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All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Hous-ing Act, North Carolina and Co-lumbus Fair Housing Law which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or dis-

crimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or inten-tion to make any such preferenc-es, limitation or discrimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimina-tion, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-765-9372.

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Notice of SaleGORE’S MINI STORAGE,305 GORE TRAILER ROAD, WHITEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28472, will hold a public sale to dispose of various items of personal prop-erty, pursuant to the assertion of a lien for rental at its storage facilities.The sale will be conducted at the following storage facility loca-tion:Gore’s Mini Storage3168 New Britton HighwayWhiteville, NC 28472Mailing address:Gore’s Mini Storage305 Gore Trailer RoadWhiteville, NC 28472Date of Sale: October 12,201910:00 A.M.Unit: A-15 Amur ElUnit: F-2 Anita BaldwinUnit: F-18 Geraldine BurroughsUnit: A-31, A-32 Carey PatrickUnit: B-9 Whitney BaileyChristopher HathwayGORE’S MINI STORAGEBy: Daniel J. Gore305 Gore Trailer RoadWhiteville, NC 28472Oct. 4, 8, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF COLUMBUS The undersigned, JENNIFER ROBINSON JONES, has quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of CHARLES EUGENE ROBINSON, late of Columbus County, and this is to notify all persons hav-ing claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before December 17, 2019, pursuant to North Carolina Gen-eral Statute 28A-14-1, or this no-tice shall be pled in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the un-dersigned at the following ad-dress: This the 17th day of September, 2019. JENNIFER ROBINSON JONES, EXECUTRIXP. O. Box 2324 Whiteville, NC 28472 Williamson, Walton & Scott, L.L.P.Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 1467 Whiteville, NC 28472Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF COLUMBUSHaving qualified as the Testa-tor of the Estate of Cathleen T. Dudney, deceased, late of Co-lumbus County, North Carolina, the undersigned hereby notifies all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent to present them to the undersigned on or before December 19, 2019 which is three months from the first date of publication of this notice, or this notice will be pled in bar of their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate please make immediate pay-ment. This the 10th day of September, 2019.Mr. Terry L. DudneyP.O. Box 445Fair Bluff, NC 28439Don W. Viets, Jr. Attorney for the Estate 135 Washington StreetWhiteville, NC 28472Telephone: (910) 642-7019Sept. 17, 24 & Oct. 1, 8, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified on the 24th day of September, 2019, as Admin-istrator Of The Estate Of Linda Carlene Herring Todd, deceased, of Columbus County, North Carolina, this is to notify all per-sons having claims against the decedent or said Estate to pres-ent them to the undersigned on or before December 27, 2019, a date that is three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery. Please direct all claims to the attention of T. Scott Sessions, Administrator, Estate Of Linda Carlene Herring Todd, c/o The McGougan Law Firm, 130 Jef-ferson Street, Whiteville, North Carolina 28472. All persons in-debted to said Estate are hereby requested to make immediate payment thereto.This the 24th day of September, 2019.T. SCOTT SESSIONS, Adminis-tratorOf The Estate Of Linda Carlene Herring Todd130 Jefferson StreetWhiteville, North Carolina 28472THE MCGOUGAN LAW FIRM, Attorneys ForThe Estate Of Linda Carlene Her-ring Todd130 Jefferson StreetWhiteville, North Carolina 28472Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 2019

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThis is to inform the public that a public hearing will be held on the proposed Monarch’s Community Transportation Program Application to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Transportation no later than October 4, 2019. The public hearing will be held on Friday, October 18 at 9:15 a.m. before the Monarch Board of Directors at Albemarle City Hall, Ray Allen Community Room #118, 144 N. Second Street, Albemarle, NC 28001. Those interested in attending the public hearing and needing either auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or a language translator should contact Laurie Weaver on or before October 11, 2019 at telephone number (704) 986-1536 or via email at Laurie.Weaver@monarchnc.org.The Community Transportation Program provides assistance to coordinate existing trans-portation programs operating in Columbus County as well as provides transportation op-tions and services for the communities within this service area. These services are currently provided using Columbus County Transportation in Stanly County. Services are rendered by Columbus County Transportation.

The total estimated amount of capital funding requested for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 in Columbus County is $149,275 with a Monarch share of $14,928 required.

This application may be inspected at Monarch’s Administrative Offices, 350 Pee Dee Ave, Albemarle, NC 28001 from September 15 to October 15, 2019. Written comments should be directed to Laurie Weaver by October 15, 2019.

