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Davie County Enterprise Record 7-17-2025USPS 149-160 Number 29 Thursday, July 17, 2025 16 Pages 75¢ Day Tripping Davie senior citizens visit Hart Square, Mt. Airy 890763821260Page 8 Saturation Patrol Sheriff’s Office makes drug arrest in combined effort Page 5 Davie County Schools has ap-pointed Emily Moore as the new principal of South Davie Middle School. A graduate of Davie County High School, Moore brings 20 years of experience within the district to her new leadership role.Moore began her career as a sec-ond grade teacher in 2005, and spent 15 years in the classroom, including kindergar-ten. She has served as assistant principal at Cooleemee Elementary School since August 2020, where she was named the 2023-2024 Assis-tant Principal of the Year for Da-vie County Schools. “In this role, she demonstrat-ed leadership by collaborating with various teams to advocate for students, maintaining positive communication with all stake-holders, evaluating and coaching teachers, and collaborating on master schedules based on stu-dent needs,” said superintendent, Heath Belcher. “She also led successful schoolwide fundrais-ers, raising more than $25,000 for playground equipment and a new digital road front sign, and secured community grants to pro-vide additional learning opportu-nities to enhance student reading proficiency.”Her previous experience also includes a principal intern role at Davie High School as part of the High Point University Leadership Academy. Moore earned a Mas-ter of Education in Educational Leadership from High Point Uni-versity in 2020, a master’s degree in Elementary Education from Winston Salem State University in 2009, and a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University in 2005. She is also a National Board Certified Teacher, and has com-pleted the Aspiring Principal’s Academy through the Piedmont Triad Education Consortium.“Moore is a student-centered leader dedicated to fostering col-laboration, building a positive and inclusive school climate, and promoting academic growth and equity for all students,” Belcher said. "We are confident that her commitment will greatly benefit our students, staff and the entire school community." “I feel strongly that all stu-dents deserve the best education possible in a safe and supportive environment,” said Moore. “I believe middle school is a criti-cal time for student development – socially, emotionally, and aca-demically – and I am committed to creating a positive climate that nurtures the whole child while maintaining high expectations for learning.”Moore began her new position last week. By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record ADVANCE - Caleb Mathis can walk down the streets of Mocksville and not be recognized.But put him in a WalMart late at night somewhere in Arkan-sas, and things change.Caleb, 21, was on one of the trap shooting adventures his family takes several times a year. And his grandmother needed some medication. Being a gentleman, he went into that Arkan-sas WalMart with her.While she was standing in line at the pharmacy, a man con-fronted Caleb and said: “It’s you. I know who you are.”Caleb was startled and taken aback. The man saw he was uneasy, and explained.The man at the Arkansas WalMart follows trap shooting, and recognized Caleb from photos of his exploits online on The Tar Heel Trap Facebook page. He had his photo made with Caleb to show his son, and paid the nickel for his grand-mother’s medicine.Caleb is that good.To print the number of titles and perfect and near-perfect shoots he has would take up a page in this newspaper. (It’s more than 271 titles, but who’s counting?) Caleb Mathis of Advance sits among the trophies, ribbons and other prizes he has won in trap shooting competitions. - Photos by Mike Barnhardt Connor Mathis shows one of his caps, shot to pieces by trap shooters after the Advance teen scored his first perfect 25 in a round. Ready, aim, fire Advance family well known in trap shooting community Please See Mathis - Page 4 A race is developing for seats on the Mocks-ville Town Board, while no potential candidates had filed as of Monday for a seat on the Bermuda Run Town Council.The race for three seats on the Mocksville Board includes incumbents Johnny Frye of Oak Street, Carl Lambert of Wilkesboro Street and Jenny Stevenson of Whitney Road. They are being challenged by local political newcomers Glamar O. Galeas of Tot Street and Ralph Aaron Harding of Wandering Lane.No potential candidates have filed in Bermuda Run. Council seats now held by Michael Ernst, Christina Schafer and Rod Guthrie (appointed to fill the unexpired term of Melinda Szegila) are up for election.In Cooleemee, voters will select two members of the town board. Incumbent Andy Reavis of Er-win Street filed for re-election, and challenger Josh Ijames of Cross Street also filed. The other seat up for election is held by Christopher Almond. The election will be held in November.Potential candidates for all three races have until noon on Friday, July 18 to file at the Davie Board of Elections Office off Poplar Street, the back, lower level of the Brock complex.•Last month, the NC State Board of Elections appointed members of the Davie County Board of Elections - Slayton Reavis Harpe, Gary A. Leb-lanc, Robert Raisbeck Jr., Faye C. Carter, and Lu-ther Bailey Potts. Raisbeck was appointed chair.They will be sworn into office on July 22.The two-year terms of these county board members began June 25 and will end on July 19, 2027. “We appreciate the willingness of these new county board members to serve the citizens of our state,” said Sam Hayes, State Board executive director. “Together, we will ensure that our elec-tions are accessible, secure, and conducted with integrity.” Mocksville race developing; no candidates in B’Run Moore Moore new SD principal 2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025Editorial Page The Enterprise Record welcomes letters from readers. An effort will be made to print all letters, provided they are not libelous, vulgar or in poor taste. The editor reserves the right to edit for grammar and space. Letters should include the name and address of the writer and a signature. A telephone number, not to be published, is requested. 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Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 Cooleemee Journal 1901-1971 Guest Editorial By Mike WaldenNCSU When I recently reviewed my columns of past years, I was sur-prised I hadn’t written about “the debt” — meaning the national debt — in six years. If anything, con-cerns about the national debt have increased recently. So, it’s time for an update addressing several im-portant questions. How bad is the debt? What are the consequences of the national debt? What are ways to control the national debt? You will then be able to decide how high of a priority addressing the national debt should be.To know how bad the national debt is, we have to decide how to measure it. Just as with personal debt, we don’t want to measure the national debt simply by its dollar amount. Why? Because the size of any debt is relative. For example, if you tell me you have $100,000 in personal debt, I don’t know if the amount is high or low because the relative burden depends on your income. If your annual income is $20,000, then a $100,000 debt bur-den is high. If your annual income is $2 million, then a $100,000 debt burden is low.Economists use two measures to gauge the national debt burden. One is the total amount owed in the national debt as a percent of total national income. The second is the interest payments on the national debt as a percent of total national income. In both cases the measures are typically done annually, and the national income measure used is gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is the value of all goods and services produced in the country in a specific time period, such as a year. Another way of understanding GDP is simply as the sum of all in-come earned from the production of goods and services in the country during a year.The latest data show the total national debt is 121% of national income. This is more than twice the level in 2000, three times the level in the late 1960s, and it is a national record.The second measure also shows alarm, but not as much. Currently annual interest payments for the national debt as a percent of GDP is 3.8%, higher than the 2.3% in 2020, but lower than the record 5% in 1991. However, the U.S. rate is among the highest compared to similar rates for other countries.What are the consequences, par-ticularly if it is increasing? Econ-omists worry about three adverse effects, including a drop in the international value of the dollar, an increase in interest rates and a slowdown in economic growth.Since the end of World War II, the U.S. dollar has been the dom-inant currency in the world. The dollar had been viewed as a cur-rency that held its value, so for-eign traders liked to use dollars. But worries about the rising U.S. debt and the ability of the U.S. to make debt payments can cause the dollar’s relative value to decline, and this has happened recently.This means foreign products and services the U.S. imports — which totaled over $4 trillion in 2024 — can become more expensive and cause the domestic inflation rate to increase. Inflation can also increase if the Federal Reserve creates mon-ey to buy some of the debt issued by the federal government.More government borrowing can increase interest rates, and the reason is simple. Think of interest rates as the price of borrowing, set by the balance between those who want to borrow money and those who want to lend money. Since the amount of loanable funds is gen-erally limited at any point in time, when borrowing increases, interest rates also rise as borrowers com-pete for the relatively scarce mon-ey and lenders worry about higher inflation decreasing the value of future debt payments.Lastly, as more borrowing caus- es interest rates to rise, consumers and businesses will eventually bor-row less due to the higher cost of loans. While this may initially ap-pear to be a good result, less bor-rowing can eventually cause less spending and hiring in the economy and possibly lead to a recession or worse.The conclusion is the impact of a rising national debt goes beyond government. It also affects house-holds, businesses and the entire economy. What can be done?Up to now, we’ve mainly relied on Congress and the President to voluntarily cut spending and/or in-crease taxes to contain borrowing. This actually worked in the 1990s when President Bill Clinton and Congress took the federal budget from a deficit to a surplus. Indeed, at the end of the 1990s there were people talking about the disadvan-tages of a budget surplus.But the surplus didn’t last, so now people are looking at estab-lishing rules about the federal bud-get for moderating borrowing. One rule would divide federal spending into “current spending” and “capital spending.” Current spending would be for operating the government, and only taxes could fund current spending. Capital spending would be for investments, like roads, housing and military equipment, and borrowing would be allowed to fund capital spending. Most states, including North Carolina, use this type of budget system.A relatively new rule that’s been discussed would mandate taxes to be automatically increased when borrowing reached a certain per-centage of GDP. Since new taxes are generally not favored by the public, the idea is Congress and the President would work to keep bor-rowing under the stated threshold.There’s also the ultimate rule — an amendment to the Constitution mandating a balanced budget — meaning no borrowing except in cases of a national emergency, such as a war. But not enough states have ratified the amendment to allow it to move forward.I’ve now been a professional economist for almost five decades, including over four decades teach-ing at NC State. I can’t count the number of times I’ve said the na-tional debt is the “big issue of our generation.” Yet since I keep add-ing new generations to my procla-mation, I wonder if I will ever see a day when I can say, “the debt was the big issue of past generations?” You decide.Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus at N.C. State University. National debt ‘the big issue of our generation’ Rainbow FallsBy Julie Terry CartnerOn a mountain adventure, I de-bated whether or not I could handle the challenging Rainbow Falls hike considering the reviews I’d read. A “moderate” difficulty level is what most sites said, but the one that kept running through my head rated the hike as a 15 on a scale of 1-10. It wasn’t that long of a hike, but the mile and a half trail is strenuous, es-pecially on a hot day. Finally, with the attitude of ... I can always stop and turn back ... I loaded up and headed towards Gorges State Park, knowing full well if I started the hike, I would fin-ish it. The trail to the falls is a nice one though it gets a bit slippery near the end, but despite that, when I ar-rived, I was soaked with sweat, and I just might have been breathing a bit hard. One look at the falls, however, and it didn’t matter.Rainbow Falls, named for the rainbow that arcs across it in the mornings, is spectacular. I’m sure that’s gorgeous, and I’m already making mental plans to return. But, even without the rainbow, and despite the people milling about, there’s a sanctity to these falls. Sur-rounded by dense, dark forest, the falls plummet 150 feet over dark and light striped granite cliffs. The con-trast of the dark woods and striped stone with the sun striking the cas-cading, foaming falls is breathtak-ing.Upon descending the final path, I sat on a sun warmed rock and ate my picnic, my bare feet dangling in the cool clear water, and allowed the peace to embrace me. Though there were many people at the falls, the roar of the water blotted out their voices, and many, like me, were just quietly taking in this marvel of nature. As my body cooled, and my lunch completed, I began look-ing for the safest path to get in, and out, of the water. After packing my trash into my bag, I stepped towards the most logical path, but when I got closer, I realized the flat rock I had chosen was covered in slippery algae. Hesitating, I looked for saf-er access, and then my day turned from wonder over the beauty to heartwarming, as again, I met a new friend. A young man, probably in his early 30s, walked over, held out his hand, and asked, “May I help you?” Fresh from a swim, he was sitting beside his wife enjoying the sun when he saw my dilemma. Now pride told me that I could figure it out myself, but his genuine compas-sion and kindness gave me pause. Taking his hand as I thanked him, I jumped across the slippery rock and landed on the dry side. I then asked him, since it was clear he’d been swimming, the safest pathway to get in and out. “I’ll show you,” he of-fered, then led me across the maze of rocks to relatively easy access. At this point, he could have re-joined his wife, but instead, he asked, “May I swim with you?” As soon as he realized I was a strong swimmer, he suggested we try to swim to the edge of the falls. The force of the water crashing down the rocks is so strong that it forces swimmers back, so swimming to the base of the falls is challenging. After we reached the edge, we allowed the water to push us back, and, laughing, did it again several times. And thusly, Chris and I spent the next hour swimming and visiting in one of Western North Carolina’s many gems.The falls are gorgeous, the swim-ming was sublime, and the scenery divine. But, later, as I reluctantly left to follow the much more difficult hike back to the car, my smile was broader, my heart was happier. You just never know when you’re going to meet a new friend, a kindred spir-it, a kind person who is not just will-ing, but actually happy to spend an hour with a perfect stranger, ready to help if needed, but if not, ready to share a love of Nature’s beauty.Thank you Chris, from Savan-nah, Georgia, for making a fantastic day even better. Eighty YearsBy Gaye HootsBill Junker recently celebrated his 80th birthday with entertainment by the Tams. Many of those helping celebrate were 80 or older and still able to enjoy life. Bill and Kathy op-erate one of the few remaining fami-ly businesses. Bill’s grandfather and father operated businesses, teaching Bill the importance of honoring all obligations and meeting and be-friending those from all walks of life. This has served him well, and his lists of customers include celeb-rities and those who are much less fortunate.The man who did my yardwork had a broken piece of equipment, and he said that because of his over-alls and a down-on-his-luck