. to take in a traumatized toddler or a tem-permental teenager because a stranger failed as a parent. The resources these foster parents have to offer is usually strained to the very max, but every one I have met is a prime example of a servant of God.

I am sure that most foster parents wish they could pro-vide for their charges in the manner which the government cares for the children of illegal aliens. It’s not perfect, by any means, but the children being cared for in those converted Walmarts and other buildings receive immediate and qual-ity medical care, counseling, healthy food, basic education classes geared to their level and

culture, new clothing, and safe, climate-controlled shelter.

Before you condemn me, take note: I have not visited one of those shelters myself. Nor do I entirely trust govern-ment platitudes. Instead, I have looked to the coverage by the media that is most critical of the children’s shelters and the current administration. The old historian’s trick of using a critic’s reports to gain a balanced view seems to bear out the statements that the youth shelters are not, as some have specifically claimed, the equivalent of Nazi concentra-tion camps.

I wish I could figure out a solution, but right now, our

country is so caught up in a spirit of hatred that I am not sure anything anyone does is going to be the right thing. Meanwhile, the illegals and their families bypassed eight different U.S. embassies in Mexico where they could have claimed political asylum, all so they could pay out big bucks to the monsters called coyotes who sneaked them across the border.

Hidden in all the smoke and fire of this whole mess are little stories that the large and small media supply, but folks don’t seem to notice. For in-stance, the 10 children rescued from a Latin American child

sex trafficking ring by Opera-tion Underground Railroad a while back were being used to finance border crossings. Blog-ger Chuck Goolsby details the child sex trafficking in the San Diego area. National Public Radio, CBS, and CNN, among others, have run multiple sto-ries about how children and teens are sold or rented to drug smugglers, who then claim the children are their own if they get caught – but have no idea how a 6-year-old little kid came to be carrying $200,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine.

And whether or not actu-al radical ISIS terrorists are crossing the border is anyone’s guess – the pro-border security crowd says yes, the open-bor-ders crowd says no, Homeland Security says maybe, and the Border Patrol says certainly.

But illegal immigration is like race relations, gay mar-riage, gun control, abortion, tax cuts, and nigh onto any-thing else nowadays. There is no longer room for civil debate and discourse, just a rush to see who can make the most insult-ing statement faster than the other side. To disagree with anyone, especially someone who screams the loudest, is now “hatred.”

It’s also our own fault.We as voters (for either

party) and Americans have nurtured a society of hatred by tolerating politicians and celebrities constantly whip themselves into a rabid froth over anything “the other side” does or says. They then brow-beat the general public into ac-cepting their often altered, out-of-context view, whether it’s for personal political gain or a few minutes in the spotlight.

It truly amazes me to see this brand of for-profit hatred being so accepted, if not em-braced. Peter Fonda’s remarks about the president’s son would have gotten a man beaten to a pulp if he made such a remark to an average father 10 years

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The point:The county building inspec-

tion department came under scrutiny by the home builders association last week. The department is relying on an interim retired director and others with few or no certifica-tions who could go elsewhere because of higher pay when they do get certified.

My Spin

I’m greatBy Ray Lundy

Special to The News Reporter

Getting smarter about getting

older

EditorialsThe News Reporter, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, 10A

Campbell

Quotes of the Week

Jefferson Weaver

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By Tom Campbell

“Whoever thought I was going to live so long,” my 96 year old mother asked? She isn’t alone. 10,000 of us turn 65 every day. In 1990, North Caro-lina’s median age – meaning one half are younger and one half older - was 33.0. By 2016 that number had escalated to 38.7 years, making us the 20th oldest state in the nation. The Office of State Budget and Management predicts that 1 in 5 will be 65 or older by 2030.

For too many, the idyllic dream of golden years of lei-sure isn’t their reality. The average net worth of today’s 65 year old is $170,000, much of which includes their home equity. Even coupled with Social Security this won’t af-ford a generous lifestyle for the 20-plus years most should live. Instead of getting the gold watch of retirement many still have to punch the time clock, at least part time, to make ends meet.

It might be too late to sock away funds for retirement and too cost prohibitive to pur-chase long-term healthcare in-surance but there are steps we can take to live healthier and happier lives. Eating healthier, getting more exercise and rest and engaging in less risky be-haviors can serve seniors well.

One irony is the role re-versal, where children seem to have forgotten who taught them to become functioning adults, constantly telling us they are worried for us, even when we adamantly state we are “fine.” But when we con-gregate with others our age it doesn’t take long before the conversation switches to health issues, followed shortly after by the mantra, “Getting old ain’t for sissies.”

Getting old also doesn’t work well for those in denial. It benefits everyone to have dis-cussions in advance of needs. There are legitimate questions that need answers, like what will happen if one spouse dies or becomes incapacitated? Should you give up the emo-tional and financial security of that comfortable house and consider one of the growing numbers of retirement com-munities or staged assisted liv-ing facilities? If independent living is the right choice then perhaps downsizing might be advisable.

Those wishing to “age in place” in familiar surround-ings should not wait until there is an accident to make their living environments safer and less cluttered. Many find it cheaper to make neces-sary renovations than to move, but changes must address both present and future needs. AARP, occupational therapists and a number of books deal with how to conduct a room-by-room assessments and actions. Bathrooms, for example, are the most dangerous room in the house, but installing grab bars, easier access into show-ers and tubs and the removal of scatter rugs can make them safer. Kitchens can also be troublesome; those cabinets, once easily accessible, are now challenging and the regular use of stepstools can be haz-

A farmer was moving his favorite cow, Bossy, from one part of his farm to another where the grazing was good. He loaded up old Bossy on the trailer and eased down the road to the stop sign. The highway divided his large farm. Just as he was pulling off the road to the other side, an 18-wheeler came roaring by and struck the end of the trailer with old Bossy on it. It knocked the farmer’s truck, trailer, and Bossy into the field. The farmer’s dog that was fol-lowing was also hurt badly.

Bossy was hurt badly and was moaning. The dog was moaning. The farmer just moved his hands, then his feet,

and his head to see if anything was broken. He felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and lay there for a few minutes to gather his strength. To make matters worse, the big rig that struck the trailer did not stop—another hit and run.

About that time a state trooper pulled up and came to a screeching halt. The trooper walked over to the badly in-jured cow, and said aloud, “I hate to do this old girl.” With that he pulled out his pistol and shot old Bossy grave-yard dead. No more moaning for Bossy; she was out of her misery. The trooper, pistol in hand, walked over to poor old Fido, and stared at the dog for a few seconds. The dog whined weakly. The trooper squatted to examine the dog closely.

“Boy, your hind quarters are crushed. I just hate to do this, but you’re suffering.” With that the trooper shot poor old Fido between the eyes. “Well, his suffering is over,” said the trooper to himself.”

At that point he saw the poor farmer lying flat of his back on the other side of the truck. “No seat belt, I reckon,” the trooper said lowly. The trooper walked over to the farmer and said, “Your dog and your cow were in such terrible shape that I had to shoot them, get them out their misery you know.” “How are you feeling,” the trooper con-tinued?

The far mer, seeing the smoking barrel of the pistol, said cheerfully: “O, I’m great; never felt better!”

The society of hatred

“We promised families at the listening sessions that everything that has been working well will con-tinue to work as it has. We have contracted with every provider who was serving Columbus County under Eastpointe, so there will be no gaps and people won’t have to change providers if they are happy where they were. There will be no disruption.”

– Leza Wainwright, CEO of Trillium Health Resources, which will take over the coordination of mental health services July 1, replacing Eastpointe.

“Hopefully we can get somebody that has some real estate background, too, someone who maybe could work on brokering some deals for some of the empty buildings we have both downtown and in the shopping strips.”

– Mayor Terry Mann, talking about the city’s new ini-tiative to hire an economic development director. He or she will begin sometime after Labor Day.

“(I) am really glad she has been hired. I will be happy to see her move into my old office. I think Amanda has a lot of experience and will do a good job. I have seen her in court and have been very impressed with her court appearances.”

