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The American ag ies over the Siler City Fire Department on Tuesday just ahead of the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Three-hundred forty-three New York City re ghters were killed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
the BRIEF this week
Michigan judge tosses case against accused fake electors in 2020
A Michigan judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. District Court Judge Kristen Simmons decided in a Tuesday hearing that the cases won’t go to trial. Charges were brought by the state’s Democratic attorney general over two years ago. The people charged include a few high pro le members of the Republican Party in the battleground state. Each faced eight charges of forgery and conspiracy to commit election forgery. They had been accused of submitting certi cates that falsely said Trump won the election in Michigan.
RFK Jr.’s latest “Make America Healthy Again” report calls for oversight of drug ads
The Trump administration is urging public health agencies to prioritize investigations of vaccine injuries, prescription drug use, and the cause of autism. The call is part of a new report released Tuesday. Overseen by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the report aims to end childhood diseases in the U.S. by refocusing public health on his so-called “MAHA” movement’s priorities. The report suggests using personal medical records and health insurance data to investigate diseases and disorders, including autism. It also addresses issues like ultraprocessed food consumption and water quality. The report calls for increased oversight of prescription drug ads, especially those by social media in uencers.
Pittsboro to put out request for bids for new town hall project
The proposed facility is anticipated to have a construction cost north of $13 million
By Ryan Henkel Chatham News & Record
PITTSBORO — The Town of Pittsboro Board of Commissioners is making headway toward the construction of a new town hall building.
At its Sept. 8 meeting, the board was presented with a feasibility study — done by Hobbs Architects and Frank Land Design — for a potential town hall.
The proposed site for the new town hall will be o of J A Farrell Street, where the current Lil’ Tikes Learning Academy is located.
“This piece of land is really sandwiched between two of our major thoroughfares being East Street and Thompson Street, and it’s only three or four blocks o of Hillsboro Street,” said Hobbs Architect co-founder Taylor Hobbs. “So we’re going to have folks coming from all different directions. It is a central
location that has walkability to downtown, has walkability up to East Street, and we really think works well for its intended use.
“We’re in a real transition zone here between commercial and residential, and what we’re trying to do is respond to both, with the architecture and the development and the site layout,” Hobbs said. “Respecting the residential areas, trying to keep this a passive corner.”
The site plan lays out around 15,000 square feet on the rst oor with two separate wings (government and administrative) and then about 10,000 square feet on the second oor with spaces on both oors for o ces, conference areas, work rooms, storage, break rooms, mechanical/engineering, bathrooms as well as public spaces.
“We had several meetings with town sta to identify what the needs are for the new town hall building,” said Hobbs Ar-
“They knocked it out of the park if they were designing a showstopper town hall. From a budget standpoint, we are nervous about that cost.”
Jonathan Franklin, town manager
chitect Principal Chevon Moore.
“We then sought to arrange them in certain ways that kept the areas that were needed to be accessed by the public, easily and clearly accessible, and then also with a way to secure the areas that did not need to be accessed by the public.”
The total construction cost estimate from the architects puts the project at potentially around $14 million.
“We worked with a professional cost estimator that we’ve worked with for a couple of decades now, and he looked at the
Democratic governor, Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politics
“What they want is for whoever are in these positions to get things done that make their lives better, and that’s my job.” Gov. Josh Stein
The rst-term executive works with the GOP on storm recovery and other priorities
By Gary D. Robertson The Associated Press
FLETCHER — North Caro-
lina Gov. Josh Stein has taken an unusual approach with Republican political opponents in his rst eight months leading a highly competitive state where divided government has become the norm.
He’s trying to get along with them. Stein, who succeeded fellow Democrat Roy Cooper in January, has made an e ort to work with the GOP-controlled General Assembly on things
like storm recovery — still a top priority nearly a year since Hurricane Helene’s historic ooding — and on other issues broadly popular with North Carolinians.
He’s kept communication lines open with legislative leaders, even as they back President Donald Trump and oppose many Stein policy prescriptions.
The public, Stein said in an interview with The Associated Press, doesn’t “care whether I’m a Democrat or Republican, or that the legislature is a Democrat- or Republican-led body.”
“What they want is for whoever are in these positions to get things done that make
proposed building and the proposed site and priced it as if it were being bid today,” Moore said. “This represents if it were to go out to bid in today’s market.”
Following the presentation, the board approved town sta to move forward with the posting of a request for quotation for public facility design for construction.
“You saw a town hall that I think meets our needs size wise,” said Town Manager Jonathan Franklin. “Certainly I think they knocked it out of the park if they were designing a showstopper town hall. From a budget standpoint, we are nervous about that cost, and the timeline is tight. We have probably a couple of months to spare for when our lease is up at our current space, so I don’t think we have any time to waste.”
The Town of Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will next meet Sept. 29 for a special joint session alongside the Chatham County Board of Commissioners.
THE CHATHAM COUNTY EDITION OF NORTH STATE JOURNAL
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CRIME LOG
Sept. 1
• Tawana Lynn Sanford, 41, of Siler City, was arrested for unauthorized use of motor vehicle.
Sept. 3
• Erin Bevan Clement, 39, of Apex, was arrested for resisting a public o cer, assault on government o cial/employee, and intoxicated and disruptive behavior.
Sept. 4
• Darryl Nicholas Jeremiah Neal, 23, of Pittsboro, was arrested for identity theft and obtaining property by false pretenses.
Sept. 5
• Justin Ellis, 38, was arrested for selling/delivering Schedule II controlled substances.
• Wesley Scott Allen Turner, 26, of Raleigh, was arrested for eeing or eluding arrest, failure to heed light or siren, reckless driving, no motorcycle endorsement, speeding, improper registration plate display, no liability insurance, and expired/no inspection.
Sept. 6
• Bigael Manzanarez, 44, was arrested for assault on a female and domestic violence.
• Maria Angelica Arroyo Aguilar, 38, was arrested for domestic violence and simple assault.
• Sara Glovier Smith, 40, homeless, was arrested for second-degree trespass.
• Tre Jordan Hopper, 32, homeless, was arrested for second-degree trespass.
Sept. 7
• Timothy T. Richmond, 53, was arrested for assault on a female, domestic violence, communicating threats, domestic violence protective order violation, assault by strangulation, second-degree kidnapping, breaking and entering to terrorize/injure, and domestic trespass.
• Jasmine Diane Roberts, 28, was arrested for driving while impaired.
GOP state Sen. Bobby Hanig announces bid to unseat Democrat Don Davis
The coastal legislator seeks the GOP nomination in the swing congressional district
The Associated Press
POWELLS POINT — A
coastal North Carolina legislator announced his bid on Wednesday for a U.S. House seat next year, looking to unseat Democratic incumbent Don Davis in what is currently the state’s only swing congressional district.
State Sen. Bobby Hanig of Currituck County said he would seek the Republican nomination for the sprawling 1st Congressional District, which covers 22 counties from the northern Outer Banks to the Raleigh metro area’s outskirts.
Davis and Rocky Mount
Mayor Sandy Roberson, also a Republican, have already led federal candidate paperwork for the 1st District seat in 2026. The o cial state election ling period is in December, with primaries set for early March.
Republicans currently hold
“I’m a proven leader who has always been a erce advocate for my constituents and our shared values and beliefs.”
State Sen. Bobby Hanig
10 of North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House seats, with the 1st District seat the only other one for which the GOP has been competitive. The November 2026 outcome will be watched closely given Republicans’ narrow U.S. House majority and e orts in other states to redraw congressional maps to favor one major party or the other.
Hanig, who was initially elected to the state House in 2018 before moving to the Senate in 2022, highlighted his support for President Donald Trump’s policies and his legislative record with his entry.
“I’m a proven leader who has always been a erce advocate for my constituents and
our shared values and beliefs,” Hanig said in a news release. “I will continue that ght when I get to Washington.”
Davis, himself a former state senator, won the 1st District seat in 2022 by defeating Republican Sandy Smith and earned a second term last fall over Republican Laurie Buckhout by less than 2 percentage points.
Roberson, who lost the GOP nomination to Smith in 2022, reported to the Federal Election Commission raising nearly $2.3 million for his campaign committee in the second quarter, of which $2 million came from his personal funds.
Hanig, a business owner and former Currituck County commissioner chairman, is perhaps best known at the Legislative Building for wearing colorful and striking suit jackets.
Hanig clashed with state Senate GOP leaders this year while opposing their e orts to ban inshore and coastal shoreline shrimp trawling. The legislation petered out in the House after shrimp industry members and their allies rallied in Raleigh against it.
Here’s a quick look at what’s coming up in Chatham County:
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Chatham Mills Farmers Market
8 a.m. to noon
Producers-only farmers market o ering a wide variety of goods from fresh produce to other groceries, including eggs, cheese, meat, health and wellness items and crafts. Everything is created by the vendors themselves. Lawn of the historic Chatham Mills
480 Hillsboro St. Pittsboro
Sanford Farmers Market
8:30 a.m. to noon
It creates the ideal place for local food producers to build connections within the community while giving the public a place to sample and purchase foods and crafts made by their neighbors. Experience the ultimate in food, fun and fellowship in the Sandhills region.
115 Chatham St. Sanford
Mill Town Yarns at BFM –“Sing Me a Story”
7-8:30 p.m.
Live acoustic performances by a variety of local musicians. Admission is free; donations are welcome.
Front Porch, Bynum General Store 950 Bynum Road Bynum
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Jazz Night at The Sycamore at Chatham Mills 6-9 p.m.
Every Wednesday night, The Sycamore hosts live Jazz Nights. The series features a rotating list of local musicians. Visitors can order their choice of appetizers from the Lounge Menu in the dining room each night. Reservations are highly recommended.
480 Hillsboro St. Suite 500 Pittsboro
Sept. 18
Opening Night of the 75th Annual Chatham County Fair
5-10 p.m.
Main attractions will include games, rides, concessions, a petting zoo and an antique car exhibition. Adult tickets are $6, children 6-12 are $4 and children 5 and under get in free.
191 Fairgrounds Road Pittsboro
Celebrity Dairy and Inn o ers gourmet food, high-level hospitality, goats
The working goat farm over-delivers when it comes to pampering guests
By Shawn Krest Chatham News & Record
A DISTINCTIVE-LOOKING goat leaned over the fence and took a mouthful of a visitor’s shirt sleeve. His mop of dark, curly hair looked almost like he was wearing a Halloween wig.
“That one is Bob Ross,” said Clare Reding, a trained chef who now is responsible for the nonhuman residents of Celebrity Dairy. That includes a chicken barn, a handful of free-range guinea hens, two llamas (“to provide security”) and the Celebrity stars—a herd of 100-plus goats.
The goats are remarkably quiet and very friendly. They’re also very aware of where the food is, whether it’s the bin of kibble just out of their reach (but, as they seem to know, well within yours) or the bag of salt they frequently snack on.
Reding, who runs the barn with her partner Cole, explains that each of the goats are supposed to be named after a famous person — hence the name of the dairy. The sheer size of the herd means they’re always looking for suggestions. And you can save the Selena Goatmez or Gordon Ram-sey puns. They’re looking for names that match the individual goats’ personality or, like Mr. Ross, their appearance.
The couple o ers full access to the farm — guests can held cuddle and feed babies during kid season, and they’re welcome at the twice-daily milkings. They’ll talk at length about the animals in their care and are happy to answer any questions — such as, “Why do goats snack on scoops of salt straight from the bag?” — even if they know the visitor won’t retain much of their detailed answer.
The Celebrity Dairy o ers day tours of the farm, but visitors should also take advantage of the Celebrity Dairy Inn, an elegant country bed and breakfast run by Brit and Fleming Pfann. The couple has run the dairy since the late 1980s, after careers in other lines of work.
The Pfanns seem genuinely thrilled to greet visitors and have not slowed down at all after nearly 40 years on the farm.
Brit is constantly headed outside to handle some task on the 300-acre property. Fleming keeps things running smoothly inside, including doing the cooking for family and guests.
The Inn’s website promises full breakfast for weekend guests
Church News
MOUNT VERNON SPRINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Will host their Annual Church Yard Sale Sat., Sept. 13 – 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There will be food including ham biscuits, homemade fried apple pies, baked goods, ra e tickets, furniture, tools, clothes and much more! The church is located at 1225 Mount Vernon Springs Rd. in Bear Creek.
LOVES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
Loves Creek Baptist Church in Siler City would like to invite everyone to their 200th Anniversary Celebration. It will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 a.m. with a memorial service as well as the homecoming celebration. A covered dish lunch will be held at noon following the service. There will be photos, memorabilia and more so come join the celebration! The church is located at 1745 East 11th St. (Highway 64) in Siler City. Please note there will be no Sunday School to allow for this time of celebration. Everyone is welcome!
Cooking really doesn’t do justice to what is produced in the Inn’s industrial-sized restaurant kitchen. ... The Inn o ers monthly multicourse gourmet dinners featuring mocktails, seafood and desserts.
and “grab & go” during the week, but Fleming sco s at that policy. “If there’s even one person here,” she vows, “I’m going to cook.”
Cooking really doesn’t do justice to what Fleming produces in the Inn’s industrial-sized restaurant kitchen. Guests sit down to a table overloaded with individual fruit salads, platters of seasoned, sliced tomatoes, baskets of biscuits and a selection of jams. Then Fleming asks what you want her to make.
One morning, she offered a sampling of the Inn’s award-winning goat cheeses, as well as homemade granola, mixed with goat yogurt, to go with eggs and homemade sausage. Another morning, she made Scotch eggs —
hard-boiled eggs, breaded with sausage and baked. And all of this was for a midweek “grab & go” breakfast.
The Inn also o ers monthly multicourse gourmet dinners featuring mocktails, seafood and desserts.
The rooms are immaculately decorated and furnished with antique furniture, including cast-iron beds, chairs and armoire wardrobe cabinets. The beds are piled high with comforters and pillows, and the only thing that’s new is the high-quality mattress. Each room has a set of French doors that open onto the Inn’s large, inviting porches.
The Celebrity Dairy and Inn is an ideal spot to get away for a day trip or a longer stay. For the level of attention and hospitality, a stay with the Pfanns is one of the biggest bargains around. Our multiday, midweek stay cost less than an overnight stay at similar agritourist B&Bs around the Carolinas and Virginia.
Complaints are hard to come up with. They could have given us a hard sell on their cheese because we were ready to buy. But it wasn’t even available in their on-site gift shop. And they could have been more open-minded about suggestions for celebrity goat names. Billy (Goat) Eilish is gold. Gold.
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Two llamas provide security for the 100 goats while eyeing visitors suspiciously.
