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Davie County Enterprise Record 2-13-2025USPS 149-160 Number 07 Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 16 Pages 75¢ Ready, aim, fire! Davie 4-Hers bring home hunting skills medals 890763821260Page B6 Making the Grade Elder care facility gets lowest score for the month Page 8 By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record Nine female residents at a Mocksville senior living facility were either photographed in vari-ous stages of nudity or were sex-ually assaulted.And a former employee and another man have been arrested by the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies first went to Mocks-ville Senior Living on Hospital Davie County Schools Board of Education has hired the N.C. School Boards Association (NCS-BA) to help facilitate its search for the next superintendent. The board is seeking input from students, parents, commu-nity members, and staff to help shape the search process and to assist in defining the character-istics, experience, and skills de-sired in the next superintendent.Participate in a community survey that can be accessed and completed online by clicking the superintendent search survey link on the DCS website: https://www.godavie.org/. Surveys must be completed by Wednesday, Feb. 19 with results to be compiled, summarized, and presented by NCSBA at the DCS board meet-ing on March 4.DCS employees can complete a separate online staff survey. In addition to input received from the surveys, local groups and organizations may submit written statements regarding the leadership qualities that they consider important. Submit state-ments at sthorp@ncsba.org by Feb. 19. Woman accused of taking secret photos Partner made specific requests for actions at local memory care facility Rice McCoy Street on Dec. 13, when employ-ees reported the suspect had sent them a disturbing video in a chat group, said Sheriff J.D. Hartman.That video showed Cindy Gale James Rice, 41, of NC 801 S., Mocksville, inappropriate-ly touching a patient’s breast. Rice was taken into custody and charged with second degree forc-ible sexual offense, and held in lieu of a $25,000 bond.Then detectives obtained a search warrant for Rice’s phone, which revealed a larger conspir-acy.Numerous images of female patients were found on her phone: fully nude taking showers and partially nude using the restroom. They also found that Rice had been sharing these photos, with the other suspect asking or direct-ing what types of photographs she should take to send to him, Hartman said. Please See Photos - Page 4 ‘Bee’ features top spellers Addyson Adkins (That’s her on the right in the above photo, with other finalists Lorenzo Settecasi and Savannah Campbell.) won the Davie County Schools Spelling Bee last week. At left, Riley Harper remains in a Simon Says game, while Nicholas Caudill and Lorenzo watch. Below, contestants wait for the bee to start: Nicholas Caudill, Riley Harper, Lorenzo Settecasi, Savannah Campbell, Maverick Hawks, Emily Byerly, Elizabeth Phillips, Dev Gandhi, Addyson Adkins and Wyatt Vogler. Read more on page 4. - Photos by Mike Barnhardt The Davie Community Foundation Board of Directors has three new members for 2025: Jennifer Custer, Tim Moore, and Todd Bai-ley. Each will serve a three-year term, extending through 2027.In 2025, the board will be led by chair, Brian Nicolay, with Mike Morton as vice chair, Davin Brown as secretary, and Tammy Flem-ing, attorney, as treasurer. “We eagerly anticipate their leadership and unwavering dedi-cation to advancing the foundation's mission,” said Jane Simpson, president and CEO.• Custer began her career in education 30 years ago in Davie County Schools. She has served as a special education teacher, assis-tant principal, principal, and director. She was Teacher of the Year at Cooleemee Elementary, Exceptional Children’s Teacher of the Year for Davie County Schools, Assistant Principal of the Year, Principal of the Year, and Administrator of the Year.She grew up on a dairy and grain farm in Davie County and is a graduate of Davie County High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in special education from Western Carolina University and later earned her master’s in administration from Appalachian State University in 2004.Custer married Bryan, her junior high school sweetheart. Togeth-er, they run the family’s grain and cattle farm with her parents. They have two daughters, Lindsey and Abbey, both of whom are special education teachers. Lindsey is in her fifth year at Davie High School, 3 appointed to foundation board Custer Bailey Moore and Abbey is in her first year at Hunter’s Creek Middle School in Onslow County.A lifelong member of Eatons Baptist Church, Custer serves as a deacon and music director, a position she has held for 25 years. She is passionate about service and has volunteered with the youth group on mission trips for the past 10 years.• Bailey is a native of Davie County, where his family has roots dating back to the 1700s. A retired auto-professional, he is the former Please See Board - Page 4 Help schools pick leader 2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025Editorial 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 Dateline The Literary Corner: Renegade Writer’s Guild In The Mail ... We need speedy trials; not new jail Anniversaries and QuiltsBy Marie Craig January is always full of events and memories. But I’m glad to see it gone. It was a cold, bleak month. Jan. 30 was the anniversary of my dad’s death in 1967. On that day this year, I spent time remembering all the many good things about him that benefited me. He was a faithful, hard worker at a blue-collar job to support me and my mother. I hope I told him thank you. On Jan. 31, 1988, my mother died, and a year later on that day, my cousin died. I never quite trust January.On these two days this year, I spent some time finishing a project that my mother had started. She had made all my clothes and kept the remnants of fabrics in a big box which I inherited. She had cut rectangles 6.5 inches long and the right width so that when she sewed four of them side by side, this measurement width was also 6.5 inches. The template she used to trim them was a square, cut from the back cover of a magazine. It was included with the 28 finished squares. The picture on the paper was a very healthy, perky young woman seated in front of a typewriter. She was smoking a cigarette, Viceroy Filter Longs. There was the obligatory message about the danger of smoking, but she seemed pleased to be avoiding the good advice. In small print, there was a date of 1973 in a description of the FTC report. It would seem strange now to see an advertisement on TV or in magazines promoting cigarettes. It seems that most people have come to their senses and never started, or quit the dangerous addiction. The squares were almost accurate, and I used my plas-tic template and rotary cutter to trim them to be the same. As I arranged and sewed them together, I recognized a few patterns that had been my dresses that she sewed. I made the quilt 5 blocks by 6 blocks which meant that I was missing two corners. I don’t have any more of the fabric, but I created two blocks of a dedication nature. I found a photograph of my family of three when I was about 5. I was wearing the dress made from the striped fabric in the squares. I printed this picture onto solid color fabric along with some words describing the location. We three had driven with friends to the Smokies and this site was on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee at the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap. My dad had on a suit and tie. People dressed up back then. The other cloth square now has a photo of me as a little girl looking happy and carefree. These two days were nostalgic and special as my moth-er and I made a quilt together. As the World TurnsBy Gaye HootsWe had about five inches of snow in Oriental NC, which is unusual for the coast, but we were prepared for it. I don’t go out to play in it anymore, but I enjoyed the beauty of it and watched kids play and build a snowman. We had a cold snap and had to leave the faucets dripping to keep them from freezing, but it has warmed up now and a couple of days ago it was seventy-two. Phil, the groundhog, is predicting late spring but his accuracy rating is about thirty-five percent.Other items in the news are that over a billion and a half in immediate funding to western NC was awarded to be dis-tributed through Governor Stein’s office. The FEMA funds covered motel bills for many, but they were reviewed every two weeks because of the motel occupancy rates victims were moved frequently which was very stressful for families that were already devastated. It was possible that the funds would not be renewed, and the family would be on their own. It remains to be seen if the new program will be successful.The military is reinstating those discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and awarding backpay. It remains to be seen how many respond to this. To date, there has been little response. Foreign aid has been suspended. This sounds harsh but the bill for it and many other services are being charged to the national debt is over thirty-three billion, and our children and grandchildren will have to pay it as we are paying only the interest. Tariffs are being levied, and it will probably be a year before we can evaluate whether this is helping or hurting. At present it looks like Social Security checks and Medicare are protected.The recent plane crash disasters are still being sorted out and there is much conflicting information. We mourn for all the lives lost in both and pray for comfort for their families and loved ones. I read an item today stating that there was only one traffic controller on duty at Regan Airport when the crash occurred. The controller has not been blamed, and the investigation is ongoing, but it is incomprehensible to me that only one was on duty. Can you imagine what would happen if he had a medical emergency like an aneurysm, stroke, upset stomach, or nosebleed?Many articles are about criminals with records who have reoffended multiple times. Our country has more incarcera- Time passed slowly, and then another voice emerged from the darkness. “Surely it’s time now,” whined Janice, “it’s been forever, and I’m bored.”“Hush, silly girl, reprimanded her mother. “It’s not even close to our time. You’re going to wake the others too soon. First, it’s Cris and Croc’s turn, then Dolly and Daphne’s, and after them, it will be our turn.” “Why do we always have to be last?” whined Janice. “I want to be first. Croc always gets all the attention.”Jackie smiled. She knew that question would come. “I’m sure you’ve noticed that you and Croc and Daphne don’t look alike, right?” She waited for her daughter’s nod and then con-tinued. “That’s because you are different. You are all flowers, that is true, but you’re different kinds of flowers with diverse purposes, strengths and weaknesses, and, of course, appear-ances. You, Janice, are a jonquil, and if you bloomed as ear-ly as the crocus, the cold weather would hurt your buds and leaves or even kill you. Crocuses are short and close to the ground which makes them safer in cold snaps. You know how you like the warm sunlight, but you don’t like being cold? Well, sometimes when crocuses bloom, there is still snow on the ground. You know how much you would hate that.” Jack-ie smiled at her daughter’s shiver. “But what about Daphne and Dolly?” Jonice asked. “They’re tall, like I am, but they go before me too.”“True,” Jackie answered, “but they’re stockier. They can handle some cold, just not as much as the crocuses. “So, I’m just a wimp, I guess.” Discouraged, Janice closed her eyes.“Absolutely not,” was Jackie’s quick reply. “Maybe you can’t handle snow and cold, but Daphne and Croc can’t han-dle heat. They’d wither away in the warmth that you love. You see, we’re all different, but that doesn’t make one better than another. When crocuses peep through the leaves after winter, sure, they make people happy, knowing spring is on the way. But then the daffodils come along with their moment to shine, and then you, my lovely, come next letting people know that spring truly is here.Finally, you all have purposes and values. Saffron, from the crocuses, reduces inflammation and helps with eye health. Daffodils can be used to reduce pain, and you, when used carefully, can reduce stress. See, honey, you’re all important, beautiful and valuable.“I guess,” Jonice yawned. “Maybe I could use another nap.”Smiling at her daughter, Jade asked, “So, Caroline gets to go first, but I bet your teacher has something for you too, doesn’t she?”“Yes,” Julia admitted. “I get to dance by myself at the end. I guess well do all have different purposes.” Sighing, she went to her room. Why do parents have to be so smart?To every thing there is a season, and a time to every pur-pose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 To the editor:Bite the bullet and build a new jail: lay the blame at the feet of the problem where it belongs.The commissioners get paid to do the job. Government is spending taxpayer’s money. It’s a slush fund. Everybody sees it, so get a bigger shovel and help yourself.If the commissioners are trying not to burden the taxpay-ers, they won’t build a new jail. Fix the problems at the old jail for much less money. This is not the right thing to do.If the state is not satisfied, turn it back over to the state. The present facility was a state-run prison camp. The woman who stripped her clothes off and threw feces and urine was a mental case and needs to be in a mental hospital.Most in the jail are awaiting trial. Yes, the ones who can’t make bond are waiting 1-2 years.What happened to the guar-antee of a speedy trial? The attorneys get 10-15 continuances to wear the victims out in hopes they won’t show up for court, or hope the victims die. Then they get a dismissal. The prob-lem is the DAs and judges go along with it or allow it. The result is overcrowding in the jail. Attorneys use every excuse from their cat or dog dies.The county commissioners don’t pay for nothing for the county.They get a salary. Being arrested doesn’t mean you’re guilty? False. You are presumbed guilty if you can’t prove you’re innocent, and you’re most likely found guilty.It’s time to bite the bullet by the DAs and judges and not allow 10-15 continuances. That will solve the overcrowding at the jail. Fix the problems at a lower cost to the taxpayers. If a new jail is built, it will most likely be in eastern Davie to cater to the big boys, Bermuda Run.The crime rate is down? That’s doubtful. The jail falling apart? Fix it. The sheriff’s staff is working diligently? That’s only 46 people, that’s not too tremendous. It’s holding in-mates 1-2 years while awaiting trial. With 72 beds and a 75 capacity, it would only take a few cases to be tried sooner. How hard is that? Housing females in another county at a cost of $82,000 per year? That’s a small amount compaired to $37 million.If the state is not satisfied, turn it over to them. The state would probably do a better job and not burden the county taxpayers.There is a classified ad in the Enterprise asking for pro-posals to replace the smoke evacuation system. The system was installed, Joe Biden was commander in chief. He said he would not pardon son Hunter and he did. He was labled liar in chief. Sheriff J.D. Hartman is in the same boatPointing out the facts, I tend to leave no stone unturned. Farmers plow deep. There is another jail behind the court-house being used for something else. Put it back in use. Prob-lem solved.John F. WhiteMocksville tions than any other, yet crime is rampant. If we spent money on programs for young people from daycare on, we would recoup that money by decreasing the need for prisons. I am an advocate for mental health programs as I have worked in these and seen the progress made.I read an article on decaffeinated coffee, which I consid-ered a healthy choice, and learned that several major brands use minute amounts of neurotoxin to remove the caffeine. An online site lists the brands that use this method, and my brand was one using it. I only drink a cup in the mornings and will no longer use a decafe.On a more personal note, two friends I keep in touch with through Facebook are experiencing medical emergencies. One is the age of my children and requires a kidney trans-plant. A nurse friend of mine had a successful transplant and she contacted him to give him information and support. The other is a childhood friend who moved away and raised a family. I believe she and Faye, my sister, were classmates. She had been blessed with good health until now but was just diagnosed with bone cancer with a probable six months to live. I am praying for them and many friends with deteriorat-ing health. My great-granddaughter is in my prayers daily and we are grateful for each small miracle.I would encourage you to worry less about world events and love and appreciate your families and friends and the fact that we are alive, and enjoy what we have today. Make the most of it! To Every Thing a PurposeBy Julie Terry CartnerJasmine came home from dance class discouraged, and, if her mom was correct, steaming with anger. Smoothing her daughter’s hair back, Jade tried to soothe her daughter. “What’s wrong, buttercup?”Jasmine’s words came out in a rush. “I practice so hard until I’m sure I have every step right, and then Caroline gets to go first. I want to be first! And I deserve it!”Smiling inwardly at her six-year-old’s rage, Jade formed her response with great care. “I have two questions for you to think about, Jasmine. First, what makes you deserve to be first and not Caroline? Do you know that she doesn’t practice as hard as you? And secondly, why is first better than last? Don’t you have equal parts? Don’t you both get your time to shine? Please, think carefully before you answer. Let me tell you a story”:“Is it time?” The small voice, Croc’s if she weren’t mis-taken, came from Dolly’s left. She listened curiously to see how Crock’s mother would respond, glad that her daughter, Daphne, was sleeping peacefully.