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ENTERED this 28 day of January 2020.Honorable Douglas ChapmanJuvenile Court JudgeAPPROVED FOR ENTRY:KELLER MIZELL, BPR 036879Associate Counsel .Department of Children’s Ser-vices1400 College Park Drive, Suite AColumbia, TN 38401(931) 490-6036Feb. 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2020

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ON REQUEST FORNON-CONTIGUOUS ANNEXA-TIONThe Public will take notice that the Fair Bluff Board of Commis-sioners of the Town of Fair Bluff, has called a public hearing at 6:00 PM on March 3, 2020, at the Fair Bluff Town Hall on the question ofAnnexing the following de-scribed non-contiguous territory, requested by petition filed pur-suant toG.S. 160A058.1:The area to be annexed is con-tiguous to the town of Fair Bluff, and the boundaries of such are as follows:BEGINNING at an iron pipe set in the northeast corner of TRACT A, as shown on a map of a survey entitled SURVEY FOR BLUEWATER PROPERTY INVESTMENTS, LLC, prepared by Soles & Walker, P.A., P.L.S., dated November 16, 2017, re-corded in Plat Book 102, Page 80, Columbus County Registry, thence South 76 degrees and 40 minutes and 03 seconds East 70.00 feet; thence South 15 degrees and 31 minutes and 06 seconds West 444.67 feet; thence North 76 degrees and 40 minutes and 03 seconds West 70.00 feet, thence; North 15 degrees and 31 minutes and 06 seconds East 444.67 feet, to the point and place of BEGINNING. Being approximately 0.71 acres.Said property is a portion of par-cel #17923 and being directly adjacent to property currently owned by the petitioner locat-ed at 16282 Rough and Ready Road, Fair Bluff, North Carolina. Feb. 25 & 28, 2020

Notice of Tax Foreclosure SaleSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 19 CV 1095COUNTY OF COLUMBUS,PlaintiffvsMICHAEL LEE THOMAS; LINDA MICHELLE THOMAS,

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 Default Judgment and Order of Sale entered on the 28th day of January, 2020 and is foreclosing on the following land of MICHAEL LEE THOMAS and LINDA MICHELLE THOMAS in order to satisfy the properly as-sessed but unpaid taxes and/or special assessments upon certain lands. Pursuant to Judg-ment entered on the 28th day of January, 2020, William E. Wood has been appointed Commis-sioner with the authority to sell the following land at the Court-house Door, Columbus County Courthouse in the City of White-ville, Columbus County, North Carolina at 12:10 o’clock p.m. on the 10th day of March, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash all interest in the follow-ing described real estate:Lying and being Whiteville Town-ship, Columbus County, North Carolina, and being more par-ticularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot No. 33, con-taining 0.51 acres, more or less, said tract being more fully set forth and delineated upon a plat for Camelot Corporation, dated June 7, 1994, and revised on September 5, 1997, by Billy M. Duncan, R.L.S., which plat is recorded in Plat Book 63, Page 25, Columbus County Registry, and is hereby incorporated by reference for further particular-ity of description. SUBJECT TO Restrictions for Camelot Village recorded in Book 495, Page 576, Columbus County Registry.This conveyance is made to-gether with and subject to a per-manent non-exclusive right of way easement along King Arthur Drive as set forth on the herein-above referred to plat. Grantors expressly reserve a right of way easement along the portion of the above described lots which is located within the right of way of King Arthur Drive as set forth on the above referenced plat. Said right of way easement is

for the joint and mutual use of all the lot owners, present and future, owning lots within the Camelot Village Subdivision of the Camelot Corporation tract delineated and described on the hereinabove referred to plat. Said right of way easement is for the purpose of providing ingress, egress, and regress to and from the lands in said subdivision and SR #1429 and for providing of utility services for said subdivi-sion.Subject to Subdivision Street Disclosure Statement- Camelot Village, recorded in Book 730, Page 863, Columbus County Registry.For Chain of Title, see deeds re-corded in Book 609, Page 444, Book 723, Page 786, and Book 755, Page 399, all references to the Columbus County Registry.Together with that certain mo-bile/manufactured home located on said property, Year 2000, Make Broo, Serial #4900589-3757AB. See MVR-46G record-ed in Book 806, Page 844, Co-lumbus County Registry.Being the same property con-veyed by U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee, to Mi-chael Lee Thomas and wife, Linda Michelle Thomas, by Deed dated October 7, 2008, recorded in Book 944, Page 247, Colum-bus County 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 berequired 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 Commissioner within three (3) days after the entry of the Judg-

ment of Confirmation by the Clerk of Court.Hearing before the Judge Fred Gore, District Court Judge for Columbus County, North Caro-lina was held in connection with this foreclosure on the 28th day of January, 2020 at which time this foreclosure sale was autho-rized as required by statute.This the 12th day of February, 2020.WILLIAM E WOODCOMMISSIONER100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: (910)-642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901February 18 & 25, 2020

