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Davie County Enterprise Record 10-23-2025USPS 149-160 Number 43 Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 20 Pages 75¢ Wrestling Legend Davie remembers legacy of Coach Buddy Lowery 89076 3821260Page B1 What? Store robbed while deputies investigating another larceny Page 4 By Alice HanesFor the Enterprise Another historic home along North Main Street, Mocksville was demolished earlier this month. Sadly, the ravages of time once again took their toll on the historic Mar-tin-Caudell home formerly at 900 N. Main St. The house was far too deteriorat-ed and dangerous to renovate. This was previously a grand old home that I understand used to house a shoe shop and at another time a hair salon. Many of us have fond memories of walk-ing, biking or driving by or living close to this once beautiful place. It was quite touching at the number of people who stopped to respectfully watch the process, to share memories and to wonder what will happen with this lot at North Main and Oak streets. Another one bites the dust Second historic N. Main St. home demolished recently Workers demolish the house at North Main and Oak streets in Mocksville. - Photo by Alice Hanes According to the book, “The Historic Ar-chitecture of Davie County” written in 1986 by Kirk Franklin Mohney: “This impressive two-story three-bay dwelling has a broad enclosed two-tier center bay porch and a 20th-century side wing. It is thought to have been built in the early 1870s for Pleasant Rowan Martin (1834-—). The transitional Greek Re-vival/Italianate style house is especially noteworthy for its bracketed cor-nices and window hoods, as well as its flush exterior sheathing•Pleasant Rowan Martin was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Deadmon) Martin. On August 11, 1857, he married Mary Ann Wyatt (1840-1938). Martin bought the property on which he is thought to have built in 1868 or 1869. At this time Branson's Business Directory shows that Martin was associated with Frank Cain in a tannery Please See Historic - Page 9 By Jeanna Baxter WhiteWord Master Media Group Mocksville is inviting resi-dents, business owners, and stake-holders to attend a public kickoff event for its Comprehensive Plan update and new Downtown Mas-ter Plan during the board of com-missioners meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. at the Mocks-ville Education Building (behind Town Hall).The evening will offer an overview of the planning timeline and scope, and introduce Bench-mark Planning, the firm hired to lead the initiative. Multiple public input opportunities will be forth-coming as part of the process, said Town Manager Lee Rollins. “This will be a 12-month process, and we want to engage businesses and residents and seek their input on what they would like to see,” said Rollins. “There BERMUDA RUN - Christmas in Bermuda Run has been can-celled.The event, that is.Mayor Mike Brannon posted a message online last week that said the annual event celebrating the holidays, complete with mu-sic, horse-drawn carriage rides and visits with Santa, would not be held this year.“Despite the town’s best ef-forts to organize and coordinate this year’s celebration, challeng-es related to planning, participa-tion, and resources have made Not in 2025 Christmas in Bermuda Run is canceled Mocksville developing downtown master plan Please See Christmas - Page 9 Please See Plans - Page 9 Davie High culinary teacher Jaime Johnson instructs students on setting up a buffet, from left: Jack Bost, Diana Marceli- no, Marissa Fabrizio, Javier Miranda-Barrera and Steven Lewis. It is one of many career path classes offered at the school, which hopes to expand with an advanced manufacturing lab. - Photos by Mike Barnhardt Davie High Principal Cindy Stone meets with Carolyn McManamy from Ignite Davie and Wesley Sharpe from the Davie Community Foundation. Alyse Wooldridge listens as Will Marrs explains the bene- fits of the advanced manufacturing lab. By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record The equipment has already been donated, all that’s needed is a space to house it.And when it happens, the ca-reer opportunities for students at Davie County High School will expand even further.Plans are in the books for an advanced manufacturing lab at the school that will house com-puter-generated machining equip-ment, robotics and mechatronics equipment, as well as spaces for other career paths. The career and technical education department even secured a $1.5 million grant from The Golden Leaf Founda-tion.But since plans for the new building were made, costs have more than doubled, now exceed-ing $3 million. School officials hosted local business and commu-nity leaders last week, explaining the need and seeking support.“We want that facility to make students be inspired, curious and excited about their future,” said teacher Will Marrs. “We want to extend the opportunities for stu-dents on this campus.”Not only could students learn a trade, they can earn industry-rec-ognized credentials, saving them money and time in the future.“We have an absolutely gem of a (career education) program Help make the best even better Davie High seeks support for advanced manufacturing lab in Davie County. It’s very rare to have all of this on one campus,” Marrs said.“We are a very passionate group who wants to create a better life for our students,” said Alyse Wooldridge, career development coordinator at the school. She said the school offers 30 career pathways for students to explore, including some 50 classes.“Almost a third of our depart-ment are Davie High alumni, and each year, we keep adding more,” she said.That includes CTE Director Please See Lab - Page 4 2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 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. Letters should include the name and address of the writer and a signature. A telephone number, not to be published, is requested. Have letters in the newspaper office no later than 4 p.m. Friday prior to the week to be published. We welcome letters USPS 149-160 171 S. Main St., P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 751-2120 Published weekly by Salisbury Newsmedia LLC John Carr.....................................Publisher Mike Barnhardt............................Managing Editor Ray Tutterow...............................Advertising Director Brian Pitts....................................Sports Editor Mocksville Enterprise 1916-1958 Davie Record 1899-1958 Periodicals Postage Paid in Mocksville, NC 27028Subscription RatesSingle Copy, 75 Cents$32.03 Per Year In Davie CountyPOSTMASTERSend Address Changes to:Davie County Enterprise RecordP.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 Cooleemee Journal 1901-1971 The Literary Corner: Renegade Writer’s Guild www.ourdavie.com To the editor:With profound regret, I read the notice regarding the cancellation of Christmas in Bermuda Run. This has been a tradition since my husband and I moved to Ber-muda Run West. Through the "strong arm" of Sharon Reid, we have volunteered each year since its inception. The group of organiz-ers worked tirelessly for the whole year to organize this event and each year Christmas in Bermuda Run became better than the year before.For some reason the mayor and/or the town council decided to take over this beloved event and To the editor:I don’t understand the arithme-tic in our property tax increase. Last year, Davie County col-lected $47 million from property taxes. After our tax increase, they have budgeted to collect another $7 million to manage the county. This is an increase of 15 percent. This is where the math falls apart.I have randomly picked five homes of various values and cal-culated the tax increases: 58%, 115%, 125%, 51% and 93%. Our tax increase must be approximately 88.4%. This increase would gener-ate an increase of $41 million, not $7 million. Where will the extra $41 million go?It seems that if we all just mul-tiply our tax bill last year by 1.15, this will generate the $7 million needed to run the county. I’m sure this is an honest mistake on the part of our county commissioners.Delmar McDaniel, Mocksville Property tax revenues questioned disbanded the group of volunteers who worked to make Christmas in Bermuda Run a success. I have no idea why they thought the "govern-ment" could pull this off. Was it for the accolades? Did they think by taking it over they could be more cost efficient? The mayor/council has failed on each. Mayor Mike Brannon obvious-ly had no idea the complexity and dedication that it took to produce this wonderful yearly event and was inept in the process. This ob-viously creates a shadow over his decision making and organizational skills. The residents of Bermuda Run are a tight knit community known for their charitable work and civic duty. Many volunteer to make lives better and in the case of Christmas in Bermuda Run, bring happiness to the community. The decision to disband the Community Vision Fund Commit-tee that organized this event for years was ill conceived and the newly formed Christmas in Ber-muda Run Board was not up to the task. It was a failure on Mayor Mike Brannon's part.Jean Henn, Bermuda Run Shame on Bermuda Run ‘Grinch’ mayor Cowboy Psychiatric NurseBy Gaye HootsReturning to school after my daughters had started elementary school was not an easy decision. I earned a two-year degree and began working full-time, while pursuing first a BSN, and then an MSN. Most of my experience was in psychiatric nursing, my field of interest, with a preference for ado-lescent psychiatry.We frequently dealt with those who were out of control and some-times posed a risk to themselves and others. These are some of the incidents I remember vividly. A large male had destroyed the front inside door to the unit. He was moving swiftly toward the see-through metal mesh door that was left. The doorbell had rung, and two men holding the new front door to be installed were visible through the mesh. A much smaller and less perceptive male stood inside the door, looking from the unit at the door being delivered.The large male charged him, and I thought I could step between them and pull him out of harm’s way. The larger male threw his arm around my neck in what he called a half-nelson hold. It cut my ox-ygen off immediately, and out of sheer reflex, I inserted my fingers onto his arm and drew my feet off the floor, pulling my weight onto his arm. This threw him forward to the floor, and he released the hold. I pinned one arm to the floor, and an aide pinned the other side. He was subdued, and we administered medication to calm him. Luckily, I was not hurt, nor was anyone else.Another time, we had a young, strong male threaten a peer on an unlocked unit. I was working with a smaller male aide who wore glass-es. I informed the patient that we would have to take him to a locked ward as he posed a risk. He stated he was not going without a fight, and the aide took off his glasses. “You have to go because that is policy until you are no longer a threat to others, and beating up on Joe and me just means you stay a longer time.” He looked at us and agreed to go quietly.The two of us walked him up to the locked unit, where a tall, mus-cular nurse unlocked the door for us. The patient stepped through the door and sucker punched the nurse. Then we had to physically restrain and medicate him.While at this facility, I came in for the second shift and was work-ing with a much older female aide. In the report, no mention was made of any immediate disturbances, and the two male aides from the day shift left. When I made rounds, a male who had a single room was standing naked inside his room. He had an ostomy and took the bag full of feces off and scattered it over the ceiling, walls, and floor.He told me he had asked an aide on the day shift to get him a clean bag, but he had brought the wrong size bag, and it would not fit the os-tomy. He stated his shift was end-ing and refused to get another bag. I looked at him and the mess and stated I was not going to ask the fe-male aide to clean his room, but that if he would get a shower, I would send her to get the bag he needed and extra bags, while I cleaned his room. He stated he would clean the room and then get a shower. I got cleaning supplies, and he cleaned the room and applied the new bag.An incident from another facili-ty was the only time I was injured. This patient had been institutional-ized as a teen. A program was start-ed to place them in group homes. He expressed a desire to return to the state institution, which he re-garded as his home. He was admit-ted to our secured unit following an incident at the group home in-volving an assault on a nurse. He was six feet, seven inches tall with a muscular build and the emotional equivalent of an 8 year old.I assisted him in placing a col-lect call to his sister, and she re-fused the call. He grabbed my arm with his left hand and punched me in my nose, rearranging the carti-lage, but I remained standing, and he maintained his hold on my arm. The shocked aide asked if I want-ed him to stand on the couch so he could reach the patient’s neck and attempt to place him in a hold. I sent him to get more help, and it was resolved without further injury. I did have surgery on my nose.I continued to work in high-risk areas until I was 60 years old, and then said enough, but most of the time I was able to reason with and give meds as indicated, to avoid physical intervention. New ShoesBy Marie CraigOlder people can remember the joy of acquiring a new pair of shoes when they were young. It didn’t happen easily in a family with lim-ited income. Children were told to take off shoes after church or school and put on play shoes that were older and more worn, possibly hand-me-downs. It was a treat to have new ones, and they were usually a little bit too big so that they could be worn for several years as feet were growing longer.One of my favorite books is “Dandelion Wine” by Ray Brad-bury. The fifth chapter in the book, which takes place in 1928, describes twelve year old Douglas seeing a pair of special shoes in a store window and asking his dad to buy them. The boy goes back later and does chores at the store to supplement his money so that he can buy the shoes. The entire short chapter is wonderful in the descrip-tions of how Doug felt finally being able to wear these new wonderful shoes. When I was writing the book “History of Davie County Schools,” I read a newspaper clipping that I included on page 92. “Elbert Smith remembers that sometime in the 1930s, Principal Taylor at Smith Grove School told a story to his students.“It seems that one day a man came by after school had already let in and he told Mr. Taylor that he hated to do it, but he needed to take his kids to town (Mocksville, then considered a big city) to get winter clothes. He had burlap sacks full of cotton on his wagon, ready to be sold to pay for the clothes.“Mr. Taylor let the fellow’s chil-dren out but told the man if they weren’t gone all day, to please bring them back to school. The man sold his cotton for around two to three cents a pound, bought his children their clothes and shoes, and had them back at school in the late afternoon. “Principal Taylor, upon seeing the children’s new shoes, turned to the father and said, “Now, I’m going to ask you about your shoes. You’ve got burlap twine around your shoes to hold them together. Did you get yourself some new shoes also?”“Naw,” the man replied. “It don’t matter about me as long as my kids have new shoes.”One of my early memories about my own shoes is going to a big de-partment store in Asheville to get school shoes. They had a big ma-chine that was igloo-shaped about three feet across and four feet high to determine if you had been fitted with the correct size. The person trying on shoes stood at the edge of this machine, putting a foot into each opening. There were places at the top surface where you could lean over and look into the machine and see a fluoroscope of your feet. There was another opening where the adult could peek in and see foot bones and outline of shoe to deter-mine if this was the correct size. Somebody about that time realized this was dangerous and the radia-tion machine was banned. Other memories are the fad of wearing saddle oxfords in high school with white socks rolled down to make fat rings around our legs. Spike heels are another mem-ory that are a thing of the past for me. My father-in-law told of an un-fortunate event at his huge, fancy church. He sang in the choir which entered at the front of the church while singing the opening hymn, processed down the side aisle to the back, and then came down the middle aisle to the front choir seats. There was a furnace grate in the floor of the middle aisle. A woman several persons ahead of him who was wearing spike heels got her shoe caught in the grate and couldn’t pull it out. So she went limping down the aisle in one shoe. The man behind him reached down to retrieve her shoe and with a mighty pull brought up the fur-nace grate. He marched on as if he was going to war with a shield. The man behind him fell in the hole. Alas, it wasn’t captured on vid-eo so you could see it on YouTube. Mama BearBy Julie Terry CartnerI had no idea, until I did, what pure love truly is. But the first time the nurse placed our tiny baby in my arms, understanding began. And I say began because that first moment is exactly that, the begin-ning. Initially, exhausted, I could only look in awe, marveling at this amazing creation. I inspected every inch, noting hair and eye color, ten fingers, and ten toes, and every-thing in between. When she opened her eyes and looked at me with what seemed like bewilderment … where am I and what happened to that warm cocoon that I’ve been living in…my love grew. Love and a fierce protectiveness like nothing I’d ever experienced took root. I wanted to shelter her from ev-erything: physical pain, distress, bad dreams, unkind people, literal-ly everything. And maybe I knew I couldn’t, but that didn’t stop me from wanting to, and from doing everything I could.As she grew, so did my love. I marveled at every first, and though I might have internally acknowl-edged that every child born to every parent experiences his or her same firsts, surely my child did them better. And when my child hurt, I hurt more. I remember the first heel sticks in the hospital. When the nee-dle pierced my baby’s skin, and she looked at me as if to say … why did you let that happen to me? … tears poured down my face. When play-ground bullies were bullies, when friends turned their backs, when the first boy broke her heart, I grieved with her. While I wanted to shelter her from all hurts, I knew that the path to adulthood included bumps and bruises, that these things would only make her stronger, and the best I could do was love her harder.When it came time for college and then grad school, I let her go, even a through semester in England, even when grad school moved her halfway across the country. It was her time to stretch her horizons, be-cause love shouldn’t imprison; love should encourage. Knowing I was only a phone call or a skype visit away made her path easier, I hope, because enabling growth should not come at the price of question-ing love.And when the love of her life entered the picture, and I saw her love multiply and diversify, I cel-ebrated with her. When she prom-ised her love to this wonderful man, I celebrated even as I cried. Life changes. Though she’d always be my little girl, she was now, also, a wife. Even as I experienced the mul-titude of ups and downs that come with motherhood, I thought of my own mother and saw her with new eyes. I thought of my childhood shyness, my teenaged hormones, and my decision to go to college 700 miles away, and I grieved for the hurts I had unintentionally in-flicted. When I was up all night with a colicky baby, I thought of the sto-ries of my babyhood, and couldn’t wait for morning to apologize for the sleepless nights I had caused. When I lay awake in my bed, wait-ing for the crunch of tires on gravel indicating my children were home safely for the night, I thought of the many times I’d engendered the same almost paralyzing fear, and I wanted to call my mom and say, “I understand now.”But I didn’t understand. Not entirely. When I learned my daugh-ter was expecting her first child, though I ran the gamut of emotions, starting with joy, worry also tinged the logic of my brain. A powerless-ness clouded me. I was not the star of the show, or even the primary supporting character. All I could do was encourage and love. Though I knew those were important, I wanted to take away the pain, the anxiety, and the stress that go along with growing and birthing a baby. But I couldn’t, as every mother be-fore and since has known. I did my best to keep my fears at a low sim-mer until I finally heard the news; our grandchild was born, and mom and baby were doing well. Only then could I finally breathe. 