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Davie County Enterprise Record 2-29-2024USPS 149-160 Number 09 Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 20 Pages 75¢ Tourney Bound War Eagle basketball teams earn berths 89076 3821260Page B1 Remember? Sun bathing beauties at Lake Hide-Away Page 2 Women’s Ministry Prayer Breakfast Saturday, March 2, 9:30 a.m. Mainville AME Zion, Main Church Rd., Mocksville By Stephanie Williams DeanFor the Enterprise Playing at tempo moderato, Clemmons resident Joe Rob-inson, jazz trumpeter extraor-dinaire, is taking a breather to reflect on the high and low notes of his life. These days, Joe still takes time to practice his music. And while he continues to lis-ten to lots of tunes, one thing has changed. His grown kids are introducing him to a wide range of new songs and alter-native genres he’s never heard. With five children, all musi-cally talented like their father and mother, Alfreda – the high note of the musician’s life has been family. Joe never imagined girls Joe Robinson performs at the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival in High Point. - Photo courtesy Joe RobinsonLet the trumpet sound Jazz musician talks about life’s decisions playing in bands and clubs, and he was looking forward to teaching a son to play music. But each daughter has proven their father’s vision to have been blurry. All three girls and two boys are musically talent-ed. Each has played an instru-ment at one time or another – and all are successful in their own right. One daughter became a cheerleader and dancer. She eared a scholarship to the Uni-versity of Kentucky. Now married more than 60 years, Joe met Alfreda in the high school band where she played clarinet. She still plays to this day. Joe didn’t share the score with notations on how to achieve the marital harmony he’s enjoyed , but he did hit a high note with strength and good tone quality. “The biggest thing is that I lucked out and got the right one. She could deal with the music part of my life.”Born at home in an area just north of downtown Winston Salem, known as the Boston (Thurmond) neighborhood, Joe was one of five children. He describes his childhood as normal, as judged by visiting other folks' homes, spending many nights with friends, fam-ily and cousins. As most do, Joe has strong memories of his Mama. “One thing I’ll never for-get was her meat loaf and her greens. 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Local races highlight Tuesday’s primary Vote Davie voters will decide on Tuesday four members of the county’s board of education.They’ll also likely elect at least two of three county com-missioners to be sworn into of-fice in December.Yes, it’s primary time, and while there’s a lot of attention to state and national races, the two local races may decide who gets elected.Nine candidates see k one of the three Republican nom-inations for the Davie County Board of Commissioners, with the top three facing Libertar-ian Justin Vocke in Novem-ber. GOP candidates are Mike Butero, Mark Jones, Charles O. Williams, Craig Myers, William “Bill” Vaughan, Richard B. Poindexter, Dustin Smith, Terry Renegar and Douglas Rivers.Six Republican candidates seek one of the four spots on the Davie County Board of Ed-ucation - Ray Wright, Michael Hunter, W.G. “Dub” Potts, Stephanie Hurst, Jeff Plott and Jeff Jones. Since no other par-ty candidates filed, the top four will likely be elected into of-fice in November.Precinct polling sites will be open from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.Early voting is still avail-able at the elections office on Poplar Street in Mocksville, at Bermuda Run Town Hall and at Jerusalem Fire Dept., and are open weekdays 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The final chance to vote early will be on Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.Voters will have to provide photo identification in order to cast a ballot.More information, includ-ing sample ballots, can be found at https://www.daviecoun-tync.gov/93/Elections. 2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024Editorial Page USPS 149-160 171 S. Main St., P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 751-2120 Published weekly by Salisbury Newsmedia LLC John Carr.....................................Publisher Mike Barnhardt............................Managing Editor Ray Tutterow...............................Advertising Director Brian Pitts....................................Sports Editor Mocksville Enterprise 1916-1958 Davie Record 1899-1958 Periodicals Postage Paid in Mocksville, NC 27028Subscription RatesSingle Copy, 75 Cents$32.03 Per Year In Davie CountyPOSTMASTERSend Address Changes to:Davie County Enterprise RecordP.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 Cooleemee Journal 1901-1971 In the mail ... The Enterprise Record welcomes letters from its readers on topics of local, state, national or international issues. An effort will be made to print all letters, provided they are not libelous, vulgar or in poor taste. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and for space. Letters should include the name and address of the writer and a signature. A telephone number, not to be published, is requested. Have letters in the newspaper office no later than noon Monday of the week to be published. Enterprise Record P.O. Box, 99, Mocksville, mike.barnhardt@davie-enterprise.com. Tell us what you think Adjuster recommends Causey for re-election The Literary Corner: Renegade Writer’s Guild To the editor: Our current NC Insurance Commissioner, Mike Cau-sey, is on the ballot for the current election and I strongly encourage everyone to vote for his re-election. As a licensed NC insurance adjuster, I know that he has done an excellent job of making the best effort to keep insurance rates as low as possible for NC residents. This isn't an easy task, especially considering the recent request from property insurers to increase NC property insurance rates an average of 42%. Keep in mind this was just the average increase requested; actual rate increases requested ranged from 4.3% in some mountain areas to a whopping 99.4% in some beach areas. Your actual property rate in-crease will vary significantly depending upon where your property is located, and owning multiple properties in our state would definitely cause a huge hit to one's budget.Commissioner Causey recently sent a message to NC adjusters. He clearly states his reasons for fighting this re-quest. This is a man who, I believe, will continue for fight for the best possible situation for NC property owners, definitely works for the NC citizens.Gaye Schooler, Mocksville To the editor:Help me, as a Republican, understand how support-ing Trump as the GOP nominee is in the best interests of the country given that he feels he is justified in sexual-ly abusing anyone’s family member; who pledges to act as a dictator, if elected; whose history includes cheating students out of significant investment to join a made-up school; who nickels and dimes workers out of compensa-tion due for quality work they do for him; whose history is chocked full of failed businesses and discrimination, who lies when the truth would suit better, who publicly ridicules disabled people; who claims to support law and order except when it bears down on him as determined by his peers; who claims to be a Christian as he holds the Bi-ble upside down for public photos and who parses words when asked about what part of God’s word he uses to guide him; who is classified by a plethora of qualified psy-chologists as narcissistic and sociopathic; who demeans the sacrifice of our military by referring to those who get caught as losers; who outwardly threatens to go after any-one or group whom he determines have not supported his viewpoint; who is ranked as one of the worst Presidents in American history??I am asking those who are not afraid of speaking out about why they support this man who is guilty of upending our Constitution, who attacks his own party members that disagree with him, and so so much more, how they ratio-nalize such support. Please email me at csoclear@aol.com with your com-ments and name, if you are not afraid. Thank you for help-ing me understand. David Carroll, Mocksville Republican doesn’t understand Trump worship Timely RemindersBy Julie Terry CartnerIt was one of those aha moments. On our return trip from Colorado Springs, our plane blew a tire upon takeoff. A loud bang, some swerving, and a great deal of shak-ing told the tale. But then we lifted off, and everything seemed fine. As the flight to Denver is only about twenty minutes long, we didn’t have much time to wait before the answer to “What happened?” came through the deep, calm voice of the pilot. “This is your pilot speaking. Some of you might have noticed a slight disruption when our plane took off…” Some of us, I thought. Might have, I thought. Slight disruption, I thought. Ha! I thought. The only people who didn’t hear and feel the bang and swerving were those not on the airplane! The pilot continued, “We blew out a tire when we took off.” He continued to explain this would not affect the flight, but when we landed, we might notice a few emergency vehicles – you know, fire, ambulance, po-lice… Not to worry, these are just precautionary; howev-er, the landing might be a bit rough. He told us they didn’t expect any problems and to just sit back, relax and enjoy the rest of the flight.Enjoy the rest of the flight… for such a short trip, planes don’t go very high, so the flight was quite turbulent, and yes, the landing was a bit rough. And, as indicated, we were immediately surrounded by emergency vehicles. But, when the plane came to a stop, everyone was safe, unharmed. We applauded. For the most part, people were patient as we waited for Plans A, B, and C to be analyzed, despite the cramped con-ditions and the concerns about schedules, appointments, and connecting flights. Whether they would fix the tire with us on the plane, tow us to the terminal, or load us onto buses were the ideas up for consideration, but ultimately, somewhere beyond an hour later, we thanked the pilot and crew, disembarked, and rode buses back to the terminal. All in all, our experience was little more than a blip on the screen of life, and yet, it was so much more. We are fre-quently reminded of the brevity of life, of the many areas over which we have no control. We seem to need to learn and re-learn the value of prioritizing what really matters and letting the rest go. God, family, friends and everything else after is my mantra, and that day it served me well. I’m not perfect, far from it, in fact, and thus the aha moment was an excellent reminder. I can get distracted Howard of Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Howard had returned to Davie for a visit. He came by the newspaper office and told this story of “Old Jim Lanier” who rode his gray mare southward through the main hallway of the old courthouse and jumped her over the five rock steps. He walked up-stairs to the courtroom where the judge fined him $10, but he paid $20 and said that he was going to do it again. So he walked back downstairs and repeated the exciting ride.I have studied the many photos of this old courthouse and tried to picture size, location, and placement. Images of America, Davie County, has a collection of photos of the building. Mr. Wall mentions details on page 118 about the size and location. He quoted the newspaper Western Carolinian on 25 April 1839 as describing the two-story building, 45 by 40 feet, with a vestibule 10 by 30 feet at the south end. Most of the photos we have were taken looking north. It was in the center of Henderson Street (now Main Street) and Factory Street (Depot Street). En-larging the photos seems to show three steps on the north, and five on the south. The next time you are near Davie County Public Library, slow down and glance at the rock slab at the front. This is one of the steps. This morning, I measured that step. It is 71.75 inches long, 19.75 inches wide, and the thickness tapers from 9 inches at the back to 6 inches at the front. I tried to imagine leaping through the air on a horse over five of these. While I was at the library, I went into the wonderful History Room. I found four folders of information about the Lanier family. One page I copied was an article writ-ten by C.G. Tomlinson in the 5 December 1963 Davie En-terprise-Record. Tomlinson wrote many articles of local history which have really helped me as I have written 11 Davie history books. This article is much more detailed and includes family history about Jim Lanier and his fam-ily. Jim was born in Virginia, with his young mother dy-ing the next day. His father, Dr. Camillus Voltaire Lanier, remarried and moved to Davie. His plantation was the “Pass Place presently the site of the Mocksville airport.” Yes, in 1963, there was an airport. Description of location: travel west on 64; at the intersection of Madison Road, look south to a big flat field. There it is. If we want to always have current data, we would put LL: 35.902823, -80.596181. When I saw his dad’s name as Doctor, I wondered if I had included him in my book Davie Doctors born before 1900. There he is on page 68 and 69. His son is listed in the 1850 census of Halifax County Virginia as 10 years old along with his father, his stepmother, and four siblings. He is not living at home with his family in the 1860 census for Davie County. Tomlinson says that he attempted to join the Confederate Army, but his health did not allow it. So he formed the Laniers Guards and fought as their captain. His poor health caused him to abandon this. He continued to fight for Davie’s future. There was a Judge Clowde who was his enemy. Jim was called to jury duty but refused to go. The judge ordered him to appear by 2:00. According to this version, Jim rode his gray mare into the courthouse, up the stairs to the second floor and calmly to the judge’s bench. The judge fined him $50 for riding his horse into the building. Jim threw down $100 and said “I am riding right back through.” And so he rode the horse down the by trivial things or go into mini rages at a myriad of un-important issues. Thus, occasionally, I need something or someone to get me back on track. As I sat in my seat during the flight, I thought how glad I was that we had taken the time to fly to Colorado to visit my niece and her family, something we hadn’t done since her wedding. We’d never met their two children, our great-niece and great-nephew, and I was glad we had de-cided to do that. For, even though if we hadn’t gotten on that first plane, we wouldn’t be in the precarious position of landing a six wheeled plane on five wheels, there could have been a car accident or some other calamity. The point is, I’m glad we took time for family.It reminded me of another time, years ago. With five young children in tow, I went to Atlanta to visit my sister and her family. We had a lovely time and came home hap-py we had made the effort. Six months later, I returned to Atlanta for my sister’s funeral. At the time of the visit, I’d had no idea it would be our last. Thank goodness, despite the challenges, I went.And so, the aha moment: Our lives have no guaran-tees. Love your family deeply, unselfishly, unconditional-ly. Love your friends unreservedly. Make time for what’s important and let the rest of your responsibilities fit into appropriate slots. And, of course, put your life in God’s hands. He’ll never steer you wrong. Trying to Prove a LegendBy Marie Craig I made a new friend in a store last Saturday. She told me that she enjoys reading these articles and particularly the one about the circus midgets. I told her that I have written 197 of these and sometimes have trouble finding a new subject. She asked me about the legend of the man riding his horse through the old courthouse, so I decided to pursue the request.When I first moved to this area 19 plus years ago, Doris Frye told me of this Davie story. I have all the Davie histo-ry books, so I started looking for validation. On page 119 of James Wall’s History of Davie County, he quoted part of an article on page one of the 2 October 1930 Mocksville Enterprise. This article is quoting a previous resident, O. The old Davie County Courthouse. Did some- one really ride a horse into the building? Please See Renegade ‑ Page 3 Vote.It’s not only your right, it’s your duty.You may not like the candidates, but pick your favorites and vote. I’ll not make any endorsements here; for good-ness sake, most folks have as much or more sense than me.But as you make your choices on Tuesday, think about these statistics about North Carolina voters.There are 7,472,257 registered voters in North Caroli-na. Of those, 32.3 percent are Democrats, and 30 percent are Republicans. More - 36.8 percent - are registered as Unaffiliated. That means (Other than those who register that way in order to vote on local candidates, as is often the case in Davie County) more people in North Carolina identify with neither of the major political parties.That, I agree with. Our political parties have gone off the deep end, on opposite sides. It seems that most national candidates, and some for state office, can no longer think for themselves. They have to follow an ideology provided by others. That’s sad. At least we haven’t gotten that far removed in our local elections.Also, 64.8 percent of the state’s voters identify as White, with 19.9 percent identifying as Black. Females represent 49.8 percent of voters, while males represent 42.4 percent. Nearly 7 percent identify in a category called “Undesignated.”Of the early voters (as of Feb. 19), Democrats have cast the most ballots, although the percentage compared to Republican voters is about the same. Those registered as Unaffiliated have not voted as robustly so far. More fe-males have cast ballots, but the percentage of male voters is higher.My thanks to Davie Elections Director Melissa Parker for providing these numbers.- Mike Barnhardt It’s your duty: Vote DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 - 3 Renegade ... Yes, we can assume that the ladies in the chairs knew the photographer was about to snap a shot. The scene was Lake Hide-Away, a swimming spot just off US 158 in Mocksville. This photo was provided by Gene Plott, who said it was taken sometime in the late 1950s. And it was a typical busy Sunday afternoon, he said. Plott worked at Lake Hide-Away for the late Doc Brown; and although paid for his work, he said he would have worked there for free. The Enterprise Record welcomes old photographs of Davie people and places. Bring them by the newspaper office on South Main Street in Downtown Mocksville, or email jpeg images with information about the photo to mike.barnhardt@davie-enterprise.com. A Typical Sunday at Lake Hide-Away Continued From Page 2steps, back outside, through the courthouse and jumped out the south entrance again. In researching Jim, I find his dates of 11 June 1840 - 7 December 1894, dying at 54. In the 1860 census, he is a trader living in the Fulton area with his brother. In 1880 he is listed as J.B. Lanier, a distiller, in Salisbury. He is buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Salisbury, N.C. The name on the tombstone is James B. Lanier. A family tree on Ancestry.com says that his middle name is Bell. [His mother’s name was Isabella.] This is lots of data and detail but did he do it? If so, which story and amount of fine money was involved? We’ll probably never know for sure, but it’s fun trying to learn the truth. Girl PowerBy Gaye HootsMy grandpa taught me to walk before I was ten months old by tying small bundles of broom straw for me to hold onto. By the time I had mastered the art, and my mom was pregnant with my sister Faye, I had determined that the men had more fun than the women and I followed Grand-pa everywhere he would allow me to go.The only time he referred to me as a girl was when Dad whipped me, and I don’t ever remember one I had not earned. Grandpa would tell Dad that boys were built for that but that, “Girls are just glued together.”One memory I have is of a fox hunt Dad took me on. I didn’t understand everything they discussed but I loved that they enjoyed the stories and laughed together. 