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2 sta members of Israeli Embassy killed in politically motivated shooting near museum
Washington, D.C. Police say two sta members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identi ed the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith says they were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening when the suspect approached a group of four people and opened re. The suspect was identi ed as 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago. Authorities said he walked into the museum after the shooting and was detained by security guards.
Air Force accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar to be presidential plane
Washington, D.C.
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday the department will “work to ensure proper security measures” on the aircraft to make it safe for use by the president. He said the plane was accepted “in accordance with all federal rules and regulations.” Trump has defended the gift as a way to save tax dollars. Others have raised concerns about the aircraft being a violation of the Constitution’s prohibition on foreign gifts. They also have noted the need to retro t the plane to meet security requirements.
Most books pulled from Naval Academy library back on shelves Washington, D.C.
All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with antiracism and gender issues are back on the shelves. That is the result of a review ordered by the Pentagon and marks the latest turn in an e ort to rid the military of materials related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Defense o cials said Wednesday that about 20 books from the academy’s library are now earmarked for review, but that includes some that weren’t removed in the initial purge of 381 books.
Stanly school board, commissioners discuss SCS’s budget requests
The Board of Education gave a 2025-26 budget presentation at its meeting Wednesday
By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal
ALBEMARLE — In a special-called meeting on Wednesday night, the Stanly County Board of Education held a joint session with county commissioners inside the Gene McIn-
tyre Meeting Room at Stanly County Commons.
The two county boards joined together as Stanly County Schools Superintendent Jarrod Dennis displayed a slideshow of the SCS 2025-26 Budget Presentation for the upcoming scal year, revealing the school district’s budget requests of total local funds that add up to just under $21 million.
Dennis noted that he didn’t expect SCS to receive all the funding as requested but want-
ed to present the numbers as assembled by the county’snance committee.
The total capital outlay funds requested are $17.3 million, while technology funds requests are $1.5 million and the total requested special budget is $1.2 million.
“When we’re in meetings with the nance committee, we’re trying to craft a budget,” Dennis said. “Some
Hope Vibes brings mobile shower, laundry truck to Albemarle
The nonpro t organization will be at The Gathering next month
By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal
ALBEMARLE — The Hope Tank — a mobile shower, laundry and hygiene support truck — is making a series of stops in Stanly County this summer. Founded in Charlotte in 2017, the 501c3 nonprofit organization Hope Vibes has teamed up with Albemarle’s community church
The Gathering to host the organization’s shower and laundry vehicle on June 12, July 10 and Aug. 14.
The truck will be stationed at the parking lot of the church’s location at 175 North First St. on each of those dates from 2-6 p.m., o ering free services and inspirational ideas that target the needs of the area’s homeless population.
Hope Vibes is operated by the husband-andwife team of Emmanuel and Adrienne Threatt, who began the nonpro t with the
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of the challenges right now that we have as priorities is teacher quality — and that goes with having younger teachers — and also recruitment and retention of teachers. We’re also going to look at changes in organizational responsibilities. By attrition, if we lose some people, we’re going to see if we can take the responsibilities of certain individuals and parse them out to other individuals.”
The school district’s local funds budget request of $20.9 million, consisting of personnel, new initiatives, maintenance, safety and security, technology, as well as curriculum and co-curricular needs.
The funding request for 2025-26 includes $595,400 for eight new teaching positions, and $236,250 for two dean of students positions for Albemarle High School and Albemarle Middle School.
Positions at the SCS central ofces for $1.2 million include the following: accountability director, chief academic o cer, student data information director, student services director, safety and security director, maintenance director, chief technology o cer assistant, transportation director, assistant nance ocer, board members and an elementary education director.
SCS has requested $1.3 million for 23 student data manager positions and $700,000 for transportation, along with $1.1 million for 14 maintenance positions, $178,000 for eight athletic directors, and $210,000 for athletic coaches.
The Stanly County Board of Commissioners will hold its next regular meeting on June 2 at 6 p.m., while the Stanly County Board of Education will meet the following day at 6:15 p.m. Both will be held in the Gene McIntyre Meeting Room at Stanly County Commons.
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Safe Kids Stanly, Sheri ’s O ce promote water safety, distributes free life jackets
The annual event in Badin provided life jackets for 100 kids
By Charles Curcio Stanly News Journal
THE SWIMMING area o Main Street in Badin hosted representatives from several local organizations and businesses gathered Saturday morning to spread awareness about child water safety.
Children received free life jackets in an event with the Stanly County Sheri ’s O ce, working in conjunction with CubeHydro Badin and Safe Kids Stanly County. Darnell Almond, lake deputy o cer with the sheri ’s ofce, said the partnership between law enforcement and Cube Carolinas, along with its predecessor, the Yadkin Project, to provide life jackets for kids has gone back almost 30 years.
“We’re doing one of the most important things that we can do, which is make sure our kids are safe when they are out on the water, make sure they are not in danger,” Almond said. Almond noted in many spots in Badin Lake, should a child fall out of the boat, the water would be above their head.
Multiple law enforcement agencies were represented at the event, including the Montgomery and Rowan sheri ’s o ces and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
“Because we live in an area surrounded by lakes and we have a lot of people with pools, it gets very hot in the summer and people are looking for things to do to cool o ,” said Taler Miranda, family support and outreach coordinator for the Stanly Coun-
goal of addressing the homeless epidemic in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region with exit strategies through “direct relief, research, innovation, advocacy and systemic disruption,” according to the organization’s mission statement.
By 2018, the nonpro t was distributing thousands of hygiene packs and hundreds of winter items to homeless neighbors in need.
“People that maybe live in a vehicle or live in a tent community, they’re not di erent from us,” Emmanuel Threatt said in an informational video sponsored by First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. “They’re just in a di erent situation than us. What we do is not detached from the people that we serve.”
The Threatts were originally inspired to make a difference through community outreach when they came across a video of a homeless woman on her menstrual cycle who had no access to
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ty Partnership for Children.
“We’ve been able to get safety information and these life vests out to families to continue to bring awareness, and give (families) a resource to out and have fun during the summer.”
Safe Kids Stanly County, Miranda added, has partnerships with other local organizations for safety initiatives, including water safety, re alarms, bike helmets and road safety, child passenger safety and the danger kids face in hot cars.
feminine hygiene products.
That lack of a basic service was a stark reminder of what can be taken for granted.
While some outreach groups o er meals and temporary housing for those in need, Hope Vibes aims to give assistance and dignity through their unique vehicular approach that provides a refreshing shower, clean clothing and various hygiene products.
“The Hope Tank is our mobile laundry and shower vehicle, and it has two full restrooms with a shower, sink and toilet in there,” Adrienne Threatt said. “And in the back is a full laundry center that has four sets of washers and dryers.”
Envisioning the creation of a
The “Hope Tank” mobile laundry and shower vehicle travels across the state providing free services.
Hope Tank to take the nonpro t’s assistance e orts to the next level, the organization spent almost two years raising the money needed to make that concept a reality.
“We knew we wanted to not only provide hygiene products, but we wanted to provide hope to people and this positive energy when we go out to interact with people,” Adrienne Threatt said. “Somehow that translated into a vibe, and it needed to be a hopeful vibe.”
Volunteers can sign up at hopevibes.galaxydigital.com to help facilitate Albemarle’s trio of scheduled Hope Vibes Serve Days at The Gathering; hygiene product donations are also welcomed.
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to the park; Acts of Service with custom couple-coupons; Gifts featuring a “Digital Love Jar,” a Couple Games App and more. Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park 8850 Fairview Road Mint Hill
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Needle Bugs, Knitting and Crocheting 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Social group for those who enjoy any type of needlework. Bring your supplies. Norwood Branch Library 207 Pee Dee Ave. Norwood
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Darnell Almond (left) ts Joleigh Smith, 3, with a new life jacket.
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Biden forgives student loans and ... behold, defaults skyrocket
Serious delinquency rates are over 10 times what the Biden Department of Education said they were.
HERE’S AN ECONOMICS lesson that belongs in the textbooks.
Student loan debt soared to more than $1.5 trillion during the Biden presidency, and the response by Washington was to “forgive” hundreds of billions of these unpaid loans by deadbeat borrowers and let the taxpayers pick up the tab. It was never clear why the universities that charge exorbitant tuitions that have reached more than $75,000 a year at many elite schools shouldn’t bear the cost of the program — but that’s another story.
Those of us who watched these events unfold predicted that one result of this policy would be that many college graduates would stop paying back their loans. And guess what?
Just like clockwork, this headline from Bloomberg recently told the whole story: “Student Loans Drive US delinquency Rate to Highest Since 2020.”
Gee, who — except a bunch of head-in-thesand politicians in Washington — would have
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ever thought that forgiving as many people from paying their student loans as possible would increase future nonpayments?
Well, the Biden administration, for one. Now that the Department of Education is honestly reporting the data, we nd that serious delinquency rates are over 10 times what the Biden Department of Education said they were.