NOTIFICACIÓN DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICAPor la presente se informa al público que se realizará una audiencia pública sobre la Solicitud del Programa de Transporte Comunitario Monarch a ser presentado al Departamento de Transporte de Carolina del Norte a más tardar el 4 de octubre de 2019. La audiencia pública tendrá lugar el jueves, 18 de octubre a las 9:15 a.m. ante la Junta de Directores de Monarch en el Albemarle City Hall, Sala Comunitaria Ray Allen #118, 122 Segunda calle Norte, Albe-marle, NC 28001. Los interesados en concurrir a la audiencia pública y que necesiten ayudas y servicios auxili-ares bajo la Ley de Norteamericanos con Incapacidades (ADA por sus siglas en inglés) o un traductor de idiomas deberán comunicarse con Laurie Weaver antes del 11 de octubre de 2019 inclusive, llamando al número de teléfono (704) 986-1536 o por correo electrónico a Laurie.Weaver@monarchnc.org.El Programa de Transporte Comunitario provee asistencia para coordinar los programas existentes de transporte que operan en Condado de Columbus así como provee opciones y servicios de transporte a las comunidades dentro de esta zona de servicios. Estos servicios son provistos actualmente usando transporte del Condado de Columbus en el Condado de Columbus. Los servicios son prestados por transporte del Condado de Columbus.

El monto total estimado solicitado para el período 1 de julio de 2020 al 30 de junio de 2021para esta Condado de Columbus es de $149,275con una participación de Monarch de $14,928.

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Notice of SaleIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINASUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONCOLUMBUS COUNTY19SP147IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE-CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CAN-DACE R. FREEMAN DATED AUGUST 30, 2010 AND RE-CORDED IN BOOK RB 992 AT PAGE 374 IN THE COLUMBUS COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINAUnder and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebt-edness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursu-ant 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 Octo-ber 22, 2019 the following de-scribed real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Columbus County, North Carolina, and be-ing more particularly described in that certain Deed of Trust executed Candace R. Freeman, dated August 30, 2010 to secure the original principal amount of $119,170.00, and recorded in Book RB 992 at Page 374 of the Columbus County Public Regis-try. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record. Additional identi-fying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty is intended.Address of property: 106 Flynn Cemetery Rd, Whiteville, NC 28472Tax Parcel ID: 91440Present Record Owners: Can-dace R. FreemanAnd Being more commonly known as: 106 Flynn Cemetery Rd, Whiteville, NC 28472The record owner(s) of the prop-erty, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Candace R. Freeman.The property to be offered pur-suant 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, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attor-neys, employees, agents or au-thorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabili-ties 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 associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDI-ATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of De-fault and any deposit will be fro-zen 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 LEASE-HOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the pur-chaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after Oc-tober 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate 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 agreement prorated to the effective date of the termina-tion.The date of this Notice is Octo-ber 1, 2019.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. EllsSubstitute Trustee10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400Charlotte, NC 28216(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/17-088736October 8, & 15, 2019

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19-SP-139 UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust ex-ecuted and delivered by Theresa Handy dated November 1, 2006 and recorded on November 2, 2006, in Book 870 at Page 811, in the Office ofthe Register of Deeds of Co-lumbus County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Goddard & Peterson, PLLC (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 foreclo-sure sales, on Wednesday, Oc-tober 16, 2019 at 2:45 PM and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Colum-bus, North Carolina and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust, together with all improve-ments located thereon:Address of Property: 249 Liv-ingston Hills, Delco, NC 28436 Tax Parcel ID: 28753; 62169 Present Record Owner: Theresa Handy a/k/a Theresa R. Handy Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Said property is sold subject to ap-plicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, any Land Transfer Tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hun-dred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The real property described above is being offered for sale ‘’ AS IS, WHERE IS and will be sold sub-ject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the Note se-cured by the Deed of Trust be-ing foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized represen-tatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the Note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or li-abilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condi-tion expressly are disclaimed. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. If the Trustee or Substitute 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 title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discre-tion, if it/they believe(s) the chal-

lenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: An order for pos-session of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchas-er and against the party or par-ties 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 agree-ment entered into or renewed on or/after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the Notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rent-al agreement prorated to the ef-fective date of such termination. This is a communication from a debt collector. The purpose of this Communication is to collect a debt and any information ob-tained will be used for that pur-pose, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy pro-tection. If you are under the pro-tection of the bankruptcy court or have been discharged as a re-sult of a bankruptcy proceeding, this notice is given to you pursu-ant to statutory requirement and for informational purposes and is not intended as an attempt to collect a debt or as an act to collect, assess, or recover all or any portion of the debt from you personally. FN# 3043.02819 October 8, 15, 2019