SHAWN KREST / CHATHAM NEWS & RECORD
The Celebrity Dairy blends elegant rooms and food with rural charm.
obituaries
IN MEMORY
Brenda Clark
Sept. 2, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved sister, mother, grandmother, and friend, Brenda Clark, on September 2, 2025, at age 78. Brenda’s loving
Apr. 29, 1959 – Sept. 5, 2025
Child of God, Kathy Mote Mashburn was born on April 29, 1959, in Orange County, passed away peacefully in her hometown on September 5, 2025, at the age of 66. A loving daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, Kathy will be remembered for her gentle spirit and dedication to those she loved.
Kathy’s life was enriched by her passion for gardening, where she found solace and joy among the owers and plants she so lovingly tended. She was an avid bird watcher, cherishing the quiet moments spent observing nature’s beauty. Her faith was a cornerstone of her life, and she drew strength and
heart and warm spirit will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Brenda was preceded in death by her parents, Johnnie and Lela Mae Elkins, and cherished son, Mike Clark. She is survived by her daughter Loretta Keily and devoted siblings: Joyce Beeson, Billy Elkins, Kay Ray, and Wanda Gunter. Brenda was also a treasured grandmother, greatgrandmother, great-greatgrandmother, and aunt. She will be fondly remembered by her extensive and loving family and her close friends.
We ask that you pray for the family during this di cult time. A memorial service to celebrate Brenda’s life will be held later, and details will be shared once they are con rmed.
comfort from her relationship with God. Above all, Kathy treasured the time spent with her family and her faithful dog, Gracie.
In her earlier years, Kathy pursued higher education and earned an associate’s degree, which paved the way for a successful career in her chosen eld. Unfortunately, her career was cut short in the early 1990s when she became disabled, but she faced these challenges with grace and resilience.
Kathy is preceded in death by her beloved parents, Lessie and David Mote, brother, Jimmy Mote and her nephew, William David Mote. She leaves behind her cherished sister, Robin Michelle Mote; her niece, Shawna Williamson; her nephew, Jacob Owen Mote; and her loyal canine companion, Gracie. Services will be held at Union Grove UMC, where she was a member, 6401 Union Grove Church Rd Hillsborough, NC 27278, on Sunday September 14th at 3PM with a dinner provided afterward. Desserts will be potluck style. Please wear your favorite springtime colors, as they were her favorite and she would want to be celebrated, not mourned. Piedmont Cremation & Funeral Service is assisting the family at this time.
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APRIL 3, 1934 – SEPT. 5, 2025
Dorothy Watts, Bennett, passed away on Friday, September 5th, 2025, at her home. The funeral will be at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025, at Beulah Baptist Church with Rev. Neal Jackson presiding. The visitation will be 1-2:45 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall following the committal service. At other times, the family will receive friends at her home. Dorothy was born in Montgomery County on April 3rd, 1934, to Marshall Smith McIntyre and Onnie Webb. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. She lived in Rockingham for 34 years. While residing there she attended the Wesleyan Church where she taught Sunday School and sang in the choir. She held the title of Miss Rockingham in 1954. She owned and operated Gladys’ Kitchen. She later worked in bookkeeping and accounting. She also enjoyed ea marketing with selling baby clothes. She loved playing Rummy and especially winning. She also loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dorothy was spoiled by her two grandsons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bernie Watts, brother Neil McIntyre, and brother-in-law, Tommy Bass and son-inlaw Jimmy Preslar. Dorothy is survived by her daughter Jacquelyn Preslar (Joe Thomas) of Pittsboro, Sister, Joyce Bass of High Point, Grandsons: Brian Preslar (Renee), Brannon Preslar (Alysia) both of Bennett, Great Grandchildren; Brady, Ansley, Barrett, Ava and a host of family and friends.
MICHAEL LYNN BRADY
JAN. 22, 1957 – SEPT. 1, 2025
Michael Lynn Brady, 68, of Bennett, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025 at UNC Hospital surrounded by his loving family. The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2025 at Bennett Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Jason Whitehurst and Rev. Tim Strider presiding. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at JoyceBrady Chapel. Michael was born in Chatham County on January 22, 1957, to Harvey and Ruby Brewer Brady. He was a faithful member of Bennett Baptist Church. Before retirement, he worked as a detention o cer with the Chatham County Sheri ’s O ce for eight years, following 32 years as a construction superintendent. Michael was also a volunteer reman with the Bennett Fire Department, where he served as Fire Chief for 13 years and was currently active on the Board of Directors, as well as in several other roles throughout the years. Family was at the heart of Michael’s life, and he was so proud of his grandchildren. He never missed a ball game, concert, birthday, or school event, often driving many miles in a single day to be there. He created countless memories on beach trips, sleepovers, riding four-wheelers, and running the skid steer. He also delighted in spoiling his grandchildren with ice cream, Maola chocolate milk, breakfasts, and candy from Routh’s Grocery, where they enjoyed visits with the “Old Man’s Club.” In addition to his parents, Michael was preceded in death by his grandsons, Camden and Caleb Brady; sisters, Irene Covert and Sylvia Brown and brother, Gary Dean Brady. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Darlene Brown Brady, of the home; sons, Joshua Brady (Caroline), of Raleigh and Philip Brady (Rebecca), of Bennett; grandchildren, Emma Grace Brady, Anna Brady, Jaxon Brady and Ethan Brady; brothers, Wayne Brady (Wanda), of Siler City and Harold Brady (Ellen), of Bennett and a host of family and friends. In lieu of owers, donations may be made to the Bennett Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 115, Bennett, NC 27208, or a blood or monetary contribution to the American Red Cross.
DOROTHY MAE FOXX SHAMBURGER
FEB. 20, 1937 – SEPT. 7, 2025
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Foxx Shamburger was born February 20, 1937 in Chatham County, NC. Dorothy was the second of ten children born to the late Willie S. & Veatrice Foxx. She was married to Henry Shamburger Sr. who preceded her in death. Dorothy was a ectionately known as Dot to her boys, family, friends & many others. Dot joined Lambert Chapel Missionary Baptist church at a very young age. She was a faithful & dedicated member until her health began to decline. Over the years Dot served as an usher & Sunday School Teacher. She took great pride in her work as a missionary and served as Missionary President for many, many years. Dot was also active in the Deep River Association. Dot worked at various places throughout her life. She was an Assistant Cafeteria Manager for Robbins Primary School in Robbins. She also held positions at Kellwood & Chatham County Group Home in Siler City. Dot was the rst black female retail manager at the rst Family Dollar store in Siler City. Dorothy Mae was proceeded in death by her parents, two brothers; Michael Anthony Foxx & Sylvester Roosevelt Foxx and two sisters Jessie Carol Davis & Eva Louise Siler. She leaves to cherish her memory four sons: Henry Shamburger Jr. of Bear Creek, Dwight Shamburger (Regina) of Aberdeen, Robert Shamberger of Liberty and Steven Shamburger of Sanford, one brother Carl Foxx (Ruth) of Siler City, four sisters; Pauline Hall, Hattie Lucille Hanner and Gwendolyn Fox Hanner (Tracy) all of Bear Creek and Mary Ann Williams of Siler City and sister-in-law Priscilla Foxx of Robbins, 11 grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, cousins and friends.
Joseph McNeil, helped spark protest movement at Greensboro lunch counter, dead at 83
The civil rights pioneer and retired USAF general was living in New York
By Gary D. Robertson The Associated Press
RALEIGH — Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit-in protests across the South, died last Thursday, his university said. He was 83.
McNeil, who later became a two-star general, was one of four freshmen at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro who sat down at the local “whites only” counter on Feb. 1, 1960. The young black men were refused service and declined to give up their seats even as the store manager and police urged them to move on. Statements from North Carolina A&T and the family did not give his cause of death or where he died. McNeil had been living in New York.
The historically black university said McNeil had recent health challenges but still managed to attend the sit-in’s 65th anniversary observance this year in Greensboro.
McNeil’s death means Jibreel Khazan — formerly Ezell Blair Jr. — is the only surviving member of the four. Franklin McCain
died in 2014 and David Richmond in 1990.
“We were quite serious, and the issue that we rallied behind was a very serious issue because it represented years of su ering and disrespect and humiliation,” McNeil said in a 2010 Associated Press story on the 50th anniversary of the sit-in and the opening of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum on the site of the old Woolworth’s store. “Segregation was an evil kind of thing that needed attention.”
On the sit-in’s rst day, the four young men stayed until the store closed. More protesters joined the next day and days following, leading to at least 1,000 by the fth day. Within weeks, sit-ins were launched in more than 50 cities in nine states. The Woolworth’s counter in Greensboro was desegregated within six months.
McNeil and his classmates “inspired a nation with their courageous, peaceful protest, powerfully embodying the idea that young people could change the world. His leadership and the example of the A&T Four continue to inspire our students today,” school Chancellor James Martin said in a news release. A monument to the four men sits on the A&T campus.
The Greensboro sit-in also led to the formation in Raleigh of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which became a key part of the student
direct-action civil rights movement. Demonstrations between 1960 and 1965 helped pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. McNeil and the sit-in participants leave a legacy of nonviolent protests that “promote equity and social justice and social change in America and throughout the world,” museum co-founder Earl Jones said Thursday.
The students decided to act when McNeil returned to school on a bus from New York — and the racial atmosphere became more and more oppressive the further south he went, according to the AP’s story in 2010.
The rst-day e ort was meticulously planned, including the purchase of school supplies and toiletries and keeping the receipts to show the lunch counter was the only portion of the store where racial segregation still prevailed.
Joseph A. McNeil grew up in coastal Wilmington and was an ROTC member at A&T. He retired as a two-star major general from the Air Force Reserves in 2001 and also worked as an investment banker. McNeil’s family said a tribute to honor his life will be announced separately. McNeil’s “legacy is a testament to the power of courage and conviction,” his son, Joseph McNeil Jr., said in the family’s statement. “His impact on the civil rights movement and his service to the nation will never be forgotten.”
Kathy Mote Mashburn
their lives better, and that’s my job,” he added. “So I will work with whoever I need to in order to make progress for the people of North Carolina.”
His results have been mixed so far. The General Assembly passed storm-relief packages but gave Stein roughly a little over half the money he requested. It overrode several of his vetoes on bills that build up immigration enforcement, weaken transgender rights and assert other GOP priorities — results that Stein laments.
But Republicans, including some who gathered with Stein at a barbecue in the mountains recently to honor local government workers’ hurricane recovery efforts, have taken notice of the efforts he’s made.
“We appreciate everything that he’s done for us,” said Larry Chapman, a Transylvania County commissioner and Trump supporter. “I’m encouraged with Stein — he seems to be a lot more interested in getting out with the people and listening to people more.”
Stein’s approach comes as Democratic governors nationwide struggle to navigate Republican gains and Trump’s sprawling agenda. While some chief executives have taken more combative stances against Trump and the GOP, others have opted for diplomacy.
Stein told those gathered in Fletcher that he was their ally on Helene, which caused more than 100 deaths in North Carolina and generated $60 billion in damages and needs. He did not mention political a liation.
“You and your constituents have been busting your tails to come back, and come back stronger than ever,” Stein said to hundreds at a park submerged during Helene. “I want you to know that I am in your corner.”
More communication, less confrontation
Stein, the former attorney general, shares many views with Cooper, who early on clashed with Republicans over the “bathroom bill” lawmakers enacted and sued them over laws that eroded his powers. Those clashes set a tone of distrust that wasn’t eliminated during his eight years at the job. Cooper is now running for the U.S. Senate.
While Stein also has sued over GOP power grabs, he’s needed good relations with Republicans on storm relief and other topics. He’s speaking regularly with new Republican House Speaker Destin Hall, longtime Senate leader Phil Berger and other legislators.
“We have di erences with him on certain policies and certain processes,” Berger said recently. But, he added, “I would say that there’s still what I would consider to be a very good relationship on a personal basis with Gov. Stein.”
Stein, himself a lawmaker until 2016, has shared credit with Republicans, inviting them to signings of bipartisan bills. Last week, Stein named a GOP legislator to co-chair an energy affordability task force.
There “was a lot of fatigue from the last eight years, of everything was a battle,” said state Rep. Jake Johnson, another
Republican. “It felt like you were just having to ght to get anything done.”
Partisan divisions remain
By North Carolina standards, Stein still has used his veto stamp frequently — 15 times so far.
He rejected measures that would expand gun access and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
“Because you respect the people you deal with, because you’re civil with the people you deal with, doesn’t mean you don’t have real disagreements,” Stein said. “When they pass legislation that makes the state less safe or less strong, I’ll veto them.”
Berger said the vetoes prove Stein is more left-leaning than he’s portrayed himself to be.
Democrats hold the minimum number of seats necessary to uphold Stein’s vetoes if they remain
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united. But Stein was unable to hold them together on eight vetoes — as one to three House Democrats joined Republicans in voting to override them.
Another major veto decision looms if there’s a nal state budget, now two months overdue.
“Stein has lost some big-time issues” this year, Meredith College political science professor David McLennan said. “But it doesn’t mean that he’s not a successful governor in his rst year.”
Visiting areas damaged by Helene
Stein’s latest trip to western North Carolina marked his 34th separate day spent in the region as governor, re ecting a promise to rebuild “a more resilient region for the long haul.”
“A lot of the job is showing up,” said Chuck McGrady, a former Republican legislator from the mountains. “He
is meeting with a wide range of people, and I think he’s gotten very high grades from folks, regardless of their politics.”
Helene’s recovery began during presidential and gubernatorial campaigns and prompted accusations by Trump and allied Republicans that the response from Democratic administrations was weak.
Stein included Johnson and McGrady, now an una liated voter, on a recovery committee. And he created a recovery agency separate from a Cooper-era o ce criticized for housing repair delays after hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Stein met Trump when the president visited the hard-hit region during his rst days in o ce.
Stein said this week he’s seeking an additional $11.5 billion in aid from Congress. His administration says nancial assistance received so far from the federal government as a percentage of total damages and needs is small compared with what was provided after other recent U.S. hurricanes.
A White House spokesperson responded, saying the “request is evidence that he is un t to run a state.” Other Republicans previously said Stein’s administration hasn’t converted what money it’s received to repairs fast enough.
Stein still thinks he can get his messages across without trying to show anybody up.
“I think you can disagree with folks and still be civil, and so when I have concerns about what the administration is doing, I have no hesitation to say what I believe when it hurts North Carolina,” he said.
Judges rule NC tax cap amendments voter ID, enforceable
The trial court panel reversed a previous ruling on the gerrymandering challenge
By Gary D. Robertson
The Associated Press
RALEIGH — Two state constitutional amendments approved by voters — including a photo voter identi cation mandate — are enforceable, a trial court panel ruled three years after appeals judges declared they could be nulli ed because state lawmakers who helped put them on 2018 ballots came from districts tainted by illegal racial bias.