- County Manager Mike Stephens, on the hiring of Amanda Prince as county attorney. Stephens has been serving as county attorney and county manager since Bill Clark’s retirement as county manager.

“My big thing with Surf Doc is not surfing, per se, my big thing is water safety, from a medical stand-point and public health standpoint.”

- Dr. Peter Chambers, emergency department physi-cian at Columbus Regional, on his love of surfing and the ocean. He has a keen interest in promoting water safety in the county. He also heads North Myrtle Beach Ocean Rescue. SurfDoc is his nickname.

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Solutions

A Look Back

“Gifts Galore. A trainload of values!” These two people had a lot of stuff to sell. Anyone who can help identify people or places on our “A Look Back” pages is welcome to email [email protected] with the details.

Hanging out in downtown Whiteville After a snow storm in downtown Whiteville

ago. Then a Canadian writer promised similar treatment for the president’s granddaughter. Another actor bragged about insulting the outgoing speaker of the House of Representa-tives in front of the speaker’s child. The profanity-laced ti-rade of a low-rated night time “comedienne” the other week was played over and over and over by both the media that obviously can’t stand the presi-dent, as well as the networks that support him.

Roseanne Barr – for whom I have never had any use – made a tasteless but non-threatening joke, but since she claims to be an avowed Trump-supporter, she was vilifi ed and Trump was even blamed for her remark by one commentator.

That same commentator, by the way, said that anyone that supports the president or strong borders is “like the Nazis.” Those who blew back at him have been attacked for being hotheads and bigots.

If you tell a good dog that he’s bad long enough, he’s go-ing to bite someone; it’s hardly fair to the dog to then punish him for the behavior you have taught him. Yet that’s exactly what we do – when people fi -nally give in and instinctively defend themselves, those on the other side promptly crow the I-told-you-so’s.

The institutional hatred of the president has gotten so strong that even when Trump

succeeded in sitting down with the North Korean dictator to talk about denuclearization, he was criticized for sitting down with the North Korean dictator. Of course, a few weeks before, the same critics were scream-ing that he was taking us into a new war with North Korea. The same thing happened when he gave in and announced plans to reunite illegal immigrants and their children.

Yet for all the hoopla and hullabaloo, no one has really offered a solution to dealing with people who, in their des-peration for better lives, break American law.

For the record – I don’t sup-port anyone breaking any law. I don’t think people who disre-gard our laws to get here will be good citizens, therefore they should be treated humanely and sent home. I’m not happy that parents and children are being separated, but when people break the law, bad things happen to them.

Also for the record, I don’t hate anyone.

I wish I could solve the prob-lems at the border, the same way I wish I could solve the opioid crisis, unemployment, rogue countries that want to see America in ashes, the smol-dering match of racism, and the rather profi table hatred of law enforcement.

I’m not even sure I can offer a solution – but I do know we’ll never get anywhere as long as we nurture a society of hatred.

We’re Americans, people. We’re better than this.

ardous. One seminar suggests start-

ing a notebook that contains your team of trusted advisors, to include your lawyer, physi-cian, fi nancial planner, min-ister and all family members. Have all banking and fi nancial account numbers, phone num-bers, passwords and contacts logically arranged. Spell out where to find deeds, wills, powers of attorney, health-care directives and funeral arrangements.

We may be getting older, but

we can be smart about it and take precautions to make the years remaining as safe and worry free as possible. Maybe then we can call them “golden years.”

Tom Campbell is former as-sistant North Carolina State Treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of NC is-sues that airs on UNC-TV main channel Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays 12:30 p.m. and UNC North Carolina Channel Fri-days at 10:00 p.m., Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. and Sundays at 10:00 a.m.

Contact him at www.ncspin.com.

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The Columbus County Parks and Recreation will hold its quarterly Recreation Advisory Board meeting on Monday, July 9 at 6 p.m. The

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All children and youth ages 4-15 interested in soccer are encouraged to register with Columbus County Parks and Recreation for fall league play.

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2018 Columbus County Parks and Recreation Summer Enrichment Clinics

Volleyball Enrichment Clinic Beginning - July 9 – 12, 2018 (Mon.-Thurs.)Location: - Whiteville Recreation Center255 Rec Center Drive, WhitevilleGirls ages 11-18Cost of each clinic $40Clinic 1Beginners & Intermediate – 9:00 – 12:30Free breakfast, lunch and refreshments providedClinic 2Advanced – 12:00 – 3:00Free lunch and refreshments provided

Tennis Enrichment Clinic Beginning - July 9 – 12, 2018 (Mon.-Thurs.)Location: Whiteville High School Tennis CourtsBoys & Girls ages 6-15 Cost of clinic $40Clinic 1Ages 6-10 Begins 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Free breakfast, lunch and refreshments providedClinic 2Ages 11-15 Begins 12:00 – 3:00Free lunch and refreshments providedCost of each clinic $40

Pre-register for Enrichment Clinics at the Columbus County Parks and Recreation office or call 910-640-6624 for more information.

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Youth soccer registration deadline is July 6

Aug. 24 - at Heide TraskAug. 31 - OPENSept. 7 - *at South RobesonSept 14- *FairmontSeptl 21 - *at South ColumbusSept. 28 - *East Bladen

2018 WestColumbus High School football schedule

Whiteville native Chris Wilcox, who followed up bril-liant Whiteville High School and University of Maryland basketball careers with an 11-year career in the NBA, will be back in Whiteville for the July 9-13 Chris Wilcox Basketball Camp.

Wilcox has conducted the camp each summer since 2003, and the event has drawn

between 160 and 200 campers each year.

The Whiteville High School gym and Central Middle School gym will be used for the week-long camp.

The camp is open to chil-dren and youth of ages 7-18.

Registration fee is $50 per camper. Each session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Checks are payable to Chris Wilcox

Basketball Camp.For additional informa-

tion, email [email protected]

Glenn McKoy, who served as head boys basketball coach at Whiteville High School from 1979 to 2006, leading the Wolfpack to state 2A champi-onships in 1999 and 2000, will again be camp director with a host of others.

Wilcox Basketball Camp set for July 9-13

July 6, 2018, the final day of registration. All new par-ticipants must supply a copy of their birth certificate before the fall soccer application will be accepted.

A registration fee of $30 can be paid by cash (correct amount) or check made payable to Columbus County Parks and Recreation.

*-Denotes Three Rivers 1A-2A Conference games



Staff photo by Franklin Davis

Wil Ezzell recently com-peted in a National Phy-sique Committee (NPC) bodybuilding show, the Atlantic Coast Classic, June 16 in Wilmington. Ezzell placed first in the lightweight division of true novice bodybuilding and third overall in clas-sic physique. His third place finish nationally qualified him for state competition in Raleigh next April.Ezzell is the son of Marty and Melvin Ezzell of Whiteville and a 2014 graduate of Whiteville High School.

Body-building winner

For ms for registration, coaching applications and team sponsorship are available at the county recreation office and online at columbusco.org on the recreation website. Columbus County Parks & Recreation of-fice is located at 606 N Thomp-son Street-behind the Columbus County Health Department. For more information, call 640-6624.

Oct. 5 - *at St. PaulsOct. 12 - *West BladenOct. 19 *at WhitevilleOct. 26 - *Red SpringsNov. 2 - *East Columbus

South Columbus wins countyDixie Boys league championship

South Columbus clinched the championship of the Co-lumbus County Dixie Boys Baseball League Tournament last week, finishing with an 11-1 record.

In its final game of league play, the South Columbus team

defeated West Colombus 15-0 behind a 20-hit attack.

South Columbus team mem-bers are Jaheim Dixon, Is-sac McPherson Ellis Riggins, Cameron Ridgeway, John Har-vey Gore, Deandre McLeod, Daquan Cox, Lee Carter, Dal-

ton Thompson, Gavin McRae, Rylee Brinson, Cole Weath-eford, D. Riggins.

Coaches are Wayne Ow-ens, Joe Gore, Robbie Lee and Vance McRae.