Notice of Tax Foreclosure SaleSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 19 CV 17COUNTY OF COLUMBUS andTOWN OF CHADBOURN,PlaintiffsvsGARY W. PHILLIPS,DefendantsNOTICE is hereby given that the COUNTY OF COLUMBUS and the TOWN OF CHADBOURN as bodies politic incorporate of the State of North Carolina, are exer-cising their power and authority to assess, levy and collect taxes against real and personal prop-erty 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 March 19, 2019 is foreclosing on the following land of GARY W. PHIL-LIPS in order to satisfy the prop-erly assessed but unpaid taxes and/or special assessments upon certain lands. Pursuant to Judgment entered on March 19, 2019, William E. Wood has been appointed Commissioner with the authority to sell the follow-ing 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 24th day of October, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash all inter-est in the following described real estate:TRACT 1:Lying and being in the Town of Chadbourn, Chadbourn Town-ship, Columbus County, and be-ing more particularly described as follows:Beginning at a stake in the South margin of the old Wilmington and Charlotte Highway No. 74 and in the West margin of a road or street crossing said high-way leading from Chadbourn to Toon’s Bay, and runs with said road or street South 2 \’1a de-

grees West one chain and eleven links to a stake; thence North 88 degrees West parallel with Third Avenue 3.83 chains to a stake; thence North 2 \’1a degrees East 2 chains and 50 links to a stake in the South margin of the above mentioned High No. 74; thence with the South margin of said highway South 68 degrees East 4 chains and 9 links to the begin-ning, containing one acre, more or less, and being the same tract of land conveyed by Fan-nie E. Ashley and husband, J.B. Ashley, to Jessie McRay Boone by Deed dated September 27, 1926, which is recorded in Deed Book 125, Page 555, Columbus County Registry.Being the same lands described in deed dated July 23, 1945, from B.V. Cliff and wife, Ophelia C. Cliff, to J.T. Wooten, Jr., re-corded in Book 172, Page 224, Columbus County Registry. Be-ing also described in deed dat-ed August 11, 1944, from J.B. Boone and wife, Jessie McCray Boone, to J.T. Wooten, Jr. and B.V. Cliff, recorded in Book 169, Page 464, said registry.Being the same property de-scribed in deed from United Carolina Bank to Weldon Lewis, dated April 27, 1982, and re-corded in Deed Book 339, Page 627, Columbus County Registry.The above described tract was devised to Betty L. Walden, Ar-thur Weldon Lewis, III, and El-eanor G. Lewis by and through the Last Will and Testament of A.W. Lewis, Jr., deceased, who died on April 5, 2000; reference is made to Estate File No. 2000-E-175, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Columbus County.See also Deed recorded in Book 702, Page 843, Columbus Coun-ty Registry.Also being the same property conveyed by Lewis Properties, LLC, to Gary W. Phillips and wife, Anna Marie Phillips, by Deed dated September 19, 2006, re-corded in Book 865, Page 648, Columbus County Registry.TRACT 2:Lying and being in the Town of Chadbourn, Chadbourn Town-ship, Columbus County, and be-ing more particularly described as follows:Lying and being in the Town of Chadbourn, Columbus County, North Carolina, abutting old U.S. Highway 74-76 on the South and being designed as Lot No. 2, containing 0.32 acre, more or less, as shown on plat en-titled “Map of a Survey for J. T. Wooten, Jr. Estate”, dated May 25, 1981, prepared by Lloyd R. Walker, Registered Land Sur-veyor, and recorded in Plat Book 31, Page 94, Columbus County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made and incorporat-ed herein for a complete and ac-curate description of Lot No. 2.For reference see Deed record-ed in Book 336, Page 134, and Deed recorded in Book 409, Page 720, Columbus County Registry.Being the same tract of land conveyed to Eugene Hardin by Deed dated March 30, 1994 and recorded in Book 461, Page 155, Columbus County Registry.Also being the same property conveyed by Eugene Hardin, unmarried, to Gary W. Phillips