A panel of three Superior Court judges agreed late last week with GOP legislative leaders who wanted dismissed a lawsuit that focused on whether certain legislative actions could be voided if enough General Assembly members elected from racially gerrymandered districts swayed the outcome. The amendment referendums were put on the ballot through bills approved in part by lawmakers elected from nearly 30 districts struck down by federal courts as illegal gerrymanders.
The state Supreme Court ruled in August 2022 — when Democrats held a 4-3 seat majority — that canceling such referendum initiations was possible. But it said a trial judge who initially voided the two approved amendments in early 2019 needed to gather more evidence on the particulars. Along with the voter ID requirements, a majority of voters also approved an amendment lowering the cap on income tax rates from 10% to 7%.
The party-line majority opinion in 2022 said the initial judge had to evaluate whether leaving the amendments in place would allow improperly elected legislators to escape accountability, further exclude voters from the democratic process or amount to continued discrimination. If the answer to any is yes, the justices said, an amendment must be invalidated.
Over the next three years, however, the case was transferred to a three-judge panel. While attorneys for the state
NAACP, the lawsuit plainti , asked that the panel order the two sides to accumulate evidence for a hearing the Supreme Court directed occur, the GOP legislators’ lawyers said there was already enough information from legal briefs for the panel to rule in their favor. The three judges listened to those arguments in October 2024.
The panel’s unanimous order, issued Friday, said the state NAACP failed to “meet its burden of proof of beyond a reasonable doubt” that the General Assembly passed the voter ID and income tax cap amendments with “discriminatory intent and that the legislation actually produces a meaningful disparate impact along racial lines.” The panel was composed of two registered Republicans and one Democrat.
Spokespeople for Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Destin Hall didn’t immediately respond to an email request for comment Monday. Tim Moore was speaker when the 2018 amendments were approved for the ballot.
The ruling can be appealed, and the measure could end up back at the state Supreme Court, where ve of the seven current justices are registered Republicans.
The three-judge panel also pointed out the same session of the legislature approved a law in December 2018 — weeks after the amendment was approved — that determined how photo voter ID would be implemented. The requirement has been used in elections since 2023.
“To retroactively invalidate the session law enabling the Voter ID Amendment would entrench chaos and confusion especially when the Voter ID Law was upheld by the Supreme Court,” the panel read.
As for the income tax cap, they wrote, the trial judge’s 2019 order that initially blocked both amendments, stating that a lower tax rate could harm people of color, was “at best, a speculative forecast of a disparate impact along racial lines.”
CHRIS CARLSON / AP PHOTO
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein speaks at the Land of Sky Regional Council on Aug. 20 in Fletcher.
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NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Chatham County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, re ecting proposed ood hazard determinations within Chatham County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas. These ood hazard determinations may include the addition or modi cation of Base Flood Elevations, base ood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory oodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed ood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for Chatham County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas. These ood hazard determinations are the basis for the oodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in e ect in order to qualify or remain quali ed for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are e ective for oodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities a ected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www. oodmaps.fema. gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).
NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE TO CREDITORS COUNTY OF CHATHAM
THE UNDERSIGNED, having quali ed on the 13th day of August, 2025, as Co-Executors of the ESTATE OF GRETCHEN R. BRUCE, Deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of November, 2025 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 28th day of August, 2025. Christopher Bruce and Robin Bruce
CO-EXECUTORS ESTATE OF GRETCHEN R. BRUCE
c/o Richard G. Long III, Attorney Walker Lambe, PLLC Post O ce Box 51549 Durham, North Carolina 27717
NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE TO CREDITORS COUNTY OF CHATHAM
THE UNDERSIGNED, having quali ed on the 15th day of August, 2025, as Executor of the ESTATE OF JOHN HOYT KELLEY, Deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the November 22, 2025 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This, the 21st day of August 2025. Sandra Loen Kelley
EXECUTOR ESTATE OF John Hoyt Kelley
c/o Richard G. Long III, Attorney Walker Lambe, PLLC Post O ce Box 51549 Durham, North Carolina 27717
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE
The undersigned, having quali ed on the 13th day of August, 2025, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Elizabeth Fletcher, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 21st day of November, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 21st day of August, 2025. Kathryn Bethune and Ramon Gomez, Co-Executors of the Estate of Elizabeth Fletcher c/o Candace B. Minjares, Kennon Craver, PLLC 4011 University Drive, Suite 300 Durham, North Carolina 27707
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NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having quali ed as Executor of the Estate of James Denson Jones, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of the decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the o ce of Ivey & Eggleston, Attorneys at Law, 111 Worth Street, Asheboro, North Carolina 27203, on or before December 13th, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms or corporations indebted to said estate should make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 11th day of September, 2025. Rebecca Fields Jones Executor of the Estate of James Denson Jones BENJAMIN SCOTT WARREN, Attorney IVEY & EGGLESTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW 111 Worth Street Asheboro, NC 27203 (336) 625-3043 PUBL/DATES: 09/11/25 09/18/25 09/25/25 10/02/25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against Nanette Swift Melcher, of Chatham County, North Carolina, are noti ed to present them to Mathew Melcher, Executor of the Estate of Nanette Melcher, to Brittany N. Porter of NextGen Estate Solutions, 1340 Environ Way, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 or before November 28th, 2025. Failure to present a claim in timely fashion will result in this Notice being pleaded in bar of recovery against the estate, the Personal Representative, and the devisees of Nanette Melcher. Those indebted to Nanette Melcher are asked to make prompt payment to the Estate. Matthew Melcher, Executor of the Estate of Nannette Melcher
Brittany N. Porter, Attorney NextGen Estate Solutions 1340 Environ Way, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY
25E000267-180
ALL persons having claims against William Davis Brown, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, are noti ed to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before Nov 28 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This the 28th day of August, 2025.
LINDSAY BROWN, Administrator CTA C/O F. Timothy Nicholls, Nicholls & Crampton, P.A. PO Box 18237 Raleigh, NC 27619 A28, 4, 11 and 18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Max Allen Maples, deceased, of Chatham County, N.C., the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, rms, and corporations having claims against said estate to exhibit them on or before the 21st day of November 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. Published on the 21st day of August 2025. Shanda Hardin, Administrator, 5216 Eastview Lane, Ramseur, NC 27316.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY
25E000415-180
ALL persons having claims against Patricia Byrne Terry, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, are noti ed to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before Dec 04 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This the 4th day of September, 2025.
Christina T. Morris, Executor C/O Privette Legacy Planning 1400 Crescent Green, Suite G-100 Cary, NC 27518 S4, 11, 18 and 25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Louise Prudence Kessler Having quali ed as Limited Personal Representative of the Estate of Louise Prudence Kessler, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, rms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at 100 Europa Drive, Suite 271, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517, on or before the 23rd day of November 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms, corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This is the 21st day of August 2025.
Michelle Calderone Widmann Limited Personal Representative of the Estate of Louise Prudence Kessler
Timothy A. Nordgren Schell Bray PLLC Attorney for the Estate 100 Europa Drive, Suite 271 Chapel Hill, NC, 27517 FOR PUBLICATION: 8/21, 8/28, 9/04, 9/11, 2025
CREDITOR’S NOTICE
Having quali ed on the 15th day of August, 2025, as Administrator CTA of the Estate of Frances Dowd Payne, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of November, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment. This is the 20th day of August, 2025. Martin Payne, Administrator CTA of the Estate of Frances Dowd Payne 3531 Mill Run Raleigh, NC 27612 Attorneys: Law O ces of Doster & Brown, P.A. 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330 Publish On: August 28th, September 4th, 11th and 18th 2025.
NOTICE
ALL PERSONS, rms and corporations holding claims against Stephanie Ramos, deceased, of Chatham County, NC are noti ed to exhibit same to the undersigned on or before December 7, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This 4th day of September 2025. Nilda Ramos, Admin., c/o Clarity Legal Group, PO Box 2207, Chapel Hill, NC 27515.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
A public hearing will be held by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners on Monday, September 15, 2025, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The hearing will be held in the courtroom of the Historic Courthouse in Pittsboro, North Carolina at 9 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro NC 27312. Additional information is available at the Chatham County Planning Department o ce. Speakers are requested to sign up at the meeting prior to the hearing. You may also sign up on the county website prior to the meeting at www.chathamcountync.gov by selecting the heading County Government, then Commissioner Meetings, then Public Input/Hearing Sign Up. The public hearing may be continued to another date at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive input, both written and oral, on the issues listed below: Legislative Request: A legislative public hearing requested for a general use rezoning by Lockley Holdings LLC dba Bear Creek Fabrication, to rezone Parcel 9390, located at 1656 Campbell Rd, Bear Creek, being approximately 10.042 acres, from R-1 Residential to IH Heavy Industrial, Gulf Township.
A legislative public hearing requested by the Chatham County Planning Department to amend the e ective date of the adopted Uni ed Development Ordinance from December 31, 2025, to December 31st, 2026 as a result of legislative action S382. Substantial changes may be made following the public hearing due to verbal or written comments received or based on the Board’s discussions. Notice to people with special needs: If you have an audio or visual impairment, unique accessibility requirements or need language assistance, please call the number listed below prior to the hearing and assistance may be provided. If you have any questions or comments concerning these issues, please call the Chatham County Planning Department at 919-542-8204 or write to P.O. Box 54, Pittsboro N.C. 27312. Please run in your paper: September 4th and 11th, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The undersigned, having quali ed as Executor of the Estate of John Kevin Conlon aka John K. Conlon, Deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the o ces of Tillman, Whichard & Cagle, PLLC, 501 Eastowne Drive, Suite 130, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, on or before the 21st day of November, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment. This 21st day of August, 2025. DONNA CONLON, EXECUTOR ESTATE OF JOHN KEVIN CONLON AKA JOHN K. CONLON
NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE TO CREDITORS
CHATHAM COUNTY
HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Lewis Keith Kidd late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of November, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
This the 21st day of August, 2025. Kayla Kidd Humphries, Executor of the Estate of Lewis Keith Kidd 313 Sanctuary Way, Apt. 105 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 MOODY, WILLIAMS, ATWATER & LEE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
BOX 629
SILER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 27344 (919) 663-2850
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NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE TO CREDITORS
CHATHAM COUNTY
HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Frankie C. Mueller late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of December, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
This the 28th day of August, 2025. Je Mueller, Executor of the Estate Of Frankie C. Mueller 170 Dewitt Smith Road Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312
MOODY, WILLIAMS, ATWATER & LEE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
BOX 629
SILER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 27344 (919) 663-2850
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NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE TO CREDITORS
CHATHAM COUNTY
HAVING QUALIFIED, as Executrix of the Estate of Floyd Teague, Jr., late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before October 15, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. This the 3rd day of September, 2025.
Diane T. Campbell, Executrix 1982 Epps Clark Road Siler City, North Carolina 27344 (919) 663-2533
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY FILE#25E000342-180
The undersigned, KENNETH EUGENE POWELL, having quali ed on the 1ST Day of AUGUST, 2025 as ADMINISTRATOR of the Estate of CAROLYN JEAN
MILLER POWELL, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 21ST Day NOVEMBER 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 21ST DAY OF AUGUST 2025.
KENNETH EUGENE POWELL, ADMINISTRATOR 3933 HIGHLAND CREEK CT. PFAFFTOWN, NC 27040
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY
25E000417-180
ALL persons having claims against Harold Fredric Terry, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, are noti ed to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before Dec 04 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This the 4th day of September, 2025. Christina T. Morris, Administrator CTA C/O Privette Legacy Planning 137 Highpointe Drive Pittsboro, NC 27312 S4, 11, 18 and 25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY
25E000473-180
ALL persons having claims against Stephen Earl Rosenthal, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, are noti ed to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before Dec 18 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment.
This the 18th day of September, 2025.
JOAN SOBEL ROSENTHAL, Executor C/O Lenfestey, Maxie & Burger, PLLC 5640 Dillard Drive, Suite 101 Cary, North Carolina 27518 S18, 25, 2 and 9
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY
25E000272-180 ALL persons having claims against Joan Covey Lawson, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, are noti ed to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before Nov 21 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment.
This the 21st day of August, 2025. Patrick Lawson, Limited Personal Representative C/O Brady Boyette, PLLC 1025 Dresser Court Raleigh, NC 27609 A21, 28, 4 and 11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY
25E000463-180 ALL persons having claims against John Charles Angelillo, Jr., deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, are noti ed to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before Dec 04 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment.
This the 4th day of September, 2025.
JOSEPH A. ANGELILLO, Administrator C/O Howard Stallings Law Firm PO Box 12347 Raleigh, NC 27605 S4, 11, 18 and 25
NOTICE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Brooks Energy, LLC Project No. 6276-042
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SURRENDER OF EXEMPTION ACCEPTED FOR FILING, SOLICITING COMMENTS, MOTIONS TO INTERVENE, AND PROTESTS
(September 2, 2025)
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been led with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Surrender of Exemption b. Project No: 6276-042
c. Date Filed: August 5, 2025
d. Applicant: Brooks Energy, LLC
e. Name of Project: Lockville Dam Hydroelectric Project f. Location: The project is located on the Deep River at a point where it forms the border between Chatham and Lee counties, North Carolina. The project does not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.102
h. Applicant Contact: William Dean Brooks, Manager, Owner, and Registered Agent, 1195 Beal Road, Goldston, NC, 27252, ncge08@gmail.com
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Fitzpatrick, (202) 502-8435, kelly. tzpatrick@ferc.gov
j. Cooperating agencies: With this notice, the Commission is inviting federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues a ected by the proposal, that wish to cooperate in the preparation of any environmental document, if applicable, to follow the instructions for ling such requests described in item k below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of any environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. Deadline for ling comments, motions to intervene, and protests: October 12, 2025 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic ling. Please le comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- ling/e ling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docsling/ecomment.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 5028659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic ling, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The rst page of any ling should include the docket number P-6276-042. Comments emailed to Commission sta are not considered part of the Commission record. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors ling documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears on the o cial service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor les comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may a ect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
l. Description of Request: The applicant proposes to surrender the project exemption. The generating equipment has not operated since 2020 when hydropower generation was suspended due to necessary maintenance to the trash racks. The dam was breached in 2023. No modi cations to the existing dam, buildings, or structures and no ground disturbing activities are proposed. The applicant has already disabled the interconnection switches within the powerhouse. The applicant proposes to open the interconnection switches which tie the generation to the utility delivery point, remove the generation breakers from the panel in the vicinity of the interconnection point, and remove the wiring connecting the generation to the utility interconnection point. There will be no work on the dam or spillway. After the surrender of the exemption, the dam will be removed by American Rivers and Resource Environmental Solutions as part of American Rivers’ Watershed Restoration of the Upper Cape Fear and Lower Deep Rivers project, with funding and collaborative support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
m. Locations of the Application: This ling may be viewed on the Commission’s website at http://www. ferc.gov using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number eld to access the document. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- ling/ esubscription.asp to be noti ed via email of new lings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments led, but only those who le a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the speci ed comment date for the particular application.
p. Filing and Service of Documents: Any ling must (1) bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “PROTEST”, or “MOTION TO INTERVENE” as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the ling responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any ling made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.
q. The Commission’s O ce of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making lings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or OPP@ferc.gov.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary.