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My teacher, Miss Carolyn Hartman, stopped me when I followed the boys into their bathroom. She approached me when I took my blouse off and hung it on the lilac bush with the shirts of the boys I was playing with. She did make them put their shirts back on too, as I refused to put mine on until they did. When she asked whose mom worked, meaning public work, I gave her a list of all the work my mom did as I was sure no one worked harder than my mom.When my daughter, Kendra, was in elementary school and wanted to try out for football, her teacher told her, “No.” I was going to confront this, but Kendra asked me not to as she felt it would make the rest of her school year more difficult. Now girls are allowed to play in elementary school.My career choice of nursing did not emphasize the dif-ference between the sexes, but most nurses were female, and most doctors were male at that time. There were only two incidences in my career when a doctor disrespected me. One apologized in public and the other appeared re-gretful. I once worked with a doctor from India who spoke to me and the head nurse and no other females. When I be-came aware of this and talked with him, he stopped snap-ping his fingers at the nurses, and at one point offered to bring me a cup of coffee, which was strong enough to melt a spoon, but I appreciated the gesture.My graduating class consists of women who have their businesses, teach, are nurses, have post-graduate degrees, have helped their husbands in their careers, raised strong, independent children, and served their communities, and churches in many ways. They are women to be celebrated.On Wednesday, March 13th the girls from our class of 1963 are meeting for lunch at The Olive Tree in Mocks-ville to celebrate each other. Please save the date and at-tend if possible. I am looking forward to seeing each one of you. Reply to Shirley Boger at her email or me if you can’t reach her. 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Family Care Center Andora Nicholson, FNP-C 336-753-0800 Avon Street Ave ClementW i l k e s b o r o St r e e t Main StreetN101 Wilkesboro Street, Mocksville FCCMocksville.com Community Covenant ChurCh 1446 Sheffield Rd.,Mocksville, NC 27028 Bible Wesleyan, Traditional Music Everyone is warmly welcomed. JESUS SAVES! Pastor Keith Ledford Sun. am 10:45 Sun. Pm 6:00 Wed. Pm 7:00 Scan the QR code to find us on Facebook Continued From Page 1Joe relishes those reci-pes now prepared by cooks in his family. With vintage family recipes written down for preservation, Alfreda has passed them down to her girls. And one son is about to become master chef material when it comes to outdoor grilling. Two things this family loves are delicious food and some bebop, blues, or boogie-woogie.While Joe doesn't credit his parents for his musical career, it’s safe to say at least one apple didn’t fall far from the tree. With a father who played piano, that ability to hear music passed along as sounds of rhythm and blues in the son’s head. Joe’s prelude to music began with an old bugle. He took it to school in the fifth grade, but at that time, there were no music teacher for his age group. Later, after playing the instrument for a while, Joe set his heart’s desire on a trumpet. But there was no money. So Joe told his grand- motherl; in fact, he told her several times about a new trumpet hanging on the wall of a pawn shop in downtown Winston-Sa-lem. The cost was $69 and some change.“Back then, you’d go downtown to get your gro-ceries. You’d get a cab or catch the bus to get there. You could do any kind of shopping downtown near 4th and Cherry. Kids all over sold shopping bags. I worked my way from selling bags from 4th and Church all the way through town to the city market. We sold shopping bags 2 for a nickel or a nickel apiece.“I had a spot there. The trumpet was hanging on the wall of Empire Loan, so I’d camp out there sell-ing shopping bags and then go in just to look at that thing. It was brand new.” Then Joe’s grandmother stepped in. And that day changed everything.“She told my grandfa-ther, in a voice I’d never heard her use before, ‘Go down there and get that boy that horn’.”So off Joe went with his grandfather. With a new trumpet in hand, Joe was filled with so much excite-ment he couldn’t even wait to catch a bus home. “I walked from down-town to 18th Street and it was on from then, that was one of the happiest moments of my life.”By the time Joe was exposed to a music teacher, he was going into the seventh grade and already well on his way to playing on his own. “I was just attached to that thing. All I did was worry the neighbors, my parents and everyone else.”When school started, Joe could play the school song, so he went to band rehearsal, telling the direc-tor that he wanted to play with the group. The band leader left the room and came back with a piece of music.“I didn’t know nothing about no music.”But he could play that song because it was in his head. “That was the begin-ning of a whole new world when I got that trumpet. I forgot about basketball. It took all my time and I loved it, because I was playing songs. I just learned the melodies and would play them.” Joe fell into his favor-ite musical style, jazz, by accident. A family friend who lived four doors up from their home came to visit. Joe was practicing upstairs. “He came upstairs and began playing some jazz for me, and I thought, this is it. I just fell in love with it and started buying jazz records.”But music wasn’t the only field in which Joe found success. His work didn’t always revolve around music. He worked several small jobs and then, after a few years into his marriage, he got a job at Hanes Hosiery. Later, Joe’s friend, who was also a musician and worked for Sun Chemical, referred Joe to the same company. Joe worked for Sun for 32 years. They made printing ink for RJ Reyn-olds and other products. When Joe was first hired, he worked for a year as a custodian, climbing the ladder to become the head of quality control. Then his musical career exploded. But it didn’t pay the bills.So Joe continued to hold down a job while performing music gigs, playing in a top 40, rhythm and blues band for about five years on weekends. Sometimes he’d get with other guys to play private events.“An older man, Clar-ence Gore, would come and get me and dress me up to look older because I was too young to be in certain places. I’d put on a hat and a pair of shades and stay in the back where I wouldn’t be seen.” A proud moment was when he was hired to play for the first time under his name only, Joe Robinson. Another high-pitched moment in life was when Joe made his first record-ing. “I recorded an entire album right here in town in Winston-Salem. I was 50 and had built up a little following at the downtown on Marshall Street, at Bis-tro 900 – and that’s where I was getting asked for a tape. So, we got the band together and recorded what we played down there. Nothing original – just what the patrons enjoyed every weekend.”As far as Joe was con-cerned, the recording was highly successful, and so much so that now and then, he still gets requests.A humble man, he almost forgot to share another milestone in his musical career - when the City of Winston-Salem chose to hang his picture in the Benton Convention Center. “There are three of us, on the wall downstairs and memorialized because we’ve been around for so long, have played for and contributed to many com-munity events.”Along the way, he has always advocated for young, fledgling musi-cians.“I'm a private person. But I used to meet a lot of young musicians, and these guys would seek me out. Very good young play-ers. They’d want to sit in with me on jobs and some would come in the door with their horns. “One night I had three trumpet players in Greens-boro. These kids just showed up. That was the main spot before the Bistro opened up in Winston-Sa-lem. It was always High Point and Greensboro until we got the hotel in downtown Winston-Salem. We’d have little lessons, and some of them have done very well, especially the trumpet players.”He played music up un-til the last two years. “I’ve had a good life playing music so it hasn’t really bothered me. We’ve been pretty blessed, We always say that about ourselves to this very day. Over half the people we grew up with – mostly musicians – are already gone.” When Joe first started playing jazz, he wanted to be like Miles Davis or Dizzy Gillispie – until he got a chance to go to New York a couple of times.“I had a friend who knew these musicians I admired. I became friends with them, and that killed my dreams of becoming a famous musician playing jazz because I didn’t like their lifestyle. It can be really rough. After I saw how some lived in terri-ble apartments, and had to leave their families for weeks at a time, I thought no, no, this is not for me.” And he wouldn’t dream of putting his sweet wife through all that. “I had met Alfreda, and I thought she can’t go through this, she was so sweet.”“I still feel that way today. The normal success with record deals and TV and all, I wanted some of that, but it was too costly. And then we started having kids. And the kids wouldn’t know me, so I thought I’d just stay in WS, play music, work, buy a house, and see my kids every day.” What he’s most proud of is how he and his wife have held their marriage together and raised their kids. “They just really show me how much I mean to them. They accompa-ny me to every doctor's appointment. I can drive, but one of my girls told me, ‘I don’t care what you and Mama say, I’m going.’ They all talk and make plans for us.” Lately, Joe’s been sharing secrets with his kids. One day, two or three of their kids were at home, and the couple began to tell their story. “They were amazed because we’ve never sat around and talked about it – how we met – our love story. And I don’t know how many days we got left – but lately, I’ve been telling her a lot that I love her.”While Joe’s a believer, you won't find him sitting on a pew every Sunday. When he was younger, he was more into church, but after getting older, Joe found spirituality in other places. Now and then he even listens to a good sermon on TV. But with a couple of kids deep into their spiritual life, recently the family’s been sharing in a Wednesday night Bible study. “We are reading the Bi-ble from beginning to end. There are five or six of us on the internet, they’re trying to reel me back in.” At the end of my talk, I asked him: “Well, how is it with you and Jesus?” He answered the same way many of us would. “Not where it should be.” Joe ... DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 - 5 Springer scholarship winners for full tuitition at UNC Chapel Hill: Carter Helton, Ashley Holly, Lucas Shoffner, Lauren O'Connor. You could feel the ten-sion in the room on Feb. 15 as 19 students gathered with their families for the Diana Springer Scholarship drawing. Established through the will of F. David Springer, the scholarship requires a drawing to determine the winner of tuition and fees to UNC-Chapel Hill for four years. Davie students accepted in the early accep-tance round at UNC were eligible for the drawing, no other criteria exist. In one of its most com-petitive years ever, 21 Da-vie County students were in early acceptance - more than ever before. Thanks to the scholar-ship endowment managed by the Davie Community Foundation and earnings from investments made by Trustee Diane Foster, four Diana Springer Scholar-ships were awarded this year. The first name drawn was Carter Helton, fol-lowed by Lauren O’Con-nor, Lucas Shoffner, and Holly Ashley. Two alter-nates were also drawn in case the winners chose not to accept the award. Abi-gail Wilson is the first alter-nate and Sarah Lawson is the second alternate.“Although only four students were drawn to re-ceive the Diana Springer Scholarship, all 21 should be very proud of their ac-complishment in early ac-ceptance into UNC-Chapel Hill,” said Jane Simpson, foundation president. Stu-dents were encouraged to apply through the Davie Community Foundation Scholarship Program which awards scholarships to de-serving Davie students. The application can be found at daviefoundation.org. Carter, Lauren, and Lucas sign contracts for the scholarship. Students earn free ride to UNC Senior Rylan Koontz and Sophmore Jackson Barrett competed in Uni-versal Technical Institute’s Top Tech Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Mooresville campus. The challenge is made up of two-person teams from high schools across North Carolina, South Car-olina, and Virginia. The Davie duo compet-ed individually in a series of five hands-on assess-ments and a 50-question written exam to test their knowledge of automotive tools, systems, and repair procedures.The team com-peted against 23 other high school teams. Both were awarded $1,000 scholarships to the Universal Technical Insti-tute for their sixth-place finish. Rylan and Jackson will competed in the North Car-olina SkillsUSA Regional Rally earlier this week. Universal Technical In-stitute is a leading provider of post-secondary educa-tion for students seeking career opportunities in the automotive, diesel, colli-sion repair, welding, and machining industries. 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Feb. 23: Anthony Thomas Andrade, 46, of Jericho Church Road, Mocksville, failure to ap-pear in court; Brandon Lee Lancaster, 36, of East Bend, failure to appear in court; Guy Angel Maldona-do, 32, of Rockaway, N.Y., failure to appear in court; Timothy Brett Powell, 34, of Lexington, failure to ap- pear in court. Feb. 22: Nicole Yvonne Milles, 37, of Statesville, probation violation; Jacob Dasle Whitaker, 29, of Lib-erty Church Road, Mcoks-ville, domestic violence prevention order violation. Feb. 21: David Brad-ford Dunaway, 45, of S. Salisbury St., Mocksville, non-support of child; Sam-uel Dean James, 43, of Oak Tree Drive, Mocksville, non-support of child; Cara Leigh Johnson, 37, of Mt. Airy, assault by pointing a gun; Jimmy Ray McKain, 63, of Fork-Bixby Road, Advance, assault on fe-male; Richard Lee Stew-art, 48, of Chaucer Lane, Mocksville, non-support of child. Feb. 20: Micah Scott Gary, 18, of Main Church Road, Mocksville, posses-sion of marijuana parapher-nalia, simple possession of Schedule VI controlled substance; Dagoberto Meza, 43, of Corries Lane, Mocksville, non-support of child; Arieonna Michelle Roberts, 21, of Oak St., Mocksville, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence; Samuel Keith Rosenquist, 21, of Crowe St., Mocks-ville, obtaining proper- ty by false pretense; Joel Luis Sanchez, 22, of Win-ston-Salem, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence; David Rhys Tabat, 65, of Lewisville, unlawful use of highways, fleeing to elude arrest in vehicle, injury to property, reckless driving, possession of fictitious driver’s license, failure to return rented vehicle, as-sault on a government of-ficial, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer, assault with a dead-ly weapon, identity theft; Nicholas Gage Teasley, 28, of Stone Wood Road, Mocksville, possession of drug paraphernalia, posses-sion of methamphetamine; Erica Lyons, 40, of Grove St., Cooleemee, animals creating a public nuisance.Feb. 19: Celena Cecelia Chantel-Kelly, 33, of Faith Lane, Mocksville, resisting an officer, assault; Onita Faye Christian, 61, of Wil-kesboro St., Mocksville, as-sault; Seth Joyner Cuthbert-son, 22, of Summit Drive, Mocksville, failure to stop for red light, assault with a deadly weapon, speeding, reckless driving, fleeing to elude arrest with a vehicle; Jyquarius T. Dalton, 27, of Hickory Drive, Mocksville, communicating threats; Karen Jones Lacourse, 39, of Advance, domestic vio-lence prevention order vio-lation; Jeremy Duane Lind-sey, 45, of Greensboro, failure to appear in court; Gregory Cameron Scales, 32, of Clemmons, assault on a female; Tabitha Anne Spillman, 41, of Hobson Drive, Mocksville, assault; Brea Christiana Tart, 29, of Winston-Salem, 2 counts failure to appear in court; Kenston Chez Tatum, 30, of Kae Lane, Mocksville, driving while license re-voked, Feb. 18: Genann Stroud Etchison, 53, of Williams St., Mocksville, possession of drug paraphernalia, sim-ple possession of Schedule II controlled substance, fel-ony possession of Schedule II controlled substance; Kayla Louise Jennings, 33, of Union Grove, felony probation violation, failure to appear in court on felony charge, larceny. Sheriff’s OfficeThe following are from Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports.Feb. 24: harassment, McAllister Road, Mocks-ville; disturbance, Center Circle, Mocksville; dis-turbance, Village Road, Mocksville; burglary, Gladstone Road, Mocks-ville; harassment, Daniel Boone Trail, Mocksville; harassment, US 64 E., Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Daniel Boone Trial, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, Gladstone Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Midway St., Cooleemee.Feb. 23: disturbance, Country Lane, Mocksville; larceny, US 158, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Deadmon Road, Mocks-ville; fraud, Kingsmill Drive, Advance; trespass-ing, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; domestic as-sist, County Line Road, Harmony; domestic assist, US 601 N., Mocksville; lar-ceny, County Home Road, Mocksville; harassment, Junction Road, Mocksville; assault, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, NC 801 N., Mocks-ville; fraud, Speer Road, Mocksville; fraud, Knicker Lane, Bermuda Run; suspi-cious activity, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville.Feb. 22: suspicious ac-tivity, Green St., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Salisbury Road, Mocks-ville; domestic assist, Fork- Bixby Road, Advance; larceny, Deadmon Road, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Charleston Meadow, Mocksville; disturbance, Linda Lane, Mocksville; damage to property, Neely Road, Cooleemee; tres-passing, Whiney Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Fork-Bixby Road, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, Cana Road, Mocksville; harassment, William Ellis Drive, Mocksville; distur-bance, NC 801 N., Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, S. Main St., Mocksville; sex offense, War Eagle Drive, Mocksville; larce-ny, US 64 W., Mocksville; damage to property, Fair-way Drive, Bermuda Run; disturbance, Oak Tree Drive, Mocksville; larceny, Swicegood St., Mocksville; assault, Fork-Bixby Road, Advance; larceny, Little John Drive, Advance; lar-ceny, Oak St., Mocksville.Feb. 21: disturbance, S. Main St., Mcoksville; lar-ceny, NC 801 S., Mocks-ville; illegal dumping, Windsor Circle, Bermuda Run; disturbance, Whit-ney Road, Mocksville; burglary, Deadmon Road, Mocksville; sex offense, War Eagle Drive, Mocks-ville; larceny, Cemetery St., Mocksville; fraud, Cana Road, Mocksville; sex offense, Seaford Road, Advance; suspicious activi-ty, Cana Road, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Casa Bella Drive, Advance; as-sault, Boxwood Church Road, Mocksville; assault, S. Davie Drive, Mocks-ville; burglary, Boxwood Church Road, Mocksville.Feb. 20: domestic dis-turbance, Oak