and wife, Anna Marie Phillips, by Deed dated May 23, 2006, recorded in Book 854, Page 169, Columbus County RegistryThe property to be offered pur-suant to this Notice of Sale is be-ing offered for sale, transfer and conveyance: “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Commissioner nor the County of Columbus, nor the officers, directors, at-torneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Commissioner or the County of Columbus make any representation of warranty relat-ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being of-fered for sale, and any and all re-sponsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.Also, this property is being sold in fee simple, free and clear of all interests, rights, claims and liens whatever except that the sale shall be subject to taxes and special assessments, the amount of which cannot be defi-nitely determined at the time of the Judgment.A cash deposit of 20% of the purchase price, or $750 which-ever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale with the bal-ance remaining due to be paid in full by cash or certified funds at the Office of the Commissioner within three (3) days after the en-try of the Judgment of Confirma-tion by the Clerk of Court.Hearing before the Honorable Jason Disbrow, District Court Judge for Columbus County, North Carolina were held in con-nection with this foreclosure on March 19, 2019 at which time this foreclosure sale was autho-rized as required by statute.This the 27th day of Sept, 2019.WILLIAM E WOODCOMMISSIONER100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: (910)-642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901October 8 & 15, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF COLUMBUSThe undersigned, Anthony Colo-nel Blackwell, has qualified as Executor of the Estate of Colonel Ray Blackwell, 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 January 10, 2020, pursuant to 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 immediate pay-ment to the undersigned at the following address:This the 8th day of Oct, 2019.Anthony Colonel Blackwell Executor140 Cedar Branch RoadChadbourn, NC 28431Williamson, Walton & Scott, LLPAttorneys at LawP.O. Box 1467Whiteville, NC 28472Oct. 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified on the 24th day of September, 2019, as Admin-istrator Of The Estate Of Elaine Pope Corbett, deceased, of Co-

lumbus County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav-ing claims against the decedent or said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or be-fore December 27, 2019, a date that is three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery. Please direct all claims to the attention of T. Scott Sessions, Administrator, Estate Of Elaine Pope Corbett, c/o The McGou-gan Law Firm, 130 Jefferson Street, Whiteville, North Carolina 28472. All persons indebted to said Estate are hereby request-ed to make immediate payment thereto.This the 24th day of Sept, 2019.T. SCOTT SESSIONS, Adminis-tratorOf The Estate Of Elaine Pope Corbett130 Jefferson StreetWhiteville, North Carolina 28472THE MCGOUGAN LAW FIRM, Attorneys ForThe Estate Of Elaine Pope Cor-bett130 Jefferson StreetWhiteville, North Carolina 28472Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, & 15, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNORTH CAROLINACOLUMBUS COUNTY The undersigned, KAYE T. POPE, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of ELLEN M. THUR-STON, deceased, late of Colum-bus County, NC, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned Executrix on or before December 27, 2019 at Powell & Powell, Attorneys, PO Box 428, Whiteville, NC 28472, or this Notice will be pled in bar of their recovery. All persons in-debted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned Executrix.This the 19th day of Sept, 2019.Kaye T. PopeExecutrix103 W. Frink St.Whiteville, NC 28472c/o J. Coburn PowellPowell & Powell, AttorneysPO Box 428Whiteville, NC 28472Telephone: (910) 642-2728Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, & 15, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF COLUMBUS The undersigned, MICHAEL BRADLEY DALE, has qualified as Executor of the Estate of MIRIAM S. MARKS, late of Co-lumbus County, and this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before December 17, 2019, pur-suant to North Carolina General Statute 28A-14-1, or this notice shall be pled in bar of their re-covery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make im-mediate payment to the under-signed at the following address: This the 17th day of Sept, 2019. MICHAEL BRADLEY DALE, EX-ECUTOR3912 James B. White Hwy. SWhiteville, NC 28472 Williamson, Walton & Scott, L.L.P.Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 1467 Whiteville, NC 28472Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, & 8, 2019

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Notice of Tax Foreclosure SaleSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 19 CV 521COUNTY OF COLUMBUS,PlaintiffvsTIM C. WORTHINGTON; RON-ALD HILTON WORTHINGTON;PNC BANK, N.A., Beneficiary (Lienholder),DefendantsNOTICE is hereby given that the COUNTY OF COLUMBUS as a body politic incorporate of the State of North Carolina, is ex-ercising its power and authority to assess, levy and collect taxes against real and personal prop-erty located within its boundar-ies in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina and the Summary Judgment and Order of Sale entered on September 10, 2019 is foreclos-ing on the following land of TIM C. WORTHINGTON and RON-ALD HILTON WORTHINGTON in order to satisfy the properly assessed but unpaid taxes and/or special assessments upon certain lands. Pursuant to Judg-ment entered on September 10, 2019, William E. Wood has been appointed Commissioner with the authority to sell the follow-ing land at the Courthouse Door, Columbus County Courthouse in the City of Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina at 12:10 o’clock p.m. on the 24th day of October, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash all inter-est in the following described real estate:Lying and being in Whiteville Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at an iron stake, the Northeast corner of Lot No. 72 as shown on a map of Addition to Duch-ess Forest as recorded in Map Book 12, Page 66, Columbus County Registry; said beginning point being also the Southwest intersection of Kings Road Ex-tended with an unnamed street and running thence South 4 degrees 5 minutes West with the West margin of Kings Road