appear-ance, he found it hard to get people to do business with him. I directed him to Junkers, where he received excellent service.Bill was lucky to have been raised by loving parents and to have married young and well. A life part-ner is one of the most important choices you can make, and Kathy was an excellent choice. The chil-dren were raised in their business. This was a tradition followed by European families and passed on to Americans. I come from a farming background, and the family farm was passed down from generation to generation. However, much of this changed in my lifetime, as children chose other professions and most family farms were sold to housing developments.My generation was a lucky one; most homes were two-parent homes, and social activities centered around the church in our youth. We had good schools with local teachers who knew us and our families, and there was job availability locally. Most of us have had careers that benefited us, our children, and our communities. We have maintained friendships from our youth and broadened our circle of friends to a much more diverse group than our parents did. One of our classmates who left a legacy was Grimes Park-er, and Charles Crenshaw was re-cently honored for his contributions. We have a long list of those who shaped the lives of children who are now adults and are making their contributions. We recently lost two more class members, Vivian Allen Kinter and Ikey James and each loss makes us more appreciative of the ones we still have.I saw many of my friends while in Advance, and we are all involved in striving to help our children and grandchildren, and for many of us, our great-grandchildren live a good life. I recently met with cousins whom I rarely get to see, and our main topic of conversation was our families. For over twenty years, we spent holidays at our grandparents with all the cousins, a tradition that lasted for those nearby.Two of the friends I spent time with this week were friends from first grade. Our graduation class has been fortunate to have Bill and Kathy host our class reunions for more years than I can remember. This has helped us maintain friend-ships and a support system. We share both our joys and our hardships.Now that I no longer live in Ad-vance, I keep up with the events in my friends’ lives through Facebook, and their posts about their children, grandchildren, pets, special occa-sions, and positive posts. They aren’t the negative or hateful posts others mention. They make me proud.One of the topics of conversa-tion with friends includes those we have lost, those who are struggling, and our vulnerability. We take bet-ter care of ourselves and take fewer risks. A young waiter asked us if we celebrated the Fourth. I responded that, as I aged, I preferred to avoid large crowds since they could lead to problems. He replied that he went to see the fireworks display in Winston and that there was a shooting. I saw later that a teenage boy had been ar-rested for the shooting. In Oriental, the fireworks are from the bridge in front of my condo, and I have a great view from my front yard. We fought for our freedom and continued to fight to maintain it. We build strong families, churches, and communities with one child at a time. Thank you for all your con-tributions and keep celebrating our blessings. The Broken PlateBy Marie CraigWhen I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents and I traveled by train from our home in Black Moun-tain to my father’s parents’ home in Statesville. My dad’s two broth-ers and their families also lived in Statesville. All 14 of us gathered for a meal at the grandparents’ home. There was not one table big enough to seat all of us, but they had two medium-size tables which were put together and covered with one big tablecloth. One of the tables had a design feature of a few inches of the four corners being cut off, making an irregular octagon. The other table had square corners.For some reason, they had me eat at the junction of the two tables, and when I set my filled plate down, it went through the hidden gap, hit the floor, and broke. My mother fussed at me for being careless. I ran to the kitchen crying. My sweet grandfa-ther came in there and whispered to me, “I never liked that old plate, anyway.”I was fine then. I have remem-bered his kindness to me all my life. This was the beginning basis for my strong belief - people are more im-portant than things.He died in 1968, a long time ago. How could I honor him? I want him to always be my grandfather. I feel this way about all my family and want my descendants to know the special stories and personalities of our relatives. As I’ve visited with my family, I have shared stories of my ancestors. I wrote a book con-taining stories and photographs of the different families. The way for this information to continue is to upload pictures and narratives to the internet programs, especially Fam-ilySearch. I’d like to think that my descendants will be excited to learn more about them and treasure these glimpses into the past. Even if your life experiences aren’t all rosy, it’s still important to document your family. Future peo-ple will appreciate learning about them and become stronger, more appreciative persons. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 3 HAPPY W E D D I N G ANNIVE R S A RYJames & Jonell 2007 2025 FLOATING NO GIFTS CLARKSBURY METHODIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL 905 EAST MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, HARMONY, NORTH CAROLINA, 28634 Lewis 2-5 PM JULY 2 , 1955 - JULY 2 , 2025NDND HA P P Y 90TH BI R T H D A Y JAMESJULY 20 , 1935 - JULY 20 , 2025THTH JOIN US TO CELEBRATE! 70th 90th Wedding anniversary birthday Establishment Location Score Tanglewood Pizza Bermuda Run 97.5 Tokyo Express Mocksville 95.5 Wendys Advance 97.5 Southern Spice Cuisine Advance 98 Camp Manna Mocksville 100 Wendys Mocksville 99.5 Hardees Mocksville 96 Food Lion 932 Meat Market Mocksville 100 D&D Express 64 LLC Mocksville 95 Davie County Senior Center Mocksville 100 La Carretta Mocksville 97 Mi Casa Mocksville 99.5 Los Toritos Advance 95.5 El Taco Shop Mocksville 98 Monte Del Ray Mocksville 96 Ray Ray's Chicken Shack Mocksville 97.5 The Olive Tree Diner Mocksville 96 Bermuda Run CC East Bermuda Run 97 Coffeehouse 923 Mocksville 99.5 601 Burgers and Brews Mocksville 87 Restaurant 101 Mocksville 98.5 Gunter's Family Kitchen Mocksville 96 O'Callahan's Mocksville 96.5 The Station Pizzeria and Taproom Mocksville 99.5 Venezia Advance 96.5 Davie Tavern Advance 97 Mawmaw's Kitchen Mocksville 99.5 New Jin Jin Buffet Mocksville 95.5 Marcos Mocksville 99.5 The Feedbag Mocksville 97 Food Lion #2677 MM Mocksville 99.5 Food Lion #2677 Deli Mocksville 99.5 Food Lion #2377 Produce Mocksville 99.5 Chick- Fil-A Bermuda Run 99 PS Senior Living Facility Mocksville 90.5 Mocksville Senior Food Service Mocksville 97.5 Mocksville Senior Facility Mocksville 94 Somerset Food Service Mocksville 97.5 Somerset Facility Mocksville 98 Ketchie Creek Mocksville 100 China Grill Mocksville 97.5 801 Southern Kitchen and Pancake Bermuda Run 90 Bistro Europa Mocksville 97.5 Pudding Ridge Food Service Mocksville 99.5 A Mocksville restau-rant received a “B” grade when inspectors from Davie Health & Human Services gave it an 87.601 Burgers & Brews on US 601 North was inspected on June 19. Among the find-ings:• a person in charge and a certified food protection manager must be present at all times;• a hand-washing sink was not operational (opera-tor chose to voluntarily close to make plumbing repairs);• observed sloppy joe with mold on top of food and out of sides of container; • observed container of raw hamburger over bologna in freezer;• observed dish machine with no sanitizer;• observed food storage unit at 72º, must be 41º or cooler;• out-of-date chili;• observed steel pol-ish stored with dishes and parchment paper;• repair or replace unit not holding foods at proper temperature, must have ther-mometer;• replace door closure on back door;• food must be at least six inches off floor, observed pickles sitting on floor, open cut lettuce on rack in cooler;• observed clean contain-ers air drying on floor;• ice machine needs cleaning, outside of contain-ers should be clean to sight and touch;• repair water heater leak, repair line at beer taps to en-sure it goes to proper drain;• better cleaning needed throughout, observed raw chicken under freezer.Check out the scores for any Davie restaurant by visiting the Davie Health & Human Services website, clicking on Environmental Health and then the sanita-tion scores. Mocksville restaurant scores 87 sanitation rating Community Covenant ChurCh 1446 Sheffield Rd.,Mocksville, NC 27028 Bible Wesleyan, Traditional Music Everyone is warmly welcomed. JESUS SAVES! Pastor Keith Ledford Sun. am 10:45 Sun. Pm 6:00 Wed. Pm 7:00 Find us on Facebook At Davidson-Davie Community College, we offer students of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge for the next step in life. Our personalized, ongoing support ensures a successful, real-world learning experience. Whether you're seeking a new career, a promotion, or transfer credits, we offer over 40 degree and certificate programs. With flexible day, evening, and online classes, we help you create a schedule that fits your goals. Let’s talk about the right direction for you. 4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 And his little brother, Connor, is following right along, winning awards and making a name for himself in the trap shooting com-munity. Even dad Shannon participates in some of the shoots. Every summer, mom Stephanie and sister Aubrey pack into an RV and head out to compete in a state tournament somewhere in the United States. They’ve been to more than 17 states so far. Usually, grandparents Baron and Leesa Church travel along in their own RV, and sometimes great-grand-mother Mona Potts goes along.Caleb, an engineering student at UNC Charlotte, remembers his first trap shoots through Davie 4-H and the school system.“I had done a little shoot-ing, maybe at some cans in the backyard,” he said.Not only was he good at shooting, he enjoyed it.“I’m just a really com-petitive person ... and the camaraderie is special. Even Caleb Mathis catches a shell after firing shot. Connor, Caleb and Shannon Mathis at a shoot; and Connor Mathis posing for a photo. Caleb takes aim. Connor displays some of his awards. Mathis ... Caleb with his first 25 hat. Caleb gets some advice from great-grandmother, Mona Potts. those shooting against you are pulling for you.”In addition to his ability, is known for catching the spent shells and putting them in his pocket, and for his cool demeanor, even if he misses a shot (a rare occurrence).“It’s such a mind game. The mechanics are pret-ty simple. If you get upset when you miss a target, you can’t be thinking about that the next time around,” Caleb said.The state championships are drawn-out affairs, with shooting starting mid-week and carrying on until Sun-day. The family, as do most others, camp on the sites. Ex-pansive, they use a golf cart to get around.And the tournaments go on despite the weather. The family has competed in driv-ing rain, extreme heat, and in cold winds. Always, they try to see some of the historic or fun sites near the places where they shoot, or going to and from a shoot.To say that good shoot- ing goes in the family is an understatement. Caleb has a trophy named after his broth-er, Connor. This trophy is al-ways named for the previous year’s winner, so next year, Connor could win a trophy named after Caleb.And young Aubrey is showing some interest. She’s in her own world at the week-long meets, greeting people and making friends with every dog in site. She already has a toy pink gun in her collection, and is ask-ing for a camo pink shotgun when she gets a bit older.Members of the Ameri-can Trap Association and the Blue Ridge Clays, Connor and Caleb realize they’re in a lifetime sport. People of all ages participate.Caleb doesn’t try to ex-plain his hobby to most classmates in college, many wouldn’t understand and some even have a hatred of guns. He had told one friend, and when that friend visit-ed the Mathis’ home for his first chicken stew, he was amazed at the awards Caleb had amassed. Trophies, $100 bills, mugs, chairs, hats, cut-ting boards ... the prizes vary and almost fill his bedroom.And no, Caleb doesn’t hunt. The Mathis brothers with a coach and mentor. The brothers show off some of their awards. Aubrey Mathis is just fine while her brothers compete. Caleb makes a target explode. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 5 Advance Masonic Lodge honored charter member James Lowe Ratledge on Monday, July 8 for his 70th year of being a Master Ma-son. Willaim Fulbright (left) and Brad Wood (right) present James Ratledge a certifi- cate for his years as a Master Mason. Ratledge honored for Masonic service Prior to the meeting, members of Advance, Farm-ington and Mocksville lodg-es enjoyed a meal prepared by Romie Barnie. William Fulbright, Dis- trict Grand Master, gave a timeline presentation of Mr. Ratledge’s long tenure with Davie’s Masons along with a framed certificate from Ra-leigh’s Grand Lodge. By Bridgette DillardDavie Community Foundation When Jaretzy Hernandez walked across the stage at Davie County Early College High School in 2019, she carried not only a diploma but a determination to break new ground as a first-genera-tion college student, a future healthcare professional, and a proud representative of her community.Now a graduate of the University of North Caroli-na at Chapel Hill with a de-gree in biology and minors in neuroscience and health & society, she reflects on her path with deep gratitude. “College was a big adjust-ment for me - academically, financially, and personally,” she said. “As a first-genera-tion student, I had to figure out a lot on my own.”That journey was eased, in part, by an award from the Dorothy Rucker Graham Scholarship through the Da-vie Community Foundation. “It helped cover basic ex-penses like books and living costs” she said. “It may seem small, but it made a real dif-ference when I was settling in. More than anything, it reminded me that my home-town was rooting for me.”After graduation, she be-gan working as a certified nursing assistant at Arium Health Wake Forest Baptist, gaining hands-on patient care experience in preparation for physician assistant school. Recently, she accepted a po-sition as a clinical research technician in pediatrics, where she will contribute to a project addressing food in-security in children.Jaretzy continues to give back to the community. She volunteers at The Shalom Project and the Community Care Center in Winston-Sa-lem, which serve many Da-vie residents. “One of the most import-ant lessons I’ve learned is that asking for help doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means you’re human. Being vulner-able enough to ask for help has opened so many doors for me.”As she prepares to start PA school in January, she offers advice to students following in her footsteps. “Don’t compare yourself to others. Everyone’s path is different, and that’s okay. It’s The Davie County Exten-sion and Community Associ-ation (ECA) 2025 scholarship winners are Zachary Hill and Zoe Steele.The scholarships go to Davie Schools graduates who plan to further their ed-ucation, whether through a technical school, college or university.The scholarship is funded by the ECA’s annu-al soup fundraiser held each February. Zachary is the son of Thurston Hill and Elizabeth Hill. He will be attending N.C. State University, where he plans to study biomedi-cal engineering. He hopes to work in ethics within bio-medical engineering. “I want to grow row crops using sustainable agricultural methods and possibly have many blueberry bushes,” Zachary said. A few exam-ples of his leadership include being a tennis team cap-tain, manager of a blueberry farm and being a part of the Christian Education Council. “Whatever I do in the future, I want to lead people in the right direction, no matter our circumstances.”Zoe is the daughter of Ab-ner Steele and Sonya Hauser Steele. Zoe will be attending the University of North Car-olina at Greensboro, where she will major in social work. She has a passion for helping others and is planning for a career as a social worker. Zoe has been a teacher’s assistant at Central Davie Academy for a child devel- opment class. She also assists with young athletes at her cheer gym practicing their tumbling and cheering skills. “Helping people, especial-ly children, is important to me,” Zoe said.The Extension and Com-munity Association is volun-teer based organization work-ing with N.C. Cooperative Extension. Volunteers sup- Davie ECA Scholarship Committee members Linda Dean, Doris Williams and LaTeah Dunn with scholar- ship recipient Zachary Hill. ECA awards 2 scholarships port their local communities by providing service, attend-ing workshops and leadership development programs, and networking. Volunteers help with youth classes, communi-ty outreach and heritage skills workshops. Interested? Contact Col-leen Church, Davie Exten-sion director, 336.753.6100, colleen_church@ncsu.edu. A “saturation patrol” on July 3 resulted in the arrest of a Salisbury man on multiple charges relating to the distri-bution of illegal substances.Sheriff J.D. Hartman said that on July 3, deputies were saturating the US 601 North Mocksville man when they came in contact with the sus-pect - .Justin Eugene Bell - 34, at Union Chapel Church. The suspect was acting suspi-cially, the sheriff said.