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The project must benefit at least three local farms.Successful applicants will receive awards of up to $10,000, though they must contribute a minimum of 15% cash (not in-kind) of the total project cost. The awards are considered tax-able income. Grant winners will be announced at the end of February 2026 and will be Grants available for projects that boost farm profitability Mocksville Lion’s Club The Mocksville Lion’s Club held a Bingo Fundraiser on September 26, 2025 at Cornerstone Church. The money raised will go to benefit individuals with visual impairments, including but not limited to, eye exams, eye glasses, white canes, diabetes screening, vision and blood pressure screening, scholarships, youth partnerships, eye research, food banks, and other needs of our community. We sincerely thank our local community and businesses for their outstanding generosity and support which enabled us to raise $21,500.00 for community needs. Please join us on the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Davie County Public Library History Room to take part in an organization that models “WE SERVE”. Partner Marzano Asset Management LLC Double Platinum Meg Brown Home Furnishings Inc Platinum Charles & Patsy Crenshaw Eaton Funeral Service George & Elizabeth Kimberly Hillcrest Vision OD PA Joel & Beth Edwards Mike and Paula Harrison Steve & Barbara Laymon Webb Heating & Air Conditioning Bates Financial INC. Carolina Center For Eye Care Carolina Drilling Inc Charles Woodruff Checkered Flag Carwash Crenshaw Painting Company, LLC Daryl & Elizabeth Rosenbaum Davie Chiropractic Clinic Davie County Enterprise-Record Davie County Farm Bureau Insurance Davie Dermatology Davie Jewelers Edward Jones Investments/Laurie Laucks EMA Resources, Inc. Fuller Welding & Fabricators Grady & Cathy McClamrock Greg & Angela Williams Harry & Holly Little Hayworth Miller Funeral Home Inc. Howard Realty & Insurance Agency, Inc. 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Bowles, CPA Don & Blair Routh Doug Kelly & Associates Insurance Eric & Amy Southern, Ben & Will Edward Jones Investments/ Slayton Harpe First Choice Personnel Fuller Architecture, Inc. Fuller Contracting Company, LLC Jeffery D. Billings, D.D.S. Jerry & Sue Callison Jim West Electric LLC Koontz Law PLLC Ledford Newsom PC Mary Jeffrey Miller’s Restaurant Mocksville Automotive Osborne Tire & Automotive Premier Realty of NC, LLC Restaurant 101 Ridenhour Agency Inc Sales For Sawyer LLC-Kris Sheppard State Farm Insurance/Greg Morris Terry Renegar The Sound Depot The Station Shoaf Concrete & Sand CO, INC. Shores Plumbing & Heating Tri-Power Inc. Silver Bronze Bandy Insurance Agency, Inc Brent Ward Andy Soots Farmington Road Shell, LLC Fleming & Williams LLP Hank & Polly Van Hoy Harry & Janie Wallace Maddie Cakes LLC Matt Marion Scotty Wands Pat Latta Sherry Lawrence York’s Service Station LLC Prizes Donated Auto Zone Dr. W. P. Steed 801 Southern Kitchen Lydia Jaynes Pudding Ridge Golf Course Oak Valley Golf Course O’Reilly Auto Parts Puente Solutions, LLC ReStore Starbucks State Farm- Greg Morris Tractor Supply Villa Grill Walmart-Mocksville Continued From Page 1David Koontz, who re-members taking drafting classes at Davie High. But unlike now, he didn’t earn a certificate deeming him ready for the workforce. He had to take training after high school - at his own expense - to earn those credentials.He called the department a partnership with the com-munity. Every two years, a local needs assessment re-veals the needs of local busi-nesses and the community. That’s one of the reasons that early childhood education Superintendent Dr. Heath Belcher, Principal Cindy Stone, Will Marrs and David Koontz welcome visitors to the school. - Photo by Mike Barnhardt Lab ... classes were added, as well as an expanded robotics pro-gram. Those advanced man-ufacturing classes remain at the top of the list.Wooldridge provided some statistics about career and technical education at Davie High:• more than 75% of stu-dents take CTE courses;• CTE concentration stu-dents have a 99% graduation rate;• there were 37 student in-terns last year;• 214 seniors completed a CTE pathway last year; • in 2023-2024, 2,200 industry credentials were earned by Davie students; and• Davie students contin-ue to rank high in state and national competitions from middle through high school.Because construction can’t begin until funding is secured, the school is hoping the community will back the plan. Anyone wishing to do-nate should contact Koontz at the school.“We want to show that Davie County can come to-gether,” Marrs said. required to complete their project within 12 months.A critical component of the application process requires applicants to col-laborate with their local Ex-tension agent on their proj-ect proposals, said Colleen Church, Davie’s Extension director. Applicants are en-couraged to contact their agent early.Priority for funding will be given to applicants who are current or former tobac-co growers, quota holders, or close family descendants; farms that have not received previous grants; applicants who earn at least 50% of their gross personal income from their farm; and pro-posals that introduce a new direction or pilot project that could benefit other farms in the community.Interested farmers and community organizations can attend one of three on-line information workshops to learn more about the pro-gram and the application process: Nov. 10 and Nov. 24 from 4:30- 5:30 p.m.Learn more at www.ncagventures.org. Eligible farms and non-profits in Davie County can contact the Davie Exten-sion office at 336.753.6100. While deputies from the Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice were arresting a suspect for larceny from a Mocks-ville business last week, they received a call.Another larceny had just happened at the same busi-ness, Tractor Supply on Yad-kinville Road.Sheriff J.D. Hartman said the first call came in at 12:25 p.m. Oct. 16, when deputies received a description of the truck in which the suspect fled. That truck was stopped nearby, at Mocksville Family Restaurant, a and the suspect fled on foot around the build-ing before raising his hands and surrendering. Robbery occurs at store during investigation McMeans Bailey Jared Andrew McMeans, 42, of Salisbury, had stolen a BB gun from the store, which was recovered in the truck. A hypodermic needle as well as a bag containing suspected methamphetamine was found on him.McMeans was charged with larceny, possession of drug paraphernalia, posses-sion of methamphetamine, resisting arrest, and operat-ing a vehicle with a fictitious tag. He was not allowed bond due to the Pretrial In-tegrity Act, and is scheduled to face the charged Dec. 18 in Davie District Court.While on the scene for that larceny, at approximate-ly 12:59 p.m., deputies were told another larceny had just occurred at that store. They stopped the suspect’s vehi-cle in the parking lot, driven by Cecil Clark Bailey, 46, of High Point, who admitted to stealing a battery, which was located and returned to the store.During the search, a folded $1 bill containing a white crystalline substance believed to be amphetamine was found, Hartman report-ed.Bailey was charged with larceny, larceny by defeat-ing an anti-theft device, and possession of methamphet-amine. He was taken into custody in lieu of a $2,000 bond, pending a Dec. 18 court appearance. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 - 5 The SBA Group’s fur-niture factory project in Mocksville is gaining mo-mentum: a financing deal of nearly $32.8 million with Truist Bank has been com-pleted.The first SBA Group fur-niture factory in North Caro-lina is the largest Lithuanian investment in the United States. This project marks a pivotal step not only for SBA but also for the Lithuanian industry, as it strengthens the country’s reputation in the global furniture manufactur-ing arena.“This is not just an SBA Group project; it is also Lith-uania’s investment footprint in the United States. Now is the time to show that we can compete in one of the world’s largest furniture markets,” says Jurgita Radzevičė, CEO of SBA Home, which oper-ates four furniture factories in Lithuania. “Truist Bank’s offer not only met the desired fi-nancing structure for the project but also stood out with favorable commercial terms, leading us to select them as the optimal partner for this stage,” said Nerijus Aukščiūnas, Head of Trea-sury for the SBA Group.In the long-term financ-ing agreement, SBA Home and Truist adopt a standard project financing structure, whereby the loan is collat- eralized by the assets of the developed project.“We’re pleased to help SBA Home establish a man-ufacturing base in the U.S. through this financing agree-ment,” said Brent Waddell, market president for Truist. “With the intent to create jobs and bring additional economic activity to the re-gion, projects like SBA’s are aligned with Truist’s purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities.” Total investment in the SBA Home North Carolina project is expected to reach approximately $70 million. The factory in Mocksville will create around 250 jobs, and annual production is projected to exceed 2 million furniture units. Operations at SBA Home North Carolina are set to be-gin later this year, with sales forecasted to reach about $40 million in 2026. Radzevičė Aukščiūnas Look for the green: SBA seeks local em- ployees. SBA Home North Carolina is occupying this space off Gildan Drive in Mocksville. SBA on track with new financing deal By Bridgette DillardDavie Community Foundation You may have heard of the SURF Board Youth Grantmakers and wondered, where in Davie County are these students surfing? While there may not be an ocean involved, there is a wave of positive change.In 2005, the Davie Com-munity Foundation launched the program to empower young people in Davie Coun-ty make a meaningful impact in their community. SURF, which stands for Students Understanding Real Futures, was named by the first group of high school students who joined the board.From the beginning, the goal has been to instill the values of philanthropy, lead-ership, and service in young people.Board members learn to give their time, talent, and treasure to improve the lives of others. Throughout the year, they develop leadership skills, raise funds, and decide how to distribute grant mon-ey to youth-led projects that benefit local youth.For the 2025–2026 year, the SURF Board is made up of 24 students from Davie County High School and Davie County Early College. Each May, students apply for open positions on the board. The selection process includes interviews conduct-ed by board members, who choose new members.In August, the full board kicks off the year with a team-building retreat, help-ing new and returning mem-bers build trust and lay the groundwork for strong col-laboration.The board meets monthly to discuss leadership devel-opment and plan their major annual fundraising event, the Popsicle 5K Run, held each February. Proceeds go toward funding those youth-led projects. Students and youth or-ganizations seeking funding complete a grant application and include a detailed proj-ect budget. Applicants are interviewed by the board, which asks questions to bet-ter understand the scope and potential impact. The board deliberates and makes the fi-nal decisions. While the process is ex-citing and empowering, it also teaches the members about the challenges of lead-ership, particularly when making tough decisions and working toward consensus.Over the last 20 years, the SURF Board has award-ed more than $113,000 to youth-led initiatives. Each project was designed and im-plemented by young people, for the benefit of their peers.The next POPSICLE 5K Run will be Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. at Mocksville Elementary School. Sponsors are being accepted.To learn more about the SURF Board or how to get involved, visit www.da-viefoundation.org. Davie’s SURF Board Youth Grantmakers members are learning about philanthropy and helping their peers. ‘Surfing’ creates positive change Davie youth learning about philanthropy Two Davie residents are being held with privilege of bond after a vehicle was stopped on Oak Tree Drive west of Mocksville.Sheriff J.D. Hartman reported that on Oct. 14 at about 7:34 p.m., deputies were investigating a report of a larceny in the Oak Tree Drive area when they no-ticed Frankie Dale Bolen Jr., 45, driving a vehicle. He was known not to have a driver’s license.Bolen told deputies the vehicle also had no insurance and an expired registration.The sheriff’s K9 Smoke was brought to the scene, and alerted to drugs in the vehicle during a “free-air search,” the sheriff reported.The passenger in the ve-hicle was listed as Wendy Barrineau House, 62. Both suspects listed their address as 100 Oak Tree Drive.Deputies found a clear glass pipe with burnt residue, a red plastic straw containing white residue, and a sub-stance believed to be meth-amphetamine. They also 2 being held without bond after drugs found at traffic stop Bolen House found methamphetamine and House’s identification card inside a bag in the vehicle.Bolen was charged with possession of methemphet-amine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violation of a court order. He was held without bond because of oth-er pending charges.House was charged with possession of Schedule II controlled substance, posses-sion of a controlled substance on jail premises (A smoking pipe was found concealed on her body after a search at the Davie Detention Cen-ter.), possession of metham-phetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.They are scheduled to face the charges Dec. 18 in Davie District Court. The odor of marijuana coming from a vehicle led to the arrest of four people last week.Davie Sheriff’s deputies had stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on US 601 S. at 10:55 p.m. on Oct. 18.“When the deputy ap-proached the vehicle, a strong odor of marijuana was coming from the vehicle,” reported Davie Sheriff J.D. Hartman.Since there were five sub-jects in the vehicle, the dep-uty called for other officers, who explained to the sus-pects that because of the odor of marijuana, they needed to get out of the vehicle.“One of the occupants admitted that he possessed a THC A and a knife and tried to get out with a bag in his arms,” Hartman reported. “They deputy explained to leave the bag and the occu-pant refused.”The suspect - Nolan Turn-er Branon, 27, of Bradford Place, Mocksville - resisted before deputies were able to get him into handcuffs, Hart-man said.While searching Bra-non, deputies found a large amount of cash, a plastic baggie containing suspected marijuana, and a cylinder container containing meth-amphetamine. A handgun was also in the bag, which Branon couldn’t possess be-cause he is a convicted felon.In a wallet in the vehicle, belonging to Austin Blake Jenkins, 25, of N. Main St., Mocksville, they found two bags containing small green tablets believed to be Xanax, and a baggie containing a powdery white substance, and another containing an off-white substance believed to be heroin.Other occupants with drugs were: Lauren Ashley Watson, 36, of Hampton-ville, and Christian Isaiah Robbins, 21, of Salisbury.Jenkins was charged with felony possession of a Schedule I controlled sub-stance, possession of meth-amphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, simple Branon Jenkins Watson Robbins possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance, main-taining a vehicle for a con-trolled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, and speeding. Due to Jenkins be-ing out on bond in Cabarrus County for charges includ-ing but not limited to drug possession, Magistrate Pat Hennelly was unable to set a bond. Jenkins is expected to appear in Davie District Court on Dec. 18.Branon was charged with possession with intent to sell methamphetamine, posses-sion of methamphetamine, possession of drug para-phernalia, possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed gun, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, and resisting an officer. He was taken into custody in lieu of a $15,000 bond with an or-der not to possess any type of firearm or illegal drugs. Branon is expected to appear in Davie District Court on Dec. 18.Watson was charged with possession with intent to sell or methamphetamine, possession of methamphet-amine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Due to being out on bond in Yadkin County for charges includ-ing but not limited to drug possession, Hennelly was unable to set a bond. She is expected to appear in Davie District Court on Dec. 18.Robbins was charged with possession of meth-amphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia , and maintainting a vehicle for a controlled substance. He was taken into custody in lieu of a a $1,500 bond. While on scene of the traffic stop, dep-uties found that Robbins had an unserved warrant out of Cabarrus County for larceny, resisting an officer, failure to heed light or siren, reckless driving, and failure to stop at stop sign/red light. Rob-bins received an additional $5,000 bond for the Cabar-rus County charges. He is expected to appear in Davie District Court on Dec. 18. Marijuana odor leads to search, arrest of four Public Records6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 ArrestsThe following were ar-rested by the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.Oct. 18: Isaac Nolan Turner Branon, 27, of Brad-ford Place, Mocksville; re-sisting an officer, possession of marijuana, carrying a con-cealed gun, possession of a firearm by a felon, posses-sion of marijuana parapher-nalia; Isabel Jose Calletano, 34, of Mason Drive, Mocks-ville, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence; Brittany Allen Head, 35, of Dallas Lane, Mocksville, larceny; Austin Blake Jenkins, 25, of N. Main St., Mocksville, speeding, simple possession Schedule IV controlled sub-stance, maintaining a vehicle or dwelling for a controlled substance, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, possession of marijuana; Christian Isaiah Robbins, 21, of Salisbury, maintain-ing a vehicle or place for a controlled substance, posses-sion of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphet-amine, failure to stop for stop sign/light, resisting an officer, failure to heed light and siren, reckless driving, larceny; Lauren Ashley Wat-son, 36, of Hamptonville, possession of drug parapher-nalia, possession of metham-phetamine, possession with intent to sell methamphet-amine; Oct. 17: Michael Dean Groce, 65, of Powell Road, Mocksville, abuse of dis- abled/elderly with injury; Jill Smith Williams, 36, of Hamptonville, abuse of el-derly/disabled with injury, exploiting disabled/elderly; Oct. 16: Cecil Clark Bailey, 49, of High Point, larceny, possession of meth-amphetamine; Kenya Mae Blum, 41, of US 64 W., Mocksville, simple affray, injury to property; Jhon Ed-win Montoya Guerra, 39, of Winston-Salem, speeding, driving without a license, fleeing to elude arrest in a motor vehicle; Marlene Lengerich, 67, of Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville, simple affray; Jered Andrew McMeans, 42, of Salisbury, improper vehicle registra-tion, larceny, resisting an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine; Oct. 15: Ryan Scott Cleveland, 35, of Statesville, probation violation; Richard