“Not yet, darling,” Cris said, “not quite yet. Sleep a bit longer,” she encouraged.Even as Croc tried to argue, his head nodded, and he was back asleep. It wasn’t quite time, as Cris had said. Fundraisers Saturday, Feb. 15Community breakfast, Oak Grove United Methodist, 1994 US 158, Mocksville, 7-10 a.m. Eggs, biscuits, gra-vy, sausage, country ham, grits, apples, French toast sticks, beverages. Donations accepted.Country ham and sausage breakfast, Center Method‑ist, canceled because of sick-ness.Community breakfast, Wes‑ley Chapel, Pino Road off NC 801, 6:30-10 a.m. Eggs, sau-sage, country ham, gravies, apples, biscuits, grits, juice, coffee. Donations appreciated. Thursday, Feb. 27BBQ chicken plates for Davie High band, 3-6 p.m., Cornatzer-Dulin VFD, 1522 Cornatzer Road, Mocksville. Plates include half chicken, slaw, beans, roll, dessert. Or-der plates at www.daviehigh-bands.com. Special Events Friday, Feb. 14Blood drive, Davie High small gym, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., sponsored by Daviehosa fu-ture health professionals. 180 War Eagle Drive, Mocksville. Wednesday, Feb. 26Black History Month pro‑gram, 2 p.m., Davie Senior Services, 278 Meroney St., Mocksville, also sponsored by Davie NAACP. “Afri-can Americans and the Arts” theme with poetry, dance, mu-sic, visual and heritage arts. If desire, wear African attire or red, green and gold. Call 336-753-6230 to register. Saturday, March 22Young Enbtrepreneurs Mar‑ket, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Down-town Mocksville. Kids do the selling, age 18 and under. Email Dottie Graham at dgra-ham@skylinenationalbank.com for details and to be con-sidered. Meetings Saturday, Feb. 15Mocksville Town Board budget retreat, 8 a.m., Mocksville Education Bldg., Salisbury St. Thursday, Feb. 20Davie County commissioners, 9 a.m. work session, second floor, county administration building, Downtown Mocks- ville. 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. Friday, Feb. 14Valentine’s Day Party, 2 p.m. Food, entertainment by Singing Seniors. Monday, Feb. 17Monthly Movie, 1 p.m. with popcorn. See Dateline ‑ Page 6 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 - 3 ADVANCE FAMILY DENTAL DR. AMY LI & DR. 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Personal Property Terms: Pay with Cash – Check – Visa – MasterCard – Debit Card ALL CARDS ADD 3% TRANSACTION FEE NC SALES TAXES WILL BE COLLECTED Concessions by Angela’s Catering UTILITY TRAILER – MILITARY ITEMS – SILVER DOLLARS & COINS – GOLD & SILVER JEWELRY – DIAMOND & GEMSTONES & LOTS OF COSTUME – VIDEO GAMES & CONSOLES – DESIGNER BAGS – LLADRO FIGURINES Pictures and Details can be found on AuctionZip or Facebook Presidents’ Day Mattress Sale Located just off I-40 in Bermuda Run, NC Presidents’ Day Mattress Sale Located just off I-40 in Bermuda Run, NC Presidents’ Day Mattress Sale Located just off I-40 in Bermuda Run, NC Presidents’ Day Mattress Sale Located just off I-40 in Bermuda Run, NC Continued From Page 1“Detectives met with and were assisted by manage-ment from Mocksville Se-nior Living multiple times to identify victims and victim family contacts,” he said. “In total, nine victims were iden-tified from the images.”Rice faced additional charges: 7 counts of secret peeping, six counts of felo-ny secret peeping, and three more counts of second de-gree forcible sexual offense. She was held without bond because of the previous charge, and was given a $1.5 million bond at a Feb. 13 first-appearance hearing in Davie District Court.Ronnie McCoy, 40, also of NC 801 S., Mocksville, was charged with eight Photos ... South Davie Middle School student Addyson Adkins spelled 10 words correctly to finish in first place in the Davie County Schools District Spelling Bee last week. She will now advance to regional competition. Runner-up was Lorenzo Settecasi from Shady Grove Elementary, and third place went to Savannah Campbell from Mocksville Elementary. Above left, participants line up for the first words after loosening up with a game of Simon Says with John Marshall (top right). Below left, Dr. Danny Cartner performs facilitator duties, a role he has held for 31 years. Below right are contestants, from left: Lorenzo; Wyatt Vogler, Pinebrook Elementary; Emily Byerly, Cooleemee Elementary; Nicholas Caudill, North Davie Middle; Maverick Hawks, Cornatzer Elementary; Addyson; Riley Harper, William R. Davie Elementary; Dev Gandhi, Davie Virtual; Savannah Campbell, Mocksville Elementary; and Elizabeth Phillips, William Ellis Middle. - Photos South student wins county spelling bee counts of accessory before the fact for his participa-tion in these activities. He was held without privilege of bond, later receiving a $750,000 bond.The sheriff provided some details about what the charges mean:• second-degree forcible sexual offense is when a per-son engages in a sexual act on another person by force and against the will of the other person, or who has a mental disability or who is incapacitated or physical-ly helpless, and the person performing the act knows or should reasonably know that the other person has a mental disability or is mentally inca-pacitated; • misdemeanor secret peeping is any person who secretly or surreptitiously peeps underneath or through the clothing being worn by another person, using a mir-ror or other device, for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by that other person without their consent and is a Class 1 misdemeanor; • felony secret peeping is secretly peeping into any room and using any device to create a photographic image of another person in that room for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire, a class F felony. All victims shown in the photographs have been iden-tified, but the case is still un-der investigation, Hartman said. Anyone with information can contact the sheriff’s of-fice criminal investigations division at 336 -751-6238 or Lt. Shannon Mathis at 336-936-2908, smathis@dcsonc.com; or leave a tip at: https://davie-so-nc.zuercherportal.com/#/submit_tip. Continued From Page 1co-owner of 801 Shell Ser-vice, The Tire Shop and Bai-ley’s Classic Cars.After graduating from Davie High, Bailey attended Davie Davidson Community College and UNC-Greens-boro.He is a member of Ad-vance United Methodist Church and serves as the Board ... trustee chair. He is married to Cindy Walker Bailey, and they have one adult son, Braxton Ryan Bailey, who also resides in Davie County.In his retirement, Todd enjoys playing golf and spending time at the beach.• Moore is the chief risk officer and general counsel at Allegacy Federal Credit Union. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a law degree from Washington and Lee Univer-sity School of Law. He is a native North Carolinian and has lived in Davie County since 2008. His wife, Lydia, is a busi-ness owner in Mocksville, and they have three children. Their eldest daughter attends Catawba College, while their twins are students at Davie High. The Moore family re-sides in Advance, and attend Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Bermuda Run.“The board is delighted to welcome our new members and extends heartfelt thanks to the retiring members Phil Fuller, Candy Poplin and Al-ice Sineath,” Simpson said. “We appreciate and celebrate their unwavering dedication to the board and their com-mitment to Davie County. A special and sincere recog-nition is due to Phil Fuller for his remarkable 15 years of service over the past 22 years. Our Phil Fuller truly is Philanthropy Phil. Davie County is undoubtedly a better place because of the tremendous efforts of these exceptional members.” DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 - 5 SHOP LOCAL Support Davie businesses By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record It took more than two years for DNA test results to be returned from the state lab, but after it was, the Da-vie County Sheriff’s Office went into action.The result: a Mocksville man was arrested last week, charged with raping a teen girl in 2022.Dalton Deo McGee, 27, of Landis Court, Mocks-ville, was arrested in Iredell County by the N.C. High-way Patrol on Jan. 23, and was transferred to the Davie County Detention Center where he was presented in front of a judge and given a $150,000 bond, charged with second-degree forcible rape. Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Brian Jacobs said a the ini-tial call came in April, 2022, when a 16-year-old girl claimed she had been raped by a then 24-year-old man.The girl was examined at Brenner’s Children Hospital, and after about a week of investigating including mul-tiple interviews and search warrants, evidence was sent to the N.C. State Crime Lab-oratory on April 19, 2022.Those results came back in June of 2024.Investigators had already identified a suspect, and with a search warrant obtained his DNA, which was sent to the lab on July 18, 2024. That DNA comparison came back on Jan. 15, and a warrant was soon issued for McGee’s ar-rest.Anyone with more infor-mation on this case is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 336-751-6238, or sher-iff@dcsonc.com, or leave an anonymous message at https://davie-so-nc.zuercher-portal.com/#/submit_tip. By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record Six people have been ar-rested for breaking into a res-idence on Swicegood Street near Cooleemee last week.Two of those five had been evicted from another residence earlier in that same day.Davie Sheriff J.D. Hart-man said officers responded to a breaking and entering in progress call at 5:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The complainant was the owner of both residences, and told deputies that two women had been evicted from a Calvin Lane residence earlier that day, and had gone to live at the Swicegood St. residence without permission.Pamela Robbins Burris, 47, and Eva Evon Farris, 53, were leaving the Swicegood Street house when deputies arrived. They were arrested for breaking and entering.Deputies located a pipe used to smoke methamphet-amine in Farris’ purse. They also learned that more sus-pects had ran into nearby woods.A K-9 unit located one of the other suspects, and a drone was used to help find the other two, Hartman said. They were identified as Mi-chael Ray Jones, 34, Justice William Childress, 28, and Octavian Davon Steele, 20.While on the scene, neighbors told deputies that Michael Zachary Spaugh Jr., 33, had broken into the same Swicegood Street home ear-lier that same day.• Burris was arrested for one count of misdemeanor breaking and entering and one count of misdemeanor conspiracy. She was taken Six arrested for breaking into residence Farris Burris Spaugh Childress Jones Steele into custody without privi-lege of bond due to pending charges. She is scheduled to face the charges March 27 in Davie District Court. • Farris was charged with one count of misdemeanor breaking and entering, one count of misdemeanor con-spiracy, and one count of possession of drug parapher-nalia. Farris was taken into custody without privilege of bond due to pending charges, with a court date of March 27.• Jones was charged with one count of misdemeanor breaking and entering, one count of misdemeanor con-spiracy, one count of felony possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Jones was placed in Davie Coun-ty Detention Center under a $7,500 bond with a court date of Feb. 20 in Davie Dis-trict Court.• Steele was charged with one count of misdemean-or conspiracy. He was tak-en into custody in lieu of a $3,000 bond, with a March 27 appearance scheduled in Davie District Court.• Childress was charged with one count of misde-meanor conspiracy and was taken into custody in lieu of a $3,000 bond. Childress has a court date of March 27.• Spaugh was charged on a warrant for misdemeanor breaking and entering due to him leaving the scene on Feb. 4. 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Feb. 6: Mark Alexander Sanz, 23, of Thousand Trails Drive, Advance, failure to appear in court; Michael Zachary Spaugh Jr., 33, of Daniel Road, Mocksville, breaking and entering, con-spiracy. Feb. 5: William Jack Baldwin, 43, of Cornatzer Road, Advance, non-support of child; Pamela Robbins Burris, 47, of Mocksville, conspiracy, breaking and en-tering; Eva Evon Farris, 53, of Olin, violation of court order, breaking and entering, conspiracy, possession of drug paraphernalia; Michael Ray Jones, 34, of Mocks-ville, conspiracy, breaking and entering, possession of drug paraphernalia, felo-ny possession Schedule II controlled substance; Oc-tavian Davon Steele, 29, of Cleveland, NC, probation violation, conspiracy; Peb-bles Elizabeth Waugh, 30, of Boxwood Church Road, Mocksville, failure to appear in court. Feb. 4: Justice William Childress, 28, of Windy Trail, Mocksville, conspir-acy; Andrew Shane Lani-er, 50, of Deer Run Drive, Mocksville, multiple counts failure to appear in court. Feb 3: Jason Cathell Hawks, 43, of Buck Hill Road, Mocksville, misde-meanor crime of domestic violence; Brendon Gerard Steele Jr., 26, of County Line Road, Harmony, animals creating a public nuisance.Feb. 2: Jermaine Dwyn-one Dalton, 52, of Vircasdell Lane, Mocksville, assault on child under age 12, misde-meanor crime of domestic violence; Cody Shane Doss, 22, of Eden, interfering with electronic monitoring de-vice; Steven Alexander Frye, 49, of Oak St., Mocksville, assault on a female. Sheriff’s OfficeThe following are from Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports.Feb. 8: suspicious activ-ity, Interstate Drive, Mocks-ville; larceny, Court Square, Mocksville; custody issue, Gladstone Road, Mocksville; assault, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; harassment, Lakeside Crossing, Bermuda Run; assault, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; noise complaint, Potts Road, Advance; do-mestic disturbance, US 64 E., Mocksville; trespassing, Honeysuckle Lane, Mocks-ville; fraud, Flat Rock Road, Mocksville; noise complaint, Polaris Drive, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Will Boone Road, Mocksville; larceny, Mountview Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Valley Road, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Spillman Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Cem-etery St., Mocksville; sus-picious activity, Junction Road, Mocksville.Feb. 7: suspicious activi-ty, Valley Road, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Helleri Circle, Bermuda Run; suspi-cious activity, Sandy Lane, Advance; disturbance, Main Church Road, Mocksville; harassment, Carriage Dove Circle, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Watt St., Cool-eemee; suspicious activity, Lonetree Circle, Advance; suspicious activity, Whet-stone Drive, Mocksville; trespassing, Bermuda Run Drive, Bermuda Run; distur-bance, Court Square, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Cherry St., Mocksville; fraud, Carolina St., Mocks-ville; disturbance, Liberty Church Road, Mocksville; domestic assist, Burton Road, Advance; fraud, US 158, Bermuda Run; fraud, Government Center Drive, Bermuda