St., Mocks-ville; harassment, Mount-view Drive, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Jim Frye Road, Advance; disturbance, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; damage to property, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; run-away, Pine Ridge Road, Mocksville; damage to property, Riverdale Road, Mocksville; harassment, US 601 N., Mocksville; lar-ceny, County Home Road, Mocksville; harassment, Dogtrot Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, US 158, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, NC 801 N., Advance; suspicious activity, Liberty Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious package, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; distur-bance, Daniel Boone Trail, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Carriage Cove Drive, Mocksville; larceny, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run.Feb. 19: larceny, Box-wood Church Road, Mocksville; noise com-plaint, Sunset Drive, Mocksville; larceny, Yad-kinville Road, Mocksville; fraud, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; tres-passing, Cornatzer Road, Mocksville; harassment, Gray Sheeks Road, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, Main Church Road, Mocks-ville; assault, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; harassment, US 158, Bermuda Run; do-mestic disturbance, Hobson Drive, Mocksville; domes-tic assist, Gladstone Road, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Thousand Trails Drive, Advance; suspicious activity, Commerce Drive, Bermuda Run; runaway, Jim Frye Road, Advance; fraud, Valley Road, Mocks-ville; larceny, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; assault, Wilkesboro St., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; larceny, Longwood Drive, Advance; damage to property, US 158, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, I-40MM177, Mocksville.Feb. 18: larceny, Wall St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, White Oak Lane/Boger Road, Mocksville; harassment, Ashley Furni-ture Way, Advance; dam-age to property, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; burglary, McCullough Road, Mocksville; suspici-uos activity, Trestle Lane, Mocksville; harassment, Hendrix Lane, Advance. ACROSS 1. (K) Aries symbol 4. Like overdue bills 8. Ambassador’s skill 12. (K) Spaceship from Neptune 13. (K) Cleveland is there 14. Varied mixture 15. (K) Family members from marriages (3 words) 18. Just average 19. Thatch material 20. Not hither, but over there 21. Popular body spray brand 23. (K) Mommy’s little man, to mommy 25. Legal org. 28. By way of 30. Brewer’s oven 34. (K) Wooden animal toys (2 words) 38. Large bag with handles 39. (K) Electric sea creature 40. Type of talk or rally 41. (K) What a doctor might request you to say 44. (K) Things that pop up on websites 46. (K) One way to get directions 49. Word with “pressure” or “group” 51. Nut used to make soft drinks 55. Some forms of protest (2 words) 58. (K) A great Great Lake 59. Pearl Harbor island 60. Cheerleader cheer 61. Allot 62. (K) “Bunnies” under the bed 63. (K) Word before “body” or “way” DOWN 1. (K) Applies isopropyl alcohol 2. Bob Ross and Huey Freeman’s hairstyle 3. (K) Sounds from milk deliverers 4. “I’m so-o-o impressed!” 5. “___ the world are my gold shoes?” (2 words) 6. Nickname for Ireland 7. (K) Medicine portions 8. (K) Very heavy shipping unit 9. A friend in need 10. Goodbye, in Tuscany 11. (K) It’s larger than a village 16. (K) Off ___ good start (2 words) 17. Words that end an engagement (2 words) 22. (K) 16, in Roman numerals 24. “Neither rain ___ sleet ...” 25. (K) Object at your favorite museum 26. (K) Word heard on Halloween 27. (K) Perform as a different person 29. (K) “Ice ___” (movie series set in prehistoric times) 31. Type of venomous snake 32. (K) Attend, as a movie 33. One of 192 in a qt. 35. Type of parrot 36. Areas to hang Christmas stockings 37. (K) Your parents’ 29-Down, to you 42. (K) King Kong, e.g. 43. A wicked king in the Bible 45. Snow glider 46. “Pardon me!” 47. (K) “Certainly” 48. Make baby booties 50. Jacob’s bro 52. Veg used in gumbo 53. (K) Balance yourself against a pole 54. 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Prosecuting: Justin Free-man and Eric Farr, assistant DAs.- Craig Lennie Hair-ston, probation violation, probation revoked, receive substance abuse treatment while incarcerated, $205 attorney fee.- Keegan Scott Hall, communicating threats, dis-missed at request of prose-cuting witness.- Samuel Dean James, possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce, in-jury to personal property, dismissed per plea; second degree trespass, sentenced to time served.- Tasaun LaPrynce Mar-tin, shoplifting concealed goods, dismissed; proba-tion violation, probation terminated, $400 attorney fee.- Ronald Leonard-McK-night, probation violation, sentenced to three days, probation continued upon completion of sentence, $140 attorney fee; proba-tion violation, probation revoked, sentenced to five days – credit.- Kisha Lynn Miller, speeding 99 in a 65, dis-missed per plea; reckless driving, $800, cost, $140 attorney fee.- Shantelle M. Painter, simple assault, sentenced to 24 days active – credit, cost, $140 attorney fee.- Jennifer A. Romero, al-lowing dog to run at large, cost, $20 install fee.- Tayla De’Asia Tucker, simple assault, dismissed, in compliance with infor-mal deferred prosecution; misdemeanor probation vi-olation out of county, pro-bation terminated.- Dennis K. Zaferatos, assault on a female, dis-missed at request of prose-cuting witness.DWI CourtThe following cases were disposed of during the Dec. 8 session of Da-vie DWI Court. Presiding: Judge Jon Welborn. Prose-cuting: Allison Moore, as-sistant DA.- Ronald Gray Hudson, DWI, guilty, will be sen-tenced Feb. 9; driving while Fundraisers Saturday, March 9Community Breakfast, Mocks Church, 6:30-10 a.m., Beauchamp/Mocks Church roads, Advance. $8, pork ten-derloin, country ham, eggs, grits, sausage gravy, biscuits, beverages. Sponsored by Mocks Men, proceeds benefit mission projects. Saturday, March 23Boston Butt Sale, Elbaville Church, pickups at noon. Bake sale. Preorder by calling Dennis Livengood at 336-998-8751 or Bobby Minor at 336-998-6812. Religion Saturday, March 2Prayer Breakfast, 9:30 a.m., Mainville AME Zion, 210 Main Church Road, Mocks-ville, sponsored by Women’s Ministry and the pastor, Rev. Danielle Singletary. Free, but donations accepted. Saturday, March 23Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., Liberty Wesleyan, Sheffield Road, Mocksville. Friday, March 29Crosswalk, Good Friday ser-vice, 6:30 p.m., Ijames Bap-tist, Sheffield/Ijames Church roads, Mocksville. Saturday, March 30Easter Egg Hunt, 3-4 p.m., Dateline Ijames Baptist, Sheffield/Ijames Church roads, Mocks-ville, for ages 2 years-5th grade. Sunday, March 31Sunrise Service, Ijames Bap-tist, Sheffield/Ijames Church roads, Mocksville, 7 a.m., fol-lowed by breakfast at 7:30, Sunday School at 8:30 and Worship at 9:30. April 10-May 29KidZone, Mocks Church, Wednesday nights, 5:15-7:10. Dinner, games, music, Bible story. For preschool through middle school. 523 Beauchamp Road, Advance. Ongoing Grace Church, a new United Methodist congregation, 164 Webb Way, Advance, Sunday School, 8:45 a.m.; worship at 10 led by Dr. Suzanne G. Mi-chael, UM Davie Emerging Community pastor. Grace-ChurchDavieCounty.org.GriefShare, Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bear Creek Baptist, for those needing comfort and support after the loss of a loved one. 336-492-7456. Special Events Saturday, March 16Shamrock Run 5K, down-town Mocksville, sponsored by Rotary Club of Mocksville. Saturday, March 23 Young Entrepreneur Mar-ket, 10 a.m.-4p.m., Skyline Bank, Downtown Mocksville. Children under age 18 can sell items. To participate, email Dottie Graham at dgraham@skhylinenationalbank. Second ThursdaysSenior Services @ The Bridge, 197 Main St., Cool-eemee, 10 a.m. Open to adults age 55 and older, game with prizes, program, light snacks. OngoingScout Troop 9555G, 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, Center Methodist, 1857 US 64 W.Tech Tuesdays/Thursdays, Davie County Public Li-brary, 371 N.Main St., Mocks-ville. Get assistance with tech devices, 10 a.m.-noon and 2-5 p.m. Contact rnelson@davie-countync.gov, 336-753-6033.BoTyme Jam, country, blue-grass and gospel music, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursdays, Farm-ington Community Center, Farmington Road, Mocksville. $3, musicians admitted free. Meetings Monday, March 4Davie Board of Commission-ers, 6 p.m., second floor meeting room, county administration building, downtown Mocksville. OngoingSheffield-Calahaln Vol. Fire Dept., Monday nights at 7.NAMI family support group for confidential support for fami-lies with persons with diagnosed mental illness. Via Zoom second and fourth Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. missjulieysl@gmail.com.Disabled American Veterans Davie Chapter 75, first Mon-day of each month, 6 p.m., DAV Building, 1958 US 601 S., Mocksville. 336-749-8347. SeniorsAll events are sponsored by Davie Senior Services. For more information or to register, call 336-753-6230. The main cam-pus at 278 Meroney St. is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The health and fitness center at the Brock Recreation Center at 644 N. Main St. is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays. Thursday, Feb. 29Winter Field Day, 1 p.m. at Brock Campus. Basketball, table tennis, cornhole, football throwing and more. Friday, March 1Bunco, 1 p.m. Monday, March 4Parkinson’s Support Group, 2-3 p.m. with rep from Atrium Health WFB. For those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. Tuesday, March 5Blood Pressure Screenings, 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 6Hello: The conversation game for living and aging well, 1-3 p.m. with social worker, Kelly Sloan. Thursday, March 7Veterans Social, 8:30 a.m., also sponsored by Trellis and Davie Veterans Services.Chat With Sr. Tar Heel Dele-gate, 10 a.m.Diabetes and Nutrition Class, 1 p.m. with Kathy Crotts of Kidney Nutrition Care Center. Thursdays, March 7-28Genealogy Classes, 1-3 p.m. with Marie Craig. Learn how to trace genealogy. Friday, March 8 Foot care, by appointment with nurse Kathy Najdek, Brock Campus, 10 a.m.-2:45 p.m.Welcome to Medicare, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. with SHIIP Coordinator Michelle Ellis. Tuesday, March 12Legal Seminar with attorney Hank Van Hoy, 10 a.m.Bingo, 1 p.m. sponsored by Roberts Funeral Service. Wednesday, March 13Advanced Care Planning Workshop, 1 p.m. with rep from Trellis Supportive Care.Crafting Extravaganza, 1 p.m. Bring own supplies, no formal instruction. Friday, March 15Rock-A-Thon - Rockin’ Your Boots Off, 5-8 p.m. at Rescue House Church. Country artis Taylor Mason to entertain, food by the Dog Wagon. Free to at-tend, teams welcome to register. Monday, March 18Monthly movie, 1 p.m. with popcorn. Tuesday, March 19Senior Games/Silver Arts Opening Ceremonies and Lunch, 10 a.m. at Rise Indoor Sports Complex in Bermuda Run. Thursday, March 21Cap Tel NC Seminar, 10 a.m. with Kim Calabretta of Cap Tel, for those hard of hearing or their caregivers.Senior Book Club, 12:30-2 p.m. at public library with Genny Hinkle. Friday, March 22Crafternoon: Moss Wreath, 2 p.m. at public library with Rachel Nelson. Monday, March 25What’s Cooking: Foods, Fads and Helpful Home Hacks, 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 26Basics of Alzheimer’s, 6 p.m. with Karen Phoenix of Project CARE. OngoingBrock Senior Steppers, s Brock Gym, open 8-10 each morning and other times with no pro-grams. Register and count steps for monthly and yearly prizes. Coffee & Caregiving, Tuesdays 10 a.m. via Zoom. Interact with other caregivers, ask staff mem-ber Kelly Sloan questions. Open to caregivers of all ages.Quilting, Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Bring own suppliesCrocheting, Wednesdays, 9-11 a.m. with Theresa Manak and Sara Cioffi. Bring own supplies.Woodcarving, Wednesdays, 9-noon with Tim Trudgeon, $8.75 for new students to cover initial supplies.Art Class, Mondays, 9 a.m.-noon with Jo Robinson. Begin-ning to advanced. Live Music FridaysBluegrass, 6-8 p.m., Maw-Maw’s Kitchen, 2076 US 601 S., Mocksville.Friday, Feb. 23Casey Pollard, 6 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, March 1Jon Montgomery, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, March 2GoRyanGo, 6-9 p.m., Tangle-wood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run.Anna Mertson, 7 p.m., O’Cal-lahans, Downtown Mocksville.Josh Jennings, 6 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, March 15The Capn, 6 p.m. The Station, Downtown Mocksville. Saturday, March 16Whiskey Mic, 6 p.m., Tangle-wood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run.St. Patrick’s Day celebration at O’Callahans, Downtown Mocksville. Open at 8 a.m., bagpipes throughout day, Dar-ren Bryant at 1 p.m., Pushin’ Georgia at 3 p.m. and The Megan Doss Band at 6:30. Sunday, March 17Taylor Mason, 6-9 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville.SoundKraft, 3-6 p.m., O’Cal-lahans, part of daylong St. Patrick’s Day celebration.Saturday, March 30Patrick Rock, 7 p.m. license revoked not DWI, dismissed per plea.- Adrian Alan Smith, DWI, guilty, will be sen-tenced Feb. 9; failure to maintain lane control, not responsible.- William T. Smith, DWI, sentenced to 60 days, sus-pended 18 months, 24 hours community service, obtain substance abuse assessment – credit, surrender license, not operate vehicle until li-censed, limited driving priv-ilege allowed, $100, cost; driving after consuming under age 21, unsafe tires, dismissed per plea.- Case Maverick Swan, DWI, reckless driving to endanger, driving after con-suming under age 21, not guilty.- Michael Wayne Tilley, DWI, guilty, will be sen-tenced Feb. 9.- Gonzalez J. Vazquez, DWI, sentenced to 2 years, suspended 24 months, 30 days active – credit, obtain substance abuse assessment – credit, surrender license, not operate vehicle until li-censed, $1,000, cost.•The following cases were disposed of during the Jan. 4 session of Davie Dis-trict Court. Presiding: Judge Jon Welborn. Prosecuting: Justin Freeman and Eric Farr, assistant DAs.- Anthony K. Aldridge, speeding 95 in a 70, reckless driving, dismissed; driving while license revoked DWI revocation, sentenced to time served.- Robert William Berry, extradition/fugitive other state, waived extradition.- Lisa Lynn Campbell, simple assault, dismissed, civil case, attorney fee.- Timothy Mark Camp-bell, assault on a female, dismissed, civil case.- Erika Tiana Doby, misdemeanor child abuse, dismissed in the interest of justice.- Trenton Lyle Fendley, DWI, sentenced to 60 days, suspended 18 months, 24 hours community service, credit for substance abuse assessment, surrender driv-er’s license, $100, cost; reckless driving-, interfer-ing with emergency com-munication, failure to report accident, hit/run failure to stop after causing property damage, dismissed.- Perry Marquelle Ford, extradition/fugitive other state, waived extradition.- Larry Carnell Gaith-er, simple possession of a schedule IV controlled sub-stance, dismissed, insuffi-cient evidence.- Tonya Davis Hedrick, possession of drug para-phernalia, prayer for judg-ment continued. 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 If you stopped in for the Mocksville Garden Club's monthly meeting, you would think love was in the air. Lillian Sharpe provided a red rose centerpiece and Marge Walker provided chocolate dipped straw-berries. Of course, Lillian and Marge had many other goodies that made a great preempt to Valentine's Day.The February program was on plant propagation. Susan Hawkins, Exten-sion agent for agriculture and horticulture for Davie County, made propaga-tion look and sound easy. She spoke on propagating plants and shrubs and also covered a few legal rules on propagating patented plants. Susan's office is located in the NC Coop-erative Extension building on Wilkesboro Street. For more information on prop-agating or agriculture, stop in to see Susan.MGC's next meeting is March 7, 7 pm, at the old fellowship hall, on Church St., behind the First Meth-odist Church. The program will be presented by Susan Newman Landscape De-sign, specializing in resi-dential landscaping. All programs are open to the public. If interested in landscape design, drop in by 7 p.m. If you are in-terested in finding out more about the MGC, come to the meeting or call or text Linda Dean at 336-909-5041. The club also has a Facebook page. Sylvia Smith reads an Inspiration to start off the February Mocksville Garden Club. meeting. Susan Hawkins discusses plant propagation. Ruth Foster tells the story of her amaryllis plant, which was given away. Lillian Sharpe prepares the refreshment table. Plant propagation Garden Club members get tips at February meeting For the February meet-ing, members of the Ad-vance Garden Club met at the Clemmons Medical Center - Novant Health for the dedication of a garden marker after their business meeting. The marker was placed in the healing garden by the Clemmons Medical Cen-ter in appreciation for the club's work in caring and nurturing of the garden for the enjoyment of patients, visitors, and staff. Cinde Rinn read a ded-ication blessing for the marker and the meeting concluded with members viewing the garden. The club adopted the healing garden outside the infusion room at the Clemmons Medical Center in 2018 with the mission to provide a tranquil and beautiful outdoor space for patients to see while un-dergoing treatment. Club members have worked together ito provide an at-tractive and serene outdoor garden by:• providing assistance to the Clemmons Medical Center’s contracted land-scape company with rou-tine garden maintenance of weed control, pruning, deadheading, and watering;• continuing to add new garden decor such as flags, bird houses, and simple art pieces to make the garden more appealing;• planting colorful annu-als in the beds and decora-tive urns and then changing plants with the seasons of the year;• creating a monarch butterfly habitat in 2019 which was certified as an official Monarch Waysta-tion by Monarch Watch (www.MonarchWatch.org); and• continuing and ex-panding a curator garden of special interest within the healing garden. Houses, Decks, Driveways Gutter Cleaning, Roof Wash Advance Garden Club members: Maggie Moe (photographer), Jan Davis, Debbie Cornatzer, Diane Poindexter, Barbara Martin, Brenda Davis (kneeling), Jacquelyn Bargoil, Jane Tatro, Carol O’Keefe, Sharon Murphy, Patti Brennan. Pat Mitchell, Cheryl Gray, Cinde Rinn, Denise Brown, Francie Dud- ley, Karen Barnum, Trish Eubanks, and Angela Hodges (not pictured). Advance Garden Club Clemmons Medical Center Garden Committee: Jacquelyn Bargoil, Patti Brennan, Diane Poindexter, Sharon Murphy, Cheryl Gray, and Karen Barnum. The marker placed in the healing garden by Clemmons Medical Center - Novant Health. Center recognizes Advance club DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 - 9Obituaries Alma Mae Hepler NeedhamAlma Mae Hepler Needham, 89, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 at Bermuda Commons.Mrs. Needham was born in Rural Hall, N.C. on January 11, 1935 to the late John Arrel Hepler and Bessie Lillian Westmoreland Hepler.She was proceeded in death by: her parents; her husband, Weldon Needham; 2 sisters, Ruth H Lincoln, Nellie H Whitt; a brother, Arvol Hepler; and a granddaughter, Carrie Lynn.She was married to Weldon Richard Needham for 48 years. Alma was an active member of Hardison Methodist Church and was retired as an Interior De-signer for Ethan Allen and Baker, Knob and Sub. She was very ar-tistic and enjoyed seeing material turn into the final prod-uct. She is survived by: her 2 daughters, Paula Kennemore (Tom), Susan Sumner (Darryl); a son, Greg Needham (Sarah); 6 grandchildren, Aaron (Ashlee), Anthony (Man-dy), Austin, Elizabeth, Tori, and Dalton; 2 great-grandchil-dren, Drew and Grayson; a sister-in-law, Louise Hepler; and a dear friend, Barbara Freeman.The family will have a Celebration of Life Memorial Service on Thursday, Feb. 29 at 10 a.m. at the VA Salis-bury National Cemetery, with Pastor Wes Sink, officiating.The family asks that donations be made in Alma’s name to Eastern Star, Mint Hill, NC.We at Davie Funeral Service are honored to be serving the Needham family. Online condolences: www.daviefuneral.com. Helen Bolena Smith FosterHelen Bolena Smith Foster, 83, of Traphill, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Foster was born Aug. 25, 1940 in Avery County to Herby and Mattie Jones Smith. Helen was a teacher with the Davie County School System. She enjoyed going to the beach, to the river and to gos-pel singings. She also enjoyed her flowers and knitting. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by: her spouse, Thomas Glenn Foster; brothers, Max Junior Smith and John Charles Smith; and sister, Anna Lee Moore.Those left to cherish her mem-ories: her daughter, Tracy Foster of Traphill; son, Travis Foster and spouse Lena of Hays; grandchildren, Gabrielle Foster and Xander Foster, both of Hays; sisters, Faynita Brannon of Advance, and Edith Taylor and spouse Cliff of Dallas, NCFuneral service will be he at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Travis Brown officiating. The family will receive friends at Miller Funeral Service from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday prior to the service. Flowers will be accepted. Miller Funeral Service in North Wilkesboro is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to: www.millerfuneralservice.com. Helen Gough HillHelen Gough Hill, 88, peacefully entered her eternal rest on Monday afternoon, Feb. 19, 2024 at her home in Advance, surrounded by her loving family.Born on Nov. 18, 1935 in Yad-kin County to Thad and Sattie Gough, Helen’s life was a testa-ment to love, family, and faith. She adored her five grandchildren and one great-grandson, finding joy in every moment spent with them. She enjoyed gardening, canning vegetables and never saw a flower she didn’t want. Helen was also a great seamstress and cook and en-joyed making things for her chil-dren and grandchildren. Together with her husband Bobby, Helen lvoed time spent camping with their friends, wheth-er nestled in the mountains or by the beach, with a special place in Maggie Valley holding many years of cherished memories.A faithful member of Robinhood Road Baptist Church, helen instilled strong values of faith and devotion in her children, ensuring they were grounded in the teachings of love and compassion.Beyond her roles as a devoted wife and mother, Hel-en found fulfillment in part-time work outside the home. From her days as a seamstress at Hanes to working along-side her brother, James at Chandler Smith Oil Company and the running of Jones Grocery in Lewisville, Helen touched the lives of many with her kindness and grace.In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by: her beloved husband of over 50 years, Bobby; and her older brother, James. She is survived by: her loving children, Gail Howard (Jerry), Terry Hill, and Susan Smedley (Kevin); grandchil-dren, Christin, Amber, David (Kendall), Justin (Stepha-nie), and Cailin (Ashton); her cherished great-grandson, Eli; and her younger brother, Tony Gough (Frances).Funeral services to celebrate Helen’s life were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 at Robinhood Baptist Church with Pastor John Hackworth officiating. Committal was at Yadkin Memorial Gardens, 1440 Shacktown Road Yad-kinville.In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that me-morials be made to: Robinhood Road Baptist Church building fund, 5422 Robinhood Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106; Trellis Supportive Care of Winston-Salem, 101 Hospice Ln., Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Condolences: www.salemfh.com. June McGuire ParrisJune McGuire Parris, 78, of Mocksville, NC went home to be with her lord and savior on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. June was born in Winston-Salem, NC on Dec. 26, 1945 to the late Austin Delton McGuire and Doris Craft McGuire.June received her nursing degree from Mitchell Community College where she went on to be a loving nurse for over 25 years. She was loved by all who knew her. June, who went mostly by “Mamaw,” loved fishing in ponds, vacation-ing at Oak Island, NC and Laurel Springs, NC where she enjoyed watching her grandkids and great grandchildren play. June is preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Le-roy Parris; son, Willard Parris; and brother, Danny Mc-Guire. Those left to cherish her memory: her brother, Austin “Boog” (Ann) McGuire; her daughters, Angie Stevenson, Renee Harrell, Laura (Neal Arbuthnot) Parris; grandchil-dren, Elizabeth Flores, Chance (Nora) Davis, Anna Ar-buthnot and Lily Arbuthnot; great-grandchildren, Ella, Le-lia, Harrison, Scarlett, Zeplynn, Penelope; special niece, Melissa McGuire Trinkle; and many more nieces and nephews, grand/great-grand nieces, nephews and loving cousins. The family will hold a celebration of life at Farmington Baptist Church on Saturday, March 2 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to any animal shelter and or Hospice. Rachel Ann Hutchens EllisMrs. Rachel Ann Hutchens Ellis, 78, passed peacefully and joined the Heavenly choir, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at her home. She was born Jan. 16, 1946 in Forsyth County. Rachel loved taking trips to Kure Beach, and going for drives with the love of her life. She was passionate about singing, playing the piano, and her precious “6.” She had a special way of making her friends and family feel loved and jumped at every opportunity to celebrate life, living it to the fullest.She was preceded in death by: her father, Dallas Cleaborn Hutch-ens; her mother, Dorothy Elizabeth Hutchens; and her sister, Shirley Hutchens.Survivors include: her husband of 43 years, Kenny Gray Ellis Sr.; children, Cynthia Leigh Meacham (Ryan), Joy Lanette Crawford, Donna Carol Beamon (Kenny), Kenny Gray Ellis Jr. (Kelly), and Tod Garner Ellis (Joy); brothers, David Hutchens (Angela), Phillip Hutchens, and Mark Hutchens; grandchildren, Mattie Bowles, Hunter Bowles, Alexander Meacham, Jonathan Meacham, Nathan Meacham, Brayden Branch, Savannah Ellis, and Tyler El-lis; and great-granddaughter, Sydni Ellis.A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 2 at Yadkin Valley Baptist Church in the fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to: Trellis Supportive Care, 377 Hospital S., Mocksville, NC 27028; or FMC Foundation, 1701 S. Hawthorne Road, Win-ston-Salem, NC 27103, Memo – Cancer Institute.Online condolences: www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com. Death NoticesMr. Keith Lee Montgomery, 62, of Mocksville, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.•Mr. John Marshall Koontz, 86, of Mocksville, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.•Mr. Jacky Randal Burton, 74, of Franklinville, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. Roger Allen MillerMr. Roger Allen Miller, 77, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Mr. Miller was born in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 13, 1946 to the late Clifton Jones “Chic” Miller and Wilma Marie Krogman Miller. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Danny Miller. Mr. Miller was a member of the last graduating class of Griffith High School in 1965. In his young-er years, he excelled showing Ara-bian horses, especially his beloved Zilfin, and he found brief, local fame fox hunting with his friend, Larry Lambeth. Roger served in the U.S. Navy as a member of the Seabees for two tours in Vietnam. Returning from his tours of duty, Roger worked for McLean Trucking, after which he went to work with his father and eventually took the reins at CJ Miller and Son Painting and Decorating, which he owned and operated from 1980-2016. Mr. Miller was a member of Farmington Baptist Church, where he faith-fully served as a teacher and deacon. In addition to devot-edly serving the Lord, Roger was the faithful backbone of his family who always felt his love and support. Outside of these central loves of his life, working his farm while tending his black angus cows was the great joy of his life. He is survived by: his loving wife of 56 years, Ellen Letchworth Miller; children, Jeff (Carmen) Miller, Al-lison (Aaron) Fender, Ben (Michelle) Miller; grandchil-dren, Jordan (Jordan) Hendricks, Alex (Ethan) Sullivan, Owen Fender, Cole Fender, Audrey Miller, Ty Miller, Colt Miller; great-grandchildren, Gabriel Hendricks, Maggie Hendricks, Chase Hendricks, Jonah Sullivan, and a sweet Sullivan on the way; sister, Krista (Joe) Helton; daughter-in-law, Tracy Miller; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Farmington Baptist Church, 1835 Farmington Road, Mocksville on Sunday, March 3 from 1-2 p.m.; a funeral service will follow the at 2 with Pastor Phillip Brande officiating. Burial will follow in the Farmington Community Cemetery. The family would like to give a special thank you to Clemmons Village I Memory Care for the kindness and concern they showed each of us and especially to Roger. Memorial donations may be made to Farmington Bap-tist Church. Online condolences: www.gentryfuneralservice.com.Gentry Family Funeral Service of Yadkinville is serving the Miller family. Members of Concord United Methodist Church on Cherry Hill Road are busy.They help serve hot meals once a month at The Bridge in Cooleemee in partnership with Serv-ing Our Neighbors, which gives food away weekly.They have started a community meal, a poor man’s supper of chick-en and dumplings, pinto beans, stewed potatoes, apples, slaw, cornbread, biscuits and desserts on the last Tuesday of each month from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dona-tions are accepted.Easter events include:• presentation of drama “Living Last Supper” by the men of the church on Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m.; and• a sunrise service on Easter morning followed by breakfast and an early worship service featuring the choir performing an Easter Cantata.Visitors are welcome to all events.“Our church strives to be the church who serves its community in small and various ways, trying to make a difference,” said member, Barbara Crotts.A group called “Con-nect” within the Rural Ser-vice Ministry are commit-ted to preparing and serving meals to those in need.“This is achieved by volunteers who give of their time to do the work necessary to prepare the food for serving on a week-ly basis, and depending on grant money, to help with purchasing fresh vegeta-bles, meal, dairy products and fruit,” she said. Concord UMC members serving the community WILLIAMS AUCTIONS & ESTATE SALES Massive 5 Day Sale!! MARCH 5th – MARCH 9th HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HUGE LIQUIDATION OF JOE & MARIE WHITE ESTATE 212 FOUR CORNERS RD., MOCKSVILLE, NC 27028 MASSIVE 5 DAY ESTATE SALE! The first of 4 sales! This sale will have something you’ve never seen before at any sale. Many years of collecting and operating a General Store! Please check our online listing, as many pictures will be added daily! Search www.EstateSales.net (zip: 27028, March 5) for more details! Antiques, 500 to 1000 dolls, Presidential Collectibles, Vintage Books, Vintage Toys & Toy Trucks, Jewelry, Collectible Figurines, Lions Club, Harley Davidson, etc. pins, Kitchen, Oil Lamps, Antique Furniture, Gas Cans, Coca Cola Sign, Vintage Soda Bottles, Milk Bottles, K & W Sign from the restaurant in Winston-Salem, NC, a mirror from the Historic Robert E. Lee Hotel in Winston- Salem, NC, XL Cabinet from Vogler Jewelry in Winston-Salem, NC, Drill Press, Vice, Tool Boxes, Chip Saw, Signs, Stamp Collections, Stereo, Vantage Golf Tournament Memorabilia, Flav O Rich Memorabil-ia, Camel Items, Framed Art, Picture Frames, Records Audio Tapes, Brass, Quarter Collector Maps, Fitz & Floyd Cake Plate, Quilts, Afghans, Yarn, Blankets, Lamps, Matchbox Collectible Cars, Wilco, Tonka, Coca Cola Collectibles, Vintage Radios, Vintage Jukebox, Walt Disney String Art Kit, Oreo Truck, Bradford Exchange Collect-ible Plates & Bells, Wal-Mart Truck, Vintage Ice Trays, Pyrex, Fire King, Hot Wheels, Vintage Metal Cracker Boxes, Campbell’s Soup Mugs, Muscle Machine Die Cast, Fast & Furious, Johnny Lighting Die Cast, Anastasia, etc. Cash, CHECKS, Facebook Messenger Pay, PayPal, Cash App, Venmo, & Zelle accepted. NO Credit/Debit cards. Do bring boxes and packaging materials and help to haul away heavy items! WHEN: Tuesday, March 5 through Friday, March 8 10:00AM - 5:00PM Saturday, March 9 9:00AM - 2:00PM WHERE: 212 Four Corners Road, Mocksville, NC 27028 Local Obituaries ONLINE ourdavie.com Happy 89th Birthday James “Jim” McBride Time rolls on! The birthday boy rides a motorcycle outside of Davie Jewelers in Downtown Mocksville in the early 1980s. 10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 Bless Your Spoon By Stephanie Williams Dean Before the bugle plays taps – lights out on February – let’s blow the horn one more time in celebration of Black History Month. I'm a total buy-in – to words I recently read by chef, Adrienne Cheatham, giving praise to the legacy of Black American culi-nary history, notably referred to as, Southern Cuisine. In her book, “Sunday Best,” she destroys all myths of Black American foods as having been poorly characterized as heavy and unhealthy – and always getting a bad rap. Like recipe modification, Adrienne reworks these pre-ex-isting claims into novel ones of originality. And when we stop to think about it – these claims stand to reason. Southern Cuisine was some of the first farm-to-table food. And I say, let’s pass the gravy boat, giving a drizzle of flavor to this concept. First, let’s take time to recognize and celebrate those who have had influences on our culinary culture and food histories. If you were raised in the South like I was, I know you already understand where many foods of the Ameri-can South originated – from Black Americans. Food came from the fields. In reality, Southern Cuisine is probably one of the most diverse cuisines because it incorporates so many cultur-al influences. And even though the food’s often seen as unhealthy – it’s not. First and foremost, the food was simple, fresh and oh-so-unassuming. The original farm-to-table foods included some of the healthiest and plant-based cuisines. In fact, many soul foods like collards and other leafy greens, along with peas and corn, and even free-range chicken, and lean beef and pork –top the list of greatest hits when it comes to Southern Cuisine. But there’s so much more to these dishes than just what lands in your gut. The foods weren’t just heavy dishes all fried up and filled with fat calories. These dishes were cel-ebration foods, served for Sunday afternoon suppers and on holidays. Another misconception is that folks were eat-ing fried foods every single meal of the day. They weren’t.All over the world, regions identify with regional cui-sines, and in this case, Southern Cuisine has been an im-portant part of our culture. Today, I pay homage to and salute the soul food that I have enjoyed over my lifetime and will continue to enjoy as part of my Southern heritage.With March’s arrival and fresh foods coming into sea-son – we can step back from the comforting foods of win-ter. Let’s put more of this delicious soul of the South back on our tables. Today’s recipes are a few lively, jazzed-up renditions of this cuisine. As we prepare to move outdoors with back porch con-tainer gardening, field, farm, greenhouse, back yard, and barnyard gardens, take time to remember where it origi-nated. Let’s give thanks by showing respect and apprecia-tion to Black Americans for a legacy of Southern Cuisine – the original, farm-to-table procurers of fresh, healthy nourishment created from such humble poverty.But first, let us thank God for provisions of physical and spiritual sustenance. What we need – He will always provide. BACON DRESSED SPINACH AND CARROTS1 Tbsp. oil/olive oil6 slices, ½-inch cut, bacon4 julienne strips, large carrots3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar1 Tbsp. light brown sugar¼ tsp. saltPepper, to taste1 ½ lbs. trimmed fresh spinachTear spinach into bite-sized pieces. In a skillet, cook bacon and carrots in oil until bacon is browned and carrots crisp-tender. With a slotted spoon, remove mixture to a serving bowl. Into the pan drippings, stir in vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper until sugar dissolves. Add half the spinach and stir fry until wilted. Remove to the serving bowl. Stir fry remaining spinach until wilted. Add to serving bowl and include the pan drippings. Thoroughly toss salad mix-ture to blend. Serve immediately. CHICKEN AND TATERS WITH ROSEMARY4 Tbsp. olive oil 2½ - 3 lb. cut up chicken3 1 ½-inch chunked potatoes2 minced cloves garlic2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary6 Tbsp. freshly lemon juice½ tsp. salt¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepperGrease an ovenproof skillet with 2 Tbsp. of oil. In a bowl, toss the chicken pieces and potatoes with remaining 2 Tbsp. of oil. Arrange meat and potatoes in the skillet in an even layer. Sprinkle with garlic, rosemary, and half the fresh lemon juice. Loosely cover skillet with alumi-num foil and bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes while turning chicken occasionally so that it browns even-ly. When serving, divide the chicken among 4 plates and sprinkle with remaining lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon some of the pan juices over each plate. GRAHAM CRACKER PUDDING1 tsp. melted, salted butter1 cup sugar2 Tbsp. heaping, all-purpose flour2 cups whole milk3 beaten egg yolks1 tsp. vanilla extractCrust17 crushed graham crackers¼ cup melted, salted butter¼ cup sugarMeringue3 beaten egg whites6 Tbsp. sugarIn a saucepan, melt butter and swirl around to grease the pan. Add sugar and flour. Stir in egg yolks, milk, and vanilla. Cook until thickened making sure it doesn’t stick. For the crust, combine crushed graham crackers with melt-ed butter and sugar. Mix well. Reserve 1/3 of crumb mix-ture for the top and set aside. Place remainder in a layer in the bottom of a casserole dish. Pour the hot custard over this layer. For the meringue, in a mixer bowl, beat the egg whites and sugar until standing in peaks. Evenly spoon over the pudding and seal edges. Sprinkle on the reserved ½ cup of crumbs. Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 15 minutes or until brown. GREEN BEANS IN COOKED DRESSING6 strips cooked, crumbled bacon1 diced medium onion5 Tbsp. vinegar4 Tbsp. sugar1-quart cooked fresh green beansIn a skillet, fry bacon until crispy and drain. Add diced onion to bacon fat and slowly cook until onion is yellow. Add vinegar and sugar. Simmer 2 minutes and pour over cooked beans. Simmer uncovered for at least 10 minutes. When ready to serve, stir in crumbled bacon and serve warm. You can use canned green beans but drain and add salt. FISH AND POTATO CRO-QUETTES2 ½ cups cooked, mashed pota-toes1 beaten egg2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour½ cup chopped green onion tops½ cup chopped parsley1 cup chopped fishSeafood/Creole seasoning, to tasteSalt and freshly ground black pepper, to tasteAll-purpose flourCrisco shorteningCook and mash potatoes. In a mixer bowl, beat egg. Add po-tatoes, flour, onion, parsley, and chopped fish. Season to taste. Mix thoroughly, and roll into balls, and flatten. Roll in flour and fry in shortening or fat until golden brown. WHIPPED YAMS WITH PINEAPPLE2 ½ lbs. canned yams8 oz. crushed pineapple½ cup melted, salted butter¼ cup sugar1 tsp. cinnamon½ cup chopped pecans ¼ cup light brown sugarMash and whip yams and combine them with pineapple, melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Cook yams in a butter-greased baking dish in a preheat-ed 300-degree oven for 40 minutes. Sprinkle top with a combined mixture of pe-cans and brown sugar. Re-turn to oven for 10 minutes or until slightly browned. Celebrating the Black American culinary history Fish and Potato Croquettes are a great way to use up any leftovers and are a scrumptious entree served with veggies and green salads. Whipped Yams are made sweeter with a brown sugar topping but equally good when served plain. Prepare any ribs with a sweet and sour sauce made with applesauce using this recipe for Apple Barbeque Ribs. “FREE MONEY”— Tax Season Sale — From February 1st thru Tax Day April 15th Come Spend Your Tax Refund Money With Us and make those dollars go even further! For every $100.00 you spend in store, you will get $10.00 “FREE” money back to spend on your next visit! 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BROWN SUGARED LEMON CHESS PIE3 beaten eggs3 cups packed brown sugar 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour3 Tbsp. whole milk¼ lb. melted, salted butter1 tsp. vanilla extract3 tsp. fresh lemon juice 2 unbaked pie shellsIn a mixer bowl, beat eggs. Add sugar and mix well. Add flour with milk, butter, vanilla, and lemon. Mix well. Bake in 2 unbaked pie shells in a preheated 350-degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until knife tests clean. APPLE BARBECUED RIBS6 lbs. spare ribs4 quarts waterSauce¼ cup Wesson vegetable oil½ cup chopped on-ion½ cup catsup1/3 cup chopped parsley2 Tbsp. honey2 Tbsp. fresh lem-on juice1 Tbsp. Worcester-shire sauce1 tsp. salt1 tsp. prepared mustard½ tsp. ground gin-ger¼ tsp. freshly ground black pep-per2 minced cloves garlic16 oz. applesauceCut ribs into serving-size pieces. Simmer in water for 30 minutes. For the sauce, in skillet, saute onion in hot oil until tender. Add everything else and simmer 15 minutes. Grill spareribs over slow coals for about 40 minutes while frequently turning. Brush with sauce, and cook additional 20 minutes, still basting and frequently turning. Baste with remaining sauce before serving. APRICOT GLAZED POTATOES 3 lb. sweet potatoes1 cup light brown sugar1 ½ Tbsp. cornstarch¼ tsp. salt1/8th tsp. ground cinnamon1 cup apricot nectar½ cup hot water2 tsp. grated orange rind2 Tbsp. salted butter½ cup chopped pecansIn a pot, cook potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain and cool. Peel and cut potatoes in half, lengthwise. Place in a shallow 2-quart casserole. In saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon. Add apricot nectar, water, and orange rind. Bring to a full boil while constant-ly stirring. Remove from heat and stir in butter and pecans. Pour sauce over potatoes making sure all are completely glazed. Bake uncovered in a preheated 350-degree oven for 25 minutes. DOWN SOUTH SHRIMP½ cup olive oil6 chopped cloves garlic4 chopped green onions½ tsp. dried hot chilies14 drops hot pepper sauce½ cup soy sauce2 ½ lb. shelled, medium shrimpFrench breadIn a skillet, heat olive oil over high heat. Add garlic, and saute until garlic begins to color. Stir in green onion, chilies, and hot pepper sauce and simmer 3 minutes. Add soy sauce and shrimp and stir for 3-4 minutes or just until shrimp are cooked through. Do not overcook. Spoon into dishes and serve with French bread. BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH GOAT CHEESE3 Tbsp. salted butter2 tsp. olive oil1 shredded small head red cabbage1/3 cup chicken broth1 tsp. crushed fennel seedPinch of cinnamon4 oz. crumbled goat cheeseIn a skillet, melt butter and olive oil on high heat until it foams. Add cabbage and toss to coat while sauteing until heated through. Add chicken broth to the hot skillet. Then add fennel and cinnamon. Continue to toss until liquid is evaporated and cabbage is crisp-tender and still brightly colored. Keep warm. When ready to serve, toss with the goat cheese. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 - B1Sports By Brian PittsEnterprise Record All those lean years - records like 8-16, 8-15, 8-17, 3-21, 6-17, 3-21, 6-19, 0-25 - and the pain they brought made what the Davie girls basketball team did in the Central Piedmont Conference Tournament all the more special. Davie beat Parkland and Reyn-olds in the first two rounds to reach the championship game for the first time in 21 years. Second-seeded Reynolds beat No. 3 Davie 48-43 and 57-45 in the regular season, the latter com-ing three days before the CPCT. But Davie turned a corner against Reynolds in the semifinals and climbed to 16 victories - after getting 13 last year and nine the year before and three the year before that. “Four years ago when I came to Davie, they probably did not know what to expect with a new coach and a losing program,” fourth-year coach Lindsey Adams said. “It was a whirlwind. This year, without our leading scorer (Kenadi Gentry), without our returning point guard, we’re in the CPC championship game. If you would’ve told me in September when (Kenadi) tore her ACL that we would have 16 wins and be in a championship, I would have never believed it. But the freshmen have really stepped up and made us hard to beat.” Girls win first two Please See Girls - Page B4 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The Davie girls basketball team’s feel-good run in the Central Piedmont Conference Tournament was smashed by No. 1 Mt. Tabor in the championship game at Da-vie on Feb. 23. It was buried by a sudden power that didn’t care about the Cinderella story. After going 11-12 and finishing seventh in the CPC last year, the Spartans (22-5) blew past No. 3 Davie 66-43, stretched their win-ning streak to 12 and reinforced the fact that they’re the class of the Girls go cold in title game against Tabor conference in 2023-24. Despite the lopsided outcome, there’s no doubt Davie coach Lind-sey Adams is creating something special. She carried three seniors (one of whom hasn’t played all year), one sophomore and five freshmen to Davie’s first finals appearance in 21 years. “I told them we are building something here, and you made it here as a young team,” Adams said. Tabor defeated Davie by 23 and 31 in the regular season, and the championship game unfolded similarly. The only exception was the beginning of the game. A Peyton Spaugh fast break layup, an Em-mie Burris floater from the base-line and a Malayka Rankin drive to the basket gave Davie a 6-2 lead. That coincided with Tabor missing its first five shots. The early momentum was short-lived, though. Tabor went on a 35-10 run over the rest of the first half. Davie missed 13 straight shots and 11 consecutive 3s before Madison Daugherty hit a bomb to trim the deficit to 26-11. Davie needed a monster effort from beyond the arc. It didn’t hap- pen as it went 1 for 17 from long range in the first half, which saw Tabor carve out a 37-16 advantage. “I put an emphasis on you’ve got to shoot the first open shot,” Adams said. “The more we pass it around trying to get the ball inside will lead to turnovers, like the first two times we played them. The game plan was to take the first good shot with confidence. I think they were good shots. We were either amped up or ... Our shooters are sophomores and freshmen.“Every game they have lost, they were losing in the first quarter, which is why I put a big emphasis on the first quarter. They have not had to play from behind much. The game plan was to get after them early like we did against Parkland, like we did against East Forsyth here.”Nothing changed in the second half. Tabor kept hitting 3s, it never missed from the free-throw line and Davie suffered more offensive blues (23 percent for the game). The Spartans’ overall shooting was nothing special (35 percent), but they were lethal from 3 (10 for 19) and they were unbelievable from the line (18 for 18). While Davie’s top scorer had eight points, Tabor placed four experienced players in double fig-ures. Senior Ava Hairston had 17, senior Kleiauna Riddick and junior Ashleigh Fulp had 16 each and junior Shaymiah Bailey had 10. “We could not buy a basket,” Adams said. “I talked about my state championship game. I went 4 for 5 from 3. I knew I had to hit shots, but I was also a senior, so that moment did not faze me. But when you’re freshmen with a big crowd, big stage, championship game, I think it rattled them a little bit.”Spaugh had eight points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Bailey Aderhold had six points. Burris had six points on 3-of-3 shooting, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Avarie Martin had five points, 10 rebounds and two assists. Maken-zie Gentry had five points. Rankin had four points, five rebounds and three steals. Vivian Vaughters had four points, Daugherty three and Londyn McDowell two. The War Eagles (16-11) qual-ified for the state playoffs and received the No. 28 seed in the 32-team West Regional. It traveled to No. 5 Northern Guilford on Feb. 27. The second round is Feb. 29. By Brian PittsEnterprise Record In the Central Piedmont Con-ference Tournament, the Davie boys basketball team’s vision of possibly getting rubber matches against West Forsyth and Mt. Ta-bor came apart in the first quarter of the first round. The second-seeded War Eagles entered the tournament on a three-game winning streak, including a win over Reynolds three days By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The 2023-24 Davie boys bas-ketball did something historic by reaching the 20-win plateau. Six teams in 68 years have reached that magic number, the others coming in 1969, 2000, 2012, 2013 and 2019. The 1962 and 1964 Rebels (Davie’s nickname was changed to War Eagles in 1971) won the Boys stumble in first round of CPC tourney before the tourney, but the No. 7 Demons changed Davie’s sun to rain on Feb. 19. It was a dispiriting 65-62 loss that saw Davie face an uphill climb all game. Davie, which is 5-4 the past nine games, stumbled to 21-4. “This is part of the process,” coach Josh Pittman said. “You get better one year. The next year you are playing better and expectations rise, and then you’ve got to learn how to play in these games. I think we learned a lesson tonight.” The Demons (11-14) entered the Davie gym with a four-game losing streak, but they fired on all cylinders after losing twice to Davie in the regular season. Yes, Reynolds has a losing record after finishing seventh, but this was a league race that was crazy tight. Both of the earlier Davie-Reynolds games certainly could have gone either way; Davie overrode 24- and 12-point deficits to win 65-56 and 69-66, respectively. The biggest reason the Demons won in the CPCT: They were red hot from 3 (11 of 19). “I think we were caught up in the pressure of the game and we were just not listening,” Pittman said. “We were in a zone a lot. We wanted to let the big man play one-on-one against Jackson (Powers), but the guards were continuing to dig down and they would just kick it back out for a 3. A lot of times (Reynolds’ big man) never even looked at the goal.”Please See Stumble - Page B5 A look back at a legendary season first conference championships in program history, but Bob Henry’s 1969 squad earned legendary sta-tus by going 20-3 - a single-season record that stood until Jim Young’s crew went 21-6 in 2000. Henry’s roster in 1968-69 in-cluded four seniors (Ronnie Shoaf, Hubert West, Steve Beck and Doug Chappell), seven juniors (James “Jingles” Ijames, Steve Zimmerman, Eddie Jones, Rod-gers Peoples, Tony Seaford, Gary Hendricks and R.C. Athey) and one sophomore (Craig Ward). The starting lineup: 5-11 Shoaf and 5-8 Ward at the guards, 6-2 Zimmerman and 5-9 West at the forward spots and the 6-5 Ijames at center. Henry didn’t go to his bench much, but when he did, he usually turned to Seaford, a 5-10 guard. The Rebels opened the season with the only two nonconference games on the slate, both against Albemarle. At home, Davie de-feated the Bulldogs 56-47 behind four double-figure scorers: Ijames 14, Shoaf 13, Zimmerman 11 and West 11. At Albemarle, Davie survived a 57-53, triple-overtime slugfest. West was responsible for all four points in the third OT. Zimmerman, who a year earlier against West Rowan staged a wild coming-out party with 23 points on See Legendary - Page B2 Teammates show their appreciation for Vivian Vaughters’ hustle after a loose ball. - Photos by Marnic Lewis Emmie Burris (4) and Peyton Spaugh are pumped by a charging call. At right, Madison Daugherty picks up Vaughters. B2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 Continued From Page B1on 9-of-11 shooting in his first varsity start, led the way with 16. The next 18 games were North Piedmont Conference contests. There was ample parity in those days; even the eighth-, ninth- and 10th-place teams were plenty capable of getting hot and springing an upset. Ward and Zimmerman were the heroes in a 58-55 win over Mooresville. Ward hit a tiebreaking free throw with :15 on the clock. Then Zimmerman stole a pass and hit a layup to slam the door. In a 79-69 win over East Rowan, West (20), Shoaf (19) and Ward (17) had big nights. Ijames’ 17 points powered a 52-41 win over North Iredell. Shoaf was the star of a 59-54 win over North Rowan, hitting 12 of 19 shots and matching his career high with 25 points. “Shoaf hit consistently from long range, often as far out as 30 feet,” according to the Enterprise story. After the 7-0 start, Davie finally fell, losing 55-52 at home to Central Da-vidson while coughing up a 52-48 lead. But Ijames overwhelmed West Rowan in a 56-45 win, putting up 22 points, 11 rebounds and blocking numerous shots. “When Jingles was in the seventh grade, he shined shoes at the Cooleemee barbershop, and we would be playing basketball on Legendary ... the court behind the Cool-eemee school,” Shoaf said last week. “As soon as he got off, he would come over there. He would wear point-ed-toe shoes with leather bottoms. In seventh grade he could dunk jumping with those leather bottom shoes on. I mean he could leap.”Just about every game featured down-to-the-wire action. The Rebels won 57-53 over South Iredell after trailing at halftime, they rallied in the second half to beat North Stanly 54-50 as Ijames’ 20 points helped offset Tommy Roseman’s 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Comets, and they escaped at North David-son 48-46 after the Black Knights tied the game on a three-point play with 13 sec-onds left. Ijames was fouled just before the final buzzer. After fans were cleared from the court, he hit two free throws to seal the deal. The biggest blowout of the season was next, 77-51 over visiting East Rowan, which was playing without injured star Randy Benson, who had 33 points the game before. West and Shoaf poured in 24 points each in a 79-66 win at Mooresville. “Hubert was a great play-er,” Shoaf said. “He could jump. He might have been 5-9, but he played 6-2 or 6-3. He was at track guy at (North) Carolina. We did not have weights back then, but Hubert looked like he was a weightlifter. That’s the way he was built.”Davie won a tough game at North Iredell, 54-51. Ward went to the line at :08 with Davie ahead by one; he hit both to nail it down. At Central Davidson, the Rebels avenged their only loss to that point and did so convincingly, 65-50. Ijames pumped in 17 of his 25 in the decisive fourth quarter. The Rebels were clear favorites when they hosted West Rowan, but it turned out to be another compel-ling game. 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For one thing, dunking was not allowed. “Now, you could dunk in warmups - they didn’t care - but you couldn’t dunk in the game,” Shoaf said. “We’d go out there warming up and you had Jingles slamming it down and Hubert would put his elbow in the rim. Doug Chappell could dunk. It was highly unusual, but we had three guys who would dunk the ball in warmups. As a matter of fact, we nicknamed Doug “Dunk” Chappell.”Ijames dominated a 70-62 win at South Iredell, scoring 28. But Davie’s balanced scoring attack was personified in a 56-50 win at North Stanly. Zimmerman had 12, Shoaf 11, West 10, Ward 10, Ijames 9. “Steve was a good defen-sive player and rebounder. Rebels ... Steve was a tough guy,” Shoaf said. “Craig played point guard and I played the other guard. Tony played guard and forward and he could shoot.” Then: “If you would’ve taken what would be a 3-point shot today, you would’ve been coming out of the game before the coach ever saw whether it was good or bad. You just didn’t shoot that; you worked the ball inside. The game has changed so much.”Davie hosted North Da-vidson in a critical regu-lar-season finale. The Black Knights (6-14) were having a rough season and they pre-sumably knew they couldn’t hang with Davie by playing at a normal pace. So they held the ball. Davie was down 15-14 at the end of the third. Ijames scored to put Davie ahead 16-15, but North scored the next four. Ijames cut it to 19-18 and Seaford provided a 20-19 lead at 2:46. Then North converted at the line to move in front 21-20. Ward saved the day with one of a season’s signa-ture moments, a successful 12-footer at :11. North lost the ball out of bounds on its final possession. The Rebels had captured the county’s hearts with records of 19-1 overall and 17-1 in the NPC. They were the outright champions. “They froze the ball on us,” Shoaf said. “They wouldn’t do anything unless we forced them to. I’ll never forget (Ward’s game-win-ner) as long as I live. It was on the right baseline.”The Rebels hosted the NPC Tournament. They beat West Rowan 54-46 in the first round, but were upset by Bobby Lowder (19 points) and North Stanly in the semifinals, 51-44. Then the Piedmont Con-ference tournament game matched visiting Boyden, the South Piedmont Con-ference champion, against Davie. Ward’s outside shot gave Davie a 19-12 lead at the end of the first, but Ijames was whistled for three fouls in the first and the game turned. With Ijames forced to sit on the bench, Boyden’s 6-5, 220-pound center, Charles Lynn, feast-ed. After a scoreless first quarter, Lynn finished with 28 points and 28 rebounds, and the Jackets outlasted Davie 57-52. Ijames, Shoaf, West and Zimmerman all fouled out. “They had a good coach and he wanted to foul Jin-gles out,” Shoaf said. “I remember it was a rough game.”Still, with a 20-3 mark, it was a year for the ages, a year of one riveting game after another. Seventeen games were decided by sin-gle digits. The losses were by three, seven and five points. The record for wins would last for 30 years. The Ellis girls basketball team peaked at the right time, winning six of seven games and advancing to the Tri-County Conference Tournament semifinals with a pair of postseason vic-tories. The Jaguars did, how-ever, have their three-game winning streak snapped at home against Selma Burke on Feb. 20, the Bears domi-nating throughout in a 41-23 decision. Kinsley Harbour (11 points) hit double figures for the fourth time. Karah Shore and Annabelle Wright had four each, while Ellyana Holbrook and Miranda Sapp had two apiece. North 20, South 12After starting 2-9, North Davie won twice in a span of six days, including a home game against South Davie on Feb. 20. North’s lead was only 14-10 at the end of the third, but the Wildcats, behind Camila Sa’s 10 points and Kate Mason’s eight, pulled away in the fourth. Bella Barnette chipped in two. “Passing has gotten a lot better,” North