Chatham News & Record for Thursday, September 11, 2025
Conservative news network Newsmax les antitrust lawsuit against Fox News
“Fox’s behavior represents a textbook abuse of monopoly power.”
Michael J. Guzman, Newsmax lawyer
The company alleges its news rival uses intimidation to sti e competition
By David Bauder The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The conservative news network Newsmax led an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News last Wednesday, saying Fox has sought to maintain its market dominance through intimidation and exclusionary business practices designed to stie competition.
Fox has sought to block television distributors from carrying Newsmax or minimize its exposure, pressured guests not to appear on the rival network and hired private detectives to investigate Newsmax executives, said the lawsuit, led in U.S. District Court in south Florida. Newsmax seeks a jury trial. Fox, in a statement, said “Newsmax cannot sue their way out of their own competitive failures in the marketplace to chase headlines simply because
24SP001109-180 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Barry D Edwards and Sandra B Edwards to Trste, Inc, Trustee(s), which was dated January 16, 2003 and recorded on February 24, 2003 in Book 997 at Page 902, Chatham County Registry, North Carolina.
Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will o er for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 25, 2025 at 01:00 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Chatham County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF MATTHEWS IN THE COUNTY OF CHATHAM AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN A DEED DATED 12-28-1983 AND RECORDED 12-29-1983 IN BOOK 466 PAGE 569 AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE SET FORTH ABOVE. And being more particularly described by metes and bounds according to said Deed as follows: FIRST TRACT: Lying and being in Matthews Township, Chatham County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron spike in the center of U.S. Highway #421, Elizabeth C. Saunders southeast corner and running thence with Saunders’ line North 00 degrees 20’ West 503.48 feet to an old iron stake, Lyndal Joines Estate’s southeast corner; thence with Joines’ line North 00 degrees 20’ West 417.47 feet to an old iron stake and pointers, Je Joyce’s southeast corner; thence with Joyce’s line North 00 degrees 20’ West 539.06 feet to an iron stake in McPherson’s line; thence with McPherson’s line South 83 degrees 10’ East 421.86 feet to an iron stake the northwest corner of Parcel B as shown on a plat entitled “Division of a Portion of the Glosson & Esther Dale Edwards Land”, dated August 6, 1981, by James D. Hunter, R.L.S.; thence with the western margin of Parcel
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The undersigned, KENNETH A HENDERSON, having quali ed on the 18TH Day of AUGUST, 2025 as EXECUTOR of the Estate of DEBRA LYNN HENDERSON, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 28TH Day NOVEMBER 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 28TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025. KENNETH A HENDERSON, EXECUTOR
2294 US 64 BUSINESS W. PITTSBORO, NC 27312 Run dates: A28,S4,11,18p
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The undersigned, CINDY S. STUYVESANT, having quali ed on the 25TH Day of AUGUST, 2025 as EXECUTOR of the Estate of GERALD K. STUYVESANT, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 4TH Day DECEMBER 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025.
CINDY S. STUYVESANT, EXECUTOR 6320 N KOLMAR AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60646 Run dates: S4,11,18,25
they can’t attract viewers.”
Newsmax, which has operated since 2014, is attacking Fox News at perhaps its most popular point: the cable network’s opinion programming has consistently beaten broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC in prime time over the summer months.
Its rivals pointed at a series of hardball business tactics in the complex world of television distribution. Fox’s success enables it to charge distributors “outsized” fees to carry the network, and it tries to force distributors either not to carry competitors who seek access to conservative viewers or make it hard to nd them.
Fox has also tried to deliberately block Newsmax from growing platforms like Hulu, Sling and Fubo, the complaint alleged.
“Fox’s behavior represents a textbook abuse of monopoly power,” said Newsmax lawyer Michael J. Guzman. “The law is clear: competition, not coercion, should decide what news channels Americans can watch. By leveraging its must-have status, Fox has blocked new
B South 09 degrees 26’ West 600.00 feet to an iron stake, Fred Burton’s northwest corner; thence with Burton’s line South 9 degrees 26’ West 1,500.37 feet to a point in the centerline of U.S. Highway #421; thence with the centerline of U.S. Highway #421 North 66 degrees 08’ West 42.96 feet; thence continuing with the centerline of U.S. Highway #421 North 67 degrees 03’ West 135.56 feet to a railroad spike, the point and place of BEGINNING, and containing 10.00 acres, more or less, and being all of Parcel A as shown on a plat hereinbefore referred to.
SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at an iron stake, Fred and Sharon Burton’s northwest corner and being designated Point 31 on a plat entitled “Division of a Portion of the Glosson and Esther Dale Edwards Land”, by James D. Hunter, R.L.S., dated August 6, 1981, and running thence with the eastern margin of Parcel A as shown on said plat North 09 degrees 26’ East 600.00 feet to an iron stake in McPherson’s line; thence with McPherson’s southern boundary South 83 degrees 10’ East 348.75 feet to an iron stake; thence continuing on South 83 degrees 10’ East 46.34 feet to an iron stake, the northwest corner of Gary and Brenda Edwards; thence with Gary Edwards’ western line South 17 degrees 33’ West 655.02 feet to an iron stake, Fred Burton’s northeast corner; thence with Burton’s northern line North 74 degrees 48’ West 303.74 feet to an iron stake, the point and place of BEGINNING, and containing 5.00 acres, more or less, and being all of Parcel B as shown on a plat hereinbefore referred to. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 3476 Old US Hwy 421 N, Siler City, NC 27344.
A Certi ed Check ONLY (no personal checks) of ve percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.
Said property to be o ered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being o ered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being o ered for sale. Substitute Trustee does not have possession of the property and cannot grant access, prior to or after the
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FILE#25E000464-180 The undersigned, CRAIGORY DUNN AND STEPHANIE DUNN, having quali ed on the 22ND Day of AUGUST, 2025 as CO-ADMINISTRATORS of the Estate of GWENDOLYN BRYANT DUNN, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 11TH Day DECEMBER 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025. CRAIGORY DUNN, CO-ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 37 SILER CITY, NC 27344 STEPHANIE DUNN, CO-ADMINISTRATOR 2530 KINGFISHER RD., APT.207 GRAHAM, NC 27253 Run dates: S11,18,25,O2p
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FILE#25E00187-180 The undersigned, STEPHEN THOMAS WILLETT, having quali ed on the 18TH Day of AUGUST, 2025 as EXECUTOR of the Estate of STEPHEN LEROY WILLETT, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 28TH Day NOVEMBER 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 28TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025.
STEPHEN THOMAS WILLETT, EXECUTOR 2010 EDWARDS HILL CH RD SILER CITY, NC 27344 Run dates: A28,S4,11,18p
voices, suppressed consumer choice, and extracted excess pro ts.”
The lawsuit alleges Fox used an agency to set up social media accounts that attacked Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy, and hired private detectives to investigate Newsmax executives. “Since the inception of Newsmax’s cable channel, Newsmax has faced threats and smear intimidation tactics to hurt or undermine the company and its executives,” the lawsuit said.
When Newsmax confronted Fox regarding anti-competitive conduct, Fox News responded, “welcome to the big leagues,” the lawsuit said.
Newsmax has never approached Fox News in ratings power, but court papers in lawsuits following the 2020 election revealed that Fox executives became greatly concerned that its rival would take advantage of viewer dissatisfaction following President Donald Trump’s election loss.
“Fox may have pro ted from exclusionary tactics and intimidation tactics for years, but those days are over,” Ruddy said in a statement.
sale, for purposes of inspection and/or appraisal.
This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Barry D. Edwards.
An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be e ective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the e ective date of the termination.
Pursuant to NCGS §45-21.25A, this sale may be subject to remote bids placed by bidders not physically present at the place of sale, which may be accepted by the person conducting the sale, or their agent”.
If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the ling of a bankruptcy petition prior to the con rmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 File No.: 24-21473-FC01
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FILE#25E000424-180 The undersigned, JAMES RAY HOLDER, JR., having quali ed on the 4TH Day of AUGUST, 2025 as ADMINISTRATOR, CTA of the Estate of THERESA E. HOLDER deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to him on or before the 21ST Day NOVEMBER 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 21ST OF AUGUST 2025. JAMES RAY HOLDER, JR., ADMINISTRATOR CTA 462 DUBLIN DR. SANFORD, NC 27330 Run dates: A21,28,S4,11p
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AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
Sección 5311 (ADTAP), 5310, 5339, 5307 y nanciamiento estatal aplicable, o una combinación de las mismas.
Esto es para informar al público de que se hará una audiencia pública sobre la solicitud de Compra de capital de servicio para el año scal 2027 para el Programa de transporte comunitario que se presentará al Departamento de Transporte de Carolina del Norte a más tardar el 3 de octubre de 2025. La audiencia pública se hará el 15 de septiembre de 2025 a las 6 p. m. ante la Junta de Comisionados del condado de Chatham. Las personas interesadas en asistir a la audiencia pública y que necesiten ayudas y servicios auxiliares según la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades (Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA) o un traductor deben comunicarse con Zach Deaton a más tardar el 12 de septiembre de 2025, llamando al número de teléfono 919-542-4512 o enviando un correo electrónico a zach.deaton@chathamcountync.gov. El Programa de transporte comunitario da ayuda para coordinar los programas existentes de transporte que operan en el condado de Chatham y opciones de transporte y servicios para las comunidades en esta área de servicio. Estos servicios se prestan actualmente mediante Chatham Transit Network. Cantidad total aproximada que se solicitará para el período del 1 de julio de 2026 al 30 de junio de 2027: NOTA: La cantidad de la parte local está sujeta a la disponibilidad de fondos estatales.
Esta solicitud podrá revisarse en www.chathamcountync.gov/ agingservices a partir del 2 de septiembre de 2025. Los comentarios por escrito deben enviarse a Jenifer Johnson antes del 12 de septiembre de 2025 a jenifer.johnson@chathamcountync.gov.
The undersigned, Christopher Solow, having quali ed as Limited Personal Representative of the Estate of June R. Solow, deceased, late of Chatham County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the day of December 10, 2025, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 11th day of September 2025. Christopher Solow Limited Personal Representative Marie H. Hopper Attorney for the Estate Hopper Cummings, PLLC Post O ce Box 1455 Pittsboro, NC 27312 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Section 5311 (ADTAP), 5310, 5339, 5307 and applicable State funding, or combination thereof. This is to inform the public that a public hearing will
2027. NOTE: Local share amount is subject to State funding availability.
This application may be inspected at www.chathamcountync.gov/ agingservices from September 2, 2025.. Written comments should be directed to Jenifer Johnson before September 12, 2025 at jenifer. johnson@chathamcountync.gov
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NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION CHATHAM COUNTY FILE NO. 15CvD000063-180
COUNTY OF CHATHAM
Plainti , NOTICE OF SERVICE OF vs. PROCESS BY PUBLICATION ADA NOBLE a/k/a ADA NOBLES, et al Defendants.
TO: The HEIRS, ASSIGNS, and DEVISEES of JOHNNY MCKINNEY a/k/a JOHN RAY MCKINNEY a/k/a JONNY MCKINNEY and spouse, if any, which may include JOHNNY MCKINNEY, JR. and spouse, if any, or any other person or entity claiming thereunder; The HEIRS, ASSIGNS, and DEVISEES of ERNEST MCKINNEY and spouse, if any, or any other person or entity claiming thereunder; The HEIRS, ASSIGNS, and DEVISEES of PATRICIA A. MCKINNEY and spouse, if any, or any other person or entity claiming thereunder; The HEIRS, ASSIGNS, and DEVISEES of JAMES THOMAS MCKINNEY and spouse, if any, or any other person or entity claiming thereunder; and The HEIRS, ASSIGNS, and DEVISEES of WILLIE DAVIS a/k/a DELORES DAVIS a/k/a DELORIS DAVIS and spouse, if any, which may include MALCOLM L. DAVIS and spouse, if any, and EBONY M. DAVIS and spouse, if any, or any other person or entity claiming thereunder A pleading seeking relief against you has been led in the aboveentitled action and notice of service of process by publication began on September 4, 2025.
The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Foreclosure on tax parcel(s) more completely described in the Complaint, to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes (assessments). Plainti seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in said property.
You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of the rst publication of notice stated above, exclusive of such date, being forty (40) days after September 4, 2025, or by October 14, 2025, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for relief sought.
This the 26th day of August, 2025.
ZACCHAEUS LEGAL SERVICES
By: ____________________________________ Mark D. Bardill/Mark B. Bardill Attorney for Plainti NC Bar #12852/56782 310 W. Jones St. P. O. Box 25 Trenton, North Carolina 28585 Telephone: (252) 448-4541
Publication dates: September 4, 2025 September 11, 2025 September 18, 2025
THE CONVERSATION
Trip Ho end, publisher | Frank Hill, senior opinion editor
Abiding love, sudden delight
Repeating my mantra reminds me to nd something delightful everywhere I go, whether at the o ce, around the neighborhood or in the doctor’s o ce.
“ABIDING LOVE, sudden delight” is my mantra these days. I whisper these words at the beginning of my early morning meditation, ponder them while walking the dog and speak them in the empty minivan at the long tra c light.
“Abiding love” is my prayer, yet I lack concrete proof that love propels the world forward. Some people would argue the laws of physics govern the universe. Others would point to the reality of human tragedy and su ering. I would never deny either of these truths, yet I also choose to believe that “the greatest of things is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13).
I trust that we are all loved — you, me, the trash collector, the divorce attorney, the teenager on their phone, the Muslim kneeling to pray, the ditch digger, the hedge fund trader, the cashier, the man asking for money on the street corner and my neighbor, Adam, who puts out a bowl of fresh water for the dogs.
Repeating my mantra reminds me to
nd something delightful everywhere I go, whether at the o ce, around the neighborhood or in the doctor’s o ce. Today’s delights included the bubbling creek, the monarch chrysalis, the smell of co ee, the taste of co ee with cinnamon, the baby’s fat legs kicking in his stroller, the brand-new shoes on the schoolkid, the backpack on the schoolkid much bigger than her, the cat purring outside the co ee shop, and the massive, shaggy dog gingerly carrying a slender stick in his mouth. The elderly man holding the other end of the leash explained with a smile: “He chooses a new stick every morning.”