“Probable cause was developed to search Bell’s vehicle, uncovering approx-imately 14 grams of meth-amphetamine, three grams ‘Saturation patrol’ results in arrest for multiple drugs of fentanyl, 27 sublingual suboxone strips. and approx-imately 12 grams of marijua-na.”Bell was taken into cus-tody in lieu of a $25, 000 bond, charged with intent to sell Schedule II controlled substance, two counts of fel-ony possession of Schedule II controlled substance, posses-sion with intent to sell Sched-ule IV controlled substance, possession with intent to sell Schedule VI controlled sub-stance, possession of mari-juana paraphernalia, and pos-session of drug paraphernalia.Justin Bell BERMUDA RUN - The town has a new website.Visit www.townofbr.com. “The new website is now live andcserves as a modern, user-friendly platform de-signed to enhance communi-cation andcaccessibility for residents, businesses, and visitors,” said Mayor Mike Brannon.The redesigned website offers:• a cleaner layout and reor-ganized menu system make it easier to find information on Bermuda Run launches new website town services, departments, and upcoming events;.• the site is fully respon-sive, providing a seamless ex-perience across smartphones, tablets, and desktop comput-ers;• real-time updates on town meetings, road closures, projects, and community ini-tiatives;• view and participate in town meetings, events, and public hearings;• meeting minutes, bud-gets, and public documents are easier to locate and down-load."Our new website reflects our ongoing commitment to transparenry, accessibility, and resident engagement,” Brannon said. “I’ve encour-age everyone to e:xplore the new features and stqy con-nected with what's happening in Bermuda Run.“We welcome your feed-back as we continue to im-prove the online experience. Visit and let us know what you think.” Jaretzy Hernandez enjoys time with her sister; and celebrates graduation with her mother. okay to change directions or start over. Give yourself grace.”Jaretzy hopes to gradu-ate from PA school and find a position in Davie County working in women’s health. “My goal has always been to come back and serve in this area,” she said. “Com-munities like ours, especially those with limited diversity, need healthcare providers who reflect the people they serve. I want to be a familiar, trusted face in my communi-ty.” She credits much of her success to her mother, the faculty at Davie County Early College High School, UNC-Chapel Hill, the Davie Community Foundation, and the mentors who guided her. “I’m so grateful. My journey wouldn’t have been possible without them.”To learn more about the foundation, contact Wesley Sharpe at (336) 753-6903 or wsharpe@daviefoundation.org or visit the foundation website at www.daviefoun-dation.org. 1st-generation college student benefits from local scholarship A registered sex offender was arrested last week out-side a Mocksville preschool program, asking staff for money and food.At 8 a.m. on July 8, work-ers at the program at First Methodist Church, 305 N. Main St., called the sheriff’s office to report the suspi-cious man, said Sheriff J.D. Hartman.They found Robert Wil-liam Martin Jr., 60, sitting on a bench.“The suspect had been asking for money and food from the staff that were su-pervising children on the playground,” Hartman said.Martin had no known address at the time, but his name came back from the National Crime Information Convicted sex offender arrested outside Mocksville preschool Center saying that he was a registered sex offender from Randolph County. Mar-tin had been charged with first-degree rape in Randolph County in 1994, and in 1996 pled guilty to second degree rape, when he was placed on the sex offender registry.Davie deputies charged Martin with being a sex of-fender on child premises, and he was taken into cus-tody in lieu of a $10,000 bond, pending a July 24 first appearance hearing in Davie District Court.The Randolph Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office charged Martin with failure to report his new address as a sex of-fender, and an additional $25,000 bond was added. WE BUY GOLD! 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Kinderton Way, Bermuda Run; suspicious ac-tivity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, US 64 E., Advance; suspicious activity, US 158, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Junction Road, Mocksville.July 10: larceny, Calvin Lane, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, NC 801 S., Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, US 601 S., Mocks-ville; harassment, Midway Drive, Statesville; fraudk, NC 801 S., Advance; suspi-cious activity, Cana Road, Mocksville; fraud, Gov-ernment Center Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Pudding Ridge Road, Mocksville; domestic distur-bance, Marginal St., Coolee-mee; harassment, Raymond St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, W. Kinderton Way, Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, I-40WB exit ramp, Bermuda Run.July 9: domestic dis-turbance, Country Lane, Mocksville; damage to prop-erty, Potts Road, Advance; disturbance, Pointe House Lane, Mocksville; miss-ing person, Milling Road, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Livengood Road, Ad-vance; harassment, Speer Road, Mocksville; harass-ment, US 64 W., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Sparks Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Lambert Drive, Advance; larceny, Se-renity Hills Trail, Advance; suspicious activity, Winding Creek Road, Mocksville.July 8: disturbance, Will Boone Road, Mocksville; fraud, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; fraud, Govern-ment Center Drive, Mocks-ville; disturbance, Madison Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Howardtown Road, Mocksville; larceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocks-ville; larceny, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; harassment, Avon St., Mocksville; fraud, Willow-brook Place, Bermuda Run; disturbance, Lynnlee Lane, Mocksville; larceny, N. Main St., Mocksville; fraud, Bonkin Lake Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, N. Main St., Mocksville; sus-picious activity, NC 801 S., Mocksville; damage to prop-erty, Valley Road, Mocks-ville.July 7: custody issue, Midway Drive, Statesville; larceny, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; sexual assault, US 601 N., Mocksville; do-mestic disturbance, Hobson Drive, Mocksville; dam-age to property, US 601 S., Mocksville; larceny, Watt St., Cooleemee; disturbance, Milling Road, Mocksville; harassment, Marconi St., Mocksville; larceny, Blaise Church Road, Mocksville; larceny, Carter Lane, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, E. Depot St., Mocksville; assault, US 601 S., Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Milling Road, Mocksville; missing person, Avon St., Mocksville.July 6: larceny, US 601 S., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; disturbance, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; larceny, Guine-vere Lane, Mocksville; tres-passing, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Link Road, Mocksville; do-mestic assist, Orchard St., Mocksville; disturbance, Mr. Henry Road, Mocksville; ha-rassment, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; trespassing, Sanford Ave., Mocksville; damage to property, Joyner St., Cooleemee; missing person, Southwood Drive, Mocksville; harassment, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run. Land TransfersThe following land trans-fers were filed with the Da-vie Register of Deeds, listed by parties involved, acreage, location and deed stamps purchased, with $2 repre-senting $1,000.- Anthony S. Read and Glenda C. Read to Harrison Taylor Briggs and Tanner Nicole Briggs, 1 lot, Oak Valley, Advance, $1,116.- J. Reader Construction to Aaron Heath Belcher and Joanna Marie Belcher, 1 lot, McAllister Park, Mocksville, $1,080.- Mark S. Moore and Pen-ny Moore to Natalie Moore, 1 lot, Clarksville Township.- Perrie A. Milam to Andrew Blake Johnson, 15 acres, Calahaln Township.- Baltimore RE to East-wood Construction Part-ners, 20 lots, Fiddlers Ridge, Gun Club Road, Advance, $4,800.- Baltimore RE to Fid-dlers Ridge Homeowners’ Assoc., 5,514 square feet of commong area, Fiddlers Ridge, Gun Club Road, Ad-vance.- Carolyn Haggerty to Robert Lloyd Eller III and Lizabeth Knox Eller, trust-ees, 1 lot, Covington Creek, Shady Grove Township, $1,030.- Alexander Cameron Mazanti and Danielle Eliz-abeth Masanti to Hendrix Commercial and Industrial Enterprises, 1 lot, Baltimore Heights, $830.- Oscar A. Smith Jr. to NC Dept. of Transportation, right of ways, Farmington Township, $680.- The estate of Brandon Kyle Tyndell by executrix, BrookeTyndell Ahrens, Brooke Tyndell Ahrens and Judy Baucom Tyndell, co-trustees, Judy Baucom Tyndell, and Brooke Tuyn-dell Ahrens and Jeffrey Ahrens to Timothy Wayne Burge and Ginger Boden-heimer, 1 lot, Bermuda Run, $1,422.- Celia C. Powers and David L. Powers to Haley H. Williard and Brady R. Williard, tract, Clarksville Township, $864. - Peggy Keaton Hendrix to Susan Hendrix Nifong, tracts, Shady Grove Town-ship.- Colin Creek Golf Club to MEK Marketing, 5.07 acres, $200.- MEK Marketing to Colin Creek Golf Club, 2.05 acres, $200.- Terry D. Davis and Debra Davis, and Daniel E. Davis to Katie Danielle Hag-er and Austin Scott Friedt, 2 lots, Jerusalem Township, $300.- The P&G Group to Nancy Vaden Simmons, 1 lot, Mocksville Township, $268.- Robbie Lewis Hartman and Tanya Hartman to Piotr Kazimierz Truszkowski and Owona Truszkowska, 33,757 square feet, Vogler Road, Advance, $215.- April Agostinello to NC Dept. of Transportation, highway right of way, Farm-ington Township, $160.- Eastwood Construction Partners to Darian Phil Cor-rell and Laura Flynn Dun-away, 1 lot, Redland Road, Advance, $1,076.- HNKL Investments to Christopher G. Lyons, 1 lot, Hawks Nest, $580.- Nicholas George Achor and Amanda Joy Achor to Robert J. Berongi Jr. and Linda L. Berongi, 1 lot, Wel-lington Subdivision, $1,250.- Alred Ray Patton Rent-als to John Michael Sterchi and Shelby Renee Sterchi, 1 lot, Green Briar Subdivision, Advance, $130.- Linda Allen Herion to HNKL Investments, tracts, $278.- Arena Builders Asso-ciates to Nicholas Achor and Amanda Achor, 1 lot, Heidelberg Subdivison, Ad-vance, $1,320.- Tommy Earl Cook Jr. and Tracie Spencer Took to Marc Anthony Jones and Tif-fany Short Jones, tract, Jeru-salem Township, $1,100.- Potts Real Estate to Blake L. Stovall, 1 lot, LaQuinta, Advance, $42.- Jaylen James and Han-nah James to ARMM Asset Co. 2, 1 lot, North Ridge, Mocksville, $458.- Kimberly Loft Batting-er, trustee to Mark T. Camp-bell and Elizabeth K. Camp-bell, 2 acres, Farmington Township, $1,260.- Douglas K. Yelick and Mary C. Yelick to Kimberly Loft Baitinger, trustee, 15.92 acres, $1,480.- Jason Patrick Lail to Galen Lail, 1 lot, Camden Yards, $260.- Tim Paul McCulloh and Patricia McCulloh, Jerry Doyle McCulloh to NC Dept. of Transportation, highway right of ways, Farmington Township, $295.- Tim Paul McCulloh and Patricia McCulloh, Jerry Doyle McCulloh to NC Dept. of Transportation, highway right of ways, Farmington Township, $16.- Tim Paul McCulloh and Patricia McCulloh, Jerry Doyle McCulloh to NC Dept. of Transportation, highway right of ways, Farmington Township, $366.- Tim Paul McCulloh and Patricia McCulloh, Jerry Doyle McCulloh to NC Dept. of Transportation, highway right of ways, Farmington Township, $200.- David J. Ferraro Jr. and Maria J. Ferraro to Tiffany B. Jones and Jason D. Jones, 1 lot, Rabbit Farm Meadow, Advance, $2,950.- Dwight A. Scott and Pura Yesenia Scott to Brett Bolch and Jordan Bolch, 5 acres, Mocksville Township, $18.- Meritage Homes of the Carolinas to Mateusz Lip-nicki, 1 lot, Nelson’s Creek, Mocksville, $474.- Randy Wayne Boyer and Janice Douthit Boyer to Angela Boyer Marshall, tracts.- Paula Softye to WS Brothers Construction, 1 lot, Marbrook, Mocksville, $84.- Deborah Cummings Greemann to Erin Nicole Bray, Ryan Hall Greeman, and Adam Weston Gree-mann, tract.- Stephany Neel to John Christopher Tools and Tatya-na Tools, 1 golfdominium, Bermuda Run, $750.- Barry Rentz to Lindsay N. Lewis, 1 acre, Farmington Township, $210.- Sarah R. Helderman to Felicity Machaela Camri Say and Lucas D. Thomas, tracts, Hickory Hill, $780.- Gary D. Boggs and Sue M. Boggs, co-trustees to Tra-cy Dawn Seats, 6.27 acres, Dulin Road, Mocksville.- Joseph A. Long to Da-vie County, 4,134 square feet, Jerusalem Township, $2.- Bradford Mark Corriher to Bradford M. Corriher and Lauren Corriher, 5 lots, Jeru-salem Township.- Neal S. Gordon Jr. to NC Dept. of Transporta-tion, highway right of ways, Farmington Township, $884.- Michael Anthony Mill-er and Nancy Sparks Miller to KMB Farm Trust, tracts, Farmington Township.- Gary D. Church and Danny K. Church, co-trust-ees of Elizabeth W. Hen-dricks Trust, Gary D. Church and Lisa Marie Church, and Danny K. Churh and Barba-ra Lynne Church to Vickie Harper, 1 lot, Fox Meadow, Farmington Township, $400.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Thomas Michael Gravovich and Patricia Ann Concannon, 1 lot, Hudson Glen, $630.- Timothy B. King and Wendy H. King to Clinton Norriss and April Norriss, tract, Mocksville Township, $620.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Kathryn Joy Fuller and Ma-rio Nestor Castellanos, 1 lot, Hudson Glen, $598.- Crista Lee Starkey to Alexandru Paul Popa and Carlie Hanna Popa, tract, Mocksville Township, $490.- Joseph Anthony Mando and Evelyn W. Mando to Ev-elyn W. 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Snack Size BagsTraditional FlavorChex Mix49¢ea. Limit 4 Obituaries DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 7 Vivian Lee Allen KinterVivian Lee Allen Kinter, 79, of Salisbury, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Novant Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury surrounded by her family.She was born Sept. 8, 1945 in Davie County to the late Rober Allen and Estelle Boger Allen. She was a shipping and receiving clerk for W.A. Brown & Sons. In her spare time, she en-joyed going to car shows and rid-ing the motorcycle with her hus-band. She loved to do yardwork, especially pulling weeds.In addition to her parents, Viv-ian was preceded in death by her brother, Keith Allen.Vivian is survived by: her husband, Richard "Rick" Kinter, whom she married Aug. 24, 1969; sister, Angeline Shore; brother, Gary Allen (Jean); 2 nieces, 2 grand-nieces; and a great-grand nephew.A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 19 at Carmel Baptist Church, 2100 Mooresville Rd. Salisbury, NC 28147, with Pastor Brian Smith officiating.