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Davie County Enterprise Record 7-31-2025USPS 149-160 Number 31 Thursday, July 31, 2025 16 Pages 75¢ From DC to DC Coy James signs multi-million dollar contract with Nationals 890763821260Page B1 Hot Shots Davie 4-H represented in national shooting event Page B5 A North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper is recovering from injuries after a car plowed into his parked patrol vehicle Friday night in Davie County.A Winston-Salem man has been charged in the incident.Trooper Houston Holcomb was assisting another trooper, who had tried to stop the suspect for speeding over 100 mph in the 70 mph zone, just east of the Da-vie Academy Road overpass. The incident started at about 10:42 p.m., and the eastbound portion of the interstate was closed for several hours after the crash near mile marker 171, between the US 601 and Farmington Road exits. By Alice Smith HanesFor the Enterprise The week of July 21, 2025, a beloved old house on North Main Street in Mocksville was demolished. Many people looked upon this stately old home with love and many had dreams of it being restored to its original grandeur. Unfortunately, it sat for decades succumbing to being empty and having no family to enjoy living there. It fell victim to the ravages of time and it was too far gone and too expen-sive to renovate. I wondered about the history of this old house and found two sources of information and wanted to share my findings with readers while the thoughts of this grand old home are still fresh on our minds.One of the sources of information came from an old book called ‘The Historic Archi- This historic house on North Main Street in Mocksville was torn down. - Photo courtesy Alice Smith Hanes This old house Historic Mocksville home demolished tecture Of Davie County” by Kirk Franklin Mohney. It was published in 1986. The Ephraim L. Gaither House was at 337 N. Main St. in Mocksville near First United Methodist Church’s family life cen-ter and across from Eaton’s Funeral Home. “This large two-story L-shaped frame dwelling has a wrap-around porch and a pair of gable-roofed ells. The larger of the two is a much older one-story house which was repositioned about 1890 when the front block was added. The additions were made by prominent local attorney Ephraim Lash Gaither (1850-1943).“Ephraim Lash Gaither attended Old Field School and from 1868-1873 studied at Davidson College. He received his A.B. degree in 1873 and subsequently studied law at the Richmond Hill Law School in Yadkin County. Please See House - Page 3 By Jim BuiceThe Clemmons Courier CLEMMONS - What start-ed out as more of a garden than a farm has grown far beyond the expectations for Justin and Holly Miller, the owners of Cherry Hill Farm.In fact, Holly likes to tell the story of the family business going from a 10x10 tent on the side of the road that led to selling com- Car speeds into side of patrol vehicle Trooper being treated in hospital after ‘intentional’ hit This NC Highway Patrol vehicle flipped several times in what fellow officers called an intentional hit Friday night on I-40 in Davie County. NCHP Master Trooper Whit Efird reported that a trooper at-tempted to stop an Audi A5 clocked at 103 mph.“The suspect vehicle refused to stop and fled from the pursu-ing trooper,” Efird reported. “An additional trooper in a marked pa-trol vehicle was stationary in the median of I-40 near mile marker 171 with emergency lights acti-vated, awaiting the pursuit to ar-rive in an effort to assist.”Efird reported the suspect “in-tentionally traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck the patrol vehicle that was stationary in the median.” The patrol vehi-cle overturned several times and came to rest upright.The trooper was transported to the hospital for treatment of his injuries. According to a Face-book post, the trooper will “face a lengthy recovery process ahead.”The suspect was arrested, and also taken to the hospital for treat-ment of injuries. A warrant was issued against Luis A. Almanza, 26, of Winston Salem, for: felony assault on a law enforcement officer, felony flee to elude arrest, felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, speeding 103 mph in 70 zone and 140 mph in 70 zone, reckless driving, and aggressive driving. Beans and other fresh fruits and vegetables bring lines of customers weekly to the Clemmons Farmers Market, offered by Holly Miller and staff of Cherry Hill Farm in southern Davie. - Photos by Jim BuiceFresh from Davie Booth at Clemmons market working for farm family mercially to big-box stores and delivering tractor-trailer loads of produce before finally settling into a highly successful retail op-eration. Cherry Hill Farm has two tents at the Clemmons Farmers Mar-ket in the parking lot of the Jerry Long Family YMCA each Sat-urday morning with a fresh va-riety of what they’ve grown and swarms of customers stopping by to take home their favorites. Holly can’t believe what has happened as the owners of a fifth-generation family farm and first-generation produce farmers.“We bought part of the fami-ly farm about 10 years ago,” she said. “I grew up in livestock and started having babies. I wanted them to grow up on a farm. So I started a little roadside stand on the farm in Mocksville. It was just more of a garden to start out with and it just grew from there. “We started growing just a lit-tle bit of this, that and the other. Strawberries were our biggest thing. That’s what kind of put us on the map. I didn’t know any-thing about what I was doing. I did not grow up in produce. My husband was working full-time off the farm, and then he worked with me at night.”Moving forward to today, the Please See Farm - Page 3 By Jeanna Baxter WhiteWord Master Media Group Seven educators from Davie County Schools recently partici-pated in an externship designed to bridge the gap between education and employment. Over four days, they visited local employers to gain a deeper understanding of the expectations of today’s workforce and trans-late those insights back to their classrooms.Stops included Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health-Davie Medical Center, Cognition Da-vie, Davidson-Davie Community College, Gildan, Hayward Pool (manufacturing and distribu-tion centers), Palltronics, Quail Ridge Confections, REEB, Davie County Register of Deeds, Davie County Sheriff’s Office, 911 Call Center, and Davie County water treatment plants.“One of my favorite parts of my job is getting to see how what we do in our schools translates to Teachers learn at local job locations Please See Jobs - Page 4 2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025Editorial Page In The Mail ... 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. 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Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 Cooleemee Journal 1901-1971 Get your own house in order first www.ourdavie.com To the editor:As I read your guest editorial re-cently about our government debt, it chilled my hope for our country. All because we cannot manage our money.You see, if our country was the average US household ...We’d be earning $80,610 per year. Our current debt would be $600,000. And this doesn’t even include the average household per-sonal debt of $80,220. Almost sev-en and 1/2 times our yearly income.Who can afford that? Would any lender make that loan?But the problem goes much deeper. We continue to add to our debt five times faster than our in-come grows. Does that sound sus-tainable to anyone? Anyone? Now tell me. Who would continue to loan us money?You think anyone is going to refinance our loans? Doubtful. They’d probably just foreclose.And who is responsible for this mess? The household earners. The owners. You. Me. Our decedents.We The People.You think it’s the Democrats? Or maybe you think it’s the evil Republicans? While our wiley pol-iticians have been pitting us one against the other, they’ve spent us, our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren into financial slavery.Yea, the richest country on earth. Right? Shame on us.Now look at those above num-bers again people. If that was your household, would it be possible to pay for other households? Not at all!According to US government websites. The US taxpayer - each and everyone of us - owes $10,648. So for the average household size RadioBy Marie CraigMy recent article about the Bi-centennial newspaper contained an error. I listed some businesses which are no longer functioning and included the radio station. That was a dumb dumb mistake because I have it on speed dial in my car. I’m not sure why I did that. But anyway, it gives me an excuse to write about our station in specific and radio itself in general. I read the following informa-tion from the station’s website. It began in 1962, a 250-watt radio station with 10 investors. The first call letters were WSDC. This stood for “Winston-Salem, Salisbury and Davie County.” The current call letters are WDSL, “We Daily Serve the Lord.” The FM location on the dial is 96.5, and the AM station’s frequency is 1520. Their Website is https://wdsl965.com/ and they are on Facebook. You can listen online to music, interviews, and talk shows. My friend, Lisa Smith and Junior Dunn, have a weekly bluegrass program Saturdays from noon-2 p.m. There have been seven sets of owners with Farren K. Shoaf the current owner. The station and tower are located at 431 Eaton Road, Mocksville.Back before television and the internet, that’s how folks got their news, weather info, and entertain-ment. I remember when I was a little girl that I couldn’t understand how music and talk could come out of a radio. Actually, I still don’t un-derstand it, plus how a TV works, or how I can sit in one room with my phone, computer, or tablet and send a message through the air to my printer in another room. My internet research discuss-es radio reception. A radio works by sending and receiving electro-magnetic waves. A radio station encodes information (like music or speech) onto a radio wave and broadcasts it. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequen-cy between 3 Hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). Your radio's an-tenna intercepts this wave, and the radio then decodes the information and converts it into sound that you can hear through the speaker. A quick search on the internet gave me at least 25 songs that have the word radio in the title. One song describes an old pickup truck and ends each verse with “but there ain’t nothing wrong with the ra-dio.” An old gospel song includes “Turn your radio on and listen to the music in the air.” One of the longest-lived radio programs with a recent 5,000th session is the Tab-ernacle Choir from Salt Lake City. While pondering the word “ra-dio” I remembered “Radio Flyer.” This is what I discovered about these red wagons for children. Antonio Pasin started a factory to make wagons in Chicago in 1917. During a transition of name chang-es, he chose the name Radio Flyer for his wagons. The word Radio honored Marconi who had broad- notably, Josephine Burton of Cra-ven County became the first Reg-istered Nurse in the US on June 4, 1903.There is a four-faced turn-of-the-century Baxter clock, one of three Seth Thomas post clocks still in use and listed on the national register. Nearby Havelock is home to Cherry Point Marine Air Station, which covers 16,000 acres.Other historical towns with rich history and architecture include Bath, Edenton, Washington, and Kinston. Oriental, where I live, is also a quaint and beautiful water-front area. It is a small town with no stoplights and no fast food, but with a beautiful harbor and good restau-rants, mostly down-home cooking. It is known as the sailboat capital of NC, and there are three times as many sailboats as residents. Pamli-co is not a wealthy county, but there are several beautiful and expensive developments, including River Dunes, an exclusive development with expansive harbor views and a public deli.It is very hot here now, but we get constant breezes, which is why it is a desirable town for sailboats. If you decide to visit this area, I ad-vise you to come by Hwy. 64 to 70 as opposed to I-40 to avoid Raleigh for the scenic drive. My GPS says it takes 15 minutes longer, but I make about the same time and arrive in a much better frame of mind and avoid major risks. Passion, Another Irish TaleBy Julie Terry CartnerPeople who have passion for what they do are blessed, but, equally, people who are able to learn from these are similarly for-tunate. Those who truly have a pas-sion for something are the greatest of ambassadors, and those of us who thirst for knowledge are lucky to learn from them. Such was the case with an amazing woman in Gaillimh, Galway, Ireland, our new friend, Stephanie. cast the first transatlantic radio signal in 1901, and the word Flyer honored Charles Lindbergh who completed the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic in 1927.Technology keeps giving us new equipment and entertainment, but the radio is here to stay. New BernBy Gaye HootsWe celebrated my 80th birthday in New Bern, about 25 miles from Oriental, where I live. I have visit-ed and toured the city many times, and it has an interesting history. The Tuscarora Indians inhabited it when Europeans first arrived. The Coree and Pamlico tribes lived in the region, and their traditions and beliefs continue to influence the present culture.Europeans arrived in the 1700s and, within a few years, had driv-en the Indians out and established themselves. The town was settled in 1710 by German Palatines and the Swiss, which resonates with me because my Grandfather Fulk’s ancestors were German Palatine, while my grandmother’s ancestors were Swiss. The British governor’s palace, Tyron Palace, served as the capital of North Carolina from 1770-1792, when it relocated to Raleigh after a fire destroyed much of it. The only colonial town in North Carolina that is older is Bath, less than an hour’s drive away.The Swiss named the city after the Canton of Bern, bern meaning bear, and as you approach the city on Highway 70, there is a large black bear pictured as part of the landscape. The downtown and wa-terfront feature numerous large and colorful bears. Many historic sites are within walking distance, and trolley tours are offered.New Bern was captured and occupied by the Union during the Civil War and therefore was not destroyed as were many other southern cities. It became an en-campment for freedmen, which comprised roughly half of the pop-ulation during the war. After the war, some blacks were elected to political positions and served. This was later changed by the existing political party, and laws were made to exclude them. After the war, the lumber indus-try developed, and the city thrived again. There are more than 150 his-torical buildings, including Tyron Palace. Downtown features gar-dens, and the waterfront is large. We ate at Baker’s Kitchen, one of the many excellent restaurants, and got desserts at a bakery that is an event center and beautifully deco-rated.New Bern had many notable firsts, including that Pepsi Cola was developed here. The list includes the first fire department, printing press, and public banking institu-tion in NC, the state’s first book-store. NC’s first postal service, First Presbyterian Church, and Roman Catholic Church. It housed North Carolina’s first picture theater, and, My husband, a talented and avid knitter, had heard that traditional Aran cable patterns were as specific to Irish families as tartans are to the Scottish, and, knowing how much I love my Irish heritage, he thought to make me something in one of my family’s patterns. Unfortu-nately, we learned from Stephanie that this was not exactly accurate, which was disappointing, but she could still teach Danny the various patterns, along with so many oth-er things. Our trip to Ireland was greatly enhanced by Stephanie, a woman just brimming with knowl-edge, enthusiasm, and passion for all she does. We learned there are nine core stitches but an innumerable number of variations. What often happened is the knitter, traditionally the wife, chose a pattern or a series of pat-terns that she would put into every-thing she knit. Then, as her daugh-ters married, they would take their mother’s pattern and add or change something to create her own de-sign. In that way, the patterns were specific to a family. The reason, not so pleasant, was to help identify a fisherman’s body if he were lost at sea. If they couldn’t distinguish the face, they could often distinguish the knitting pattern on his sweater.With the first lesson behind us, Stephanie, a geneticist by educa-tion, a milliner and horse breeder by trade, and a woman of Ireland by passion, continued to share her love of her country with us. It seemed that anything Stephanie didn’t know probably wasn’t worth knowing.Her hats are fantastic, brilliant creations of fabric, beads, flowers, lace, and imagination, created for ladies to wear on occasions like church, horse races, and parties. Each unique to itself and creative beyond belief; I could have asked a million questions about each one, but Stephanie had so much more to share.Her home, the family farm com-plete with a 200-year-old cottage of whitewashed stone walls and a thatched roof, and acres of farm-land, is filled with history. She told us that there’s a fairy fort, or ring fort, on the land, along with an en-tire village from the Bronze Age, recently discovered, soon to be the site of an archaeological dig. She also breeds and raises tradi-tional Irish Cobs and shared much history of the breed.Her farm has a turlough, which is a vanishing lake. It fills in the fall and empties in the spring, a phe-nomenon that is almost exclusively found in Ireland and Scotland due to the limestone base of these coun-tries and the quantity of rainfall. Rain fills depressions in the land, creating lakes that become tem-porary homes for migrating birds, especially swans, a place to rest and feed before continuing on their journeys. As spring turns towards summer, the water slowly seeps through the limestone until the wa-ter all but disappears, leaving only small pools behind. Stephanie told us that W.B. Yeats, the famous Irish poet, whose home was nearby, often visited Coole Park which borders her prop-erty. The park is on the other side of the turlough, and from Yeats’ visits there watching the swans, he wrote one of his famous poems, “The Wild Swans at Coole.” She encour-aged us to visit his home, Thoor Ballylee, a 15th Century stone tow-er