There is an old saying in physics and economics: Every action in the universe has a reaction. How many students in the future will pay back unpaid student loans when the next forgiveness program is right around the corner? So people who did the right thing and paid back their debts now have to pay more for the people who refused to pay back the money they owed.
In Washington, we love to reward vice and punish virtue.
As we said many times last year: Expect student loan defaults to remain sky-high for
Republican governor undercuts Trump’s anti-DEI e orts
Racial discrimination is both wrong and illegal.
ROOTING OUT DISCRIMINATORY diversity, equity and inclusion programs should be a top Republican priority. But it’s not for Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo.
Last month, the Department of Education asked states and school districts to certify that they don’t discriminate based on race. It speci cally highlighted DEI programs that favor one race over another as impermissible. It warned that continued racial discrimination could result in the loss of federal funding. Now, this should be an easy one. Racial discrimination is both wrong and illegal. Yet Steve Canavero, Nevada’s interim superintendent of public instruction, refused to sign the certi cate. He even sent a condescending response letter, blowing o the request. The Nevada Department of Education, he claimed, had recently certi ed “that it complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.” He cited doing so in connection with a 2023 submission of the revised Consolidated State Plan and the February 2025 update to the NV DOE’s General Statement of Federal Assurances. Further, he asked for guidance on what certain terms meant, saying the requirements “remain ambiguous.”
One might expect this level of resistance from a Democrat administration. But Lombardo, a Republican, appointed Canavero to his post last month. Lombardo’s o ce didn’t respond when I asked if he agreed with Canavero’s decision not to sign the certi cation. Not exactly the actions of someone interested in stamping out DEI.
That’s unfortunate because there’s plenty of it in Nevada’s education system. Look at the Clark County School District. The job description for its assistant superintendent, equity and diversity says the position will collaborate “with the Human Resources team and provide guidance on the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups and monitor, evaluate, and assess the adequacy of the diversity of candidates in the screening and hiring process.” The district’s antiracism policy explicitly states the district will “develop and implement strategies to increase the diversity” of its sta . The
many years as deadbeat borrowers wait for the next student loan amnesty program.
Fortunately, in the House of Representatives’ “big, beautiful” tax bill, there are new caps of $50,000 on student loans for undergraduate students and $100,000 for grad students. This cap should help slow the stampede of higher tuition prices, which have grown two to three times the rate of overall in ation over the last 30 years. The availability of cheap student loans only fueled this stampede of tuition prices. The Wall Street Journal calls this move “The End of the College Free Lunch.”
The bad news is that we should anticipate bigger stashes of student loans to pile up at taxpayers’ doors in the years to come. The good news is that this scam has reminded us that in life, incentives matter. This episode brought to light the nancial foolishness of debt forgiveness programs, and so hopefully we will never do this again.
Except that politicians have very short memories.
Stephen Moore is a cofounder of Unleash Prosperity and a former senior economic adviser to Donald Trump. His new book, coauthored with Arthur La er, is “The Trump Economic Miracle.”
policy’s de nition of diversity includes race.
Note to Canavero and Lombardo: These are examples of DEI initiatives that favor one race over another. They are obvious violations of Title VI, which prohibits racial discrimination in “any program or activity receiving Federal nancial assistance.” The prescribed penalty for that is terminating or withholding federal funding. Then I looked into Canavero’s claims about how Nevada has previously certi ed its compliance with Title VI. The 2023 Consolidated State Plan only mentioned “Title VI” once and in a very di erent context.
“Title VI is not explicitly referenced in the Nevada Department of Education’s 2023 Consolidated State Plan,” the Nevada DOE admitted in response to my questions. It insisted that approval of the plan “is contingent on assurance to all applicable federal laws.”
Translation: Canavero never expected someone to check his sources.
The update to the 2025 General Statement of Federal Assurances isn’t much better. It doesn’t mention Title VI, although it requires grant recipients to
last October.
agree they won’t discriminate based on race. What’s happening in Nevada shows exactly why the DOE was justi ed in asking states and school districts to certify their compliance with Title VI. That e ort is currently tied up in federal court. But don’t expect that to last forever. The U.S. Supreme Court isn’t going to overturn the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Lombardo should use this delay to eradicate DEI in Nevada education. He should have been doing that for the last two years. His refusal to do so doesn’t make policy or political sense. The public is rmly against DEI schemes.
In 2020, California rejected an a rmative action initiative by nearly 15 points. President Donald Trump won a decisive victory in 2024, including in Nevada, while campaigning against DEI. If Lombardo and education o cials don’t change course, Nevada will deserve to lose its federal education funding. And snarky letters won’t be of much help then.
Victor Joecks is a columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Email him at _vjoecks@ reviewjournal.com or follow @victorjoecks on X.
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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo speaks at a Trump campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada,
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Cheerwine-ing and dining
Thousands of cherry soda fans ocked to Salisbury for the annual Cheerwine Festival last weekend, enjoying plentiful food, music and even a History of Cheerwine trolley tour. From Cheerwine- avored barbecue to Cheerwine- avored — well, just about everything — there was something for everyone at the annual event that’s been celebrating the North Carolina favorite since 2017.
Mars Rover Perseverance taking a sel e earlier this month.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance snaps sel e as Martian dust devil blows by
The rover has been on Mars for 1,500 Martian days
By Marcia Dunn
The Associated Press
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CANAVERAL,
Fla.
— The latest sel e by NASA’s Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil.
Resembling a small pale pu , the twirling dust devil popped up 3 miles behind the
rover during this month’s photo shoot. Released Wednesday, the sel e is a composite of 59 images taken by the camera on the end of the rover’s robotic arm, according to NASA.
It took an hour to perform all the arm movements necessary to gather the images, “but it’s worth it,” said Megan Wu, an imaging scientist from Malin Space Science Systems, which built the camera.
“Having the dust devil in the background makes
it a classic,” Wu said in a statement.
The picture, which also shows the rover’s latest sample borehole on the surface, marks 1,500 sols, or Martian days, for Perseverance — equivalent to 1,541 days on Earth.
Perseverance is covered with red dust, the result of drilling into dozens of rocks. Launched in 2020, it’s collecting samples for eventual return to Earth from Jezero Crater, an ancient lakebed and river delta that could hold clues of any past microbial life.
obituaries
of the Year for the entire country two times.
After retiring, he traveled extensively with his wife, Jo. They enjoyed trips to Asia, the Baltic countries, Russia, Scotland, Italy, the Balkans, S. America, Panama, Caribbean islands, among a few.
Gerald B. Traywick
Barbara Jean (Taylor) Drye
Dwight Farmer
January 24, 1939 ~ January 15, 2023
Golf was his passion and there was nothing he enjoyed more than a game of golf with his buddies. He was thrilled when he nally got that “hole in one”. One summer he set up a 9-hole golf course on his NC home place. He then proceeded to have golf tournaments for his friends, sometimes using tractors and riding lawn mowers as golf carts.
James Roseboro
June 23, 1967 ~ January 10, 2023
John B. Kluttz
March 23, 1935 - January 9, 2023
May 10, 1935 –May 13, 2025
April 17, 1936 ~ January 14, 2023
Barbara Jean Taylor Drye, 86, of Oakboro, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 at her home.
Barbara was born April 17, 1936 in North Carolina to the late Robert Lee Taylor and the late Eva Belle Watts Taylor. She was also preceded in death by husband of 61 years, Keith Furr Drye, and brothers, Robert Lee Taylor, Jr. and George Kenneth Taylor. Survivors include children, Debbie (Mike) Williams of Albemarle, Teresa (Tom) Curry of Oakboro, Douglas (Tammy) Drye of Oakboro; grandchildren, Melissa (Don) Parrish of Albemarle, Samantha (Destiny) Smith of Oakboro, Bradley Smith of Oakboro, Jonathan Stover of Peachland, and Jessie Stover of Lylesville; sisterin-law, Beatrice Goodman; many nieces and nephews; and her beloved cats, Bo and Gar eld.
The Lord called Gerald Traywick home on May 13, 2025, just 2 days after celebrating his 90th birthday. He was born in Albemarle, NC on May 10, 1935. He had been dealing with multiple health issues for several years and with great strength and courage fought through them all until his body nally gave up.
Jerry lettered in basketball, football and baseball at Albemarle High and upon graduation went on to NC State University where he majored in agronomy. After college, he proudly served our country as First Lieutenant in the US Army. After his military service he was hired by Thermo King, a division of Westinghouse. He was the ultimate salesman, serving as Regional Manager in all 4 quadrants of the US. His hard work earned him the honor of Salesman
Barbara was a member of Oakboro Baptist Church for over 60 years. She worked over 30 years at Stanly Knitting Mills. After just two years of retirement, she began managing the Oakboro Senior Center and did that for 18 years until this past week. Barbara was known for her good cooking and always taking care of others. She also loved going on day long shopping trips - she could out walk and out shop people half her age. She kept her mind and body active through gardening, word searches, and various other hobbies.