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Novant Health Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House, 1229 Statesville Blvd. Salisbury, NC 28144.Carolina Cremation is assisting the Kinter family. Online condolences: www.carolinacremation.com. Lewis Richard WalkerLewis Richard Walker, 82, of Advance, NC, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on April 18,1943 in Davie County to Vir-ginia and Richard Walker. He married Ruby Mae Bowles on Nov. 9,1962, and together they built a life full of love, dedication and hard work. Lewis was a won-derful husband, father, grandfa-ther and great grandfather. He spent his life farming, beginning with tobacco and his family's dairy farm. He grew the dairy farm into what was at the time the largest in Davie County. The milk truck had to pick up milk twice daily. In 1968 he started a hog farm on Pudding Ridge Road that became Pudding Ridge Golf Course in 1992. He transitioned to beef cattle and growing corn, soybeans, hay, and even one year of sunflowers. As a lifelong farmer he was known in his community for his wealth of knowledge and ability to fix just about anything with only scraps of bailing twine and electric fence wire. In the spring and summer Lewis always had a big garden. He loved to share what he grew with all the neighbors and enjoyed delivering it personally. He made sure everyone knew his secrets to growing great vegetables. In the fall and winter Lewis enjoyed hunting and running his beagles. He is survived by: his loving wife of 62 years, Ruby Walker; 2 daughters, Kathy Lawson (Andy) and Beth Walker; grandchildren, Summer Hill (Trent), Sydney Jones (Ryan), Sydnye Lawson (Jonathan) and Asher Gray (Scott); a great-grandchild who he adored, Macie; a broth-er, Frank Walker (Margaret); and special nephews Gene and Steve Walker. He was preceded in death by: his parents, Virginia and Richard Walker; 2 brothers, Roy Lee and Gurney Walker; and a sister-in-law, Frances Walker. The family received friends and family at Hay-worth-Miller Kinderton Chapel on Saturday, July 12, from 3-5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trellis Supportive Care or donor's choice. Although his spirit has left us his legacy will live on in the many stories we all have to tell about him. Online condolences: www. hayworth-miller.com. Death NoticeGary James “Jim” Ivester, 82, of Mocksville, died Tues-day, July 8, 2025. Calling all nature lovers, gardeners, and citizen scien-tists: it’s time to make a dif-ference.The Davie County Ex-tension Master Gardener Volunteers invite residents to participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, a community science project that helps track pollinator ac-tivity across the region. The census takes place Aug. 22-23.“Pollinators like bees, butterflies, beetles, and other insects, play a crucial role in maintaining our ecosystem and ensuring food security; however, their populations are declining due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and envi-ronmental pathogens,” said Susan Hawkins, Davie Coop-erative Extension horticulture agen. “By joining the census, residents can help researchers gather valuable data to sup-port conservation efforts and protect these vital creatures.”How to Participate• On Aug. 22 or 23, choose a flowering plant in your yard, garden, or local park.• Observe the plant for 15 minutes, counting the num-ber of pollinators that visit. If you’re not sure how to identi-fy the insects, you can down-load the Insect Counting and Identification Guide at the link available through the QR Code here, or pick up a data sheet from the Davie Cooper-ative Extension Office.• Record findings using the official census data sheet. Data sheets can be download-ed at the link or from the Ex-tension office.• Submit data online to contribute to regional polli-nator research. The website for submission is printed on the data sheet. If you prefer, you can return your data sheet to the Davie Cooperative Ex-tension Office, and they will upload the data for you.Anyone can participate, and no prior experience is needed. “Whether you’re a sea-soned naturalist or simply curious about the buzzing visitors in your backyard, your observations will help scientists understand pollina-tor populations and their pref-erences,” Hawkins said.“Let’s come together to celebrate and protect our pollinators. Mark your cal-endars, grab a datasheet, and be part of this important ini-tiative. Every count matters.”For details, visit the offi-cial Great Southeast Pollina-tor Census website https://extensiongardener.ces.ncsu.edu/featured-programs-2/nc-great-se-pollinator-cen-sus (or scan the QR Code) or contact Hawkins at 336.753-6100 or smhawkin@ncsu.edu. You may pick up data sheet and the Insect Counting and Identification Guide from the Davie office at 642 Wil-kesboro St. in Mocksville. Participate in the pollinator census A honeybee collects nec- tar from a sunflower in the 2024 census. Below, details about how to par- ticipate can be found be scanning the QR code, or that information can be obtained at the local Ex- tension office. 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 Salem Methodist Church SUNDAY SERVICES:Morning Service 9:30-10:30 amAdult Bible Study 10:45 amYouth & Children Sunday School 10:45 am Pastor David Tifft (336) 940-7159david@lifeisinjesus.org “Standing firm in one Spirit, with one mind, working side by side for the Faith of The Gospel.” (Philippians 1:27) 169 Salem Church Rd., Mocksville, NC 27028 Gerry Graham WebbGerry Graham Webb, 79, of Salisbury, NC passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025 at his residence. Born Jan. 13, 1946 in Davie County, NC he was the son of the late Everette Graham Webb and Mildred Lorraine Lowder. Mr. Webb attended Davie County Schools. He served in the US Army from 1966-1968. He worked as a loom fixer in textiles retiring from Barrday Corpora-tion in Charlotte, NC. He grew up in Liberty United Methodist Church in Mocksville and was a member of Landmark Church in Salisbury where he served as a church deacon. Mr. Webb en-joyed woodworking, camping, playing golf, along with grilling and cooking. Along with his parents, Mr. Webb is preceded in death by his sisters, Barbara Stafford and Kathy Webb. Those left to cherish his memory are: his wife of 59 years, Brenda Plyler Webb; sister, Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Foster; twin brother, Jerry Everette “Doc” Webb; along with many nieces, nephews and extended family. Visitation will be Friday, July 18 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at Landmark Church. Funeral service will be at Landmark Church at 12 p.m. with Pastor Mike Robinson officiating. Burial with military rites will follow at Westlawn Ceme-tery, China Grove, NC. Memorials may be made to Landmark Church, 1910 Mooresville Rd., Salisbury, NC 28147; and Liberty UMC, 141 Liberty Circle, Mocksville, NC 27028.Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Webb family. Online condolences: www.summersettfuneralhome.com. ONLINE Auction! 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Salisbury St. and Six Building Lots on Council St.AuctionPros.Hibid.com Listed by: Jordan Cline • 336-909-1999 and Doris Short • 336-909-2094 TOTAL REAL ESTATE, LLC Farren Shoaf Auctioneer (NCAL#9719) 704-902-9640 NCAFL #10862 NCREL #C40011 Home needs a lot of work. No HVAC. Town of Mocksville said public water and sewer are available. Buyer to verify availability of all utilities. House and lots to be auctioned separately and then grouped to offer to highest bidder. All subject to reserves being met. AUCTION ENDS at 1:00 pm on JULY 22 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 Inbox News Sign up at www.ourdavie.com By Carrie MillerDavie Senior Services Davie County Senior Ser-vices enjoyed June.The fun kicked off with a day trip to Mount Airy to vis-it the Andy Griffith Museum, the Siamese Twin Museum, and downtown. More than 30 joined in the fun.On June 6, Senior Ser-vices held the annual Golden Anniversary Party for any-one to attend who has been married 50 years or more.Everyone shared how long they had been married and the tips and tricks of longevi-ty in marriage. County Com-missioner, Benita Finney, led the newlywed game where three couples competed. Joe and Judy Anderson came home with a flowers donated by Terri Maurer. June 10 brought anoth-er day trip to Hart Square Village in Vale, the nation’s largest log cabin museum. They were enjoyed more than 100 historic cabins built from 1760-1893, as well as more than 10,000 artifacts. Brandi Patti with Davie Center for Violence Preven-tion shared updates for Elder Abuse Month with the se-niors on June 10.To celebrate 400 yearly volunteers, Senior Services held the volunteer apprecia-tion event June 12 at lunch and dinner. Entertainment was provided by magician and comedian, Glen Yost. Catering was provided by Eric & K’s BBQ. Senior Ser- vices cannot appreciate their volunteers enough.On June 14, Senior Ser-vices took a team to the Piedmont Triad Elder Abuse Walk at Triad Park in Kern-ersville. The seniors were walked and saw vendor ta-bles to learn more about wl-der abuse and resources for seniors in North Carolina.The annual Juneteenth Celebration was June 19 in collaboration with the Davie Chapter of the NAACP. En-tertainment was the Queens and Kings of Salisbury and the Music Machine of Char-lotte.The event is on the Se-nior Services YouTube page.On June 23, Senior Ser-vices held the monthly What’s Cooking class where participants learned to make BLT Salsa. Bingo was June 26 spon-sored by Senior Services. Grandparents and Me met June 27 in partnership with Smart Start of Davie. The topic was construction. They read a story together, sang songs, colored pictures, enjoyed a snack, and even enjoy centers together. To close the month, the theatre club visited the Tan-ger Theatre in Greensboro for the show “Some Like It Hot.” To learn more about what’s happening at Senior Services, check out the Ju-ly-September newsletter. If you are interested in receiv-ing the newsletter via mail or signing up for an activity, call 336-753-6230. Davie Senior Services hosted a trip to Hart Square Village in June. Below, LaVonda Tullock and Penny Hege enjoy learning about the historic log cabin village. The Golden Anniversary party for couple married 50 years or longer included, from left: Ernest and Nellie Hargrove, Judy and Joe Anderson, and the couple married the longest, James and Jonell Lewis. The Davie group at the Elder Abuse Prevention Walk, including PK Cayer and Lanna Pace. The theatre group at Some Like It Hot at the Tanger Center. Sammie Clement enjoys the Siamese Twin Museum.Jimmy and Elaine Snow visit the Andy Griffith Museum. Friends enjoy the day trip to Mt. Airy. 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We honor our unforgotten heroes during this holiday and everyday thereafter. 635 Wilkesboro Street Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 751-1100 LambertFuneralHomeNC.com DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 - B1Sports By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The Whit Merrifield Major League Baseball story is remark-able in so many ways that we’ve lost count. The minor leagues were a grind on a hamster wheel, which is to say he spent many years going seem-ingly nowhere. His patience, his refuse-to-give-up spirit were truly inspiring. He felt sure he was going to get called up to the big leagues in 2014. Didn’t happen. He felt sure he was going to get called up in 2015. Didn’t happen. “Heartbreaking” wasn’t a big enough word. But the little engine that could from Davie County kept grinding. After spending six-plus years in the minors, he finally got the call on May 18, 2016. After playing 725 games in the minors, Merrifield was finally a Kansas City Royal. He got off to a roaring start, made By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Davie struck gold when it hired Lindsey Adams to resuscitate the girls basketball program in 2021. The climb from zero wins in 2019-20 to 20 wins in 2024-25 was a fantastic story. Adams resigned as coach in June, but it looks like Davie has struck gold again. Jeremy Autry did historic stuff at Westchester Country Day and East Forsyth, he’s got an infectious personality and he possesses the coaching DNA of his father Wayne Autry, who set records while coaching girls and boys at Avery County from 1971-94. “So I grew up always loving the game and wanting to coach,” Autry, 45, said two weeks ago when he became Davie’s new coach. “As a senior in high school, I actually coached fifth- and sixth-grade boys. Our games were on Saturday and it was a way to give back to the community.”Autry grew up in Newland, played varsity basketball for three years and graduated from Avery County in 1998. After graduating from the Uni-versity of North Carolina, he got a job as a financial advisor - he’s been at Edward Jones for 20-plus years - and a coaching job at South-west Guilford. He was the JV boys head coach and the varsity assistant. When Southwest’s head coach be-came an assistant principal at North-west Guilford, Autry followed along and connected with Darlene Joyner, who coached girls basketball/volley-ball at Northwest for 33 years. “(Joyner) asked me to help her one summer with some of her workouts,” he said. “At the end of that - she is pretty convincing - she convinced me to come and I assisted her for four or five years.”One year right after the school year started, Northwest’s JV boys By Brian PittsEnterprise Record A look back at Davie sports 40 years ago ... Ronald Foster blasted three home runs in one Davie baseball game. That’s not a misprint. The astound-ing feat has only been done three times in Davie’s 69-year history. Here’s the short list: Foster went deep three times against North Rowan in 1985. In February of 2007, Zach Howard hit three bombs at Rich Park in an 18-5 dismantling of Starmount. In April of 2011, Joe Watson cracked three dingers as the War Eagles buried West Iredell 12-1. “I remember it like it was yester- Dozens of girls at- tended the Davie Vol- leyball Camp last week, headed by Davie High Coach Amber Brandon. The girls learned vol- leyball basics, practiced together and learned from players on the Da- vie High team. Girls learn the basics of volleyball three All-Star teams, produced a nine-year MLB career and one day could end up in the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame. After playing for the Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves in his final year in 2024, Mer-rifield, 36, announced his retirement on June 24. “You all should know that I decided a while back to retire,” he wrote. “When it came down to it, it was an easy decision. Many factors played a role in my decision, but the main one was a 6-pound, 6-ounce gift from God my wife and I were blessed with in March of 2024. I was never talented enough to just show up and play. Baseball required my full focus and energy for me to compete at the level I wanted to, and I realized I could no longer give that effort. At this point in life, I’d much rather chase around a toddler than chase sliders. “Since I’ve now had some time away from the game, I’ve had a chance to reflect on my individual career for the first time in my life. I’m proud of myself. The toughness I developed and the things I was able to accomplish, nobody outside of my camp thought possible. “I spent a lot of energy proving people wrong, but my real joy came from proving my small circle of be-lievers right. It was a long journey and bumpy road filled with lessons, friendships and memories. I won’t miss playing, but I will dearly miss the time spent in the locker room, show flights, late nights in hotel rooms and (my favorite part) the constant back-and-forth banter. I’ll forget most of the hits, catches and steals, but the relationships and stories that were made throughout my career will stay with me forever.“I was so privileged and blessed to have played in the cities I played in. KC, you became a second home to my family and I. Nothing com-pares to a first love. Toronto, playing for an entire country was an honor I’ll never forget. Philly, I liked you way more than you liked me. Sorry I stunk for you. “And Atlanta, it was the joy of a lifetime to play and end my career for my childhood team. My only baseball regret was never being able to help bring a world championship to any one of the cities I played for.“I loved all the moments. All the highs and even all the lows. I’m grateful for the way this game molded me. I can’t wait to tell my story to my daughter one day. What a ride. Thanks for everything.”After graduating from Davie in 2007, Merrifield starred at South Carolina for three years and left Columbia, S.C., in storybook fash-ion, his walk-off hit giving the Gamecocks the 2010 national cham-pionship. He was selected in the ninth round of the 2010 MLB Draft. His journey to the major leagues was no red-carpet path. He hung in there un-til he made his MLB debut at age 27. With enormous heart and character and an off-the-charts baseball IQ, he was good enough to spend nine years in the majors. It was thrilling for Davie County fans to watch. Merrifield was a two-time All-Star for Kansas City (2019, 2021) and made it for the third time with Toronto in 2023. He played in ev-ery game from 2019-21. He earned MVP votes in 2018. Three times he led the American League in steals. Twice he led the American League in hits. One year he led the AL in doubles; another year he led the AL in triples. “I thought he was always one of the more, if not the most, un-der-appreciated players in baseball for a good stretch of years,” Kevin Kiermaier said in 2023 when the two were teammates in Toronto.