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4 cemeteRy Lots side by side, new section Whiteville Memorial Cemetery. $4,400. Call 910-840-2448

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LiteRacy pRogRams cooRdinatoR

Columbus County Partnership for Children (Smart Start) seeks full-time Literacy Programs Coordinator. Qualifications: bachelor’s degree in early literacy, early childhood or other related human service degree; excel-lent verbal/written communication skills; excellent computer/applica-tion skills; experience with nonprofit organizations; interpersonal skills/working with diverse communities. Review of applicants begins Jan. 8, 2018 until position is filled. Interested persons should submit resume to Dr. Wilbur Smith at wilbur.smith@colum-bussmartstart.org or 109 W. Main St., Whiteville, NC 28472. For additional information, call 910-499-4546 and leave a message.

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eLizabetHtown HeaLtHcaRe & ReHabiLitation centeR are cur-rently seeking experienced House-keepers, Dietary Aides and CooksEDUCATION: High School Diploma / equivalent preferred.TO APPLY: Please apply in person at 208 Mercer Mill Road, Elizabeth-town, NC 28337. You will need to provide a county-wide background or list of charges for the county in which you reside. Should you have any questions, please call Sandy Smith, Human Resources @ 910-862-8181.

Home caRe Rn needed. Great salary. $5,000 sign on bonus! Call 910-207-6550 or 918-6075.

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****Publisher’s Notice****equal Housing opportunity

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, North Carolina and Columbus Fair Housing Law which makes it ille-gal to advertise any preference, limita-tion, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limi-tation 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 avail-able on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-765-9372.

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2 bedRoom HoUse for rent on Bussy Rd., Hallsboro. No pets. Call between 6 & 9 pm 642-8694.

2 bR, 1 ba. on Hwy 130. Large living, kitchen, wash room, handicap ramp avail. No pets. $500 mo. $500 depos-it. Call Betty 910-212-2974

3 bR, 1 ba, large kitchen, brick home in Whiteville City limits, Leave mes-sage 91zero-512-623two.

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MADISON HILL APARTMENTS 206 S. Madison St., Whiteville, NC

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2 bR mobiLe Home on private lot 5 miles east of Whiteville for rent. Call 910-642-7844.

2 bR UnfURnisHed, private lot. Good neighborhood. References, city limits. No pets. Call 910-642-3740 leave message.

2 bR, 1 bath, Powerstat, stove, refrig., water & lawn maintenance included. $450m + deposit. Call 910-770-5525

3 bedRoom, 2 batH MH Bug Hill Rd, Nakina area. $400m + deposit. No Pets. Call 910-840-7561.

4B • The News Reporter • Thursday, January 4, 2018

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ForaSoutheasternCommunityCollegeapplicationandfulldescriptionofthisposition,visitwww.sccnc.eduorcall(910)642-7141,ext.310.

A completed Southeastern Community College application, resume, letter of interest addressing the position requirements and educational transcripts must be submitted to the college Human Resources Office in order for applicants to be considered for this position. Deadline for applications is January 19, 2018.

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amended notice of foreclosure sale

16 SP 143NORTH CAROLINACOLUMBUS COUNTYUnder and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Rick Adam Long and Mary Lynn Long to Darrel Fowler, Trustee(s), which was dated July 25, 2003 and recorded on July 25, 2003 in Book 745 at Page 548, Columbus 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 January 9, 2018 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Colum-bus County, North Carolina, to wit:THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY TO-WIT: ALL THAT CER-TAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SIT-UATED IN LEES TOWNSHIP, WHITE-VILLE COUNTY, NORTH CARO-LINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF THAT 0.51 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED SOUTH OF ADJACENT TO PINEWOOD LANE WHICH IS EAST OF SR #1001 IN LEES TOWNSHIP, COLUMBUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA; SAID TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULAR-LY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: FOR A TIE LINE BEGIN AT AN IRON LOCATED WHERE THE SOUTH-ERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF PINE-WOOD LANE (SOIL) INTERSECTS THE EASTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BAILEY AVENUE; THENCE WITH THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF PINEWOOD LANE, SOUTH 70 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 37 SECONDS EAST 235.00 FEET TO AN IRON LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF PINEWOOD LANE; SAID IRON BEING THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT SO LOCATED, WITH THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF PINEWOOD LANE, SOUTH 70 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 37 SEC-ONDS EAST 110.00 FEET TO AN IRON; THENCE SOUTH 19 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST 200.00 FEET TO AN IRON; THENCE NORTH 70 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 37 SECONDS WEST 110.00 FEET TO AN IRON; THENCE NORTH 19 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 23 SEC-ONDS EAST 200.00 FEET TO AN IRON, CONTAINING 0.51 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT IS CONVEYED TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER PINEWOOD LANE (SOIL) A 60 FOOT WIDE ROADWAY FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LOT TO SR #1001. BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM BAR-BARA BOWLES BAILEY AND HUS-BAND, JOHN G. HAILEY AS SET FORTH IN BOOK 648, PAGE 384 DATED 04/17/2001 AND RECORD-ED 04/17/2001, COLUMBUS COUN-TY RECORDS, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.Said property is commonly known as 136 Pinewood Lane, Whiteville, NC 28472.A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statu-tory upset bid period, all the remain-ing amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHAS-ERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX

AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no repre-sentations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep-tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the under-signed, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Rick Adam Long and wife, Mary Lynn Long.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 posses-sion by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, termi-nate the rental agreement by provid-ing 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 ter-mination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agree-ment, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorat-ed to the effective date of the ter-mination.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, PLLCAttorneys for Trustee Services of Car-olina, LLC5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 17-05077-FC01December 28, 2017 January 4, 2018

notice of foreclosure sale

17 SP 179NORTH CAROLINACOLUMBUS COUNTYUnder and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Lynn S. Meares and Alma T. Meares a/k/a Alma Tere-sa Meares to William H. Sessoms, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated Sep-tember 23, 2002 and recorded on September 30, 2002 in Book 706 at Page 147, Columbus County Regis-try, 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 January 16, 2018 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Colum-bus County, North Carolina, to wit:BEGINNING at an old nail in the cen-ter line of N.C.S.R. 1004, said old nail being the southeast corner of Tract No. 3 Division of the Devine Meares as recorded in Book of Maps 47 at Page 95, Columbus County Registry, said old nail also being the southwest corner of Tract No. 2 of said Devine Meares Estate, of which this is a part; thence with the dividing property line between said tracts no. 2 and no. 3, North 2 degrees 56 minutes 25 sec-onds East 31.43 feet to an iron stake in the northern right of way line of said N.C.S.R. 1004; thence continuing North 2 degrees 56 minutes 25 sec-onds East 153.37 feet to an iron stake; thence South 60 degrees 22 minutes 50 seconds East 114.97 feet to an iron stake; thence South 19 degrees 35 minutes 20 seconds West 126.81 feet to an iron stake in the Northern right of way line of the aforementioned N.C.S.R. 1004; thence continuing South 19 degrees 35 minutes 20 sec-onds West 30 feet to a nail in the cen-ter line of said N.C.S.R. 1004; thence with the center line of said N.C.S.R. 1004 North 69 degrees 42 minutes 40 seconds West 60.56 feet to an old nail, THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING, containing .28 acre, excluding Department of Transpor-tation right of way. The above description was taken from a plat entitled “Survey for Lynn S. Meares”, prepared by Jimmy H. Turner, R.L.S., dated March 3, 1997, which said plat is incorporated here-in by reference for more particular-ity of description. Reference is made to deed recorded in Book 525, Page 108, Columbus County Registry.Also included herewith is that certain 1997 Peach State Homes manufac-tured home bearing serial number(s) PSHGA20719A and PSHGA20719B, which is permanently affixed to the real property described above.Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.Said property is commonly known as 14080 Rough and Ready Road, Cerro Gordo, NC 28430.A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statu-tory upset bid period, all the remain-ing amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHAS-ERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no repre-sentations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep-tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the under-signed, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Lynn S. Meares and Alma T. Meares.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 posses-sion by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, termi-nate the rental agreement by provid-ing 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 ter-mination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agree-ment, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorat-ed to the effective date of the ter-mination.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, PLLCAttorneys for Trustee Services of Car-olina, LLC5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 17-04997-FC01January 4, 11, 2018

notice of meetingBRUNSWICK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT will hold their Annual Business Meeting and Elections of the officers January the 16th, 2018 at 7:00 pm at Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department. The public is invit-ed to attend.January 4, 8, 11, 2018

notice of public Hearing

whiteville planning board

The Whiteville Planning Board will hold (2) public hearings as follows:Date: January 8, 2018Time: 12:30 p.m. or as soon thereaf-ter as the agenda will allowMeeting Location: Whiteville City Hall, 24 Hill Plaza1. Zoning Text Amendment: Request from Jonathan Cox to amend §155.066 Notes to the Table of Per-mitted Uses, Note 11Drainage2. Zoning Text Amendment: Request from staff to amend §155.013 Defi-nitions, §155.065 Table of Permit-ted Uses, and §155.066 Notes to the Table of Permitted Uses to add Apiculture (Beekeeping) to the Code of Ordinances as a permitted use in the RA-20, R-20, R-12, and R-6 zon-ing districts.Citizens interested in the proposal are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. Changes may

be made in the above proposal as a result of debate, objection, or dis-cussion.Robert LewisCity of WhitevillePlanning Director910-640-1380Dec. 28, 2017, Jan. 4, 2018

noticeCOMMUNITIES SERVED: Cities of Boiling Springs Lake, South-port, Wilmington; Counties of Blad-en, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover; Towns of Bolton, Cas-well Beach, East Arcadia, Holden Beach, Leland, Navassa, Sandy Creek, Tabor City, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, St. James, Waccamaw, Wrightsville Beach; Township of Northwest, NCIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM CHANNEL LINE-UPEffective on or after January 31, 2018, W47CK (WMYW) - My TV on Basic/Starter channel 1215 will no longer be available.For a current channel lineup, visit spectrum.com/channels. To view this notice online, visit spectrum.net/programmingnotices.January 4, 2018