Wolfpack Optimist’s Luke McClean (right) slides home safely while Riegelwood catcher Imani Floyd awaits the throw in last Wednesday’s championship game of the 2018 Dis-trict 2 AA Dixie Youth Baseball Tournament. The Wolfpack Optimist team of Whiteville took a 13-2 win in the final

Post 137 assistant coach Justin Taylor mans the third base box in Sunday’s American Legion baseball game against visiting Frederick, Md., at Legion Stadium. Post 137 de-feated the Maryland squad 9-5.

Columbus County’s Ethan Matheson slides home for a run in Saturday’s opening game of the 2018 District 2 AAA (ages 9-10) Dixie Youth Baseball Tournament at Whiteville’s Optimist Park. Columbus County defeated the host Wolfpack Optimist 13-12 and came back on Sunday to take an 8-2 victory over South Columbus. The five-team double-elimination tournament will run through Wednesday or Thursday with the winner advancing to play in the 2018 North Carolina Dixie Youth AAA Tournament at nearby Ash in Brunswick County.

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The final tally:1. Whiteville 123.82. South Columbus 83.33. St. Pauls 82.54. Red Springs 805. Fairmont 766. East Bladen 73.57. West Bladen 588. East Columbus 549. West Columbus 4610. South Robeson 34.5

Whiteville High School has once again come away with first place in the Wells Fargo Cup race of the Three Rivers 1A-2A Conference.

The Wells Fargo Cup annually recog-nizes top finishers in statewide and confer-ence competitions of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.

The Whiteville Wolfpack came away with conference championships in base-ball and softball during spring competi-tion as well as runnerup finishes in golf, boys track, girls track, girls soccer and boys tennis to close out its overall 2017-18 athletic effort with 123.8 points.

South Columbus, with conference championships in golf and boys tennis came in second-place with 83.3 points to nose out St. Pauls, which closed with 80. Fairmont followed with 76 points while East Bladen was right behind with 73.5.

Legion goes 3-1 in Palmetto tourney

District 2 DY Majors Tournamentto begin on Saturday at Cerro Gordo

Closing out the standing were East Bladen with 73.5 points, West Bladen with 58, East Columbus with 54. West Columbus with 46 and South Robe-son with 34.5.

Whiteville has finished first in the Three Riv-ers Conference Wells Fargo Cup competition for the fifth straight year.

State tournament boundWolfpack Optimist Dixie Youth AA baseball players (ages 7-8, coach-pitch) display their exuberance following their District 2 Tournament championship-clinching win over Riegelwood last Wednesday at Tabor City. The Whiteville team advanced to North Carolina Dixie Youth AA Tournament action, which is scheduled to begin on Saturday at Stanley (Gaston County). The Wolfpack Optimist team, which finished District 2 Tournament play with an undefeated record, will take on the host Stanley team in the opening round of the 12-team double-elimination tournament.

Legion completion

WHS wins Wells Fargo Conference Cup

Five teams will be vying for the 2018 District 2 Dixie Youth Majors Baseball Tourna-ment championship when play gets underway on Saturday at the Cerro Gordo Dixie Youth Complex.

The event will also include a three-team supplemental tournament bracket.

Saturday’s first-round play will have Riegelwood taking on Columbus County at 10 a.m., followed by a match-up between South Columbus and

Bladen County. Defending champion Wolfpack Optimist has an opening round bye and will step into action on Sunday at 2 p.m., against the Riegelwood -Columbus County winner.

Sunday’s second game will match the losers of Saturday’s game. Saturday’s South Co-lumbus-Bladen County winner received a bye in second-round play.

The double-elimination tournament will run through

Wednesday or Thursday with the winner receiving a berth in the 2018 Dixie Youth Majors Tournament, which will run from July 14 through July 19 at Kenansville.

Wolfpack Optimist, Colum-bus County and Elizabethtown are the three teams who will compete in double elimination supplemental play. Saturday’s game will have Columbus County meeting Wolfpack Op-timist at 11 a.m.

Columbus County first baseman Parker Fowler takes the throw in time for the put-out on Wolfpack Optimist base-runner Jake Odham in Saturday’s opening day action of the District 2 AAA (ages 9-10) Dixie Youth Baseball Tournament at Whiteville’s Optimist Park.Columbus County pulled out a 13-12 win in the battle between the longtime rivals. In Saturday’s other first-round game, Riegelwood pulled away to a 15-5 victory over Bladen County. Sunday, Columbus County took an 8-2 win over South Columbus and Whiteville topped Bladen County 18-7. The double-elimination tournament will run through Wednesday or Thursday.

Post 137’s Scott Bowen beats the tag at third base in Sunday’s American Legion base-ball game with Frederick, Md., at Legion Stadium. Post 137 won 9-5.

Whiteville Post 137 took a break from Area II play to take part in the fourth annual Pal-metto Invitational. Whiteville played three games in Aynor, SC and hosted Frederick, MD at Legion Stadium Sunday.

Whiteville 9 Beverly-Lowell, OH 0

Post 137 banged out five, first-inning hits, taking a 3-0 lead. A strong combined pitching performance by Scott Bowen and Zac Hunt held the Ohio squad scoreless while Whiteville added on six runs in the final three frames for the 9-0 victory.

Brooks Baldwin led off the game with a double, stole third and scored on an error. With two outs, Dawson Elliott doubled. Consecutive singles by Bowen, Will Hinson and Gerritt Newell plated two more runs.

Gage Hammonds doubled and Bowen reached on an error before Hinson’s fifth-inning single scored both for a 5-0 lead. In the sixth, Brooks Bald-win walked and scored on A.J. Brooks double. Brooks jogged home on Hammonds two-run homer. A walk to Hinson fol-lowed by a single by Zac Hunt and RBI hit by Kris Allen made the final score 9-0.

Scott Bowen pitched five innings, allowing five hits, two walks and striking out one. Zac Hunt finished, giving up one hit and striking out one in two innings.

Gerritt Newell reached base three times for Whiteville with two hits and a hit by pitch. Hammonds and Hinson each collected two hits and drove in two runs. Bowen also contrib-uted two hits. Hunt singled in his only plate appearance.

In last week’s Post 137 win over Wallace, Zac Hunt was the player who hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning. The original article gave credit to another player.

Garner 7Whiteville 0

Garner pitcher Kyle Mott struck out 14 Post 137 batters over six innings to lead the Garner Nationals team to a 7-0 victory over Whiteville Fri-day. Mott gave up a double to Brooks Baldwin leading off the bottom of the first before strik-ing out the side. Mott allowed just two other base runners in his final five innings of work.

A pair of two-run homers were the key blows in three-run outbursts from Garner in the first and third innings.

Jacob Allgood started on the mound for Whiteville. He was relieved by Jerry Locklear with two outs in the third. Kris Allen pitched the final inning and two-thirds.

Jerry Locklear connected for Whiteville’s second hit in the seventh inning.

Whiteville 3 Horry County 1

Post 137 opened its season with a 10-0 win over Horry County May 25. Saturday’s contest was much closer, but

Whiteville managed to pull out a 3-1 victory.

Brooks Baldwin led off the game with a home run for Post 137. A third-inning walk to A.J. Brooks followed by Gage Ham-monds’ triple and a sac fly by Dawson Elliott provided the final Whiteville runs of the contest.

Post 137 ’s Daniel Carter held Horry scoreless through four and one-third in-nings of work. Carter allowed two hits and struck out eight. His strike out of Branden Bat-ten on a full-count pitch with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth helped preserve the lead.

Zac Hunt relieved Carter in the fifth, pitching into the seventh. After two, two-out walks, A.J. Brooks replaced Hunt on the hill. A walk and hit batter plated an Horry run, but Brooks struck out Holden Nobles to end the game.

Post 137 collected just four safeties, hitting for the cycle as a team with Baldwin’s homer, Hammonds triple, a double by Noah Evington and single by Scott Bowen.

Whiteville 9 Frederick, MD 5

Despite being outhit six to five, Post 137 manufactured nine runs in its win over Fred-erick, MD Post 11. Whiteville parlayed five walks, a hit bats-man, five stolen bases, three sacrifices and three Frederick errors into runs in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings.