Run; fraud, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; noise complaint, Joyner St., Cool-eemee; suspicious activity, US 158, Bermuda Run.Feb. 6: suspicious activ-ity, Seay Drive, Advance; suspicious activity, Cooper Creek Road, Mocksville; harassment, Hobson Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Willhaven Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Valley Drive, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Riddle Circle, Advance; domestic disturbance, Court Square, Mocksville; fraud, Underpass Road, Mocks-ville; disturbance, Yadkin-ville Road, Mocksville; do-mestic assist, Burton Road, Advance; larceny, Latham Farm Road, Mocksville; trespassing, Hope Lane, Mocksville; missing person, Dr. Slate Drive, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Main Church Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run.Feb. 5: missing person, Sparks Road, Advance; sus-picious activity, Clark Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Holman St., Mocksville; damage to property, Azalea Drive, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, Farmington Road, Mocksville; fraud, Spillman Road, Mocksville; missing person, Casa Bella Drive, Advance; harassment, Sunset Drive, Mocksville; disturbing the peace, Aza-lea Drive, Mocksville; run-away, Davie Academy Road, Mocksville.Feb. 4: harassment, Fair-field Road, Mocksville; sus-picious activity, Poplar St., Mocksville; disturbance, Mill St., Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, Willhaven Drive, Mocksville; burglary, Swicegood St., Mocksville; fraud, Speaks Road, Ad-vance; larceny, Windward Circle, Advance; sex of-fense, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; harass-ment, E. Lexington Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Cornatzer Road, Mocksville; larceny, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; burglary, Clark Road, Mocksville; larce-ny, Danner Road, Mocks-ville; assault, William Ellis Drive, Advance; trespassing, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; disturbance, S. Main St., Mocksville; illegal dump-ing, Boxwood Village Drive, Mocksville; noise complaint, Cedar Creek Road, Mocks-ville.Feb. 3: suspicious ac-tivity, N. Main St., Mocks-ville; damage to property, Georgia Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, River Hill Drive, Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, Davie Academy Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Fred Lanier Road, Mocksville; larceny, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; larceny, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; trespassing, Hobson Drive, Mocksville; custody issue, Cemetery St., Mocksville; illegal dumping, Deadmon Road, Mocksville; fraud, Ashley Furniture Way, Ad-vance; fraud, Windward Circle, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Cemetery St., Mocksville; assault, US 158, Mocksville.Feb. 2: suspicious ac-tivity, East Coast Drive, Mocksville; disturbance, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; disturbance, NC 801 S., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Clark Road, Mocks-ville; nuisance complaint, LaQuinta Drive, Advance; fraud, Oak Grove Church Road, Mocksville; nuisance complaint, Cana Road, Mocksville; disturbance, NC 801 N., Mocksville; larceny, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; fraud, Stacee Trail, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Jerusalem Ave., Mocksville; damage to property, Bobbit Road, Mocksville. Land TransfersThe following land trans-fers were filed with the Da- In-Home Caregiver Needed Seeking attentive and dependable female caregiver (per client request) in Clemmons, NC to provide compassionate and personalized care to elderly individual and assist with the following: Personal Care: Assisting with bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting. Mobility Assistance: Help client move safely within their home or between locations, including transferring from bed, walker or vehicle. Medication Management: Dispense medications at set hours from med planner. Meal Preparation: Prepare and serve nutritious meals based on dietary restrictions or preferences. Enjoy meal together with client. Core duties: transportation to/from appointments. Companionship: Engaging in conversation, activities, and providing emotional support. Household tasks: Light housekeeping, such as laundry, cleaning, rolling garbage can to curb. Safety monitoring: Observing for changes in health status, reporting concerns to family. Documentation: Maintain accurate records of care provided and daily activities as required. Communication skills: Maintaining open communication with client, family members, and healthcare team Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications: • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to connect with client and their family to ensure a positive and supportive care environment. • Patience and empathy. • Attention to detail. • Physical stamina to assist client with mobility and other physical tasks. • Basic understanding of healthcare practices, including hygiene and infection control protocols. • Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPPA regulations. • Proficiency taking accurate vital signs including blood pressure, temperature and pulse. • Must be reliable and consistently arrive on time • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. • Hourly pay $17 - $20 based on experience • Applicants interested in working 24-48 hour shifts (round-the-clock) are welcome! Full-time / Part-time / All Shifts Including Weekends Needed To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter outlining your interest in the in-home caregiver role. Qualified candidates will be contacted for a preliminary phone interview, followed by an in-person meeting. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and reference verification. Applicants can apply by emailing: momswishes2024@gmail.com vie Register of Deeds, listed by parties involved, acreage, location and deed stamps purchased, with $2 repre-senting $1,000.- PalletOne Inc. to UFP Real Estate, 46.1 acres, Tur-keyfoot Road, Mocksville.- Greg Parrish Builders of NC to Daniel Frank and Bobbi Frank, 1 lot, Heidel-burg Subdivision, Shady Grove Township, $856.- Joseph Mark White and Jeanna Baxter White to Matthew Scott Lanning, 1.8 acres, Farmington Township, $37.- Jelani Viyai and Pamela Viyai to Carla Lankester and Toby Lankester, 1 lot, Oak Valley, Advance, $1,368.- Kip Delano Jernigan and Kandi Hemric Jernigan to Julia H. Burton, .76 acre, Redland Estates, Farmington Township, $582.- WJH LLC to Phillip Fuller Jr. and Darlene Fuller, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Town-homes, $460.- WJH LLC to James Henry and Carina Henry, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Townho-mes, $462.- WJH LLC to Sea Daze Properties, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Townhomes, $448.- Kasey Ireland Shep-pard to CMH Homes, .09 acre, Liberty Church Road, Mocksville, $16.- WJH LLC to Mindy Fearrington, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Townhomes, $458.- Diane Thomas Newsom to Edwin Randall Newsom Jr. and Diane Thomas New-som, 10 acres, Farmington Township.- Diane Thomas Newsom to Edwin Randall Newsom Jr. and Diane Thomas New-som, 20 acres, Farmington Township.- Anthony Puckett and Tiffany Puckett to Laura Powell and Travis Brinkley, 9.86 acres, Calahaln Town-ship, $1,128.- WJH LLC to Kimberly Weaver and Douglas Weav-er, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Townhomes, $454.- WJH LLC to Vincent Dean Norman and Patri-cia Wilson Norman, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Townhomes, $460.- Lee Anne Barnes to Lee Anne Barnes (99.5%) and Ryan Alan Barnes, tracts, Garden Valley, Mocksville, $2.- Larry Kenneth McDan-iel to Larry Kenneth McDan-iel (99.5%), Larry Kenneth McDaniel II (.25%) and Bri-an James McDaniel, (.25%), 2.84 acres, Farmington Township, $3.- Larry Kenneth McDan-iel to Larry Kenneth McDan-iel (99.5%), Larry Kenneth McDaniel II (.25%) and Bri-an James McDaniel (.25%), tracts, $5.- Stillwater Homes to Joseph Richard Schortz and Lynda Ann Schortz, 1 lot, Heidelburg Subdivision, Shady Grove Township, $1,280.- WJH LLC to Kenneth Lard and Kerri Lard, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Townhomes, $454.- Boyce Holdings to Won-der Homes Properties, 20 acres, Boyce Drive, Mocks-ville, $900.- 4S Enterprises to Thom-as Kyle Smith and April Lynn Smith, 10.24 acres, Calahaln Township and Ired-ell County.- Louis R. Valente to Wil-liam H. Freeman, 1 lot, St. George Place, Bermuda Run, $870.- Heather Nicole Froe-lich and Michael Ryan Fro-elich to Ginther Realty, 1 lot, Craftwood, Mocksville, $410.- Thomas Bartlett and Carla Bartlett to David Pratt and Deborah Cutright, 2 lots, Hickory Hill, $708.- WJH LLC to Donna Cress Castles, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Townhomes, $454.- WJH LLC to Aman-da Cherrelle Johnson, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Townhomes, $454.- WJH LLC to Pamela Jean Strickland and Connie Joe Strickland, 1 lot, Hills-dale Ridge Townhomes, $454.- WJH LLC to Jerry R. Chapman and Susan T. Chapman, 1 lot, Hillsdale Ridge Townhomes, $468. 1484 Hwy. 64 West, Mocksville, NC 336-751-3372 1328733 “Serving Davie County Since 1973” •Brakes • Tires • Batteries • Alignments • Scheduled Maintenance • Complete and Professional Auto Repair The Glen APARTMENTS 300 Milling RoadMocksville, NC 27028 Family Households 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments Accessible Units Rent is based on income Rental Assistance Available A HUD property Please Call: 1-336-751-2070 TDD/TYY#: 711 This Institution is anEqual OpportunityProvider and Employer Continued From Page 2 Tuesday, Feb. 18Downsizing 101 Seminar, 10 a.m. with Lori English of Chaos2Calm. Learn how to downsize home/belongings.Tell Me Your Story Project, 1 p.m. with Senior Writing Group. Get tips on writing personal history. Wednesday, Feb. 19Winter Field Day, 1 p.m. at Brock Campus. Table tennis, badminton, basketball shooting, cornhole. Friday, Feb. 21Crafternoon - Cork Trivet, 2 p.m. with Rachel Nelson at public library. Monday, Feb. 24What’s Cooking: Foods, Fads & Helpful Home Hacks, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25Intergenerational Machine Quilting Class, 9-11 a.m. at recreation & parks.Senior Book Club, 12:30-2 Regular Hours: M-F 8:30-8 • Sat 8:30-1 • Sun 1:30-5 495 Valley Road • Mocksville • 336-751-2141 www.fosterdrug.com PARTICIPATING PROVIDER 2025 Blum’s Almanacs are here! SHOP FOSTER DRUG For all your household supplies! • Dishwashing Liquid • Soaps • Cleaners • Spices • & MORE! 2 for $1 Limit 4 Family Favorites SnacksCHEEZ-IT, POP TARTS BITES, RICE KRISPIES TREATS or PRINGLES Dateline ... p.m. at public library with Genny Hinkle.Theatre Club, 1 p.m. with Mike Garner to discuss trip options. Live Music Friday, Feb. 14Anna Mertson, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run.Carolina Clay, Wingman, 7 p.m., Four Oaks Event Center, Downtown Mocksville. $10. Saturday, Feb. 15Exit 180, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Friday, Feb. 21Fireside Collective Duo, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Feb. 22Tin Can Alley, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Thursday, Feb. 26Bluegrass Church with Nu-Hiway, 6 p.m., Eaton’s Baptist, 430 Eatons Church Obituaries DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 - 7 Ginger Smith KimreyMs. Ginger Smith Kimrey, 69, of Calvin Lane, Mocks-ville, passed away Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.She was born on Oct. 3, 1955 in Davie County to the late Lillie Mae Smith.Ms. Kimrey was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church. She loved to cook and decorate cakes. Ginger loved visiting the mountains and had a heart for animals, especially dogs. She will be remembered as a loving moth-er, grandmother, and friend to many.In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by: a daughter, Sheila Renee Kimrey; a significant other, Pete Arrington; and a great-grandchild, Brantley Halter.Survivors include: her children, Angela Jones (Larry) of Mocksville and Brad Kimrey (Maricar) of Burlington; 2 grandchildren, Samantha Thompson (Jacob) of Cooleemee and Stephanie Addington of Statesville; 2 great-grandchil-dren, Timothy Thompson and Emily Jane Halter, and one on the way, Jameson Coal Thompson; a special friend and caregiver, Jane Holleman and sons, B.J. and M.J.; and many cousins.A graveside service was conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31 in Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery with Pastor Michael Hardin officiating.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be considered for: Humane Society of Davie, 162 Webb Way, Advance, NC 27006; or Animal Hospital of East Davie, 5162 US 158, Advance, NC 27006.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Diane Jones JoyceMrs. Diane Jones Joyce, 65, of Hillcrest Drive, Ad-vance, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.She was born on Oct, 2, 1959 in Davidson County to the late George L. and Willie Mae Carter Jones.Diane was a very kind, hard work-ing person. She was dedicated to her job both at CAP of Davie County and as a security supervisor at Bermuda Run. She loved working in her flow-ers and was a very loving wife.Survivors include: her husband of 20 years, Donald Reid Joyce; 2 sisters, Gail Pope and Kathy Miller (Tim), all of Mocksville; and several nieces and nephews.A graveside service was conducted at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9 at Advance United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. James Dodson officiating. The family received friends from 1:30-2:30 p.m., prior to the service, at Eaton Funeral Home.Memorials may be considered for: American Cancer Society, PO Box 11796, Charlotte, NC 28220; or to Trellis Supportive Care, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Norma Jean McGheeNorma Jean McGhee, 90 ,of Lebanon, TN passed away on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.She was preceded in death by parents: Hardin and Lou-ise Northcutt; husband, Charles McGhee; and brother, Jack Knox NorthcuttSurvivors: her children, Charles Robert "Bobby" (Deb-bie Johnson) McGhee, Teresa McGhee Dye, and Tamara "Tam-mi" (Ron) Pavan; grandchildren, Charles Robert “Robby” Mc-Ghee, Sabrina (Nick) Cabrera, Victoria McGhee, Kristen (Zac) O'Dell, Michael "Joey" (Nicole) Dye, Cody (Sarah) Dye, Caleb Dye, Madison (DeJeay) Woods, Jenna (Brett) Burns, Ma-son (Halle) Pavan; great-grandchildren, Jayden McGhee, Devin McGhee, Ambria Godsie, Trever Godsie, Robert Deaner, Aidan Cabrera, Dominic Ryan, LaRaine Ryan, Destiny Wingfield, Timothy O'Dell, Zoey Dye, Ollie Dye, Odin Dye, Ransom Dye, Linley Woods, Calloway Woods, and Rook Woods; great-great-grandchildren, Emmrie Ross, Ezrah Ross, and Harper Godsie; sisters-in-law, Oui-ta Northcutt and Mary (Marvin) Heskett; nephews, nieces; and other loving family members.She attended David Lipscomb College. Her and her husband retired from ministry from the Fort Avenue Church of Christ in Lynchburg,Va. before moving to Leb-anon and becoming members at College Hills Church of Christ. She was an extremely supportive minister's wife who welcomed others into their home and was always there for anyone in need. he loved to use her coupons and bargain shop and as a result, she was able to provide for her family and those less fortunate. Private family services were held on Sunday, Feb. 9.In lieu of flowers the family request contributions be made to the International Essential Tremor Foundation in memory of Mrs. McGhee.Partlow Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements. www.partlowchapel.com. Betty Jean Beauchamp BengeMrs. Betty Jean Beauchamp Benge passed away peace-fully on Jan. 25, 2025 at home in Maitland, Fla.Betty was born April 14, 1940 in Davie County to the late Eugene Roosevelt and Ruth Robertson Beauchamp. Betty grad-uated from Davie High School and High Point University. She was a school teacher and enjoyed work-ing with children. She loved to play tennis and bridge. She was a lov-ing wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.She was also preceded in death by: 2 brothers, Alton “Kit” Beauchamp, Earlie “Jay Bird” Beauchamp; and a sister, Shirley Cornatzer.She is survived by: her husband of 64 years, Tony Benge; daughter, Heather Burton; son, Tony Benge Jr. (Robyn); granddaughters, Taylor Abernathy (Scott), Chase Bowman (Nathan), and Anna Benge; and 2 great-grand-daughters, Lily Bowman and Emma Abernathy.Services will be held on April 14, 2025 at Bixby Pres-byterian Church, 1806 Fork-Bixby Road, Advance, at 11 a.m.Memorials: to your favorite cancer charity. Michael Dean CollierMr. Michael Dean Collier, 47, of Oak Tree Drive, Mocksville, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 at his home.He was born on July 25, 1977 in Forsyth County to Randy Eugene Godbey and De-lores Ileta Sexton.Michael was a loving son and a hard worker. He enjoyed fishing and working on cars. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.He was preceded in death by: his son, Brandon Hawks; and his maternal grandmother, Norma Jean Sexton.Survivors include: his par-ents, Terry and Delores Collier of Mocksville; his granddaughter, Audrey Rose Hawks, and her mother, Brittany Nichols of Mocksville; his grandparents, Lillard and Nancy Sexton of Mocksville; and his sister, Kimberly Benton (John) of Mocksville. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date at Eaton Funeral Chapel.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be considered for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Theresa Lynn SmileyTheresa Lynn Smiley, 81, of Mocksville, NC, passed away on Jan. 13, 2025 at home with her family around her. She is survived by: her husband of 61 years, James Edward Smiley; sons, James E. Smi-ley II and wife Jan, and Patrick Jeffery Smiley; sister, Jane Chapman; and sev-eral nieces and neph-ews. Terry and Jimmy lived in Mocksville for 32 years. She worked for H&R Block for several years and made many lifelong friends. She also owned her own tax business, Smiley Tax Service, and re-tired in 2023.Her life was cer-tainly one for the books. From dancing with Chubby Check-er to trying to own all the yarn Mocks-ville had to offer, she stood out as a Giant among us. Her heart, kindness, childlike sense of wonder and love of all thing's minion will always be part of her legacy. She grabbed life with all it had to offer, cruising with her extended family, annoying the mess out of Jimmy, spoiling any small child around her, crocheting any num-ber of blankets, hats and such, making friends turn into family, and taking the time to run up and down cruise ship steps at 2 a.m. with an 8 year old. She could turn on the Irish charm when needed and the stubbornness as well. You try to put all this into a short blurb in the paper when the person in real life was so much larger than that.She was our butterfly, flitting around, taking the time to stop and smell the flowers and making us realize we were loved. We will miss her horribly, but her wings have spread, and it was time to go. Her memory will be honored in a private family service later in the year. Ortie Clayton BoydOrtie Clayton Boyd, 91, of Mocksvillle, returned to his heavenly home on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. His devotion to his family and friends, and his firm belief and obedience to God, supported him in his struggle with declining health and ultimately gave him peace. Ortie was born March 29, 1933 in Virginia to Troy Jefferson and Nannie Elizabeth Boyd.He served in the United States Army from June 18,1953. While in the Army, he served as a Field Wireman until he was honorably discharged in 1961. This experi-ence was paramount in obtaining a wireman position with General Electric in 1956. While at G.E. he also worked as a Lead then final-ly as an Inspector. He often said that was his favorite position. He retired from G.E after 42 years of service. Before starting at G.E., he drove a tractor trailer for Carnation Milk. In his later years, he often fond-ly reminisced about driving the truck.Ortie met the love of his life Patsy Bishop Boyd when his brother started dating, and then married, Patsy’s sister. Ortie and Patsy finally married on Sept. 27, 1955. They were blessed with 3 children, Don who was born in June 1957, Ronald in January 1960 (passed away in Dec. 1960) then Sharon in April 1963. Ortie loved being a dad and would often take them on camping and hiking trips, ice skating, and bicycle rides.Ortie especially loved spending time outdoors. He loved camping and sharing his knowledge of trees and anything in the woods with anyone who would go with him. While on his hikes, he would find small trees which he turned into walking sticks. This became a passion for him and over the years made/created over 400. Most of these he gave away to family and friends. He loved riding motorcycles and bought his first one at age 16. He owned many Harley-Davidsons over the years and rode until he was 82.Ortie’s main focus in life was faithfully serving God, and made sure his family did the same. He was a mem-ber of North Main Street church of Christ in Mocksville. While living in Virginia, he served as an elder at Westside church of Christ in Salem, VA. Remaining to cherish Ortie’s memory is: spouse, Patsy Boyd of Mocksville; children, Don Boyd (Vickie) of Little Rock, Ark. and Sharon Tesh (Scott) of Advance; grand-children, Ashley Boyd of Las Vegas, Nev., Justin Tesh (Whitney) of Mauldin, S.C., Heath Boyd (Amanda)of Lit-tle Rock, and Lauren Kellett (Keenan) of Oklahoma City; great-grandchildren, Charlotte Boyd, Baylor Boyd, Rose Tesh, and James R. Tesh; and best friend, Bob Mosley.Preceding Ortie in death are: son, Ronald Boyd; parents, Troy and Nannie Boyd; brothers Lorne Boyd, William Ray Boyd; sisters Madeline Janney and Joyce Quesenberry.A funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13 at Lambert Funeral Chapel. The family invites friends to visit with them, at the funeral home, one hour prior to the service.A cryptside service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14 at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, Va., with military honors.Flowers can be sent to Lambert Funeral Home in Mocksville, or direct memorial donations in Ortie Boyd’s memory to: North Main Street church of Christ, 605 N. Main St., Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com. 118 Hospital st. • Mocksville, Nc 27028 • 336.751.6289 “Because you should want to see your dentist” Accepting Most Major Insurances | RiversFamilyDentistry.com Andrew J. Rivers, DMD Dr. Rivers’ Dental Tip of the Week “Use the 2-2-2 Rule! 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In the classifieds 704-797-4220 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 Overnight Buttermilk Coffee Cake1/3 cup butter softened1/2 cup packed brown sugar1 egg slightly beaten1 cup all purpose flour (King Arthur Measure for gluten free flour)½ teaspoon baking powder¼ teaspoon baking soda½ cup buttermilk1 teaspoon vanillaTopping½ cup packed brown sugar½ cup finely chopped pecans¼ teaspoon ground cinnamonCombine topping ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Cream butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Gradu-ally add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix well. Spread into greased 8” square baking pan. Sprinkle topping mixture over batter. Cover and refrigerate overnight. If baking gluten free, usually you would let batter rest for 20 minutes at this point, but since you are refrigerating the cake overnight, you do not need to let the cake batter reast. Bake uncovered at 350° for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack or serve warm.• If you do not have buttermilk, put 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice or white vinegar in a ½ cup measure and add milk to make ½ cup. Let mixture sit for 10 minutes without stirring. After 10 minutes, stir and use in your recipe. About the authorPeggy Isenhour is a 30-plus year resident of Davie County who loves to cook, bake and share recipes. She is a retired public school and college teacher. She is married to Steve Is-enhour, has a son, daughter in law, stepson, two grandsons and another on the way.She also enjoys reading, knitting, and traveling to the mountains and beach. One of her recipes will be featured each month. “I look forward to sharing some of our family’s favor-ite recipes with our readers,” she said. Submit your recipeReaders are invited to submit their own recipes for the Recipe Corner. All recipes and photographs must be original. Send the recipe, a photograph of yourself and the recipe, and a brief description about yourself to mike.barnhardt@davie.enterprise.com. Food Establishment Location Score Bojangles Advance 98 Southern Spice Advance 97.5 Lowes Foods Produce Bermuda Run 100 Lowes Foods Deli Bermuda Run 97 Lowes Foods Meat Market Bermuda Run 100 Lowes Foods Seafood Bermuda Run 100 Food Lion Produce Mocksville (Hwy 601) 100 Food Lion Deli Mocksville (Hwy 601) 100 Food Lion Meat Market Mocksville (Hwy 601) 100 Food Lion Deli Advance 98 Food Lion Meat Market Advance 99.5 Food Lion Produce Advance 98.5 Wendys Advance 97 PS Senior Food Service Mocksville 93 Tokyo Express Mocksville 95.5 William R Dave Lunch Mocksville 100 Central Davie Lunch Mocksville 100 Mocksville Elementry Lunch Mocksville 100 Shady Grove Elementry Lunch Advance 100 William Ellis Lunch Advance 100 Davie County Jail Mocksville A Pinebrook Elementary Food Mocksville 100 North Davie Middle Food Mocksville 100 Cornatzer Elementary Food Mocksville 100 Popeyes Mocksville 99.5 The Olive Tree Diner Mocksville 97 Jade Garden Advance 98 Cooleemee Elementary Cooleemee 100 Venezia Advance 98 Chick Fil A Bermuda Run 99.5 Davie Medical Center Bermuda Run 99.5 South Davie Lunch Mocksville 100 Early College Lunch Mocksville 99.5 Davie High School Mocksville 100 PS Senior Living on Crestview Drive in Mocks-ville received the lowest score - a 93 - in the latest inspections by Davie Health and Human Services.Among the findings at PS:• no certified food protec-tion manager on site;• dented cans;• better and more fre-quent cleaning of coffee ma-chine needed;• milk was out of date;• food stored less than 6 inches off the floor;• cups were stacked while wet;• more frequent cleaning of kitchen handsink needed;• better and more fre-quent cleaning of dining room walls needed;• better lighting needed in dry storage area; and• walls must be cleanable, caulk needed around sink.To look at more detailed reviews of any food estab-lishment in Davie County, visit https://www.davie-countync.gov/153/Environ-mental-Health, then click on the Davie County Food and Facilities Establishment Score. 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Te rms and conditions apply. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 - B1Sports By Brian PittsEnterprise Record First of two parts on new Davie football head coach Brian Hinson. David Bennett’s press confer-ence following Coastal Carolina’s season-opening win over Furman in 2011 is the stuff of legend. The 60-second clip about cats and dogs went around the world. It was bonkers, absolutely bonkers, and it has attracted millions of views on YouTube. So it seemed only fitting to ask Bennett what kind of dog Davie High hired last week as its new football coach. “Davie hired a dog, but he’s got just enough cat in him,” said Ben-nett, who coached Brian Hinson at Catawba and had him on his staff at Coastal Carolina for several years. “Yeah, he’s got a little bit of cat, but he’s mostly a dog. He’s a German Shepherd. He’ll come up and start lickin’ you.”Brian Hinson, 47, was hired Hinson named new football coach to replace Tim Devericks as head coach. In his first head coaching job, Hinson brought comet-like success to East Rowan from 2007-09. After spending seven years as an assistant coach at Catawba College, Hinson breathed fresh life into Salisbury and transformed the Hornets into a jug-gernaut, going 47-15 from 2017-21 and guiding them to 2AA runner-up in 2019 and to the 2AA state cham-pionship in the covid-delayed spring season of 2021. Then he took on a daunting challenge at West Cabarrus, inher-iting an 0-10 team and pushing the Wolverines to 5-6 two years later in 2024, including the first playoff win in the program’s five-year history. “Everybody makes a big deal about (Bennett’s cats-and-dogs video),” Hinson said. “Somebody from the New York Times called Kevin Brown, who was the quarter-back that I played with at Catawba and also coached for Bennett, one day after that happened and said: ‘Tell me about this.’ Kevin said: ‘Well, first of all, that’s just a typ-ical Monday with coach Bennett. That’s just an everyday thing.’ You see something like that, it’s going to make you chuckle. I’ve been blessed to have a great father in my life, an unbelievable dad. But next to him, coach Bennett is probably the sec-ond-most influential man in my life, and he’s one of the biggest reasons that I’m coaching. The biggest thing I learned from coach Bennett is just be who you are and be real. My first practice ever at Salisbury, he said: ‘Tell them you love them.’ I know that sounds crazy, but you spend so much time with these young kids - trying to shape them, make them better people and teach them life lessons - and you’re going to build relationships and start to care about them. Coach Bennett said: ‘Don’t hide your feelings. Love them and let them know it.’ Unfortunately for some of them, I might be the only man to ever say it to them.” Please See Coach - Page B3 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record After dropping five of the first six weight classes, Davie’s wrestling team came strong. But not quite strong enough. In the quarterfinals of the 4-A state duals at Hough on Feb. 5, the War Eagles almost staged an epic rally before suffering painful defeat, 34-30, to Hough. Although the Huskies improved to 22-0 and had destroyed virtually everyone in their path, Davie (19-3) gave them everything they could handle. “It’s always such a great atmo-sphere with the crowd; Davie travels so well,” coach Josh Stanley said after Davie fell short in its bid to repeat as state duals champion. “If we could have had that at home, it would have been really good. We always say do it the right way, do it the Davie Way. The right way Wrestlers’ rally falls short doesn’t mean not making mistakes; it means pouring out passion and effort. And they did. We made some mistakes, but it wasn’t for lack of effort. You could feel the passion from everybody.”The match began at 150 and Davie trailed virtually all night as Jackson Rowling squeaked out a 10-9 decision over Davie’s Andy Davis, who had won 12 in a row. “We bumped him up to wrestle the No. 1 guy in the state at 150, and Andy was gung-ho for it,” Stanley said. “We had the guy where we wanted him. He was tired, more tired than Andy. He had two stalling calls against him.”Elliott Gould did his part by tak-ing a 14-6 major decision at 157. But give Hough’s Amiri Mingo credit for not getting pinned. “When you get into a match that late, when you get into major range, the other coach is having the guy shut down,” Stanley said. “They’re not really wrestling us back anymore. To dominate some-body who’s trying to just survive, it’s tough to do.”The teeth of the Huskies’ lineup was 165-215, and they created sub-stantial trouble for Davie by pinning at 165, 175 and 215 and winning by tech fall at 190. It was a tall order for freshman Isaac O’Toole at 165, seeing his first varsity action since Jan. 4 and making his first ever Da-vie appearance in that weight class. “We had to do some bumping around and he fought his butt off,” Stanley said. At heavyweight, Ryder Strick-land came through with a 4-0 de-cision that raised his record to an eye-catching 40-1. But again, give the Hough guy credit for limiting the damage. Quinn Schiano refused to get stuck. “(Schiano) was 80 pounds less than Ryder,” Stanley said. “The kid’s been pinned a lot this year, but he was prepped ... He knew his role in the lineup there, so we were having a hard time getting him to his back.”When the War Eagles lost by tech fall at 106, their backs were squarely against the wall at 31-7. At the same time, they were now at the meat of their lineup, and a string of Davie guys delivered in pressurized spots. Jack Bost survived 6-3 in over-time at 113. Aidan Szewczyk got a major decision at 120 to maintain his spotless record (18-0). Cayden Glass (39-4) took care of business with a major at 126. Tiaj Thao (31-4) stayed as hot as ever with a pin at 132. Just like that, Davie was within 31-24 with two matches to go. “The heart of our lineup was coming up and we had some kids step up and fight really hard,” Stanley said. “T wrestled one of the guys (Tyton Kostoff) that moved in from Ohio that beat Cayden this By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Lexi Mickey of Davie’s varsity girls basketball team kept grinding when she was a bit part in the first 12 games of the season. She kept grinding when she did not appear on the court in five of the first 12 games, never scoring more than three in any of those appearances. You want to see kids like that succeed. Mickey’s improvement since early January has been admirable, scoring four-plus points in five of the last nine games, including four points and three assists in Davie’s 66-53 home win over West Forsyth on Feb. 4. “Lexi has come a long way,” coach Lindsey Adams said of the transfer from Calvary. “I know it was probably a hard adjustment going from being the best one on your team (at Calvary) and having no help to having all the weapons we have. Working and earning playing time is not hard for Lexi because she will work. She doesn’t have a problem earning her spot. But it’s just learning a different style of play. We play faster. She’s learning to be more confident with the ball. She was our Team Grundy tonight. Coach (Debbie) Evans gave it to her for the charge she took and just do-ing the little things that we’ve been asking players to do. Lexi has a high basketball IQ. She knows the game, she sees it. She makes good passes.”In the first meeting, the War Ea-gles took West behind the woodshed, 86-28. They didn’t play nearly as well in this one, prompting Adams to turn to her bench early and often. Davie led 30-20 at halftime, 48-37 after the third quarter and watched the lead shrink to four in the fourth. “We just played flat,” Adams said. “We had some big games last week (against Reagan and Mt. Tabor), we’re in first place and we beat this team by 58 last time. If you don’t have experienced players, it’s hard to know how to handle and be focused for every game. So we came out really, really flat. Offensively, we just couldn’t buy a basket. We had mishaps and were missing box-outs, so I just subbed everybody.