Notice of Sale

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINASUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONCOLUMBUS COUNTY19SP137IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE-CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DAR-NELL T. PIERCE DATED DE-CEMBER 26, 2007 AND RE-CORDED IN BOOK RB 916 AT PAGE 354 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED JULY 23, 2012 AT BOOK 1037, PAGE 394 IN THE COLUMBUS COUN-TY 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 1:00PM on March 3, 2020 the following described real estate and any other improve-ments which may be situated thereon, in Columbus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described in that cer-tain Deed of Trust executed Dar-nell T. Pierce, dated December 26, 2007 to secure the original principal amount of $63,000.00, and recorded in Book RB 916 at Page 354 of the Columbus County Public Registry. The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instru-ments appearing in the public record. Additional identifying in-formation regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no represen-tation or warranty is intended.Address of property:89 Ebony Ln, Whiteville, NC 28472Tax Parcel ID:0271.00-81-4914.000Present Record Owners:Darnell T. PierceAnd Being more commonly

known as: 89 Ebony Ln, White-ville, NC 28472The record owner(s) of the prop-erty, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Darnell T. Pierce.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 property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way re-lating to any such condition ex-pressly 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 IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration 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 de-posit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the at-torney 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 Pos-session of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agree-ment 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 January 30, 2020.Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. EllsSubstitute Trustee10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite

400Charlotte, NC 28216(704) 333-810719-106574Feb. 18 & 25, 2020

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 property, pursuant to the asser-tion of a lien for rental at its stor-age 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: February 29, 202010:00 A.M.Unit: C-18, C-19 Billy Wayne SmithUnit: B-19 Cornelius WattsUnit: A-2 Dennis James SmithUnit: F-24 Shalear N KellyUnit: B-2 Stephanie C WalleyUnit: B-25 Jordan N Small GORE’S MINI STORAGEBy: Daniel J. Gore305 Gore Trailer RoadWhiteville, NC 28472Feb. 21 & 25, 2020

Notice of Service of Process By

PublicationSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO.: 19 CV 1105COUNTY OF COLUMBUS,PlaintiffvsJONATHAN CLYDE HARRISON a/k/a BRADLEY; JACQUELYN MABLE HARRI-SON a/k/a BRADLEY; FIRST FLIGHT FEDERAL CRED-IT UNION, Judgmentholder (Lienholder),To: JONATHAN CLYDE HARRI-SON a/k/a BRADLEY and JAC-QUELYN MABLE HARRISON a/k/a BRADLEY, above named Defendants:Take notice that a pleading seek-ing relief against the Defendants JONATHAN CLYDE HARRISON a/k/a BRADLEY and JACQUE-LYN MABLE HARRISON a/k/a BRADLEY and naming you as a Defendant has been filed in the above entitled action. The na-ture of the relief being sought is as follows: Tax Foreclosure for the collection of past due Colum-bus County, NC property taxes.You are required to make de-fense to such pleading not later than the 7th day of April, 2020 said date being 40 days from the first publication of this No-tice and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 20th day of February, 2020. WILLIAM E. WOODATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: 910/642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901Feb. 25, March 3 & 10, 2020

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 19 CV 1386COUNTY OF COLUMBUS andTOWN OF SANDYFIELD,PlaintiffsvsYVONNE W. HAMILTON; JP MORGANCHASE BANK, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATIONAssignee-Beneficiary (Lienhold-er),DefendantNOTICE is hereby given that the COUNTY OF COLUMBUS and the TOWN OF SANDYFIELD, 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 proper-ty located within their boundaries in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina and the Default Judgment and Order of Sale entered on the 11th day of February, 2020 and is fore-closing on the following land of YVONNE W. HAMILTON in order to satisfy the properly assessed but unpaid taxes and/or special assessments upon certain lands. Pursuant to Judgment entered on the 11th day of February, 2020, 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 12:00 o’clock noon on the 17th day of March, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash all inter-est in the following described real estate:Lying and being in Ransom Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:Being al of Lot No. 8 as set forth on a survey for Kings Bluff, Phase I- Section I, dated November 11, 1997, by Soles & Walker, P.A., R.L.S., a copy of which plat is re-corded in Plat Book 63, Page 40, Columbus County Registry. The aforesaid Lot No. 8 contains a total acreage of 0.69 acres, more or less, (0.50 acres, more or less,

after excluding the portion within the right of way of N.C. Highway 11).Subject to that Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Re-strictions for Kings Bluff, Phase I, Section I, dated December 8, 1997, and recorded in Book 545, Page 232, Columbus County Registry.Being the same property con-veyed by F&J Properties, LLC, to Yvonne W. Hamilton, by Deed dated December 21, 1998, re-corded in Book 577, Page 153, Columbus County Registry.The property to be offered pursu-ant 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 Judge Ashley Gore District Court Judge for Columbus County, North Caro-lina was held in connection with this foreclosure on the 11th day of February, 2020 at which time this foreclosure sale was autho-rized as required by statute.This the 17th day of February, 2020.WILLIAM E WOODCOMMISSIONER100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: (910)-642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901Feb 25 & March 3, 2020