house, which we did the next day. She also suggested other plac-es to see and the best places to eat. Stephanie was truly an ambassador for all things Irish, and her joy in sharing this love with us was evi-dent.I am so grateful to Stephanie and so many others from Ireland who exemplified true hospitality. The message we received repeatedly was … we are so fortunate to have you as our guests in our beloved country, and we are thrilled to share our passion with you. We could all learn much from the Stephanies of this world. in the United States of Debt, that is $26,620 out of your average house-hold income of $80,610.00. Go ahead and put that on your maxed out credit card.We are drowning in debt peo-ple. When you’re drowning, how can you even begin to help anyone else?If you want to help your neigh-bor, get your own house in order first.Michael BeatyMocksville To the editor:When Trump was confront-ed by MAGA followers with his promise to end the war in Ukraine on his first day or even before he was elected, he scoffed and said it was just sarcasm. The definition of "sarcasm" is to mock or convey contempt. That is what he has been doing to MAGA followers and everyone else. All his promises that aren't realized, and his audicious rants to take Iceland, the Panama Canal and even to deport US citizens he doesn't feel are loyal, he is convey-ing contempt. He shows that contempt openly to his followers when they show concern about the pedophiles in the Epstein case because he is embed-ded in the files and wants to move away from the fact he has a sexual attraction to prepubescent children. So, he mocks them as stupid for falling for what he makes up as a Democrat hoax which he hopes will turn people away from facts. As Hemingway put it so elo-quently "Ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”Wake up MAGA.David CarrollMocksville Trump ‘sarcasm’ equals ‘contempt’ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 3 Continued From Page 1 “Gaither married Flor-ence Clement (1855-1943) in 1880. In 1886 Gaither established his own practice in Mocksville after a five-year partnership with his father-in-law, John Mar-shall Clement. Mrs Gaither was given the small house and lot by her father John M. Clement in 1885. The house that stood here was turned and used for an ell. Its builder and early history are not definitely known. However, a deed recorded in 1849 refers to the lot as that “upon which John A. Lill-ington resided.” A.G. Carter owned the property at that time but whether he built the dwelling is not clear. “About 1890 the Gaithers undertook the expansion of their house. They con-tinued to occupy it until their deaths. The property descended to their daughter Sarah Gaither, who until 1986 made it her residence. “The Gaither house is covered in weatherboards. Its asymmetrical three-bay front elevation is composed of a projecting gable front bay at the south end and the porch which extends across the front and along the north and south side elevations. A bracketed cornice carries around the house. On the south elevation the porch has been partially enclosed but it also retains two of its original chamfered posts and bracketed cornice. A gable frames the center bay on this three-bay south elevation. The rear eleva-tion forms a picturesque appearance through its two-story gable-roofed ells, the shed-roofed porch, and the older one-story ell with its gable and chimneys, and nine-over-six double-hung sash window. The interior remains unaltered. It has a central opening stair, two-leaf door, and a wide variety of mantlels. Most impres-sive is the parlor mantel that features a bold tripartite frieze. “In the original house one six-panel raised-pan-el door survives as does the Federal style mantel. Sometime later the enclosed staircase was moved to its present position. To the rear of the house is a detached kitchen, a garage, and a brick building of unknown use.” A little more information about the Gaither family was discovered online at NCpe-dia. “Ephraim Lash Gaither, lawyer and businessman, was born in Mocksville, the Photos of the Gaither house prior to demolition. - Photos courtesy Alice Smith Hanes The house during demolition; and the empty space left behind. This photo was published in the 1986 book about Da- vie architecture. Ephraim Lash Gaither House ... son of Ephraim and Sarah Hall Johnston Gaither. “His early education was provided by private schools in Mocksville. After three years at Davidson College, Gaither's education was in-terrupted by illness in 1871. He returned in the fall of 1872 and was graduated the following year with the de-gree of bachelor of arts with honors. In September 1873 he enrolled in the private law school at Richmond Hill, in Yadkin County, taught by Chief Justice Richmond M. Pearson. After two years of study, he was admitted to the bar in June 1875, appearing before the supreme court with Chief Justice Pearson presiding. In 1876 he was the commence-ment orator of the Philan-thropic Society at Davidson College.”Ephraim Lash Gaither led an interesting life. Here is a story from his youth. “An incident of his early days was the Battle of Lisha Creek. When he was a lad of 15, he joined a hurriedly assembled patrol of ‘old men and boys’ and helped repulse a group of "Bush-whackers" later identified as a part of General Stoneman's Federal soldiers headed for Salisbury. That happened in April 1865, a short time after General Lee's surrender ending the Civil War.“Gaither practiced law independently in Mocksville for five years before form-ing a partnership with his father-in-law, John Marshall Clement, in 1881. The firm of Clement and Gaither was dissolved upon the death of Clement in 1886. Through-out his long career, spanning nearly 65 years, Gaither built a statewide reputation as a meticulous student of the law who prided himself on hard work and diligent preparation for the many cases he represented in court. Early in his prac-tice, as counsel for several Confederate soldiers and formerly enslaved people, he was frequently commended by presiding judges for his handling of the cases.“In the business com-munity, he was a longtime president of the Bank of Davie and a director of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem.æGaither was a mem-ber of the American Bar Association and the North Carolina Bar Association, of which he was president for a term. During World War I he was chairman of the Davie County Board of Defense, and throughout his active years he served on numer-ous community boards. Like his parents, who had been active in the local Presbyte-rian church, Gaither became a church leader locally, serving in the presbytery and the general assembly of the church.“On 1 Dec. 1880, he married Florence Adelaide Clement, the daughter of John Marshall and Mary J. Hayden Clement and a grad-uate of Salem College, her mother's alma mater. The Gaithers had four daughters: Adelaide Marshall (Mrs. Rufus B. Sanford), Sarah Hall, Jane Hayden (Mrs. David Murray), and Dorothy Sophie (Mrs. Edwin Cecil Morris). All four daughters also were graduated from Salem College.”Out of the four daugh-ters, the property descended to their daughter Sarah Gaither, who resided there until the mid 1980s. I have been told by several sources that Sarah Gaither willed the house to a niece, Dorothy Horn, and the property was sold several decades later to the current owner. The Ephraim L. Gaither home was a beautiful home many of us will remember fondly for years to come. Continued From Page 1produce stand is open six days a week on the farm, and the Millers go to the Mocks-ville Farmer’s Market every week along with making the short drive to Clemmons.“We grow about 20 acres of produce with strawber-ries, pumpkins, blueberries, blackberries and everything in between,” Holly said. On a recent Saturday morning, the sweet corn was a big hit, selling out quickly. Then there were tomatoes and several types of beans along with the first pulling of cantaloupes.Cherry Hill Farm has de-veloped quite the following at the Clemmons market, which opens at 8:30 a.m. each Saturday through Sep-tember.“The line starts between 8 and 8:15, and we usually don’t stop until at least 11,” Holly said.What’s the secret to the success?“I think it’s because we have such a variety, and we’re very particular about our quality,” Holly said. “When we got started here, we were kind overlooked so to speak. We just kind of built our market. It’s paid off so far.” And it’s not just about the produce. After all, it’s a fam- ily farm, and son Malachi, 13, was on hand to help his mom on this day. “He is in the band, and they’re going to Disney,” Holly said. “They’re playing in a parade down there, but they have to do fundraising to earn their way. I told him that he needs to learn how to work for what he wants, and I told him if he’s is working, he can put out a tip jar.”A few weeks later, Eden, 12, who is also in the band, was there to assist his mom and be able to pay his way for the trip. The Millers also have a 4-year daughter, An-naBeth.Holly said that there are three pickers at Cherry Hill Farm and that the kids run the stand as well as her mother-in-law. And Justin, who worked full-time off the farm for the last 17 years be-fore last May, came aboard when Holly said, “It just got to be too big for me to do by myself.”The Millers live in Ad-vance, and the 66-acre farm, which is like a second home, is 15 minutes down the road on Cherry Hill Road in southern Davie County. “We’ve got farming in our blood,” she said. “We love it. I always wanted my kids to grow up on a farm. It teaches values that people who don’t grow up on a farm don’t un-derstand. We appreciate the simple things in life.”Looking back, Holly said she never saw this coming, pointing to several turning points around the days of COVID-19.“Until COVID, we had the little roadside stand, but somehow or another, we got into going into big-box stores, and we started send-ing a tractor-trailer load of hard squash to Walmart ev-ery week for several years,” she said.That all changed early in 2020 when all trucking stopped with the arrival of the pandemic.“All of the sudden, squash was no longer a priority, but toilet paper was,” Holly said with a laugh. So the Millers had to pivot, but as Holly said, ‘It proved to be a blessing in disguise that because of the COVID thing, the wholesale was sold before we ever had it grown. It really helped us build up financially because when someone died unex-pectedly in the family, we ended up buying the farm and if that had not happened, we would not have been able to buy it.”Ironically, the Millers had built their actual store when COVID hit, and they felt like with the growth from the markets they frequent that customers would start com-ing to them.“So when COVID hit is when we were first to open, and the first day we had cars lined up down the road wait-ing 30 to 45 minutes on a bucket of strawberries,” Hol-ly said. “We could not pick fast enough for the amount of people that showed up on our first day. It was amazing. It was a God-thing for sure. And so we just built from there.”The Millers admitted they were on opposite sides when considering how to proceed going forward with Holly preferring retail and Justin on the wholesale side. They considered trying to split it, but again COVID coming along when it did pushed them in the retail direction.“And that’s where we’ve stayed, kind of cutting out the middle man,” she said. “We want to grow variety, and we want to grow for our community, we want peo-ple to come out to us. And I don’t want to let that go. When one doors closes, an-other door opens.”That leads to the histor-ic farmhouse, where Justin grew up helping his dad raise beef cattle. It has been in his family since 1854 and has been a fixer-upper project that will become their resi-dence when it’s finished.“We’re seeing some light at the end of the tunnel,” Holly said. “We want to keep it as original as possible and working on it as we’ve had time and money. We hope to be there within the next year. We sleep at home (in Advance), but we’re always there. Moving to the farm-house will be so much easier to be right there at that back door.“It’s all worked out for a reason. We enjoy what we do. 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Originally made possible by a $50,000 grant from the Mebane Charitable Foundation, the program continues to thrive with DCEDC’s support as part of its commitment to local eco-nomic development.Carolyn McManamy, di-rector of Davie CONNECT, described the significance of the program. “The more our teachers understand, the better they can inform students about educational and career op-portunities. The relationships built with our business com-munity through these extern-ships are invaluable.”Terry Bralley, president of DCEDC, added: “The program equips teachers to guide students toward prom-ising career paths while also fostering a potential local workforce.”This year’s externship participants included Davie High teachers Lauren Hatley, Career and Technical Educa-tion (CTE); Sandra Hinkle, CTE; Joy Howard, math; Angela Stage; and Brittani Steger, CTE. Program orga-nizers McManamy; Alyse Wooldridge, career develop-ment coordinator at DCHS; and Morris were also pres-ent.Howard joined the pro-gram after being inspired by last year’s participants on so-cial media. “My favorite part was the side-by-side look at the old Cooleemee water plant and the new plant under con-struction. I’ve worked with the county utility department through their former engi-neer during summers, and I’m excited about the im-provements this will bring to the department and commu-nity. It will be valuable in my classroom to be able to share the skills and work ethic that we consistently heard about throughout the week. I’m sure many of our students are not aware of the number of opportunities available right in our backyard.”Hatley, who is new to Davie County, viewed the externship as an opportunity to connect with the commu-nity. “I really enjoyed the tour at Gildan. This expe-rience allowed me to make connections that will help me provide field trips and in-ternship opportunities for my students.”Local businesses wel-comed the opportunity to inform and inspire the edu-cators shaping tomorrow’s workforce.Johnny Lambert, Davie utilities director, said: “It was an absolute pleasure to host the teacher externship tour and showcase the incredible transformation taking place at our water treatment fa-cilities. The dedication and interest of the participants were truly inspiring. This experience highlighted the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing in Davie utilities director Johnny Lambert explains how the water treatment plant works. Davie County Register of Deeds Kelly Funderburk (center) shows the types of records available in the office. Teacher externs learn about the door-making process at REEB. building a brighter future for Davie County.”Jay Kimura, owner of Quail Ridge Confections, highlighted how the program helps connect the dots be-tween education and oppor-tunity. “I think the teachers externship tours are one of the best ways for teachers to understand what industries we have in Davie County. This gives them the on-site knowledge that they can share with students, showing them that there are jobs in the county that may suit their interests.”Cameron Shirley, associ-ate vice president of Davie Campuses & Strategic Ini-tiatives at Davidson-Davie Community College’s Davie Campus, shared her perspec-tive as a new leader in the community. “The externship experience was a great op-portunity for the college to connect with business and industry in Davie County. As someone new to the Davie Campus, this helps me get to know local industry and be-gin to identify new partner-ship opportunities.”Wooldridge expressed appreciation to business partners and invited more to get involved. “ Their staff did an incredible job, and we are very thankful for their hospitality. The externship visits are always exciting for our teachers. Our school district would love for any business or industry partners interested in participating next summer to contact us.” SHOP LOCAL DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 5 By Sylas JohnsonDavie SURF Board When Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina on Sept. 27, 2024, it left communities facing un-imaginable challenges. At the Oct. 7 meeting of the SURF Board at the Da-vie Community Foundation, a quiet heaviness settled over the room as students pro-cessed the extent of the dev-astation and the new reality of the students in the affected areas. Davie County senior Am-ber Lynde had just one ques-tion: How can we help?The SURF Board is a 24-member board of high school students in Davie County who raise money and award grants to youth-led projects. Students who make up the board are very philan-thropic and have a heart for helping others.The backstory of the board’s most recent endeavor underscores the student en-gagement and philanthropic mind the organization fos-ters. Amber proposed the idea of a project to make a difference in Western North Carolina. “I first proposed the idea to Mrs. (Tami) Daniel, our SURF Board advisor, to get her thoughts on how our SURF Board could possi-bly help in some way. She thought it was a great idea, and we discussed it at the next meeting,” said Lynde. SURF’s Make a Differ-ence Day was coming up, and it would be the perfect time to get something start-ed. The Board decided they wanted to help a school—but which school, and how?