Larry Miller of UNC attempts a shot while defended by UCLA’s 7-foot-2 inch Lew Alcindor (Kareem AbdulJabbar) during the rst half of the NCAA championship game on March 23, 1968, in Los Angeles.
Dwight Britten Farmer Sr., 83, of Norwood died Sunday morning, January 15, 2023 at Forrest Oakes.
Jerry was a gregarious, friendly, kind man who loved people and throughout his life constantly thought of others, generously helping those in need. Everyone knew him for his dry sense of humor.
James Arthur Roseboro, 55, of Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Anson Health and Rehab.
Dwight was born January 24, 1939 in Stanly County to the late Walter Virgil and Martha Adkins Farmer. He was a 1957 graduate of Norwood High School and was a United States Army Veteran. He was a member of Cedar Grove United Methodist Church where he had served as church treasurer and choir member. He began his career with the Stanly County Sheri ’s Department moving to the Norwood Police Department and retiring as Chief of Police with the Town of Norwood after many years of service.
He was preceded in death by his parents Jessie Traywick and Beulah Gri n Traywick. He leaves behind his wife of 30 years, Jo; daughters, Yvette Mabry and Michelle Meeker; nieces, Cheryl Burleson (Cecil), Candace Hudson, Sheila Rankin (Steve) and numerous other nieces and nephews.
Dwight was an avid gardener, bird watcher and Carolina fan.
A Service of Remembrances will be held on Sunday, June 1, 2:00 at First United Methodist Church of Ormond Beach, 336 S. Halifax Dr., Ormond Beach. Reception to follow. Donations can be made to the Music Ministry of First United Methodist of Ormond Beach at the above address.
He is survived by his wife Hilda Whitley Farmer; one son D. Britten Farmer Jr. (Mary) of McLeansville, NC; one daughter Sharon Farmer Lowe (David) of Norwood; one sister Geraldine Dennis of Troy; two grandchildren, Dwight Britten “Dee” Farmer III and Whitley Rose Hui Lowe.
Larry Miller, star for UNC basketball, dies at 79
He scored 32 to beat Duke in the 1967 ACC championship game
The Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL — Larry Miller, a two-time ACC player of the year for UNC and 2022 inductee in the College Basketball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 79. The UNC athletic department said Miller died Sunday in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. No cause of death was given. An athletic department spokesman said Miller was in hospice care and dealing with medical issues for some time.
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Miller, a native of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, was a star forward on coach Dean Smith’s rst two Atlantic Coast Conference championship and Final Four teams in 1967 and 1968. He earned rst-team All-America honors both sea-
sons and was a consensus pick in 1968 along with UCLA’s Lew Alcindor, Houston’s Elvin Hayes, LSU’s Pete Maravich and Louisville’s Wes Unseld. Miller scored in double gures in 64 consecutive games, still a UNC record. Miller scored 1,982 points in three seasons and averaged 21.8 points, the fth-highest by a Tar Heel. In one of his most memorable performances, he scored 32 points on 13-of-14 shooting from the eld in an 82-73 victory over Duke in the 1967 ACC championship game. Led by Miller, Carolina went 70-21, including 32 -10 in ACC regular-season play, from 1965-68. The Tar Heels were No. 4 in the nal Associated Press polls his last two seasons, the rst time UNC was ranked in the top 10 in the nal poll in consecutive seasons. Miller played seven years in the ABA and set the league’s all-time single-game record with 67 points.
Mr. Roseboro was born on June 23, 1967 to the late Robert and Delena Shipp Roseboro. He graduated from South Stanly High School and was employed by Triangle Brick. He enjoyed watching football and basketball, especially the Carolina TarHeels and Miami.
In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his brothers and sisters: Barbara Lee Roseboro, Dorothy Brown, Verna Roseboro, Henrietta Ingram, and Harold Roseboro.
He is survived by his sisters: Helen (James) Roseboro Edwards of Albemarle, Mary Roseboro of Washington DC, and Marion Morrison of Albemarle; brothers: Thomas D. Roseboro of Charlotte, Robert Roseboro (Patricia) of Norwood, and Van Horne; a special friend of over 40 years, Michelle McLendon of the home; special nieces: Nybrea Montague, Knya Little, and Laquanza Crump; special nephews: Robert Jr., Desmond Roseboro, and Marcus Lilly; and God daughter, Daphne Johnson; and special friends, Vetrella Johnson and Ben McLendon.
John grew up in the Millingport community where he drove a school bus and worked at the local gas station during his High School years. He graduated from Millingport High in 1954 and entered into service with the US Airforce immediately afterward. Upon return from the service, he and his high school sweetheart Julie were married in 1956. He graduated from Nashville Auto Diesel College later in 1959 and began his career as a diesel mechanic at Mitchell Distributing Company, moving his growing family to Charlotte where they lived until their retirement.
October 11, 1944 - January 10, 2023
When John purchased his rst Model A Ford at the age of 17, he said that he took the car to the community mechanic when he had a small problem.The mechanic told him that if he was going to keep the car, he needed to learn to work on it. This is when John’s passion for Model A Fords began and how he spent his happiest days with his best friends from around the globe for the rest of his life!
Doris Elaine Jones Coleman, 78, went home into God’s presence on January 10 after a sudden illness and a valiant week-long ght in ICU. Doris was born on October 11, 1944, in the mountains of Marion, NC while her father was away ghting in the US Navy during World War II. Raymond Jones was so proud to return after the war and meet his little girl! Doris grew up in Durham, NC and graduated from Durham High School. She furthered her studies at Watts Hospital School of Nursing in Durham and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1966.
Doris married Rev. Dr. Ted Coleman in 1966 and had two daughters Amy and Laura. Doris raised Amy and Laura in North Augusta, SC.
Indianapolis Colts’ music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age 65
He led the colts from the bottom to be Super Bowl champions
By Michael Marot The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts’ owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stadium and a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday at age 65.
Pete Ward, Irsay’s longtime right-hand man and the teams chief operating o cer, made the announcement in a statement from the team. He said Irsay died peacefully in his sleep.
Darrick Baldwin
January 7, 1973 ~ January 8, 2023
“Jim’s dedication and passion for the Indianapolis Colts in addition to his generosity, commitment to the community, and most importantly, his love for his family were unsurpassed,” Ward said. “Our deepest sympathies go to his daughters, Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt, Kalen Jackson, and his entire family as we grieve with them.”
Darrick Vashon Baldwin, age 50, entered eternal rest, Sunday, January 8, 2023, Albemarle, North Carolina. Born January 7, 1973, in Stanly County, North Carolina, Darrick was the son of Eddie James Baldwin Sr. and the late Phyllis Blue Baldwin. Darrick enjoyed life, always kept things lively and enjoyed making others smile. His presence is no longer in our midst, but his memory will forever live in our hearts.
Irsay had a profound impact on the franchise.
With Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian, Hall of
He was educated in the Stanly County public schools and attended Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle.
He was a great conversationalist and loved meeting people. Darrick never met a stranger and always showed love and compassion for his fellowman. He also loved his dog, Rocky.
He is survived by his father, Eddie J. Baldwin Sr.; sisters: Crystal (Eric) Jackson, LaFondra (Stoney) Medley, and Morgan Baldwin; brothers: Eddie Baldwin Jr., Anton Baldwin, and Lamont Baldwin; a host of other relatives and friends. A limb has fallen from our family tree. We will not grieve Darrick’s death; we will celebrate his life. We give thanksgiving for the many shared memories.
At age 50, after years as a Detroit Diesel Mechanic he and Julie decided to take the plunge and open a full Model A Restoration Shop. They thrived at their shop in Cornelius, NC until their retirement in 1998 when they moved back to Cabarrus County. John once again set up shop in his back yard garage where he attracted a loyal group of friends who visited almost daily.
“Jim’s dedication and passion for the Indianapolis Colts in addition to his generosity, commitment to the community, and most importantly, his love for his family were unsurpassed.”
While on the farm in Gold Hill, John also began a lifelong love with Alis Chalmers tractors after he restored his Dad’s tractor and began amassing his collection of tractors as well.
Pete Ward, Indianapolis Colts COO
Fame coach Tony Dungy and Manning, Irsay helped turn the Colts from a laughingstock into a perennial title contender.
John restored many cars of his own and had the crowning achievement of winning the most prestigious award from MARC, The Henry for a restoration that garnered top points. He was also presented with the Ken Brady Service Awardthe highest award given to members at the national level.
But Irsay had battled health problems in recent years and became less visible following a fall at his home. Police o cers from Carmel, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indy, responded to a 911 call from Irsay’s home Dec. 8. According to the police report, the o cers found Irsay breathing but unresponsive and with a bluish skin tone.
o cers he was worried Irsay was su ering from congestive heart failure and that Irsay’s nurse had said Irsay’s oxygen level was low, his breathing was labored and he was “mostly” unconscious.