coach Austin King said. “We’re swinging and moving the ball instead of trying to dribble through the defense. Getting the ball inside now instead of only 3-point shots. We’re looking a lot better.”Ellis 17, North 0Ellis blanked North in the final regular-season game on Feb. 21. The Jaguar points came from Harbour (7), Shore (6) and Jordyn War-ren (4). Ellis 29, South 12In the first round of the conference tournament on Feb. 22 at Ellis, the Jaguars defeated South for the third time. Getting seven points from Holbrook and six each from Sapp, Shore and Wright, Ellis outscored the Tigers 22-3 in the middle quarters. Harbour and Na-talie Hernandez had two each. The scorers for South (2- Peyton Fishel and Cam James dominated the boards and Will Hileman caused havoc on defense as the Ellis boys basketball team whipped visiting Selma Burke 37-26 on Feb. 20. It was a tight game after a quarter, but Ellis asserted itself in the second quarter to lead 24-14 at intermis-sion. James capped the first half with a deep, step-back 3-pointer. Ellis maintained a comfortable lead in the third and cruised home. Fishel recorded a dou-ble-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. James had 8 points and 16 rebounds. “They were controlling the boards, and (Burke) had some pretty good size,” coach Mike Dinkins said. Ellis got 8 points from Ja-son Crowley, 3 from Hunter Hough and 2 from Graham Wood. The defensive player of the game was Hileman. “I’d give a game ball to Will,” Dinkins said. “I put him on their point guard man-to-man because he was the one making all the plays. He caused two steals, a turnover and a jump ball in four straight possessions, and we scored on three of 13) were Ashley Cockerham (3), Kady Joyce (2), Kileigh Lynch (2), Shania Brown (2), Hallie Head (2) and Karileigh Munday (1). In the quarterfinals, El-lis (9-6) rolled past Corri-her-Lipe 27-13. Moor 12, North 9After the teams split in the regular season, Moores-ville took the rubber match in the first round of the tour-nament on Feb. 22. The Wildcats (4-11) trailed by three at the end of the first three quarters and could not get over the hump. Sa’ and Barnette had five and four points, respectively. “We lost but it was a great game,” King said. Ellis girls peak at the right time the four. That put us up by 14. That broke their back.”North 49, South 31After losing six of seven, North Davie got a payback win over visiting South Da-vie on Feb. 20. The Wildcats dominat-ed the second quarter, led 24-10 at halftime and got revenge for a 46-42 loss in the first meeting. “A big win against our oldest rival,” coach Trevor Gooch said. “The most com-plete game we have played so far. We played great de-fense and created some easy baskets in transition.”Wade Ridenhour (15 points), Levi Morales (13 points), Nathan Smith (8 points, 15 rebounds) and Tannyr Carrier (7 points, 5 assists) inflicted the most damage for North. Riden-hour scored in double fig-ures for the sixth time, and Smith controlled 10-plus boards for the fifth time. “Levi was our defensive sparkplug as a force man at the top of our halfcourt trap and had a nice game offen-sively,” Gooch said. “Wade knocked down some big jump shots. Peyton (Jordan) also played well with a lot of hustle on defense.” Jordan and Sawyer Hall scored 5 and 1, respectively. Ellis 61, North 38Ellis played overpower-ing defense and eased to its third straight win at North Davie on Feb. 21. “Our press really hurt them,” Dinkins said. Fishel has hit his stride after scoring no more than eight points through the first nine games. At North, he had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and he’s aver-aged 14.6 points over three games. James (16 points, 12 rebounds) rolled up a dou-ble-double. Hough, who came in with a season high of 6 points, scored 14 while hitting four 3-pointers. Crowley (12 points) cracked double figures for the eighth time. Wood scored 3 as the Jaguars improved to 10-2. North’s points: Smith 11, Carrier 10, Ridenhour 9, Morales 4, Jordan 2, Jodee Rosales 2. North 52, WR 38North Davie and West Rowan split in the regular season - North won 44-38 on Feb. 8 and West won 45-39 on Feb. 12 - but the Wildcats were the superior team in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament. “It was an awesome win,” Gooch said after the fifth-seeded Wildcats went on the road and eliminated the No. 4 seed. “We won the rubber match vs. a hard-nosed team.”The Wildcats (6-9) kept West at arm’s length from start to finish - leading by scores of 13-8, 25-21 and 35-29 - and put up their most points in 10 games. Carrier banged three triples and scored a sea-son-high 19. Smith (14 points, 17 rebounds) put up his second double-double. Morales had 10 points, Rid-enhour five and Jordan four. “Tannyr had a hot hand,” Gooch said. “Nathan was a beast on the boards. Levi knocked down some big shots in the fourth quarter. Wade and Peyton played hard with sweat-soaked jer-seys by the end of the game. Jodee and Sawyer both con-tributed off the bench. “I’m extremely proud of these guys for coming together at tournament time and playing their best bas-ketball.”No. 6 South Davie’s sea-son ended in the first round at No. 3 Selma Burke on Feb. 22. The Bears beat South (4-11) for the third time. North Davie boys win first round game With Davie football coaches on hand, four seniors signed letters of intent recently, from left: Markel Summers (UVA Wise), Grey Deal (Catawba), Ty Miller (Arkansas State) and Evan Copelan (Le- nior-Rhyne). The coaches, from left: Logan Holder, Matt Gould, Spencer Pasciolla, Terrell Wilson, Randy Athey, Blaine Nicholson and Tim Devericks. Football players sign with colleges B4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 Continued From Page B1 Davie 59, Parkland 51In the quarterfinals on Feb. 19 at Davie, the War Eagles wore down the No. 6 Mustangs in the second half. The first half was back and forth. Both teams held five-point leads, with Da-vie jumping ahead 5-0 and Parkland surging to a 22-17 advantage. Davie led 26-25 at the break. Parkland could not keep up in the second half, though, because Davie hit 9 of 10 field goals in the third. Peyton Spaugh grabbed a defensive rebound and fin-ished a one-girl fast break. Avarie Martin scored inside. On the break, Emmie Burris fed Spaugh for two. Davie scored as the ball swung from Martin to Madison Daugherty to Burris. After Londyn McDowell scored in the lane, Malayka Rankin sank a 3. Girls ... At this point, Davie was 6 for 6 in the third. It finally missed, but McDowell was there to clean it up and lay it in. After Spaugh hit a runner and Martin finished a drive, Davie was up 46-40. In the fourth, Rankin took a defensive rebound and passed to Spaugh, who made an impossible assist through traffic to Burris. Spaugh snatched a Parkland miss, headed downcourt and assisted a Burris bucket that made it 52-42. Davie didn’t hit another field goal in the fourth, but kept Parkland at bay by converting at the line. While Parkland shot 11 of 33 in the second half, Davie was a scorching hot 11 for 14 (78 percent). “Run and gun - go, go, go,” Adams said when asked about the game plan. “They were gassed. I just wanted to run them. They cut it to six. I ripped my girls, refocused them and then we were good again.”Rankin played a big role with 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists. While the senior’s pro-duction was usual stuff, McDowell’s performance raised eyebrows. The fresh-man scored 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting and con-trolled seven rebounds. She took her game to another level after missing the first five games of the season with a dislocated knee and coming in with a 2.3 scoring average. “She’s been working all year,” Adams said. “She had a slow start after she dislocated her knee, and she has found the confidence. I knew something was up yesterday in our practice. We had practice for about an hour yesterday morning, and she was the superstar of practice. Nobody could stop her and it carried over to the game. It was exciting to see.”Notes: Burris scored 10 on 4-of-6 shooting, hand-ed out three assists and made two steals. Spaugh had nine points, four assists and four rebounds. Daugherty went 3-for-3 to score eight, grabbed five rebounds and dished out two assists. Mar-tin and Bailey Aderhold had six and three points, respec-tively. ... Parkland finished 6-18. ... After going 0-2 against Parkland last year, Davie won all three meet-ings this year, including 58-47 and 66-62 in overtime. Davie 46, Reynolds 43Twice in the first half on Feb. 20, Davie faced seven-point deficits. When the visiting Demons scored the first five points of the third quarter to open a 28-17 lead, they looked destined to send Davie packing in the semifinals. But the War Eagles clawed their way back, sent the crowd into hysterics and Aderhold, Burris and Martin hit daggers down the stretch. The tide was turned by a ferocious 16-1 run that was triggered by an Ader-hold 3. Makenzie Gentry’s inbounds pass resulted in a Spaugh layup. Daugherty’s first shot of the game was a splash from 3-point range. What came next was an inspirational hustle play by freshman Vivian Vaughters. A Reynolds dribbler lost the ball and it ricochetted back to midcourt. Vaughters took off, dove on the floor for a tie-up and brought the crowd to their feet. “That girl is special,” Adams said. “I have never seen someone pick up the game so quickly. She’s got so much heart.”Rankin drove, was knocked to the deck and still laid it in. Daugherty hit another 3. Davie missed but Spaugh rebounded and stuck it in with the left hand to give Davie a 33-29 lead. “We got to the paint throughout the first half, so they started clogging the paint,” Adams said. “At halftime I told them: ‘Shoot-ers, you are up.’ Madison hit two big 3s.”The Demons would re-taliate, their 8-0 run putting Davie in a 37-33 hole. But the tough-as-nails Rankin came through, hitting two free throws before scoring on a physical drive to tie the game at 37. “She finds something,” Adams said. “She is a bas-ketball running back. She just finds a hole.”Davie was down 38-37 and Aderhold reentered the game, at which point she was 1 for 6 from 3. But the sophomore shooter was money when it mattered most. Gentry sent the pass to the left wing. Aderhold banged the 3 with a hand in her face, providing a 40-38 lead with 2:36 remaining. Moments later, Spaugh drew a charge at midcourt. “I needed some fresh legs,” Adams said. “Madi-son had hit two, but I noticed the last two 3s that she shot were short. Bailey had been sitting a while so I was like: ‘OK, she’s ready, they are going to leave her open. They are going to forget about her.’ And they did.”Reynolds took a 43-42 lead and only 1:13 re-mained. Burris was 0 for 5 from the floor when she gave the ball to Gentry and ran to the left corner. Gentry penetrated to the free-throw line and zipped the ball to Burris. She attacked and hit a go-ahead floater at :48. Burris hit her first shot when the heat was at its highest. This freshman is just wired differently. “Again, Emmie had a clutch shot,” Adams said. “I think it’s her third one of the year like that. She might not do anything the whole game (offensively) and when it matters... I don’t know how she makes them. It is like she wants it. Coach (Debbie) Evans said she saw it in her eyes. She had already called it. I had not called it yet, because I had no idea which way it was going to go.”The Demons got an of-fensive rebound but were called for traveling at :30. They fouled Martin, sending the freshman to the line at :17. She hit both to put the final nails in a team that was riding a seven-game winning streak. Reynolds missed a poten-tial tying 3, Gentry secured the rebound and fans went delirious as time expired. It was a terrific team effort. Rankin (12 points, 10 rebounds) enjoyed her fifth double-double and drew three charges. Spaugh had nine points and four rebounds. Martin had eight points. Aderhold had six points and three rebounds. Daugherty had six points. Burris had five points and five rebounds. Gentry had four assists, three rebounds and a charge on defense. “Vivian took out their leading scorer (Elliott Jes-sup) in the third quarter,” Adams said. “Peyton took out their point guard (Des-tiny Thompson) the entire game. She is their leading scorer for the year. Ava-rie carried us in the first half. People stepped up and played their role the entire game.”In the second halves against Parkland/Reynolds, the War Eagles hit 20 of 34 shots. They relished their first semifinal triumph since 2002-03. Davie (16-10) had lost five of six to Reynolds (17-9).“I think it’s the biggest win in eight years.” The War Eagles celebrate their first CPC Tournament semifinal win since 2003. Makenzie Gentry shoots inside. At right, Malayka Rankin flips a shot. Emmie Burris hits a go-ahead shot. Rankin has an opening to the basket. At right, Bailey Aderhold drives against Reynolds - Photos by Marnic Lewis DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 - B5 The economic growth in Davie over the past decade is nothing short of amazing. However, affordable housing for the working class remains a challenge. With your help, I hope to fill that gap! I truly love older homes and would love to: • Restore vacant homes to former beauty • Place permanent memorial to honor family homeplaces • Improve homes and neighborhoods • Maintain the integrity of our rural communities and farmland • Reduce the need for new multi-family construction • Provide affordable housing that people can be proud to live in • Provide jobs for local construction small business • Provide attractive, affordable housing With all the vacant homes in Davie County, we should be able to do this. Together, we can have a positive and meaningful impact in the community. We can change lives! If you know someone (perhaps even you!) that owns a vacant home and would be willing to just chat ~ PLEASE get in touch with me. I would be so grateful. Davie CountyA great place to work and live! JulianneAnderson15@gmail.com • www.julianneREI.com DAVIE COUNTYSPORTS PHOTOS by Marnic Lewis • High School Sports • Youth Sports • Rec. League Sports Preserve your athlete’s Sports Memories! To VIEW Photos & ORDER PRINTS visit: mlewisphotography.smugmug.com Continued From Page B1The War Eagles trailed 14-6 after an ugly first quar-ter. Davie chipped away - it was 30-23 at halftime and 46-37 after the third quar-ter - but Reynolds never relinquished command of the game. The War Eagles did have Reynolds reeling in the fourth, closing the gap to three multiple times. But they couldn’t find the mark outside, missing 13 of 18 3-pointers. The thing that worked best was getting the ball to Powers (20 points, 8 rebounds, 5-5 free throws) and Ethan Ratledge (18 points, 7-9 FGs, 4-5 FTs). In the end, Davie came up just short. “We made it a one-pos-session game four times, but then we always went away from what got us back to a one-possession game,” Pittman said. “They were staying home on all shoot-ers, and Ethan and Jackson were basically playing one-on-one inside. We would go Stumble ... inside and get it to one. The next time down we were down maybe three and we tried to shoot a 3. We have to learn what works for us and whose night it is and let that person have that night. When we do that, we’re successful. But when we try to play hero ball, I just don’t think it works for us.”Bryson Mickey had eight points and three assists. Gavin Williams and Adam Brown, who went 4-4 from the line, had six points each. Coleman Lawhon had three points, five rebounds and two assists. Landon King had one point. The War Eagles stayed in the game by hitting 17 of 20 free throws, but they could have used some friendlier bounces. “We had four or five layups go in and out, and we had two 3s go in and out,” Pittman said. After losing to Reynolds for the first time in five meetings, it was time to pick up the pieces, shake off the disappointment and get refocused for the state playoffs. Davie, seeded 10th in the West Regional, hosted No. 23 Northern Guilford in a first-round game Feb. 27. The second round is Feb. 29. “I think we have some favorable matchups (in the bracket),” Pittman said. Upcoming GamesWednesday, Feb. 28Davie tennis at Reynolds at 4:15Davie golf at Salem Glen at 4 Thursday, Feb. 29Davie golf at Pudding Ridge at 4Davie tennis at North Iredell at 4:15Davie varsity softball at home vs. North Davidson at 6 Friday, March 1Davie JV/varsity baseball at Alexander Central at 4:30/7Davie JV/varsity softball at home vs. South Iredell at 5/7Davie JV/varsity soccer at Ledford at 5:30/7Davie girls/boys lacrosse at home vs. East Forsyth at 5:30/7:15Saturday, March 2Davie varsity softball at Starmount at 3Davie JV softball at Starmount at 1 Monday, March 4Davie tennis at East Forsyth at 4:15Tuesday, March 5Davie varsity baseball at home vs. West Forsyth at 7Davie JV baseball at home vs. West Forsyth at 4:30Davie golf at Pudding Ridge at 4Davie boys lacrosse at Reagan at 7:15Wednesday, March 6Davie tennis at Reagan at 4:15Davie girls lacrosse at Reagan at 5:30Davie varsity softball at Forbush at 7Davie JV softball at Forbush at 5Davie varsity soccer at North Davidson at 6:30Davie JV soccer at North Davidson at 5 The Philadelphia Phillies played two Spring Training games last weekend, and Whit Merrifield started one. Batting leadoff and playing second base, he went 1 for 3 with a double as the Phillies outslugged Toronto 14-13. Carson Whisenhunt made San Francisco’s Spring Training roster. The Giants played two games over the weekend. Whisen-hunt did not appear in either. Merrifield hits a double Putting up shots for the Davie boys, from left: Jackson Powers, Coleman Lawhon, Ethan Ratledge and Elliott Erlandsson. Bryson Mickey goes inside for a shot attempt. At right, Landon King fights for a loose ball. - Photos by Marnic Lewis Davie senior Evan Fro-elich, who is planning to convert himself from an of- Evan Froelich to play football at Wingate Spencer Williams, a sophomore for North Car-olina’s track & field team, finished fourth in the shot “I’m giving them two days off and get ready to rock on Tuesday.”In the semifinals, No. 3 West Forsyth beat Reynolds by 10 and No. 1 Mt. Tabor rocked East Forsyth by 28. In the championship game, Tabor beat West by 12. Williams 4th in ACC shot put competition put in the ACC indoor cham-pionships. He threw a per-sonal-best 59-1.5 and made second team all-ACC. The only throwers who topped Williams were Clemson senior Courtney Lawrence (62-5), Wake Forest junior Thomas Kitch-ell (62-1) and Notre Dame senior Michael Shoaf (62). fensive lineman into a tight end, signed with Wingate University’s football pro- gram last week. He posted a statement on X: “I am blessed to an-nounce that I will be fur-thering my academic and athletic career at Wingate University. I want to thank my family, coaches, team-mates, friends, coach Ulas-sin and the man above for making all of this possible. Lastly I want to thank all of the schools and coaches who recruited me.” B6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The 2024 Davie varsity softball team will find out how valuable three gradu-ates were. Last year Sydney Dirks, a freshman at Western Car-olina, hit .512, tied the sin-gle-season home run record with 10 bombs and broke the career homer record with 24 long balls. Summer Simpson, a freshman at Appalachian State, hit .388 with 41 hits, 20 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. And Leah Grimes, an an-chor at first base for the War Eagles and now a freshman at Mars Hill, hit .333. But the eternally opti-mistic Nathan Handy isn’t expecting a severe dropoff after guiding Davie to 17-7-1 and the CPC tournament title in his first year as coach. “We’ve got the oppor-tunity to win (the CPC),” he