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNORTH CAROLINACOLUMBUS COUNTYThe undersigned, SAUNDRA HARDIE, having qualified as Ex-ecutrix of the Estate of THOMAS W. STANLEY deceased, late of

Columbus County, NC, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned Execu-trix on or before May 22, 2020 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 13th day of February, 2020Saundra HardieExecutrix1231 Mollie Rd.Whiteville, NC 28472c/o J. Coburn PowellPowell & Powell, AttorneysPO Box 428Whiteville, NC 28472Telephone: (910) 642-2728Feb. 18, 25, March 3 & 10, 2020

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNORTH CAROLINACOLUMBUS COUNTYThe undersigned, Paula Jean Ward Clifton, having qualified as Administratrix of the Es-tate of Burmey Paul Ward, Jr., deceased, late of Columbus County, NC, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned Administratrix on or before May 15, 2020 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 Administratrix.This the 6th day of February, 2020.Paula Jean Ward CliftonAdministratrix2667 Rough & Ready Rd.Chadbourn, NC 28431c/o J. Coburn PowellPowell & Powell, AttorneysPO Box 428Whiteville, NC 28472Telephone: (910) 642-2728Feb. 11, 18, 25 & March 3, 2020

NOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as Executor of the estate of VELMA L HIL-BURN, deceased, late of Co-lumbus County, the undersigned hereby notifies all persons hav-ing claims against the estate of said decedent to present 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 13th day of February, 2020.Trinelle M Coleman,Executor of the estate of Velma L Hilburn481 Kings RoadWhiteville, NC 28472Feb. 18, 25, March 3 & 10, 2020

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Notice of SaleJ. LIONEL TODD INVEST-MENTS, INC. SUCCESSOR TO THE STORAGE PLACE, P.O. BOX 441, WHITEVILLE, NC 28472, will hold a public sale to dispose of various items of per-sonal property, pursuant to the assertion of a lien for rental at its storage facility.The Sale will be conducted at the following Storage Facility loca-tions:The Storage Place325 Strawberry Blvd.Chadbourn, NC 28431The Storage Place210 7th Ave.Chadbourn, NC 28431The Storage Place213 E. Main St.Whiteville, NC 28472DATE OF SALE: Feb. 29, 2020TIME OF SALE: 325 Strawberry Blvd: 10:00 a.m.210 7th Ave: Immediately Fol-lowing Strawberry Blvd Sale213 E. Main St, Whiteville Imme-diately Following 7th Ave SaleUnit #209 Stephanie JordanUnit #220 Carlet HorneUnit #221 Debra Burr

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Unit #306 Whatia MaultsbyUnit #326 Darryl StricklandUnit #327 Tammy SmithUnit #421 Sandra NanceUnit #W17 Jimmy EvansPOSTED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020J. LIONEL TODD INVEST-MENTS, INC. (Successor to The Storage Place)BY HENRIETTA TODDFEB. 18 & 25, 2020

Public Hearing Notice

Town of ChadbournThe Public will take notice that pursuant to NCGS 160A-388(c), the Chadbourn Town Council, serving as the Board of Adjust-ment, will hold a public hearing to consider a request for a Con-ditional Use Permit from Shayne Brown to operate a Tattoo Stu-dio at 805 N. Brown Street, Chadbourn, NC 28431.The hearing will be held on Tues-day, March 3, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., in the Chadbourn Town Hall. The purpose of the hearing will be to consider this request, the input from the public, and to

consider the recommendation on this matter that has been decided upon by the Chadbourn Planning Board.The Public Hearing will be held at:Chadbourn Town HallTown Council Chambers602 North Brown StreetChadbourn, North Carolina 28431If you would like to make a com-ment in favor or against this request, you may do so at the public hearing. For questions regarding this request, you may contact Interim Town Manager Patricia Garrell or Assistant Town Manager Jerome Chest-nut at 910-654-4148, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.Thank you,Zoning AdministratorsFeb. 25, 2020

NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF COLUMBUSIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICESUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONBEFORE THE CLERKIN THE MATTER OF THE ES-TATE OF:WILBER RAY SIMMONSDecedent.Having qualified as Administra-tor of the Estate of Wilber Ray Simmons, late of 6553 Green Swamp Road South, Bolton, Columbus County, North Caroli-na, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and cor-porations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the offices of The Humphries Law Firm at 1904 Eastwood Rd. Ste 310A, Wilm-ington, NC 28403, on or before the 11th day of May 2020, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make im-mediate payment to the under-signed.Russell D. Nugent attorney for Stanace Carter, Administrator of the Estate of Wilber Ray Sim-monsThe Humphries Law Firm, P.C.1904 Eastwood Rd., Suite 310AWilmington, NC 28403910-899-0236Feb. 11, 18, 25 & March 3, 2020

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 19 CV 1091COUNTY OF COLUMBUS andTOWN OF LAKE WACCAMAW,PlaintiffsvsNANCY B. WASHINGTON;TOWN OF LAKE WACCAMAW, (Lienholder)DefendantNOTICE is hereby given that the COUNTY OF COLUMBUS and the TOWN OF LAKE WAC-CAMAW, as bodies politic in-corporate of the State of North Carolina, are exercising their power and authority to assess, levy and collect taxes against real and personal property lo-cated within their boundaries in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina and the Default Judgment and Order of Sale entered on the 28th day of January, 2020 and is foreclosing on the following land of NANCY B. WASHINGTON in order to satisfy the properly assessed but unpaid taxes and/or special assessments upon certain lands. Pursuant to Judgment entered on the 28th day of January, 2020, 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 10th day of March, 2020 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash all inter-est in the following described real estate: Lying and being in Waccamaw Township, Columbus County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:FIRST TRACT: Tract #2 of the division of Mettie High 2.02 acre tract as shown on a plat pre-pared by Billy M. Duncan dated August 4, 1975, which plat is re-corded in Plat Book 16, Page 97, Columbus County Registry. Said tract contains 0.81 acre, more or less, and is the North portion of aid 2.02 acre tract conveyed to Mettie G. High by Rosa L. God-win, et all, by deed dated Octo-ber 2, 1965, recorded in Deed Book 241, Page 260, Colum-bus County Registry. The West boundary of said tract has a dis-

tance of 169.63 feet; the North line has a distance of 218.09 feet; the East line has a distance of 169.19 feet approximately; the South line has a distance of 201.79 feet.SECOND TRACT: A permanent easement and right of ingress and egress which easement is appurtenant to and runs with the land described above, and said easement is described or iden-tified as follows: That certain 31 feet wide strip of land extend-ing Northwardly from U.S. 74-76, a distance of approximately 289.74 feet to the South line of the first tract described above. Said easement is shown on said recorded plat and is located on the West side of the Odell Cor-bett lot and the West side of Tract #1 containing 0.82 acre, which is owned by Mettie High. Reference is made to said map recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 97, and for source of title refer-ence is made to Deed Book 241, Page 260, Columbus County Registry.And the above two tracts of land being the same as those de-scribed in Deed from Mettie G. High, widow, to Rosa L. Godwin, dated August 6, 1975, recorded in Deed Book 286, Page 246, Columbus County Registry.THIRD TRACT: That certain 3.30 acre, more or less, tract or par-cel located in Waccamaw Town-ship, Columbus County, North Carolina, bounded on the North by lands owned now or formerly by Jolly Jacobs as described in Plat Book 15, Page 4, Columbus County Registry, bounded on the South by the Northern edge of Old U.S. Highway 74-76, bound-ed on the West by lands now or formerly of David Benton and by lands now or formerly of Rosa L. Godwin, bounded on the East by lands of Joseph D. Etheridge, and being as more fully shown and delineated on that certain map entitled “Map of a Survey for Rosa L. Godwin”, dated Oc-tober 9, 1992, prepared by Da-vid B. Goldston, Jr., Registered Land Surveyor, and a copy of the same is attached to and made a part of that certain deed of Quit-claim dated December 18, 1992, recorded in Book 436, Page 622, Columbus County Registry.The above lands being the same as those described in Deed of Quitclaim from Rosa L. Godwin, single, to Rosa L. Godwin, sin-

gle, dated December 18, 1992, and recorded in Book 436, Page 622, Columbus County Registry. Being the First, Second, and Fourth Tracts in that Deed in favor of Nancy B. Washington, recorded in Book 938, Page 288, Columbus County 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 berequired 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 Commissioner within three (3) days after the entry of the Judg-ment of Confirmation by the Clerk of Court.Hearing before Judge Fred Gore District Court Judge for Co-lumbus County, North Carolina was held in connection with this foreclosure on the 28th day of January, 2020 at which time this foreclosure sale was authorized as required by statute.This the 12th day of February, 2020.WILLIAM E WOODCOMMISSIONER100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: (910)-642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901February 18 & 25, 2020

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