A month later, he was diagnosed with a respiratory illness.
Doris was an incredible neonatal intensive care nurse for most of her career, and this was her passion. The Augusta Chronicle did a feature on her in 1985. She was a clinical nurse manager in Augusta, Georgia at University Hospital NICU and worked there for 20 years. During this time, Doris mentored young nurses and assisted in saving the lives of so many babies. She also worked for Pediatrician Dr. William A. Wilkes in Augusta for several years prior to her NICU career. Doris retired from the mother/baby area at Atrium Stanly in 2007 after over 40 years of nursing.
During his annual training camp news conference last summer, Irsay told reporters he was continuing to rehab from two subsequent surgeries — though he remained seated in his golf cart. Irsay did not speak during the recent NFL draft as he typically did.
He had also battled addictions to alcohol and painkillers.
Doris was a gentle and sweet spirit and loved her Lord. She never met a stranger, and she always left you feeling uplifted after talking with her. She would often claim that she had “adopted” friends into her immediate family, and honestly, she never made a distinction between the two. Positivity radiated from her like sunlight. She was sel ess, funny, smart, and sentimental. During her lifetime she was an active member of First Baptist Church of Durham, First Baptist Church of Augusta, Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Augusta, and Palestine United Methodist Church in Albemarle. She especially loved helping at church with older adults, youth, and children.
Irsay began his football life as a ball boy after his late father, Robert, acquired the team in a trade with the late Carroll Rosenbloom, who took over the Los Angeles Rams. The younger Irsay then worked his way up, becoming the youngest general manager in NFL history at age 24. He succeeded his father as owner in early 1997.
Ward, the report said, told
This is what John’s Model A Community had to say upon learning of his death: He was an active member of Wesley Chapel Methodist Church where he loved serving as greeter on Sunday mornings. He also belonged to the United Methodist Men. John is survived by his wife Julie Ussery Kluttz, for 66 years of the home. He is also survived by a son John David Kluttz (Kim) of Oakboro, NC; two daughters, Sally Simerson of Denver, CO and Betsy Tusa (John) of Lafayette, CO; three grandchildren, Bonnie Kluttz Sammons (Ben) of Rich eld, NC John Alexander McKinnon (Sarah) of Asheville, NC and Seth William McKinnon (Amanda) of Germany; ve great-grandchildren, Charlotte, Meredith, Grant, Victoria and Ronan. John is also preceded in death by his parents, J.S. Kluttz and Mary Wyatt Clayton Kluttz; a large and loving group of brothers and sisters, Jack Methias Kluttz, Annie Lou Kluttz Honeycutt, Jake Nelson Kluttz, Julius Kluttz, Mary Patricia Phillips and a grandson, Kevin Fowler Kluttz.
He also collected guitars, befriended musicians and often found inspiration in rock ’n’ roll lyrics.
She was especially talented at sewing from a young age and made gifts for friends, Christmas ornaments, Halloween Costumes, doll clothes, pageant dresses, prom dresses, coats, tote bags, scarves, out ts for Amy and Laura, and Christening gowns for each of her grandchildren.
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Doris was preceded in death by her father Arthur Raymond Jones, her mother Mary Ellen Cameron Jones, and her sister Maryanne Jones Brantley. Survivors include her two precious daughters: Amy Cameron Coleman (partner Dr. Edward Neal Chernault) of Albemarle, NC, and Laura Lindahl Coleman Oliverio (husband David) of Cincinnati, Ohio; seven grandchildren: Cameron David Oliverio, Stephanie Jae Dejak, Luca Beatty Oliverio, Coleman John Dejak, Carson Joseph Oliverio, Ryan Nicholas Dejak, and Jadon Richard Oliverio; and numerous in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, and loved ones.
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Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay talks during the Hall of Fame ring ceremony for Peyton Manning and Edgerrin James in September 2021 in Indianapolis.
Doris Jones Coleman
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Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season
It probably won’t be quite as wild as the 2024 season
By Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press
WITH WARMER than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they don’t think it will be as chaotic as 2024, the third-costliest season on record as it spawned killer storms Beryl, Helene and Milton.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday unveiled its outlook for the Atlantic hurricane season that begins June 1 and stretches through the end of November, with a 60% chance it will above normal, 30% chance near normal and just 10% chance it will be quieter than average.
The forecast calls for 13 to 19 named storms with six to 10 becoming hurricanes and three to ve reaching major status with winds of more than 110 mph. A normal season has 14 named storms, seven of which strengthen to hurricanes and three power up further to major hurricanes.
Ocean warmth is not quite as high as last year’s o -the- charts heat. But it’s su cient to be the top reason for the busy forecast, National Weather Service Director Ken Graham said.
“Everything is in place for an above average season,” he said.
Despite massive job cuts at NOAA from the Department of Government Eciency, “our ability to serve this country has never been better and it will be this year as well,” Graham said at a news conference Thursday in Gretna, Louisiana, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
“The hurricane center is fully sta ed up and we’re ready to go,” acting NOAA administrator Laura Grimm said. “We are making this a top priority for this administration.”
Since 1995, 21 of the 30 Atlantic hurricane seasons have been o cially classi ed as above normal, with nearly half of those considered “hyperactive,” according to NOAA. It classi es seasons based on their Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index, which takes into account the number and strength of storms and how long they last. In the last 10 years, only 2015 was below normal and 2022 was near normal.
Last year started with a record early Category 5 hurricane in Beryl but then had a lull during the early part of peak storm season from mid-August to mid-October. But then six storms, including Helene and Milton, formed in just two weeks. With 18 named storms, 11 of those becoming hurricanes and ve major hurricanes, 2024 was considered a hyperactive season in the Atlantic. And it was the third such in the last 10 years.
Corbosiero said there are three main factors: water temperature, the El Nino/La Nina cycle of natural ocean warming and cooling, and “seeds” of storms coming o Africa as thunderstorms.
Even if it’s a quiet year, Corbosiero said just one storm can change everything, recalling an ultra quiet 1992, when that one storm was the devastating Hurricane Andrew.
“We don’t need a hyperactive season to have devastation in the U.S. or the Caribbean or anywhere.”
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Leadership Stanly Class of 2025 Graduation Date Applications
Now Open!
The Stanly County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the graduates of the 2024-2025
Leadership Stanly Class. Twenty-three participants have completed all requirements to graduate and will be recognized at a graduation ceremony held at The Badin Inn on Thursday, May 29 at 6:00 pm.
• Graduates of the 2024-2025 Leadership Stanly Class are: Razan Brown (Proximity International), Lindsey Almond (City of Albemarle), Greta Baucom (Atrium Health Stanly), James Baucom (Tarheel Auto Sales of Locust), Bradley Eudy (Uwharrie Bank) Tammy Helms (Uwharrie Bank) Nicolle Hopkins (Stanly County Public Library), Jenn Hudson (Hudson Property Services), Emily Jones (City of Locust), Lisa Kiser (City of Albemarle –Parks and Recreation Department), Taler Miranda (Stanly County Partnership for Children), Araceli Mondragon (GHA Autism Supports), Devonna Morgan (Stanly Community Christian Ministry), Renee Morton (Tillery Compassionate Care), Tom Nunalee (AGRx Recruiters LLC), Hailey Pope (Stanly County), Angie Pugh (Hartsell Funeral Home), Ally Schueneman (Preformed Line Products), Adrian Shepherd (First Bank), Taylor Smith (Fiberon Decking), Misty Thronburg (Uwharrie Bank), Elizabeth Underwood (Stanly County EDC), Amber Wilson (Atrium Health Stanly).
Existing leaders and budding community volunteers are encouraged to apply for the nine-month program. Participants meet once a month (September – May) to study the qualities that make an e ective leader understand their own leadership styles, explore community involvement opportunities and develop new skills that will help them in the workplace Applications are now open for the Leadership Stanly Class of 2025-2026. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 25, 2025 and applications are available online at stanlychamber.org. The Leadership Stanly Steering Committee will select the class. This year one scholarship will be awarded to a small business owner (25 employees or less) that applies to the program and demonstrates nancial need For more information on the Leadership Stanly program, please contact Erica Church at the Stanly Chamber at (704) 982-8116 or erica@stanlychamber.org.
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Stanly Adult Care Center hosted the April Women in Business event in Locust on Thurs., April 24.
The National Apprenticeship Day Breakfast was held at the Farm Bureau Livestock Arena on Wed., April 30.
The 2025 State Legislative Breakfast was held on Fri., May 2 at Pfei er University – Center for Health Sciences and featured speakers Sen. Carl Ford and Rep. Cody Huneycutt.
Kinetic held a groundbreaking ceremony at The Thomas Family Corn Maze on Fri., May 9.