“We decided to focus our efforts on Old Fort Elemen-tary after finding out just how much this school had been damaged. A contact at the Black Mountain Coun-seling Center got us con-nected with the principal, Jill Ward.”Amber shed some light onto the logistical side of philanthropy. “After finding out more specifics on their needs, the SURF Board collected large boxes for our ‘Make A Difference Day,’ which was Nov. 16. We decorated each box and placed them in each of the schools in Davie County along with a list of needed supplies. After the holiday break, a group of SURF Board members col-lected all of the donated sup-plies in the schools.”This initiative, envi-sioned by Amber, marked the latest in a string of commu-nity-minded projects spear-headed by the SURF Board.All the supplies were staged at the Davie Commu-nity Foundation in advance of the trip. Bridgette Dillard, the foundation’s marketing and communications offi- SURF Board donates to hurricane damaged school Sylas Johnson and Amber Lynde are excited to hit the road for Old Fort with donations. Sylas Johnson, Amber Lynde, Tami Daniel, Bridgette Dillard, and Wes SharpeOld Fort Elementary Principal Jill Ward with Sylas and Amber. The last box is the heaviest, carried by Mark Daniel and Sylas. Amber Lynde is excited about the project she coordinated through the Davie SURF Board to help students affected by Hurricane Helene. cer, sorted, organized, and labeled every box. Thanks to her pre-delivery prepara-tion, loading and unloading were seamless. The supplies included boxes of folders, containers, construction pa-per, pencils, and other back-to-school supplies.On July 17, Amber and freshman Sylas Johnson of the SURF Board, along with advisor Tami Daniel and her husband Mark, arrived at the foundation. With the extra muscle of the foundation staff, they packed the Dan-iels’ van to the roof. Once loaded, the team had much anticipation for the mission ahead. In mid-afternoon, they embarked on a hundred-mile drive to McDowell Coun-ty’s Old Fort Elementary—one of McDowell’s newest schools, which was devastat-ed by flooding during Hurri-cane Helene and forced to re-locate students while repairs took place. The students spent the rest of the school year sharing space in another school. The result was that 800 students were sharing a space meant for 400. When the van pulled up to Old Fort, a touched Princi-pal Ward welcomed the team from Davie into the school. Her gratitude was unmistak-able as Amber, Slias, and the Daniels unloaded box after box. Ward shared anecdotes about how the joint effort of the Old Fort communi-ty pulled the young school through the devastation of Hurricane Helene, echoing the engagement that drove the team of four to the Mc-Dowell County town.“Principal Ward was ex-cited and very appreciative. She expressed her gratitude multiple times saying how much of a blessing the sup-plies were to her school,” Amber said. She clearly demonstrated that this initiative came from a place of genuine care and was amplified, through hard work and advocacy, into genuine support. “After Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina last September, I was talking with my mom about how so many schools and their stu-dents were impacted. We de-cided to find out if there was a specific school that needed support and what they spe-cifically needed,” she said, having landed on Old Fort Elementary due to the exten-sive flooding. “I thought this would be a great opportunity for our SURF Board to get involved and help out.”Amber, who aspires to be an educator, has demonstrat-ed compassion and logistical awareness, qualities that will benefit her in her career path.“My plan after college is to become an elementa-ry teacher. It would be ex-tremely challenging to go through what Old Fort El-ementary School did with Hurricane Helene by seeing their school flooded and be-ing displaced for almost an entire school year, alongside the devastation that families within the school faced per-sonally,. Watching the com-munity come together and seeing other communities do what they could to help out in so many ways reinforces my desire to serve children and their families.”This project holds a spe-cial place in Tami Daniel’s heart. “Seeing a student dream become a reality made me proud. The reaction from Ms. Ward when the deliv-ery was made also made me proud because the difference that SURF made during this project was so evident. She was moved that a group of students with no connection to her school gave them such an incredible gift.”Donna Creason, a resi-dent of Davie and McDow-ell counties, reflected on the unity shown through the initiative: “It is inspiring to see people from both of my homes come together to benefit the community. Af-ter tragedies like Hurricane Helene, the best of humanity always finds a way to shine out. It’s really amazing to see that coming from the two places I call home.”In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s flooding, nearly 76,000 students across west-ern North Carolina were kept out of school for almost a month. Floodwaters forced closures, destroyed class-room closets, and wiped out basic supplies, leaving schools scrambling to re-stock. Thanks to the SURF Board’s shipment and other efforts in McDowell County and beyond, students at Old Fort will be able to walk into their classrooms this fall with fresh notebooks, folders, and pencils in hand, and teachers will have much needed tools for their classrooms. By Bridgette DillardDavie Community Foundation For one Davie County ed-ucator, the path to a fulfilling career in education started with powerful investments in her future - scholarships. Kaycee Dixon graduat-ed from Davie County High School in 2010. Thanks to the support of the White-Martin Scholarship, James McGuire Scholarship, and Jim Bremer Scholarship, all administered by the Davie Community Foundation, she was able to pursue her dream of becom-ing a teacher. Kaycee attend-ed the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she earned a degree in Elementary Education. After graduating from UNC-G, she returned to her Davie County roots and began her teaching career at Cooleemee Elementa-ry School, where she spent eight years as a third-grade teacher. In 2021, she earned her National Board Certifi-cation and transitioned into her current role as a Reading Specialist, a position she has held for the past three years.“The scholarships I re-ceived truly shaped my path,” she said. “The donors generosity allowed me to continue my education and achieve my goals. I’m so grateful to be a part of a com-munity that always looks for ways to give back.”Her professional journey has included mentoring new teachers, offering guidance on classroom management, instruction, and student en-gagement throughout the school year.Beyond her work in ed-ucation, Kaycee is passion-ate about promoting healthy lifestyles. She teaches group exercise classes at the Davie Family YMCA and the Jerry Long YMCA and tutors ele-mentary students throughout Davie County.When asked what ad-vice she would give to high school and college students, she emphasized the impor-tance of resilience and com- munity. “Believe in yourself, and don’t let fear of failure keep you from trying something new,” she said. “Surround yourself with people who want to see you succeed.”She also shared a mes-sage to her younger self: “Life is a journey, so enjoy the ride. Celebrate the small moments just as much as the big achievements.”Kaycee’s goal is “to con-tinue to enjoy every moment in life.” She carries forward the generosity she’s re-ceived, giving back each day in the classroom and beyond. Teacher returns to community that supported her Kaycee Dixon upon her high school graduation; and more recently with mom Jill and sister Janna. NON-ETHANOL GAS (87 OCTANE) Recommended for Weed Eaters, Chain Saws, Leaf Blowers, Lawn Mowers, etc. Now Available at CENTER MARTPure Station 1822 Hwy. 64 West, Mocksville (Near I-40 and Center Methodist Church)336-492-5623 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 Public Records6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 ArrestsThe following were ar-rested by the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.July 26: John Frank-lin Barrow Jr., 42, of Win-ston-Salem, possession of firearm by a felon, extradi-tion; Dustin Robert Horner, 43, of Sunburst Lane, mcoks-ville, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence; Clint Dillon Knight, 33, of Sono-ra Drive, Adance, domestic violence prevention order vi-olation; David Joseph Remi-llard, 60, of Morrison Road, Mocksville, possession of methamphetamine.July 25: Jeffery Hudson Clinard, 60, of Davie Acad-emy Road, Mocksville, mis-demeanor crime of domestic violence; Jerry Wayne Cope Jr., 53, of US 601 S., Mocks-ville, assault; Pedro Garcia Najera, 36, of Mooresville, failure to appear in court; Amber Lynn Porter, 43, of Hobson Drive, Mocksville, second-degree trespass-ing; Taquanda Kaye Reyn-olds, 40, of Michaels Road, Mocksville, misdemeanor probation violation.July 24: Marquise Ro-melle Foster, 25, of St. Louis, Mo., misdemeanor crime of domestic violence; Johnathan Thomas Lawhorn Jr., 31, of Lexington, felony probation violation, posses-sion of methamphetamine; Andrew Lee Sanders, 38, of Main Church Road, Mocks-ville, embezzlement; Travis Joe Shaw, 40, of Yadkinville, having open container of alcohol in vehicle after con-suming. July 23: Debbie Shep-herd Bays, 63, of Davie Academy Road, Mocksville, misdemeanor crime of do-mestic violence; Joshua Eli Daniels, 29, of Pine Ridge Road, Mocksville, assault on a female. July 22: Monica Vance Glover, 52, of Woodleaf, failure to appear in court; Daniel Arron Hicks, 37, of Fonso Way, Mocksville, misdemeanor child abuse; Marvin Jones, 64, of Center St., Cooleemee, possession of firearm by a felon; Drew Anthony Thompson, 27, of Cornatzer Road, Mocksville, failure to appear in court on felony charge. July 21: Kelly Ann Barn-hill, 41, of Halifax, failure to appear in court; David Wayne Crater Jr., 52, of Mocks Church Road, Ad-vance, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill; Alyssa Anne Harker, 30, of US 601 S., Mocksville, assault inflicting serious in-jury; Jamie Arlene Hersey, 35, of North Wilkesboro, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, larceny; James Russell Kanupp, 36, of Gas-tonia, felony probation vio-lation, driving while license revoked, possession Sched-ule III controlled substance, possession marijuana para-phernalia, possession mari-juana, possession drug para-phernalia. July 20: Christopher Todd Lowe, 38, of Benson, possession of drug para-phernalia, failure to appear in court; Jeffery Mark Rea-vis, 56, of Dutchman Trail, Mocksville, misuse of 911 system; Oliver Perry, 18, of Salisbury, underage alcohol consumption, open contain-er of alcohol in vehicle after consumption; Travis Deaton, 43, of US 64 W., Mcoksville, misuse of 911 system. Sheriff’s OfficeThe following are from Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports.July 26: disturbance, Will Boone Road, Mocks-ville; larceny, Ralph Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; harassment, Mount-view Drive, Mocksville; dis-turbance, Willhaven Drive, Mocksville; fraud, Brangus Way, Mocksville; larceny, I-40WB MM 175, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Junction Road, Mocksville’; trespassing, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; suspicious ac-tivity, Fairfield Road/US 601 S., Mocksville; suspicious activity, US 601 S., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; suspi-cious activity, S. Hazelwood Drive, Mocksville.July 25: suspicious activ-ity, Boxwood Church Road, Mocksville; nuisance com-plaint, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; damage to property, Cherry Hill Road, Mocks-ville; disturbance, Yadkin-ville Road, Mocksdville; sus-picious activity, Ariston Way, Bermuda Run; disturbance, US 601 S., Mocksville; harassment, Angell Road, Mocksville; disturbance, US 158, Bermuda Run; fraud, US 601 S., Mocksville; do-mestic assist, Davie Acad-emy Road, Mocksville; do-mestic assist, Holman St., Mocksville; trespassing, US 601 S., Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, S. Salisbury St., Mocksville; harassment, Brookdale Drive, Advance.July 24: fraud, Ralph Road, Mocksville; larceny, Main Church Road, Mocks-viklle; custody issue, US 64 E., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Yadkin Valley Road, Advance; harassment, US 64 E., Mocksville; larceny, Lonnie’s Way, Mocksville; harassment, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; fraud, NC 801 N., Advance; trespassing, US 158, Ad-vance; disturbance, Cedar Ridge Road, Mocksville; disturbance, US 158/Coun-try Lane, Mocksville; fraud, Center Circle, Mocksville; disturbing the peace, Neely Road, Mocksville; domestic assist, Kennen Krest Road, Mocksville; domestic distur-bance, US 601 N., Mocks-ville.July 23: suspicious activ-ity, Point Road, Mocksville; harassment, Davie Academy Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; damage to property, Charleston Ridge Drive, Mocksville; harass-ment, Riverbend Drive, Ber-muda Run; larceny, Hemlock St., Mocksville; larceny, US 601 S., Mocksville; harass-ment, Brookdale Drive, Ad-vance; harassment, Bermuda Village Drive, Bermuda Run; illegal dumping, Chinquapin Road, Mocksville; larceny, Madison Road, Mocksville; harassment, Patricia Way, Mocksville; harassment, Ashley Furniture Way, Ad- vance; noise complaint, Sowers Lane, Advance; disturbance, Valley Road, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Kilbourne Drive, Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, Ridgeview Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Pinewood Lane, Ber-muda Run; suspicious activ-ity, N. Main St., Mocksville.July 22: disturbance, County Line Road, Harmo-ny; domestic disturbance, Fonso Way, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Yadkin-ville Road, Mocksville; lar-ceny, Green St., Mocksville; missing person, NC 801 S., Mocksville; fraud, Yadk-inville Road, Mocksville; fraud, Mullins Road, Mocks-ville; fraud, Liberty Church Road, Mocksville; assault, Eaton Road, Mocksville; trespassing, Aurora Lane, Advance; damage to proper-ty, Court Square, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Center St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, W. Kinderton Way, Bermuda Run; larceny, US 64 E., Advance; larceny, US 64W./Battle Road, Mocks-ville; burglary, US 158, Bermuda Run; domestic dis-turbance, Pembrooke Ridge Court, Bermuda Run; suspi-cious activity, S. Salisbury St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Shady Lane, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, Marginal St., Cooleemee.July 21: suspicious activ-ity, N. Main St., Mocksville; larceny, Will Boone Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Everhart Road, Mocksville; domestic assist, Deadmon Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, US 64 E., Ad-vance; nuisance complaint, Grannaman Drive, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, US 158, Advance; fraud, Winward Circle, Mocksville; harassment, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; disturbance, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; fraud, Earl Road, Mocksville.July 20: suspicious ac-tivity, Marginal St., Cool-eemee; trespassing, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; missing person, Grannaman Drive, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, Pine Ridge Road, Mocksville; harass-ment, Macy Langston Lane, Mocksville; burglary, Can-terbury Lane, Mocksville; larceny, US 64 E., Mocks-ville; harassment, Dutchman Trail, Mocksville; harass-ment, Davie Academy Road, Mocksville; harassment, Edgewood Circle, Mocks-ville; disturbance, Bethlehem Drive, Advance; disturbance, Davie Academy Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Sunny Dell Lane, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Junction Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Salisbury Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Milling/Beth-el Church roads, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Farm-ington Road, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, US 64 W., Mocksville. 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.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Jorge L. Soto and Janet Soto, 1 lot, Hudson Glen, Mocks-ville, $596.- William D. Grooms and Nancy S. Grooms, and Heath Douglas Grooms and Tiffa-ny Shatley Grooms to Afton Tillman Hailey and Gavin Dwayne Hailey, 2.3 acres, Calahaln Township.- Richard Donald Carter and Faye C. Carter to GW Property Solutions, tract, $223.- Joseph T. Grachen and Jennifer L. Grachen to Mark T. Wright and Madon-na O. Wright, 10.12 acres, Pineville Road, $400.- Janie L. Williams, and Joyce H. Honeycutt and Roger D. Honeycutt to Kath-leen M. Green and Gary Kent Green, 1.54 acres, Sheffield Road, $570.- Van H. Lankford and Ann Faulkner Lankford to Colonial Estates, 2 lots, Mocksville, $140.- Michael Harrison (and as executor of estate of Jean S. Blanton) and Janet Cross-ley Harrison and Pamela Jean Cranwell and Thomas George Cranwell to Charles Rothbert, 1 lot, Bermuda Run, $550.- Marc Anthony Jones and Tiffany Jones to Shaunna Grey, 19.82 acres, Shady Grove Township, $950.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Alan Cohen and Leonor Cresencio, 1 lot, Hudson Glen, Mocksville, $640.- Peggy Jackson Watson to Peggy Jackson Watson and Gregory Wayne Watson, tracts.- Melton Company Hold-ings to Griffith Plaza Part-ners, 1 lot, Clarksville Town-ship, $550.- C2C Land Develop-ment to PMA I Holdings, 18.5 acres, Farmingtonb Road, $1,700.- James Vogler Jones, and Lynn Jones Howard and William C. Howard to Dal-ton Grant Boone, 2.06 acres, $250.- Deacon J. Parker and Breanna R. Parker to Anson Ward and Summer Spillman, 3 lots, Mocksville Township, $520.- Harris Family Holdings to Cameron Strader, .85 acre, Mocksville Township, $308.- Jeanne Gardner-McDar-ris and Charles R. McDarris, Susan A. Rankins and Doyle R. Rankins, Patricia G. Can-on and Ronald A. Canon, Joseph C. Gardner, John W. Gardner and Kyra Faison Gardner, Mary G. Fink, Sar-ah G. Shanks, Elizabeth G. Peters and Chase N. Boozer, and Margaret C. Peters and Michael S. Doelle to Sarah Gardner Shanks, 1 lot, Ber-muda Run, $438.- Meritage Homes of The Carolinas to Miguel Marti-nez and Amy Basham, 1 lot, Nelson’s Creek, Mocksville, $674.- Dustin J. Lowery, ex-ecutor of estate of Johnny N. Lowery to Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-opment, 2 lots, Country Es-tates.- Piedmont Assets to Meagan Marie Cockerham, 4 lots, Sunset Hills, $390. - Taylor A. Mathis and Tracy Armstrong to Mollie A. Plunkett, 1 condominium, Kinderton Village, Bermuda Run, $438.- Harold Seats and Deb-orah Seats to Taylor Ann Mathis and Tracy Arm-strong, 1.67 acres, Farming-ton Township, $700.- Lester F. Valyer Jr. to Devin Anthony Deweese and Misty George Deweese, 6.5 acres, $290.- Daniel David Kam-mueller, and Latonya Pick-rom-Kammeuller to Dustin Mizzell, 1 lot, Highland Place, Mocksville, $316.- Terry Dean Mullins II and Lindsi Anne Mullis to Gabriel Keith Nail, and Don-ald Keith Nail and Diana Powell Nail, 1.6 acres, US 158, $412.- Amanda Mock to Wil-liam C. Mock and Jackie C. Mock, 1.53 acres, Shady Grove Township.- Keith Dwayne Bods-ford and Dawna Jane Bods-ford to Erin Bodsford, tract, Clarksville Township.- Alfred Ray Patton Rent-als to Robert A. Hudders, 1 lot, Shady Grove Township, $190.- Manuelo M. Noa Jr. and Lynn Cheryl to Manuelo M. Noa Jr., trustee, .22 acre, Holman St., Mocksville.