said. “We had that op-portunity last year (in the regular season) but could not get out of our own way at times. We’ve got a really good shot.”Last year the War Eagles recorded the most wins in six years and captured the CPC Tournament for the first time in five years after finishing third in the regular season. Although Handy has an infield that needs to be re-built, he has a star in the making in Riley Potts, who had a record-setting soph-omore season in the circle. She produced a 2.52 ERA while logging 127.1 of the pitching staff’s 152.2 in-nings, completed 13 of her 22 starts and struck out a record 155 batters. “Riley is primed for another successful year,” Handy said. “(In the Feb. 17 scrimmage), she looked like the Riley from last year. I think she’s picked up a mile per hour or two on her pitches and the spin is looking great.”An X-factor is senior pitcher Addie Hendrix, who is coming off shoulder sur-gery. Having to deal with shoulder issues last year limited her to one start, nine relief appearances and 19 innings. “That really limited her innings last year,” Handy By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Three massive triumphs over highly-regarded East Forsyth and two playoff victories for the first time in 11 years brought back a magical feeling to Davie’s baseball program in 2023. With the No. 1 arm and a once-in-a-generation short-stop/leadoff batter returning, the War Eagles should be just as strong, if not stronger, in 2024. Last year, after finishing fourth in the Central Pied-mont Conference (Davie was two games out of first), the War Eagles (16-11) knocked off Ragsdale and East Forsyth in the playoffs, marking two postseason wins for the first time since 2012. The run ended in the third round at Reagan, but Davie finished with the most wins in four years. A 3-1 season series against CPC-champion East was big-time stuff consid-ering East was 20-2 against everyone else. “Hopefully these guys continue what we have start-ed the past couple of years,” third-year coach Joey An-derson said. This is Year 3 of the Coy James phenomenon. It won’t surprise anyone if James never steps foot in As coach Shane Nixon enters his 10th year as the Davie boys tennis coach, he will have to answer a ques-tion he hasn’t had to answer in nine previous seasons. Nixon has been blessed with some certainty - who his top player would be even before the season started. “We’ve had a run of real-ly good players,” he said. “It started way back with Elijah Gregory. I knew Big E was our No. 1 seed my first three years. He was just that good. Then Ben Fleming’s sophomore year he wins a CPC singles title from the No. 1 spot. By Ben’s senior campaign, even he knew a new face would take that spot. Burke Rosenbaum came along and held the top spot for four years. Burke joined Elijah and Ben by winning a CPC singles title his sophomore year. It has been a good feeling to just know who would sit at the top of the lineup. But not just to know, but to know three CPC champs would hold the spot down.” Nixon’s 10th campaign Baseball ready for Year 3 of Coy James phenomenon Oxford, Misss.; he’s ranked No. 5 among high schoolers in the 2025 MLB Draft. In 2022, he turned in the top freshman average in Davie annals (.409). As a sophomore, he posted the highest average (.451) in 10 seasons and became just the fourth Davie player to hit .400-plus twice. (No one has ever done it three times.) As a freshman/sophomore, he hit safely in 43 of 52 games and collected 73 hits, 22 doubles, six home runs, 35 walks and 24 stolen bases. “I’m probably leaving him in the leadoff spot just to make sure he gets at least one quality at-bat,” Ander-son said. “He took a little time off at the beginning of winter. He started working hard the beginning of Febru-ary. He’s a different caliber of player, a different kind of guy. He’s just a class act no matter what. I like the way he leads by example. He’s not a very vocal guy. He kind of does his own thing and people tend to follow.”As far as pitching goes, the head of the snake is senior lefty Braeden Rod-gers, who has signed with Division-II Barton. He was fantastic as a junior, going 6-2 with a 2.41 ERA in 10 starts and 49.1 innings. “Braeden threw real well last year,” Anderson said. “It’s probably going to be hard to repeat that kind of season, and that’s one thing the coaching staff has tried to explain to him. He doesn’t need to top it, he just needs to stay consistent. If he does that, he’ll be successful again. But if he tries to du-plicate that season, nine out of 10 times it’s not going to go great for him. He throws three pitches for strikes and tends to keep people offbalance.”If the No. 2 guy delivers, watch out. Seniors Cooper Bliss and Connor Berg, who has signed with D-II Emory & Henry, are expected to step in for graduated Jay-don Holder, who went 5-3 with a 2.02 ERA over 48.1 innings. Berg did a nice job in relief action last year, making 14 appearances out of the bullpen and logging 28.2 innings. Bliss will see considerably more mound time after making three ap-pearances as a junior. “Hopefully they step into that role and throw well,” Anderson said. When Anderson needs to go deeper into the pitching staff, he’ll look to guys like Parker Davis, Xander Shinsky, Cole Whitaker and Tucker Hobbs. Whitaker has the most experience of the group after throwing 17 innings in three starts and seven relief outings as a ju-nior. Unfortunately, Whita-ker’s availability might be limited. “Cole has been having arm problems,” Anderson said. “I don’t know what he’s gonna be able to give to us. We’re going to limit him and hope he can be like a closer, where he does not have to throw that many pictures.”Anderson is intrigued by a freshman pitcher named Colin Harrison, who will start the year on JV. “I’m going to leave him on JV for a while, and he might help us later on,” he said. Anderson has no worries at catcher. Drew Krause took a major step as a varsity sophomore, hitting .356 in 73 at-bats. “He’s going to be a leader with the pitching staff and hitting hopefully,” he said. “He doesn’t have as much (college interest) as I’d like, but his name is coming up and he has a lot of follow-ers.”James’ double-play part-ner in the middle infield will be second baseman Carson Queen. Third base looks like Coston Colamarino’s job to lose. He’s a sophomore newcomer who has turned heads. “Colamarino has played really well at third base and earned that spot,” Anderson said. “He’s a travel volley-ball guy that likes to play baseball, too. His height and athleticism has proved to be very nice at third base.”The first base job is up for grabs between MJ Ja-cobs, Corbin Angus and Kason Stewart. One of those three could wind up at DH. “We’ve got some deci-sions to make at first base,” he said. “It’s going to de-pend on who is swinging the bat. One of them is probably gonna be a DH and the other one playing in the field.”Anderson was counting on Ty Goodson, a two-year varsity player, in center field, but his junior year has been erased by an injury. “Ty had surgery Feb. 22 on his arm, so he’s out,” Anderson said. “That hurts.”The starting outfielders are undistinguished on the varsity level. Davie has Hunter Potts in left, Craig McBride in center and Bliss in right. When Bliss is on the mound, the next man up could be Will Wands. The War Eagles, who have finished fourth in the CPC the past three seasons, are searching for their first title since 2019. It won’t be easy to end the three-season drought. Reagan appears to be the favorite, but Davie will face more obstacles than just Reagan. “I would say Reagan has the (best) pitching and hitting, and right now I would put them down as the favorite just from what they have back,” Anderson said. “But at any point in time, you could have West or East or us or Glenn ... I would say it’s going to be as even as I’ve seen it since I’ve been here. It’s going to depend on pitching.”Notes: The top of the CPC standings in 2023: East 11-3, Reagan/West Forsyth 10-4, Davie 9-5, Glenn 8-6. ... Ross Hoffner and Joey Cress are back as varsity as-sistants. Brandon Thalasinos is back as JV coach. A new varsity assistant is Blake Stickley. ... Davie racked up 71 stolen bases last year, and Anderson is ready to run wild again. “We don’t have power hitters in our lineup, but we have guys that can go gap to gap and the speed to stretch doubles into triples and singles into doubles,” he said. ... The seniors are McBride, Whitaker, Wands, Berg, Bliss, Rodgers, Ja-cobs and Dane Porter. The juniors are James, Shinsky, Krause, Hobbs, Stewart, Cam Owens, Queen and An-gus. Colamarino is the only sophomore, and Landon Welch is the lone freshman. Potts coming off record softball season for War Eagles said. “So hopefully we will have relief for Riley so we don’t have to pitch her every single game.”There is a lack of certain-ty around the infield. “We’re still looking at a lot of positions after losing a lot last year,” he said. “We are rebuilding our whole infield, except for who’s on the mound. We had a scrim-mage (Feb. 17) and we’ve got some changes to make. There are a lot of openings right now. We had two days of practice last week, and I guess the state thinks that’s enough for us to figure it out.”Even though Handy walked away from the first scrimmage with questions, he isn’t devoid of talent. Jaydn Davis is coming off a fabulous freshman season in which she hit .469 with two homers and 28 RBIs. Raelyn Lankford (.382, three homers, 20 RBIs), Hanna Steinour (.388, two HRs) and Carleigh Croom (.355 as a freshman, .281 with two HRs as a soph- omore) are distinguished varsity veterans. Davis and Lankford are the likely starters at catcher and shortstop, respectively. Steinour looks like a strong possibility at second base. Croom is locked in at center field. Brenna Altiers, Abbey Lankford and Ashley Bled-soe are competing at third base. “Third base is open,” Handy said. Jaedyn Altiers and Addie Brown are vying for the job at first. Delaney Parsons, who has 20 varsity at-bats in two years, appears to have the job in left field. Right field could be Landry Parsons or Raney Phelps. “Is Riley going to be on 90, 95 percent of the time?” Handy said. “And then can we give her the support that we need to give her offen-sively?”The War Eagles need consistent excellence from Potts and effective relief from Hendrix because it’s asking a lot for them to ap-proach last year’s offensive prowess (.373 average, 9.5 runs per game). “We’re definitely are not quite as strong offensively as we were last year, but a lot of that is because we’re going to start some fresh-men and you just don’t know how freshmen are going to react,” Handy said. “It typically takes freshmen a couple of games to get accustomed to being under the lights and being out in front of a lot more fans than what they are used to in the travel ball circuit.”Last year East Forsyth and West Forsyth shared the regular-season title with 13-1 records. Davie was third at 10-4, followed by Reagan at 8-6. Handy views West as Davie’s biggest challenge in the CPC. “The hope is that we are the team to beat, but I know West Forsyth is going to be tough,” he said. “I don’t care what Kevin Baity has any year, he is always going to be tough.”And then: “East Forsyth lost eight or nine seniors last year, so they may be in a rebuild. But they are not to be overlooked because Karlee (Honeycutt) is a great coach and she’s going to have her squad ready to play. A sleeper team could be Reagan. They’ve got a couple pitchers; they were freshmen last year and had to throw the whole year.”The War Eagles have fin-ished third, tied for second, second and third the past four regular seasons. Handy has put together a challeng-ing nonconference schedule in hopes of smoothing the rough edges in time for the meat of the schedule. “I think this year I have made it even tougher be-cause of our first round last year against Porter Ridge (an 8-4 loss in the state playoffs),” he said. “I just don’t feel like we had seen enough pitching last year that really benefited us. We play North Davidson, Northwest Guilford, West Rowan, Lake Norman and East Wilkes. There’s a lot of good, quality teams that typically go deep in the state playoffs. Lose, win or draw, it is going to make us a better team because we are going to face the pitching that we are going to see come playoff time.”Notes: The seniors are J. Altiers, Gracie Garwood, Bledsoe and Hendrix. The juniors are R. Lankford, Croom, Potts, Steinour and Parsons. The sopho-mores are Callie Jenkins, Davis and A. Lankford. The freshmen are Phelps, L. Parsons, B. Altiers and Brown. ... Sierra Ferguson and Bridgett Tierney are returning assistant coaches. A new assistant is Courtney Stanfield. Mike Foster is back as JV coach. ... London Dirks, a 2022 Davie grad, is a sophomore at Charlotte. “London has had a fantastic start to her career,” Handy said. “She had a big-time hit the other night against Florida State, the No. 5 team in the nation, and scored a run that proved to be the game-winning run.” Nixon ready for 10th year as tennis coach is the first one in which he really doesn’t know who will be that guy at the top of the lineup. The coach frames this interesting fact this way: “Look, high school sports are cyclical. Yes, great coaches build programs that win consistently, have good players year after year, but even in those programs, there is a cycle. Great play-ers come and great players go. We are in the part of the cycle, this year at least, where we don’t have that dominant guy.” But Nixon’s voice seems to have more optimism in it than the predicament might call for. He doesn’t seem to be worried about not having a guy who is the clear tip of the spear. “This year we don’t have that lion sitting as the clear king of our jungle, so I guess we’ll have to attack more like a pack of dogs or something.” Nixon grins before add-ing: “Look, this is a rebuild-ing year, for sure. But don’t lower the bar of expectation on my squad. We can beat some teams, we will beat teams. I actually think you might see a regional quali-fier come out of this group. I’m really eager to get start-ed with them.” Nixon’s longtime assis-tant, Terri Eanes, returns to help with a team that fea-tures zero seniors. A loaded junior class of returners will be the heart of his team. “We’ve got a class of juniors, five strong, all of whom have played plenty of top six matches,” Nixon said. “None of them has a perfect record in those top six contests, not by any stretch. But all five have won CPC matches in our top six, and all have gotten doubles wins in conference play as well.” Davie also has three sophomores who got play-ing time last year. Add to that freshmen players coming in and there may be reason for Nixon’s positive outlook. “North Davie went un-defeated last year,” he said. “I saw them play and know there is some talent coming. I saw South and Ellis play last year as well. There are some good players in the pipeline. There will be work to do to get ready to play at the CPC level, for sure, but it is not time to push the panic button. The cupboard is not bare.” The CPC will prove a test for sure. West Forsyth brings back four of its top six. Mt. Tabor will be strong. East Forsyth and Reynolds took huge steps forward last year and promise to be good again. And, of course, Nixon’s nemesis, Reagan, always has a good team. Even teams who have not been as strong, like Parkland and Glenn, got much better last year. There is no reason to believe that improvement won’t continue. Additional-ly, Davie has nonconference matches against defending 1A state champ Elkin, a really good Forbush team and North Iredell, which finished top three in its con-ference last year. All that said, Nixon maintains his optimism. “Make no mistake, we are going to have to earn every win we get,” Nixon said. “And they may be hard to come by. But I’ve been doing this long enough to know that it all starts with getting ourselves ready. We will get on the courts and work hard. We’ll decide the seeding thing on the court, put a lineup together, figure out who plays well with who in doubles, and we’ll go play anybody. We may not swing the heaviest fist this year, but you’ll know it’s been a fight when you play Davie.“We may not know right now who our No. 1 is, and we may be rebuilding, but underestimate us at your own peril. We will do our best to play rock-solid tennis every time out.” SHOP LOCAL DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 - B7 This scripture message brought to you by these businesses who encourage you to worship at the church of your choice. And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.(Matthew 25:40) TLC Pet Care GroomingTLC Pet Care Grooming Tosha Champ Owner/Groomer336.671.6127 1573 US Hwy. 601 S. • Mocksville, NC(Near the corner of Hwy. 601 and Deadmon Rd.) tlcpetcaregrooming@gmail.com Boarding & Doggie Day Care Now Available ! B8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 Sheffield-Calahaln By Brenda BaileySheffield-CalahalnCorrespondent Birthday wishes to: Brittany Head on March 1; Jordan Campbell on March 2; Cale Baity on March 4; Addyson Dillard, Roger Daniels and Addison Taylor on March 7. If you would like a birthday or anniver-sary listed, let me know.Liberty Wesleyan will hold an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m.Ijames Baptist will hold a Good Friday service and crosswalk at 6:30 p.m. on March 29; an Easter Egg Hunt for ages 2 years-5th grade on Saturday, March 30 from 3-4 p.m.; and Eas-ter Sunday Sunrise Ser-vice at 7, breakfast at 7:30, Sunday School at 8:30 and worship service at 9:30.Community Covenant Church will host the Al- The Edenfields, Chelsea, Courtney and Cameron are a hit with the crowd at MawMaw’s last Friday. These folks enjoy clogging to Shorty Bowle’s version of “Mountain Dew” Thursday at the Farming- ton Community Center BoTyme Jam. legheny Wesleyan College Choir on March 17. Prayer requests contin-ue for Bryan Swain, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tammy Keller, Charles England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood, Milton Tutte-row, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Helen Bulla, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Emily Brown, Marsha Gobble, Brent Gobble, Brian Ja-cobs, Mary Teague, Eddie Porter, Janie Williams, Ma-ria Knight, Larry Knight, Violet Coursey, Clyde Jor-dan, Jack Seaford, Terry Dyson and Mark Hendrix. Our sincere condolences to the John Koontz family and the Rachel Ellis family.Submit news to brfbai-ley@msn.com, message on Facebook or call 336-837-8122 no later than Friday. The V-Point Ruritans invite everyone to join them for a country ham and sausage breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Saturday, March 2 at the V-Point Building located on Old Mocksville Road about .3 mile from NC 901. The menu includes country ham and sausage, gravy, scrambled eggs, grits, cooked apples, biscuits, and drink. Ham and sausage biscuits will be available, eat in or take out. As shown, folks of all ages enjoy breakfast and fellowship with others. Donations will be ac- cepted; proceeds benefit the club's community projects. Young ‘Edenfields’ perform Friday night at Maw Maw’s County Line By Shirley ThorneCounty Line Correspondent March arrives Friday and that means Daylight Saving Time, Spring, and Easter are just around the corner. Our community has a lot of fun events and good eating in March.The Baptist Men of So-ciety will meet at 7 a.m. Saturday. The men invite others in the community for breakfast and prayer. They will discuss upcom-ing community projects and needs.The Women on Mis-sion of Society Baptist will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday. The program will feature mission work and needs in North American with em-phasis