T.R. Lawing Realty, Inc. hosted the May Business After Hours on Thurs., May 15 at 132 S. 2nd Street in downtown Albemarle
STANLY SPORTS
In case of emergency
Pit crew workers wait for their respective drivers to need help during last weekend’s NASCAR All-Star Race. For the third year in a row, the race was held at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Christopher Bell in the No. 20 car got the win and the million-dollar check.
West Stanly baseball takes 1-0 lead in NCHSAA regional series
The Colts ended a long home winning streak for the 2A top-seeded East Rutherford Cavaliers
By Charles Curcio Stanly News Journal
THIS SEASON, the West Stanly baseball team has won more times on the road than at the Colts’ home eld.
Entering Game 1 of the 2025 2A Western Regional Series on Tuesday night, West was 10-3 at home and 12-3 on the road. In the opening game of the
series, the Colts faced an undefeated East Rutherford Cavaliers squad which had won 27 straight home games and not lost at home since March 7 of last season.
West rallied from an early de cit and ended the Cavaliers’ home winning streak with a 7-5 victory. The Colts (23-6) jumped out to a one-run lead in the top of the rst inning. Landon Bailey walked and reached second on a Ben Mecimore single. Logan Faile then drove Bailey in with a line drive to left.
East Rutherford (26-1) retook the lead in the bottom of
“Another gutsy performance by this team.”
Chad Yow, West Stanly head coach
the frame when Preston Henson walked and scored on a two-run homer to center eld from Matthew Pinkerton.
Faile led o the top of the fourth with a double, was sacri ced to third and scored on Cooper Crisco’s RBI triple to
right. Crisco later scored on a passed ball to put West up, 3-2.
West built on its lead in the sixth scoring three runs. Crisco had an RBI single, then Logan Molatch drove him in with a single to right. Sam Carpenter then scored Caleb Foley with an RBI groundout, putting the Colts up, 7-3.
The host Cavaliers rallied in the bottom of the sixth to pull within two runs. Pinkerton had an RBI double to center and Colby Condrey drove in another run with a single to left.
Sam Carpenter went ve in-
nings on the mound to earn the win for the Colts, allowing four earned runs on ve hits with ve walks and six strikeouts. Faile allowed one earned run in the sixth inning, then Drew Hatley pitched a scoreless seventh inning to earn the save. Pinkerton took the loss for East Rutherford in relief, giving up four earned runs on four this with two walks and a strikeout.
Colts head coach Chad Yow said Tuesday’s victory was “another gutsy performance by this entire team.”
Yow said West had “timely hitting and situational execution on both sides of the ball (which) proved to be the di erence maker for us.” Game 2 of the series was scheduled for Thursday night at the Ball Park at West Stanly. A deciding third game, if necessary, would be Saturday at East Rutherford.
The former track star is headed to the Stanly County Sports Hall of Fame
Stanly News Journal sta
TERESA DAVIS always loved to run.
Davis, one of the three people selected to the Stanly County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025, will be formally enshrined at the organization’s annual induction event, which will be held at Pfei er University on June 9.
“We were always outside and always playing and on the move,” she said, remembering growing up in the Rich eld area in the 1970s.
Organized youth sports were neither as extensive nor as widespread in that era as now, with even fewer activities speci cally for girls. But an active youth gave Davis a head start as she entered the world of school sports, rst at Rich eld Elementary and
then at North Stanly High. Davis credits coaches Larry Freeman (at Rich eld), and Mattie Kelly, Doug Moose, and Nancy Napier (at North) as key in developing her love of competing and being part of a team.
She recalled playing on the Rich eld Elementary School basketball team in seventh and eighth grade, where Freeman (who also served as a pastor at Gold Hill Wesleyan Church) was coach, but it was at North Stanly where her speed and endurance on the track team began to shine.
It was Kelly who gave Davis her rst opportunity to run the 400-meter event as a freshman on the Comets track team.
“The person who usually ran that event was hurt, so Mrs. Kelly told me, ‘It’s just one lap, all you have to do is sprint’,” she recalled, “and that’s what I did.”
Davis described Moose and Napier as instrumental in her athletic development as well, serving as “motivators and encouragers” during her athletic participation at North Stan-
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Teresa Davis is a member of the Stanly County Sports Hall of Fame, class of 2025.
ly. She also ran as a member of the Faith Flyers, a Rowan County track club, during the o season. By her graduation in 1982, Davis had earned conference “runner of the year” and all-conference honors in each of her four seasons in addition to being selected as MVP Runner for the annual Stanly County Track Meet in her junior and senior years.
“We were always outside and always playing and on the move.”
Teresa Davis
She was a sectional champion and regional quali er in the 400 meters during her junior season and set three Rocky River Conference records during her senior campaign (100, 200, and 400). Her 400 records in both the Stanly County and Rocky River Conference meets still stand today. It was a few years later that Davis “came back home,” when then-principal Dan Massey hired her onto the sta at her alma mater, at which she soon began to give back as a coach of multiple sports. Teresa coached the North Stanly track and eld and cross-country teams from 1987 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2023, during which time she earned “Coach of the Year” honors 14 times, won ve conference championships (three in cross-country and two in track). She was honored as Regional Coach of the Year in
2005 and coached ve individual state champions in various events.
In addition to coaching track and cross-country, Davis served as cheerleading coach at North Stanly for 18 years.
“Taking part in sports is so valuable for young people in preparing them for the world after graduation,” said Davis, recalling that her experiences helped her build skills in working with others and serving as a member of a team, as well as persevering through tough times.
“Sports teach young folks to deal with adversity,” she added, “plus, being a student athlete requires them to develop skills in time management.
Teresa is married to Barry Davis. They have two children and live in New London. She will be honored along with fellow 2025 inductees Joe Viscomi and Larry Wagner at the annual Hall of Fame induction event at Pfei er University on Monday, June 9 at 6 p.m. Tickets are can purchased online or available in person at Albemarle Parks and Recreation, Locust City Hall, Oakboro City Hall and Starnes-Bramlett Jewelers in Albemarle.
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Stanly’s Micah Davis, seated, center, will
Gabriel and Kia Davis, and coaches Antoine
The league is expanding to new markets and looking even farther abroad for the future
By Ken Maguire
The Associated Press
LONDON — The NFL’s international road trip will add Berlin, Dublin and Madrid as new destinations in the 2025 season, in which a record-high seven games will be staged outside the United States.
It’s a far cry from when league o cials had to persuade teams to play abroad when it was just one international game per year a couple of decades ago. The Minnesota Vikings this season will play back-to-back games abroad in di erent cities — rst in Dublin and the next week in London. Sao Paulo, Brazil, is hosting for a second straight season.
The league’s appetite for international expansion is only growing, with Melbourne, Aus-
tralia, already locked in for next year. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, could be a future host at some point, too. There have been 55 regular-season games played abroad so far.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has even oated the idea of some day staging an international Super Bowl. Here are a few facts and gures to help put it into context.
1
The number of times the Dallas Cowboys have played internationally. Tony Romo led Dallas to a 31-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 9, 2014, at Wembley Stadium. Two other teams — the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns — have also played just once abroad, but both are on the international schedule this season. The Steelers play the Vikings on Sept. 28 in Dublin; the Browns face the Vikings on Oct. 5 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have played the most international games — 13, all in London.
4
The number of times a team won a Super Bowl in the same season they played an international game. It’s happened the past two seasons: the Philadelphia Eagles won their Week 1 game in Sao Paulo, Brazil, last season; and the Kansas City Chiefs were victorious in Frankfurt, Germany, in Week 9 of 2023. The Chiefs won in Mexico City (Week 11) in 2019 before winning the Super Bowl. The 2007 New York Giants are the other team, after playing in the rst regular-season game in London.
17
The number of hours of time di erence between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia. The Rams have been announced as one of the teams
that will play a regular-season game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2026. It’s likely to be a Week 1 game that kicks o before noon in Melbourne. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks opened the 2014 MLB season in Sydney a week ahead of the rest of the league.
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103,467
Highest attendance for a regular-season international game — the very rst one played outside the U.S. It was at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Oct. 2, 2005. The Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 3114. It might one day be eclipsed by Barcelona’s Camp Nou, which is expected to have a capacity just over 104,000 after renovations are completed. The NFL has already expressed interest in playing a game there.
Number of regular-season games that have been played at Wembley Stadium. The next highest is Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (10). The Rogers Centre in Toronto is next with six games. Azteca Stadium in Mexico City has staged ve games. The rest: London’s Twickenham Stadium (3); Munich’s Allianz Arena (2); Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park (2); and Corinthians Arena (1) in Sao Paulo. .125 Bu alo’s winning percentage in international games. The Bills are 1-7 outside U.S. They played at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for six straight years (2008-13), winning just once. They pulled the plug on the experiment in December 2014 by terminating the four remaining years of the contract to play an annual game there. The 2013 game had an announced crowd of just 38,969. The Bills are 0-2 in London after losing both times (2015, 2023) to the Jaguars.