- Douglas W. Kelly and Crystal W. Kelly to Thomas Wayne Wallace, tracts.- Erin Bodsford to Nata-lia Surzenko, 3 lots, Clarks-ville Township, $260.- Kathleen Lavern Smith and G. Michael Smith to Per-ry Wallace Williams, tracts, Calahaln Township.- Sandra Rene Lamb and Meredith Sean Lamb, and William Shipley and Jean Shipley to Pamela Lynn Smith, 1 villa, Milling Way, Mocksville, $400.- Cedar Creek RE to D.R. Horton Inc., 11 lots, Hudson Glen, Mocksville, $1,656.- Inas M. Stanley to An-gela D. Davis, 1 lot, LaQuin-ta, Shady Grove Township.- Shana Cline to Jesse Robert Hilton and Brittany Nicole Lynn Pfiefer, 1 lot, Elisha Creek Ridge, Mocks-ville Township, $530.- John London Jerome (2/3rd interest) to Martha Je-rome Ward and Jeffrey Hart Jerome, 1 villa, Bermuda Village.- MRSP Homes to Lester Allen Bauserman II, 1 lot, $178.- Vicki L. Devoid to Frances Shorey and David Shorey, 1.06 acres, Ranch Way, Mocksville, $402.- Gina McClannon McAl-lister (and as administrator of estate of Janice Shel-ton Smith) and Michael G. McAllister, and Terry Wayne McClannon and Tammy Mc-Clannon to Scott Porter and Michael Porter, tract, $400.- George Isom Clinard and Kathy Diane Clinard to Christopher George Clinard, trustee, interest in tracts, Shady Grove Township.- Donald R. Brewer and Gail P. Brewer to Charles William Miller and Bever-ly Irene Miller, 1 lot, New Hampshire Court, Mocks-ville, $658.- Karen B. Graham to Madison Grayce Carter and Timohty G. Cater, 1 lot, Pembrook Ridge, Bermuda Run, $620.- Randy Keith Dudley and Belinda Rose Dudley to Belinda Rose Dudley, 1 lot.- Belinda R. Dudley to Belinda R. Dudley and An-thony R. Dudley, 1 lot, $1. 1484 Hwy. 64 West, Mocksville, NC 336-751-3372 1328733 “Serving Davie County Since 1973” •Brakes • Tires • Batteries • Alignments • Scheduled Maintenance • Complete and Professional Auto Repair (336) 751-2304 MILLEREQUIPMENTRENTAL SUMMER IS HERE! 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Born on Nov. 12, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Guy W. and Daisy Plott Miller. In addition to her parents, Wan-da was preceded in death by her husband, Wade Calvin Atkins Sr. She is survived by: one son, Wade Atkins Jr. (Teresa) of Ad-vance; 2 daughters, Rhonda Fun-derburk of Advance, and Tracey Knode (Don) of Marriottsville, Md.; 5 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. The family extends their deepest appreciation to Trellis Supportive Care, Davie County Senior Services, and Yellow Butterfly Home Care. Per her request, no services will be held. Memorials may be made to Trellis Supportive Care, 101 Hospice Lane Winston-Salem, NC 27103, or to Lib-erty Baptist Church, C/O Chris Chilton, 2433 Liberty Church Rd. Mocksville, NC 27028. Eric Marshall RisnerEric Marshall Risner, 51, of Mocksville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at St. Charles Hospital on a beautiful morning in Bend, Ore.Eric was born July 1, 1974 to Charles H. Risner (de-ceased) and Susan T. Risner in High Point, NC. He is survived by: his mom, Susan R. Brannock and her hus-band, Don Brannock; his sister, Amelia Butera (Scott) of Bethes-da, Md.; his brother, Dr. Jonathan Risner (Gretchen) of Blooming-ton, Ind.; his soulmate and love of his life, Julie Cascante of High Point; and his nieces and neph-ews, Lucy, Will, Arno and Ila.Eric attended T.W. Andrews High School and East Carolina University. He was an indepen-dent contractor for events and fes-tivals all over the country and was working on a festival site for C3 Presents when he fell ill in Redmond, Ore.Eric will be missed dearly by many people. He definite-ly left his mark on this world with his kindness and work ethic. He worked hard and helped many people along the way as he did last year when Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of North Carolina. He went to Asheville to help with the recovery efforts in the immediate aftermath. Eric was a man of many interests and talents: a devoted fan of professional wrestling (“All About tha BOOM!”); a keen eye for thrift store finds; an avid reader of comics; an en-thusiast for Halloween; a fierce connoisseur of hot sauce and the latest in snacks; a seeker of delicious food wherever he was; and a supporter and listener of all good music. He loved Winston-Salem and collaborated to bring people to-gether through different downtown events. In remembrance of Eric, consider calling a friend; helping someone in need; supporting local music; or eating at a local restaurant. A celebration of his life will be held Sunday, Aug. 3 from 2-5 pm (floating) at The Millennium Center in Winston-Sa-lem. Roy Richard ShoffnerMr. Roy Richard Shoffner, 74, of Harmony, passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 24, 2025.He was born on Sept. 25, 1950 in Rowan County to the late Richard Edward and Margie Lucille Ireland Shoffner.Roy proudly served his country in the Vietnam War as a member of the Army 101st Airborne Divi-sion. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for his service and bravery. He retired from Southern States after 42 years of service. Roy loved people and enjoyed talking on the phone. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, gardening, and cutting wood.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Filmore and Cora Ireland.Survivors include: his wife of 53 years, Linda Diane Harris Shoffner; a daughter, Angie Shoffner; a brother, Troy F. Shoffner; an aunt, Nannie Sue Ireland; a nephew, Shan-non Shoffner (Crystal); a niece, Corri Dellinger (Adam); his dog, Chloe; and special friends, Craig Salmon (Crystal), Gabriel, Levi, Isaiah, Judah Paul, and Rachel.A graveside service was conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, July 28 at Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jesse Stroud officiating. Military Honors were conducted by the VFW Memorial Honor Guard. Memorials may be considered for Purple Heart Homes, 755 Washington Ave., Statesville NC, 28677. https://www.purplehearthomesusa.org/ways-to-give/Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Regina Olivia Young ApplegateMrs. Regina Olivia Young Applegate, 71, formerly of Pine Ridge Road, Mocksville, died Friday, July 25, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.She was born on Nov. 1, 1953 in Rowan County to the late Wayne Cecil and Katheryn Kerley Young.Regina was a member of Heaven Bound Full Gospel Church. She loved the Lord and loved to sing. She also enjoyed reading and crafting. She will be greatly missed.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her previous husband, Calvin Cline; her husband, Daniel Applegate; her daughter, Annette Young; and siblings, Kathy Robert-son, Terry Young, and Kerley Young.Survivors include: her brothers, Steve Young, Kim Young (Sheila), and Jan Young, all of Mocksville; and many nieces and nephews.A funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 30 at Eaton Funeral Chapel with Rev. James Ward officiating. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be considered for Heaven Bound Full Gospel Ministries, 181 Hartley Road, Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Death NoticesEdward “Ed” Julius Davis, 78, of Woodleaf, died Saturday, July 26, 2025.•Willa Dean Etchison Mayhew, 85, of Advance, died Friday, July 25, 2025.•Emma Carolyn McBride Latham, 97, of Advance, died Friday, July 18, 2025. Wendy Dawn Keaton PearcyWendy Dawn Keaton Pearcy, 50, of Mocksville, died Sunday, July 27, 2025, at her home. She was born Oct. 30, 1974, in Forsyth County.She graduated Davie High School in 1991, where she met her husband Jonathan Pearcy and later had three daughters. Wendy attended Da-vie County Community College to obtain an Associates in Crim-inal Justice. Her higher education at the college ignited a passion to help others obtain the same. She was actively involved in Civitan and would commit to community service projects together with her family.Wendy was known for her infectious can-do attitude and was never a stranger to helping others. Fulfilling many roles at Davidson Davie Community College for nearly 20 years, her positive presence left a lasting impact to her work-family and the students at the Early College. Her non-work activities included shopping, reading James Pat-terson novels, working on home renovation projects, trav-eling to new vacation spots with her husband, and crafting.She was preceded in death by her father, John Allen Keaton Sr.; and her K-9 companion, Vader.She is survived by: her mother, Brenda Kay Cope Tatum; her husband, Jonathan Thurbert Pearcy; daughters, Destiny Nichole Pearcy, Madison Persephone Pearcy, and Erin Vail Pearcy; a sister, Tonya Renee Tysinger (Brad); a brother, John Allen Keaton Jr. (Ruby); and an upcoming grandchild, Camilla Lynn Madeja.A funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 31 at Lambert Funeral Chapel. The family inviteed friends to visit with them at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.Online condolences: www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com. NOTICEPlease be advised that the columbarium located at 416 Valley Road, Mocksville, North Carolina, 27028 (formerly Davie Funeral Home) will be moved on or shortly after Monday, August 18, 2025. The new location will be Rose Cemetery, 200 Cemetery Street, Mocksville, North Carolina, 27028. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this matter, please contact Roberts Funeral Service, 336-224-2228. 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Apply in person to: Goin’ Postal 6255 Towncenter Dr. Clemmons, NC 27012 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 Beth Wright and Luanne Taylor consider plant place- ment. All plants are pollinator friendly and will bloom over three seasons. Bermuda Run Garden Club members stand near the split rail fence where they planted pollinator plants July 15, from left: Beth Wright, Amy Bridges, Carol Quinn, Cindy O'Hagan, Donna Lamonds, Luanne Taylor, PJ Guerra, Kim Carson and Karen Cohn. Cindy O'Hagan, Amy Bridges, Donna Lamonds, Bermuda Run Town Manager Andrew Meadwell, Karen Cohn, Luanne Taylor, PJ Guerra, Kim Carson, and Car- ol Quinn are all smiles after planting pollinator plants along the Blue Heron Trail in the Kinderton section of Bermuda Run. By Lynette WikleBermuda Run Garden Club After a couple of months of relaxing and admiring the fruits of spring planting, Bermuda Run Garden Club members have resumed their community involvement by sharing the love of plants and caring for the environment. On July 15, several club and community members met in Kinderton to bring to fruition a long-awaited proj-ect. The pollinator commit-tee met several times to dis-cuss and plan the educational pollinator gardens, located along the Blue Heron Trail that runs between the Ber-muda Run town center to the Kinderton neighborhood. Many articles have ap-peared discussing how the lack of pollinators is detri-mental to the environment and for certain plants and wildlife. One of the core goals of the garden club is to bring awareness and to ed-ucate about plants and their roll in our lives, so when dis-cussion began about adding some color to the recently completed Blue Heron Trail, it seemed the perfect oppor-tunity for members to make the plantings have a purpose beyond beautification.Steve Genaway, Kinder-ton neighborhood, and An-drew Meadwell, Bermuda Run Town Manager, were key to help this project in the ground. Bermuda Run Garden Club also wishes to thank James Atwood, who reworked the dry areas to get the ground ready for plant-ing, and Christy Schafer and Stacy Cornatzer.Club members have been growing knowledge of the best plants to assist pollina-tors. The club has a Junior Gardener program at Ellis Middle School, and they have had programs to broad-en knowledge. With this arsenal they selected plants that thrive in full sun, and are drought tolerant and deer resistant. The plants feed all pollina-tor types and blooms will be found during three seasons. During the winter months the seeds will feed the birds. Plants such as Blue Star, Bee Balm, purple Coneflower and Joe Pye weed were used. Plants are clearly labeled with signs in the ground.It is our hope that as you walk along the Blue Heron Trail you will appreciate the efforts of your neighbors in the garden club. The two gardens are located at the end of Lakeside Crossing and Pinewood Lane and at the opening of the tunnel that goes under I-40 at the split rail fences.The semi-annual shred-ding event will be Sept. 20 from 9 a.m.-noon at Ber-muda Run Town Hall, 120 Kinderton Blvd. Bring docu-ments in a brown grocery bag or similar size box. Items are $5 each, cash only. Proceeds benefit Davie residents. Pollinator garden planted along Blue Heron Trail When McDonald's of Easy Innes Street in Salis-bury welcomed the students of Essie Academy as a re-ward for achieving academic rewards, there was a Davie County connection.The students not only made the honor roll but achieved improvement in state standard academic courses. Essie Academy's mission statement is to promote ac-ademic excellence and cul-tivate life-long learners and leadership. McDonald's mission statement is to make deli-cious feel good moments easy for everyone. “The moment was some-thing to remember by the students,” said Dr. Latisha Feamster, executive director and principal at the academy, as well as a 19954 graduate of Davie High School. The relationship with McDonald's started with Dawn Dandridge helping students with rewards for academic achievement with the Hamburglar Reading Challenge. The Hamburglar visited to motivate students • 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. Davie High alumni connect through McDonald’s project Marie Gadson, assistant general manager at the Mocksville McDonald’s. with reading. The students were geared to read one book per week on a monthly basis. The students received a re-ward for their book reading accomplishments. The cap-stone was a visit to McDon-ald's in Salisbury, granted by Dawn Dandridge, PEL, and implemented by Elizabeth Brewer, general manager. But the story does not end there.Feamster wanted to give back to McDonald's for their efforts. She shared with Dawn: "I need something supplemental for the sum-mer." So she went to work. It was her way of giving back to the organization which supported Essie Academy. This was her first time working in the fast-food industry. Under the leader-ship of Marie Gadson, assis-tant general manager of the Mocksville McDonald’s, she was welcomed to the team as a cashier for the drive-thru window. “Marie Gadson has a car-ing attitude towards her cus-tomers. So much they (cus-tomers) call her by name,” Feamster said. Gadson is a member of the Davie High Class of 2000. Gadson and Feamster grew up in the southern part of Davie County in the same community. Their families as far back as the grandparents were well acquainted. After being in grade school at Cooleemee Ele-mentary and transitioning into adulthood, they found a connection at McDonald's in Mocksville. Essie Academy is at 507 W. Innes St., Salisbury. 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 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 - B1Sports By Brian PittsEnterprise Record A look back at Davie sports 50 years ago ... Bill Eanes finished first out of 250 in the principals golf tourna-ment in Wilmington in 1975. After firing a course-record 64 at Duck Haven, he shot 74 at Echo Farms to finish with a two-day score of 138. Bruce Tuttle became the 1975 golf champion at Hickory Hill Country Club by defeating Denny Creason 1-up. The Davie Truckers men’s soft-ball team breezed through a 48-team tournament. Randy McDaniel and Paul Beaver won MVP and top hit-ter, respectively. The all-tournament team included Trucker teammates Otis ijames, Steve Ledford, Rick Allred and Ronnie Ledford.Davie and West Rowan tied 6-6 in a football defensive battle in Mt. Ulla. Davie had a 6-0 lead in the second quarter after an 8-yard run by Stan Thorp. The touchdown was set up by a 20-yard play in which quarterback Bobby Wall cut upfield on a triple-option play. After running for 7 yards, Wall pitched to Sid Short, who picked up 13 more. Thorp would bull into the end zone, but his extra point was wide. The lead stood up until 1:47 remained, when West scored on a 47-yard run. The Falcons could have won, but their point-after kick was blocked by Tim Grubb and Alex Thompson. Davie football fell behind 12-0 in the first half and lost 12-7 at South Iredell. Davie closed the gap to five on Thorp’s 10-yard run and Short’s extra point. Davie, though, only mustered four first downs all night. Thorp scored from the 3 and that was all the offense Davie needed in a 7-0 win over North Stanly. The Gray’s Exxon softball team slipped past Ken’s Pool Room to win a 32-team tournament at the Fork Recreation Center. Gray’s and Ken’s faced three times to decide first By Brian PittsEnterprise Record With football season around the corner, it’s a good time to take a look at Davie’s season, game and career records. Season record for pass attempts - Nate Hampton 437 in 2019. Season record for pass comple-tions - Hampton 263 in 2019. The 6-6, 240-pounder from Advance transferred from Liberty to Gardner Webb as a grad student, and he’s battling for G-W’s starting quarter-back job with two others. Receiver Jack Reynolds of Mocksville is also finishing up his college career in Boiling Springs after transferring from Charlotte. Season record for passing yards - Hampton 3,295 in 2019. Season record for TD passes - Garrett Benge 34 in 2006. Season record for receptions - Ben Ellis 91 in 2015. He has 13 more catches than the No. 2 guys (Reyn-olds had 78 in 2019 and Za’Haree Maddox had 78 in 2021). Season record for receiving yards - Ellis 1,215 in 2015. Ellis also owns the No. 2 spot with 1,191 in 2014. Season record for touchdown catches - Ellis 17 in 2015. Season record for touchdowns - Cooter Arnold 30 in 2004. Arnold is also tied for second in that category with 26 in 2003. He’s tied with Tate Carney, who had 26 in 2019. Season record for extra points - Palmer Williams 53 in 2021. Season record for punting aver-age - Williams 43.3 yards in 2022. He edged out David Wooldridge (43.2 in 2001) by a whisker.Season record for interceptions is a tie between Scott Cornatzer (10 in 1997) and Matt Oswell (10 in 2006). Cornatzer has been at the top for 27 years. Season record for rushing yards - Arnold 2,344 in 2004. Arnold, who had 1,921 in 2003, has been 1-2 on the list for 20-plus years.Season record for rushing at-tempts - David Daye 292 in 1996. That record has not been touched in 28 years. Season record for yards-per-carry average - Arnold 8.9 in 2004. The only one close to Arnold is DeVonte Lyerly, who averaged 8.7 in 2019 on 83 carries. It’s worth noting that Arnold toted the rock 262 times in 2004. Season record for yards-per-catch - Jae-Re Peebles 26.4 in 2011. After making 16 catches for 423 yards, Peebles has held the record for 13 years. Russell Arnold is a shade behind at 26.1 from 1983. You must have averaged at least one catch per game to qualify. Season record for field goals - Jared Griggs nailed 15 in 2016. He A look at Davie football records Please See Records - Page B5 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record If you could have bottled all the emotion from the Angus Barn Steak-house in Raleigh on July 13, you’d have enough anger and frustration to start a war. If you could have bottled all the emotion from the Coy James camp on day two of the Major League Baseball Draft on July 14, you’d have enough joy to prevent one. James was not picked in the first three rounds on July 13 and his family had to wallow in disappoint-ment all night. But a movie-like ending followed the next day, when James was picked in the fifth round by the Washington Nationals and received a record signing bonus of $2.5 million. “It was a crazy 24 hours,” father Matt James said. “His agent (Joey Devine) kept telling me: ‘Just trust us.’ A kid got picked 22nd by the Braves and he signed for $2.6, so he went for $100,000 more than Coy. It fell into our lap. He’s on the East Coast and Washington really wanted him.”“At the end of the day, it all ended up working out,” Coy said. “I am super excited with the Nationals.”Going into the draft, the 6-0, 190-pound shortstop from Davie From DC to DC Nationals sign Coy James on record bonus 50 years ago: Cross country wins WNCHSAA title Please See 50 - Page B3 Please See Coy - Page B4 Coy James tours the Washington Nationals locker room on the July 24 signing day. Coaches Bill Peeler and Randall Ward (right) push Carl White (69) into the action. 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Tell Our Advertisers You Found Them in the BUSINESSSPOTLIGHT Houses, Decks, Driveways Gutter Cleaning, Roof Wash Call TODAY To Put The BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT To Work For YOU! ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE! TO ADVERTISE CALL: Davie 336-751-2120 Forsyth 336-766-4126 Continued From Page B1place. Gray’s won the first meeting 4-3. Ken’s won the second meeting by one. In the winner-take-all rubber match, Gray’s prevailed 5-4. Eddie Beal of Ken’s received the leading hitting trophy. There was a tie for the home run trophy between Terry Johnson of Gray’s and Doug Hunt of Byrd Motor Lines. Johnson won the MVP trophy. In a Davie football game, Randy Barker feasted on West Iredell, scoring three TDs in a 26-0 win. It was only 6-0 at halftime, but Davie began to pull away when Ron Bivins completed a 20-yard pass to Mark West and Greg Benson scored on a 10-yard run. The Davie Truckers put a bow on a magnificent 90-28 season by winning the 15th tournament of the season. Founded in 1974, the Truck-ers ended 1975 with a two- year record of 186-54. Five men batted over .500 in the final tourney for 1975: Bea-ver, McDaniel, Ijames, John-son and coach Tom Whitaker, who “very superbly filled in for a starter who was given his unconditional release be-fore the tournament started,” the Enterprise wrote. The team included pitcher Vestal Potts; catchers Don Eaton and Whitaker; first basemen Ijames and Johnson; second baseman Beaver; shortstop Mcdaniel; third baseman S. Ledford; left fielder R. Led-ford; left center fielder Rick Allred; right center fielder Bill Summers; and right field-ers Johnny Stroud and Melvin Allred. Short’s heroics lifted Da-vie football to a 6-0 win at North Iredell. In the first half, Short picked off two North passes. With 9:37 left in the game, Short dashed 17 yards to the end zone. The Raiders had a chance to tie or take the lead late in the fourth when they blocked a punt and took over at the Davie 10. But they could only muster 3 yards in four downs as the War Eagles held on. Defensive tackle Mark McClannon and linebacker Mark James were huge parts of the win. This was the first year for Davie girls track, and Rebecca Garwood competed in the high jump and 220 and was Davie’s top scorer with 23 points in a regular-season meet. The Borden’s women’s softball team wrapped up a brilliant year with a party at Red Lobster. In 75 games, they outscored opponents 747-283. In the season at Smith Grove, they won 17 of 18 games. In 13 tourna-ments, they went 43-14. Sev-en players received all-star trophies: Cathy Hutchins, Cathy Hanes, Phyllis Nich-ols, Jenny Barnhardt, Ann Stevens, Patricia Dwiggins and Luvada Bowens.After falling 25-15 to North Rowan, Davie’s foot-ball team mashed Mooresville 28-7. The Blue Devils shaved Davie’s lead to 14-7, but Kev-in Goodwin (9-yard TD) and Thorp (20-yard TD) created separation for the War Eagles. North Rowan hosted the nine-team North Piedmont Conference championships, and the Davie girls track & field team walked away with first place. The individual champs from Davie were Laura Cockerham (4-10 high jump), Garwood (18.4 in 220 low hurdles) and Deanna Thomas (34-5 shot put). Two relay teams triumphed. Janice Hunter, Telesia Grant, Cock-erham and Jackie Hairston won the 440 relay at 53.9, and Hunter, Barbara Call, Cockerham and Hairston took the 880 relay at 1:57.1. Coach Burt Barger’s cross country team repeated as champion of the Western North Carolina High School Activities Association with 62 points to runner-up Ashe-boro’s 82, but a controversy followed the meet. Shelby filed a protest because the as-sociation’s executive director mailed out the wrong date for the meet and some schools did not get the correction in time. “I regret the error,” he said. “I had inadvertently copied down the 1974 date (Oct. 28), but found the error last Thursday (Oct. 23). It should have been Monday, Oct. 27, and I immediately put a correction in the mail to all the schools.” Shelby’s coach and assis-tant principal filed a protest for the meet to be rerun. “On this late a date, we felt Clary should have called the schools,” Shelby assistant principal Frank McDaniels said. “It isn’t fair to our boys who have worked so hard all year. We spent all of Monday (Oct. 27) getting prepared.”The decision to rerun the meet was made by the 12-member executive com-mittee. The new date was set for Nov. 5 at Davie. It worked out just fine for the War Eagles, who won the title again. Barry McBride (fourth place at 15:36), Mike Barnhardt (sixth at 15:56) and Craig Williams (seventh at 16:08) carried Davie to the mountaintop. The Davie football season ended with a 4-5-1 record following a 29-8 loss at East Rowan. The first quarter was scoreless, but the Mustangs bullied their way to a 21-0 lead. At that point, coach Bill Peeler made a change at quar-terback and inserted Bivins, who responded by driving the War Eagles 60 yards in seven plays. He completed two passes for 31 yards to move Davie to the East 1. Then Bivins scored up the middle for Davie’s lone TD. With a 21-8 lead and only two seconds on the clock, East ran a play - and rubbed salt in the Davie wound - in-stead of kneeling on the ball. The East runner went around left end and raced 65 yards to the end zone with zeroes on the clock. 50 ... Bobby Wall gains yards for the War Eagles in 1975. Laura Cockerham high jumps. B4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 Continued From Page B1High had many reasons to believe he’d get picked on the first day. MLB.com listed him the No. 59 overall player on the draft board. He was the No. 9 rated shortstop in Amer-ica. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel had Coy going to the Tigers at No. 24 in his last mock draft. Baseball America had him inside its top 50. MLB Pipeline was lower on Coy, but still had him at No. 94 on its board. Coy was ranked the No. 15 overall player and the No. 9 shortstop by Perfect Game. And so on. But when the draft un-folded on Sunday, July 13, 105 names flashed across the TV screen, and Coy wasn’t among them. It was a horrify-ing experience for the James family and all their friends. “It was like the biggest circus,” Matt said. “We had momentum going into it. We knew the Nationals were going to take him at 49 if he fell. The Brewers had picks at 20 and 32. The Tigers were at 24 and 34. They were all-in on him. But once the draft started, we never got any feedback from them. They weren’t calling and they weren’t answering calls. And then they took some kids that are not better (than Coy). The Dodgers said the floor was 41, and then they took (Ethan) Petry of South Carolina.”And then: “The Tigers finally called. They said: ‘We can give him something, but it’s going to have a one in front of it.’ Coy’s agent told them we are not doing it. There were 10 or 12 oth-er teams that called. The Dodgers said: ‘We will take him, but it’s going to be at a discounted rate.’ Originally, the minimum that Ole Miss was going to give him was $500,000 a year. So $1.5-1.7 million for three years. On the first night of the draft, they came back and said: ‘Well, we’ve got $50,000 for the first year and $200,000 a year for the next two.’ “Coy’s agent said: ‘No, that’s not what was discussed. We’re not doing that.’ He thinks they probably gave Coy’s money away. They called back on Monday and said they found some more money. The agent said: ‘Un-less it is this, it is not going to work.’”The James family had their hopes up at picks 20, 32, 40, 41, 46, 49, 51. “We felt good,” Matt said. “If he does not go first round, he is not going to slide past 51. It was super stressful.”When they’d had enough of the unkind day, the James family left Raleigh and head-ed back to Davie County. “We were at the Angus Barn at a draft thing,” Matt said. “We leave and we’re like: ‘Damn man, what is go-ing on?’ Every time his agent would talk to a scout, they heard Coy was unsignable, he was going to go to school, his girlfriend (Reese Tutterow) is at Ole Miss.”Then: “Coy handled it like a freaking champ. You wouldn’t have known if he was getting drafted or not. He never got upset, but at one point - like mid second round - he said to (mother) Heather: ‘Can we leave now?’ He just felt disappointed.”Davie coach Joey Ander-son described a gloomy scene at the Angus Barn. “It was sad to see, and it was a little PTSD for me be-cause I remember watching it back in the day and not seeing my name get called,” he said. “It was hard for me to watch that first night. It was hard to watch Matt, Coy and Heather and the family as those picks kept rattling off, rattling off and rattling off.”Coy began to slip on the mock draft boards following the last tournament of 2024. “He did bad at one event and he had a tweaked ham-string,” Matt said. “Coy kept telling us: ‘I’m fine: I’m fine.’ He was wrapping it. It’s the biggest scouted event of the year and he never got fully healthy between events. We said: ‘We can go home, we do not have to do this.’ But Coy wanted to play. When the scouts came to the house in December, they were ask-ing questions and Coy said: ‘I had a pulled hamstring.’ They said: ‘Damn, we didn’t even know that.’ The coach-es didn’t even know. He went 1 for 12 with six strikeouts. He has never punched out three times in a game, and that last day he punched out three times. He told a scout: ‘I don’t know why y’all keep asking me about this. I had a bad day.’ His one hit was 103 (mph) off the bat. It was the hardest-hit ball of anybody at the event. He was hitting balls over the batter’s eye at Hoover Park, where the SEC Tournament is at, with a wood bat. There was noth-ing wrong, he just had to get healthy. They play so much that you don’t get time for rest. And honestly, I think Coy got dehydrated when we were in Atlanta, and it trick-led down to his muscles. And that’s why he pulled his ham-string. But you always teach your boys to be tough. You are not hurt, let’s go.”One day after getting kicked in the shins and punched in the gut repeated-ly, there was a beautiful turn of events. “We got down towards the Nats and Coy’s agent started working a deal with them,” Matt said. “(Devine) said: ‘Matt, I have got a deal with the Nationals, but they want you to agree to go in the fifth round.’”All of a sudden, the spec-tacle that took years off Matt’s life left him feeling exhilarated enough to run wind sprints in the backyard. Around lunchtime on July 14, the Nats took Coy with the 142nd pick. No. 142 has a slot value of $508,900, but the Nats did under slot deals with their first two picks. The No. 1 pick has a slot value of $11.1 million, but the Nats cut a deal and signed Eli Willits for $8.2 million and thus saved $3 million. The massive over slot deal paid Coy like a second-round pick. The $2.5 million is the largest bonus ever given to a player taken outside the first round rounds. Whoa. “It all ended up working out,” Matt said. “The Na-tionals loved him at the com-bine. They’ve been watching him all year. He’s played in tournaments at West Palm Beach every year at their spring training facility. He’s familiar with the area and we have friends that live in West Palm that will help if he needs something. “Coy and the No. 1 pick (Willits) played on the USA Trials team together, and he texted Coy that day and said: ‘Look man, I am excited for you to be here with me. You are just as deserving to be the top pick as I am and every-body knows it.’ “Roman Anthony, who is playing with the Red Sox now, went in the third round and he got $2.5 million. So it’s all about having good rep-resentation, people that know what they’re doing and know your value. They said the best thing you’re gonna find out is, you guys did not fold and take any less value than what Coy is worth, and you are going to see the people that folded when all these num-bers come out. The kid for the Braves went for 2.6, and he’s the 22nd pick. He took $1.3 million under slot. It’s exciting. They really wanted him and there’s familiar faces in that organization that Coy already knows.”Coy was among four high school players from the state of North Carolina to get draft-ed. The others: Josh Ham-mond of Wesleyan Christian Academy, CJ Gray of Kan-napolis and Briggs McKenzie of Corinth Holders. The James family flew to Washington, D.C., on July 22 and Coy signed all the papers on July 24. He left from there to head to West Palm Beach, Fla. “He deserves it,” Ander-son said. “Some people that I think he’s better than got picked before him, but in the long run, he got what he wanted and I’m happy that he stuck to his guns. Coy showed up to (Davie’s youth) camp on Tuesday (July 14). It was a real classy thing for him to do. A lot of kids have heard about him and he surprised a lot of them by showing up.”It was a wild roller coaster. Exasperation turned to exhil-aration and Coy is in West Palm Beach for a month or so to begin his professional career. He became the seventh Davie graduate to get drafted. The others are John Parker (1964, fourth round by the Phillies), Denny Key (1991, 17th round by the Indians), Whit Merrifield (2010, ninth round by the Royals), Joe Watson (2014, 12th round by the Rangers), Jeremy Walker (2016, fifth round by the Braves) and Carson Whisen-hunt (2022, second round by the Giants). “During the second round, my agent told me the Nation-als were going to take me in the fourth or fifth round and how much money I got,” Coy said. “That helped me relax a little bit. It definitely was a little heartbreaking because I thought I was going to go high. At the end of the day, it all ended up working out. “I’d like to stay at short-stop, but I know I’ll probably play some second and third and maybe a little outfield. Hopefully I will stay in the infield and play as much short as I can. Wherever they need me to play to get moved up to the big leagues the fastest is where I’ll play.” Coy ... Coy James had a record-setting career at Davie. The family spent three days in Washington, D.C. last week. From left: Matt James, Coy James, Reese Tutterow, Cam James and Heather James. Coy and another draft pick check out the park. Coy’s locker in West Palm Beach, Fl. Coy signs the largest signing bonus in MLB history for a fifth-round pick. Coy went from the War Eagles to the Nationals in a hurry. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 - B5 Continued From Page B1Season record for tackles - James Boyle 206 in 2016. There’s only been two 200-tackle seasons, the other being Cody Hendrix’s 203 in 2017. The single-game record for touchdowns is Carney’s eight in a 62-43 win over Reynolds in the spring of 2021. That tied a state record. In the same at Reynolds, Carney set the Davie single-game record for rushing yards with 327, breaking Arnold’s mark of 322. Carney’s pinball numbers included 10.2 yards per carry, three TDs in a span of 5:12 and a 41-yard reception that gave him 362 rushing/receiving yards. He gained 132 rushing yards if you counted just his TD runs. “Everybody up front kept it moving,” Carney said then of linemen Camden Beck, Merritt Killian, Ashton Williams, Ethan Doub and Spencer Williams. “When the fourth quarter rolled around, there were so many holes to pick from I just had to run up one. The receivers were blocking their butts off. It was so much fun being out there. I’m happy to have it, but I couldn’t have done it without the o-line.”In a ridiculous varsity debut as a freshman last year, Draeton Nance set the record for passing yards in a game with 450. As if that wasn’t enough, he became just the fourth Davie QB to throw five-plus TDs in a game as Davie whipped North Davidson 44-17. “He’s got four years and we’re glad to have him,” receiver Ethan Driver said then. “He should grow into an amazing player, and I’m glad I’m playing with him.”Nance’s mind-boggling performance saw him complete 20 of 35 and average of 22.5 yards per completion. He surpassed Alex Summers’ record of 448 yards in a 62-28 loss at Glenn in 2021. “I was nervous,” Nance said then. “Coming from JV, it’s a whole different ballgame. The stands are packed, everything, so yeah I was nervous the first play. I had to keep my composure; can’t let the opponent know I’m feeling nervous.”The single-game record for TD passes is seven by Ty Miller in a 60-28 win at West Rowan in 2023. Miller had two more than the previous Davie record and fell two shy of the state record. He hit 19 of 40 attempts for 325 yards. “I know all the quarterbacks that came before me, so it’s pretty cool,” Miller said then. “I talk to Chris (Reynolds) sometimes and ask for advice. I’m boys with Nate (Hampton), so it’s pretty cool to be up there with them.”In the same North Davidson game in which Nance went bananas in his varsity debut, Driver broke the single-game record for receiving yards with 268. He became just the third War Eagle ever to eclipse 200 yards in a game while making nine catches and averaging 29.7 yards per catch. The old record was Ellis’ 253 against West Rowan in 2014. “Ethan’s super competitive,” coach Tim Devericks said then. “The performance he put on tonight was phenomenal, but if it’s somebody else that makes all those catches and scores, he’d be just as excited.”The single-game record for catches - dating from 1981 - is Jack Reynolds’ 15 in a 37-34 upset win at West Forsyth in 2019. Davie handed the Titans their first loss in eight games as Reynolds hauled in 180 receiving yards and two TDs. “That’s Jack being Jack,” Devericks said then. “Our DBs are happy that somebody else gets to see that.”A third-and-26 play summed up the historic night. Hampton The Carolina Disco Tur-keys will highlight teams in a summer collegiate baseball tournament at Mando Field at Mocksville’s Rich Park.The round robin tourna-ment, dubbed the Blue Ridge Invitational, beganTuesday, and will have games on Fri-day and Saturday, Aug. 1-2.The tournament will in-clude an afternoon and eve-ning game for all 3 days. Ad-mission for each day is $8.Other teams participating include the Catawba Valley Stars, a Hickory based team that is the oldest summer collegiate team in NC; the Uwharrie Wampus Cats of Albemarle; and the Mari-on Hungry Mothers of the Southwest Virginia.The Disco Turkeys, who played a special home se-ries in Mocksville earlier this summer, are based out of Wake Forest University’s Couch Ballpark in Win-ston-Salem. They’ll partic-ipate in the late game each day. Like the other teams, the Disco Turkeys’ roster includes players from all levels of college baseball, including several Division 1 players. Pitcher Braeden Rodgers The NC Small Bore Pistol Team with Maurice Walker as coach and team member Cooper Rogers re-ally showed up for the 4-H National Shooting Sports championships. They swept the pis-tol competition with three straight days of Team Gold. Cooper with his consistency on all three days finished the week with an HOA silver medal.Cooper also had a fifth place finish for "Slow Fire NRA Course" on Day One, fourth place on Day 2 for "Silhouettes" and sixth for "Camp Perry" Course of fire on Day 3. Maddox Nifong and Ma-son Wood with the Hunting Skills Team didn't bring home much hardware, but represented Davie and North Carolina.Maddox made the stage on Day 1 with an eighth place finish as an individu-al for Wildlife ID, Wildlife Management and 3D Ar-chery. Daniel Nifong was the coach for the Hunting Skills Davie’s Cooper Rogers takes aim during the pistol competition at the National 4H Shooting Sports Championships in Nebraska. The North Carolina Pistol Team included Cooper Rogers (second from right) and Coach Maurice Walker. Davie represented at national 4H shooting event Maddox Nifong was on the Hunting Skills team, along with Coach Daniel Nifong. The Hunting Skills team includes Coach Daniel Nifong (center), Mason Wood (second from right) and Maddox Nifong (right). team trip to the champion-ships in Nebraska. Jimmy Staley's NC Shot- gun Team, assisted by the newest shotgun coach, Sonia Staley, finished at seventh overall, the highest finish by a NC Shotgun Team in the history of the championship. “We are extremely proud of all of our kids and adults who participated in the 2025 4-H Shooting Sports Na-tional Championships,” said Nelson Cowden. Records ... threw a strike through a tiny window and the 5-9, 160-pound Reynolds came down with it for a gain of 26. “Getting to hang out with Jack and being so close to him, I know how underrated he is,” Hampton said then. “Everybody kind of sleeps on him, especially colleges. It makes me mad because I see the kind of plays he makes.” “Nate did a heck of a job,” Reynolds said then. “He didn’t curl up under pressure. The o-line didn’t curl up either. That’s a great (West) defense.”In a 40-33 win over Mt. Tabor in 2015, Chris Reynolds set a record for consecutive completions with 18. He finished 25 of 28 for 250 yards. What’s more, he ran 21 times for 90 yards and two TDs. His primary targets were Ellis (12 catches, 100 yards) and Cooper Wall (6-103). “I can’t do it by myself,” C. Reynolds said then. “When you’ve got people like Ben Ellis, Cooper Wall, Mitchell McGee and Beau Byerly out there, it’s hard to miss. (Ellis and Wall) are both so good, you can pick either one and they’re going to show out. It’s amazing. They’re freak athletes; I don’t know what I would do without them.”The single-game record for pass attempts is Hampton’s 51 in a 21-16 loss to Glenn in 2019. He completed 31 of them. The single-game record for completions is 33, and it’s been done three times. Alex Summers achieved it twice - in a 56-49 win over Mt. Tabor in 2021 and again in a 61-28 playoff loss at Asheville in 2021. Miller had 33 completions in a 21-7 win over Glenn in 2023. The record for longest pass completion will never be broken. During a 34-0 win over Reynolds in 2010, QB Carson Herndon and receiver Joe Watson hooked up for 99 yards. A Reynolds punt had pinned Davie at its 1. On first down, Herndon play-ac-tioned and hit Watson down the left seam. He was gone. “No. 1, our offensive line did a job of blocking the blitz because they were coming with eight of them,” coach Doug Illing said then. “Coach said you know what I like right here, and he called it,” Herndon said then. “The play-action held their guys and Joe got inside of them.”The record for longest field goal is 50 yards by Wooldridge in a 19-13 overtime loss at South Rowan in 2000. Defensive tackle Nick Raby recovered a fumble with :16 left in the first half. After barely missing from 50 yards in the first quarter - Wooldridge had plenty of leg, but it sailed left - his second chance from 50 hit the cross bar and fell through for a 6-0 halftime lead, breaking his record of 48 yards. The single-game record for interceptions - dating from 1981 - is Kristian Lyons’ three in a 21-14 win over North Davidson in 2018. Lyons’ third pick was clutch, coming at the Davie 12 at :31 to clinch victory. “Three picks - man, that’s insane,” J. Reynolds said then of the sophomore. “It’s crazy because he was a running back last year (on JV). He switched to corner and look at him now. He’s getting hat trick interceptions.” “Definitely thanks to my DB coach (Blaine Nicholson),” Lyons said then. “Coach Nic has been a great help on and off the field. I watch film 30 minutes to an hour after each practice, just to see what we can work on technique-wise and things like that.”Career RecordsTouchdowns - Carney 79 from 2018-21. Rushing yards - Arnold 5,236 from 2002-04. 100-yard rushing games - Arnold 29 from 2002-04.200-yard rushing games - Arnold 5 in 2003-04. 100-yard receiving games - Ellis and Wall with 11 each. Rushing attempts - Arnold 786 from 2002-04. Passing attempts - Benge 732 from 2005-07. Pass completions - Benge 443 from 2005-07. Passing yards - Benge 6,392 from 2005-07. TD passes - C. Reynolds 59 from 2014-16. Receiving yards - Wall 2,940 from 2014-17. Receptions - Wall 187 from 2014-17. TD catches - Wall 33 from 2014-17. Field goals - Wooldridge 36 from 1998-01. Extra points - Michael Rowe 124 from 2006-08. Tackles - Hendrix 523 from 2014-17. Interceptions - Raeshon McNeil 17 from 2002-05. 1,000-yard rushing seasons - 3 each by Justin Brown (2002-04) and Carney (2019-21). is a Davie County player on their roster.“We’re excited to get all of these teams together for a competitive postseason tour-nament in a good venue that’s central to all the teams,” said Disco Turkeys president Greg Sullivan. “These will be highly contested games and it’s great to wrap up the season with a tournament so players have an opportunity for bragging rights.”Tie breaker factors for the round robin will be head-to-head outcomes, followed by runs allowed by each team.For more information on the Disco Turkeys, visit dis-coturkeys.com. Disco Turkeys hosting tourney at Rich Park R ANDY MILLER& SONS 295 Miller Road • Mocksville(336) 284-2826 • We Pump Septic Tanks • SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Septic SystemsFootingsLoader Work Skid Steer WorkTrencher WorkHauling StateCertifiedInspector B6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 Fundraisers Saturday, Aug. 9Hotdogs, ice cream, Second Chance Bluegrass Band, 5-8 p.m., Macedo-nia Moravian Church. Hotdogs 2 for $10; ice cream $4 a bowl. Proceeds to go towards replacing church kitchen appliances. Religion Aug. 1-3Vacation Bible School, Salem Methodist, 169 Salem Church Rd., Mocksville. Friday: Registration at 5:45 p.m., opening ceremony 6:30, hotdog supper, games and activities. Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Ages pre-K-5th grade. Pre-regis-ter at http://www.myvbs.org/SMCM or call 980-234-6309. Sunday, Aug. 3Homecoming, Turrentine Baptist Church. Featured singers, “Cross Anchored” at 10 a.m., followed by guest speaker, Dennis Dease. Fellow-ship meal to follow. Ongoing Grace Mission, a new United Methodist congregation, 164 Webb Way, Advance, Sunday School, 8:45 a.m.; worship at 10 led by Rev. Re-nee Easter, UM Davie Emerging Community pastor. GraceChurch-DavieCounty.org.GriefShare, Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bear Creek Baptist, for those needing comfort and support after the loss of a loved one. 336-492-7456.God’s Plan Ministries, non-denom-inational, multicultural Christians, 10 a.m. every Saturday, Davie Fami-ly YMCA, Cemetery St., Mocksville. Everyone welcome; come as you are.Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1913 US 601 S., Mocksville. Wor-ship Sundays at 9 a.m. www.holy-crosslutheranmocksville.org. Special Events Monday, Aug. 4Mocksville Cruise In, Downtown, 5-8 p.m., sponsored by DC Cruis-ers. Saturday, Aug. 9Masonic Picnic, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 201 Poplar St., Mocksville (Behind the Brock). Live music, carnival games, craft vendors, dinosaur ex-hibit and show, dunking booth, wa-ter activities, food trucks. Monday, Sept. 1Mocksville Cruise In, Downtown, 5-8 p.m., sponsored by DC Cruis-ers. OngoingScout Troop 9555G, 6:30 p.m. sec-ond and fourth Tuesdays of each month, Center Methodist, 1857 US 64 W.Tech Tuesdays/Thursdays, Davie County Public Library, 371 N.Main St., Mocksville. Get assistance with tech devices, 10 a.m.-noon and 2-5 p.m. Contact rnelson@davie-countync.gov, 336-753-6033.Free Food from Serving Our Neighbors: Thursdays, 5-5:30 p.m., 197 N. Main St., Cooleemee; Sundays, 3-3:30 p.m., Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 1994 US 158, Mocksville; fourth Monday of each month, 6-6:30 p.m., Hillsdale Church, 5018 US 158, Advance. Meetings Monday, Aug. 4Davie County commissioners, 6 p.m., second floor, county administration building, Downtown Mocksville. Tuesday, Aug. 5Mocksville Town Board meeting, 6 p.m., town hall. Thursday, Aug. 21Davie County commissioners, 9 a.m. work session, second floor, county administration building, Downtown Mocksville. OngoingSheffield-Calahaln Vol. Fire Dept., Monday nights at 7.NAMI family support group for confidential support for families with persons with diagnosed mental illness. Via Zoom first Tuesdays, missjulieysl@gmail.com; and third Mondays, nami-davidsoncounty1@gmail.comDisabled American Veterans Davie Chapter 75, first Monday of each month, 6 p.m., DAV Building, 1958 US 601 S., Mocksville. 336-749-8347. SeniorsAll events are sponsored by Davie Senior Services. For more information or to register, call 336-753-6230. The main campus at 278 Meroney St. is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The health and fitness center at the Brock, 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, Aug. 1 PUZZLE NO. 1037 PUZZLE NO. 1039 PUZZLE NO. 1038 PUZZLE NO. 1040 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. 1037 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1039 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1038 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1040 LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL: BEGINNER PUZZLE NO. 305 ACROSS1. Tiff 5. Skip 9. Faucet 12. Caution 13. Woman of rank 14. Publicize 15. Farm unit 16. Decline 17. Slick 18. Rental agreement 20. Small lumps 22. Like a desert 23. Sidekick 25. Dingy 28. Carpet’s surface 29. Epoxy 30. Business place 33. Cowboys’ loops 35. Longest river 36. Extended credit 37. Precise 39. Leatherworker’s tool 40. Sales pitches 43. Poor 45. Swiss call 47. Male descendant 49. Mother 51. Played part 52. Ram’s mate 53. Organize 54. Lacking moisture 55. ____ aboard! 56. Hiker’s abode 57. Smaller amount DOWN 1. Burn with water 2. Harness horse 3. Display 4. Kickoff props 5. “____ Folks at Home” 6. Sculpting stone 7. Movie hero 8. Errors in print 9. Mortarboard danglers 10. Feel unwell 11. Snoop 19. Long heroic poem 21. Sired 24. Beer’s cousin 26. In ____ course 27. You betcha! 28. Cake unit 30. First digit 31. Mend 32. Sleepwear fabric 33. Mint 34. Lone 36. Non­ professional 38. Attract 40. Dote on 41. Cold­cuts stores 42. Snow coasters 44. Hill’s partner 46. Uttered 47. ____ anemone 48. Night hooter 50. Picnic insect Copyright © 2025, Penny Press ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 305 CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING Dateline Bunco, 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. Tuesday, Aug. 5Blood Pressure Screenings, 10 a.m.Tech Tuesday, 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Bring devices by public library to learn from Rachel Nelson.Parkinson’s Support Group, 2 p.m. Open to those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. Thursday, Aug. 7Veterans Social, 8:30 a.m., also spon-sored by Veterans Services and Trellis.Chat With Sr. Tarheel Delegate, 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8Bingo, 1 p.m., sponsored by Daniel Furniture. Monday, Aug. 11Diabetes and Nutrition Class with Kathy Crotts. For those with diabetes, chronic kidney disease and more. Tuesday, Aug. 12Caregiver’s Corner, 10 a.m. with social worker, Kelly Sloan.Good Health Club, 1:30 p.m., new club to meet second Tuesday of each month to discuss health topiss and food. Wednesday, Aug. 13Advanced Care Planning Workshop, 1 p.m. with rep from Trellis Supportive Care.Crafting Extravaganza, 1 p.m. Bring own materials, no formal instruction. Thursday, Aug. 14Morning Out With The Grands, 10 a.m. at Brock Gym. Open gym. Friday, Aug. 15Pickleball Mixed Doubles tourna-ment, 9 a.m., $20, register with Davie Rec and Parks.Karaoke, 1-4 p.m. with Larry Chastain.Crafternoon: Salt Shaker Flower Vase, 2 p.m. at public library with Rachel Nelson. Monday, Aug. 18Monthly movie, with popcorn, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19Psoriasis Awareness Seminar, 10 a.m. with Andy Huang from Atrium Health.Theatre Club, 1 p.m., to discuss possible trips. Wednesday, Aug. 20Watermelon Party, 2 p.m., with skit from Mike Orsillo. Tuesday, Aug. 21Memory Cafe, 2 p.m. Social gath-ering for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their caregivers. Ice cream social. OngoingBrock Senior Steppers, Brock Gym, open 8-10 each morning and other times with no programs. Register and count steps for monthly and yearly prizes.Coffee & Caregiving, Second & fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m.. Interact with other caregivers, ask staff member Kelly Sloan questions. Open to caregivers of all ages.Quilting, Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Bring own suppliesCrocheting, Wednesdays, 9-11 a.m. with Theresa Manak and Sara Cioffi. Bring own supplies.Woodcarving, Wednesdays, 9-noon with Tim Trudgeon, $8.75 for new students to cover initial supplies.Art Class, Mondays, 9 a.m.-noon with Jo Robinson. Beginning to advanced. Live Music Thursday, July 31The Something Else Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m., O’Calahans, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, Aug. 1JVC, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Aug. 2Tigirlily Gold, Sofie Lynn, 7 p.m., Davie Community Park, Southwood Drive, Mocksville. Free. Coolers and picnic baskets allowed; bring chair or blanket for seating. Sunday, Aug. 3Sounds of Support Benefit, Tangle-wood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run: 3 p.m., Blue Ember Trio; 5 p.m., SoundKraft Amped; 7 p.m., Zephyr Union. Donations accepted for Hurri-cane Helene victims.Exit 180, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Thursday, Aug. 7J&J Duo, 6:30 p.m. on the deck, O’Calahans, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, Aug. 8Down the Mountain, 6-9 p.m., Tan-glewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Aug. 9Coley Williams, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run.Scott Carter, 6:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. on the deck, O’Calahans, Downtown Mocksville. Thursday, Aug. 14Claudia Valentime, 6:30 p.m. on the deck, O’Calahans, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, Aug. 15Anna Mertson, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Aug. 16The Band Tess, 7 p.m., part of the Concert on the Square series, Down-town Mocksville. Free. No coolers, beverages available for purchase.Tin Can Alley, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Thursday, Aug. 21Shelton & Williams, Eaton’s Blue- grass Church, 430 Eaton’s Church Road, Mocksville. Doors open at 5 with hotdogs, program at 6. Bring instrument for jam session to follow.Sourwood Honey, 6:30 p.m. on the deck, O’Calahans, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, Aug. 22Darrell Hoots, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Aug. 23Crane & Co., 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Thursday, Aug. 28Pushin’ Georgia, 6:30 p.m. on the deck, O’Calahans, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, Aug. 29Catastrophe Journal, 6-9 p.m., Tan-glewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Aug. 30Jon Montgomery, 6-9 p.m., Tangle-wood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Sept. 6Chris Taylor and The Rumor, The Resistance, 7 p.m., Davie Community Park, Southwood Drive, Mocksville. Free. Coolers and picnic baskets allowed; bring chair or blanket for seating.SoundKraft Amped, 6-9 p.m., Tan-glewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 - B74B • THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025 DAVIE CO. ENTERPRISE-RECORD Public Notices No.2016694NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGBEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSFOR THE FOLLOWING ROAD CLOSING ORDERNOTICE 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 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. No. 2019725 TOWN OF MOCKSVILLE For the following Ordinance and Zoning Amendment NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO THE REQUIRE- MENTS of Chapter 160A-364 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and pursuant to Section 8-3.9.7 of the Mocksville Zoning Ordinance, that the Town Board of Commissioners will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at Town Hall, Commissioners Chambers 171 S. Clement St. Mocksville, NC, at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 5, 2025 to hear the following items: ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TOM25-I5-0003 Eastwood Homes has requested rezoning of approximately 20.6 acres of a 51.8 acre parcel from Open Space Residential (OSR) to Neighborhood Residential Condi- tional (NR-C). The subject proper- ty is located on Martin Luther King Jr. Road. The property is further described as Davie County tax parcel I500000003. All parties and interested citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the foregoing changes. Prior to the hearing, all persons interested may obtain any additional infor- mation on the proposal by Plan- ning and Development Services Department on weekdays be- tween 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or by telephone at (336) 753-6050. Publish: Davie-Enterprise July 24, 31, 2025 No. 2019262 NOTICE Public Sale: Mocksville Mini Stor- age intends to sell the contents of the following units in an attempt to collect unpaid rent and expenses. #375 De’Bergerac Allison #326 Mark Bailey #431 Curtis Baity #74 Hilda J. Clark Bell #119 Betty Blevins #157 Betty Blevins #296 Matthew Brelia #423 Sydnee Coleman #295 Lorence Deblave #393 Brad Dunn #457 Brad Dunn #135 Steve Frye #65 Tina Myers #155 Larry Mullins #126 Joshua Ross #104 Ca-Caryl Sloan #142 Sarah Stosen #367 John Vandall #374 John Vandall Household Items NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED Public Sale Date August 8, 2025 at 12:00 noon 124 Eaton Road, Mocksville (336) 751-2483 Publish: Davie Enterprise 7/24, 7/31, 2025 Public Notices No. 2023347 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Robert Joseph Bed- dington, 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 31, 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 07/31/2025. Robert Joseph Beddington, 539 Hillcrest Drive, Advance, NC 27006, as Exec- utor of the Estate of Robert Jo- seph Beddington, deceased, File #25E000314. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 07/31/25, 08/07/25, 08/14/25, 08/21/25. 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. 2024407 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Admin- istrator of the Estate of JUDY ELIZABETH FALLS late of Da- vie 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 31, 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 31st day of July, 2025. JoEllen Rominger C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams, Attorney at Law 284 South Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 Verliene Stainback Estate Administration Assistant Fleming & Williams L.L.P. 284 S. Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 336.477.2529 (Telephone) 336.477.2533 (Direct Dial) 336.477.2596 (Fax) Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 07/31, 08/07, 08/14, 08/21, 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. 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. 2023348 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administra- tor of the Estate of Everette Gray Sain, Deceased, late of Davie County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before October 29, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their right to recover against the estate of the said deceased. All persons indebted to said es- tate will please make immediate payment. This the 31st day of July, 2025. Sarah Dianne Sain Administrator of the Estate of Everette Gray Sain C/O Brandy E. Koontz, Esq. Attorney for Sarah Dianne Sain, Administrator 181 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 07/31/25, 08/07/25, 08/14/25, 08/21/25. 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. 2023347 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Robert Joseph Bed- dington, 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 31, 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 07/31/2025. Robert Joseph Beddington, 539 Hillcrest Drive, Advance, NC 27006, as Exec- utor of the Estate of Robert Jo- seph Beddington, deceased, File #25E000314. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 07/31/25, 08/07/25, 08/14/25, 08/21/25. Public Notices No. 2023345 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors for the Estate of Marcia Jean Nel- son aka Marcia Saltford Nelson, 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 31, 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 07/31/2025. Jennifer Nelson, 386 Comanche Drive, Advance, NC 27006 and Keth Nelson, 55 South 11th Street, 2H, Brooklyn NY 11249, as Co- Executors of the Estate of Mar- cia Jean Nelson aka Marcia Saltford Nelson, deceased, File #25E000240. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 07/31/25, 08/07/25, 08/14/25, 08/21/25. No. 2023346 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Adminis- trator of the Estate of CHASIDY NI- COLE HAHN 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 31, 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 31st day of July, 2025. Annette G. Taylor C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 07/31/25, 08/07/25, 08/14/25, 08/21/25. 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. 2024383 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Javier D. Montoya 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 October 31st 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 24th day of July, 2025. Breshner Montoya 146 East Robin 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: 07/31, 08/07, 08/14, 08/21, 2025. 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. Public Notices 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. 2024741 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Dennis Anthony Bragg, 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 31st, 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 07/31/2025. James Michael Bragg, 1612 Mora Vian Heights Ct, Clemmons, NC 27012, as Executor of the Estate of Dennis Anthony Bragg, deceased, File #25E000308. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 07/31, 08/07, 08/14, 08/21, 2025. 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. 2018084 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Linda Fay Cundiff a/k/a Linda Allen Cundiff, De- ceased, late of Davie County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or be- fore October 22, 2025, or this No- tice will be pleaded in bar of their right to recover against the estate of the said deceased. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 24th day of July, 2025. Calvin B. Cundiff Executor of the Estate of Linda Fay Cundiff aka Linda Allen Cundiff 337 Hollybrook Drive Advance, NC 27006 Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 07/24/25, 07/31/25, 08/07/25, 08/14/25. No. 2023345 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors for the Estate of Marcia Jean Nel- son aka Marcia Saltford Nelson, 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 31, 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 07/31/2025. Jennifer Nelson, 386 Comanche Drive, Advance, NC 27006 and Keth Nelson, 55 South 11th Street, 2H, Brooklyn NY 11249, as Co- Executors of the Estate of Mar- cia Jean Nelson aka Marcia Saltford Nelson, deceased, File #25E000240. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 07/31/25, 08/07/25, 08/14/25, 08/21/25. Merchandise Deals & Bargains Antique Wood Kitchen Cookstove, Victor Junior, top warmer, very heavy, 336-472-0105 CDs & Cassettes, Albums & 8 Track Tapes. 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Public Notices Public Notices 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. Call 336-751-2120 or ourdavie.com/subscriptions • Unlimited access to site, 24/7, along with e-Edition • Mail delivery of all print edition • Less ads, no surveys, faster site!•Full access to archives. $65/year B8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 31, 2025 Sheffield-Calahaln County Line These folks enjoy the slight breeze while eat- ing lunch at New Union for Hotdog Saturday last week. At right, Gary Allen’s ice cream was a hit at New Union on Saturday, and every- one is looking forward to it again in August. Below, long lines keep the volunteer servers busy during the mid- day lunch. Jason Brown shows off his birthday cake before serving it to guests. Legacy willl perform Sunday at Community Covenant at 1446 Sheffield Road. By Brenda BaileySheffield-CalahalnCorrespondent Birthday wishes to: Noah Drye and Chris Wilson on Aug. 3; Austin Ottone and Jo Frazier on Aug. 6; and Andrew Reavis on Aug. 7. Happy anniversary to Larry and Doris Dyson on Aug. 2. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.Jason Brown celebrated his birthday with family and friends at the home of his grandparents, Brenda and Jim Thompson, on Saturday with a cookout. Jason turned 26 on July 17. He thanks ev-eryone for their gifts and at-tendance.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. The Sheffield-Calahaln VFD Back to School Bash will be Saturday, Aug. 9 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. This is a free event with food, mu-sic, a jump house, crafts and games and of course, water fun. The department is at 435 Dyson Road, Mocksville. Our thanks to everyone who braved the high tem-peratures on Saturday and came in support of the hot-dog and bake sale fundrais-er. Thanks also to those who worked to make it a success. We look forward to cooler temperature at the August event. Thanks again for sup-porting New Union.New Union welcomes ev-eryone to Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship service at 10 each week. This past Sun-day was baptism day where four got baptized, and then everyone was treated to a luncheon at the community center.Vacation Bible School’s “Armor of God” will be Saturday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m.-noon at Liberty Wes-leyan Church. There will be games, a lesson, crafts and snacks. Bring clothes to get wet to enjoy the inflatable water slide. VBS will be followed by a community lunch at noon in the fellow-ship hall, open for everyone. Come all and join us as we learn more about our Lord. For more information please call 336-492-3030 or email bertywesleyan@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. Ijames Baptist Church invites you to homecoming and revival beginning Aug. 10. The homecoming service will be Sunday, Aug. 10 with Kenny Greenway deliver-ing the message. A covered dish meal will follow. Please consider bringing a dish, dessert or drink. Revival ser-vices with Kenny Greenway will be Aug. 10-13 at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited.Sunday School at Ijames Baptist Church is a 9:30 a.m., followed by the worship ser-vice at 10:30. Youth Summer Great Escape for 6th through 12th grade will meet Sunday evenings at 5. The Legacy singers will perform at Community Cov-enant Church Sunday at 6 p.m. Hope you can join us for a wonderful evening of music.For more information, please contact Pastor Keith Ledford at 276-768-6436.Worship service and Ju-nior church class for children is held each Sunday at 10:45 am at Community Covenant. Evangelistic service is on Sundays at 6 p.m. and Prayer meeting and Bible study is on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Harmony Public Library: each Tuesday at 11 a.m., kids age 6-11 are invited to the weekly Summer Read-ing fun; each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., there will be a fun storytime session for toddlers and preschoolers; and each Thursday at 4 p.m. there will be a vteen pro-grams. Call 704-546-7086.Center Fire Department is looking for volunteers to help serve the community. If interested, please stop by the station any Thursday night at 7 or call 336-492-7649.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 Gunter, Ed Livengood, Geraldine Lambert, Bet-ty Beck, Sue Gobble, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Emily Brown, Mary Teague, Eddie Porter, Janie Williams, Ma-ria Knight, Violet Coursey, Clyde Jordan, Jack Seaford, Sue Seaford, Fred Beck, Mi-chele Dyson, Hilda Keaton, Jenny Ely, Sandra Dyson, Bob Ellis, Dawn Allen, Fred Beck, Terry Dyson Larry Tutterow, Tasha Hendrix and Jimmy Thompson. Our sincere condolences to the Ernestine Johnson Harris family and the Kay Camp-bell family.Please submit all news to me at brfbailey@msn.com, message me on Facebook or call me at 336-837-8122 no later than Friday. Bible school this Saturday at Liberty Wesleyan By Shirley ThorneCounty Line Correspondent Salem Methodist Church will host a VBS Friday, Aug. 1-Sunday, Aug. 3. Classes with theme "True North, Trusting Jesus in a Wild World" will be for children Pre-K-5th grade. Family night kickoff will be Friday beginning with on-site regis- A part of Iredell Health System Top 6% in the U.S. Iredell Memorial Hospital was recently named a Top Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. It is one of only 9 hospitals in North Carolina and 134 in the entire country to earn this prestigious designation. When you need quality healthcare, Iredell Health is here for you. Put your trust in us — you’ll be glad you did.LEARN MORE AT IREDELLHEALTH.ORG tration at 5:45 p.m. followed by VBS opening ceremony. Friday events include hotdog supper with chips, dessert, and drink plus games and other fun activities. VBS Saturday will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. Activities include Bible sto-ries, crafts, music, and rec-reation. Lunch plus snacks throughout the day will be served. VBS will con-clude with a commencement in the church sanctuary at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. For more information, call or text She-lia Campbell, 980-232-6309.Harmony Methodist Church will host a VBS Fri-day, Aug. 1-Sunday, Aug. 3. The title of VBS is "Yee Haw" and will include class-es for all children Pre-K-6th grade plus an adult class. Fri-day and Saturday VBS will be from 5:30-8 p.m. and a meal will be served. Classes for children will include Bi-ble story, crafts, music, and recreation. The adult class will include Bible study and discussion. On Sunday children will present a pro-gram of VBS songs during worship service at 11 a.m., followed by a"VBS Cele-bration" with cookout, water slide, and ice cream truck. For more information, call or text VBS Director Mindy Johnson on 717-658-6292.Upcoming communi-ty events: homecoming at Clarksbury Methodist Sun-day, Aug. 17; and Eddie & Pat St. Claire prison minis-try 11 a.m. worship Sunday, Aug. 31, followed by dinner at Calvary Baptist.Our community extends sympathy to the family of Roy Shoffner, who died sud-denly of auto crash Thursday of last week. He was born in Rowan County in 1950 to the late Richard and Margie Ire-land Shoffner. A Vietnam vet-eran of the US Army, he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his bravery. Retired from Southern States after 42 year, he lived with wife Diane and daughter An-gie on Rock Springs Road. A graveside service with full military rites and burial was held Monday morning in the cemetery of Pleasant View Baptist, where he had been a longtime faithful member.We send get-well wish-es to Jarrett Daniels, who broke his ankle last week. During surgery to repair his ankle, the doctor found he had multiple blood clots in his legs moving upward. More surgery was done Sunday to try to remove the clots. Romaro Scott remains in rehab at Avante of Wil-kesboro on College Street in Wilkesboro.Join us in prayer for the Lord's divine healing and blessings upon Jarrett, Ro-maro, and other residents who are having health issues. Pray for the Lord's blessings and comfort upon the family of Roy as they deeply miss him in life.For news and memories to share, please call or text Shirley on 336-492-5115 or email sdtlink@hotmail.com. 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THE Y IS FOR EVERY AGE Promoting and Supporting Successful Aging • faith in action care program – visitation / respite care – transportation – minor home repairs • Vital Living senior center programs • lifelong learning classes • Medicare insurance counseling (SHIIP) • information & referral services • volunteer opportunities www.shepherdscenter.org 1700 Ebert Street Winston-Salem, NC 27103 336-748-0217 info@shepherdscenter.org You’re only as old as you feel.That puts me at about age 75.You’re only as old as you act.That puts me at about age 13.Actually, I’m somewhere in between; a lot closer to 75 than 13, close enough to be considered a senior citizen in just about anyone’s book; but a personali-ty that’s probably closer to 13, one that would make me immature in those same books.But here I am, still typing out drivel for the masses, just as I have done for the past 45-plus years.Newspapers have drastically changed over those years, with those changes go-ing further and further from what I was taught, and what was practiced nation-wide. The changes are mind boggling, and sometimes (er., often) make me feel like a dinosaur.But I persist. I could retire, sure. The landscaping around my house would definitely bene-fit. Dinners at home would be more ex-travagant.But here I remain. It’s what I enjoy, it’s what I know, it’s what I’m comfort-able doing. So here I am.Getting older doesn’t mean slowing down, there’s plenty of proof of that in this issue.How about those Silver Spirits and their decades of national basketball prowess?How about the new director of the arts council, who is voluntarily taking on the task of reviving its relevance?And how about those who get more from taking care of the elderly?Yes, getting older ain’t so bad, after all.Mike Barnhardt, Managing EditorDavie County Enterprise Record Getting old ain’t what it used to be Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 6 The Clemmons Courier By Mike BarnhardtDavie County Enterprise Record Steve Franke has spent much of his life surrounded by people with artistic and musical talents, including wife Cin-dy and his children.And he finds it somewhat ironic that he is the one who is the new executive director of the Davie County Arts Coun-cil, a job he’s agreed to take for the next two years without compensation.Steve Franke believes in the arts. He believes in Davie County. He believes that the arts council can become the No. 1 catalyst to highlight the arts that exist Steve Franke is spending much of his time in retirement as the interim executive director of the Davie County Arts Council. One of his goals is to have more shows at the Brock Performing Arts Center, including more local talent. - Photo by Mike Barnhardt Keeping the arts alive Keeping busy after retirement, new director seeking partnerships here, and bring outside entertainment in for all to enjoy.At age 71, he could be spending all of his retirement time at his wood shop be-side his home near Mocksville. He could be spending his time doing pretty much whatever he wants, but he chose to be a volunteer for the arts council.Steve moved to Davie County in 2013, following a job as chief planning financial officer for Allegacy. They fell in love with the area, and got to know the arts community. His wife is a board member.She came home from a board meeting and told her husband the executive direc- tor had resigned. The board wasn’t sure what direction to take.