Whiteville scored three runs in the second without benefit of a hit. Scott Bowen struck out, but reached first on a wild pitch. Will Hinson was safe when his bunt attempt was played too late to third to catch Bowen. Bowen scored on a wild pitch. Daniel Carter walked. Jake Butler’s bunt was thrown wildly to third allowing Hin-son to score. Brooks Baldwin’s sac fly scored Carter.

Frederick tied the score with three runs in the top of the third on two hits, an error and a ground out. Singles by Gage Hammonds and Daw-son Elliott preceded Bowen’s grounder being misplayed al-lowing two runs to score. Bow-en scored later in the frame for a 6-3 Post 137 advantage.

Each team scored once in the fifth. A walk to Noah Eving-ton, single by Baldwin, walk to A.J. Brooks, three stolen bases and Elliott’s sac fly gave White-ville its final runs.

Dylan Lawson opened on the mound for Post 137. Lawson pitched four innings, allowing three runs (two earned), three hits, struck out four, walked two and hit a batter. Dawson Elliott, A.J. Brooks and Brooks Baldwin each pitched one in-ning.

Gage Hammonds collected three hits and Brooks Bald-win two to lead Whiteville’s offense.Whiteville’s Post 137’s Dylan Lawson pitches in Sunday’s

game with Frederick, Md.

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Central Columbus, SweeTees Champions East Columbus, SweeTees Runner-up

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Kneeling: Kensley Wyatt, Angel Smith, Greyanna Brown, Campbell Thompson

Standing: Lillie Grey Jacobs, Chesney Cribb, Margeret Cartrette, Ila Simpson, Maggie Simmons, Madelyn Edge, Laityn Cribb, Savannah Kelly

Coaches: David Wyatt, Erin Thompson, Daniel Edge

Front row: Reah Lee, Tori Grainger, Kyleigh Manning, Jordyn Turbeville, Brileigh Ward, and Bella Coleman

Back row: Coach Kenny Nance, Carmen Buck, Alexis Barnes, Jada McDowell, Payton Brooks, Olivia Watts, Riley Grice and Coach Jerome Ward

Kneeling: Kaleigh Bryant, Aleigh Godwin, Kinley Scott, Millie Bracey, Addison Spaulding, Teya Moore, Journey Sutton

Middle Row: Janiya Coleman, Ashlynn Smith, Keira Baines, Lakyn Wilson, Ryleigh Owens

Coaches: Jared Bracey, Natalie Godwin, Matt Wilson, Chad Malpass

Bottom: Kiran Ward, Sacred Graham, Lea Alderman

Middle row: Nora Campbell, Brynleigh Coleman, Sophia Thompson, Khloee Hinson, Addison Tyson, Brileigh Cartrette, Reese Honeycutt, Kaydence Jacobs, Sidney Landis

Coaches: Nick Alderman, Randal Brennan, Johnathan Honeycutt, Josh Cartrette

Sitting: Peyton Reynolds, Sawyer Bracey, Charleigh Malpass, Peyton Lewis, Madison White, Sophia Watts.

Standing: Nevaeh Mitchell, Whisper Moore, Charity Lewis, Serenity Johnson, Camille Blanks, Damiya Simmons.

Coaches: Selina Moore, Boogie Lewis, Brandi Reynolds, Darin Harrelson

Kneeling: Naylani Shaw, Izabella Cribb, Greylynn Cartrette, Olivia Young, Brileigh McCall, Jamiya Powell

Standing: Cameron Spears, Kaleigh Blackwell, Demya Powell, Saniya James, Kamya Hickman, Kennedy Soles

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East Columbus was the runner-up in the Belles division. A team photo was unavailable at press time.

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Southeastern Community College is seeking to hire the following position.

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Applicants should send all documents and inquiries to the Human Resources Office, Southeastern Community College, P.O. Box 151, Whiteville, NC 28472.

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Southeastern Community College is seeking to hire the following position.

Industrial & Workforce Training AdministratorMinimum Requirements•Bachelor’sDegreeinbusiness,manufacturing,orrelated industrialfieldfromaregionallyaccreditedinstitution•Twoyearsofexperienceinbusiness/industrysetting•Demonstratedabilitytoestablishlinkageswith economic/workforcedevelopmententities•Demonstrateduseoftechnologyanddatasoftware•Abilitytomanageprojects•Understandingofindustry-widestandards

AfullpositiondescriptionandrequiredapplicationforthesepositioncanbefoundontheSCCwebsiteatwww.sccnc.eduorcall910-642-7141,ext.310.

ApplicantsshouldsendalldocumentsandinquiriestotheHumanResourcesOffice,SoutheasternCommunityCollege,P.O.Box151,Whiteville,NC28472.

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Applicants should send all documents and inquiries to the Human Resources Office, Southeastern Community College, P.O. Box 151, Whiteville, NC 28472.

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Amended notice of Foreclosure sale

15 SP 45NORTH CAROLINACOLUMBUS COUNTYUnder and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Bebita Irene Culp, Charles Stephen Culp, Bruce Benair Causey, and Betty Causey to Michael H. Patterson, Trustee(s), which was dated January 25, 2008 and record-ed on January 25, 2008 in Book RB 918 at Page 907 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on May 30, 2008 in Book RB 931, Page 240, Colum-bus 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 Sub-stitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 10, 2018 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol-lowing described property situated in Columbus County, North Caro-lina, to wit:Lying and being in Township of Chadbourn, Columbus County, North Carolina and being more par-ticularly described as follows:Being all of Parcel 6, containing 3.52 acres, more or less, as shown on a survey plat entitled “Division Map for C.V. Noble Heirs”, Dated July 24, 1995, and prepared by Davey Wil-liamson, Registered Land Surveyor, said map is recorded in Map Book 59, Page 87 in the Columbus Coun-ty Public Registry and incorporated herein by reference.Also conveyed with said tract is a permanent and perpetual ease-ment and right of way of ingress and egress, over and upon an existing 20 foot road and a 40 foot easement for a road, said easement and right of way being shown on the above ref-erenced survey plat.Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.Said property is commonly known as 85 CV Nobles Drive, Chadbourn, NC 28431.A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dol-lars ($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 PUR-CHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.Said property to be offered pursu-ant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and con-veyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety con-ditions 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 encumbranc-es or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Bebita Irene Culp and Bruce B. Causey.An Order for possession of the prop-erty 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 prop-erty is sold. Any person who occu-pies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, ter-minate the rental agreement by pro-viding 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 bank-ruptcy petition prior to the confirma-tion 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, LLCSubstitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLC

Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 14-15501-FC01June 26, July 3, 2018

Amended notice of Tax Foreclosure

sale STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUS-TICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO. 17 CV 1250COUNTY OF COLUMBUS,PlaintiffvsCARLET HORNE, Life Tenant; GRE-GORIAN J. WILLIS, Remainderman; CITIFINANCIAL SERVICING, LLC, Beneficiary (Lienholder),DefendantsNOTICE is hereby given that the COUNTY OF COLUMBUS is a body politic incorporate of the State of North Carolina, is exercising its power and authority to assess, levy and collect taxes against real and personal property located within its boundaries in accordance with the laws of the State of North Caro-lina and the Default Judgment and Order of Sale entered on the 5th day of December, 2017 and is foreclos-ing on the following land of CARLET HORNE and GREGORIAN J. WIL-LIS in order to satisfy the properly assessed but unpaid taxes and/or special assessments upon certain lands. Pursuant to Judgment entered on the 5th day of December, 2017, William E. Wood has been appoint-ed Commissioner with the author-ity to sell the following land at the Courthouse Door, Columbus County Courthouse in the City of Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina at 12:00 o’clock noon on the 3rd day of July, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash all interest in the fol-lowing described real estate:Lying and being in Whiteville Town-ship, Columbus County, North Car-olina, and being more particularly described as follows:That certain 0.32 acre, net, parcel of land located in Whiteville Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, bounded on the North by the center-line of an existing canal, on the East and South by other lands of Lenwood Chestnut, of which this tract is a por-tion, on the West by pavement cen-terline of SR 1435, and purported to be a portion of that parcel of land devised by Item 2 of the Last Will of Mary Frances Chestnut as shown in Will Book 7, Page 108, Columbus County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office, and being more particularly described as follows, to wit:For a tie line, begin at an existing nail located at the intersection of the centerlines of SR 1435 and old U.S. Highway 74-76, and proceed along a computed line South 25 degrees 52 minutes 37 seconds West 2101.33 feet to a nail in the centerline of SR 1435 located directly above the top center of a culvert that accommo-dates the waters of the aforesaid canal beneath SR 1435, THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING; run-ning thence from said beginning nail along the centerline of SR 1435 South 26 degrees 07 minutes 16 seconds West 97.16 feet to anoth-er nail; thence leaving said roadway South 62 degrees 45 minutes East 134.48 feet (passing over an iron in the Eastern edge of the right of way of SR 1435 at 30.01 feet) to an iron;