on the Annie Arm-strong Mission Offering supporting such work. The women invite others in the community to join them.The middle and high school youth of Society Baptist will have a movie night fellowship with piz-za, popcorn, and drinks at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3. They invite other middle and high school youth in the community.Upcoming community events: kids' Easter cel-ebration from 3:30-5:30 Reach your audience wherever they are:on desktops/laptops, tablets & smartphones. Put your message in front of your potential customers today! Call 336.751.2120to learn more! Reach Potential Customers While They Are Online WithTARGETED DIGITAL MARKETING p.m. Saturday, March 16 at Society Baptist; "Men's and Women's Day" at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 17, followed by covered dish dinner at Piney Grove AME Zion.Our community extends sympathy to the family of John Marshall Koontz, who died at home Thursday of last week. The fourth of eight children, he was born in 1937 in Davie County to the late Marshall and Laura Campbell Koontz. He was reared on Davie Acade-my Road, attended Salem Methodist Church with his family, and helped his fam-ily with a farming business.In 1956 John graduat-ed from Cool Spring High School; where he played baseball and basketball, drove a bus, and was ac-tive in Future Farmers of America. A member of the National Guard, he became a professional truck driver and was retired from Road-way Express after 40 years.In 1957 John married fellow County Liner Peggy Stroud at Society Baptist. She joined John in worship at Salem Methodist. The couple settled in Mocks-ville off US 158 and reared daughter Melanie. The family later became active members of First Methodist Church of Mocksville.A graveside service cel-ebrating his life was held Sunday afternoon at Salem Methodist Church Cem-etery. He was laid to rest beside his beloved Peggy, who died February 2009.We send get-well wish-es to Hazel Dyson Smoot, who broke three bones in her arm. Timber Smith re-mains hospitalized but has improved and is no longer in intensive care. Terry Wayne Dyson continues his medical treatment for amy-loidosis. Caleb Williams continues with targeted radiation, immunotherapy, and chemotherapy treat-ments.Join us in prayer for the Lord's divine healing and blessings upon Hazel, Tim- ber, Terry Wayne, Caleb and others who are hav-ing health problems. Pray for the Lord's continued guidance in the treatments of Timber, Terry Wayne, and Caleb and blessings upon their families as they face their respective med-ical journeys. Pray for the Lord's comfort and bless-ings upon the family of John as they miss him. Continue to pray for those affected by the flu, covid, and respiratory virus.Call or text Shirley on 336-492-5115 or email sdtlink@hotmail.com. Be the first to read the news www.ourdavie.com V-Point Ruritan breakfast this Saturday DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 ‑ B9 Father and Son Remodeling Ready for a fresh start? Windows Doors Additions Kitchens Bathrooms Decks Floors Siding Competitive Prices 980-234-2483 for a free estimate. Whether you are selling or buying, BROWSING OR CREATING, looking or booking... CLASSIFIEDS HAS IT ALL! Place Your Ad Today! 704-797-4220 Public Notices No. 1782392 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executor for the Estate of Harold Lee Frank, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 29, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 02/22/2024. Pharris Ray Frank, 2986 801 S, Advance, NC 27006 and Thomas Frank, 251 Archie Ln., Lexington, NC 27295, as Co-Ex- ecutors of the Estate of Harold Lee Frank, deceased, File #24-E-28. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 2024. No. 1787778 NOTICE Public Sale: Mocksville Mini Stor- age intends to sell the contents of the following units in an attempt to collect unpaid rent and expenses. #473 Jacqueline Gordon #467 Mitchell Mayfield #155 Larry Mullins #104 Ca-Daryl Sloan #73 Tonya Taylor #140 Tonya Taylor #282 Brittany Wike #11 Kathy York Household Items NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED Public Sale Date March 8, 2024 at 12:00 noon 124 Eaton Road, Mocksville (336) 751-2483 Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 2/29, 3/7, 2024. No. 1784341 TOWN OF MOCKSVILLE FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDI- NANCE AND ZONING AMEND- MENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PUR- SUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS of Chapter 160A-364 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and pursu- ant to Section 8-3.9.7 of the Mocksville Zoning Ordinance, that the Town Board of Commissioners will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at Town Hall, Commis- sioners Chambers 171 S. Clement St. Mocksville, NC, at 6:00 p.m. on Tues- day March 5, 2024 to hear the following item: ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TOM24-15-0001 Harding Capital Part- ners LLC and Justin Draughn have ap- plied to rezone approximately .25 acres from Neighborhood Residential (NR) to Highway Commercial-Conditional (H-C-C). The subject property is locat- ed at 349 Railroad St. The property is further described as Davie County tax Parcel 15090E001. All parties and interested citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard in fa- vor of or in opposition to the foregoing changes. Prior to the hearing, all persons interested may obtain any additional in- formation on the proposal by Planning and Development Services Department on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or by telephone at (336) 753-6050. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/22, 2/29, 2024. Public Notices No. 1778858 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Administra- tor CTA of the Estate of Terry Douglas Barneycastle late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora- tions having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 15, 2024 (being three [3] months from the first day of publica- tion of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 5th of February, 2024. Pauline Nicole Myers, Executor c/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II Attorney at Law MARTIN VAN HOY & RAISBECK, LLP Attorneys at Law 10 Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 751-2171 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 2024. No. 1781175 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 24 CvD 30 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY Davie County, A Body Politic and Cor- porate vs. Unknown Heirs at Law of Lil- lian A. Cain, a/k/a Lillian Adelaide Cain, a/k/a Lillian Adelaide Lewis Cain, Avis LaVerne Smith, Unknown Spouse of Avis LaVerne Smith, Brandon Ray, Un- known Spouse of Brandon Ray, Brittany Ray, Unknown Spouse of Brittany Ray, Unknown Heirs at Law of Karen Denise Ray, Unknown Heirs at Law of Jacque- lyne Belinda Cain-Flanagan TO: Unknown Heirs at Law of Lillian A. Cain, a/k/a Lillian Adelaide Cain, a/k/a Lillian Adelaide Lewis Cain, Avis LaVerne Smith, Unknown Spouse of Avis LaVerne Smith, Brandon Ray, Un- known Spouse of Brandon Ray, Brittany Ray, Unknown Spouse of Brittany Ray, Unknown Heirs at Law of Karen Denise Ray, Unknown Heirs at Law of Jacque- lyne Belinda Cain-Flanagan Take notice that a pleading seeking re- lief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid prop- erty taxes owing to Davie County on your interest in the property described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake, corner of Lot No. 5, runs North 2 degs. East 13.00 chs. to a stake, Smith’s line; thence East with Smith’s line 4.60 chs. to a stake; thence South 2 degs. West 13.00 chs. to a stake in old road; thence West with said old road 4.60 chs. to the Beginning, contain- ing 6 acres, more or less. Together with and subject to easements, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey. Also being identified as Parcel ID# D5- 000-00-012, Davie County Tax Office. Address: Cedar Creek Road Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims and interests that you may have in the property, to have a commission- er appointed to sell the Property and to deliver to the purchaser a deed to said real estate in fee simple, free and clear of all encumbrances, and that the interests and equities of redemption of the Defen- dants in the property be forever barred and foreclosed. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than March 27, 2024 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This day of February 5, 2024. Chad A. Haight Attorney for Plaintiff Capital Center 82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500 Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 252-8010 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 2024. Public Notices No. 1787780 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Jean Barney Bailey late of Davie County, this is to notify all per- sons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 24, 2024 (being three [3] months from the first day of publica- tion of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 22nd of February, 2024. Robert Lanny Bailey, Executor c/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II Attorney at Law MARTIN VAN HOY & RAISBECK, LLP Attorneys at Law 10 Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 751-2171 Publish:Davie Enterprise 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 2024. No. 1778211 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Execu- tor of the Estate of Cheyrel Grubbs Barneycastle late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present writ- ten claim to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024 (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 1st of February, 2024. Pauline Nicole Myers, Executor c/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II Attorney at Law MARTIN VAN HOY & RAISBECK, LLP Attorneys at Law 10 Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 751-2171 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 2024. No. 1787772 NORTH CAROLINA YADKIN COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 23-CVD-429 SHERYL A. SMITH, Plaintiff, VS JOSEPH SYKES, Defendant NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: Joseph Sykes Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: for money owed. You are requested to make defense to such pleading not later than the 11th day of March, 2024, said date being 40 days from the first publication of this notice, or from the date Complaint is required to be filed, whichever is later; and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 29th day of February, 2024. James D. Gillespie Neaves & Gillespie, P.A. Post Office Box 771 Elkin, NC 28621 (910) 835-2522 State Bar No. 9237 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 2024. Public Notices No. 1782408 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Steven Kim Biv- ens, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 29, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations in- debted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 02/22/2024. Crystal Bivens Robertson, 317 Ralph Rd, Mocks- ville, NC 27028, as Administrator of the Estate of Steven Kim Bivens, deceased, File #24-E-46. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 2024. No. 1778205 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Administrator of the Estate of LISA DIANNE DALE late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present writ- ten claim to the undersigned on or be- fore May 8, 2024 (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 8th day of February, 2024 Michael Joseph Boger C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 2024. No. 1787773 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executrix of the Estate of SHIRLEY RIZER HIGGS late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations hav- ing claims against said estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 30, 2024 (being three [3] months from the first day of publica- tion of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immedi- ate payment to the undersigned. This the 29th day of February, 2024. Ann Higgs Wilson C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 2024. No. 1781171 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Adminis- trator of the Estate of JACQUELINE MARIE BROWN MITCHELL (AKA JACQUELINE MARIE MITCHELL) late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations hav- ing claims against said estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 15, 2024 (being three [3] months from the first day of publica- tion of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immedi- ate payment to the undersigned. This the 15th day of February, 2024. George C. Mitchell C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams, Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 2024 No. 1780944 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Co-Execu- tors of the Estate of Peggy Rogers King late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 15, 2024 (being three [3] months from the first day of publica- tion of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 8th of February, 2024. Kevin P. King, Co-Executor William B. King, Jr. Co-Executor c/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II Attorney at Law MARTIN VAN HOY & RAISBECK, LLP Attorneys at Law 10 Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 751-2171 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 2024. Public Notices No. 1781398 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Oksana P. Shore, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations hav- ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 29, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immedi- ate payment. Today’s date 02/22/2024. Mark T Shore, 2624 NC Hwy 801 N, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Administra- tor of the Estate of Oksana P. Shore, de- ceased, File #24-E-000054. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14. No. 1787779 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Administrator for the Estate of Samuel Michael Jones, late of Davie County, NC, this is to no- tify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before June 5, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immedi- ate payment. Today’s date 02/29/2024. Brooke Ann Jones, 165 Broadmoor Dr., Advance, NC 27006 and Jesse Michael Jones, 165 Broadmoor Dr., Advance, NC 27006, as Co-Administrators of the Es- tate of Samuel Michael Jones, deceased, File #24-E-000070. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21. No. 1787770 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Take notice that Kathleen Nixon Machent has qualified as Executrix of the Estate of the late Ian Machent of Da- vie County, North Carolina. All persons, firms and corporations having claims against said deceased are to submit said claims to Fredrick G. Johnson at Faw Folger & Johnson, PC, P.O. Box 512, Mount Airy, NC 27030, on or before the 31st day of May 2024 or this Notice will be plead in bar of any recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebt- ed to this estate should make immediate payment. This the 22nd day of February 2024. Publication Dates: February 29, March 7, 14, 21, 2024 No. 1778217 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as EXECUTOR of the ESTATE OF NAN- CY MCABEE PENRY, deceased, late of Davie County, North Carolina, notifies all persons having claims against said es- tate to present them to the undersigned c/o Lisa M. Rothman at McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A., PO Box 3180, Asheville, NC 28802, on or before May 8, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate pay- ment to the undersigned. This the 8th day of February, 2024. MELISSA PENRY-ARLEDGE EXECUTOR OF NANCY MCABEE PENRY Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 2024. No. 1781170 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ES- TATE OF CAROL J. STERLING, late of, Davie County, North Carolina, the un- dersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the offices of BELL, DAVIS & PITT, P.A., P.O. Box 21029, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27120-1029, on or before May 15, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 15th day of February, 2024. Signed, Richard J. Marcotullio, Executor Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 2024. No. 1784338 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate File No. 24-E-52 The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of BETTY JANE CROUCH deceased, late of Davie Coun- ty, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of May, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 22nd day of February, 2024. Beverly C. Lyons, Executrix c/o SIMPSON & SIMPSON LAW FIRM, PLLC Post Office Drawer 1329 Morganton, NC 28680 828-437-9744 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 2024. No. 1782408 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Steven Kim Biv- ens, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 29, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations in- debted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 02/22/2024. Crystal Bivens Robertson, 317 Ralph Rd, Mocks- ville, NC 27028, as Administrator of the Estate of Steven Kim Bivens, deceased, File #24-E-46. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 2024. 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Please call we need the work. 984-514-2095 Public Notices Public Notices No. 1787775 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of BARBARA ORELL FRYE, late of Davie County, NC, this is to no- tify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before JUNE 5, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immedi- ate payment. Today’s date 02/29/2024. JAMIE YVETTE FRYE, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of BARBARA ORELL FRYE, deceased, File #24-E-000064. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 2024. No. 1782380 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Brona Faye Vest aka Brona Marlow Vest, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or May 29, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their re- covery. All persons, firms and corpora- tions indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 02/22/2024. Christopher Andrew Vest, 4083 NC Hwy 801 N, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Executor of the Estate of Brona Faye Vest aka Brona Marlow Vest, deceased, File #20-E-56. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 2024. No. 1787777 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as ADMINISTRATOR for the Estate of FRANKFORD DEAN WILLIS, SR., late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before JUNE 5, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora- tions indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 02/29/2024. JOHN WESLEY WIL- LIS, 1901 BENJAMIN DR, SALISBURY, NC 28146, as ADMINISTRATOR of the Estate of FRANKFORD DEAN WILLIS, SR., deceased, File #24-E-000060. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 2024. No. 1781398 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Oksana P. Shore, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations hav- ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 29, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immedi- ate payment. Today’s date 02/22/2024. Mark T Shore, 2624 NC Hwy 801 N, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Administra- tor of the Estate of Oksana P. Shore, de- ceased, File #24-E-000054. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14. IT’SALLHERE! 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