After seeing that delightful dog with his daily stick, I read about a race in Queens, New York, that is 3,100 miles — not a typo or misprint. It is the longest footrace in the world, yet the course spans only a single city block. A handful of athletes jog from dawn to midnight, week after week, for 52 days.
It’s called the Sri Chinmoy
‘Have a nice day’ has di erent meanings depending on folks
“Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches.”
EVER NOTICE HOW sometimes we just sort of say things without really thinking much about what we say?
Take “Have a nice day,” for instance. How do you “have” a nice day? Does is mean you get to do everything you want when you want to do it? Or does it mean making the most of the day into lemonade out of lemons if that’s what you wind up with?
One of my favorites is when folks say something like, “I’d like to thank so and so” or “I’d like to take this opportunity to whatever.” I always want to say, “Well, why don’t you?” or to nish their sentence by adding “but I can’t.” Those sayings — and more — put me to thinking about what we do with our lives and how fast they y by, especially in light now of having experienced the death of the four parents my better half and I had. Not so terribly long ago as I did a modest bit of clean-up in my study, I came across a note from I-can’t-remember-who that touched on that. I’d like to share it with you. She said, “Too many people put o something that brings them joy because they haven’t thought about it, don’t have it on their schedule, didn’t know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.
“I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an e ort to cut back. From then on, I’ve tried to be a little more exible.
“How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn’t suggest going out to dinner until after something
had been thawed? Does the word “refrigeration” mean nothing to you?
“How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched ‘Jeopardy’ on television?
“I cannot count the times I called my sister and said, ‘How about going to lunch in a half hour?’ She would stammer, ‘I can’t. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday. I had a late breakfast. It looks like rain.’ And my personal favorite: ‘It’s Monday.’ She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.
“Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect.
“We’ll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Stevie toilet-trained. We’ll entertain when we replace the living room carpet. We’ll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.
“Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning we awaken and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of ‘I’m going to,’ ‘I plan on,’ and ‘Someday, when things are settled down a bit ...’
“When anyone calls my ‘seize the moment’ friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for ve minutes and you’re ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.
Self-Transcendence 3,100 Race, which suggests the goal is really spiritual. I marveled at everything about this race, including the advice of one of the joggers, who said that the key to covering that same terrain over 6,000 times is to identify one little spot along the half-mile loop that brings you delight, then express your gratitude each time you pass it. What excellent advice, and I don’t need to travel to New York City to adhere to it. As the old hymn puts it, “Morning by morning, new mercies, I see.” I walk my dog in the same loop around the neighborhood and see a ower poking up from the crack in the sidewalk and my friend, Adam, re lling the dog’s bowl with fresh water.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman’s newest book is “This Is the Day.” He serves as pastor of Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church as well as a writer, pizza maker, co ee drinker and student of joy.
“My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream; it’s just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.
“Now ... go on and have a nice day. Do something you want to do, not something on your should do list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?
“Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry-go-round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butter y’s erratic ight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the y? When you ask someone, ‘How are you?’ do you hear the reply?
“When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head? Ever told your child, ‘We’ll do it tomorrow’ and in your haste not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just called to say, ‘Hi’?
“Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we’re here we might as well dance.”
And, oh yeah ... have a nice day.
Bob Wachs is a native of Chatham County and emeritus editor at Chatham News & Record. He serves as pastor of Bear Creek Baptist Church.
COLUMN | BOB WACHS
Done with it; just done
But what of my underlying drive for the spotlight? Sarcasm got me there. No way did I intend to lose access to the shining light of others’ attention.
YOURS TRULY WAS anointed by a considerable number of my high school classmates as Ms. Sarcasm. (OMG, you do not want to see that particular high school yearbook, replete with friends’ inscriptions. Mortifying!)
Most of us had a modus operandi for getting attention in high school. I was not among the classically attractive girls invited to join the popular social clubs. Nope. Nor one of the girls who, once a year, received a corsage from a secret admirer. (I was one of the girls looking on enviously.) But I was a debating and forensics whiz. (Oh, thank God for that!) Words were my modus operandi for getting attention. Sharply sarcastic and funny words.
A sponge for attention. ’Twas me. Sarcasm was the equivalent of waving “I’m here, I’m here.” Cutting words were a specialty. Any discomfort, embarrassment or pain to those who were a icted by my barbed (but very funny) comments, was irrelevant. I had my spotlight. When I hit my college years, pressing questions like ,“Who am I, really?” joined the fray along with all the other indulgences of that particular era. “Who am I, really?” kept oating up, whispering behind all my highly charged and attention-getting words. And that damn question would not go away. It began to dawn on me that my attention-seeking sarcasm was, perhaps, not the best message I could send in a fractured world. Biding time, behind my sarcastic attention-getting, was a potentially kind person.
Me? A kind person? Boring! Plain ol’ everyday vanilla.
| VICTOR JOECKS
Geez. But what of my underlying drive for the spotlight? Sarcasm got me there. No way did I intend to lose access to the shining light of others’ attention. Which left me feeling like … I’m drowning. Somebody throw me a life preserver! Please. I truly wish I could remember who threw me a life preserver when I was drowning in my own sarcasm. Whoever, or whatever, is gone with the wind. Yep, gone. Maybe it was my teenage hormones evening out. Perhaps it was the buried seed from my mother who always wanted me to be a social worker. (OK, Mom, wherever you are, you got your wish.) Whatever.
A verbal metamorphosis occurred over time. And you know, it wasn’t that hard. Only eons later did I discover I’d stumbled into the arena of a “Helpers High.” I liked it enough to stay. My brain also loved it, continuing to reward me with a surge of “feel-good” hormones for my kindness to others. Is that not Cheap Therapy, or what?
If you bump into me at the grocery store, I’m the one pleasantly nodding at other customers, sharing compliments with employees, keeping my verbal side of the street clean. Imbued with Helper’s High, (don’t you want a quickie cheap high?) kindness is a light- lled winner. Conversely, my sarcasm often left a traveled road in dire need of cleanup. No fan of cleanups, here! I have better things to do with my time, like live.
Jan Hutton, a resident of Chatham County and retired hospice social worker, lives life with heart and humor.
In defense of praying after tragedy
Leftists obsess over microaggressions, but they have no issue with their leaders mocking Christians.
THOSE WHO DENIGRATE prayer after
mass shootings reveal their own ignorance.
Last month, a man red more than 100 rounds into a Catholic church in Minneapolis. He was targeting students attending a back-to -school Mass. Tragically, he killed two children and injured 18 others. He then killed himself.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rushed to the scene and promptly criticized Christians.
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now,” he said. “These kids were literally praying. It was the rst week of school. They were in a church.”
“Enough with the thoughts and prayers,” Jen Psaki, former White House press secretary, wrote on X.
In response to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defending those “who believe in the power of prayer,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote on X, “These children were literally praying as they got shot at.”
Leftists obsess over microaggressions, but they have no issue with their leaders mocking Christians after Christian children were murdered for being in a Christian church.
Despite the condescension, this is an objection worth addressing.
One reason Christians pray is that there isn’t anything physically we can do in many tragic situations. But we can appeal to the God of the universe. He can protect responding o cers. He can heal the wounded and guide the doctors caring for them. He can comfort the broken-hearted. He can supernaturally intervene in ways we can’t. And of course, a police o cer on the scene shouldn’t only respond in prayer. If you don’t believe in God, that may seem silly. Fine. But you should understand why Christians pray.
There’s another contention in these statements, too: Prayer failed and, by extension, so did God. The shooter even wrote, “Where is your God” on one of the magazines for his ri e.
Anyone drawing this conclusion is unaware of the Bible and church history.
BE IN TOUCH
Pulling the plug on liberal org’s dark money empire
THE GATES FOUNDATION’S sudden $450 million divorce from Arabella Advisors isn’t about e ciency or building deeper relationships or any of the sanitized language trotted out by both sides. This is about optics and the uncomfortable fact that America’s largest philanthropic foundation could no longer deny the political risk — and stench — of being linked to a Democratic Party dark money slush fund masquerading as “philanthropy.” Calling Arabella a consulting rm is like calling a casino a “hospitality business.” At its core, Arabella manages a staggering web of seven shadowy nonpro t shells whose primary function is to funnel untraceable left-wing cash where donors want it, all while insulating them from scrutiny and public accountability.
For years, the Gates Foundation stood as one of Arabella’s biggest customers. Nearly half a billion dollars was shunted through opaque intermediaries, keeping campaign cash and progressive pet projects owing, hidden from the public ledger and protected with layers of legal and PR camou age.
Jesus, God’s only begotten Son, lived a
perfect life yet died on a cross while facing similar taunts: “He saved others, but he can’t save himself.”
Yet those mockers didn’t see what was happening right in front of them. On the cross, Jesus paid the penalty that you and I deserve for our sin. On the third day, God raised him from the dead. Jesus’ sacri ce o ers salvation to those who confess him as Lord and believe God raised him from the dead.
What looked to human eyes like the ultimate failure was God’s plan to save mankind — and o er a hope that pain and death can’t diminish.
“I consider that our present su erings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us,” Paul wrote in Romans 8.
Those families in Minneapolis weren’t the rst Christians to su er greatly. Most of the apostles were martyred for their faith. In the Roman Empire, Christians were cruci ed, burned, thrown to the lions and otherwise tortured. Since 2009, Islamists have killed more than 50,000 Christians in Nigeria.
What’s remarkable are the many stories of Christians facing their deaths with calmness, joy or even song.
In 202 or 203 A.D., a group of Christians was arrested for their faith. After being sentenced to a gruesome death, Perpetua, a young mother, wrote in her diary, “We returned to prison in high spirits.”
A narrator continued the tale. The day before their deaths, they spoke to the mob, “stressing the joy they would have in their su ering.” As she and the other martyrs died, she urged others to “stand fast in the faith and love one another.”
Nonbelievers may assume that the earthly su ering of God’s followers diminishes Him. It doesn’t, and it hasn’t for 2,000 years. Even though I often fail to live this truth out well, our hope isn’t in this world.
And when tragedy makes that hard to remember, it’s time to pray.
Victor Joecks is a columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Arabella is not a grassroots facilitator; it is a private-equity-owned revenue machine, churning more than $60 million in management fees in a single year and orchestrating the single largest source of Democratic dark money ever exposed. In the 2020 and 2022 election cycles, Arabella’s funds handled a combined $5.4 billion, outstripping even the national party committees and powering every recent leftwing victory at the local, state, and federal level. Its pop-up groups appear spontaneous but are simply billionaires’ cash disguised as local activism. “Fiscal sponsorship” is the smokescreen for a complex money shu e, making possible everything from manipulating election o ces with “Zuck Bucks” to installing political operatives under the banner of civic engagement. Even left-leaning media are sounding alarm bells, branding Arabella “the indisputable heavyweight of Democratic dark money” and “an opaque network” moving untold sums through chains of groups supporting partisan causes. For all Arabella’s protestations about merely providing “operational supports,” the company’s seven “sister” nonpro ts are deeply engaged in donor management, grantmaking, political funding, and lobbying on behalf of causes that suit the Democratic machine.
So why did Gates nally scramble for the exit? In truth, mounting risk and the threat of exposure forced the foundation’s hand. With President Donald Trump back in power and regulatory scrutiny intensifying, the foundation realized that continuing business with Arabella would turn toxic in a climate bent on rooting out dark money networks. Gates Foundation spokespeople tried to spin it as a back-to-basics decision focused on direct relationships with partners, but anyone following the details knows better. Even as media tiptoe around the facts, insiders admit Arabella’s brand is so politically radioactive that nonpro ts now fear losing their Gates funding. Now they are scrambling to exit the shell game before it collapses.
Nonpro ts dependent on Gates and Arabella now face a harsh reality. They must nd new sponsors or lose generous funding, as order comes down from the top for early exits and grant freezes. The supposed civil society boom fueled by Arabella’s billions now reveals itself as a top - down, donor-driven masquerade, propped up by a handful of mega-donors and their money-laundering operatives.
With Gates pulling support, Arabella’s engine for left-wing activism faces a severe blow — and the entire donor class gets a clear warning. If Gates won’t camou age Democratic dark money, others may soon follow, leaving Arabella — and the billions it recycles year after year — dangling in public view and shrinking by the day.
For years, Arabella’s front groups have championed transparency only to pervert its meaning by funding political movements and electoral schemes with hidden cash that undermines genuine political accountability. Gates has helped nance this spectacle for nearly two decades, but when reality nally lifted the veil, even the richest donor in America realized exposure wasn’t worth the price.
If the Gates Foundation, with all its billions and elite access, nally admits the political cost of laundering money through Arabella is too high, every donor with even a shred of integrity should follow suit.
The era in which the left could count on anonymous billionaires to bankroll a fake grassroots revolution may at long last be coming to an end. The sooner these dark money machines are shut o , the closer America gets to genuine political accountability — and an end to the hypocrisy that lies at the rotten core of progressive philanthropy.
Steve Milloy is a biostatistician and lawyer, and he publishes JunkScience.com. This column was rst published by Daily Caller News Foundation.
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Jordan-Matthews quarterback Kamarie Hadley tosses a pass during the Jets’ 58-0 win over North Stokes.
J-M snags 5 picks, cruises to 3-0 start
The Jets earned their largest win since 2010
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record
SILER CITY — The early 2010s made a comeback to Phil E. Senter Stadium on Friday.
In front of a full crowd on Siler City Youth Football night, Jordan-Matthews had ve interceptions, including three pick-sixes, to shut out North Stokes 58-0 and notch its rst 3-0 start since 2011.
The dominant victory was the Jets’ largest win since 2010 when they beat North Moore by 61 points.
“We always thought our defensive back eld probably was
our strength because we got a lot of versatile guys,” coach Kermit Carter said.
Junior safety Namir Wiley led the Jets’ no- y zone with two interceptions. He snagged his rst on the opening play of the second quarter, and on the next North Stokes possession, Wiley intercepted an errant pass and took it 22 yards to the house to give the Jets a 22-0 lead.
“The rst one, I was over top, and (Nolan Mitchell), he was there, and the ball just kind of landed in my hand,” Wiley said. “It was like ‘Oop!’ and I took o . On the pick-six, he just threw it right to me.”
Later in the second quarter, sophomore corner Lennox Mordecai undercut a short out
route and ran untouched for 70 yards to the end zone.
Junior linebacker Omar Sanford started the pick party in the rst quarter, and his return deep into Vikings’ territory led to a 1-yard touchdown run from senior Jakari Blue and an 8-0 lead for the Jets.
With the game well out of reach, even the freshmen joined the fun. Midway through a shortened fourth quarter (eight minutes instead of 12), Jaden Fisher intercepted a pass and ran 60 yards down the sideline to put the nishing touches on the nal score.