South Stanly’s Jack Crump, seated, center, will be attending Pfei er to play baseball. He was joined at the signing by his parents, David and Patty Crump, and coaches Mark Tucker, Bryan Tucker, JP Lisk, Terry Tucker, Vernon Buck, Bill Dennis, Aaron Thompson and Derek Perry.
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be attending Minnesota West Community and Technical College to play football. His parents,
Patterson, James Watkins, Terry Shankle, Justin Gaddy and Robert Lee joined him at the signing.
ACC revenues, payouts climbed in 2023-24; so too did legal bills
FSU and Clemson lawsuits were a major expense
By Aaron Beard
The Associated Press
THE ATLANTIC Coast Conference set league records for revenue and member payouts yet also had a growing legal bill amid since-settled lawsuits from members Clemson and Florida State, according to the league’s most recent tax ling.
The 990 tax form covering the 2023-24 season reported the league’s revenue increased to about $711.4 million, up slightly from $706.6 million a year earlier. That allowed the ACC to pay an average of nearly $45 million to its 14 football-playing members — Louisville ($46.4 million) and FSU ($46.3 million) had the highest hauls — while Notre Dame made $20.7 million for its partial share as a football independent.
Those gures don’t re ect the arrivals of California, Stanford and SMU as new members to push the league to 18 schools for the 2024-25 season. Nor does it include the “success initiative” championed by commissioner Jim Phillips that went into e ect this season for schools to keep more money generated by their own postseason success.
The ACC has also revamped its revenue-distribution plan to factor in TV viewership and reward top-draw schools. That takes e ect next year as part of the settlement that ended the threats from the Clemson and FSU cases challenging the league’s ability to charge massive exit fees if they tried to join another league.
Phillips has talked about the league’s “aggressive” e orts to generate more revenue amid a growing gap behind the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences in what many consider to be a Power Two of the conferences,
though the ACC has been ahead of the smaller Big 12 in revenue and payouts in its lings to solidify itself in third.
For example, the Big 12 reported revenue of $493.8 million in its ling for 2023-24, down from $510.7 million the previous year. That came in its nal season with Oklahoma and Texas in the fold before both schools moved to the SEC for 2024-25, along with the additions of BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF to the Big 12 that year.
Amid that expansion and revenue decline, the Big 12 went from distributing about $44.2 million to 10 schools in 2022-23 to $39.5 million to those same programs for 202324. The four new schools received reduced shares averaging around $20 million, by comparison.
The ACC’s gains have notably come since the launch of the ESPN-partnered ACC Network in August 2019. The league reported $288.6 million in TV revenue for the 2018-19 season before the network’s launch, but that gure reached $487.1 million for 202324 — a 68.8% increase.
Yet amid those gains, the league reported more than $12.3 million in legal expenses for 2023-24, a 70.2% jump from the previous year ($7.2
The ACC got good news on the revenue side of the balance sheet, although legal fees were on the rise.
Cooper Crisco
million) coming as FSU led a December 2023 lawsuit and Clemson followed in March 2024.
The increased legal costs also come amid legal cases reshaping the landscape of college athletics, including the landmark settlement to a $2.8 billion federal class-action antitrust lawsuit led by athletes against the NCAA and its largest conferences. That settlement is awaiting nal approval by a federal judge before terms can go into e ect as early as July 1, such as schools sharing more than $20 million annually with athletes.
The ACC reported nearly $19.6 million in legal expenses through its two most recent tax lings, similar to the combined total reported for the previous six years ($20.8 million).
Still, the resolution in the FSU and Clemson cases, along with ESPN in January picking up its option to extend its base-rights ACC media deal through 2035-36, o ered a measure of league stability when it came to its annual spring meetings in Florida this week.
“Chaos and the constant wondering of what’s happening here or there, I just think that distracts from the business at hand,” Phillips said then. “But I feel good about where we’re at.”
West Stanly, baseball
Cooper Crisco is a junior for the West Stanly baseball team.
The Colts are playing in the NCHSAA state regional series for the rst time since 1991. Crisco got them there with a masterful performance on the mound to beat Randleman.
Crisco went 62⁄3 innings, missing a complete game by ve pitches to one batter. He allowed just three hits and struck out nine to get the win.
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This the 28th day of April, 2025. Executrix: Winter D. Barbee 22987 Alonzo Road Oakboro, NC 28129 Publish: May
NOTICE No. 1985737 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25-E-187 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS ng quali ed as Ancillary Administrator of the Estate of Lee Ernest Eiss deceased in Stanly County, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them, duly veri ed, to the undersigned at 8013 Ladys Secret Drive, Indian Trail, NC 28079 on or before the 29th day of July, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned. This the 29 th day of April, 2025. Dianne Hope Eiss, Executor c/o Simpson Law Firm 17250 Lancaster Hwy. Suite 601 Charlotte, NC 28277 Publish: May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025
NOTICE No. 1985778 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF STANLY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO: 25-ENOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VICKY LYNN HUNEYCUTT Deceased Having quali ed as Executor of the Estate of Vicky Lynn Huneycutt, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of the said Vicky Lynn Huneycutt to present them to the undersigned or her attorney on or before July 30, 2025 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said Estate please make immediate payment.
This the 29th day of April, 2025.
Executor: Angie H. Earnhardt 26522 Valley Drive Albemarle, NC 28001 Attorney for Estate: Connie Edwards Mosher 239 N. First Street Albemarle, NC 28001 704-983-0086 Publish: May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025
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No. 1985762 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25-E-199 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Administratrix of the Estate of David Thomas Lewis, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned or his attorney on or before August 4th, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment.
This the 29th day of April, 2025.
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No. 1985680 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000253-830 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Executrix of the estate of Oscar George Spence, deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Oscar George Spence to present them to the undersigned on or before August 4, 2025, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 28th day of April, 2025 Executrix: Cecilia Morelos Spence 2229 Snuggs Park Road Albemarle, NC 28001
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No. 1985718 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000248-830 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having quali ed as Executor of the Estate of MARY LOU HARNED CAMPBELL deceased of 16801 Randalls Ferry Road, Norwood, NC 28128, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before August 4, 2025, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make
SHANNA DARLENE LEWIS ADMINISTRATRIX FOR THE ESTATE OF DAVID THOMAS LEWIS MARK T. LOWDER ATTORNEY AT LAW PO Box 1284 Albemarle, NC 28002 Telephone (704) 982-8558 Publish: May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025
NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO: 25E000263-830 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CECIL EUGENE SMITH
Deceased The undersigned, having quali ed as Administratrix of the Estate of CECIL EUGENE SMITH, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, is hereby notifying all persons, rms, and corporations having claims against said decedent or his estate to present the same duly itemized and veri ed to the undersigned Administratrix or her Attorney on or before the 18th day of August 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to the decedent or to his estate are hereby requested to pay the said indebtedness to the undersigned Administratrix or her attorney. This the 13th day of May 2025. RENAE SMITH SEABOLT Administratrix ESTATE OF CECIL EUGENE SMITH 20400 Claude Drive Albemarle, North Carolina 28001 CHARLES P. BROWN BROWN & SENTER, P.L.L.C. PO Box 400 Albemarle, North Carolina 28002-0400 Telephone: (704) 982-2141 PUBLISH: May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 2025
NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000245-830 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having duly quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Amie Lanell Baucom, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, is hereby notifying all persons, rms or corporations having claims against said decedent, or her estate, to present the same to the undersigned Administrator, duly itemized and veri ed on or before the 11th day of August, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent are hereby requested to pay the said indebtedness to the undersigned Administrator. This the 11th day of May, 2025. Judie M. DeMuth Administrator of the Estate of Amie Lanell Baucom 705 Impala Dr. Albemarle, NC 28001 James A. Phillips, Jr. Attorney for the Estate P.O. Box 1162 117 W. North St. Albemarle, NC 28002-1162 Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025.
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SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000178-830
NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Administrator of the estate of Barry Michael Barbee, deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Barry Michael Barbee to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2025, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 11th day of May, 2025 Administrator: Barry Aaron Barbee 165 Secretarial Lane Mooresville, NC 28117
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Estate File No.: 25E000170-830
The undersigned, having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Brenda Little Munday late of Stanly County, North Carolina, hereby noti es to all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 11th day of May, 2025.
Name: Charles Abrams Muniz
Address: 521 Ashley Drive Oakboro, NC 28129
Amanda M Reed, Esq.
Attorney for Administrator, Charles Abram Muniz Reed & Thompson, PLLC 204 Branchview Dr SE Concord, NC 28025
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The undersigned, having quali ed as the Administrator of the Estate of Je rey C. Hatley, late of Stanly County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms, and corporations having claims against the Estate to present such claims to the undersigned Administrator on or before August 11, 2025 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.