“He finds little things within base-running and stealing,” Blue Merrifield reflects on years in Major Leagues Ron Whitlock scores on a wild pitch. Please See Whit - Page B4 Sports 40 years ago Foster hits three homers for War Eagles day,” Foster said. In a track meet in 1985, Robert Jones (long jump), Jeff Burchette (shot put) and Gary Greene (pole vault) were winners for the Davie boys. For the girls, Cindy Reavis captured the shot put and discus, while Nikki Zamori took the 1600 meters. Davie softball destroyed Ashe-boro in a doubleheader, winning 13-4 and 16-0. In game one, Dawn Dyson roped three hits and Michelle Shore two. In game two, coach Aileen Steelman got two hits from Carla Presnell, Regina Swicegood, Stephanie Miller, Dyson and Amy Keaton. Sophomore Kevin Baker fired a 79 to pace Davie in a golf match at Corbin Hills. Three War Eagles broke 80 at Lexington: Mike McGee 75, Shane Fleming 77, Keith Stiller 79. And the sophomore canned a hole in one on No. 4 at Twin Cedars as Baker used a 3-iron on the 216-yard hole. Stiller was Davie’s top player that day with a 77. Reavis (shot put, discus), Zamora (1600) and Sandy Stroud (800) were the Davie winners in a track meet. Robert Martin, Tony Tatum and Foster homered as Davie baseball clubbed Salisbury 13-2. Bob Rich-ardson, Foster and Charles Kurfees collected three hits each in the Please See 40 - Page B2 Autry a proven winner Please See Autry - Page B4 B2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 Continued From Page B1wipeout. Davie golf clinched run-ner-up in the NPC at Twin Cedars. The scorers were Fleming (83), Stiller (85), Austin McGuire (86) and Rodney Nail (87). Davie baseball flexed its muscles in a three-game week, launching nine homers in wins over Thomasville (6-4), North Rowan (11-0) and West Rowan (5-0). Jerry Riddle and Martin connected against Thomasville. Foster’s jaw-dropping, three-homer performance came in the 11-0 belting of North Row-an, the same day that Martin homered, Tim Bowles threw a three-hitter and Danny Mar-ion supplied three hits and four RBIs. Tatum, who tossed a four-hitter with nine strike-outs and also homered, and Martin (two homers) were the big reasons for the 5-0 win over West Rowan. Foster went 3 for 3 with a walk on his historic day at Rich Park. “I can’t remember if the walk was my second or third at-bat,” he said last week. “I know I did not have a chance to hit the fourth home run. I remember it well; I will never forget that. In my first at-bat, I remember the pitcher. We bat-tled and we battled, and I kept fouling them off. And finally, he just laid one down the middle. I hit it to right-center and it landed almost on the softball field. There was no mention from anybody saying I was the first one (to hit three HRs in a game).”Ron Whitlock supplied two hits and Bowles tossed a three-hitter as Davie closed a 10-10 season with a 2-1 win over Lexington. The R&J Sports men’s softball team kicked butt in a 41-team, Class C tournament in Charlotte, going 9-1 to grab first place. MVP honors went to left fielder Jeff Par-due. R&J’s top hitters were Bill Summers (.696), Pardue (.648), Dink Smith (.607), 2025 Mocksville Sr. Legion Record: 4-19, 2-10 Area III Division I AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SBPaul Bailey .000 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 4Mason Boger .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Brayden Carter .181 55 10 10 1 0 0 6 9 0Hunter Daywalt .363 33 6 12 2 0 2 11 7 0Tucker Hobbs .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jonus Johnson .238 42 7 10 2 0 0 9 6 0Joseph Johnson .360 50 13 18 5 0 0 13 7 0Reece Jones .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Connor Kennedy .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Gabe McMurray .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Manny Morales .218 55 4 12 1 0 0 11 10 0Nik Nelson .259 27 2 7 0 0 0 4 5 0Noah Owens .365 41 11 15 1 0 0 6 8 3Joshua Phelps .166 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Ryan Robinson .173 23 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 0Luis Sanchez .333 27 4 9 0 0 0 4 4 1Xander Shinsky .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0James Spencer .375 24 4 9 2 0 1 4 7 0David Thiel .396 53 7 21 4 0 0 8 8 1Jordan Turner .269 26 5 7 2 0 0 2 9 1Ryan Williams .275 29 6 8 0 0 0 6 6 0Charlie Young .000 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS .275 523 99 144 22 0 3 81 95 12 W‑L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SOMason Boger 0-0 10.50 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 4 2 2 0Nick Cannon 0-0 10.50 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 0Brayden Carter 0-1 12.60 7 0 0 0 0 8.1 12 15 15 15 12Parker Davis 1-0 2.42 2 2 0 0 0 8.2 6 5 3 7 11Hunter Daywalt 0-1 6.56 4 1 0 0 0 5.1 9 5 5 3 3Tucker Hobbs 1-5 8.18 7 5 0 0 0 19.2 30 30 23 11 12Jonus Johnson 0-0 7.00 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 1 1Reece Jones 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 .1 0 0 0 0 0Connor Kennedy 0-1 15.27 3 2 0 0 0 7.1 15 18 16 8 9Manny Morales 0-0 9.54 7 0 0 0 0 7.1 17 15 10 7 4Noah Owens 0-1 10.75 7 0 0 0 1 13.2 35 22 21 8 14Ryan Robinson 1-0 13.36 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 7 7 6 2Luis Sanchez 0-2 18.37 7 2 0 0 0 5.1 8 16 14 15 4Xander Shinsky 0-1 21.00 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 2James Spencer 1-5 9.80 8 6 0 0 0 20 37 47 28 19 23Charlie Young 0-2 7.21 10 3 0 0 0 21.1 29 31 22 28 10TOTALS 4-19 9.51 0 1 1 127.1 213 223 173 138 107 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The Mocksville Senior Legion baseball team put together an improbable rally in the seventh inning, only to leave Holt Moffitt Field with a close-but-no-cigar 6-5 loss on July 5 in game one of the best-of-three, first-round series against the Davidson County Hawgs. Post 174 was down 6-1 going into the top of the 7th. Six two-out hits and one error later, it was 6-5 with Man-ny Morales digging toward home. The right fielder made a spectacular throw to hand Mocksville a deflating defeat. “The right fielder through a perfect strike,” coach Mike Lovelace said. “I had already told Morales to get a huge lead. The guy just made a great play.”The Hawgs seized control when it scored four runs in the fourth. Mocksville starter Tucker Hobbs got a strikeout with the bases full to end the inning. Hobbs had to face a dy-namic offense after missing nine games. Despite seeing his first action in 25 days, the righthander was up to the task. Lovelace had no com-plaints with the one-inning relief work of Luis Sanchez and Morales, but Hobbs’ four-inning effort was under-mined by a wretched defen-sive showing. Only two of his 5 runs were earned as Mocks-ville committed 5 errors. “We let them off the hook,” Lovelace said. “Hobbs threw his butt off. We kicked two routine double plays. We dropped two fly balls. And we threw one over the fence out of play for a run. We were down 6-1, but it should have been 2-1. We could have end-ed up winning 5-2.“Hobbs gave me every-thing I wanted. Sanchez came in and did a good job. Then I went to Morales on the lefties, and he got them out.”Davidson starter Caleb Butcher cuffed Mocksville for six innings, but its coach made a change in the seventh and turned to Seth Yarbor-ough. Mocksville seemed done when Yarborough struck out the first two in the 7th. But Mocksville did not go out with a whimper; it went down throwing punches. San-chez kept his team alive by singling on a 3-2 pitch. Hunt-er Daywalt doubled down the left-field line. Jordan Turner doubled in the gap on a 1-2 offering. On a 1-2 pitch, James Spencer reached on an error. Morales put a 1-2 pitch in play and legged out an in-field hit that cut Mocksville’s deficit to 6-4. Then Joseph Johnson singled on an 0-2 pitch to load the bases. That’s when Lovelace summoned a pinch hitter, Nik Nelson, who fell behind 1-2 in the count. With Mocks-ville down to its last strike for the sixth time, Nelson became the seventh straight batter to reach base when he poked a hit over first. Spencer scored easily, but Morales was gunned down at the plate. Instead of a 6-6 game with Johnson representing the go-ahead run at second, it was a heartbreaker for the visitors. “They used their top two arms,” Lovelace said. “They were on skates and scared. I beat myself up all night. Jonus (Johnson) was on deck and I could have held (Morales). But with two outs - man, you are supposed to score. The guy had to make a good throw. I’m not going to sec-ond guess that. We fought, that’s all we can do. They are 21-4 and we went toe to toe with them. We were right where we wanted to be.”Turner (2 for 3, double, walk, steal) and Daywalt (2-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs) came up big as Mocksville matched Davidson in hits, 9-9. “Turner had two big hits and threw out three baserun-ners,” Lovelace said of the catcher. Noah Owens went 1 for 1 before leaving with an inju-ry. Lovelace’s third pitcher, Morales, only faced four batters in the sixth to keep the Hawgs at six runs. But Mocksville’s luck in one-run games has been brutal (1-5 in such games). Hawgs 18, Mocksville 6After the theatric rally fell short, Lovelace was con-cerned about his deflated boys. “You never know how the players are going to respond after a game like that,” he said. To put it generously, Mocksville did not respond well when it hosted the Hawgs in game two on July 6. Davidson scored two runs in the first, eight in the sec-ond, three in the third and five in the fourth as Mocksville’s season ended in miserable fashion. It was an all-too-familiar margin of defeat as Mocks-ville exited at 4-19. It was the 11th run-rule loss of the season. A Davidson batter hom-ered on the game’s fifth pitch, but Mocksville had a golden opportunity to change the 2-0 deficit in the bottom of the first. After the first two batters reached on an error and walked, Turner singled to right to load the bases. Alas, Mocksville came away empty-handed. Lovelace held Sanchez at third when Spen-cer flew out to center. When the center fielder squeezed Morales’ flyball, Sanchez tagged up. He was thrown out at home to keep it 2-0. The game went complete-ly sideways in the top of the Legion season ends on last-inning play at the plate second, when the Hawgs sent up 13 batters and scored eight on five hits, three walks, a hit batsman and an error. The mercy-rule game ended after five innings as Davidson (22-4) defeated Mocksville for the sixth time in as many tries in 2025. Jonus Johnson did his part, going 2 for 3. But Mocksville only managed 5 other hits, 1 each from Sanchez, Daywalt, Turner, Joshua Phelps and Brayden Carter. The Hawgs battered 6 pitchers for 16 hits, an attack that was aided by 9 walks. 40 ... Craig Seaford (.567) and Sam Maphis (.515). Team mem-bers included Billy Cornatzer, Greg Dunn, Russ Spry, Paul Ijames, Mark Marshall, Brent Burton, Ed Smith, Bart Reece and Bobby Smith. The Mocksville American Legion baseball team opened the season in a freefall (0-5), but it broke into the win column when Bowles fired a four-hitter and Foster banged a pair of hits to extend his hitting streak to six. Foster was just a hitting machine; a week or so later he blasted a grand slam in a 13-5 loss at Mooresville. Sam Beck’s North Davie baseball team had a banner year in 1985, going 13-1 to win the conference title. The ace pitcher was Wesley Mock (6-1, three saves). The mound rotation included Allan New-som (four wins) and Richard Bowles (three wins). The offensive stars were William Armsworthy (team-high .490 average), JC Hendrix (.479), Jeff Cornelison (.450), Jer-ry Prater (.409) and Benny Howard (.406). Hendrix and Howard did not strike out all season. Third baseman Tim King, shortstop Danny Shore and second baseman Craig Nestor turned 11 double plays. “Shore has to be one of the best I’ve ever coached,” Beck said. The Wildcat squad in-cluded Robbie Bostic, Bobby Staley, Freddie Fisher, Todd Kiger, Matt Mecham and Erik Blankenship. Mike Dinkins was the assistant coach. Making all-conference for Davie baseball were Riddle, Kurfees, Karl Naylor, Foster and Martin. The all-NPC players from Davie softball were Rhonda Smith, Dyson, Gina Hendrix, Michele Deal, Regina Swicegood, Michele Shore and Presnell. Scott Gantt was all-conference in tennis, while Fleming and Stiller made it in golf. Buddy Jenkins’ pitching for Mocksville Legion in a 12-0 blowout at Thomasville was something to behold: a three-hitter with 19 strike-outs. Richardson had three hits in a 10-inning loss to Statesville. Whitlock drove in Richardson in the ninth to tie the game. Mike Dickerson hurled a six-hitter and Mike Wyatt and Jenkins homered as Mocksville punished Kan-napolis 9-2. Charles Kurfees attempts to tag a runner out. Robert Martin, right, is congratulated after hitting a home run. SHOP LOCALSupport Davie businesses Scott Gantt DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 ‑ B3 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever. (Isaiah 32:17) ADVANCE FAMILY DENTAL DR. AMY LI & DR. 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TO ADVERTISE CALL: Davie 336-751-2120 Forsyth 336-766-4126 1380 Yadkinville Road • Mocksville, NC (Across from Lowes Home Improvement on Hwy. 601) Voted BEST CAR WAShFour Years in a Row! • Best Quality Soaps & Waxes • Best Vacuums in Town • Car Care Vending Research the Effects of Pollen on Your Car’s Paint. (336) 745-9054 Locally Owned by Lorin & Mary WoodOPEN 24/7 Autry ... Continued From Page B1Jays teammate Daulton Var-sho said. “He sees them and I’m like ‘how do you see that?’ But he does a really good job, and there’s a reason he’s been elite at it his whole career.”Merrifield led the majors in games played in 2019, 2020 and 2021; at-bats in 2019, 2020 and 2021; hits in 2018 and 2019; doubles in 2021; triples in 2019; stolen bases in 2017, 2018 and 2021; and sac flies in 2021. His ranks in Royals his-tory: seventh in steals (174), 11th in doubles (215), 14th in runs (503), 14th in hits (1,001), 17th in position play-er rWAR (16.8) and 19th in games played (863). Merrifield’s career line across 1,147 games: .280/.328/.413, 94 homers, 485 RBIs, 256 doubles, 29 triples, 1,249 hits, 218 steals. “I think he’s a great exam-ple of guys that persevere,” Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said. “He spent so many years in the minor leagues. There were oppor-tunities to bring him up that we felt like we had, you know, other guys that were more ready for the majors. “But once he got up here, he grabbed hold of that opportu-nity and he ran with it. Several All-Star Games, 200 hits in a season, the stolen bases, leading the league in stolen bases. It’s a great testament to how difficult this game can be, physically and mentally, and how you’ve got to grind things out. Whit’s a grinder. He’s a competitor, and he can look back and know that he got every ounce of his ability out of himself and had a nice career.”