The Jets credited their big defensive night to their preparation during the practice week.
“We watched lm on them,
“It means the world to me because I know it means the world to this community, this team, these kids.” Kermit Carter, J-M coach GENE GALIN FOR CHATHAM NEWS & RECORD 15
so we already knew what they were going to do,” Mordecai said. “The screen pass wasn’t working.”
Thanks to the multiple defensive scores and a 40-yard punt return by Wiley in the third quarter, the Jets’ o ense only ran 15 plays all night.
The unit also found no problem capitalizing on its abun-
dance of favorable eld position. Blue nished the night with 89 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries. Early in the third quarter, he broke loose to the outside and sti -armed a couple of defenders on the way to a 42-yard score. That touchdown gave the Jets a 44-0 lead. Senior quarterback Kamarie Hadley also ran in a 7-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
Looking at how the Jets have matched last year’s mark of three wins, the improvement is real.
Jordan-Matthews has won two straight games by more than 40 points for the rst time since 2007. It hasn’t played the
The crosstown rivals scored in the nal 10 minutes
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record
PITTSBORO — Seaforth and Northwood ended their rst boys’ soccer meeting of the year in a 1-1 tie on Sept. 3 after breaking a nearly 70-minute-long scoreless stalemate late in the second half.
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nior Ryan Dibb picked up the assist on the
“I saw just a bunch of peo
Seaforth’s Victor Bullock (16) weaves through defenders during a 1-1 draw with Northwood on Sept. 3. 2 Draws in the Northwood-Seaforth series
ple crowding the goal,” Bullock said. “And it’s like a lane appeared just straight to the bottom corner, so I had to take it.” Said Dibb, “I went in with my left to ping it in. I completely whi ed it, but I barely nicked the ball, put a little backspin, and went right to Victor.”
Chatham Central falls late to East Columbus
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record
Northwood 36, Bartlett Yancey 18
After a shaky start o ensively that included three rst-half turnovers, Northwood got its running game to click in its rst win of the season over Bartlett Yancey.
The Chargers rushed for 315 yards and four touchdowns Friday, and senior quarterback Grayson Cox led the way with 156 yards (9.8 yards per carry) and a score on the ground. Senior Leo Mortimer also went over 100 yards rushing with two scores. Junior Raje Torres, who started the game with a 56-yard kick return, caught the lone receiving touchdown on a 26-yard strike from Cox.
Northwood’s defense came away with four turnovers, including three interceptions by Torres, Eli Minges and Aiden Girard. The Chargers also forced and recovered a fumble.
Princeton 50, Seaforth 34
Seaforth had no answer for Princeton’s relentless rushing attack in its third straight loss Friday.
Princeton’s sophomore quarterback Teo McPhatter rushed for 385 yards and six touchdowns on 36 carries. Senior Austin Lewallen added another 101 yards and a score on the ground.
Total points scored in last year’s meeting between Seaforth and Northwood
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Namir Wiley
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Jordan-Matthews junior Namir Wiley earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Sept. 1.
In the Jets’ 58-0 win over North Stokes on Friday, Wiley grabbed two interceptions, including a 22-yard pick-six, in the second quarter. Later in the game, Wiley took a punt 40 yards to the house.
Wiley has been a versatile weapon on both sides of the eld for the Jets. On top of his safety duties, Wiley has taken snaps at running back and receiver.
Woods, Chatham Charter begin boys’ soccer seasons
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record Volleyball
DESPITE PLAYING without junior outside hitter Ally Forbes, Seaforth picked up an impressive 3-1 win over Ayden-Grifton on Sept. 3. Freshman Naomi Stevenson led the way with a season-high 27 kills, set up primarily by junior Abigail Valgus (season-high 43 assists).
The night before, the Hawks won their second conference game over Durham School of Arts in straight sets.
Woods Charter defeated Central Carolina Academy 3-0 on Sept. 4. The Wolves have been rolling through opponents, winning ve consecutive games in straight sets as of Sunday.
Chatham Central split the week with a 3-0 win over College Prep and Leadership on Sept. 2 and a 3-1 loss to Wheatmore on Sept. 4.
Jordan-Matthews snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over East Davidson. Senior Maggy Jaimes-Pulido recorded 19 assists.
Conference standings as of Sunday (overall, conference)
Four Rivers 3A/4A: 1. North Moore (6-1, 0-0); 2. Uwharrie Charter (9-3, 0-0); 3. Southwestern Randolph (5-6, 0-0); 4. Eastern Randolph (2-4, 0-0); 5. Jordan-Matthews (3-7, 0-0); 6. Northwood (1-8, 0-0)
Central Tar Heel 1A: T1. Woods Charter (7-1, 4-0); T1. Clover Garden School (6-1, 3-0); 3. River Mill (4-3, 2-1); T4. Chatham Charter (2-7, 1-2); T4. Ascend Leadership (2-3, 1-2); 6. Southern Wake Academy (1-5, 1-3); 7. Central Carolina Academy (0-6, 0-4)
Greater Triad 1A/2A: T1. Bishop McGuinness (7-2, 3-0); T1. Chatham Central (3-6, 2-0); T3. South Stokes (6-4, 2-1); T3. South Davidson (4-8, 2-1); 5. North Stokes (1-6, 1-2); T6. College Prep and Leadership (1-7, 0-3); T6. Winston-Salem Prep (1-7, 0-3) Big Seven 4A/5A: 1. Cedar Ridge (9-0, 3-0); T2. Seaforth (6-4, 2-1); T2. Orange (4-5, 2-1); T4. Carrboro (5-6, 2-2); T4. Durham School of the Arts (6-5, 2-2); T4. South Granville (3-7, 2-2); 7. J.F. Webb (5-5, 0-3) Boys’ soccer
Woods Charter opened its
season with a 4-2 loss to East Wake Academy on Sept. 2. Chatham Charter tied with Cornerstone Charter 1-1 on Sept. 3. Jordan-Matthews dominated Central Davidson 5-0 on Sept. 3 to win its second game in a row. Conference standings as of Sunday (overall, conference) Four Rivers 3A/4A: 1. Uwharrie Charter (1-0, 0-0); 2. Southwestern Randolph (61, 0-0); 3. North Moore (3-1-1, 0-0); 4. Northwood (2-1-2, 0-0); 5. Jordan-Matthews (3-3, 0-0); 6. Eastern Randolph (1-1-2, 0-0) Central Tar Heel 1A: 1. Clover Garden School (4-1, 0-0); 2. Southern Wake Academy (2-1, 0-0); 3. Ascend Leadership (2-2, 0-0); 4. Central Carolina Academy (1-3, 0-0); 5. Woods Charter (0-1, 0-0); 6. Chatham Charter (0-1-1, 0-0); 7. River Mill (0-5, 0-0)
Big Seven 4A/5A: 1. Cedar Ridge (3-2, 0-0); 2. J.F. Webb (3-2, 0-0); 3. Orange (4-3, 0-0); 4. South Granville (2-2-1, 0-0); 5. Seaforth (2-3-1, 0-0); 6. Carrboro (1-4-1, 0-0); 7. Durham School of the Arts (0-4-1, 0-0)
Girls’ tennis
Chatham Charter won its third match in a row with a 6-3 victory over Clover Garden School on Sept. 3. The Knights lost their rst match to Burlington Christian Academy 7-2 the next day.
Chatham Central had a tough
Seaforth’s Naomi Stevenson gets ready to take a swing in a game against Cardinal Gibbons on Sept. 4. She helped the Hawks take down AydenGrifton the night before with 27 kills.
week, taking a 5-4 loss to South Stokes on Sept. 2 and South Davidson 9-0 on Sept. 4. Conference standings as of Sunday (overall, conference) Four Rivers 3A/4A: T1. North Moore (1-4, 1-0); T1. Uwharrie Charter Academy (1-0, 1-0); T3. Jordan-Matthews (2-6, 0-1); T3. Southwestern Randolph (4-3, 0-1); 5. Northwood (0-2, 0-0)
Central Tar Heel 1A: 1. Chatham Charter (3-0, 0-1); 2. Clover Garden School (1-2, 0-1); 3. Southern Wake Academy (0-2, 0-0) Greater Triad 1A/2A: T1. Bishop McGuinness (1-3, 1-0); T1. South Davidson (4-0, 1-0); T1. South Stokes (1-5, 1-0); T4. Chatham Central (0-4, 0-2); T4. North Stokes (6-1, 0-1) Big Seven 4A/5A: 1. Carrboro (8-1, 4-0); T2. Orange (5-1, 2-1); T2. Seaforth (3-3, 2-1); 4. Durham School of the Arts (4-5, 2-2); 5. South Granville (1-2, 1-2); 6. Cedar Ridge (3-3, 1-3); 7. J.F. Webb (0-4, 0-3)
Cross-country
Seaforth’s William Morgan was the rst male Hawk to cross the nish line at the Big Seven Conference Meet (Orange High School track) on Sept. 2 with a time of 20 minutes, 21 seconds (22nd place). In the girls’ race, Seaforth’s Emerson Smith nished rst for her team with a time of 25:05 (29th place).
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Seaforth falls in straight sets to Cardinal Gibbons
The Crusaders bested the Hawks for the second straight year
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record
PITTSBORO — Seaforth
couldn’t hold on to its fast starts in a 3-0 loss to Cardinal Gibbons on Sept. 4.
The Hawks were the rst to 10 points in each of the rst two sets, but the Crusaders pulled away both times to win 25-18 and 25-16, respectively. Down 20-12 in the third set, Seaforth, led by freshman Naomi Stevenson and senior Josie Valgus, went on an 8-4 run, but the comeback e ort fell short.
“They’re just so good,” Seaforth coach Scott Green said.
“It’s hard to sustain a lead for a 25-point match like that. Eventually, they’re going to make some kind of run. You just have to brace
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The Hawks trailed 14-13 at halftime but were outscored 28-13 in the third quarter.
Seaforth’s o ense once again struggled to nd a consistent recipe for success. The Hawks rushed for 46 yards, and junior quarterback Duncan Parker completed ve of 21 passes. He made some explosive throws, however, including a 66-yard connection with Patrick Miller for a touchdown. Junior receiver Max Hinchman nished the night with 105 yards and two scores on three receptions.
Week 4: Northwood at Seaforth (Friday at 7 p.m.)
The Battle of Pittsboro holds a lot of weight for both teams. For Northwood, it’s a chance to climb back to .500 and start a winning streak, while for Seaforth, it’ll be one of its best opportunities to win its rst game of the season.
Last year’s meeting between the rivals came down to the nal possession during which a turnover by Seaforth deep in Northwood territory saved the Chargers in a 9-6 win.
This season’s matchup will likely be just as close with what both teams have shown so far. Both teams have played tough competition to start the year and are still trying to put together consistently good o ensive performances. Winning
“Eventually, they’re going to make some kind of run. You just have to brace yourself and be prepared for it.”
Green
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yourself and be prepared for it.”
With Seaforth leading 9-6 in a crucial second set for the Hawks, Cardinal Gibbons hitters Amelia Bell, a Cornell commit, and Mary Grace Gonyeau, a Virginia commit, combined for multiple kills to help the Crusaders take a 21-14 advantage. Seaforth fell to 6-4 with the loss, which is its worst start since its rst varsity season in 2021. Cardinal Gibbons improved to 5-1 (fourth straight win) after beating the Hawks in straight sets for the second year in a row.
The Hawks have been battling through the injury of its standout outsider hitter Ally Forbes, who has been out since late August. In Forbes’ absence, Seaforth has moved Valgus to her position, and it has played a tough schedule, including Chapel Hill (lost 3-1), Cedar Ridge (lost 3-1) and Ayden-Grifton (won 3-1).
“We’ve learned that we need to be able to adjust if a team picks on one of our passers,” Green said. “A lot of teams try to serve us really short where we’re trying to adjust and pick up a short surge. We can do a better job with that. We’re trying to work on a faster o ense, so the blockers don’t have as much time to get out there and set up on us.”
The Hawks are entering the bulk of their conference schedule. Green believes his team will improve as they get more reps with the new lineup and adjustments.
the turnover battle will once again be the key Friday. After an improved o ensive showing against Princeton, it’ll be interesting to see how Seaforth can build o its positive moments in the pass game. For Northwood, watch for its ability to control the line of scrimmage and replicate its rushing attack from last week’s win.
East Columbus 22, Chatham Central 20
With Chatham Central leading 20-14 with 48 seconds left to play, East Columbus junior Christian Norton ran in a 20 -yard touchdown, and the Gators scored the two-point
conversion to defeat the Bears.
On the prior possession, Chatham Central senior Nick Glover caught a touchdown pass from sophomore Brooks Albright to give the Bears the lead. Despite the loss, Glover ended the game with seven receptions, 150 yards receiving yards and two touchdowns. Junior Hance Rameriez caught three passes for 54 yards and a score.
Chatham Central held East Columbus scoreless in the rst half, but the o ense couldn’t capitalize on defensive stops. Down 6-0 at the half, the Gators outscored Chatham Central 14-0 in the third quarter. After regaining the lead with about three minutes left, Cha-
tham Central couldn’t get the necessary stops to seal the win. A few big runs helped East Columbus set up the go-ahead score.
Week 4: Chatham Central at North Moore (Friday at 7 p.m.)
Chatham Central will look to snap a two-game skid against a familiar opponent in North Moore on Friday.
The former Mid-Carolina 1A/2A foes are both entering this game 1-2. North Moore is coming o a 38-8 loss to West Davidson.
The Mustangs are still a run-heavy team that wants to pound and deceive its opponents with its misdirection and quick hando s. Last year, North Moore defeated Chatham Central 49-0.
The Bears will have to come prepared mentally and physically to conquer North Moore’s rushing attack. This is Chatham Central’s nal nonconference game of the season.
Week 4: Jordan-Matthews at Wheatmore (Friday at 7:30 p.m.)
Jordan-Matthews will travel to Wheatmore on Friday for a chance to go 4-0 for the rst time since 2010.
Wheatmore is still looking for its rst win of the year after a 21-0 loss to South Davidson in Week 3. The Warriors gave up 299 yards on the ground in that loss. They’ve struggled to stop
the run this season, giving up more than 200 yards in two different games and over 100 rushing yards allowed in all three games.
O ensively, Wheatmore runs a balanced o ense, however, it has yet to crack 20 points this season. For Jordan-Matthews it will be worth watching to see if the defense can shut down another opponent. The Jets have given up three touchdowns all season, thanks to a group of physical linebackers and an athletic defensive back eld.