thence North 17 degrees 02 minutes 40 seconds East 189.58 feet (passing over an iron line marker on the South-ern edge of a canal at 182.58 feet) to a point in the centerline of a canal; thence along the centerline of said canal South 76 degrees 13 minutes 37 seconds West 136.26 feet to the POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING.All bearings being relative and mag-netic to 1987.Reference is made on a map pre-pared by David B. Goldston, Jr., Reg-istered Land Surveyor, dated July 2, 1987, entitled “Plat for Betty Horne”, recorded in Map Book 46, Page 19, Columbus County Registry.Being the same property conveyed by Lenwood Chestnut and wife, Annie Mae Chestnut, to Betty Horne, by Deed dated July 10, 1987, record-ed in Book 384, Page 918, Columbus County Registry.Note: Betty Horne died April 12, 2015, in Columbus County, North Carolina.The property to be offered pursu-ant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance: “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Commissioner nor the County of Columbus, nor the officers, direc-tors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Commissioner or the County of Columbus make any represen-tation 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 aris-ing out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.Also, this property is being sold free and clear of all taxes, special assess-ments, prior liens or encumbranc-es of record against said property except as may exist under Federal or State Law, if any.A cash deposit of 20% of the pur-chase price, or $750 whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale with the balance remain-ing due to be paid in full by cash or certified funds at the Office of the Commissioner within three (3) days after the entry of the Judgment of Confirmation by the Clerk of Court.Hearing before the Honorable Amy W. Pridgen, Assistant Clerk of Supe-rior Court for Columbus County, North Carolina was held in connec-tion with this foreclosure on the 5th day of December, 2017 at which time this foreclosure sale was authorized as required by statute.This the 6th day of June, 2018.WILLIAM E WOODCOMMISSIONER100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: (910)-642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901June 19 & 26, 2018

notice of Adoption to biological FatherTo: David Claude Clewis, the alleged biological father (who is not the legal father) of a male minor child born to Faith Elise Mansfield on May 11, 2018 in Dalton, Georgia and whose last known address is within Colum-bus County, North Carolina You are hereby notified that on June 7, 2018, a Petition for Adoption of a male child born to Faith Elise Man-sfield on May 11, 2018 in Dalton, Georgia was filed in the Superior Court of Cobb County, Georgia, Civil Action File No. 18A084-58. The biological mother has identified you as the biological father (who is not the legal father). All rights you

may have with respect to said minor child will be lost and you will nei-ther receive notice nor be entitled to object to the adoption of the child unless, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this Notice Of Adoption To Biological Father, you: (1) file a Petition to Legitimate the child pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 19-7-22; (2) file Notice of the filing of such Peti-tion to Legitimate with the Superior Court of Cobb County at 70 Haynes Street, Marietta, GA 30090 and make known such objections in writing as you may have; and (3) serve a copy of the Petition to Legitimate on the attorney for the adoption Petitioners: Vernadette Broyles, Esq., Georgia Adoption & Family Law Practice, 5425 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross, GA 30092770-448-4525. Pursuant to Code Section 19-7-22, if a petition for adoption of the child is pending, the petition for legitimation shall be filed in the county in which the adoption petition is pending.This the 12th day of June, 2018.June 12, 19, 26, 2018

notice of service of process by

publicationSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUS-TICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO.: 18 CV 406COUNTY OF COLUMBUS,PlaintiffVs.CONNIE J. JOHNSON; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Department of the Treasury, (Lienholder),

DefendantsTo: CONNIE J. JOHNSON, above named Defendant:Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against the Defendant CON-NIE J. JOHNSON and naming you as a Defendant has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Tax Foreclosure for the collection of past due Columbus County, NC prop-erty taxes.You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 7th day of August, 2018, said date being 40 days from the first publication of this notice and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 22nd day of June, 2018. WILLIAM E. WOODATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: 910/642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901June 26 & July 3, & 10, 2018

notice The Columbus County Schools will destroy certain Exceptional Chil-dren’s records in accordance with board policy 8-44 in July 2018. Records of former students age 26 and older will be destroyed. Former students may request a copy of their records prior to destruction. Records may be needed for Social Security, legal proceedings, or other purpos-es. Individuals requesting records may contact Jesse E. Beck, II, Director for Exceptional Children, Columbus County Schools, phone 910-642-5168 ext. 24016, prior to July 1, 2018June 22, 26, 29, July 3, 2018

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publicationSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUS-TICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO.: 18 CV 471COUNTY OF COLUMBUS,PlaintiffVs.UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MABEL McK-ENZIE; EVA WILLIAMS SMITH; MAR-THA WILLIAMS SHIPMAN,DefendantsTo: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MABEL McKENZIE, above named Defen-dant:Take notice that a pleading seek-ing relief against the Defendants UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MABEL McK-ENZIE, EVAWILLIAMS SMITH and MARTHA WILLIAMS SHIPMAN and naming you as a Defendant has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Tax Foreclosure for the col-lection of past due Columbus Coun-ty, NC property taxes.You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 7th day of August, 2018, said date being 40 days from the first publica-tion of this notice and upon your fail-ure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 22nd day of June, 2018. WILLIAM E. WOODATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: 910/642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901June 26 & July 3, 10, 2018


publicationSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO.: 18 CV 138COUNTY OF COLUMBUS,Plaintiff,Vs.SPENCER T. WILSON a/k/a TRACY SPENCER WILSON; PEGGY A. WIL-SON; UNITED STATES OF AMER-ICA, Department of the Treasury, (Lienholder); STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Office of Indigent Ser-vices, Judgmentholder (Lienholder); RACHEL L. LOCKLEAR, Judgmen-tholder (Lienholder); MOSER, GAR-NER & BRUNER, PA, Judgment-holder (Lienholder); SCOTTY SOLES, Judgmentholder (Lienholder); FIRST COMMUNITY BANK, Judgmenthold-er (Lienholder),DefendantsTo: RACHEL L. LOCKLEAR, above named Defendant (Lienholder):Take notice that a pleading seek-ing relief against the Defendants SPENCER T. WILSON a/k/a TRACY SPENCER WILSON and PEGGY A. WILSON and naming you as a Defen-dant (Lienholder) has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Tax Foreclosure for the collection of past due Columbus County, NC property taxes.You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 31st day of July, 2018, said date being 40 days from the first publication of this notice and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against

you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 15th day of June, 2018. WILLIAM E. WOODATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: 910/642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901June 19, 26 & July 3, 2018


publicationSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUS-TICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO.: 18 CV 209COUNTY OF COLUMBUS andCITY OF WHITEVILLE,PlaintiffsVs. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF LOTTIE CUTLER a/k/a C. LOTTIE CUTLER, KATE CUTLER DAVIS, ROSA CUT-LER McMILLAN, JASPER CUTLER, WOODROW CUTLER, CAROLINE CUTLER, MACK CUTLER AND NAZ-ARENE CUTLER; EVELYN CUTLER GUIRTY,DefendantsTo UNKNOWN HEIRS OF LOTTIE CUTLER a/k/a C. LOTTIE CUTLER, KATE CUTLER DAVIS, ROSA CUT-LER McMILLAN, JASPER CUTLER, WOODROW CUTLER, CAROLINE CUTLER, MACK CUTLER AND NAZARENE CUTLER and EVELYN CUTLER GUIRTY, above named Defendants:Take notice that a pleading seek-ing relief against the Defendants UNKNOWN HEIRS OF LOTTIE CUTLER a/k/a C. LOTTIE CUTLER, KATE CUTLER DAVIS, ROSA CUT-LER McMILLAN, JASPER CUTLER, WOODROW CUTLER, CAROLINE CUTLER, MACK CUTLER AND NAZARENE CUTLER and EVELYN CUTLER GUIRTY and naming you as a Defendant has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:Tax Foreclosure for the collection of past due Columbus County and City of Whiteville, NC property taxes.You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 30th day of July, 2018, said date being 40 days from the first publication of this notice and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 14th day of June, 2018. WILLIAM E. WOODATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: 910/642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901June 19, 26 & July 3, 2018

noTiCe To CrediTorsHaving qualified as Administratrix of the estate of Jennie Mae Hewett Nealy, deceased, late of Columbus County, the undersigned hereby noti-fies all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent to pres-ent them to the undersigned within three (3) months from the date of the first publication, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.This the 19th day of June, 2018.Phyllis Hewett White, Administratrix of the estate ofJennie Mae Hewett Nealy1112 Forest DrWhiteville, NC 28472June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2018

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EARLY NOTICE AND PUBLIC REVIEWOF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY

IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAINJune 26, 2018

To: All Interested Agencies, Groups & Individuals

This is to give notice that the State of North Carolina has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988, in ac-cordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management, to determine the potential effect that its proposed activities in the 100-year floodplain (hereinafter referred to as the floodplain) will have on the human environment. The proposed activities will be accomplished with funding from the Community Devel-opment Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBGDR) Homeowner Recovery and Rental Programs under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-383).

As specified in the State of North Carolina CDBG-DR Action Plan as amended by the State of North Carolina CDBG-DR Ac-tion Plan Substantial Amendment 1, the State has directed approximately $14,500,000 from its total allocation of funds to the affected counties for Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts. The State’s priority for this funding is to address single-family housing recovery needs in municipalities in Columbus County that were affected by Hurricane Matthew. The best available data suggest that 274 homes in Columbus County sustained damage due to Hurricane Matthew and may seek funding through this program.

Proposed activities for single-family housing under the Homeowner Recovery and Rental Programs include: repair/rehabilita-tion; elevation; reconstruction; and reimbursement of repair costs incurred by homeowners within one-year of Hurricane Mat-thew. All homes reconstructed within a floodplain will be constructed on the same footprint and elevated.

While the process of confirming exact locations within Columbus County is currently in progress, some of the potential applica-tions are anticipated to be located within the floodplain. There are approximately 152,320 acres of FEMA-mapped floodplain within Columbus County. Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) may be viewed at http://fris.nc.gov/fris/. Land areas that are at high risk for flooding in Columbus County are called special flood hazard areas (SFHAs), or 100-year floodplains. SFHAs in Columbus County are designated on the FIRMs as Zones AE, and A.

Floodplains are areas adjacent to rivers, ponds, and lakes that are periodically flooded at different points in time. Floodplains are hydrologically important, environmentally sensitive, and ecologically productive areas that perform many natural functions. Floodplains are beneficial for wildlife by creating a variety of habitats for fish and other animals. In addition, floodplains are important because of storage and conveyance, protection of water quality, and recharge of groundwater.

There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Commenters are encouraged to offer alternative methods to serve the same project purpose, and methods to minimize and mitigate impacts. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public education tool. The dissemination of information about floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.

This notice with request for comment has also been mailed to the County, FEMA, USACE Wilmington District, the US Environ-mental Protection Agency, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, the North Carolina State Historic Preserva-tion Office, and the Catawba Indian Nation.

All interested persons, groups, and agencies are invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed use of federal funds to support the proposed activity in a floodplain. Acting on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Commerce (NCDOC) - the Responsible Entity for the proposed activity, the North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) will accept written comments during the hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM delivered to: Michael Gagner, Deputy Chief of Resilience, NCEM, Attention: Disaster Recovery Comments, 4238 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4238. Alternatively, comments may be emailed to [email protected] with “Attention: Disaster Recovery Comments” in the subject line. The minimum 15 calen-dar day comment period will begin the day after publication and end on July 11, 2018 or the 16th day after publication, which-ever is later in order to receive consideration. Further information can be found at the program website https://rebuild.nc.gov/, or by contacting NCEM at 919-825-2500.

AVISO Y SOLICITUD DE REVISIÓN PÚBLICAPOR ACTIVIDAD PROPUESTA

EN LLANURA DE INUNDACIÓN DE 100 AÑOS

26 de junio de 2018

Para: Agencias Interesadas, Grupos y Ciudadanos en GeneralEste mensaje es para notificar que el Estado de Carolina del Norte ha realizado una evaluación según lo exige la Orden Ejecutiva 11988, de conformidad con las reglamentaciones del HUD en 24 CFR 55.20 Subparte C Procedimientos para hacer Determinaciones en el Manejo de Zonas de Inundación, para determinar el posible efecto que las actividades propuestas en la llanura aluvial de 100 años (en adelante llamada la llanura de inundación) tendrán en el ambiente humano. Las actividades que se proponen serán realizadas con fondos del Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario - Recuperación de Desastres (CDBG DR, por sus siglas en inglés) Recuperación de Propietarios y Programas de Alquiler bajo el Título I de la Ley de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario de 1974 (PL 93-383).

Como se especifica en el Plan de Acción CDBG-DR del Estado de Carolina del Norte modificado por la Enmienda Sustancial 1 del Plan de Acción CDBG-DR del Estado de Carolina del Norte, el Estado ha destinado aproximadamente $14,500,000 de su asignación total de fondos a todos los condados para los esfuerzos de recuperación del Huracán Matthew. La prioridad del estado para este financiamiento es abordar las necesidades de recuperación de viviendas unifamiliares en los municipios del condado de Columbus que se vieron afectados por el huracán Matthew. La infor-mación disponible sugiere que 274 hogares en el Condado de Columbus sufrieron daños debido al huracán Matthew y pueden solicitar fondos a través de este programa.

Las actividades propuestas para viviendas unifamiliares bajo los Programas de Recuperación de Propietarios y Pro-gramas de Alquiler incluyen: reparación / rehabilitación; elevación; reconstrucción; y el reembolso de los costos de reparación incurridos por los propietarios en el año del huracán Matthew. Todas las viviendas reconstruidas dentro de una llanura de inundación se construirán en la misma ubicación anterior (huella) y serán elevadas.Mientras que el proceso de confirmar las ubicaciones exactas dentro del condado de Columbus está actualmente en progreso, se prevé que algunas de las aplicaciones potenciales se ubicarán dentro de la llanura de inundación. Hay aproximadamente 152,320 acres de llanuras de inundación mapeadas por FEMA en el condado de Columbus. Los mapas de tasas de seguro contra inundaciones (FIRM) se pueden ver en http://fris.nc.gov/fris/. Las áreas de tierra que tienen un alto riesgo de inundación en el Condado de Columbus se denominan áreas especiales de riesgo de inun-dación (SFHA) o llanuras de inundación de 100 años. Las áreas SFHA en el condado de Columbus están designadas en los mapas FIRM como zonas AE y A.