This the 11th day of May, 2025
David W. Hatley
Administrator for the Estate of Je rey C. Hatley 105 Hilltop Road Oakboro, NC 28129
David A. Beaver
Attorney for the Administrator
160 N. First Street (PO Box 1338) Albemarle, NC 28001 (28002) 704-982-4915
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000225-830
NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Executor of the estate of James Farrington Morgan, deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said James Farrington Morgan to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2025, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. T This the 11th day of August, 2025
Executor: Mark Wayne Morgan 1063 Ocean Ridge Drive Wilmington, NC 28405
Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025.
NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK
25E000267-830 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The undersigned, having duly quali ed as Executrix of the estate of Donald G. Higham, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, is hereby notifying all persons, rms, or corporations having claims against said decedent, or his estate, to present the same to the undersigned Executrix, duly itemized and veri ed on or before the 11th day of August, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent are hereby requested to pay the said indebtedness to the undersigned Executrix.
This the 5th day of May, 2025. Anna L. Thompson Executrix of the Estate of Donald G. Higham 2422 Stoney Run Drive Oakboro, NC 28129 James A. Phillips, Jr. Attorney for the Estate P.O. Box 1162 117 W. North Street Albemarle, NC 28002-1162
Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025
NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000250-830 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Administrator of the estate of Paula Lynette Huneycutt, deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Paula Lynette Huneycutt to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2025, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 11th day of May, 2025 Administrator: Randall Allen Huneycutt 39274 Duck Road Albemarle, NC 28001 Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025.
NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 25E000264-830 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having duly quali ed as Co-Executors of the estate of Claudine C. Carter, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, is hereby notifying all persons, rms, or corporations having claims against said decedent, or her estate, to present the same to the undersigned Co-Executors, duly itemized and veri ed on or before the 11th day of August, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent are hereby requested to pay the said indebtedness to the undersigned CoExecutors. This the 6th day of May, 2025. Ronald L. Carter Co-Executor of the Estate of Claudine C. Carter 38721-A Airport Rd. New London, NC 28127
Michael A. Carter Co-Executor of the Estate of Claudine C. Carter 38173 Sawmill Rd. New London, NC 28127
James A. Phillips Attorney for the Estate P.O. Box 1162 117 W. North St. Albemarle, NC 28002-1162
Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The undersigned, having quali ed as the Administrator of the Estate of Rebecca Ward Bolick, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms, and corporations having claims against the Estate to present such claims to the undersigned Administrator on or before August 11, 2025 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment. This the 11th day of May, 2025
Charles David Ward Administrator of the Estate of Rebecca Ward Bolick 96 Valley Drive Badin, NC 28009
David A. Beaver Attorney for the Administrator 160 N. First Street (PO Box 1338) Albemarle, NC 28001 (28002) 704-982-4915 Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025.
NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25-E-208 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Sharon Denise Covey, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned or his attorney on or before August 11, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 11th day of May, 2025. MELVIN POPE TONY HINSON CO-ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE ESTATE OF SHARON DENISE COVEY MARK T. LOWDER ATTORNEY AT LAW PO Box 1284 Albemarle, NC 28002 Telephone (704) 982-8558
Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY In the General Court of Justice Superior Court Clerk Before the Clerk 25-E-266 Having quali ed as Executor of the Estate of Larry L. Eudy, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned or his attorney on or before August 18th, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 12th day of May, 2025.
JAMES E. NANCE
EXECUTOR FOR THE ESTATE OF LARRY L. EUDY MARK T. LOWDER
ATTORNEY AT LAW PO Box 1284
Albemarle, NC 28002 Telephone (704) 982-8558
Publish: May 18, 25, and June 1, and 8, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
STANLY COUNTY In the General Court of Justice Superior Court Clerk Before the Clerk 25-E-294 Having quali ed as Executor of the Estate of Walter Kevin Ayers, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned or her attorney on or before August 25, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 20th day of May, 2025.
DREW M. DENNIS
EXECUTOR FOR THE ESTATE OF WALTER KEVIN AYERS MARK T. LOWDER
ATTORNEY AT LAW PO Box 1284 206 E. North Street Albemarle, NC 28002 Telephone (704) 982-8558 Publish: May 25 and June 1, 8, and 15, 2025
NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000060-830
NOTICE
Stoney Run Drive Oakboro, NC 28129 James A. Phillips, Jr. Attorney for the Estate P.O. Box 1162 117 W. North Street Albemarle, NC 28002-1162 Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025
NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000242-830 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Executor of the estate of Jimmy Williams, deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Jimmy Williams to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2025, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 11th day of May, 2025
COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Executor of the estate of Walter T. Thompson aka Walter Thomas Thompson, deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Walter T. Thompson aka Walter Thomas Thompson to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2025, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 11th day of May, 2025
Executor: Susan R. Goodwin MacKinnon 321 Sea Trail Drive W. Sunset Beach, NC 28468 Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025
NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000215-830 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Executor of the estate of Wesley N. Wyatt aka Wesley Napoleon Wyatt, deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Wesley N. Wyatt aka Wesley Napoleon Wyatt to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2025, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This 11th day of May, 2025.
Executor: Jalen Wesley Harrison 32800 NC 740 Highway Albemarle, NC 28001 Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025.
NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25-E-000276-830 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Executor of the estate of Bobby Wayne Tucker aka Bob Wayne Tucker, deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Bobby Wayne Tucker aka Bob Wayne Tucker to present them to the undersigned on or before August 18, 2025, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 18th day of May, 2025. Executor: Angela T. Pistole 102 Green Meadow Court Pittsboro, NC 27312 Publish for 4 consecutive weeks
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Notice is hereby given, NCGS: 159-12, that the City Council for the City of Locust will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 7:00 pm or as soon as possible thereafter in the Joel Huneycutt Community Room. The purpose of this public hearing is to hear citizen’s comments for or against the proposed 20252026 budget for the City of Locust. The proposed 20252026 budget has been submitted to the Locust City Council.
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NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000226-830 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having quali ed as Executor of the estate of Shirley McCoig Morgan, deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Shirley McCoig Morgan to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2025, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 11th day of May, 2025 Executor: Mark Wayne Morgan 1063 Ocean Ridge Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 Publish: May 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 2025.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
There will be a public hearing on June 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm at the Norwood Town Hall to consider a text amendment to the zoning ordinance. Proposed amendment is to Section 155.031 to allow “banquet and event facilities” as a use in the M-1 zoning district. Copies are available for review in town hall from 9-5 each weekday except Wednesdays. Publish May 18th, 25th, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
In accordance with NCGS 159-11 & 12, the proposed budget for the scal year 2025-2026 has been presented to the Town Board of New London and a copy has been led with the Town Manager and is available for public inspection at the New London Town Hall. A public hearing on the proposed budget for 2025-2026 will be held at 7:00pm on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 in the New London Community Center, 114 W. Gold St., New London. Anyone that would like to make comments regarding the proposed budget are invited to attend the Public Hearing. Susan Almond Town Manager Publish: May 25, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given per NCGS 159-12 that the Board of Commissioners for the Town of Stan eld will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, june 5, 2025, at 7:00pm at the Town Hall to hear comments for or against the proposed 2025-2026 Budget for the Town of Stan eld.
Copies are available at Town Hall. Wanda Yow Town Clerk Town of Stan eld
Publish: May 25 and June 1, 2025
NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 25E000260-830 NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Tamara Lynn Morgan-Varner aka Tamera Burleson Morgan, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, having claims against the Estate of said Tamara Lynn MorganVarner aka Tamera Burleson Morgan to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2025 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 11th day of May, 2025. Administrator: William F.
The undersigned has quali ed as Executor of the Estate of JOHNNY EUGENE GIBSON, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina (Stanly County File Number 25E000292-830). This is to notify all persons, rms or corporations having claims against said decedent or his estate to present the same duly itemized and veri ed to the undersigned Executor or her Attorney on or before the 25th day of August, 2025, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to the said decedent or to his estate are hereby requested to pay the said indebtedness to the undersigned Executor or his attorney. This the 19th day of May, 2025.
Amber Gibson Speight Executor Estate of Johnny Eugene Gibson 167 W Red Cross Road Oakboro, North Carolina 28129 CHARLES
the stream
Krasinski, Portman search for ‘Fountain of Youth,’ Pee-wee as himself
Stereolab drops its rst new record in 15 years
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NEW YORK — Joe Jonas’ sophomore solo album “Work It Out” and John Krasinski and Natalie Portman searching for immortality in Guy Ritchie’s adventure movie “Fountain of Youth” 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: Paul Reubens shines in the documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” Nicole Kidman returns as a shady wellness guru in “Nine Perfect Strangers” and Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping o ers gamers a chance to test their de-duck-tive skills.
MOVIES TO STREAM
Matt Wolf’s two-part documentary “Pee-wee as Himself” (out Friday on Max and HBO) is one of the most intimate portraits of Reubens, the man many know as Pee-wee Herman. Wolf crafted his lm from some 40 hours of interviews conducted with Reubens before he died of cancer in 2023. In “Pee-wee as Himself,” Reubens discusses the ups and downs of his career, how he crafted the Pee-wee persona and how it came to dwarf his own self.