Eugene Evans, 58, of US 158, Mocksville, probation violation; Xavier Lamar Simmons, 19, of Milling Road, Mocksville, probation violation, assault on a gov-ernment official; Oct. 14: Ryan Scott Cleveland, 35, of Statesville, domestic violence preven-tion order violation; Antho-ny Wayne Godbey, 41, of Salisbury, multiple counts of larceny, obtaining property by false pretense, fictitious vehicle registration; Daniel Mark McAlpine, 40, of High Meadows Road, Advance, computer trespassing, em-bezzlement of more than $100,000, resisting an offi-cer; Edson Gael Sanchez-Lo-bo, 19, of Pointe House Lane, Mocksville, damaging computers; Marcus Ulven, 18, of Grannaman Drive, Mocksville, larceny; Oct. 13: David Wayne Gregson, 28, of Parkton, stalking; Timothy Brian Wood, 42, of Dulin Road, Mocksville, failure to appear in court; Oct. 12: Luke David Douglas Kittleson, 19, of Manchester Lane, Mocks-ville, domestic violence prevention order violation; Evan Paul Nichols, 33, of Statesville, simple posses-sion Schedule II controlled substance, felony possession Schedule II controlled sub-stance, driving while license revoked, possesion of drug and marijuana paraphernalia; Travis Brandon Powers, 33, of Mr. Henry Road, Mocks-ville, assault by pointing a gun; Hunter Dale Wright, 27, of Dulin Road, Mocksville, possession of marijuana par-aphernalia, felony posses-sion Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell Schedule VI controlled substance; Tom-my Pope, 75, of US 601 S., Mocksville, expired vehicle registration, driving while li-cense revoked impaired driv-ing revocation, hit and run; Sheriff’s OfficeThe following are from Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports.Oct. 18: suspicious ac-tivity, Railroad St., Mocks-ville; disturbance, Valley Road, Mocksville; noise complaint, US 158, Mocks-ville; nuisance complaint, Oak Valley Blvd., Advance; harassment, Swicegood St., Mocksville; domestic assist, Dyson Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, US 601 N., Mocksville; disturbance, Calvin Lane, Mocksville; missing person, Thousand Trails Drive, Advance; tres-passing, Yadkinville Road, Mocksvill; assault, Mason Drive, Mocksville.Oct. 17: suspicious ac-tivity, Brookstone Drive, Bermuda Run; harassment, Oak Valley Blvd., Advance; nuisance complaint, Alex-andria Court, Advance; bur-glary, Kinder Lane, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Jim Frye Road, Advance; harassment, Williams Road, Mocksville; fraud, Turnberry Drive, Mocksville; domestic assist, Cemetery St., Mocks-ville; harassment, Cemetery St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; disturbance, William Ellis Drive, Ad-vance; larceny, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; larceny, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; dam-age to property, Cornwallis Drive, Mocksville; larceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocks-ville; tespassing, US 601 S., Mocksville; larceny, NC 801 S., Advance; suspicious activity, Nolley/Gladstone roads, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, US 601 S., Mocksville.Oct. 16: disturbance, Deacon Way, Mocksville; runaway, LaQuinta Drive, Advance; trespassing, Coun-ty Line Road, Harmony; sus-picious activity, S. Angell Road, Mocksville; distur-bance, US 64 W., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Cornatzer Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; larceny, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Boyce Drive, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Cornwal-lis Drive, Mocksville; ha-rassment, War Eagle Drive, Mocksville; larceny, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run.Oct. 15: suspicious ac-tivity, Seay Drive, Advance; custody issue, Thousand Trails Drive, Advance; do-mestic disturbance, Will Boone Road, Mocksville; custody issue, Wall St., Mocksville; burglary, US 601 N., Mocksville; fraud, Claude Ratledge Road, Mocksville; fraud, Sheffield Road, Mocksville; larce-ny, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; domestic disturbance, NC 801 S., Advance; sus-picious activity, Garner St., Mocksville; domestic assist, Fairfield Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Yadk-inville Road, Mocksville; fraud, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; fraud, South-park Place, Mocksville; suspicious activity, US 601 S., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Markland Road, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, Underpass Road, Advance; suspicious activity, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run.Oct. 14: suspicious activ-ity, US 64 W., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Etchison St., Mocksville; fraud, Peo-ples Creek Road, Advance; damage to property, Green St., Mocksville; trespassing, Turkeyfoot Road, Mocks-ville; damage to property, Cornatzer Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Yadk-inville Road, Mocksville; larceny, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; fraud, Howell Road, Mocksville; fraud, Dublin Road, Advance; dis-turbance, Wilkesboro St., Mocksville; missing person, Potts Road, Advance; sus-picious activity, Willhaven Drive, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, Wilkesboro St., Mocksville.Oct. 13: suspicious activ-ity, US 601 S., Mocksville; domestic assist, North Main St., Mocksville; runaway, River Road, Advance; do-mestic disturbance, County Line Road, Harmony; ha-rassment, White Oak Lane, Mocksville; assault, Dela-nos Lane, Mocksville; sus-picious activity, Cana Road, Mocksville; assault, South Davie Drive, Mocksville; harassment, Hardison Street, Please See Records - Page 9 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT- An AFFORDABLE marketing choice! 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His leadership led the War Eagles to NCHSAA Class 4-A dual-team state championships in 1994 and 2006, a tournament team title in 1995, five runner-up finishes, and 27 Central Piedmont Conference titles. He coached 44 wrestlers to 100+ wins and 11 individuals to 15 state championships. A standout athlete himself, Bud-dy earned All-Conference and All-County honors in foot-ball at North Rowan High School. He started at defensive end for East Carolina University’s “Wild Dogs” defense from 1972-1974, contributing to two Southern Conference championships. His contributions earned him induction into the Davie County High School Hall of Fame (2006), the North Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (2009), and the Salisbury-Rowan Sports Hall of Fame (2012).In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: a sister, Judy Lackey; a brother, Mark Lowery; and 2 brothers-in-law, Jim Webb and Don Lackey.Survivors include: his wife of 49 years, Tara Lanning Lowery; 2 sons, Patrick Lowery (Dawn) of Advance and Eric Lowery of Mocksville; 3 grandchildren, Tucker Low-ery, Berklee Lowery, and Baylor Lowery; a sister, Jane Webb of Salisbury; and nieces and nephew, Josh Webb (Melissa), Jancie Lawrence (Mike), and Crystal Catoe (Tommy).A memorial service was conducted at 4:30 p.m. Satur-day, Oct. 18 in the old Davie County High School Gym-nasium (now Davie County Recreation and Parks) with Rev. Lori Anne Bowen officiating. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Eaton Fu-neral Home.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Clyde ‘Leonard’ JonesMr. Clyde "Leonard" Jones, 86, of Advance, NC passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born Feb. 26, 1939 to the late Clyde and Ma-rie Jones. Leonard was a member of Advance United Methodist Church. In 1964, he and his wife, Mary Nell, started Jones Land-scaping & Nursery which they ran until 1987 when their son, Alan, took over the landscaping division while they concentrated on the nursery operations. Leon-ard enjoyed getting his hands dirty. He had a 40-acre tree farm and propagated 14 new varieties of hostas which he found creative ways to name after his grandchil-dren. After retiring from the nurs-ery business, his hobbies included growing grapes & scup-pernongs and grafting walnut trees to make two varieties grow from the same tree. Leonard and Mary Nell were business partners as well as life partners. Their vacations often revolved around attending hosta and other nursery conventions. They took many bus trips and eventually vis-ited all 50 states. Both of them were strong advocates of the mentally disabled due to their Down's Syndrome child, Gary. He enjoyed fishing, especially flounder-gigging at the Outer Banks. He loved walking & riding over the farm. He was proud of his family and spent as much time as possible playing with his grandkids and visiting with his brothers and sister. Surviving are: his wife of 66 years, Mary Nell Jones; 4 children, Gary Jones, Alan Jones (Lori), Anne Beall (Greg) and Janna Watson (Lennie); 8 grandchildren, Julie McCandless (Jeff), Zeb Jones (Brooke), Jennie Harrington (Houston), Halley Weatherman, Shelby Juergensen (Jayden), Jason Watson, Alan Michael Watson and Zach-ary Watson; 3 great-grandchildren, Zoey and Nora Mc-Candless and Nellie Harrington; 1 sister, Marlene Howell; 3 brothers, Dallas Jones (Connie), Nelson Jones (Jane) and David Jones (Ruthie); and numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Advance United Methodist Church with Rev. Christo-pher Key officiating. The family received friends follow-ing the service in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either: Trellis Supportive Care, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Sa-lem, NC 27103; or Advance United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, PO Box 2021, Advance, NC 27006. Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel is serving the Jones family. Online condolences: www.hayworth-miller.com. Charlie Gray Doby Jr.Charlie Gray Doby Jr., 62, of Advance, passed away Thursday, Oct/ 16, 2025 in his home surrounded by family.He was born April 7, 1963 in Havre De Grace, Md. to the late Charlie Grey Doby, Sr. and Margaret “Peggy” Louise Wyatt Doby.Charlie attended Parkland High School in Winston-Salem. He was the president of Pioneer Wood Products, Inc. for many years. Charlie was a loving hus-band, brother, and cousin. He was an avid deer hunter in his younger days. Charlie loved and could drive all things with wheels. He loved his Harley Davidson motorcycles and enjoyed many trips on them. Char-lie was also the crew chief for an IHRA Pro Modified drag racing team. He loved this sport and made lifelong friends there. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: a nephew, Brian White; and a niece, Chrystal White.Survivors include: his wife of 40 years, Kim Doby; a sister, Teresa Lyvonne-Money (Blaine); a brother, Dwayne Doby; nieces, Kayla Marie Fitts (Nickolas), and Shereen White; and great-nephews, Noah and Graeson.A celebration of life was conducted at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8 at Green Meadows Baptist Church, Mocksville, with Pastor Jason Holley officiating. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to: Humane Society of Davie County, 162 Webb Way, Advance, NC 27006; Hanes Baptist Church, 4210 Sabrina Lake Rd, Win-ston-Salem, NC 27127; or Green Meadows Baptist Church, 1646 NC 801, Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com Donald Lee NaylorMr. Donald Lee Naylor of Mocksville departed this life on Oct, 14, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27 with a 30-minute visitation prior to service time at Roberts Funeral Ser-vice, Mocksville. He was the son of the late War-ner Milton and Percy Foote Naylor. He graduated from Davie Training School and was a member of the Army National Guard.Donald committed himself to the preservation of his family’s history which he helped to preserve and retell. He leaves to cherish the memory of his life, his sons: Donald K. Naylor of Mocksville, Tyrone K. (Selina) Naylor of Winston-Salem, James K. (Angela) Naylor of Mocksville and Milton K. Naylor of Mocks-ville; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and niec-es, nephews, cousins and friends.Online condolences: www. Robertsfuneral.com. Death NoticesBonnie Sue Boger “Bon” “Maw Bon” Milan, 83, of N. Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Mocksville, died on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 at her home.•Donna Elizabeth Hillard Stevens, 63, of Mocksville, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at her home. •Mary Frances “Frankie” Simpson Jones, 86, of Ad-vance, died in Winston-Salem on Oct. 13, 2025.6319 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 RANDY MILLER& SONS 295 Miller Road • Mocksville(336) 284-2826 • We Pump Septic Tanks • SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Septic SystemsFootingsLoader Work Skid Steer WorkTrencher WorkHauling StateCertifiedInspector ourdavie.com 3700 Clemmons Rd., Clemmons, NC Clemmonsumc.org Lonnie Ray WhitakerMr. Lonnie Ray Whitaker, 96, of Redskin Way, Mocks-ville, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 at Davie Medical Center in Advance. He was born on Nov. 14, 1928 in Davie County to the late Lon-nie Lafayette and Edna McClam-rock Whitaker.Mr. Whitaker was a lifelong member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Men. He also served in the National Guard and retired from Fiber Industries. He was an avid gardener who had a green thumb and was always a giving man. He enjoyed bluegrass music and flea markets and was a very loving husband, father, grandfather, and father-in-law.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: his wife of 67 years, Carrie Lena Whitt Whitaker; and sib-lings, Agnes Ratledge, Frankie Summers, Faye Johnson, C.L. Whitaker, and Joyce Teague.Survivors include: 3 children, Cathy Hockaday (Ricky) of Advance, Doug Whitaker (Cindy) of Mocksville, and Penny Moxley (Steve) of Mocksville; 7 grandchildren, Suzanne Doub (Casey), Christopher Moxley (Shelby), Josh Whitaker, William Hockaday (Kailyn), Ryan Moxley (Heather), Daniel Moxley (Sadee), and Jeremy Whitak-er (Katie); 10 great-grandchildren, Emberly, Avery, Ava, Kyndall, Grayson, Willow, Shelby, Dixie, Edynn, and Nora, and 2 on the way; several nieces and nephews; and many special friends.A funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thurs-day, Oct. 23 at Oak Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Bob Summers officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.Memorials may be considered for: Oak Grove UMC Cemetery fund, 1994 US 158, Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Tell us what you think with a letter to the editor Details, Page 2 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 By Carrie MillerDavie Senior Services Davie County Senior Games racked up on medals at the North Carolina State Finals.During September, the NC Senior Games State Fi-nals are held in Raleigh, and the week is action packed with Senior Games events. The week is called “Big Week” and took place Sept. 15-19. The events included Bad-minton, Bowling, Horse-shoes, Shot Put, Discus, Football Throw, Softball Throw, Basketball Shoot-ing, and more. Davie Silver-Artists competed in Visual, Heritage, Literary, and Per-forming Arts at the Silver-Arts Follies. During “Little Week,” Davie County Senior Games participants visited Clayton for the Shuffleboard, Bocce, and Cornhole tournaments. Following Little Week, Disc Golf, Golf, and Pick- Davie’s Cheering Squad – Vanessa Carter, Nina Stallings, Kathy Mashburn and Doris Hinsdale make some noise for their fellow competitors.Medals galore Davie seniors rack up at state games Davie’s Men Shuffleboard players Charles Mashburn, Robbie Jackson, Johnnie Stallings and Bud Stroud (front). Carol Huffman with her SilverArts medal. Vanessa Carter medals in Shuffleboard. Charli Wilcox, Anna Newman, and Karen Umberger are ready for Discus & Shot Put competitions. Bob and Judy Phillips. Cornhole Doubles winners from Davie – Doris Hinsdale & Alice Barnette and Sue Allen and Libby Williard. Sue Couch and Barbara Chapman win in Cornhole Singles. Lois Green & Pat Gregory medal in Bowling Doubles. Bud Stroud & Alice Barnette with their medal in Corn- hole Mixed Doubles Bud Stroud with his med- al in bocce. Bonita Dobbs, Lois Green, and Barbara Chapman sweep the medals at Horseshoes Julia Fox, Karen Umberger, and Pat Gregory at Mini Golf. Mike Jenkins medals in the Softball throw Alice Barnette (L) & Doris Hinsdale (R) win in Corn- hole Singles. Davie County’s women are ready for Shuffleboard at the NC Senior Games. Sue Couch & Charli Wilcox medal in cornhole doubles. leball Tournaments are still to be played. Big Week and Little Week were two great weeks of fun, fellowship, and showing off the Davie County Spirit.And the winners are ...HorseshoesVanessa Carter, 2nd; Bar-bara Chapman, 3rd; Bonita Dobbs, 2nd; Lois Green, 1st; Johnnie Stallings, 1st; Bud Stroud. 1st; and Karen Um-berger, 1st.Badminton SinglesCharli Wilcox, 2nd.Badminton DoublesPilar Hennessy & Tina McDaniel, 2nd. Badminton Mixed DoublesCharli Wilcox & Leigh-ton Stamps, 1st.Bowling DoublesBarbara Chapman & Judy Phillips, 2nd; Lois Green & Pat Gregory, 2nd; Bob Phil-lips & Johnnie Stallings, 2nd.Bowling SinglesLois Green, 1st. Bowling Mixed DoublesBarbara Chapman & Richard Weaver (Cumber-land County), 2nd.Cornhole Doubles Sue Allen & Libby Wil-liard, 2nd; Alice Barnette & Doris Hinsdale, 1st; Vanes-sa Carter & Angela Grooms (Mecklenburg County), 3rd; Barbara Chapman & Lois Green, 2nd; Sue Couch & Charli Wilcox, 1st; Bob Phil-lips & Johnnie Stallings, 3rd. Cornhole SinglesAlice Barnette, 3rd; Bar-bara Chapman, 1st; Sue Couch, 1st; Doris Hinsdale, 2nd.Cornhole Mixed DoublesAlice Barnette & Bud Stroud, 1st; Barbara Chap-man & Ken Hodges (Gas-ton County), 1st; Sue Couch & Mike Royster (Cabarrus County), 3r.ShuffleboardVanessa Carter, 3rd; Bar-bara Chapman, 2nd; Robbie Jackson, 2nd; Charles Mash-burn, 1st; Charli Wilcox, 3rd.SilverArts Literary ArtsJulie Cartner, 2nd in Es-say, 3rd in Life Experiences.SilverArts Heritage ArtsCarol Huffman, 2nd in Tole & Decorative Painting. Please See Games - Page 9 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 - 9 Records ... Continued From Page 8BocceBarbara Chapman, 3rd; Pat Gregory, 1st; Doris Hins-dale, 3rd; Charles Mashburn, 3rd; Bud Stroud, 1st; Karen Umberger, 3rd.Mini GolfJulia Fox, 3rd; Pat Grego-ry, 3rd; Robbie Jackson, 2nd; Bob Phillips, 2nd; Judy Phil-lips, 1st; Bud Stroud, 1st; Karen Umberger, 1st.Softball ThrowMike Jenkins, 2nd; Bud Stroud, 3rd; Charli Wilcox, 1st. Discus ThrowAnna Newman, 2nd; Charli Wilcox, 2nd. Football ThrowBud Stroud, 3rd; Charli Wilcox, 2nd. 50 Yard Swim FreestyleKaren Umberger, 2nd.50 Yard Swim Breaststroke Karen Umberger, 1st.100 Yard Swim FreestyleKaren Umberger, 1st.50 Yard Swim BackstrokeKaren Umberger, 3rd.Basketball ShootingCharli Wilcox, 1st.Shot Put Games ... Continued From Page 6Mocksville; fraud, Quail Hollow Road, Advance; ha-rassment, US 601 S., Mocks-ville; sex offense, Farm-ington Road, Mocksville; missing person, Cemetery St., Mocksville; disturbance, Clark Road, Mocksville.Oct. 12: domestic dis-turbance, Mr. Henry Road, Mocksville; harassment, Kae Lane, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Farmington Road, Mocksville; harassment, Sunset Drive, Mocksville; domestic assist, N. Main St., Mocksville; harassment, US 158, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Children’s Home Road, Mocksville; damage to property, Martin Luther King Jr. Road, Mocksville; larceny, Barney Road, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, US 158/Farmington Road, Mocksville; domestic distur-bance, Pierce Way, Mocks-ville. Land TransfersThe following land trans-fers were filed with the Da-vie Register of Deeds, listed by parties involved, acreage, location and deed stamps Continued From Page 1general store in Mocksville. By the late 1870s he and his wife had apparently moved, and Cain sold the property to the Reverend W. C. Will-son (1836-1903). He and his wife Alice J. Willson (1843-1923) lived here until they died. Prior to her death Mrs. Willson began to sell lots off of the property which bordered North Main Street as well as adjoining streets. Sometime later the prop-erty was acquired by T. J. Caudell Sr. His daughter Ad-die Mae (Howard) Caudell built the one-story three-bay wing to the south gable end and operated a beauty parlor out of it. The Caudells sold the house to Dudley Collins in 1954. Mrs. Collins still lived there in 1986.The house's front ele-vation is dominated by the broad center bay porch. Its lower tier has been screened and the upper tier enclosed. Vague Gothic Revival style moldings decorate the porch's gable peak in con-cert with the wide bracketed eaves, which carry around the house. The windows on the front (west), north, and south elevations have prominent bracketed hoods; the wall surface on these elevations consists of ver-tical flush sheathing. Other features include gable end chimneys, a stand-ing-seam metal roof, and wide corner pilasters. A gable-roofed ell extends to the rear. Its original engaged porch has been en-closed. Both the ell and the rear elevation of the house are covered with weatherboards. The small wing is sheathed in German siding, has a gable over the center entrance, and an end chimney. It appears to date to the late 1930s or 1940s.” Historic ... Regular Hours: M-F 8:30-8 • Sat 8:30-1 • Sun 1:30-5 495 Valley Road • Mocksville • 336-751-2141 www.fosterdrug.com 2026 BLUM’S ALMANACS are here! Assorted flavors, Bite Size BUD’S BEST COOKIES Snack Size Bags $149 /Bag Limit 4 Cambridge CreekApartments 268 Milling RoadMocksville, NC 27028 We Invite You to Stop By! 1&2 Bedroom Apartments Accessible Units Rent is based on income Rental Assistance Available Please Call: 336-751-5128 TDD/TYY# 1-800-735-2962 This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Providerand Employer purchased, with $2 repre-senting $1,000.