“I told the board I would step in as interim director, without compensation,” he said. Franke had experience with suc-cession planning. A few months in, and he agreed to do the job for two years, with a focus on preparing for the next director.“I believe in what the arts council is wanting to do. I think we - Davie County and Mocksville - could be a mecca for the arts.”The area could fill an arts niche be-tween Charlotte and the Triad. He uses West Jefferson as an example of a small- er community successfully embracing the arts. “I believe we could become a destination for the arts. I and the board want to highlight the local arts.”One of his first ideas was to provide local, opening acts for the touring groups that perform at the Brock Performing Arts Center on North Main Street in Mocksville. Jacob Mitchell will open for The Dryes in September. “It gives us another opportunity to highlight local talent,” he said. He envisions more meet and greet with musicians, and the chance for donors to help decide what act they want to sponsor. Please See Arts - Page 7 Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 7 The Clemmons Courier Continued From Page 6He’s also working with local business-es. Two - The Factory Coffeehouse and Restaurant 101 in downtown Mocksville - have agreed to hang art work by Davie artists with QR codes that provide more information. Great art work had been on display in the Brock Gallery in the past, but few people came to see it, he said.“If I can put that art in front of you, I can develop an awareness of what art can do for you.”He’s partnered with Rayson Winery, with their selections available before some shows at the Brock, and some mu-sic at the winery off US 158.Arts in the schools, partnering to get school arts into the community, and re-viving the community theater are all projects on Francke’s mind. He would also like to see the Brock stage used more, by the council and possibly other community groups.Next year, the Davie County Arts Council’s 50th anniversary, will be spe-cial, he said. They’re working on getting a military band performance. “People are reaching out to me with some great ideas.”A data guy, you can bet Francke will know what works and what doesn’t after his tenure.“We’re looking for lots of partner-ships across the county. I’ve been seek-ing advice on what we’ve done well, and what we did not so well.” A survey is taking place, and Francke said he is open, honest, direct and transparent.“I view this as a rebuild,” he said. “We just got stale. I love challenges and solving problems. But more than that, I love hearing people’s stories. So many people in the community have called out to help.“I don’t lack for and the arts council does not lack for opportunities. We just have to have that sound foundation that helps you do a lot of other things. The people should see positive changes.”Steve Francke is putting his beliefs into action in his new community.“We love this community,” he said. “To me, it’s like a Norman Rockwell type of place.” Is your Medicare plan still right for you? SHIIP can help. An annual Medicare review may help you save. Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment Period is Oct. 15 – Dec. 7. During that time, seniors who have Medicare coverage can make plan changes that may lower their costs. 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Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 10 The Clemmons Courier By Mike BarnhardtDavie County Enterprise Record “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”That famous quote may have orig-inated with Ben Franklin, but it is the motto of a group of women, who for some 30 years have gotten together to do something they all love - play basketball.And play basketball the Silver Spirits Silver Spirits Coach Vanessa Carter looks over scrapbooks of the team’s successes with Sue Allen, Vicki Frye and Alice Barnette. The team will be honored this fall with a jersey retirement ceremony. Hoops for happiness Womens’ love of basketball keeps them young at heart did, striking fear and friendships in local, regional, state and national tournaments. The fear came from knowing that if you played the Silver Spirits, you were in for a tough game. The friendships came be-cause no matter how heated the contest, the players are always friendly when the competition is over.The Silver Spirits are hanging up their traveling shoes this year, and will be honored this fall with an exhibition and jersey retirement ceremony. Sue Allen grew up playing basketball. Her high school team won the champi-onship two years. She played communi-ty league basketball until age 40, think-ing she was too old.Then she ran into high school friend Rachel Howard at a reunion. Of course, their talk turned to basketball. Rachel mentioned to Sue that Senior Games now offered basketball. Please See Spirits - Page 12 Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 11 The Clemmons Courier Lois Green and Charlotte Miller concentrate on shots at a recent practice. - Photos by Mike Barnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 12 The Clemmons Courier Continued From Page 10“We got back home and starting lin-ing players up,” she said. Now age 88, Sue reflects on her years with the Silver Spirits.“It was a good journey. I’ve made new friends, met a lot of new people and got to travel,” she said.The Silver Spirits, she said, were known nationwide for being tough. “We would end up with bruises all over us. You had to love the game.”“And we did,” piped in Alice Bar-nette.“It can get pretty rough on the court,” said Carrie Miller, who coordinates Se-nior Games for Davie Senior Services.Despite those bruises, competitors were always friends, said Lois Green. “It was like a reunion ... until it was time to play.”Senior Games basketball is half court, three on three, and the competition is Vicki Frye and Alice Barnette practice their shooting; while the team scrimmages in preparation for October’s showcase. based on 5-year age groups. Older play-ers can play down in a younger group, but not vice versa.The Silver Spirits have won multiple state senior game titles, multiple nation-al and world titles, traveling across the country.They’ve done exhibitions for high school, college and professional bas-ketball teams during their halftimes. They’ve been on television, being fea-tured on WXII’s “I Dare Dan” and WGHP’s “Roy’s Folks.”“Because of their winning, they were know all over in the senior games,” said Coach Vanessa Carter. “All you had to do was mention the Silver Spirits, and everybody knew. “Their desire to win is if they were as young as a teen-ager. The only difference is their bodies have slowed a little bit.” Spirits ... Please See Silver - Page 14 Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 13 The Clemmons Courier The Silver Spirits start every game with the same ritutal. Below, Coach Vanessa Carter poses with Lois Green, Alice Barnette, Vicki Frye, Sue Allen and Charlotte Miller. - Photos by Mike Barnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 14 The Clemmons Courier Continued From Page 12Charlotte Miller was a little girl when she first picked up a basketball. Shoot-ing at hoop attached to the side of a barn, she was hooked, playing through school and later in community leagues. Then in 1971, she broke her leg and figured her basketball days were over.“I messed around playing with the kids a little bit, but that was it,” she said. “Then Sue called and told me about this, the Silver Spirits, and I said ‘where and when.’“I love it. This is a bunch of great ladies. We’re more like a family, and we’ve done well.”Charlotte made a half-court shot on television. She won a shooting con-test, making 18 consecutive shots at the world games in Utah.Carter has been the coach through most of the Spirits’ games, recruited by the late Aileen Steelman, a mentor.“We had played a lot of sports togeth- Attorneys Tammy Fleming & Brian Williams offer legal services in practice areas focused in: • Real Estate • Elder Law • Estate Planning • Estate Administration • Personal Injury 284 South Main Street Mocksville 336-477-2529 FlemingandWilliamsLaw.com Thank you Davie County for Choosing Us! er when she called me,” Vanessa said. “I was hesitant, but I’ve fallen in love with every one of them. They’ve taught me; I sort of just put it all together.“We are a family. We support each other, even off the basketball court. I was honored when they asked me to coach them. It has been a highlight of my life.”Over the years, there has been more than one Silver Spirits team, in different age groups. The men fielded a team for a while, but that’s another story. “They beat them (the men),” Carrie said. “The men would say don’t be too rough on us.”While they may be officially retiring, don’t expect these ladies to become inac-tive. They are committed to having fun, and sports and exercise can help them do just that. The retirement came from several members passing, and injuries to others.“I thought I was too old until the se-nior games came along,” Sue Allen said. Silver ... Vogler & SonS Funerals • Cremations 2849 Middlebrook Dr., Clemmons, NC • 336-766-4714 Serving Winston-Salem, Clemmons, and Surrounding Areas Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 15 The Clemmons Courier The original Silver Spirits with Coach Ernest Seamon: Libby Williard, Charlotte Miller, Rachel Howard, Nancy Hanes, Sue Allen and Alice Barnette. The Spirits at the state finals. The Spirits in 2024. The Spirits in 2023. The Spirits in 2022. 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Going to the emergency room at the onset of symptoms can impact the care a patient receives, including their eligibility to enroll in a clinical trial, so it’s vital to seek immediate medical attention at the first sign of stroke,” says Clay Johnston, PhD, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder, Harbor Health.Learn life-saving facts about stroke prevention and treatment by visiting https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/ stroke-symptoms.“The opportunity to receive the best possible treatment and care begins with widespread awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke and the urgency of seeking immediate emergency medical attention when a stroke is suspected,” says Dr. Johnston. A doctor describes the warning signs of a stroke. Know the warning signs that a stroke is imminent Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 17 The Clemmons Courier Retired? 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The sense of familiarity and comfort that comes with aging in place is irreplaceable, and being a part of that journey for seniors is something I deeply value.But what makes my role truly special are the moments of connection I share with the older adults I care for. It’s not just about providing physical assistance—it’s about understanding the stories, dreams, and lives of the people I serve. These relationships are built on trust, empathy, and shared experiences. Ms. Mary is one of the most impact-ful relationships I’ve been privileged to build during my time here, and her story is a reminder of why I love what I do.In 2022, Ms. Mary entered the Se-nior Services Home Care program after a change in her health required support. For her, it was the key to maintaining her independence in the place she loves most—her home.And for me, it became an opportu-nity to connect with a woman who has lived a remarkable life, one filled with wisdom, strength, and a deep love for her family.Ms. Mary’s favorite thing about the home care services she receives is how dependable and comprehensive they are, helping to support her physical, mental, social, and emotional needs, allowing her to live with dignity and comfort. When we talk about our time together, she often mentions how much our scheduled visits mean to her, espe-cially the way they lift her spirits and give her the motivation to begin each day with a smile.Through our visits, I’ve come to learn so much about Ms. Mary’s life. A lifelong resident of Forsyth County, she grew up in a big family with five siblings.After getting married and raising three sons, she embarked on her own career in healthcare, working as a nursing assistant in various settings—just like me. In fact, one of the things that has made our connection so strong is how we both share a deep sense of fulfillment in helping others.Ms. Mary is a nurturer at heart, and I’ve been lucky to witness it firsthand. Though she can no longer tend to her beloved flower and vegetable gardens due to health concerns, she still finds Organize Senior Moves, Winston-Salem, NC “Makes Moving Easier” Follow us on OrganizeSeniorMovesWSNC.com “Organize Senior Moves will help make this move STRESS FREE” Organize Senior Moves will work with youthroughout your entire move to ensure a smooth transition. 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On our visits, we sometimes find a quiet moment to read from her Bible or explore a random page from one of her books.These moments of peaceful con-nection are some of the highlights of our time together, and they remind me that caregiving is about so much more than physical tasks—it’s about creating space for joy, reflection, and shared experiences.I often find myself smiling and laughing during our visits, as we share stories and songs. It’s a reminder that the care we provide doesn’t just happen We’re here to providecompassionate home care servicesto your loved one. Personal Care Services | Senior Care | Companion Services At Yellow Butterfly Home Care, our in-home care services provide families with peace of mind. Knowing that your loved ones are in capable, caring hands can help you breathe easier by ensuring your loved one receives the attention and support they deserve. Our professionals deliver personalized care with a human touch. We serve Mocksville, North Carolina and surrounding areas, providing individual care services as well as companion services. Whether your loved one needs help running errands or going to doctor appointments, or if they simply need a friend to talk to during the day, we can help. We are licensed with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and we are bonded and insured. Our owner and founder is a registered nurse in North Carolina, and she has 25 years of home health experience. 540 Sanford Ave. Suite B, Mocksville, NC 27028 | 336-753-6111 | www.yellowbutterflyhomecare.com in the background—it’s an essential part of what makes someone’s day mean-ingful.It’s this balance of laughter and service that I cherish the most. The gen-uine bond we’ve created feels less like caregiver and recipient and more like two friends sharing life’s moments.What I’ve learned from Ms. Mary goes beyond caregiving—it’s about the value of family, faith, and community. She often tells me that her greatest ac-complishment has been being a mother and grandmother, witnessing the growth of her extended family. She finds joy in attending church (when she can), sharing a meal with others, and helping people however she can. She has taught me so much about the importance of staying engaged in life, even when health challenges arise.Ms. Mary also helps me keep in mind that aging is not something that just happens in isolation—it requires planning, coordination, and support from others to continue living life fully. That’s where Senior Services and the Home Care program come in. Ms. Mary speaks highly of the agency, not just for the care she receives but for the broader impact the services have on our community. By supporting older adults to live in their own homes safely, Senior Services enables them to maintain their independence and dignity for as long as possible.As someone who has worked in healthcare for years, I understand the value of the services we provide through Senior Services. Ms. Mary’s story resonates deeply with me because I, too, have experienced the challenges of caregiving. Having been a primary caregiver for my own mother, I know how important it is to have access to the right resources and support. That experience motivates me every day to give my best to the program participants I care for.What makes my work meaningful is the relationships I build. The opportu-nity to connect with someone like Ms. Mary—to listen, to learn, and to share moments of laughter and reflection—is what makes my job so rewarding. Every day, I’m reminded that caregiving is not just a profession; it’s a chance to touch lives, to offer comfort, and to build meaningful connections that last a lifetime.As I continue my journey as a CNA with Senior Services, I am thankful for the wisdom, warmth, and friendship I’ve found in Ms. Mary. She has shown me that, no matter our age or health, we all have something to offer—and that every day is an opportunity to grow, learn, and connect. This story first appeared on the For-syth County Senior Services website - www.seniorservicesinc.org - where you can learn more about services provided for senior citizens in Forsyth County. In Home ... Davie County Enterprise Record Senior Lifestyles 2025 Page 21 The Clemmons Courier Get the coverage and the service you need! From the Mountains to the Sea Insurance Coverage That Works for You! 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