Power rankings (after Week 3)
1. Jordan-Matthews
2. Northwood
3. Chatham Central
4. Seaforth
(Last week’s rankings: 1. Jordan-Matthews; 2. Chatham Central; 3. Seaforth; 4. Northwood)
Week 4 score predictions
Seaforth 21, Northwood 14 Jordan-Matthews 34, Wheatmore 13 North Moore 37, Chatham Central 20
Prediction record (since Week 2): 6-1
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Cardinal Gibbons blockers send a Seaforth swing back over the net in a 3-0 win over the Hawks on Sept. 4.
ROUNDUP
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Northwood’s Grayson Cox runs evades a Bartlett Yancey defender in the Chargers’ rst win of the season on Sept. 5.
Hamlin advances in Cup Series playo s at Gateway
The driver’s 59th career win came from the pole and is No. 200 for Toyota
The Associated Press
MADISON, Ill. — Nothing seems to distract Denny Hamlin, and the NASCAR star proved it again with a laser-focused victory at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday to advance in the Cup Series playo s.
After a week in which his father was ailing and his 23XI Racing team lost a decision in its court battle with NASCAR, Hamlin compartmentalized his concerns and stayed on task for a virtually awless weekend, starting from the pole position
and leading a race-high 75 of 240 laps.
“I just step up,” Hamlin said after his series-high fth victory this season. “All I can do is just keep being a student of the game, keep trying to get better, and every week is a chance to get a little better.”
With his 59th career win, Hamlin advanced to the second round of the playo s and joined Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe, who nished second after winning last week’s opener at Darlington Raceway. Chase Elliott nished third, followed by Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano as playo drivers swept the top ve spots at the 1.25-mile oval.
The No. 11 Toyota team called Hamlin to the pits for his -
nal stop with 44 laps remaining, and he cycled to the front on a caution 15 laps later. The Virginia native seized the lead from Brad Keselowski on the restart, delivering the 200th win in NASCAR’s premier series for Toyota.
The Joe Gibbs Racing star celebrated with a long burnout down the front stretch of the track outside St. Louis that is commonly referred to as Gateway, bringing boos raining down from a sellout crowd to Hamlin’s delight.
“You all can boo me, but you can either get on the bandwagon or get run over by it,” he said. “I want all the noise and all the heat.”
Relishing life as a NASCAR villain is one of many roles
“You all can boo me, but you can either get on the bandwagon or get run over by it. I want all the noise and all the heat.”
Denny Hamlin
being lled by the multitasking Hamlin, who also co-hosts a podcast while running 23XI Racing, the three-car team that he co-owns with NBA legend Michael Jordan.
It’s had little impact on the on-track performance for Hamlin, who is in his 20th Cup season driving for team owner Joe Gibbs. At Gateway, he became
the seventh driver in Cup Series history with multiple victories after his 700th start.
Team owner Joe Gibbs marvels at how Hamlin, who turns 45 in November and welcomed his third child in June, is able to juggle so much.
“He’s in one meeting after another,” Gibbs said with a laugh. “The more stu he does, the better o he is. He’s got a real drive to succeed.”
The ultimate prize would be a rst Cup championship, and Hamlin took another step toward that goal by locking into the next round ahead of the Sept. 13 race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The rst-round cuto race will trim the playo eld from 16 to 12 drivers.
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About seven minutes later, Northwood freshman Johnny Santiago tied the game after gathering a free kick o his chest and knocking it in from close range. Senior Aidan Swaine launched the free kick from about 45 yards following a penalty.
“I was going to just hit o my foot, but I didn’t have time, so I just headed it,” Santiago said.
The battle for a late lead looked a lot like most of the game, with scoring chances being halted by displays of defensive hustle or tough luck.
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toughest competition to start the season, but in recent years, those are similar teams the Jets have been in close games with or even lost to.
Last season’s 27-0 loss to a 3-7 Carrboro team turned into a 20-15 win against the Jaguars to start 2025. The tightly contested 14-6 win over a 1-10 Chatham Central in 2024 became a 48-6 beat down two weeks ago. The win over North Stokes was the Jets’ rst shutout, regardless of competition, since 2021.
The Jets are soaring in ways they haven’t in more than a decade as they are looking to reach four wins for the rst time since 2013.
The dedication to hard work and collective buy-in during the o season is paying o . Years of struggle and disappointment are appearing in the rearview mirror for the once great program.
“It means the world to me because I know it means the world to this community, this team, these kids,” Carter said. “It just didn’t start Aug. 1. We had probably 95% of our kids in the weight room starting right after spring sports ended. You can see our kids look di erent.”
Until about the nal 15 seconds. With such little time left, Seaforth inbounded the ball in its own territory and raced down the eld for one last chance at a win. At the end of the dash, junior Andreas Trinado scored what was celebrated as a game-winning goal at the buzzer. However, the score was called o for being a tad late. “I wasn’t really thinking while I shot it,” Trinado said. “The cross came in, and I took a bad touch, but somehow it got around the guy, and I slid into it. It was crazy.” Seaforth moved to 2-3-1 with the draw, while Northwood moved to 2-1-2.
Battles between the Hawks and Chargers have come down to the wire multiple times in the past. There have been two draws and two overtime games in the series.
After three straight losses to start the season, the Hawks have seen better results on the eld as of late. Seaforth won back-to-back games the week prior with a 6-0 victory over Eastern Alamance and a 5-0 shutout against Cummings.
For the Hawks, this year has been a period of transition as coach Euro Colina took over for former coach Giovanni Viana before the season began.
He also has Logan Sparrow, the Hawks’ striker from last season, as an assistant.
“My advantage is I’m a teacher, so I know these guys on a deeper level,” Colina said. “Another key is I train with them. If they run, I run. If they do pushups, I do pushups. So I train with example.” Said Colina, “Logan’s a great supporter because he sees what the guys want. He sees things that I might not see.”
For Northwood, the focus of the young season has been “growth.” The Chargers have numerous freshmen and sophomores playing signi cant roles
on the team, and they’ve come in with con dence — enough to achieve a shutout win and only one loss (1-0 to Hillside) in the rst ve games.
“You have two freshmen coming in, starting and playing the entire game,” Northwood coach Ascary Arias said. “We have good players coming in, and these guys do not care. They don’t think you’re better than they are.”
Now the task is xing mistakes, like playing through thenal buzzer.
Northwood and Seaforth will see each other one more time at the Chargers’ house on Sept. 24.
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JordanMatthews’ Jakari Blue runs with the ball against North Stokes on Sept. 5. Blue rushed for three touchdowns in the win.
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Denny Hamlin, second from left, celebrates after winning Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
SIDELINE REPORT
NFL Eagles’ Carter apologizes following ejection for spitting on Cowboys’ Prescott Philadelphia Philadelphia defensive tackle Jalen Carter apologized after he was ejected for spitting on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott moments after the Eagles’ pregame Super Bowl championship celebration. Carter was tossed for unsportsmanlike conduct six seconds into Philadelphia’s 24 -20 victory. The Eagles were hit with a 15-yard penalty before the rst snap from scrimmage. Prescott and Carter exchanged words after the opening kicko , and Carter spit on Prescott’s jersey. Fans booed as Carter walked o slowly, holding his helmet in his hands behind his back. Carter apologized after the game.
NCAA FOOTBALL
NCAA committee recommends eliminating spring transfer window
The NCAA’s FBS Oversight Committee has recommended eliminating the spring transfer window and having just a 10-day window starting Jan. 2. The committee is also proposing that December be a recruiting dead period. The Division I Administrative Committee must approve these changes, with a vote expected before Oct. 1. FBS coaches unanimously supported the January portal proposal earlier this year. If implemented, the changes would allow coaches to focus more on coaching during bowl season. The spring portal period had many players and coaches juggling transfers and spring practice.
NBA
Clippers owner
Ballmer welcomes NBA probe, says he wasn’t involved in Leonard deal Los Angeles Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer welcomes the NBA’s investigation into alleged salary cap rule violations. He denies involvement in a $28 million endorsement deal between Kawhi Leonard and a sustainability company. Ballmer said he would want the NBA to investigate any team accused of similar violations. He introduced Leonard to Aspiration Fund Adviser LLC, a company he once invested in, which is now bankrupt. The Clippers denied breaking any rules. The NBA could impose penalties if violations are found. The Clippers ended their partnership with Aspiration after two years due to contractual default.
WNBA
Reese suspended by Sky for half for comments “detrimental to the team”
Chicago Angel Reese was suspended by the Chicago Sky for the rst half of the team’s game against Las Vegas for comments “detrimental to the team.” Reese already missed the team’s game last Friday because of a mandatory one-game suspension by the WNBA for picking up her eighth technical foul of the season. The two-time All-Star voiced her frustrations with the franchise, saying she “might have to move in a di erent direction and do what’s best for me” if the team doesn’t improve its outlook. She walked back those comments. She had already apologized to the team.
Carter’s ejection from Eagles’ opener was latest saliva-driven dismissal
Hall of Famers have also been involved in spitting controversies
By Dave Campbell The Associated Press
JUST SIX SECONDS into the new NFL season, Jalen Carter was already on his way out.
The kicko game in Philadelphia started with a real mouth-watering moment.
Carter left the defending champion Eagles hanging when he was ejected for spitting at Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, a saliva-driven dismissal from the eld that became the latest addition to an infamous list of the ultimate displays of disrespect in sports. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle was tossed for unsportsmanlike conduct, part of the league’s push to crack down on taunting.
Carter, who could receive further discipline from the NFL, was contrite after the game in acknowledging regret and responsibility for his act. As Carter talked trash toward the Cowboys as they huddled before the rst play from scrimmage, Prescott stepped forward and — as he recounted later — spit on the turf to clear his mouth and avoid hitting his own linemen. Carter, who was several yards away, took that as a slight and retaliated.
“It was a mistake that hap -
pened on my side. It won’t happen again,” Carter said. “I feel bad for just my teammates and fans out there.”
The expectations for expectorate etiquette are generally high in any organized society, with kids taught from young ages that spitting on or at others is simply not OK. Hence such strong reactions to seeing a person targeted by projectile saliva, let alone being on the receiving end.
Why, there’s even an entire episode of Seinfeld that aired in 1992 centering around spit, when mischievous oddballs Kramer and Newman chide friend Elaine for her new relationship with former New York Mets rst baseman Keith Hernandez because they believed he once spit at them as they heckled him for a costly error after attending a game. Hernandez later revealed to them that teammate Roger McDowell was responsible.
Here’s a glance at some other memorable spitting incidents in sports.
Luis Suárez, soccer
During a postgame tussle following the testy Leagues Cup nal won by the Seattle Sounders, Inter Miami forward Luis Suárez spit toward a Sounders sta member and grabbed a Seattle player by the neck. Suárez has long been an international standout
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for Uruguay with a checkered pattern of behavior, including three separate bans for biting opponents over his career. Suárez issued an apology and was handed a six-match suspension.
Victor Hanescu, tennis
After being heckled throughout his third-round match at Wimbledon in 2010, Victor Hanescu lost his cool in the fth set and spit at the taunting fans in the crowd. The Romanian was ned $15,000 by tournament o cials.
Terrell Owens, football
Triggered by the constant trash talk from DeAngelo Hall during a game in 2006, mercurial Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens spit in the face of the Atlanta Falcons cornerback and was ned $35,000 by the NFL.
Bill Romanowski, football
After television replays clearly showed him spitting on San Francisco 49ers wide
receiver J.J. Stokes during a Monday night game in 1997,ery Denver Broncos linebacker Bill Romanowski was ned $7,500 by the NFL.
“Sometimes when emotion is high, logic is low, and I did something that is totally unacceptable,” Romanowski said afterward.
The feud was rekindled when the two teams played three years later and Romanowski ripped Stokes for not ghting back after he spit on him.
Roberto Alomar, baseball
After being called out on a third strike in a game in 1996, Baltimore Orioles second baseman Roberto Alomar screamed at home plate umpire John Hirschbeck and spit in his face during the argument. Alomar received a ve-game suspension. The two later made amends, and Hirschbeck was one of the rst people to congratulate Alomar for his election to the Hall of Fame.
Charles Barkley, basketball
The NBA suspended Philadelphia 76ers star Charles Barkley for one game and ned him $10,000 in 1991 after he lost his temper and spit at a heckler in a courtside seat, only to hit an 8-year-old girl who was sitting behind the man instead.
Alcaraz beats rival Sinner at the U.S. Open
The win gives him a 6th Slam title and the No. 1 ranking
By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press
NEW YORK — So maybe the rst U.S. Open nal between young rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner wasn’t as long, riveting and dramatic as their matchup to decide the championship at the French Open. Perhaps it wasn’t as seemingly meaningful and plot-driven as their showdown for the Wimbledon trophy.
Still, what the No. 2-seeded Alcaraz’s 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 1 Sinner on Sunday did do was signi cant. Alcaraz reasserted his superiority over the defending champion, wrested away the top spot in the ATP rankings and left tennis fans eager for whenever their next clash will come.
They are the rst two men in the sport’s history to face each other in three consecutive Grand Slam nals within a single season.
“I’m seeing you more than my family,” Alcaraz joked during the trophy ceremony, eliciting a grin from Sinner.
“It’s great to share the court, to share the locker rooms, everything.”
This 2-hour, 42-minute win
gave Alcaraz, a 22-year-old from Spain, leads over Sinner, a 24-year-old from Italy, of 10-5 in their head-to-head series, 6-4 in total Grand Slam trophies, and 2-1 in U.S. Open championships.
“I give lots of credit to him, because he handled the situation better than I did,” said Sinner, who lamented that his own play was too predictable. “He raised his level when he had to.”
Right from the beginning, under a closed roof because of rain earlier in the day, Sinner was outplayed by Alcaraz.
“You were better than me,” Sinner said. “I tried my best today. I couldn’t do more.”
This hard-court matchup followed Alcaraz’s victory over Sinner across 51⁄2 hours after erasing a trio of match points on the red clay at Roland-Garros in June, and Sinner’s victory over two-time reigning champ Alcaraz on the grass at the All England Club in July.
“The things ... I did well in London,” Sinner said, “he did better today.”
These guys are so, so much better than the rest of men’s tennis at the moment. Their traits are unique, their strengths multiple, their games untouchable.
They have combined to collect the past eight Slam trophies — four each — and 10 of 13. Novak Djokovic, the
24 -time major champ eliminated by Alcaraz on Friday, took the other three. Both Sinner, who had won his past 27 hard-court matches at majors, and Alcaraz offered glimpses Sunday of why they are so good, although it was rare that both were at a peak simultaneously.
Alcaraz, who ended up with twice as many winners, 42-21, was superb in the rst, third and fourth sets; Sinner’s top
e orts arrived in the second.
During his defeat at Wimbledon, Alcaraz was caught by a camera telling his team in Spanish: “From the back of the court, he’s much better than me.”