- Todd Hayse Carter An-gela H. Carter to Practice Place LLC, 1 unit, Hillsdale Professional Park, Advance, $1,150.- Meritage Homes of the Carolinas to Rumina Bakardjiev, 1 lot, Nelson’s Creek, Mocksville, $746.- Thomas W. Sprouse and Cynthia D. Sprouse to Darren T. McBrayer, tract, Markland Road, Advance, $325.- Michael J. Ziaii and Kira Rae Blazek-Ziaii to Anniemac Private Equi-ty Cash2Keys, 1 lot, Alton Place,$840.- Albert Zander to Mci-hael Ray Keller and Linda Jane T. Keller, tracts, $36.- Teressa Branch Ad-ams, executor of estate of Patsy Reece Branch, to Le-lani Dawn Branch, 2 lots, Boxwood Acres, Jerusalem Township, $100.- Donna Hilton to Chey-enne Brown, 1 lot, Turnberry at Boxwood Village, Mocks-ville.- Greg Parrish Builders of NC to Antwan Faison and Keisha Faison, 1 lot, Hei-delburg Subdivision, Shady Grove Township, $1,269.- Susan C. Alberty to Grayson H. Alberty, 2.99 acres.- Stacy Mignon Gar-rard and Andrew Garrard to Mitchel Stapleton, tract, Farmington Township, $1,200.- Betty Brandon Alexan-der by her agent, Sharon A. Effler to Timothy E. Bowles and Tanya C. Bowles, 1 lot, Farmington Township, $130.- Christopher Barronows-ki and Jessica Barronowski to Juan Carolos Vizcaino and Maria Virginia Vizcaino, 1 lot, Highland Place, $676.- Davie Lee Coventry to Jessica Robinson and Johna-than Tod Robinson Jr., 1 tract, $700.- Ronald K. Olweean and Christine M. Olweean to Amy Meredith Palmer and Brian Palmer, .04 acre, $60.- GW Property Solutions to Melvin Danilo Romero Lemus, tract, Holman St., Mocksville, $262.- Christopher Bay and Patricia Bay to Bruce Ster-ling Shores Jr. and Amanda Continued From Page 8Charli Wilcox, 2nd.Davie Senior Games and SilverArts congratulates ev-eryone who participated in the NC Senior Games Fi-nals. It was incredible to see so many people from Davie represented at the state level. If interested in joining Davie Senior Games, call Carrie Miller. Registration for 2026 opens in January, and Davie is looking for any-one 50 or better who resides in Davie. Call 336-753-6230. LAKEWOODMOTEL LowDailyandWeeklyRates 1642 Hwy. 601 S.Mocksville, NC Call336-751-2189 The Glen APARTMENTS 300 Milling RoadMocksville, NC 27028 We Invite You to Stop By! 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments Accessible Units Rent is based on income Rental Assistance Available A HUD property Please Call: 1-336-751-2070 TDD/TYY#: 711 This Institution is anEqual OpportunityProvider and Employer Continued From Page 1it impossible to move for-ward as hoped,” Brannon said, taking credit for the snafu.“When the town dis-solved the Community Vi- Continued From Page 1are no preplanned conclu-sions. The commissioners have made an investment with Benchmark to help us build a thoughtful, long-term vision.”Benchmark has been con-tracted by the town to update Mocksville’s 2019 Compre-hensive Plan and to develop the Town’s first Downtown Master Plan.A key component of Benchmark’s approach is transparency and accessibil-ity. As part of the process, the firm will launch a dedi-cated website to allow the public to follow updates and stay informed throughout the planning effort.In October 2024, the commissioners began laying the groundwork for down-town redevelopment, in-cluding the former Energy United property, by partner-ing with the UNC School of Government’s Development Finance Initiative (DFI) to evaluate the type of private sector investment that could be interested in the Ener-gy United property based on market conditions. DFI provided two scenarios for mixed residential and retail space at the board’s June Cash Shores, 1 lot, Magnolia Acres, $1,528.- Santos Vargas-Diaz and Marcelina Jimenes to Marcele Hernandez and Mi-guel Cienfuegos Castaneda, 1 lot, Ridgemont, Mocks-ville, $150.- Timothy Lee Vest Sr. and Marsha Lynn Vest to Justen Buskirk, 1.53 acres, Clarksville Township, $600.- Karen S. Troxell to Julia Boggs and Reginald L. Cald-well, tracts, Jerusalem Town-ship, $650.- Braxtal Webb Lawson and Della Hodges Lawson to David E. Shaffner, 1 lot, Pembrooke Ridge at Bermu-da Run, $709.- Jeffrey Elton Williams and Kathy Leilani Williams to Teresa Rankin Brtva and Richard Dennis Brtva, 1 lot, Hickory Hill, $108.- Potts Real Estate to Rebecca Eidson, 2.27 acres, Shady Grove Township, $88.- Melvin W. Bates, Jean C. Shelton and Leonard Shelton, and Linda M. Konst and Paul Konst to Wood and Stone RE Holdings, 7 lots, Mocksville Township, $297. 2025 meeting. “Rather than rushing into development, Mocksville’s leaders are focused on mak-ing intentional decisions that offer long-term benefits for the community,” Roll-ins said. “We want to make sure any future development aligns with our residents' vision and preserves the unique character that defines Mocksville.” The updated compre-hensive plan will serve as a roadmap for the town’s fu-ture and will, according to Rollins:• analyze development trends, previously approved plans, demographics, and economic data;• incorporate community perceptions and input;• identify specific rec- ommendations and a Future Land Use Map; and• guide infrastructure in-vestment and growth deci-sions.Mocksville’s first Down-town Master Plan will pro-vide a framework focused specifically on the heart of the town:• examine infrastructure, transportation, parking, and pedestrian networks;• evaluate public safety, public space, and historic re-sources;• identify key opportunity sites; and• recommend implemen-tation strategies for public and private investment. While the Nov. 4 kickoff is the beginning, the com-munity will have chances Christmas ... sion Fund Committee and created the new Christmas in Bermuda Run Board, I failed to ensure our community volunteers were supported in that transition. This is not the outcome any of us wanted. I apologize to them, our oth-er volunteers, our residents, and our event partners. This cherished community tradi-tion has been a highlight of the holiday season for resi-dents, families, and visitors alike. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to those who have supported this event in years past. While this year’s cancellation is unfortunate, it is my hope we can celebrate this special event next year.” Plans ... to participate in shaping the town’s future through listen-ing sessions, a community survey, and downtown-spe-cific workshops“This process is about listening,” said Rollins. “We need the community’s voice to help shape what Mocks-ville looks like in the next 10, 20, or 30 years. 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Davie County Enterprise-Record 1 4 9 1 6 0 Sept. 23, 2025 Weekly 52 $32.03 Postal Customer 336-751-2120PO Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028-0099 PO Box 4639, Salisbury, NC 28145-4639 John Carr - 320 SW Upper Terrace Dr., Ste. 200, Bend, OR 97702 Mike Barnhardt - PO Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 Salisbury NewsMedia LLC 131 W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28144 X Davie County Enterprise-Record September 11, 2025 4,900 4,393 352 332 1,640 1,581 1,211 1,067 3,203 2,980 19 17 75 86 3,278 3,066 1,622 1,327 4,900 4,393 97.71% 97.20% 183 178 3,386 3,158 3,461 3,244 97.83% 97.35% X 10/23/24 Sept. 23, 2025Janice Swink, Business Manager 54 67 0 0 0 0 2 2 X X 10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 Davie County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) invites local families to a Trunk-or-Treat and Family Movie Night on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 154 Government Center Drive in Mocksville. This family-friendly event is designed to provide a safe and festive way to cel- By Christy SchaferMocksville Woman’s Club For an organization like the Davie County Arts Council, which is working to bring programming to the community during chal-lenging funding times, the Mocksville Woman’s Club responded to the call. After several meetings with Steve Franke, the in-terim executive director of the srts council, members from the Arts Community Service Program learned that technology is woefully inad-equate. To meet the needs of consumers who do most ev-erything via the internet, a change had to happen. Man-aging ticketing can be a te-dious process, and most arts venues rely on software solu-tions. With this understand-ing, the committee presented the needs of the Arts Council to the members. Following a unanimous vote, the club awarded the Davie County Arts Council $4,000 to pur-chase the new software. “We want our arts council to effectively bring programs to the community, equipping the staff with the necessary tools to perform their jobs efficiently,” said Paulette Agha, an Arts CSP member and new volunteer for the arts council. Susan Ryan, chair of the Arts CSP, presented Steve Franke with a check at the October club meeting. Many of the members of the Arts CSP have been volunteering at recent arts council events and reading at the elementa-ry schools.•Civic Engagement CSP is hosting the November program, with an informa-tive look at “The History of Davie County Schools” pre-sented by Charles and Patsy Crenshaw, retired Davie ed-ucators. The club will participate in Wreaths Across America, and the wreath-laying cere-mony is scheduled for Dec. 13 at the Salisbury Nation- Donna Powell and Linda Dorsett, co-presidents Mocksville Woman’s Club, pres- ent check to Steve Franke, excutive director of the Davie Arts Council, with club members Susan Ryan, Arts CSP Chair Stephanie Dean, Paulette Agha, and Debbie Taylor. Club helps arts council streamline ticketing options Steve Franke accepts the check on behalf of the arts council from Donna Powell. al Cemetery. For those who have not attended tbefore, it is a beautiful and moving event that takes place during a special time of year.Education and Libraries Community Service Program is collecting children's books for the Free Little Library at Rich Park. This library is a long-standing project of the Woman’s Club. The com-mittee meets with 12 girls in fourth and fifth grades at Cornatzer Elementary on the third Thursday of each month to provide mentorship and companionship during their lunch period.Environment CSP will focus on National Parks and Wildlife and donate to the NC Wildlife Federation.Health and Wellness is collecting designated items for the 50 Christmas bags that MWC will prepare for Senior Ladies registered with A Storehouse for Jesus. Bingo this month saw en-thusiastic participation from residents, and the winners enjoyed prizes and treats provided by the club.Club members served lunch at Senior Services in Mocksville on Oct. 17.What’s happening in No-vember:• Bingo at Davie Rehab, Monday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m.;• MWC Board Meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 10a.m., Bermuda Run County Club;• Club meeting Wednes-day, Nov. 12, 10 a.m., Ber-muda Run County Club (9:30-10 social time.), Civic Engagement CSP hosts the program;• Members serve lunch at senior services on Nov. 20. See Donna Powell for detailsIf interested in attending a meeting or would like infor-mation on becoming a mem- ber of the Mocksville Wom-an’s Club, email Second Vice President and Member-ship Chair, Luli Berube at Lordes.berube@gmail.com. The club is a non-profit char-itable organization. The Holly Lane Haunt - Jeremy and Susan Young’s annual Halloween production - will be open to the public from 6-10 p.m. onn Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25, and Friday, Oct. 21, located on Holly Lane, off Sanford Avenue in Mocksville in the Garden Valley Subdivi- sion. The haunt features a mildly scary trail in front, and a more intense show in the back of the house. It includes dozens of animatronics as well as costumed performers. Donations will be accepted. Get haunted on Holly Lane ebrate Halloween while con-necting families with valu-able community resources.Setup begins at 3 p.m., with space available for up to 20 participating cars. The Trunk-or-Treat festiv-ities will run from 4-6:30, followed by a kid-friendly Halloween movie starting at 7. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets, and their best costumes for an evening of fun.“This event is all about bringing our community together in a safe, positive environment,” said Suzanne Wright, health and human services director. “It’s a won- derful opportunity for fami-lies to enjoy the holiday and learn about the programs and services available through DCHHS.”In collaboration with Da-vie County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) and Davie County EMS, children will have the opportunity to explore an ambulance on-site, similar to activities featured during Safety Night events. DCH-HS is also coordinating with local fire services to possibly feature a firetruck, helping kids become more familiar and comfortable with emer-gency personnel.In addition to Halloween fun, the event will feature in-formation booths highlight-ing prevention programs, health services, and com-munity partnerships offered through DCHHS and its col-laborators.For more information, call 336-753-6750. Health & human services hosting trunk or treat, movie night DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 - B1Sports By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Buddy Lowery had the stoic per-sonality of a state trooper, but there was a side to him that was absolutely hilarious. “He was mowing the football field one 90-plus-degree day (in the late 1990s), and Justin James couldn’t find something to stir the Gatorade with,” Drew Ridenhour said. “He asked Coach what to stir it with and he told him to watch out. He stirred that Gatorade with his arm - sweat, grass and all on his arm.” By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Davie girls tennis entered the 7-A playoffs with a seven-match losing streak in the postseason, a dry spell that spanned nine years. But the second-round match against visiting Porter Ridge on Oct. 15 was quite a different story. Davie, which received a first-round bye, put an all-out assault on the Pirates and rolled 6-0. With an insurmountable lead after singles, doubles action was not required. Davie is the No. 2 seed in the West Region, while Porter Ridge was seeded 15th. The War Eagles came in with a 3-17 record in state playoff matches. This marked their first playoff vic-tory since a 5-2 decision over T.C. Roberson in 2016. The only other time they’ve reached the third round was in 2016. “Being in the Sweet 16 is a pretty nice place to get back to,” coach Collin Ferebee said. “I don’t think we’ve been here very often in school history. Having at least one (playoff win) per year is our new standard rather than one every 10 years.”The drama-free match saw scores of 6-0, 6-1 by Corbin Drum; 6-0, 6-0 by Kate Chaffin; 6-0, 6-0 by Casey Cao; 6-0, 6-4 by Layla Hazlip; 6-1, 6-2 by Ola Leszczuk; and 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) by Sydney Ward. Hazlip’s winning margin was a bit misleading. If it hadn’t been for her ankle, this could have been an even more gruesome blowout for the unbeaten War Eagles. “Layla tweaked her ankle a little bit in the second set,” Ferebee said. “Normally that wouldn’t be a prob-lem, but the girl she was playing is a track star, so this girl was chasing everything down and making Layla have to work. Layla was going through an injury, so I was really proud of her for that. I said: ‘You can retire if you need to.’ She said: ‘No.’”How about Ward? The freshman stayed undefeated despite having to face a better-than-six seed (junior Nellie Buckner). “Interestingly, from the score it looks like Sydney didn’t have a good day,” he said. “However, the girl that Sydney beat is actually their four seed. So actually she had a really good day. That’s big for a freshman to be able to do that. It’s a weird rules thing. The state makes By Brian PittsDavie Enterprise Record Davie’s varsity football team did not have the horses to compete with Mooresville for four quarters. It’s as simple as that. After winning their first two NPC games to keep pace with Moores-ville and Lake Norman, the War Eagles slammed into a brick wall last Friday on Senior Night, losing 42-10 to the Blue Devils. The Blue Devils (6-2, 3-0 NPC) have been a buzzsaw for a while, winning 43 of their last 46 regu- Tennis ends playoff drought Giving it their all Libero Ella Shea lays out for the ball during the Davie volleyball team’s first-round playoff win over Richmond County.See more photos on Page B3. - Photo by Marnic Lewis Please See Playoffs - Page B5 Football runs into Mooresville buzzsaw lar-season games. Davie fell to third place at 5-3, 2-1. “You’ve got one d-end going to West Virginia,” coach Brian Hinson said of Mooresville. “You’ve got one d-end going to Vanderbilt. So that’s a great start on defense. Offensively talent-wise, you’ve got a tight end going to App State and a quarterback going to Temple. Probably a few others I don’t know about.“And it’s not all about talent. Yes, it’s more about Jimmy’s and Joe’s than it is X’s and O’s, but they’ve got the X’s and O’s there, too. I know coach (Zach) Mayo very well. I re- cruited him out of high school when I was at Catawba, and I coached him a little bit when I was at Catawba. They give you a ton of formations that you’ve got to be ready for, and a ton of motions in those formations. The biggest thing with defending them is you’ve got to be ready for formations and motions and be able to adjust, and they play great with tempo. Talented and well coached, so you have to tip your hat to them. And that is what we’re working to get to.”By executing the option run to perfection, Davie jumped out to a lead on the game’s first possession. Four times quarterback Drae Nance pitched the ball to Braxton Bowling, who gained 11, 21, 10 and 7 yards as Davie stormed from its 20-yard line to the red zone. Davie kept the ball for 10 plays and picked up four first downs before settling for a field goal, a 31-yarder by Dylan Cassetta that gave the home side a 3-0 lead. “We used some motion,” Hin-son said. “The way they adjust to motion, we thought we could get on the perimeter because they are hard to run at. They’ve got a talented Please See Buzzsaw - Page B5 One of a kind Davie not the same without Buddy Lowery “Riding shotgun in the van with him, if he got hot, you better be ready to take the wheel,” said Jamey Holt, who wrestled for Davie from 1994-98. “He was taking his sweat-shirt off and keeping the hammer down.”