Ritchie’s adventure movie “Fountain of Youth” (Friday on Apple TV+) stars Krasinski and Portman as a pair of siblings hunting for the fabled Fountain of Youth. The lm, which also stars Eiza González, Domhnall Gleeson and Stanley Tucci, is the latest from the fast-working Ritchie, whose recent lms include 2024’s “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” and 2023’s “The Covenant.”
Last fall, “The Last Showgirl” (out Friday on Hulu) proved a poignant showcase for Pamela Anderson, long after her “Baywatch” heyday. In Gia Coppola’s indie drama, she plays a Las Vegas performer in the twilight of her career. Dave Bautista co-stars.
MUSIC TO STREAM
In the rst single released from Jonas’ forthcoming sophomore solo album, “Work It Out,” the boy band brother breaks the fourth wall in the third person. “Come on, Joe, you got so much more to be grateful for,” he sings in a rare moment of pop candor. His characteristic cheekiness soon follows. “Even baddies get saddies and that’s the hardest truth,” he sings atop cheery pop-synth. The album, titled “Music For People Who
Believe In Love” promises more alt-pop — with country and rock air thrown in for good measure.
Good news for cool people with interesting taste: The Anglo-French Avant-pop band Stereolab returns with their rst new album in 15 years, since 2010’s “Not Music” arrived after the group announced an inde nite hiatus. That came to an end in 2019, when Stereolab announced remastered reissues, tour dates and a set at Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. The latest news arrives in the form of this new album, titled “Instant Holograms on Metal Film,” and it sounds as if no time has passed. Pachyman, the Puerto Rican-born, Los Angeles-based musician Pachy Garcia, has charmed audiences with his vintage gear and deep appreciation for dub reggae. That continues on his fth album, “Another Place,” out Friday, with its dreamy, psychedelic indie. It’s the kind of stu that would be at least partially labeled “va-
porwave” or “chillwave” a few years ago. Now, it’s a kaleidoscope of in uences only Pachyman could put together in such a uid package.
TELEVISION TO STREAM
With hits like “Maxton Hall” and “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” Prime Video is investing in its YA content. In the new series “Motorheads,” a mother (Nathalie Kelley) returns to her blue-collar hometown with her teenage twins (played by Michael Cimino of “Love, Victor” and Melissa Collazo.) They move in with their uncle (Ryan Phillippe) who is haunted by the disappearance of his younger brother. Fun fact: Phillippe’s son, Deacon, with Reese Witherspoon, plays that younger brother in ashback scenes. Besides the expected coming- of-age storyline about rst love and tting in at school, there’s also a greater mystery at play, plus street racing! Now streaming Prime. At the end of season one of
Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers,” we saw Nicole Kidman’s Russian wellness guru, Masha, high tailing it out of town after her unorthodox practices included sneaking psychedelics into her patients’ smoothies. In season 2, Masha has relocated to the Austrian Alps with two new business partners, and they’re welcoming a new group of people to a retreat.
“I invited you all here because sometimes you shouldn’t deal with pain gently,” Masha says in the trailer. The cast includes Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, Henry Golding, Dolly de Leon and musician King Princess in her rst acting role.
VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
Winston Green, a high-strung courier in small-town America in the late 1950s, has one motto: Deliver At All Costs. If that means wrecking other cars or plowing through buildings, so be it. And as the cargo
“Motorheads,” the second season of “Nine Perfect Strangers” and the new series “The Librarians: The Next Chapter” are streaming this week.
gets weirder — judging from the screenshots, UFOs may be involved — Winston “spirals downward into the depths of insanity.” The result, from Swedish studio Far Out Games by way of Konami, looks somewhat like the original Grand Theft Auto with a retro “Happy Days” glow. Hit the gas Thursday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami was once of last year’s cleverest surprises, introducing us to down-on-his-luck gumshoe Eugene McQuacklin in an animal-world parody of lm noir. My only complaint was that it was just a few hours long — but the good news is that Germany’s Happy Broccoli Games is already back on the case with Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping. This time, McQuacklin investigates a mystery at a luxury campsite. If you enjoy brainteasers, another chance to test your de-ducktive skills arrives Thursday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Switch and PC.
“Pee-Wee as Himself,” “Fountain of Youth” and “The Last Showgirl” land this week on a device near you.
“Music for People Who Believe in Love” by Joe Jonas, “Another Place” by Pachyman and “Instant Holograms on Metal Film” by Stereolab drop this week.
this week in history
“Star Wars” hits theaters, Edmund Hillary summits Everest, Joan of Arc burns at the stake
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MAY 25
1787: The Constitutional Convention began at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia after enough delegates had shown up for a quorum.
1961: President John F. Kennedy told Congress: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”
1968: The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated by Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall.
1977: The rst “Star Wars” lm (later retitled “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”) was released by 20th Century Fox.
MAY 26
1864: President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating the Montana Territory.
1865: Confederate forces west of the Mississippi surrendered in New Orleans.
1938: The House Un-American Activities Committee was established by Congress.
1940: Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of some 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II.
MAY 27
1896: Two hundred fty- ve people were killed
when a tornado struck St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois.
1937: The newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened to pedestrian tra c.
1941: The British Royal Navy sank the German battleship Bismarck o France.
MAY 28
1863: The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, made up of freed black men, left Boston to ght for the Union in the Civil War.
1892: The Sierra Club was organized in San Francisco.
1940: During World War II, the Belgian army surrendered to invading German forces.
1998: Comic actor Phil Hartman of “Saturday Night Live” and “NewsRadio” fame was shot to death by his wife, Brynn.
MAY 29
1790: Rhode Island became the 13th and nal original colony to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1914: The Canadian Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River in eastern Quebe. Of the 1,477 people on board the Empress of Ireland, 1,012 died.
1953: Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the rst climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
1977: Janet Guthrie became the rst woman to race in the Indianapolis 500, nishing in 29th place.
MAY 30
1431: Joan of Arc, con-
famous birthdays this week
Stevie Nicks is 77, Gladys Knight turns 81, Lenny Kravits hits 61, Clint Eastwood celebrates 95
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THESE CELEBRITIES have birthdays this week.
MAY 25
Actor Ann Robinson (“War of the Worlds”) is 96. Actor Ian McKellen (“Lord of the Rings”) is 86. Actor-singer Leslie Uggams is 82. Director-Muppetteer Frank Oz is 81. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 62.
MAY 26
Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 86. Singer Stevie Nicks is 77. Actor Pam Grier is 76. Country singer Hank Williams Junior is 76. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 63. Singer Lenny Kravitz
is 61. Actor Helena Bonham Carter is 59. “South Park” co-creator Matt Stone is 53. Singer Lauryn Hill is 49.
MAY 27
Actor Lee Meriwether is 90. Actor Bruce Weitz is 82. Singer Bruce Cockburn is 80. Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater is 75. Singer Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees is 68. Musician Andre 3000 of Outkast is 49.
MAY 28
Actor Carroll Baker is 94. Singer Gladys Knight is 81. Singer John Fogerty is 80. Musician Jerry Douglas of Alison Krauss and Union Station is 69. Singer Kylie Minogue is 57.
MAY 29
Actor Anthony Geary (“General Hospital”) is 78. Singer Rebbie Jackson is 75. Composer Danny Elfman
stake for heresy on May 30, 1431.
demned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.
1911: The rst Indianapolis 500 auto race was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1922: The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated Washington, D.C.
1935: Babe Ruth played in his last major league baseball game for the Boston Braves, leaving after the rst inning of the rst game of a double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies.
MAY 31
1790: President George Washington signed into law the rst U.S. copyright act.
1921: A two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the a uent black district of Greenwood over reports a black man had assaulted a white woman in an elevator.
1949: Former State Department o cial and accused spy Alger Hiss went on trial in New York, charged with perjury.
(Oingo Boingo) is 72. Singer LaToya Jackson is 69. Actor Ted Levine (“Monk,” ″The Silence of the Lambs”) is 68. Actor Annette Bening is 67. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 64.
MAY 30
Actor Ruta Lee (“High Rollers,” “What’s My Line?”) is 90. Actor Keir Dullea (“2001: A Space Odyssey”) is 89. Guitarist Lenny Davidson of The Dave Clark Five is 81. Actor Stephen Tobolowsky (“Groundhog Day,” ″Sneakers”) is 74. Actor Ted McGinley (“Hope and Faith,” ″Married... With Children”) is 67. Country singer Wynonna Judd is 61.
MAY 31
Actor-director Clint Eastwood is 95. Keyboardist Augie Meyers of the Texas Tornadoes and the Sir Douglas Quintet is 85. Actor Sharon Gless (“Cagney and Lacey”) is 82. Actor Tom Berenger is 75.
AP PHOTO Joan of Arc was burned at the
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