Perhaps that’s why Alcaraz was aggressive Sunday with his sledgehammer of a forehand. Whenever the smallest opening presented itself, Alcaraz barged through with that shot, going big early in points, which often worked. Sinner had dropped a total of one service game in his preceding three matches, but Alcaraz broke right away Sunday and ve times in all.
An hour and 20 minutes in, it was a set apiece, after Alcaraz ceded one for the rst time all tournament, allowing Neale Fraser to retain his distinction as the most recent man to win every set he played at the event — in 1960. These numbers say as much about Alcaraz as they do Sinner: Over the last two seasons, Sinner is 1-7 against Alcaraz — and 109-4 against everyone else.
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Carlos Alcaraz reacts after defeating Jannik Sinner to win the men’s singles nal of the U.S. Open.
“I’m seeing you more than my family.”
Carlos Alcaraz to Jannik Sinner
was a mistake that happened on my side. It won’t happen again,” Jalen Carter
Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Carter walks o the eld after being ejected from the NFL opening game.
R&B singer Stone’s children sue truck company for highway crash death
The church-grown singer was born in Columbia, South Carolina
By Je Amy The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Two children of R&B singer Angie Stone are suing a trucking company, truck manufacturer and others, seeking damages for an Alabama interstate crash that killed Stone.
The suit, led last Tuesday in a Georgia state court in the Atlanta suburb of Lawrenceville, says the 63-year-old Stone and the other occupants of the van survived an initial predawn wreck that resulted from the driver of their Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van losing control of the vehicle. The driver tried to steer the van back onto the highway, but it ipped over.
A passersby pulled over and helped ve of the nine occupants crawl out, but while Stone was still trying to get out, an 18-wheeler carrying a load of sugar slammed into the van, the lawsuit says. The impact ejected Stone and pinned her under the van, where she died, the lawsuit claims. Sheila Hopkins, still inside the van, su ered injuries.
Hopkins and Stone’s two children, Diamond Stone and Michael D’Angelo Archer, led the lawsuit. They’re suing the van driver, the truck driver, the
Stone’s biggest hits included “No More Rain (In This Cloud),” “Baby,” “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” and “Brotha,” and her 2001 album “Mahogany Soul” and 2007’s “The Art of Love & War” both charted.
man and companies who owned the van, the trucking company and the maker of the 18-wheel truck. The suit claims the truck’s collision avoidance system was faulty and failed to detect the van lying stationary in one lane of the interstate. The suit also claims that the truck driver was listening to music on headphones, wasn’t paying attention and never braked before slamming into the van at nearly 70 mph.
Neither trucking company CSRT of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, nor truck manufacturer Daimler Truck North America of Portland, Oregon, immediately responded to emails seeking comment. Stone was a Grammy-nominated R&B singer and member of the all-female hip -hop trio The Sequence. She was known for the hit song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” and ourished in the early 2000s as neo -soul began to dominate R&B. She was on her way back to her Atlanta-area home after a performance at a Mardi Gras ball in Mobile, Alabama.
In an Instagram post before the crash, Stone had told fans she was excited about upcoming events and “getting back in the mix.”
“A lot of stu is going on that I don’t want to just let out of the bag just yet,” she said. “But you can see that there’s a big grin on my face.”
The singer-songwriter created hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud),” which reached No. 1 for 10 weeks on Billboard’s Adult R&B airplay chart; “Baby” with legendary soul singer Betty Wright, another No. 1 hit; and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” and “Brotha.” Her 2001 album “Mahogany Soul” reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200, while 2007’s “The Art of Love & War” peaked at No. 11.
Stone’s group, The Sequence, on the trailblazing imprint Sugar Hill Records, became one of the rst female groups to record a rap song. The group’s “Funk You Up,” which has been sampled by numerous artists, including Dr. Dre. Stone later joined the trio Vertical Hold before launching her solo career.
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R&B singer Angie Stone was killed in a fatal car crash on March 1, 2025, in Montgomery, Alabama. She was 63.
this week in history
Al-Qaida attacks U.S., William McKinley dies, General Motors founded, U.S. Constitution signed
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SEPT. 11
1789: Alexander Hamilton was appointed the rst U.S. secretary of the Treasury.
1941: The groundbreaking for the Pentagon took place.
1954: The Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC.
2001: Nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al- Qaida hijackers seized four jetliners, crashing two into New York’s World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and one into a eld in Pennsylvania.
SEPT. 12
2013: Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, became the rst man-made spacecraft to leave the solar system.
1940: The Lascaux cave paintings, estimated at 17,000 years old, were discovered in southwestern France.
1962: At Rice University, President John F. Kennedy declared: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade … not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
SEPT. 13
1788: The Congress of the Confederation authorized the rst national election and declared New York City the temporary capital.
1948: Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the rst woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
1993: At the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
SEPT. 14
1847: During the Mexican American War, U.S. forces under Gen. Win eld Scott took control of Mexico City.
1901: President William McKinley died in Bu alo, New York, of gunshot wounds inicted by an assassin eight days prior.
1982: Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly lm star Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before.
SEPT. 15
1835: Charles Darwin reached the Galápagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle.
1935: The Nuremberg Laws were enacted in Nazi Germany, depriving German Jews of their citizenship.
1940: The tide turned in the Battle of Britain in World War II, as the Royal Air Force in icted heavy losses upon the Luftwa e.
1963: Four black girls were killed in a bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Three Ku Klux Klansmen were later convicted.
SEPT. 16
1810: Catholic priest Mi-
guel Hidalgo y Costilla called on his parishioners to join him in a rebellion against Spanish rule, marking the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence.
1893: The largest land run in U.S. history occurred as more than 100,000 white settlers rushed to claim land in what is now northern Oklahoma.
1908: General Motors was founded in Flint, Michigan, by William C. Durant.
1966: The Metropolitan Opera o cially opened its new opera house at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
SEPT. 17
1787: The Constitution of the United States was completed and signed in Philadelphia. 1862: More than 3,600 men were killed in the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland.
1908: Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge became the rst person to die in a powered aircraft crash when the Wright Flyer went down at Fort Myer, Virginia. Pilot Orville Wright was seriously injured.
1944: During World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.
Radiohead returns after 7 years, announce 20 new live dates
The band hasn’t performed in North Carolina since 2008
By Maria Sherman
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Something is in the water in England. After a summer de ned by the Oasis reunion, yet another beloved British rock band is set to return to the live stage: Radiohead.
The band — made up of vocalist Thom Yorke, guitarist/keyboardist Jonny Greenwood, guitarist Ed O’Brien, bassist Colin Greenwood and drummer Phil Selway — have 20 shows on the books, taking place in ve cities across Europe: Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen and Berlin this November and December. They will perform four nights in each city.
Radiohead last performed in 2018, in support of their last album, 2016’s “A Moon Shaped Pool.” It is unclear if the band is preparing a new release of original material, but earlier this month, they did announce a new live album, “Hail to the Thief — Live Recordings 20032009,” arriving Oct. 31.
“Last year, we got together to rehearse, just for the hell of it. After a seven-year pause, it felt really good to play the songs again and reconnect with a musical identity that has be -
come lodged deep inside all ve of us,” Selway said in a statement. “It also made us want to play some shows together, so we hope you can make it to one of the upcoming dates. For now, it will just be these ones but who knows where this will all lead.”
In the years since their last
solutions
live performance, the members of Radiohead have been busy. Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s art rock spino project, The Smile, has released three albums. Colin Greenwood joined Nick Cave’s live band. O’Brien released his debut solo album, “Earth” in 2020 and in 2023,
Selway released his third solo album, “Strange Dance.” Radiohead last performed in North Carolina on May 9, 2008, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte as part of their acclaimed “In Rainbows” Tour. The setlist featured a mix of fan favor-
ites and deep cuts, including “There There,” “Idioteque” and “All I Need,” showcasing the band’s experimental rock and emotional intensity. It marked the band’s rst appearance in the state in over a decade and remains their most recent show in North Carolina to date.
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Thom Yorke, left, and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead perform during the band’s headlining set at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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famous birthdays this week
Guitarist Leo Kottke is 80, Barbara Bain turns 94, Oliver Stone is 79, Phil Jackson hits 80
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THESE CELEBRITIES have birthdays this week.
SEPT. 11
Composer Arvo Pärt is 90. Film director Brian De Palma is 85. Singer-actor- dancer Lola Falana is 83. Musician Mickey Hart is 82. Guitarist Leo Kottke is 80. Actor Amy Madigan is 75. Actor Virginia Madsen is 64. Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 58.
SEPT. 12
Actor Linda Gray is 85. Singer Maria Muldaur is 82. Author Michael Ondaatje is 82. Actor Joe Pantoliano is 74. Photographer Nan Goldin is 72. Composer Hans Zimmer is 68. TV host- commentator Greg Gutfeld is 61. Actor- comedian Louis C.K. is 58. Basketball Hall of Famer Yao Ming is 45.
SEPT. 13
Actor Barbara Bain is 94. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias is 85. Rock singer David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears) is 84. Actor Jacqueline Bisset is 81. Singer Peter Cetera is 81. Actor Jean Smart is 74. Olympic gold medal sprinter Michael Johnson is 58.
SEPT. 14
Architect Renzo Piano is 88. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown is 85. Actor Sam Neill is 78. Country singer John Berry is 66. Actor Melissa Leo is 65.
SEPT. 15
Writer- director Ron Shelton is 80. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 79. Film director Oliver Stone is 79. Football coach Pete Carroll is 74. Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino is 64. Actor Tom Hardy is 48.
SEPT. 16
Actor George Chakiris is 93. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 76. Author-historian- lmmaker Henry Louis Gates Jr. is 75. Actor
Mickey Rourke is 73. Magician David Copper eld is 69. Retired MLB All- Star pitcher Orel Hershiser is 67. Singer Richard Marx is 62.
SEPT. 17
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is 92. Mountaineer- explorer Reinhold Messner is 81. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson is 80. Actor Cassandra Peterson (“Elvira, Mistress of the Dark”) is 74. Film director Baz Luhrmann is 63. NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson is 50.
PAUL BEATY / AP PHOTO Former Bulls and Lakers coach Phil Jackson turns 80 on Wednesday.
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Jacqueline Bisset presents the Desert Palm Achievement Award during the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in 2025. The British actor turns 81 on Saturday.
the stream
‘Only Murders in the Building’ returns, Charlie Sheen doc, ‘The Girlfriend’ thrills
Ed Sheeran drops “Play” on Friday
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“ONLY MURDERS in the Building” returning for its fth season and Ed Sheeran coming back with the new pop album “Play” are some of the new television, lms, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also, among the streaming o erings worth your time: The Net ix two -part documentary “AKA Charlie Sheen” chronicles the 60 -year- old star’s up -anddown career, Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke star in a psychological thriller for Prime Video called “The Girlfriend” and R&B giant Ty Dolla $ign o ers his rst full-length album in half a decade.
MOVIES TO STREAM
The Net ix two -part documentary “AKA Charlie Sheen” chronicles the 60 -year- old star’s up -and- down career, from “Wall Street” to “winning.” The lm, now available on the streaming service, features candid interviews with Sheen, along with many friends and co -stars. Andrew Renzi (“Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?”) directs.
Clouds of IED smoke and cries of agony ll Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s harrowing lm, “Warfare” (HBO Max on Friday) with little but the faces of its Navy SEALs to ground the nearly real-time, based-on-a-true-story dramatization. The movie e ectively embeds viewers on a seemingly minor mission in Iraq in 2006. In her review, AP reviewer Lindsey Bahr wrote: “War-movie cliches have been rigorously rooted out of ‘Warfare,’ a terse and chillingly brutal immersion in a moment of the Iraq War.”
Andrew Ahn’s “The Wedding Banquet” (now on Paramount+) joyfully remakes and updates Ang Lee’s 1993 queer landmark lm. Ahn’s movie, starring Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang and Han Gi- chan, rebuilds Lee’s queer comedy of errors for a new generation. In her review, AP’s Lindsey Bahr praised the supporting performances by Youn Yuh-jung and Joan Chen but wished the lm
expressed more fun: “There’s a through-line about found families, but I’m not totally convinced that these people are great for each other.”
MUSIC TO STREAM
Sheeran returns with a new album on Friday, his eighth. titled “Play.” The release detours away from the acoustic introspection of his last release, 2023’s “Autumn Variations,” and instead of-
fers a kind of reserved pop music. “Azizam,” a Farsi word which translates to something approximating “my dear one,” is a cultural crossover hit; “A Little More” has a much-needed groove. It’s clear Sheeran is in it for a good time — and his loyal listeners will follow suit. Little has been made apparent about the highly anticipated, fourth studio album from R&B giant Ty Dolla $ign. Here’s what we do know:
“War-movie cliches have been rigorously rooted out of ‘Warfare,’ a terse and chillingly brutal immersion in a moment of the Iraq War.”
Lindsey Bahr, AP lm writer
It’s his rst full-length in half a decade, it arrives Friday, and the lead single, the infatuated “ALL IN,” includes an inspired sample of Wayne Wonder’s “No Letting Go.” It might be the end of summer, but that song is evidence that Ty is bringing the heat.
SERIES TO STREAM
“Only Murders in the Building” returns for its fth season on Hulu. The amateur sleuths Charles (Steve Martin), Mabel (Selena Gomez), and Oliver (Martin Short) begin the new episodes trying to gure out who murdered the doorman of their building.
Wright and Cooke star in a new psychological thriller for Prime Video called “The
Girlfriend.” Wright plays Laura, a very, very protective mother of her grown man son, Danny. Her internal alarm goes o when she meets Danny’s new girlfriend Cherry, played by Cooke. Cherry is a streetwise realtor who does not meet Laura’s standards for her son. Make no mistake, both women are unhinged. Each episode shows Laura and Cherry’s perspective, which is fun.
GAMES TO PLAY
VIDEO
Last year’s “Borderlands” movie bombed, but you can’t keep a popular franchise down. So Gearbox Software and 2K Games have returned with Borderlands 4, bringing its brash brand of comic violence back to where it belongs: your game console. It’s the apotheosis of the so-called “looter-shooter,” in which you shoot a lot of enemies and collect a lot of loot. In this chapter, you’ve landed on a prison planet ruled by a tyrant known as the Timekeeper. You must decide which rebel faction to join as well as which of the Timekeeper’s lieutenants you want to take down rst. You can play solo or join forces with up to three other Vault Hunters. Fight the power beginning Friday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S or PC.
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Executive producers and actors Steve Martin, left, and Selena Gomez return for the fth season of “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu.
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British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran drops his latest album, “Play,” on Friday.
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From left, “aka Charlie Sheen,” “The Wedding Banquet” and “Warfare” are out this week on Net ix, Paramount+ and HBO Max, respectively.