“One time he was sitting on the edge of the mat, looking at me and picking up the edge of the mat,” said West Lamoureaux, who prob-ably officiated more of Lowery’s wrestling matches than anyone. “He looked under it and said: ‘Good gosh almighty, son, his shoulders are pushing through the floor.’” “He was eating crackers and seeing how fast he could whistle while going down the road to a tour-nament,” Timmy Johnson said. “So he was really fun with the kids. But when he spoke, everybody jumped.”Riley Belt “Buddy” Lowery III passed away Oct. 12 at age 73. There’s no other way to put it than: It absolutely sucks. A huge hole has been cut out of Davie High’s heart. The Davie wrestling coach for 43 years and a fixture around Davie athletics for 49 years, Lowery is one of the few people in sports or life who fills out that overused word “legend.” He’s a member of the Davie High Athletics Hall of Fame (2006), the Salisbury-Rowan Sports Hall of Fame (2012) and the North Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (2009). He talked in short, clipped sen-tences, and Lowery-Speak became a second language. “He also had distinct sounds,” said Neil Cornatzer, a two-time state champion wrestler in 1995-96. “Buddy-isms - it was his own lan-guage that you may not have under- Please See Buddy - Page B5 Buddy Lowery guided the Davie wrestling program for 43 years, from 1976-77 through 2018-19. B2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 Missouri vs. Vanderbilt Enter Weekly f o r Your Chance t o WIN! $200 BONUS PRIZE For the Season’s 1st Perfect Entry! $20 WEEKLY 1ST PRIZE $5 WEEKLY 2ND PRIZE 1. Davie vs. Lake Norman 2. Appalachian State vs. Old Dominion 6. Missouri vs. Vanderbilt4. SMU vs. Wake Forest3. Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma 5. NC State vs. Pitt 7. Minnesota vs. Iowa 10. Buffalo vs. Carolina (NFL)12. Dallas vs. Denver (NFL)8. Emory & Henry vs. Newberry9. San Diego St. vs. Fresno St. Congratulations to this week’sFOOTBALL CONTEST WINNERS! First Place = $20.00 to Bud MunnellySecond Place = $5.00 to Frank Little Congratulations to Bud Munnelly who takes the top prize for the second week in a row. Munnelly missed just a single game but needed the tie-breaker to claim First Place over Frank Little who also missed one game but was a couple of points off in the tie-breaker to take Second Place. Several others missed just 2 games.The Davie High War Eagles travel to face the Lake Norman Wildcats this Friday. Lake Norman is 6-2 on the season and 3-0 in the conference. The Wildcats are battling Mooresville who is also 3-0 in the conference after defeating Davie last week.Davie is currently 3rd place in the conference standings.In the colleges App State looks to bounce back from a Homecoming loss to Coastal Carolina as they travel to Norfolk to face the Old Dominion Monarchs. Emory & Henry is in a similar situation after last week’s Homecoming loss. They travel to face Newberry.Clemson continues to struggle after losing to SMU last week. SMU plays Wake Forest this week. NC State had a week off and will face Pitt this week. In the NFL the Carolina Panthers got another win on Sunday but it looks like QB Bryce Young may miss this week’s game against Buffalo with a sprained ankle. Veteran Andy Dalton (the “Red Rifle”) will likely get the start if Young can’t play. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!! AND KEEP THOSE ENTRIES COMING!! CONTEST RULES Anyone can enter except employees of the Davie County Enterprise Record and their families. Only one entry allowed per person per week. All entries must be on original newsprint or fax to 336-751-9760. Games in this week’s contest are listed in each advertisement on this page. Fill in the contest blank and submit or mail the entry to the Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028.The first entrant of the season correctly predicting the outcome of all games in a week will receive a bonus of $200. One Bonus Prize awarded per season. Weekly prizes are $20 for first place and $5 for second place.. In case of ties, the entrant who came closest to the total number of points in the tie breaker wins. If a tie still exists, awards will be divided equally among the winners. Entries must be delivered to the Enterprise Record before 5 pm Friday each week. The office is located at 171 S. Main St., Mocksville, NC. Winners will be announced following each contest. Decisions of judges will be final. A new contest will be announced each week. 11. 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One of my all-time favorites was ‘shut that pneumonia hole.’ Based on the fact that we were prac-ticing on the face of the sun, sometimes we would prop that door open just to get one blast of cold air. Somebody would jump on the sword and open that door, and man, he would get so freaking mad.”I had the pleasure of inter-viewing Coach Lowery every week of wrestling season for 23 years. He was always courteous and respectful, no matter what kind of day he might have been having. I didn’t have to say much; I would just cut on the recorder and sit back. Sometimes you knew what he was going to say. Sometimes you didn’t know what was coming, you just knew it would be gold. The other day I was on the lawn mower reliving a typi-cal Monday afternoon in his office following a Saturday tournament. It went some-thing like this: I walk in.Coach Lowery: How yoooo? Good day, bad day?Me: Good day, just trying to catch up and get the paper done. How did it go Saturday? Coach Lowery: We wres-tled hard at times. Can we wrestle better? Yep. We’re gonna get better today.(The phone rings.) Gym-nasium, Coach Lowery. (Long pause). Tell him to come down here and get the key. (Another pause)Yeeeppp (“Yep” was Coach Lowery hanging up).Little League Night this Friday. It’s something all the time. Me: Let’s just start at the bottom.(Now we’ll let Coach Lowery roll.)106 … Just young. Young and inexperienced.13 … Gotta get better. He’s going to have to grow one of these days. 20 … Wrestled like we’re supposed to. I mean, that sucker is gonna be good.26 … He’s better than he was last Monday and we’re gonna get better today. Just needs to get stronger.32 … Did good. I mean, he got after it. But, dang, it helps when you can eat. Shoot, he weighs … Barney, what did he weigh after practice yesterday? 26? 27? And then you sit there and Beatle’s spine is touching his daggum stomach.38 … Pleasant surprise. Got beat in the finals, but dang, he had the guy stuck once, twice. Or at least me and Coach Wilson thought he was stuck. But what do you do?45 … Cut that thing off (my recorder). He beat a fish in the first round. Dang, if I’m gonna get beat, I’ll get beat with a freshman. But don’t get me in trouble with momma. Be nice.52 … He won it but we gotta get better on our feet. When you wrestle good on your feet, you’re gonna beat 90 percent of ‘em or most of them.60 … Patience, patience. Gotta stay off our back.70 … In the dang finals, he was beat before he went out there. Let’s stop looking at rankings and message boards and let’s just wrestle. But in his defense, he’s a 60-pound-er. But what do you do?Where we at? (Lowery makes some sounds). 89 … He’s a whole lot better than he was the first day. He works hard. Does he take a day off every now and then? … Hey, I’m not ever gonna be satisfied.215 … He beat a good kid in the finals, but let’s act like we’ve been there.Heavyweight … Let’s at least be aggressive. Move. Cut it loose, let’s go.Overall … (Coach Lowery looks at his assistant) What did you think?Assistant: I thought we wrestled pretty good.Lowery: Like I said, you can’t be satisfied. Continued From Page B1 you lock in your lineup on Sept. 18. At that point, (Buck-ner) was their six seed. In a weird way, (Porter Ridge) was benefited by following the rules; it’s just the rules are dumb. It’s a rule that probably needs to be revisited.”Hazlip and Ward contin-ued their mastery with 15-0 and 14-0 season records, re-spectively. Cao and Leszczuk are both 14-1. Drum is 16-2 Buddy ... Aaron peoples walks by the coaches office.Coach Lowery: Hey, Big Lovin’, tell ‘em newbies, if I have to pick up trash again in that locker room, somebody’s … Patience.Me: Where we going this Saturday?Coach Lowery: Going to East Gaston. It should be de-cent. They’ll have some good ones. St. Stephens will have some good ones. …I told my lovely, we’re leaving here at 6, weigh-ins at 8, don’t know when we’ll get back. We’re gonna do it like that.Me: We’ve got Northwest Guilford in a couple weeks. Everybody says they’re load-ed. How do you think we match up? Coach Lowery: Never know. They could have a bad hair day or get the funk. But their 32-pounder, I’m telling you that sucker’s good. But we’re pretty good, too, espe-cially when it snowballs right there in the middle. Me: Alright, I’ll see ya next week.Coach Lowery: Yeeeppp.•••Lowery grew up in East Spencer and tryouts for the North Rowan JV basketball team in 1967-68 did not go well for him. He was cut. “I didn’t have any inten-tions of wrestling,” he said. “I got cut from basketball. The football coach was the bas-ketball coach and he probably wanted me to wrestle. When I got cut, I had visions of riding my horse every day and going rabbit hunting. But I was in-formed when the cut list came out that the next day I better be on the wrestling mat. If I didn’t wrestle, they said don’t come out for football.“That was probably the best thing to happen to me.”Lowery would become a three-sport star. As a senior in football, the offensive end/linebacker made the all-Row-an County and all-North Pied-mont Conference teams after making 18 catches for 235 yards and scoring two TDs. As a senior wrestler, he went 16-1, finished third at 189 in the Western North Carolina Activities Association tour-nament and led the Cavaliers to two WNCHSAA champi-onships. In track, he broke the school’s discus record at 142-9.5.“You played everything back then,” Lowery said. “When you were done with this, you wrestled or played basketball and then went to track or baseball. Then when Aug. 15 got there, you started football.”After graduating from high school in 1971, he en-rolled at Fork Union Military Academy, playing on a 10-0 football team and setting the Virginia Military League dis-cus record at 165 feet.“I was like a lot of these nut heads here, I needed to get my grades up,” Lowery said. The football success kept rolling at East Carolina Uni-versity. He was a three-year starter at defensive end from 1972-74, helping the Pirates to two Southern Conference titles and records of 9-2, 9–2 and 7-4. The 6-1, 240-pound Lowery was a part of the vaunted defense that earned the nickname “Wild Dogs.”Russ Spry, who wrestled on Davie’s first team in 1969-70, recalled the first time he met Lowery, who was big buddies with Davie’s Allan Barger. Allan’s father Burt built track dynasties at North Rowan and Davie. “They came through to see Allan’s daddy a couple times and I got to talk to Buddy,” Spry said. “After that first year at Fork Union, he couldn’t even reach up and touch his shoulders because his biceps were so big. You talk about cut, now he was something. He was an awe-some sight walking through there because you didn’t see people that looked that then. East Carolina was a big-time college program and he was just one of those people that you didn’t think you’d get to meet, much less get to know.” Spry attended the East Carolina-at-North Carolina football game in Novem-ber 1972. A fight broke out when an ECU defensive back slammed UNC’s running back into a chain-link fence. The Tar Heels, who finished 11-1, won 42-19, but Lowery was spectacular in defeat. “Buddy had like 14 or 15 tackles and three or four sacks,” Spry said. “He always played the wide side because he had such good speed and always took good pursuit angles. Nobody got outside on him - nobody. A lot of people don’t know how great a college player he was. He was as good an athlete to ever come out of North Rowan. East Carolina had five or six players that went on the play pro football and Buddy could have. The Cowboys tried to sign him. He told me he didn’t feel like he had good enough speed and wasn’t big enough to take the pounding. But to know he had a chance to sign is still something special. “Behind the Barger con-nection, Lowery was hired at Davie High in the summer of 1976, around the same time he married Tara. Just like that, a 23-year-old behemoth was the new wrestling coach, replacing Steve Roeder. Low-ery also joined Joe Kennedy’s football staff as defensive line coach. “It was like he was one of us,” said Jeff “Spanky” Pardue, who wrestled at 112 and 119 for Davie in 1976-77 and 1977-78. “Because he was so young, everybody latched onto him. We would have gone through hell with a water pistol for him. You did what he told you to, but he was one of us because the age gap wasn’t that big. He would get on you, but in an encouraging way. You knew he had your best interests at heart. So we just soaked it all in. Buddy wanted me to wrestle, so I did. I probably wouldn’t have if it hadn’t been for Buddy. So, yeah, that was some good times.”Davie’s first wrestling team had one coach and zero subs. The 13 team members: Gary Hatley, Jim Michael, Reggie Booe, Johnny Far-low, Pardue, Ricky Shore, Jeff Beck, Howard Ruppard, Brad Bullock, Steve Grubb, Rick Stark, Danny Allen and Carl White.The War Eagles didn’t have a practice room, so they put a mat in the lobby. That did not stop Lowery’s no-nonsense persona. “Oh, he was a tough guy,” said Allen, an undefeated heavyweight in 1976-77 who lives in Virginia Beach, Va. “He didn’t put up with any crap. He wasn’t mean or anything like that, but we had some guys that like to mess with him, like jump in front of him and all this stuff just to get to the water line before he did. And he’d just knock them out of the way. He’d say: ‘I don’t play that game.’ He was just out of ECU, so he was basically a fifth-year senior, so to speak. He was still in shape and he had his stuff going on.”The first three years were unamazing as Davie went 7-7, 5-10 and 6-7. But it was just a matter of time before Davie hit another level. “I didn’t worry about time,” Lowery said. “The first two or three years, I probably walked in my house at 7:30. You try to get people doing technique halfway right. (At matches) you had your mommas and daddys and the Jeromes. That first year we were happy when we went three periods. The mommas were.“We were wrestling South Iredell and coach Barger and (Larry Groce, Davie’s first wrestling coach) yelled: ‘That’s two points.’ The ref-eree said: ‘Two points.’ Ev-erybody snickered at that. The South Iredell coach said: ‘Hey, maybe I better get some of my people yelling or we’re going to lose this thing.’”The program ignited with a 9-4 record in 1979-80, fol- lowed by 8-4. It was on rocket fuel for the next 38 years, starting with an 11-2 charge in 1981-82. Lowery’s program was a wave crashing upon the shore, winning relentlessly. There were four perfect seasons as a dual team: 10-0 in 1986-87, 11-0 in 1987-88, 8-0 in 1988-89, 20-0 in 1993-94. There were eight one-loss seasons: 8-1 in 1984-85, 9-1 in 1985-86, 11-1 in 1989-90, 17-1-1 in 1990-91, 29-1 in 1994-95, 42-1 in 2004-05, 42-1 in 2005-06, 34-1 in 2008-09. There were nine two-loss seasons. More dizzying numbers: The War Eagles won 47 CPC championships (28 regular seasons, 19 tournaments), 17 regional titles and three state titles (1994, 1995, 2006). They were state runner-up 11 times. They had a death grip on the CPC, going 176-7-2. Lowery coached 11 wrestlers to 15 state championships, 14 state runner-ups and 16 bronze medalists. He guided 44 guys to 100-plus career wins. He retired in 2019 with a career record of 913-136-2. Several of those state run-ner-up finishes were excru-ciating losses, but Lowery always showed tremendous poise and composure no mat-ter the situation. “I’ve been lucky to have good kids, good adminis-trative support, a good wife to put up with my mess and good assistants,” Lowery said many times. “The people in Davie County take pride in how we do.”Lowery could blend his trademark scowl with quick wit. He called Lamoureaux “Donahue” because of his white hair. “That was on a good day when he called me Donahue,” said Lamoureaux, who offi-ciated wrestling for 44 years and wore his referee shirt to Saturday’s memorial service. “He was a gentleman and a scholar. He was a whole lot brighter than a lot of people gave him credit for because he liked to do a lot of (growl-ing).”Lowery’s impact reached way, way, way beyond wins and losses. He was a big reason Johnson was hired at South Davie in 1982. “He was more than a coach,” Johnson said. “I had a tragedy in my life and guess who was the first person I saw when I was coming out of the emergency room? Buddy. He was a quiet walking Christian because he would mentor without saying verses to you. I believe it was a calling for him. A kid’s daddy had died and he made life easy for this kid (Chris Ange) to get through that traumatic time. That’s when I realized this man’s heart goes deeper than that wrestling mat. He did a wonderful job with that kid. You know that’s not written in books to be taught to students. His humble Christianness was awesome.”The memorial service was held Saturday at the old high school. There were tears and laugher. Lowery was old school through and through. He loved wrestling more than anyone loves anything, but he will be remembered forever for his efforts as AD and at maintaining immaculate fields. Even after stepping down as wrestling coach, he did thankless, behind-the-scenes jobs. Mike Absher, Tim Devericks, Devore Hol-man and Cornatzer got up and spoke on Saturday. “Tara was the ultimate coach’s wife - his No. 1 fan, his partner in every season and the love of his life,” said Absher, who coached boys basketball and served as AD at Davie from 2002-21. “She called him Sugar. They were a great team - one heart, one purpose. “When I walked in here (in 2002), I knew nobody. I watched him. I watched how disciplined his teams were, I watched how organized they were, I watched how hard they worked. I watched how they won with class and how they lost with grace. The thing that impressed me the most was his consistency. He was committed. He was Davie County. He defined what it meant to be a War Eagle. “You could see his work ethic in everything he did - from the wrestling room to the perfectly-groomed fields. One day he had a foot injury and he wasn’t cleared to come back and mow. I called him and that conversation didn’t go real well. He was mad, he was very upset with me because I told him he could not mow until he got a note. About five minutes went by and Tara called and said: ‘Mike, you know he’s not mad at you.’ About an hour goes by and coach calls me back. He said: ‘Coach, you know I’m not mad at you. You’re just doing your job. So you’re telling me if I get a note, I’m good to go?’ I said: ‘Absolutely.’ He said: ‘Good, Tara got me an appointment for this afternoon and I’ll have you a note tomorrow.’ At 7:30 the next morning, he handed me a note. That’s who he was. He was relentless. He took pride in his work. “To show who he was, I came in one morning. I was mad at the world. Denise and I got some bad news the night before. I was frustrated and feeling sorry for myself. He didn’t say a word. He walked into the locker room and kept picking up towels, flushing toilets and picking up trash. I thought: ‘Dang, I’m not going to get anything?’ Then all of a sudden, he said: ‘Coach, remember this. God will never put more on your plate than you can handle. Have a great day.’ And out he went. It’s crazy how that one line changed my whole outlook on that day. It changed my whole outlook on the problem that I had. All of a sudden it wasn’t that big a deal and it was going to be OK. That was him - humble, wise, full of faith.”Devericks, Davie’s head football coach from 2016-24, said: “When he retired, he continued to mow, paint, take up tickets and mentor coaches and ADs. He would say: ‘I’m not trying to tell you what to do, but when are we going to get the first lines down on the field?’ We were about a month away from even thinking about it. As we got closer, coach would say: ‘Isn’t it about time to put the first lines down?’”Holman, who coached football at Davie for 20-plus years, said: “He had a gentle heart. We all need to be more Buddy-like. I think the more that we can be more Bud-dy-like, the better we can help this community and this world become. “I never knew my bio-logical father growing up, so my aunt and uncle raised me along with my grandfather. I really didn’t have a direction to go in. There’s only a few male role models that I con-sider father-like figures, and Coach Lowery was one of them. He taught me a little bit about football, being a good person and about treating people the way you want to be treated, and he helped shape my life.”Cornatzer said: “He was sincere about everything. If he saw something that needed to be done, he just did it. He didn’t ask for help. There will never be another Coach Low-ery. He blazed a trail. “That (wrestling practice) room was about 130 degrees. An old wrestler was eating and Coach Lowery walked by. He said: ‘Why did you make us wrestle all the time with that heat on?’ Coach Lowery said: ‘I didn’t, you did it to yourself.’ He was dumbfounded. He was like: ‘Damn, he’s right.’ We want-ed to be a part of the success and the program. There were no shortcuts with him. I don’t even think that’s a concept he understood. “Karate Kid came out in 1984, but for whatever rea-son a couple wrestlers yelled lines from that movie during a match. We were beating somebody pretty bad and somebody yelled: ‘Put him in a body bag!’ Coach Lowery looked down the bench. Then somebody was getting pinned and somebody yelled: ‘Finish him!’ Coach Lowery got up - and I’ve never seen Coach Lowery this mad - walked down and said: ‘If y’all have so much dang energy, we’ll go back there after this match and mountain climb until we all die.’ “I wish everybody could experience a Lowery locker room. I think society would be a better place. He created a team and a brotherhood.”Davie does not look the same. There was only one Buddy Lowery. There will always be only one Buddy Lowery. But the show must go on. Davie football has a big game Friday at Lake Norman. Buddy Lowery was never one to use a lot of motivational words when four or five will do, so it’s only fitting to in-voke Buddy’s KISS method (keep it simple stupid). Let’s go. Let’s get it. Playoffs ... and Chaffin 15-2. The War Eagles enjoyed a breakthrough moment after losing to Grimsley, Ardrey Kell, Southeast Guilford and Charlotte Catholic in first-round matches from 2021-24. They also made history by notching their 15th win, including their 10th shutout. Only four other squads have reached 15 victories in the program’s 50-year history: 15-5 in 2001, 16-4 in 2007, 16-1 in 2016, 15-1 in 2024. Thursday, Oct. 23Davie varsity football at home vs. Lake Norman at 6Davie JV/varsity soccer at North Iredell at 5/6:30Ellis basketball at China Grove at 4:30South Davie basketball at Southeast at 4:30North Davie basketball at home vs. North Rowan at 4:30Friday, Oct. 24Davie varsity football at Lake Norman at 7Saturday, Oct. 25Davie cross country in regional meet at McAlpine Monday, Oct. 27Ellis basketball at West Rowan at 4:30South Davie basketball at home vs. Erwin at 4:30North Davie basketball at Southeast at 4:30South Davie wrestling at Erwin at 4:30North Davie wrestling at home vs. Southeast at 4:30Ellis wrestling at home vs. West Rowan at 4:30Tuesday, Oct. 28Davie JV/varsity soccer at home vs. S. Iredell at 5/6:30 Upcoming Games B6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 By Linda ErnstDavie Woman’s Auxiliary A collaborative partner-ship among the Davie Wom-en’s Auxiliary, Bermuda Run Country Club, and Habi-tat for Humanity of Davie County brought the commu-nity together for the Club’s annual Charity Classic Golf Tournament.Thanks to the support of the community, spon-sors, and players, more than $50,000 was raised - exceed-ing the original goal; 90% of the proceeds will go to Hab-itat for Humanity of Davie, helping build safe, affordable homes for local families.It was a picture-perfect September day, with 32 teams and 128 players tak-ing to the course. The event began with heartfelt words from Jessica Gwyn, a sin-gle mom who has been in her home for two years and shared what home ownership has meant for her and her three sons. Her story brought to life the impact that Habitat can make. Jessie Folger, executive Everything* 25% OFF or More! 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TEAM STATISTICS M DFD 17 16 Rushing 27-154 39-148Passing 250 66C-A-I 11-19-0 6-17-0Punts 2-36 6-32F-L 0-0 0-0Penalties 7-75 7-753rd conv. 3-7 1-11INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSMooresvilleRUSHING - McCombs 15-112, Norman 7-34, Young 3-7, Ambrose 2-1PASSING - Norman 11-19-0-250RECEIVING - Morin 4-85, Bost 3-80, Hauck 2-38, Barber 1-44, McCombs 1-3Davie RUSHING -Bowling 18-123, Pelote 9-35, Chaffin 1-4, Nance 11-(-14)PASSING - Nance 4-14-0-34, Hall 2-3-0-32RECEIVING - Driver 3-28, Simms 1-19, Dulin 1-18, Hughes 1-1 Continued From Page B1DL. We think the weakness of their defense is their sec-ondary, so we wanted to get outside. They made some adjustments and took away the bigger plays. We still got 4 or 5 yards. Also, I think that plays in Drae’s strong points, being a good athlete, being able to run with the football, making him a plus-one quar-terback and letting him run the ball a little bit.”Davie punted on its next Trunk or Treat/Home Run Derby Nov. 1 The annual Trunk or Treat will be held Nov. 1 at the Davie Youth Complex at 3 p.m. The Trunk or Treat will be followed by a home run derby at 5. For more information, contact Kelly Wilson at 336-909-0979. Rough night for JV footballDavie’s JV football team was hammered, 35-3, at Mooresville on Oct. 16. It was the first blowout loss for the War Eagles, whose first two setbacks were by 11 and three points. The second straight defeat dropped Davie to 5-3. The Blue Devils (5-3) led 7-3 at the end of the first quarter, 21-3 at halftime and finished the scoring with a 14-point third. Volleyball advances to second roundDavie’s varsity volleyball team picked up a state playoff win after bowing out of the NPC Tournament in the first round. Visiting Lake Norman beat Davie 3-1 on Oct. 13, after losing twice to the War Eagles in the regular season. Davie was seeded fourth in the NPCT, while Lake Norman was No. 5. The scores were 19-25, 22-25, 25-23, 19-25. Five days later, Davie pounded visiting Richmond County in the first round of the 7-A playoffs. Davie, the No. 15 seed in the West Region, won in three sets and improved its record to 11-10. The No. 17 Raiders finished the season 12-9. Buzzsaw ... four possessions, but it was managing to hang tough be-cause its defense couldn’t have played much better in the first 23 minutes of the first half. Mooresville used 15- and 34-yard passes to take a 7-3 lead, and it drove 63 yards in 11 plays to bump its lead to 14-3 with 4:07 remaining in the half. But the last minute of the half doomed Davie’s hopes of making it a four-quarter game. Carter Cornett’s 46- yard punt put Mooresville in a tough spot - backed up at its own 1-yard line with 61 seconds on the clock. But three plays later, Mooresville quarterback Bro-dy Norman hit Chanse Bost on a post route. Bost split two defenders and was off to the races, a 76-yard TD that made it 21-3 at :19. “For the first 22 minutes of the first half, our kids played hard and played great and competed with them,” Hinson said. “We can’t give up a 99-yard drive right before half. If you go into half 14-3 and not 21-3, it’s a little bit different.”The Blue Devils revved into high gear on the bomb to Bost, and they stormed to a 28-3 lead in the first two minutes of the second half, scoring at the end of a six-play, 55-yard drive. After only allowing three TD passes in the first seven games, Davie watched Nor-man toss three TDs in this one, including 37- and 44-yard completions for Moores-ville’s fifth and sixth TDs of the game. Bowling and the run game showed up for Davie. The junior carried 18 times for 123 yards - his second 100-yard effort on the season - as he lifted his season average to 5.5 yards per carry. But the War Eagles could not get anything going in the pass game; they got 148 of their 214 total yards on the ground. The grim numbers included 1 for 11 on third downs. Cornett’s six punts were the most in seven games. And the pass pressure on Nance was relentless. “We’ve just got to get bet-ter at pass protecting and give our quarterback a chance,” Hinson said. “We felt like we had opportunities on the outside, and we just didn’t have time to throw the ball. On the run game, I thought our offensive line did pretty well. It was a good challenge and they played well. But we’ve got to get better at pass protection.“It’s a game where we had to take 50-50 shots (to receivers Ethan Driver and Noah Dulin). We took them and the 50-50s weren’t in our favor tonight.” Meanwhile, running back Ja’Darius McCombs (15 car-ries for 112 yards, three TDs) and receivers Dominic Morin and Bost took turns making splash plays for Mooresville. Norman felt zero pressure while averaging 22.7 yards on his 11 completions. At Lake NormanFriday at Lake Norman will be a massive game that could tell the tale on this team and this season. A share of second place is on the line. “It’s a huge game for our program,” Hinson said. “It’s going to have a lot of playoff implications, and it’s going to have a lot of conference-seed-ing implications. If we can go get that one, it set us up for success. We’ve still had success whether or not we win it, but it’s a big game for our program. It’s a very good measuring stick for where we’re at, where we can be and what the future is for us.”Lake Norman quarter-back Kaden Craft, a 6-4, 195-pound sophomore, will pose a formidable challenge. “Coach (Jonathan) Oliph-ant does a tremendous job,” Hinson said. “He’s got an elite quarterback, a Division-I prospect. I mean, (Craft’s) already got offers as a soph-omore. He’s a long-range kid and athletic - similar to the one that Mooresville has. They are going be a lot of four wide, a little bit of 11, but they’re going to sling the ball around the field.”Notes: The Wildcats are 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the NPC after lopsided victories over Statesville (35-0), South Iredell (38-12) and North Iredell (55-13). ... Davie is 3-0 against Lake Norman, although the teams have only faced once in 22 years. When the Wildcats were a new school, Davie destroyed them 61-0 in 2002 and 52-0 in 2003. Davie won 42-28 in the last meeting in 2021. Sports Briefs director of Habitat for Hu-manity of Davie County, spoke about the need for af-fordable housing in our com-munity and encouraged the audience to get involved by volunteering on builds. Fol-ger worked closely with Ber-muda Run Country Club, the Davie Women’s Auxiliary, and event leaders Erika Car-ter, Rae Nelson and Chenoa Daniel to ensure the tourna-ment’s success.The day was filled with fun and friendly competi-tion. Players tested their luck by guessing the number of nails in a jar and joined in on the popular Golf Ball Drop. For this unique contest, par-ticipants purchased golf balls marked with their names, which were loaded into a front loader and dropped on the 18th green at the end of the day. The ball that landed in the hole or closest to the hole won half of the collect-ed funds.On the course, there were prizes for gross and net win-ners (1st, 2nd, 3rd) as well as awards for the best dressed team and the best decorated golf cart, adding plenty of spirit and creativity.No one went hungry, thanks to the generosity of community sponsors who provided breakfast, lunch and a pizza party to round out the day. The event was more than just a golf tourna-ment - it was a truecommuni-ty celebration of generosity, teamwork, and compassion.Thanks to everyone’s ef-forts, more families in Davie County will soonknow the joy of a safe place to call home.Title sponsors were: All About Care Heating and Air, IBBI Insulation (both work on the Habitat Houses), and the Davie Women’s Auxil-iary, a group of women who have been the backbone of making this day possible.Thanks also goes to pre-mier sponsors: Smith Philips Lumber, Vi and Tony Gold-ing, Miller Tree Service, Bermuda Village, Budd Group, Next Home Dog-wood, Lowe’s Foods, Tan-glewood Pizza, USA Foods, LeBleu and Sharpe Co. Golf tourney supports Habitat for Humanity of Davie County DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 - B7Dateline Fundraisers Saturday, Oct. 25Community breakfast, Ad-vance VFW, 130 Feed Mill Rd., 7-11 a.m. Biscuits, gravy grits, eggs, bacon, sausage, beverages, eat in or take out. Donations accepted for post projects. Saturday, Nov. 8Community breakfast, Mocksville First Presby-terian Church, S. Main St., 7:30-10 a.m. Eggs, biscuits, gravies, grits, stewed apples, bacon, sausage, ham, bever-ages. Donations accepted for Just HOPE, supporting the homeless and those in crisis. Religion Ongoing Grace Mission, a new United Methodist congregation, 164 Webb Way, Advance, Sunday School, 8:45 a.m.; worship at 10 led by Rev. Renee Easter, UM Davie Emerging Com-munity pastor. GraceChurch-DavieCounty.org.GriefShare, Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bear Creek Bap-tist, for those needing comfort and support after the loss of a loved one. 336-492-7456.God’s Plan Ministries, non-denominational, multi-cultural Christians, 10 a.m. every Saturday, Davie Fam-ily YMCA, Cemetery St., Mocksville. Everyone wel-come; come as you are.Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1913 US 601 S., Mocksville. Worship Sundays at 9 a.m. www.holycrosslu-theranmocksville.org.Turrentine Baptist Church, 613 Turrentine Church Rd., Mocksville. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. Wednesday 6 p.m. choir practice, 7 p.m. Bible Study. Thursday 11 a.m. Bible Study. Special Events Oct. 24, 25, 31Holly Lane Haunt, 206 Hol-ly Lane, Mocksville, 6-10 p.m. Haunted trails with real scarers, animatronics, special effects. Trick or treaters wel-come. No charge, donations accepted. Saturday, Oct. 25Free electronic recycling, Davie Convenience Center, 360 Dalton Road, Mocks-ville, 8 a.m.-noon.Trunk or Treat, Jerusa-lem Baptist Church, 9:30-11 a.m., 3203 US 601 S., Mocksville. Rain or shine.Critter Quest: Batty for Bats, Insect Explorers from Allison Woods Outdoor Learning Center, 10 a.m.-noon. Cogniton, 119 N. Salis-bury St., Downtown Mocks-ville. www.cognitondavie.org.Trunk or Treat, Macedonia Moravian Church, 700 NC 801 N., Advance, 5-7 p.m. Hotdogs available for cash do-nation.Fall Festival/Public Safe-ty Day, Turrentine Bap-tist Church, 613 Turrentine Church Road, Mocksville, 2-5 p.m. Carnival games, cake walks, bounce house, candy, fire truck, ambulance, police car. Free hotdogs and ham-burgers.Trunk or Treat, Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 6-18 p.m. Hayrides and chicken stew. Pino Road off NC 801, between Farming-ton and US 601 N.Fall Festival, Advance First Baptist Church, 5-8 p.m. Food, fun, music by Gaining Ground Bluegrass. Bring lawn chair for seating. 1938 NC 801 S. Sunday, Oct. 26Fall Festival, Fork Bap-tist Church, 3140 US 64 E., Mocksville, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hayrides, hotdog supper, trunk or treating (No scary costumes, weapons or masks). Wednesday, Oct. 29Trunk or Treat, Davie Coun-ty High School, 180 War Ea-gle Drive, Mocksville, 6-7:30 p.m. Candy, music, games, face painting and more. Spon-sored by school’s student council. Thursday, Oct. 30Trunk or treat, outdoor movie, 154 Government Cen-ter Drive, Mocksville, Davie Health & Human Services. Trunk or treat starts at 4:30 p.m., movie at 7.Connections in Autism, 6:15 p.m. Davie County Public Library, N. Main St., Mocks-ville, for Level 1 autism and neurotypical ages 18-30. Group games, stories, guest speakers, sensory-friendly no-judgment space. Dress in costumes. Raffle. Friday, Oct. 31Boo Bash, 3-5 p.m. Cogniton, 119 N. Salisbury St., Down-town Mocksville. www.cogni-tondavie.org.Trunk or Treat, Salem Meth-odist Church, 169 Salem Church Rd., Mocksville, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1Bingo, Just HOPE, 814 S. Main St., Mocksville, 4-9 p.m. Bingos (18 and older). $25 value pack, 90 chances to win. Cash prizes vary depending on participation. Thursday, Nov. 6Ornament Workshop Won-der, 6 p.m. Cogniton, 119 N. Salisbury St., Downtown Mocksville. www.cognitonda-vie.org. Saturday, Nov. 8Harvest Festival, Advance Methodist, 1911 NC 801 S.,10 a.m.-2 p.m. Vendors, barbecue and grilled cheese sandwiches, vegetable beef soup, chips, beverages, home-made desserts. First MondaysBingo, Just HOPE, 814 S. Main St., Mocksville. Pro-ceeds to agency that benefits the homeless and those in cri-sis. OngoingScout Troop 9555G, 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Tues-days of each month, Center Methodist, 1857 US 64 W.Tech Tuesdays/Thurs-days, 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@daviecountync.gov, 336-753-6033.Free Food from Serving Our Neighbors: Thursdays, 5-5:30 p.m., 197 N. Main St., Cool-eemee; Sundays, 3-3:30 p.m., Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 1994 US 158, Mocks-ville; fourth Monday of each month, 6-6:30 p.m., Hillsdale Church, 5018 US 158, Ad-vance. Meetings Thursday, Oct. 23Davie County commissioners, 9 a.m. work session, second floor, county administration building, Downtown Mocks-ville. Monday, Nov. 3Davie County commissioners, 6 p.m., second floor, county administration building, Down-town Mocksville. Tuesday, Nov. 4Mocksville Town Board meet-ing, 6 p.m., town hall. Thursday, Nov. 6Davie County Retired School Personnel, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 801 Southern Kitchen. Open to all retired school personnel. Lunch purchased from menu. RSVP by Oct. 31 to dcrsp@hotmail.com. Thursday, Nov. 20Davie County commissioners, 9 a.m. work session, second floor, county administration building, Downtown Mocks-ville.ville. Monday, Dec. 1Davie County commissioners, 6 p.m., second floor, county administration building, Down-town Mocksville. Tuesday, Dec. 2Mocksville Town Board meet-ing, 6 p.m., town hall. Thursday, Dec. 18Davie County commissioners, 9 a.m. work session, second floor, county administration building, Downtown Mocks-ville. OngoingSheffield-Calahaln Vol. Fire Dept., Monday nights at 7.NAMI family support group for confidential support for families with persons with diag-nosed mental illness. Via Zoom first Tuesdays, missjulieysl@gmail.com; and third Mondays, namidavidsoncounty1@gmail.comDisabled American Veterans Davie Chapter 75, first Mon-day of each month, 6 p.m., DAV Building, 1958 US 601 S., Mocksville. 336-749-8347. SeniorsAll events are sponsored by Davie Senior Services. For more information or to register, call 336-753-6230. The main cam-pus at 278 Meroney St. is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The health and fitness center at the Brock Recreation Center at 644 N. Main St. is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays. Monday, Oct. 27What’s Cooking: Helpful Home Hacks, Foods & Fads, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28The Scoop on Scams, 10 a.m. with Colleen Church, Cooper-ative Extension director.Senior Book Club, 13:30-2 p.m. at public library with Genny Hinkle. Wednesday, Oct. 29Intergenerational Nature Walk, 10 a.m. at Rich Park Shelter 5. Come as you are or dress for Halloween. Co-spon-sored by public library.Seasonal Fresh Vase Arrange-ment Class, 1 p.m. with Benita Finney, $20. Supplies provided. Friday, Oct. 31Halloween Party, 2 p.m. Food, Zumba performance, costumes welcome. Monday, Nov. 3Parkinson’s Support Group, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4Blood Pressure Screenings, 10 a.m.Tech Tuesday, 10-11:30 a.m. with Rachel Nelson from public library.Senior Writing Group, 1 p.m. with Linda Dean. Wednesday Nov. 5Bocce Fun Day, 10 a.m. at Davie Community Park.Caring With Cards, noon with Tara Harper, social worker. Make cards for homebound meals recipients. Thursday, Nov. 6Chat with Sr. Tarheel Dele-gate, 10 a.m.Veterans Appreciation Lunch/Dinner, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. All veterans and active duty military and a guest invited, meal with entertainment by Rockie Lynne. Friday, Nov. 7Bunco, 1 p.m.Crafternoon: Gnome Wreath, 2 p.m. with Rachel Nelson at public library. Wednesday, Nov. 12Caregiver Appreciation Day, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Stop by main campus for a token of appre-ciation.Advanced Care Planning Workshop, 1 p.m. with rep from Trellis Supportive Care.Crafting Extravaganza, 1 p.m. Bring own supplies, no formal instruction. Thursday, Nov. 13Senior Games/Special Olym- pics and Indoor Bocce, 10 a.m. at Brock Gym. OngoingBrock Senior Steppers, Brock Gym, open 8-10 each morning and other times with no pro-grams. Register and count steps for monthly and yearly prizes.Coffee & Caregiving, 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. Begin-ning to advanced.Tell Me Your Story Project, by appointment. Members of Senior Writing Group will help you write your life story.Grief Support Group. Contact Services Coordinator Kelly Sloan to be matched with a group.Introduction to Pickleball, Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m., Brock Gym.Beginner Pickleball open play, 11 a.m.