“The subs did phenomenal, es-pecially in the third quarter when I really needed them.”After West closed within four, Davie quickly got back to work and put away the Titans (10-10 overall) for the fourth time in a row. Three War Eagles produced double-figure points, led by Avarie Martin’s 18 points, five rebounds and two steals. “In the second half, I told her to Please See Falls - Page B4 Girls close to CPC title Please See Title - Page B3 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The Davie varsity boys basket-ball team was amazing in the first half against first-place West For-syth on Feb. 4. It’s a bummer that a return-to-Earth fizzle resulted in another tough loss. The War Eagles were saddled with a four-game losing streak heading into Senior Night against Parkland, and things went from bad to worse with the Mustangs up by three at halftime. Davie, though, unleashed two weeks’ worth of frustration in the second half, scoring 54 points and winning by 24. Boys vent frustration over Parkland West 61, Davie 53Freshman Noah Dulin made plays that popped you out of your seat, and Davie torched the visiting Titans in the first half, 37-24. In his first varsity start, Dulin banged two 3-pointers in the opening seconds, blocked two shots in one defensive possession and scored 11 first-half points to send his team to the 13-point advantage. “I felt like in the first half Noah was the best player on the court,” coach Josh Pittman said. “They couldn’t do anything with him. He was in the passing lane. He was deflecting shots. He was all over the place, and I felt like he gave us an energy boost. The only way they could slow him down in the second half was they started grabbing him and holding him.”Davie had itself to blame for not having an even larger lead at the break. “We missed seven free throws in the first half,” Pittman said. “We played one of our best halves of the season, but we let them off the hook with the free throws.”Davie was not so impressive in the second half. The Titans roared to a 44-41 lead by the end of the third, and things snowballed in the fourth as West outscored Davie 37-16 in the final 16 minutes. “They came out and hit us in the mouth,” said Pittman, who seethed at the 19-8 foul count in West’s favor. “I just don’t get it. I don’t get what’s the big difference with the way we’re playing and the way they’re playing, especially if we’re playing zone defense and they’re picking up man fullcourt. Honestly, we would have had to pull off a miracle to win that game.”While Dulin settled for 11 points, four rebounds, three steals and two blocks, Elliott Erlandsson post-ed team highs in points (14) and rebounds (nine). Bryson Mickey scrapped for nine points and five assists. The other freshman, Draeton Nance, got serious minutes at point guard. Please See Vent - Page B6 Brian Hinson guided Salisbury to a state title in 2021. Davie junior Andy Davis picks up Hough’s Jackson Rowling in the first weight class at 150. - Photo by Ashley Bowden B2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 The North Davie JV girls basketball team pounded South Davie 34-22 on Feb. 3, and Karmen Wilson was the biggest reason why. Wilson dominated for the visitors, scoring 14 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. North’s next two scorers were Kate Mason (eight) and Khia Bohannon (six). South was led by Zoe Nichols (six), Stella Brock (six) and Kate Welborn (five). North 13, Moor 8The Wildcats won for the third time in four games on the road on Feb. 5, beating Mooresville as Bohannon and Wilson scored four points each. North came into the week with a 5-4 record. Ellis 28, South 23Tatum Willard came up Jacob Self played out of his mind, and visiting North Davie toppled South Davie 45-31 in a JV boys basketball game on Feb. 3. This was a back-and-forth battle for three quarters. Self exploded for 10 points in the first quarter, but South’s Khari McClelland countered with six to keep the Tigers within 14-11. It was 22-22 at halftime, and South held a slim 28-27 lead going into the fourth. Self and the Wildcats took the game by the throat in the fourth, scoring 18 points and winning comfortably. Self, who came in averaging six points with a season high of eight, scored nine of his 24 in the final six minutes. He went 6 for 6 from the line in the decisive stretch. Justin Green helped North pull away by scoring six of his 10 in the final period. “Before the game, Jacob came to coach (Brandon) Greene and I and talked about his mindset and how he was just focusing on playing with confidence - and he did just that,” North coach Caleb Davis said. “He started hot in the first quarter and stayed locked in and settled the entire game.”Jackson Powell chipped in seven for North. The Tigers had a chance to win because Preston Wilson (15) and Mc-Clelland (11) combined for 26. “A big shoutout to our guards (Luke McCraw, Cass Davis, Landon McCann and Jayden Wall) who had a tall North’s Self explodes in fourth to beat South order of covering the perim-eter and defending South’s strong 3-point game,” Davis said. Mooresville 40, North 17North was missing Powell and McCann and was simply outclassed at Mooresville on Feb. 5. The Red Imps sprinted to leads of 19-2 and 33-11 in the first half. “We were down two key contributors, and they came storming out of the gates and took a commanding first-quarter lead,” Davis said. Self and Green paced North (4-6) with seven and four points, respectively. “Bright spots were the performance of our younger players who got some signif-icant minutes and were able to make an impact,” Davis said. Ellis 34, South 28The Tigers seem to be jinxed. They led North going into the fourth, and they were in the same position against Ellis, only to fade again. Thanks to Hunter Hough’s seven points, Ellis had an 11-9 advantage after the first. It was 16-16 at the half, and South led 22-21 at the end of the third. The Jaguars, though, out-scored South 13-6 in the fourth and avenged a 44-40 overtime loss on Jan. 22. Hough and Graham Wood led the way with 11 points each, and Will Hileman had eight. South (3-6) got eight points from Jordan Nance and six apiece from Wilson, Colten Cothren and Braylen Simms. China Grove 53, Ellis 45Hough delivered double figures for the fifth time, but Ellis fell short at home on Feb. 6. The Red Devils put Ellis in a 14-7 hole in the first, but Wood, Bryce McCray and Hough brought the Jags back in the second as the first half ended 22-22. Ellis fell behind 36-32 by the end of the third despite two triples from Hough. Hileman went crazy in the fourth, but China Grove came away with the win to drop Ellis to 4-5. Hough finished with 15. Hileman scored 11 of his 13 in the final six minutes, and Wood had eight. North Davie 45 - Jacob Self 24, Justin Green 10, Jackson Powell 7, Landon McCann 3, Luke McCraw 1. South Davie 31 - Preston Wilson 15, Khari McClel-land 11, Colten Cothren 2, AJ Montgomery 2, Braylen Simms 1. Mooresville 40, N. Davie 17 - Jacob Self 7, Justin Green 4, Jaxson Wall 3, Evan hemp-stead 2, Cass Davis 1. Ellis 34 - Hunter Hough 11, Graham Wood 11, Will Hileman 8, Chance McClean 2, Bryce McCray 2. S. Davie 28 - Jordan Nance 8, Preston Wilson 6, Colten Cothren 6, Braylen Simms 6, Zion Robinson 2. China Grove 53, Ellis 45 - Hunter Hough 15, Will Hileman 13, Graham Wood 8, Bryce McCray 5, Jackson Howard 2, Brody Daggett 2. Wilson, Willard come up big for their JV teams big for visiting Ellis on Feb. 5 and barely outdueled South Davie’s Nichols in a game that wasn’t decided until the fourth quarter. Ellis narrowly won the first meeting, 15-13, and this one was a struggle until Willard became the differ-ence-maker in the late stages. Ellis led 7-4 at the end of the first quarter, but South held a 12-8 lead at halftime. It was 16-all at the end of the third. The Jaguars prevailed be-cause Willard sank three 3-pointers in the fourth to finish with 17 season-high points. She hit four triples in all. Zoey Harpe was next with six. Nichols, who came in with a season high of six, kept South (1-8) in contention with a season-high 14. One day later, the Jaguars fell to 4-5 with a home loss to China Grove. N. Davie 34 - Karmen Wilson 14, Kate Mason 8, Khia Bohannon 6, Rhaelyn Stephens 4, Emma Swofford 2. S. Davie 22 - Zoe Nichols 6, Stella Brock 6, Kate Wel-born 5, Hallie Head 4, Kylie Edwards 1. N. 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(336) 492-7439 OPEN SAT. & SUN. 10AM - 5PM DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 ‑ B3 Continued From Page B1Raised in Montgomery County, Hinson grew up with three older brothers in the small town of Star. Not only was he a three-sport athlete at East Montgomery, he was the president of his senior class and an excellent student. He played baseball as a freshman and sophomore. East Mont-gomery didn’t add wrestling until Hinson’s junior year, and he wrestled as a senior. But football was his thing. One Friday night in 1994, Catawba offensive line coach Continued From Page B1go back inside and do what you’re good at,” Adams said. “That’s where she got all 18 points. They just can’t guard her in the paint, and the guards on the perimeter can’t guard her out there when she’s driving.”Bailey Aderhold shot won-derfully (6 of 10 overall, 4 of 8 from 3), scored 16 points and handed out 4 assists. She also hit a beautiful reverse layup. “When she sees it go in and starts to feel it ... I mean, she gets tunnel vision and she can get really hot, which is what we need, especially with teams playing zone like they do,” Adams said. Londyn McDowell (11 points on 5-of-6 shooting) and Gracie Shore (four points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals) contributed sig-nificantly. Shore made one of the best passes of the season, Title ... By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Mabyn Morris hit her stride down the stretch, and the Davie JV girls basketball team closed the book on the 2024-25 season with a 30-15 thumping of West Forsyth on Feb. 4. After a close first quarter, the War Eagles opened up an 18-10 lead at intermission. They expanded the margin to 26-13 in the third and coasted home. Coach Lamar Russell mar-veled at the improvement from Morris, who scored 18 points in the last two games, including eight against the visiting Titans. Before the Mt. Tabor game on Jan. 31, her season high was six. “Mabyn’s confidence has gotten ten times better than it was,” Russell said. “When she came to me, I said you’re going to be my point guard because at that point in time I didn’t know who I was going to have. And her face had that scared look on it. I said: ‘You can do it.’ But I don’t think Martin twins traded Caleb and Cody Martin have new homes in the NBA. At the trade deadline, Philadelphia sent Caleb to Dallas in exchange for Quentin Grimes. In the offseason, Caleb turned down an offer to stay with Miami to sign with Philly. He av-eraged 9.1 points and 4.4 rebounds in 31 games for the 76ers, although he’s been out since Jan. 10 with a hip sprain. Phoenix traded Jusuf Nurkic and a 2026 first-round pick to Charlotte for Cody Martin, Vasilije Micic and a 2026 second-round pick. Cody had spent all six of his years in the league with the Hornets, who drafted him with the No. 36 pick in 2019. He averaged 7.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 24.8 minutes for the Hornets this season. JV boys split; Horton has 23 in win Davie hit a brick wall that’s known as West Forsyth’s JV boys basketball team on Feb. 4. The visiting Titans carved out leads of 32-17 at halftime and 56-30 in the third on the way to a 75-46 decision that upped their record to 19-0. It was the second loss in a row for the War Eagles, who got nine points from Justin Haggler and seven apiece from Cam Knox and Aiden Horton. Only three teams have stayed within 14 points of West. Tabor lost 75-72, Reagan lost 58-50 and Davie dropped the first meeting 65-55. Three days later, Horton was unstoppable as Davie punished visiting Parkland 62-27. Horton easily outscored Parkland by himself in the first half, when it was 34-12 with the sophomore putting up 20 of his eventual 23 points. Davie stretched the margin to 50-23 in the third.It was a season high for Horton, whose previous best was 21. Haggler had nine and Edarius Oliver six as Davie improved to 16-5 overall and 8-4 in the CPC. W. Forsyth 75, Davie 46 - Justin Haggler 9, Cam Knox 7, Aiden Horton 7, Weston Barefoot 5, William Martin 5, Ian Patton 4, Wyatt Harwood 3, Carter Cornett 2, Edarius Oliver 2, Palmer Thomason 2. Davie 62, Parkland 27 - Aiden Horton 23, Justin Haggler 9, Edarius Oliver 6, Ian Patton 4, Wyatt Harwood 4, Cam Knox 3, Palmer Thomason 3, Paxton Lewis 2, William Martin 2, Jayce Bentley 2, Carter Cornett 2, Tate Helton 2. Wednesday, Feb. 12Davie JV boys/varsity basketball at Watauga at 4:30/6/7:30Thursday, Feb. 13South Davie JV basketball at Selma Burke at 4:30Ellis JV basketball at North Davie at 4:30Friday, Feb. 14Davie wrestling at home in Midwest Regional at 5Davie JV boys/varsity basketball at Reynolds at 4:30/6/8Saturday, Feb. 15Davie wrestling at home in Midwest Regional at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18N. Davie basketball at home vs. Selma Burke at 4:30Ellis JV basketball at home vs. Mooresville at 4:30Wednesday, Feb. 19South Davie JV basketball at North Davie at 4:30 • Upcoming Games • • Sports Briefs • Coach ... Jamie Snider came to scout a 6-1, 250-pound lineman. To Snider’s delight, he found out Hinson was actually 6-4, 270. “The funny thing is, I was not overly recruited by Ca-tawba,” Hinson said. “Being from a little 1-A high school, I think they kind of knew about me, but I think they thought I was a lot smaller than what I really was, and my mom made calls. My mom ended up being my agent. They had an official visit weekend and they invited me, but they didn’t invite me on an official visit. They just invited me to come and work out. It was an unofficial visit. When I walked in the door, I was a lot bigger than they expected, and then I tested well. By the end of the visit, they were trying to get me to stay for the official visit. They were like: ‘Hey, we’re going to put you in a hotel room. We’re taking you to dinner.’ Jamie Snider had come to watch me play, but I’d never met him and everything really happened whenever I went on that visit. My dad’s a preacher, so we couldn’t spend the night because it was a Saturday night. We had to be at church on Sunday morning, but after that visit, everything fell into place.”Bennett could sell refriger-ators to Eskimos, and it didn’t take him long to convince Hinson that Catawba was the right place for him. He was a part of Bennett’s first recruiting class. “I remember whenever I showed up at school, in the Chief’s Room, I didn’t know who the head coach was,” Hinson said. “There was a guy sitting in there with his legs crossed - you know, like ladies cross their legs. The older you get, that’s just what you do sometimes because I do it now. I was like: ‘Who is this strange bird?’ A couple of hours later, I’m meeting with that guy in his office and he’s the head coach. You know, the Lord works in mysterious ways. I’ve been blessed to be around coach Bennett.”“His dad’s a big-time preacher, country preacher,” Bennett said. “When we talk-ed about God and family and him getting his degree before we said anything about foot- ball, his mom looked around and said: ‘I think this is where my son needs to be.’”Hinson helped set the foundation for Bennett’s leg-endary run at Catawba (63-17 record). After redshirting in 1995, he was a freshman starter on the offensive line in 1996, when Catawba won the South Atlantic Conference championship. He would start at left tackle all four years. In 1999, the Indians went 11-2, both losses com-ing from national runner-up Carson-Newman, including 28-25 in the second round of the playoffs. Hinson made the All-SAC team three times (1997-99). He won the Jacobs Block-ing Trophy in 1999 as the top o-lineman in the SAC, becoming the first Indian to win that award. He was an AFCA All-American in 1998 and 1999. He capped his playing career in the Snow Bowl All-Star Game in Fargo, North Dakota. He was named Catawba’s male athlete of the year in 1999-00 and graduat-ed with a physical education degree. He achieved immor-tality by getting inducted in the Catawba Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. “He wasn’t a big ol’ bulky guy,” Bennett said. “Brian was an athletic lineman. Brian could have played tight end. He was so smart and knew leverage and knew angles and how to use his strength.”As fate would have it, Hin-son did his student-teaching at Davie in the spring semester of the 1999-00 school year. He fondly remembers Davie’s football staff being as tight as they come. He assisted Mike Herndon in baseball that season. “They wanted me to work with a sport of some kind, and since I was with Mike in PE, they wanted me to help with baseball,” he said. “One of my biggest jobs was trying to steal signs at first base, and then I’d throw balls in the dirt that (catcher) Drew Ridenhour blocked. So that was about the best I could offer. They didn’t have a uniform big enough for me, so I didn’t look smart. I grew up playing baseball, so it was fun. It was a good experience. It’s part of the reason that I’ve had a sweet spot for Davie County. I really enjoyed being around those guys. I had the chance to be around Doug Illing, Devore Holman, Mike Herndon, Mike Lovelace, Buddy Lowery - just to name a few of those guys - and they welcomed me in with open arms. I saw the camaraderie, the friendships and the cohe-sion that they had together. They kind of shaped me for my future.”Brian and wife Shanna have two daughters - Elinor, a senior at West Cabarrus, and Elsie, an eighth grader who plays five sports. “Her favorite is probably volleyball,” he said. “Right now she’s doing basketball. She’s going to do soccer and track at the end of the year. She’s also done cross country.”When the Davie job came open in early January, Hinson salivated and Shanna encour-aged him to apply. Living in Salisbury, his family will not have to relocate. “My wife and I are going to celebrate our 20th anni-versary next month,” he said. “We dated for several years before that, but I’ve talked about Davie County for 27 years and she reminded me of it. She said: ‘If you don’t apply for it, I’m going to smack you because I’ve heard you talk about it for 27 years.’“The community takes a whole lot of pride in Davie County High School and all the sports. It’s the only school in the system. When you think about having three middle schools, we should have 15 offensive linemen coming to us every year or two, 9-12 defensive linemen and three running backs. So you start thinking about the kids that you should have access to.”Hinson will continue working at West Cabarrus for a few weeks before starting at Davie in March. “We are thrilled to wel-come Coach Hinson to Davie County High School as our new head football coach and physical education teach-er,” Davie principal Michael Pruitt said. “Coach Hinson’s leadership, passion for the game and commitment to developing young men both on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to our school and community. We look forward to the future of War Eagle football under his leadership.”People who have played for him and coached with him consider Hinson the complete package. The War Eagles will see a demanding side. They will meet a master motivator. And then there’s charisma and personality to spare. “Brian’s a unique guy,” Bennett said. “It’s hard to de-scribe Brian. He’s an athletic Drew Carey is who he is.”Next week: Part 2 on Bri-an Hinson. jumping on the floor for a loose ball and hitting a wide-open Martin under the basket. “That was awesome,” Ad-ams said. “Yeah, that’ll be on the highlight reel. (Shore and Martin) have good chemistry to have never played together before. They’re very, very close off the court, and that’s started to transpire on the court. The more they play to-gether, the more they’re going to be able to have chemistry with one another.”Davie 71, Parkland 43Adams continued to sub four and five at a time against visiting Parkland on Feb. 7. The strategy worked as the Mustangs wore down after staying within one point of Davie in the first quarter. The War Eagles surged in front by nine at halftime, pushed the spread to 18 in the third and poured in on in the fourth as their relentless pressure defense squeezed the life out of an opponent that entered with a 14-7 record. “That was Parkland’s third game this week. They only have five people that really play,” Adams said. “The last three or four games, I’ve been able to sub the entire team in and out. We’re killing people in transition. The second group didn’t have the skill (at the beginning of the season) that they have now, but going against the starting five and every single day in practice for the past two months has made them earn my trust to put them in big scenarios. And now we’re able to sub five and keep up the pressure when teams don’t have the bench that we do.”Makenzie Gentry flour-ished off the bench, scoring 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting. It was a two-year varsity high for the junior. “Kenzie stepped up huge,” Adam said. “She’s being confident.”Six girls turned in at least eight points, including Vivian Vaughters’ 11 points on 5-of-7 field goals. Shore stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists. Martin had nine points, while Aderhold and Emmie Burris had eight each. “We have so many scoring threats and you never know who it’s going to be every night,” Adams said. The War Eagles kept pace with East Forsyth in their quest for their first CPC title in 20-plus years. Both teams are 10-2, followed by Reagan at 8-4. Davie is 15-6 overall with four straight wins. “I think we’re peaking at the right time,” Adams said as Davie approached the final week of the regular season. “You can see the team chem-istry continue to build. With them being so young, it’s only going to get better.”Notes: McDowell put the ball on the deck and made an impressive lefthanded layup against Parkland. “That was sweet,” Adams said. “Her and Viv have been working on their daily vitamins to be a threat. The more they’re able to score in the post, the more it’ll open up for everybody else. (Daily vi-tamins are) a minute on, a minute off. It’s like 150 or 200 layups. We call them daily vitamins because you should be doing them every single day.” ... With seven players averaging at least five points, Davie couldn’t be more balanced. Martin is first at 13.9, followed by Shore 8.3, Aderhold 7.5, Gentry 6.9, Burris 6.7, Vaughters 5.7 and McDowell 5. Davie 66, W. Forsyth 53 - Avarie Martin 18, Bailey Aderhold 16, Londyn Mc-Dowell 11, Vivian Vaughters 5, Emmie Burris 4, Gracie Shore 4, Lexi Mickey 4, Olivia Smith 2, Makenzie Gentry 2. Davie 71, Parkland 43 - Makenzie Gentry 18, Vivian Vaughters 11, Gracie Shore 10, Avarie Martin 9, Bailey Aderhold 8, Emmie Burris 8, Lexi Mickey 4, Olivia Smith 2, Londyn McDowell 1. she had ever dribbled the ball up the floor before. So she’s excelled this year as far as gaining that confidence, being better at what she needs to do, listening and taking it in. This year has been an amazing year for her. She’s excelled to the point that I think next year she’s going to come back with a vengeance, and I think she’s going to be my leading scorer next year along with Lucy (Portman).”Portman and Zahmirah Summers contributed six points each as Davie finished 6-6 overall and 6-2 in the CPC. “That was a good game to end on, and I think that car-ries momentum over to next year,” he said. “I told them we’re going to play for our sophomores and we’re going to send them out on a good note. And I think we did.”Davie 30, W. Forsyth 15 - Mabyn Morris 8, Lucy Port-man 6, Zahmirah Summers 6, Gracyn Coleman 3, Kate Nicholson 3, Sarenity Miller 2, Emily Hernandez 2. Morris makes strides for JVs 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 New DC coach Brian Hinson is a proven winner. B4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 Continued From Page B1year. T pinned the kid, so he stepped up huge.”The teams would split the weight classes 7-7, but the problem for Davie was a 3-1 deficit in the pin category. “When you know that pins are that important, sometimes you wrestle out of character and try to force stuff,” Stanley said. “And that’s what I felt like was happening.”Davie was in a must-win situation from 113 through 144, and Brett Foster was ooh so close to putting the out-come on Carter Hoots’ shoul-ders at 144, leading 13-10 in the third period at 138. But he suffered an excruciating 16-13 overtime loss. With an insurmountable 34-24 lead, Hough forfeited to Hoots to end the night. “We tell them we’ve all been there,” Stanley said. “I got teched when I was in the state (duals) final, so it’s just the life of a wrestler. It could have been that way last year; we just came out on top. We had everything that we wanted.We had the matchups we wanted, we just came up short. I’m not going to cry about it, but we didn’t get all the calls that we really should have gotten,” he said. “It was a tough night.”Notes: Anderson avoided a pin at 106 to save Davie a point. It was all heart. “Gray-lan got teched, but it was such a big point because we knew it was going to be a three- or four-point match,” Stanley said. “We preached that all week and he nearly broke his back trying not to get pinned.” ... Later in the night in the semifinals, Hickory Ridge took down Hough 34-32. Hough was down 31-26 with two matches left, but Hickory Ridge sealed victory at 144 and forfeited at 150. ... In Saturday’s state final, Cardinal Gibbons de-feated Hickory Ridge 41-22. ... Last year Davie won the state duals by knocking off Myers Park, South Caldwell, Hickory Ridge, Grimsley and Laney. ... Now the War Eagles will focus on the Midwest Regional, which they are hosting Friday and Saturday. Last year they won the re-gion for the first time in six years, qualified eight for the state meet and captured the state individual title with 100 points to Lumberton’s 96. “Hopefully we qualify eight or nine and hopefully even 10,” Stanley said. “It’s going to take us having a champion or two champions and some high placers to win (the state) individually. But we have the talent for that.” Falls ... Aidan Szewczyk won by major decision at 120 and remained unbeaten. At right, Brett Foster battles Auggie Rahaim in a fierce battle at 138. Tiaj Thao turns Tyton Kostoff and wins by pin at 132. At right, Davie’s 190-pounder is Max McCall. Davie fans showed strong support as usual in the state quarterfinals. Ryder Strickland works for his 40th win of the season at 285. At right, coaches Josh Stanley, Jordon Nolan and Caleb Spurlin yell for Tiaj Thao. Fans go crazy when Thao records a pin to cut Hough’s lead to 31-24. - Photos by Ashley Bowden DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 - B5 By Brian PittsDavie Enterprise Record Skylar Zuleger’s resume just keeps expanding. After winning the conference title in the breaststroke, she cap-tured the Central Regional crown at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Jan. 31. Her time in the breast was 1:02.48, breaking her own school record. What a moment for a freshman who became Davie’s first regional champion in this century. Zuleger just missed quali-fying for the state in a second event, finishing 10th in the 50 free at 25.21. “Sky continued to have amazing swims in both events,” coach Tak Hirata said. “For her 100 breast-stroke, there were a couple in her heat that had gone faster than Sky previously for their PB’s, but today Sky had other ideas. She swam a brilliant race from start to finish and was determined to be on the podium - and she did just that. It was a near-perfect swim and we are incredibly proud of her, qualifying for All-American time standards.”On the boys’ side, Zach Hirata shined by qualifying for the state in two events. He was eighth in the 100 butterfly at 51.78, and he broke his own school record in the 100 back at 52.63 while placing ninth. “Zach had some great swims,” his coaching father said. “Waiting for the other two regions to report in to see if he made it (top six from each region advanced, then the next six fastest times of any region advanced) had us quite nervous, but I’m glad that his times held up and he was able to advance.”The top 16 scored points, and Davie scored in a total of six events. The girls 200 med-ley relay team finished 11th as Emory Butler, Zuleger, Sarah Rajacich and Samara McDaniel went 1:55.23. They threatened the school record (1:55.23) from 2012. Hirata, Logan Zuleger, Xaiden Groff and Josh Mc-Bride were 14th in the 200 medley relay at 1:41.81. They, too, made a run at the school record, set last year by Aiden Davis, L. Zuleger, Hirata and Earnhardt Harris. Hirata, Groff, McBride and L. Zu-leger took 15th in the 400 free Zuleger breaks her own record in breaststroke relay at 3:29.26. “We’re so proud of our regional team,” coach Hirata said. “Everybody brought their best swims today. They showed us a glimpse of the future by just barely missing the 200 medley relay records for both boys and girls teams. We knew that the girls had a chance, but we were shocked the boys were able to get that close to it. Both boys and girls teams will have their core group returning next year, and we should see some relay records fall next year. Our free relay swimmers also did an amazing job, most of them turning in their season-best splits.