notice of public Hearing

whiteville city council

The Whiteville City Council will hold (2) public hearings as follows:Date: January 9, 2018Time: 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereaf-ter as the agenda will allowMeeting Location: Whiteville City Hall, 24 Hill Plaza1. Zoning Text Amendment: Request from staff to add Mural Signs to §155.013 Definitions and §155.065 Table of Permitted Uses in the B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, O&I, I-1, and I-2 zon-ing district. Add §155.157 Mural Signs to the Code of Ordinances.2. Zoning Text Amendment: Request from Anne Jernigan to amend §155.153.1 Electronic Business Identification Sign (A) and §155.065 Table of Permitted Uses to allow

electronic business identification signs in the B-1 district as a condi-tional use.Citizens interested in the proposal are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. Changes may be made in the above proposal as a result of debate, objection, or dis-cussion.Robert LewisCity of WhitevillePlanning Director910-640-1380Dec. 28, 2017, Jan. 4, 2018

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publicationSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICECOUNTY OF COLUMBUSDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO.: 17 CV 737COUNTY OF COLUMBUS,PlaintiffVs.CHASE CAULDER LONG; JESSICA BROOKE LONG,DefendantsTo CHASE CAULDER LONG, above named Defendant:Take notice that a pleading seek-ing relief against the Defendants, CHASE CAULDER LONG and JES-SICA BROOKE LONG, above named 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 Colum-bus County, NC property taxes. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 15th day of February, 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 28th day of December, 2017. WILLIAM E. WOODATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF100 COURTHOUSE SQUAREWHITEVILLE, NC 28472TELEPHONE: 910/642-3965STATE BAR NO.: 5901January 4, 11 & 18, 2018.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF COLUMBIA COUNTYSTATE OF GEORGIA DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISIONIN RE :Civil Action File No.: 2017A0063THE PETITION OF TERRY JEROME &DEBBIE ANNE GLASSCOCKTO ADOPT :JAMES ROBERT ADAMS, JR.A MINOR MALE CHILD .TO : HOLLY MARIE MASSERANT AND JAMES ROBERT ADAMS, SR .YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption has been filed in the Superior Court of Columbia County, Georgia, on the 22nd day of August, 2017, to adopt James Robert Adams, Jr., born in 2002. Let all inter-

ested persons show cause before the Court , if any they can, at 1:45 o’clock p.m., on the 14th day of February, 2018 at the Columbia County Court-house, Courtroom 1032, 640 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans, Georgia 30809 why the Court should not permit the adoption of the minor child by the Petitioners.WITNESS , the Honorable Daniel J . Craig of the Superior Court of Colum-bia County, Georgia .This 29th day of December, 2017Clerk of CourtPresented by:Adam D. LandGeorgia Bar No : 775211Attorney for PetitionersTisdale Middleton Law Firm207 N. Belair RoadEvans, Georgia 30809Telephone (706) 869 - 1348Facsimile (706) 869 - 9464January 4, 11, 18, 2018

notice to cReditoRsSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF COLUMBUS17-E-315All persons, firms and corporations having claims against deceased, ROBERT EDWARD DUNCAN, are hereby notified to present them to Kacy Fortner as Personal Repre-sentative of the Estate of Robert Edward Duncan, on or before March 21, 2017, in care of the undersigned attorney at his address, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons, firms and corpora-tions indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the above named Personal Repre-sentative in care of the undersigned attorney at his address.This the 21st day of December, 2017.Personal Representative of the Estate ofROBERT EDWARD DUNCAN

c/o Matthew S. Schrum, AttorneyEvergreen Estate Planning & Elder Law1330 North Bridge StreetElkin, NC 28621Dec. 21, 28, 2017; Jan. 4, 11, 2018

notice to cReditoRsHaving qualified as Administratrix of the estate of CLEVELAND BELL, JR. deceased, late of Columbus County, the undersigned hereby notifies 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 4th day of January, 2018.Vanessa Mathis-El, Administratrix of the estate of CLEVELAND BELL, JR.

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notice to cReditoRsHaving qualified as Administratrix of the estate of EVA BELL, deceased, late of Columbus County, the under-signed hereby notifies all persons having 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 immedi-ate payment.This the 4th day of January, 2018.Vanessa Mathis-El, Administratrix of the estate of EVA BELL,3645 Marketplace Blvd, 130-523East Point, GA 30344January 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018

notice to cReditoRsHaving qualified as Executrix of the estate of WENDY REBECCA HOOKS REGISTER, deceased, late of Colum-bus County, the undersigned hereby notifies all persons having 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 4th day of January, 2018.WENDY RENEE MUNIVES, Executrix of the estate of WENDY REBECCA HOOKS REG-ISTER101 Bayberry CourtShallotte, NC 28470January 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018

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