Las llanuras aluviales son áreas adyacentes a ríos, lagunas y lagos que se inundan periódicamente. Las llanuras de inundación son áreas hidrológicamente importantes, ambientalmente sensibles y ecológicamente productivas que realizan diversas funciones naturales. Las llanuras de inundación son beneficiosas para la vida silvestre al crear una variedad de hábitats para peces y otros animales. Además, las llanuras de inundación son importantes debido al alma-cenamiento y transporte, la protección de la calidad del agua y la recarga de agua subterránea.Hay tres propósitos principales para este aviso. En primer lugar, las personas que pueden verse afectadas por las ac-tividades en las llanuras de inundación y aquellas que tienen un interés en la protección del medio ambiente natural deben tener la oportunidad de expresar sus inquietudes y proporcionar información sobre estas áreas. Se alienta ofrecer comentarios con métodos alternativos para servir el mismo propósito del proyecto y métodos para minimizar y mitigar los impactos. En segundo lugar, un programa de notificación pública adecuado puede ser una herramienta importante de educación pública. La diseminación de información sobre las llanuras de inundación puede facilitar y mejorar los esfuerzos federales para reducir los riesgos asociados con la ocupación y modificación de estas áreas espe-ciales. En tercer lugar, como cuestión de equidad, cuando el gobierno federal determina que participará en acciones que tienen lugar en las llanuras de inundación, debe informar a quienes pueden estar expuestos a un riesgo mayor o riesgo continuado.

Esta solicitud de comentario también se envió por correo al Condado de Columbus, FEMA, USACE Distrito de Wilm-ington, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos, el Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Carolina del Norte, la Oficina de Preservación Histórica del Estado de Carolina del Norte y la Nación India Catawba.Se invita a todas las personas, grupos y agencias interesadas a enviar comentarios por escrito sobre el uso propuesto de los fondos federales para apoyar la actividad propuesta en una llanura aluvial. Actuando en nombre del Departamento de Comercio de Carolina del Norte (NCDOC), la Entidad Responsable de la actividad propuesta, la Administración de Emergencias de Carolina del Norte (NCEM) aceptará comentarios por escrito durante las horas de 9:00 AM a 5:00 PM entregados a: Michael Gagner, Subjefe de resiliencia, NCEM, Atención: Comentarios de recuperación de desastres, 4238 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4238. Alternativamente, los comentarios pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a [email protected] indicando “Atención: Comentarios de recuperación de desastres” en la línea de asunto. Para recibir consideración, el período mínimo de comentario de 15 días calendario comenzará el día después de la publicación y finalizará el 11 de julio de 2018 o el día 16 posterior a la publicación, lo que ocurra más tarde. Se puede encontrar más información en el sitio web del programa https://rebuild.nc.gov/, o comunicándose con NCEM al 919-825-2500.June 26, 2018

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF COLUMBUSIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO. 17 CV 1418COUNTY OF COLUMBUS andCITY OF WHITEVILLE,PlaintiffvsASSOCIATE BEHAVIORAL SERVIC-ES, INC.,DefendantNOTICE is hereby given that the COUNTY OF COLUMBUS and the CITY OF WHITEVILLE as bodies pol-itic incorporate of the State of North Carolina, are exercising their power and authority to assess, levy and col-lect taxes against real and personal property located within their bound-aries in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina and the Default Judgment and Order of Sale entered on the 8th day of May, 2018 and is foreclosing on the following land of ASSOCIATE BEHAVIORAL SERVICES, INC. in order to satisfy the properly assessed but unpaid taxes and/or special assessments upon certain lands. Pursuant to Judgment entered on the 8th day of May, 2018, William E. Wood has been appoint-ed Commissioner with the author-ity to sell the following land at the Courthouse Door, Columbus County Courthouse in the City of Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina at 12:20 o’clock p.m. on the 3rd day of July, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash all interest in the fol-lowing described real estate:Lying and being in the City of White-ville, Whiteville Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as fol-lows:Lying North of Franklin Street and being all of Lots 1 and 2 as shown on a plat entitled “Survey for Roedell Walker”, said plat being dated April 12, 1978, prepared by Lloyd R. Walk-er, RLS, recorded in Plat Book 23, Page 58, Columbus County Registry. Reference is made to Deed record-ed in Book 404, Page 17, Columbus County Registry, and Deed recorded in Book 892, Page 697, Columbus County Registry. Subject to easement recorded in Book 373, Page 584, Columbus County Registry.Being the same property conveyed by Branch Banking and Trust Com-pany to Associate Behavioral Servic-es, Inc., by Deed dated September

4, 2007, recorded in Book 905, Page 709, Columbus County Registry.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 Commis-sioner nor the County of Columbus, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized rep-resentatives of either the Commis-sioner or the County of Columbus make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety con-ditions existing in, on, at, or relat-ing 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 free and clear of all taxes, special assess-ments, prior liens or encumbrances of record against said property except as may exist under Federal or State Law, if any.A cash deposit of 20% of the pur-chase price, or $750 whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale with the balance remaining due to be paid in full by cash or cer-tified funds at the Office of the Com-missioner within three (3) days after the entry of the Judgment of Confir-mation by the Clerk of Court.Hearing before the Honorable Pauline Hankins, District Court Judge Presid-ing for Columbus County, North Caro-lina was held in connection with this foreclosure on the 8th day of May, 2018 at which time this foreclosure sale was authorized as required by statute.This the 8th day of June, 2018.WILLIAM E WOODCOMMISSIONER100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: 910-642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901June 19 & 26, 2018

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO. 18 CV 56COUNTY OF COLUMBUS,PlaintiffvsALEXANDER BALDWIN; ADA BALD-WIN,DefendantsNOTICE is hereby given that the COUNTY OF COLUMBUS is a body politic incorporate of the State of

noTiCe To CrediTorsNorth CarolinaColumbus CountyIn the General Court of JusticeSuperior Court DivisionBefore the ClerkFile No: 18 E 36In the matter of the Estate of Linda Faye Avant Jordan,deceasedHaving qualified as Administrator CTA of the estate of Linda Faye Avant Jor-dan, late of Columbus County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the under-signed Administrator CTA whose address is 384 Harris Drive, Thom-asville, NC 27360 on or before Sep-tember 10, 2018, a date more than 3 months from the first publication of this notice. Failure to present a claim against the estate within the speci-fied period of time will be pleaded in bar of recovery of the same. All per-sons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the said Administrator CTA at the stated address.This 5th day of June, 2018Bessie Faye Woolard D’AngeloAdministrator CTAJunius B. Lee, IIILee & Lee, Attorneys100 Washington StreetWhiteville, NC 28472Tel: 910-642-3708Fax: 910-642-9058June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

noTiCe To CrediTorsSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF COLUMBUS The undersigned, JEANNIE C. BUL-LARD, has qualified as Administra-trix of the Estate of ANGELA YVETTE BULLARD, late of Columbus County, and this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before September 19, 2018, pursuant to

North Carolina, is exercising its power and authority to assess, levy and col-lect taxes against real and personal property located within its boundar-ies in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina and the Default Judgment and Order of Sale entered on the 19th day of March, 2018 and is foreclosing on the fol-lowing land of ALEXANDER BALD-WIN and ADA BALDWIN in order to satisfy the properly assessed but unpaid taxes and/or special assess-ments upon certain lands. Pursuant to Judgment entered on the 19th day of March, 2018, William E. Wood has been appointed Commissioner with the authority to sell the following land at the Courthouse Door, Columbus County Courthouse in the City of Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina at 12:10 o’clock noon on the 5th day of July, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash all interest in the following described real estate:Being all of that 0.73 acres lying North of and adjacent to SR #1703 in Welches Creek Township; said tract being more particularly described as follows:For a tie line begin at an old spike located where the centerline of SR #1722 intersects the centerline of SR #1703; thence with the centerline of SR #1703 South 84 degrees 16 min-utes East 496.85 feet to an old spike located in the centerline of SR #1703; said old spike being the POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING;Thence from said beginning point so located, North 3 degrees 08 min-utes 30.03 feet to an iron located on the Northern right of way line of SR #1703; thence with the Oneal Graham line, North 03 degrees 08 minutes East 179.97 feet to an iron; thence South 84 degrees 30 minutes East 152.00 feet to an iron; thence South 3 degrees 08 minutes West 172.00 feet to an iron line marker; thence South 03 degrees 08 minutes West 38.00 feet to a nail located in the centerline of SR #1703; thence with said cen-terline, North 84 degrees 30 minutes West 152.00 feet to the POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING, contain-ing 0.73 cares, more or less, total of which 0.10 lies within the right of way of SR #1703 leaving a net acreage of 0.63 acres, more or less, exclusive of the right of way of SR #1703.Reference is made to map entitled “Survey for Alexander Baldwin and wife, Ada R. Baldwin” dated Octo-ber 31, 1988, prepared by Soles and Walker, P.A., R.L.S. This property includes a 1996 24x44 Doublewide Mobile Home located upon the subject property as a fixture