“Logan turned in his best swim of his career and moved up a few spots from his seed time (1:03.17), and we’re very proud of his perfor-mance.”Notes: Both Davie teams finished 19th out of 25 teams. “This was an incredibly fast Emory Butler swims the backstroke leg of the 200 medley relay. At right, Zach Hirata leads off the 200 medley relay with the backstroke. Hirata gets ready for his 100 butterfly. In middle, Skylar Zuleger dives in for her 100 breast. At right, Samara McDaniel warms up with a practice dive. Josh McBride, George Crowley, Xaiden Groff and Luke Wollner get ready for the 200 free re- lay. - Photos Tak Hirata S. Zuleger swims her first-place breaststroke. regional,” Hirata said. “On the boys side, it was by far the fastest region and consid-erably faster than last year’s competition.” ... In Saturday’s state meet, S. Zuleger finished third in the breast and Hirata placed 19th and 20th in his two events. A story on their performances in Cary will appear next week. The 200 free relay includes Kayden Richardson, Olivia Dufur, Sarah Rajacich and Samara Mc- Daniel. Hotter Than July: The Stevie Wonder Tribute Band honors the man that is one of the most incredible and complete recording artists of all time, Stevie Wonder. This show showcases a high-energy, soulful group of talented and experienced musicians, led by professional musician Gerry Williams, an unbounded vocalist, and percussionist who brings that quintessential Stevie funk on the keys. Backed by an incredible rhythm and horn section, audiences can’t help but get on their feet and groove to Stevie’s greatest hits. From “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” to “Ribbon in The Sky,” “Isn’t She Lovely,” “Higher Ground,” “I Just Called to Say I Love You,” “Superstition,” “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” and on and on. Hotter Than July: The Stevie Wonder Tribute Band will leave you feeling like you were at a concert with Stevie himself. Davie County Arts Council brock performing arts center 622 north main street mocksville, nc box office: 336�751�3000 online: www.daviearts.org B6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 The Davie County 4-H Shooting Sports Club had eight participants at the NC 4-H Hunting Skills Tourna-ment on Feb. 1 at the Mill-stone 4-H Camp and the ad-jacent John M. Lentz Hunter Education Center in Ellerbe. The group consisted of one Senior Team (14-18) made up of Levi Williams, Maddox Nifong, Hunter Myers and Mason Wood. Davie also fielded a Junior Team, (8-13) with Grayson DeLuca, Brenden Myers and Colton Lockard; and one Senior Individual, Riley Barnes. Riley has competed in the 4-H Hunting Skills Tourna-ment for the past five years and Maddox, Brenden and Colton competed last year. The remaining members were in their first 4-H Hunt-ing Skills Tournament.The tournament consists of six challenges, including 3D Archery, 5-Stand Shot-gun using six traps, Rifle at Smallgame Images out to 80 yards, Wildlife ID, Hunt-er Decision Making and a Hunting Knowledge Trail which includes scenes about types of hunting and a station for compass use and distance estimation. There were competitors from as far west as Hender-son, Franklin and Madison counties and as far east as Pitt County with 13 teams and multiple individual com-petitors.The weather was perfect for Feb. 1, with temperatures in the 60s and little of no wind most of the day. There had been years with 33 de-grees and pouring rain and below freezing with some tough wind.When the shooting was over and the pencils put down, the Senior Davie Team finished in first place and the Junior Team finished fifth.Senior member, Levi Wil-liams, finished second over-all (HOA) and Junior Colton Lockard medaled as the third place Junior. The top Junior was Isaac Wilkie and top Se- nior Clay Justice, both from Henderson County. Ty Anderson from neigh-boring Iredell County was third in the Senior Division and Zane Kapps from Hen-derson was the second place Junior.Davie’s Maddox Nifong just missed the medals fin-ishing fourth HOA and all 5 Davie Seniors finished in the top 10. In addition to the medals, Davie kids also had some high finishes in the individ-ual Challenges. Levi was the top Senior Shotgun shooter. Mason Wood also had the third highest Shotgun and Archery score. Maddox had the top Wildlife ID Score and sec-ond highest score on the Knowledge Trail. Riley had the top Deci-sion Making Score and she and Levi tied for the second highest Wildlife ID Scores. Hunter Myers had the top Rifle score for the day and Levi was second in Rifle.For the Juniors, Colton Lockard tied for the top Shotgunner and was top Ri-fle Shooter and second in Archery.Brenden Myers was sec-ond in Hunter Decision Mak-ing. “We are proud of all of our kids that came out and practiced and competed in this shoot,” said Nelson Cowden. “It is always very challenging and always a lot of fun. Already looking for-ward to next year Colton Lockard competes in Rifle and Levi Williams competes in Shotgun at the NC 4-H Hunting Skills Tour- nament Feb. 1 in Ellerbe. Youth earn hunting skills awards Davie 4-H Hunting Skills Senior Team members Levi Williams, Hunter Myers, Maddox Nifong and Mason Wood. Colton Lockard and Brenden Myers. 6319 Cook Ave, Suite 208 | Clemmons, NC 27012 336-766-6488 cooleyroofing.com Siding Roofing Windows Local, Trusted, Quality Services Under One Roof • Free Estimates • Over 30 Years Experience Continued From Page B1“Elliott continued to play well,” Pittman said. “Bryson played well, dealing with all the pressure and the holding. He’s got scratches on his back and marks on his face. Draeton showed me he can run point guard on this level. Everything I tell him to do, he absorbs it like a sponge.”Davie’s chances at pulling off the upset were hampered by Jackson Powers’ toe injury. He only attempted four shots and finished with four points. “Jackson really couldn’t move,” Pittman said. “That kid is so brave. I know he was in pain because I know that injury. That’s a painful injury.”West improved to 19-2 overall and 10-1 in the CPC. Davie 76, Parkland 52At halftime of Senior Night on Feb. 7, the War Eagles were officially reeling. Not only were they mired in the longest losing streak in eight years (they lost four straight in 2016-17), they were trailing 25-22 to a team they whipped by 20 on Jan. 9. Mickey threw a couple of fast break alley oops to Erlandsson, who dunked both to draw cheers from the home crowd, but those were among the few highlights in the open-ing half. “The energy was nice and then we started missing shots and our defense went away with our offense,” Pittman said. “It just seemed to me like we were flat. I want to see change. I want to see energy. I want to see defense first.”After going 2 of 17 from 3-point range in the first half, the War Eagles were wildly impressive in the second. Mickey was flaming hot from deep. Mickey, Erlandsson, Dulin, Driver and Nance played the bulk of the second half, and the result was a 54-27 Davie demolition that saw it drill 10 of 18 3s. “That group battled, that group rebounded and most importantly that group de-fended,” Pittman said. “It was time to make a change and go with the gut.”Mickey finished with 15 points and seven assists, hit-ting 5 of 10 3-pointers. “When you have energy Vent ... and you’re playing with heart and emotion, shots start going in,” Pittman said. “They start falling because you’re locked in and you’re engaged.”The freshmen brothers validated their increased min-utes, combing for 27 points. Dulin scored 14 on 6-of-9 shooting and added four steals and three assists. Nance hit 5 of 9 shots, including three tri-ples, to score 13. Erlandsson continued to flourish with 12 points, 5-of-8 field goals and nine boards. Davie’s fifth double-figure scorer was Ethan Driver, who collected 10 points, five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals. “I don’t remember the last time we had a 31-point quarter,” Pittman said after Davie outscored Parkland 31-14 in the fourth. “Elliot did a heck of a job. He’s the leading scorer now and closing in on being the leading rebounder. That kid has put on a heck of a conference run. He’s around 11 points and seven rebounds in conference games. I’m proud of him.”Notes: Davie had four dunks, including three by Erlandsson and a one-handed flush by Dulin. “Noah’s got bounce,” Pittman said. “He’s got the ability to be one of the best basketball players that Davie County has ever seen.” ... Powers did not play against Parkland as he rested his inju-ry. ... While Davie improved to 14-7, Parkland fell to 6-15. ... Davie is fourth in the CPC at 7-5, trailing West Forsyth (11-1), Tabor (10-2) and East Forsyth (9-3). ... It was Senior Night for Powers, Mickey, Adam Brown, Erlandsson, Landon King, Cam Owens and Asher Tolbert. W. Forsyth 61, Davie 53 - Elliott Erlandsson 14, Noah Dulin 11, Bryson Mickey 9, Cam Owens 4, Jackson Powers 4, Draeton Nance 3, Asher Tolbert 2, Ethan Driver 2, Isaac Swisher 2, Landon King 2. Davie 76, Parkland 52 - Bryson Mickey 15, Noah Dulin 14, Draeton Nance 13, Elliott Erlandsson 12, Ethan Driver 10, Asher Tolbert 4, Ben Reid 3, Cam Owens 3, Noah Tysinger 2. You can make certainplan changes each yearduring the Open EnrollmentPeriod from January 1 ‒ March 31. Contact Davie County Senior Services at 336-753-6230. • If you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan (with or without drug coverage), you can switch to another Medicare Advantage Plan (with or without drug coverage). • You can drop your Medicare Advantage Plan and return to Original Medicare. You will also be able to join a Medicare drug plan. YOU CANNOT MAKE THESE CHANGES:• Switch from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan. • Join a Medicare drug plan if you’re in Original Medicare. • Switch Medicare drug plans if you’re in Original Medicare. You can only make one change per enrollment period, and any changes made will be effective on the first day of the month after your request is received by the plan. If you’re returning to original Medicare and joining a drug plan, you don’t need to contact your MA plan to disenroll. You will be disenrolled automatically. ENROLLEDIN A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE (PART C) PLAN? ENROLLEDIN A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE (PART C) PLAN? Colton Lockard and Brenden Myers. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 - B7 Public Notices No. 1944724 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Estate of Steven Louis Morasco, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations hav - ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 7, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immedi - ate payment. Today’s date 02/06/2025. Bruce Morasco, 2372 Milling Rd., Mocksville NC 27028, as Executor of the Estate of Steven Louis Morasco, de- ceased, File #25-E-000047. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 2025 No. 1940405 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 24 CvD 680 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY Davie County, A Body Politic and Corporate vs. Jacqueline McLaurin Miller, Michael Grace, Trustee of the Mary T. McLaurin Estate, John Cuthrell, Unknown Heirs at Law of Mary T. McLaurien, a/k/a Mary T. McLaurin TO: Jacqueline McLaurin Miller, Mi- chael Grace, Trustee of the Mary T. Mc- Laurin Estate, John Cuthrell, Unknown Heirs at Law of Mary T. McLaurien, a/k/a Mary T. McLaurin Take notice that a pleading seeking re- lief against you has been led in the above-entitled action. e 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: Being Lots 9 and 10 of Tract “B” of the Division of Cuthrell Heirs, said plat at- tached to the Commissioner’s Report recorded in Deed Book 61, Page 6, Davie County Registry, to which reference is made for a more perfect description. For further reference, see the deeds recorded in Book 62, Pages 552 and 553. Together with and subject to easements, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey. Also being identied as Parcel ID# B5- 000-00-089, Davie County Tax Oce. Address: O Pineville Road Plainti 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 12, 2025 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. is day of January 13, 2025. E. Lauren Watson Hubbard Attorney for Plainti Capital Center 82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500 Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 252-8010 Publish: Davie Enterprise 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2025 No. 1947479 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Estate of Steven Louis Morasco, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations hav - ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 14, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immedi - ate payment. Today’s date 02/13/2025. Bruce Morasco, 2372 Milling Rd. Mocksville, NC 27028, as Executor of the Estate of Steven Louis Morasco, de- ceased, File #25E000047. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6. 2025 Public Notices No. 1936821 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Estate of Shirley Carter Hepler, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations hav - ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before April 23, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immedi - ate payment. Today’s date 01/23/2025. Jared Allen Hepler, 132 Glasgow Lane, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Executor of the Estate of Shirley Carter Hepler, de- ceased, File #25-E-000011. Publish: Davie Enterprise 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2025 No. 1941314 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor of the Es - tate of DONALD H. LEWIS, deceased, late of Davie County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of May, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corpo - rations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. is the 30th day of January 2025. Steven W. Lewis, Executor of the Estate of Donald H. Lewis 3350 Mason Lake Drive W. Grapeview, WA 98546 Jennifer C. Noble Fox Rothschild LLP 230 N. Elm St., Suite 1200 Greensboro, NC 27401 Publish: Davie Enterprise 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2025 No. 1946713 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executrix for the Estate of Mary Carrene Sink, late of For- syth County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned at the oce of the attorney set forth below, on or be- fore May 15, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. is the 13th day of February, 2025. Kevin Dale Messick 111 Bent Street Advance, NC 27006 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Attorneys for the Decedent Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 2025 Alison Sink Vannoy Executrix for the Estate of Mary Carrene Sink Kelly J. Austin, Attorney Bailey & omas, PA 3069 Trenwest Dr. Suite 100 P.O. Box 52 Winston Salem, NC 27102 Phone: (336) 725-8366 Fax : (336) 725-9206 No. 1944724 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Estate of Steven Louis Morasco, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations hav - ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 7, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immedi - ate payment. Today’s date 02/06/2025. Bruce Morasco, 2372 Milling Rd., Mocksville NC 27028, as Executor of the Estate of Steven Louis Morasco, de- ceased, File #25-E-000047. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 2025 Public Notices No. 1941309 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of NANCY PHELPS HART- MAN late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, rms and corpora - tions having claims against said estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2025 (being three [3] months from the rst day of publi - cation of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms, and corporations indebt - ed to said estate will please make imme- diate payment to the undersigned. is the 30th day of January, 2025. Shirley Phelps C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish: Davie Enterprise 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2025 No. 1946722 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Marcia Louise Carrico late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 13, 2025 (being three [3] months from the rst day of publica - tion of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. is the 31st day of January, 2025 Robert Moss Carrico, Jr. 305 Clayton Avenue Mocksville, NC 27028 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 2025 No. 1944714 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of SANFORD WOODRUFF FRYE late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, rms and corpora - tions having claims against said estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 6, 2025 (being three [3] months from the rst day of publi - cation of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms, and corporations indebt - ed to said estate will please make imme- diate payment to the undersigned. is the 6th day of February, 2025. Patricia F. Foster C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main Street Mocksville, NC 28028 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 2025 No. 1936821 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Estate of Shirley Carter Hepler, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations hav - ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before April 23, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immedi - ate payment. Today’s date 01/23/2025. Jared Allen Hepler, 132 Glasgow Lane, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Executor of the Estate of Shirley Carter Hepler, de- ceased, File #25-E-000011. Publish: Davie Enterprise 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2025 Public Notices NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Co-Executors for the Estate of Ella Marie Robertson aka Ella Holder Robertson, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 14, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 02/13/2025. Pamela Rob- ertson Jones, 512 Country Knoll Drive, Sylva, NC 28779 and Paul Keith Robert- son, 253 Williams Road, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Ella Marie Robertson aka Ella Holder Robertson, deceased, File #25E000049. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 2025 No. 1941315 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS 25E28 All persons, rms, and corporations having claims against Janice Ruth Smith (A/K/A Janice Shelton Smith), deceased, late of Davie County, NC, are notied to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of April, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. is the 30th day of January, 2025. Gina McClannon McAllister, Administrator c/o Hemphill Gelder, PC 501 Harvey Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 Publish: Davie Enterprise 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2025 No. 1946740 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Es - tate of Nancy Elizabeth Riddle Collette, late of Davie County, NC, this is to no- tify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 14, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immedi - ate payment. Today’s date 02/13/2025. Katie Elizabeth Collette, 438 Bonkin Lake Road, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Executor of the Estate of Nancy Eliz- abeth Riddle Collette, deceased, File #25-E-33 Penry Terry & Mitchell, LLP 151 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 2025 No. 1936831 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor of the Es - tate of Johanna Maria Spriet, Deceased, late of Davie County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the deceased to ex- hibit them to the undersigned on or be- fore April 23, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their right to recover against the estate of the said deceased. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. is the 23rd day of January, 2025. Rachelle Pearson Executor of the Estate of Johanna Maria Spriet C/O Brandy E. Koontz, Esq. Attorney for Rachelle Pearson, Executor 181 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish: Davie Enterprise 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2025 Public Notices No. 1941320 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Estate of Dennis Levi Oneyear, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations hav - ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immedi - ate payment. Today’s date 01/30/2025. Jon Dennis Oneyear, 181 N. Hidden- brooke Drive, Advance NC 27006, as Executor of the Estate of Dennis Levi Oneyear, deceased, File #25-E-35. Publish: Davie Enterprise 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2025 No. 1944723 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Estate of Doy Michael Hendrix, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations hav - ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 7, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immedi - ate payment. Today’s date 02/06/2025. Matthew Mandarano, 142 Whitehead Drive, Advance, NC 27006, as Executor of the Estate of Doy Michael Hendrix, deceased, File #25-E-000048. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 2025 No. 1947468 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Estate of Grady Franklin Phelps, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations hav - ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 14, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immedi - ate payment. Today’s date 02/13/2025. Ruth Rachel Brown, 1045 Lentz Rd., China Grove, NC 28023, as Executor of the Estate of Grady Franklin Phelps, de- ceased, File #25E000016. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 2025 No. 1947482 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Executor for the Es - tate of Jerry Buford Rivers, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before May 14, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 02/13/2025. Christine Rivers, 120 Autumn Ct., Mocksville, NC 27028, as Executor of the Estate of Jerry Buford Rivers, deceased, File #24E000451. Publish: Davie Enterprise 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 2025 No. 1941318 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualied as Co-Administrator for the Estate of Linda Rupard Call aka Linda Rupard Brown Call, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2025. is notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to said estate are notied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 01/30/2025. Crystal Car- olina Patton, 1804 Holly St., Apex, NC 27502 and Jennifer Lee Patton Ozkurt, 5431 Crescentview Parkway, Raleigh, NC 27606, as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Linda Rupard Call aka Linda Rupard Brown Call, deceased, File #25- E-30. 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B8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 County Line Sheffield-Calahaln By Shirley ThorneCounty Line Correspondent Folks in County Line enjoyed the warmer temps alast week, but we know freezing temps are yet to come. Last Sunday was an inside day for many families as it was "Super Bowl LIX" Sunday - a time of family gatherings, bowl parties, and watching pre-game events; then there was the game, as the Ea-gles trounced the Chiefs. Just think of the tons of money lost in betting on the favored Chiefs to win again.Piney Grove AME Zion Church will host a Love Feast program at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. The pro-gram will feature singing and praise dancing followed by a repass in the fellowship hall. Church members invite everyone for this service.Upcoming events: country breakfast sponsored by the V-Point Ruritans from 7-10 a.m. Saturday, March 1; and Men's and Women's Day celebration at 11 a.m. Worship Sunday, March 16 at Piney Grove.Our community extends sympa-thy to the family of Michael Dean Collier, who died Thursday of last week at his home on Oak Tree Drive. He was born in 1977 in For-syth County to Randy Godbey and Delores Sexton. He enjoyed fishing and working on cars. A memorial service will be conducted.at a later date in Eaton Funeral Chapel.We send get-well wishes to Donnie Keller and Janie Williams. Donnie was critically injured in a motorcycle accident last week, was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Med-ical Center, and put on a ventilator; he has improved and is in a regular room in Reynolds Tower. Donnie is a son-law of Martha K. Lam-bert and husband of her daughter Stephanie. Janie Williams became worse while in rehab and has been in Forsyth Medical Center. Caleb Williams is at Duke for an MRI and other tests to find what is causing his fatigue. Join us in prayer for the Lord's divine healing and blessings upon Donnie, Janie, Caleb, and other residents who are having health problems. Pray for the Lord's com-fort and support upon the family of Michael as they deeply miss him in life. Continue to remember in prayer the victims of the fires in California and the flooding of Hur-ricane Helene in our mountains.A GoFundMe page has been setup to help with the long-term re-covery expenses of Donnie Keller: https://gofund.me/04dc3d48.Here's wishing everyone a lov-ing happy Valentine's Day Friday, Feb. 14. By Brenda ThompsonSheffield-Calahaln Correspondent Valentine’s Day is coming up on Feb. 14. Be sure to tell all those you love how much they mean to you. Here’s a few Valentine jokes that I thought were cute and okay for all to read:• What did the stamp say to the envelope on Valentine’s Day? “I’m stuck on you!”• Why did the boy bring a broom to his Valentine's Day date? “Be-cause he wanted to sweep her off her feet!”• What is Cupid’s favorite band? “Kiss!”• Who always has a date on Val-entine’s Day? “A calendar!”• Why did the man have his girlfriend put in jail? “Because she stole his heart.”Birthday wishes to: Bud Reeves on Feb. 15; Steven Dyson on Feb. 16; Chris Reeves on Feb. 19; and Norman Spry on Feb. 20. Happy anniversary to Kent and Crystal Reed on Feb. 15. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.The Bingo Fundraiser at the Sheffield-Calahaln Community Center will be Friday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. with the games at 7. As in the past, we’ll be selling those great hotdogs from 6, so come early for dinner, get your bingo cards, take a chance on the 50/50 and grand prize, and have a great time of fel-lowship with friends. Proceeds will go toward upgrading the kitchen area. If there is a good turnout, then hopefully we can continue the bingo fundraisers. All bingo cards are $5, tickets for the 50/50 and grand prize are $1, cakewalks are $1 and the food is donations only.On Feb. 19, Jeremy and Esther Hopkins will speak about the mis-sions work they do in Honduras at 7 p.m. at Community Covenant Church. The Hopkins’ main goal is to “love others closer to Christ.” Everyone is invited.Worship service and Junior church class for children is each Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at Commu-nity Covenant. Evangelistic ser-vice is on Sundays at 6 p..m and Prayer meeting and Bible study is on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. A time of prayer is held at Lib-erty Wesleyan Church each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., followed by Sunday School at 10 and Worship at 11. Choir practice is each Wednesday at 7 p.m. New Union welcomes every-one to Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship service at 10 each week. Pastor Tim Lowery invites you to these services. The Kids and Youth ministry is each Wednesday eve-ning from 6:30-7:30 p.m.Sunday School at Ijames Baptist Church is a 9:30 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:30. Pas-tor Kestler Ruth invites you to join them each week. Children’s Choir practice is at 4:30 p.m. on Sundays and TeamKIDS, Youth and the Adult Bible Study meets at 5 p.m. each Sunday.Sheffield-Calahaln VFD’s Chief Matthew Mills welcomes everyone interested in becoming a firefighter and serving the community to come by the department or call 336-492-5791. Center Fire Department is ac-tively looking for volunteers. Stop by the station at 2265 US 64 W. any Thursday night at 7 or call 336-492-7649 for more information. Pastor Jesse Teal invites every-one to Center Methodist Church for a breakfast fundraiser the third Saturday of each month from 7-10 a.m. It is a great time of fellowship. Wesley Chapel UMC invites ev-eryone to their breakfast fundraiser on the thid Saturday of each month. Jam sessions are held each week on Mondays at Eddie’s Place in Cool Springs from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Schoolhouse Music Jam ses-sions are held the first, second and fourth Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck served at 6. Cost is $3 with musicians and singers getting in free. Prayer requests continue for Bryan Swain, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Tammy Keller, Charles England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood, Ger-aldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Paul Beck, Juanita Kea-ton, Emily Brown, Mary Teague, Eddie Porter, Janie Williams, Ma-ria Knight, Violet Coursey, Clyde Jordan, Jack Seaford, Sue Seaford, Fred Beck, Michele Dyson, Hilda Keaton, Sandra Dyson and Terry Dyson. Our sincere condolences to the Margie Blackwelder family and the Michael Collier family.Please submit all news to me at brfbailey@msn.com, message me on Facebook or call me at 336-837-8122 no later than Friday. What is Cupid’s favorite band? Kiss, of course; read more Valentine jokes here ‘Love Feast’ program this Saturday at Piney Grove AME Zion PUZZLE NO. 275 PUZZLE NO. 277 PUZZLE NO. 276 PUZZLE NO. 278 ACROSS1. Jump4. Choice word8. Hit sharply12. Hot temper13. Harness strap14. Clock cycle15. Ocean’s shoreline17. Small bit18. Kooky19. Give a job to21. Signal24. Half of a bikini25. Not theirs26. Restoration31. Appoint32. Covered up33. No part34. Cleaning utensil36. Be stuck (on)37. Seeded loaf 38. Autumn beverage39. Place of learning43. Devotee44. Skinny45. Necessitate50. British title51. Weather word52. Christmas drink53. Hunted animal54. Memo error55. Kennel occupantDOWN1. Towel monogram2. Valuable dirt3. ____ soup (dense fog)4. Wear down5. Clue 6. Family member, for short7. Enrolled8. Transport9. Fleece10. Car11. Cafeteria item16. Old-time girdle20. Game piece21. Affectionate22. Hawaiian gala23. “A Farewell to ____”24. Pickling solution27. Finale28. Knock on ____29. Contribute a share 30. Look suggestively32. Barn area35. Major-leaguer38. Egyptian capital39. Phase40. Blacken41. “Spenser: For ____”42. Lone43. Somersault46. Small gulf47. Abbott ____ Costello48. Moreover49. Easter edible ACROSS1. Come to a halt 5. Stags and bucks 8. Slaps 12. Layers 13. Be indebted to 14. Feel a dull pain 15. Expanded 17. Garden produce 18. Fur wrap 19. Ironies 21. Indication of future events 23. Young bug 24. Beg 26. Carry with effort 28. Dads 32. Eating regimen 34. “____ Without My Daughter” 36. Dress for Caesar 37. Play a lute 39. Hair accessory 41. Plant 42. Inexperienced 44. Senses 46. Wreck 50. Horse’s sound 53. Fence bar 54. Look like 56. Florida Key, e.g. 57. Gal of song 58. Purple fruit 59. Dogs and gerbils 60. Old pronoun 61. Golfers’ pegs DOWN 1. “____ Got a Way” 2. Kind of caterpillar 3. Bystander 4. Biblical song 5. Sty resident 6. Female sheep 7. Four-door auto 8. Environment 9. Cake froster 10. “How do I love ____?” 11. Tennis-game divisions 16. Folk dance 20. Topple sideways 22. Convent occupant 24. Some are personal 25. Command to Fido 27. Clump 29. Feasible 30. In the past 31. Witnessed 33. “Teenage Mutant Ninja ____” 35. Haul 38. Disfigure 40. Sangria ingredient 43. Most unsatisfactory 45. Attract 46. Fall in droplets 47. Lighten 48. Fine sand 49. Slangy affirmative 51. Sticky substance 52. Does a tailor’s job 55. Stallone’s nickname ACROSS1. Lady’s shoe5. Suitable8. Rotate12. ____ Minor13. Crude14. Hue15. Octopus’s arm17. Boats like Noah’s18. Proclamation19. Spookiest21. Market23. Place of retreat24. Dryer setting26. Dessert pastry28. Not as many32. Broadcasts34. Summer color36. Where to buy pastrami37. Slicker39. Rodent 41. Stereo component42. Cavity44. Majority46. Shower staple50. Lightweight wood53. Snatched violently54. Scrape56. Unlatch57. Pigeon’s cry58. Bad mood59. Type of moss60. Cut down61. Stare rudely atDOWN1. Head2. Employed3. Government department4. Mend5. Circle part 6. Wan7. Blazer material8. Discolored9. Skin hole10. Signs11. Cozy spot16. Above20. Ump’s kin22. Hole24. Contains25. Olive ____27. Jug handle29. Wimp30. Nightmare street of film31. Mr. Van Winkle33. Section35. Catch38. Music of Ice Cube40. Brass instrument 43. Make eggs, in a way45. Rodeo rope46. Cease to go47. Expectation48. Designated space 49. Wind instrument51. Loam52. Initial wager55. Argument ACROSS1. Jest 5. ____ bad to worse 9. Entirety 12. Spirited 13. Phone wire 14. Distinct period 15. Drat! 16. Grape drinks 17. Hill-building insect 18. Firstborn 20. Pale gray 22. Plant again 25. Tramp 28. Rub out 31. Covered decoratively 33. Atmosphere 34. Fabric colorers 36. In the dumps 37. Misting device 39. Imitators 41. Golf-ball props 42. Put on hold 44. Use snow runners 46. Come into view 50. Speck 52. Canaveral or Horn 55. Jack’s tote 56. Have being 57. Ogler 58. Strays 59. Rose plot 60. Animals’ lairs 61. Take out, in printing DOWN 1. Green mineral 2. Almost round 3. Nice 4. Border trimmers 5. Bad tires 6. Stamp out 7. ____ and only 8. Small plateau 9. Ocean stallion: 2 wds. 10. Coffee container 11. Gym pad 19. Filthy 21. “____-Devil” 23. Met musical 24. Armed conflict 26. Withstand 27. Gambling numbers 28. New England coast 29. Mellow 30. Detained 32. Biblical song 35. Up to this time 38. Solicit 40. Chirped 43. Pilsner and lager 45. Cooled 47. Unusual 48. Young lady 49. You’re something ____! 50. Pat gently 51. Crude copper 53. Nautical response 54. Cage Copyright © 2025, Penny Press Copyright © 2025, Penny Press Copyright © 2025, Penny Press Copyright © 2025, Penny Press ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 275 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 277 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 276 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 278 CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERSUSE AMERICAN SPELLING CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERSUSE AMERICAN SPELLING CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING PUZZLE NO. 1011 PUZZLE NO. 1013 PUZZLE NO. 1012 PUZZLE NO. 1014 How to play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box. How to play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box. How to play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box. How to play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box. ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1011 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1013 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1012 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1014 LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL: BEGINNER LEVEL: BEGINNER LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE Local News. For Free. In Your Inbox. Sign up for the Davie County Enterprise Record weekly newsletter. Visit www.ourdavie.com & click on Services It’s That Easy.