-noon Wednes-days, Brock Gym.Clogging, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Brock Campus with Mitzi Silverstein. Basketball Open Play, Thurs-days, 6:15-7:15 p.m., Brock Campus, beginning Oct. 2.Spades, Fridays 10 a.m.-noon, beginning Oct. 3. Live Music Friday, Oct. 24SoundKraft, 6-9 p.m., The Station Pizzeria & Taproom, Downtown Mocksville. Saturday, Oct. 25Sourwood Honey, 6-10 p.m., The Station Pizzeria & Tap-room, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, Oct. 31Philip Caudle, 6-9 p.m., The Station Pizzeria & Taproom, Downtown Mocksville. Saturday, Nov. 1Scott Carter, 7-9 p.m., The Station Pizzeria & Taproom, Downtown Mocksville.Pushin’ Georgia, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Nov. 8Tyler Dobson, 6-9 p.m., The Station Pizzeria & Taproom, Downtown Mocksville.SoundKraft, 6-9 p.m., Tangle-wood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Wednesday, Nov. 26Jon Montgomery, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Nov. 29Blue Ember Trio, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Reach your audience wherever they are: on desktops/laptops, tablets & smartphones. Put your message in front of your potential customers today! Call 336.751.2120 to learn more! Reach Potential Customers While They Are Online WithTARGETED DIGITAL MARKETING 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) 909-0609 Call BJ Arning Today •Fully Insured •Tree Work & Tree Removal •Trimming & Thinning •Free Estimates •Stump Grinding •Bucket Truck •Formerly Seaford’s Sell it quickly! in the classifieds 704-797-4220 B8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 Sheffield-Calahaln By Brenda ThompsonSheffield-CalahalnCorrespondent Birthday wishes to the following: Vicki Groce on Oct. 26; Ethan Keller on Oct. 27; Camden Dyson on Oct. 28; and Allen French on Oct. 29. If you would like a birthday or anniversary list-ed in this column, please let me know.Sheffield-Calahaln VFD’s Chief Matthew Mills welcomes everyone interest-ed in becoming a firefighter and serving the community to come by the department or call 336-492-5791. The Sheffield-Calahaln Community Center will have a Fall Festival on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. There will be vendors, a car/tractor show, music, games for the kids, food and much more. Rent a 12x12 vendor space for $20 by contacting Michelle Mills. The center is at 174 Turkeyfoot Road, Mocksville. Come out and enjoy a great day in Shef-field.New Union welcomes everyone to Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship ser-vice at 10 each week. Pastor Tim Lowery invites you to these services. Kids & Youth Night is held each Wednes-day evening at 6:30. Hotdog Saturday at New Union is ready to serve up those great hotdogs this Sat-urday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the church parking lot. In addition to the hotdogs, there will be a bake sale. The church is at County Line and Sheffield roads. Look for-ward to seeing you there.Halloween events at New Union Church: Wednesday, Oct. 22, the Kids pumpkin carving will be at 6:30 p.m. come out and create your favorite jack-o-lantern; on Wednesday, Oct. 29, Trunk or Treat will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. with hotdogs, candy and other surprises. Come for an evening of Trick-or-Treat fun.The men’s group at New Union Church still have a few tickets left for one pound of BBQ for $20. It includes slaw, buns and dip. Pick up is at New Union on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Call 336-345-3672.Sunday School meets at Liberty Wesleyan Church each Sunday at 10 a.m. fol-lowed by Worship at 11. Choir practice is each Thurs-day at 7 p.m. The Fall Festival at Lib-erty Wesleyan Church will be Saturday beginning at 5 p.m. The festival will con-sist of soup, chili, desserts and a bonfire where s’mores will be made. All are invite.Sunday School at Ijames Baptist Church is a 9:30 a.m., followed by the wor-ship service at 10:30. Pastor Kestler Ruth invites you each week. Adult Bible Study on Proverbs will meet each Sunday at 5 p.. in the sanc-tuary. TeamKids 3 y.-5th grade and Youth Ministry for middle through high school will meet each Sunday at 5 p.m. The Kidz Choir is back and will practice Sundays at 4:30 p.m. Crochet classes are held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall. For more information on these classes, contact Mary at 816-773-8384. Ijames is collecting shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child in October. The Chicken Stew at Ijames is scheduled for this Saturday at 5 p.m. There will be hayrides, bluegrass gospel music in addition to some great chicken stew. Bring a lawn chair for an evening of food and fellow-ship. Everyone is invited to this free event.The Sacred Harmony Gospel Group will perform at Ijames Baptist Sunday, Oct.26 during the 10:30 a.m. worship. Worship service and Ju-nior church class for children is held each Sunday at 10:45 am at Community Covenant Church. 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 has lots happening in Oc-tober: at the Oct. 22 Story-time for babies and toddlers, which meets from 10:30-11 a.m. each week, learn about the circus, and on the 29th learn about imaginary crea-tures; Discovery Club for ages 6-11 meets each Tues-day from 4-5 p.m., on Oct. 28 learn more about the “Muscle Groups.” Call 704-546-7086.Center Fire Department is looking for volunteers to help serve the community. If interested, stop by the station any Thursday night at 7 or call 336-492-7649.Wesley Chapel UMC invites everyone to their breakfast fundraiser this Sat-urday and the third Saturday of each month.In Novem-ber, there will be the usual breakfast, plus a bake sale and craft bazaar. Call Kathy at 336-830-5123 for more information. Jam sessions are held each week on Mondays at Eddie’s Place in Cool Springs from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Prayer requests contin-ue for Bryan Swain, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Ju-nior Dunn, Tammy Keller, Charles England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie 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, Tasha Hendrix, Violet Coursey and Jimmy Thompson. Submit news to brfbai-ley@msn.com or call or text 336-837-8122 by Friday. Hotdog Saturday this week PUZZLE NO. 1051 PUZZLE NO. 1053 PUZZLE NO. 1052 PUZZLE NO. 1054 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. 1051 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1053 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1052 ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 1054 LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL: BEGINNER PUZZLE NO. 315 PUZZLE NO. 317 PUZZLE NO. 316 PUZZLE NO. 318 ACROSS1. Lingerie piece4. Circle sections8. Scratch12. Vinegar’s companion13. Bog product14. Shredded15. Fruit pastry: 2 wds.17. Potato18. Idolized20. Beseech21. Thickly padded glove 24. Actor’s goal 25. Foamy brew 26. Imprison 28. Is able 30. Kingdoms 31. Mexican dish 34. Cloth coloring 35. Laughing beasts 36. “Chances ____”38. Away41. Snares42. Male sheep43. Fill again45. All right!47. Horse with high odds: 2 wds.51. Pierre’s mom52. “Of ____ I Sing”53. Historic epoch54. Invites55. Back talk56. VIP carpet color DOWN 1. Large tropical snake 2. Split 3. High peak 4. Mimicked 5. Detailed accounts 6. Egyptian city 7. Pittsburgh product8. “____ Not Unusual”9. Leading comedian: 2 wds.10. Mean11. Evade16. Recently19. Rot21. Ruin22. Fury23. Company symbol 27. Smudge 29. Modifies 31. Kings’ chairs 32. Chemist’s workroom 33. Snaky letter 36. Odor 37. Autumn tools 39. Hat fabrics 40. Honolulu hello44. Matures46. Word of agreement 48. “Leave ____ to Heaven”49. Miner’s yield50. Small child ACROSS1. Bowler or fedora 4. Greater 8. Teen trouble 12. Bartender’s rocks 13. Again 14. Anchor 15. Pony panic 17. Division preposition 18. Or ____! (threat) 19. Appended 20. Trash 23. Subside 25. Bitter anger 26. Curved support 27. Egg entree 29. Sturdy 31. Antenna 34. Loved greatly 36. Graduate’s garb 37. Barnyard animal 39. Sailor’s domain 40. Like a lion 41. Westminster ____ 43. Duplicate 45. Soda 46. Wanders 50. Preceding nights 51. Impulse 52. Road depression 53. Pause 54. Colored 55. Some DOWN 1. Belonging to him 2. Play division 3. Herbal beverage 4. Syrup source 5. Change for a five 6. Convert, as coupons 7. Fleecy mom 8. In the thick of 9. State 10. Memo taker 11. Wear away 16. Technique 19. Qualified 20. No longer is 21. Painting or photography 22. Mixes 24. Necklace part 27. Fictional monster 28. Chore trip 30. Overly curious 32. Lincoln or Vigoda 33. Went first 35. Cafe, e.g. 37. Indy 500 entrant 38. Over 40. Tunneled 42. Direction 44. Pay 46. Kiddie’s pie 47. Historic period 48. Manage 49. Porky’s home ACROSS1. Cover with gold5. “God’s Little ____”9. Soaking12. Place13. Stop, to Dobbin14. Poison ____15. ____ diving16. Permits17. Puppy’s bite18. Event20. Bald bird 22. In short 25. Character 27. Operated 28. Served for a point 30. “____ Girl” 34. Aardvark’s snack 35. Spring bird 37. Glacier material38. Put on cargo40. Old stringed instrument41. Fish “arm”42. Perceive sound44. Loses traction46. Utensil49. Entry51. Not loud52. Ancient54. Stages of history58. Prospector’s quest 59. Rope 60. “____ Rider” 61. Tie the knot 62. Flip, as a coin 63. Spout DOWN 1. Oxygen or helium, e.g. 2. Provoke3. Hawaiian handout4. Do the electric slide5. Hole punchers6. Popular barbecue items7. Spoil8. Artist’s tripod9. Bird’s flapper10. “____ Woman”11. Classify19. Long way off 21. Fore’s partner 22. Bikini tops 23. Go on and on 24. Division preposition 26. Emend 29. Kind of soda 31. Sound gear: hyph. 32. Etching liquid33. Decade numbers36. Aerie39. “____ Do You Love”43. Pass, as a law45. Holds on to46. Not very busy 47. Leaf opening48. Had bills50. Does arithmetic53. Sticky glop55. Musical style56. Beerlike beverage57. Do needlework ACROSS1. Holler 5. Nutty 9. Amiss 12. Desire 13. Homely 14. Very tiny 15. Profit 16. Intensified 18. Toboggans 20. Destitution 21. Dated 23. Sound of surprise 27. Extension 30. Young horse 32. Repeat 33. Shed: hyph. 35. Make beloved 37. Mexican dish 38. Bill of fare 40. Female pronoun 41. Unfenced 42. Do arithmetic 43. Selects 46. Gush lava 51. Inhibited 55. Norwegian city 56. Bread grain 57. Missile housing 58. Root vegetable 59. Still 60. Give a party 61. Generations DOWN 1. Shades 2. Of the mouth 3. Fairy-tale villain 4. Look after 5. Flop 6. Docket 7. Depart 8. Classify 9. Have title to 10. Service charge 11. Provided with food 17. Nosed (out) 19. Cushy 22. Tower 24. Expert pilots 25. Persian ruler 26. Study steadily 27. Voice range 28. Gather a harvest 29. Defensive spray 31. Advance 34. Forbidden items: hyph. 36. Undressed 39. Art stands 44. Luxurious 45. Musical group 47. Loose garment 48. Client 49. Excuse 50. Nursery schoolers 51. Snivel 52. Observe 53. Tennis-court divider 54. 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Rivers, DMD Dr. Rivers’ Dental Tip of the Week “Very acidic foods and drinks will temporarily soften your teeth. Wait about 30-60 minutes to brush after you eat acidic things to avoid damaging the teeth.” DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 ‑ B9 4B • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025 DAVIE CO. ENTERPRISE-RECORD Public Notices No. 2055964 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Will of Ruby A. Caspescha, a/k/a Ruby Annette Caspescha, and Ruby Caspescha, late of Ad- vance, Davie County, North Caro- lina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and cor- porations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at One West Fourth Street, Suite 1200, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, on or before the 9th day of Jan- uary, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora- tions indebted to the said estate will please make immediate pay- ment to the undersigned. This the 9th day of October, 2025. ERWIN CASPESCHA EXECUTOR OF THE WILL OF RUBY A. CASPESCHA Kimberly H. Stogner Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP One West Fourth Street-12th floor Winston Salem - NC 27101 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/09/25, 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25. No. 2055962 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE JUVENILE COURT DIVISION File No(s) 24-JT-28 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION In The Matter Of: A Female Child born August 29, 2016. TO: UNKNOWN FATHER OF A FEMALE CHILD BORN ON AUGUST 29, 2016, IN RAN- DOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAR- OLINA. TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: termination of your parental righst regard- ing a female child born on August 29, 2016, in Randolph County, North Carolina. (An Order for Ser- vice by Publication was entered by the District Court on July 22, 2025.) You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than No- vember 18, 2025, said date being forty (40) days from the first pub- lication of this notice, and upon your failure to do so, the Davie County Department of Social Ser- vices will apply to the Court for the relief sought. YOU ARE NOTIFIED to appear and answer the Petition by serv- ing the original of your written response upon the Davie County Clerk of Superior Court, Juvenile Division, Davie County Court- house, 140 S. Main Street, Mocks- ville, NC 27028, within forty (40) days after the date of the first pub- lication, or no later than November 18, 2025. You must also serve a copy of your written response on the Petitioner’s Attorney listed be- low. You have a right to be represent- ed by an attorney in this case. If you want an attorney and cannot afford one, the Court will appoint an attorney for you. You may contact the Davie County Clerk of Superior Court immediately to ask for a court-appointed attorney. This is a new case, and any attor- ney appointed to represent you in another case will not represent you in this case unless the Court appoints that person again or you retain them. A copy of the Petition may also be obtained from the Clerk of Court during regular busi- ness hours. This Notice first given the 9th day of October, 2025. Holly M. Groce, Esq. NC State Bar No. 22214 Attorney for Davie County DSS 3540 Clemmons Rd., Suite 053 Clemmons, NC 27012 Phone: 336-766-2222 Publish: Davie Enterprise 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 2025 No.2060819 NOTICE The following structure located on project U-6187 (48647.1.1) (New Route from SR 1630(Baltimore Road) to I-40) in Davie County will be offered for sale to the highest bidder: Parcel 900 – one-story frame dwelling located at 4665 US HWY 158, Advance, NC 27006. A copy of the asbestos report is available upon request. Only sealed bids on bid forms furnished by the Depart- ment of Transportation and placed in a sealed envelope with the words “Sealed Bid to be opened Wednesday, November 19, 2025”, written on the front will be con- sidered. Bids will be opened on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 10:00AM in the office of the Division Right of Way Agent lo- cated at 1605 Westbrook Plaza Drive, Suite 201, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Sealed bids must be received prior to 10:00AM on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, or they will not be considered. The Department of Transportation re- serves the right to reject any and all bids. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regula- tions, minority business enterpris- es will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids and will not be dis- criminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin. For full particulars and bid forms, contact the above-mentioned of- fice at the given address or call (336) 968-3873. Publish: Davie Enterprise 10/23, 10/30, 2025 Public Notices No. 2058300 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Admin- istrators for the Estate of Robert Joseph Warren, Sr., late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before Janu- ary 16, 2026. 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 10/16/2025. Michael Warren 380 Junction Road Mocksville, NC 27028 Robert Joseph Warren, Jr. 380 Junction Road Mocksville, NC 27028 Joseph Warren 1805 US Hwy 601 North Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25. No. 2060826 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of David Mitchell An- gell late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and cor- porations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before January 23rd, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immedi- ate payment to the undersigned. This the 14th day of October, 2025. Tracy Angell Gerrard 391 Noralin Drive Winston Salem, NC 27107 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Attorneys for the Decedent Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25, 11/13/25. No. 2055969 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Beth Rodgers McCashin, deceased, late of Davie County, North Car- olina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to pres- ent them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of January 2026, or this Notice will be plead- ed in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to this Estate will please make payment immediately to the un- dersigned at the below-designat- ed address. This is the 9th day of October, 2025. James Sean McCashin Executor of the Estate of Beth Rodgers McCashin 1001 West Fourth St. Winston Salem, NC 27101 Marcus L. Moxley, Esquire EDWARDS CRAVER VEACH PLLC 1001 West Fourth Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/09/25, 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25. No. 2058309 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DAVIE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE OF: Bernice Hutchens Melton, De- ceased TO: Andrew Wayne Melton PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Brandy E. Koontz, a person inter- ested in the estate of the above- named decedent, intends to apply for appointment as Administrator with the Will Annexed (Adminis- trator C.T.A.) of the estate in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court for Davie County, North Carolina. Notice is hereby given in accordance with G.S. 28A 6-2(1) that the above-named individual intends to apply for such appoint- ment not earlier than fifteen (15) days following the first publication of this notice. Any person having objections to the appointment must file a written objection with the Clerk of Superior Court within fifteen (15) days of the date of the first publication. This the 16th day of October, 2025 Brandy E. Koontz, Esq. Attorney for Koontz Law, PLC 181 S. Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25. No. 2055964 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Will of Ruby A. Caspescha, a/k/a Ruby Annette Caspescha, and Ruby Caspescha, late of Ad- vance, Davie County, North Caro- lina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and cor- porations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at One West Fourth Street, Suite 1200, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, on or before the 9th day of Jan- uary, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora- tions indebted to the said estate will please make immediate pay- ment to the undersigned. This the 9th day of October, 2025. ERWIN CASPESCHA EXECUTOR OF THE WILL OF RUBY A. CASPESCHA Kimberly H. Stogner Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP One West Fourth Street-12th floor Winston Salem - NC 27101 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/09/25, 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25. Public Notices No. 2055952 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Peggy Adams Joyner, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before Jan- uary 9, 2026. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are noti- fied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 10/09/2025. Robert Adams Joyner, 219 Williamson Road, Suite 2202, Mooresville, NC 28117, as Executor of the Estate of Peggy Adams Joyner, deceased, File #25E000391. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/09/25, 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25. No. 2052271 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Adminis- trator of the Estate of Robert Lee Chattin, Jr,, Deceased, late of Da- vie 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 January 9, 2026, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their right to recover against the estate of the said deceased. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay- ment. This the 2nd day of October, 2025. Bryan C. Thompson Administrator of the Estate of Robert Lee Chattin, Jr., deceased Robinson & Lawing, LLP 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 200 Winston Salem, NC 27103 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/02/25, 10/09/25, 10/16/25, 10/23/25. No. 2055965 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Will of Caryl J. Guth aka Caryl Joy Guth, late of Advance, Davie County, North Carolina, the un- dersigned 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, Win- ston-Salem, NC 27101, on or be- fore the 9th day of January, 2026, 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 9th day of October, 2025. JOEL GENTRY, EXECUTOR OF THE WILL OF CARYL J. GUTH Kimberly H. Stogner Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP One West Fourth Street-12th floor Winston Salem - NC 27101 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/09/25, 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25. No. 2058304 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Co-Ex- ecutors of the Estate of RACHEL WILSON CROSS late of Davie County, this is to notify all per- sons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present written claim to the un- dersigned on or before January 16, 2026 (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 16th day of October, 2025. James W. Wilson Randy W. Gaddy C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25. No. 2060830 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS File # 23E000118-290 Having qualified as Co-Executors for the Estate of Hollister Nelson, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before Jan- uary 23, 2026. 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 10/23/2025. Co-Executor: Jennifer Nelson 386 Comanche Drive Advance, NC 27006 Co-Executor: Keith Nelson 55 South 11th St. 2H Brooklyn, NY 11249 Publish: Davie Enterprise 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 2025 No. 2058300 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Admin- istrators for the Estate of Robert Joseph Warren, Sr., late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before Janu- ary 16, 2026. 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 10/16/2025. Michael Warren 380 Junction Road Mocksville, NC 27028 Robert Joseph Warren, Jr. 380 Junction Road Mocksville, NC 27028 Joseph Warren 1805 US Hwy 601 North Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25. Public Notices No. 2060816 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Joan L. Stepp, 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 Jan- uary 23, 2026. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are noti- fied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 10/23/2025. Bruce R. Henry, 334 Pudding Ridge Rd., Mocksville, NC 27028, as Execu- tor of the Estate of Joan L. Stepp, deceased, File #24E000345. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25, 11/13/25. No. 2052265 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Marcle Joett Nay- lor late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before Jan- uary 2nd 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov- ery. All persons, firms and corpo- rations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 25th day of September, 2025. Melanie N. Hendrix 127 Ivy Lane Mocksville, NC 27028 Martin Van Hoy & Raisbeck, LLP Ten Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Attorneys for the Decedent Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/02/25, 10/09/25, 10/16/25, 10/23/25. No. 2058311 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of JOHN THOMAS LAMB aka JOHN THOMAS LAM- BE late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and cor- porations having claims against said estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before January 16, 2026 (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 16th day of October, 2025. Linda Gail Lamb C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25. No. 2058310 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Admin- istrator of the Estate of LORA DALENE KISER late of Davie County, this is to notify all per- sons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present written claim to the un- dersigned on or before January 16, 2026 (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 16th day of October, 2025. Larry Kiser C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25. No. 2058303 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Exec- utor of the Estate of EVELYN MARIE B. HAYNES aka EVE- LYN BOGGESS HAYNES 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 January 16, 2026 (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 16th day of October, 2025. Dreama Kay Miller C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams Attorney at Law 284 South Main St. Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25. No. 2055952 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Peggy Adams Joyner, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before Jan- uary 9, 2026. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are noti- fied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 10/09/2025. Robert Adams Joyner, 219 Williamson Road, Suite 2202, Mooresville, NC 28117, as Executor of the Estate of Peggy Adams Joyner, deceased, File #25E000391. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/09/25, 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25. Public Notices No. 2058296STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF DAVIEIN THE GENERAL COURTOF JUSTICEDISTRICT COURT DIVISION24 CvD 632NOTICE OF SALEDAVIE COUNTY, A Body Politicand Corporate Plaintiffvs.HERMAN L. WEST, aka HERMAN LEE WEST, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HERMAN L. WEST DefendantsUnder and by virtue of an or-der of the District Court of Davie County, North Carolina, made and entered in the action entitled DA-VIE COUNTY, A Body Politic and Corporate Plaintiff vs. HERMAN L. WEST, a/k/a HERMAN LEE WEST, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HERMAN L. WEST, Defendants, the undersigned commissioner will on October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM offer for sale and sell for cash, to the last and highest bidder at public auction, at the courthouse door in Davie County, North Car-olina in Mocksville, the following described property lying in Davie County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: ***Beginning at a new iron pipe, (said iron pipe being the North- east corner of Tract No. I of the F. N. Scott heirs land), and running thence the following courses and distances: South 82 deg. 30 min. 55 sec. East 771.49 feet, South 08 deg. 03 min. 51 sec. West 429.00 feet, South 81 deg. 56 min. 09 sec. East 49.50 feet, South 08 deg. 03 min. 51 sec. West 99 feet, North 81 deg. 56 min. 09 sec. West 49.50 feet, South 08 deg. 03 min. 51 sec. West 180.95 feet, South 82 deg. 30 min. 55 sec. West [East per Deed Book 111, Page 918] 707.97 feet, North 02 deg. 56 min. 24 sec. East 711.15 feet to the beginning and containing 12.151 acres, more or less, as surveyed by Grady L. Tutterow, April 24, 1980 and shown as Tract II on the plat of the F. N. Scott heirs land in File No. 79-SP-54, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Davie County, North Carolina. Together with and subject to ease- ments, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey. Also being identified as Parcel ID# G5-000-00-002-02, Davie County Tax Office. Address: (G5-000-00- 002-02) Off Woodward Rd The sale will be made subject to all existing easements and restric- tions, any superior liens, all out- standing city and county taxes, all local improvement assessments against the above-described prop- erty not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause, any prior lien in favor of the State of North Carolina, any right of re- demption of the United States and any rights of any persons in pos- session. A deposit of the greater of $750.00 or five (5) percent of the successful bid will be required at the time of sale unless the highest bid is by a taxing unit; then a de- posit shall not be required. In the instance where multiple tax parcels are indicated in this No- tice, the Commissioner may elect to sell all of the parcels either in one sale, or on the sale date indi- cated sell each parcel individually by conducting a separate sale for each, or group various parcels together for several sales, or not conduct a sale at all on one or more parcels, as the Commission- er determines in his sole discre- tion as being most likely to sell the parcels at a price adequate to pay all taxes due, as well as fees and costs. Any party contemplating the filing of an upset bid is therefore strongly encouraged to consult the Clerk of Court records to ascertain the parcel or parcels included in the sale for which an upset bid is planned. Upon delivery of the deed, the winning bidder shall be required to pay the costs of recordation of the deed, including deed stamp taxes due to the Register of Deeds. Title and condition of the property will be granted to the successful bid- der “as is” and without warranties. This the 29th day of September, 2025. TAX VALUE: $97,660 E. Lauren Watson Hubbard Commissioner Capital Center 82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500 Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 252-8010 Publish: Davie Enterprise 10/16, 10/23, 2025 No. 2052269 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Bertha Clark Dun- can, 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 January 2, 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 10/02/2025. Monica Duncan, 587 NC HWY 801 N, Advance, NC 27006, as Executor of the Es- tate of Bertha Clark Duncan, de- ceased, File #25E000356. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/02/25, 10/09/25, 10/16/25, 10/23/25. No. 2058306 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Cynthia Marie Lawrence, 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 January 16, 2026. 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 10/16/2025. James E. Lawrence, 212 Morrison Rd., Mocksville, NC 27028, as Administrator of the Es- tate of Cynthia Marie Lawrence, deceased, File #18E000358. Publish Davie Co. Enter- prise-Record: 10/16/25, 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25. No. 2060816 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Joan L. Stepp, 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 Jan- uary 23, 2026. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are noti- fied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 10/23/2025. Bruce R. Henry, 334 Pudding Ridge Rd., Mocksville, NC 27028, as Execu- tor of the Estate of Joan L. Stepp, deceased, File #24E000345. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/06/25, 11/13/25. Merchandise Deals & Bargains Adjustable Executive Chair comfortable, like new, $20, 30inx35in drip pan for washing machine $5, 704-650-4227 CDs & Cassettes, Albums & 8 Track Tapes. 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Like new. $130 704-279-4106 or 704-640-0662 Steak Platters 14”x 4.5”, 1” high with tray inserts, wood trim, never used, still in box, quantity of 4, $40, 336-766-5096 Union Special Serger Sewing Machine, Good condition, $300, 704-279-3709 Want to Buy Merchandise Buying 45 & LP Records, Old glassware & milk bottles, old tools, cast iron pans, old holi- day decorations, old furniture, 704-467-5261 Pets & Livestock Domestic Pets Need to Rehome Shih Tzu female, $100 rehoming fee, 704-279-3258 Public Notices Public Notices No. 2058296 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DAVIE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 24 CvD 632 NOTICE OF SALE DAVIE COUNTY, A Body Politic and Corporate Plaintiff vs. HERMAN L. WEST, aka HERMAN LEE WEST, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HERMAN L. WEST Defendants Under and by virtue of an or- der of the District Court of Davie County, North Carolina, made and entered in the action entitled DA- VIE COUNTY, A Body Politic and Corporate Plaintiff vs. HERMAN L. WEST, a/k/a HERMAN LEE WEST, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HERMAN L. WEST, Defendants, the undersigned commissioner will on October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM offer for sale and sell for cash, to the last and highest bidder at public auction, at the courthouse door in Davie County, North Car- olina in Mocksville, the following described property lying in Davie County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: ***Beginning at a new iron pipe, (said iron pipe being the North- east corner of Tract No. I of the F. N. Scott heirs land), and running thence the following courses and distances: South 82 deg. 30 min. 55 sec. East 771.49 feet, South 08 deg. 03 min. 51 sec. West 429.00 feet, South 81 deg. 56 min. 09 sec. East 49.50 feet, South 08 deg. 03 min. 51 sec. West 99 feet, North 81 deg. 56 min. 09 sec. West 49.50 feet, South 08 deg. 03 min. 51 sec. West 180.95 feet, South 82 deg. 30 min. 55 sec. West [East per Deed Book 111, Page 918] 707.97 feet, North 02 deg. 56 min. 24 sec. East 711.15 feet to the beginning and containing 12.151 acres, more or less, as surveyed by Grady L. Tutterow, April 24, 1980 and shown as Tract II on the plat of the F. N. Scott heirs land in File No. 79-SP-54, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Davie County, North Carolina. Together with and subject to ease- ments, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey. Also being identified as Parcel ID# G5-000-00-002-02, Davie County Tax Office. Address: (G5-000-00- 002-02) Off Woodward Rd The sale will be made subject to all existing easements and restric- tions, any superior liens, all out- standing city and county taxes, all local improvement assessments against the above-described prop- erty not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause, any prior lien in favor of the State of North Carolina, any right of re- demption of the United States and any rights of any persons in pos- session. A deposit of the greater of $750.00 or five (5) percent of the successful bid will be required at the time of sale unless the highest bid is by a taxing unit; then a de- posit shall not be required. In the instance where multiple tax parcels are indicated in this No- tice, the Commissioner may elect to sell all of the parcels either in one sale, or on the sale date indi- cated sell each parcel individually by conducting a separate sale for each, or group various parcels together for several sales, or not conduct a sale at all on one or more parcels, as the Commission- er determines in his sole discre- tion as being most likely to sell the parcels at a price adequate to pay all taxes due, as well as fees and costs. Any party contemplating the filing of an upset bid is therefore strongly encouraged to consult the Clerk of Court records to ascertain the parcel or parcels included in the sale for which an upset bid is planned. Upon delivery of the deed, the winning bidder shall be required to pay the costs of recordation of the deed, including deed stamp taxes due to the Register of Deeds. Title and condition of the property will be granted to the successful bid- der “as is” and without warranties. This the 29th day of September, 2025. TAX VALUE: $97,660 E. Lauren Watson Hubbard Commissioner Capital Center 82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500 Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 252-8010 Publish: Davie Enterprise 10/16, 10/23, 2025 www.ourdavie.com B10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 County Line Last Saturday at Salem Methodist "Fall Festival," folks of all ages enjoy hayrides, playing bingo, cake- walks, and supper. Of course, kids also enjoy the in- flatables. At the 50th Carolina Balloon Fest, David & Melanie Nantz Taylor and 84-year-old lady who came from Virginia just to check balloon ride off her bucket list pose with balloon pilot before lift-off for their first ride. Scenery is beautiful as they float along. As dusk comes, the area is lit with colorful balloons followed by a drone show celebrating the 50th annual event. Caleb Williams celebrat- ed his 16th birthday Sun- day, Oct.19. By Shirley ThorneCounty Line News The Salem Methodist Church folks thank everyone for supporting their success-ful fall festival and supper. The 50th annual Carolina Balloon Fest last weekend at-tracted thousands, including some of our folks.The Jordan Family Band of Georgia will present Chris-tian music at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 at Clarksbury Meth-odist. Church members in-vite everyone for this special Christian ministry via music.Calvary Baptist Church is collecting toys for the South Yadkin Baptist Association Toy Store through November. In December the store gives toys to parents of need for their children for Christmas. If you wish to donate, please contact Peggy Koontz Carl-ton or any church member.Upcoming community events: Trunk or Treat with chicken stew from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 at Clarksbury Methodist; Trunk or Treat from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 at Salem Methodist; V-Point Ruritan country breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1; and homecoming with "Only God Choir" Sunday, Nov. 2 at Cal-vary Baptist. Our community sends happy 16th birthday wishes to Caleb Williams. From his unexpected birth to his fierce battle with liver cancer the past few years as doctors ini-tially gave little hope, Caleb has definitely been our "Mir-acle on the Ridge." On his birthday last Sunday, Oct. 19, he helped a friend in Coolee-mee with their Trunk or Treat.We send get-well wishes to Margie Beck and Horace York. Margie was hospital-ized with several broken ribs from a fall and is in rehab at Autumn Care of Statesville. Horace has been at Novant Forsyth Medical Center in Clemmons. Robert Moore remains in skilled nursing at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Caroline M. Jones remains under hospice care at her home in Erwin. Join us in prayer for the Lord's divine healing and blessings upon these residents and others who are having health issues.Please continue to remem-ber in prayer Perry and Caleb Williams as they continue medical treatment and Vickie as she cares for them. Perry has begun cardiac therapy but still has shortness of breath. This family has had a difficult past few years: Caring for Perry's mother as her health declined, Caleb's diagnosis of cancer and hospitalizations, unexpected death of Perry's mother, and Caleb's contin-ued hospitalizations. Then after Caleb's successful liver transplant and a somewhat normal summer, Perry suf-fered a heart attack and had bypass surgery. Please bright-en this family's day by send-ing them a "Thinking of You" card: Perry, Vickie, & Caleb Williams, 1299 Ridge Road, Mocksville, NC. 27028 For news and memories to share, call or text Shirley on 336-492-5115 or email sdtlink@hotmail.com. Calvary collecting toys for South Yadkin association