North Carolina General Statute 28A-14-1, or this notice shall be pled in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make imme-diate payment to the undersigned at the following address: This the 19th day of June, 2018. JEANNIE C. BULLARDADMINISTRATRIX 52 Hazelwood CourtWhiteville, NC 28472 Williamson, Walton & Scott, L.L.P.Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 1467 Whiteville, NC 28472 June 19, 26, July 3 & 10, 2018

public noticeThe public will take notice that pur-suant to N.C. General Statute 159-1 through 41 (the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act) the Budget Officer for the the Town of Fair Bluff has submitted to the Town Council a recommended budget for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2018 and concluding on June 30, 2019. That recommendation includes revenues and expenditures in the following amounts for the follow-ing funds:General Fund $766,829Utility Fund $371,170Total All Funds: $1,137,999A copy of the recommended bud-get is on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. A public hearing on the budget will be held by the Town Council on June 26, 2018, at 6:00 PM in the Town Hall. The public is invited to attend this hearing and to provide comment.Peggy MooreTown Clerk/Finance OfficerTown of Fair BluffJune 15, 19, 22, 26, 2018

and part of the real estate pursuant to NC Law. The property to be offered pursu-ant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance: “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Commissioner nor the County of Columbus, nor the officers, direc-tors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Commissioner or the County of Columbus 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 responsibili-ties or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condi-tion expressly are disclaimed.Also, this property is being sold free and clear of all taxes, special assess-ments, prior liens or encumbrances of record against said property except as may exist under Federal or State Law, if any.A cash deposit of 20% of the pur-chase price, or $750 whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale with the balance remaining due to be paid in full by cash or cer-tified funds at the Office of the Com-missioner within three (3) days after the entry of the Judgment of Confir-mation by the Clerk of Court.Hearing before the Honorable Amy W. Pridgen, Assistant Clerk of Supe-rior Court for Columbus County, North Carolina was held in connec-tion with this foreclosure on the 19th day of March, 2018 at which time this foreclosure sale was authorized as required by statute.This the 13th day of June, 2018.WILLIAM E WOODCOMMISSIONER100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: 910-642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901June 19 & 26, 2018


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18 SP 70Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Phyllis D. William-son to T. Adkins, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of February, 2007, and recorded in Book RB 881, Page 456, in Columbus 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, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Regis-ter of Deeds of Columbus 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 Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 10, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Columbus, North Car-olina, and being more particularly described as follows:All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Williams Township, Columbus County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being a tract of 1.00 acre, more or less, bounded on the North and East by other lands of the Estate of Braxton and Helen D. William-son Estates, being bounded on the South by the Northern edge of the right-of-way of US Hwy 701, and being bounded on the West by lands of James W. Williamson, with said 1.00 acre, more or less, tract of land being more particularly described as follows: Being a tract of 1.00 acre, more or less, as described on a sur-vey for Phyllis D. Williamson dated 11 March, 2005 prepared by Inman Surveying, PC and being attached hereto as schedule A, with that said survey being incorporated herewith by reference for further certainty of the description of the tract of 1.00 acres, more or less. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1401 East 5th Street, Tabor City, North Carolina.Being the same property conveyed by fee simple deed from Phyllis D. Williamson single and Phyllis D. Wil-liamson, executrix of the Estate of Helen D. Williamson, and Emily Wil-liamson Snipes, et al to Phyllis D. Wil-liamson, dated 04/15/2005 recorded

on 04/19/2005 in Book 812, Page 605 in Columbus County Records, State of NC.Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole dis-cretion, 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-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, environ-mental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabili-ties arising out of or in any way relat-ing to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, spe-cial assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applica-ble Federal and State laws.A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is great-er, 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 bank-ruptcy petition prior to the confirma-tion 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 Resi-dential Real PropertyAn order for possession of the prop-erty 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 prop-erty pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiv-ing the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termina-tion 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 termina-tion 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 SERVIC-ES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEc/o Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311Phone No: (910) 864-3068https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1234628 (FC.FAY)June 26, July 3, 2018

notice of saleIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUS-TICEOF NORTH CAROLINASUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONCOLUMBUS COUNTY18sp77IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE-CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY VONZEIL J STOCKS AND FRANK B STOCKS DATED MARCH 8, 2004 AND RECORD-ED IN BOOK 773 AT PAGE 481 IN THE COLUMBUS COUNTY PUB-LIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINAUnder and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-ref-erenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to per-form the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of

sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00PM on July 5, 2018 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Colum-bus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Located in Lees Township, Colum-bus County, North Carolina, bounded on the East by the Western edge of the right-of-way of S. R. 1006, and bounded on all other sides by lands of Burris Stocks, and being carved from that tract of land described in Deed Book 207, page 318, Colum-bus County Registry, and being more particularly described as fol-lows, to wit:For a tie line, begin at a railroad spike located at the intersection of the cen-terlines of S.R. 1931 and S.R. 1006 and proceed along the centerline of S.R. 1006 North 64 degrees 48 minutes East 143.37 feet, North 63 degrees 34 minutes East 829.88 feet, North 62 degrees 52 minutes East 130.05 feet, and North 57 degrees 18 minutes East 341.96 feet to a rail-road spike; thence North 26 degrees 51 minutes West 30.62 feet to an iron pipe, the POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING, running thence from said beginning iron pipe with a ditch North 26 degrees 51 minutes West 318.20 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 45 degrees 23 minutes East 91.93 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 44 degrees 37 minutes East 313.00 feet to an iron pipe in the Western edge of the right-of-way of S.R. 1006; thence with the Western edge and right-of-way of S.R. 1006 South 48 degrees 24 minutes West 189.31 feet (chord course and dis-tance) to the BEGINNING, and con-taining 1.00 acre as surveyed by C.W. Formyduval, Registered Land Surveyor, dated December, 1978. All bearings being magnetic to 1976.Being the same property described in Deed dated December 11, 1978, from Burris Stocks and wife, Dula Belle Stocks, to Frank Barry Stocks and wife, Frances B. Stocks, record-ed in Deed Book 315, page 697, Columbus County Registry.Being also the same property con-veyed from Frank Barry Stocks to Vonzeil J. Stocks by Deed dated the 22nd day of June, 2002, and record-ed in Book 695 at Page 87, Colum-bus County Registry.And Being more commonly known as: 724 Ervin T Richardson Rd, Naki-na, NC 28455The record owner(s) of the prop-erty, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Vonzeil J. Stocks.The property to be offered pursu-ant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and con-veyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Nei-ther the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys, employ-ees, agents or authorized represen-tative of either 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. Any and all respon-sibilities or liabilities arising out of

or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associ-ated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dol-lars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remain-ing amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Dec-laration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant resid-ing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the prop-erty may be issued in favor of the pur-chaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may ter-minate the rental agreement upon written notice 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 notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agree-ment prorated to the effective date of the termination.The date of this Notice is June 13, 2018.Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. EllsSubstitute Trustee10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400Charlotte, NC 28216(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/18-097645June 19, 26, 2018

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Columbus County planning board

Notice is hereby given, that the Columbus County Planning Board has postponed the Public Hearing on the Malec Brothers Transport Special Use Permit for 1408 Cronly Drive, Riegelwood/Delco area that was scheduled for June 26, 2018. The Hearing will be re-scheduled after the NC Department of Air Qual-ity has issued a ruling on the Malec Brothers Transport application for an air permit from NC Department of Air Quality. Notice of the Public Hear-ing will be announced in the local newspapers and also, on the Colum-bus County Government website at columbusco.org.June 22, 26, 2018


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