“He was an exceptional base stealer with a gift for a guy that wasn’t the fastest guy in the field,” Royals manag-er Matt Quatraro said. “He had great instincts. He was a second baseman by trade, but when he would play the outfield he always seemed to be in the right spot, and he would always put together a quality at-bat against you.” Whit ... Continued From Page B1coach left. Autry moved over and filled the void. “Lee Reavis asked me: ‘I know you have coached both (girls and boys). Would you be willing to help out our (boys) program?’” he said. “Coach Joyner was not real happy, but she agreed. We started out 6-4 and we did not lose after that. We killed everybody. I had a lot of talent there.” Autry is a music lover, and he got out of coaching and joined a band. “I pursued music for a number of years,” he said. “Unfortunately, my dad got cancer and I quit doing music and got back to coaching.”Wayne Autry, who died at age 77 in December of 2020, created a legacy that will last forever in Avery County. Between girls and boys bas-ketball, he guided the Vikings to 350-plus wins in 20 years, averaging more than 17 victo-ries a season. His girls ripped off 69 straight conference wins. He was named coach of the year 10 times. He retired in 1994 as Avery’s winningest coach in girls and boys. “We’re not in the same stratosphere,” Jeremy said. “He was not just my dad, he was my inspiration. He was phenomenal. Hopefully, I can make him proud.”Jeremy landed at West-chester when he got back into coaching. He was an assistant and the Wildcats were stuck on a hamster wheel. “They had not been accustomed to being competitive,” he said. “In women’s basketball, they had dropped the program.”Autry took over as the Wildcats’ head coach in 2020. After taking lumps in 2020-21, they were better in 2021-22, going 8-12. The fact that they went 38-129 from 2008-09 through 2019-20 made the 2021-22 season exhilarating. “I was blessed we had phenomenal kids, and they were multi-sport athletes. We won the most games they had won in 18 years (2021-22 and 2022-23). The conference was tough, but we finished ranked in the top 16 in the state. The next year we won a playoff game. It was suc-cessful and we were on a great trajectory. We had returning players. I loved the school.”After leading the Wildcats for three years, Autry was named the girls coach at East Forsyth. East went 14-10 in 2022-23, but Autry inherited a massive loss of talent. “When I got hired, there were only six players left in the entire program between varsity and JV,” he said. “One of the things they wanted from me the first year was to make sure we were able to have a JV program, and to build up morale.” Autry coaxed 23 players into the East program in 2023-24 and scratched out six victories. “I had some talent, but it was teaching everybody to play together and get every-body on the same page,” he said. “The first year, we were competitive, but we didn’t finish the way I would have wanted. But we were getting better and putting things in place to be good down the road. One thing that bene-fited us is we were able to get a couple of multi-sport athletes, and we were able to get some kids who had thought about not playing basketball, and we were able to convince them. People look at records, but I was pleased with what we did for the program and what those kids accomplished.”Autry’s second year saw monumental improvement. East went 19-6, representing the second-most wins over the past 20 years. “As a whole, I was pleased,” he said. “There were a couple games I felt we were not as focused as we should have been. You focus on the losses, and there were a couple that we let get away. But I am very pleased with what the kids accomplished.”East and Davie collided three times in 2024-25. Af- ter digging a 12-1 hole in Kernersville, the War Eagles stormed back to win 52-46. East got revenge in Mocks-ville, 35-33, but the pain of that loss faded when the War Eagles finished as outright regular-season champs at 12-2, one game ahead of East. Davie’s CPC tourna-ment drought continues. Its last tourney title was 2003, because East won the rubber match 42-38 in the final on Davie’s floor. “What I think is so unique about Davie is the support that they get for their male and female sports,” Au-try said. “They interviewed me after the (CPC tournament championship) game, and one of the things I said is how special this environment was for the game of girls bas-ketball and what it does for kids. That environment is not everywhere you go and play; it was a magical environment. All three games were highly contested. All three of those games could have gone either way. What struck me was how much the kids at Davie cared and the type of competitors they are. You’re so happy as a coach that you won the game, but then you look across and you see the kids on the other sideline, and you’ve been there. You know what those kids are going through.”Davie will be forced to navigate choppy seas in the early part of 2025-26. The nonconference schedule was arranged before anyone knew two players were going to transfer - but Autry is not only beyond excited to be a War Eagle, he’s hoping to be in Davie County a long time. “It’s a testament to what opportunity this job is at Da-vie because I loved my time at East,” he said. “I developed great relationships, I have the utmost respect for their administration and I also love my players. I had great kids who were willing to put to work in. The reason I made the decision to apply for the Davie job: It’s a community that I absolutely love. Also I love the opportunity to work with the middle schools and the elementary schools. They have a feeder system and you have an idea of the kids that you’re going to be coaching. It is a huge opportunity. The players, the fan base, the environment in the gym, the facilities, the Davie adminis-tration - it’s a place I really want to be long term.”Autry is getting married next month. “If we have kids, this is a place we would want to be,” he said. One thing making the transition to Davie smoother is Autry is familiar with many of the players. “I know a lot of them - not just from our games, but I watch a lot of tape,” he said. “I know a lot of their strengths and weaknesses. Also, I’ve watched several of them in travel ball. It’s been a great start and I’m super excited. We’re definitely going to be doing the kids camp (in late July or early August). We want to keep that up, and it’s going to be a great opportuni-ty for me to meet a lot of the younger kids and work with the team.” DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 - B5Dateline PUZZLE NO. 1033 PUZZLE NO. 1035 PUZZLE NO. 1034 PUZZLE NO. 1036 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. 1033 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1035 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1034 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1036 LEVEL: BEGINNER LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL: BEGINNER LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE Fundraisers Saturday, July 19Community breakfast, Wes-ley Chapel Methodist, Pino Rd. off NC 801, 6:30-10 a.m. Eggs, sausage, country ham, gravies, aples, biscuits, grits, juice, coffee. Donations ac-cepted.Community breakfast, Ful-ton Methodist, 3689 NC 801 S., Advance, 7-10 a.m. Eggs, grits, gravy, sausage, bacon, tenderloin, bicusits, country ham, pancakes, beverages. Takeout available. Portion of donations to community mis-sions. Religion July 21-25Vacation Bible School, Fel-lowship Baptist, Rainbow Road, Advance, 6 nightly. Sunday, July 27Cherry Hill Church home-coming, 10:30 a.m., 105 Point Rd.,, Mocksville. Speaker: Terry West. Service followed by short business meeting and covered dish lunch. Aug. 2-3Vacation Bible School, Sa-lem Methodist, 169 Salem Church Rd., Mocksville, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Ages pre-K-5th grade. Pre-register at http://www.myvbs.org/SMCM or call 980-234-6309. Special Events Saturday, July 26Free electronic recycling, Davie Convenience Center, 360 Dalton Road, Mocks-ville, 8 a.m.-noon. Sunday, July 27Discraft Piedmont Disc Golf Classic, Davie Disc Golf Course, Farmington Community Center, Farm-ington Road. Register at: www.discgolfscene.com. Thursday, July 31Public use piano ribbon cutting ceremony, 11:30 a.m.-noon, Main Street Park, Downtown Mocksville. Pub-lic use piano to be installed, with some selections. Meetings Thursday, July 24Davie 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, July 18Karaoke, 4 p.m. with Larry Chastain.Monday-Saturday July 21-26Chik-Fil-A Gallons for Good fundraiser. For every gallon of tea, lemonade or Sunjoy pur-chased, $1 to senior services. PUZZLE NO. 301 PUZZLE NO. 303 PUZZLE NO. 302 PUZZLE NO. 304 ACROSS1. Pens5. Had food8. Spelling mistake12. Sports competition13. Brother’s sib14. River source15. Church districts17. Few and far between 18. Robbed 19. Detailed accounts 21. Do in, as a dragon 23. Tan 24. Igloo block 26. Toss 28. Father 32. Food fish 34. Container 36. Cabbage dish 37. Garden starters39. Be ill41. Spanish gold42. Center44. Sodas46. Plots50. Of the nose53. Inadequate54. Sneaker cord56. Unused57. Pull along58. Strays 59. Urgent want 60. Lad 61. Bread grains DOWN 1. Naughty kids 2. Tidy 3. Lamp fluid 4. Silent 5. Fire residue 6. Cake layer 7. Road curves 8. Kingly chairs9. 52 weeks10. Fragment11. Keats poems16. Close up20. Tavern22. Not me24. “____ Impossible”25. Prompter’s offering27. Bathing-suit top 29. Word list 30. Sense of hearing 31. Noah’s number 33. Clung 35. Small bite 38. Amount of money 40. Unac- companied 43. Defeats45. Lighter46. Turn47. Morse ____48. ____ in one 49. Go away!51. Unit of land52. Minus55. Personal ACROSS1. Unmatched 4. Angel’s headwear 8. Slosh through water 12. Pelt 13. Surrounded by 14. Very dry 15. Toll 16. Roomy 17. Bell sound 18. Boats like Noah’s 20. Picture 21. Gold-threaded fabric 23. Reach 26. Outlet 27. Pleasing 32. Dog’s woe 33. Spoiled 34. Pottery material 35. Land 37. Carry along 38. Mislaid 40. Was in the red 41. Hollywood’s Clark ____ 45. Plucked instrument 47. Realty unit 48. Sailor’s hail 50. Annoy 53. Debtor’s burden 54. Only 55. Pumpkin dessert 56. Does sums 57. Limbs 58. Coop product DOWN 1. Switch position 2. Now payable 3. More visionary 4. Falcon’s cousin 5. Wrong 6. Container top 7. Lyric poem 8. Somewhat hot 9. Concert solo 10. Dent 11. On ____ (tense) 19. Patch the roof, again 20. Squid squirt 21. Departed 22. Spindle 24. Designs 25. Assistance 28. Performer 29. Glassmaker’s tool 30. Delayed 31. Gazed upon 33. Life story, for short 36. Brewery beverage 39. Sandal 41. Colorful 42. Biting 43. Brought up 44. Telescope glass 46. Yes votes 48. 100 percent 49. Gardening tool 51. Oil derrick 52. Small cask ACROSS1. Grimm heavy5. Catcher’s glove9. Garden veggie12. Bubble13. Aloft14. Lick15. Possesses16. Mimicking bird17. Employ18. Wound up20. Behind bars 22. Put out 26. Military rank 30. Agave 34. Agenda 35. Fate 36. Chapel seats 37. Bullets 38. Pacts 40. Stingy people 42. Brew hue 45. Attuned 50. Heartache 51. Word of regret55. Secret language56. Malt brew57. Cab58. Gigantic59. Slangy affirmative60. Woolly females61. Mine metalsDOWN1. Wind instrument 2. Formal dress 3. Lemon peel 4. Besides 5. Dad’s partner 6. Poison ____ 7. Commandment number 8. Hint 9. Promote 10. Lessen 11. Imitated 19. Game cube21. Conform23. Flavors popcorn24. Night noise25. Express26. Fitness place27. Large tree28. Female sheep’s mate29. Elflike being31. Honolulu garland 32. Have debts 33. Superman’s emblem 39. Solicit 41. Extremely annoyed 42. Not here 43. Birthmark 44. Horn sound 46. Canyon sound 47. Thine 48. Hem49. Poor grades52. Canon 53. Lumberman’s tool54. Bro’s sib ACROSS1. Insult 5. Fabric layer 8. ____ and found 12. Game of chance 13. Shad ____ 14. Place 15. Hooked on 16. Conflicting 18. Sound systems 20. Assembles 21. One of Santa’s helpers 22. Seedless plant 23. Do a body search 26. Light source 27. Hit lightly 30. Lease payment 31. Head for the hills! 32. Inheritor 33. Kooky 34. Unruly crowd 35. Rice field 36. Give off 38. Baby tiger 39. Implant 41. Ice-cream flavor 45. Kept 47. Warty creature 48. Hymn closer 49. Feasted 50. Pimples 51. Puts down turf 52. Picked up 53. Foot parts DOWN 1. Hits the slopes 2. Pre-Easter time 3. Feed the pot 4. Worst 5. Affirmation 6. Clips 7. Not nope 8. Light beam 9. Familiarized 10. Wired 11. Tickets 17. Foretelling sign 19. Forest animal 22. Amusing 23. ‘60s do 24. Caught ____-handed 25. Under obligation 26. Pinch hitter, for short 28. Give support to 29. Use a lever 31. Decay 32. Environment 34. Calf-length skirt 35. Wordplay 37. Wealth 38. Service academy student 39. Notable periods 40. Reminder 41. Presidential “no” 42. Coco ____ (rum cocktail) 43. Country path 44. Lime drinks 46. Remind constantly Copyright © 2025, Penny Press Copyright © 2025, Penny Press Copyright © 2025, Penny Press Copyright © 2025, Penny Press ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 301 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 303 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 302 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 304 CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING (336) 909-0609 Call BJ Arning Today •Fully Insured •Tree Work & Tree Removal •Trimming & Thinning •Free Estimates •Stump Grinding •Bucket Truck •Formerly Seaford’s TREE TRIMMING DEAD LIMB REMOVAL COMPLETE TREE REMOVALTREE LIMBS OVERHANGING BUILDINGSWe CLIMB Too For Hard To Reach Limbs BRUSH CLEARING/REMOVAL We provide proof of Insurance - Free EstimatesCALL JESSE ROSE • 704-880-4015 260 NC 801, Bermuda Run. Monday, July 21Monthly Movie, 1 p.m. with popcorn. Tuesday, July 22Caregiver’s Corner, 10 a.m. with social worker Kelly Sloan.Senior Book Club, 12:30-2 p.m. at public library with Genny Hinkle.Pampering Hour, learn how to take care of skin with natural ingredients with Kathy Crotts.Wednesday, July 23Crafting Extravaganza, 1 p.m., bring own supplies, no formal instruction. July 24-Aug. 28Quilting Class, 9 a.m.-noon, with Jean Shipley. Beginning to end, make small quilt. Must bring and be able to use own sewing machine. Thursday, July 24Senior Games/Special Olym-pics cornhole, 10:30 a.m., Brock Gym.Smoking Cessation Seminar, 10 a.m. with David Willard, Northwest Regional tobacco prevention control manager. Friday, July 25Bingo, 1 p.m. sponsored by Brookdale Senior Living.Crafternoon: Mushroom Craft, 2 p.m. at public library with Rachel Nelson. Monday, July 28What’s Cooking: Helpful Home Hacks, Foods, Fads, 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 29Mobile Rec visits Senior Services, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Bring grandchildren, chil-dren, great-grandchildren and friends. Wednesday, July 30The Scoop on Scams, 10 a.m. with rep from State Employees Credit Union. Learn about banking and mortgage scams. Friday, Aug. 1Bunco, 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4Bowling Lunch, 1 p.m. For current bowlers and those who would like to join. Teams will be picked, awards to last year’s winners. Call if you want to bowl but cannot make it to the lunch. Live Music Thursday, July 17Boyd Hulin & Country Tyme, 6:30-9:30 p.m., O’Calahans, Downtown Mocksville.Classic 80s-90s country music.Bluegrass Church with NuHi-Way , Eaton’s Baptist, 430 Eaton’s Church Road, Mocks-ville,. Doors open at 5, hotdog meal followed by music, jam session. Friday, July 18Darrell Hoots, 6-9 p.m., Tan-glewood Pizza, US 158, Ber-muda Run.Nevin, The Hair Saloon outdoor stage, Wilkesboro St., Mocks-ville, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19Moxie, 7 p.m., part of Concert on the Square series, Down-town Mocksville. Free. No coolers, beverages available for purchase. Saturday, July 19SoundKraft, 6-9 p.m., Tangle-wood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. 781 A VALLEY RD. • 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 “Floss before brushing to loosen debris between your teeth.” VISIT OUR NEW OFFICE AT 781 A VALLEY RD., MOCKSVILLE B6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025Sheffield-Calahaln With an attendance of about 60 at Clarksbury Methodist VBS; some prepare meals and snacks, some tend to pre-Ks, and others help children learn to magnify the Lord and His greatness together via Bible stories, outside activities, and arts & crafts. 4B • THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025 DAVIE CO. 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A rare collection of 50s/60s R&R, Doo-Wop, Beach, R&B, Oldies, Soul & Motown. $5. 336-766-5096 Kenmore Carpet Shampooer $75, 704-279-9807 Ping Pong Table Very good condition, sturdy, well built, $20,704-633-0383 Merchandise Deals & Bargains 2 Cordless Phones New, $20, 704-279-9807 Medline Wheelchair brand new, $75.00, 704-279-9807 By Shirley ThorneCounty Line Correspondent Our area continues to have hot humid days with temps in the 90s and se-vere storms. On such days, be sure to check on elderly neighbors living alone.As photos show, Clarks-bury’s vacation Bible school this summer was well at-tended and children learned ways to share the greatness of God.Vacation Bible School with theme "Trusting Jesus in a Wild World" Friday, Aug. 1-Sunday, Aug. 3, at Salem Methodist, pre-regis-tration at myvbs.org/SMCM.James "Jim" Lewis will be 90 Sunday, July 20. Jim, all of us in County Line con-gratulate you upon reaching this milestone in life and wish you a successful and healthy new year.Bobby and Edna Hutch-ens Anderson were married June 1975. Bobby and Edna, all of us in County Line con-gratulate you upon your 50th wedding anniversary and wish you many more years of successful married life.Friends of James "Jim" and Jonell Gaither Lewis are invited to float by and help them celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary and Jim's 90th birthday from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, July 20, in the fellowship hall of Clarks-bury Methodist. No gifts - just your presence and best wishes are appreciated.Romaro Scott remains at Wake Forest Baptist Medi-cal Center. Caleb Williams continues to do well and has been released by his trans-plant medical team. Join us in prayer for the Lord's di-vine healing and blessings upon Romaro, Caleb, and other residents who are hav-ing health issues.Remember in prayer Mike and Peggy Carlton and family; Mike's father the Rev. Fred Calton died unex-pectedly at his home Friday, July 4. The Rev. Carlton preached his last sermon Sunday, June 29 at Turren-tine Baptist Church.For news and memories to share, please call or text Shirley on 336-492-5115 or email sdtlink@hotmail.com. Clarksbury vacation Bible school well attended DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 - B7DAVIE CO. ENTERPRISE-RECORD THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025 • 5B Public Notices No. 2017012NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORSHAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of William K. Brock late of Davie County, this is to no-tify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before Oc-tober 17th, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora-tions indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 11th day of July, 2025. Co-Executors:Kenneth Ann Brock & Hazel B. Rivera 662 Cedar Creek Rd. Mocksville, NC 27028 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Attorneys for the Decedent Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25. No. 2011310 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Lieselotte Com- er (aka Lieselotte R. Comer), deceased, late of Davie County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to Mr. George A. “Trip” Payne, Ex- ecutor, c/o George A. “Trip” Payne, Esq., Kasper & Payne, P.A., P.O. Box 687, 3626 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC 27012, on or be- fore the 10th day of October, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 3rd day of July, 2025 George A. “Trip” Payne- Execu- tor Attorney George A. “Trip” Payne Kasper & Payne, P.A. P.O. Box 687 3626 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC 27012 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. No. 2016954 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Will of Chester Frank Clark, Jr., a/k/a Chester F. Clark, Jr., Chester Clark, Jr., C. Frank Clark, Jr. Frank Clark, Jr., Chester Clark, Chet F. Clark, Chet F. Clark, Jr., Chet Clark, and Chet Clark, Jr., late of Advance, Davie County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at One West Fourth Street, Suite 1200, Winston-Sa- lem, NC 27101, on or before the 19th day of October, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the under- signed. This the 17th day of July, 2025. BRADLEY T. CLARK EXECUTOR OF THE WILL OF CHESTER FRANK CLARK, JR Edward W. Griggs Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP One West Fourth Street (12th floor) Winston Salem, NC 27101 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25. No.2011696 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF WILKES IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 25 CVD 234 DESTINEY CHURCH, Plaintiff, v. KENTRELL CLEONTRE TATUM, Defendant TO: KENTRELL CLEONTRE TATUM, 143 Kae Lane, Mocksville, NC 27028, Take notice that a Complaint has been filed in the above-enti- tled action. The Plaintiff is seek- ing a judgment against you. You are notified that you have a right to file a written answer to the Plaintiff within forty (40) days of the date that this notice is published; and upon your failure to file an answer within the time prescribed, the Plain- tiff will file a motion asking the Court to grant the judgment. This the 3rd day of July, 2025. Rech Law, P.C. /s/ Christerfer R. Purkey NC Bar #53584 18125 W. Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, NC 28031 Phone: (704) 972-8155 Fax: (704) 382-7787 Email: cpurkey@rechlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiff Publish: Davie Enterprise 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 2025 No.2016694 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE FOLLOWING ROAD CLOSING ORDER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 153A-241. Of the Gener- al Statutes of North Carolina and Chapter 94. Closing public roads or easements, the Davie County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing in the Com- missioners Meeting Room in the Administration Building located at 123 S. Main Street, Mocksville, NC on August 4, 2025 at 6:00pm to hear the following requests: The Land Trust for Central North Carolina has applied to close a portion of; Point Road, Mocksville, 27028 The public is invited to attend the hearing at which time there will be an opportunity to be heard in favor of, or in opposition to, the above items. As a result of the pub- lic hearing, substantial changes might be made in the advertised proposal, reflecting objections, debate and discussion at the hearing. Additional information is available at the Development & Facilities Services Department on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or by telephone at (336) 753-6050. Johnny Easter Planning Department Public Notices No. 2008254NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Execu- tor of the Estate of Sarah Eliza- beth James late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before September 26th, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immedi- ate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of June, 2025. Michelle Lynn Brown 29 Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Attorneys for the Decedent Publish Davie Enterprise: 06/26/25, 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25. No. 2015542 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of DANIEL STEVEN KOOISTRA late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present writ- ten claim to the undersigned on or before October 17, 2025 (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 17th day of July, 2025. Dale Blackwelder C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25. No. 2006607 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of David Lee Rayburn, deceased, late of Davie County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to Ms. Anita Klein, Executor, c/o George A. “Trip” Payne, Esq., Kasper & Payne, P.A., P.O. Box 687, 3626 Clemmons Road, Clem- mons, NC 27012, on or before the 2nd day of October, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebt- ed to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 25th day of June, 2025 Anita Klein- Executor Attorney George A. “Trip” Payne Kasper & Payne, P.A. P.O. Box 687 3626 Clemmons Rd. Clemmons, NC 27012 Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 06/26/25, 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25. No. 2015548 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Admin- istrator of the Estate of JENNI- FER RUTH BENTLEY late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present written claim to the un- dersigned on or before October 17, 2025 (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corpora- tions indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 17th day of July, 2025. Jaidyn M. Bentley C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25. No. 2015546 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Ad- ministrator CTA of the Estate of MARY BRINDLE CARTER late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present written claim to the un- dersigned on or before October 17, 2025 (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corpora- tions indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 17th day of July, 2025 Teresa B. Agner C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25. No. 2017012 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of William K. Brock late of Davie County, this is to no- tify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before Oc- tober 17th, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora- tions indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 11th day of July, 2025. Co-Executors: Kenneth Ann Brock & Hazel B. Rivera 662 Cedar Creek Rd. Mocksville, NC 27028 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Attorneys for the Decedent Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25. Public Notices No. 2011862 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Sally L. Hall, late of Davie County, NC, this is to no- tify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before Oc- tober 3, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are noti- fied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/03/2025. Lance Carlton Hall, 4909 Ampthill Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103, as Executor of the Estate of Sally L. Hall, deceased, File #25E000272. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. No. 2008306 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Donald Max Cline late of Davie County, this is to no- tify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before Sep- tember 26th or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of June, 2025. Kimberly DeVore Cline 288 Southwood Drive Mocksville, NC 27028 Kimberly DeVore Cline 288 Southwood Drive Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 06/26/25, 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25. No. 2008271 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Betty Sue Damer- on late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before Sep- tember 26th or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of June, 2025. David Lewis Steele Jr. 333 Becktown Rd Mocksville, NC 27028 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Attorneys for the Decedent Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 06/26/25, 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25. No. 2015557 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Executrix of the Estate of Clifford Roy Travi- son, aka Clifford R. Travison, late of Bermuda Run, Davie county, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at 1645 Westbrook Plaza Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, on or before October 17, 2025, or this notice will be plead- ed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This July 7th, 2025 Kelly T. Dieterich, Executrix The Estate of Clifford Roy Travison, deceased Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25. No. 2008280 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of James Michael Dunn, Sr. late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before September 26th or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immedi- ate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of June, 2025. Leslie Amanda Dunn 171 Tailwind Drive Advance, NC 27006 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Attorneys for the Decedent Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 06/26/25, 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25. No. 2009816 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Marguerite S. Mc- Curdy aka Marguerite Aliberti McCurdy aka Marguerite Mc- Curdy, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex- hibit them to the undersigned on or before October 3, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/03/2025. Selina S. Delgado, 8244 Gauldin Road, Walnut Cove, NC 27052, as Executor of the Es- tate of Marguerite S. McCurdy aka Marguerite Aliberti McCurdy aka Marguerite McCurdy, deceased, File #25E000250. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. No. 2008254 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Execu- tor of the Estate of Sarah Eliza- beth James late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before September 26th, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immedi- ate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of June, 2025. Michelle Lynn Brown 29 Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Attorneys for the Decedent Publish Davie Enterprise: 06/26/25, 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25. Public Notices No. 2010343 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Elmer Gray Allen, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and cor- porations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before October 3, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov- ery. All persons, firms and corpo- rations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate pay- ment. Today’s date 07/03/2025. Everette Gray Allen, 7613 Humie Olive Rd., Apex, NC 27502, as Ex- ecutor of the Estate of Elmer Gray Allen, deceased, File #25E000187. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. No. 2016177 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Edward Joe Mes- sick, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex- hibit them to the undersigned on or before October 17, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/17/2025. Margaret W. Messick, 227 Mr. Henry Road, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Administrator of the Estate of Edward Joe Messick, de- ceased, File #25E000109. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25. No. 2009966 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Michael Lynn Bolin, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex- hibit them to the undersigned on or before October 3, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/03/2025. James Scott Bolin, 2192 NC Hwy 801 N, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Lynn Bolin, de- ceased, File #25E000257. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. No. 2011865 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Norma Jane Bullard, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and cor- porations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before October 3, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov- ery. All persons, firms and corpo- rations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate pay- ment. Today’s date 07/03/2025. Elizabeth Jane Bullard, 141 But- terfly Hill Trail, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Executor of the Estate of Norma Jane Bullard, deceased, File #25E000191. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. No. 2011411 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Frances McDaniel Brown, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex- hibit them to the undersigned on or before October 3, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/03/2025. Tina Brown West, 1546 Bear Creek Church Road, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Ex- ecutor of the Estate of Frances McDaniel Brown, deceased, File #25E000269. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. No. 2009956 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Phyllis Susan Simmons, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before October 3, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/03/2025. Miranda Simmons Douglas, 158 Harper Road, Advance, NC 27006, as Admin- istrator of the Estate of Phyllis Susan Simmons, deceased, File #25E000263. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. No. 2016907 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of RACHEL L. HOWARD, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before OCTOBER 24, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/17/2025. COURTNEY HOWARD FREIDT, 127 MACY LANGSTON LANE, MOCKS- VILLE, NC 27028, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of RACHEL L. HOW- ARD, deceased, File #25E000219. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25. No. 2011862 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Sally L. Hall, late of Davie County, NC, this is to no- tify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before Oc- tober 3, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are noti- fied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/03/2025. Lance Carlton Hall, 4909 Ampthill Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103, as Executor of the Estate of Sally L. Hall, deceased, File #25E000272. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. Public Notices No.2011687STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF DAVIE25-SP-45NOTICE OF SALEUNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Suzanne T. Brown and John T. Brown, dated December 18, 2020, and recorded in Book 1162 at Page 139 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davie County, North Carolina; and un-der and by virtue of the author-ity vested in the undersigned as Substitute Trustee by that certain instrument recorded in Book 1304 at Page 1119 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Davie County, North Caro-lina; and under and by virtue of that certain Authorization, Findings and Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of Davie County on June 26, 2025, and of record in File 25 SP 45, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and the said Deed of Trust be-ing by its terms subject to fore-closure, and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded the foreclo-sure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, and due notice having been giv-en to those entitled to same, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auc-tion, to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse door in Mocksville, North Carolina, at 12:00 Noon, on July 24, 2025, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same being owned of record by Suzanne T. Brown and John T. Brown, and being more particularly described as follows:SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.Together with all the buildings, fixtures and improvements thereon, and all rights, ease-ments, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto be-longing, including all heating, plumbing, ventilating, lighting goods, equipment and other tangible and intangible prop-erty, attached to or reasonably necessary to the use of such premises.The aforesaid sale will be made subject to all encumbrances existing prior to the recording of the above-referenced Deed of Trust, including all valid and enforceable liens and also will be subject to all taxes and spe-cial assessments outstanding against the property.The property to be offered pur-suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agree-ment, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, at-torneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Trustee or the hold-er of the note make any repre-sentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way re-lating to any such condition ex-pressly are disclaimed. The aforesaid sale will be made subject to all encumbrances existing prior to the recording of the above-referenced Deed of Trust, including all valid and enforceable liens and also will be subject to all taxes and spe-cial assessments outstanding against the property.The property to be offered pur-suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agree-ment, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, at-torneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Trustee or the hold-er of the note make any repre-sentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, en-vironmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way re-lating to any such condition ex-pressly are disclaimed. Should the property be pur-chased by a party other than the holder of the Deed of Trust being foreclosed, that purchas-er must pay, in addition to the amount bid, the following items: (i) the tax required by N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7A-308(a)(1) of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One The successful bidder at the sale may be required to make an immediate cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dol- lars ($750.00). The upset bids procedure of North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.27 is applicable to this sale. The following applies if the property being sold is resi- dential real property with less than 15 rental units, including single-family residential real property: (1) Pursuant to NCGS Section 45-21.29, the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold may issue an order of possession of the property in favor of the pur- chaser and against the party or parties in possession. (2) Any person who occupies residen- tial real property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice [of termination] that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termina- tion. The tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Date of Notice: June 26, 2025 Exhibit A BEING KNOWN and designated as Unit A set forth on a Map of Valley Road Business Park re- corded in Condominium Plat Book 2, Pages 43-50, and as revised in Plat Book 10, Pages 287-289, Davie County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular de- scription. TOGETHER WITH an undivided interest in common areas and SUBJECT TO such other rights and obligations as are set out in the Declaration of Condomini- um of Valley Road Business Park Condominiums in DB 821, PG 667, and amended in DB 848, PG 59, Davie County Registry, and any other easements and restrictions of record. FOR BACK TITLE, see DB 823, PG 62, Davie County Registry. See also Tax Map I-4-11, Blk A, Pel 6.03, located in Mocksville Township, Davie County, North Carolina. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 562 Val- ley Rd, Suite A, Mocksville, NC 27028 Stanley P. Dean Substitute Trustee 844 W. Fourth Street Winston Salem, NC 27101 336-714-9985 Publish: Davie Enterprise July 10, 17, 2025 No. 2014170NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as ADMINIS-TRATOR for the Estate of JOYCE ELAINE BUMGARNER, late of Davie County, NC, this is to no-tify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before OC-TOBER 10, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons, firms and corpo-rations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate pay-ment. Today’s date 07/10/2025. CYNTHIA LOWTHORP WOLFE, 650 BARNARD MILL RD., HAMP-TONVILLE, NC 27020, as AD-MINISTRATOR of the Estate of JOYCE ELAINE BUMGARNER, deceased, File #2025 E 00267.Publish Davie Co. Enter-prise-Record: 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25, 07/31/25. No. 2006631 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Billy R. Myers, late of Davie County, NC, this is to no- tify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before Oc- tober 1, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are noti- fied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 06/26/2025. Betty M. Shultz, 1126 Williams Road, Advance, NC 27006, as Executor of the Estate of Billy R. Myers, de- ceased, File #25E000222. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 06/26/25, 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25. No. 2008828 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Bobby Eugene Robbins, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before October 1, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 06/26/2025. Vada jane Robbins, 411 Will Boone Road, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Administrator of the Estate of Bobby Eugene Robbins, deceased, File #25E000260. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 6/26, 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 2025. No. 2010343 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Elmer Gray Allen, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and cor- porations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before October 3, 2025. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov- ery. All persons, firms and corpo- rations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate pay- ment. Today’s date 07/03/2025. Everette Gray Allen, 7613 Humie Olive Rd., Apex, NC 27502, as Ex- ecutor of the Estate of Elmer Gray Allen, deceased, File #25E000187. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 07/03/25, 07/10/25, 07/17/25, 07/24/25. Notices Lost & Found FOUND - Blonde colored male cocker spaniel mix. Cannon Farm Rd in China Grove on July 5th, sweet older dog, 704-701-3833. Public Notices Public Notices No.2011687 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DAVIE 25-SP-45 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Suzanne T. Brown and John T. Brown, dated December 18, 2020, and recorded in Book 1162 at Page 139 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davie County, North Carolina; and un- der and by virtue of the author- ity vested in the undersigned as Substitute Trustee by that certain instrument recorded in Book 1304 at Page 1119 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Davie County, North Caro- lina; and under and by virtue of that certain Authorization, Findings and Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of Davie County on June 26, 2025, and of record in File 25 SP 45, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and the said Deed of Trust be- ing by its terms subject to fore- closure, and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded the foreclo- sure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, and due notice having been giv- en to those entitled to same, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auc- tion, to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse door in Mocksville, North Carolina, at 12:00 Noon, on July 24, 2025, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same being owned of record by Suzanne T. Brown and John T. Brown, and being more particularly described as follows: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. Together with all the buildings, fixtures and improvements thereon, and all rights, ease- ments, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto be- longing, including all heating, plumbing, ventilating, lighting goods, equipment and other tangible and intangible prop- erty, attached to or reasonably necessary to the use of such premises. The aforesaid sale will be made subject to all encumbrances existing prior to the recording of the above-referenced Deed of Trust, including all valid and enforceable liens and also will be subject to all taxes and spe- cial assessments outstanding against the property. The property to be offered pur- suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agree- ment, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, at- torneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Trustee or the hold- er of the note make any repre- sentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, en- vironmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way re- lating to any such condition ex- pressly are disclaimed. The aforesaid sale will be made subject to all encumbrances existing prior to the recording of the above-referenced Deed of Trust, including all valid and enforceable liens and also will be subject to all taxes and spe- cial assessments outstanding against the property. The property to be offered pur- suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agree- ment, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, at- torneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Trustee or the hold- er of the note make any repre- sentation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, en- vironmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way re- lating to any such condition ex- pressly are disclaimed. Should the property be pur- chased by a party other than the holder of the Deed of Trust being foreclosed, that purchas- er must pay, in addition to the amount bid, the following items: (i) the tax required by N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7A-308(a)(1) of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One The successful bidder at the sale may be required to make an immediate cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dol- lars ($750.00). The upset bids procedure of North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.27 is applicable to this sale. The following applies if the property being sold is resi- dential real property with less than 15 rental units, including single-family residential real property: (1) Pursuant to NCGS Section 45-21.29, the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold may issue an order of possession of the property in favor of the pur- chaser and against the party or parties in possession. (2) Any person who occupies residen- tial real property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice [of termination] that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termina- tion. The tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Date of Notice: June 26, 2025 Exhibit A BEING KNOWN and designated as Unit A set forth on a Map of Valley Road Business Park re- corded in Condominium Plat Book 2, Pages 43-50, and as revised in Plat Book 10, Pages 287-289, Davie County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular de- scription. TOGETHER WITH an undivided interest in common areas and SUBJECT TO such other rights and obligations as are set out in the Declaration of Condomini- um of Valley Road Business Park Condominiums in DB 821, PG 667, and amended in DB 848, PG 59, Davie County Registry, and any other easements and restrictions of record. FOR BACK TITLE, see DB 823, PG 62, Davie County Registry. See also Tax Map I-4-11, Blk A, Pel 6.03, located in Mocksville Township, Davie County, North Carolina. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 562 Val- ley Rd, Suite A, Mocksville, NC 27028 Stanley P. Dean Substitute Trustee 844 W. Fourth Street Winston Salem, NC 27101 336-714-9985 Publish: Davie Enterprise July 10, 17, 2025 B8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 Ed Hinkle enjoys a hotdog with Carol Brady at the annual Cooleemee Fourth of July cel- ebration. (The photo was incorrectly identi- fied in last week’s issue of the Enterprise.) That’s Ed & Carol 11 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU! 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The Bancorp Bank, N.A., is the issuer of the Bridgestone Prepaid Card only and does not endorse or sponsor the associated products, services, or offers from Bridgestone. © 2025 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC. All rights reserved. Offer Valid 07.01.25 - 09.01.25 • Joining Fee• July Membership• New backpack for a child in need $39 INCLUDES JOIN TODAY! Visit a branch for details. ENDS 7/31 YMCANWNC.ORG/JOIN FEEL GOOD. DO GOOD. FEEL GOOD. DO GOOD. By Brenda ThompsonSheffield-CalahalnCorrespondent Birthday wishes to: Mat-thew Dyson on July 18; Dan-iel Baity on July 19; Renee Holland on July 20; and Te-resa Campbell on July 23. Happy anniversary to Brian and Tina Dyson on July 20. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.Sheffield-Calahaln VFD’s Chief Matthew Mills welcomes everyone interest-ed in becoming a firefighter and serving the community to come by the department or call 336-492-5791. Mark your calendar for the Sheffield-Calahaln VFD Back to School Bash Satur-day, Aug. 9 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. This is a free event with food, music, a jump house, crafts and games and of course, water fun. The department is at 435 Dyson Road, Mocksville. Hotdog Saturday at New Union is ready to serve up those great hotdogs on July 26 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The church is at County Line and Sheffield roads.Vacation Bible School will be held at New Union Church July 27-30 from 6-8 each evening. Get ready for an ultimate Alaskan adven-ture “True North”, where kids can explore how easy it is to lose sight of what’s true in our wild world today, and pointing them toward Jesus, who is our trusting friend and our “True North!”New Union welcomes ev-eryone to Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship service at 10 each week. Pastor Tim Lowery invites you to join them for these services. This past Sunday was baptism day where four got baptized, and then everyone was treated to a luncheon at the community center.Vacation Bible School will be held Saturday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m.-noon at Liberty Wesleyan Church. There will be games, a lesson, crafts and snacks.VBS will be fol-lowed by a community lunch at noon. Come all and join us as we learn more about our Lord. For more info, call 336-492-3030 or email lib-ertywesleyan@gmail.com.A time of prayer is held at Liberty Wesleyan each Sun-day at 9:30 a.m., followed by Sunday School at 10 and Worship at 11. Choir practice is each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Sunday School at Ijames Baptist is a 9:30 a.m., fol-lowed by the worship service at 10:30. Pastor Kestler Ruth invites you to join them each week. Youth Summer Great Escape for 6th-12th grade will meet Sunday evenings at 5 this summer. Worship service and Ju-nior church class for children is held each Sunday at 10:45 am at Community Covenant Church. Evangelistic ser-vice is on Sundays at 6 p.m. Prayer meeting and Bible study is Wednesdays at 7. Harmony Public Library happenings: each Tuesday at 11 a.m., kids age 6-11 are invited to join in the weekly Summer Reading fun; each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., there will be a fun storytime session for toddlers and pre-schoolers; and each Thurs-day at 4 p.m. there will be weekly teen programs. On July 19 a book flower vase craft class will be held for adults from 10 a.m.-noon; July 22 from 11 a.m.-noon, kids 6-11 will enjoy 3D Glasses; 4-5 p.m. learn about our state’s strangest places, people and history with Liz Z. Pardue; and on July 24, 4-5 p.m. for ages 12-17 there will be “Optical Illusion Drawing” where you can create mind-bending images. Contact the library at 704-546-7086.Center Fire Department is looking for volunteers. If interested, stop by the station any Thursday night at 7 or call 336-492-7649.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. Prayer requests contin-ue for Bryan Swain, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Ju-nior Dunn, Tammy Keller, Charles England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunt- er, Ed Livengood, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Emily Brown, Mary Teague, Eddie Porter, Janie Williams, Maria Knight, Vi-olet Coursey, Clyde Jordan, Jack Seaford, Sue Seaford, Fred Beck, Michele Dyson, Hilda Keaton, Jenny Ely, Sandra Dyson, Bob Ellis, Dawn Allen, Fred Beck, Ter-ry Dyson Larry Tutterow and Jimmy Thompson. Our sin-cere condolences to the June Carol Sharpe McCoy family, the Fred Carlton family, the Robyn Lynn Creason Purvis family and the Jim Ivester family.Submit news to me at brf-bailey@msn.com, message on Facebook or call 336-837-8122 by Friday. 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