Extension 18.3 feet to a point; thence continuing in a South-wardly direction with the margin of Kings Road Extension 152.08 feet; thence North 86 degrees 19 minutes West 155.4 feet to a stake, the Northernmost cor-ner of Lot No. 71; thence North 41 degrees 20 minutes East 95 feet to a point; thence a new line North 11 degrees 52 minutes East 71.81 feet to a point in the South margin of an aforesaid un-named street; thence South 85 degrees 55 minutes East with the South margin of said street 141 feet to the BEGINNING and being the Northern portion of Lot No. 72 as shown on a map of Addition to Duchess Forest as recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 66, Columbus County Registry.This deed is made and accept-ed subject to those restrictions of Duchess Forest recorded in Book 228, Page 132, Colum-bus County Registry, as they may apply to this property, and said conveyance is made sub-ject to any and all other restric-tions of record as they relate to the Duchess Forest Subdivision. Also subject also to the Drain-age Easement recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 66, Office of the Register of Deeds of Columbus County.Being the same property con-veyed by deed dated May 8, 1972, from S.P. Stanley, Jr. and wife to Mrs. Bobbie Plyler Dunn, widow, recorded in Deed Book 262, Page 427, Columbus Coun-ty Registry.LESS AND EXCEPT that proper-ty conveyed by Bobby Plyer Nye, widow, to Thomas E. Faulk and wife, Carolyn W. Faulk, by Deed dated September 11, 1992, re-corded in Book 433, Page 578, Columbus County Registry.SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at a point in the South margin of an unnamed street, the Eastern-most corner of lands of Thomas E. Faulk and wife, Carolyn W. Faulk, as recorded in Deed Book 262, Page 360; thence with the line between lands of Faulk and Nye (See Deed Book 282, Page 433), South 11 degrees 52 min-utes West 39.86 feet to a new point in said line; thence a new line, North 03 degrees 27 min-utes East 39.49 feet to a new point in the South margin of the aforesaid unnamed street; thence with the margin of said

street, South 85 degrees 55 min-utes East 5.83 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 115 square feet. For Deed reference see Deed recorded in Book 262, Page 260, Columbus County Registry.Said property is the same con-veyed by Thomas E. Faulk and wife, Carolyn W. Faulk, to Bob-bie Plyler Nye, widow, by Deed dated September 11, 1992, re-corded in Book 433, Page 580, Columbus Count Registry.The property to be offered pur-suant to this Notice of Sale is be-ing offered for sale, transfer and conveyance: “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Commissioner nor the County of Columbus, nor the officers, directors, at-torneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Commissioner or the County of Columbus make any representation of warranty relat-ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being of-fered for sale, and any and all re-sponsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.Also, this property is being sold in fee simple, free and clear of all interests, rights, claims and liens whatever except that the sale shall be subject to taxes and special assessments, the amount of which cannot be defi-nitely determined at the time of the Judgment.A cash deposit of 20% of the purchase price, or $750 which-ever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale with the bal-ance remaining due to be paid in full by cash or certified funds at the Office of the Commissioner within three (3) days after the en-try of the Judgment of Confirma-tion by the Clerk of Court.Hearing before the Honorable Fred Gore, District Court Judge for Columbus County, North Carolina were held in connection with this foreclosure on Septem-ber 10, 2019 at which time this foreclosure sale was authorized as required by statute.This the 27th day of September, 2019.WILLIAM E WOODCOMMISSIONER100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472

TELEPHONE: (910)-642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901October 8 & 15, 2019

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COLUMBUS COUNTY BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the County of Columbus has scheduled a

Public Hearing to:

1. Adopt new flood maps to comply with the minimum criteria of the Na-tional Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); and,

2. Adopt an updated flood damage prevention ordinance to comply with the minimum criteria of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

A Public Hearing will be held on Monday, October 21, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the Commissioner’s Chambers located in the Dempsey B. Herring Courthouse Annex at 112 W. Smith Street in Whiteville, NC. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive comments from the public regarding the proposed adoption of the new flood maps and an updated flood damage prevention ordinance. Copies of the proposed flood damage prevention ordinance may be viewed at branches of the Columbus County Public Library. The preliminary flood maps are available for review by contacting the Planning Department or may be viewed online at http://fris.nc.gov/fris/ un-der the Preliminary Maps tab.

All interested citizens are encouraged to attend this hearing. Contact the Columbus County Planning Department at 910-640-2851

regarding questions.October 8 & 18, 2019

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